"With the blessing of the Iron Teeth Talent, does this mean I have an extraordinary talent? In the future, when practicing Martial Arts, I should have an advantage over ordinary people!"
Gu Yuan thought to himself, but then he heard subtle footsteps coming from behind him.
He felt a jolt in his heart: "Have they caught up?!"
Earlier, he had consumed Dao Rhyme to evolve Ah Huang into an Iron-toothed Rat, and even experienced a rebirth himself, but it didn't take long; together, it was actually less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.
However, since the opponent had caught up, it was obvious they had malicious intent. Gu Yuan naturally wouldn't be polite.
"Ah Huang, hide yourself first."
With a thought, Gu Yuan gave a command to Ah Huang, the Iron-toothed Rat.
The evolved Iron-toothed Rat, Ah Huang, was evidently much smarter and did not make any sound. It directly darted to a corner and hid itself, waiting for the right moment to act.
Then, Gu Yuan turned around, took down the hatchet from his lower back, and prepared for battle!
Soon, a middle-aged man with a gloomy face and a hooked nose walked into the alley.
He was strong and burly, and as he walked with big strides, he exuded an aura of ferocity that ordinary people wouldn't dare to look at for too long, let alone confront.
When he saw Gu Yuan, the middle-aged man smiled coldly: "So, you brat were hiding here. You were quite difficult to find!"
"What, you still want to resist?"
Seeing Gu Yuan holding the hatchet, with a seeming intent to resist, the man rubbed his fists and showed a sinister smile:
"Kid, I advise you to surrender obediently, otherwise, if I crush your bones later, don't blame me for not showing mercy!"
"Who are you really?!"
Gu Yuan ignored the threats in the man's words and stared straight at him, asking: "I don't know you, and I've never had a grudge against you. Why do you want to capture me?"
"No grudge?"
The middle-aged man sneered, stepping forward slowly: "Kid, you're too naive. Who says I need a grudge to capture you? If you need to blame someone, blame that old bastard named Xu. He set his sights on you, and I'm just here to do a job for money."
As he spoke, he waved his hand impatiently: "Enough with the nonsense, just come quietly with me, and I promise not to make things difficult for you."
"So it was that dog named Xu!"
A glint of coldness appeared in Gu Yuan's eyes. He let out a long breath, feeling a growing sense of absurdity.
He had never wanted to offend anyone, only hoped to eat well, dress warmly, and live a good life. But why did people keep giving him a hard time, even forcing him to the brink of survival?
Previously, Qian Yunjie and Butler Wu from the Qian Mansion were like this!
Then, Dong Gui and Sun Er were like this too!
Now it's Manager Xu, and even this middle-aged man in front of him is the same!
All this just for some aged Yellow Spirit, intending to harm him, this greedy and ruthless behavior made people's hearts grow cold!
"This damned world! And these damned bastards!"
A surge of hostility filled Gu Yuan's heart!
Only now did he truly feel the cruelty of this world!
Perhaps it was because Ah Huang had evolved into an Iron-toothed Rat, and due to his own rebirth-like changes, Gu Yuan's confidence soared, bringing with it a feeling that when someone possesses a lethal weapon, they naturally develop the intent to kill.
This caused him to erupt with all the resentment, vexation, and frustration he had accumulated since awakening the Mystery of the Womb.
Even clay figurines have some temper, let alone him, a living person?
Gu Yuan now…
Really wanted to kill!
"Since none of you want me to live…"
Gu Yuan took a deep breath, and the hatchet in his hand viciously swung towards the man's neck across from him:
"Then I will send you to your deaths!"
Originally, the middle-aged man saw Gu Yuan standing still and thought he had been intimidated, he chuckled: "That's right, kid. I'm not afraid to tell you, I am the Third Gang Leader of the Cyan Bamboo Gang, I…"
Before he could finish, he saw Gu Yuan swing a hatchet at him. The swing was powerful and heavy, startling him into moving his feet to retreat and evade.
However, when Gu Yuan missed the first strike, he followed with another swing, striking down from above!
"Kid, you're courting death!"
After evading again, the middle-aged man became furious, his body moved, and he lunged at Gu Yuan like a fierce tiger, grabbing his wrist.
He then executed a Grasp Technique, squeezing hard!
He expected to hear the sound of bones cracking, but to his surprise, it felt as if Gu Yuan's bones were made of iron, refusing to crack.
Moreover, when Gu Yuan started to struggle, he found it somewhat difficult to suppress him, even with his strength.
"This kid is so young, doesn't look like someone who has trained in Martial Arts, yet why is he so strong?!"
This thought had just flashed through his mind when the middle-aged man felt a living creature crawl onto his shoulder.
Next, a chill spread across his neck, followed by intense pain.
Soon after, warm liquid gushed out, soaking his clothes.
Along with it seemed to be his strength.
The hand that held Gu Yuan's wrist was now easily shaken off by Gu Yuan.
"Why… how did I…"
The middle-aged man stumbled back, instinctively covering his neck with his hand, only to find, to his horror, a large piece of flesh had been bitten off, with blood gushing out like a spring.
A ferocious-looking, large black rat jumped off him, its mouth stained with blood.
"No! I can't die!"
Fear and despair appeared on his face as he frantically tried to cover the wound to stop the bleeding.
But that was clearly impossible!
As the blood continued to gush out, his life force quickly faded.
His feet stumbled, and he collapsed to the ground.
In a daze, he saw the frighteningly calm Gu Yuan approaching step by step, raising the hatchet, and instinctively opened his mouth to plead for mercy:
"No, mercy… spare me! I…"
Thud!
Before the words were finished, Gu Yuan's hatchet fell, and the man's voice abruptly stopped.
Gu Yuan did not stop, raising his hand for several more chops, until he destroyed the wound Ah Huang had bitten open, only then did he stop.
"Is this a Martial Master?"
Gu Yuan rolled up his sleeve, looking at the bruised handprint left on his wrist, feeling a slight movement which still brought sharp pain, as if his bones were about to crack.
"This guy was a Martial Master, but he definitely wasn't very powerful, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to take him down."
His expression showed some surprise:
"Yet even so, his martial skills could easily crush me. If it weren't for Ah Huang's help, even with the support of my Iron Bone Talent, I would have been defeated by him!"
Upon reaching this conclusion, Gu Yuan's interest in Martial Arts cultivation grew even stronger!
He then bent down, searched the body for a moment, and surprisingly found three taels of Broken Silver.
However, Gu Yuan's face didn't show the slightest hint of joy:
"It's a pity there are no secret martial arts manuals."
Though he said this, he knew well that although the man was a Martial Master, he certainly wasn't any kind of expert, so not having secret manuals was normal.
Besides, generally, people wouldn't carry martial arts manuals on them.