Chapter 146 Choice! Benefits!

Chapter 147 Choice! Benefits!

Now, his strength has broken through to the third level, and he achieved this breakthrough by relying on the Crimson Blood Palm martial art.

Su Hao gradually realized the drawback of the Crimson Blood Palm's lack of staying power.

Although the original martial arts manual did not explicitly state how far the Crimson Blood Palm could be cultivated.

However, Su Hao estimated that with his current blood energy strength, although he was still strong enough at the third blood level, it was highly unlikely that he would be able to break through the threshold of the fourth blood level transformation.

Why?

Because the quality of Qi and blood cannot be improved, you should never expect your body to be strengthened and improved.

This is the most basic logic of spiritual practice.

This is why there are different strengths and weaknesses among martial arts. The accumulation of Qi and blood in the Crimson Blood Palm is far less complicated and difficult than that in the Yueshan Fist. Naturally, in terms of both quality and quantity, the two cannot be compared in the final transformation of Qi and blood.

So now Su Hao faces a choice: should he use these tens of thousands of taels of gold to further strengthen the Crimson Blood Palm and gamble on whether he can reach the Bone Forging Realm?

I should focus on mastering the other two martial arts, breaking through to the Bronze Skin Realm before considering the Bone Forging Realm.

After all, given Su Hao's current aptitude and potential, any choice he makes is a viable option.

However, the situation before that is unknown, and the situation after that will take time.

After considering it for a while, Su Hao finally made his decision.

Prioritize upgrading two martial arts skills to the Bronze Skin Realm.

After all, Yueshan Fist is his main martial art, and the same Double Shadow Eight-Foot Step can give him a huge advantage in battle.

Compared to the allure of the Bone Forging Realm, Su Hao preferred to proceed steadily.

After all, the upper limit of the Crimson Blood Palm martial art is too low, and the qi and blood it produces are too singular.

It's a good choice to use this martial art as a transitional technique when you're weak, but if you make it your main or specialized skill, you probably won't go far.

Having made his decision, Su Hao put all the money away, then put on his black robe again and went out to Blackwater Street to clean up Lin Hongqiang's body.

Now that the entire Lin family is finished, whether or not people find out about Lin Hongqiang's death is of little consequence.

three days later.

Nanshan Town, Zhou Mansion.

Zhou Zhengtang picked up the teapot from the stove, poured the hot tea into a white porcelain cup until it was mostly full, then picked up a cup from the wooden box and placed it in front of Su Hao before sitting down and saying, "Brother, I've already spoken to my father about the Ironwood Manor. From now on, you'll get half of the profits from the business there, and you won't have to manage or be in charge of it."

After Zhou Zhengtang finished speaking, he took out an official document from the wooden table beside him. "You just need to sign this, and then come to the Zhou residence every month to collect your money!"

"this--"

Looking at the official document in front of him, Su Hao was unsure whether he should accept the offer.

He hadn't expected Zhou Zhengtang to be so efficient. This matter had only been mentioned a few days ago, but it was already done, and even the documents were prepared.

But considering that I hadn't really put in much effort before, I felt somewhat ashamed to receive this benefit.

"It's alright, the Zhou family doesn't care about that! Besides, Father has already agreed, so why should my brothers hesitate?"

Zhou Zhengtang laughed heartily.

To be honest, they don't really think much of this Ironwood Manor these days.

After all, with Qingzhi Valley and the alliance with the Ren family, they can handle both pharmaceuticals and other businesses, and their business will only grow bigger and bigger in the future.

Furthermore, the Chu family is now leaderless—sooner or later it will be swallowed up by the Zhou family!

"In that case, I'll thank you politely!"

Su Hao knew that if he continued to make excuses, the other party would get angry.

Left with no other choice, he had to accept the situation and sign his name and fingerprint.

"That's what brothers are all about!"

Zhou Zhengtang nodded in satisfaction, then put away the official documents, picked up the steaming teacup on the table, and took a small sip.

"However, there's something I don't know if you've heard: the Lin family is finished!"

After a moment of contemplation, Zhou Zhengtang spoke slowly.

"Oh? When did this happen?"

Su Hao's heart stirred with curiosity.

"Just three days ago, the Lin family patriarch, Lin Hong, and several of the Lin family's guards and servants all died. In the end, the entire Lin family compound was burned to the ground!"

As Zhou Zhengtang spoke, looking at Su Hao, who remained calm, he said, "I wonder who was so ruthless—"

"Lin Hong's arrogance and domineering attitude brought him trouble, which is quite normal. Perhaps this is what he deserves!"

Su Hao smiled faintly.

"That's true, but I have a feeling this was premeditated. Lin Hong and his son died in the Lin family, while Lin Hongqiang, a top-tier expert of the Lin family, actually died in Hongqiao Town—"

Zhou Zhengtang's eyes held a thoughtful expression.

"It seems someone planned this all along, then stormed the Lin family home, taking advantage of their attempt to leave Yanshan City overnight to seize them all. I heard they also looted all the gold and silver treasures. This seems more like the actions of the Nestorian Christians or refugees?"

Zhou Zhengtang then made his guess.

"The Lin family is incredibly wealthy, with vast amounts of land and grain. It's not surprising that they've attracted the attention of the Nestorian Church. Aren't these sects known for using the guise of robbing the rich to help the poor to swindle and deceive people?"

Su Hao nodded and said.

At the same time, I was somewhat speechless.

He didn't have any real plan; he just felt that killing one person was the same as killing a whole group, so it was better to eliminate the threat completely.

After all, with the Lin family's wealth, tens of thousands of taels of silver would be enough to hire a Bone Forging Realm expert to take action. If they find out that he killed Lin Hongqiang, they might decide to fight to the death.

Then he'll be the one in trouble!

"You know what, they really could be members of the Nestorian Church!"

Zhou Zhengtang nodded slightly, seemingly agreeing with the guess that the perpetrators were from the Jingjiao sect.

"Just a few days ago, on their way back, my father and the others were attacked by a group of thieves. My father said that those people were members of the Nestorian Church, and that the Chu family's current state was also due to the Nestorian Church, which killed the Chu family patriarch. These people are becoming more and more rampant!"

"Are they truly members of the Nestorian Church?"

Su Hao was also taken aback when he heard this.

I had heard before that Zhou Cheng'an and his group had been attacked. I had even considered that the attackers might be members of the Nestorian Church.

Of course, such suspicions are based on the previous belief that the plagues outside the city were related to the Nestorian Christians.

However, it seems that the plague he suspected earlier might actually be related to the Nestorian Church.

"Yes! Anyway, my father told me when he came back. He didn't tell me exactly how they found out the other person's identity. He just told me to be careful and not to go out easily during this period of time."

Zhou Zhengtang sighed helplessly.

"Speaking of which, come to the Zhou residence three nights from now, and I'll take you to see a good show!"

Zhou Zhengtang continued speaking, a meaningful smile on his face.