I'm already invincible, and you're telling me I just logged in?

Xu Yun heard Xu Yan and Dongfang Canghai's conversation clearly, but didn't take it seriously.

When he arrived at Xu Yan's house, he saw Dongfang Canghai.

This person appears to be mentally unstable and lacks any internal energy.

Xu Yun simply assumed that Xu Yan had kindly taken in a madman.

As Dongfang Canghai walked towards him, he raised his palm, preparing to strike Dongfang Canghai's acupoint on the back of his neck and knock him unconscious.

He has his own bottom line and does not intend to harm anyone.

However, after striking down with one palm, the method that had always worked before was now completely ineffective.

The disheveled man in front of him was still staring straight at him without even frowning.

Xu Yun refused to believe it and raised his palm to chop down again.

This time, he finally realized something was wrong.

"you!"

Xu Yun had just uttered a single word when he saw Dongfang Canghai slowly raise his palm, mimicking his earlier gesture, and slap it towards him.

He tried to dodge, but found that his body seemed to be frozen in place, without any reaction.

He could only watch helplessly as Dongfang Canghai raised his palm, and then his consciousness faded into darkness.

Xu Yan, who was not far away, watched this scene and suddenly burst out laughing.

From his perspective, Xu Yun's two attacks did not cause any damage to Dongfang Canghai.

Dongfang Canghai simply retaliated with a casual strike, and Xu Yun's vital energy dropped slightly.

No wonder he didn't fight back when those two drunkards beat him up.

So it turns out the defenses were completely impenetrable.

More importantly, Xu Yan seems to have figured out how to use the number one expert in Qing Shi Town.

Once the alcohol touches your lips, you're guaranteed to die.

After dealing with Xu Yun, Dongfang Canghai turned to Xu Yan, his tone urgent: "Got him? Where's the wine?"

Xu Yan leaned against the wall to catch her breath: "Can I rest for a bit?"

"No, I want it now!" Dongfang Canghai frowned. "If you dare to lie to me, I'll take you down with me!"

As he spoke, he slowly raised his palm.

Xu Yan sighed helplessly as he looked at the situation.

He dragged his still aching body out to buy wine.

When Xu Yan returned with the liquor, Xu Yun was still lying on the ground, unconscious.

Upon seeing the wine, Dongfang Canghai grabbed it and downed it in one gulp, as if nothing had happened.

Xu Yan sat down on the stone bench to rest, and Xiao Qi, still shaken, came over.

"Brother Xu...my father, has he always been this powerful?"

He had seen Xu Yan practice martial arts and knew he was a skilled person, but the person who had caused Xu Yan to suffer a loss was defeated by his father in a single move.

Xu Yan took a breath and met Xiao Qi's questioning gaze. "You didn't know your father was a martial artist?"

Xiaoqi shook her head, her eyes filled with a sense of bewilderment.

Xu Yan was silent for a moment. Over the days they had spent together, he had pieced together some fragments from Xiao Qi's words.

Xiaoqi seems to have some memory gaps.

In Xiaoqi's memory, he had been living on the streets with Dongfang Canghai since he could remember.

She only knew that Dongfang Canghai was her father, but she didn't know anything about her own background.

Xu Yan looked at Dongfang Canghai again and said, "Your father must have been a very skilled martial artist in the past."

"He's probably gone mad from practicing qi cultivation."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qi immediately asked, "Brother Xu, can my father recover?"

Although he didn't understand what "going astray in cultivation" meant, he could vaguely sense that his father was not the same person he used to be.

Xu Yan paused for a moment.

These days he has never stopped inquiring about how to help Dongfang Canghai recover.

Unfortunately, the answers Xu Yan received from Chen Xuan and other officials were not optimistic.

Dongfang Canghai's current state seems to be that he is forcibly suppressing his inner demons with his willpower.

This path has both advantages and disadvantages.

If you can get through this, you will be able to recover completely.

If they can't survive, they will be trapped in chaos for the rest of their lives, and may even become completely possessed by demons, turning into madmen who only know how to kill.

Xu Yan did not tell Xiao Qi these things.

She simply reached out and patted his shoulder, saying, "It will happen."

After hearing this, Xiaoqi didn't say anything more, but there was a hint of envy in her eyes.

He went to school wearing the clothes Xu Yan bought, and no one treated him like a beggar anymore.

It's impossible not to feel envious when you see other people being picked up by their parents after their divorce.

I hope Daddy can recover soon.

Seeing that Xiao Qi stopped asking questions, Xu Yan calmed down and carefully examined his own panel.

[Level: LV9 (4/90)]

[Qi and Blood Value: 280/280]

[Internal Force Value: 90/90]

External Attack: 50

[Internal Attack: 0]

External Defense: 5

Internal Defense: 5

External Martial Arts: Seven Injury Fist (Minor Mastery 7/500)

[After each level increase: External attack +5, Health +10, Internal energy +5]

Xu Yun's martial arts level might not be much higher than his own.

Why is there such a huge difference in health and speed when there are only a dozen or so levels apart?

Xu Yan frowned.

In his memory, the original owner's understanding of the martial arts realm in this world was pitifully small.

But Xu Yan had heard about it from Chen Xuan.

There is a watershed between the Cave Meridian Realm and the Transcendent Realm after level 20 among martial artists.

He pressed Chen Xuan for the reason, but Chen Xuan only replied mysteriously, "You'll know when the time comes."

In retrospect, this dividing line is the difference in blood and energy levels and speed.

After reaching the Transcendent Realm, the physical body will undergo a qualitative transformation, with a significant leap in both qi and speed.

The gap between them and those at the Cave Vein Realm has widened considerably.

"We still need to keep working hard."

After resting for a while, seeing that Xu Yun was still unconscious, Xu Yan had no choice but to carry him on his back and take him back to the Xu family under the cover of night.

Xu Yun did not use his full strength in tonight's fight.

Ultimately, the two men's conflict stemmed from their different social statuses, not from personal grudges.

Xu Yan also did not forget that it was Xu Yun who gave him his first sword technique book, allowing him to take his first step in learning martial arts.

But if the Xu family insists on persisting, he doesn't intend to keep backing down.

Xu Yan still has that confidential document in his hands. If things really come to that, he wouldn't mind using it.

.......

The Xu family.

When Xu Yun woke up, it was already past midnight.

He opened his eyes and found himself lying in a familiar room, with a faint smell of medicine still lingering on his pillow.

The maidservant was by the bedside. When she saw that he had woken up, she quickly asked him a question.

"Young master, you're awake! Do you feel unwell anywhere?"

Not long ago, Xu Yun was found unconscious outside the mansion gate by the servants.

Fortunately, after examining the young master, the physician said that he had only been hit in an acupoint, causing a disruption in the flow of qi and blood in his meridians, which was why he had fainted. He was otherwise unharmed.

Xu Yun sat up and ignored the maid.

The image of Dongfang Canghai casually slapping him with his palm kept replaying in his mind, so fast that he didn't even have time to react.

He touched the back of his neck.

"This person's skill level is probably comparable to my father's!"

......

The next day.

When Xu Yan returned home after his shift, he found that Xu Yun had come again.

He immediately stopped and looked at the other person warily.

Xu Yun, however, remained calm.

He was instilled with the concept of the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children from a young age, and he always held a sense of contempt for Xu Yan's background.

But I have to admit that I admire the fighting spirit in this kid.

"I'm not here to cause trouble today."