Urban Martial Saint

Hearing Chen San’s words, Wang Tian’an was almost bursting with rage. Seeing that the crowd here was restless and preparing to leave, he clenched his teeth and angrily said: ”Don’t blame me for not warning you, the Heart-devouring Bugs inside your bodies will grow larger and larger. Once the Heart-devouring Bug grows to a certain size, it must be expelled from the body immediately. Otherwise, keeping the Heart-devouring Bug inside will still lead to your deaths. Although the formula Chen San gave you can produce food for the Heart-devouring Bug, he absolutely cannot expel the Heart-devouring Bugs from your bodies. Only I can expel the Heart-devouring Bugs from within you, if you leave me, even with the food for the Heart-devouring Bug, you’ll still face certain death!”

Wang Tian’an’s words made the crowd waver again, and from a distance on the upper floor, Chen San loudly retorted: ”Hmph, Wang Tian’an, your words sure sound nice. You make it seem as if they stay here, you would actually remove the Heart-devouring Bug from their bodies. Who among these people doesn’t know what you’re like? Would you really be so kind as to remove the Heart-devouring Bug for them? After using these people, you can’t wait to kill them all. Do you think everyone is a fool, unaware of your intentions? I think it’s better to take this formula and leave, to live comfortably for another ten or so years. Even if it’s death in the end, there will be no regrets. Staying here, you might die tomorrow; do you really want even your deaths to be controlled by Wang Tian’an?”

Chen San’s words reassured the crowd’s resolve. Wang Tian’an was unpredictable and ruthless in his methods; staying by his side was truly dangerous.

Seeing that many people were eager and ready to leave, Wang Tian’an, in a frantic panic, shouted: ”Who dares to leave this place? Let me tell you, anyone who dares take another step forward, I will immediately awaken the Heart-devouring Bug inside them and let them die right here and now!”

Wang Tian’an’s threats indeed had an effect, and the people really dared not continue walking, for Wang Tian’an had the ability to control the Heart-devouring Bugs. However, these people’s hearts had begun to stir; could Wang Tian’an really keep watch over them every day?

”Chen San, you despicable villain!” Wang Tian’an raged, staring at Chen San from afar and bellowing: ”If you’re capable, fight me fairly, using such despicable tactics to trap me, is this the style of the Chen Family?”

”The Chen Family’s people were just too upright, that’s why we were deceived by an animal like you. To think that our Chen Family treated you so well, and yet you ended up killing so many of our family. Speaking of despicable and shameless, I am still far behind compared to you!” Chen San coldly said: ”Besides, I know these people are only being controlled by you, forced to work for you, they’re actually innocent. I don’t want to be enemies with these friends either, hence I provided them with this formula, trying to avoid fighting them to the death. However, Wang Tian’an, the grudge between us must be settled!”

”Cut the crap, if you have the guts, come down and fight!” Wang Tian’an angrily shouted.

”Hahahaha...” Chen San laughed loudly and said: ”Wang Tian’an, have you lost your mind with anger? At this time, to go and fight you, are you insane?”

”What, you’re scared?” Wang Tian’an angrily said.

”You, a despicable little man, can’t scare me off!” Chen San replied coldly: ”However, there are still some matters I need to attend to on my side. Wang Tian’an, I won’t entertain you today, we can have a proper fight another time. Friends, I’ve said all I needed to say, it’s up to you to decide what to do. As long as you come to the city, my people will definitely welcome you!”

This statement stirred up the crowd below, and seeing this, Wang Tian’an grew even more anxious, angrily shouting: ”Chen, you think you can run away on my turf? Someone, get over here, now, and keep them here!”

”Yes!” A Junior Brother next to him answered and took out a phone to contact people. However, up in the building, Chen San did not linger any longer and directly left with his belongings.

Wang Tian’an, furious, rushed out of the yard, leading a group of people straight to the building. But, they were ultimately one step too late; Chen San and his group had already driven far away.

”Call for people! Gather everyone immediately, and stop Chen San!” Wang Tian’an roared like thunder, shouting crazily.

”Big brother, it’s terrible!” The Junior Brother calling on the phone turned his head and said anxiously: ”All our strongholds near the city area have been attacked and almost wiped out.”

”What!?” Wang Tian’an’s eyes widened even more as he shouted: ”What happened? Didn’t we send many martial arts experts to be in charge there? Even if we’re attacked, there should have been some kind of signal, right?”

The Junior Brother hesitated for a moment and spoke in a low voice: ”Big brother, I just received news. In fact, it was the martial artists you arranged who betrayed us first. It seems... It seems that Chen San showed them that formula, and after they saw it, they rebelled...”

”What!?” Wang Tian’an’s face changed again, and with a furious punch on the table, he roared: ”Chen, you’re so damn despicable, I will never let you go!”

”Big brother, what should we do now?” asked the Junior Brother in a low voice.

Wang Tian’an nearly bellowed: ”Immediately send people to fill the gaps in those strongholds, capture all those traitors and bring them back, I must kill them with my own hands!”

”Yes!” The junior brother replied, hesitating for a moment before whispering, ”Big Brother, those rebels are all skilled in Martial Arts. To capture them, we must send people who are skilled in Martial Arts, right?”

”Then just find some people who are skilled in Martial Arts to go!” Wang Tian’an bellowed, ”Do you really need me to teach you that?”

”It’s not that...” the junior brother whispered, ”Big Brother, they’ve all taken the formula for the Heart-devouring Bug’s food. If we let them go out to capture people now, who knows... they might not come back either!”

This remark startled Wang Tian’an, as he had been so angry that he forgot about this matter. Now that the junior brother mentioned it, he broke out in a cold sweat. Indeed, most people had started to believe Chen San’s words and were contemplating how to betray him. At this moment, if these people were to leave his side, wouldn’t that mean he was sending them away?

”Then... then we won’t deal with these people for now!” Wang Tian’an said in a deep voice, ”First send people to defend all those strongholds for me; no matter what, do not let Chen San’s people kill their way over here!”

”Yes!” The junior brother quickly ran out to execute this task.

Wang Tian’an watched the crowd below, already in tumult, feeling both angry and shocked. He didn’t know how Chen San obtained the formula for the Heart-devouring Bug’s food, but he was very clear that the leakage of this formula was extremely disadvantageous to him. Most of his men had believed Chen San’s words and were now plotting to leave. If these people ran away, then Wang Tian’an would be thoroughly defeated!

Of course, Wang Tian’an was not willing to accept defeat just like that. Clenching his teeth, he suddenly shouted sharply, ”Everyone, get back to your rooms immediately. Two people per room, and without my command, no one is allowed to leave. If anyone leaves or goes missing, I will hold the person who stays with them responsible. If two people go missing together, I will hold those who live next door to them responsible. So, you must keep an eye on those around you. Whoever tries to flee, I will ensure they suffer a terrible death. Conversely, anyone who reports someone trying to escape will be meritorious, and I will surely reward them. Do you all understand?”

Though everyone was looking at him, not a single person answered him.

Wang Tian’an erupted in rage and barked, ”I’ll ask again, do you understand what I said? If not, shall I awaken the Heart-devouring Bug to help clear your minds?”

Immediately, the crowd thunderously confirmed they understood; they didn’t want the Heart-devouring Bug to awaken, as they couldn’t bear that kind of pain. But, while they understood, most of them were still thinking about how to leave Wang Tian’an.

Wang Tian’an could see the insincerity in the crowd’s response, but he had no other choice at the moment and could only have everyone temporarily watch each other. Clenching his fists, he ground his teeth and said, ”Chen San, this must be Ye Qing’s idea again, right? How dare you conspire against me like this, I will make sure you die an ugly death!”

Wang Tian’an personally oversaw the return of the crowd to their rooms and locked each room from the outside to prevent anyone from escaping. Having done all this, he immediately ran to the attic in search of his Junior Brother.

Although Wang Tian’an’s Junior Brother had arrived, he rarely made an appearance and did not partake in the recent events, thus unaware of what had happened outside. He was idly sitting in the attic when he suddenly saw Wang Tian’an rush in, flustered, and he couldn’t help but ask in surprise, ”Third Senior Brother, what’s wrong? Is everything going smoothly?”

”Don’t even mention it!” Wang Tian’an replied despondently, waving his hand, ”We’re in trouble now!”

”What’s the trouble?” The Junior Brother was even more astonished, asking, ”We’ve already got the food for the Heart-devouring Bug, how can there be trouble?”

Wang Tian’an sighed and recounted the events outside. After hearing what Wang Tian’an had said, the Junior Brother was also dumbfounded and asked, ”Third Senior Brother, how did Chen San get the formula for the Heart-devouring Bug’s food?”

”How would I know!” Wang Tian’an shrugged and said, ”It’s Master’s secret recipe, never to be disclosed. All these years, I have never mentioned it to anyone. Where did Chen San get it from?”

The Junior Brother frowned and said solemnly, ”This really is troublesome. Even if we can confine these people, preventing them from escaping, it’s not very useful. These people know how to make the food for the Heart-devouring Bug, so they’ll definitely be desperate to escape. Even if we really fight against Chen San later on, these people won’t be any help. Once we start fighting, they might all run away!”

”Ah?” Wang Tian’an was even more stunned, anxiously asking, ”Then... what should we do now?”

”It seems...” The Junior Brother sighed deeply, speaking gravely, ”We must report this matter to Master and see what his intentions are!”