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The old man, realizing that his cultivation had been exposed and that he could not hide it from the young man before him, offered this excuse.
"Beautiful scenery?"
Hearing this, Ethen shook his head, a trace of disdain flashing in his eyes.
"Tsk tsk tsk, Grandpa, your sense of aesthetics is truly unique. You actually think this vast expanse of barren hills is beautiful?" Ethen remarked.
Upon hearing Ethen's words, the old man's heart sank, realizing that the excuse he had hastily come up with had been exposed.
"You young man, why do you speak so unpleasantly? Just leave; I won't do business with you anymore," the old man said angrily, preparing to show Ethen the door.
However, Ethen suddenly added, "Old man, there are probably quite a few people with your level of cultivation in this village, right?"
His words caused the old man's expression to change drastically. In fact, Ethen was correct; there were indeed a number of bronze level experts in the village.
But for outsiders, this was a well kept secret. The young man before him likely meant no good. The old man's mind raced as he quickly kicked a long bench away.
The bench flipped through the air and came crashing down toward Ethen. Seeing this, a glimmer of excitement flashed in Ethen's eyes. Sёarch* The NovelZone.fun website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.
He wasn't afraid of the old man's attack; he was more concerned about him not revealing any weaknesses. Now that he had attacked, things would be much easier…
Crack!
Ethen brought his palm down, and the flying bench was split in half. Then he stepped forward, extending his hand directly toward the old man's neck.
Since cultivating numerous martial arts techniques, Ethen's fighting abilities had improved significantly.
Witnessing this scene, the old man's expression turned to one of horror. He immediately exerted force with his waist and twisted his body to the left. As Ethen was about to grab him, the old man barely managed to evade.
"Not bad on your feet!" Ethen exclaimed in surprise.
Most bronze level battle pet masters did not possess significant combat power themselves. The fact that this old man could dodge such a powerful strike clearly indicated a solid foundation in martial arts.
Having learned otherworldly martial arts from the Sky Piercing Black Eagle, Ethen couldn't help but wonder where the old man had acquired his agility.
"Could it be ancient martial arts?"
A thought suddenly struck Ethen's mind.
He knew that some ancient martial arts families still existed in this world, and these families practiced martial arts in a way that allowed practitioners to possess considerable combat strength without the need for contracted beasts.
Could it be that this old man, or even the entire village, had connections to those mysterious ancient martial arts families?
Ethen's thoughts stirred, and instead of immediately pursuing, he said to the flustered old man, "Release your battle pet ; otherwise, you won't have any chance of winning against me."
At this moment, through their exchange, the old man also realized that the young man before him was significantly stronger.
"Hmph, not everyone needs the aid of a contracted beast!" The old man sneered, bending to pick up the radio from the side of the recliner.
Being older, he was not adept with smartphones, so to facilitate communication with the village, this radio was equipped with a signal transmitter. Pressing the red button caused the indicator light on the radio to blink rapidly.
"You're impressive, kid. I admit I'm not your match," the old man said. "If you're brave, don't run. I've already called for the experts in the village; they should be very interested in meeting you."
The old man clearly had confidence in the village's experts.
"Heh..."
Upon hearing this, Ethen actually followed the old man's suggestion and refrained from attacking further.
His purpose for coming here was to investigate the situation in the village, so the more the village's strength was revealed, the better.
With the old man being at the first level of bronze cultivation, the help he had just called upon would surely be stronger.
"The strength of this village is indeed surprising..." Ethen's interest gradually piqued.
He was eager to understand why a village with such apparent strength, far superior to the Ling family, would not seek to expand its influence in Heishui Town or other towns, instead choosing to remain in this impoverished and harsh environment.
There had to be something more to it.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Soon, more than a dozen figures shot out from the village at high speed. Unlike the elderly tea seller, the newcomers were relatively young, most appearing to be between 20 and 40 years old.
Just from the aura they exuded, it was evident that these men and women possessed strength surpassing that of the old man.
Among them, the lead middle aged man wearing a hat radiated an aura no less than that of a fifth level bronze warrior.
"Indeed, there's something fishy going on!"
The current situation confirmed Ethen's suspicions. The people of this village possessed such strength yet went to great lengths to conceal it, unwilling for others to know.
Now that he had stumbled upon this secret, Ethen understood that they would not let him go easily. A fierce battle was inevitable today.
As the group of over a dozen approached the teahouse, they quickly surrounded Ethen. Each of them drew their weapons, ready to fight at the slightest provocation.
"Uncle Gilbert Kiln, what's going on?"
The middle aged man in the lead, wearing a hat, turned to the elderly tea seller.
"This kid has an unknown background and is probing into our village. He just fought with me, and I admit I'm not his match, which is why I called you all out," the old man succinctly explained the encounter he had just had with Ethen.
Upon hearing this, the middle aged man furrowed his brow slightly.
"Do you suspect his intentions are not pure?"
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