She wasn't resentful at all, even though he had used such heavy hands on her earlier.
Instead, she had praised him for being strong…
Looking up, he saw Ma Deju nodding at Chu Tian.
*Could the Ma family be protecting me?* Chu Tian thought to himself.
*Is it just because I know Ma Deju?*
*It doesn't seem like that's the reason. This guy doesn't seem to be well-received in his own home.*
*Then, why else would the Ma family send someone to fetch me before the Luo family made a move?*
However, there was no other choice at the moment. He was all alone and feared nothing.
But the three Lin siblings were still following him.
It seemed to be his fault that they had offended the dissident faction of the Ninth Office last time.
Ma Ruolin told Chu Tian to pack their things and that they wouldn't be returning to their previous residence.
Everyone quickly finished packing.
Led by Ma Ruolin, they headed directly to the lodging arranged by the Luo family for the Ma family.
Upon arriving, Chu Tian discovered that the difference between this place and where they had been staying was not significant.
*It seems what I heard before wasn't entirely true. I thought the residences of the eight great families would be opulent palaces!*
While Chu Tian was looking around,
Ma Ruolin directly led them into the main house in the center of the courtyard.
As soon as they entered, they saw two women.
An old woman and a young married woman.
*These must be the grandaunt and aunt they mentioned.*
The moment they entered the room, the old woman shot up.
"Ruolin, your Dragon Soul… who hurt you?"
Despite her age, her eyes were sharp.
As she spoke, an aura of killing intent permeated the air, as if she could slaughter everything in sight. Da Feng Novel Network
The young married woman was startled and quickly went to Ma Ruolin's side, touching her forehead.
She breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, the Dragon Soul isn't seriously injured, it just needs rest."
"Ruolin, who injured you? Was it someone from the Luo family?"
Her voice was gentle, but her gaze seemed as if she would exterminate the Luo family if confirmed!
Ma Ruolin glanced at Chu Tian.
The old woman and the young married woman's gazes instantly followed him.
Chu Tian shivered; the gazes of these two women were too deadly.
Such gazes were not human; they carried an aura of supreme authority.
The young married woman's aura was slightly weaker, but it was still that of a monarch.
Such an aura shouldn't be found on a woman.
Chu Tian understood; these were the guardian spirits of the Ma family, the aura of their Dragon Souls.
Just being looked at, Chu Tian felt as if his body was riddled with holes.
"It was a misunderstanding…"
Ma Deju quickly interjected, saying from the side.
"You shut up!"
*Slap…*
The young married woman suddenly turned and rebuked him fiercely.
The old woman was even more ruthless. With a *slap*, she swung her staff across Ma Deju's face.
He spun around 360 degrees and flew to the side.
"Ruolin, you tell us!"
After hitting Ma Deju, the old woman turned and looked at Ma Ruolin gently.
Chu Tian was shocked by the vast difference in treatment.
Looking over there, Ma Deju, who had gotten up, was completely fine.
There wasn't even a mark on his face where he had been struck.
No wonder his skin was so thick; it was all due to this.
His resilience to beatings was too strong!
His arm bone, which Chu Tian had fractured with his palm strike earlier, had already been healed by Lin Yu.
Lin Yu had said that she clearly heard the sound of bone fracture at the time.
However, when she examined him for the first time, she found it was only a bone crack.
She even thought her diagnostic skills, specifically the 'listening' part, hadn't been honed enough.
When she treated him later, Lin Yu was even more astonished; the crack in his arm was showing signs of healing.
Therefore, Lin Yu had only helped him with pain relief.
When Chu Tian heard about it, he had even scanned Ma Deju with his divine sense.
He found it to be true, and within his divine sense, Ma Deju's bones were indeed healing on their own.
At that time, he had wondered what kind of perverted physique this was.
From a fracture, to a crack, and then to healing.
Now he understood; either his physique was truly abnormal, which was why the Ma family could hit him with impunity.
Or, his rapidly healing physique was trained by the Ma family.
However, in the end, he still had to endure beatings, and severe ones at that.
Beating him to his limit to stimulate human potential.
If it was the latter, then Ma Deju was truly remarkable, as this training method was not something ordinary people could endure.
While Chu Tian was contemplating,
Ma Ruolin had finished recounting what had happened.
The old woman and the young married woman looked surprised and disbelieving.
"Are you telling the truth? He dispersed your Dragon Soul protection with one move, and also broke Majuzi's arm?"
Both of them stared at Chu Tian in disbelief.
They inwardly thought that despite his young age, he possessed such unfathomable strength.
He appeared to be only in the Qi Condensation stage.
Yet, he could disperse Ruolin's Dragon Soul protection with a single palm strike.
With the remaining force, he even broke Ma Deju's arm.
If he truly was in the Qi Condensation stage, then he must possess an extraordinary cultivation technique.
But what technique could make a young man in the Qi Condensation stage unleash such a powerful blow?
It seemed even the early stage of the Foundation Establishment stage, with a full-power strike, wouldn't be much stronger than this.
Both women had their own thoughts, but they were all shocked by Chu Tian's might.
Just as Ma Ruolin was about to speak, Ma Deju sidled up again and said, "More than that… Oh, I need to dodge…" Da Feng Novel
As soon as he spoke, the old woman struck him again with her staff.
This time, Ma Deju was prepared. He leaped back, dodging the flying staff.
He was still congratulating himself. Chu Tian understood that the old woman wasn't truly trying to hit him this time.
Otherwise, with his awareness of the old woman's attack, it would have been impossible for him to dodge.
"You brat… You did well this time!"
"You too, young man, you're truly good!"
The old woman's first remark was directed at Ma Deju, likely praising him for using the body-swapping technique at the critical moment to shield his sister.
The latter remark was for Chu Tian.
He naturally understood that the old woman was praising him because Ma Deju had cried out for help, and Chu Tian had immediately stepped in to protect him.
"Thank you for your praise, Grand Aunt. I was impulsive back then! I apologize!" Chu Tian apologized sincerely.
The old woman waved her hand and said, "No need to apologize, you did nothing wrong."
"Although it was a misunderstanding, it is precisely at such critical moments that a person's true nature is revealed."
"Majuzi, having a friend like you is indeed his great fortune!"
The old woman smiled, with none of her previous killing intent remaining.
"Everyone, stop standing. Sit down, sit down!" The young married woman quickly urged them.
"By the way, Zi, what did you mean by 'more than that' just now?"
Seeing that everyone had sat down, the young married woman suddenly asked.
Upon hearing this, Ma Deju's face fell into a mournful expression. "Our Ma family might be finished in this tournament!"
"What do you mean?" The young married woman was even more confused.
"Alas…" Ma Deju suddenly sighed.
He waved his hands and formed a hand seal.
"Lin… Dragon Soul… appear!"
A hum… The air rippled.
[Author's Note]
Second update…