Chapter 22: Premeditation (Please Like and Add to Favorites)_2

By analogy, the last person to enter the Jade Blood Pool got the least benefit, and sometimes, due to the previous people absorbing too much spiritual power, it wasn't unheard of for the last person who entered the Jade Blood Pool to make the trip in vain.

"Ming Er, according to what the Family Head promised at the time, you should follow right after several fixed slots allocated to our family, yet before those slots that were up for competition. Although it's not when the spiritual energy is most abundant, you should still be able to absorb enough spiritual power."

"Remember, you must endure for as long as possible. The longer you endure, the more benefits you'll receive."

"Your son understands."

After Zheng Gongxuan had said all this, he was ready to wave his hand and let Zheng Ming go down, yet Zheng Ming said, "Father, your son has a little something to present to you."

As he spoke, Zheng Ming quickly walked out. Zheng Gongxuan watched his leaving figure, and thinking of Zheng Ming's behavior these past few days, he couldn't help but smile and mutter to himself, "This kid, what mischief is he up to this time?"

When Zheng Ming brought up the ancestral Golden Silk Armor, Zheng Gongxuan's eyes bulged in shock. However, quickly regaining his composure, he grabbed Zheng Ming and said, "You sinful obstacle, how could you do such a thing? Quick, go back to the Medicine King Pavilion with me to return the Golden Silk Armor immediately."

"Father, the Medicine King Pavilion returned the Golden Silk Armor to us. Even if you tried to return it, they wouldn't dare to accept it!" said Zheng Ming, smiling as he saw the panic on his father's face.

Caressing the Golden Silk Armor, Zheng Gongxuan's expression changed with emotion. "How could Manager Wang bear to return this Golden Silk Armor to us?"

"There is no Manager Wang in the Medicine King Pavilion anymore, only Wang Handyman." Zheng Ming chuckles, "If you don't believe me, Father, you can go see for yourself at the Medicine King Pavilion."

The last shred of doubt in Zheng Gongxuan's heart disappeared at that moment. He looked at Zheng Ming twice and finally said, "Did you ask Fu Xianzi to help again?"

Despite feeling aggrieved internally, thinking it was his own effort, Zheng Ming replied, "That surnamed Wang went too far. Without teaching him a lesson, he would think the Zheng family has no one to stand up!"

"You, young man. Living off a woman can't last a lifetime!" Zheng Gongxuan huffed, admonishing.

"Father, your son thinks that living off a woman can also be a skill. Besides, once this opportunity passes, there will be no second chance!"

Looking at his somewhat shameless son, Zheng Gongxuan's mouth twitched, but ultimately he didn't say the words he had been about to speak.

...

Outside the West City of Qingchuan County, within a vast training field, a tall and slender youth in martial attire was battling against seven or eight burly men. Each of these men was large and muscular, with arms full of power.

"Boom!" The moment a burly man's fist collided with the martial youth's fist, he was sent flying backward. Clutching his arm tightly, large beads of sweat streamed continuously down his forehead.

The crisp sound of breaking bones made the other men's faces turn extremely ugly. After exchanging glances, they rushed forward together, but the youth's mouth curled into a scornful smile. Like a ferocious tiger descending the mountain, his punches were meteor-like, each one knocking a burly man to the ground.

It was just a matter of five breaths before seven or eight brawny men lay completely on the ground, among whom the most severely injured, clutching his chest with both hands, writhed in agony on the ground, clearly at his last gasp.

"Eldest Young Master, didn't you say you would let us assist you? How... how could you be so ruthless?" a man with a broken leg shouted at the youth, his eyes filled with rage.

The youth glanced coldly at the man and said indifferently, "Fists and feet are blind, it's his own fault for not having enough cultivation. If he dies, he dies for nothing!"

"Dies for nothing? You... do you realize that the reason he came to assist you is that his old mother is seriously ill and he urgently needs silver to buy medicine? You... by doing this you're taking two lives in their family, you..." The big man with the broken leg grew more and more sorrowful and angry as he spoke, and as he lay slanting on the ground, he struggled to stand up.

The youth stopped talking and strode forward to the man, swinging his hand and delivered a heavy punch to the man's chest.

In an instant, the grieving man spat out blood and fell to the ground, lifeless.

"Congratulations, Young Master, your Fierce Tiger Fist has improved further, reaching the Microcosmic Realm. In the whole of Qingchuan County, there are very few who can match you!" said a sneaky-looking man with a fawning smile.

The youth snorted coldly and said, "These useless things, they're really no good at all. Old Yu, find me some Twelfth- Ranked Martial Artists."

"Since you need them, Bin'er, I'll have someone send a few Twelfth-Ranked Martial Artists over to you right away!" A slightly hoarse voice came from outside the door.

With that voice, a tall, elderly figure entered. His gray hair fell loosely over his broad shoulders. As the elder entered, everyone in the courtyard bowed simultaneously and said, "Greetings, Great Elder."

The pride on the young man's face did not change, but he also said respectfully, "Greetings, Grandfather."

"Bin'er, you are our Thousand-mile Colt, our family's future, all on your shoulders!" The Great Elder patted Zheng Jinbin's shoulder and said, "The path of cultivation is best when it alternates between tension and relaxation. In a few days, it will be the time when the Jade Blood Pool opens. Bin'er, you must maintain your best state!"

"The Jade Blood Pool is the foundation of our Qingchuan Zheng Family. With the Azure Blood Pond Body Refining, Bin'er, opening your Dantian and transforming strength into Qi is within reach."

"In the future, the Zheng Family will belong to you!"

Zheng Jinbin smiled arrogantly and said, "Your grandson will definitely not disappoint you, Grandfather. There is no one in Qingchuan County worthy of my attention."

"That old scoundrel's brat, I heard he also broke through to the Mid-level of Eleven Ranks a few days ago. Bin'er, don't underestimate him." The Great Elder said maliciously, "Also, I have already got the Family Head's agreement that the order to enter the Jade Blood Pool this time will be determined by strength."

"At that time, do your best to injure that brat, making his turn to enter the Jade Blood Pool later. And as for that Sin Obstacle who embarrassed your younger brother, he needs to learn the consequences of offending us."

Zheng Jinbin's mouth twitched, "Rest assured, Grandfather, that child, Zheng Jingren, I won't let him enter the top five. As for that one from Luming Town... Zheng... Zheng Ming, I will break all his bones and make him crawl into the pool water, devoid of any Spiritual Energy, like a dog, the very last one."

"I will use his fate to tell everyone in Qingchuan County that those who offend us, none shall have a good end!"