Chapter 111 Like an Old Friend Comes_1

The Iron Hand Master sitting on the sofa, a glimmer of sharpness flashed in his eyes and he quickly shifted his gaze to Xu Fan.

Xu Fan also looked at the Iron Hand Master on the sofa.

Among martial artists, one can usually sense the identity of another directly, but when there is a significant disparity in levels, a lower-ranked martial artist cannot perceive the true strength of a higher-ranked one.

Just like now, Xu Fan could tell at a glance that the Iron Hand Master had recently entered the body tempering stage, while the Iron Hand Master, after sizing Xu Fan up, indeed could not see through Xu Fan’s strength.

Logically, no one should be able to escape the eyes of the Iron Hand Master and silently enter the villa, yet Xu Fan appeared inside the building like a ghost, without stirring the slightest bit of commotion.

The Iron Hand Master scrutinized Xu Fan, who appeared frail and unlike a martial artist, for martial artists usually emanate a strong aura from within, but the Iron Hand Master could not feel any such presence from Xu Fan.

Could it be that my attention was unfocused, and he is more familiar with the villa’s layout, which is why he could suddenly appear here? the Iron Hand Master wondered to himself.

In fact, although Xu Fan’s strength was close to that of a martial arts grandmaster, he was not actually a martial artist at all, he was indeed a cultivator. Trying to find a martial artist’s aura in him was like searching for an ocean in the desert; it simply wasn’t possible.

The cultivation technique practiced by Xu Fan was different from the martial arts techniques cultivated by martial artists, exuding a quality that was both external and internal, in harmony with nature, which most people could not discern.

After taking a good look at Xu Fan for a while, the Iron Hand Master finally decided he was not a martial artist, and thus, a cruel smile spread across his lips as he jeered at Xu Fan with a sinister laugh, “Young Master Xu, forgive the intrusion into your home, but please come with me and meet an old friend of yours, who is quite keen on seeing you.”

“Oh? If it’s an old friend, why send a lackey like you? Why can’t he come himself?” Xu Fan narrowed his eyes and said with disdain.

Iron Hand’s face flushed with anger upon hearing Xu Fan’s words, “Insolent! Do you fucking think you’re still the Xu Family’s esteemed young master? Posturing in front of me like that! Now you’re nothing but a lost dog! Get it? A dog, lower than pigs and dogs. My master wanted me to bring you to catch up. If you have any sense, kneel on the ground and tie your own hands. If not, don’t blame me for getting rough!”

“Who is your master?” Xu Fan’s gaze took on a dangerous edge.

“Dammit, you’ll know when you get there,” the Iron Hand Master no longer bothered with Xu Fan, reaching out his fan-sized hand toward him.

The Iron Hand Master’s hand, because of frequently applying medicinal liquids while practicing the Iron Sand Palm in the past, emitted a strange odor as soon as he extended it. With its black, thick appearance and revolting calluses, Xu Fan could hardly bear to look at it anymore.

Haha, jealous, aren’t you? This is a pair of invincible iron palms envied by many in the Iron Palm Sect. If you don’t want my iron palms to twist you into a pretzel, then surrender peacefully. The Iron Hand Master shook his disgusting palm, showing off to Xu Fan.

Xu Fan wrinkled his nose, almost nauseated at the sight of that hand.

“Dammit, if you refuse to submit, then don’t blame me for showing no mercy under my palm!” Iron Hand stood with crossed arms and pounced fiercely toward Xu Fan.

Xu Fan truly did not want to come into contact with those disgusting palms, so he quickly dodged, evading the Iron Hand’s deadly bear hug attack.

“Dammit, how is that possible!” Iron Hand’s eyes flashed with astonishment. His palm technique, Revealing the Mountain Gate, wielded the force of several hundred pounds between his hands. Even a steel pipe could be snapped in half by it. The speed of his palm strikes was extremely fast, and ever since he had practiced the martial arts techniques of the Iron Palm Sect, Master Iron Hand never needed a fly swatter, because not a single fly could escape the palm of his hand.

Could Xu Fan be more agile than a fly! Master Iron Hand thought in surprise.

If Xu Fan knew that Iron Hand was mentally comparing him to a fly, he would definitely chop off Master Iron Hand’s hand. Now, seeing Iron Hand momentarily stunned after missing a strike, Xu Fan didn’t hesitate at all and instantly shifted behind Master Iron Hand, delivering a kick straight to his backside.

“Bang!” Master Iron Hand face-planted onto the ground.

The two car keys of Triangle Tiger that were in his pocket also slid onto the floor as Iron Hand fell.

Triangle Tiger, who was watching the fight, saw the car keys fall and hurried over to pick them up, but Xu Fan stepped on the keys and coldly asked Triangle Tiger, “Where are you from?”

“Big brother, I’m from a domestic service company, here to clean for you,” Brother Tiger said to Xu Fan with a pained expression.

Although he had come with the intention to steal, he hadn’t actually taken anything and was almost reprimanded by Iron Hand, so he felt a mix of grievance and dissatisfaction coupled with genuine fear of Iron Hand, which not even Xu Fan could detect at a glance.

Xu Fan remembered that when he came into the villa, the stains in the living room had already been removed, and the smell in the living room had also been dealt with by odor-removing equipment. So, Xu Fan didn’t give it much thought and flicked the keys with his foot into Brother Tiger’s arms, warningly saying, “Remember, you didn’t see anything. If something happens, I’ll come looking for you!”

“Thank you, big brother! Whatever happened here, I don’t remember!” Brother Tiger said to Xu Fan, blinking sociably.

“Get out!” Xu Fan returned a fierce look to Brother Tiger.

Brother Tiger hurriedly grabbed the keys and ran toward the staircase.

At that moment, Master Iron Hand, who had taken several seconds to recover from the kick, finally exhaled slowly and got up from the ground.

In the brief fight, he hadn’t even touched the hem of Xu Fan’s clothing before he was kicked to the ground by Xu Fan. If Xu Fan had wanted to twist his neck from behind, there would have been nothing he could do to resist.

“Who in the world are you, and why do you possess such formidable skills?” Master Iron Hand cautiously asked.

“The eldest young master of the Xu Family, Xu Fan. Don’t you recognize me?” Xu Fan revealed a mysterious smile toward Master Iron Hand.

“Impossible, the eldest young master Xu is a notorious spoiled brat, squandering all his energy on women. How could he possibly possess such incredible skills? You must be an imposter!” Iron Hand still disbelieved, shouting at Xu Fan.

“I am still Xu Fan, but I’m not the same Xu Fan as before!” Xu Fan said with a slight smile, exuding confidence.

“I won’t believe it! Take my Stone-breaking Palm!” Master Iron Hand extended his bear-like paws and smashed down hard towards Xu Fan’s face.