Chapter 24: Taking Action

As Bu Gong finished speaking, there was a moment of silence in the entire restaurant, so quiet that one could hear a pin drop; then they all looked at everything that was happening in the hall with different eyes.
Obviously, they were also very happy to see this scene; after all, the Liu family’s reputation in Xuanhuo City was not very good, and they usually dared to be angry but not to speak out. But now a strange young man appeared and started fighting with the eldest son of the Liu family.
Therefore, many people watching around were actually willing to see this scene; some of them were looking at Liu Xing and others in the field with schadenfreude, because Liu Xing was in a very embarrassing situation this time. He was directly pointed at in the nose and scolded for his family being bad people. Even if he dealt with them, if this matter were to spread out, the impact would indeed be bad.
Some people, however, looked at Bu Gong, who stood quietly in the middle of the field, with a hint of pity. The Liu family was extraordinary. To be considered one of the four great factions of Xuanhuo City, how could it be simple? They had connections within the Immortal Sect. This young man, whom they had never met before, was likely in for a big loss this time.
In fact, Bu Gong’s behavior was a bit extreme, but that was also because he had been suppressing a lot of anger in his heart; he was extremely disgusted and hated this kind of playboy who robbed women and relied on his family’s power to do evil everywhere; although this was the first time he encountered such a situation, he had heard Blind Zhang talk about it many times when he was in Shitou Town.
“Boy, do you know what you are saying?” Finally, the follower who was previously called a dog by Bu Gong also reacted at this time; then he pointed at Bu Gong with a red face and thick neck, and shouted shrilly curses.
“Oh? Tell me, who am I talking to?” Bu Gong’s eyelids twitched slightly when he heard that, and he said lightly; “Hey, see you are still tough in front of me, are you scared this time?” The follower thought to himself; “Listen carefully, this is the young master of the Liu family in Xuanhuo City, Master Liu Xing.” The follower snorted in a somewhat arrogant manner.
The look on his face was so arrogant, with his nose looking up into the sky; “Oh, so it’s the dog raised by the Liu family, no wonder it’s like this, this is what they call “the upper beam is crooked and the lower beams are crooked.” Just when the follower was feeling proud, a nonchalant voice sounded in the hall.
“Hey, ho…you…you, you are fine.” Then the follower’s face turned red as if he had eaten a fly. In fact, he did not expect that Bu Gong would be so bold. In the past, as long as he mentioned the four words “Young Master of the Liu Family” in the city, others would not run away so fast. It has always worked. But it didn’t work today?
He had just said it clearly that the person next to him was the young master of the Liu family in Xuanhuo City, Young Master Liu Xing, but the boy in front of him clearly heard it clearly and knew it; but he was still bragging here, was he a fool?
At this moment, Liu Xing no longer had the heart to care about the little girl beside him. His face was as gloomy as water, even slightly distorted. His shadowy eyes stared at Bu Gong intently, and he said in a deep voice, “Boy, do you know what you said earlier meant?”
Xiang Ling’er, who had just been forced to follow Liu Xing in, now had a pair of big watery eyes. She looked at Bu Gong with a strange look, and a hint of surprise flashed across the depths of her pupils.
Bu Gong was a little impatient about this, and his brows gradually furrowed. “You really won’t let him go? I’ll give you three breaths of time.” Bu Gong’s tone sounded a little impatient. Obviously, the other party’s procrastination had worn out Bu Gong’s patience.
“Boy, you gave my young master three breaths of time. Who do you think you are?” The follower who had been scolded by Bu Gong shouted, and then he made eye contact with the other followers around him, and rushed towards Bu Gong at the same time.
Obviously, they wanted to attack Bu Gong here, but this time they made a wrong calculation; if it were in the past, they could probably capture Bu Gong with ease and then torture him as they pleased.
But now, it is not that simple; immediately, the sound of broken bones and the collision of fists and feet can be heard.
In just a moment, the followers who rushed towards Bu Gong were wailing all over the ground; their wrists and arms dropped automatically, and some even had white bones sticking out of their arms with blood, which was a very horrifying sight.
As this scene ended, some of the onlookers covered their mouths and retched, while others looked at Bu Gong with a hint of shock and fear in their eyes; obviously, this scene was a bit bloody and terrifying to ordinary people like them.
Even Bu Gong, who had just seen this situation, felt a slight turmoil in his heart, and there was an imperceptible fluctuation in his indifferent eyes; this was the first time he had really attacked someone, and he was ruthless, so it was normal for him to feel a little strange in his heart.
At this time, Liu Xing saw this and his originally gloomy face became a little embarrassed. He looked at Bu Gong with resentment and said, “Boy, you will pay the price for what you did today.” Then he looked at the followers who were beaten very miserably by Bu Gong on the ground and cursed, “A bunch of trash.” Then, he saw him walk out of the restaurant alone.
His followers also supported each other and ran out in a very embarrassed manner; “Miss Mei’er, what do you think?” On the third floor of the restaurant, the man in blue was silent for a moment after witnessing this conflict. Suddenly he turned around and asked the woman next to him with a vague tone.
The woman looked at Bu Gong with a slightly strange look in her eyes. After a moment of hesitation, she said, “He is a cultivator.” These five short words made the man in blue beside her fall silent. No one knew what he was thinking.
“Thank you,” the little girl he had just forcibly taken from Liu Xing looked at Bu Gong calmly, her lips moving slightly as she said. “No need,” Bu Gong said nonchalantly, turning to leave the restaurant. As he turned, his eyes inadvertently glanced toward the third-floor window before he walked out.
“What an interesting person.” The man in blue on the third floor also noticed Bu Gong’s gaze and sighed softly; “Where should we go now?” Bu Gong was walking on the street at this time, but he was thinking about where to go.
“Since the immortal sect is recruiting disciples, and the location is in the city lord’s mansion, I don’t know when it will be, so I might as well go and ask first.” Having made up his mind, Bu Gong walked towards the crowded place.
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“Recruiting starts the day after tomorrow?” Bu Gong whispered. Since this was his first time in such a large city, he’d spent the entire day wandering around Xuanhuo City, gathering some useful information. It was said that the Xianyang Sect had sent a message to the three major families in Xianyang City, asking them to recruit children between the ages of ten and sixteen from several nearby cities.
Then they will gather in Xianyang City, and the Xianyang Sect will send people to take those children back to take the entrance test; if they pass, they will be selected into the Xianyang Sect, and those who fail will be sent home.
Another rule is that those who are over 16 years old must have already started practicing and entered the body-shaping stage to be eligible for selection; “It seems that I really encountered good things when I went out this time,” Bu Gong thought secretly in his heart.
Now Bu Gong was heading towards the Yingchun Restaurant he had been to in the morning. It was almost dark, and he was not familiar with other places. Only the Yingchun Restaurant was something he remembered, so it would be okay to stay there.
After a while, Yingchun Restaurant appeared in Bu Gong’s sight again. He paused for a moment and then walked towards the restaurant. Just as he was about to step into the restaurant, he felt someone pulling his robe.
Bu Gong also noticed something and turned around, only to find that behind him was a little boy about one meter tall, pulling his sleeve with his hand; the little boy had some dirt on his face, messy hair, and dirty all over, and he looked like he had something to say to him.
Bu Gong paused, pondered for a moment, and then followed the little boy; he stopped at a corner; then the little boy looked at Bu Gong timidly, hesitated slightly, and said: “Big brother, the sister you rescued this morning, I saw her being captured by several people in the afternoon.”
As the little boy finished speaking, Bu Gong’s face, which had been calm just now, froze slightly, while his eyes gradually became sharper. Then Bu Gong squatted down, looked at the little boy in front of him, and said in a gentle tone, “Then do you know which direction they went?”
The little boy pulled Bu Gong onto the street and pointed in the direction of a street deep inside the city. Bu Gong shook his head slightly. He had been walking around the city all day and knew that if he continued walking along this street, there would be a fork in the road at the back.
Then, he walked towards the Yingchun Restaurant where he had been in the morning. As soon as he entered, the waiter saw Bu Gong and hurried out to greet him. His attitude was completely different from that in the morning.
“Take me to the Liu family.” Just as the waiter led Bu Gong into the restaurant, Bu Gong slowly uttered five words, his tone was terrifyingly calm; and the waiter who was just about to lead the way in front paused, his brain a little unable to react, “Um, sir, sir, what did you say just now?” He thought he had heard it wrong, so he asked again a little uncertainly.
“Take me to the Liu family,” Bu Gong said in the same tone, looking at the waiter with indifferent eyes; “This, hey, hey hey… Sir, sir, the Liu family you are talking about, which Liu family are you referring to?” The waiter said in a somewhat stiff tone and a bit of a stutter.
“Are there many Liu families in Xuanhuo City?” Bu Gong asked with a little impatience and a little anger in his tone; “Uh, hehe… OK, OK, sir, don’t be angry, I will take you there right away.” Seeing that Bu Gong was a little impatient, the waiter did not dare to delay too much.
He had personally witnessed the scene in the morning where Bu Gong crippled the follower of the eldest son of the Liu family, and he was extremely afraid of Bu Gong. In their eyes, even if Bu Gong was not the legendary immortal, he was still a warrior who practiced martial arts regularly to strengthen his body, so they were also very wary of Bu Gong.