Chapter 30: Lessons

  Shen Xiang had undergone a simple disguise, so he looked like a young man in his early twenties. The guards could also tell from the roar he released earlier that he was not weak, so none of them made a move.

  Shen Xiang said: "Are you the boss here?"

  As soon as this was said, those guards burst out laughing, and the onlookers outside also started laughing.

  "You don't even know the shopkeeper here, what are you doing causing trouble?" a guard laughed.

  "Haven't you heard of the story of Hua Zhanggui? You must have heard of the third young master of the city lord, right?! Our Hua Zhanggui is actually the third son of Hua City Lord. You came to provoke him, that's simply looking for death!" Another guard sneered.

  That man in Chinese attire heard someone mention his name and couldn't help but reveal a hint of pride on his face. He nodded and said, "I am the boss here, Hua Xin. What can I do for you?"

  Shen Xiang snorted and laughed loudly: "What was I thinking! If you really had any skills, you wouldn't have been arranged by that old city lord to come here as a shopkeeper. You coming here as a shopkeeper means you're useless in your old man's eyes!"

  These words shocked everyone, they didn't expect Shen Xiang to dare say this out loud! Hua Xin's face also looked extremely ugly, what Shen Xiang said was true, as the son of a famous person, coming to such a place to do business really had no hope, only with a slightly higher status.

  "I'm asking you again, was it you who led people to smash up that store?" Shen Xiang's face suddenly turned icy cold.

  "What's it to you!" One of the guards said angrily: "It was Master Hua who brought us here!"

  Huaxin's facial muscles: "So it was revenge! That store was indeed brought by me."

  The guards behind Hua Xin immediately shouted loudly about how they were beaten up.

  Shen Xiang said coldly, "You are all just a pack of dogs. If needed, your masters will not hesitate to sell you off, this kind of slave. What are you rejoicing about? Rejoicing that you've found a good master for yourselves!"

  "You mangy dog, you're looking for death!" A guard cursed and rushed over, only to see a ball of scorching flames suddenly appear on Shen Xiang's hand.

  A loud "slap" rang out, followed by a pained shriek.

  Shen Xiang condensed his true energy to form a long whip, which he lashed at the guard's face, sending him flying! The guard's face also bore a charred black mark.

  Those guards, though shocked, still charged forward, after all they outnumbered him and he was alone.

  Shen Xiang said with a cold face: "Since you all admit it, I will never forgive you!"

  Suddenly, a scorching hot air burst out from Shen Xiang's body. He swung the fire whip in his hand violently, striking out continuously at high speed, so fast that people's eyes couldn't catch up, producing countless afterimages. Everyone saw Shen Xiang as if he had many hands holding the fire whip and lashing out.

  The flames whipped through the air like countless fire snakes, covering the sky and sweeping towards the charging guards! Huaxin and his group of guards were unable to dodge, and in an instant, they were enveloped by the countless whips of flame! The flames lashed wildly at them, each whip leaving scorching marks on their bodies, the pain searing deep into their bones, causing them to let out wave after wave of anguished cries.

  It was just a few moments of effort, and at least three whip marks appeared on those people's bodies.

  The true energy emerges from the body and condenses into form!

  It's clear that he has reached the sixth level of the Ordinary Martial Realm! Moreover, Shen Xiang's true energy is so thick and terrifying that it exudes an invisible pressure amidst the scorching heat. His flame was condensed from cultivating the Vermilion Bird Divine Technique, after all. The Vermilion Bird is a beast of great respect, and ordinary people would feel fear when faced with this kind of intangible pressure.

  Huaxin knew he had kicked an iron plate, and unexpectedly provoked a formidable ordinary martial artist of the sixth rank, but he remembered that the owner of that shop was just a mysterious old man with unknown origins.

  "The Danxiang Medicine Hall won't let you off! Our master is extremely formidable!" Huaxin gritted his teeth and said, just as he finished speaking, the fire whip came down heavily and struck his mouth.

  At this time, Huaxin had to admit that the person in front of him was extremely powerful. In just a few moments, he had beaten them to the point where they were powerless to fight back. Moreover, there was still a hint of fire energy left in their bodies, and if it wasn't quickly expelled, it would have a great impact on their future.

  "Tell your master that if he wants to get it back for you, just come to the shop and look for me, I'll be waiting there."

  Shen Xiang threw down this sentence and left, although there were still some guards outside, they did not dare to block him.

  After seeing Shen Xiang leave, the onlookers who had just been watching also spread what they had just seen with a slightly excited mood.

  In the backyard of that shop, Shen Lu Zong chuckled and said: "Young man, not only have you offended Dan Xiang Medicine Hall, but also the lord of Wang City. If I were you, I would have slipped away long ago."

  Shen Xiang looked at him with a face full of disdain: "Uncle, didn't you know that the shopkeeper was the son of the lord of Wang City? You dodged pretty quickly just now."

  Shen Lu Zong smiled and said, "This old bone of mine can't keep up with you young people, I won't be able to withstand the turmoil. From now on, you handle things yourself! I'm only in charge of some trivial matters."

  Shen Xiang hurried on the road for several days, and at this time he was very tired. He wanted to rest well because soon after that he would face the owner of Danxiang Medicine Hall and the lord of Wang City.

  Shen Xiang had already come up with a plan in his heart, so he dared to take action and hit the city master's son. After all, in this world, the power of money was extremely strong, but of course, one's strength must be even greater.

  "Shen Xiang, it's highly likely that the Danxiang Medicine Hall is a branch of the Dà Mén Pài stationed here!" Su Mei Yao said to Shen Xiang as she emerged from the ring.

  Shen Xiang was still soaking in a large wooden barrel at this time. He exclaimed: "Mei Yao sister, why didn't you say so earlier?"

  Su Mei Yao looked at Shen Xiang's exposed muscles and smiled: "Don't worry, Dan Xiang Tao Yuan is a very harmonious sect, and Ming Bian is a discerning person. I believe the owner of the villa won't bother you."

  Shen Xiang let out a sigh of relief and smiled: "Mei Yao sister, the water is still warm, come and soak with me!"

  "I'll get Sister Shifu to keep you company! Although she's cold as ice, she loves taking hot baths." Su Mei Yao chuckled.

  Shen Xiang coughed twice and asked: "Is Danxiang Taoyuan a name of a sect?"

  For those great sects, Shen Xiang yearned very much.

  Su Mei Yao walked up to the large bathtub and said, "Among the eight major sects, Dan Xiang Tao Yuan is envied by other sects for its alchemy."

  Shen Xiang said: "Then isn't it great for me to enter Danxiang Taoyuan in the future? After all, it's a dan-refining sect!"

  Su Mei Yao shook her head: "No, in terms of alchemy, I'll teach you myself! You want to enter Tai Wu Men, that's one of the eight major sects with the strongest power, Tai Gu was born there, and the first Tai Wu Sect Master is a legend."

  In order to enter those martial arts sects as soon as possible, Shen Xiang practiced even more diligently, because he at least needed to have the strength of the Ninth Layer of the Ordinary Martial Realm to go there.