Tiger Roar Divine Intent

The moment Jin Qiao'er landed, she saw a silver-masked man charging at her with a long blade!

Her expression shifted drastically. She hadn't expected enemies lying in wait outside the martial arts school. Clutching her bundle tightly, she activated her lightness skill and fled for her life. Inside the bundle was her grandfather's life's work—she absolutely could not lose it.

But the silver-masked man's martial arts were far superior to hers, and he gave chase without relenting.

One pursued, one fled, and gradually they reached the banks of the Clear Water River, racing along the shore.

Qin Shuang was catching dragonflies under a willow tree when suddenly a slender girl in red sprinted past. With a thud, a bundle landed in the grass a few yards away from him. The girl didn't look back and kept running.

Behind her, about ten yards back, a silver-masked man was closing in.

"Hm? Jin Qiao'er?"

Qin Shuang recognized the girl in red—she was Jin Qiao'er, the daughter of Jin Boyang, the head of the Golden Tiger Martial Arts School.

He remembered.

Just now, the Golden Whip and Golden Saber schools had come to demand an explanation. How had Jin Qiao'er escaped?

Qin Shuang glanced at the bundle nearby. He noticed a tear in it, revealing the corner of a yellowed book with the character "Medicine" on it.

His heart stirred. He stepped forward and picked up the bundle.

"You wretched thing, put that bundle down!!"

At that moment, the silver-masked man, his expression vicious, swung his long blade at Qin Shuang's head. Instantly, a dense layer of Qi and Blood Gauze Robe emerged around him, and the blade in his hand, infused with blood and qi, turned crimson!

A terrifying aura of murderous intent radiated from him!

"Bone Forging Realm, Qi and Blood Gauze Robe!"

Qin Shuang's eyes turned cold as he saw the silver-masked man. Bundle in hand, he executed Grass on Flying, his body springing aside to dodge the blade. In the same motion, his own Qi and Blood Gauze Robe appeared, and he unleashed a perfected Fierce Tiger Fist—one move, Fierce Tiger Pouncing, like a savage tiger lunging at the silver-masked man!

"What?!"

The silver-masked man, seeing that this passerby by the river was also a Bone Forging Realm expert no weaker than himself, was taken aback. He tried to evade, but caught off guard, he had no time. A sharp pain exploded in his ribs.

"Crack!"

A sound of breaking bones rang out. Ding Zhen felt himself flying through the air, landing heavily three yards away. He opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood!

"Die!"

Seizing his advantage, Qin Shuang flickered forward, appearing before the silver-masked man, and stomped down on his throat!

"Crack!"

Another bone-crunching sound. Ding Zhen's neck bones were crushed to powder, and he died instantly!

Qin Shuang pulled off the silver mask, revealing an unfamiliar young man. He searched the body and found five banknotes of one hundred taels each, a few dozen taels of loose silver, and a wooden token.

"Easy money really is the way to go!!"

Qin Shuang tossed the silver-masked man's corpse into the Clear Water River, stuffed the banknotes and silver into his robes, and let out a sigh.

Killing Qi Yunfeng had netted him over three hundred taels. This silver-masked man had yielded over five hundred more. Enough to buy plenty of Tiger Blood Pills.

Qin Shuang then turned his attention to the bundle he'd picked up and opened it.

Inside was a two-foot-long bamboo tube, brownish in color and seemingly quite old, polished to a glossy sheen. He set the tube aside and continued rummaging. He found over a dozen white porcelain bottles. Opening one, he discovered it was filled with Tiger Blood Pills!

The yellowed, curled book was titled Basic Introduction to Medicine.

"Nice!"

"With this many Tiger Blood Pills, I can refine my blood and qi!"

Excitement gleamed in Qin Shuang's eyes.

This haul was a real score.

Jin Qiao'er had been running for her life when she realized her bundle had fallen. Hearing the sounds of a fight behind her, she turned to look and saw that the silver-masked man chasing her had been killed by a youth.

"Junior Brother Qin?"

Qin Shuang was packing up his gains, ready to head back to Fusheng Restaurant, when he noticed that Jin Qiao'er, who had run far off, had returned. She stared at him, her beautiful eyes filled with shock and disbelief.

At that moment, Jin Qiao'er's heart was in turmoil.

She never imagined that the one who killed her pursuer was Qin Shuang—that junior brother who came to the school to learn boxing but showed up only three days out of ten!

She'd been too focused on escaping to notice him.

Hadn't Junior Brother Qin failed to even grasp the basics of Fierce Tiger Fist?

How could he kill a Bone Forging Realm expert?

Didn't that mean Junior Brother Qin's martial arts were at least at the Bone Forging Realm?

"Let's talk somewhere else!"

Qin Shuang glanced around, then said to Jin Qiao'er, heading toward an alley near Long Street by the East Gate. Jin Qiao'er quickly followed behind.

Before long...

The two arrived at a corner of the alley. Qin Shuang looked at Jin Qiao'er, tightening his grip on the bundle in his hands, and asked, "What happened?!"

"My grandfather's junior brother came to the door. Father and Grandfather told me to take this bundle and leave first. I'm afraid they..."

Thinking of her father and grandfather, Jin Qiao'er's beautiful eyes reddened slightly as she looked at the bundle in Qin Shuang's hands and spoke.

"Your grandfather's junior brother... for this bamboo tube?"

Qin Shuang looked at the bundle in his hands, his heart stirring. The Tiger Blood Pill and Basic Introduction to Medicine weren't enough to bring someone to their doorstep seeking revenge. That meant the most valuable thing was the bamboo tube in the bundle that hadn't been opened yet!

"Mm."

Jin Qiao'er hesitated briefly, then a resolute look appeared in her beautiful eyes. She said, "Junior Brother Qin, if you hadn't helped me kill the people chasing me, I would already be dead and the things would have been taken. I... I have an impertinent request..."

"Mm. Speak."

Qin Shuang looked at Jin Qiao'er, his heart stirring.

"The pills in the bundle are all yours. Inside the bamboo tube is a Tiger Roar Divine Intent diagram. After you learn the Tiger Roar Divine Intent within it, could you... return the Tiger Roar Divine Intent diagram... to me? Because that's what my father and grandfather risked their lives to protect..."

"If... if that's not enough, I'm willing to pay any price!"

Jin Qiao'er looked at Qin Shuang, her beautiful eyes reddened, a pleading expression on her face.

She knew in her heart that without Junior Brother Qin, she would likely be dead. She also knew this request was excessive, but she had to say it. Because her father and grandfather would rather die than lose this thing. If she lost it, how could she face her grandfather and father?

"Tiger Roar Divine Intent?"

Qin Shuang's heart stirred at the words. He asked, "Learn the Tiger Roar Divine Intent within it?"

"Mm."

Jin Qiao'er nodded and said, "I heard my grandfather say that if one can comprehend the Tiger Roar Divine Intent within, there is hope of condensing a Divine Seed! Advancing to the Divine Wheel Realm. But my grandfather and father have studied it for decades and never gained anything."

"Alright. Once I learn the Tiger Roar Divine Intent within, I'll give you the diagram."

Qin Shuang nodded and said.

"Thank you, Junior Brother Qin!"

Hearing this, Jin Qiao'er's beautiful eyes lit up. She bowed deeply to Qin Shuang, then added, "Junior Brother Qin, I want to go back and see how my father and the others are doing!"

"That's fine!"

Qin Shuang thought that killing someone here and then catching dragonflies in the same spot really wasn't ideal. With these Tiger Blood Pills, he could go back and boost his Qi and Blood first!