To verify his guess, Zhu Ping’an did not hesitate and swallowed the second Qi and Blood Pill.
With the previous experience, digesting it this time was smooth and familiar.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Accompanied by a series of breaking sounds, Zhu Ping’an felt as if some kind of shackles inside his body had been shattered. An indescribably powerful sensation surged up from the depths of his heart.
He opened his eyes excitedly and found that all five of his senses had improved significantly. With a glance, he could even clearly see the transparent wings of a dragonfly vibrating in the distance.
He understood that he had officially become a 1st stage martial artist.
Just as he had guessed, not long after swallowing the Qi and Blood Pill, someone else came to deliver another one to him. The reason was that they believed he would surely achieve great things in the future and wanted to invest in him early.
Zhu Ping’an could only swallow another Qi and Blood Pill with tears in his eyes. He could not help but marvel at how powerful the plot’s forced correction truly was.
In the next half hour, every time he swallowed one Qi and Blood Pill, another would inexplicably appear. In just thirty minutes, he swallowed a full nine Qi and Blood Pills.
Even the son of Qingcheng’s richest man probably could not be this extravagant.
Zhu Ping’an could clearly feel that his qi and blood value had soared from the initial 80 to nearly 185, more than doubling.
“Wonderful…”
Zhu Ping’an grinned from ear to ear. The plot could indeed be exploited like a bug. From this perspective, not only should he not stay away from Yan Shubing, he had to stay close to her at all times. She was his cheat.
Just as he was overjoyed, another Qi and Blood Pill arrived. This time, it was personally delivered by the homeroom teacher, who said that since he had returned lost property and helped the Qingcheng City Lord retrieve an unparalleled treasure sword, this was the school’s reward for him.
“That old man was actually the Qingcheng City Lord?” Zhu Ping’an was somewhat surprised, but his hands honestly reached out and accepted the Qi and Blood Pill.
“Brother Ping’an…”
No sooner had Zhu Ping’an taken the Qi and Blood Pill than Yan Shubing’s soft voice sounded faintly behind him.
Zhu Ping’an felt a twinge of discomfort. This woman had returned at some unknown time. The Qi and Blood Pill was still in his hand. He did not even have time to hide it.
“Bingbing, what a coincidence. You’re here too.” Zhu Ping’an forced an awkward smile.
“Brother Ping’an, what are you holding?” Yan Shubing asked, her big eyes fixed on the Qi and Blood Pill in his hand.
Zhu Ping’an, “…”
At that moment, he wished he were holding a lump of excrement instead of a Qi and Blood Pill.
“That… it’s a Qi and Blood Pill, right?”
Seeing that he did not respond, Yan Shubing continued on her own, smiling like a blooming flower.
“Brother Ping’an! You’re so good! You’re the best person to Bingbing in the whole world! I knew you wouldn’t bear to see me go to a different school!”
But when she reached out to take the Qi and Blood Pill from his hand, she found that Zhu Ping’an was gripping it tightly and refused to let go.
A trace of astonishment appeared on Yan Shubing’s face. Immediately afterward, a crystal-clear tear slid down from the corner of her eye.
“I understand… Brother Ping’an, you don’t want to give the Qi and Blood Pill to Bingbing?”
The moment he saw her tears, Zhu Ping’an wanted to laugh, yet his chest twisted in pain. Damn this plot.
“How could that be, Bingbing? I’m willing to give everything for you. It’s just a Qi and Blood Pill. Of course I’ll give it to you!”
Zhu Ping’an handed the Qi and Blood Pill to Yan Shubing. He had already come to terms with it. He had eaten nine pills already. Eating another would not make much difference. He might as well do her a favor.
After all, if he truly fell out with Yan Shubing, how could he continue to exploit the plot’s bug?
“Thank you, Brother Ping’an! Don’t worry, Bingbing won’t take this Qi and Blood Pill for nothing! Just treat it as me borrowing it. I’ll definitely return it to you in the future!” Yan Shubing said excitedly as she took the pill and skipped away.
Watching her slender figure from behind, Zhu Ping’an’s gaze turned cold.
He knew very well that Yan Shubing wanted this Qi and Blood Pill not for herself, but for the male lead of this novel, Ye Qingxian.
Ye Qingxian was extraordinarily talented, a true prodigy. His qi and blood value was even higher than Zhu Ping’an’s. Without any resource assistance, he had already reached an astonishing 98.
According to the original plot, with the Qi and Blood Pill given to him by Yan Shubing, he successfully broke through to the 1st stage martial artist realm. During the mock exam the next day, he easily defeated Zhu Ping’an in front of Yan Shubing.
Zhu Ping’an would then make a bold declaration, saying that during the college entrance examination he would definitely turn the tables and defeat Ye Qingxian. In response, Ye Qingxian would merely glance at him indifferently and say, “Those who lose to me have never been regarded as my opponents. I will give you time to chase me, until you can no longer even see my back.”
That disdainful and indifferent look was like a sharp engraving blade, carving deeply into his heart. If he had not lost the Qi and Blood Pill, he might not have been weaker than Ye Qingxian.
Yan Shubing clearly knew that Ye Qingxian was able to crush him only because of the Qi and Blood Pill, yet she still cheered from below the stage when Ye Qingxian defeated him. Only Zhu Ping’an, lying on the stage, looked like a clown.
Afterward, when he confronted Yan Shubing, what he received in return were her misty, tearful eyes.
“Brother Ping’an, Brother Qingxian is different from you. He and I both come from poor backgrounds. You can afford a Qi and Blood Pill, but he can’t. And if he takes a Qi and Blood Pill, he will definitely break through to the 1st stage martial artist realm. I just wanted our Qingcheng High School to produce another genius. Isn’t that our school’s collective honor? Why can’t you understand me?”
“Setting the facts aside, wouldn’t using the Qi and Blood Pill on Brother Qingxian be more cost-effective than using it on you?”
Coincidentally, Ye Qingxian was nearby at that time and overheard the truth. After swallowing Zhu Ping’an’s Qi and Blood Pill, not only did he feel no embarrassment, he even beat Zhu Ping’an up again.
“Zhu Ping’an! Even without a Qi and Blood Pill, I, Ye Qingxian, will still be invincible in this world! If you dare to make things difficult for Shubing again, don’t blame me for not holding back!”
After experiencing something so outrageous, what did the original Zhu Ping’an choose to do? Of course, he chose to forgive her.
Zhu Ping’an’s gaze grew icy. His five fingers slowly clenched, and a powerful force surged from his limbs and bones toward his fist.
He wanted to see what Ye Qingxian would use this time to claim invincibility in the world.