Healing Injuries

Li Pin was awakened by a burst of cellphone ringing.

"Ding."

"Your card ending in *8879 received a transfer of 30,000,000.00 yuan at 9:13 on February 3. Balance after transaction: 30,141,073.58 yuan. [Taibai Bank]"

Seeing the balance in his bank account, he felt much more alert.

Naturally, he no longer minded such a trivial matter as being woken by a text message.

The reason he had slept so late today was mainly because applying medicine and circulating his energy to heal his injuries had taken quite some time last night.

Outsiders believed he had unleashed three Dan Jin attacks in one breath, but in truth, the burst of speed he had erupted with at the final moment also counted as a release of Dan Jin—it had merely been used to enhance his speed.

Four bursts of Dan Jin exceeded the limit he had managed even at the height of his strength back then.

Had he not achieved some success in the Innate Qi Nourishing Technique, he would already have been facing the consequences of declining vitality and a ruined future.

"The Five Elements Sect is quite straightforward, at least."

Li Pin remarked, and his impression of the sect improved somewhat.

He changed into a fresh set of clothes.

With the slightest movement, he immediately felt the weakness in his body, along with pain in his muscles and deep within his bones.

He could not help frowning.

"Although I circulated my energy to heal myself last night, unleashing four Dan Jin attacks placed too great a burden on my body. One or two healing sessions clearly won't be enough for a full recovery. I'm afraid I'll need to rest properly from now on."

Li Pin took out his phone, intending to ask Fang Lingjue for leave.

Almost the moment he prepared to call Fang Lingjue, his phone rang first.

Fang Lingjue had called him.

As soon as he answered, Fang Lingjue's voice came through. "Were you the martial artist who killed Wang Daoyi, the Five Elements Sect traitor, at the Luo Family Courtyard last night?"

"It was me."

Li Pin said.

He was not surprised.

The Fang family might not count as a major lineage in Canglong City, but it was still one of the local powers.

It was not strange for Fang Lingjue, a Dan Jin martial artist, to receive this news the next day.

"Are you at your apartment?"

"Yes."

"I'll be there right away."

After saying that, Fang Lingjue hung up.

Li Pin immediately got up and brushed his teeth.

By the time he had more or less finished getting ready, the doorbell rang.

When he opened the door, Fang Lingjue, Shanhu, and a man who appeared to be in his fifties were already waiting outside.

The moment Fang Lingjue saw Li Pin, his gaze fell upon Li Pin's hands.

Though his hands were red and swollen, they still seemed capable of movement, and Fang Lingjue quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

"This is Doctor Liu Pingsheng from Liu's Medical Hall. I specifically brought him here to examine your condition."

As Fang Lingjue spoke, his expression was grave. "You haven't yet embraced qi into Dan, yet you unleashed three Dan Jin attacks in a single breath. Do you know how much strain that puts on your body? There are no shortage of Hua Jin experts in the Martial World who comprehend Dan Jin before embracing Dan, but firing off two consecutive Dan Jin attacks is already the limit of what they can bear. Three Dan Jin attacks..."

He drew a deep breath. "Every year, there are practically people who haven't embraced Dan yet but recklessly unleash Dan Jin, only to cripple themselves at this stage."

"I know my own condition."

Li Pin said.

"Get examined first, then talk."

Fang Lingjue said.

Li Pin did not refuse.

He turned to Liu Pingsheng. "I practice a health-preserving technique. With its vitality nourishing me, I'm not afraid of ordinary loss of qi and blood. It's just that my nutritional supplementation seems to be falling behind. Doctor Liu, please take a look and see whether there are any good prescriptions that could provide especially noticeable replenishment."

"A health-preserving technique?"

Liu Pingsheng was somewhat surprised.

Health-preserving techniques were not the sort of martial arts young people normally practiced.

He stepped forward and examined Li Pin thoroughly.

A moment later, he frowned. "Your qi and blood are indeed severely depleted..."

He glanced at Li Pin. "I still suggest that you come to my place and let me properly nurse you back to health."

"Thank you for your kindness, Doctor Liu. If I haven't improved after half a month, I'll come seek your guidance."

Li Pin said.

"Don't force yourself just because you're young."

Fang Lingjue advised.

Li Pin nodded.

Seeing this, Liu Pingsheng could not say much more. After examining Li Pin once again, he said, "Since you wish to recover through nourishment and gradual care, we'll do as you say..."

He picked up paper and pen to write. "Master Fang is paying you an annual salary of one million, so I won't be stingy with the medicine either... Follow this prescription. Take it once every three days. A month's medicine will cost thirteen thousand. Can you accept that?"

"I can."

Li Pin said. "Money isn't a problem. If there are better prescriptions that work faster, Doctor Liu, please don't economize on my behalf."

"The Five Elements Sect transferred the thirty million?"

Fang Lingjue asked.

"Yes."

Li Pin nodded. "I need to prepare for the Jiangzhou Martial Arts Tournament. The sooner I get my body back in order, the sooner I can resume training."

"With those thirty million, you truly won't be short of money for a while."

Fang Lingjue turned to Liu Pingsheng. "Use the best."

Liu Pingsheng nodded.

"Li Pin, do you know how to decoct medicine? I think you could have Uncle Liu prepare it for you, then go to Uncle Liu's shop to pick it up and drink it."

At that moment, Shanhu suggested.

"That's a good idea."

Fang Lingjue immediately agreed. "If you feel any discomfort after taking the medicine, Doctor Liu can adjust it at any time."

"All right."

Li Pin nodded. "But I need to rest at home these next few days. I was just planning to ask you for leave."

"Just stay home and recuperate properly. I'll have Shanhu bring the decocted medicine over to you."

Fang Lingjue spoke with some exasperation. "Wang Daoyi! The Five Elements Sect's most notorious traitor, a famous Embrace Dan martial artist! You dared wade into a whirlpool like that? You were simply throwing your life away!"

"You can't blame me for what happened then."

Li Pin shrugged.

"Can't blame you? Wang Daoyi had his eye on you, and you couldn't run? Would he really abandon Qi Dongyuan to chase after you? You were just relying on the fact that you could kill the Cat Demon and had cultivated Dan Jin, recklessly showing off a bellyful of hot blood."

Fang Lingjue somewhat blamed him for putting himself in danger.

Yet Li Pin was powerless to refute him.

If Wang Daoyi had not set his sights on him, he would not have proactively involved himself in the matter between Wang Daoyi and the Five Elements Sect.

But Wang Daoyi had turned his attention toward him...

An alive Embrace Dan martial artist!

How fresh was that?

How rare was the chance to exchange blows with someone like that?

So he admitted that, at the time, he truly had entertained the thought of going with the flow and fighting Wang Daoyi to the death.

Li Pin was not Fang Lingjue's disciple, after all, and Fang Lingjue was not really anyone to Li Pin.

After saying a few things, Fang Lingjue also understood that he had no standing to rebuke him.

They were both adults.

Li Pin...

Had his own ideas.

And he should bear responsibility for his own actions.

Seeing that Liu Pingsheng had more or less finished examining Li Pin, he said, "For now, rest properly at home. Call me if anything comes up."

As he spoke, he smiled. "You even managed to kill Wang Daoyi. Although it happened when he and the Five Elements Sect had fought each other to mutual ruin, that level of ability... You truly deserve to be measured against those with an Associate Senior Title. Because of you, I received several calls early this morning. Changfeng Martial Hall has become famous among martial artists."

He could not help sighing. "You really give me a surprise every so often."

Li Pin was not surprised that these people could discover that the martial artist from last night had been him.

After all, the bank account number he had provided belonged to him.

For those with authority, tracing his identity by following that vine to find the melon would not be difficult.