Lee He Song thought he felt something in the surroundings when he wielded the stances.

That something was able to help cause the damage on the men.

He wanted to try again on these men, but they were already lying on the ground unconscious.

Using his fist, he tried to punch one of the men, but this time he wasn't able to feel anything, and his fist did nothing other than give out a muted thud.

That got Lee He Song thinking about what made him sense the Five-Element Qi earlier and why it was that he couldn't sense it again.

Was it the adrenaline rush and the threat that allowed him to have a glimpse of the Five-Element Qi?

If so, he might have some ideas on how to hasten his pace in practicing the Daoist Five-Element Cultivation Techniques.

Lee He Song thought to himself while he turned over to check how Lin Xuan Qi was doing.

There were five men that were encircling Lin Xuan Qi and Lin with her sword.

The other remaining guard, Heng, had also joined with them to deal with the men sent by the rich merchants.

Two of the men lunged at Lin and Heng with their daggers.

Lin with her sword stabbed its tip at the leg of the man, and the man tried to kick away the blade of the sword.

However, just as the man lifted his leg, Lin turned the tip of the sword upwards and thrust it at the man's throat.

The sudden change of direction caught the man by surprise, and he tried to use his arm to parry the sword away.

Splatter.

Blood flowed from the man's forearm to his elbow and dripped onto the ground.

Lin's sword had penetrated through the man's forearm and the man cried out in pain.

He tried to break free from the sword, but any movements by him caused enormous pain to course through his body.

"Let me help you with it." Lin saw what the man was trying to do, and she pulled the sword backwards.

The blade of the sword cut through the flesh and skin of the man's forearm.

And all the man could do next was wallow in pain.

Thud.

Heng had kicked the wrist of the man who was coming at him with the dagger.

The dagger flew out from the man's hand and Heng used his other leg and kicked the dagger away.

It made the dagger fly across the street, and the dagger struck the wall of one of the shops.

The dagger vibrated left to right from the impact, and it took a few moments for it to stop.

Without any weapons in his hand, the man facing Heng tried to lunge at him with a punch, but Heng's feet landed on his chest first.

Crack.

Heng's frontal kick fractured the ribcage of the man, and the sound of the ribcage cracking could be heard.

The man held onto his chest and gave out a cry in pain.

Heng didn't give him any chance to retaliate, and he gave a side kick to the man's head.

The impact from his side kick sent the man spinning around and landing on the ground lying motionlessly.

Heng and Lin weren't in the mood to waste time.

They were eager to go and help Lin Xuan Qi.

If anything happened to Lin Xuan Qi, they would be guilt ridden for the rest of their lives.

They turned around, directed all the Qi they had in their dantian and were ready to give up their lives for him.

However, it was unwarranted.

When they turned over and checked on Lin Xuan Qi, they were surprised to see Lin Xuan Qi being calm and composed, even though the remaining three men had encircled Lin Xuan Qi.

One of the men who was behind him suddenly lunged at Lin Xuan Qi from Lin Xuan Qi's back.

Whoosh.

Miraculously, Lin Xuan Qi moved a step to the side in the nick of time.

And when the man's body brushed past Lin Xuan Qi, Lin Xuan Qi using his fist shot out a punch onto the man's body.

Crack.

His fist fractured the man's ribcage, and it went into the man's body.

And with the motion of the impact, the man flew sideways away from Lin Xuan Qi.

Drip.

Blood dripped down onto the ground from Lin Xuan Qi's fist, which was now covered in blood from the man's body.

When the other two men saw what happened, their knees went weak and buckled.

They knew instantly that they were no match for him.

Lin Xuan Qi glanced at his bloodied fist and was surprised at how powerful he was now at Qi Concentration Level.

He glanced at the other two men and walked towards them.

The two men mustered whatever courage and strength they had in them and they ran away.

When the other men who were injured, lying on the ground and moaning in pain saw that, they got up and helped those who weren't able to do so to make a run for it.

"Should I go and finish them off?" Lee He Song came over and asked when they saw the men trying to get away.

Lin Xuan Qi shook his head and said, "It's fine, I know who sent them."

He didn't need to guess to know that these men were sent by the rice merchants and he wasn't about to waste his time dealing with these lowly thugs.

"Your fist..." Lee He Song pointed at his bloodied fist and said with a look of concern.

"Don't worry, I'm not injured." He replied and flicked his fist, making the blood spurt away from it.

And before he could say anything else, men from inside the new factories came rushing out with brooms, hammers, and carpentry tools in their hands.

They had heard the commotion and heard what had happened.

And it made them fear for Lin Xuan Qi's safety.

If anything happened to him, their new jobs might be gone.

"How dare they try to harm my savior!"

"I will show them!"

"Yeah, I would use my teeth if that's what is required!"

They shouted angrily to bolster their courage but when they got to where Lin Xuan Qi was, they were stumped to see that it was already over.

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