Forcefully Buying Tiger Blood Pill, Slapping Zhao Han (Please Follow)

It turned out that the courtyard guards' assessment competition was drawing near, and Jiang Yun wanted to take another step forward and become a first-class courtyard guard.

News of Li Xian obtaining a Tiger Blood Pill spread without wings and quickly reached Jiang Yun.

She thought:

"The Tiger Blood Pill can strengthen the body and replenish blood. With its aid, I'll have a few more chances of success in the courtyard guard assessment competition."

So she immediately sought out Li Xian and got straight to the point: she wanted to buy it.

"Sorry, I'm not selling it," Li Xian said apologetically. He was polite, but not servile.

"Not selling?" Jiang Yun narrowed her eyes. "You're merely a lowly fourth-class courtyard guard. Taking a Tiger Blood Pill would be nothing but a waste. Are you sure you won't sell? I'm offering five hundred coins."

"Um... Auntie, a Tiger Blood Pill... should be worth at least seven hundred coins, shouldn't it?" Zhao Han said quietly.

The moment the words left his mouth—

Slap! Slap! Zhao Han's cheeks swelled up. Without another word, Jiang Yun gave him two slaps.

She moved so quickly that Li Xian had not even seen how she struck.

Zhao Han was slapped senseless and nearly fell to the ground. Jiang Yun looked at him with disgust. "What right do you have to comment on the value of a Tiger Blood Pill? Do you think I don't know?"

She immediately stepped forward, pressing closer. "Are you selling it or not?"

Li Xian shook his head. "Sorry, I'm not selling."

"Aren't you afraid I'll slap you too?!" Jiang Yun said coldly, her force already circulating through her palm.

"If you want to slap me, then slap me. I can't beat you right now, so I'll accept it. If you want to rob me, you can do that too. I can't beat you right now, so I'll accept that as well."

Li Xian's tone was calm.

But... he would not yield. One day, he would repay it all with interest.

"Good kid." Jiang Yun gritted her teeth, finding herself at a loss for the moment.

How could she not want to seize it?

But Pang Long had only just bestowed the Tiger Blood Pill upon Li Xian. If she snatched it away immediately afterward, she would be far too brazen.

Jiang Yun was about to leave in frustration, furious beyond measure. She was just about to teach him a lesson when she saw Li Xian's composed expression, utterly fearless.

An idea suddenly struck her. Instead of hitting Li Xian, she turned and slapped Wang Chun and Zhuo Yilie. Slap! Slap! She gave each of them four slaps.

She was so fast that only after she withdrew her hand did the two gradually feel the burning pain on their faces.

"Remember this. He is the reason you received this beating."

"If you dare tell Commander Pang about what happened today, I'll come find you every day to practice palm techniques."

Jiang Yun strode away, shooting Li Xian a vicious glare.

She had deliberately sown discord, intending to make the four of them resent one another.

"This woman... what a vicious scheme." Li Xian frowned and asked with concern, "Big Brother, Second Brother, Third Brother, are you all right?"

"I-I'm fine." Wang Chun forced a smile.

"I'm not!" Zhao Han wiped at his tears.

He was not crying. His cheeks simply hurt so badly that they irritated his eyes and brought tears to them.

"Her Jade Luo Palm has actually reached the realm of Major Accomplishment."

Zhao Han spoke bitterly.

"Jade Luo Palm?" Li Xian asked.

"It's a low-grade martial art, more than ten times stronger than basic martial arts. Its power and effects are entirely different. The force cultivated by this martial art is especially sinister."

Zhao Han touched his cheek. His eyes were bloodshot, and his expression looked somewhat terrifying. "If I'm not mistaken, before long... the faces of the three of us will become more and more swollen."

"The force of the Jade Luo Palm will linger within our flesh and blood. In the end, it will form permanent palm prints..."

"If we can't dispel that force, the three of us... will be disfigured."

Li Xian could not bear to see it. "Is there any way to resolve it?"

"There is!" Zhao Han gave a bitter smile. "Have Jiang Yun resolve it for the three of us. She only needs to reverse the circulation of her force and slap us a few more times. But... is that possible? Jiang Yun is notorious for being ruthless."

Wang Chun covered his cheek. After realizing the severity of the situation, his expression became unreadable. "M-Maybe..." He stopped halfway through, and the atmosphere became frighteningly silent.

Li Xian knew what he meant.

Jiang Yun had suddenly appeared because she wanted the Tiger Blood Pill. As long as Li Xian obediently agreed to sell it to her—

Perhaps everything could be resolved.

Li Xian clenched his fists and looked at Zhao Han and the others. Their cheeks were gradually swelling, already the size of fists, making them look like pig heads.

Given a little more time, their appearances would likely become even more horrifying.

The silence of the three men revealed the struggle in their hearts.

"If we tell Commander Pang, is there any way to solve this?" Li Xian asked.

Zhao Han shook his head. "There are hundreds of courtyard guards at One Accord Manor. We're all martial artists, and Commander Pang generally doesn't interfere in the usual conflicts and friction between us."

Martial artists should possess fighting spirit and could not be restrained too much.

Pang Long valued rules above all else. Since the rules were like this, he certainly would not intervene.

Neither path would work. Li Xian thought, They've treated me well, and they only suffered this disaster for standing up for me.

If it were just me, I wouldn't care even if I were beaten with clubs. But dragging them into this truly isn't what I want.

Seeing their miserable states, Li Xian sighed softly and followed in Jiang Yun's direction.

After walking only a short distance, he indeed spotted Jiang Yun. Li Xian frowned and called out in a low voice, "You want the Tiger Blood Pill, right?"

Jiang Yun was sitting on a tree branch. She had known Li Xian would come and smiled faintly. "Now I don't want it anymore."

"Unless you kneel and beg me to buy it. Then I might be merciful enough to reluctantly take the Tiger Blood Pill off your hands."

Li Xian stared at Jiang Yun, his brows tightly furrowed and his eyes narrowed.

Just now, out of concern for his friends, he truly had considered giving up the Tiger Blood Pill. Yet the instant he saw Jiang Yun again, he no longer thought so.

Selling the Tiger Blood Pill for Zhao Han and the others would indeed be loyal and honorable, beyond reproach.

But some things could not be obtained by begging and lowering one's head.

If he knelt and begged now, selling the Tiger Blood Pill for a pittance, would Jiang Yun definitely help him resolve Zhao Han and the others' injuries?

Not necessarily!

In fact, the possibility was slim. She had the ability to break her promise!

The weak kneel and beg.

The strong fight valiantly.

Selling the Tiger Blood Pill might buy a moment of peace. But if Jiang Yun is in a bad mood someday and slaps us a few more times, what then?

Rather than that, I should find a way to get the Jade Luo Palm, cultivate it to Major Accomplishment, and help Zhao Han and the others dispel the force!

Li Xian's thoughts raced, and his gaze gradually hardened.

He said, "Since you don't want this Tiger Blood Pill, then all the better. Farewell."

He turned and left.

Jiang Yun froze, staring at Li Xian's back with a dangerous gleam in her eyes.

This brat—was he principled, or merely selfish?

Zhao Han and the other two stood beneath the shade of some trees, covering their faces with their sleeves and revealing only their eyes.

When they saw Li Xian return, they asked as calmly as they could, "Fourth Brother, how did it go?"

Li Xian shook his head. "It didn't work out."

"It didn't work out?" Zhuo Yilie anxiously paced back and forth. "How could it not work out? We got slapped for no reason at all. What are we supposed to do now?"

"Third Brother..." Zhao Han said lightly, "This isn't Fourth Brother's fault. That woman was simply too vicious."

Though he said that—

Zhao Han understood the reasoning, but he still could not help feeling bitter. A subtle change had come over the atmosphere among the four of them.

Li Xian said, "Don't worry. I'll find a way to help you recover. Where can the Jade Luo Palm... be learned? Does Commander Pang have it?"

Zhao Han's mind was in turmoil, and he did not really want to speak to Li Xian at the moment. Still, he answered, "The martial arts in our manor are all crude scraps that fall from Madam's fingernails."

"The Jade Luo Palm is a palm technique recorded in the Idle Martial Pavilion, which is managed by Qiuyue, Madam's personal maid."