Wang Yuanzhi braced himself with the resolve of facing death, but his most helpless realization was that he could only speak; his body was utterly incapable of resisting, let alone posing any threat to Jia Kuo Dong.
Jia Kuo Dong looked at the cripple on the bed, then at the disheveled but still passably attractive woman beside him, and his boldness grew.
Just an ant, what right did he have? The thirty thousand he had originally intended to give, he wouldn't pay a single cent.
"Hahaha, do you think you're in a position to say that?"
Jia Kuo Dong sneered, and with a single blow, he knocked the water cup from the bedside table.
The cup was made of glass, shattering at the slightest touch, let alone being hit with such force.
"Bang!"
With a loud crash, the cup broke, and as the glass shards were about to fly towards Wang Yuanzhi and his wife, Liu San Dao intervened.
His wife, on the other hand, immediately shielded Wang Yuanzhi beneath her, wanting to protect him from being cut by the glass.
How could Liu San Dao let such a thing happen?
He merely cast a minor spell, and the glass shards gently floated past, leaving them completely unharmed.
Jia Kuo Dong, seeing Wang Yuanzhi shielded by his wife, roughly pulled her away.
For a moment, his evil thoughts flared:
This woman has some spirit and a decent appearance, why not...
"You damn well come here!"
Jia Kuo Dong grabbed the woman's hand and, with a gentle pull, dragged her over.
"Beast, you will die a horrible death. If you have the guts, come at me. Bullying a woman, what kind of man are you?"
Wang Yuanzhi sensed a bad omen. He endured the searing pain, sat up, and prepared to get out of bed to fight Jia Kuo Dong to the death.
Liu San Dao cast a minor spell. Jia Kuo Dong, caught off guard, was pushed away by the woman. Unsteady on his feet, he fell to the ground.
"Damn it, you stinking slut, how dare you..."
"Ah! Ha! Ha! Ha!..."
No one knew what the woman was muttering. It sounded neither like a spell nor a slogan.
But coupled with her wild flailing and clawing gestures, it seemed to possess some form of ferocity.
This was Liu San Dao's minor spell cast upon the woman.
She appeared somewhat like a madwoman fighting, but aside from a loss of composure, it did not impair her judgment.
A woman is fragile, but a madwoman is not weak.
The woman's uncoordinated scratching and digging indeed caused Jia Kuo Dong, who had fought half his life, considerable discomfort.
Before he could even get up, he was scratched all over his face by the woman, the pain burning like fire.
Before he could react, the woman swung the stick at him again.
"Ouch, mother dear!"
Jia Kuo Dong abandoned any pretense of masculine pride and scrambled out of the room as fast as he could.
The thugs who had accompanied him, seeing this scene, immediately scattered and fled, fearing they might also be targeted by this madwoman.
"Hahaha, come on! You beasts! Come on!"
The woman, laughing maniacally, stood at the top of the stairs outside the door and shouted.
"Ding!"
This was the signal for completing a system quest.
Three Lucky Fruits immediately appeared before Liu San Dao.
Lucky Fruits were of little use to him. Perhaps to mortals, they were still a source of good fortune.
To appease the woman's inner rage, Liu San Dao decided to give the Lucky Fruits to her.
The moment he tossed the Lucky Fruits, a dark shadow lunged, clearly aiming for the fruits.
"Stop!"
Liu San Dao roared and quickly moved to intervene.
"If you have the guts, come and take it!"
It was Na Qian Lai. Liu San Dao was puzzled why Na Qian Lai always seemed to be following him so closely.
However, there was no time for hesitation. Liu San Dao immediately produced the Book of Fortune and Virtue.
This book was no longer the same as before, both in its material and the spells within.
He had discovered this when he had time to review it recently.
It possessed a protective attribute towards Lucky Fruits, attacking anything that attempted to seize them with full force.
A golden light blocked Na Qian Lai's path.
However, Na Qian Lai was not one to be easily trapped. He calmly cast a spell to counter the golden light.
But the effect was not ideal, and he had to dodge to avoid the golden light's attack.
Liu San Dao timely cast a secret technique from the "Ruoshui Fu" scripture, creating a barrier in the direction Na Qian Lai was about to evade. Although it could not trap him, it could interfere with his judgment.
"Hahaha, you think this can trap me?"
Na Qian Lai seemed unfazed by Liu San Dao's minor spell. Although he hadn't absorbed any Lucky Fruits recently, his magic power was far greater than Liu San Dao's.
With a flick of his wrist, a flock of crows flew towards Liu San Dao's barrier.
"Whoa! Whoa!"
After only a quarter of an hour, the barrier had vanished without a trace.
"Hahaha!"
Na Qian Lai burst into laughter, "You think this can stop me?"
Liu San Dao hesitated no longer and began chanting the incantation from the Book of Fortune and Virtue.
"Fortune transmitted for a thousand years, virtue spread for ten thousand generations! Fortune transmitted for a thousand years, virtue spread for ten thousand generations!..."
Strangely, the Book of Fortune and Virtue seemed imbued with a soul, emitting golden light, several times larger than before.
Na Qian Lai, caught within it, was like a black sesame seed dropped into the yolk of an egg.
His entire body was bathed in golden light, and he had to cover his eyes due to the blinding brilliance.
The oppressive force of the golden light instantly ignited the evil energy within him.
"Hahaha, let me show you the fruits of my recent cultivation!"
Na Qian Lai laughed and unleashed all his magical power in a full-force attack.
A mass of black energy instantly spread. Although the golden light was not dispersed, it gradually dimmed from the inside out, until both sides were in a stalemate.
Was this Na Qian Lai's current magical power?
Given the inherent magical power of this Book of Fortune and Virtue, it likely couldn't withstand Na Qian Lai's attack. Even with the incantation's boost, it could only barely hold him back.
While it ensured his safety, it was not enough to retrieve the Lucky Fruits from him. What to do now?
"I'll lend you a hand!"
Hearing Fu Rukai's voice, Liu San Dao felt a sense of relief.
"Na Qian Lai, hand over that Lucky Fruit obediently, and we'll let you go today! Otherwise..."
Before Liu San Dao could finish, Na Qian Lai interjected:
"And if I don't? What can you do to me?"
These words were pure provocation!
"Hahaha, don't speak too soon!"
Fu Rukai laughed heartily and also produced his Book of Fortune and Virtue.
He had seen Liu San Dao using his Book of Fortune and Virtue to restrain Na Qian Lai when he arrived. He possessed a similar book. Although he didn't know if it had the same immense power, at least together they should be able to defeat Na Qian Lai.
With that thought, Fu Rukai tossed his Book of Fortune and Virtue.
A beam of golden light descended from the sky, heading straight for Na Qian Lai.
Na Qian Lai's heart sank in alarm:
One Book of Fortune and Virtue was comparable to his current strength. Another one arriving clearly meant he would be at a disadvantage. It seemed the Lucky Fruit wouldn't be taken away today.