Chapter 284: 260 True Self, Part 2

Pengsha.

Amidst the azure sea, three white ships—two large and one small—were rapidly sailing away from the Great Spirit.

The three ships trailed long, slender white lines behind them.

Layer upon layer, over a dozen sails were filled with the sea breeze, propelling the ships forward at great speed.

The Pengsha Fleet was led by the Pengsha, primarily operating as a passenger transport fleet for traveling passengers.

In a large guest room on the main ship.

Li Guanyue laughed heartily, happily clutching the gold bars in his hands.

He had made preparations long ago, withdrawing all his silver notes overnight and exchanging them for gold. Without hesitation, he took his family and quietly escaped by chartering a ship.

Back at the Li Mansion, there were still plenty of servants he had hired for a handsome sum, dressed in their clothes to pretend they were still at the residence, buying time.

“Dad…those people are truly fools, really thinking we would straightforwardly leave with the West Wind? Do they really take us for idiots? Hahaha!” Li Erchan couldn’t help but join in the laughter, unable to close his mouth while looking at the boxes of gold bars.

“Exactly, this group of people is so easy to deceive. They really thought we would obediently stay in the mansion. Stupid…so stupid!”

Li Sansheng, tall and muscular, also laughed heartily.

The other sons and daughters were also all smiles, having shaken off their dire situation and seeing hope in their future lives.

What could be more worth looking forward to than a life like this?

“Let me tell you, people like that Zhang and Sun. They’re used to being high and mighty, thinking no one dares to deceive them or embezzle their money.

So they do everything with confidence. People like them are the easiest to trick.

This is me teaching them a lesson, letting them know what the evil of human nature is, considered as enriching their life experiences.”

Li Guanyue said contentedly. The reason he dared to be so audacious was that, on the surface, he was a Hard Skill expert, but in reality, he possessed a highly advanced skill of disguise and concealment.

“The more they’re like this, the more they believe everything is under control, and that no one dares to cheat them.

Even if someone appears, they can’t escape their surveillance.

In reality, as long as you ensure a safe escape, these kinds of people are simply the best free wallets!!”

He stroked his chin’s beard, his mood growing increasingly smug.

“Aren’t you feeling very pleased with yourself now?”

Suddenly, a voice clearly came from outside the door.

The smile on Li Guanyue’s face froze instantly.

He quickly turned his head towards the door.

Not just him, but the smiles on the other Li family children’s faces disappeared as well, nervously looking towards the door. Each one instinctively gripped the hilt of their weapons.

Bang!!

In an instant, the wooden door exploded.

A burly man, towering at two meters, wearing bronze-colored leather armor and holding dual hammers, stared eerily at Li Guanyue.

“Do you think you’re smart? That everyone else is stupid?” The man stepped into the room step by step.

“Kill him!!” Li Guanyue’s heart pounded wildly, realizing something bad was happening. Now he could only hope there weren’t many people on the ship with him.

As long as he could take the initiative and take down the opponent’s expert, then…!

Immediately, he lunged forward, his muscles swelling and enlarging, purple veins appearing on his skin.

He threw a punch at the tall man.

A surge of power gathered from all over his body, converging into his right arm, then burst out like a cannonball.

This strike already surpassed his original grade. Even a seventh-grade fighter wouldn’t dare to easily counter it.

The Thirteen Guardians’ Horizontal Practice not only tempered the body’s strength but also brought exceedingly greater strength.

What was most exaggerated was that Li Guanyue, only at sixth grade, could actually activate the Extreme State of his family’s martial arts.

Bang!!

In an instant, his fist was blocked by the copper hammer of the big man.

Yet, the other hammer mysteriously struck heavily on his waist.

Clang!

The hammer seemed to hit a metal surface, producing a clash of iron and gold.

Li Guanyue acted as if nothing had happened, only staggered a few steps from the blow, then continued to charge at the opponent.

Both were power types, clashing with full force, neither dodging nor evading, battling fiercely at the doorway.

But while Li Guanyue was fighting, he suddenly heard a scream from behind him.

He whipped his head around.

He saw a small dwarf with extremely fast Body Technique engaged in combat with his children.

And his eldest daughter was already clutching her neck, painfully collapsing to the ground, covered in blood, reaching out to him in despair.

Although he often thought of these children as consumables to throw out and deceive others, truly witnessing this scene…

Li Guanyue felt a surge of blood and rage flooding into his mind.

His eyes buzzed and turned red.

“I will kill you!!!” He roared and turned to pounce on the dwarf.

But the big man at the door didn’t care about his actions, a hammer striking his back heavily.

Bang!!!

Li Guanyue’s body was struck and flew up, crashing onto the side of the ship’s plank.

The plank collapsed and shattered on impact, wood fragments flying everywhere.

He quickly got up, seemingly unscathed, instead roaring angrily and charging towards the dwarf again.

Puff.

Suddenly, a spray of fresh blood exploded.

Eldest son Li Erchan was struck in the chest by the big man with a casual hammer, spewing a large mist of blood on the spot.

The remaining three Li family children screamed one after another, terrified, trying to escape and hide.

But to no avail.

In the sharp, sinister laughter of the dwarf.

They were picked off one by one, effortlessly, by the hammer-wielding big man and the dwarf.

The two toyed with them as if playing with monkeys, leading Li Guanyue to rush here and there.

Whenever he could stop one, the other would be free to kill at will.

Finally…

In the entire spacious cabin, only three people remained standing.

Of all the Li family members present, only Li Guanyue was left, standing there in a daze.

He looked at the corpse-laden ground, blood flowing everywhere, his blood vessels increasingly bulging and pulsing.

“Ah!!!!!!”

Suddenly, he let out a wild roar, his voice hoarse and frantic, charging at the man with the hammer.

The body that had just expanded a circle now grew even bigger, and his entire skin tone gradually transformed into a dark red.

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Cituo Port.

The sky was slowly brightening.

“Here they come, here they come!”

“The Pengsha has returned!”

The Isebas crew beside him shouted in surprise.

“Didn’t they set off a while ago? Weren’t they heading towards Aitesai? Why have they returned now?” someone asked in wonder.

On the dock.

Zhang Rongfang and his entourage were watching the approaching ship from afar, waiting for it to come closer.

Originally, they had come here to check the situation and inquire about the Pengsha’s destination.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived, they saw the Pengsha returning…

Soon after.

The Pengsha slowly docked, throwing out its anchor and tying up the mooring posts.

Then a wooden ladder was set up for disembarking.

Sailors and crew on the ship shouted down loudly.

Riding the sea breeze, everyone faintly smelled a slight scent of blood drifting down from the ship.

“Something happened!” Zhang Rongfang’s face darkened, his toe tapping quickly as he hurried towards the ship.

The others followed suit.

When everyone reached the deck, they were all taken aback.

The entire deck was full of pits and hollows, red blood stains sprayed everywhere.

A two-meter tall man in leather armor, his chest caved in, lay dead on the ground.

Beside him was another headless corpse of a dwarf in black clothing.

As for Li Guanyue, he sat cross-legged beside the corpses, covered in blood, one eye missing its eyeball, and a leg twisted into a braid, completely ruined.

He hung his head low, holding a pipe in his hand, smoke threads wafting white smoke, yet not taking a puff.

It seemed he heard the commotion.

Li Guanyue slowly lifted his head with difficulty, looking at those boarding the ship.

His single remaining eye was vacant and bewildered, staring blankly at Zhang Rongfang who had come aboard.

For a moment, neither moved.

After a long silence, Zhang Rongfang couldn’t hold back and spoke.

“Master Li, your injuries…”

“Young Master Zhang… I beg you….!”

Li Guanyue suddenly spoke.

He slowly, arduously moved his body, then suddenly bent down toward Zhang Rongfang, kneeling and kowtowing with a thud.

“I’ll teach you all my martial arts! Everything!!… I beg you… avenge me! Avenge me…”

He knocked his head heavily on the deck over and over, his voice choking.

With each kowtow, blood marks continuously layered upon one another on the deck.

Tears and blood water flowed continuously, mixing, falling on the deck, and splashing upon impact from his forehead.

Zhang Rongfang was silent.

He watched Li Guanyue kowtowing repeatedly, saw the captain explaining the situation to the officials who came to investigate.

Suddenly.

Li Guanyue tilted sideways, fainting unconscious on the ground.

“Someone, quickly take Master Li down for proper treatment!” Zhang Rongfang quickly ordered.

“But… Young Master, this man has deceived you out of so much money…” a nearby official from the guard office couldn’t help but interject.

“Money is money, we’ll discuss it later. Regardless of everything, he may lack integrity, but I cannot be unjust. A life is at stake; save the man first!” Zhang Rongfang stated seriously.

“This… Yes!” Several officials reluctantly went forward, found a stretcher aboard, carefully placed Li Guanyue on it, and took him away.

Zhang Rongfang also went up for a closer inspection.

Only then did he realize that Li Guanyue’s injuries were far more severe than they appeared.

Besides the disabled limbs, his internal organs also suffered heavy damage, showing signs of internal bleeding.

He quickly administered the Great Dao Teaching’s hemostatic medicine and then used basic acupressure techniques to stop the bleeding.

After a simple treatment, he had people carry him down for a physician’s treatment.

This action garnered widespread praise from those around.

Zhang Jingrong’s reputation unknowingly embedded deeply into the hearts of the dockside crowd at that moment.

Some people vaguely recognized his true identity at this time. Soon, Zhang Jingrong’s involvement with the Zhang Ying guard post began to spread unknowingly.

The reputation of the Great Dao Teaching left an inconspicuous seed at Cituo Port at this moment.

After handling the Pengsha case, Zhang Rongfang took a carriage back to Agarwood Palace.

Inside the carriage.

Zhang Zhenhai still wore a mask, riding with him in the same vehicle.

“Young Master… It wasn’t us who acted… My people didn’t even have time to act before another group made a move first.”

Zhang Zhenhai lowered his voice, reporting with a frown.

“I know.” Zhang Rongfang gently used a teaspoon to scoop a bit of ginger sugar, placing it into hot tea.

“Although the outcome matched our expectation, still… witnessing a father kowtowing to me for avenging his children, my heart….”

“Young Master is too kind-hearted.” Zhang Zhenhai’s gaze at Zhang Rongfang softened slightly.

“Kind-hearted…. Perhaps….” Zhang Rongfang sighed lightly. “Just that sometimes I wonder, it turns out everyone is caught in their own situation. He is, as are you and I.”

Actually, he didn’t want to act this way, but if not for this, how could he get Li Guanyue to willingly teach him all his martial arts?

Of course, he hadn’t intended to wipe out the entire Li family. Unfortunately… fate willed it…

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