Chapter 173 I’m Sorry for Being Born Like You

"Is this your original appearance?"

In the courtyard, Ma Chen looked at Su Chen who had changed his appearance and was slightly surprised.

Su Chen shook his head and said without replying, "Let's go."

The two left the town, and their destination was Fengdong City.

Today, in addition to having influence in Dafeng City, the four major clans are also spread across the other four cities.

Fengdong City is one of the main residences of the Chu family.

The situation is similar to Fengbei City, where the government and clans take the majority, while other small and medium-sized forces divide the remaining interests.

The difference is that the Chu family is more powerful, and with the addition of the Hong family, Fengdong City is dominated by the government on the surface, but in fact it is dominated by the Chu family.

Different from usual, Ma Chen seemed particularly silent today and didn't say a few words along the way.

Su Chen thought that the other person had changed his gender, but found that Ma Chen was hesitant to speak, and his eyes always looked at him with a bit of scrutiny.

"that……"

"Shut up!"

Before Ma Chen could finish speaking, Su Chen interrupted his spell casting with a cold shout.

Ma Chen defended: "No, I want to say..."

"Shut up."

Su Chen didn't want to hear it.

Ma Chen opened his mouth and fell silent.

After a short silence, he couldn't hold it in any longer and finished his sentence in one breath: "Can you change your clothes next time?"

Su Chen didn't speak, his eyes were light.

Seeing this, Ma Chen's face turned red, his breathing was a little heavy, and he said softly: "If you change it to a woman, she should look better..."

Su Chen: "..."

Su Chen subconsciously stayed away from Ma Chen, full of caution.

"Don't get me wrong..." Ma Chen blushed and defended with shortness of breath. He was not as good as Long Yang.

But before he finished speaking, he saw Su Chen speeding up his pace, with a slight panic in his steps.

"I didn't mean that." Ma Chen shouted from the distance.

Seeing Su Chen disappear from sight after just a few breaths, Ma Chen was startled: "Why do I feel that this guy's speed has increased again?"

After this incident, the speed of the two people increased sharply, and they arrived at the boundary of Fengdong City in less than half an hour.

Compared with Fengbei City, Fengdong City has a more stable order and is much more prosperous.

This can be seen from the fact that the entrance fee is one penny higher than that of Fengbei City.

After entering the city, the streets were busy with cars and people, making it look particularly lively.

Ma Chen was obviously well prepared, and without delay along the way, he took Su Chen to the bustling area in the center of the city, where the Chu family's mansion was nearby.

The two of them came to a restaurant and stood by the window on the third floor, looking far into the distance. They could see the Chu family's mansion briefly.

"What is this?" Su Chen asked curiously when he saw Ma Chen taking out a piece of rice paper with strange circles and crosses drawn on it.

"This is Chu's map."

Ma Chen was silent for a moment and then replied, pointing to the big circle on the left side of the center of the map, "This is where Ma Shiman lives, near the West Wing."

"Is this a map you drew yourself?" Su Chen pursed his lips and asked.

"Yeah." Ma Chen nodded and asked, "What's wrong?"

Su Chen shook his head, his face full of weirdness. He couldn't connect the thing in front of him with the map.

Except for the west wing where Ma Shiman is located, the painting is a little more orderly.

The rest of the place, to use more elegant words, is a brushstroke, but to use normal words, it is just a ghost painting.

The only advantage was that it was ugly yet somewhat realistic, and the layout above was similar to what he saw at this time.

Forget it, just be ugly.

"You continue." Su Chen replied.

Ma Chen said: "Needless to say, I think you know how tightly guarded the Chu family's mansion is, so my plan is to act at night. With my strength, I will not be discovered."

"What about me?" Su Chen came back and asked.

"You have to work harder." Ma Chen glanced sideways.

Su Chen: "..."

Snapped!

In response, Su Chen slapped him without hesitation.

Ma Chen dodged as expected and said with a grin: "Just kidding, you can just follow me when the time comes."

Night falls.

The Chu family's mansion became the brightest place in Fengdong City, just like daytime.

"I didn't expect these clan candles to be free of charge." Ma Chen explained, causing the corner of Su Chen's mouth to twitch slightly.

However, the Chu family is indeed quite luxurious. Rows of lanterns sweep away the darkness of the huge mansion, and no one knows how many servants light candles every day.

"Let's go." Ma Chen said lightly without paying attention to these details.

The two of them were like messengers at night, suddenly breaking into the world of light.

Although Ma Chen's map was scrawled, it could be seen that he knew the layout of the Chu family's mansion in advance.

The two of them came to the west wing unimpeded.

"This is it." Ma Chen stopped near a courtyard and said to Su Chen.

Su Chen followed the sound and saw nothing, but saw more than a dozen figures in the room.

"Next, expose yourself, attract the old woman next to Ma Shiman, and lure her away. Leave the rest to me."

Ma Chen motioned Su Chen to look at the window and pointed at an old man walking by.

Su Chen nodded: "Okay."

He jumped up to the yard, without deliberately hiding the movement. The sound of subtle footsteps instantly attracted the attention of the people in the house, and a cold shout came: "Who is it?"

Lao Ou jumped out of the window and came to the yard. He saw the sneaky Su Chen at a glance, and his pupils condensed slightly.

"Old guy, shut up, or I'll kill you!" Su Chen pretended to be vicious and threatened in a low voice.

The old woman was a little surprised at first, but after hearing Su Chen's threatening words, she couldn't help but feel angry.

It was just a matter of breaking into the Chu Mansion without permission, but he actually dared to threaten her without shame. He was really brave!

"You little thief who dares to break into Chu Mansion deserves to be killed!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the old woman stepped forward, and the ground suddenly made a muffled sound, and then a figure turned into a sharp arrow and shot towards him.

Before anyone arrived, the old woman released dragon-like Qi and blood all over her body, and her blood Qi soared to the sky.

The whole body was filled with energy, and in the blink of an eye, it condensed on the palm of the hand, and roared towards him with bursts of sound that broke through the air.

With one strike of his palm, a two-foot-long line of brilliance formed in mid-air, dragging out an eye-catching trace, shaking the air, and surged forward.

Su Chen's eyes narrowed and he hummed softly.

He tapped his toes, and in the blink of an eye, an afterimage appeared, narrowly avoiding the old woman's powerful blow.

When the old woman saw this, her face darkened, and she looked down on Su Chen.

"Old man, just wait for me!"

After avoiding it, Su Chen left a harsh word, and his body flashed like a monkey in a mountain stream, jumping away from the yard.

The old woman, who had no intention of chasing after him, suddenly felt a chill rush to her forehead after hearing Su Chen's words.

She wanted to capture Su Chen, open his eyes, and let him take a good look at how he looked like an old man.

Before the pursuit, the old woman looked around and noticed nothing strange, then she ran after him with the wind at her feet.

Not far away, Ma Chen saw Su Chen lure the old woman away, jumped into the yard, broke into the room, and knocked the maids unconscious like lightning.

"Who are you?"

In the room, a graceful and elegant woman saw such a scene, her face flashed with panic, but her tone was calm.

Ma Chen looked at the woman in a daze and said softly: "Do you still remember the climbing pavilion by Dayan Lake?"

Bang bang!

The old woman who had just been chased out of the yard was knocked unconscious by Su Chen's slap before she could see Su Chen's figure.

In order to prevent the other party from waking up early, he slapped him one more time.

After hiding the old woman's body, Su Chen returned to the yard where Ma Shiman lived. At this time, there were only two figures in the house.

Su Chen guessed that Ma Chen had entered the room.

He found a slightly secluded place in the yard and waited.

About a quarter of an hour later, Ma Chen walked out of the room, his eyes slightly red, as if something unhappy had happened to him.

"alright?"

Su Chen walked out of the bushes and looked at Ma Chen with a complicated expression.

"Did you hear everything?" Ma Chen was not surprised at all that Su Chen would appear.

Hearing this, Su Chen laughed dryly and explained, "I heard it accidentally."

Ma Chen did not speak, but walked away. Su Chen shrugged and followed closely.

"Ma Shiman is my mother."

After leaving Chu Mansion, before Su Chen could speak, Ma Chen took the initiative and spoke with a little melancholy in his voice.

At this moment, Ma Chen was no longer as lively and frivolous as before, and his whole body exuded an aura of melancholy.

Su Chen fell silent. He had already guessed the relationship between the two parties from the conversation they had just had.

“My mother died when I was very young, and my father raised me alone.

When I was seven years old, my father became seriously ill and told me about my mother.

He and his mother were in love, but due to the disparity in status, they were eventually forced to separate, and his mother became someone else's wife and mother.

Later, Master took me in, raised me, and taught me martial arts.

When I was fifteen years old, my master was killed by his enemies. I endured it for three years and finally avenged my death on my behalf.

This time I came to see that woman, for no other reason than to ask her why she only gave birth to children but not raised them..."

After hearing this, Su Chen sighed: "Then what's the result?"

"I forgive her." Ma Chen replied sadly, and the answer was self-evident.

After a long time, he calmed down, stood up and said: "Let's go, find a place, I will write down the remaining Mysterious Heart Mysterious Techniques for you. There is a lot of content, I'm afraid it will take a while."

Su Chen nodded and originally wanted to take Ma Chen to the courtyard house he rented in Fengdong City.

However, Ma Chen said that he was more comfortable in the previous courtyard and planned to go back, but Su Chen did not refuse.

Half an hour later, the two returned to the yard.

Although it was still early, Su Chen did not let Ma Chen start writing silently. At this time, he had no intention of writing silently.

Ma Chen was allowed to stay in the room while Su Chen came to the yard to practice the Mysterious Heart Technique.

The third golden needle was half condensed, and Su Chen planned to take advantage of the situation to condense it.

He slowly and carefully mobilized the strength in his body. Even though he had condensed two golden needles, he did not dare to relax.

If you want to condense your strength into golden needles as thin as hair, you must have a high degree of control over your strength, otherwise you will not be able to perform such meticulous operations.

The half-section of the golden needle gradually took shape and floated on Su Chen's palm. As the force continued to wash away, it finally became complete.

After being washed hundreds of times, a sharp gold needle as long as an index finger was completely formed.

After the golden needle was formed, Su Chen could slightly feel that his control over the power had deepened.

After taking a look at the sky, Su Chen got up, washed up, and went back to his room to rest.

At midnight, the moonlight became hazy, and the earth fell silent, as if sleeping.

A figure shuttled through the darkness and arrived outside the yard where Su Chen and the two lived.

In the room, Su Chen suddenly opened his eyes and noticed the movement outside the yard, a strange color flashed across his eyebrows.

"What's wrong?"

He got up and found Ma Chen, who was sleeping a little deeply. After Su Chen covered his mouth, his eyes were full of doubts.

"somebody is coming."

Su Chen lowered his voice and said, the other party was still outside the yard and did not enter, as if waiting for an opportunity.

After hearing this, Ma Chen's sleepiness dissipated. When Su Chen released his palm, he asked, "Where is he?"

"Still in the yard." Su Chen replied.

A strange color flashed in Ma Chen's eyes, and he asked, "Is it the Dragon Guard?"

"No, it should be a certain killer. He is very good at concealing his aura." Su Chen shook his head.

"How did you know?"

"Speaking from experience, I have seen more killers than you have eaten rice." Su Chen glanced at Ma Chen and replied calmly.

Ma Chen: "...!"

"What should we do now?" Ma Chen asked.

Su Chen smiled when he heard this: "What do you think I asked you to wake up for?"

"Are you planning to let me do it alone?"

"Go." Su Chen nodded.

Outside the yard.

After observing for a while, the man in black entered the yard and cast his gaze into the dark room.

Although I don't know the target's strength, I guess it won't be that powerful. After all, how powerful can a young boy be?

He walked to the window and looked in with the help of the faint starlight. When he saw the quilt lifted on the bed, his eyes froze.

Where are people?

There was a trace of doubt in my heart, and then, an unpleasant feeling came into my heart, and there was a sound of breaking wind behind me.

"Discovered!"

The man in black did not look back. He dodged to avoid the sudden attack. Then he looked sideways and saw Ma Chen standing in the yard.

"Who are you?" Ma Chen stared at the visitor and asked in a deep voice.

"Kill your people!"

The man in black snorted coldly, and flashed a flash of murderous intent. Then he held a long knife, shook his backhand, and slashed diagonally.

Seeing this scene, Ma Chen stepped forward suddenly, his body was like a cannonball blasted out, and he rushed over in the blink of an eye with lightning speed.

"It's so fast." The man in black was slightly startled, and then he gripped the long knife tightly, and his strength quickly concentrated on the blade.

As he let out a soft drink, majestic strength poured out.

Ma Chen once again used his extreme speed to avoid a head-on collision with the man in black.

The man in black's strength is at the second level of moving blood, while he is at the first level of moving blood. Although there is a difference in level, he still wants to explore the depth of the other person.

"Hide? Where can you hide if you continue to hide?"

After being dodged again and again, the man in black showed a flash of anger and snorted coldly.

He took action again, jumped in front of Ma Chen, and slashed his face with the knife.

boom!

"What kind of power is this?"

Suddenly, goosebumps appeared all over the man in black, and a faint dangerous aura rose inexplicably. He did not dare to be careless and retreated.

At this moment, a bit of cold light penetrated the void, popped out from Ma Chen's fingertips, and exploded.

In the flash of lightning, the light hit the man in black's knife handle, making a clicking sound.

Immediately, the man in black felt the long knife tremble violently, making a buzzing sound, and even his arm began to shake.

Kaka.

A crack appeared on the blade in an instant, and the shock spread quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the hit part of the long blade was dented.

Although it was not broken, the shocking cracks made the man in black feel as if the long knife was about to break apart at any time.

He looked at Ma Chen in surprise, with a rare look of fear in his eyes.

Ma Chen didn't pay attention, and was about to take action again, but suddenly stopped and froze in place.

The man in black was stunned by this change, but he soon knew what had happened.

Snapped!

At some point, Su Chen appeared on the man in black. Without any precaution, the man in black was knocked unconscious by Su Chen's slap.

After a while.

The man in black woke up and looked at the two people standing in front of him, his heart skipping a beat.

"Who sent you here?" Ma Chen asked first.

The man in black didn't answer and snorted coldly.

Snapped!

"explain!"

Ma Chen suddenly slapped the man in black with a fierce look on his face.

Snapped!

"explain!"

Another slap hit the man in black, and the corners of his mouth were bleeding, but he still didn't speak.

Just a pair of eyes staring at Ma Chen full of resentment, but he chose to ignore it and beat the man in black one after another.

Bang bang bang bang!

"Don't, don't fight, I say!"

The man in black was not as strong as he thought. After being slapped for more than ten times, almost all the teeth on half of his face were knocked out. He said hesitantly.

Bang bang bang bang!

Another series of slaps greeted the man in black.

"I said it, I said it..." The man in black raised his voice and said angrily.

Snap, snap, snap.

In the end, Su Chen stopped Ma Chen and gave the man in black a chance to speak.

"Yes, he is from the Chu family."

"who?"

"Mother."

"Why?"

"ah?"

The man in black was stunned when he heard this. How could he know why?

"No, you're lying to me."

Click.

Ma Chen screamed, in a crazy state, and suddenly took action, breaking the neck of the man in black.

Su Chen watched silently from the side without speaking.

"I'm going to sleep first."

After a long time, Ma Chen lowered his head and stood up slowly, said something, and then went into the house.

Looking at Ma Chen's figure filled with sadness, Su Chen sighed. The mistress among the people in black, if nothing else, was Ma Shiman.

Although he didn't know what happened, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Ma Shiman was preparing to kill her own son.

Ma Chen obviously guessed this, but he didn't want to believe it.

Shaking his head, Su Chen temporarily hid the body of the man in black, and then went back to his room to rest.

I don't know how much time passed, but when he heard the noise coming from Ma Chen's room, Su Chen slowly opened his eyes, sat up, and without making any sound, looked at Ma Chen and the man in black quietly. The body left the yard.

The direction he left was Fengdong City.

"Forget it, let's go and take a look."

Watching Ma Chen leave, Su Chen thought for a while and decided to follow him to have a look. After all, the Mysterious Heart Technique was still with Ma Chen, and he didn't want anything to happen to Ma Chen.

Thinking like this, Su Chen put on his clothes, his body was as light as a swallow, and turned into a black shadow, disappearing into the vast night.