Chapter 34: Brother, Spare My Life

Noticing Jiang Xincheng’s flaw, Zhuo Qiang’s lips curled into a faint, fleeting smile. However, Jiang Xincheng, who was constantly watching Zhuo Qiang, caught it. A glint flashed deep in Jiang Xincheng’s eyes, unnoticed by anyone.

At one moment, Zhuo Qiang used a move called Dragging the Tiger’s Tail, aiming for Jiang Xincheng’s right leg. Jiang Xincheng’s face changed, and he quickly dodged. He countered with a move called Hungry Tiger Leaping Over the Gully, meeting Zhuo Qiang’s fist.

A bright smile spread across Zhuo Qiang’s face. Sure enough, faced with his Dragging the Tiger’s Tail, Jiang Xincheng once again used Hungry Tiger Leaping Over the Gully. Because his Dragging the Tiger’s Tail targeted Jiang Xincheng’s right leg, it caused a flaw in Jiang Xincheng’s Hungry Tiger Leaping Over the Gully that he could exploit.

“Heavy Fist Subdues the Tiger!”

With a fierce shout, Zhuo Qiang’s right fist shot out like a dragon, heavily striking toward Jiang Xincheng’s shoulder—precisely where he had created the opening.

Faced with Zhuo Qiang’s Heavy Fist Subdues the Tiger, especially since it was aimed at his shoulder, panic flashed across Jiang Xincheng’s face. He hurriedly began to retreat.

Seeing this, Zhuo Qiang smirked. It was too late. His fist sped up, carrying a fierce gust of wind, and landed heavily on Jiang Xincheng’s shoulder. It seemed as though it would shatter Jiang Xincheng’s shoulder, allowing Zhuo Qiang to follow up with a Hungry Tiger Leaping Over the Gully straight into Jiang Xincheng’s heart, severely injuring him. Then, he could deal with Jiang Xincheng as he pleased.

But at that moment, a smile also appeared on Jiang Xincheng’s lips. His shoulder slid aside, causing Zhuo Qiang’s fist to lose its force and slip off, leaving a huge opening.

Jiang Xincheng struck at that very moment.

Hungry Tiger Leaping Over the Gully!

It was a perfect Hungry Tiger Leaping Over the Gully. His shoulder didn’t tremble, remaining terrifyingly stable. The move was executed with astonishing skill, accurately hitting Zhuo Qiang’s chest and sending him flying. Zhuo Qiang landed in the mud by the river, covered in filth, unable to move.

“You… cheated!” Zhuo Qiang stared at Jiang Xincheng in shock and disbelief. He never expected that Jiang Xincheng had been setting a trap from the start, deliberately creating a barely noticeable flaw in his shoulder to lure him in.

Compared to the flaw he had intentionally shown earlier, Jiang Xincheng’s method was ten times, a hundred times more clever. He had smoothly led Zhuo Qiang into the trap and severely injured him.

Zhuo Qiang’s heart turned cold. If he had known how cunning and powerful Jiang Xincheng was, he would never have been tempted by those 100,000 Credit Points to cause trouble for him.

Now, severely injured, it would take months to recover. The delay would cost him significant progress in strength, far outweighing the value of 100,000 Credit Points.

Most importantly, if his father found out, he would be finished. He wouldn’t be allowed to leave home for months.

“Tell me, who sent you to deal with me?”

Looking at Zhuo Qiang lying motionless in the mud, Jiang Xincheng crouched in front of him and spoke coldly.

Zhuo Qiang’s face hardened. “A man should value loyalty. I took money to solve a problem. I won’t tell you who sent me to teach you a lesson.”

Smack!

As soon as Zhuo Qiang finished speaking, Jiang Xincheng grabbed his hair and slammed his face into the mud, forcing him to swallow the filth.

After several dozen seconds, Jiang Xincheng pulled Zhuo Qiang out by the hair. Looking at his disheveled, mud-covered face, Jiang Xincheng said indifferently, “Tell me, who sent you to deal with me?”

“I…” Zhuo Qiang, his face covered in mud, gritted his teeth. Since childhood, he had never suffered such a loss. If he could escape, he would train hard and come back for revenge.

Smack!

Seeing Zhuo Qiang still hesitating, Jiang Xincheng slammed him into the mud again, forcefully shoving his head deeper into the filth.

Zhuo Qiang struggled desperately, but in his severely injured state, how could he resist Jiang Xincheng’s methods?

Half a minute later, Jiang Xincheng pulled out a mud-filled, wide-eyed Zhuo Qiang. “Tell me, who sent you to deal with me?”

“Liu Ping! He gave me 100,000 Credit Points to break your limbs and get revenge for him.” This time, Zhuo Qiang didn’t spout any nonsense about loyalty or taking money to solve problems. He immediately named Liu Ping as the mastermind without hesitation, showing that his so-called loyalty was just empty words to show off.

Jiang Xincheng, who knew Zhuo Qiang well from his past life, had always known that Zhuo Qiang wasn’t the loyal type. So, after just a little suffering, he immediately confessed everything.

If Liu Ping knew, he wondered what he would think.

“Are you sure?” Jiang Xincheng asked.

Zhuo Qiang nodded repeatedly, like a chicken pecking at rice. “Yes, I’m absolutely sure. My phone has the call record from half an hour ago when Liu Ping contacted me. I even recorded it. If you don’t believe me, listen. It was definitely Liu Ping who told me to do this. I was just greedy for his money. I’m just a high school student with no money, but I have a girlfriend and need to spend a lot. So I agreed to Liu Ping’s offer. Brother, please let me go. I won’t dare do it again.” Zhuo Qiang began to act pitiful, using his high school status to gain sympathy.

Jiang Xincheng nodded. “Alright, I know you’re not really to blame. Give me the 100,000 Credit Points Liu Ping paid you, and I’ll let you go this time.”

“Okay, okay, I’ll give it to you right now.” Having learned his lesson, Zhuo Qiang didn’t hesitate. He immediately took out his phone to transfer the money. “Brother, what’s your bank account number? I’ll transfer it now.”

Too scared, Zhuo Qiang didn’t even dare mention that Liu Ping had only given him half the money upfront, afraid Jiang Xincheng wouldn’t believe him and punish him again.

Jiang Xincheng smiled slightly and gave Zhuo Qiang the number for an anonymous bank card—a bearer card from the world’s largest Huaruimengshi Bank, which he had specifically applied for half a month ago.

Seeing the bank card, Zhuo Qiang’s face showed bitterness. This guy was so well-prepared, leaving no evidence. Not daring to hesitate, he obediently transferred 100,000 Credit Points to Jiang Xincheng. Half of that was his living expenses for the next year.

Only after the transfer was confirmed did Jiang Xincheng release Zhuo Qiang. “Since you’re not the mastermind, I’ll let you go this time. If there’s a next time, don’t blame me for being ruthless. I’ll break your limbs and destroy your Dantian, so you can never cultivate Primordial Force again.”

“Yes, yes, brother, I understand. I won’t do this kind of thing again.” Zhuo Qiang nodded vigorously, his face full of sincerity. However, Jiang Xincheng clearly saw a cold glint deep in his eyes. If given the chance, this kid would surely try to kill him.

But Jiang Xincheng wasn’t afraid.

Not only was his own strength growing rapidly—far beyond what Zhuo Qiang could catch up to even with full effort—but also, he wouldn’t truly let Zhuo Qiang off so easily.