As Lin Ye searched Su Yan, he pulled a book from her pocket and backpack.
It wasn't a martial technique or a cultivation method, but...
"An Alchemical Handbook? Damn! So she's into making potions!"
From Su Yan's backpack, Lin Ye also found several small bottles containing various powders and pills—some for inducing unconsciousness, others for paralysis, and some for excitement...
Lin Ye discovered five peculiar bottles in total, and Lin Xi, watching from the side, couldn't help but remark.
"Everyone we've encountered on this trip is quite talented!"
"Indeed, so many talents that it's hard to believe! One's into drugging, another into corpse refining—how did the matching system put these two in the same team?"
"Who knows, but we didn't come away empty-handed. This handbook and these bottles might have some unexpected uses! Let's go!"
"In the end, it's just the two of us who survived."
"Isn't that the truth!"
The rest of their journey was smooth; they encountered no aberrant beasts or people and made their way back to Yuncheng.
Upon entering Yuncheng, they boarded a special vehicle from the Beast Hunter Association, bringing back most of the Demon-pattern Boar.
"Mr. Lin, although the boar you brought back is large, it lacks the most valuable prime meat, so... it can only be sold for eighty thousand."
"Eighty thousand is enough."
After selling the boar, they felt relieved. Outside the Beast Hunter Association, Lin Xi immediately approached and asked.
"Lin Ye, how much did we earn this time?"
"Counting the over sixty thousand from Li Dashan's storage bag, we made a total of one hundred forty thousand, plus fifty kilograms of aberrant beast prime meat, five mysterious potions, and an alchemical booklet."
"In less than two days, we earned so much. Haha, we can finally stop selling kidneys for money. So, what's next?"
"Go home and continue training. When the money runs out, we'll go out and earn more."
"Alright!"
They returned to the slum district, passing many derelict buildings and encountering several people. Their expressions were strange—some gloating, some sympathetic, and others with subtle looks. Some even looked at Lin Ye and Lin Xi with peculiar expressions.
This eerie atmosphere made Lin Ye uneasy, and when he suddenly stopped, Lin Xi was puzzled.
"Lin Ye, what's wrong?"
Without speaking, Lin Ye quickly grabbed Zhou Daqiang, an old bachelor living nearby, and pinned him down. "Your look was off earlier. What's going on? Or what did you do?"
"N-nothing... I..."
"If you don't talk, I'll kill you!"
Lin Ye's gaze turned icy, and his grip tightened, causing Zhou Daqiang to tremble in fear.
"...Someone's looking for you... It's not my business, not my business!"
"I don't know, a woman. She gave me money, saying anyone who provided information about you would get five hundred. So... so..."
Lin Ye's eyes narrowed. "Did you tell her?"
"Not just me, many people did. Lin Ye, I've watched you grow up. Spare me, spare me. I just wanted to earn some money!"
Hearing this, Lin Ye quickly pieced things together, knocked the old rogue unconscious, and threw him into an alley. Lin Xi came over to inquire.
"Lin Ye, what's going on?"
"Someone was investigating us yesterday, a woman... It's troublesome."
"What do you mean?"
"Let's go home first."
"Okay, I'll follow your lead."
Lin Xi knew that at this moment, following Lin Ye's lead was enough. They slowly returned home, only to find signs of forced entry at their door.
Lin Xi glanced sharply at Lin Ye, who slowly closed his eyes, then gripped his left arm with his right hand. In the next moment, he exerted force, and his left arm fractured instantly.
Pain Sharing spread throughout the house, and a scream erupted.
"Ah!!!"
A woman's voice echoed from inside. Lin Xi didn't hesitate, instantly entering combat mode, her hair turning from black to red.
Frozen Ice Seal drastically lowered the temperature of their home, blood-red ice crystals covering the entire house in an instant.
In the next moment, a terrifying force burst through the door. The woman who emerged was someone they recognized—their homeroom teacher, Yang Li, who had once sent them to the Remnant Scroll Tower.
"You finally returned. Now die!"
Without hesitation, Yang Li, enduring the pain of her fractured arm, raised her hand and struck at Lin Xi.
The power of a Mid-stage 3rd-Rank Martial Artist manifested, and Yang Li was no Li Dashan. She was a true Great Family Disciple, with awakened talent, exerting far more pressure than Li Dashan.
In an instant, Lin Ye pushed Lin Xi aside, unleashing Mad Blood Lament and Bone-Shattering Fist, aiming directly at Yang Li.
With a thunderous crash, Lin Ye was sent flying, his entire arm exploding into a mist of blood. The gap of two ranks was simply too vast.
Yang Li's arm was slightly numbed by the impact, and her expression towards Lin Ye changed. This kid hadn't even awakened for a week and could numb her arm.
After all, she was a 3rd-Rank Martial Artist!
"You bastard, die!"
Seeing Lin Ye fly back, Lin Xi's icy aura began to release, but Lin Ye quickly crawled from the rubble, grabbing Lin Xi's arm.
"Lin Ye?"
"Are you crazy? She's 3rd-Rank, how do we fight? Run!"
With that, Lin Ye, even with a broken arm, used Treading the Clear Wind to escape with Lin Xi. Yang Li, witnessing this, was amazed at Lin Ye's resilience. The source of this chapter is novelping.com.
Even after taking her strike and having his arm shattered, he could still run. However, she came to silence them today; no one could escape her grasp.
"If you escape, I might as well find a piece of tofu to smash myself!"
She adjusted her stance and pursued at full speed, her eyes filled with malice. This time, she had to kill Lin Ye.
As they ran, Lin Xi asked, "Lin Ye, don't you have Pain Sharing? Why are we running?"
Lin Ye was a bit embarrassed. "I used Mad Blood Lament; during the amplification, the pain disappears. We'll talk when the buff is gone."
Lin Xi:...
"Why did you use that?"
"I wanted to see how my strongest move compared to a 3rd-Rank Martial Artist. Turns out, not at all. My arm got shattered."
"...Where are we running to?"
"The Derelict Building District. We can fight there without surveillance, do whatever we want."
"Alright, I'll follow you."
In the Derelict Building District, surrounded by ruins, the place was eerily silent. The cold wind sent shivers through their bodies, and Lin Ye's arm had regrown, though the new arm bore traces of blood.
Yang Li pursued them relentlessly, about a hundred meters behind, her cold footsteps echoing, her tone filled with resentment and arrogance.
"So, you've come here. What? Found a grave for yourselves?"
Lin Xi shielded Lin Ye's recovered arm, and Lin Ye spoke again.
"Though you want to kill us now, I have to ask before we fight, Teacher Yang, what's your relationship with Yang Yuntao?"
Hearing the name, Yang Li's expression turned vicious and angry.
"You... you actually..."
"Looks like I guessed right. You sent Yang Yuntao, didn't you? Did you really think my Little Xi was some Chinese cabbage anyone could take?"
"I'll cut out your tongue and feed it to pigs!"
Furious, Yang Li charged at Lin Ye, but he quickly advanced, revealing his arm, which had been turned into a mist of blood.
Yang Li's pupils shrank, and in the next moment, Lin Ye's fist came crashing down.
Bone-Shattering Fist!
With a thunderous crash, Lin Ye's arm shattered again, but Yang Li's attack was halted for a moment. In the next instant, a massive, blood-red Ice Sword slashed down.
"You two, die! Wind-Rending Hand!"
Yang Li forcibly shattered the Ice Sword with her cultivation, but Lin Ye's lips curled into a smile.
Mad Blood Lament's amplification ended, and the pain doubled, starting now!