Five Tigers Gang.
"Gang Leader, the attempt to win Shi Yi over that you personally arranged has failed!"
"Shi Yi showed the Five Tigers Gang absolutely no respect and rejected us outright on the spot. Zhao Cheng and the others saw it as well, and Lu Feng should know by now too."
After returning to the Five Tigers Gang, Jiao Darong reported the matter of recruiting Shi Yi to the gang leader, Shangguan Hu, emphasizing how Shi Yi had shown the Five Tigers Gang no respect.
In truth, the Five Tigers Gang had not wanted to approach him this way either. But Shi Yi's daily life was far too regular, leaving them no chance to contact him in private.
It was not as if no one had suggested paying him a visit at night, but Shangguan Hu had dismissed that proposal outright!
Sneaking to his door in the dead of night would not be recruitment—it would be making trouble, coercion, and forging a grudge.
Moreover, Shi Yi's residence was directly across the street from the Anyang Martial Arts School. If they handled things even slightly poorly, Lu Feng would surely intervene.
Although Shangguan Hu's strength had improved over the years, he still had no certainty of victory against Lu Feng.
Besides, within Anyuan Town, the ones whose interests conflicted with his were the Jinyang Gang and the Blood Sword Hall. The Anyang Martial Arts School had no conflict of interest with him for the time being, so there was naturally no need to make an enemy at such a moment.
As for recruiting Shi Yi, aside from valuing Shi Yi's potential, he also wanted to use Shi Yi to make a few small moves.
He had mishandled that matter back then. Otherwise, he would not have ended up confronting Lu Feng head-on.
"Mm. Let this matter rest for now, then."
Shangguan Hu swept his gaze over Jiao Darong and spoke indifferently.
It had only been a casual attempt. Success would have been better, but failure did not matter either.
It was merely a test; he had not lost anything.
As for the intent behind Jiao Darong's words, he understood it as well, but did not care.
"After the Divine Constable Bureau leaves, the Jinyang Gang and the Blood Sword Hall will definitely make their moves. Have people keep an eye on them first."
"The Anyang Martial Arts School is not yet our enemy."
Compared with Shi Yi, Shangguan Hu was far more concerned with the Jinyang Gang and the Blood Sword Hall.
If not for the Divine Constable Bureau's arrival earlier, they would already have gone to war and decided the victor!
Now, it was about to begin again.
That was why he deliberately added the reminder, so Jiao Darong would understand what mattered most and what could wait.
"Yes, Gang Leader."
Jiao Darong replied upon hearing this.
He had wanted to use this opportunity to trouble Shi Yi. No one had ever dared toy with him like that before, and it had cost him dearly in face. At that time, he had even felt the urge to kill.
As someone who made his living licking blood from a blade's edge, he rarely gave anyone face. Those who refused to give him face were generally all killed!
In his eyes, Shi Yi was merely a mud-legged nobody with decent bones and good luck. If such a person had no background, he could wipe out his entire family.
Now, after hearing Shangguan Hu's orders, he had no choice but to suppress his killing intent toward Shi Yi. Just as Shangguan Hu had reminded him, Shi Yi was unimportant; the threats posed by the Jinyang Gang and the Blood Sword Hall were what mattered.
As for Shi Yi, there would be plenty of time to cause him trouble later.
Anyang Martial Arts School.
"Master."
Shi Yi and Zhao Cheng arrived together at the pavilion in the rear courtyard.
After they finished training at noon, Lu Feng had summoned them both.
On the way, Shi Yi had asked Zhao Cheng, but Zhao Cheng did not know what it was about either.
"Mm, the two of you have recovered well."
Lu Feng looked at them and spoke slowly.
After their encounter with the Silver Wolf Spirit at Mount Jiuhua, both of them had looked somewhat affected upon their return. Now, however, they seemed to have recovered.
"I called you here this time because there are rewards for completing this mission."
"This is Silver Wolf Spirit flesh and blood. One portion each."
"Silver Wolf Spirit flesh and blood will greatly benefit your current cultivation. It can help you build up your foundation faster and achieve a breakthrough sooner."
Lu Feng took out two chunks of meat wrapped in oiled paper and set them on the table.
After the people from the Divine Constable Bureau killed the Silver Wolf Spirit, they had not kept all of its flesh and blood for themselves. They had given part to the yamen and part to those who had participated in the mission.
It was not because the Divine Constable Bureau cared so much about others. Rather, several parties had participated in this mission. Whoever dared to keep it all would offend the people of the other factions.
The Divine Constable Bureau held a high status, but it did not stand above every force.
Especially its leader—he looked formidable within Anyuan Town, but his status within the Divine Constable Bureau was not especially high.
Thus, they still had to hand over part of the Silver Wolf Spirit flesh and blood.
Shi Yi and Zhao Cheng had participated in the mission, and they were also Lu Feng's disciples whom he thought highly of. That was why he gave each of them a portion of the Silver Wolf Spirit flesh and blood.
"Thank you, Master."
A gleam flashed through Zhao Cheng's eyes, and he was exceedingly excited.
He had wanted Oddity flesh and blood for a long time, but had never had the opportunity to obtain any. Although he had participated in this mission, he had not been sure whether the Divine Constable Bureau would hand out any benefits.
He had asked his father, but his father had not said much, only telling him to remain calm and wait.
Now that he saw the Silver Wolf Spirit flesh and blood, he was immensely excited.
When an ordinary wild wolf transformed into an oddity, it generally encountered some great stroke of fortune. Only then could it transform, and its flesh and blood would also contain traces of the wondrous object it had swallowed. This was greatly beneficial to martial cultivation.
It could help him break through into the Stone Skin Inscription realm more quickly.
"Thank you, Master."
Shi Yi truly had not expected that he would receive Oddity flesh and blood as well.
Earlier, the people from the Divine Constable Bureau had seemed so arrogant, utterly disregarding people like them who had merely followed along on the mission.
The Silver Giant Wolf had also been slain by the Divine Constable Bureau. He had therefore felt that the Silver Wolf Spirit flesh and blood had nothing to do with them, so he had never asked about it.
Shi Yi did not particularly care about Oddity flesh and blood. The Hundred-Year Stone Milk was still on Mount Jiuhua, after all. In a few days, he would go there to see how things stood, so he truly did not care much about the Silver Wolf Spirit flesh and blood.
Of course, he naturally liked any benefit he could get his hands on!
"The Silver Wolf Spirit's flesh and blood underwent a transformation, so it contains an extremely high concentration of flesh-and-blood essence, far surpassing ordinary beasts. Its effects are even stronger than the medicinal potency of common medicine. When consuming it, eat it in several portions. Do not eat too much at once."
Lu Feng looked at them and gave them a special warning.
He had already eaten the Silver Wolf Spirit's flesh and blood. Even for a martial artist like him undergoing Muscle Refinement, it was an excellent cultivation resource, much less for Shi Yi and Zhao Cheng.
However, what he found regrettable was that consuming the Silver Wolf Spirit's flesh and blood did not greatly help him break through in martial cultivation. That was because he had encountered a bottleneck, not because he lacked cultivation resources.
Thus, the Silver Wolf Spirit's flesh and blood was of limited help to him.
For that very reason, he had taken out a portion for Shi Yi and Zhao Cheng as a reward for completing the mission.
"Thank you for your guidance, Master."
Shi Yi and Zhao Cheng spoke in unison.
Shi Yi looked at the oiled paper. There was no longer any trace of qi and blood upon it, further proving that dead things possessed no qi-and-blood power—even oddities were the same.
"All right, take the things and go back."
Lu Feng waved his hand as he spoke.
He knew that the two of them must be eager to eat the Silver Wolf Spirit's flesh and blood right now.
Do not ask how he knew. After obtaining the Silver Wolf Spirit's flesh and blood, he had immediately cooked a piece.
This sort of Oddity flesh and blood was extremely rare even for him; it was not something one could obtain easily.
Oddity flesh and blood not only contained powerful flesh-and-blood essence, but was also exceptionally delicious. Once one had tasted it, it was difficult to forget. Its overall value was therefore extremely high; in small places, it was essentially something with a price but no market.
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