Daily News: You promised yourself to be a fisherman, but you've become a martial arts god?

"Erlang, where did you get so much money!"

Sister-in-law Zhao Lijuan covered her gaping mouth, staring in shock at the pile of white silver in front of her.

Li Nian did not hide anything and told them about the reward he received for killing the bandits.

Upon hearing that Li Nian was fighting with the bandits, Zhao Lijuan's delicate face trembled:

"Bandit... Erlang, are you alright?"

"Sister-in-law, I'm fine..."

"I don't believe you! Let me see!"

As he spoke, he went up to Li Nian and began to search her body, anxiously checking her injuries.

Li Nian was both touched and helpless, so she had no choice but to let her sister-in-law do it.

To be honest, he had only been practicing martial arts for about a month, and suddenly he was fighting with bandits, which would surely worry his sister-in-law.

After a long while, Zhao Lijuan breathed a sigh of relief after checking that Li Nian was unharmed.

Then, as if suddenly remembering something, her delicate face flushed red, and she said coyly:

"Erlang... just now, sister-in-law... I... I..."

"Mommy, Uncle, come and have some pastries!"

"Hey, Mom, why is your face so red? Do you have a fever?"

"Come here, let Duoduo touch it."

...

After lunch, Li Nian planned to go to the martial arts school.

Now that I'm back, I must return to my sect and pay my respects to my master.

Moreover, he acquired the treasure fish Bloodscale Carp and the treasure plant Cold Abyss Jade Water Chestnut, which were perfect for his master to refine elixirs.

Of course, he couldn't go empty-handed. Knowing that his master loved tea, he went and bought two catties of pre-rain Longjing tea.

Just as he was leaving the teahouse, he saw a familiar figure.

It was Hua Wuluo, whom he had met once before.

Hua Wulu was carrying a package and walking hurriedly, as if she had something urgent to attend to.

Just as I was about to say hello, Hua Wuluo had already walked away with the crowd.

The two weren't very familiar with each other, so there was no need for him to chase after them.

After calming himself down, he took the tea leaves and headed to the Qinyun Martial Arts School.

...

East of the city, Haoran Martial Arts School.

Backyard dungeon.

Two torches were stuck in the wall, illuminating the dungeon.

A disheveled, naked young man was bound by five thick iron chains around his wrists to his limbs and neck, with iron hooks piercing his collarbone, hanging in mid-air like a beast of burden awaiting slaughter.

The man's body was covered with wide, alternating knife wounds, as if his flesh had been scraped off piece by piece. Some wounds had scabbed over and new flesh had grown, some had already scabbed over, and some had just been cut off and were oozing pus and blood.

Horrible!

"Mother! Please tell Second Mother and Brother-in-law where the complete 'Haoran Fist Technique' is! I can't wait any longer..."

"Second Aunt! Hongfei is in pain! Please stop..."

"Kill! Kill that vile woman He Youchan, and slaughter that beast Jiang Chongyan!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The man appeared deranged, sometimes pitifully begging for mercy, sometimes burning with murderous intent.

The mournful cries echoed repeatedly in the cold, dark prison, sending chills down one's spine.

Directly in front of the man, two people stood with their backs to him, looking at a beautiful woman who was heavily chained to an iron bench.

Even though the woman was in dire straits and her clothes were worn, her beautiful appearance was still undeniable.

The lack of warm sunshine year-round made her originally radiant skin appear even more pale and cold.

Even though there was a hint of weariness in her eyes, you couldn't tell that she was already close to thirty.

The two people directly in front of the beautiful woman were none other than Jiang Chongyan and He Youchan!

This beautiful woman was none other than Hua Mingzhu, the imprisoned wife of Yu Deren, the former head of Haoran Martial Arts School.

The insane man was Yu Hongfei, the son of Hua Mingzhu and Yu Deren!

"Big sister, you're so heartless. Hongfei is in this state, and you're still so stubborn. Is the only son of the Yu family really dispensable to you?"

He Youchan, holding the jade needle in her hand, lifted Hua Mingzhu's chin, feigning tenderness, and said:

"Big sister, I'm a man of my word. Just tell me where the complete version of the 'Haoran Fist Technique' is, and I'll let you go."

"You wouldn't want Hongfei to have his flesh scraped off every day, would you?"

"Besides, if we obtain the 'Righteousness Fist Technique' and break through to the Transformation Realm, wouldn't that enhance the reputation of our martial arts school?"

"Why do you keep insisting?"

Hua Mingzhu raised her face, her eyes vacant, her tone numb as she spoke:

"I've said all I can say. I don't know."

"Both of us are Yu Deren's wives, and you should know Yu Deren's character as well as I do. He would never tell me the whereabouts of the Haoran Boxing Manual."

"He only trusted Hongfei, but before the incantation could be passed on, you poisoned him..."

"Shut up!"

He Youchan's beautiful face turned sinister. With a fierce shout, she took the jade needle and struck Hua Mingzhu hard on the head, causing the latter to faint on the spot.

She can't stand anyone saying a bad word about her!

Then, with a gaze as cold and venomous as a snake's, she glanced at Jiang Chongyan and said:

"Force the medicine down her throat and wake her up!"

"I'll show her how I'm torturing her son!"

Jiang Chongyan felt sorry for them, but he didn't say a word. He took the prepared medicine and gave it to Hua Mingzhu and Yu Hongfei respectively.

The decoction was ingested.

Hua Mingzhu instantly regained consciousness.

On the other side, Yu Hongfei's injuries healed rapidly; the unhealed wounds scabbed over and new flesh grew in an instant.

The tingling, itchy feeling as the wound healed was like tiny ants crawling all over my body, both itchy and tingling, with no way to relieve it, so I could only keep groaning.

He Youchan pulled a rusty little knife from her sleeve, turned and walked closer to Yu Hongfei, then looked at the numb-faced Hua Mingzhu and said:

"You worthless thing, don't think that just because you're from the Hua family of Yunmeng Prefecture, I won't dare to touch you."

"I'm keeping you alive only so you can see how I'm torturing your son!"

"After I've had my fun with your son today, it'll be your turn next time..."

After speaking, He Youchan turned her gaze to Yu Hongfei, gently stroking his body with her delicate, jade-like hands. Her beautiful face was charming and alluring as she smiled and said:

"Hongfei, Second Aunt is here~"

"Second Aunt hasn't come for several days, do you miss her?"

"Your second aunt will pamper you today~"

As soon as he finished speaking, he grabbed a piece of flesh from Yu Hongfei's thigh and slowly cut it off with a rusty knife.

Aaaaaahh ...

Yu Hongfei immediately let out a heart-wrenching wail.

at the same time.

In the dark alley behind Haoran Martial Arts School, a man cautiously looked around to make sure no one was watching, then took off his bag, put on a set of clothes, and covered his face with a mask.

The discarded clothes were dissolved into a mud with a few drops of medicine, and then the person quietly scaled the wall and entered the courtyard...

...

Qinyun Martial Arts School.

As soon as Li Nian stepped into the martial arts school, he saw a young woman, dressed in a tight-fitting outfit, with a graceful figure and beautiful appearance, hiding behind a wooden pillar and secretly picking her nose.

Then, as if sensing something, the woman turned to look at them. Their eyes met, and the woman's index finger was still inside her nostril...