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Chapter 265 - 50 Xiangjiang Passing Away: Mysterious Book (Request for Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 265: Chapter 50 Xiangjiang Passing Away: Mysterious Book (Request for Monthly Tickets)

Xu Shu’s consciousness had always been clear, without any mysteries of pre-birth:

[In 2055, you were born in a small inland town north of Xiangjiang.]

[Your father was called Chen Jinan. In his youth, he mixed with gangs on the streets, relying on sheer ruthlessness. He had gone from a minor figure to someone whose leg was brutally broken by others.]

[After Chen Jinan was crippled, he was rejected by gang leaders. He wasn’t only poor at fighting, but also rude. Eventually, he couldn’t make it in the underworld.]

[Out of desperation, he switched to selling pancakes, marrying Wang Xiaohuan, the daughter of Big Pancake King, who couldn’t get married due to her unequal legs, who was also your mother.]

[When you were born, there was heavy snowfall. He pushed a cart while pulling your mother to the medical clinic. Later, his crippled leg developed arthritis, causing him severe pain during rainy days. Both husband and wife were crippled; out of frustration, he named you Chen Que, although you weren’t actually crippled.]

[Your father was not kindhearted. His life was marked by failure. He often fantasized with your mother about selling five hundred million pancakes, earning him the nickname Big Pancake King.]

[This was fitting because you were the son of Big Pancake King, and you had been great at drawing pancakes from a young age.]

[In elementary school, using your handsome looks, you deceived young girls for their allowance, claiming you would marry them when you grew up. Your childhood sweethearts spanned across various grades.]

[In middle school, you escalated your antics. Claiming to know peerless martial arts, you gathered a bunch of lackeys, causing trouble everywhere and fighting with local thugs on the streets.]

[In an era where ambitions were hard to fulfill, just standing firm was exceedingly difficult, let alone excelling— but you were different. What others couldn’t achieve, you accomplished.]

[From a young age, you frequently stood out. Every week, the old principal criticized you in front of the entire school, and you received more disciplinary actions than the top student received awards.]

[You didn’t like studying, but you were physically robust. You searched everywhere to learn martial arts but were often deceived. Your PE teacher couldn’t stand seeing this and introduced you to a local famous martial arts class. The condition was that you had to perform martial arts for her every weekend evening.]

[You had extraordinary bone structure, a natural martial arts prodigy. You began to follow the martial arts class in town performances, and everyone thought you were a future action star.]

[In high school, the class beauty, Nana, fell for you. At graduation, you two were singing and dancing in the newly popular KTV. She pulled you aside to confess her feelings, but you...]

[You turned her down, as you were still just a commoner. Your goal was to become a true "Martial Artist" above ordinary men, and a woman would only hinder the speed of your draw.]

[She left in tears. At that moment, some drunken men passed by, eyeing her and started harassing her.]

[You were a proper young man full of vigor, fighting all four by yourself, leaving them beaten and helpless.]

[They sued you, alleging that you intentionally caused harm. You asked for the class beauty to testify that your actions were of righteous bravery and legitimate self-defense.]

[But when it mattered, she was frightened. She claimed she didn’t know anything, didn’t see anything.]

[Caught red-handed, unable to defend yourself, she still had the audacity to tell you she would wait for you. You scoffed silently. What big man worries about not having a wife? So, you were sentenced to three years in prison.]

[You turned dark. You vowed that once you got out, you would make her pay dearly.]

[As the saying goes, fortune and misfortune go hand in hand; unexpectedly, this prison ordeal brought some changes to your life.]

[In prison, you met a life-sentenced hermit, who claimed to be the Sect Leader of Liuhe Sect. Upon your arrival, he took a liking to you and agreed to teach you martial arts, but in return, you had to do some things for him after your release.]

[You agreed. Under his guidance, you mastered the ancient martial art of "Liuhe Youshen Palm." You diligently practiced daily. The prison frequently had conflicts, and whenever the guards couldn’t manage, you intervened, taking on dozens by yourself. You were often commended as an excellent reformed prisoner.]

[Your parents never visited you, but it didn’t matter; you flourished on your own.]

[Time flew, years passed, and before long, you were released from prison.]

["Ah Que, this is the address of my Liuhe Sect, once you get out..."]

["Don’t worry, master, the task of revitalizing our sect and avenging you is mine!"]

["Ah? Uh... that’s good to hear."]

[Your master gave you an address, which you solemnly accepted. This was a pact between men.]

["Damn Zhang Nana, making me serve three years in prison, letting my reputation be ruined, and my family mocked. Now that three years have passed, I will reclaim everything that belongs to me!" you vowed fiercely at the prison gate.]

[Strangely, no one came to pick you up. With only a few dollars on you, you had to take a taxi to your hometown, Qili Town.]

[Upon returning home, you discovered that your parents had both died within those three years, including your neighbors as well.]

[It turned out that more than two years ago, there was a major fire in your apartment building which killed dozens of people. Since you were in prison, you escaped the disaster, leaving you unsure of what to say.]

[At 22 years old, you officially became an orphan.]

[After paying respects at your parents’ graves, you decided to seek revenge on Nana, who was now married. When you arrived, she was nursing her child. You aggressively covered her mouth and told the child, "Call me uncle, or I won’t let you drink," while you questioned her if she regretted her actions back then.]