“As long as Old Man Chen is satisfied, that proves my deduction was correct.”
“You can continue being Sister A Qiao’s sparring partner.”
“You can also receive Old Man Chen’s guidance.”
“This will greatly benefit your Martial Dao Cultivation.”
Hearing this, Little Medical Immortal smiled, but her smile held a trace of reluctance and melancholy.
Old Man Chen’s approval of Jiang Wangzu meant he had accepted her treatment plan for Han Qiao.
Did that mean Jiang Wangzu would be together with Han Qiao in the future?
Then would she and Jiang Wangzu never have any chance?
However, it was not impossible.
Although she had studied in Western Countries, she remained traditional at heart.
She could become the second wife!
Moreover, given her relationship with Han Qiao, Han Qiao would never target her after she married into the family.
“Bah, bah, bah!”
“Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?”
“Perhaps Older Sister Han only wants to use Jiang Wangzu to cure her illness, with no intention of being with him.”
“After all, they are twelve years apart. Although Older Sister Han does not look old, that age gap is too great.”
“Besides, how could I, Yan Ruyu, lower myself to become a second wife?”
“If Grandpa found out, he would break my legs!”
Yan Ruyu shook her head, banished the chaotic thoughts from her mind, and calmly prepared medicine for Jiang Wangzu.
“But I still don’t understand. Why is this happening?”
“You want to act as matchmaker for me and Sister A Qiao.”
“Old Master Chen wants me to be Sister A Qiao’s sparring partner.”
“Everything you’re doing seems to revolve around Sister A Qiao.”
“But what role am I playing in all this?”
Jiang Wangzu remained utterly bewildered.
He felt as though he had done nothing and had not even managed to marry into a wealthy woman’s family.
Yet he had gained a large sum of money.
As well as guidance from an unparalleled expert.
And the opportunity to be a wealthy woman’s sparring partner.
Oh, right. He had also obtained a body-tempering technique.
But why was this happening?
“Because Sister A Qiao is a fox spirit, while your yang energy is exuberant.”
“She can absorb the yang energy from your body to cultivate immortal arts!”
Seeing Jiang Wangzu’s bewildered expression, Little Medical Immortal said with a smile.
“Forget it!”
“Just help me prepare the medicine!”
Jiang Wangzu could not figure it out, but since it did him no harm, he decided to let it be.
He left the area where the Medicinal Herbs were drying, picked up the largest Medicine-Pounding Mallet, and weighed it in his hand.
Then, under Yan Ruyu’s astonished gaze, he struck himself with it.
Being bewildered does not hurt the brain; the effect was perfect!
“You... did something happen to you?”
Yan Ruyu looked at Jiang Wangzu in disbelief.
“I’m cultivating the newly acquired Body-Tempering Technique and strengthening my physique through External Tempering.”
Jiang Wangzu spouted nonsense with a perfectly serious expression.
“Huh?”
“Oh!”
Yan Ruyu nodded, seeming to understand and yet not understand.
Although she was a Medical Cultivator, she had seen many Martial Cultivators, including several Body-Tempering Martial Artists.
However, she had heard that a Body-Tempering Martial Artist’s Internal Tempering and External Tempering differed greatly from Jiang Wangzu’s cultivation method.
The so-called External Tempering forged the physical body like iron; only after a thousand hammerings could it become steel!
External force stimulated the body as specific techniques struck its acupoints, strengthening its power. A Medicinal Bath then helped the muscles, bones, skin, and flesh cycle between destruction and reconstruction.
Destroy, then establish anew; establish anew, then destroy again. Destruction and rebirth intertwined to strengthen oneself.
But Jiang Wangzu was using the enormous Medicine-Pounding Mallet to smash every part of his own body.
This worked too?
Still, the Medicine-Pounding Mallet was wooden, so she need not worry about him injuring his muscles or bones.
Thus, while Little Medical Immortal Yan Ruyu refined the Black Tiger Powder Secret Medicine, Jiang Wangzu stood in a corner of the small courtyard and beat his body from head to toe.
He circulated the Iron Garment Technique as he beat his body. Each strike sent a faint warm current through him, strengthening his tendons, bones, skin, and flesh.
Before Little Medical Immortal finished refining the Black Tiger Powder Secret Medicine, a line of golden-red text appeared before his eyes:
【Technique: 《Iron Garment Technique》（Initiation）】
【Rapid cultivation method: Become Stronger by Taking Hits!】
His Iron Garment Technique had reached Initiation.
The reason he reached Initiation so quickly
was partly that the Rapid Cultivation Method was effective.
Another reason was that his physical strength was no longer considered weak.
Furthermore, he had cultivated the Iron Crotch Technique to Great Perfection, giving him a foundation in Body Tempering.
That was why he could reach Initiation in the Third-Rate Body-Tempering Technique, the Iron Garment Technique, so quickly.
He believed that it would take only a few days to cultivate it to minor accomplishment.
Once he cultivated the Iron Garment Technique to Major Accomplishment, his defense would likely surpass Great Achievement in Strength Training, and his strength would far exceed it as well.
By then, his overall strength would likely surpass Chen Tai’s.
Once upon a time, Chen Tai had been his target to catch up to. But now, he had already caught up with Chen Tai and was even gradually surpassing him.
Soon, Little Medical Immortal’s Black Tiger Powder Secret Medicine was ready.
After it cooled, Jiang Wangzu drank it in one gulp, performed Black Tiger Fist ten times, and fully absorbed the medicinal effects of the Black Tiger Powder Secret Medicine.
Such an Innate Medicine-Consuming Sacred Constitution left Yan Ruyu clicking her tongue in wonder.
She had heard that some Martial Artists absorbed Secret Medicine with exceptional efficiency and compatibility.
But she had never heard of anyone with compatibility as high as Jiang Wangzu’s.
After escorting Little Medical Immortal Yan Ruyu home, Jiang Wangzu headed toward the Lower City District.
On the road he had to take home, he encountered more than a dozen people blocking the way.
The leader wore a coarse hemp robe, had a big baldy’s head, and a huge scarface across his face. His triangular eyes glinted with a venomous, snake-like gaze as he stared at Jiang Wangzu.
He was the chief enforcer under Gao Shengqiang of Lan Society’s Xinglong Street: Scarface, known as Brother Dao. Jiang Wangzu did not know his real name.
It appeared that these people had scouted the area in advance and come here to block him.
However, since he had killed Chen Xing, the Double-Flower Red Staff under Chen Tai, he was not afraid of Scarface, Gao Shengqiang’s enforcer!
“I’ve long heard that Boss Chen has a mastermind under him.”
“Not only is he excellent at keeping accounts, but he is also skilled at strategizing.”
“But seeing you today, I never expected him to be a pretty boy whose hair hasn’t even finished growing.”
“Are you the brat who advised Chen Tai to use Chen Xing’s death to cause trouble and pin the blame on our Xinglong Street?”
“Don’t worry. Since we were the ones who ‘killed’ Chen Xing, we won’t kill you. But you won’t escape a beating today!”
“Brothers, beat him within an inch of his life, but don’t beat him to death!”
At Scarface’s command, more than a dozen Ruffians raised wooden clubs and charged at Jiang Wangzu.
“Mastermind?”
“Me?”
Hearing this, Jiang Wangzu was utterly bewildered.
I was only doing some accounting for Chen Tai.
When did I ever give him advice?
And using Chen Xing’s death to cause trouble? That was his own idea!”
Jiang Wangzu felt more wronged than Dou E.
There were so many of them, and they had blocked him from both the front and rear. There was no way to escape.
He could beat them, but the moment Jiang Wangzu made a move, he would completely expose his true strength.
“I’ve got it!”
Jiang Wangzu’s eyes lit up as an idea struck him.