kvmb Chapter 356 The Terrifying Beast, Little Madoka!
Chapter 356 The Terrifying Beast, Little Madoka!
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Upon seeing Chen Dao nod, Han Yue and the other three secretly gasped. It was hard to imagine that this young man, who looked to be under twenty, was so powerful that even the three peak sixth-rank members of the Wang family could not do anything to him.
Keep in mind, those were sixth-rank peak warriors representing the pinnacle of martial prowess in Taicang County, beings of equal strength to Han Yue. If three sixth-rank peak warriors attacked simultaneously, even Han Yue would have to flee in disarray, yet Chen Dao could kill them all…
This is absolutely terrifying!
"With young friend Chen here, we should be able to accomplish great things in dealing with the Wang family this time!"
Han Yue suddenly laughed. He had been a little unsure about this matter before, but now he was full of confidence: "My Suiyue Martial Arts School is willing to provide one peak sixth-rank, one sixth-rank martial artist, and five peak seventh-rank martial artists to help Brother Zheng eliminate the Wang family."
Han Yue's dissatisfaction with the Wang family has a long history.
As we all know, martial artists consume far more food than ordinary people due to their enormous daily energy expenditure. The Broken Mountain Martial Arts Academy, being a gathering place for martial artists, requires an even greater amount of food.
In the entire Taicang Prefecture, the Wang family held the most grain. This was because the Wang family controlled most of the farmland in Dingxing County. It could be said that at least 70% of the farmland in Dingxing County was controlled by the Wang family, and at least 30% of the people were serfs or tenant farmers of the Wang family.
Under these circumstances, the Wang family naturally monopolized the grain supply in Dingxing County and also gained control over grain pricing.
In times of peace and prosperity, this event does not have a significant impact.
Because of the abundant grain production in peaceful years, the grain price can be kept low by the output of the self-cultivating farmers' farmland alone. The Wang family's grain price will not rise too much. After all, the Wang family can only eat so much grain. Although grain can be stored for a relatively long time, it can't just be left in their hands to mold.
However, with the arrival of the cold disaster, the crop harvest in Taicang County was drastically reduced, and the impact of this event became apparent.
Since the cold disaster, the price of grain in the Wang family has risen repeatedly. Now, in the county town, for example, a pound of wheat flour costs at least 25 copper coins!
What a terrifying number!
You should know that in times of peace and prosperity, a pound of wheat flour cost less than five coins, so the price has increased fivefold.
The exorbitant grain prices not only caused immense suffering for the people of the county town, but even powerful forces like the Broken Mountain Martial Arts Academy were secretly lamenting their plight.
Martial artists eat far more than ordinary people. With so many martial artists in the Suiyue Martial Arts Academy, the amount of food they consume every day is astronomical. The exorbitant price of food is causing Han Yue great distress.
He even personally humbled himself to negotiate with the Wang family, hoping they could provide food to the Suiyue Martial Arts School at a low price, but...
How domineering the Wang family is!
Even when it came to Han Yue's face, the Wang family refused to give it to him, leaving Han Yue disappointed and fueling his resentment towards the Wang family.
That's why Han Yue was so concerned when he heard that Zheng Qing wanted to deal with the Wang family, and was even more willing to send a large number of martial artists to help.
"Brother Han is magnanimous."
Zheng Qing laughed and said, "My Zheng family can send one peak sixth-rank, one sixth-rank, and four peak seventh-rank!"
After speaking, Zheng Qing looked at Chen Dao. Including the Suiyue Martial Arts School and the Zheng family, there were a total of two sixth-rank peak members, three sixth-rank members, and nine seventh-rank peak members.
This is already an extremely powerful force, but it is clear that this amount of power is not enough to deal with the Wang family. The rest depends on Chen Dao.
"Young friend Chen."
Han Yue also turned his gaze to Chen Dao and asked, "How many martial artists can you provide?"
"two."
Chen Dao pointed to himself, then to Chen Cheng behind him: "I am a sixth-rank, and Brother Cheng is a peak seventh-rank."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Qing and Han Yue frowned. One was at the sixth rank and the other at the peak of the seventh rank, which wasn't a small number, but it still wasn't enough.
"Young friend Chen, perhaps this isn't enough?"
Han Yue asked, frowning.
Chen Dao is capable of defeating three peak sixth-rank martial artists from the Wang family, so how could he only have one sixth-rank and one peak seventh-rank martial artist?
"Don't worry, Master Han."
Chen Dao took Xiao Yuan off his shoulder and placed her on his knees: "Besides me and Cheng Ge'er, Xiao Yuan will also participate."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Qing's gaze sharpened and fell upon Xiao Yuan. This small animal, which resembled both a cat and a bear and looked adorable, was, according to Zheng Qiuyan, capable of killing a sixth-rank martial artist. He couldn't help but take it seriously.
Han Yue and the other three looked at the adorable, pink-tongued little round girl with puzzled expressions.
This little thing doesn't seem threatening at all, so why is it worth Chen Dao introducing it so solemnly?
Seemingly aware of Han Yue and the others' doubts, Chen Dao gently stroked Xiao Yuan's soft fur and explained to them, "Xiao Yuan is a demon beast that I obtained by chance in the Cangmang Mountains. In terms of strength, it can fight against a fifth-grade martial artist!"
Xiao Yuan's strength was certainly not at the fifth rank, but rather comparable to a fourth-rank martial artist. However, Chen Dao did not intend to tell the people present the truth, so he deliberately lowered Xiao Yuan's strength by one rank.
However, even Xiao Yuan, with her fifth-grade strength, was enough to shock Han Yue and the others!
The moment Chen Dao finished speaking, the gazes of Han Yue and the other three changed simultaneously.
What kind of existence is a fifth-rank martial artist?
It should be noted that even in this bustling county town, the strongest individual is only at the peak of the sixth rank, or at the fifth rank...
It was something that Han Yue and the others had never even seen before.
But Chen Dao said that this seemingly harmless little beast had the strength of a fifth-rank beast...
This shocked Han Yue and his companions, and it also reminded Han Yue of the corpse of the Wang family martial artist he had seen outside the city last month!
When he rushed to the city, he did not see Chen Dao, but only the corpses of the Wang family warriors left behind by Chen Dao.
After observing, Han Yue immediately noticed that the wounds on the Wang family warriors did not appear to be caused by humans, but rather by some kind of wild animal. At the time, Han Yue wondered where the wild animal came from that attacked the Wang family warriors.
Now his doubts have been completely answered. If nothing unexpected happens, those martial artists from the Wang family should have been killed by this adorable little beast!
Realizing this, Han Yue's gaze towards Xiao Yuan completely changed. At this moment, in his eyes, this little beast was definitely not as harmless as it appeared on the surface, but a truly terrifying ferocious beast!
Not only Han Yue, but even the three Han brothers looked at Xiao Yuan with fear in their eyes. A demonic beast comparable to a fifth-grade martial artist was terrifying to even think about.
The three brothers often sparred with their father, Han Yue, at home. Han Yue, who was only at the peak of the sixth rank, could defeat them without any ability to fight back. It was hard to imagine how powerful Xiao Yuan, who was at the fifth rank, would be!