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Chapter 55 Defending Feng Against Injustice and Teaching Cong Buqi a Lesson

At this moment, Yuan Cong's brother-in-law heard the noise and woke up. Seeing Cong Buqi placing his wife on the bed, his eyes widened in fury. Cong Buqi laughed and said, "You've woken up just in time. I like having people watching me when I do things. The more people watching, the more excited I get."

"Cong Buqi! What are you doing?!"

A sudden, loud shout came from the front door. Cong Buqi turned around in surprise and saw Feng Buping staring at him angrily, his face ashen. Yue Feng stood beside Feng Buping, his expression calm, but his eyes revealed a look of disdain. Cong Buqi cursed Yue Feng:

"Damn it, you little bastard, how dare you betray me!"

He figured that if Feng Buping had noticed his movements, he wouldn't have called Yue Feng along, so he could immediately tell that Yue Feng was behind it. As he spoke, he left the bedside, walked to Yue Feng, and reached out to grab his collar.

Snapped!

A sharp slap interrupted Cong Buqi's actions. Cong Buqi covered his cheek, feeling the burning pain, and glared at Feng Buping, saying, "Senior brother, you actually hit me!"

Feng Buping slowly withdrew his hand: "Shut up, I'm not your senior brother. Do you think your actions are worthy of our master, worthy of the ancestral masters of our sect?!"

Cong Buqi turned her head back, looked at Yuan Cong's sister with lingering reluctance, and sighed.

"Junior brother knows he was wrong, please punish him, senior brother."

"Kneel down!"

Cong Buqi knelt down hesitantly. Feng Buping first released the pressure points from Yuan Cong and his sister, then took the sword sheath and held it in his hand. Just as he was about to act, he suddenly heard Yue Feng say, "Brother, why don't you let me do it?"

Feng Buping glanced at Yue Feng, about to refuse, but Cong Buqi said, "Senior brother, let him do it. He's not an outsider." He thought that Yue Feng's skill was shallow and his attacks would not be as heavy as Feng Buping's, so he supported Yue Feng.

Upon hearing Cong Buqi's words, Feng Buping immediately understood. He felt that Yue Feng didn't want Cong Buqi to suffer too much, not only for Cong Buqi's sake but also for the sake of the relationship between the two brothers.

Recalling Cong Buqi's attitude towards Yue Feng, Feng Buping felt even more admiration for Yue Feng's magnanimity. He nodded and handed the sword sheath to Yue Feng.

"Alright, then I'll have to trouble you, brother."

Yue Feng took the sword sheath, barely able to suppress his laughter, and walked behind Cong Buqi, saying, "Brother Cong, I apologize for my rudeness."

Cong Buqi snorted, "If you want to fight, then fight! What's with all the nonsense?"

Yue Feng added, "Brother Cong, don't shout later. This is the Wudang Sect. If you disturb others, it's no laughing matter."

Cong Buqi scoffed, "Make me shout? You? You think you can? If I shout it out later, I'll call you 'brother' from now on!"

Yue Feng chuckled, raised his sword sheath, and casually slashed it across Cong Buqi's back.

He neither gathered his strength nor used any internal energy, yet the physical strength granted by the Giant Spirit Golden Body was terrifying. Cong Buqi trembled, and cold sweat poured wildly from his forehead. He jerked his chin up, about to cry out in pain. Yue Feng reacted quickly, covering his mouth with his hand.

Cong Buqi's body trembled uncontrollably. Feng Buping, already dissatisfied with Yue Feng's excessive leniency, roared, "Brother Feng has gone to such lengths to show you mercy, how dare you open your mouth? Shut up!"

Yue Feng suggested, "Why don't we gag Brother Cong first?"

Feng Buping agreed without hesitation. Yue Feng saw a few walnuts on the table, grabbed them, and stuffed them all into Cong Buqi's mouth. Cong Buqi was furious and about to resist, but when he caught a glimpse of Feng Buping's expression, he hesitated for a moment.

Taking advantage of the moment, Yue Feng raised his sword sheath and struck Cong Buqi again. This time, even if Cong Buqi wanted to resist, he was powerless; he could only muster all his strength and energy to fight off the excruciating pain. Yue Feng paused, then asked Feng Buping:

"How many hits?"

"At least ten times, and if you hit me too lightly, then twenty times," Feng Buping said coldly.

Yue Feng said "Oh" and started counting.

"One, two, three..."

After the third blow—actually the fifth—Cong Buqi, overwhelmed by pain and anger, fainted from the shock. Yue Feng was startled and looked awkwardly at Feng Buping. Feng Buping said with exasperation:

"Spending all your time visiting brothels has ruined your skills. Serves you right!"

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Despite saying this, Feng Buping still stopped the execution, took the sword sheath back from Yue Feng, and bowed to Yuan Cong and the others, saying:

"Gentlemen, I apologize for my poor discipline. Consider this five taels of silver as compensation; I hope you will accept it."

Yue Feng also took out a silver coin of similar weight from his person and said to Yuan Cong, "Me too. I was confused about right and wrong during the day and offended the Taoist priest. Please forgive me."

Yuan Cong accepted Yue Feng's silver, but not Feng Buping's. He simply said to him, "I dare not take your money, nor do I want it. I only hope that you will never come to Wudang again from now on, otherwise, though I am unworthy, I will fight you to the end."

Feng Buping, his face filled with shame, sighed deeply, grabbed Cong Buqi, and strode away. Yue Feng nodded to Yuan Cong and followed. Once outside the courtyard, Yue Feng reminded Feng Buping, "Why did we only see Brother Cong? Where's Brother Cheng?"

These words jolted Feng Buping awake. "I was completely flustered," he said, "thanks to your reminder, brother." He quickly woke Cong Buqi and asked him where Cheng Buyou had gone. Cong Buqi glared at Yue Feng with resentment and said gloatingly:

"He said he was going to look in the Wudang Sect's armory to see if there were any suitable weapons. He's probably back with a full load by now."

Enraged, Feng Buping slapped Cong Buqi twice across the face. Cong Buqi, already half-dead from Yue Feng's beating, immediately fainted. Feng Buping, in a state of panic, asked Yue Feng directly, "Brother, what should we do?"

Yue Feng decisively said, "Brother, find a safe place nearby and settle Brother Cong in. I'll go ask Yuan Cong where the Wudang Sect's armory is."

Feng Buping said, "I'm afraid Yuan Cong won't tell you."

"Let's give it a try." Yue Feng said and then floated away. Feng Buping had just settled Cong Buqi when Yue Feng returned.

"I've got the answer. Lead the way, buddy."

Feng Buping caught up with Yue Feng and asked in surprise, "Is he really willing to tell you?"

"I was initially reluctant, but I explained the situation to him and said, 'There must be skilled guards around the armory. Even if we really have ulterior motives, what can we do?' He stared at me for a moment, and when he felt that I wasn't lying, he told me."

Feng Buping remained silent, thinking about how Yue Feng could still gain Yuan Cong's trust under such circumstances, something he himself could never do. Looking back, similar examples were commonplace. Why did Heaven send me two junior brothers like this? If only Brother Feng were my junior brother!

Thinking of this, he looked at Yue Feng, only to see Yue Feng suddenly stop and point forward: "Brother Feng, look!"