Cultivating for Immorality: I Evolved Martial Arts into the Immortal Path – Chapter 37

Chapter 37: County Town Trembles

Last night, Chu Liang did not return.

Many villagers believed he had fled.

But now, smoke was rising from the chimney of his house.

“Could someone be in his house? Is it Chu Erniu?”

Many people immediately thought of Second Uncle, after all, Second Uncle’s family was extremely close to Chu Liang.

While other villagers were still wondering, Fourth Uncle and Fifth Uncle were anxious.

“It must be Second Elder Brother!” Fourth Uncle asserted, “Before A-Liang left, he must have given the key to his house to Second Elder Brother!”

“Second Elder Brother is really unfair.” Fifth Uncle also said.

“Once A-Liang left, the things in his house should have been divided equally among our families.”

“Second Elder Brother can’t take it all for himself.”

“Quick! Let’s go over there and see!”

Fourth Uncle and Fifth Uncle looked anxious, hurriedly ran out of the yard, and rushed to Chu Liang’s yard in three steps at a time.

Thump thump thump!

They knocked on the door vigorously.

“Second Elder Brother, open the door, it’s me, Fourth Brother!”

“It’s me, Fifth Brother!”

The two shouted anxiously into the yard, knocking on the door as they shouted.

Thump thump thump!

The courtyard door shook, the sound was very loud.

At this time, a puzzled voice suddenly sounded behind the two: “Fourth Brother, Fifth Brother, what are you two doing?”

“Second Elder Brother?”

The two were startled, turned their heads together, and found that Second Uncle was behind them.

If Second Uncle was not in Chu Liang’s house, then who was cooking in his house?

Could it be…

The two were stunned for a moment, and before they could react, they heard the sound of the door opening.

“Creak…”

The courtyard door opened.

Chu Liang looked calm, stood by the door, glanced at the two, and asked: “Fourth Uncle, Fifth Uncle, is there anything you need?”

“A-Liang, you…”

Seeing that Chu Liang was still there, the two looked stiff, as if they had seen a ghost.

When did Chu Liang come back?

Didn’t he run away?

Not only them, but the other villagers around were also stunned, obviously not expecting Chu Liang to open the door.

For a time, everyone was stunned, not knowing what to say, and no one spoke.

Chu Liang had expected this.

He looked at Second Uncle and asked: “Second Uncle, have you eaten breakfast? If not, let’s eat together.”

“I… I have eaten.”

Second Uncle came back to his senses, suddenly remembered the contract, and his face suddenly became more anxious.

He immediately pulled Fourth Uncle and Fifth Uncle away, walked to the door, and asked in a low voice: “A-Liang, why are you back?”

“Second Uncle, this is my home, of course I have to come back, where else can I go?” Chu Liang asked with a surprised look.

“I thought you…”

“Don’t worry, Second Uncle, just a Master Hu, it’s not enough to make me leave my home.”

“But…”

Second Uncle hesitated for a moment, wanting to mention the slave contract.

But there were many people here, and it was not convenient to talk.

He gave Chu Liang a look, intending to talk about it after entering the yard.

But Fourth Uncle suddenly spoke: “A-Liang! A-Liang, it’s good that you’re back. Steward Hu came yesterday and gave a contract. As long as you sign the contract, the previous offense against Master Hu will be over.”

“Yes, the contract is with Second Elder Brother!” Fifth Uncle also hurriedly said: “Second Elder Brother, where is the contract? Quickly take it out and let A-Liang see it!”

“What are you two rushing for?”

Hearing the two’s words, Second Uncle was furious.

These two younger brothers didn’t know if they were deliberately or unintentionally stupid, mentioning the contract in front of so many people, it was simply driving him mad.

This matter was too important, it couldn’t be taken lightly, it had to be discussed in a place with fewer people, because the voices and opinions of others around might influence Chu Liang.

“I put that contract at home.” Second Uncle winked at Chu Liang, “A-Liang, come with me.”

“Okay.”

Chu Liang nodded, he didn’t ask what contract it was.

Just looking at Second Uncle’s face, he knew it was nothing good.

He closed the courtyard door and followed Second Uncle to his house.

Fourth Uncle and Fifth Uncle followed behind.

Second Uncle felt annoyed as soon as he saw these two things, and wanted to keep them out of his yard, but he was worried that they would make a fuss outside, so he had to let them in.

“Bang!”

Second Uncle heavily closed the courtyard door, blocking the prying eyes of the other villagers.

Outside, the other villagers were a little disappointed.

They really wanted to know whether Chu Liang would sign that slave contract.

Many people did not leave, but wandered outside the yard, glancing from time to time, waiting for Chu Liang to come out.

Inside the yard.

Second Uncle took out the contract and spread it flat on the table.

He said to Chu Liang: “A-Liang, this is what Steward Hu…”

Before he could finish speaking, Fourth Uncle suddenly interrupted him, squeezed out a smile and said to Chu Liang: “A-Liang, Master Hu admires you! As long as you sign this contract, you will be a member of the Hu family from now on!”

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“Fourth Brother, shut up!”

Second Uncle was really angry, and slapped Fourth Uncle hard on the face.

Slap!

The sound was crisp.

Fourth Uncle was stunned, half of his face quickly turned red and swollen.

He covered that half of his face, very unconvinced, and shouted loudly: “Second Elder Brother, why did you hit me? I’m doing this for A-Liang’s good!”

“Shut up! If you say another word, I’ll hit you again!”

“I…”

Fourth Uncle shrank his neck, and seeing that Second Uncle had already raised his hand, he immediately dared not speak again.

Fifth Uncle stood aside disappointed, glad that he didn’t rush to speak.

Chu Liang looked calm, picked up the contract on the table, and glanced at it casually.

“Oh, it’s a slave contract.”

He was not surprised, he had expected it.

Master Hu was cautious and cherished his life, he would definitely not directly attack him, but would find a way to test him.

This slave contract was one of the ways to test him.

If Chu Liang signed it, or showed a willingness to compromise and bow his head, then Master Hu would push his luck and continue to test him with more direct means, until Master Hu was finally sure.

In any case, he would not allow Chu Liang to grow into a martial artist in his territory.

“Second Uncle, this contract is just a test.” Chu Liang put down the slave contract and said calmly to Second Uncle.

“A test?” Second Uncle looked puzzled, not understanding Chu Liang’s meaning.

“It’s like this…”

Chu Liang’s voice was calm, and he briefly explained.

After listening, Second Uncle suddenly understood.

After all, he was not a martial artist, he didn’t understand the mentality of martial artists, and he didn’t stand high enough, so he didn’t think it through before.

The other villagers were the same, they all thought that the Hu family really wanted to take Chu Liang as a house slave.

After all, as long as he became a house slave, Chu Liang would be at their mercy.

Fifth Uncle on the side also understood, nodded to Chu Liang and said: “A-Liang, that is to say, whether this contract is signed or not, Master Hu will eventually get rid of you?”

“Yes.”

“Whether it is bowing, kneeling or begging for mercy, it is useless?”

“Useless.”

Hearing this, Fifth Uncle suddenly fell silent.

Fourth Uncle on the side was also very tactful and did not speak again.

If they did what they thought, then Chu Liang would definitely die.

Being tough would make Master Hu wary and not dare to act immediately.

“This thing is just a piece of waste paper.”

Chu Liang smiled, picked up the slave contract, and tore it into pieces.

He told Second Uncle to rest assured, saying that he had a plan, and then opened the courtyard door and walked out of the yard.

Today was a good day, a great day for practicing martial arts.

He didn’t want to waste time on this kind of boring trick.

Outside the yard, when the villagers saw Chu Liang coming out, they all came forward, but none of them dared to ask, and in the end they could only watch Chu Liang walk back to his own yard.

They had to turn to Second Uncle’s house, and took advantage of the fact that Second Uncle hadn’t closed the door to ask quickly.

“Erniu, did A-Liang sign it?”

“What’s it to you?”

Second Uncle’s face was cold, and he slammed the door shut with a bang.

Life in the village was very boring, there was not much entertainment, and any small thing that happened on weekdays could be discussed by people for half a month, let alone Chu Liang’s matter.

This matter could be considered a big deal!

……

At the same time, a major event also happened in the county town.

The news came out early this morning, and soon spread throughout the county town ━ the nineteen concubines of the Green Robe Gang leader had disappeared!

There were two shocking things about this matter.

The first was that the Green Robe Gang leader actually had so many concubines.

The second was that someone dared to touch his concubines!

It is said that the gang leader was furious and sent all the gang members to search everywhere.

“Find them! Alive, I want to see them, dead, I want to see their corpses!”

Countless Green Robe Gang members were dispatched, causing chaos throughout the county town.

But in the end, they searched the entire county town and found no one.

There were a few suspicious places.

For example, there were many traces of fighting in the woods west of the county town, two dried corpses in the mountain god temple east of the county town, and a lot of blood on the official road south of the county town, etc…

“Gang Leader, someone once saw Nineteenth Wife and her subordinates. That person said they went to the south of the city.”

“Nineteenth Wife likes to rob people in the area south of the city. She probably went there yesterday, so I think… the blood on the official road south of the city is likely…”

One piece of information after another gathered at the Green Robe Gang headquarters.

The man sitting in the high position looked gloomy. After reading all the information, he slammed his palm on the armrest, and an angry voice immediately came out.

“Investigate! Start from the south of the city! Give me the names of all the martial artists who entered and exited the south of the city!”

“Don’t let me know who did it, otherwise I will definitely tear him to pieces!”