Great Love for All Heavens Begins with Huang Yaoshi

Chapter 8, the road is yours to choose, you must learn to recognize

After a while, Ouyang Ke sat at the table with pen, ink and paper in front of him. He did not move for a long time, and his face was full of hesitation.

Seeing this, Zhuang Buyan spoke casually:
"You are the sole heir to White Camel Villa. As the saying goes, even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. Even if Ouyang Feng finds out, he probably won't kill you. At most, he'll urge you to practice martial arts diligently in the future to prevent what happened today from happening again. So, feel free to write."

"That being said, the martial arts inherited from our family are the foundation of our White Camel Villa."

When Ouyang Ke said this, his face straightened and he looked up at Zhuang Buran:
"Besides, the saying that even a tiger won't eat its own cubs is a bit inappropriate. That's my uncle."

"Uncle, uncle, since you have the word 'father' in your name and you are the only descendant of the Ouyang family, how can you say that it is inappropriate?"

Zhuang Bu Ran said slowly:
"Don't delay any longer. Finish writing sooner so you can leave earlier and treat your injuries."

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Ke frowned and hesitated for a moment. Finally, he picked up the pen and began to write the family heirloom "Toad Kung Fu", while Guo and Huang stood aside and watched the show.

After a moment, Ouyang Ke put down the pen in his hand and placed a stack of papers in front of Zhuang Bu Ran with a heavy face.

Zhuang Bu Ran picked it up and read it leisurely, but saw that Ouyang Ke's expression was slightly solemn and he couldn't help holding his breath, as if he was nervous about something.

When he saw Zhuang Bu Ran finished reading, he said:
"I have already given you the martial arts skills. Please keep your promise."

"This skill is purely about using stillness to control movement. The whole body is holding onto energy, storing it and not releasing it. As soon as the enemy attacks, an incredibly fierce counterattack is launched. The key lies in accumulating energy. Therefore, the practice of this internal skill is extremely difficult. If you practice it incorrectly, you will inevitably suffer serious injuries or even vomit blood and die."

Seeing that Zhuang Bu Ran was able to grasp the essence of the book after just a simple glance, Ouyang Ke couldn't help but praise him:
"You are truly a rare martial arts prodigy in the world. No wonder you possess such profound martial arts skills at such a young age."

"Haha, you compliment me like this, are you feeling guilty?" Zhuang Bu Ran asked suddenly.

Ouyang Ke's face froze, especially when he met the slightly deep eyes of the young man in green robe. He immediately pretended to be calm and asked angrily:

"What do you mean? I've already given you the family's inherited skills. Are you planning to break your promise?"

"When people are exposed, they tend to act louder and more confidently, just to embolden themselves to feel guilty, and may even turn around and accuse and question others." Zhuang Bu Ran's expression remained calm.

Ouyang Ke seemed to be angry and said:
"Ridiculous! You are the knife and I am the meat. My life and property depend on your will. I have given you my skills, but you are unwilling to let me go. How can I control my emotions?"

"Not bad, really good. I didn't expect you to be such a good actor."

Zhuang Bu Ran casually placed the paper in his hand on the table and nodded.

"That's right. After all, this is a matter of life and death. How can we not unleash our untapped potential?"

He paused and chuckled:
"Haha, the secret manual you wrote is nine-tenths true and one-tenth false. The key to this skill is to accumulate strength and retain it. There is one way to collect it, and the other to store it. You may not have practiced this skill very well, so you are only just beginning to understand how to retain it."

"Therefore, I didn't dare to do anything here, so I started to think of some crooked ideas on how to fight back against the enemy."

"Think about it, when this skill is in use, it is like a bow and arrow that has been prepared and is fully charged, or like a balloon that is inflated. If something goes wrong while counterattacking, at best you will go crazy and your martial arts skills will be ruined, or at worst you will suffer from all kinds of injuries and die suddenly."

"Enough, just draw your line as to what you want." Ouyang Ke said with indifference.

Zhuang Bu Ran is as calm as the breeze:
"It was you who wanted to harm me, why do you seem so angry?" "It was you who tried to steal my family's martial arts first." Ouyang Ke shouted angrily.

"As the old saying goes, the world of martial arts is full of deception. This is true. If you had honestly left the money to buy your life, you could have left long ago. Why do this?"

"Do you understand that the choice of life or death is entirely yours, and I don't care at all."

"Never mind. You chose the path. You have to learn to recognize it."

As Zhuang Buyan finished speaking, a fine needle appeared at his fingertips. He flicked his finger and the needle instantly pierced into Ouyang Ke's heart.

Suddenly, his body stiffened and he fell heavily to the ground.

"You're so neat and tidy when you do it. You really are like that shameless old man."

Huang Rong saw Ouyang Ke fall to the ground dead in an instant. She first said something sarcastically, then seemed to think of something and said:
"Combining the techniques of 'Finger Magic' with 'Bone-Attaching Needle', it can be transformed into a powerful acupuncture method that kills without bloodshed. From the previous boxing method to the current acupuncture method."

"Great, that's great! It turns out he has passed on all his secret skills to you."

"Okay, stop imagining it. Now that you've seen the excitement, get out of here." Zhuang Bu Ran ordered them to leave.

"Hmph, Brother Jing, let's go." Huang Rong turned to look at Guo Jing, and seeing his bewildered expression, she said:
"Not only did Ouyang Ke aid the tyrant and help the Zhao Palace, he was also a womanizer. His life only brought harm to innocent people. Now that he's dead, there's one less disgusting scoundrel in the world."

As she spoke, she pulled Guo Jing out of the guest room.

Afterwards, Zhuang Bu Ran gave the waiter some silver and asked him to dispose of Ouyang Ke's body.

The next morning, in the lobby of the inn.

When Zhuang Bu Ran was having his meal, he saw Huang Rong coming over without any hesitation, picked up the steamed bun and started eating it. She was very familiar and asked the waiter to bring a few more side dishes. At the end, she did not forget to ask someone to put the bill on him.

Then several more people came downstairs. In addition to Guo Jing and Mu Nianci, there was a middle-aged Taoist priest in a gray Taoist robe. He had long eyebrows, beautiful eyes, and three sparse black beards under his chin. He looked like a Taoist priest who paid great attention to his appearance. But now he was walking slowly with a wooden stick, looking like he had just recovered from a serious injury.

He is Wang Chuyi, one of the Seven Masters of Quanzhen, whose Taoist name is Yuyangzi.

Following behind them were a man and a woman. The former was dressed in tattered clothes and had a dusty face, looking like a down-and-out gangster eroded by the wind and frost. The latter was a beautiful woman with a pretty face and gentle temperament, about thirty years old. They were Yang Tiexin and Bao Xiruo.

"Master Wang, let me introduce you." Guo Jing walked over to Zhuang Bu Ran and said to the others:
"It was all thanks to Brother Zhuang that I was able to obtain the medicinal herbs so smoothly last night."

He looked at Yang Tiexin and said, "Uncle Yang, it was only with Brother Zhuang's help that I was able to get out in time to rescue you."

Before Wang Chuyi and Yang Tiexin could express their gratitude, Zhuang Bu Ran raised his eyes:

"Zhuang is not a kind and generous person who helps the poor and needy. I went to the Prince Zhao's mansion only for my own benefit, not with the slightest intention of helping others."

"Besides, I have no interest in either of you or your affairs, so it's better for us not to know each other."

(End of this chapter)