“Senior Brother, please stop hitting him!”
Even with Ren Yuanhao’s thick skin, his handsome and dashing face now sported two large swellings.
If Shen Lanni hadn’t stopped the Senior Brother in time, his bones would have been scattered by now!
Looking at the injured Ren Yuanhao, Shen Lanni felt a pang of sympathy, but the fact that Ren Yuanhao had learned all of the Senior Brother’s moves in a mere few hours, and had managed to dodge and make the Senior Brother repeatedly falter purely based on his surroundings, left her somewhat shocked.
“Beep, agility attribute has once again increased to 6!”
After his attribute points increased, Ren Yuanhao suddenly felt the Senior Brother’s moves become a little slower. What he didn’t know was that the碧海潮生 (Bihai Chaosheng) Heart Method was not only subtly enhancing his attributes but also boosting his endurance in combat. In the past, fighting for several hours like this would have left him utterly exhausted.
The Senior Brother attacked with increasing ferocity, sparing no effort. It was then that Ren Yuanhao realized Shen Lanni had said those things earlier simply to enrage his Senior Brother. And while enraging him, she had also declared her willingness to marry Ren Yuanhao, so the Senior Brother had maintained a precise control, albeit within a wide margin.
A moment later, a cold glint emanated from within the room. Shen Lanni and the Senior Brother were drinking by the moonlight, and as their spirits were high, the Senior Brother finally looked properly at Ren Yuanhao.
“Not bad, this lad has excellent physical conditioning. As long as his opponent isn’t some martial arts prodigy, he should be able to handle it.”
As soon as the Senior Brother finished speaking, Shen Lanni suddenly lowered her head. “Senior Brother, you may not know, but the opponent has invited Master out of seclusion. If Master teaches him, I fear…”
“Master? How could Master possibly come out of seclusion!”
“This matter is absolutely true. Moreover, Master has been out of seclusion for three to five days and has not even come to see me. I don’t even know his current residence.”
“I’m afraid he’s deliberately making himself difficult to find.”
The Senior Brother knitted his brows tightly, then chuckled bitterly. “Master’s talent is exceptional, but if that person’s aptitude is dull, even Master cannot teach a capable disciple in three to five days.”
“To be honest, we witnessed that fellow’s abilities this morning. Gao Xiang came looking for trouble with me, and even with all his efforts, that fellow could only fight him to a draw. But that guy, with just a single encounter, utterly defeated Gao Xiang. His movement techniques and methods were far beyond imagination.”
“Are you worried that Master gave him that secret manual?”
The Senior Brother’s gaze was sharp as lightning; he immediately understood the implication in Shen Lanni’s words.
“Exactly. If he learns even a single move from it, Ren Yuanhao will have no chance of winning,” Shen Lanni said, glancing at Ren Yuanhao with a dazed expression.
“Hahahaha, Master isn’t the only one who knows the moves recorded in that secret manual!”
“That’s why I came to seek your help, Senior Brother.”
Ren Yuanhao listened, utterly confused and filled with apprehension, but dared not speak directly.
At this moment, the Senior Brother rose from the stone bench, took a sip of wine under the moonlight, and said solemnly, “Lad, you’re quite lucky. I also had the fortune to study that secret manual, though I only learned about thirty percent of it. You won’t be sleeping tonight. Learn as much as you can. Even if you lose tomorrow, it will at least show you made an effort. Do you want to give it a try, lad?”
Just then, the system’s cold voice directly penetrated his skull.
“Beep, detected host’s ‘Liu Qi Yi Xue Wan’ (Six Qi Blood Boosting Pill) buff is about to expire. Please pay attention to your own condition and take medication rationally.”
Ren Yuanhao’s emotions were in turmoil. To fulfill his mission and practice martial arts, he had taken so many Liu Qi Yi Xue Wan pills. The cost of these pills added up to at least hundreds of thousands, which truly made his heart ache.
While he hesitated, the Senior Brother looked at the stunned Ren Yuanhao with a strange gaze.
“What’s wrong? You don’t want to learn?”
Ren Yuanhao instantly snapped back to attention and nodded vigorously. “I do! But I need to go to the restroom first.”
He stood up to bid them farewell. The restroom was very low, resembling a simple outhouse constructed from two crossbeams in a rural courtyard. A dim orange tungsten bulb was circled by high-frequency buzzing flies.
“Please confirm payment of 100 points to redeem Liu Qi Yi Xue Wan?”
“Confirm, confirm.”
“Redemption successful. As the host has no points available for tomorrow’s match, and considering the recent consumption of 1800 points, the system has verified and is specially and kindly gifting one Liu Qi Yi Xue Wan.”
“Oh, finally showing some conscience.”
Ren Yuanhao took a pill first, then returned to the stone table.
“Senior, I’m ready.”
“Hmm, the night is long. Don’t you want to drink some wine to liven things up?”
As the Senior Brother said this, Ren Yuanhao immediately recalled Shen Lanni’s warning not to drink with him, so he smilingly refused the Senior Brother.
“Alright, take this.”
The Senior Brother did not produce any formidable weapon or prop, but instead handed him the bamboo chopsticks he had been using from the stone table.
“Senior, this is…” Ren Yuanhao was naturally confused. As soon as he spoke, he saw the Senior Brother’s chopsticks move, and with a ‘snap,’ a flying mosquito was crushed between them, its insides spilling out!
Ren Yuanhao suddenly felt a bit nauseated, as those were the chopsticks used for picking up food.
“What kind of martial art is this, Senior?”
“Here, don’t ask. Take these chopsticks and go outside the restroom. Catch a thousand mosquitoes, and then come back.”
“???”