At that moment, Mary Hospital in Tianshui City was one of the best hospitals in the entire city. It was fully equipped, and its doctors were highly skilled. The only problem was that it was expensive; the poor wouldn't dare set foot inside.
In one of the hospital's private rooms, a crash rang out as a vase shattered, accompanied by fury so intense it seemed to come from a wounded beast.
"Xia Ping!"
The person lying in the hospital bed was none other than Zhou Tai'an. His face was twisted, and his fists were clenched. He was clearly furious.
Thanks to Mary Hospital's advanced medical equipment, he had spent a million Federal Coins, but his injuries—which should have taken a month to heal—were now nearly recovered after just a week.
But just when he was in a good mood, he saw news about Xia Ping online. The sight had nearly driven him mad, and the anger he had been bottling up for a week could no longer be contained.
"While I've spent this whole week lying in a hospital bed, getting treated like a mummy, you, Xia Ping, have been living the high life. You've even been thriving."
Zhou Tai'an's face darkened. "You've been challenging martial arts centers, advanced to Martial Apprentice Seventh Heaven, and even won over the school belle from No. 88 Middle School—a famous beauty streamer online."
"If this keeps up, that bastard will be shitting and pissing all over me. How am I supposed to get my revenge then?!"
He was furious and jealous. Back when he'd tried to advance to Martial Apprentice Sixth Heaven, he had no idea how much effort he'd put in or how many resources he'd burned through.
But that kid seemed to have no bottlenecks in his cultivation. He kept breaking