Chapter 3 You've been given a chance and you're no

　　The Li Family was one of the three great families of Tongzhou Prefecture, a large family, and every year there would be several batches of merchants coming in and out, bringing a large number of martial artists to use as defense against bandits. 　　This time, they dared to take a remote path like Yuanbao Town, also because they brought a large number of people with them and weren't afraid of the bandits who were mostly rabble-rousers. 　　Although Li Jing was a subordinate of the Li family, he was recognized by the third son of the Li family and was transferred into the merchant fleet, and although he was not a steward, he was still considered to be a small leader. 　　At this time, among another inn in Yuanbao Town, Li Jing walked to the door of an upper room, listening to the playful sounds coming from inside, he knocked on the door and a lazy voice came out, "Come in." 　　Push open the door, inside the upper room, a man wearing a brocade robe, more than thirty years old man is holding a thickly made-up, a face of charming and vulgar women flirting, the table is placed on the table with some wine and food, there are two other merchants steward is also accompanied by the side, and the side of the respective also has a woman of average posture. 　　In front of this person is the leader of the Li family caravan, Li Tong, greedy for flowers and sex, ability is general, strength is also general, look at his current behavior will know, in Yuanbao Town, such a small place have to be prepared to enjoy the wine and color, this kind of posture of the wind woman he also got down to the mouth. 　　This kind of person can also become the leader of the merchant fleet, all thanks to Li Tong's origin. 　　He is a side branch of the Li family, although greedy for flowers and good color, ability is average, but at least can still do things, better than those who are not enough to achieve things, failure is better than the waste. 　　Give him with two capable steward, responsible for the helm of the merchant fleet, so many years did not have any problems, so Li Tong's status in the Li family is higher and higher up. 　　Looking at Li Tong, Li Jing's eyes vaguely revealed a touch of unwillingness and disdain. 　　This kind of goods can become the leader of the merchant fleet, even if he is more capable, in the future he will become the steward of the Li family, in the final analysis, he will still be a slave and servant, to serve this kind of waste. 　　However, although he thought so in his heart, Li Jing still squeezed out a smile and arched his hand, "Greetings to the seventh master." 　　Because Li Tong was ranked seventh among his generation, the Li family's subordinates all called him seventh master. 　　Seeing Li Jing, Li Tong smiled and waved his hand and said, "It's Li Jing ah, come on, come on, sit down and eat the wine, I'll ask the shopkeeper to call another girl up. Don't mind, it's good to have a girl in a small place, when we return to Tongzhou government and collect the reward, I'll invite you guys to go to Drunken Flower House to have a dashing time." 　　Although Li Tong's ability is average, but he is not stupid, he knows that he can't manage this caravan well, so he has always been very good to the two stewards of the caravan, so that they are grateful to him. 　　Usually the merchant team inside the thing is also two stewards sing white face, he sang red face, so in the merchant team instead of his Li Tong's prestige is the highest. 　　This Li Jing is now only a small leader, but was rewarded by the third prince, according to seniority although he is the third prince's cousin, but in fact in front of the third prince he is not much different from those stewards, so his attitude towards Li Jing is also good. 　　Li Jing's face showed a hint of aggravation and said, "Seventh Master, just now I was robbed by someone in the town, I flashed the name of the Li family, but the other party even didn't put my Li family in their eyes." 　　"Oh? What happened? Surprisingly, someone still dares to rob my Li Family?" Li Tong immediately frowned. 　　As Li Jing told Li Tong about the matter in a jealous manner, Li Tong immediately snorted coldly and said, "Don't worry, this matter isn't over, even if it's one of my Li Family's subordinates, it's still not something those small clans can afford to mess with!" 　　With that said, Li Tong instructed one of the underlings of the merchant caravan to go and inquire about what exactly the other party was, Yuanbao Town was just this big, this kind of thing could be easily inquired. 　　"Many thanks to seventh master for doing this for me!" Li Jing hurriedly thanked him. 　　Looking at Li Jing's grateful appearance, Li Tong nodded with satisfaction, this kind of tactic to buy people's hearts without wasting anything is what he is best at. 　　After half an hour that subordinate came back and whispered, "Seventh master, the other party is from the Chu family." 　　Upon hearing this, Li Tong's face suddenly changed, and changed to an older tone to Li Jing said: "Li Jing ah, the other party is the Chu family, that can be some trouble. 　　Tongzhou Prefecture three big families, Shen family is deservedly the first, Shen family head Shen Mo that is Wei County big sect Canglan Sword Sect big disciple 'Rainfall Sword' Shen Bai's sibling brother. 　　With this heavy relationship, even if that Shen Mo has just reached the age of the family head, in order to establish the authority to kill seven Shen family old, no one dares to say anything. 　　Although the Chu family only moved to Tongzhou Prefecture more than twenty years ago, the Chu family head Chu Zongguang's strength is not simple. 　　He has crossed the body hardening and blood condensation, reached the body qi, blood, sinews and bones rounded into one, does not contain impurities, as if a newborn baby in general the realm of the innate, more than fifty years old people look as if the early forties in general. 　　When the old master of my Li family was around, he could compete with that old thing Chu Zongguang, but now that the old master has returned, the eldest son, the second son and the third son, although each of them is a dragon and phoenix amongst people, and held up the Li family after the old master's death, and are known as the three tigers of the Li family by outsiders, there is still a certain gap between them and that Chu family, so let's just forget about this matter." 　　A trace of unwillingness flashed in Li Jing's eyes, but he could only nod obediently. 　　At this time, Li Tong subconsciously asked, "Who is the person coming from the Chu Family's side? I don't seem to have heard that the Chu Family has had any merchant caravans coming in and out recently, ah? And the Chu Family's merchant caravan never goes this side of Yuanbao Town." 　　That subordinate said, "It's the Chu Family's second son, Chu Huo." 　　Li Tong was stunned when he heard this, then he laughed out loud and said, "So it's that punk, Li Jing, don't worry, I'll take care of this matter for you!" 　　Li Jing was surprised and said, "Isn't that person the second son of the Chu family, not a steward, can we offend?" 　　Li Tong laughed coldly and said, "If it is the Chu family steward, I really do not dare to mess with, the Chu family, even if it is the steward's hand is also holding a few points of real power, but this Chu Huo, master I'm not really afraid of him! 　　Don't look at him as the second son of the Chu family, but it is a concubine, in the Chu family within is the grandma does not love uncle does not love, a little bit of real power in the hand is not, and people are more timid and cowardly, even the Chu family of the steward will not put him in the eyes. 　　I heard that a year ago he even did something stupid, so he was relegated to the Chu family's South Mountain mining area to eat dust, such a waste, even if we offended him, he didn't dare to go and talk to Chu Zongguang for fear that Chu Zongguang would chastise him even more severely." 　　Saying that, Li Tong directly waved his hand and led the people to go find Chu Huo's trouble. 　　Li Jing followed behind the crowd, not knowing why, but in his heart, he was somewhat uneasy. 　　Li Tong said that this Chu Family's second son had a cowardly character and was simply a waste, but the one who had grabbed the secret box with him before was acting overbearingly and had a sinister look on his face, were these two really the same person? 　　Within the inn, Chu Huo was playing with a short sword, hiding it in his sleeve, and in his mind, he was constantly visualizing and simulating the scene of the Green Dragon in the Sleeve, which was like a green dragon coming out of the sea. 　　Green Dragon in Sleeve was not too complicated martial art, but Chu Huo could feel that wanting to cultivate it to its ultimate completion would not be that easy, the limits of this martial art might be deeper than Chu Huo had imagined. 　　Right at this moment, Chu Huo suddenly heard a noisy sound coming from below the inn, as if someone else was shouting his name. 　　Chu Hugh walked down to see that his own several guards were confronting a group of people, while his maid Yue'er was cowering inside the corner not daring to say anything. 　　Seeing Chu Huo walking down, Li Tong gave a cold laugh and said, "Chu Huo, you're quite the bully, you even dare to rob my Li Family's things, let me tell you, my Li Family even if it's just an underling, it's not that easy to bully!" 　　As soon as these words were uttered, the faces of those Li Family underlings who had followed Li Tong here all showed a look of excitement, obviously this kind of thing of Li Tong going to find trouble with the Chu Family's second son for the sake of an underling moved them a lot. 　　Seeing the expression on the faces of the crowd, Li Tong's eyes flashed with a hint of smugness, but he still righteously said, "Chu Huo, hand over the secret box that you robbed Li Jing with an apology, and this matter will be settled, after all, the Li family and the Chu family are both one of the three great families of the Tongzhou Prefecture, and I don't want to hurt the peace, or else the consequences will be, as you know! " 　　Chu Huo looked up and glanced at this Li Tong, there was really such a person in his memory, only that the previous Chu Huo was not even treated well within the Chu family, let alone the other families. 　　Whether it was the Li family or the Shen family, they all looked at him as a waste, anyway, the future heir of the Chu family would definitely not be him, and it wasn't worth paying attention to. 　　Only the only thing Chu Huo didn't understand was just how much of a loser he had been before, the other party, a side branch of the Li Family, had dared to be so arrogant towards himself? 　　Looking at that Li Tong, Chu Huo's eyes revealed a hint of uncertainty and said, "Then what if I don't hand it over?" 　　Li Tong laughed coldly, and those subordinates of the Li Family all surrounded him in an aggressive manner. 　　Although Chu Huo also had a dozen or so people around him, but with his status in the Chu Family, there were only five or six of those dozen who had truly reached the Body Tempering Realm, and the rest of them were underlings who truly served Chu Huo's ups and downs. 　　On the other hand, on the Li Family's side, because it was a merchant team, the subordinates who were qualified to join the Li Family's merchant team were all practiced martial arts fighters, and all of them were Body Tempering Realm martial artists. 　　At this time, an underling beside Li Tong stood out and pointed at Chu Huo and snapped: ''The Seventh Master letting you hand over things to apologize is to give you face! Otherwise, with this number of you, you won't even be able to leave this Yuanbao Town today!" 　　The person who stood out was Li Tong's beloved, so what's the time to wait if you don't show your loyalty at this time? 　　Moreover, the Seventh Master had said that this Chu Huo didn't have the slightest bit of real power in the Chu Family, and wasn't even as good as a steward, so there was nothing to be afraid of at all. 　　Chu Huo's face didn't have the slightest expression, he just faintly said, "Let me not walk out of Yuanbao Town? Heh." 　　A faint laugh that seemed to be mocking came out, and that Li Clan subordinate just wanted to say something, but at that moment, his eyes were already filled with a flash of blade light! 　　Incomparably swift, as if thunder had crossed the sky, when he reacted, he immediately felt a pain in his chest, a short blade had been inserted into his chest, as Chu Huo gently twisted the hilt of the blade, blood froth continuously gushed out, he wanted to say something but just stared with wide eyes, gradually losing his breath! 　　None of the people present saw how Chu Huo made the knife, and none of them noticed where exactly Chu Huo had hidden the knife. 　　It wasn't until Yue'er in the back let out an ear-piercing scream that the crowd reacted, this Chu Huo actually killed someone? Stabbed a person to death without saying a word? 　　Li Tong pointed at Chu Huo with a horrified look on his face, "You ...... how dare you ......" 　　Before he could finish his words, Chu Huo pulled the short blade out of that subordinate's chest and chopped directly towards him! 　　This scene was again something that the crowd didn't expect, it was just that Chu Huo had killed a Li Family's subordinate, now he wanted to kill Li Tong? One must know that Li Tong was the Li Family's steward, and even more so, he was the Li Family's collateral bloodline! 　　None of the people present had expected Chu Huo to strike at Li Tong, and no one reacted. 　　Li Tong himself wanted to block, but he only wanted to bully Chu Huo this time, he didn't take any weapon at all, moreover he was used to being pampered, he had never experienced a few actual battles, even if he had a weapon he couldn't block it. 　　Only Li Jing beside him gritted his teeth and reacted the fastest, taking out the dagger he carried with him and throwing it towards Chu Huo, wanting to block this knife away, but that dagger was directly chopped by Chu Huo's knife, the trace of the blade didn't change in the slightest, accurately landing on Li Tong's neck. 　　Feeling the cold blade on his neck that was still stained with blood, and thinking of the abruptness and ruthlessness with which Chu Huo had killed earlier, Li Tong's legs could not help but tremble. 　　Looking at Li Tong, Chu Huo said in a flat tone, ''Just with goods like you also want to come to my trouble? It's simply that you don't know what you're talking about! 　　I, Chu Huo, even if I am no longer popular within the Chu Family, I am still the second son of the Chu Family, and Chu Zongguang is also my own father, but what are you? Just a side line, your status is not much higher than a steward. 　　Where did you get the confidence to come looking for trouble? Do you believe that right now, even if I kill you on the spot, the end result will only be me being punished with a confinement and kneeling at the shrine?" 　　Li Tong immediately shivered, just now he only thought of Chu Huo's cowardice and bullying before, but he overlooked the essence of both parties' identities. 　　He was just a collateral lineage, and Chu Huo had indeed caused great trouble by killing him, but so what? He was, after all, the Chu family head Chu Zongguang's own son, could the Li family still make Chu Huo pay for his life for the sake of such a collateral disciple like him? 　　It wasn't until now that Li Tong reacted to what a stupid thing he had actually done. 　　Chu Huo moved the short sword away from Li Tong's neck, handed him the hilt, and faintly said, "Hold the sword." 　　Li Tong froze for a moment, not knowing what Chu Huo meant. 　　"I said, take the knife." 　　Feeling Chu Huo's icy cold eyes, Li Tong then shivered and took the short blade. 　　Chu Huo held the blade and pointed it at his chest, his gaze looking straight at Li Tong, "Didn't you want to find trouble with me just now? Now that the knife is in your hand, I'll give you a chance to kill me." 　　Li Tong hastily shook his head, who were you kidding? Chu Huo didn't have to pay for his life if he killed him, but if he killed Chu Huo not only did he have to pay for his life, but even his wife and children had to pay for their lives as well! 　　Chu Huo took a step forward, the blade pressed against his chest, Chu Huo's voice was gloomy and incomparable, "I said, let you kill me!" 　　With a 'clang' sound, the short blade fell to the ground, Li Tong's hand shivered, he couldn't even hold the blade anymore. 　　A hint of mockery appeared on Chu Huo's face as he slapped Li Tong's face and sneered, "Waste! You're useless even when given the chance ah, holding a knife you don't dare to kill, who gave you the courage to come to my trouble?" 　　In the face of such insulting gestures from Chu Huo, such a mocking tone, Li Tong's face reddened with shame and anger, but he didn't even dare to say more than a single word. 　　Chu Huo pointed at the entrance of the inn and said indifferently, "Now get the hell out of here, take that idiot's corpse away, clean it up, and don't give the innkeeper any trouble." 　　After saying that, Chu Huo directly turned around and went up the stairs, those Chu Family's subordinates and Yue'er below all had a dumbfounded look on their faces, was this still the same Chu Huo from before? 　　However, they were all frightened today and didn't dare to think too much, they immediately also followed Chu Huo up the stairs. 　　And at this time in the lobby of the inn, Li Jing walked to Li Tong's side and carefully said, "Seventh Master ......" 　　However, before he could finish his words, he was directly kicked to the ground by Li Tong. 　　Li Tong's face turned red as he angrily said, "Fuck you! It's because of this stupid idiot that he caused so much trouble, just you wait, even if the Third Duke protects you, I'll still make you look good when I return to the Li Family!" 　　All the people present were expressionless as they looked at the stupefied Li Jing on the ground, it was because of him that Li Tong lost such a big face today, I'm afraid that his days in the Li family would not be easy from now on.