in the edge

Chapter 540: Familiar Three Punches and Two Kicks

"This... is really sorry."

After a brief exchange, Zheng Qixing apologized to Du Chengfeng.

Zheng Qixing had already taken a step back, so Du Chengfeng couldn't say anything more. Moreover, strictly speaking, it was he who ruined Zheng Qixing's good fortune this time - which could even be called a good thing.

The old ancestor, who only had a trace of obsession left, helped his descendants and local people to punish the rich and unkind Mr. Wang before he fell into eternal sleep. This can even be called a good story.

Even after Du Chengfeng thought about it for a while, he couldn't think of a better way to deal with it. After all, if he punished them himself, it would be fast, but it would also be a direct way of putting Wang Yuanwai and his family to sleep without pain.

In comparison, the fact that this corpse soldier caused chaos in Mr. Wang's family was more in line with the purpose of punishment.

"That's okay."

Du Chengfeng, who had figured out the key, turned around and was about to leave. Anyway, this was the place chosen by others for cultivation, so it would be unnecessary for him to stay here.

But at this moment, Zheng Qixing called him.

"Don't worry, brother. I know a good place."

"How to say?"

Du Chengfeng couldn't help but turn around.

After taking a look at Zheng Qixing's expression, Du Chengfeng understood that the two of them were thinking the same thing - in fact, when he chose to leave just now, he was a little unsure. After all, in his so-called mortal experience, he had already run into two powerful men in succession. If he went to look for them himself, and ran into a few familiar powerful men, then would he still be able to continue his practice?

But just looking at Zheng Qixing's expression, Du Chengfeng has already realized that the other party obviously knows something about the place of practice that no other powerful people have gone there.

"Go south out of the city, pass the grass nest and go east, there is a Black Tiger Temple, there is a group of bandits lurking there."

Seeing Du Chengfeng turning around, Zheng Qixing raised his hand and pointed the way.

"This gang of bandits has been harassing passers-by for years, causing great suffering to the local people. If you want to find something to do, why not go over and deal with them..."

"To suppress bandits."

Du Chengfeng lost interest as soon as he heard it.

The bandits must be eliminated, but this matter itself is not very meaningful - just because this kind of thing, even when he was still a master of evil spirits, he had tasted too many of them. It was just a group of ordinary mountain bandits, and he only needed to kill them with a casual knife in the past. This kind of thing is not even worth mentioning.

"You can try not using any strength. It will be more challenging."

Seeing that Du Chengfeng had no interest, Zheng Qixing smiled bitterly.

"Besides, the matter of suppressing bandits is not really so plain. There are many joints in it... On the one hand, why do these bandits become bandits? What is their state of mind? Brother, do you think they should all be killed, or do they have their own grievances? Moreover, after doing this, it will also arouse the praise of the people. At this time, do you feel happy or indifferent?"

"This……"

Hearing Zheng Qixing say this, Du Chengfeng couldn't help but think about it.

It seems that there is indeed some explanation.

When he heard the coyote talk about coming to the mortal world for training, he could only have heard a general idea. It was only when he bumped into the Lord of Fire and chatted with the old man over a drink that he had some vague idea of ​​this training.

For example, the Fire Star Lord's approach is to look for opponents and use the enthusiasm of those challengers to ignite his own blood. This is much more detailed than the coyote's statement of "becoming a wild wolf and feeling the wildness."

But now, as Zheng Qixing spoke, he understood a more specific plan.

The point has actually never been about how the matter itself is. For powerful people like them, as long as they are willing to take action and use their extraordinary powers, solving these mundane matters can basically be said to be a piece of cake - but this is not the real point. The real point still comes from their own feelings about the matter.

If I have to put it in a more vivid way, it is actually a bit like looking in the mirror.

People's so-called self-knowledge actually comes from mental judgment most of the time. In other words, what they say and think in their hearts may not be what they really want. At this time, the role of things becomes prominent. By experiencing things and interacting with other people, one can in turn feel one's true thoughts and truly understand one's true heart.

As the old saying goes, use copper as a mirror to adjust your clothes and appearance, use history as a mirror to understand the rise and fall, and use people as a mirror to understand gains and losses.

And now, listening to what Zheng Qixing said, we should use past events as a mirror to reflect ourselves.

This does sound like a good idea.

"Of course, there is one most important reason."

Zheng Qixing gave the final reason.

"Just like you just looked down on this little thing, other powerful people will naturally look down on this little thing. This means that other powerful people will not get involved."

“That… makes sense.”

Du Chengfeng couldn't help but nod repeatedly, this is the most important thing.

Having been unlucky twice in a row, he didn't want to be unlucky for a third time.

"Thank you for this time. I'll have some time to have a drink with you later."

After bidding farewell to Zheng Qixing, Du Chengfeng headed out of the city.

The location of the Black Tiger Temple was not difficult to find. After all, even though it was a dilapidated temple, it was once a place that enjoyed incense and worship. Naturally, it could not be built too secretly. The bandits mentioned by Zheng Qixing were also in this dilapidated temple, gathered around the fire, and a pot was cooking multi-grain porridge.

"The craftsmanship is a bit poor, and the materials are average."

Just by smelling the smell of food coming from the pot, Du Chengfeng had already determined that the food was very ordinary.

From this perspective, this gang of bandits didn't have a very good life either. There wasn't a single bit of meat in their meal. They didn't look like thieves who killed people and robbed them, but more like starving people with nowhere to go.

"If we give them something to do and a way to make a living, will they stop robbing?"

Du Chengfeng couldn't help but think so.

Then, he became keenly aware of the thought arising in his mind.

At this moment, he had a deeper understanding of what Zheng Qixing had said before.

"Indeed, that's what the boy said."

Thinking of this, Du Chengfeng nodded repeatedly.

When something happens, thoughts will arise in your mind, and through these thoughts, you can also see your own thoughts - obviously, from the thought just now, he can at least be considered a kind person. After all, he even wanted to make these robbers turn over a new leaf. However, at this time, the robbers had already picked up their weapons and walked towards him.

After all, Du Chengfeng was so busy thinking about things that he didn't even think about hiding any traces. Besides, he came here to suppress bandits, so he didn't need to worry about hiding his whereabouts. But it was obvious that the robbers in the ruined temple had not yet realized what they had encountered. They just thought they had encountered a passerby with a stronger physique.

Although Du Chengfeng was using a relatively weak combat posture, his strong body with a faint bronze glow still looked quite intimidating. Coupled with his bulging muscles, he looked like a very capable fighter at first glance.

It was obvious that they were here to suppress bandits; the robbers made their judgment at a glance.

But the robbers had no intention of escaping. Instead, they surrounded Du Chengfeng.

"Just now I was saying that the porridge was too bland, and now there's fresh meat!"

Not only was there no fear in the robbers' eyes, they even looked quite excited.

"This kid is unarmed, without even a weapon! Let's stew him!"

"Ah this."

The little bit of compassion that Du Chengfeng had just felt disappeared immediately.

Becoming a bandit might be said to be a result of life's pressure, but treating him as a dish was wrong for these robbers - and judging from the skilled cooperation of these robbers, they must have done this several times.

Even those crudely made iron knives and sharpened wooden spears were tainted with a strong evil spirit.

These bandits who look like hungry people are actually filled with evil spirits!
However, it was just the evil spirit that entered the body.

The spears and blades slashed at Du Chengfeng with great force, but failed to even break his skin. The only effect of these attacks was to destroy the cheap coat he was wearing.

With this kind of attack, Du Chengfeng didn't even need to dodge.

After all, the gap between the two sides is too big.

"Oh yeah, it better be a little challenging."

Remembering Zheng Qixing's previous instructions, Du Chengfeng gave up the idea of ​​using his supernatural powers.

Or maybe they were just a few petty thieves and not worth the fuss.

With an elbow strike, the chest of the robber closest to him collapsed. He was flying backwards and bleeding, and it was obvious that he was not going to survive.

At this moment, the other bandits had also discovered that something was wrong. The weapons in their hands, which were invincible, could not even scratch the big man's oily skin - just this point alone was enough to tell who was better. How could they fight if they couldn't even break the opponent's skin?
"Run!"

The robbers turned around and ran away. Although they looked pale and thin, they ran as fast as the wind.

But Du Chengfeng had no intention of letting them go.

Du Chengfeng picked up the broken knife that had just fallen to the ground with his toes, raised his leg and lashed out with great force. The fierce blade, which was tainted with evil spirit, swirled and flew over, directly nailing a robber to death on the spot - then, the weapon in the robber's hand fell into Du Chengfeng's hands, which was a wooden spear.

This time, the flying wooden spears nailed the two bandits to the ground. Just looking at the neat posture was enough to show how superb Du Chengfeng's spear throwing technique was.

There were still three robbers left, but they didn't even dare to run away - there was no point in escaping, and all they could do was kowtow and beg for mercy.

"Never again! We never again!"

The three robbers kowtowed repeatedly, hoping that Du Chengfeng would show mercy.

Du Chengfeng's answer was to throw out two rusty kitchen knives.

"Now you think you don't dare? I saw you were quite brave just now, weren't you?"

Two kitchen knives flew out, but what fell to the ground were three human heads.

Just as Du Chengfeng himself said before, it was just suppressing a few bandits, which was really not something worth mentioning.

The bandits were wiped out, but the matter was not over yet. Picking up a broken knife, Du Chengfeng began to chop off their heads - this was not because of cruelty, but because there was a bounty on the heads of these bandits at the city gate. After he wiped out the bandits, he naturally had to take the heads back to report and take the bounty money.

"From this perspective, I am actually a little selfish."

Du Chengfeng felt the thought that had just emerged in his mind.

Was he angry at these bandits because of their bad behavior, or because they were targeting him? And was he taking the head back to let the local people know that the bandit problem had been eradicated, or was he just doing it for the reward money?

Du Chengfeng really wanted to say it was because of the former. After all, whether it was punishing evil or benefiting the people, it always sounded more noble. But after feeling that thought, he actually understood in his heart that if the bandit had not committed a crime against him, he might not have been so decisive in killing.

After all, there are so many bandits in the world. After killing one batch, another batch will pop up. How can he kill them all?
"But if I see him, I will definitely kill him."

Feeling the subtle fluctuations in his heart, Du Chengfeng gradually understood what this heart refining meant.

When faced with a choice, what actions will you take? What direction will you choose? What thoughts do you have in mind when you do this? Is this thought really tenable? Is it really as indestructible as you imagine?
No matter how much you talk about your imagined invincibility, it is just empty talk. Only the firmness that has been proven is truly as solid as a rock.

"So that's what you mean... I understand! I understand it completely!"

At this moment, Du Chengfeng felt as if he had suddenly realized something, and even felt that all his previous experiences were just a waste of time.

But at this moment, the black tiger statue enshrined in the dilapidated temple also spoke.

"What do you understand? What do you mean?"

The black tiger statue jumped off the altar and glared at Du Chengfeng.

"I finally found a few good seedlings and planned to use them to cultivate some evil spirits, but you killed them just like that... You want to leave after ruining my practice? Where do you want to go?"

"I'm not going anywhere."

Seeing that the originally broken black tiger statue had turned into a living black tiger blocking his way, Du Chengfeng's face darkened.

"So it was you who did it. Well, I'll kill you here today. That way you won't have to settle the score there."

"How dare you, an ignorant boy, speak so arrogantly? Then I will let you see what I, the Black Tiger Star Lord, am capable of... Pfft!"

The huge black tiger was about to pounce, but Du Chengfeng's fist had already smashed the tiger's head hard.

(End of this chapter)