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Chapter 25 Ancient Martial Arts Sect Practitioner
When asked by Xiao Yun, Zhu Wanyu's beautiful face suddenly darkened, and after a long pause, she said, "These are all relics left by my Deceased Husband!"
The air in the room seemed to freeze instantly. Duan Qingxue shot Xiao Yun a charming glare, implying that he was being too nosy and poking at others' wounds. However, for Xiao Yun, his curiosity was piqued; where did her Deceased Husband acquire these items?
He was even more eager to know what Zhu Wanyu's husband used to do because ordinary people could not possibly obtain a Storage Ring and Spirit Awareness Pill.
"My father's name is Fang Lingzhi; he used to be a Physical Education Teacher at City No. 1 High School," Fang Xiaolu seemed to sense the questions hidden in Xiao Yun's heart.
Zhu Wanyu continued her daughter's words: "Actually, my Deceased Husband was not only a Physical Education Teacher but also a Boxing Coach. He loved martial arts and came from the Ancient Martial Arts Sect; from his father to his grandfather, they were all successors of the Ancient Martial Arts Sect..."
The so-called Ancient Martial Arts refers to a type of martial skill passed down from ancient China. Practicing this kind of skill requires not only innate talent for martial arts but also the support of Spiritual Energy and various elixirs as catalysts.
Generally, the cultivation of Ancient Martial Arts is divided into four levels: Yellow, Xuan, Earth, and Heaven, with each level further divided into upper, middle, and lower grades. It is said that those who reach the Heaven level can tear apart the space-time rift of the lower realm in an instant, flying with swords into other worlds.
Fang Lingzhi had already reached the intermediate level of Xuan grade. With some assistance from Elixirs, he would soon make a significant breakthrough and advance to Earth grade. One could say that if someone from the Ancient Martial Arts Sect reaches this level, even a Divine Horse becomes insignificant; in the bustling world, no matter how high someone else's martial skills are, they cannot compete with him. Even the world's top boxing champion would be like an ant in his hands; if he wished to strike, he could easily crush them.
However, Elixirs cannot be used recklessly; they must be taken gradually according to one's aptitude and physical condition. Yet Fang Lingzhi, eager for quick success, seemed to have forgotten this point. He began collecting spiritual stones and other medicinal materials everywhere to refine Elixirs. In less than two months, he had successfully refined forty-nine pills.
After refining the pills, Fang Lingzhi locked himself in a separate room for cultivation. Every two hours of practice, he would take seven Elixirs. Little did he know that before he could swallow the last Spirit Awareness Pill, an evil fire surged within him, burning through his internal organs. He hurriedly adjusted his true energy to counter it, but that uncontrollable evil fire had already spread throughout his limbs. "Ah—" With a scream of agony, he spat out a mouthful of blood.
At that moment, Zhu Wanyu had just returned home from the hospital. Hearing her husband's cry, she burst through the door and found Fang Lingzhi pale-faced and sweating profusely as he rolled on the ground.
Zhu Wanyu was terrified and struggled greatly before managing to help him sit up. However, just then, another mouthful of blood erupted from his mouth and shot like an arrow between her knees. To her utter shock, her knees felt as if they had been stabbed with knives; the pain was unbearable, leaving her unable to stand...
Zhu Wanyu's face turned as white as paper, trembling all over, as a scene from many years ago flashed before her eyes.
"At that time, Ling Zhi knew he was done for. He deeply regretted being too eager for success and taking too many pills, which caused the elixirs in his body not only to fail to transform into positive energy but instead to turn into deadly poison due to their conflicting properties," she sighed. "In the last few days before his death, he crafted a protective jade piece for me to wear, saying it could be used for self-defense. Later, he took out an ancestral Storage Ring and a Spirit Awareness Pill, giving them to me, saying I could gift them to someone fated from the Ancient Martial Arts Sect in the future, so that Mingzhu would not be tarnished..."
At this point, Xiao Yun finally understood why he had entered this room. He felt a fierce killing intent directed at him; it turned out that the jade piece worn under Zhu Wanyu's neck had sensed the hidden skills within him and inadvertently activated its defensive function.
No wonder Zhu Wanyu mistook him for someone from the Ancient Martial Arts Sect.
Xiao Yun surveyed the simple surroundings and asked Zhu Wanyu, "Auntie, which hospital did you work at before?"
Zhu Wanyu replied, "I worked at City First People's Hospital as a nurse. Sigh, the family's income relied entirely on Xiao Lu all these years. Now that my leg is better and I can work again, I doubt that hospital would take me back!"
Xiao Yun smiled and said, "How about this? I'll call that Huang guy another day and have him hire you as a head nurse or something. It should be possible."
"Is that... really okay?" Zhu Wanyu asked.
"Don't worry; it's just a small matter. He wouldn't dare not listen to me!" Xiao Yun replied lightly.
Zhu Wanyu and Fang Xiaolu were both stunned. Who didn't know that Director Huang of City First People's Hospital looked down on others? People wanting to get in even for a cleaning job had to treat him with gifts.
And this was just a small matter? That Huang guy wouldn't dare not listen to him?
Duan Qingxue shook his head secretly, feeling that what Xiao Yun said was too much.
Seeing their disbelief, Xiao Yun smiled and said, "Don't worry; since I've said it, I will definitely make it happen."
Then he turned to Duan Qingxue and asked, "Sister Qingxue, do you still have that card I gave you? If you have it with you, please give it to me."
Duan Qingxue didn't understand why he wanted the card, but she took it out from her pocket and said, "Here it is!"
Xiao Yun took the card from her hand and handed it to Zhu Wanyu, smiling, "There is eight hundred thousand yuan here; you can take it for now." He then announced the card's password.
"This... this won't do!" Zhu Wanyu waved her hands in a fluster, refusing to accept it.
Xiao Yun casually shoved the card into Fang Xiaolu's hands and said, "No need to be polite. The Spirit Awareness Pill and Storage Ring you both gave me are worth a fortune; this little amount of money is nothing!"
Eight hundred thousand is considered a small amount? Zhu Wanyu looked at this oddball in surprise once again.
For Xiao Yun, coming from the countryside, no matter how things changed in the future, he would still adhere to the most traditional virtue of rural people: taking joy in helping others. If others respect him by a foot, he would respect them by a mile. Moreover, he felt that his gains tonight were simply disproportionate compared to this eight hundred thousand.
It was getting late, and Xiao Yun felt somewhat tired. He bid farewell to Zhu Wanyu and her daughter, who accompanied him down to the stairs.
Watching Xiao Yun and Duan Qingxue get into a taxi and leave, Zhu Wanyu exclaimed, "These two really are a handsome couple; they make a perfect pair!"
Fang Xiaolu, however, was more aware of Duan Qingxue's background and sighed inwardly. She knew that the usually low-key elder of the Duan Family had already promised Duan Qingxue to an American.
In other words, Duan Qingxue was already taken. Although Duan Qingxue disagreed with this arrangement, could she go against the Boss of the Duan Family?
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