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Chapter 322 Old Enmity, New Enmity
"The Iron Mighty Martial Arts Hall is gone?"
Sun Jue was a little surprised, but not too surprised.
After all, ten years have passed, and anything can happen.
It is normal for a martial arts gym to disappear.
However, Sun Jue was still curious as to why the Iron Mighty Martial Arts Hall disappeared.
In this three-acre land in Qingyang County, the Iron Mighty Martial Arts Hall is not something that ordinary people can afford, let alone lose the Iron Mighty Martial Arts Hall.
"what's going on?"
Meng Yu sighed: "It's not because of Taipingdao. Back then, Taipingdao occupied this county. It was fine at first, because someone restrained it."
"But later, these people started all kinds of extortion, bullying the people, robbing, and even raping women. Many people lost their families because of this, and Iron Mighty Martial Art Museum is one of the victims."
"The bastards on Taiping Road fell in love with the inheritance of the Iron Mighty Martial Arts Hall, and if they failed to coerce them, they robbed it and razed the Iron Mighty Martial Arts Hall to the ground."
Listening to Meng Yu's narration, Sun Jue couldn't help thinking of the days when he was studying in the Iron Mighty Martial Arts Academy.
Although it is a transaction, after all, they have been together for a while.
"Did no one escape?"
The owner of the Iron Mighty Martial Arts Hall, Chu Nantian, and his elder brother Liu Tieping are both warriors in the innate realm. If they have the chance, they can still escape.
Meng Yu shook her head: "I don't know the specific details, but it seems that one of the disciples who guarded the door escaped because he went out, and everyone else was gone. Even the martial arts hall was burned down."
"It's no wonder that Taiping Dao lost so quickly. It's really their own fault."
Sun Jue picked up the wine glass and drank it down.
This way of peace was originally developed by relying on ordinary people who had difficulty surviving due to natural and man-made disasters.
But after Taiping Dao grew stronger, it began to bully ordinary people.
This naturally led to backlash.
No ordinary person would be willing to join such an army of thieves, and those simple and kind-hearted people in the Taipingdao would naturally resist this kind of behavior.
Criticism and morality, and without a foundation, if the senior management of Taipingdao can take action to reverse it in time, there may be hope.
Unfortunately not.
A big force, without enough rules, is a mess and cannot be united at all. If there is no enemy, it may be able to exist for a longer time.
Once there is an enemy, rapid decay is inevitable.
"Who said it wasn't."
Meng Yu lowered her voice, "At the beginning, many people thought that the Dao of Peace would end their days of suffering, but they didn't expect that they were also a group of evil spirits, even more vicious than the imperial court."
The two chatted about some things that happened in these years, and an hour passed without knowing it.
Meng Yu was also drunk.
Because he didn't know where Meng Yu's house was, Sun Jue sent him back to Huichuntang, and let the guys in Huichuntang worry about it.
And he came to the original location of Iron Mighty Martial Arts Hall.
This place is still a ruin, and all kinds of plants grow wantonly in the ruins.
Judging from the traces left here, it should have been burned by fire before it became what it is today.
"I don't know why, such a good place, such a large piece of land, has no one taken it?"
Sun Jue was a little puzzled.
Just like the land of Sun Dalang's house, it has already been occupied.
And that piece of land is completely incomparable with this place. With human greed, no one should occupy this place.
Unless there is a force intervening here, so that other people dare not make plans here.
"Master, I heard that there are still survivors in this martial arts school. Do you know where he lives now?"
Sun Jue went to the house next to the martial arts hall to inquire about the situation.
Since Meng Yu didn't pay special attention to the affairs of the Iron Mighty Martial Arts Museum, she was not very clear about the situation of its survivors.
So Sun Jue could only ask the nearby residents to see if they knew.
"who are you?"
The old man didn't answer the question, but instead asked about Sun Jue.
Sun Jue was overjoyed, the uncle obviously knew something about this question.
"Master, originally I also studied in this Iron Mighty Martial Arts Hall, but I left Qingyang County later, I didn't expect to come back this time, and I heard that the Martial Arts Hall was destroyed, so I wanted to inquire about it and see my brothers Are you still here?"
"So it is."
The uncle seems to believe this rhetoric.
"There are a lot of survivors. There are many people who originally studied in this martial arts hall. Many of them left the martial arts hall after learning some skills. Even if many of them died over the years, at least there are good Dozens."
The corner of Sun Jue's mouth twitched, because he felt that the old man was still quite wary of him.
"It's fine if you don't say it. I'll ask others. It's not a confidential matter. Besides, the Way of Peace has long since disappeared. Does the martial arts school have any enemies?"
Sun Jue turned around, ready to ask other people.
In fact, if he wanted to, he could forcibly check the old man's memory, but Sun Jue didn't do that.
There are many people who know about this matter, and it is completely unnecessary.
On the other hand, Sun Jue felt that someone was coming to his door.
"Young man, you have to be careful."
Hearing the voice of the uncle behind him, Sun Jue paused, and then continued to walk forward.
Soon, Sun Jue walked into a deserted alley.
Not long after entering, two strong men walked in.
At the same time, two men also appeared in front of Sun Jue, surrounding him.
Seeing this scene, Sun Jue didn't feel nervous at all, but asked a little curiously: "Who are you? Why are you bothering me?"
He already had some guesses in his mind, but he still needed to verify them.
"Actually, it's very simple for us to let you go. Hand over all the martial arts you've learned, and we guarantee that you will walk out of here intact, otherwise..."
The man who spoke seemed to be the leader of these few people.
Sun Jue turned around and looked at him with a smile on his lips: "Otherwise, what about?"
Seeing that there was no trace of fear on Sun Jue's face, the man in black felt a little uneasy.
"Otherwise, we'll make you a pig and make your life worse than death!"
It was not the man in black who spoke, but a young figure walking behind them.
Dressed in brocade clothes, holding a folding fan, he looks graceful, but the words that come out of his mouth make people shudder.
"Really? I just planned to teach you a lesson, but I didn't expect that you even planned your own fate, so I can only help you."
Sun Jue's expression was still indifferent, but there was a little joke in the beginning, which disappeared without a trace following the words of the young man in brocade clothes.
"court death!"
Sun Jue's provocative words made the young man in brocade clothes look cold, and then the folding fan in his hand was thrown out.
The folding fan rotates continuously, like a knife wheel.
Others could already see what happened to Sun Jue.
After all, their young curator is already innate. In Qingyang County, even the county magistrate has to give him some face.
However, under the watchful eyes of the young man in brocade clothes, his black iron folding fan made of heavy gold hovered in front of Sun Jue, unable to move forward an inch.
Seeing this scene, the young man in Jinyi's heart beat wildly, his pupils dilated suddenly, and then he backed away without hesitation.
"It's too late to leave now."
The black iron folding fan shattered inch by inch and turned into ashes.
And the young man in brocade clothes suddenly fell to the ground. He looked back in astonishment, and saw that his legs had been left in place for some reason.
Moreover, his arm was gone at some point.
When he realized this, the sudden surge of pain made his eyes go dark, and he wanted to pass out.
But there was a miraculous force that made him stay awake abruptly, and experienced the piercing pain all over again.
"Ah~"
A shrill scream came from his mouth, and that ghost-like wailing also woke up the four men.
They were looking at Sun Jue at this time, as if they were looking at a monster that would choose to eat someone. They were trembling uncontrollably, and they couldn't even move.
Fear even made them unable to think. They didn't understand why their powerful Young Pavilion Master suddenly became like this.
But they knew that it must have something to do with the young man in front of them.
That harmless face, in their eyes at this moment, was as terrifying as an evil ghost.
A smell of urine permeated the air, causing Sun Jue to frown involuntarily.
The mental power spread out, directly and violently obtaining the information he wanted.
As he expected, these people were from another martial arts school in Qingyang County.
At the beginning, due to the problem of inheritance, the business of the other two martial arts gyms in Qingyang County could not be compared with that of Iron Mighty Martial Arts Hall.
After all, the inheritance of the Iron Mighty Martial Arts Hall can break through the innate ability, while the other two martial arts halls are not so good.
If there are no accidents, this gap will always be maintained.
However, because of Taipingdao, Iron Mighty Martial Arts Hall is over.
As the other two martial arts schools in the county, they were naturally extremely happy about the loss of their biggest competitor.
Moreover, some of them even made up their minds about the remnants of the Iron Mighty Martial Arts Hall.
You know, as long as you become an official disciple, this Iron Mighty Martial Arts Hall will teach you about the innate realm.
Even if there is still a hand left, it is enough for them to go crazy.
In addition, without the backing of the Iron Mighty Martial Art Museum, those remaining personnel could not resist the other two martial arts masters.
They successfully questioned the inheritance, and then took it for themselves.
This is why the old man reminded him when Sun Jue asked him just now.
"I didn't expect that Ma Chuan escaped with his life. They planted eyeliners here and monitored them day after day just to get clues about Ma Chuan."
"After all, Ma Chuan has been in Iron Mighty Martial Arts Hall long enough, and he is also an official disciple, so he may have a complete inheritance."
After obtaining the information he wanted, with a wave of his hand, Sun Jue turned these people into human pigs according to the request of the young man in brocade clothes.
Sun Jue even helped them stop the bleeding so that they could continue to survive.
"Hey, it can be regarded as avenging you."
Sun Jue walked out of the alley slowly, without the slightest fluctuation in the wailing of these people.
He thought for a while, and walked towards the martial arts gym they belonged to.
Anyone who participates will get the punishment they deserve.
"The reason why this land has not been taken by others is that they want to use it as a bait so that those who have feelings for the martial arts hall will approach here."
"Sure enough, it's not wrong with my previous guess."
Sun Jue casually cleaned up the people in the two martial arts halls, and left under the awe-inspiring eyes of many people.
Following the deep feeling, Sun Jue has arrived at a village outside the city without knowing it, and found a person.
Looking at the hunchbacked figure with dark skin, he looked like an ordinary farmer.
Sun Jue shouted, "Ma Chuan!"
Hearing this voice, the figure trembled all over, and looked towards Sun Jue with a pair of slightly muddy eyes.
Ma Chuan, who was going to continue his disguise, suddenly became dazed after seeing Sun Jue.
That figure that he originally thought was the same as himself, with average talent, but still worked hard to learn martial arts, only to find out later that the talent of that person was much stronger than his own.
He heard that the man went to the county to develop, and there was no news after that. He thought the other party was gone.
Unexpectedly, he actually saw that figure again.
"Da Lang?"
Looking at the figure that basically didn't change much from his memory, Ma Chuan's voice trembled a little.
Sun Jue nodded slightly, the corners of his mouth slightly raised: "It's me!"
"It's really you!"
Ma Chuan was slightly hoarse because his voice was full of surprises.
"When did you come back?"
Immediately, as if he remembered something, he hurriedly urged: "Come in, don't let anyone see you."
Ma Chuan turned his head and looked around, seeing that there was no one around, he was slightly relieved.
Seeing Ma Chuan's appearance, Sun Jue knew what the other party was worried about.
"Don't worry, the trouble has been solved."
"Has the trouble been solved?"
Ma Chuan was stunned, "Do you know what I'm talking about?"
Sun Jue nodded slowly, and gave him an affirmative answer: "The other two martial arts gyms in the county are gone, and I have eliminated all those who participated."
Just a few words made Ma Chuan tremble uncontrollably, and two lines of hot tears flowed down unconsciously.
"Good kill, good kill..."
He didn't doubt Sun Jue's words, because Sun Jue was much stronger than him in the first place, and later he heard that he was already in the innate realm.
Now that so many years have passed, even if Sun Jue has not reached the legendary Earth Demon Realm, he is already an extremely powerful existence in the Innate Realm.
It's not uncommon to do this kind of thing.
"Master, Senior Senior Brother, Senior Senior Brothers, your vengeance must be avenged!"
Ma Chuan's originally stooped body stood upright, and tears flowed wantonly on his rough face.
Seeing Ma Chuan's appearance, Sun Jue keenly felt that there was something he didn't know about it.
Even the people in those martial arts gyms don't know.
"Ma Chuan, what have you been through these years?"
"Hahaha... All these years, I would rather die than live. If it wasn't for revenge, I wouldn't want to live long ago!"
Sun Jue was a little surprised, but not too surprised.
After all, ten years have passed, and anything can happen.
It is normal for a martial arts gym to disappear.
However, Sun Jue was still curious as to why the Iron Mighty Martial Arts Hall disappeared.
In this three-acre land in Qingyang County, the Iron Mighty Martial Arts Hall is not something that ordinary people can afford, let alone lose the Iron Mighty Martial Arts Hall.
"what's going on?"
Meng Yu sighed: "It's not because of Taipingdao. Back then, Taipingdao occupied this county. It was fine at first, because someone restrained it."
"But later, these people started all kinds of extortion, bullying the people, robbing, and even raping women. Many people lost their families because of this, and Iron Mighty Martial Art Museum is one of the victims."
"The bastards on Taiping Road fell in love with the inheritance of the Iron Mighty Martial Arts Hall, and if they failed to coerce them, they robbed it and razed the Iron Mighty Martial Arts Hall to the ground."
Listening to Meng Yu's narration, Sun Jue couldn't help thinking of the days when he was studying in the Iron Mighty Martial Arts Academy.
Although it is a transaction, after all, they have been together for a while.
"Did no one escape?"
The owner of the Iron Mighty Martial Arts Hall, Chu Nantian, and his elder brother Liu Tieping are both warriors in the innate realm. If they have the chance, they can still escape.
Meng Yu shook her head: "I don't know the specific details, but it seems that one of the disciples who guarded the door escaped because he went out, and everyone else was gone. Even the martial arts hall was burned down."
"It's no wonder that Taiping Dao lost so quickly. It's really their own fault."
Sun Jue picked up the wine glass and drank it down.
This way of peace was originally developed by relying on ordinary people who had difficulty surviving due to natural and man-made disasters.
But after Taiping Dao grew stronger, it began to bully ordinary people.
This naturally led to backlash.
No ordinary person would be willing to join such an army of thieves, and those simple and kind-hearted people in the Taipingdao would naturally resist this kind of behavior.
Criticism and morality, and without a foundation, if the senior management of Taipingdao can take action to reverse it in time, there may be hope.
Unfortunately not.
A big force, without enough rules, is a mess and cannot be united at all. If there is no enemy, it may be able to exist for a longer time.
Once there is an enemy, rapid decay is inevitable.
"Who said it wasn't."
Meng Yu lowered her voice, "At the beginning, many people thought that the Dao of Peace would end their days of suffering, but they didn't expect that they were also a group of evil spirits, even more vicious than the imperial court."
The two chatted about some things that happened in these years, and an hour passed without knowing it.
Meng Yu was also drunk.
Because he didn't know where Meng Yu's house was, Sun Jue sent him back to Huichuntang, and let the guys in Huichuntang worry about it.
And he came to the original location of Iron Mighty Martial Arts Hall.
This place is still a ruin, and all kinds of plants grow wantonly in the ruins.
Judging from the traces left here, it should have been burned by fire before it became what it is today.
"I don't know why, such a good place, such a large piece of land, has no one taken it?"
Sun Jue was a little puzzled.
Just like the land of Sun Dalang's house, it has already been occupied.
And that piece of land is completely incomparable with this place. With human greed, no one should occupy this place.
Unless there is a force intervening here, so that other people dare not make plans here.
"Master, I heard that there are still survivors in this martial arts school. Do you know where he lives now?"
Sun Jue went to the house next to the martial arts hall to inquire about the situation.
Since Meng Yu didn't pay special attention to the affairs of the Iron Mighty Martial Arts Museum, she was not very clear about the situation of its survivors.
So Sun Jue could only ask the nearby residents to see if they knew.
"who are you?"
The old man didn't answer the question, but instead asked about Sun Jue.
Sun Jue was overjoyed, the uncle obviously knew something about this question.
"Master, originally I also studied in this Iron Mighty Martial Arts Hall, but I left Qingyang County later, I didn't expect to come back this time, and I heard that the Martial Arts Hall was destroyed, so I wanted to inquire about it and see my brothers Are you still here?"
"So it is."
The uncle seems to believe this rhetoric.
"There are a lot of survivors. There are many people who originally studied in this martial arts hall. Many of them left the martial arts hall after learning some skills. Even if many of them died over the years, at least there are good Dozens."
The corner of Sun Jue's mouth twitched, because he felt that the old man was still quite wary of him.
"It's fine if you don't say it. I'll ask others. It's not a confidential matter. Besides, the Way of Peace has long since disappeared. Does the martial arts school have any enemies?"
Sun Jue turned around, ready to ask other people.
In fact, if he wanted to, he could forcibly check the old man's memory, but Sun Jue didn't do that.
There are many people who know about this matter, and it is completely unnecessary.
On the other hand, Sun Jue felt that someone was coming to his door.
"Young man, you have to be careful."
Hearing the voice of the uncle behind him, Sun Jue paused, and then continued to walk forward.
Soon, Sun Jue walked into a deserted alley.
Not long after entering, two strong men walked in.
At the same time, two men also appeared in front of Sun Jue, surrounding him.
Seeing this scene, Sun Jue didn't feel nervous at all, but asked a little curiously: "Who are you? Why are you bothering me?"
He already had some guesses in his mind, but he still needed to verify them.
"Actually, it's very simple for us to let you go. Hand over all the martial arts you've learned, and we guarantee that you will walk out of here intact, otherwise..."
The man who spoke seemed to be the leader of these few people.
Sun Jue turned around and looked at him with a smile on his lips: "Otherwise, what about?"
Seeing that there was no trace of fear on Sun Jue's face, the man in black felt a little uneasy.
"Otherwise, we'll make you a pig and make your life worse than death!"
It was not the man in black who spoke, but a young figure walking behind them.
Dressed in brocade clothes, holding a folding fan, he looks graceful, but the words that come out of his mouth make people shudder.
"Really? I just planned to teach you a lesson, but I didn't expect that you even planned your own fate, so I can only help you."
Sun Jue's expression was still indifferent, but there was a little joke in the beginning, which disappeared without a trace following the words of the young man in brocade clothes.
"court death!"
Sun Jue's provocative words made the young man in brocade clothes look cold, and then the folding fan in his hand was thrown out.
The folding fan rotates continuously, like a knife wheel.
Others could already see what happened to Sun Jue.
After all, their young curator is already innate. In Qingyang County, even the county magistrate has to give him some face.
However, under the watchful eyes of the young man in brocade clothes, his black iron folding fan made of heavy gold hovered in front of Sun Jue, unable to move forward an inch.
Seeing this scene, the young man in Jinyi's heart beat wildly, his pupils dilated suddenly, and then he backed away without hesitation.
"It's too late to leave now."
The black iron folding fan shattered inch by inch and turned into ashes.
And the young man in brocade clothes suddenly fell to the ground. He looked back in astonishment, and saw that his legs had been left in place for some reason.
Moreover, his arm was gone at some point.
When he realized this, the sudden surge of pain made his eyes go dark, and he wanted to pass out.
But there was a miraculous force that made him stay awake abruptly, and experienced the piercing pain all over again.
"Ah~"
A shrill scream came from his mouth, and that ghost-like wailing also woke up the four men.
They were looking at Sun Jue at this time, as if they were looking at a monster that would choose to eat someone. They were trembling uncontrollably, and they couldn't even move.
Fear even made them unable to think. They didn't understand why their powerful Young Pavilion Master suddenly became like this.
But they knew that it must have something to do with the young man in front of them.
That harmless face, in their eyes at this moment, was as terrifying as an evil ghost.
A smell of urine permeated the air, causing Sun Jue to frown involuntarily.
The mental power spread out, directly and violently obtaining the information he wanted.
As he expected, these people were from another martial arts school in Qingyang County.
At the beginning, due to the problem of inheritance, the business of the other two martial arts gyms in Qingyang County could not be compared with that of Iron Mighty Martial Arts Hall.
After all, the inheritance of the Iron Mighty Martial Arts Hall can break through the innate ability, while the other two martial arts halls are not so good.
If there are no accidents, this gap will always be maintained.
However, because of Taipingdao, Iron Mighty Martial Arts Hall is over.
As the other two martial arts schools in the county, they were naturally extremely happy about the loss of their biggest competitor.
Moreover, some of them even made up their minds about the remnants of the Iron Mighty Martial Arts Hall.
You know, as long as you become an official disciple, this Iron Mighty Martial Arts Hall will teach you about the innate realm.
Even if there is still a hand left, it is enough for them to go crazy.
In addition, without the backing of the Iron Mighty Martial Art Museum, those remaining personnel could not resist the other two martial arts masters.
They successfully questioned the inheritance, and then took it for themselves.
This is why the old man reminded him when Sun Jue asked him just now.
"I didn't expect that Ma Chuan escaped with his life. They planted eyeliners here and monitored them day after day just to get clues about Ma Chuan."
"After all, Ma Chuan has been in Iron Mighty Martial Arts Hall long enough, and he is also an official disciple, so he may have a complete inheritance."
After obtaining the information he wanted, with a wave of his hand, Sun Jue turned these people into human pigs according to the request of the young man in brocade clothes.
Sun Jue even helped them stop the bleeding so that they could continue to survive.
"Hey, it can be regarded as avenging you."
Sun Jue walked out of the alley slowly, without the slightest fluctuation in the wailing of these people.
He thought for a while, and walked towards the martial arts gym they belonged to.
Anyone who participates will get the punishment they deserve.
"The reason why this land has not been taken by others is that they want to use it as a bait so that those who have feelings for the martial arts hall will approach here."
"Sure enough, it's not wrong with my previous guess."
Sun Jue casually cleaned up the people in the two martial arts halls, and left under the awe-inspiring eyes of many people.
Following the deep feeling, Sun Jue has arrived at a village outside the city without knowing it, and found a person.
Looking at the hunchbacked figure with dark skin, he looked like an ordinary farmer.
Sun Jue shouted, "Ma Chuan!"
Hearing this voice, the figure trembled all over, and looked towards Sun Jue with a pair of slightly muddy eyes.
Ma Chuan, who was going to continue his disguise, suddenly became dazed after seeing Sun Jue.
That figure that he originally thought was the same as himself, with average talent, but still worked hard to learn martial arts, only to find out later that the talent of that person was much stronger than his own.
He heard that the man went to the county to develop, and there was no news after that. He thought the other party was gone.
Unexpectedly, he actually saw that figure again.
"Da Lang?"
Looking at the figure that basically didn't change much from his memory, Ma Chuan's voice trembled a little.
Sun Jue nodded slightly, the corners of his mouth slightly raised: "It's me!"
"It's really you!"
Ma Chuan was slightly hoarse because his voice was full of surprises.
"When did you come back?"
Immediately, as if he remembered something, he hurriedly urged: "Come in, don't let anyone see you."
Ma Chuan turned his head and looked around, seeing that there was no one around, he was slightly relieved.
Seeing Ma Chuan's appearance, Sun Jue knew what the other party was worried about.
"Don't worry, the trouble has been solved."
"Has the trouble been solved?"
Ma Chuan was stunned, "Do you know what I'm talking about?"
Sun Jue nodded slowly, and gave him an affirmative answer: "The other two martial arts gyms in the county are gone, and I have eliminated all those who participated."
Just a few words made Ma Chuan tremble uncontrollably, and two lines of hot tears flowed down unconsciously.
"Good kill, good kill..."
He didn't doubt Sun Jue's words, because Sun Jue was much stronger than him in the first place, and later he heard that he was already in the innate realm.
Now that so many years have passed, even if Sun Jue has not reached the legendary Earth Demon Realm, he is already an extremely powerful existence in the Innate Realm.
It's not uncommon to do this kind of thing.
"Master, Senior Senior Brother, Senior Senior Brothers, your vengeance must be avenged!"
Ma Chuan's originally stooped body stood upright, and tears flowed wantonly on his rough face.
Seeing Ma Chuan's appearance, Sun Jue keenly felt that there was something he didn't know about it.
Even the people in those martial arts gyms don't know.
"Ma Chuan, what have you been through these years?"
"Hahaha... All these years, I would rather die than live. If it wasn't for revenge, I wouldn't want to live long ago!"
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