Promise!

Chapter 59, Triple Kill
"Poison needle?!"

Zhuang Jin's pupils shrank slightly as he passed by, as if he could capture their trajectory through the rain. The five fingers of his right hand turned in the air, leaving afterimages in the dim air, and his strength gushed out, and a series of dark poisonous needles fell in the air.

"How is this possible?!" Hou Yong's eyes widened when he saw this scene, as if he had seen a ghost.

This was the Rainstorm Apricot Blossom Needle that he had spent a huge amount of money to buy!
According to the person selling it, a martial artist of the first level could be seriously injured if attacked unexpectedly. Even a martial artist of the second level could be slightly injured if he wasn't paying attention. But what the hell is going on?

Well, even if Hou Yong was beaten to death, he would never have thought that the person who came would be at the Three Sutras Realm, spanning three, a whole three realms. He came to fight and bully an ordinary person like him who was not even a warrior.

No, what virtue or ability does Hou Yong have? ! ! !
boom!
After Hou Yong fired the rain of apricot blossom needles, he had no time to react. He only felt a black shadow passing by, and then a huge force came from behind and fell to the ground.

At that moment, his mind raced. He thought about how he had always been… no, bullying the weak and fearing the strong. If he really had to name a warrior he had offended, there was only one person. Thinking of the slight sense of familiarity he had just felt, that person must be…

"Y-You are... wuwu!"

Before Hou Yong could finish his words, his head was stepped on and buried in a puddle. He could no longer utter a word. The feeling of suffocation made him struggle constantly, but the foot that was as heavy as a mountain pressed down on his head and he could not lift it up at all.

At this moment, Hou Yong felt extremely desperate and extremely regretful.

If he could do it again, and go back to half a year ago, he would definitely not accept Zhuang Jin, a beggar, and offend this killer;
If he could do it all over again, and go back to half a year ago when he had already accepted Zhuang Jin, the beggar, he would definitely not hesitate to eliminate Zhuang Jin completely and would not allow him to have the opportunity to learn martial arts in the Shen family.
If he could do it all over again, if he could go back to a month ago, he would definitely not be complacent, thinking about every corner of the city and not wanting to leave. He would decisively sell all the things he couldn't take with him, move out of the city immediately, and never come back.

……

Unfortunately, there is no "if" in this world.

'I hate it! I hate it so much!'

Hou Yong was filled with extremely strong regret and hatred. His thoughts gradually slowed down and he suffocated and became motionless.

——This nickname "Marquis", a mountain weighing on the hearts of many beggars, was drowned silently and cowardly in a small puddle.

Zhuang Jin watched Hou Yong die indifferently, then he dragged the two unconscious guards over and buried their heads and faces in the puddle as well, until they too were no longer breathing.

Three kills!

From beginning to end, his face was terrifyingly calm. One would think that since he had never killed anyone, his mentality would fluctuate, but in fact, he was as calm as still water. Even after killing people, he calmly searched the three people and took away a total of one tael and three qian of silver.

"So, I'm pretty brave, isn't it? Unfortunately, in order to avoid leaving any traces, no real bloodshed!"

Yes, in order to facilitate the follow-up, Zhuang Jin was careful from beginning to end and did not leave any wounds on the three people. Even when he beat the two guards like hanging paintings, he only used clever strength.

He knew very well the character of those people in the yamen. If Hou Yong's family reported the matter to the police, it would most likely be determined that he fell and drowned, and no case would be filed!

——Although it is a bit absurd that three people fell and drowned in a puddle, and drowned in the same place, don’t worry about how absurd it is. We believed it, so let me ask you whether you believe it or not?

What, you don't believe it? The autopsy showed drowning. If you don't believe it, we can put it another way: these three brothers were in a bad mood and found the same puddle to commit suicide and drowned themselves.

What? You still don't believe it? You daring scoundrel! With such an ironclad case, you still dare to doubt it? Is there still any law? Is there still justice? Someone, get out of here! Zhuang Jin had already imagined that scenario. It wasn't a joke; it was a real possibility.

For the people under the yamen, anyone who could commit a crime in this way, putting three people neatly in the same puddle and drowning them, was 99% likely a martial artist and was not easy to mess with. Moreover, they gave him face and did not leave any injuries. They were drowned, so they gave him face and why should they care?

Even without talking about these, let me just say one thing: once a case is filed, it must be solved, otherwise the person handling it will be penalized, have their salary deducted, and even have their progress affected... How foolish would it be to file a case like this that can be filed or not? Would you make it difficult for yourself?

In short, it is better to have less trouble than more.

……

Clean up the scene and return to Shen's house.

Zhuang Jin washed his hands and returned to his room, thinking of someone: Guo Jun!
"Guo Jun, Guo Jun... that's all. He's just Hou Yong's backer. Although he gets a cut of the fees Hou Yong squeezes out of me, he's not the direct culprit. Furthermore, it was Hou Yong who came here and nearly ruined my martial arts plans."

Of course, these are all false. If Guo Jun was just an ordinary person, or a bigger gangster than Hou Yong, he would definitely have dealt with him easily.

"The most important thing is Guo Jun's identity. He is a servant of the Shen family like me! My current skills and cultivation resources all depend on the Shen family. If I really attack Guo Jun, if I am exposed, I will no longer have a foothold in the Shen family and my martial arts will be cut off!"

"The effort and reward are not proportional. The risk is too great!"

"Never mind. For now, remember this: if this person is honest, it's not a bad idea to let him go. Perhaps in the future, when he reaches a higher level, we can target him from the inside... Who can predict what will happen in the future?"

Zhuang Jin thought about it, considered it for a moment, and decided to release the news of his breakthrough into the Three Classics tomorrow.

'Although I considered Guo Jun's backlash before I took action, I am now at the Three Sutras level, which is enough to deal with it.'

"However, although I am capable of handling it, it will inevitably take up my energy and hinder my martial arts training. My top priority right now is to strive to break through the four classics during the novice period in April. It is not worth wasting my energy on this!"

"Instead of doing that, it would be better to release the news that I have now broken through the Three Sutras Realm. Even if Guo Jun knows about Hou Yong's death, he will have to weigh the situation carefully and understand the situation clearly, avoiding making mistakes that would lead to failure and thwart any tactic. This way, both parties will have a much easier time."

In other words, Zhuang Jin is not afraid of this little trouble, but it is better to avoid it if possible.

"In some novels and stories, the protagonists, if they only showed a little bit of strength, would be intimidated by their enemies, who would even come to confess and apologize. However, they insist on hiding their strength, allowing their enemies to underestimate them and come after them in waves, causing trouble for them."

"I won't do such a stupid thing!"

Of course, sometimes it is necessary to hide your strength, but there are also many times when showing your strength can avoid trouble. Whether to hide or show, and how to use it skillfully, all lies in your heart!

……

The next day, Zhuang Jin intentionally revealed that he had broken through to the third realm again in less than two months after breaking through the second realm. The news quickly spread among his acquaintances, like a huge rock thrown into a calm pond, causing huge waves.

……

(End of this chapter)