WU DONG QIAN - KUN
Chapter 8: The Clash

There was a relatively vast forest in the mountains behind the Lin Family district. If one was lucky, one could sometimes find one or two herbs in that forest. So, whenever they had the time, the younger generation of the Lin Family would always come to try their luck. Thus, one could probably tell that the forest was a rather popular place among the Lin Family.

At this moment, there were quite a number of people at the entrance of the forest. These people were all young teenagers, obviously the younger generation of the Lin Family.

Passing through the human wall, a group of sturdy figures loomed in the middle of the road, coincidentally blocking the path. Behind these figures was a young girl in light-colored clothes.

The girl's face was like a painting and her skin was as white as freshly falling snow. Even though she was young, her beauty had already caused many people to gasp and be stunned at the sight. And at this moment, his eyes, which were usually filled with life, were now furiously staring at the figure in front of him. His small, earth-covered hand tightly grabbed the fire-red plant that emitted a faint fragrance.

"Lin Shan, don't be so arrogant!"

Qing Tan glared at one particular figure at the head of the crowd, a trace of anger in his usually lively voice.

“Heh heh, we already found this Scarlet Sun Grass yesterday, it's just that we waited until today to pick it up. Yet you have taken ours, how can you still say that I am the arrogant one? The figure in front turned out to be a youngster who seemed to be around 14 or 15 years old. At this point, he grinned with his hands crossed while staring at the enraged Qing Tan.

"That doesn't make sense!"

Hearing Lin Shan try to twist the facts, Qing Tan's petite face reddened in anger. He had spent a lot of effort to find this Scarlet Sun Grass, how could that bastard find him first? And if he really found her first as he said, how could he have left her there? Could it be that he was deliberately waiting for someone else to take it?

"I'm not talking nonsense ......"

Lin Shan looked at Qing Tan who looked adorable even while angry. Nevertheless he smiled as he said: "Qing Tan, give me the Red Sun Grass and I'll let you go."

“Don't think of it!”

Qing Tan gritted his teeth. During this period of time, he had seen how Lin Dong practiced with great difficulty, as if his life was at stake. He also understood that if Lin Dong did not perform well in the upcoming Clan competition, not only he, but also his parents, would suffer a tremendous blow.

Thus, during this period, he had always come here in hopes of finding even just one elixir so that he could help Lin Dong increase his training speed. And after finally finding a single stalk of Scarlet Sun Grass today after much difficulty, how could he possibly hand it over to that monstrous bastard!

“Because like that, it looks like you can only spend the night in this place.” Lin Shan chuckled, glancing towards Qing Tan before continuing: “Just now, that brat Lin Changqiang seemed to be running away, he should have gone looking for Lin Dong right? Good, I'm still not satisfied with the last blow I gave him.”

Hearing these words, Qing Tan's petite face changed. He knew that Lin Dong and Lin Shan usually never faced each other and they would itch to fight every time they met. However, every time they fought, Lin Dong always ended up on the short end of the stick.

“Give me Scarlet Sun Grass and I won't beat it, how does it sound?” Seeing Qing Tan's petite face change, Lin Shan laughed out loud, pleased at himself.

"You motherfucker!"

Qing Tan bit her lips, her eyes were already a bit red. On this look, many would feel somewhat sorry for him. Although Qing Tan was not part of the Lin Family, but because she was already very beautiful and a lively young girl, there was no need to even bother mentioning the Lin Family, she was adored by many young people. even in the entire QingShan City.

However, even though many in the crowd were pitying him and were dissatisfied with this turn of events, after some consideration, they decided not to intervene or say anything. Lin Shan was a little tyrant among the younger generation of the Lin Family. Not only did he possess a large amount of power, but his father was also in charge of the Lin Family's finances. So no one was willing to offend him, and even if they went and reported it to the older generation, Lin Shan would at most be locked up for only a day or two. Plus, after coming out, he would definitely reply to the person who reported it. Therefore, among the younger generation, it was rare for anyone to come into conflict with him.

“Are you not going to hand it over? If you don't hurry, I'm afraid Lin Dong will arrive at any time ......" Lin Shan sneered while deliberately acting as if he was observing the surroundings, as if he was looking forward to Lin Dong's arrival.

"Take it!"

Tears of complaint welled up in Qing Tan's eyes, yet she stubbornly held on. Tightly gripping the Scarlet Sun Grass in his hand for the last time, he gritted his teeth before violently throwing it towards Lin Shan.

"Heh heh, good girl."

In response, Lin Shan happily stepped forward to catch the Red Sun Grass that had been thrown towards him. However, just as he was about to snatch the Scarlet Sun Grass from the air, a figure suddenly broke through the crowd and crashed into his body violently. The overwhelming force instantly caused him to roll two rounds on the ground before finally stopping.

This sudden turn of events caused everyone to be shocked. Their gazes hurriedly turned to see who had come before turning to sympathy.

"Fuck!"

Lin Shan crawled up from the ground, not caring about the dirt all over his body, he stared at the figure who was now standing at the spot he had occupied before. An evil intent suddenly appeared in his eyes as he sneered: "Lin Dong? Good, looks like you've grown up in the few days after we didn't meet. I'm guessing I've probably let you go too lightly last time and you haven't learned your lesson.

"Lin Shan, I already gave you Scarlet Sun Grass, what else do you want?" Qing Tan said angrily as her petite face changed upon seeing Lin Shan's evil gaze. He quickly picked up the Scarlet Sun Grass that had fallen to the ground and threw it at Lin Shan.

"I'll take elixir and also defeat him today!" Lin Shan caught the Scarlet Sun Grass, sneering.

"You!" Qing Tan's petite face became hot from anger at these words. His little hand formed a fist, even in his wildest dreams he never imagined that Lin Shan would become such a bastard.

Lin Dong also couldn't help but sneer at Lin Shan's rude and unreasonable behavior. Soon after, he pulled Qing Tan to one side and replied to Lin Shan's words: "I'll take the elixir and defeat you today!"

Hearing Lin Dong's words, Lin Shan was clearly dumbfounded even though he quickly regained his wits and laughed out loud. With a mocking look, he looked at the first one and said: "It seems like I might have hit your head too hard earlier?"

The other crowd also looked towards Lin Dong, puzzled. Although strong-willed was good, if one exceeded his limits, one would ask for punishment. The two had fought many times before, but each time always ended up in Lin Dong being beaten black and blue.

"Lin Dong-ge, don't fight with him, we don't need that Red Sun Grass." Seeing that Lin Dong wanted to clash with Lin Shan again, Qing Tan quickly pulled him back, a hint of worry in his voice.

“Yes, Lin Dong, a real man knows better than to fight when his chances are stacked against him. Come back and train longer before you come back and teach this bastard.” Lin Changqiang who was following behind Lin Dong immediately opened his mouth to advise the latter.

"Want to go? It's not that easy!"

Lin Shan sneered, at the next moment his figure dashed forward. In a few steps, he appeared before Lin Dong, his five fingers quickly clutching the fist that flew towards Lin Dong's chest as it faintly let out the sound of wind blowing.

“Pak!”

Lin Dong stared at Lin Shan's full-powered fist, the corner of his mouth turning upwards into a smirk. Yet he did not duck or dodge, instead his palm reached out and smashed into Lin Shan's fist, causing the gazes of the crowd to turn into astonishment.

As the fist met the palm, a loud sound like a rock colliding into each other sounded. However, what astonished the audience was the fact that Lin Dong had actually managed to receive Lin Shan's punch!

"Layer 4 Tempered Body ?!"

After that exchange, Lin Shan could feel that something was amiss, his opponent's skin felt at least as hard as his!

Such hard skin clearly belonged to someone who had reached the 4th Layer of the Tempered Body!

"How is this possible? This brat had only been in the 2nd Layer half a month ago, how could he suddenly ascend to the 4th Layer ?! ” Lin Shan couldn't believe it, yet he clenched his jaws, even if you have reached Layer 4 of the Tempered Body, don't even think of fighting me!

"Fist the Fallen Stone!"

Lin Shan pulled his fist and suddenly shouted. On his arm, blue veins started to come out, quickly spreading all over his arm. Immediately after, several fist images appeared, like rocks, they smashed fiercely towards Lin Dong's head. That kind of power was similar to a rock flying out from an explosion.

“Level Martial Arts 1 Category Bottom, Falling Rock Fist? To think that Lin Shan had also started learning Martial Arts, Lin Dong was really unlucky. ” The crowd was in an uproar after seeing Lin Dong's current situation.

Lin Dong's gaze was fixated on some incoming fist images. Although Lin Shan's Falling Rock Fist wasn't weak, he wondered why it looked so full of flaws and faults in his eyes. Without hesitation, Lin Dong directly executed Penetrating Fist.

“Pa! Pa! Pa!”

His sleeves slapped his arms, causing a crisp and loud sound to reverberate. At the same time, Lin Dong's fist collided with Lin Shan's fist image.

"Thump!"

Just as their fists came into contact, Lin Shan's body shuddered as a huge force swiftly shot out from his fists. After which, to his surprise and amazement, a wave of pain radiated from both of his fists violently.

“Punching Penetrate, three echoes? How is this possible?!"

At this moment, Lin Shan's eyes were thick in shock. Naturally, he had heard of Penetrating Fist, it was extremely famous amongst Level 1 Martial Arts. He had originally planned on learning this Boxing Technique, yet he was still unable to produce an echo even after ten days of training. So he had no choice but to give up. Who could have imagined that Lin Dong who had never been a match for him was actually capable of achieving such success ?! ”

"It's not three echoes, it's four!"

Lin Dong coldly smiled, his arms jolted as another crisp sound echoed. After which, increasingly heavy blows struck both of Lin Shan's fists.

"Thud!"

Faced with the four echoes of Penetrating Fist, Lin Shan's Falling Rock Fist attitude fell apart. Step by step, he staggered backwards before finally falling, to the amazement of the crowd of onlookers.

However, just as Lin Shan was about to fall, an arm suddenly stretched out to grab his shoulder. With a gentle push, Lin Shan became stable.

“Ge!”

Lin Shan quickly turned his head to stare at the figure that appeared on his back, suddenly very happy. The expressions of the surrounding crowd also changed as fear flashed in their eyes.

TN: 'Ge' means Big brother in Chinese