The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun

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"Ang~~~"

Having witnessed Jiang Ning kill several people, Mao Dou showed no fear. Upon hearing Jiang Ning's words, he ran eastward at an extremely fast speed.

After a while, dozens of people dressed in government yamen runners arrived from the vicinity.

Seeing the bloodstains and corpses on the ground, their faces showed shock, especially when they recognized one of the corpses.

……

Xu Mansion.

Jiang Ning found the place directly from the address given by the servant.

At this moment, the Xu family mansion was tightly closed. Jiang Ning tied his sword to his waist and then stepped forward to knock on the door.

Boom!Boom!Boom!

Not long after, a noise came from the other side of the door. The door opened, and a servant-looking man saw Jiang Ning outside and asked impatiently, "Who are you?"

"Is this Xu Heqing's residence?"

Jiang Ning asked calmly, his eyes peaceful. If no one had seen it with their own eyes, they would not have known that he had just killed several people.

Upon hearing this, the servant glared at Jiang Ning and cursed, "Who the hell are you? How dare you address our master by his name? Don't you want to live?"

Bang!

The gate was kicked open, and the servant was knocked to the ground.

Jiang Ning walked in from outside the door.

"You...what do you want to do?"

The servant looked at Jiang Ning with a mixture of shock and anger.

Jiang Ning merely glanced at him and asked, "Where is your master?"

"What do you think you're doing? Do you know where you are? How dare you cause trouble here?"

The servant did not answer Jiang Ning's question, but continued to curse, but stopped abruptly after Jiang Ning glanced at him.

This mansion is very luxurious. Just inside the gate is a bamboo forest, and at the end of the bamboo forest is the main courtyard.

Not long after Jiang Ning kicked the gate, making a loud noise, many people dressed as servants rushed out carrying sticks or other weapons. Soon after, an elderly man in his sixties also hurriedly walked out, supported by a group of people.

"Who are you? What brings you to my Xu residence?"

A richly dressed middle-aged man demanded an explanation.

Jiang Ning looked at the group of people and asked, "Who is Xu Heqing?"

"Be bold!"

A servant angrily retorted, "How dare you mention our master's name?"

"I am Xu Heqing. What business does this young friend have with me? Has my Xu family offended you in any way?"

The old man looked at Jiang Ning with a gloomy expression and said...

Jiang Ning asked, "How many sons do you have?"

Xu Heqing was taken aback.

"who are you?"

The richly dressed middle-aged man questioned him.

Jiang Ning ignored him and continued looking at Xu Heqing, asking, "I met someone today who was wearing..."

Jiang Ning described the young nobleman's appearance, clothing, and the four servants accompanying him, and then asked, "Is he your son?"

Xu Heqing frowned, his doubts deepening. He said, "That's right, that's my second son, Yaozu. Young friend, are you friends with my son?"

Jiang Ning calmly said, "He abducted a woman on the street."

Xu Heqing raised an eyebrow: "My son has always been humble, kind, and good to the people. He would never do the kind of thing you described."

Jiang Ning seemed not to have heard him and continued, "He tried to abduct a woman, but I stopped him. He even threatened me, saying he wouldn't let me go and that no one in Xi'an Prefecture would dare to mess with your Xu family. I want to ask if that's true?"

"So what?"

The middle-aged man replied arrogantly.

"Who in Xi'an Prefecture doesn't know that my father was a former third-rank official? Many royal relatives and nobles in Xi'an Prefecture are on good terms with us. Who would dare to offend the Xu family?"

"Don't even talk about whether what you just said is true or not. Even if it is, so what? It's my brother's good fortune to want to play with a woman. At worst, we can just give her some money afterward. What's the big deal? How much can these peasants earn in their entire lives? Our Xu family can give them enough to last a lifetime. What's there to be dissatisfied about? You're the one who disturbed my brother's enjoyment. My Xu family hasn't even settled accounts with you yet, and you come here to kick down the Xu family's door. How dare you!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning narrowed his eyes slightly.

He had initially thought that the behavior of the second young master of the Xu family was simply due to his own arrogance and lack of discipline, and that the Xu family had not abused their power. Therefore, he did not immediately shout for violence after entering the house, but instead asked questions first to avoid killing the wrong person.

Now that we've found out, they're all birds of a feather. It's no wonder that they're educated to produce such privileged children.

Jiang Ning is about to take action.

To eradicate evil, one must do everything in one's power.

Just as he was about to draw his sword, Xu Heqing spoke again, frowning as he asked, "Where's Yaozu? What did you do to him?"

Jiang Ning laughed, then sneered.

"He's dead. I killed him."

Chapter 36: Eradicate Evil Completely

"what!"

Xu Heqing was struck dumb, his eyes wide open as he stared at Jiang Ning in disbelief.

Xu Yaozu was his second and last son. He had his son late in life and doted on him. You can tell just by looking at the name he gave his son.

Xu Yaozu had everything he wanted since childhood. Even after learning about what Xu Yaozu had done, he didn't care. As his eldest son said, "Just give him some money."

To prevent his beloved second son from getting into trouble with the wrong people, he told him to stay away from those gangsters. They were all outlaws, and it wasn't worth getting into a fight with them. Apart from this matter, he could handle anything as long as it wasn't a rebellion. But he never expected that his second son would eventually die at the hands of these outlaws.

"Bring glory to your ancestors!!!"

Xu Heqing was overcome with emotion and tears streamed down his face.

My beloved second son died, and I was so heartbroken I couldn't breathe.

"My son!"

A middle-aged woman standing nearby also burst into tears.

"kill him!"

The elegant middle-aged man pointed fiercely at Jiang Ning and gave orders to the group of servants.

The servants immediately swarmed forward.

Zheng~

Jiang Ning drew his sword and held it horizontally in front of him to block the clubs that the servants were wielding. He then kicked one of them away and slashed his sword to the right, striking another servant who was attacking from the other side. The servant screamed and fell to the ground, his flesh mangled.

Jiang Ning swept his cold gaze over the group of servants and began to slaughter them.

Screams echoed throughout the arena.

"Trash! They're all trash!"

Seeing that his servants couldn't take down even one of the people on the other side after so long, the middle-aged man in fine clothes angrily cursed.

At the same time, he realized that the young man opposite him was one of those martial arts practitioners.

"They're just some peasants who've practiced martial arts and have some fighting skills. They think they can cause trouble in my mansion just because they have some strength. If I let you walk out of this gate today, where will the Xu family put their face?"

"Are these government officials just sitting around doing nothing? They haven't come for so long. They're quick to collect money, but when something happens, they disappear."

The middle-aged man in fine clothes looked at Jiang Ning with a sinister expression. He then raised his hand and beckoned a servant to go out through the back door and call for help from the government. At the same time, he ordered all the servants in his mansion to come to the main gate and surround Jiang Ning, making sure he couldn't break out no matter what.

"catch him!"

"Dare to cause trouble at the Xu residence? Break his legs!"

A servant, wielding a stick, charged toward Jiang Ning, shouting as he did so.

Jiang Ning glanced at him, killed the servant who attacked from behind with a single sword strike, and then charged towards the servant. He first cleaved the servant's staff away with a chop, then kicked him in the knee. A clear sound of bone cracking rang out, and the servant was in so much pain that he almost knelt down. But Jiang Ning then slashed horizontally with his sword, and the servant's head flew off, leaving the headless corpse lying on the ground.

In just a short time, more than a dozen people died at Jiang Ning's hands. These were all ordinary people with some strength, no match for him.

However, continuing to fight like this is a waste of time. The other side has more people, and it's easy to drag the fight out until the government arrives, which would be disadvantageous for Jiangning.

puff!

Jiang Ning casually swung his sword, killing another servant who rushed at him. At this moment, the servants surrounding him all showed a look of fear, but they still surrounded him.

Jiang Ning turned to look at the middle-aged man in fine clothes and Xu Heqing not far away, his eyes narrowed slightly, and the next second he charged towards the two of them.

"Stop him! Stop him quickly!"

Seeing that so many people couldn't take Jiangning, the middle-aged man in fine clothes panicked and shouted loudly to his servants.

Hearing his words, the servants, though already feeling frightened, still stood in front of the richly dressed middle-aged man and Xu Heqing, preventing Jiang Ning from coming over.

Jiang Ning quickly glanced to the left and right, then lightly touched the ground with his toes and leaped into the air. As he landed on the head of one of the servants, he used the momentum to propel himself towards Xu Heqing and the middle-aged man.

As he stomped, he imbued his feet with a wisp of internal energy. Each time he stepped on a servant's head, the internal energy would vibrate their skulls, causing them excruciating headaches and making them scream in agony while clutching their heads.

As the person opposite him drew closer, the middle-aged man's face showed fear, and his family members around him also panicked.

puff!puff!puff!

Jiang Ning killed them all with a single sword strike, leaving none alive except for the richly dressed middle-aged man and Xu Heqing.

Jiang Ning's sword was pressed against Xu Heqing's neck; with a single thrust, the old man would surely die.

"Hero! Let's talk this out, please don't resort to violence!"

Upon seeing this, the middle-aged man in fine clothes cried out in alarm.

When the servants saw that their master had fallen into Jiang Ning's hands, they dared not approach any further.

Jiang Ning wore a cold smile as the tip of his sword pierced Xu Heqing's neck a fraction of an inch, the pain causing the old man to show a look of fear on his face.

After hearing the words of the middle-aged man in fine clothes, Jiang Ning did not reply to him, but instead led Xu Heqing into the courtyard.

He had just vaguely heard cries for help coming from one direction of the house.

"Good man! Let's talk this out. Please don't resort to violence. If you kill my father, it will be a real disaster. We can discuss whatever you want."

The middle-aged man in fine clothes followed nervously behind Jiang Ning, constantly trying to persuade him.

However, the other party did not reply to him, but instead walked towards the woodshed, which puzzled the middle-aged man.

Jiang Ning escorted Xu Heqing to the entrance of the woodshed in the Xu residence. The door to the woodshed was locked with three locks on it.

Cries for help and screams were coming from inside.

Jiang Ning nodded, pointing towards the woodshed.

"Open."

"Okay, okay, we'll open it. Don't be impulsive."

The middle-aged man in fine clothes nodded hurriedly and then roared at the group of servants who had followed him.

"Are you blind?! Open the woodshed right now!"

One of the servants rushed out, took out a key from his pocket, and hurriedly unlocked the four locks on the woodshed door.

Hearing a commotion outside, the sound of banging on the door of the woodshed came from inside.

As soon as the door opened, a figure rushed out.

This is a young woman.

The young woman was filthy, her clothes were scratched all over, and her eyes were red and swollen, as if she had been crying.

The young woman's first reaction after running out was to try to escape, something she had done many times before, even though she knew she couldn't get away.

But when she tried to escape again, the scene outside shocked her, and she instinctively stopped running.

After seeing her come out, Jiang Ning did not speak, but continued to look into the woodshed.