From Martial Arts Dungeon to Master of Martial Arts

"How did you offend the Shangguan family? Waaah!" Zhou Fanhua's sobbing voice rang out from inside.

"Alright, I'll handle this." Mu Yun's angry voice rang out, "What are you, a woman, doing crying like this?!"

Mu Sheng pushed open the door and went in, where she saw Zhou Fanhua sitting on the edge of the bed, crying.

"Brother, sister-in-law," he called out, immediately drawing their attention.

"My little brother is here." Zhou Fanhua immediately wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and quickly put on a smile.

He no longer had that cold, hostile look he used to have.

"Sheng'er, why aren't you practicing your skills properly? What are you doing here? Didn't we just give you the money a few days ago?" Mu Yun immediately adopted the airs of an elder, her tone filled with reprimand.

Mu Sheng took out a package from his pocket and placed it on the table, saying, "The house has been sold for fifty taels of silver, the market price. It's just right for us brothers to split it in half."

He opened the package, revealing five silver ingots inside.

Mu Yun looked at the five silver ingots, a complex expression on his face: "We still couldn't hold on."

"Brother, we need to look forward," Mu Sheng comforted him, then changed the subject, asking, "Let's put that aside for now, what just happened?"

He took two silver ingots and put them in his pocket, leaving the thirty taels directly to Mu Yun.

"It's alright, you don't need to worry about it," Mu Yun said in a deep voice. "Focus on your martial arts training; your future glory and honor for our ancestors depend on you."

"What do you mean nothing happened?!" Zhou Fanhua's voice suddenly sharpened as she said to Mu Sheng, "Brother, it's not that your sister-in-law is complaining, but do you know what your brother did to raise money for your martial arts training? He went to the Shangguan family's hunting grounds!!"

"Shut up!" Mu Yun immediately shouted at Zhou Fanhua.

Mu Sheng's heart sank. He knew that hunting ground; almost everyone in the outer city knew about it.

The hunting grounds are located in the inner city, within a jungle created by the Shangguan family.

They have been recruiting people who can't survive in the outer city.

Recruiting isn't about doing work; it's about being the prey. If you survive, you'll get a silver ingot.

But of those who survived, only one in ten remained.

In order to raise money for his tuition, Mu Yun actually became a hunter and luckily survived.

"This is none of your business," Mu Yun said in a deep voice. "You should focus on practicing your martial arts."

"What are they doing here?!" Mu Sheng looked at Zhou Fanhua, clearly knowing that Zhou Fanhua was the only person he could talk to.

"Mu Sheng!!! Are you not listening to me?!" Mu Yun slammed his hand on the table and roared.

Mu Sheng's actions clearly angered the head of the family.

"Brother!!" Mu Sheng, unusually assertive at this moment, stared intently at Mu Yun and said, "Now I am a martial artist in our family, and I have a responsibility to support this family! Moreover, this concerns your life!! If you don't tell me, I'll go ask the Shangguan family!!"

"You!!" Mu Yun pointed at Mu Sheng, his finger trembling with anger. In the end, he sighed and lowered his hand, his back hunched, making him look much older in an instant.

Zhou Fanhua spoke up, "If you won't tell me, I will. That young master of the Shangguan family, what's his name, Shangguan Wu? He said he wants to gather all these lucky ones together for a grand hunt."

"That was the Shangguan family's steward. He said Mu Yun has to go, or we won't be able to survive in Changshu!! Tell him to think it over carefully!!"

Mu Sheng's face immediately darkened.

Mu Yun also sighed deeply and said, "Sheng'er, our family has finally produced a martial artist like you. You can't be hurt. If I die, I'll die, but as long as you're here, our Mu family is not finished."

"What nonsense are you talking about? If you die, what will happen to me and the baby in my belly?!" Zhou Fanhua suddenly said in a sharp voice.

Mu Yun's expression froze instantly as she looked down at Zhou Fanhua's stomach.

"child!?"

Mu Sheng asked, "How much time did they give us?"

Zhou Fanhua then said with a sob in her voice, "They gave us a year to think it over. What kind of competition are they going to hold in this year? If we neglect our esteemed guests, our whole family will not be able to survive. Even your Zhenyuan Temple cannot protect you."

"They even said they'd have you teach your brother kung fu so he could hold out for a few more days. A year is enough time for him to become something like a ventilation system."

Tongjin warrior.

Mu Sheng took a deep breath and said to Mu Yun, "Brother, leave this to me, I will handle it."

"Little brother, we can't afford to offend the Shangguan family," Mu Yun sighed. "They're big shots in the inner city."

"Brother," Mu Sheng said earnestly, "Leave it to me."

...

"The Shangguan family." Mu Sheng clenched her fist as she walked back.

He has now entered the fighting realm, but this strength is not enough.

Moreover, he needed to know the Shangguan family's background, at least what kind of strength they possessed to deal with them.

He walked back to the back gate of Zhenyuan Temple.

"What's wrong with you?" Jing Yu, still on the recliner, looked at Mu Sheng and said, "You can't even control your murderous aura."

He sat up straight and looked at Xiang Musheng with great interest, saying, "And this murderous aura... did you kill someone?"

Mu Sheng's heart skipped a beat. She immediately lowered her head, cupped her hands to hide her emotions, and said, "Reporting to Master Jingyu, my brother and sister-in-law were being harassed by some gang members, and I hit them a little too hard."

"Is that so?" Jing Yu looked at Mu Sheng suspiciously, then laughed and said, "Your Tiger-Slaying Blade can increase its power by relying on this killing intent. With your comprehension, you will definitely achieve minor mastery within three years."

"Thank you for the reminder, Master Jingyu," Mu Sheng said respectfully. He then suddenly thought of a question and asked, "Master, do you know anything about the Shangguan family?"

"The Shangguan family? What happened? Did you offend them?" Jing Yu looked at him with great interest.

"We've really messed with them. My brother participated in a hunting party organized by the Shangguan family to raise money for my tuition. Now they've approached my brother again, wanting him to participate a year from now."

Jing Yu reached out and touched his chin, his smile unchanged on his aged face, and said, "The Shangguan family is indeed powerful in Changshu, even more so than our branch temple, but compared to the main temple, they are nothing more than ants that can be crushed at will."

"But why should the Grand Master stand up for you, an outer disciple?"

Mu Sheng fell silent. It seemed that the strength of the True Essence Temple was truly extraordinary, and indeed it was.

Why should we stand up for him?

"Isn't there still a year left? If you can master a martial art within a year," Jing Yu said with a serious expression, "I will grant you the position of an inner disciple. If you become an inner disciple, the Shangguan family will have to kneel before you."

He quickly looked Mu Sheng up and down, then shook his head and said, "But you..."

"It's difficult."