Chapter 3: The Ruthless Contest

On the way home, Lin Yuan encountered Wang Mingyong, who had returned home early.

At this moment, Wang Mingyong was sitting opposite Wang Dong, and there was a brown cloth bag on the table.

"Father, what on earth has made you so happy?" Wang Dong couldn't help but feel a bit puzzled.

Just now, he was in the courtyard carefully comprehending the Qi-Blood movement of the Eight-step Breaking Fist. He had trained the Eight-step Breaking Fist to the limit of the introductory stage, and was about to step into the proficient threshold.

Once proficient in the Eight-step Breaking Fist, it would double the Qi-Blood, making it incomparable to the introductory level of the Eight-step Breaking Fist.

Usually, his father wouldn't disturb his martial arts training upon returning, but today was different, making him stop his practice.

"Dong'er, open it and see what this is. Your father took a great risk to get it." Wang Mingyong laughed heartily, a trace of pride flashing across his face.

The old village chief? Humph! So what if he's shrewd? Didn't he still lose it under his own nose.

"Dad, this, what is this?"

Wang Dong immediately opened the brown cloth bag. A rich aroma of pills filled his nostrils in an instant. Looking at the rapidly spinning Round Treasure Pills, he was full of shock.

"Vitality Pill," Wang Mingyong said word by word.

Seeing the dumbfounded Wang Dong, he felt very satisfied. After his son Wang Dong consumed this pill, his martial arts would surely make great progress. Likewise, during the selection, it would naturally be an opportunity for their family to rise.

"Dong'er, do you want to ask where this pill came from?" Without waiting for Wang Dong to ask, Wang Mingyong spoke on his own.

"This starts with that old guy, the village chief."

"In his youth, he saved a martial artist from the cave realm. After recovering, that person gave him a treasure pill, supposedly to enhance vitality."

"Actually, before your grandfather passed away, he told me that the old guy hadn't eaten it, but kept it. Decades have passed, and this secret is almost unknown in the village."

"I searched everywhere over the years, even digging up his deceased wife's grave, but couldn't find it. The medicine's hiding place remained elusive; the old guy certainly knew how to hide."

"Do you know about Lin Yuan?" At this point, Wang Mingyong's dark face carried a sarcastic expression.

"His Dantian is destroyed. Given his fondness for Lin Yuan, this time he would definitely bring out the treasure pill. The old guy was still wary of me, using the excuse of investigating the battle of external martial artists to try to make me leave. Yet he didn't know that your father had prepared in advance."

Then, Wang Mingyong recounted the process of swapping the pills to Wang Dong.

Wang Dong listened carefully and asked, "Then, the pill Lin Yuan took?"

"It wasn't a pill at all! It was merely a sugar pill I rolled together." Wang Mingyong laughed heartily, his face showing pride.

"Dong'er, don't say more, quickly take the pill to make a breakthrough. But before taking the pill, some preparations are still required."

"Yes! Thank you, father." Wang Dong's face was ecstatic.

Since Lin Yuan's rise, he had always been overshadowed by Lin Yuan's brilliance. Among the younger generation in the village, almost everyone followed Lin Yuan, which made him furious. With this chance to turn things around, he didn't care about Lin Yuan's life or death and naturally claimed the treasure pill for himself.

Besides, to him, a useless Lin Yuan is far better than a genius Lin Yuan.

Meanwhile, inside Lin Yuan's house.

At this moment, Lin Yuan's expression turned calm, hiding the overwhelming anger in his heart. He longed to take action immediately, to attack the Wang family and make Wang Mingyong repay with blood.

But given the current situation, going there would be completely ineffective, only inviting ridicule. He had publicly swallowed the pill yet could not recover his former strength.

Moreover, his strength at this moment was indistinguishable from that of a useless person, completely lacking the ability to seek revenge.

The pressing problem before him was how to recover his strength, where to obtain the Healing Pill?

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan furrowed his brows in contemplation.

For a long time.

"Her!" Lin Yuan looked towards the inner room, his gaze sharpened.

This woman had a mysterious background, extraordinary origins. Now critically injured, she must have healing pills. Recalling the celestial phenomena a few days ago, even if it wasn't her engaging in a duel, it must be related to her.

Otherwise, why would the sky, once as blue as the deep sea, now be gone, only leaving the red hues like twilight? The once fluctuating climate now only left with dryness?

But how difficult it would be to make someone whose martial arts surpassed him countless times hand over their pills?

Robbing was not an option.

"The only plan for now is this method," Lin Yuan's heart moved.

He immediately stopped forcibly circulating his Qi-Blood, got up and casually made some porridge, placing a bowl at the inner room door, drank two bowls himself, and then laid down on the grass mat to sleep.

The next morning.

The morning light shone through the crack in the door onto Lin Yuan, who had long been sitting cross-legged.

"Action!" He suddenly opened his eyes.

Seeing the empty bowl at the inner room door, he felt a bit more confident.

He hadn't slept soundly last night, observing secretly to see if she had drunk the porridge.

"Miss, I have something to request of you."

Lin Yuan got up, stepping firmly towards the inner room.

"Bang!"

As he stepped into the inner room, a Qi Force suddenly exploded in front of him, and his body was thrown back like a fly, crashing back to his original spot.

"Miss, I have a request," Lin Yuan gritted his teeth and got up again, determinedly heading towards the inner room.

"Bang!" He was thrown back again. This time, it aggravated his wounds, causing him to break out in a cold sweat. He continued to get up and head towards the inner room.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" Lin Yuan didn't know how many times he was knocked back. Only that his persistence, driven by determination, kept him getting up and going towards the inner room.

Only by getting inside did he have a chance to obtain the pill; otherwise, all would be over.

"Miss, I have something to…" Once again rising, he moved towards the inner room.

"Bang!"

"Damn it, I can't hold on."

This time Lin Yuan cursed to himself, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted.

By midday, Lin Yuan awoke from unconsciousness.

"Miss, I have something..."

He got up and walked towards the inner room.

"Bang!" Again, he was knocked back.

"Bang!"

Once more, he got up and went towards the inner room.

Bang!

Bang!

"Damn, this girl is so stubborn!" Lin Yuan's eyes rolled back, and he fainted again.

Time passed, and it was twilight when Lin Yuan regained consciousness for the second time.

"I will win!" Despite the worsening of his injuries, Lin Yuan's mind remained unusually clear.

He was now competing with the girl in the inner room to see who was more relentless.

Since she didn't kill him upon their first encounter, she wouldn't kill him later, unless he crossed a line.

So, he knew he wouldn't die at her hands. But achieving his goal would be incredibly painful before that.

"Miss, I have a request." This time, Lin Yuan spoke and crawled towards the inner room. His body could no longer support him standing.

"Do you want to die? What is it!" The cold voice from the inner room came out, carrying a hint of anger.

He bet correctly!

Lin Yuan barely crawled to the doorway of the inner room, propping himself up against the door frame to stand. He dared not step further, lest she truly sliced him in half with one sword.

"What is it?"

Lin Yuan sneered, staring at the white-clad woman sitting cross-legged on the bed, and shouted.

"You took my bowl, ate my food, and slept in my bed!"