The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 74 - 71: Temptation

Chapter 74: Chapter 71: Temptation

"Anger is anger, but rescuing someone is still urgent."

His Inner Strength continuously flowed into the Hidden Meridian of Feng Jiu to help her open the new "Kang Meridian" acupuncture points.

After a night of Yin-Yang Transformation purification, Qing Yu’s Inner Strength had decreased in quantity, but it had made a qualitative leap, now not far from Innate True Qi.

In just a moment, Qing Yu had helped Feng Jiu open the first two acupuncture points of the "Kang Meridian."

With the empty itchiness gone from her body, Feng Jiu’s complexion relaxed, no longer pale. The first thing she did upon opening her eyes was to thank Qing Yu, "Thank you, Brother Meng, for saving my life."

Her attitude was more respectful than ever; through this ordeal, Feng Jiu had truly realized the consequences of not having Qing Yu’s Inner Strength to help her and had genuinely adjusted her attitude. As for what might happen in the future, whether Feng Jiu would waver again, that would depend on Qing Yu’s methods.

"Forget it. Didn’t I tell you not to practice in secret? Are you trying to get yourself killed?" Qing Yu said sternly, anger apparent in his voice for the first time in public.

These past few days, Feng Jiu had often come to Yunlai Inn to practice. The people in the inn were not blind; countless people had seen Feng Jiu.

If Feng Jiu suddenly died, Qing Yu would definitely not be able to escape the consequences. Not to mention the task set by Six Gates, even he himself might not escape unscathed.

"Brother Meng... It wasn’t my fault. I was asleep, who could have expected that the ’Black Heaven Book’ would suddenly start operating faster, automatically opening my acupuncture points and waking me up in the middle of the night. If not for that, I wouldn’t have needed to come to the inn at this late hour.

The inn hasn’t even opened yet; if not for the miraculous ’Black Heaven Book,’ with my condition, I could only wait outside to die," stammered Feng Jiu, startled by Qing Yu’s hardened attitude.

Usually, with his status as a prince, no matter what he did, he wouldn’t die— at most, he would be disliked by others. But this time, he had truly felt the threat of imminent death. Thus, at this moment, what he feared most was Qing Yu, who held his life in his hands.

"Hm? You practiced martial arts?" Qing Yu instinctively thought that Feng Jiu had transformed the Tribulation Power gained from cultivating the ’Black Heaven Book’ into Inner Strength and used Qinggong to enter the inn.

Given Feng Jiu’s status, it wasn’t odd for him to know some Martial Arts, as he was deeply obsessed with it. And with the mysterious nature of Tribulation Power, he could quickly familiarize himself with Martial Arts. What surprised Qing Yu was how Feng Jiu, with only one of the Three Constellations and Twenty-Eight Stars Hidden Meridian opened, had managed to transform Tribulation Power into Inner Strength.

"No, no," Feng Jiu immediately denied, "I simply placed my hand on the door and could feel the exact position of the bolt, knowing where to exert strength to unlock it. I tried it, and it worked. Brother Meng, could this be the miraculous aspect brought by cultivating the ’Black Heaven Book’?"

"Indeed," Qing Yu’s expression slightly cleared, "’Black Heaven Book’ is an unparalleled Divine Skill, bringing extraordinary superpowers not possessed by ordinary people. You should cherish this good fortune."

"It’s all thanks to Brother Meng. I will surely repay you well in the future," Feng Jiu was very compliant, or rather, he had clearly recognized the situation and was earnestly grateful to Qing Yu.

’It seems that Feng Jiu still has great potential. Judging from his description, the Tribulation Power in his hands should not be the straightforward and brute Thousand Jin Ao, but more likely, akin to the main character Lu Jian’s ’Heavenly Repair Tribulation Hand.’ ’Heavenly Repair Tribulation Hand,’ not physical nor divine, yet both physical and divine, this Tribulation Slave truly hit the jackpot.’

’Heh, wait till I perfect my Divine Skill, I will surely ’repay’ you well, Brother Meng.’

With their ulterior motives, both men internally pondered their respective plans, yet outwardly, they were even more cordial, looking at each other with sincere affection.

"Your progress is speeding up. It might be best to move to Yunlai Inn recently to allow me to transfer Inner Strength to you anytime. Is that okay?" Qing Yu asked.

Feng Jiu shrugged indifferently, "When I was fifteen, Father Emperor couldn’t wait to kick me, his unliked son, out of the palace. Normally, no one visits my mansion, so moving to Yunlai Inn is not an issue."

"That’s good. However, with the speed of unlocking Hidden Meridians increasing, the required Inner Strength will also become much larger. Although my power has increased recently and can meet the needs for a short period, it might not suffice over a long time."

"What should we do?" Feng Jiu asked urgently.

Now, Qing Yu’s Inner Strength was like a life-saving medicine for him. Without sufficient Inner Strength to satisfy the newly unlocked acupuncture points, he would die from unbearable itchiness.

"Don’t worry," Qing Yu hurried to propose a solution, "As long as I have elixirs to sustain my Cultivation, I can keep up with the demands of the Hidden Meridians."

"But..." Feng Jiu’s face turned a bit awkward, "Brother Meng, although I am a prince, I cannot practice martial arts or garner favor. My monthly allowance is still distributed by the palace, and I own no property. I neither have elixirs nor money to buy them."

"Even if you’re not favored, you are still a prince," Qing Yu said, changing his tone, "The people who attacked you last time in the alley near Tianyue Workshop, do you know who they were?"

"I know. It was the son of Physician You Guanglu Zhang Haishan, Zhang Qian Ding. He is arrogant and has a deep grudge against me. On that day, his accomplices mentioned his surname, and upon reflection, I confirmed it was him," Feng Jiu replied through gritted teeth.

"Find him, threaten him, and get his accomplices to provide us with money and elixirs," Qing Yu succinctly proposed a solution.

"Brother Meng, Zhang Haishan cherishes Zhang Qian Ding greatly as a late-life child. He has no lack of daily expenses and elixirs. And those who are close to Zhang Qian Ding are all children of influential people. They can provide these miraculous medicines. But I’m not favored, and Zhang Haishan, being Physician You Guanglu, just needs to submit a petition to Father Emperor, admit his mistakes, and this matter could be settled just like that," Feng Jiu hesitated.

"It depends on how severe your injuries are. If it’s nothing serious, it’ll indeed blow over, and perhaps, your imperial brothers will jump in right away to give Zhang Haishan a favor. But what if it’s a life-threatening injury..." Qing Yu looked meaningfully at Feng Jiu.

"You said yourself, Zhang Haishan got a son late in life, surely, he can’t bear the thought of an elder burying a younger one. Zhang Haishan can not only provide elixirs for my advancement in Inner Strength, ensuring no worries about my Divine Skill’s progress. If we can secure a pledge from him, in the future, you could also make use of him..."

With such a tremendous temptation, Feng Jiu naturally could not refuse. It was an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone: not only could he secure the means to save his life, but he might also control Physician You Guanglu Zhang Haishan. Although this plan required Feng Jiu to step forward, facing all the risks himself, his gains would far outweigh those of Qing Yu.

"I understand..."

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