Weapon pavillion

"Brother Qiang, you were truly domineering back then!" Lin dong said with gusto as they walked down the road.

Lin Qiang remained quiet. The things that he had said back then had sounded grand and impressive, however, it would be extremely difficult for him to surpass Mo fan. The amount of effort that he would be required to pay would be colossal.

He has no fear of hard work or bitterness. But the same could not be said for internal injuries. Medicinal herbs were needed to heal those injuries and those medicines were undoubtedly expensive.

Li dong was able to guess what Li Qiang was thinking and said. "Brother Ming, all you need to do is train hard. As for the financial side of things, I will figure it out for you. Just be rest assured, even though my grandfather's position in the family is not high, it is still nothing to scoff at. Taking out a few hundred gold liangs is not impossible for me."

Li Qiang stopped walking and turned around to face Li dong. In life, there are many fair weather friends, but those who would offer help in times of need are rare. Between brothers, saying thanks would be hypocritical. Yet, Li Qiang still stopped and said in a serious tone. "dong bro, thank you"

"Enough, stop this. This is too much for me. I am not someone who pursues much in life. Taking the entrance assessment for the Coiling dragon sect is simply a way to protect my father's reputation. Brother Qiang, I will bet on you. After you become a master in the future, you must help cover my ass a bit, hahaha."

Li Qiang gave a hearty smile and laughed. "En! With a brother like you, I will definitely persevere onwards onto the Martial Way."

By the time Li Qiang returned to his dwelling place, it was already evening. This room was one that he had rented. During this period of time, from the day that Coiling dragon sect began its registration for entrance assessment until the day of its assessment, all the dwelling places within Dageu City would be packed and inns full. The rental rates would undoubtedly increase by half. Thus, many applicants would choose to rent a room. Naturally, that in itself was not a cheap option.

Li Qinag had rented a single room of only ten square meters in area with a very simple set up. Just as he was about to begin his meditation upon the bed, someone knocked on the door.

Li Qiang opened the door to see the landlady standing there. The landlady is a roughly fifty years old woman with a somewhat obese body. The landlady's face was usually fierce and harsh, but today she was sporting a pleasant looking smile, causing Li Qiang to feel that something was off.

"Landlady, is there anything?"

"This… little fellow, I am sorry, but can you please vacate this room."

"En?" Li Qiang frowned. "Why?"

"Hehe, sorry, but I have rented this room," A harsh sounding male voice interrupted. Li Qiang turned around and found a man with huge elephant like ears walking in from the hallway. The man was smiling in a seemingly playful manner.

Looking at him for a moment, Li Qiang recognized him as one of the underlings that had followed along behind Mo fan and the other young man. It appeared that he is the underling of the other young man. Back then, the other young man had remained silent and only looked at Li Qiang and Li dong with an expression of contempt.

No doubt, the young man was currently trying to get in the good books of Mo fan by sending his own underling to cause problems for Li Qiang. All he needed to do was offer a rental fee several times higher than what he had and the landlady would naturally be willing to force him out.

Presently, the Coiling dragon sect is holding its registration event, leading to difficulty in searching for a dwelling place. Finding another place to rent was easier said than done. But even if he did, there was no guarantee that this underling would not appear to cause problems for him again.

Li Qiang's face turned heavy and he gazed coldly at the landlady. "Back then we had agreed that I will be renting for five months. I have also paid you the five months' rent in advance. Currently, there is still three more months until the deadline. But, you want me to leave now?"

The landlady smiled apologetically. "This… Naturally, I am aware of this. How about this? I will return the rent for the three months back to you. How about that?"

"Ah! Return me the three months' rent? You have quite the calculative mind!" Li Qiang's anger had begun boiling. If this landlady had been forced to evict him due to the pressure of the other person, then Li Qiang would simply have left. However, her current actions and words have made him furious.

"Hey, what are you talking about. Back then, we had only talked about it and not signed off on anything. This room is mine. Who I choose to rent it to is up to me!" Considering Dague City's status as the capital city of Ashar Kingdom, all the property owners here have a subconscious sense of superiority. To them, all those who came from the outside are but country bumpkins; they would look down upon them while speaking in tones of disdain towards them. Furthermore, this man beside her was obviously someone sent by a rich and powerful family. With someone like this backing her up, the landlady became more courageous.

At this moment, the man with elephant like ears laughed out arrogantly. "If you are sensible, then just get out immediately. I will tell you something else. This Young Master has my eyes on you. Even if you manage to find another place to rent, I will still be able to throw you out. Within this three months before the entrance assessment for the Coiling dragon sect begins, you should just resign yourself to sleeping in the streets, haha!"

The man laughed.

For those who were born within the circle of elites, it was only natural for them to form an arrogant sense of superiority. However, even when they were expressing their arrogance, they would still maintain a certain bearing of grace and speech, just like Mo fan. This person standing before him on the other hand was revealing a naked form of arrogance, one befitting those of bullies who could only depend on others.

Li Qiang stared at the man with elephant like ears, his eyes turning colder with each passing moment.

"What are you looking at? Are you thinking about hitting me? Let me tell you, my Young Master is the second son of the lord of the Defence Army for Dague City. If you dare beat this Young Master, then this Young Master will…"

"Scram!" Li Qiang shouted and threw out a punch, striking the man squarely in this nose. With a "peng", the man flew out followed by a series of crashing sounds. After which, the man lied on a pile of debris amidst broken furnitures and pots, his hair dishevelled and his face dripping with blood.

A fist capable of indenting black Tree struck the man squarely in the face. The result could be imagined, the man's nose had totally sunk inwards.

The landlady became shocked, her eyes bulged out for several moments before suddenly shouted out miserably. "Help! Some is making trouble here!"

The landlady rushed out, but her fat legs were unable to work properly and she fell on the floor with a plop.

Li Qiang stepped towards the man with elephant like ears. Even though his First Stage of Physical Training was only the beginner territory of the martial way, it was by no means worthless. After all, many people within Ashar Kingdom were unable to train in martial arts. Li Qiang on the other hand was a good talent to begin with. In addition, he was very hard working. Amongst one thousand peers of the same talent, it may be difficult to find even one with the same level of strength as him. As for this man, he was simply an underling and did not take much effort for Li Qiang to deal with him.