“As the saying goes, there are three hundred and sixty trades, and every trade produces its champion.”
“In these three hundred and sixty trades, every path can lead to the Path to Heaven.”
“Even I couldn’t understand every realm of every profession.”
“I come from a family of Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners, so I am most familiar with Medical Cultivation.”
“Because of my family’s elders, I have dealt with many Martial Artists, so I also understand the realms of Martial Dao Cultivation.”
“Let’s set aside the cultivation realms of other professions and first discuss the Martial Dao’s nine-stage path to godhood—the one you know best!”
“As far as I know, Martial Dao Cultivation has nine major realms: Stance Training, Strength Training, Skin Tempering, Qi-Blood, Force, Innate, Profound Connection Realm, Celestial Being, and Martial God.”
“However, in the present age, experts of the Profound Connection Realm and Celestial Being are nearly impossible to find, while the Martial God remains a legend.”
“An Innate Grandmaster already stands at the pinnacle of Martial Dao. After shedding the limitations of the mortal body, one attains innate fetal breathing and returns from the acquired to the Innate. True Qi arises throughout the body, projects outward as Force, makes one Impervious to blades and bullets, and grants a lifespan of three hundred years!”
“Chen Liu Jia is suspected of being an Innate Grandmaster. Even if he is not, he is unquestionably a being at the Pinnacle of Force!”
“And his direct disciple, Han Qiao, is already a force martial artist, despite being only thirty years old.”
“In the Force Realm, the bone marrow becomes like frost and the blood renews itself. Falling flowers and picked leaves can injure others, no feather can touch the body, and no fly or insect can land on it. Blocking bullets with the physical body is no exaggeration.”
Yan Ruyu spoke with deep emotion, but she was not envious.
Han Qiao was a martial cultivator of the fifth realm, the force realm.
And Yan Ruyu was a medical cultivator of the fifth realm, a renowned physician!
Who was more talented than whom?
“Martial Cultivators practice killing, while Medical Cultivators practice saving lives!”
“Innate grandmaster, force martial artist.”
“So the depths of this world are this colorful and extraordinary?”
“A mere Minor Achievement in Strength Training is laughable!”
Yan Ruyu’s words opened the door to a new world for Jiang Wangzu.
Jiang Wangzu and Yan Ruyu walked and chatted along the way, and soon arrived at the Yan Residence.
“Oh, right. Physician yan, take these five hundred silver dollars as well. I’ll trouble you for the next six days!”
Jiang Wangzu handed Yan Ruyu the five Hundred-Yuan Silver Banknotes he had warmed in his hands and spoke.
“Then… see you tomorrow!”
“Also, since we’re already so familiar with each other, you don’t have to keep calling me physician yan.”
“From now on, call me Big Sister Yu.”
“Little Brother Azu!”
Yan Ruyu accepted the five Silver Notes from Jiang Wangzu, gave him a playful wink, and left amid a waft of medicinal fragrance.
“She studied abroad and absorbed Western learning in the Western Continent.”
“She’s got style!”
Watching Yan Ruyu’s retreating figure, Jiang Wangzu couldn’t help thinking to himself.
Under cover of night, he avoided the Police Station’s Patrol Duty and slipped from the Upper City District to the Lower City District, returning to the house he had rented.
As soon as he entered, he saw candlelight glowing inside. A figure was sitting in the living room, eating the beef he had not yet finished.
“Chen Xing, what brings you to my place?”
The visitor was Chen Tai’s younger cousin, Chen Xing, and one of the two most capable fighters under Chen Tai.
The Double-Flower Red Staff of Rongsheng Street!
However, Jiang Wangzu had never told anyone about the house he rented on Rongsheng Street.
To avoid discovery, he chose a house in an extremely remote location.
Yet Chen Xing had still managed to find him.
He clearly meant no good!
“A-Zu, congratulations on getting rich!”
“The owner of Li’s Braised Meat Shop told me that you’ve been buying large quantities of cooked beef from him lately.”
“You’re living lavishly!”
“Where did you make your fortune? Why not bring your brother along so I can make some money too?”
When Chen Xing saw Jiang Wangzu, the viciousness in his eyes surged.
He held a piece of beef shank in his hand and took a vicious bite, as though he were eating Jiang Wangzu’s flesh.
Then he swaggered over to Jiang Wangzu, swaying with every few steps.
“When did I ever make a fortune?”
“I’m satisfying my appetite.”
“If you like eating it, you can buy some yourself. Don’t freeload off my food and drink here.”
“My own life isn’t comfortable either.”
Jiang Wangzu had reached Minor Achievement in Strength Training. With Iron Crotch Technique Perfection and the support of Golden Twin Kidneys, he still could not match Chen Tai, a Martial Artist at Great Achievement in Strength Training. However, he could handle Chen Xing, who had reached only Minor Achievement in Strength Training, without trouble.
Therefore, there was no need for him to bow and scrape before Chen Xing as he had in the past.
“Money gives a hero courage, and gold gives a man backbone.”
“A-Zu, now that you’ve struck it rich, you’ve grown bolder too.”
“I investigated you before coming here today.”
“You’ve been spending lavishly lately. You probably spent more than a hundred Silver Dollars in a single month.”
“Where did you get all that money?”
“Did you tamper with the accounts on Xinglong Street, or did sister-in-law give it to you?”
“You’ve got a fine face, and big brother is out all night every day, neglecting sister-in-law.”
“And lately, whenever something happens in Sister-in-Law’s family, she comes to you.”
“I refuse to believe there’s nothing going on between you two.”
“If I report that you slept with sister-in-law, it won’t end with something as simple as Three Knives and Six Holes!”
Chen Xing stared at Jiang Wangzu’s handsome face, which surpassed even that of a famous beauty. It was handsome and filled with masculine yang qi, making Chen Xing so jealous that he went mad.
He had long coveted his cousin’s wife, but unfortunately, he was even uglier than Chen Tai.
Sister-in-Law Xu Zhenzhen looked down on his appearance.
“Chen Xing, you can eat whatever you want, but you can’t say whatever you want.”
“I am loyal to Big Brother, and Sister-in-Law and I are innocent.”
“Even if you want to slander me, please don’t drag sister-in-law into it.”
“If you suspect me of falsifying the accounts, ask the Gang’s Accountant to audit the books.”
“If I embezzled even a single cent, I will take my own life in atonement!”
Jiang Wangzu spoke with righteous conviction.
“Then where did your money come from?”
“More than a hundred silver dollars—there’s no way big brother gave you that money, right?”
Chen Xing demanded with a hideous expression.
“That’s none of your business!”
Jiang Wangzu replied in an indifferent tone.
He had thought Chen Xing possessed evidence that he and Sister-in-Law were having an improper relationship. Instead, Chen Xing had noticed his recent lavish spending and wanted to extort money from him.
But he only had three or five silver dollars on him now, which would never satisfy Chen Xing’s appetite.
As the saying goes, carrying a sharp weapon gives rise to murderous intent.
Although Jiang Wangzu carried no sharp weapon, he himself was one. How could he yield to Chen Xing’s threats?
“Good, good, good!”
“So it’s none of my business, is it?”
“Have I been too polite to you?”
“If you don’t hand me one hundred Silver Dollars today as an apology, I’ll expose the fact that you slept with Sister-in-Law and falsified the accounts.”
“Whether it’s true or not doesn’t matter. What matters is that big brother will never trust you again.”
“And given Big Brother’s temper, the moment he harbors even the slightest suspicion, he won’t let you off.”
“When that time comes, I’ll have plenty of ways to torture you!”
Chen Xing spoke with great cruelty.
“Oh, really?”
“I’m standing right here today. I’d like to see how you plan to torture me!”
Facing Chen Xing’s threat, Jiang Wangzu laughed disdainfully, a trace of ruthlessness flashing in his eyes.