Chapter 295: Thank You, Young Master, for This Fulfillment
Everyone was stunned, staring at the scene in utter disbelief!
’Were their eyes deceiving them?’
How could Fu Jincheng be the one who was crippled?
His Iron Sand Palm had reached the stage of Great Success, capable of shattering metal and splitting stone. Shouldn’t Cheng Yuan have been the one crippled?
Mei Bin was the first to snap out of it, roaring, "Badass! Brother Yuan is a badass! He took down the Thousand-Handed Arhat in one move!"
Li Tai trembled with excitement, throwing Fu Jincheng’s own words back at him. "So much for the Thousand-Handed Arhat!"
Even Shen Jiangnan clenched his fists tightly and shouted, "Xiaoyuan! Well done!"
The bigwigs didn’t even try to hide their frantic ass-kissing.
"Young Master Cheng’s power is heaven-defying! He’s absolutely the number one expert of Luocheng’s younger generation! No, he must be the top expert of Dongshan’s younger generation!"
"Old Bear, you’re being too conservative. Just the younger generation? I think Young Master Cheng is the number one expert in all of Dongshan!"
...
Amidst the chorus of praise, Dong Long looked at Fu Jincheng with a worried expression.
"Master, your arm?"
Fu Jincheng stared blankly at his own limp arm, unable to comprehend how Cheng Yuan had managed to cripple him.
"What... what was that technique? Why did it have Thirteen Layers of Dark Force?"
Cheng Yuan answered truthfully, "The Wen Family’s Jade Wave Palm."
’Jade Wave Palm??’
Fu Jincheng gave Cheng Yuan a deep look. "I have not lost unjustly. The Wen Family’s Jade Wave Palm peaks at Nine Waves, but Mr. Cheng’s has reached Thirteen Waves!"
Fu Jincheng was Dong Long’s greatest pillar of support. With Fu Jincheng crippled, Dong Long immediately conceded, cupping his hands respectfully toward Cheng Yuan.
"Mr. Cheng, since Gao Qingyuan is your friend, I’ll do you a favor today! I’ll spare his life!"
After speaking, Dong Long helped Fu Jincheng up, waved to his underlings, and said in a low voice, "We’re leaving!"
Cheng Yuan snorted coldly. "Did I say you could leave?"
Dong Long and Fu Jincheng turned back stiffly, looking at Cheng Yuan with great humiliation. "Mr. Cheng, we’ve already admitted defeat, given you face, and spared Gao Qingyuan. What more do you want?"
"My face doesn’t matter. What matters is Uncle Shen’s face! A moment ago, Uncle Shen strictly forbade you from hurting anyone at his farewell banquet! Yet you ignored his order and even injured his bodyguard! Today, there must be an accounting!"
Dong Long conceded without hesitation. "We can compensate Mr. Li for his medical expenses. Is one million enough?"
"Do you think this is a matter of money? All of you, break one of your own arms as punishment!"
Dong Long’s expression changed. ’Everyone has to break their own arm?’
’This Cheng guy is too ruthless, isn’t he?’
Dong Long had an assembled handgun in his jacket and subconsciously reached for it.
However, Fu Jincheng, who was standing beside him, knew the stakes. He quickly stopped Dong Long’s movement, landing a vicious hand-chop on Dong Long’s shoulder!
With a CRACK, Dong Long’s arm broke, and he let out a bloodcurdling scream!
Fu Jincheng turned to the other underlings, his face cold. "Did you not hear Mr. Cheng’s words? Everyone, break one of your arms! Or do you need me to do it for you?"
The underlings were terrified and didn’t dare to defy Fu Jincheng’s command.
CRACK! CRACK!
Every underling broke their own arm, letting out a chorus of wretched screams.
Fu Jincheng turned to Cheng Yuan with an inquiring gaze. "Mr. Cheng, I have already broken one arm, so I cannot break another myself. I will need your assistance."
As he spoke, Fu Jincheng calmly extended his good arm, ready to accept his punishment without complaint.
Cheng Yuan was pleased with Fu Jincheng’s performance. "You’ve already lost one arm," he said coolly. "We’ll let it go this time. After you leave, be sure to discipline your apprentice properly. If there is a next time, it won’t be as simple as a broken arm."
Fu Jincheng understood clearly. With Cheng Yuan backing him, Gao Qingyuan was someone he could no longer afford to offend.
’If you can’t beat them, join them.’
Fu Jincheng suddenly grabbed Dong Long’s uninjured arm and dragged him in front of Gao Qingyuan.
THUD! Fu Jincheng forcefully kicked the back of Dong Long’s knees. Caught off guard, Dong Long dropped with a THUMP, kneeling before Gao Qingyuan!
Fu Jincheng barked in a low voice, "Dong Long, in front of all these bigwigs, swear an oath! Swear right now that you will be loyal to Mr. Gao and Mr. Cheng from this day forward!"
Dong Long’s face turned a deep shade of crimson!
He was incredibly ambitious; he wanted to be the sole boss of Luocheng. How could he possibly pledge loyalty to Gao Qingyuan?
"Master..."
Before Dong Long could finish, Fu Jincheng slapped him hard across the face and roared, "From now on, I, your master, will also be loyal to Mr. Cheng! If you, my rebellious disciple, refuse to pledge loyalty to Mr. Gao and Mr. Cheng, I will cripple your Cultivation and cast you out!"
With that, Fu Jincheng dropped to his knees with a THUD!
THUD! THUD! THUD!
Fu Jincheng kowtowed three times before Cheng Yuan!
"Mr. Cheng, I, Fu Jincheng, swear a Celestial Dao Blood Oath! I am willing to recognize you as my master. If I ever betray you, may the heavens strike me down! I beg you to accept this old servant!"
Cheng Yuan didn’t answer. Instead, he focused his gaze on Fu Jincheng and saw a faint layer of Evil Qi above his head, indicating he had taken many lives.
However, there was even more golden Merit!
This meant that most of the people Fu Jincheng had killed deserved to die!
Still, Cheng Yuan wasn’t entirely convinced. He asked in a low voice, "Fu Jincheng, why were you expelled from Shaolin?"
A flash of deep resentment crossed Fu Jincheng’s eyes. "Young Master, perhaps no one will believe me when I say this, but I stumbled upon the head of the Dharma Hall, that bald-headed cur Kong Wen, in the midst of an affair with a female devotee. He framed me for stealing a sacred artifact and had the Precepts Hall sentence me to be beaten to death. That is why I was cast out of Shaolin."
Cheng Yuan activated his Double Pupil and observed Fu Jincheng. He found that Fu Jincheng’s heartbeat and breathing were normal, and the fluctuations of his Divine Soul were steady. This indicated that Fu Jincheng was telling the truth.
"Fu Jincheng, from this day forward, your name is Cheng the Second. You will be the second Protector of my Cheng Family."
"Thank you for this name, Young Master!"
"This is a Poison Pill that only I can provide the antidote for. Eat it."
Cheng Yuan took out a Qi Enhancement Pill and handed it to Fu Jincheng—no, he should be called Cheng the Second now.
Cheng the Second took the Qi Enhancement Pill without hesitation and swallowed it.
Then, Cheng the Second’s expression changed.
’What the hell? This wasn’t a Poison Pill at all! This was a Qi Enhancement Pill! And an incredibly potent one at that!’
In the blink of an eye, Cheng the Second broke through the bottleneck of Grandmaster Peak and touched the threshold of the Martial King realm! As long as he could fully refine all the Medicinal Power, he was completely confident he could become a Martial King!
Cheng the Second trembled with excitement!
’Pledging allegiance to this master was no loss at all!’
’In fact, I’ve hit the jackpot!’
THUD! THUD! THUD!
Cheng the Second kowtowed nine consecutive times to Cheng Yuan!
"Thank you, Young Master, for making this possible!"
Li Tai could feel the change in Cheng the Second’s aura, and he watched him with a look of intense envy. ’If I weren’t Shen Jiangnan’s personal bodyguard,’ he thought, ’I would also want to acknowledge Cheng Yuan as my Young Master!’