Chen Changsheng took the Martial Skill and flipped through a few pages, seeing that the Moves were indeed exquisite.
"Good, this is our Chen Family's first Martial Skill. I've heard of the Broken Saber Sect; they were wiped out by the Five Tigers of Black Mountain. We can Cultivate it without worrying about anyone coming for trouble!"
Chen Changsheng said with a smile, then handed the Martial Skill to Chuanwu and said to him:
"These four men today are all bandits with bounties. Chuanwu, didn't you want to go to the city to learn martial arts? Take their heads to claim the reward!"
Chen Changsheng made this arrangement because he was afraid the city's martial arts schools would look down on Chuanwu, so he deliberately wanted to increase Chuanwu's fame.
"But you must be careful and not leave the city easily. I heard one of the Five Tigers of Black Mountain is in the Bone Tempering Realm, and he didn't show up today!"
Chuanwu nodded. He was valiant but not reckless; he would naturally be careful and not easily leave himself alone to give others an opportunity.
"Father, I also found this on them..."
Chen Chuanwen walked over with a frown and handed Chen Changsheng a token. Chen Changsheng took it, looked it over, and narrowed his eyes.
He naturally recognized the Local Government token and had inquired that the County Commandant in charge of the Constables in the county was none other than Liu Jinshan's brother, County Commandant Liu Jiang.
If it wasn't a forgery, then the presence of this token on these fierce bandits meant that tonight's events were inextricably linked to the Liu Family.
"The Liu Family really refuses to give up their wicked designs!"
Chen Changsheng murmured, then a sharp light flashed in his eyes as he looked at his two sons and said:
"The two of you must Breakthrough to the Bone Tempering Realm as soon as possible. The Liu Family's reliance is County Commandant Liu Jiang, who is in the Bone Tempering Realm. Our Howling Heaven is the Family's trump card and cannot be easily revealed. As long as one of you breaks through, we can seek revenge against the Liu Family for today!"
Chen Changsheng was no longer that anxious farmer; his whole Family's martial arts Cultivation had gradually nourished his ambition.
The Liu Family should be destroyed; after all, they were a stumbling block to Chen Changsheng's development of the Family.
"Father, don't worry. Once I Breakthrough to the Bone Tempering Realm, I will personally crush the Liu Family!"
Hearing it was the Liu Family causing trouble again, a fierce look flashed in Chen Chuanwu's eyes. In his heart, the Liu Family were already dead men waiting to be slaughtered!
"Don't be too impatient, you two. Our Chen Family is flourishing. In just five or six years, the Liu Family will certainly be no match for us. Stay steady; time is on our side now!"
Chen Changsheng was afraid his sons would seek trouble with the Liu Family now, so he reminded them.
The three of them cleaned up the corpses and went back to their rooms to sleep.
Meanwhile, at the foot of the mountain, Liu Hongtu didn't see Erhu and the others return. Being a coward, he didn't dare go up the mountain to look. He froze at the foot of the mountain all night until the next morning, when he left in a dejected state.
Early the next morning.
Chen Changsheng took Chuanwen to Cultivate the Martial Skill—Five Tigers Gate-Severing Saber. His wife, Yi Lian, was unwilling to engage in fighting and did not Cultivate. Chen Changsheng let her be; after all, if it ever came to her having to defend the Family, the Chen Family men would likely all be dead!
As for Chen Chuanwu, he took the heads of the four bandits and walked toward the county town alone.
When Chen Chuanwu went down the mountain, it was exactly when Liu Hongtu was leaving; the two almost ran into each other.
It was also Liu Hongtu's bad luck; if he had left a little later and seen Chen Chuanwu carrying the heads, he could have prepared earlier!
Chen Chuanwu entered Longwei City, asked a passerby for the location of the Local Government, and headed straight for the yamen.
"Are there bounties on these heads?"
Chen Chuanwu tossed the bundle containing the four bandits' heads onto the table. Seeing Chen Chuanwu's tall build and fierce aura, the Minor Clerk in charge of rewards suspected he was a Martial Artist and didn't dare offend him.
So he opened the bundle to inspect the heads.
"Ah! These are the heads of the Five Tigers of Black Mountain!"
The Minor Clerk suddenly cried out in surprise. The Five Tigers of Black Mountain had committed major crimes and were notorious villains in Longkou County whose names could stop a child's crying. County Commandant Liu Jiang had spent a year trying to suppress them without success.
Now, their heads had been easily taken by a youth; how could the Minor Clerk not be shocked?
"Young hero, you truly have great skill. It's a pity the bandit leader Black Tiger Ling wasn't captured, otherwise, you could have claimed a thousand taels of silver. However, with these four heads, you can claim five hundred taels of silver!"
The Minor Clerk said flatteringly. A Martial Artist like Chen Chuanwu was not someone a Minor Clerk like him, who held no official rank, could afford to provoke!
"Haha, five hundred taels! I didn't expect these guys' heads to be worth so much silver!"
Hearing the price, Chuanwu felt delighted. Although Chen Changsheng managed the Family and had ways of making money, Chuanwu was still young, and his father had never given him a large amount of silver.
These five hundred taels were the largest sum of money Chuanwu had seen in his fourteen years of life.
"Young hero, please wait a moment, I will go get the silver for you... May I ask how to address you? I need to record your name..."
"Kaoshan Village, Chen Chuanwu!"
Chen Chuanwu said casually. Seeing that Chen Chuanwu was in high spirits, the Minor Clerk hurriedly took the heads to find his superior to collect the silver.
In an instant, the news that the heads of four brothers from the notorious Five Tigers of Black Mountain had been taken by a youth spread among the Blade Wielder in the County Yamen!
The fierce reputation the Five Tigers of Black Mountain had accumulated over the years became the stepping stone for Chen Chuanwu's fame.
"By the way, this is your County Commandant's token, right? I found it on these four dead men. I'm returning it to the Local Government!"
After collecting the silver, Chuanwu didn't forget to put County Commandant Liu Jiang of the Liu Family on the spot, directly slapping down the token and deliberately implying a connection with the bandits.
In an instant, everyone in the County Yamen gasped, looking at the token on the table with conflicted expressions.
To put it lightly, the County Commandant was lax in management and might have lost the token for them to find; to put it seriously, this was collusion between the County Commandant and bandits... Chen Chuanwu ignored the bitter faces of the people in the yamen and walked out with the silver.
He was going to the martial arts school recommended by his teacher Wang Yong, called the Iron Spear Martial Arts School.
Its master was skilled with an iron spear and had challenged all the martial arts schools in Longwei County, beating other masters into silence, which was how he established himself in Longwei County.
It was a first-class martial arts school in the entire county. The master, Master Li Wen, was Wang Yong's mentor and the master Chen Chuanwu was about to pay his respects to!
Chen Chuanwu had learned a saying from his father: "Courtesy costs nothing."
Since he had silver on him and was visiting for the first time, he thought he should bring some gifts to make things easier.
Master Li Wen was over fifty years old and surely needed medicinal herbs to maintain his health. Besides, giving a Martial Artist medicinal herbs could never go wrong.
So Chen Chuanwu spent a hundred taels of silver to buy an eighteen-year-old ginseng as a greeting gift!
After making preparations, Chen Chuanwu headed straight for the Iron Spear Martial Arts School.
The Iron Spear Martial Arts School was located in the center of the county town, where land was at a premium, which was enough to show its strength!
"Here to learn martial arts? How old are you?"
At the main gate of the Iron Spear Martial Arts School, a man leaning against the doorframe asked casually.
"I am here to pay my respects to the master. This is a letter for the master from my teacher, Wang Yong!"
Chen Chuanwu took out the envelope and handed it to the man.
"Wang Yong? Are you Senior Brother Wang's Disciple? Come in with me!"
The man at the gate was also a Martial Artist of the school and knew Wang Yong, so he led Chen Chuanwu inside.
Chen Chuanwu walked into the central hall and waited for a moment before hearing a burst of hearty laughter.
"Haha, so you're the good prospect and martial arts Genius Wang Yong mentioned?"
A white-haired old man walked out laughing loudly. He was tall with bulging muscles, having a sturdier physique than many young people, and carried a hearty aura.
"It's all thanks to my teacher's praise! My talent is only average!"
Chen Chuanwu was uncharacteristically humble for once, then handed the letter to the old man.
"Hmm? In the Flesh Refining Realm at fourteen? Not bad. And you've mastered the Eight Spears of Tiger Killing to perfection?"
The old man read the letter and narrowed his eyes as he looked Chen Chuanwu over. If the information in the letter was correct, then the youth before him was a good prospect who could at least break through to the fourth Realm!