"Lin Qingshan, the Qin Family trusted you so much, and yet you stole all the weapons. Did you steal them to sell for money and squander it? You rat!"

Lin Qingshan looked at Xu Wuzhou, who was running out of the armory and cursing him, completely dumbfounded. You, a parasite and a waste, dare to call me a rat? How do you have the face to say that?

And who gave you the courage to scold me? What nonsense about stealing weapons to sell for money?

Not only was Lin Qingshan bewildered by the scolding, but the other martial artists who were cultivating were also stunned by Xu Wuzhou's sudden outburst.

"Who stole the weapons, what do you mean?" Lin Qingshan's aura surged as he glared coldly at Xu Wuzhou.

"Heh, you still won't admit it. What's the use of denying it? You just said the Martial Hall is under your control, and with so many weapons in the armory, who else but you could take them? I didn't expect you to be so greedy, even wanting to sell the weapons for silver." Xu Wuzhou's eyes widened with anger, his face flushed red. "I wanted to take a weapon to cultivate my body, but now... you've destroyed my ambition."

What ambition do you have!

Lin Qingshan cursed inwardly but understood Xu Wuzhou's implication. With suspicion, he rushed to the armory and found it indeed empty. Lin Qingshan couldn't understand; the weapons were all there when he left the Martial Hall yesterday.

Lin Qingshan shouted at everyone, "Where did the weapons go?"

Everyone exchanged glances, silent as cicadas in winter, not daring to speak.

"Heh, as the person in charge of the Martial Hall disciples, you ask others where the weapons went. With so many weapons, who else but you could take them silently?" Xu Wuzhou trembled with anger. "I didn't expect the Qin Family to produce such a rat. A disgrace to the Qin Family!"

"Shut up!" Lin Qingshan shouted angrily.

"Brother-in-law, the Qin Family will be yours in the future. Keep your eyes open, or someone might empty it out." Xu Wuzhou said to Qin Yunjie.

Qin Yunjie looked at Lin Qingshan suspiciously. It would be hard for anyone else to steal so many weapons, but... Lin Qingshan wouldn't be that stupid, right?

"Don't sow discord here." Lin Qingshan snorted. "Although I don't know who took the weapons, since it's my negligence, I'll bear the consequences and buy weapons to replenish them."

Xu Wuzhou praised Lin Qingshan in his heart: What a good person, not only taking the blame for me but also buying weapons to replenish them.

Swallowing another batch of weapons, his cultivation realm would soar.

"I'll find out who took the weapons." Lin Qingshan stared at Xu Wuzhou again. "I, Lin Qingshan, did not take these weapons, nor do I lack money. You falsely accuse me, and you owe me an explanation."

Lin Qingshan stepped forward, his strength surging, pressing towards Xu Wuzhou, his fists clenched, ready to strike.

Xu Wuzhou saw this and smiled, "Want to hit me? Go ahead, but the Martial Hall has rules against private fights. Let's see if you're afraid of this rule. Anyway, if you hit me, I'll lie on the ground and won't stop until it becomes a big issue."

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"Are you even a man?" Lin Qingshan shouted angrily. "If you're a man, fight me."

"Idiot!" Xu Wuzhou curled his lips. Only a fool would engage in such a pointless duel.

Lin Qingshan gritted his teeth in anger but didn't dare break the rules. He took a deep breath to regain his composure and said, "True, fighting someone as weak as you would dirty my hands."

"Who's weak? I'm a martial artist too!" Xu Wuzhou said seriously to Lin Qingshan.

"Pfft..."

Qin Yunjie was drinking water and choked, coughing violently: Damn it, you weakling, don't insult the term martial artist!

"If you're a martial artist, then get on the sparring platform and fight. Do you dare, you parasite?" A monkey-faced man, who had been insulted by Xu Wuzhou before, jumped out and shouted. They wouldn't be satisfied without beating Xu Wuzhou. They wanted to provoke him.

"Idiot!" Xu Wuzhou glanced at him disdainfully and turned to leave. Did they think such a low-level provocation would work?

Lin Qingshan said, "Heh, how long can you hide? In seven days, it's the annual Great Clan Competition. You've made excuses not to participate every year, but you haven't forgotten the oath you made at last year's competition, have you?"

Xu Wuzhou paused, recalling some things. The Great Clan Competition was one of the agreed-upon ways to resolve disputes in Lin'an City. When conflicts arose among the families, to avoid bloodshed, it was agreed to resolve disputes through the competition results of the younger generation.

Every year, the young disciples of each family would represent their families in the competition. However, Xu Wuzhou had always made excuses to avoid participating, becoming a joke among the prominent families.

Until last year, provoked by someone, he swore in front of all the family disciples: next year, he would participate in the competition and achieve a ranking, or else he would suffer heaven's punishment, struck by lightning and bitten by vicious dogs day and night.

As for who provoked him? Xie Guangping, a man always thinking about Qin Qingmo, also the first young master of Lin'an City.

Why did he dare to make such a poison oath? Because Xu Wuzhou thought he could achieve enlightenment through literature, rise to the top, and replace Xie Guangping as the first young master.

One must admit, Xu Wuzhou's arrogant confidence and self-righteousness were indeed impressive.

"Remember now? You better pray that you don't get beaten to death or crippled in this competition." Lin Qingshan mocked.

"Who told you I'm going to participate in the competition?" Xu Wuzhou asked Lin Qingshan.

Everyone was stunned. What did he mean, not participating?

"But you swore an oath," someone said.

"Just an oath, what's the big deal?" Xu Wuzhou scoffed. On Earth, how many oaths had he made to girls? Did they think the title of scumbag was unearned?

Lin Qingshan and Qin Yunjie exchanged glances. How could an oath, something so sacred, be as trivial as a fart to him?

"Aren't you afraid of heaven's punishment?" Lin Qingshan asked.

"Heaven's punishment? Struck by lightning? I don't think lightning is so bored as to bother with a nobody like me! Bitten by vicious dogs? I think I can handle a few dogs. As for being scolded for breaking promises, it's not like I'm not already being scolded. It's no big deal." Xu Wuzhou said nonchalantly.

"..." Everyone was speechless. How could someone be so shameless? They were utterly defeated by such a shameless person.

"My cousin marrying a scoundrel like you is truly disgusting," Lin Qingshan said.

"What's it to me if you're disgusted? I'm not disgusted," Xu Wuzhou replied, looking at Lin Qingshan as if he were an idiot.

"True, you're not a man, just a waste... trash, afraid to participate in the competition. It's a shame Uncle Qin Li values you, yet you only tarnish the Qin Family's reputation," Lin Qingshan snorted.

"Such childish provocation. Do I need to prove whether I'm a man to you? You should change your gender and become a woman first," Xu Wuzhou said, walking away without looking back.

Lin Qingshan and his group had dark expressions. Was this still the impulsive and irritable Xu Wuzhou? In the past, such taunts would have made him explode. But now, he acted like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water, leaving them helpless and frustrated.

Qin Yunjie, however, was furious. How many disgusting things had Xu Wuzhou done, and wasn't it the Qin Family cleaning up after him? Not to mention last night's beastly behavior, this oath of his would make the Qin Family a laughingstock again.

These repeated jokes would severely damage the Qin Family's reputation. In the past, it wouldn't have mattered much, just some loss of face. But now, with internal and external troubles, a further decline in reputation would be a serious problem.

Qin Yunjie's accumulated emotions erupted: "Of course, you can do whatever you want. After all, my father won't do anything to you for the sake of your father. Even if you act recklessly, my sister will still be married to you. If you don't participate in the competition, you'll just lose ten thousand taels of silver, make the Qin Family a laughingstock, and make my sister a joke. It's not like it's your first time squandering or losing face."

Xu Wuzhou, who was about to leave, stopped in his tracks and suddenly turned to look at Qin Yunjie.

Qin Yunjie, being stared at by Xu Wuzhou, said coldly, "What are you looking at? You don't care about silver or face, so you might as well be more reckless. My father will eventually give up on you."

Xu Wuzhou then remembered that in his spat with Xie Guangping, he had made a bet with him. He wagered his family's business that he would achieve a ranking in this year's competition.

Although Xu Wuzhou was a spendthrift, the Xu Family was wealthy, and their assets hadn't been completely squandered. But Qin Li, unable to bear it, had forcibly sold the family business, securing ten thousand taels of silver for him. Xu Wuzhou had been living off the Qin Family, and he had momentarily forgotten about this money.

Ten thousand taels of silver, how much liquid would the Black Bowl produce from that? Such a fortune couldn't be given away.

"I suddenly realized, how can I not take an oath seriously? I must participate in this competition," Xu Wuzhou said with a serious expression. "Heaven's punishment, vicious dogs, they're terrifying. I'm scared."

Lin Qingshan and his group were stunned. Their words had no effect, but Qin Yunjie's indifferent remarks made Xu Wuzhou change his mind. What kind of trick was this? As for Xu Wuzhou fearing heaven's punishment? Pfft, he hadn't shown any reverence earlier. Hmph, if he dared to participate, it would be good. If he got beaten to death, the Qin Family would have one less disgrace, and they would be happy.

Xu Wuzhou didn't care what they thought. He only had one thing in mind: he couldn't lose the silver; it was his.

He was even more eager to improve his strength. Strength was related to his silver. Silver could not only be used as metal to enhance his strength, but he also needed money to survive in this world. In his current situation, he could be kicked out of the Qin Residence at any time. How could he manage without money?

With money comes confidence. When he wins and asks Qin Li for the silver, he won't have to live a life without dignity as a live-in son-in-law. He could buy a house, decorate it beautifully, and live a warm and comfortable life. That's what life should be.

So Xu Wuzhou planned to scour the Martial Hall for more metal. He needed to find more metal to advance his cultivation realm.

Just as he turned, he saw Qin Qingmo standing there, her curves undulating, her long, slender legs leading to a slim waist, her figure alluring and breathtakingly beautiful.

Xu Wuzhou was taken aback, not expecting her to come to him voluntarily. Xu Wuzhou didn't avoid her and walked towards her.

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