Chapter 7: Struggle

  "Village head, it's been years since we last met, and as soon as you come out, you're pressuring the Wei family - what's going on?"

  "Hum! Old fellow, don't pretend to be ignorant and ask me if my son was driven into the Red Bamboo Forest by your family's rabbit grandson!" The strong and overbearing voice of the City Lord thundered.

  "Village chief, I don't know what you're talking about. Your family's Si Cheng has been running to that place every day for the past two years. Who in the village doesn't know? Maybe he was just curious and went in himself." Wei Zhongting didn't give an inch, stubbornly refusing to admit anything.

  "Is that so? I said you old scoundrel are speaking nonsense with your eyes wide open, Hong Jun has already investigated clearly, this matter is related to you, go and call out your little rabbit son, I'll ask him." Director Kong despised the old man to the extreme, did he really think not admitting it would be okay?

  "That's enough, I have a name and a surname, you keep calling me an old scoundrel, do you really think I'm easy to bully?" Wei Zhongting's face turned blue and white with rage, his teeth itching with anger.

  "You should know, old man, that the martial arts practiced by the entire village originated from my family. My ancestors spread the martial arts to every single person in Red Bamboo Village for the sake of its safety. And now, look at what you're doing!" Zong Changkong's voice grew more agitated as he thought of his poor grandson and selfless ancestors, finally bursting into a loud roar.

  Yes, the village's muscle-building and bone-strengthening exercises indeed originated from the Si family, this is undeniable for the entire village. It can be said that without the selflessness of the Si family back then, there wouldn't be today's powerful Red Bamboo Village.

  "It's true, we can't deny this point. However, times have changed, and for years, the Hongzhu Village has been dominated by your Shi family, and we've given you considerable respect. But don't think that just because of this, you can do whatever you want and bully others with impunity. My Wei family isn't so easily bullied either."

  "Alright, since we've said all there is to say, let's see who's true strength lies in our hands."

  "Haha! Alright, you think I'm afraid of you? I'd like to see how much progress you've made in the past few years." Wei Zhongting gritted his teeth and went all out, knowing he was no match for him but couldn't lose face. For the sake of his beloved grandson and uniting the three families together, he couldn't back down today either.

  "Hmph! Even without a single bit of progress, dealing with you is still just a one-handed task."

  Wei Zhongting's gritted teeth, no matter how you say it, he was a strong man approaching the ninth level of great completion, yet he was despised like this, which was unbearable. Suddenly, he burst out with all his might and charged forward.

  This momentum is indeed powerful, the Wei family's horses were shocked and retreated one after another. Wei Xiran was even more delighted, not expecting the old man to be so strong, and even if he couldn't defeat Chancellor Kong, it wouldn't be far off.

  Wei Zhongting immediately used the "Violent Bear Eight Palms" created by his ancestors, a palm technique developed based on the violent bear's attack method, which was gradually perfected by his ancestors over several generations. It can be said that one palm is more powerful than the other. Now, he has brought his momentum to an extreme, with fierce palm winds rushing towards Cai Zhangkong. Wei Zhongting was very confident, and even if a Ninth Layer Great Perfection cultivator was slightly careless, they would suffer heavy losses.

  The entire audience, whether from the Wei or Si families, were shocked by this palm strike, with those of lower strength having blood overflowing from their mouths. Only people like Si Honglie and Wei Xiran who had reached the seventh level could barely withstand it.

  Weixi was even more excited and speechless, the old man was too fierce, even if the Si family had the "Earth Dragon Fist", this time they would probably have a hard time, wait until the old man reached the ninth level of great accomplishment, see who dared to come to the Wei family so brazenly again.

  But the next scene made the whole audience stunned, with a feeling of wanting to vomit blood, because facing Wei Zhongting's so strong momentum, Village Chief Si didn't have any emotional fluctuations, nor did he show much surprise, but just coldly stared at the person rushing over.

  As he approached, he slowly stretched out his right hand and threw a gentle punch, followed by a deafening explosion. A figure retreated backward. The person was naturally Wei Xizhen, while Si Changkong remained motionless, still coldly staring at the retreating figure.

  Wei Xiran retreated seven or eight steps before barely managing to steady himself, his palms slightly trembling. The punch that Si Changkong had thrown earlier seemed light, but was actually incredibly powerful. This kind of feeling could probably only be understood by those who had experienced it themselves.

  "Behold my Fierce Bear Palm... 10/10, 107/";> BBQ Princess) This time Wei Zhongting skipped the Seven Palms entirely and burst out with his strongest Eighth Palm once again."

  "Hmm! Not bad, this still has some resemblance." said Si Changkong in his comment.

  This sentence almost made Wei Zhongting vomit blood on the spot, this is the most powerful move of the Wei family, if this still looks a bit like it, then he really only has one head to die.

  "Earth Dragon Fist"! Shi Changkong let out a loud roar, his fist suddenly bursting forth. Seeing the Wei family's strongest technique, Shi Changkong couldn't ignore it either, because this was the only palm technique in Red Bamboo Village that could match the Shi family's Earth Dragon Fist. Just for this reason alone, he should have given it enough attention.

  "Pffft!"

  Blood splattered everywhere, Wei Zhongting flew out and fell to the ground, clearly seriously injured.

  The entire audience held their breath, and the village elder was too strong. The Wei family's strongest move couldn't even land a single blow. He was beaten so badly that he spat out blood. The Earth Dragon Fist was indeed the strongest move in the village. Even if the Violent Bear Eight Palms could match it, it would only be a match, and still wouldn't be able to surpass the Earth Dragon Fist.

  "Father!" Wei Xiran cried out in surprise, hastily helping Wei Zhongting up. Wei Zhongting shook his head and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. This blow had injured him, but it was not enough to take him down, revealing the ferocity of the Violent Bear Eight Palms.

  Wei Zhongting's face turned dark to the extreme, and then he coldly laughed a few times, "Li Liu two family masters, are you really going to just watch the excitement? You should know that this time your two families won't be able to escape either."

  Wei Zhongting saw that he was no match, so he shifted the blame to the Li and Liu families. The incident was caused by all three families together, how could one person take the fall alone?

  Sī Hóng Liè heard this, and a furious roar spread from the crowd. "The Li family, the Liu family, I didn't think you'd be involved too! Fine, three families joining forces to bully my Sī family, is that it?"

  "Alas!"

  With two sighs, two elderly men walked out of the crowd, naturally only the old masters of the Li and Liu families.

  "Village head, we didn't know about this matter. It's a friction between the younger generation, and it's our fault for not managing them well. We're willing to compensate for the losses." The speaker was Li Ran, the master of the Li family.

  "You... you..." Wei Zhongting did not expect these two old guys to yield as soon as they came out, and suddenly choked with anger, unable to speak.

  He didn't know that the two masters, Li and Liu, also had troubles they couldn't express. Their own sons had caused such a big disaster, and when it came to it, they themselves were also responsible. Moreover, they were only at the 9th level of cultivation, not even a match for Wei Zhongting, let alone being able to provoke them.

  "Hmph! You think that just compensating for the losses will do? Where is it that easy?" Director Kong stood there, like a great mountain, his majestic voice ringing out.

  "Alas! I knew this was our fault. What do you want to do?" Li Ran seemed to have aged twenty years in an instant, as if he had already thought of the outcome.

  "Bring all the culprits here, I want them to pay with their lives." Si Honglin walked out of the crowd and said angrily.

  Xie Honglin was a bit unruly and this was known throughout the village, unlike his two elder brothers. As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere on the scene became heavy.

  "Village chief, isn't this going a bit too far? Losing one person and now you want three lives in return. Moreover, they are all the future of Red Bamboo Village. Do you really want to wipe them out completely?" At this time, the Liu family head finally couldn't help but speak up after remaining silent all along.

  The village chief fell into deep thought, the Red Bamboo Village had always been led by the Sui family, but now it seemed that there were many masters, however, among the younger generation, those who stood out were becoming fewer and fewer. He also heard that Wei Xiancai of the Wei family reached the third layer of Dacheng at the age of 13, this was indeed a rare talent, with time, he would definitely become one of the top masters in Red Bamboo Village.

  But the hatred of Cheng Er's son cannot be unreported, this is unfair to both his son and daughter-in-law, and even more so to his ancestors. Killing three culprits would be unbearable as the village head. Looking at Shi Honglie's gloomy expression in the field, he really couldn't bear it.

  *sigh*...

  The voice was very small, but the whole field could hear it clearly. The host of this family, the head of the village, and also the number one master in the village, was actually an old man. His grandson had gone missing, although his skills were not great, after all, they were blood relatives, how could he not feel pain in his heart.

  "Dad, let me handle this." Si Honglie saw his father's dilemma and decided to take care of the matter himself. Even if his wife blamed him, there was no other way.

  Walking up to the three homeowners, looking at them, a sense of helplessness also appeared in their eyes. Losing their own son, the old father was heartbroken, and the old mother wept. Wouldn't it be the same for other families? Pitiful are the hearts of parents all over the world; which parent or elder can bear to watch their children and younger generations leave them?

  "Our family has lived here for thousands of years, making countless contributions to Hongzhu Village. Now that my son has encountered such a disaster, it can be said that it is man-made. But our family is not a tyrannical one, on the contrary, we are willing to sacrifice everything for Hongzhu Village, even our lives." Si Honglie's words became more and more heart-wrenching, almost shouting out loud, thinking about how little care he had received over the years for the sake of family matters, for the sake of Hongzhu Village, not even teaching him how to practice his skills a few times.

  "I don't want them to pay with their lives, I want them to kneel in front of my son's grave and kowtow to apologize."

  This might be the best outcome, although it's an eye for an eye, but they are all children, the future of Red Bamboo Village, and can't be ruined for personal reasons. The village heads let out a sigh of relief, although this condition is also somewhat harsh, but it's still much better than losing lives by thousands or tens of thousands.

  Then, a grave was built for Si Cheng beside the red bamboo forest. Wei Xian, Li Ming and Liu Jian came to kowtow and apologize. The biggest storm in the history of Red Bamboo Village ended like this. People only knew that there used to be such a young man, but now he is gone.

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