From a slave to the Great Qian Martial Saint

Chen Shi could have dodged the grab, but he didn't.

She glanced at the hand gripping his shoulder and a slight smile appeared on her lips.

Is your arm better?

"Chen Shi! Don't be so arrogant!"

Lu'er was furious, but then she said indignantly.

"The day of the order was merely a moment of carelessness on my part, which allowed you to sneakily ambush me! In a normal fight, how could you possibly be my match!"

"Oh, so that's what you think."

"That's simply the truth!"

Lu'er snorted lightly, showing no sign of guilt, and then her face lit up with smugness.

"Moreover, I've already obtained the Qi Explosion Realm martial arts today, and I'll soon be able to become an eighth-grade martial artist! Dealing with you then will be a piece of cake."

"I'm too lazy to waste my breath on you."

If we keep dragging this out, it will be even more troublesome if others find out.

Chen Shi let out a cold snort and suddenly exerted force on his shoulder.

With a soft snap, Lu'er felt a sudden force strike her, and the five fingers gripping Chen Shi's shoulder went numb and were thrown away.

Chen Shi walked out expressionlessly.

"Where are you going!"

Lu'er quickly regained her senses, let out a cold shout, and punched Chen Shi directly from behind.

Although Chen Shi did not turn around, he noticed Lu'er's movements out of the corner of his eye and immediately moved aside.

But in that instant, he was gone from the doorway.

Lu'er smirked smugly. "Want to leave? Not so easy."

Although his punch missed, he immediately followed up with a sweeping kick at Chen Shi, just like the kick Chen Shi had given him on the day of the appraisal.

This time, Chen Shi stood still, raising his hand to block, just like Lu'er had done that day. But Chen Shi only used one arm, without any difficulty.

"soft."

Chen Shi chuckled dismissively and pushed away the arm he was supporting.

Although it was far from using its full strength, it was still something Lu'er couldn't stop. Involuntarily, Lu'er was pushed several meters away.

Chen Shi ignored him and continued walking out.

"asshole!"

Seeing that she couldn't stop Chen Shi, Lu'er was furious. Then, suddenly, her eyes lit up and she shouted outside.

"Thief! Catch the thief!"

There's chaos outside right now, with people everywhere – maids, servants, guards, and everyone. Lu'er's shouting will definitely attract attention.

At that time, Lu'er will insist on his possession, and regardless of whether there is any evidence, she will definitely make him take out what is in his arms.

In this way, his secret rubbing of the key would be exposed.

It's one thing for him to be punished by Gu Chengze, but the real problem is that Gu Chengze might use even more vicious methods to torture Cui Nong.

"shut up!"

Chen Shi gave a soft shout and turned around to throw a punch.

Although Chen Shi's punch was simple, it was very fast. Lu'er was clearly too complacent and had relaxed his guard. Just as he was about to shout again, he was hit directly in the face, and with a muffled groan, his shout came to an abrupt halt.

In the heat of the moment, Chen Shi didn't control his punch properly, breaking Lu'er's nose and instantly covering her face in blood.

At the same time, the heavy force caused Lu'er to lose her balance and fall straight backward.

Bang~!

With a muffled thud, and by sheer coincidence, the impact struck the desk behind him. Lu'er's eyes widened instantly, and he shuddered before collapsing to the ground.

Chen Shi knocked Lu'er down with one punch and prepared to leave quickly.

But as soon as he turned around, he suddenly noticed that Lu'er was lying on the ground and seemed to be motionless.

Chen Shi frowned, stepped over, and by the light from outside, he saw a smear of blood on the corner of the table. Then he looked closer and saw that blood was gradually flowing from the ground where Lu'er's head was touching.

Chen Shi's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but have a bad feeling.

Lu'er lay there on her back, still motionless. Chen Shi quickly squatted down and put his index finger under Lu'er's nostril.

"She's out of breath..."

The next moment, Chen Shi's expression changed drastically.

There was no air coming out of his nostrils, and when Lu'er's neck was touched, his pulse could not be felt at all.

Lu'er is dead!

With just one punch, how could Lu'er have died?

Chen Shi only wanted to shut Lu'er up; he didn't intend to kill him.

In his opinion, although Lu'er was hateful and repeatedly caused him trouble, her crime did not warrant death.

Unexpectedly, he accidentally killed him.

"hateful!"

But since things had come to this, there was no point in dwelling on it. Chen Shi suppressed his guilt and quickly got up to leave.

If someone sees him kill Lu'er, then he'll be in real trouble!

But after taking only two steps, Chen Shi stopped, turned around abruptly, and began to grope Lu'er's body.

"Got it!"

The next moment, he pulled a booklet from Lu'er's arms, with the words "Night Battle in All Directions" written on the cover.

Quickly flipping through two pages, the illustrations and text confirmed it: it was indeed a martial art for cultivating explosive energy!

"Very good!"

Looking at the secret manual in his hand, Chen Shi was filled with excitement.

Earlier, Lu'er said that he had obtained the explosive martial arts technique today, so Chen Shi wondered if he still had the manual on him. He searched and found it.

Just when he was worried about not having any martial arts techniques to learn, Lu'er delivered them right to his doorstep.

It's really hard to find a place to break through the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it!

Chen Shi put the secret manual away and then casually took the few loose silver coins from Lu'er's body.

He then got up again and quickly left the study.

Looking out the door, seeing no one outside, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He closed the study door again, then pretended nothing had happened and continued 'searching for the assassin'.

Chen Shi had originally planned to meet Xiao Fengxiao to show his loyalty, but he immediately changed direction and left the courtyard when no one was watching.

No one saw him come, so he had an alibi, and in that case, no one could accuse him of killing Lu'er afterwards.

"It's alright now."

Only after leaving Gu Chengze's courtyard and not being seen by anyone did Chen Shi finally breathe a sigh of relief, panting heavily.

Fortunately, Gu Chengze was out of favor, and the second branch of the family was attacked by assassins. All the guards and servants rushed to the second madam and Madam Rong's courtyard, while few came to Gu Chengze's courtyard.

In addition to the old women and maids who originally lived in the courtyard, they all hid in Xiao Fengxiao's room.

To make the performance more convincing, Chen Shi then headed straight for the Second Madam's courtyard, hoping to blend in with the crowd and create an alibi.

Since the unexpected deaths of the Second Master and Master Rong, the Second Madam has started to practice vegetarianism and chant Buddhist scriptures. Not only does she send a large amount of money to the temple every month, but she has also moved out of the original large courtyard and set up a small courtyard, which is decorated like a Buddhist shrine. She eats and lives there day and night.

The location is in the northwest corner of the area where the second room is located, which is a bit remote.

Chen Shi jogged all the way, wanting to get there as quickly as possible.

"Chen Shi".

As he was walking down a side path, he suddenly heard someone call his name.

Chen Shi was startled, stopped and looked around, but saw no one.

"Chen Shi".

The sound came again, though faint, but this time he heard it clearly; it was coming from the flower bushes beside him.

Chen Shi pushed aside the dense foliage and went inside. When he saw what was going on, his expression changed drastically.

"...Second Madam!"

Lying inside was none other than Xiao Fengxiao!