Ambush in the Dead of Night

After finishing the "Savage Bear Refining Flesh Method," Luo Yi placed the manual on the stone table.

He struck a pose, recalling the movements depicted in the manual.

"One pounce," "one lift," "one thrust," "one stomp." A figure darted and weaved through the courtyard, the wind generated by his movements scattering dust and fallen leaves in all directions.

After completing a full round of all the moves, a system notification popped up: Savage Bear Refining Flesh Method progress +2.

A full two points! Luo Yi guessed it was due to his top-tier aptitude, which significantly sped up his cultivation of the "Flesh Refining Realm" technique.

Luo Yi was very satisfied with the speed of his progress. Feeling his body was in good condition, he had no intention of stopping his practice.

"Roar!"

As he continued to practice, his breathing rhythm became like that of a savage bear, occasionally letting out muffled grunts.

Though he was in the courtyard honing his muscles and tempering his body, from a distance, he resembled a demonic bear hunting its prey, the entire courtyard filled with a savage aura.

He continued practicing like this, and a quarter of an hour quickly passed. The warm current that flowed from his abdomen to all parts of his body gradually dissipated, the effects of the consumed Tonic and Bear Gall fading away.

Knowing that further practice would deplete his body, Luo Yi stopped and went into the kitchen to brew some Tonic. He then consumed another piece of Bear Gall.

"Hoo." Taking a deep breath, he resumed his practice.

Before the medicinal effects of the Bear Gall wore off, Luo Yi took the time to consume the Tonic. With the combined effects of both, he practiced for about an hour this time before the warm current in his body disappeared again.

So fast! Although he had anticipated it, Luo Yi knew that the effects of Bear Gall and Tonic would decrease for Martial Artists in the Body Refining Realm, but he hadn't expected the reduction to be so significant.

Looking at the dwindling supply of Bear Gall and Tonic, he didn't consume any more.

He sat at the stone table in the courtyard, taking out his brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. Following the records in "Introduction to Poisons," to avoid trouble from others discovering the effects of the formula, he deliberately broke down the formula suitable for Flesh Refining Realm Martial Artists into five parts, mixing each part with a large amount of inexpensive herbs.

After ensuring that only he could understand the formula, he intended to go to the pharmacy to buy the ingredients according to the prescription.

As soon as he stood up! Luo Yi touched the few thousand copper coins left in his pocket and forced a smile that was uglier than crying. He put the formula back in his pocket.

With no silver to buy new herbs, and the sky gradually darkening, Luo Yi returned to his room, planning to rest early and wake up early the next day to figure out how to make money to buy medicine.

Lying on the bed, he silently recited the command to open his status panel:

Savage Bear Refining Flesh Method (Not yet entered) 13/200

This flesh refining method was much slower to cultivate than the Skin Refining method. An hour and a half of practice had only increased his progress by 12 points.

At this rate, it would take at least ten days to break through Skin Refining and enter the Body Refining Realm.

An ordinary Martial Artist would be ecstatic if they could break through from Skin Refining to Body Refining Realm in ten days. Luo Yi, however, was not entirely satisfied with this speed.

As time wore on into the deep night, in a courtyard deep within an alley in the southern district, a group of people wielding sabers, dressed in black, and wearing black headscarves, gathered in the courtyard.

"Little Wolf Head, all the brothers participating in tonight's operation are here. Please give your orders."

"Good!" After hearing the report from his subordinate, Little Wolf Head, standing on the steps, nodded. He turned and shouted to the crowd in the courtyard:

"Brothers, someone killed one of our 'Green Wolf Gang' brothers yesterday. This revenge must be repaid."

"Tonight, every brother who participates in the operation will receive a bounty of five taels of silver from me when we return."

Hearing that there was also silver to be earned, the ruffians in the courtyard excitedly shouted: "Wolf Head, you are wise! Thank you, Wolf Head."

Listening to his brothers omitting the "Little" from his title, Little Wolf Head, who had always been accused of being a kept man who relied on his looks, became instantly excited. He had finally found an opportunity to prove his strength.

Without hiding his smile, Little Wolf Head waved his hand grandly, "Brothers, let's go! Let these wicked commoners know the consequences of offending our 'Green Wolf Gang'."

At this moment, almost all the lights in Yunlu County city had been extinguished. Little Wolf Head, leading his twenty-odd men, took advantage of the night, stealthily avoiding the city patrols, and quietly approached Luo Yi's courtyard.

The group successfully reached their destination. Little Wolf Head looked at a small ruffian behind him.

The ruffian understood his boss's intention from his gaze. He drew his saber and carefully jiggled the door bolt.

After successfully entering the courtyard and locking the gate, Little Wolf Head looked at the two men at the back of the group and whispered, "You, you. You two guard the door. No one is allowed in or out except me."

Leaving men to cut off their retreat, Little Wolf Head looked at the three rooms in the courtyard. Unsure of which room Luo Yi was actually staying in, Little Wolf Head hesitated.

A subordinate who had been gathering information on Luo Yi saw that his boss was not moving and quickly stepped forward.

"Boss, the information we gathered says the 'little beauty' lives in the west wing, and that kid lives in the east wing."

After speaking, fearing that Little Wolf Head might not know which room was which, the ruffian even pointed in the direction with his finger.

Hearing his subordinate's report and thinking of Luo Xi's beautiful face, Little Wolf Head felt as if he was about to have an orgasm.

Fearing that Luo Xi might escape upon hearing the commotion in the courtyard, Little Wolf Head casually pointed out a few men, "You go capture the 'little beauty.' The rest of you, charge into the room with me and hack that kid to death."

With that, the two groups rushed towards their respective targets.

Luo Yi, who was sleeping soundly, immediately got out of bed upon hearing the sound of footsteps running in the courtyard. He slowly reached under his pillow and drew his saber.

Taking his weapon, Luo Yi folded his clothes and placed them on the bed, covering them with the quilt. From a distance, it looked as if someone was sleeping in the bed.

After finishing everything, he heard the footsteps approaching the door. He quickly dodged into the nearby wardrobe.

At this moment, Little Wolf Head, leading a group of ruffians, burst into Luo Yi's room.

Looking at the figure on the bed, he wondered how the person could still be sleeping so soundly, despite their loud footsteps.

A seed of doubt sprouted in his heart, fearing an ambush. Little Wolf Head glanced at a thug beside him.

"You, go up there and hack him to death!"

The thug who was pointed at inwardly cursed his luck, his expression looking worse than if he'd eaten shit.

Seeing his boss's man-eating glare, he figured if he didn't obey and act, his boss would probably hack him to death instead.

Gripping his Dao, he cautiously approached the bed in the corner of the room. Raising the Dao in his hand high, he brought it down with a "crack" onto the figure under the covers.