"Hehe, forgive my bluntness, but I can't see any power fluctuations in you. You must just be someone who has just entered the world of martial arts." The middle-aged man laughed.
“We are not good people, but we are not wicked either. If you leave now, we can spare your life.”
“No need.” Su Ruochu slowly shook her head: “If you see the right opportunity, then hurry up and make your move. There may be more people coming later, so your chances of winning the position of city lord will be much smaller.”
The group exchanged glances, their eyes gleaming with murderous intent.
Indeed, they were among the highest group to leave the city, but there were simply too many people following closely behind.
If they spend too much time with Su Ruochu, the people who come later will be stronger and stronger, and it will be a loss for them.
"Little girl, go ahead and do it. We'll let you have a few moves. Don't worry, we won't kill you. At most, we'll cripple your meridians," a man said sinisterly.
"Third brother, you're so soft-hearted, huh? In my opinion, this woman isn't someone to be trifled with either. Just kill her to prevent future troubles."
"That's right. We were forced to come here to make a living, not to turn over a new leaf. If we are soft-hearted, we will only hurt ourselves. One must be ruthless to outsiders."
The group exchanged glances, then sneered, their eyes all falling on Su Ruochu.
"I had no intention of killing anyone, really." Su Ruochu sighed softly, "But if you all push too hard, then I will have no choice but to resort to my long-dormant killing ways."
Su Ruochu spun the Buddhist prayer beads in her hand faster and faster. Ever since she cultivated the black lotus of unknown origin into her natal lotus, she would feel inexplicably irritable from time to time.
It seemed that the malevolent aura emanating from that black lotus was too strong. Even Su Ruochu, who cultivated both Confucianism and Buddhism, was unable to directly erase that fierce aura. She could only slowly refine it using Buddhist supernatural powers.
But whenever her fighting spirit surged, a murderous intent would always well up in her chest, which was definitely not a good sign for her.
"Kill someone? Little girl, have you ever killed a chicken before?" The fourth brother of Hunyuan Gong sneered, "Stop talking nonsense. If you're too proud to do it, then I'll do it."
“We’re here to hide from our enemies, not to be good people. If there’s any dirty or hard work you can’t handle, you can give it to me.”
The fourth brother shouted, flipped his palms over, and a faint red light emanated from them.
At the same time, his face became even redder than before, which was a result of practicing Hunyuan Gong.
The fourth brother flipped forward, his palms glowing red, releasing the intense heat of his Hunyuan Gong, ready to end Su Ruochu's life with a single blow.
Su Ruochu sat there motionless, but when the fourth brother's palm strike was three feet away from her, a golden light suddenly appeared on her body.
Buzz... It was as if the fourth brother's palm strike had hit a golden bell, and he was shaken back repeatedly.
"A body of steel, are you a meditator?" After the fourth brother stepped back, he felt his blood surging uncontrollably.
He composed himself and looked at Su Ruochu with a surprised expression.
With an indestructible body, cultivated to the extreme, her body is as solid as diamond, reaching the strength of a golden-bodied Arhat. This little girl in front of me is not as simple as she appears on the surface.
"I said I don't want to kill anyone, so please step back." Su Ruochu slowly opened her eyes.
"What are you all standing there for? We've run into a tough one. Let's all four of us brothers work together and take care of this problem first," the fourth brother roared at his fellow disciples.
Without a moment's hesitation, the group realized that Su Ruochu was definitely not someone to be trifled with.
Several people roared at the same time, flipped their palms, raised their Hunyuan Gong, and attacked Su Ruochu simultaneously.
The simultaneous all-out attack of four martial arts masters at the Heavenly Realm level should be taken seriously.
Su Ruochu stepped up and disappeared from the scene in a flash.
Boom... The blue stone was shattered under the palm strikes of the four men.
But Su Ruochu's figure vanished without a trace.
Just as the four were wondering, a clear and gentle voice rang in their ears: "The way of the sage is to act without striving."
The voice was indeed Su Ruochu's voice, but it came from all directions, layer upon layer, like a thousand waves surging in.
In fact, once you reach the level of the four brothers of Hunyuan Gong, it is not difficult to locate a sound.
However, Su Ruochu's voice was not quiet, but it came from all directions, making it impossible for them to figure out where she was.
As the word "contend" fell, wisps of azure light enveloped the four people, accompanied by four screams, and their figures flew backward like kites with broken strings.
Su Ruochu appeared in front of the blue stone where she had just been, but unfortunately, the blue stone had been shattered by the force of the four people's palms.
The four brothers of the Hunyuan Sect, all experts at the Heavenly Realm, were knocked to the ground by her single finger strike. Several of them struggled and coughed up blood, with only the eldest brother able to barely sit up thanks to his cultivation level. The remaining three coughed up blood and collapsed to the ground.
"This is... Confucianism, Confucianism and Taoism?" The eldest brother looked at Su Ruochu in surprise, he was shocked, angry and regretful.
He truly regretted getting involved in Ye Xingchen's affairs, and even more so, he regretted not listening to Su Ruochu and turning away.
He should have realized that someone who could command such a large bounty in Jinluo City was someone far beyond their level.
"It is Confucianism and Taoism." Su Ruochu's fighting spirit intensified, and the golden light around her almost condensed into crimson flames.
"Are you a celestial being?" The leader discovered something else that shocked him.
“That’s right, it’s a celestial phenomenon.” Su Ruochu nodded slowly again.
Confucianism and Taoism, celestial phenomena—two concepts that mortals could never cross—actually appeared in Su Ruochu at the same time.
The four brothers of Hunyuan Gong only felt a bitter taste in their mouths.
They are considered to have made rapid progress; the youngest, the fourth son, is only in his thirties.
In their view, reaching the Heavenly Realm in one's thirties is already an extremely remarkable achievement.
However, the girl in front of me is at most in her twenties. She has embraced Taoism through Confucianism and practices both Confucianism and Buddhism.
More importantly, she entered the celestial phenomena; how much Heaven favored her!
"We're sorry, we were presumptuous. We four brothers shouldn't have overestimated ourselves and caused you trouble." The eldest brother composed himself and immediately admitted defeat.
"Now I'm leaving with my brothers and have persuaded anyone who comes to cause trouble to give up. Please, young lady... give us a chance."
“Originally… I could have let you go.” Su Ruochu slowly raised her head, a chill slowly rising in her eyes.
"But now I've changed my mind..."
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