The Li Family Villa in Jiangcheng.

Under the watchful eyes of two martial artists, Li Hongjun spent several days in a wheelchair, which was a remnant of Li Mu's old one; otherwise, he would have been able to walk with a limp.

After waking up early in the morning, I felt that the swelling in my broken thigh had completely subsided and the pain was gone. I stood up and tried to move it, and apart from not being able to exert any force, I could move it almost freely.

Li Hongjun couldn't understand how his injuries could heal on their own. This was because when Li Mu was tending to his body, he left a wisp of spiritual energy inside him. Although so many days had passed and the wisp of spiritual energy was almost gone, there was still some left, which allowed his injuries to heal on their own.

Li Hongjun, still in a wheelchair, went down to the first floor in the elevator. There was no one in the house, the front door was wide open, and even the courtyard gate was open.

Li Hongjun wondered to himself, "Could it be that the people monitoring us have let their guard down? Or did they go out to buy breakfast?"

By noon, Li Hongjun's stomach was growling with hunger, and the two men still hadn't appeared. He realized he'd been abandoned. He started to feel incredibly frustrated, thinking, "Those two are really something. They didn't even say anything before leaving; they're practically trying to starve themselves to death."

Li Hongjun was still inwardly cursing the two irresponsible martial artists when the living room phone rang. After answering the phone, his facial expression changed several times before finally turning into a constipated look.

He thought to himself, "This Li family from Yanjing is really something. The Chen family just left, and they've already come to join in the fun."

Before hanging up, Li Hongjun asked Shen Nancheng, who was making the call, to bring the Li family's visitors to the villa and also to help them order takeout.

While waiting for the Li family from Yanjing to arrive, Li Hongjun went to his study, opened the safe, and took out a bottle of Qi-boosting pills. These were pills Li Mu had instructed him to keep safe so he could take one when the time was right. Li Mu hadn't specified when the time would be right.

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Li Hongjun felt his body was somewhat depleted. He used to be able to withstand hunger, but now he was starving, which was just the right time. So, without hesitation, he poured out one pill from the small jade bottle, thought for a moment, then poured out another, and without thinking, popped it directly into his mouth.

The pill melts in the mouth, leaving a bitter aftertaste, and slides directly down the esophagus into the stomach.

"boom!"

Just a minute or two later, a feeling of fullness came over him, his body swelled up, and a fiery heat mixed with immense energy rose from his body. Li Hongjun was no longer a novice in cultivation. After feeling the changes in his body, he immediately crossed his legs on the wheelchair and began to circulate his energy through the body.

After just one cycle, Li Hongjun felt his martial arts cultivation begin to rise rapidly. After completing six small cycles, he felt he had encountered a bottleneck. The energy in his body began to accumulate, his whole body began to swell, and even the circulation of energy became uncontrollable.

When the feeling of explosion was getting closer and closer to the moment of explosion, he realized that he had made a huge mistake. He remembered Li Mu's original words: eat one at the appropriate time. But he was courting death and swallowed two at once. Li Mu was not around. What should he do now?

Li Hongjun jumped off his wheelchair and went straight to the villa's courtyard. He began practicing Kongming Fist, striking the blows extremely fast. Soon, he had wreaked havoc on the flowers and plants in the courtyard, and he had even broken several camphor trees with his feet and fists.

"boom!!"

After Li Hongjun's frenzied and chaotic outburst, the energy in his body finally broke through the bottleneck, and his swollen body quickly dissolved. Most of the excess energy was absorbed by his meridians and body, and his dazed mind and body became lighter. He knew that he had returned from the brink of death.

"Hey!"

With a sigh, Li Hongjun slumped down amidst the chaos. His energy wasn't completely depleted, but it wouldn't endanger his life anymore. He began circulating the Iron Bone Realm technique to regulate his breathing. Soon, he found that the Iron Bone Realm technique flowed smoothly, and he had entered the Iron Bone Realm.

"Haha! Life is truly unpredictable. Who would have thought that I would become a master of the Iron Bone Realm in just a few days?"

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Li Hongjun felt a strange sense of pride, his arrogance quite obvious. However, faced with the scene of utter devastation, he felt a sense of smug satisfaction, like someone wearing fine clothes in the dark. It must be said, Li Hongjun had the right to be proud; sometimes, crisis can turn into opportunity.

Even if Li Mu were here, he would think the same way. Of course, if Li Mu were here, he probably wouldn't let him take the risk, and whether there would be such an opportunity again is another matter.

Shen Nancheng arrived carrying takeout, leading Li Yaohui and his two bodyguards. The group was astonished to see the villa gate wide open and the yard in complete disarray.

Shen Nancheng entered the house, casually placed the takeout on the coffee table, said "I brought the person," and sat down to one side.

Li Hongjun had just finished taking some qi-boosting pills and almost ate himself to death. When he saw the takeout, he smacked his lips and suddenly it didn't taste so good anymore.

"Haha! Li Hongjun, I see you guys are really arrogant and dare to mess with anyone. Now you've been beaten up!"

Li Yaohui looked gloating and then asked, "Where's Li Mu? Tell him to come out. He's gone mad, daring to cheat my son out of his money. Let's see if he wants to settle this officially or privately. If I don't teach him a lesson this time, I'll consider my trip in vain."

Li Hongjun looked at this fool and was speechless. The father and son were alike, both arrogant and clueless about the situation.

Luckily, Li wasn't there. If Li Mu were, he'd probably slap him across the face.

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"Who are you? What's your surname?" Li Hongjun asked, tilting his head.

"Li Hongjun, you've gone too far! Pretending not to know me? Let me tell you again, my surname is Li, Li Yaohui from the Li family of Yanjing."

Li Yaohui felt offended and became very impatient.

"Oh! So you do know your surname is Li! They came knocking on your door, and instead of helping them, you were gloating, thinking it was an honor for the Li family of Yanjing? Someone like you, you'd be lucky to even get a piece of shit, and you still have the nerve to ask for money? Didn't you ask your stupid son how he gave the money to Li Mu?"

"You, watch your mouth, or I'll have someone deal with you. Where's that little bastard Li Mu? Let him out. I've said it before, bastards' offspring are all the same."

"Smack!"

Hearing Li Yaohui call him a bastard, Li Hongjun was filled with rage. He had already accepted that his leg had been broken by the Chen family martial artist and that he was no match for them. But now, some idiot was gloating and insulting him at his doorstep. He couldn't stand it anymore. Without saying a word, he slapped Li Yaohui across the face, sending him rolling around in the yard like a gourd.

He had only held back his strength; otherwise, that slap could have smashed someone's skull.

The eldest brother, Li Jianjun, hated people the most in his life. He called them bastards because they were born from the old man's second marriage. They had always been discriminated against in Yanjing. Now that the old man was gone, he was still being insulted. And this person was even a relative. Li Yaohui would be too lenient if he didn't beat him to death.

The two bodyguards tried to stop Li Hongjun when he made his move, but they couldn't. They then tried to attack Li Hongjun as well. Seeing Li Hongjun's turbulent blood, they decided to give up and went outside to help Li Yaohui up and check on his injuries.

Li Hongjun also arrived at the compound, walked to the broken camphor tree branch, grabbed the trunk with one hand, pointed at the two bodyguards and said, "You two take the person away quickly, and tell Li Yaowen not to come to Jiangcheng to cause trouble again. If anyone comes, they won't be able to leave alive."

After Li Hongjun finished speaking, he uprooted half of the tree branch with one hand, threw it into the air, and punched the tree trunk, which instantly shattered into pieces.

Seeing this, the two bodyguards picked up the man and left, secretly relieved that they hadn't intervened, otherwise he wouldn't even know how he died. Li Hongjun was definitely a martial arts practitioner.

Watching the two bodyguards carry the person away in a sorry state, Li Hongjun smacked his lips again. As a newly promoted strongman, he felt he hadn't quite gotten enough of showing off.