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nChapter 58: Du Tianci

nTranslator: Henyee Translations Editor: Herlyee Translations

nTime flew by.

nEver since he returned from the Blood Drop Cave that day and the Tiger Camp set off, Lin Yan returned to his regular life.

nDropping Xiaozhi off, giving lectures in Wu Yard, practicing with Yu Qian, teaching Senior Sister Chen, practicing martial arts, playing and chatting with Xiaozhi, playing and chatting with Senior Sister Chen Yuan…

nIt was not that there was nothing new.

nFor example, Yu Qian. Seeing that she really couldn’t avoid Lin Yan’s beating, she actually worked hard and really gritted her teeth to persevere and cultivate diligently.

nHer blood energy had not undergone a metamorphosis for long, and it was the time for her strength to increase rapidly.

nIn addition, her own talent was stronger than what she had shown. Therefore, after every confrontation, her strength and experience improved by leaps and bounds, causing Eldest Senior Brother to frequently look at her in surprise.

nHowever, Lin Yan’s strength increased even faster than before. He was like a deep pool in a valley, calm and without ripples. He easily resolved Yu Qian’s attacks and beat her up every time.

nAs a result, Eldest Senior Brother occasionally began to suspect that Lin Yan’s strength was really strange.

nAs time passed, the name of Poison Master Gan Yang completely spread throughout Ding’an City. There were large families in the Inner Circle who offered a high price to catch Gan Yang. Everyone who stayed outside Dragon Gate Pavilion heard the news.

nFollowing that, the news that the Hong family had spent a lot of money to find the mysterious cat-faced masked man spread. They were even more anxious than when they were looking for Gan Yang.

nThey seemed to value undoing the poison in the pearl very much. This made Lin Yan even more cautious. He hid the Spirit Crystal and poisonous pearl deeply and didn’t mention them at all, as if he had forgotten them.

nOf course, in the past half a month, the most important thing for Lin Yan was still the Qinghong Martial Arts School and the Five Animal Hands Technique!

nQinghong Martial Arts School was an extremely powerful martial arts school in the inner area. It was the luxurious premium version of Cave A2 in the Ghost Market and provided various martial arts services, including actual combat.

nThe only flaw was that it was expensive!

nIt was too costly!

nAs soon as he entered Qinghong, it was as deep as the sea.

nLin Yan had previously felt that a huge sum of 40 taels of silver was already considered a lot of money.

nHowever, reality proved that 140 taels of silver was nothing in Qinghong Martial Arts School.

nIn just half a month, in a small place like Qinghong Martial Arts School, Lin Yan not only invested nearly 40 taels of silver he had plundered, but he also invested all the six to seven taels of silver he had earned in the past half a month!

nThis was equivalent to spending more than three taels per day.

nOne had to know that his monthly salary was only two taels!

nAt this level of consumption, not to mention the Strength Realm, it was almost surpassing the ordinary Tough Realm.

nOf course, the money used for actual combat expenses was actually only half of it. Most of it was actually spent on other additional things.

nFor example, he spent three taels on a pair of steel-forged two-finger knuckles with uneven patterns.

nThe scale armor that could only protect his chest and back and had a layer of storage cost 25 taels.

nThere were also various medicinal soups, pastes, and other miscellaneous items that seemed to be useful or useless. When combined, there was a total of ten taels.

nHe was also very curious. Before entering Qinghong Martial Arts School, he had made up his mind to only fight in actual combat and not spend any more money.

nHowever, when he really went in and was introduced by someone at the side, he inexplicably took out money as if his brain had suddenly gone haywire.

nThe key was that after paying, he did not feel like he had lost anything.

nHe was even smug and felt that he got what he paid for. His strength had improved a lot!

nIt could only be said that Qinghong Martial Arts School was too good at catching martial artists’ sore spots. The things they recommended were always accurate.

nLin Yan recalled the latest strength data he had appraised in Qinghong Martial Arts School. Strength: B ;

nSpeed: C ;

nDefense: A ,

nActual Combat: A;

nOverall rating: 9;

nCompared to the previous data, each aspect was at least one level higher.

nJust taking out this data, he was already considered top-notch among the Strength Realm martial artists.

nLin Yan had tried it before. Among the higher-ups of the Qinghong Martial Arts School, as long as they were not good at speed, there were only one or two who could definitely defeat Lin Yan.

nEven for martial artists who were good at speed, Lin Yan could rely on the defense advantage of the scale armor to carefully deal with them.

nIn other words, ordinary martial artists at the high level of the Strength Realm were no longer his match.

nOf course, this was the data of wearing brass knuckles and scale armor. If he did not wear knuckles and scale armor, his data…

nHehe, in actual combat with others, of course he had to use his full strength. Why not use the brass knuckles and scale armor that he had spent money to buy?

nIn any case, he had never taken them off since the day he bought the brass knuckles and inner armor.

n“Therefore, when I ambushed Gan Yang and succeeded in one move, it was also partly due to luck

n“If he were like me and wore an inner scale armor, my sneak attack would be completely useless.

n“It must be that Gan Yang spent too much money on developing poison, or that he was too confident in his poison methods and spent all his money on poison instead of buying Heart Protection Armor.”

nTherefore, Gan Yang died. This was the value of the inner scale armor that was worth 25 taels.

nHowever, these were external items that increased one’s strength after all.

nWhat made him increasingly excited and gradually ecstatic was that after half a month of crazy combat training, his proficiency in the Five Animal Hands Technique had finally reached 99-9%!

nLin Yan could feel that he was just one last step away from perfection!

nThis morning, Lin Yan sent Xiaozhi to Muqing Book House as usual.

nWhen he left, he did not notice that Xiaozhi’s gaze was fixed on his back.

nXiaozhi stood in the corner of the school and tiptoed against the wooden window. She watched Lin Yan disappear at the end of the street before retracting her gaze. She placed her hands on her knees and sat down.

nIn front, Grandpa Li was reciting a poem called “Quiet Night Thoughts”. Xiaozhi was very happy to hear it because it was written by her brother.

nIn her life, there was only her brother now. As long as it was related to her brother, she would be very happy no matter if she heard or saw it.

nIt was noon.

nGrandpa Li got someone to bring her food.

nHer brother said that he had specially paid for Grandpa Li’s meal fees and asked Grandpa Li to give her more meat and vegetables.

nTherefore, lunch every day was actually sumptuous and delicious, but she still had no appetite because she did not eat by her brother’s side.

nHowever, she still finished all the food bite by bite. In the end, she even picked up every grain of rice and ate them one by one. There was not a single grain left.

nRice was very precious. In her blurry memories of the past, there were very few times when she was full like now.

nThat’s great!

nEvery day, she could eat her fill!

nThere was meat, rice, green vegetables, and most importantly, her brother’s company. This was great!

nIn Book House, everyone sat in their seats and ate in small bites.

nSuddenly, a boy on the left of the first row started crying.

nXiaozhi raised her head and looked around. The little boy was drenched from head to toe, and his hair was dripping with water. He was wailing.

nAcross the table from him stood another little boy with snot hanging from his nose and a wooden basin in his hand. He was holding his stomach and laughing.

nXiaozhi pouted. It was Du Tianci again!

nDu Tianci was a little boy who had transferred to Book House previously. He especially liked to tease others.

nGrandpa Li had already taught him a lesson a few times, but Du Tianci began to tease others a few days later.

nWhy did he like to tease people?

nDidn’t he know that it was very uncomfortable to be drenched in water?

nXiaozhi thought to herself, Please don’t tease me.

nI’ve already caused so much trouble for my brother. I definitely can’t cause him any more trouble!

nIn the afternoon, Xiaozhi rested on the table.

nJust as she was dreaming of riding a big fish on the sea with her brother, a huge wave suddenly surged over and drenched her head.

nXiaozhi suddenly woke up and looked up. Her entire body was cold, and water kept dripping from her head. Her entire body was drenched.

n“Caw caw caw, a girl with little radish legs. You fall into the river and become a water ghost after drowning!”

nOpposite him, Du Tianci laughed as he knocked on the wooden basin. Snot flew all over his face as he happily twisted his hips and danced.

nXiaozhi panicked. The cold water kept stimulating her skin, making her feel cold and shiver. However, she didn’t cry or get angry. She just stood rooted to the ground, not knowing what to do.

nThis attitude made Du Tianci laugh even more.

nHe suddenly stared at Xiaozhi’s face and pointed with his finger. He said excitedly, “Wow! Look, look! The clown cat has turned fair!”

nIt turned out that water flowed down Xiaozhi’s face and washed away Lin Yan’s ugly makeup.

nAll the children present looked over.

n“It’s true!’

n“Wow, so Lin Xiaozhi looks like this!”

n‘Why was she blackened?”

n“I didn’t expect you to be so good-looking!”

nMost of the people present were seven or eight-year-old children, but there were also a few ten-year-olds who could recognize beauty and ugliness. In this day and age, children matured early. All of them stared at Xiaozhi non-stop.

n“Nice? Is it really nice?’

nDu Tianci casually wiped the snot on his face. When he heard the word ‘good-looking’, his face immediately became interested. He casually threw the basin in his hand away and ran over in two to three steps to grab Xiaozhi’s arm.

n“Hehehe, nice, nice!”

nXiaozhi panicked. “You, let go!”

nHowever, Du Tianci grabbed Xiaozhi and was about to pull her away. “You’re beautiful! Hehehe, you’re beautiful! Grandma said that if I meet a good-looking person, I should bring her home as a wife!”

nXiaozhi was so scared that her face turned pale. She struggled and said, “Let go, let go! ‘

nThe more she struggled, the more energetic Du Tianci became. He simply grabbed Xiaozhi with both hands and leaned back. “Follow me, follow me!’ Xiaozhi was flustered and helpless. She struggled hard and retracted her hand.

nDu Tianci lost his balance and staggered to the ground.

nHe was slightly stunned, and his mouth immediately deflated. He shook off his limbs and wailed like a calf. “Waaah! You pushed me! Boohoo! You pushed me!”

nXiaozhi’s face turned pale as she said aggrievedly, “You clearly fell down yourself! ”

n“Wu wu wu wu! I don’t care, you push me! Grandma! Grandma! Wu wu wu!

nSomeone bullied me! Someone bullied me!”

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