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Chapter 15 Power
"The fifth level of 'Iron Horse Stakes'!"

Chen Ming took a deep breath and silently felt the changes in his body.

He felt that his mental, physical, and mental energy had reached an unprecedented peak.

"Let's get familiar with it first."

Instead of rushing to add more points, he took some time to adjust his state and practiced the "Three Talents Fist" in the courtyard.

After practicing it once, he was full of praise. As expected of the system, the points he added were perfectly adapted to his current state.

There was no situation where his strength increased dramatically but he couldn't control his power.

So he sat down again, opened the panel, and directly maxed out the proficiency of the fifth level of "Iron Horse Stakes".

【Level: 10】

Current points: 5

[Technique: Iron Horse Stakes (Fifth Level Perfection)]

Martial Arts Skills: Three Talents Fist (Mastery 27/500+), Eight Trigrams Saber Technique (Beginner 55/100+)

In an instant, he felt a terrifying force surge within him, tearing his muscles and bones apart. Immense pain overwhelmed him.

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It was late afternoon, around dinner time.

Chen Rui noticed that the dishes were more plentiful than usual, and glanced at his wife with some surprise. She knew the family's situation and had been trying to be frugal lately, so why were there so many dishes today?

It's not like it's a holiday.

Madam Wei looked rather radiant. Noticing her husband's confusion, she explained, "This pork hock was brought by Aunt Liu, these spare ribs were brought by Granny Li, and this..."

Chen Rui frowned and interrupted her unhappily, "You just accept food that someone gives you? Our family hasn't reached the point where we need to rely on others for food."

"no."

Wei looked aggrieved. "They brought things because they wanted to ask Uncle about learning martial arts. From what they said, they wanted the children in their families to learn a move or two from Uncle."

Chen Rui was speechless.

He knew that after the debt collectors left, several groups of guests came to his house, and the visits didn't stop until the afternoon. He thought they were there to comfort his wife.

Unexpectedly, after seeing his younger brother display his prowess, he also had the idea of ​​having the younger generation in the family learn martial arts.

Although her husband misunderstood her, Ms. Wei was no longer angry after explaining herself. She was in a particularly good mood, enjoying for the first time what it felt like to be the center of attention in the neighborhood. This glamorous experience made her generously forgive her husband's impetuousness.

By this time, all the dishes had been served, but no one touched their chopsticks.

Chen Lide sat next to his mother, his eyes fixed on the plate of braised pork ribs, swallowing hard.

The last time we had pork ribs at home was several months ago.

After waiting a while, Chen Ming finally arrived, greeted "Big Brother, Big Sister-in-law," and sat down.

For some reason, Chen Rui felt that something was different about his younger brother, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Chen Ming noticed that he was staring at him and asked, "Brother, is there something on my face?"

"you……"

Chen Rui paused for a moment and said, "Several neighbors came over this afternoon with gifts, saying they wanted their children to learn some martial arts from you. They're all close neighbors, so your sister-in-law couldn't refuse and has already accepted the gifts... If you have any difficulties, I'll return the gifts tomorrow."

Upon hearing about learning martial arts, Chen Lide finally looked away from the plate of ribs and gazed at his uncle with longing.

Madam Wei watched him nervously, afraid that he would refuse.

Chen Ming thought for a moment and said, "No need for that. How about this, after I finish what I'm doing these next few days, I'll have them come over in the morning and I'll teach them some basic things."

"it is good."

Chen Rui's expression immediately relaxed.

Chen Lide shouted, "Uncle, I want to learn too!"

With a smile, Madam Wei picked up the first piece of pork rib and put it in Chen Ming's bowl. "Let's eat first, or the food will get cold."

……

Wanli Casino.

Many people don't know that Xiao Laogui is actually not that old, only in his early forties. However, he looks prematurely aged, with most of his hair turned white and deep wrinkles on his face, making people mistakenly think he is very old.

He sat in a grand chair, holding a pair of iron balls in his left hand, which he was slowly turning.

Inside the room, several men with bruised and swollen faces were kneeling, crying and pleading, "Boss, you have to do justice for Scarface! That Chen kid doesn't respect you at all. Scarface's pelvis is broken, and the doctor said he might never be able to walk again..."

Old Ghost Xiao listened with his eyes closed and a gloomy expression, gripping the iron ball in his hand very tightly, making a "crunching" friction sound.

He finally opened his eyes, his gaze even more sinister than his face. "Idiots!" "I sent you to collect debts, not to fight!"

"Relying on your fighting skills, you always resort to violence. Now you've bitten off more than you can chew, haven't you? Now I have to clean up your mess."

"You still want to persuade me to avenge you? Can't you use your brains? Did that kid surnamed Chen's martial arts skills fall from the sky?"

"His master is Huo Chengkun, a sixth-rank expert. Even the Giant Tiger Gang wouldn't dare provoke him. Are you trying to kill me?"

Those kneeling below fell silent upon seeing his anger, each shouting that they dared not.

Looking at his incompetent subordinates, Xiao Laogui wished he could kill them all.

I told them long ago, if there are any martial arts practitioners in their families, don't mess with them.

As a result, they were incredibly audacious, even daring to set traps for the families of those who learned martial arts from Huo Chengkun. They truly didn't know the meaning of death.

One of the henchmen on the ground whispered in defense, "Scarface has inquired. Chen Ming left the Huo family four years ago because he was kicked out for being too mediocre..."

Old Ghost Xiao sneered, "They crippled Scarface in just two moves, and you call that poor talent? Then what are you?"

The man was speechless.

"I've taught you countless times not to believe rumors, or you'll die without even knowing how."

At this moment, a middle-aged man standing behind Xiao Laogui spoke up, "Brother, shouldn't we think about how to clean up the mess?"

"Humph."

Old Ghost Xiao said, "Whoever caused the trouble should clean it up..."

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"Oh no! The debt collectors are here again!"

After Chen Ming finished dinner, he had just returned to the courtyard when he heard a loud shout.

He darted to the gate in a flash, looked outside, and saw the same people from earlier that day standing there.

The scarred leader lay on a door panel, being carried by his men, his face somewhat pale.

Hearing the commotion, many neighbors in the alley came out to see what was happening.

Soon, Chen Rui also came out and stood with his younger brother.

Chen Ming said calmly, "What, you're not convinced?"

Scarface said weakly, "I dare not. I was blind and offended you today. I have come to apologize."

As he spoke, two of his men carried over a box and placed it at the doorway. When the lid was opened, it was full of gleaming silver.

Then, the group of people all knelt down, saying, "Please, young master, be magnanimous and forgive our ignorance."

Chen Rui was stunned and somewhat at a loss for words. He instinctively wanted to say something, but quickly looked at his younger brother. He saw that his brother's face remained unmoved.

He said calmly, "You didn't offend me, you offended my brother."

Upon hearing this, Scarface immediately turned to Chen Rui, "Young Master Chen Rui, it was I who was blinded by greed and altered the words on the IOU to frame you. I even laid a hand on you, it's all my fault..."

As he spoke, he knelt down on his still-intact leg and began to kowtow.

Chen Rui had never seen anything like this before, and he felt somewhat uneasy.

The younger brother next to him was still not satisfied, saying, "You even laid a hand on my brother."

"I was wrong. I shouldn't have laid a hand on him..."

Scarface knelt up straight and slapped himself hard across the face, making a "smack" sound.

Then another slap landed on the other side of his face.

Chen Rui's eyelids twitched violently a few times; the blow was truly ruthless, and his face immediately became red and swollen. He couldn't bear to watch and tugged at his younger brother's sleeve.

"All right."

Chen Ming then spoke, "Let's leave it at that. Get out of here."

Scarface and his gang of henchmen felt as if they had been granted a pardon and slunk away.

The remaining neighbors who had been watching the commotion in the alley remained silent, only looking at the Chen brothers standing at the door with awe.

There was an eerie silence at the scene.

The thugs who were arrogant and domineering during the day are now kneeling in front of the Chen family's gate, kowtowing and apologizing to the Chen brothers.

Such power was deeply etched into their hearts.

(End of this chapter)