Whether I am worthy or not is not for you to decide.

The atmosphere in the mourning hall was extremely tense, and everyone looked at Luo Weijing with eyes filled with caution and resentment.

If not for him, Third Master would not have died.

Although Third Master was not killed by his own hands, it was he who had instigated Zhao Xiangbo and Cai Lei to do the deed.

Therefore, this debt had to be settled with him!

"What are you doing here? Get out! You are not welcome here!" Wen Liang clenched his fists, trying to drive Luo Weijing away.

Yet Luo Weijing didn't even spare him a glance. He stood before the coffin, gazing at the old man lying inside, his expression deeply complex.

There was sorrow, anger, and some other emotion I couldn't quite decipher.

Just as Wen Liang was about to speak again, Luo Wusheng, whose right arm was in a plaster cast, walked over from the side and said to him with utter disdain, "If you dare utter another word of nonsense, I'll make you lie right here!"

"You..." Wen Liang's face changed, and he glared at him with rage, but he didn't dare to block him anymore.

This fellow was the culprit who had beaten Black Brother so severely that he was sent to the emergency room for intensive care. Even with one arm injured, Wen Liang knew very well that he was no match for this man.

Luo Wusheng spat on the ground, turned around to glance at the brothers from the recycling station standing all around, and wore a look of contempt.

Everyone lowered their heads one by one, standing frozen in place without daring to move a muscle.

I walked over to stand beside Wen Liang, looking at Luo Wusheng expressionlessly as I said:

"This is Third Master's mourning hall. If you want to pay your respects to Third Master, go ahead and bow and kowlock. If not, get outside!

Don't stand here baring your teeth and snarling like a rabid wolf!"

Luo Wusheng turned his head to look at me and said coldly, "Who are you calling a dog? You have a death wish, is that it?"

I couldn't be bothered to argue with him. Instead, I said to Luo Weijing, who was standing before the coffin, "Luo Weijing, finish paying your respects and leave immediately. The grudge between you and Third Master is already over!"

Luo Weijing didn't turn back. He simply kept his eyes fixed on Third Master inside the coffin, muttering something under his breath.

I took two steps forward and stood right beside him, only then catching what he was saying.

"Master is gone, and you've gone too. Eldest Senior Brother has gone abroad, and Fourth Senior Brother's whereabouts are unknown.

Now that only I am left, how do you expect me to return to Luoxia Mountain?

I told you that your method wouldn't work, that money comes in too slowly and wouldn't be enough to reclaim the Xuanqing Taoist Temple. Why on earth wouldn't you believe me?

Now look at this—you just pat your backside and leave, but who is going to open the sandalwood box? You jerk, even in death you refuse to trust me!"

He seemed to grow more infuriated the more he spoke, and suddenly lashed out with his foot, kicking the coffin with a loud *bang*!

Startled, all of us jumped and rushed forward together, shouting curses at him: "What do you think you're doing?!"

"Get lost! Get the hell out of here, all of you!" Luo Wusheng lunged forward, sending the men trying to approach flying to the ground with a flurry of kicks.

I blocked Luo Weijing's path and shouted at him, "Luo Weijing, whatever grievances you and Third Master had in the past, he is gone now. The dead command the utmost respect. If you dare to show any more disrespect to Third Master, I'll make you pay the price!"

"Just you?" Luo Wusheng walked over, sizing me up with absolute disdain, and gave a cold sneer as he said, "I could kill you with a single punch!"

Standing off to the side, Luo Qiman said coldly, "What? Only a couple of days have passed, and you suddenly think you have the strength to challenge the Luo family?"

I puffed out my chest, still standing firm before Luo Weijing, and looked straight into his eyes as I said:

"So what if my strength isn't a match for your Luo family? Possessing raw strength while lacking basic human decency—an opponent like that is someone I utterly despise!

Third Master is someone I deeply respect, and he is my family.

If you lot refuse to let him rest in peace even in death, I wouldn't let you succeed even if I had to risk my life!"

"Count me in!" Wen Liang walked over and stood right beside my flank.

A loud shout echoed from outside: "Count me in too!" Having heard the news, Little Monkey had also rushed over from Black Brother's hospital ward, taking his place alongside Wen Liang to form a solid line with me.

The children living at the recycling station all gathered around as well, shouting at the top of their lungs from the side: "And count us in too!"

More than a dozen people stood shoulder-to-shoulder in a straight line, separating Luo Weijing and Third Master's coffin.

Though none of us possessed formidable strength, this unified resolve flashed a look of astonishment across the faces of the siblings Luo Wusheng and Luo Qiman, and even caused Luo Weijing to turn his head and cast a glance at our group.

"Old Third didn't live in vain having disciples like you lot!" He dropped those words, turned on his heel, and walked away without looking back, muttering as he went, "However, whether our score is settled or not isn't up to you to decide!"

I stared at his retreating back and said in a deep voice, "Luo Weijing, you took what belonged to Third Master, and I will take it back for him!"

Luo Weijing paused in his tracks, turned back to look at me, and asked with narrowed eyes, "You're going to take it back for him?"

He looked me up and down, shook his head, and said, "You're not worthy!"

Both Luo Wusheng and Luo Qiman let out light, mocking laughs.

Luo Qiman curled her lips and said, "Did you hear that? My dad said you're not worthy, so you'd better not come looking for trouble with us, or you'll die!"

I looked straight at Luo Weijing and said, "Whether I am worthy or not is not for you, Luo Weijing, to decide! I am stating something I am going to do, not making an empty vow to you!"

"Watch your tone when you talk to me, you punk!" Luo Wusheng stepped forward, pointing right at me. "Otherwise, I'll make sure your end is even more miserable than that black kid's!"

I glanced at him and said, "Black Brother's revenge, I will exact it for him too! Whatever suffering you inflicted upon him will fall right back onto you in due course!"

"You motherfucker!" Furious, Luo Wusheng strode toward me in giant steps.

Luo Weijing rebuked him in a stern voice, "What kind of place do you think this is to be acting the fool?"

Luo Wusheng stopped in his tracks, looking somewhat aggrieved, just as his father continued, "If you want to fight, take it outside!"

Delighted, Luo Wusheng pointed at me and shouted, "Punk, if you've got any spine, step outside! Your daddy will teach you how to behave like a human being!"

Wen Liang and Little Monkey grabbed my arms from either side, pleading, "Shitou, don't go out there! This guy is dangerous, we're no match for him!"

"Yeah, Brother Shitou, even Black Brother couldn't beat him. There's no need for us to pick a fight with a bastard like this during Master's funeral!"

Seeing that I hadn't moved, Luo Wusheng wore a mocking grin, spat on the ground, and cursed: "What's the matter? Too chicken shit to come out? A bunch of cowards! Everything Ma San taught is just a bunch of spineless trash!

Dad, you were right to look down on them. A bunch of worthless bums like this learning our Ancestral Master's martial arts is simply an insult to our Xuanqing lineage!"

Luo Weijing cursed at him with a dark face, "If you're going to fight, then fight. If not, get moving, and cut the useless chatter! If they're trash, what does that make you? After all this time, you still can't even break through to become a Qi Practitioner!"

I shook off Wen Liang and Little Monkey, clenched my teeth, and glared at them as I said, "Third Master trained us through blood and sweat, not so others could call us trash!

I won't allow Third Master to be denied peace even after his passing! This fight, I must take!"

"If anyone is going to fight, it'll be me!" Wen Liang rolled up his sleeves and said, "I am the official disciple, it's only natural that I go!"

"You've already been expelled from Third Master's sect, I'm the one who should go!" Little Monkey yanked open the zipper of his jacket, preparing to shed his outer layer.

I pressed my hands down on their shoulders and said, "Both of you stay right here! When it comes to combat skills, are either of you better than me? Aside from Black Brother, which of you can beat me in a fight?

Do you not know why Third Master wasn't formally my master? Besides, Luo Wusheng called me out by name, what are you two rushing out there for?"

Pushing them back behind me, I strode toward the exit, saying under my breath, "Trust me, even if I can't beat him, I have every confidence I can drag him down with me into mutual destruction!"

Stepping outside, I looked straight at Luo Wusheng, gritting my teeth as I said, "I'm here! Today, one of us is going to be carried out of here horizontally!"

"Hahaha!" Luo Wusheng burst into laughter, shaking his head as he looked at me and said, "I think you've lost your mind, kid!"

Luo Weijing waved his hand impatiently and said to him, "I'll give you three minutes to finish him off, and then we're leaving!"