Chapter 60: The Fourth Tier of the Immovable Wisdom King

"Oh?" Long Aotian smiled. "Everyone who has ever spoken those words to me is now smiling down from the netherworld."

"My apologies, I am not acquainted with those people," Lu Chengwen said.

He walked in slowly, the sound of his leather shoes echoing in a rhythmic cadence.

There was not a single trace of panic in his stride.

Hua Xuening felt increasingly uneasy. Suddenly, Lu Chengwen gave her a sense of danger—an unprecedented, extreme sense of danger!

All three of them knew that Lu Chengwen coming here was practically seeking life in the jaws of death!

Either he had absolute certainty of victory, or he was courting death with single-minded resolve.

His footsteps were steady and powerful, devoid of any fear or worry.

He was completely unlike the Lu Chengwen from their previous encounters, who would grow weak in the knees at the sight of Long Aotian and try to smooth things over with a nervous smile!

Hua Xuening slowly drew her long sword.

Long Aotian turned back to look at her in astonishment. "What on earth are you so nervous about? He can't do a damn thing."

Then he chuckled, "Are you worried he came here to beat me to death?"

Long Aotian stood up, his hands shoved into his pockets. "Not bad, not bad. The aura is strong enough, but as I see it, you're just here to dig your own grave."

Lu Chengwen stopped ten paces away from him.

At that moment, Lu Chengwen commanded, "Iron Lump Wang, roll out here and get to work!"

Hua Xuening nervously scanned her surroundings.

After a long moment, a figure descended from the sky with a heavy thud, landing squarely between Lu Chengwen and Long Aotian.

Simultaneously, outside the iron doors, four tall and sturdy black men slowly walked in.

Long Aotian clutched his forehead in exasperation. "These few idiots..."

Lu Chengwen said, "Take them down."

Iron Lump Wang looked at Long Aotian, then at Lu Chengwen, his lips moving without taking action.

Long Aotian tilted his head, glaring at him. "Idiot, didn't the strategist tell you to go back?"

"But I told them to stay," Lu Chengwen said coldly.

"Who the hell do you think you are?!" Long Aotian roared angrily. "You a few morons, do you still not understand who your master is? Take him down, and I'll consider it making up for past mistakes!"

"Save your breath," Lu Chengwen said. "Your charade has been exposed."

With complete nonchalance and total lack of defense, Lu Chengwen lowered his head to fish out a cigarette, speaking with absolute calm. "Do it."

Iron Lump Wang gritted his teeth, his eyes bloodshot. "You guys... exactly who is the Young Master?"

Long Aotian’s eyes widened. "Are you fucking playing an international joke on me? You're still asking? Huh? Still asking?! It's me! Damn your ancestors! I am the Young Master of your house! You few blockheads are dumber than donkeys!"

Iron Lump Wang turned to look at Lu Chengwen. "Have you been lying to me all along?"

Lu Chengwen smiled.

This was a life-or-death gamble.

Long Aotian, Hua Xuening, Iron Lump Wang, and those four men—any single one of them here could kill him with the utmost ease.

He possessed no heaven-defying cultivation.

He had no formidable, peerless female bodyguards.

Nor did he have Iron Lump Wang and his lackeys willingly acting as his claws and teeth.

However, he had a brain!

He had the courage to stake everything on one throw!

He had the resolve to seek life through death!

Iron Lump Wang was his final trump card. If he lied to him one last time, and if it succeeded, he could turn the tables against the wind and possess the world!

Lu Chengwen looked at Iron Lump Wang and shook his head in disappointment. "Iron Lump Wang, do you know why I had you come here to work and gave you this final chance? If you handle this well, all your past absurdities will be wiped clean. If you don't..."

Lu Chengwen raised his chin. "This world has no room for you."

Iron Lump Wang’s anger had already been replaced by doubt.

At that moment, he suddenly dropped to his knees and began to weep:

"What is the meaning of this?! What are you two doing?! Can't you just tell me the truth about who is who?!

If you two keep playing games like this, you're going to trick me to death!

I've already committed a monstrous blunder, I don't even dare return to headquarters!

If I get it wrong one more time, I'll truly be beyond redemption!

Both of you have such an overwhelming aura, you're driving me mad with contradiction!

The crux of the matter is faces can even be swapped back and forth—did you two swap faces right from the beginning, or did you swap them later on?

Just who usurped whose identity?

Will the real Young Master please stand up and tell the truth?!"

Watching Iron Lump Wang kneeling on the ground in tears, Lu Chengwen thought to himself:

*[I'm sorry, but we have to play it this way today. I know you're suffering, but I truly have no other choice. Just bear the grievance for a moment.]*

Hua Xuening stared sternly at Lu Chengwen, coiled and ready to strike.

Iron Lump Wang looked at Lu Chengwen, and sudden realization dawned on him!

This person's aura—he definitely knew no martial arts!

Right!

That fact alone was a capital offense!

Iron Lump Wang leaped to his feet. "You claim you're my Young Master, where is the proof? Do you know martial arts? And furthermore, after I beat you up so badly, why would you still give me a chance?"

Lu Chengwen smiled. "Gold Lump Wang is on his way."

Iron Lump Wang froze.

"If you don't do the job, he'll deal with you. If you do the job, there's still a high probability he'll deal with you," Lu Chengwen chuckled lightly. "Things have come to this, and you're still fucking asking me why I gave you a chance?"

"You... you, you... I broke more than seventy of your bones! How did you recover so quickly?"

"Bone-Restoring Vitality Pill."

Lu Chengwen walked right up to Long Aotian, ignoring his vicious glare, poured two glasses of wine himself, handed one to Long Aotian, clinked glasses of his own accord, took a sip, and walked back with one hand in his pocket.

"Ever heard of it?"

Iron Lump Wang nodded vigorously. "Heard, heard of it! As expected of the Young Master, overflowing with talent! Such a rare pill could only be refined by your hand!"

Long Aotian was laughing in fury. "I said it! That fucking was what I told him! Until yesterday, he didn't even know what this pill was called!"

Iron Lump Wang was hesitant. He knew this was his final chance to choose between the two.

Choose wrong, and he dies!

Choose right, and there was a sliver of hope.

"Then you tell me, I broke over seventy of your bones, why were you fine?" he asked Long Aotian.

Long Aotian was dumbfounded.

What the hell?!

This kind of logic?!

"Didn't he just say it? The Bone-Restoring Vitality Pill! The Bone-Restoring Vitality Pill! Are you out of your mind? I'll call the strategist, alright?!"

Lu Chengwen looked at his wine glass, showing no reaction.

He was betting his life on this.

If this phone call went through, he would undoubtedly die.

Fortunately, the phone kept ringing with no answer.

Long Aotian was frantic with rage. "Son of a bitch, he's not answering!"

Iron Lump Wang glared at Lu Chengwen. "You! You call the strategist!"

Lu Chengwen looked at Iron Lump Wang and slowly smiled. "And then? What shall I say to the strategist?"

Lu Chengwen's smile grew wider and wider, until it began to make Iron Lump Wang's hair stand on end.

"Shall I say you made a mistake again, and I had to call him so you'd recognize me? Or else you'd attack me again? Oh, very well, I'll make the call..."

"Ah no, no, no, don't, there's no need. We can resolve this ourselves. I can tell, truly, I won't get it wrong this time. Please, please don't call..."

Long Aotian was jumping up and down in anger. "Why the hell are you explaining anything to him, he's not picking up anyway!"

Iron Lump Wang pointed at Long Aotian. "You, shut up! Sit down! I have a feeling you are... extremely suspicious right now, you know that?"

Long Aotian glanced at the four martial arts experts and weighed his options internally.

His combat capability was already severely depleted, and Hua Xuening alone might not be able to guarantee his safety right now.

Damn it!

The outcome of victory and defeat, of life and death, actually rested on this big idiot and the four little idiots he brought along!

My god!

Iron Lump Wang looked at Lu Chengwen. "Then... tell me, why didn't you fight back when I beat you earlier?"

Lu Chengwen replied, "Because I used the Morphing Facial Shift Art, which left me without internal energy for a short period! Understand?"

Iron Lump Wang nodded. "Please wait a moment, I'll go ask him again."

Long Aotian stamped his feet in fury. "He's actually being so polite to him!"

"Your turn!" Iron Lump Wang asked, "Why didn't you fight back when I beat you earlier?"

Long Aotian's facial muscles twitched in rage. Gritting his teeth, he forced the words through the cracks of his teeth: "Because I used the Morphing Facial Shift Art, which left me without true qi! You idiot!"

Iron Lump Wang sneered. "That's what he just said! Is there any point in you just repeating his words?"

Long Aotian clutched his chest. "You blockhead! I really want to tear you to pieces!"

Hua Xuening said, "Young Master, Iron Lump Wang's brain has a crater in it, and Lu Chengwen harbors malicious intentions. Furthermore, your old injuries haven't fully healed and you have zero combat strength left. You'd better let me protect you and retreat first!"

Long Aotian looked at Hua Xuening. "Would you like to shout a little louder about me having no combat strength?"

Hua Xuening cleared her throat and proclaimed in a clear voice, "Our Young Master currently has no combat strength!"

Long Aotian lowered his head and rubbed his temples.

Why were the people around him all so stupid? Would Iron Lump Wang let him walk away? Today, having burned his boats, he was determined to figure out who was real and who was fake!

Long Aotian looked at Iron Lump Wang. "There's just one point. Although I don't have much combat capability left, my foundation is still there. But this Lu Chengwen—open your dog eyes and look: does he know martial arts at all?"

Iron Lump Wang turned his head to look at Lu Chengwen. "That's right! Do you know martial arts?"

Lu Chengwen said, "Then let's compare notes. I won't beat you up; use all the learning of your life and attack me with your most powerful move."

One of the men stepped closer to Iron Lump Wang and murmured, "Rumor has it that the Young Master's Immovable Vajra Skill has already reached the fourth tier. If he truly is the Young Master, he should definitely be able to defend against Iron King's attack."

Iron Lump Wang nodded. "You two, to find out the true Young Master, will each take a punch from me. How about that?"

Lu Chengwen frowned deeply. "You dare hit me?"

Long Aotian instantly leaped up and pointed at Lu Chengwen. "How about that?! How about that?! Lost your nerve, haven't you? Haha! You don't know a damn thing about martial arts, you just come here to bluff and swindle! Lu Chengwen, I saw right through you ages ago. Did you think you could spin us around in circles just with your glib tongue? Your disguise is falling apart, isn't it?"

Lu Chengwen smiled faintly. "Very well, you go first."

"Bring it on!"

Hua Xuening hastily interjected, "Young Master, you just used the Bone-Restoring Vitality Pill to repair your external injuries, but your inner qi is still insufficient. If you force your true qi to summon the Immovable Vajra now, I'm afraid it will cause internal injuries!"

Long Aotian was practically on the verge of tears as he turned to look at Hua Xuening. "You might as well just use a megaphone!"

Hua Xuening nodded. "Our Young Master has insufficient inner qi, and taking a blow head-on will cause severe internal injuries. By then, it won't be something the Bone-Restoring Vitality Pill can fix..."

"Shut your trap, you fool!"

Long Aotian angrily ripped off his outer jacket. "Today, I am going to see this through with Lu Chengwen to the bitter end! Iron Lump Wang, hit me with a punch, and I'll show you what the Immovable Vajra Skill is truly like!"

Iron Lump Wang nodded, cupped his fists, and said, "Then offense is taken!"

Circulating his true qi, wind howling beneath his feet, Iron Lump Wang lunged forward fiercely and slammed a punch directly into Long Aotian's chest!

The split second before the fist struck his chest, Long Aotian bellowed, "Immovable Vajra! Open!"

Boom!

Long Aotian's body stood frozen and motionless.

Hua Xuening saw her Young Master's body trembling slightly.

Iron Lump Wang said in shock, "It really is the Immovable Vajra Skill! Even in an injured state, he can take a punch of mine head-on without moving!"

Long Aotian smiled.

Blood was flowing from both his nostrils and the corners of his mouth, dripping down his chin and onto Iron Lump Wang's hand.

He said laboriously, "Now... you know... who I am..."

Iron Lump Wang nodded. "My apologies."

He turned his head to look at Lu Chengwen, burning with rage. "Your turn!"

Lu Chengwen nodded. "You held back just now, didn't you? Bring out your full strength; I want to know how heavy your punch really is."

Acting out his play while casually sipping his drink, Lu Chengwen secretly summoned his one-time trial card for the Immovable Vajra Skill!

He chanted inwardly:

*[Everything rides on this one moment!]*