The days that followed.
returned to their former tranquility.
In the mornings, Jiang Wangzu went to the rear courtyard of the Hongyun Mahjong and Card Hall on Rongsheng Street to settle the accounts.
In the afternoons, he went on patrol duty at Longjiang Wharf.
However, he remembered Luo Shiqi's instructions: he would not approach the banks of the Longjiang River, would stay among the crowds, and would never be alone.
He left as soon as he completed his patrol mission and never lingered.
At dusk, he went to the Rear Courtyard of Jishi Hall to drink Black Tiger Powder Secret Medicine and practice martial arts.
He also used the opportunity to deepen his relationship with Little Medical Immortal Yan Ruyu.
Soon, the day Jiang Wangzu had agreed upon with Chen Liu Jia arrived.
Whether he could cling to this powerful backer depended on his performance today!
Upper City District.
Chen Liu Jia's residence.
Jiang Wangzu put on a brand-new Martial Arts Training Garment, straightened his back, and knocked on the door.
The same elderly gentleman from that day opened the door and led him to a Martial Training Ground in the rear courtyard.
Han Qiao was waiting there, her hair tied up and her body clad in a Black Martial Training Uniform.
However, he did not see Chen Liu Jia.
But that did not matter.
“Come up!”
Han Qiao glanced sideways at Jiang Wangzu and spoke.
“I'm coming!”
Jiang Wangzu leaped onto the Martial Training Platform.
“As my sparring partner, you only need to exchange moves with me.”
“I won't use any other methods.”
“Because I'm afraid I might lose control and beat you to death!”
Han Qiao said coldly to Jiang Wangzu.
“Thank you!”
Jiang Wangzu clasped his fists and cupped his hands.
He knew Han Qiao was not joking.
She was an expert at the force level. A wisp of force leaking out would be enough to kill him!
That was brutal!
“Make your move!”
“Let me see what you've got!”
Seeing that Jiang Wangzu remained motionless, Han Qiao spoke first.
If she attacked first, Jiang Wangzu probably could not withstand her, even if she used only techniques and no other methods.
Besides, Chen Liu Jia had Jiang Wangzu exchange moves with her so that he would release Extremely Yang and Unyielding Qi while loosening his muscles and bones.
She could use her Breathing Method to capture and refine this Masculine Yang Qi, suppressing the Extreme Yin Cold Fiend within her body.
As for the exchange of moves, it was not important!
“Pardon me!”
Jiang Wangzu had no other methods and knew only Black Tiger Fist. Now that his Crouching Tiger Stance and Black Tiger Fist had both reached Minor Accomplishment and were steadily advancing toward the Major Accomplishment Level, he was not helpless once they began fighting.
Although his strength was far inferior to Han Qiao's.
He also knew that the exchange Chen Liu Jia wanted was not about the exchange itself.
An Expert had comprehended Black Tiger Fist by observing a Black Tiger fight to the death. It was a combat-oriented fist technique.
It was unmatched in fierceness, with broad, forceful movements. Every gesture carried a king's domineering aura and the might of a tiger roaring through the mountain forests.
Jiang Wangzu assumed his fighting stance and, without any flashy moves, launched Black Tiger Digs Out the Heart straight at Han Qiao's heart.
Its momentum was like a black tiger moving through the night—silent and soundless. When it erupted in an instant, it was like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey, carrying the force of thunder!
Upon seeing Jiang Wangzu's move, Han Qiao's pretty face turned cold.
This lecher was always using such vulgar techniques.
She shifted her feet and made the lustful tiger Jiang Wangzu pounce at empty air.
Jiang Wangzu did not lose heart when his strike missed. He transformed Black Tiger Digs Out the Heart into Black Tiger Probes with Its Claws and thrust it toward Han Qiao's eyes!
Han Qiao stood firm, unmoving as a pine. She leaned her upper body back like a sturdy bamboo stalk after the rain and dodged the strike.
Boom!
Jiang Wangzu followed with Tiger Tail Sweeps the Forest, its momentum sweeping through a thousand troops as it struck at Han Qiao.
“Your stance training is a complete mess, leaving your foundation unstable!”
“But you execute this Tiger-Form Fist well!”
“And you possess natural divine strength. You're only at minor achievement in strength training, yet your punches are heavy and powerful, weighing as much as a thousand catties. Your strength is hardly inferior to that of a martial artist at great achievement in strength training!”
“To cultivate this Tiger Form to such a level at your age, your comprehension is not bad either.”
Han Qiao thought to herself.
She dodged without attacking because she wanted to assess Jiang Wangzu's true strength.
Although Jiang Wangzu's Martial Dao Foundation was unstable, his strength at that age was enough to make him a promising young talent.
Of course, at Jiang Wangzu's age, she had already entered the perfected skin tempering level.
Her rapid progress came first from Chen Liu Jia, a renowned master who guided her and devised a cultivation plan tailored to her.
He had also created a wondrous art for her based on her three-yin severed meridians 《 Three-Yin Ultimate Fiend Art 》!
She also had sufficient Martial-Dao Resources, with all kinds of Secret Medicine supplied without limit.
Her Innate Bone Structure was excellent, and her Comprehension was high as well.
Together, these factors allowed her to become a Martial Cultivator at the Perfected Skin Tempering Level at eighteen.
Jiang Wangzu, however, had lived at the bottom of society. His father was a gambling addict who was now nowhere to be found, his mother had died young, and his father had sold his older and younger sisters. He was now completely alone.
For him to possess his current achievements and strength was truly not something to be underestimated!
Before she realized it, Han Qiao's feelings toward Jiang Wangzu had shifted from indifference and even rejection to appreciation and protectiveness.
Even she had not anticipated such a rapid change.
This was the power of Jiang Wangzu's succubus talent!
He could win women's favor without their realizing it!
Since they had decided to use Jiang Wangzu, they naturally had to investigate him thoroughly. They felt safe using him only after confirming that there was no problem with his identity.
After learning about Jiang Wangzu's background and experiences, Han Qiao was deeply moved.
She had taken him for a pretty boy trying to curry favor with the powerful, but she had never expected his background to be so tragic.
What Jiang Wangzu did not know was that he had quietly established himself in Han Qiao's heart as a handsome, strong, yet miserable man!
Hopefully, this image would not collapse in the future!
After all, Han Qiao did not know that Jiang Wangzu was the man who had spent a passionate night with her good friend Lin Rumeng!
Nor did she know that Jiang Wangzu had seduced his Sister-in-Law and secretly learned the boss's fist manual!
Unlike Han Qiao, whose thoughts wandered in all directions, Jiang Wangzu remained completely focused and worked diligently as her Sparring Partner.
This was not merely a long-term business deal; it also concerned his life.
He had not forgotten what Luo Shiqi had told him.
That ghostly thing at Longjiang Wharf had already targeted him. If it came ashore, only Chen Liu Jia and Han Qiao could save him!
Whoosh!
Jiang Wangzu executed Hungry Tiger Pounces on Its Prey and reached for Han Qiao's wrist, but she dodged with ease!
Boom!
Then he launched another Black Tiger Digs Out the Heart, advancing straight along the centerline. Han Qiao raised her hand to block, borrowed his force, and directly sent Jiang Wangzu flying!
Thud, thud!
Jiang Wangzu took two steps forward to steady himself. Then he whipped around and executed Tiger Claw Rips Out the Kidney, striking back at Han Qiao.
Han Qiao leaped into the air, planted one foot on his leg, and, like a dragonfly skimming water, leaped clear of Jiang Wangzu's diagonal, twisting attack as his line changed.
Han Qiao felt the Utterly Unyielding and Extreme Yang Qi radiating from Jiang Wangzu's body. She circulated her Breathing Method and refined it within herself.
She felt the chill within her body dissipate as warmth surged into her heart.
This was a level of comfort she had never experienced in the past thirty years!
The sensation was intoxicating, making it impossible to tear herself away!
However, as the distance between her and Jiang Wangzu widened, Utter Yin and Extreme Cold surged into her heart, and she furrowed her brows.