From the family treasure tree to build an eternal family

Chapter 87 Frustration
Time flies by with the birth and growth of the Xu family's "Zhong" generation.

In the same year that Xu Xiaoniu and Chen Xiulian got married, Xu Xiaoan's son "Zhongyi" was born.

The name "Yi" means simple and unpretentious.

The following year, Chen Xiulian became pregnant.

In the same year, Xu Xiaoan's wife Chunjuan became pregnant with their second child.

Xu Xiaoyun's second son was born and named "Zhongchuan".

Another year later, Xu Xiaoniu's eldest son was born and named "Zhonglei".

Xu Xiaoan's second son was born and named "Zhong Er".

"耳" (ear) sounds similar to "二" (two). He is Chuichi's younger brother.

Up to this point, there was no girl in the Xu family's "Zhong" generation, only boys.

Another three years passed.

This is the fifth year since Xu Xiaoniu and Chen Xiulian got married.

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Xiaoye Village is adjacent to Baihe Village.

In front of a dilapidated farmer's courtyard.

A girl of about thirteen or fourteen was crying and trembling all over, and was held in the hands of a strong man like a chicken.

Next to him, another strong man was counting silver for a farmer in his forties.

"Here, seventy-eight taels of silver. Count them and sign the indenture."

"Eh."

The farmer took the silver and the indenture.

Just then, two figures came running quickly from a distance.

The ten-year-old boy's face was filled with tears as he pointed forward and said, "Sixth brother, please save my sister."

The fourteen-year-old Xu Xiaohou still had some boyish immaturity, but he also showed extraordinary heroic spirit.

"stop!"

He shouted loudly and his steps were as fast as the wind.

He jumped into the air and kicked the strong man who was holding the girl away.

"Where did you come from, you little brat? What are you doing?!"

These two strong men are thugs in a brothel in the county town. Both of them are high-level martial artists.

"Slow...slow down."

Seeing that both sides were about to fight, the farmer hurriedly stopped them: "Xu Xiaohou, this is my own private matter, you don't have to interfere."

The boy next to him cried out, "No, you can't sell my sister, no! Wuuuu~~"

"If I don't sell your sister, how will I get the money to marry you? Now is the time to sell her for a good price..."

The farmer's words were cruel.

"Then, then I won't marry a wife."

"..."

Faced with this situation, Xu Xiaohou was also in a difficult position. At his age, he already knew that some things could not be solved by force and loyalty alone.

"Hey, stop talking nonsense. You've got the money, hurry up and sign the contract."

"No! Go back to where you came from. I'll take care of this."

This is not the first time Xu Xiaohou has meddled in other people's business, so why not do it again?

"What does other people's family affairs have to do with you, a jinx? What's it to you?"

Before Xu Xiaohou could say anything, the ten-year-old boy shouted, "Sixth brother's eldest brother is the county lieutenant, and his third brother is a congenital warrior of the Vajra Sect. You should leave quickly, or he will beat you up."

Xu Xiaohou raised his head slightly with a proud look on his face.

When the two strong men heard the words "county lieutenant" and "innate warrior", their faces changed drastically.

"It's our bad luck, let's go."

The two took back the silver and left in disgrace.

The farmer was helpless. If his family was better off, he wouldn't have sold his daughter. But this time the deal fell through. Where would his family get the money?

Xu Xiaohou thought of a solution: "Isn't it just about Erdan getting married? When he's a few years older, I'll let him work in my fourth brother's wine shop. He'll definitely be able to earn money."

"Really?" The farmer's eyes lit up, and his son "Erdan" also had a hopeful look on his face.

"It's a small matter, no problem."

Xu Xiaohou promised that this would solve the problem.

When he left Xiaoye Village and returned to Baihe Village, he passed by the forest farm at the entrance of the village and met a group of people.

Among the crowd were Liu Qiming and Liu Qisheng.

Liu Qiming pointed at Xu Xiaohou and introduced him to the man beside him: "That's the sixth son of the Xu family, Xu Xiaohou. He's very arrogant and claims to be invincible."

The man's name was Kong Sen, twenty years old, and he was Liu Qiming's senior fellow student at the Tongbi Sect. He had recently completed the third level of Zhuang Gong, becoming a post-natal ultimate martial artist. His boxing and kicking skills were among the best among his peers at the Tongbi Sect.

The Liu family was no longer as wealthy as before, and the Tongbi sect's reputation plummeted after Fan Yang's death, so the tuition for martial arts training kept dropping. Therefore, the Liu family allowed Liu Qiming and Liu Qisheng to train at the Tongbi sect.

Reputation is reputation, strength is strength. Tongbi Lingyuan Zhuanggong and Tongbi Quanfa are above-average martial arts techniques.

"Hey~~Xu Laoliu!"

Liu Qiming shouted at Xu Xiaohou.

"Yo, you were unwilling to accept your loss last time, so you're looking for help this time?"

Xu Xiaohou swaggered towards the crowd and noticed Kong Sen, who was obviously different in age and aura.

"Hmph, don't get too cocky this time. This is our Tongbi Sect's number one under the Xiantian, Senior Brother Kong Sen!"

Liu Qiming introduced.

Kong Sen beside him was very polite and modest: "I have long admired the great reputation of the Xu family."

Kong Sen knew the identities of Xu Xiaohou's brothers and felt a little guilty.

"The number one person under Xiantian? Come, let's have a competition."

Xu Xiaohou became interested in this person.

In the past six months, he has made progress in the third level of standing meditation, opening up nine branches and four hundred important acupoints. It will be difficult to find an opponent in the realm of acquired warriors.

After practicing the third level of standing meditation, you can open up the twelve meridians and 576 minor acupoints.

Although he was still far from completing the third level of Zhuang Gong, his boxing and kicking skills were very sophisticated, just like his third brother's. Thanks to his martial arts attainments, he was able to defeat opponents who had more advanced Zhuang Gong than him.

Kong Sen whispered in Liu Qiming's ear, "Are you sure if I beat him, he won't ask his brothers to cause trouble for me?"

"Don't worry, as long as we agree in advance, he won't let anyone cause trouble for you even if you break his legs."

Liu Qiming knew Xu Xiaohou's character and was sure he would keep his word.

Kong Sen finally felt relieved. He took a few steps forward, bowed, and said, "Then we have a deal. We'll stop here and not complain later. As usual, let's bet one or two taels of silver."

Xu Xiaohou bowed in return, "It's a deal. One tael of silver is too little, let's bet five taels."

After saying this, he took out a silver ingot weighing five taels.

Kong Sen was stunned for a moment, then he also took out five taels of silver.

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The two stood opposite each other, three meters apart.

Others watched excitedly from a distance; they had great confidence in Kong Sen's strength.

Xu Xiaohou's fighting spirit was high. In the past six months, he had won more than a dozen duels, all against older, higher-ranked warriors, which made him extremely confident. He even declared that anyone below the level of Xiantian could challenge him or challenge him to a duel.

Having never been defeated, he became inflated.

"Subduing Tiger Arhat!"

He took the lead in attacking, using the move of Subduing Tiger Arhat as his first move.

The stance training he practiced was the "Five Elements Stance Training", but his boxing and kicking skills were the "Arhat Fist" and "Mysterious Steps" he learned in the Vajra School.

Arhat Fist is the complementary boxing method of Vajra Arhat Stance of Vajra School, while Mizong Step is another teaching martial art passed down by Vajra School.

These two skills are not compatible with the "Five Elements Posture", so there is no combat power bonus.

Kong Sen's "Tongbi Lingyuan Zhuang Gong" has been practiced to the acquired limit, and it also has the matching Tongbi Quan.

He swung his long arms, and his fists lashed out with a whistling sound, like the cracking of a whip.

There was a loud bang and Xu Xiaohou took a few steps back.

Although Xu Xiaohou's boxing and kicking skills are superb, the opponent's kung fu is also very good, and he has the advantages of standing practice progress and age.

After a few moves, Xu Xiaohou's defeat was obvious.

He was unwilling to give up, so he fought more desperately and riskily, but the result was counterproductive and he was caught by the opponent and beaten up.

(End of this chapter)