Bai Xin's older brother was named Bai Heng, and her nephew was Bai Lu.
The two stared in confusion at the fallen Household Generals and servants of the Cheng Mansion scattered around them, and they quickly asked what had happened.
After listening to Bai Xin's story, the color drained from Bai Heng's brawny face, which instantly turned ashen.
"That spineless weakling, Cheng Chuming! How dare he not stand up for you and your son? And he's still protecting that useless daughter of his."
"Fine, fine! So that country bumpkin dared to hit you, did he? I'll go kill him right now."
As he spoke, Bai Heng turned to Bai Lu and said, "Son, let's go and meet this Postnatal First Layer Life-taking Bone Calamity Star."
Bai Lu gave a sinister smile and followed his father, striding toward the room.
Just then, Bai Xin and her son caught up. "Brother, you can't kill him! Lady Wu Xin's wedding still needs to happen."
Understanding dawned on Bai Heng, and he gave a savage grin. "Then we'll just break their damn legs. When Cheng Chuming gets back, I'll make him understand the consequences of bullying you. I'll make him kneel and beg for your forgiveness."
Bai Heng was Cheng Chuming's brother-in-law, but in the past, he would never have dared to say such things.
A father's status depends on his daughter...
Although Cheng Chuming was rather weak-willed, he could rely on his genius daughter, which made everyone in Yangzhou City treat him with deference.
But times had changed. Now, Cheng Chuming was less than nothing.
...
「Inside Cheng Yunsu's room...」
Lu Chao's expression was focused and tense as he repaired the meridians in Cheng Yunsu's eyes.
Finally, the first blood-qi-infused meridian was successfully reconnected. Lu Chao's expression relaxed slightly.
'As long as the first one connects, the rest will be much simpler.'
But just as Lu Chao was preparing to repair the second meridian... BANG!
The door to the room suddenly shattered into pieces as Bai Heng and his son, along with Bai Xin and her son, burst in.
The first thing the four of them saw was Lu Chao standing before the bed.
Bai Xin sneered. "Country bumpkin, are you really still wasting your effort on that? Well, you're finished. My brother is going to break your damn legs."
Lu Chao's ears twitched slightly.
With his two fingers still pressed to the spot between Cheng Yunsu's eyebrows, he spoke without turning his head. "Get out, or die!"
Then, he looked at Cheng Yunsu, who was starting to stir on the bed, and said softly, "Xiao Su'er, don't move. It's alright."
He then reconnected the second meridian for Cheng Yunsu.
Due to the impact from the Bright Eyes and Clear Wind Guide, Cheng Yunsu suddenly let out a soft "Mmph" and fell into a half-dreaming state.
And just like that, she grew quiet.
At the same time, Bai Lu chuckled darkly. "Father, this country bumpkin is pretty arrogant. He's Postnatal First Layer, and so am I. Let me go first and test just how powerful his Life-taking Bone is."
Bai Heng smiled and nodded. "Be careful. This piece of trash with the Life-taking Bone took down dozens of the Cheng Mansion's servants in an instant."
Hearing this, Bai Lu couldn't help but laugh out loud...
"You're joking, Father. How could the servants of the Cheng Mansion possibly compare to me?"
Striding forward like a meteor, Bai Lu stopped a few meters behind Lu Chao and laughed again. "You Life-taking Bone trash, you're not even going to turn around and fight me? Are you looking down on me?"
Lu Chao remained with his back to him, his focus still on treating Cheng Yunsu. This infuriated Bai Lu.
As the number one genius of the Bai Family in Yangzhou City, Bai Lu had no taste for sneak attacks from behind.
Lu Chao still didn't turn around. He repeated, "Get out, or die!"
Such arrogant words instantly made Bai Lu's face twist with savagery. He said in a cold voice, "Fine, fine! Then I won't be polite. I'll chop off your two damn legs right now!"
The words fell, and his sword came out...
Bai Lu's sword thrust toward Lu Chao's calves. The Sword Qi of a Postnatal First Layer was indeed far more formidable than that of the Cheng Mansion's household servants and generals.
By the doorway, Bai Heng smiled...
Bai Xin and Cheng Yunxiang also wore expressions of eager anticipation, waiting for the scream that would follow Lu Chao's legs being severed.
But in the next instant, Lu Chao's left hand flicked back gently... CLANG!
Bai Lu's sword suddenly let out a crisp cracking sound.
In that moment, the sword broke!
With another pull from Lu Chao's left hand, the broken sword immediately shot up and was caught between two of his fingers.
Then, Lu Chao turned slightly toward Bai Lu... and flicked the broken sword.
With a hum, the broken sword, imbued with the red Sword Qi of the Nine Primordial Yang Swords, transformed into a shooting star and drilled into the space between Bai Lu's eyebrows... THWIP!
The broken sword pierced through!
Unimpeded by a hilt, the broken sword plunged straight through Bai Lu's forehead and shot out the back of his skull, carrying a spray of fresh blood as it rocketed toward Bai Heng and the other two by the door.
And Bai Heng caught it out of pure instinct!
The smiles on their faces froze instantly. For a moment, they were too stunned to react.
Bai Lu's pupils contracted violently. He then fell backward, hitting the floor with a heavy THUD, his eyes wide open and staring motionlessly at the ceiling beams.
Just as Lu Chao had said—get out, or die.
Before the bed, Lu Chao acted as if he had just done something trivial, his focus remaining entirely on repairing Cheng Yunsu's eyes.
In that instant, the entire room fell deathly silent.
A full three breaths later, Bai Heng finally snapped back to his senses, letting out a strange cry, "Lu'er!"
He threw himself at his son's side and pulled him into a desperate embrace, but there was no sign of life.
In that moment, Bai Heng went mad!
He turned to Lu Chao and screamed hysterically, "You animal! You actually killed my son! I'm going to tear you to pieces!"
The True Qi of a Postnatal Fourth Layer erupted from him. He aimed a palm strike at Lu Chao's head from only a few meters away. If that blow landed, Lu Chao's head would undoubtedly explode on the spot...
But how could Lu Chao possibly let himself be hit?
He sidestepped again. It was as if layers upon layers of swirling wind were flowing within his eyes—the meticulous perception attribute of the Heavenly Destiny Bright Eye Bone. In his vision, Bai Heng's speed slowed by several times.
Every movement, every flaw, was laid bare before him.
Lu Chao's foot flew up!
BAM...
Just as Bai Heng's heavy palm was about to strike the top of Lu Chao's head, Lu Chao's foot had already slammed into Bai Heng's chest.
A heavy impact resounded from Bai Heng's chest.
He was sent flying backward, crashing heavily in front of Bai Xin and her son.
Bai Heng clutched his chest as he scrambled to his feet, the fury on his face replaced by shock and disbelief.
But when he saw the body of his son, Bai Lu, his rage flared anew. He continued to roar, "Die for me!"
This time, he snatched up Bai Lu's broken sword and viciously stabbed at Lu Chao.
Lu Chao kept his right hand on the spot between Cheng Yunsu's eyebrows, while his left hand formed a sword with two fingers. He said coldly, "Primordial Yang, Nine Swords!"
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG...
A sky full of Sword Qi clashed over Cheng Yunsu's bed, continuously intercepting Bai Heng's broken sword.
Lu Chao was on the defensive, while Bai Heng attacked with wild abandon...
But no matter how ferociously Bai Heng attacked, he simply couldn't break through Lu Chao's Sword Qi.
As the fight went on, Bai Heng felt like he was going insane. He was a Postnatal Fourth Layer, yet he couldn't defeat a country bumpkin who was only using one hand.
By the doorway, Bai Xin and Cheng Yunxiang were dumbfounded.
Cheng Yunxiang's lips trembled as he stammered, "How... how can this country bumpkin be so terrifying?"
Suddenly, a look of delight crossed Lu Chao's face. "The third meridian is repaired."
As his voice fell, he slowly withdrew the two fingers of his right hand from the spot between Cheng Yunsu's eyebrows.
The repair of the third meridian meant he didn't need to rush anymore. It meant Cheng Yunsu could be saved.
So, Lu Chao decided he would first deal with the intruder before him...
He narrowed his eyes, which were filled with killing intent, and stared at the frantic Bai Heng. "I already told you. Get out, or die!"