Free Web NovelChapter 139: Chapter 139: Master Lu _1
"I have never thought that way," Ye Ming brushed the dust off his hands, speaking in an unhurried tone, "Your Li Family must have some advantages to be able to stand amongst the six great families in Yanjing."
"Hmmph, good that you know!" Li Chaofan said fiercely, "You won’t be arrogant for much longer."
Ye Ming shook his head: "I have no plans to run, and I haven’t been arrogant. As you see, I’m still standing right here, waiting for you to send someone."
"I think the time is just about right now!"
Ye Ming had already heard Li Chaofan mention Master Lu just now, and he was very curious about who he could be, wanting to meet him personally.
While they were speaking, footstep sounds could already be heard from outside the door.
"Patriarch Li, I apologize for my delay!"
Following the voice, Ye Ming looked over and saw a middle-aged man dressed in white clothes, standing casually at the door with his hands clasped behind his back.
The scene within the villa did not shock him much; he only said with some regret, "If I had come a little earlier, not so many people would have died."
The newcomer was none other than Master Lu whom Li Chaofan had spoken about, Lu Quan.
He was just in his early forties and had already reached the level of a Peak Grandmaster, only a step away from becoming a Great Grandmaster. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm
Compared to Elder Wang of the Xu Family, he was much younger. It was only a matter of time before he would join the ranks of Great Grandmasters, and he might even have the potential to reach the Earth Rank and become a true cultivator.
Li Chaofan and Li Kai, father and son, seemed as if they had caught a lifeline, and their expressions relaxed considerably.
"Master Lu, we’ll leave the rest in your hands," Li Chaofan said.
In a large city like Yanjing, renowned families typically hire a martial expert to be their guardian, not necessarily because they want to oppose anyone, but rather for self-defense.
If everyone else has one and you don’t, you’re bound to be bullied.
Lu Quan, standing before them, was the martial expert Li Chaofan had spent a hefty sum to hire to ensure the safety of the Li Family and was his assurance.
Lu Quan nodded slowly, stepping in front of Ye Ming and scrutinizing him with a slight frown.
"Just a young man with some physical prowess, acting so brazenly. Do you really think the Li Family has no one to respond?"
Lu Quan chuckled, then continued, "Knocking down so many men shows you have some skill, but in front of me, you are nothing!"
No sooner had he spoken than Lu Quan immediately launched an attack.
Under other circumstances, Lu Quan would have definitely exchanged a few more words with Ye Ming, crushing Ye Ming’s mental defenses before slowly killing him, a feeling he greatly enjoyed.
But the situation at hand was unacceptable, as Ye Ming’s brash actions on the Li Family’s territory were a direct affront to Lu Quan.
Therefore, he went all out from the very start, not willing to give Ye Ming any chance to struggle.
However, to his surprise, Ye Ming did not even plan to struggle. In fact, he didn’t move an inch and looked at Lu Quan with a smile on his face.
"What does this mean?" In a brief instant, Lu Quan was somewhat baffled.
The next second, there was a smack.
Lu Quan’s punch, executed with all his might and skill, was easily caught by Ye Ming.
A Peak Grandmaster’s fullest blow was effortlessly neutralized, without Ye Ming’s body even budging.
Lu Quan was stunned on the spot, completely incomprehensible; this defied logic!
He knew the ferocity of his punch—it could easily demolish a wall or kill a large elephant without effort.
Yet, on Ye Ming’s part, all such tactics failed to work, and Lu Quan even felt like his full-force strike was nothing more than scratching an itch for his opponent.
With a faint smile, Ye Ming said, "Master Lu, your boxing skills are quite impressive. Now that your performance is over, is it my turn?"
After finishing his words, Ye Ming released Lu Quan’s hand, and his Inner True Qi began to circulate rapidly, exuding the aura of a powerful being.
Until that moment, Ye Ming was just habitually hiding his aura, making Lu Quan mistake him for an ordinary person. Now that Ye Ming had revealed his true strength, Lu Quan was thrown into panic.
Staring at Ye Ming, dumbfounded, he muttered to himself, "Impossible! How could this kid be a Great Grandmaster? No, it absolutely can’t be!"
Lu Quan had devoted forty years to painstaking cultivation to reach the level of a Peak Grandmaster. How could Ye Ming, who was a whole generation younger, possibly be a Great Grandmaster?
Lu Quan was extremely reluctant to accept this, but the reality in front of him kept telling him that Ye Ming was indeed stronger than him.
A sense of fear emerged from the depths of Lu Quan’s heart, making him somewhat afraid to meet Ye Ming’s gaze directly.
Seeing Ye Ming ready to attack, Lu Quan unconsciously took a step back, even feeling the urge to flee.
"Master Lu, right? You just threw a punch that I caught. Now it’s your turn to catch mine. Are you ready?" Ye Ming asked indifferently.
He was merely asking symbolically, not expecting Lu Quan to agree to anything.
But at this point, Lu Quan had turned utterly pale, with a strong premonition that if he were to take Ye Ming’s punch, he would die.
"No..."
Lu Quan had barely uttered a word when Ye Ming’s figure was already standing right in front of him.
The fist, mixed with the force of the wind, rushed towards him and struck Lu Quan’s chest precisely. freewebnøvel.coɱ
With a crack, Lu Quan’s ribs broke instantly, and his body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, smashing into the wall with a heavy impact.
In an instant, the entire villa’s ground shook along with it, and the television hanging on the wall also fell to the floor.
Struggling to get up from the ground, Lu Quan spit out a mouthful of fresh blood.
"How could this be? I am a Peak Grandmaster, defeated by a single blow? Could it be..." A terrifying thought began to form in Lu Quan’s mind.
Only a Great Grandmaster could defeat a Peak Grandmaster in one hit.
Although this simple punch didn’t kill Lu Quan, his will to fight was completely gone, and he no longer had any desire to continue the battle.
Seeing Ye Ming approaching to deliver a second punch, Lu Quan instantly surrendered, hurrying to say, "No more fighting, I admit defeat!"
As the saying goes, a wise man knows when to yield.
Now aware of Ye Ming’s strength, Lu Quan no longer harbored any thoughts against him; he only wished to survive.
If he died, then everything would be over.
Having worked so hard for forty years to finally reach this realm, Lu Quan was not prepared to die.
"Your skill is indeed superior, I concede defeat without reservation," he said.
Lu Quan shakily got up from the ground, his face now devoid of earlier arrogance, and his hair in disarray, but he no longer cared.
Ye Ming shook his head helplessly. In fact, he had only used sixty percent of his strength just now and hadn’t even had a satisfying fight when his opponent already gave up.
An idea sprung up in his mind; perhaps he could now spar with Elder Wang from the Xu Family and potentially gain even more insights.
