Knight Temple Secret Art, Marrow Cleansing and Meridian Washing!

Long Haochen could not understand it.

His gaze silently met Long Haoyu's.

Long Haoyu gave Long Haochen a look, and the expression in his eyes was one Long Haochen had long grown familiar with.

Uh...

Brother seems to be deliberately provoking Dad, doesn't he?

Long Haochen figured it out. He knew that his brother had worked hard all these years to keep the family going, even giving up the Essence Replenishing Liquid for their mother's sake.

Logically, if the two brothers took out the Essence Replenishing Liquid once a week each, both of them could strengthen their foundations and replenish their essence properly.

But Long Haoyu had not done that. He had shouldered all those responsibilities alone.

Vaguely understanding Long Haoyu's actions, Long Haochen lowered his head in silence, a somewhat bashful look appearing on his face.

Brother must be blaming Dad for never being home all these years. He's probably deliberately scaring Dad now.

Mm... I should pretend I don't know anything. It's not like there's any real danger, so it should be fine if I don't say anything, right?

Long Haochen muttered to himself inwardly. Being poor at lying, he was too embarrassed to lift his head at a time like this, afraid he might accidentally give himself away.

Having bluffed Long Haochen into silence, Long Haoyu continued staring coldly at Long Xingyu.

Long Xingyu was furious, yet he noticed that Long Haoyu's aura was unnaturally steady. He vaguely understood what was going on.

"Haochen, can you tell Dad what happened to you and your brother?" Knowing he could do nothing to Long Haoyu, Long Xingyu selectively turned his attention to Long Haochen.

Hearing his name called out so suddenly, Long Haochen gave an "Ah." He had only just decided to keep the matter hidden, but when he met Long Xingyu's eyes, he suddenly began to stammer.

Long Xingyu vaguely understood. His voice immediately turned stern. "Haochen, you said that you became a first-rank Attendant Knight."

"You've only just become an Attendant Knight, and you've already forgotten the Ten Great Tenets we knights follow?"

Unable to intimidate Long Haoyu, Long Xingyu felt he could still keep Long Haochen in hand.

Long Haochen's expression immediately changed. Seeing Long Haoyu give him a gentle nod, the determination returned to his eyes.

From the end of the Attendant Knight assessment, to picking wild vegetables in the forest, to encountering the Wolf Demons, the white-robed man from the Assassin Temple, and Cai'er—

Pressed by the Ten Great Tenets of knights, and with his brother already done provoking their father, Long Haochen recounted everything in great detail.

"Wolf Demons actually came to Odin Town?"

A chilling killing intent flashed in Long Xingyu's eyes. He was the wielder of the Throne of Doom and Slaughter; slaughter was his duty.

Wolf Demons were connected to the Demon Race. He had not the slightest goodwill toward such creatures, especially while he was suffering inwardly.

Had he not heard that all the Wolf Demons had already been slaughtered, he would have wanted to chase after them and grind them to dust.

"Haoyu, Dad knows you resent me. But if you encounter something like this in the future, you must act within your limits. And don't use things like this to scare Dad."

Long Xingyu suppressed the anger in his heart. He understood that Long Haoyu had deliberately provoked him, and spoke helplessly yet earnestly.

Long Haoyu said nothing. He could not accept Long Xingyu's concern right now, and carrying No Edge on his back, he headed toward his room.

Long Xingyu's face darkened like the bottom of a pot, and the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably. He flashed in front of Long Haoyu.

"Haoyu, both you and Haochen have passed the assessment. For the next three years, you will need to study at the Odin Sub-Temple."

"Dad has decided that I'll properly make up for my past failures as a father. Give Dad a chance, all right?"

Long Xingyu's gaze was exceptionally "sincere," and his tone was warm and magnetic.

Seeing this, Bai Yue came to her son's side and crouched beside Long Haoyu. In a gentle voice, she said, "Haoyu, don't be angry with your father anymore, all right?"

The resolve in Long Haoyu's heart softened slightly. He would not listen to Long Xingyu's concern right now, but Bai Yue's words worked remarkably well.

Meeting Long Xingyu's sincere, expectant gaze once more, he stiffly answered, "Fine."

Long Xingyu gave Bai Yue a grateful look. Then, moving swiftly, he pulled Long Haoyu and Long Haochen into his embrace, giving Long Haoyu no chance to resist.

"Haoyu, Haochen, since you have both passed the Attendant Knight assessment, Dad has prepared a gift for you as you truly begin your path as knights."

"Did you know that there are many impurities in the meridians of our human bodies? Following the secret arts of our Knight Temple, Dad prepared many medicinal herbs to help you cleanse your marrow and wash your meridians."

"As long as the Marrow Cleansing and Meridian Washing succeeds, both of you will improve greatly. You will surely be able to go farther on the path of knights in the future."

"This is the Knight Temple's way of showing concern for you future knights. You must not disgrace the name of knight."

Long Xingyu spoke with great solemnity as he took out a large amount of medicinal herbs he had long prepared from his Space Ring.

Long Haoyu curled his lip, looking somewhat surprised at the medicinal herbs Long Xingyu had taken out. In the original timeline, Long Haochen would receive help from the Thousand Strikes Spirit Furnace.

By burning away the impurities in the Twelve Meridians, it could further develop the body.

Previously, since the white-robed man had not commented that his talent was poor, he had naturally missed out on the benefit of having the white-robed man use the Thousand Strikes Spirit Furnace to cleanse his marrow and wash his meridians.

Long Xingyu's preparations now could make up for that perfectly. Long Xingyu had probably prepared this long ago in the original timeline as well.

Perhaps he had learned then that the impurities in Long Haochen's Twelve Meridians had already been burned away, which was why he had not bothered doing anything redundant.

But when he heard Long Xingyu mention the Knight Temple's secret art and say that they must not disgrace the name of knight, he could not help but sneer inwardly.

This bargain-bin dad really never misses a chance to brainwash Haochen and me!

Hearing that Marrow Cleansing and Meridian Washing could improve their strength, Long Haochen immediately revealed an eager expression.

Long Xingyu's pride was immensely satisfied, and he promptly began brewing the medicinal herbs.

About an hour later, all the herbs had been brewed. Two enormous water vats were placed in front of the Thatched Cottage.

Dark green medicinal liquid rippled in the vats, giving off a pungent smell.

"Haoyu, Haochen, get in!"

"This secret art will be of enormous benefit to you!"

Long Xingyu added a bundle of firewood beneath the vats and spoke with a serious expression.

Long Haoyu looked at the medicinal liquid in the vats. His talent had already been maxed out directly by the system, but the impurities in his body had not been fully cleansed.

Now, looking at the medicinal liquid Long Xingyu had prepared, and under Bai Yue's encouraging gaze, he and Long Haochen both entered the vats.

The terrifying medicinal potency swept through their bodies in an instant. The sensation was like being scalded, making him and Long Haochen both let out muffled groans.

After enduring the first wave of scorching medicinal effects, Long Haoyu calmed himself. He could feel the potency burrowing into every part of his body.

In the original timeline, after the Thousand Strikes Spirit Furnace burned away the impurities in Long Haochen's Twelve Meridians, his Spirit Energy had soared directly from 11 to 25.

And like the original Long Haochen, he had not used Essence Replenishing Liquid to strengthen his foundation and replenish his essence. Through relentless effort alone, he had already reached 35 points of Spirit Energy.

Long Haoyu began looking forward to it. After this Marrow Cleansing and Meridian Washing, just how far could his strength rise?