The Aggrieved Xu Sanshi

Xu Sanshi had been listening intently from the back the entire time.

Just as he was finally about to breathe a sigh of relief, a single sentence from Qian Chaoguang sent his heart shooting back into his throat, leaving him almost suffocated.

"Four Profound Water Pills and one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, and we'll let this matter go."

"Hiss..."

Qian Chaoguang's voice reached the ears of everyone present, triggering a continuous wave of inhales.

Some people might not have known what Profound Water Pills were, but everyone certainly understood the concept of one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.

One punch, one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins...

Even though Xu Sanshi came from a wealthy family, that amount was enough to make his heart bleed.

Too ruthless!

This kid had met a benefactor at such a young age!

Xu Sanshi's expression twisted grotesquely as he endured the pain and said, "Gold Soul Coins are easy enough. I can give them to you, but I'll need time to gather the money. As for the Profound Water Pills... I really can't get the other two..."

Qian Chaoguang said nothing. He took Huo Yutong's hand and turned to leave.

Can't get four? Who was he trying to fool?

In the Original Work, Beibei had easily gotten three. For a young master like him, who treated Profound Water Pills like candy, was this even supposed to be a problem?

"Hey, wait, wait, wait! Don't go... I'll give them to you! I'll give them to you, alright?!"

Xu Sanshi let out a despairing wail and reached out to pull out all his possessions.

A bag containing over twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins slammed onto the ground with a loud thud.

"But... but I really don't have any more on me right now. Three days, give me three days. Within three days, I'll definitely give you the remaining two Profound Water Pills and eighty thousand Gold Soul Coins! I might even get them to you as soon as tomorrow!"

Qian Chaoguang gave him a deep look before collecting the twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins.

"For Brother Bei's sake, I'll let you off this time. I hope you remember that Shrek isn't run by your family. We're both students, so follow some rules. If the compensation isn't delivered within three days, I believe all the senior students here would be more than happy to enjoy a grilled fish feast."

With that, Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong drifted away.

At the same time, he gave Tang Ya an apologetic look and silently mouthed, "All the grilled fish you can eat tomorrow."

Tang Ya immediately broke into a smile and gladly accepted.

With no more excitement to watch, the Onlookers gradually dispersed, all hoping Xu Sanshi would break his promise within three days.

Jiang Nannan cursed that he deserved it before disappearing with her friends.

Having breathed a sigh of relief, Xu Sanshi hurriedly dragged Beibei into a corner to remove the hidden weapons from his body.

"Beibei, hurry up and get them out..."

The two Dragon Whisker Needles had been lodged inside him for quite some time now, and the pain had already turned his face pale.

"Serves you right. You've been throwing your weight around all this time, and today you finally ran into someone who wouldn't let it slide, huh? Someone should've put you in your place long ago."

Beibei laughed as he scolded him.

"Withdraw your turtle shell."

Xu Sanshi hurriedly withdrew his martial soul. Waves of piercing pain surged through him like a tide, making even his Soul Elder body tremble uncontrollably.

Beibei tapped several points with his right hand, then gave a light tug. Two golden threads sprang out and rapidly shrank into two rice-grain-sized golden pellets.

"I used up a favor to help you this time. How are you planning to compensate me?"

"Let me recover first..."

Still shaken, Xu Sanshi touched the two spots where he had been struck.

"Tell me, Beibei, just what's this kid's background...? He memorized the School Rules on his first day of enrollment? I didn't even know the School Rules until my third year! Oh, right, he really is a new student, isn't he? I don't recognize him."

Beibei seemed to recall his experience in the Star Dou Great Forest and suddenly smiled. "Chaoguang isn't someone to be messed with. When he gets ruthless, he doesn't even spare himself. There are some things I can't tell you, but I can tell you this: Zhou Yi suffered a huge setback at his hands today. She's probably smashing up her office in rage right now."

Xu Sanshi's eyes widened. "Zhou Yi? That crazy old hag? Someone can go against her and not get expelled?"

"All I can tell you is that Chaoguang has someone backing him. Zhou Yi can't touch him."

"How do you know? Don't try to fool me."

"You don't have to believe me. And I wonder which idiot just got swindled out of four Profound Water Pills and one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins. If you've got time, hurry home and cry to your father."

"You bastard..."

After returning to the dormitory, Wang Dong was lying on her bed like a corpse as usual, while Qian Chaoguang took out one of the Profound Water Pills Xu Sanshi had given as compensation.

Before returning to the dormitory, in order to maximize the pill's effects, he had followed the Original Work's description and made Huo Yutong train until she collapsed from exhaustion. Only after triggering the Mysterious Heaven Skill's rebound effect at its limit did he let her take the Profound Water Pill, then entrusted a girl from their class who happened to be passing by to carry her upstairs.

Originally, he had wanted to give both pills to Huo Yutong, but she absolutely refused and stubbornly insisted that Qian Chaoguang use one himself.

The pill's greatest effect was to expand one's meridians and increase cultivation speed.

But...

Qian Chaoguang's meridians were now as strong as those of an Ordinary Titled Douluo. The Profound Water Pill's effect on him was truly too minor.

He looked at the bottle in his hand and smiled helplessly.

Forget it. It was his little sister's heartfelt wish. There was no harm in trying it, and there were still three more anyway.

He had often seen these in novels in his previous life. Now he could finally try one for himself.

A deep-blue pill the size of a cherry rolled out from the porcelain bottle, its surface covered in neatly arranged white patterns.

Once it fell into his palm, a thin layer of mist rose around the blue pill. A fresh fragrance lingered in the air, refreshing his senses.

Wang Dong sniffed, then abruptly sat up.

"A Profound Water Pill worth a fortune? Where did you get that?"

Having just made a sizable profit, Qian Chaoguang was in a good mood. "Some idiot named Xu Sanshi paid it as compensation. He fought me in front of dozens of students. I was already being generous by not extorting ten or eight pills from him."

Ten... eight?

Wang Dong was going crazy in her heart. Did he think Profound Water Pills grew on trees?!

When she thought of the seventy thousand Gold Soul Coins she had lost, along with the promissory note for one hundred and thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins, her liver ached.

After fiercely cursing that Money-Grubber bastard in her heart, she lay back down and went to sleep.

Naturally, Qian Chaoguang did not know what Wang Dong was thinking. He had already swallowed the Profound Water Pill and was absorbing its medicinal power.

He now felt as though he were immersed in a refreshing pool of water. That clear, comfortable sensation was as satisfying as soaking in an ice bath during the hottest days of summer.

After some time, the sun set.

The fluctuations of Soul Power around Qian Chaoguang grew increasingly intense, and a faint blue light radiated from his body.

Especially from his chest, where the ice-blue dot had nearly formed into a pillar of light, casting a hazy glow onto the wall.

Looking closer, a layer of faintly glowing icy mist seemed to float over the surface of his body. Along with it came a subtle fragrance, like that of some extraordinarily rare Heavenly Treasure.

Whether because she had slept too much during the day or because the light was keeping her awake, Wang Dong simply jumped down from her bed and watched Qian Chaoguang from up close.