Xu Sanshi's Frustration

Xu Sanshi had been listening from behind with his ears pricked up.

Just as he was finally about to breathe a sigh of relief, one sentence from Qian Chaoguang yanked his heart back into his throat, even making him feel like he was suffocating.

"Four Mystic Water Pills, one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, and this matter ends here."

"Hiss—"

Qian Chaoguang's voice reached everyone present, drawing a continuous chorus of sharp intakes of breath.

Some people might not know what Mystic Water Pills were, but absolutely everyone knew what one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins meant.

One punch for one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.

Even if Xu Sanshi came from a wealthy clan, that hundred thousand was enough to make his heart bleed.

Too ruthless!

This kid had met a benefactor at such a young age!

Xu Sanshi's expression twisted beyond recognition as he endured the pain and said, "The Gold Soul Coins are easy enough. I can give them to you, but you have to give me time to raise the money. As for the Mystic Water Pills, I really can't get the remaining two..."

Qian Chaoguang did not say a word. He pulled Huo Yutong up and turned to leave.

You can't get four? Who are you trying to fool?

In the original story, Bei Bei easily got three. For a young master like you, who treats Mystic Water Pills like candy, that's supposed to be a problem?

"Hey, don't, don't, don't leave! I'll give them! I'll give them, all right?!"

Xu Sanshi let out a despairing wail and reached out to pull out everything he owned.

A bag containing more than twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins slammed onto the ground with a boom.

"But... but I really don't have the rest on me right now. Three days. Give me three days. Within three days, I'll definitely give you the remaining two Mystic Water Pills and eighty thousand Gold Soul Coins! Tomorrow at the earliest!"

Qian Chaoguang looked deeply at him, then put away the twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins.

"For Brother Bei's sake, I'll let you off this time. I hope you remember that Shrek isn't run by your family. As fellow students, follow the rules a little. If the compensation isn't in place within three days, I believe all the seniors present will be very happy to enjoy a grilled fish feast."

With that, Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong drifted away.

At the same time, he gave Tang Ya an apologetic look and mouthed, "All-you-can-eat grilled fish tomorrow."

Tang Ya immediately brightened up and gladly accepted.

Seeing that there was no more excitement to watch, the spectators all dispersed one after another, looking forward to Xu Sanshi breaking his promise within three days.

Jiang Nannan cursed, "Serves him right," and vanished with her friends.

Xu Sanshi, who had let out a breath of relief, hurriedly pulled Bei Bei into a corner to remove the Hidden Weapons for him.

"Bei Bei, hurry up and get these out of me..."

Two Dragon Beard Needles had been embedded in his body for quite some time now, and his face had already gone pale from the pain.

"Serves you right. That's what you get for throwing your weight around. You finally ran into someone who took things seriously today, didn't you? Someone should've put you in your place a long time ago."

Bei Bei laughed and cursed.

"Put your turtle shell away."

Xu Sanshi hurriedly withdrew his Martial Soul. Waves of piercing pain surged out like a tide, and even with his cultivation as a Soul Elder, his body began trembling beyond his control.

Bei Bei tapped several times with his right hand, then gently tugged. Two golden threads sprang out and quickly shrank into two golden grains the size of rice.

"To help you this time, I used up a favor. How are you planning to compensate me?"

"Let me catch my breath first."

Xu Sanshi touched the two places where he had been hit, still shaken.

"I say, Bei Bei, what exactly is that kid's background? He could memorize the School Rules on his first day of enrollment? I didn't even know the School Rules existed until third year! Right, he is a new student, isn't he? He looked unfamiliar to me."

Bei Bei seemed to recall what had happened in the Star Dou Great Forest and suddenly laughed. "Chaoguang is no easy target. When he gets ruthless, he doesn't even let himself off. There are some things I can't tell you, but what I can tell you is that Zhou Yi suffered a huge loss at his hands today. Right now, she's so angry she's probably smashing up her office."

Xu Sanshi's eyes widened. "Zhou Yi? That crazy old woman? Someone went against her and still didn't get expelled?"

"All I can say is that Chaoguang has someone backing him. Zhou Yi can't touch him."

"How do you know? Don't try to fool me."

"You can choose not to believe it. Not like some idiot just got scammed out of four Mystic Water Pills and one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins. If you've got time, hurry home and cry to your dad."

"Screw you..."

After returning to the dorm, Wang Dong was lying on the bed like a corpse as usual, while Qian Chaoguang took out one of the Mystic Water Pills Xu Sanshi had compensated him with.

Before returning to the dorm, in order to stimulate the Mystic Water Pill's medicinal effect to the greatest extent, he had followed the description from the original story and had Huo Yutong keep exercising until she was exhausted. Only after triggering the Mysterious Heaven Skill's rebound from rock bottom did he give her the Mystic Water Pill to take, then entrusted a female classmate who happened to be passing by to send her upstairs.

Originally, he had wanted to give both pills to Huo Yutong, but she absolutely refused and stubbornly insisted that Qian Chaoguang use one.

This thing's greatest effect was expanding the meridians and increasing cultivation speed.

But...

Qian Chaoguang's current meridian strength was already comparable to that of an ordinary Titled Douluo, so the Mystic Water Pill's effect was honestly far too small.

He looked at the bottle in his hand and smiled helplessly.

Forget it. His Younger Sister had put her heart into this, so there was no harm in trying it. He still had three left anyway.

He used to see these things often in novels in his previous life. Now he could finally eat one himself and get a taste.

A deep-blue pill the size of a cherry rolled out of the porcelain bottle, covered in many neatly arranged white patterns.

After he poured it into his hand, a faint mist of water spread around the blue pill, and a fresh, fragrant scent lingered in the air, soothing to the senses.

Wang Dong twitched her nose and suddenly sat up.

"A Mystic Water Pill worth ten thousand gold? Where did you get that?"

Qian Chaoguang, in a good mood after making a huge profit, replied, "Some idiot called Xu Sanshi paid it as compensation. He started a fight with me in front of dozens of students. I already gave him face by not extorting eight or ten of them out of him."

E-eight or ten?

Wang Dong nearly went mad inside. Do you think Mystic Water Pills are cabbages or something?!

Thinking of the seventy thousand Gold Soul Coins she had painfully lost, as well as the IOU for another hundred and thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins, she could not help feeling a stab of pain in her liver.

After viciously cursing that money-grubbing bastard in her heart, she lay back down and continued sleeping.

Qian Chaoguang naturally had no idea what Wang Dong was thinking. He had already swallowed the Mystic Water Pill and was now absorbing its medicinal power.

Right now, he felt as if he were in a cool, refreshing pool. That clear, soothing sensation was as exhilarating as soaking in an ice bath in the hottest days of summer.

After some time, the sun set.

The Soul Power Fluctuation around Qian Chaoguang grew increasingly dense, and his body also gave off a faint blue glow.

Especially at his chest—the icy-blue dot there had almost formed a pillar of light, casting a misty radiance onto the wall.

Looking closely, a layer of faintly glowing icy mist seemed to be floating over the surface of his body. Along with it came a light, delicate fragrance, like some exceedingly rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

Perhaps it was because she had slept too much during the day, or perhaps because the light was too dazzling for her to sleep, but Wang Dong simply jumped down from the bed and looked at Qian Chaoguang up close.