When I Was Weaker, I Was Submissive; When I Am Stronger, I Strike Hard!

Stepping out of the school gates, Lin Yu followed Jiang Che.

"Hey, Jiang Che!"

Jiang Che turned back, a playful smile on his face.

"Lin Yu, you didn't manage to hit me last time… Are you trying to hit me again this time? If you do… I'll just call the police again!"

"I'd like to see who can protect you then?"

Jiang Che's arrogant words made Lin Yu's teeth itch with anger. In the week since he'd come down the mountain, he'd endured more frustration than in the past twenty years combined!

It had literally forced an unruly, wild dragon of a malevolent doctor to become a Ninja Turtle.

"Jiang Che! I'm not here to hit you, I just want to ask you something… Have you been to the West Mountain Scenic Area recently?"

Jiang Che nodded. "Yeah, I have! Why?"

His sincere response completely baffled Lin Yu. "Then have you gone down into a mountain stream? Was there a Cave Abode inside?"

Jiang Che continued to nod. "Yeah? Why?"

Lin Yu's mind reeled.

How could this be?

This Cave Abode Secret Realm was clearly supposed to be his… How did Jiang Che know about it?

Lin Xiaotian had been very clear at the time: only those close to them knew about this Cave Abode.

Where did Jiang Che find out?

Could it be that the information leaked?

"Did you go inside that Cave Abode?" Lin Yu asked nervously.

Jiang Che shrugged. "Of course, I did. The stone door of that Cave Abode was incredibly tough… I had to hire a professional demolition team to blow the door open."

Lin Yu nearly suffered a brain hemorrhage hearing that.

So that's it!

It was all Jiang Che's doing!

"What about the things inside? Are all the treasures from in there with you?"

"Treasures? What treasures?"

"Just treasures! Did you find any scrolls or anything like that in there? And a Jade Pendant?" Lin Yu asked anxiously.

"Scrolls? I did see an ancient-looking scroll."

Jiang Che's words gave Lin Yu hope. "Where is it? That's mine! Give it to me quickly! This Cave Abode is an ancestral property of my family."

"Oh… It was quite cold down in the cave at the time, so I used that scroll to start a fire."

The expression on Lin Yu's face gradually froze, and he asked, clearly in disbelief, "What? You burned it?"

"Yeah! Why wouldn't I burn something useless?"

Lin Yu was so angry he nearly had a brain hemorrhage.

He rushed directly in front of Jiang Che, his eyes bloodshot.

"Give me back my things! Who told you to burn it? Do you know how valuable that was?"

Lin Yu frantically tried to grab Jiang Che's collar, but… the current Jiang Che was completely different from a few days ago.

Lin Yu was a Dark Force Martial Artist, and Jiang Che was no less!

For a moment, Lin Yu realized with horror that… he couldn't do anything to the person in front of him.

Was his strength even greater than his own?

"An Jin?"

Lin Yu took a few steps back, staring intently at Jiang Che.

Just a few days ago… this guy was still an ordinary person, an ant he could swat to death with a single slap.

It hadn't even been a week, so how did he become so powerful?

"How did you do it?"

Lin Yu's hand was slightly numb, and his fingers were trembling.

Suddenly, he seemed to remember something.

The Cave Abode Secret Realm!

Jiang Che had been inside the Cave Abode. Could it be that the treasures inside the Cave Abode… allowed Jiang Che to become a Dark Force Martial Artist in just a few days?

Thinking of this possibility, a storm raged in Lin Yu's heart.

An Jin was not that easy to cultivate; it belonged to internal martial arts.

Even he... started practicing martial arts and internal martial arts at the age of six, and it took him over ten years to reach the initial stage of An Jin.

What kind of lucky encounter could allow someone to become an An Jin master within a few days?

That's impossible!

"What eight stages of An Jin? What the hell are you babbling about?"

Jiang Che feigned ignorance.

"The scroll! You must have practiced the mysterious cultivation method on the scroll! You must still remember it now, right?"

Lin Yu became agitated.

"Are you f*cking stupid?" Jiang Che slapped Lin Yu's hand away.

Many students near the school gate had stopped to watch, discussing among themselves from time to time.

After the disciplinary meeting this morning, Lin Yu had completely lost face at Shilan School.

Even students from the neighboring middle school had heard of Lin Yu's notorious reputation.

But at this moment, Lin Yu couldn't care less.

"Jiang Che, the scroll is useless to you. You might as well give it to me..."

"Oh? I did burn the scroll! But the contents... they're all in my head!"

A smile played on Jiang Che's lips as he pointed to his own head.

So what if I show my hand?

When I was weaker than you, I was timid and submissive. Now that I'm slightly stronger than you, I'll strike directly with full force!

Son of Destiny? You're nothing but a joke!

As far as Jiang Che knew, Lin Yu's biggest reliance was his two masters, two ancient martial arts experts above the An Jin level. However, they wouldn't appear in the early stages at all—not because they were unwilling, but because they were trapped in a certain Secret Realm and couldn't escape!

"Jiang Che, write down the contents of the scroll, and I promise I won't target you again. This item is very important to me; it's a memento my great-grandfather left me."

Lin Yu tried to appear humble, but the bulging veins on his forehead showed just how furious he was at that moment!

"Haha... if you call me 'Dad,' I'll tell you..."

"Oh, wait! I almost forgot you're a dog... Hahaha!"

Lin Yu was enraged, truly enraged.

His teeth gnashed, "You... you're good!"

Suddenly, he seemed to recall something else.

"The Jade Pendant! Is the Jade Pendant from the Cave Abode also with you?"

"The Jade Pendant?"

Jiang Che chuckled softly, then, like a magic trick, produced an ancient Jade Pendant from his hand.

"Look..."

Lin Yu's eyes were instantly drawn to the Jade Pendant, and he instinctively reached out to snatch it, but Jiang Che quickly pulled it back.

The moment he saw the Jade Pendant, a voice seemed to tell him, from the depths of his being, that this was the Jade Pendant he had been searching for—an important item related to his true identity!

"This is mine! Give it to me!"

"What? Are you trying to rob me in the street? Everyone, come and see... this kid is trying to rob me!"

As Jiang Che shouted, Lin Yu immediately calmed down, staring intently at Jiang Che.

More accurately... he was staring at the Jade Pendant in Jiang Che's hand.

Without absolute certainty, he wouldn't dare to make a move!

Jiang Che was also a Dark Force Martial Artist, and it seemed... he was not weaker than himself. If he made a move, what if he didn't gain an advantage?

Moreover, there were many people around now, so he could only proceed slowly.

"Alright, alright, I'll remember you!"

After uttering a harsh threat, Lin Yu turned and left.

"Heh—"

Jiang Che toyed with the Jade Pendant in his hand. The warm, smooth feel... it was quite pleasant!

As for whether he was worried about Lin Yu's retaliation?

Of course not!

Lin Yu's only reliance in the early stages was himself, at most a few connections his master had left him during his travels.

Mainly, Lin Yu had to grow stronger in secret.

So, there was no need to worry about some powerful old man descending from the sky in the early stages...

As long as Lin Yu wasn't directly killed, there shouldn't be any major problems.

He would just follow the story bit by bit, and then crush Lin Yu once he became powerful enough!