59 – Gravely Injured and Near Death

Lu Qing slowly walked down the road.

However, his heart was not as calm as it appeared on the surface.

After crippling those few local ruffians, it would be hard for them to commit evil deeds again in the future.

It wouldn’t even be easy for them to live like normal people.

As for why he didn’t kill them directly…

Because Lu Qing was not someone who indiscriminately killed.

To be honest, in his previous life, besides killing fish, he hadn’t even killed chickens or ducks, let alone humans.

Although since crossing over, Lu Qing had been doing psychological exercises, telling himself that this world was different, more cruel, and where the strong prey on the weak.

However, killing people was still not an easy decision for Lu Qing.

He didn’t know what kind of changes would occur to him once he crossed that line.

After becoming a martial artist, killing people wasn’t difficult for him.

What was difficult was whether he could remain unchanged after taking that step.

If those ruffians were truly heinous villains, Lu Qing might have done it.

But the information from his supernatural ability told him they were not.

So Lu Qing ultimately decided to give them a chance.

Indeed, he still did not have the mindset of those novel protagonists he read about in his past life, who could be decisive and unrestrained in killing right after crossing over.

In the end, he was still just an ordinary person.

Lu Qing thought self-deprecatingly.

However, after this incident, Lu Qing finally felt the power of being a martial artist.

Even the weakest Blood and Qi Realm martial artist was an overwhelming presence to ordinary people.

Whether in strength, reaction, or defense, they weren’t even on the same level.

When Lu Qing was dealing with those ruffians earlier, he could clearly feel it.

Their movements and reactions seemed like slow motion to him, posing almost no threat.

So he could easily break their limbs while remaining unscathed.

“Fortunately, martial arts cultivation isn’t easy. It’s extremely difficult to break through to the Blood and Qi Realm. Otherwise, I can’t imagine what this world would become…” Lu Qing thought to himself.

Despite Lu Qing not taking long to step into the Blood and Qi Realm…

It was because he had supernatural assistance, a master’s selfless guidance, and the Golden Chin Salmon as a great supplement to make up for his foundational deficiencies.

Ordinary people practicing martial arts don’t have such conditions.

Training for ten or even eight years might not even touch the edge of the Blood and Qi Realm.

So his master said that in this world, anyone who can become a martial artist is not ordinary. At the very least, they are one in a hundred talents.

Others, without talent, can’t grasp the secret of the Blood and Qi connection. No matter how long they train, they are only slightly more agile and stronger and can only be ordinary fighters.

Bullying ordinary people is fine, but encountering a real martial artist, they’d shatter with one touch.

While pondering these matters, Lu Qing returned home.

After putting everything down, he felt a sense of relief.

This trip to Da Ji, although somewhat tumultuous, overall, his mood was good.

Especially when he successfully asked Ma Gu to get him a battle knife.

Thinking that in a few more days he would have his own battle knife, Lu Qing was quite looking forward to it.

Lu Qing originally thought it would be four or five more days before seeing Ma Gu again.

However, to his surprise, just one day later, they met again…

Da Ji, in the backyard of a mansion.

Ma Gu’s face showed some worry. He called over a subordinate.

“That young master from the Wei family hasn’t returned yet?”

“Reporting to Master Ma, I’ve been waiting outside, but I haven’t seen Young Master Wei or the others return.” the subordinate respectfully replied.

“Why are they so late today?” Ma Gu felt uneasy. “Going by yesterday, they should have returned by now…”

After waiting for a long time without seeing anyone, Ma Gu became even more uneasy.

He paced back and forth, constantly comforting himself, “Nothing will happen… The Wei family’s guards are all experts at the Tendons and Bones Realm. It’s just a trip into the mountains. What could go wrong…”

However, as time passed, Ma Gu finally started to panic.

He couldn’t help but curse, “Damn it, what’s that young master Wei thinking? Why must he personally go into the mountains to find some longevity gift? Can’t he just assign this to his subordinates? Doesn’t he know how many people would suffer if he had an accident…!”

Just as Ma Gu was anxiously considering organizing a group to go into the mountains and search…

Finally, the subordinate who had been waiting outside rushed in.

“Master Ma, Master Ma, Young Master Wei and the others have returned!”
“They’re back, where are they?” Ma Gu’s heart was filled with joy, and he asked immediately.

However, the subordinate’s face was filled with panic: “They’ve returned, but Young Master Wei he… he…”

Ma Gu’s heart sank, and he immediately grabbed the subordinate’s collar: “What happened to Young Master Wei?”

“He… he seems to be dead…”

This statement was like a bolt from the blue, directly stupefying Ma Gu.

In the next moment, an overwhelming fear surged from his heart.

He grabbed the subordinate’s collar again, his face contorted in fury: “How could he be dead? Who harmed him?!”

“I… I don’t know, I saw those guards return, carrying a stretcher with Young Master Wei lying on it, the stretcher was covered in blood, Young Master Wei’s eyes were closed, and he wasn’t breathing, so I thought, Young Master Wei might be… might be…”

The subordinate, terrified by Ma Gu’s fierce demeanor, stammered.

“Damn it!”

Only then did Ma Gu realize what was going on. Whether Young Master Wei was truly dead was still uncertain, but the subordinate’s words were definitely his own guesses.

“I’ll deal with you later!”

He kicked the subordinate aside and cursed him harshly before rushing outside in haste.

The fear in his heart, however, did not lessen.

Even though this fool was wildly guessing, it was obvious that Young Master Wei’s situation was indeed dire.

Regardless of whether he was dead or gravely injured, the consequences were not something Ma Gu could bear.

When Ma Gu arrived at the front yard, he saw several Wei family guards gathered around a blood-stained stretcher, their faces grim.

On that stretcher lay the Wei family’s young master, his face pale and eyes closed, his life and death uncertain.

“Guard Li, what happened?”

Seeing this scene, Ma Gu’s mind went blank, and he quickly called out to the lead guard.

“The young master, he accidentally fell into a ravine in the mountains, and his belly got slashed open by a sharp rock.”

Guard Li’s face was extremely unsightly, and his heart was filled with fear.

Having failed to protect the young master properly, he couldn’t imagine the punishment awaiting them upon their return.

“So, the young master now, he now…”

Hearing this, Ma Gu’s heart contracted sharply, and his voice trembled, but he couldn’t bring himself to ask the question.

Fortunately, Guard Li understood his meaning and directly answered: “The young master still has a breath, we stuffed his intestines back in, applied healing medicine, and temporarily managed to stop the bleeding.”

Ma Gu’s heart tightened, and he asked, “So what are you planning to do now?”

“We planned to take the young master directly back to the city, but his wound is too big. With all the jolting, the blood kept seeping out, washing away the hemostatic powder, and we’re out of medicine. At this rate, I’m afraid we won’t make it back to the city before the young master bleeds out again.”

“So we had to come back here to ask if you have any extra healing medicine?”

“Hemostatic powder? Yes, I’ll go get it right away!”

Ma Gu retrieved his stash of healing medicine at almost the fastest speed and handed it to Guard Li.

Although the hemostatic powder was precious, at this moment, he couldn’t care less.

Watching Guard Li lift Young Master Wei’s clothes and apply the hemostatic powder.

The ghastly wound made Ma Gu’s eyelids twitch.

He could hardly imagine how the young master had fallen to slash open such a large wound on his belly.

“Guard Li, what do you plan to do next?”

Seeing Guard Li finish applying the medicine, Ma Gu asked.

“We plan to take the young master back to the city immediately.” Guard Li answered without hesitation.

“But didn’t you say the young master might not withstand the journey?” Ma Gu asked hurriedly.

“There’s still a slim chance of survival if we take him back. But if we delay any longer, he won’t even have that slim chance.”

Guard Li left an unspoken sentence.

That was also their slim chance of survival.

But Ma Gu became anxious.

If Guard Li and the others left with the young master, it would be fine if they managed to save him.

But if the young master died on the way, who knew if the guards would run away?

By then, he would be the one to suffer.

No way, he had to think of something!

Ma Gu’s mind moved rapidly, desperately searching for a way to save himself.

Suddenly, a figure flashed in his mind, and his eyes lit up.

“Wait, I have an idea that might save the young master!”