Seeing that there were no more things for me to do here with my senior brother leaving, I rechecked the wooden piece was still on me, it seemed that it will be my way into the Dojo if I wanted to visit again .
Yes, I'm not planning on showing up tomorrow or maybe the day after that, I already acquired the Martial Arts that I came here to acquire, so my goal was very much achieved, the information about the existence of that Nutritious Soup was something that I hadn't expect, I would be asking instructor Lu about the date it will be distributed in, tomorrow morning .
Then I will come discreetly when they are being distributed, get my share then I will be out of this place, the reason for that much cautious was actually because I didn't want to run into that Lu Chiang, not to mention that I was at odds with his father, we were enemies that would stop at nothing to kill each other out, for me the reason was to get rid of that annoying resentment that kept on haunting me .
I still hadn't forgotten that I might have been suffering a great deal of injuries of not for the existence of that weird thing that kept sending messages on my mind, so I do really need to fix that problem up, I also didn't like the fact that I was plotted against by that guy, in a way that might have sentenced me to death, by once again getting framed for something that I didn't do .
So that was my selfish reason, wanting to get revenge for both me and the original owner of this body, so the chances of that guy wanting be friendly with me was very much low and I wasn't willing to risk him recognizing my identity .
Not to mention the fact that he was a big figure here in the Dojo and might be able to pull some strings from behind the scene which might make even staying here quite difficult for me, his influence on the Lu Family matters was what really troubled me, he was able to acquire that position due to him being a Close Disciple to the Dojo's Master, that influence was most likely what gave Deacon Lu his job in the family .
The original Tian Long not hearing much about was most likely due to the different status between the two, I just really hope that he didn't know about me, I'm still too weak to be able to stop him whether he took action himself or sent someone to do it for him .
I'm more alarmed by his existence even though, I hadn't met him once before, but I already have some guesses about what might his character be like .
After all, apples don't fall far from the trees, with a vicious hearted father like that Deacon Lu, I don't believe that guy to be any better, in fact I'm beginning to believe that he was much worse .
I believe that guy and his father most like had something to do with Lu Jiu gaining knowledge of that secret technique, luckily that guy really hadn't even reached the first layer of Flesh Tempering Realm or I might have already left this body to the next inhibitor and searched for probably another one, I felt myself shuddering as I remembered what happened in the morning .
That guy's death was completely on their hands, but that shouldn't have been possible, senior brother Fu said that the technique was already removed from the booklet before it was handed to the Lu family, can that guy already have knowledge of that secret technique and he written down himself, then does that mean he might already know of me .
The shuddering turned into heavy shaking in the empty hall, reminding myself that this was no more than a speculation for the time being, I calmed myself down and decided that my first action was to first leave the Dojo .
I came out of the hall, just to see that the other Disciples seemed to be ending their practice, they began to wear their bronze colored robes, gathering their stuff and heading to another hall on the distance, seeing them like this I couldn't help but notice that the brightness in front of me was lower than back in the hall, I looked at the sky and saw that we are almost at sunset .
Night began to crept on the city and I needed to get back to Lu Family mansion before the dark, the city was already a bit dangerous during the daye, so I'm afraid it was hell during the night, I began to hurry towards the door leading to the area where the gates were, I happened to run into the servant from before Mu Lu, coincidentally he seemed to be looking for me as well .
Seeing my robes he wasn't that much surprised, but he instead raised the package I came here with, where my old clothes were put and handed them to me with a frown on his face, I took the box from his hand and cupped my fist and thanked him for it, I had completely forgot about having it in the first place, I might have went crazy to search for it, luckily it seemed that I have left it in the Reception hall or room earlier .
Voice 1 : Ohh, if it isn't our recently promoted senior brother, may we ask you to honour us with knowing your name senior brother ? .
A sudden sarcastic voice sounded from behind me, but it wasn't the only one others were soon following suit, even though his words seemed to have no problem with them, some would call them quite polite even, but they were tainted with a huge amount of ridicule, that was confirmed by the other voices that followed .
Voice 2 : we might not need to know much about it, since he will be most likely stripped of that status soon .
Voice 3 : yes, he might end up exactly like the garbage he is talking to .
Even though I was a bit intrigued to understand more about what was going on, I couldn't help but see more and more people gathering here and beginning to make a scene, something that I currently didn't wish to do, I took my things and without even uttering a word, I directly left the Dojo .
At remembering what one of those guys said about me losing my status as a disciple, that what he must have probably meant, I once again rechecked the wooden piece in my inner pocket, seeing that it was still there I sighed in relief and began talking to myself while fiddling with the wooden piece in hand .
Telling myself that I had only short time to improve myself, starting a countdown for myself, in 3 months I need to be either strong enough to get promoted to Core Disciple or at least have the ability to stand in this world on my own .
Seeing that it had already been quite the crazy day, I started heading towards the family mansion, going through a longer road this time not wanting to get recognized by the clerk who was at the Bathhouse nor interacting with anyone related to the Han family for all that matter, at least not with me still holding the box that might implicate me .
As I took the more long road towards reaching the Lu Family mansion, I couldn't help but notice that I seemed to have unknowingly seemed to have reached the lawless area that I labeled as forbidden zone in my earlier, but this time it was quite bustling than before, there were all sorts kind of events going on in that street, some dangerous one as well .
There were something akin to a fighting rings where people were gambling on who beat who and the rewards and the stakes were pretty high, two people were put on the ring, I'm not sure whether it was due to my senses getting suddenly an improvement after my first time tempering my body, but I was able to tell that any of the two guys in that ring was able to split me in half .
So that thought was enough to calm the itch I was beginning to feel in my hands, seeing how excited the people who were gambling in front of me had completely awakened a desire that I thought had been buried deep by me, I once was exactly like that too, until I had met a dark end and an ugly truth .
Remembering that I don't have much many to spare on these sort of things, I was able to see 4 to 5 rings being set and even though the opponents were already inside the rings, they weren't fighting one another, seeming to be waiting for something, I seeing that I had no much time to stick around, I passed by a few bustling group of people, one of them seemed to be here for the first time and kept asking on why they hadn't started killing one another .
As I heard the word ' killing ', my blood ran cold, but once again I reminded myself at what kind of world I was in, even though it was a tough thing to swallow, if I'm to get rid of the resentment that kept haunting me and survive in this world, I might need to come in terms with this the sooner the better .
I didn't mean to eavesdrop, but their voices were just loud enough for me to get a clear grasp of what were they talking about, I also was finally able to understand what those guys were waiting for, the fighting only start after the golden crow completely falls down .
The fighting only start after the night is here, I had no intention to wait and watch the fighting, especially not after I felt a few eyes gazing at me hostility and sizing me up, but it seemed that most of them give up on attacking me due to the robe that I wore, the robe back had the name of the Dojo that I belonged to, that probably what deterred them from attacking me, for that I was filled with pride at the fact that it seemed joining the Solid Rock Fist Dojo was indeed the right choice .
At this stage of time, all I can say is that, there was still the looming threat of being targeted by that Lu Chiang, so for now it was a correct choice .
After those guys swept their gazes, no more eyes were aimed at me, that was a relief, I hurried back to the Lu Family mansion, for now that place was ended a bit safe, just as I got out of this shady area and saw the Lu family mansion come into view, my arm was suddenly caught by someone, which almost made me curse out loud, but soon calmed down after I saw the person who was responsible was none other than an official .
Without waiting me to ask, he said the reason he had approached me just now, that reason almost had me try to break free, but soon I realized that even this was no longer an option .
Due to the fact that the guy in front of me was much stronger than me, I was asked to identify a face on a wanted poster, what shocked me was the fact that there was no doubt about it, that guy on the poster was indeed me before I got cleaned up, but now I look like a complete different person, it seemed the clerk hadn't had enough time to inscribe my new looks in his mind, I'm quite thankful for that, that was also probably why the official in front of me wasn't able to recognize me .
But to think that they would be able to make a wanted poster this quickly was something completely unexpected, that clerk really didn't hesitate to sell me out .
I shook my head at the officer and said that I hadn't seen the face of the man in the poster before, he still blocking his nostrils was about to ask for something else when he suddenly saw the robe I was wearing, he looked at the back of it and even though the bamboo sticks were obscuring his sight a little, the moment he saw the logo and the name of the Dojo, he let go of my arm, cupped his fist at me, apologized for the offense, then he retreated .
I stood there still carrying the smelly box in front of me which should had been an enough clue to get me arrested at least as a suspect, but due to huge face of the Dojo, I was let go, I didn't even stop for a second to calm myself down, I hurried back to the mansion, I went inside the mansion and got my money back from the guards .
Before I entered, I entered an empty alley removed the robe and my new clothes and once again wore the Lu Family slave's vest, even though the guard was very unwilling to hand me the money back, but at least one of those guards still had some conscience, he nudged the unwilling guard and made him hand me the silver .
I entered the family mansion and felt a bit at ease, now that I had returned here, I went to the canteen and even though I now have almost a half tael and some change of copper coins, it was enough for me to restock the amount of food I have .
This time at the canteen, there was almost no empty seat available, but unlike before, I hadn't felt any hostile gaze at me so that was a relief, but just as I passed by a table near the counter, I heard a news about that Lu Sun getting accused of causing a damage to one of the young master's saddles and for that he will be forced to pay a huge compensation and wont be getting his allowance for 2 months, but that wasn't all .
He was sentenced to be lached 80 laches, if not for him spending his old days in serving the family and his brother being Deacon Lu, he would have been sentenced to death, but after Deacon Lu meddling for his older brother, the laches were reduced to 40 .
As I heard this, I was a bit glad that I did what I did, I was also glad for the fact that it seemed that Lu Chiang and his father didn't have that strong influence on the Lu Family matters, I thought they had, so that's was a good news .
Lu Sun being Deacon Lu's brother, took me by surprise a little, they were indeed similar in apperance, but they also had differences as well .
Lu Sun had also been removed from his position in the family and returned to be nothing more than a servant, due to his old age he probably won't be able to become a family member in name again in his lifetime at least without the interference of Deacon Lu or Lu Chiang to make it happen, but either way, I need to be extra careful dealing with that crafty old guy and his wretched younger brother .
They should be completely dissatisfied with me at the moment, so I better raise my guard up, I spent the half tael I had left on enough food, luckily someone else was currently working in the canteen and I was able to restock enough money that if consumed wisely, it will be enough for me to use for half a week or two .
I bought all the jerky and vegetables that I'm able to afford and directly went back to my hut, surprisingly no one had even cared about the bamboo sticks I was holding on my back or the box in hand, as I reached my current home, I saw that the door was opened and become alarmed, there was no lock on the door, but I was certain that I had closed the door before .
I began to think deeply whether I should go check or no, but in the end I decided after seeing no movements inside the hut to go inside, just as I entered the door, I saw that the room was as before, with only one difference, on my bed there was a book laid there, the book cover had two words on it .
CHARGING TIGER .