Bearing a Sharp Weapon, the Heart of Murder Arises!

"As the saying goes, of the three hundred and sixty trades, every trade has its master."

"In these three hundred and sixty trades, every one of them can open a road to the heavens."

"Even I couldn't possibly understand every realm in every profession."

"I was born into a family of traditional Chinese medicine, so naturally, I'm most familiar with medical cultivation."

"Because of the elders in my family, I've had quite a few dealings with martial artists, so I also have some understanding of the realms of martial cultivation."

"Let's not talk about the cultivation realms of other professions for now. Let's start with the path you're most familiar with—the nine ranks of martial arts ascending to godhood!"

"As far as I know, martial cultivation can be divided into nine realms: Standing Post, Strength Training, Skin Tempering, Qi and Blood, Force, Innate, Profound Connection, Celestial Being, and Martial God."

"But in the present age, Profound Connection and Celestial Being are almost never seen, and Martial God is nothing more than a legend."

"An Innate Grandmaster is already the pinnacle of martial arts. The mortal body is shed completely, innate fetal breathing is achieved, the acquired returns to the innate, true qi is born within the body, true qi can be released outward to form astral force, blades and spears cannot pierce them, and they can live for three hundred years!"

"Chen Liujia is suspected to be an Innate Grandmaster. Even if he isn't, he is definitely an existence at the peak of the Force realm!"

"And his true disciple, Han Qiao, though only thirty years old, is already a martial artist in the Force realm."

"In the Force realm, the marrow is like frost, the blood is exchanged and reborn; flying flowers and plucked leaves can all injure people. Not a single feather can be added, not a fly or insect can land, and blocking bullets with the flesh is by no means empty fantasy."

Yan Ruyu spoke with deep feeling, but she was not envious.

Han Qiao was at the fifth realm of martial cultivation, the Force realm.

And she, Yan Ruyu, was at the fifth realm of medical cultivation—a famous physician!

Who was more of a genius than whom?

It was merely that martial cultivators practiced the art of killing, while medical cultivators practiced the act of saving lives!

"Innate Grandmaster. Force-realm martial artist."

"So the depths of this world are actually so rich and colorful?"

"Tiny little Strength Training—how laughable. How truly laughable!"

Yan Ruyu's words directly opened the door to a new world for Jiang Wangzu.

Jiang Wangzu and Yan Ruyu walked and chatted along the way, and before long, they arrived at Yan Family Mansion.

"Oh, right. Doctor Yan, please take these five hundred silver dollars as well. I'll have to trouble you for the next six days!"

Jiang Wangzu handed the five hundred-yuan silver notes that had only just warmed in his hand to Yan Ruyu and spoke.

"Then... see you tomorrow!"

"And also, since we're already so familiar, don't keep calling me Doctor Yan all the time."

"From now on, just call me Sister Xiaoyu."

"Little Brother A-Zu!"

Yan Ruyu took the five silver notes from Jiang Wangzu's hand, winked playfully at him, then turned and left with a waft of medicinal fragrance.

"She really did study overseas, went to the Western Continent and drank foreign ink."

"Stylish!"

Jiang Wangzu gazed at Yan Ruyu's departing back and couldn't help thinking to himself.

Taking advantage of the night, he avoided the Police Station patrols and slipped from Upper District to Lower District, back to the residence he had rented.

But just as he entered, he saw candlelight glowing inside the house. A figure was sitting in the living room, eating the beef he hadn't finished.

"Chen Xing, why have you come here?"

The visitor was none other than Chen Tai's cousin, Chen Xing, also one of the two best fighters under Chen Tai.

Rongsheng Street's Double Flower Red Pole!

But Jiang Wangzu had never told anyone about this house he had rented.

To avoid being discovered, he had even deliberately chosen a very remote residence.

Yet Chen Xing had still found his way here.

There was a hint that he had come with ill intentions!

"A-Zu, congratulations on getting rich!"

"I heard from the owner of Li's Braised Meat Shop that you've often been buying large amounts of cooked beef from him lately."

"You really are throwing money around!"

"Where did you strike it rich? Why don't you bring your brother along to make some money too?"

After Chen Xing saw Jiang Wangzu, the vicious aura in his eyes surged.

He held a piece of beef shank in his hand and bit into it fiercely, as if he were eating Jiang Wangzu's flesh.

Then he swaggered over to Jiang Wangzu, swaying with every step.

"Where would I have made any fortune?"

"It was only to satisfy my own appetite, that's all."

"If you like eating it, you can go buy it yourself. Don't come mooching food and drink from me."

"My days aren't exactly comfortable either."

Jiang Wangzu had now achieved minor success in strength training, and with the Iron Crotch Technique perfected and the Golden Dual Kidneys supporting him, even if he could not compare to Chen Tai, a martial artist at major success in strength training, teaching Chen Xing, who was only at minor success, would be no problem.

So there was no need for him to nod and bow to Chen Xing the way he had before.

"Money is a hero's courage; gold is a man's backbone."

"A-Zu, now that you've made a fortune, your guts have grown too."

"Since I dared come here today, naturally I've investigated you."

"You've been spending lavishly lately. In the span of a month, you've probably spent over a hundred silver dollars."

"Where did you get so much money?"

"Did you tamper with the books on Xinglong Street, or did Sister-in-law give it to you?"

"You've got a fine pretty face. Big Brother stays out all night every day and neglects Sister-in-law."

"And recently, whenever Sister-in-law has anything going on at home, she only comes to you."

"I don't believe there's nothing between you two."

"If I report the matter of you sleeping with Sister-in-law, it won't be as simple as three knives and six holes!"

Chen Xing looked at Jiang Wangzu's handsome face, even more striking than Yanzu's—handsome and brimming with masculine vigor—and jealousy drove him nearly mad.

He had long since drooled three feet deep over his cousin's wife, but unfortunately, he was even uglier than Chen Tai.

Naturally, Sister-in-law Xu Zhenzhen had no interest in that noble face of his.

"Chen Xing, you can eat whatever nonsense you want, but you can't say whatever nonsense you want."

"I am utterly loyal to Big Brother. Sister-in-law and I are clean and innocent."

"Even if you want to slander me, please don't drag Sister-in-law into it."

"As for your suspicion that I falsified the accounts, you can go ahead and ask the gang's bookkeeper to audit them."

"If I embezzled even a single cent, I'll apologize with my death!"

Jiang Wangzu spoke with righteous severity.

"Then where did your money come from?"

"Over a hundred silver dollars. That money couldn't possibly have been given to you by Big Brother, could it?"

Chen Xing questioned him with a savage expression.

"None of your business!"

Jiang Wangzu said in an indifferent tone.

He had thought Chen Xing had some evidence proving that he and Sister-in-law had an improper relationship. So it turned out he had merely noticed Jiang Wangzu's recent lavish spending and wanted to extort a sum from him.

But right now, he only had three to five silver dollars on him, nowhere near enough to fill Chen Xing's appetite.

As the saying went, when one carried a sharp weapon, the killing intent rose on its own.

Although Jiang Wangzu was not carrying a sharp weapon now, he himself was a sharp weapon—so how could he be threatened by Chen Xing?

"Good, good, good!"

"None of my business, is it?"

"Did I fucking give you too much face?"

"If you don't take out one hundred silver dollars in cash today to apologize to me, I'll spread the word that you slept with Sister-in-law and falsified the accounts."

"Whether it's true or false doesn't matter. What matters is that from now on, Big Brother will absolutely never trust you again."

"Given Big Brother's temper, even if he has just the slightest suspicion in his heart, he will never let you off."

"When that time comes, I'll have plenty of ways to roast you on the brazier!"

Chen Xing spoke with extreme cruelty.

"Oh, is that so?"

"I'm standing right here today. I'd like to see exactly how you plan to roast me on the brazier!"

Faced with Chen Xing's threats, Jiang Wangzu gave a disdainful smile, a trace of ruthlessness flashing through his eyes.