Cultivating for Immorality: I Evolved Martial Arts into the Immortal Path – Chapter 26

Chapter 26: The Whole Village Trembles

“Zhao Hu, why are you all back so early today?”

In the village, the villagers couldn’t help but be puzzled.

In the past, Zhao Hu and the others usually returned around dusk.

Today, it wasn’t even three in the afternoon, and Zhao Hu and the others all looked terrified, each more disheveled than the last, clearly having encountered something frightening in the mountains.

“A-Qiang, what happened to you?”

Fourth Uncle rushed forward, his face full of heartache and worry.

Chu Qiang’s lips were pale, and his voice was hoarse: “Father, we ran into a bear.”

“What?”

Fourth Uncle was startled, his expression changing drastically.

Hearing this, the surrounding villagers also changed their expressions.

The bear had been the focus of discussion among many villagers recently, and many suspected that the bear was still in the mountains around the village.

Now, Chu Qiang’s words confirmed this.

“Thank goodness, thank goodness… It’s good that you’re alright!”

Fourth Uncle saw that Chu Qiang was not injured and felt a wave of relief.

“Father, Big Brother Liang was also there, he couldn’t escape.”

“Huh? You mean Chu Liang, that kid?”

“Yes, Big Brother Liang, he was alone…”

Soon, the news spread.

The village was small, and any news spread quickly, passing from one person to ten, then ten to a hundred. It didn’t take long for it to reach Second Uncle’s ears.

“A-Liang is in trouble?”

Second Uncle was chopping wood in the yard when he heard the news, and his face instantly turned pale.

The news was told to him by Chu Shan.

Chu Shan said anxiously, “Father, everyone outside is saying that Big Brother Liang was killed by a bear. I asked A-Qiang, and A-Qiang said the same thing.”

“Impossible, A-Liang is always cautious, how could he go into the mountains without a weapon?” Second Uncle refused to believe it and immediately went out to inquire.

But after asking around, the news he heard was all the same.

The only thing that gave him a little comfort was that Zhao Hu and the others didn’t actually see Chu Liang die, they were just assuming he was dead.

As long as they didn’t see it with their own eyes, there was still hope.

As the news spread, more and more villagers gathered at the village entrance, each with anxious and worried expressions on their faces.

They weren’t worried about Chu Liang, they were just worried about their own safety.

“What if that bear comes down the mountain again?”

“Chu’s A-Liang hasn’t returned yet, he’s probably in grave danger.”

“Steward Hu, you must tell Master Hu.”

“Yes, Steward Hu, we’re all relying on you now…”

In the middle of the crowd was a thin middle-aged man with a mustache.

It was Steward Hu.

Hearing the words of the people around him, Steward Hu was secretly pleased.

So what if that Chu’s A-Liang was capable? These lowly villagers still had to rely on Master Hu in the end!

“Don’t worry, everyone!”

Steward Hu stroked his mustache, looking calm and composed, and said, “I’ve already informed the master. The master told everyone not to panic. If the bear comes down the mountain into the village, he will deal with it!”

Hearing this, the people’s anxious hearts were somewhat relieved.

Immediately, someone shouted, “Long live Master Hu! May Master Hu live a long and prosperous life! May Master Hu live ten thousand years!”

Ten thousand years, that was something only the current Emperor was worthy of!

But in this small mountain village, the landlord was almost the same as the Emperor.

Second Uncle thought the voice sounded familiar and immediately looked over, only to find that it was Wang Tuozi, who had been crippled by Chu Liang!

Wang Tuozi was still alive!

Both his legs were broken, and he was sitting on a tattered straw mat, as thin as a skeleton, looking sickly and weak, but he still struggled to shout, “Thanks to Master Hu, our village can be peaceful! Master Hu is the sky, everything we have is given to us by Master Hu!”

“That’s right, long live Master Hu!”

Beside him, several other crippled followers also shouted in unison.

Hearing that Chu Liang was in trouble, they were the happiest of all.

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Wang Tuozi and the others were overjoyed, feeling as if they had taken an elixir, as if they had never felt so comfortable in their lives.

Good riddance!

They all shouted in their hearts.

If they weren’t crippled, they would definitely be dancing with joy.

“These useless people are quite clever.”

Steward Hu glanced at them. He had always looked down on Wang Tuozi and the others, but he had to admit that these village ruffians were good at flattery.

Their shouts invisibly increased Master Hu’s prestige in the village.

This was the effect Steward Hu wanted.

He wanted these villagers to understand that Master Hu was the village’s protector, and without Master Hu, this village would be doomed sooner or later!

Just then, someone suddenly exclaimed, “The bear! The bear is coming down the mountain!”

“What?”

Everyone was startled and looked in the direction the person was pointing.

In the distant forest, the trees were shaking, and the leaves were rustling.

Then, a massive figure appeared in everyone’s sight. It was a terrifying wild bear!

But, to their astonishment…

The wild bear wasn’t coming down the mountain on its own, it was being carried out by someone!

“That’s…”

When they saw who it was, everyone was stunned, frozen in place like stone statues.

The next moment, a burst of incredulous exclamations erupted from the crowd.

“That… that’s Chu’s A-Liang!”

“My god, he’s not dead?”

“He killed that bear?!”

Chu Liang was still alive!

Not only was he alive and well, but he had also killed the black bear and was carrying it down the mountain!

The villagers were instantly in an uproar!

“It’s Chu’s A-Liang! It’s really Chu’s A-Liang! He killed the bear, just like Master Hu, he can also kill a bear!”

“My god, how strong is he?”

“Did you see that? He’s actually carrying that bear!”

“…”

This explosive news spread like a hurricane, instantly sweeping from one end of the village to the other.

The whole village was in an uproar!

Every household, whether it was the elderly or children, all ran out of their houses, scrambling to the village entrance.

In their shocked gazes, Chu Liang, with steady steps and bulging muscles, carried the massive wild bear, walking towards the village step by step. Under the golden sunlight, he looked like a giant spirit god from a mythical legend!

This scene was like a miracle, and the shock it brought to everyone far surpassed the scene of Master Hu killing a bear with one palm.

After all, Master Hu was recognized as being powerful.

But Chu Liang?

Just recently, he was seriously injured by that bear, and many people thought he was going to die. Even Chu’s relatives were waiting to divide his family property.

But now he had killed the bear that had injured him!

What did this mean?

It meant that he wasn’t seriously injured at all, he just looked seriously injured!

“No wonder A-Liang recovered so quickly.”

“Great, A-Liang is our village’s protector, with him here, we don’t have to worry about those wild beasts anymore!”

Besides the shock, most of the villagers were overjoyed, each one of them extremely happy.

They were excited and all shouted, as if welcoming a warrior returning from a bloody battle.

Of course, there were a few people whose expressions weren’t so good.

Like Steward Hu.

The scene of Chu Liang carrying the wild bear down the mountain also gave him quite a shock.

But Chu Liang was just a lowly commoner, how could he compare to Master Hu?

Hearing the words of the surrounding villagers, Steward Hu’s face immediately darkened.

“Chu Liang… I knew he was trouble!”