Chapter 12

Chen Qingshan and Wang Dahai had also kept a very low profile over the past few days. Gone was their usual arrogant demeanor. They scarcely even showed their faces in front of the other disciples in the Servant Quarters. Everyone considered Chen Qingshan's behavior entirely normal, as the news of Liu An's older brother returning to the sect had already been spread by Liu An himself. After all, quite a few people now knew about the friction between Liu An and Chen Qingshan. With Liu An's brother coming back, Chen Qingshan was undoubtedly terrified.

When Liu An heard the news, a smug look spread across his face. He had been waiting for this day for a long time. When had he, Liu An, ever been bullied like this in the Servant Quarters? As soon as he learned that his brother had returned, Liu An immediately went to the area reserved for formal disciples to find him. As a mere servant disciple, he wasn't even allowed to enter that area. After waiting outside for half a day, Liu An's older brother, Liu Quan, finally strolled out leisurely. The moment he came out, Liu Quan cast a look of utter disgust at his younger brother. "What kind of trouble have you gotten yourself into this time, you little punk?" The moment Liu An showed up, Liu Quan knew it was nothing good. Whenever his younger brother sought him out, it was either to beg for Blood Qi Pills or because he had caused trouble.

Seeing how much Liu Quan looked down on him, Liu An wore a wronged expression. "Brother, I really didn't start anything this time! I'm the one who got bullied!" Seeing Liu An's aggrieved look, Liu Quan was genuinely surprised. "You got bullied?" "Is there anyone in the Servant Quarters who dares to bully you? Could it be that fellow Ma Youcai?" "I'll have a word with Ma Youcai. He'll still give me some face!" Aside from Ma Youcai, Liu Quan couldn't think of anyone else in the Servant Quarters who would dare to bully his brother.

Liu An hurriedly said, "It's not Ma Youcai! It's a guy who just came to the Servant Quarters!" What? Liu Quan looked at Liu An in astonishment, a cold, disdainful sneer playing at the corners of his mouth. "Liu An, oh Liu An, you really are getting more and more pathetic. Even a newcomer can bully you now!" "No, it's not like that! Even though this guy is a newcomer, he possesses Innately Divine Strength. Not even Ma Youcai is a match for him!" "Not only did he snatch my Blood Qi Pills, but he also robbed the other Fourth Layer of Body Tempering disciples in the Servant Quarters!" "Brother, you have to avenge me!"

Liu Quan initially thought Liu An was just trying to trick him, but upon hearing that the Blood Qi Pills of other Fourth Layer disciples had also been taken, he believed it a little. "If he's acting like this, didn't Ma Youcai do anything about it?" Liu Quan asked with some puzzlement. As the supervisor of the Servant Quarters, Ma Youcai shouldn't have just ignored something like this!

Liu An nodded earnestly and said, "He didn't say a single word, as if he knew nothing about it!" Lowering his voice abruptly, Liu An confided in Liu Quan, "If you ask me, he's no match for this Chen Qingshan either. He once exchanged blows with Chen Qingshan and was actually pushed back!"

Liu Quan was truly shocked now. Liu An and Ma Youcai had become formal disciples around the same time. Both sides were well aware of each other's strength. Ma Youcai should have been invincible in the Servant Quarters, yet he was pushed back? Pondering for a moment, Liu Quan said to Liu An, "Let's go, I'll go with you to take a look!" "I don't care if this guy robbed others, but since he dared to rob you, he's showing complete disrespect to me!"

A look of joy flashed across Liu An's face, and he hurriedly led Liu Quan toward Chen Qingshan's living quarters. As Liu Quan re-entered the Servant Quarters, many people recognized him immediately. Upon catching sight of Liu Quan, crowds of people hurried far out of the way. People called Liu An the bully of the Servant Quarters, but back when Liu Quan was stationed here, he had been far more arrogant than Liu An. He had reached the Fifth Layer of Body Tempering precisely because he had plundered countless Blood Qi Pills from others. At the same time, seeing him return made it easy for everyone to guess what he was up to. He was going to find Chen Qingshan and stand up for Liu An. Although none of them dared to cross Liu Quan, they knew a good show was about to unfold, so they silently followed at a distance.

Liu Quan noticed that a large crowd was trailing behind them. However, he didn't care in the slightest. Let them all come. Let them all see how I deal with this rebellious newcomer. I'll teach this Chen Qingshan a thorough lesson today so that every disciple in the Servant Quarters knows: Liu An is my brother, and for the sake of my face, none of you are allowed to bully him.

Even Ma Youcai heard the news and hurried over. Arriving at the entrance of Chen Qingshan's quarters, Liu Quan stood there with his hands clasped behind his back, cutting quite the imposing figure of an expert. Throwing his head back and looking thoroughly arrogant, Liu An stepped forward and shouted loudly, "Chen Qingshan, get out here!"

Everyone stared at the door of Chen Qingshan's quarters. Not a sound came from inside. Chen Qingshan completely ignored Liu An's shouts. Liu An turned to look at Liu Quan, seeking his opinion. "Shout again!"

Turning back toward the door, Liu An hastily yelled, "Chen Qingshan, open the door! Don't hide inside and play dead!" "If you're scared, come out, kowtow to apologize, and hand over all the Blood Qi Pills!" Still, there was no response whatsoever, as if Chen Qingshan wasn't even inside.

Liu Quan's expression turned somewhat ugly. As a formal disciple who had personally come down to the Servant Quarters, he was being shut out by a mere servant disciple—how could he tolerate this? "Smash the door down!" Liu Quan commanded in a low voice.

Hearing this, Liu An instantly charged toward Chen Qingshan's doorway. With his older brother standing behind him, he had nothing to fear. However, the moment Liu An rushed to the entrance and raised his foot to kick the door open, his legs suddenly went soft, and he pitched forward. There was a concealed pit trap right here! Before Liu An could even react, he tumbled straight down into it.

Everyone was startled. Liu Quan rushed forward in a panic to check on his brother's condition. Yet the second he reached the edge of the pit, he instinctively recoiled three steps. It stank—it was unbearably foul! Human excrement had actually been dumped into this pit trap.

Liu An scrambled up out of the trap, causing the surrounding onlookers to jerk backward several steps and cover their noses. It was simply too foul! "Chen Qingshan!" Liu An roared in fury. He knew he had been set up by Chen Qingshan. Chen Qingshan must have anticipated their arrival and dug this trap just waiting for him.

"Brother!" Liu An turned around, wanting to pour out his grievances to Liu Quan, only to see Liu Quan instinctively stepping back as well. That sight left Liu An frozen in place. I'm your actual brother! Was that half-step backward for real?

Now that Liu An reeked to high heaven, there was no way Liu Quan could get close to him. Snorting coldly, Liu Quan shouted angrily, "Chen Qingshan, how dare you humiliate my brother like this! You're courting death!" With that, Liu Quan leaped into the air, vaulted over Liu An's head, and kicked heavily against the door of Chen Qingshan's quarters.

That flimsy wooden door was no match for Liu Quan's kick. Liu Quan smashed his way right inside. "Chen Qingshan!" Liu An's furious roar rang out as well.

Just then, Chen Qingshan's voice boomed from the outer edge of the crowd, "Who's looking for me?" Seeing that Chen Qingshan had finally appeared, the onlookers knew the real show was about to begin. At the same time, they all took a step back. Just in case they got splattered with blood!