Chapter Forty-Four: One Strike to Defeat the Enemy, Seizing Bone Technique

  Khelennuo squeezed out a path with great effort, and the people he pushed to the back shouted loudly, but he pretended not to hear. After a while, Khelennuo finally squeezed into the innermost circle, with Leishen tightly following behind him.

  The two men didn't even have time to wipe away the sweat on their faces and almost simultaneously looked tensely towards the circle.

  On the street paved with bluestone, a handsome young man with a fair face and straight posture stood proudly. The white clothes he wore were exquisite and set off his delicate face even more. The beautiful calligraphy on the paper fan in his hand was obviously from a famous artist. With a piece of green jade hanging at his waist, this young man was an extremely elegant figure from any angle.

  Even his expression was so elegant, a faint smile that could fascinate most girls hung shallowly on the corner of his mouth. However, in Helian's eyes, this smile had a sarcastic taste, because while the boy smiled warmly, his right foot was stepping heavily on a frail child!

  "Yes, a child, a dark and thin child in tattered clothes, He Lianuo recognized at a glance that this was the same child he had seen just this morning, wasn't he begging? Why is he being trampled on now? On the side, Lei Shuo's impatient eyes saw that everyone around him was pointing and laughing at the child, his heart was already furious, one hand had quickly reached for the axe behind his back. He Lianuo saw the situation and hastily pressed down on him, indicating to first clarify the situation before doing anything."

  That young man in the fancy clothes seemed to be thoroughly enjoying being surrounded by everyone's gaze, and when he saw that all eyes were on him, he couldn't help but feel a thrill of excitement. He subtly increased his pace, chuckling softly as he spoke to the child at his feet: "How about it? I'll give you two gold coins if you learn to bark like a dog. You're not willing to do it for one coin, yet you still want to suffer from my kick for nothing. What's the point of that? Alright, I'll give you two gold coins, and the condition remains the same - just learn to bark like a dog. Think carefully about it! These two gold coins are enough to support your poor life for a long time. Why wouldn't you be happy about that?" As he spoke, he pulled out two glittering gold coins from his pocket and tossed them in front of the young man.

  When they saw the two gold coins being casually tossed to the ground like trash by the young man, the crowd burst into an uproar. To put it into perspective, on the continent of Yao Yue, two copper coins were enough for a commoner to have a full meal, while one hundred copper coins equaled one silver coin, and one hundred silver coins equaled one gold coin. The two gold coins on the ground were enough for a normal person's expenses for several months!

  The onlookers' eyes turned red as they gazed at the two glittering gold coins in the sunlight, and some people even began to envy the child who was being trampled by the young man in fine clothes. If there weren't so many onlookers, someone would have jumped out to volunteer to teach the child how to bark like a dog. It wouldn't matter if it was just one voice or a thousand voices!

  "Who would have thought that the child would only hum a soft tune, and then use his hoarse voice to grit his teeth and growl: "Ta Ba Hong, don't be too arrogant, thirty years on the east bank of the river, thirty years on the west bank, I just hope you won't show mercy today and let me leave alive. Otherwise, I, Sang Xiao, will definitely double the humiliation under your feet!"

  "Is that Sang Xiao? The son of the former city lord who was slaughtered by evil people, Sang Xiao? How did he end up like this?"

  "Is that Tuoba Hong? Is he really the only son of City Master Tuoba Tao? It's said that Tuoba Tao was the mastermind behind the murder of the previous city master, and now the sons of the two city masters are clashing in the market. It seems the rumors aren't unfounded!"

  The crowd was buzzing with discussions about the origins of the two young men in the circle. Those who knew the story added oil to the fire, recounting it to the people around them. Those who didn't know pricked up their ears and listened intently, gradually understanding the roots of the two men in the circle. It seemed that today was far from being as simple as it looked.

  Seeing the crowd being stirred up again by San Xiao's words, Tuoba Hong couldn't help but feel annoyed and humiliated. Moreover, he had personally heard some unfavorable comments about his family, and with his youthful arrogance, he could no longer hold back the fire in his heart. With a fierce determination, he lifted his right foot and kicked San Xiao on the ground!

  "Stop!!", just as the powerful and forceful kick was about to land on Sang Xiao's frail chest, a loud roar suddenly erupted from the crowd, followed by a black figure bursting out of the sea of people like lightning, flying up with a heavy kick that landed squarely on Tuoba Hong's descending right foot!

  "Ah!!!!", almost simultaneously, a miserable scream burst out, accompanied by the sound of a crisp bone fracture!

  "Save Young Master!", this time however, it was several voices that appeared simultaneously. As soon as the voices fell, five tall figures burst into the scene from different directions!

  These five figures rushed into the circle and immediately pounced on the black shadow from before, but unexpectedly, that black shadow had injured Tuo Ba Hong and quickly retreated to the edge of the arena at an even faster speed. The five figures missed their target and didn't give chase, instead retreating in unison to Tuo Ba Hong's side as he lay on the ground, staring intently at the black shadow that had injured their young master.

  It all ended in a flash, and the crowd didn't even see what happened. In the blink of an eye, that arrogant young man was clutching his right leg and wailing in agony on the ground, while Sang Xiao, who should have been seriously injured by that kick, was unscathed. At the same time, a half-grown child wearing black animal hide appeared out of nowhere, along with five burly men in tight clothing.

  That black-clad child was He Lianuo. He had been watching from the sidelines, and although he had a good impression of the dark-skinned child, he didn't rashly intervene to save him. After all, they had already gotten into too much trouble in this line of work. It wasn't until Tuoba Hong's killing intent emerged and he kicked down that one foot that He Lianuo couldn't bear the anger in his heart anymore. Like a flash of lightning, he rushed onto the scene and used the "Bone-Grabbing Technique" to stop Tuoba Hong's fatal blow. The main idea behind this technique was to grab hold of the weak points in the human body's skeletal structure and shatter them with one strike. Using his foot made its power several times greater than using his hand.

  Those five men in black were naturally the masters arranged by the Tuoba family to secretly protect Tuoba Hong. At this moment, four of them were vigilantly watching Helian Nuo, forming a fan shape around him to prevent the child who had injured their young master from escaping. The remaining one walked to the side of the young master who was lying on the ground, squatted down, and lightly cut open Tuoba Hong's right leg with a short dagger to examine his injury.

  As the clothes on Tuoba Hong's leg were completely removed, a right leg that had completely changed shape appeared in front of the crowd. The crowd suddenly burst into an exclamation, and it was seen that the injured leg was bent at the knee, with only a little skin connecting it, and the wound could even see the white bone. Anyone could see that Tuoba Hong's right leg was undoubtedly thoroughly disabled.

  Khaleno was shocked to see Tuoba Hong's injury, he had left three points of strength, who knew that in the heat of the moment he still didn't grasp the measure and crippled his opponent's leg. From now on, a good young master would probably have to rely on crutches for the rest of his life. Khaleno thought to himself that this was not good, looking at those guards with eyes that seemed to want to devour him, Khaleno knew that he had made an enemy.

  The bodyguard carefully applied some hemostatic medicine to Tuoba Hong's thigh, and Tuoba Hong almost fainted from the pain. His originally handsome face was now pale and distorted.

  The man stood up and walked to Helianuo's front, cupped his fists and said: "This friend doesn't seem to be from Lan Yue City, but I don't know what deep hatred you have with me, Tuoba. You actually crippled my young master's right leg, are you trying to go against the entire Lan Yue City?"

  This man was obviously afraid of Helian's young age and exceptional skills, fearing that this sudden emergence of a child would have some background that he couldn't afford to offend. So although his words were harsh, he didn't dare to be too presumptuous. Just as Helian was about to respond, Sang Xiao, who had been silent all along, suddenly ran over, stood in front of him, and loudly asked the man: "Today's matter has nothing to do with others, I'll follow you back to the city master's mansion to settle the account, if you want to kill or humiliate me, Sang Xiao will listen to your orders!"

  "Not on your life! Anyone who wants to touch a hair on either of their heads will have to step over my dead body first!" Leishen, who had been holding back his anger for some time, took two steps forward into the arena, holding up his massive axe to block the path in front of Helianuo and Sang Xiao. His eyes, like bronze bells, stared fixedly at the five bodyguards surrounding Tuoba Hong, clearly warning them that if they dared make even the slightest move, his axe would come down without hesitation!

  He Lian'nuo sighed inwardly, thinking that this rough man was indeed a man of his word. At the critical moment, he didn't abandon him and slip away quietly. He was truly a righteous and chivalrous person worth befriending! However, she couldn't implicate him further, so she discreetly used her strength to pull Lei Shuo behind her. In a low voice, she said to the five bodyguards, "I don't care if you're under the city lord's command or not. If you've offended my friend, you'll have to pay the price. This matter has nothing to do with him; let him leave first, and I'll stay behind to settle this with you!" As she spoke, she pointed at Lei Shuo.

  "It's not going to be that easy, no one involved in this matter today is allowed to leave!", just as He Lianuo's voice fell, a low and solemn voice suddenly rang out. He Lianuo turned his head to look, only to see the crowd of onlookers parting to reveal a path, with a purple-robed man leading the way, followed by a team of fully armed soldiers.

  "Tuoba Tao? Tuoba Tao has arrived, those two kids are done for! ", the crowd whispered to each other, some people who knew better quietly slipped away from the crowd, they knew that if the Tuoba family had mobilized their troops, this matter would not end well, and the two children might suffer brutal revenge from Tuoba. At this time, staying here to watch the excitement was obviously not a wise choice.

  Tuoba Tao strode up to Helian Duo, lowered his head and gave a fierce glance at Sang Xiao standing beside him. Then, without saying another word, he suddenly raised his massive palm and slapped Helian Duo with no warning!