Having studied for a hundred years, why do you call me the Martial Saint?

In the following time, Zhou Jixing eagerly pulled Gu Shuxian to select medicinal herbs, going through all of his several medicine bags.

As a result, a full 80% of the products were defective, which infuriated Zhou Ji, who said he was going to confront the pharmacy.

After finishing his work, Chen Wenyan chatted with Gu Shu for a while about books and borrowed a few more.

One travelogue, two storybooks.

Gu Shuxian carefully wrapped the three books in cloth, tucked them into his bosom, and bid farewell to the two men.

He then carried the empty load and left his residence outside the gate.

……

The servants' quarters, the martial arts training ground!

As dusk fell, only a few streaks of crimson remained on the horizon.

Zhao Kui sat on a stone stool to the side, his face ashen and exuding an aura that kept strangers at bay.

These past few days, he's been trying to get revenge, going to harass Qian Le and his gang every morning.

But those cowards wouldn't even go into the woods anymore; they were paying for fixed quotas, clearly intending to stall him.

In crowded places, it's inconvenient for him to take action himself, and if there are too many witnesses, even the master of transmission can't protect him.

Zhao Kui was very frustrated. He hadn't regained his footing and had even wasted his training time.

"Junior Brother Zhao."

At that moment, a deep voice sounded from behind.

Zhao Kui turned his head and saw a broad-shouldered, thick-backed man walking towards him at a leisurely pace.

Zhao Kui's annoyance vanished instantly, replaced by a respectful expression. He stood up, clasped his hands in greeting, and said:

"Senior Brother Luo!"

This person's name is Luo Lie.

He was at the same level of Bone Forging Realm as him, and was also about to cultivate his inner energy.

They lived in the Bingzi courtyard and were responsible for feeding the livestock... No, that's not important. For experts like them who were skilled in bone forging, chores were left to their assistants. They only needed to focus on practicing their skills.

Luo Lie had already taken lives before becoming a disciple of the sect. Zhao Kui admired him greatly, believing him to be a truly ruthless person.

Zhao Kui would spar with Luo Lie regularly, but he was often overwhelmed and at a disadvantage.

"Sit down." Luo Lie waved his hand, gesturing for him to sit, and asked:

"I heard that guy who's always been following you around got kicked off the mountain?"

Mentioning this matter, Zhao Kui's expression stiffened, and he gritted his teeth, saying:

"My fellow villager was harmed by a few fools!"

He recounted the events in general terms, growing angrier as he spoke, and finally said bitterly:

"Deacon Sun is far too biased towards those surnamed Gu and Qian; it's obvious he's taken bribes!"

"Sun Desheng?" Luo Lie scoffed.

"These stewards are just useless cowards stuck in the Inner Breath Realm for years! Unable to cultivate, they can only waste their energy on these petty squabbles. There's no need to pay them any attention."

Luo Lie spoke bluntly, which startled Zhao Kui, but he immediately nodded.

These stewards, to put it bluntly, are all losers with no hope of promotion, useless people eliminated from the outer sect.

And for such prodigies as them, who are so young and already close to reaching the Inner Breath Realm, their future achievements are bound to be limitless!

There's really no need to worry about it.

"So, why haven't you come to practice these past few days?"

Luo Lie asked slowly.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Kui recounted how he had failed to ambush the person.

"Those bastards, I'll beat them to a pulp sooner or later to vent my anger!"

"Junior Brother Zhao."

Luo Lie remained expressionless, but his voice carried a hint of coldness:

"Have you been wasting your time on these trivial matters these past few days?"

Zhao Kui paused, unsure why Luo Lie was angry, and stammered, "I..."

"Is it worth wasting so much time on a few Muscle Refining Realm trash like you, who's about to enter the Inner Breath Realm? Is that all you care about?"

Luo Lie frowned. "I'm very disappointed in you."

Zhao Kui was so reprimanded that he couldn't lift his head, but he didn't dare to argue back. He could only say, "Senior Brother Luo is right."

He thought to himself that he really shouldn't waste so much time on these trivial matters, and that he should focus his mind on breaking through.

It took me two years to train my muscles and four years to forge my bones. I never expected that in less than two years, I would have reached the threshold of internal energy cultivation. Clearly, I have a talent for martial arts.

It's really not worth wasting your talent on a few useless people.

Luo Lie glanced at him and casually said:

"They're just a few handymen, why are you even thinking about how to beat them up? Just kill them when you get the chance."

"Killed? Killed them?"

Zhao Kui suddenly looked up, startled.

He didn't expect Luo Lie to say that.

Even when he was furious, he only wanted to break those people's legs to vent his anger; he never thought about killing anyone.

"What? You don't dare?" Luo Lie's face was full of disappointment. "Zhao Kui, I didn't expect you to have so little guts."

Seeing Luo Lie about to turn and leave, Zhao Kui swallowed hard and quickly spoke:

"Senior Brother Luo, of course I dare, but what if the sect finds out..."

"What did you find?"

Luo Lie turned his head and said disdainfully, "Deep in the mountains and forests, who could possibly find us?"

"After the fight, just throw him off a cliff and say he was eaten by a tiger. Who could possibly find out?"

"Don't several handymen get carried off by wild animals every year?"

"They're just a few menial servants; who would bother making a fuss for them?"

Zhao Kui remained silent, but was struggling internally.

Murder did cross his line, but if it could earn him a second glance from Senior Brother Luo...

Luo Lie patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly:

"Junior Brother Zhao, you must understand."

"The path for those who practice martial arts to advance is never clean."

"If you have this kind of ruthlessness, you might as well strive for even higher levels in the future."

"If you can't even clear away a few troublesome chores, then this is how your life will be."

Zhao Kui stood there, his expression shifting between light and dark, before finally gritting his teeth and saying:

"There are several of them, it might be difficult to handle cleanly..."

Zhao Kui doesn't trust his newly recruited followers; he can't bring them along for this.

"What are you afraid of? I'll go with you. They're just a few weaklings in the Body Refining Realm. It'll be a piece of cake."

Upon hearing that Luo Lie had joined, Zhao Kui finally became interested: "When do we make our move?"

"No rush. Prey is usually timid. You scared those good-for-nothings earlier. Let them calm down first." Luo Lie grinned.

……

The day after I borrowed the book from Chen Wenyan.

The morning light is dim.

Gu Shuxian sat on the bunk by the window, intently copying text in the dim light of the day.

Apart from him, the house at No. 9 Jia was empty.

These past few days, Zhao Kui has kept me so busy that I had nothing to do all day. Gu Shuxian figured I might as well just relax since I'm idle anyway.

Why not try to restore this landmark herbal record?

He then asked Qian Le to get him paper and pen, and tried to piece together the fragments, copying them stroke by stroke.

As for why I don't read borrowed books?

Yesterday, he had actually read a masterpiece recommended by Chen Wenyan, but Langhuan Pavilion felt that the masterpiece was only worth one day of reading.

This made him a little depressed, so he started doing the big thing he had done a few days ago to change his mood.

Not only today, but he plans to take some time in the future to slowly reconstruct this book of herbs.

"You should love what you do, and after all, I'm a librarian."

Gu Shuxian inwardly complained that he really was born with a divine physique, always finding things to do for himself.

Just then, the door was pushed open, and Qian Le burst in, his face beaming with excitement.

"Junior Brother Gu, great news! We can finally go to the mountains!"