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Chapter 1 (2)

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    <strong>Chapter 1: Repaying Cruelty With Kindness (1)</strong>


    It was ate autumn morning. As the dawn chased the dark shadows, the sun added warmth to the chilly air.


    An oilmp in the cer of the Luo n lit up. A young man named Luo Zheng sat upright in front of a table, shading most of the light of the oilmp. Quietly he pulled out a battered thread-bound book.


    Luo Zheng was a lean, average-looking young man who had just turned seventeen. However, there was something mellow about him. In contrast, his eyes were radiant that even in the dim light projected by the oilmp, they glowed with charm.


    “It has taken me a month to finish the Heavenly Principles. Its arguments are all well, but, what I find most revolting are those four words: repaying cruelty with kindness,” Luo Zheng whispered as he stared at the bean-sized me of the oilmp. Mncholy was written all over his face. “Had my father not been so kind-hearted as to believe those four words, I, the direct descendant of my n, would not have ended up like this, and father would still be alive…”


    The sudden noise of the cer door being unlocked interrupted his flow of thoughts. Luo Zheng reced the mncholy he was feeling with a solemn expression. He promptly blew out the oilmp and covered himself with the shabby cotton quilt.


    The door of the cer flew open and footsteps began drawing close. The man in charge stepped forward and stomped his foot on Luo Zheng''s bed before shrieking at him.” Still in bed? Dreaming about being the young master of the Luo n? Get the fxck up!”


    The man was a steward in the Luo n. He looked rather wretched. He had a wart on his forehead that often invoked disgust from people.


    Luo Zheng sat up and rubbed his eyes. He pushed off the quilt, before turning and nting his feet on the ground. Silently, he slid on his clothing, socks, and shoes. Although his clothes were old, Luo Zheng kept them neatly. He was very meticulous by nature.<center></center>


    The steward rolled his eyes, criticized Luo Zheng , and then waved his hand. Several men surrounded Luo Zheng and forcibly put a thick leather armor and shackles on him.


    After they were done, Luo Zheng followed the servants as they walked out of the cer and toward the Martial Arts Hall.


    The Luo n owned hundreds of mines and millions of acres of fertilend. As a big and powerful n, they were well-known in Chongyang County.<center>


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    However, the entire Eastern Region had thousands of county cities, including countless wealthy families and the Luo n was almost insignificant in the Eastern Region.


    Luo Zheng was escorted by some men as he climbed out of the gloomy cer. This was a daily ritual with which Luo Zheng was quite familiar with. The walk to the Martial Arts Hall meant navigating through numerous pavilions, bridges, and galleries.


    The Martial Arts Hall was an open area. It was a ce where the children of the Luo n woulde for practice. The entrance was decorated with white marble sculptures of a male lion and a female lion. The ground was onerge, ck basalt b. Standing at the entrance of the building, one could feel the power emanating from the Hall.<center>


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    In the middle of the Martial Arts Hall, dozens of children from the Luo n practiced martial arts under the guidance of a teacher. They were all dressed alike in gray robes.


    They bawled and their boxes whirred again and again.


    In order to win a position in the n, every child needed to study diligently and practice hard. These children looked like they were more than ten years of age.


    On thiste autumn day, the wind began to howl around the children. Nevertheless, sweat beaded on their foreheads. The contrasting heat and cold filled the hall with steaming white mist.


    On the other side of the Martial Arts Hall stood over a dozen men who were dressed like Luo Zheng in leather armor and shackles. These men were dejected, bleeding, and wounded all over their bodies.


    Luo Zheng was escorted into the Martial Arts Hall. The guard ced him amongst the injured men.


    Most of these men were prisoners, bought by Luo n from local prisons. They became the n''s ves. One of the roles of these ves was to be meat shields for Luo n''s minors. Those minors could beat up those meat shields however they wanted, training and testing their own strengths. Nobody knew how many of those meat shields died or became disabled every year-no one bothered to count.


    Luo Zheng, however, wasn''t a prisoner. He''d been the eldest son of the main house of Luo n, the prominent young lord, standing at the top of the statusdder. Members of the other ns, including those as strong as his own, would''ve greeted him with respect had they bumped into him. Even the n elders'' needed to mind their manners towards him.<center>


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    However, something disastrous happened in Chongyang County two years ago. Luo Zheng''s father, the head of the Luo n, had been poisoned by his brother. He died on the spot.


    Immediately after, the eldest branch of the Luo n was set up by the other three branches. They framed a case against Luo Zheng''s father. ording to their usations, Luo Zheng''s father was a rebel. Under the brothers'' internal strife, the main house hadpletely fallen apart.


    Luo Zheng, as the former young master, had also beenbeled a traitor, demoted to a ve of Luo n. He''d be a meat shield for Luo n''s children to practice their martial arts. Forever never be free.


    This kind of life, getting beaten up at others'' pleasure, had been going on for two years. These two years, not anymore could Luo Zheng count how many punches and kicks he''d suffered, how many insults he''d taken.


    "Today''s martial arts practice stops here. You go select your meat shield! Hitting the human body can help you understand how skills and techniques are used in realbat; help you get familiar with human body''s weaknesses and bones'' distribution!"


    After hearing the teacher''s order, the kids each chose a meat shield. Soon enough, miserable cries begging for mercy burst forth inside the training hall, repeatedly. These Luo n''s minors basically did not treat these ves as human beings, engraving fists after fists into their flesh without holding back.


    Many of them went to Luo Zheng, striking even more energetically, using even more power. The reason? Ravaging the former young master gave them a better sense of aplishment!<center>


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    Luo Zheng calmly responded to the fists of these children, protecting the vital parts of his body with an expressionless face. These… Things, he''d gotten used to them.


    Not long after that, at the training hall''s entrance, there suddenly appeared a few people, led by a young boy wearing silk brocade garments, looking all bright and breezy.


    "The Young Master hase!"


    "Young Master, you''ve finallye out. From your refreshing spirit, you must''ve made good progress in your cultivation!"


    "The young lord''s talent is exceptional, he''s our Luo n''s genius. I bet he''s already entered the Bone Refining Stage!"


    The children who noticed the Young Master entering stopped their practice and began patronizing. Some even walked up to the young master as they generously threw praises his way. It was obvious that they all wanted to tter the young master.


    Luo Zheng''s eyes fell on the young man, and his imperceptible anger rose quietly. The young teenager being called the young master by the children, was Luo Pieran. He was the oldest son in the second branch of the Luo n. He was the same age as Luo Zheng.


    Luo Zheng was relegated to very and Luo Pieran reced Luo Zheng as the young master of the Luo n.


    Luo Zheng had heard that Luo Pieran had been staying in a secluded ce to practice some time ago. He had disappeared for a long time. It seemed as though he had improved a lot after the practice.


    Luo Pieran was very sensitive and he turned to look at Luo Zheng when he became aware of his cousin’s hate-filled re. He smirked as he walked straight toward Luo Zheng and said,” Luo Zheng, I''ve been cultivating for a long time. I didn’t expect to see you alive when I returned.”


    “Thanks for caring about me. I’m alive,” Luo Zheng answered in a muffled voice.


    “What kind of tone is that? How dare you speak this way to the Young Master?”


    “You are just a ve here! Kneel! Fall to the ground quickly and apologize to our Young Master or you will regret being alive.”


    Several children of the Luo n shouted as though Luo Zheng had done something very unforgivable to them.


    Luo Zheng looked around indifferently. These people used to behave like little dogs in front of him in the past. They were too scared to even breathe in his presence when he was the young master. Once he lost power, their attitudes changed. It had been so sudden. Now, they were Luo Pieran''s dogs.


    Luo Pieran waved his hand to stop the excited children from defending him. He spoke to Luo Zheng with a triumphant smile, “Luo Zheng, do you know why I left to cultivate?”


    Luo Zheng did not speak. He just looked at Luo Pieran expressionlessly.


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