Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

Li Xin asked curiously, "You said before that Gao Yi wanted to eat the children of the destitute, and now you say that Gao Yi wants to betray Mr. Gao. Do you have such a big problem with Gao Yi?"

Crocodile rolled his eyes and said, "I'm not that petty. It's just that Gao Yi is too suspicious."

Although Gao Yi thought he had concealed it well, Crocodile was a seasoned con artist. Although he never played high-level games due to his lack of courage, he still had the necessary skills. Crocodile was always good at reading people, so Gao Yi's fear these days could not be hidden from Crocodile.

"But it's no use telling me these things. You should be reminding Mr. Gao instead."

Li Xin said to Crocodile Man.

Crocodile rolled his eyes again: "Who do I think I am? Do you think the 'God of Gamblers' would believe what I say? Only someone like you, his savior, would listen to Ko Chun."

Gao Yi was Gao Jin's cousin, and their relationship was far beyond that of a typical master and servant. So even though Crocodile was full of suspicion about Gao Yi, he did not tell Gao Jin about it.

Li Xin couldn't help but ask, "Crocodile, why are you so concerned about Mr. Gao's matter?"

Crocodile Man chuckled and said, "To be honest, I've mortgaged my house in Hong Kong and borrowed from all my friends. I've used every penny I could to buy Mr. Gao's escorts. Right now, my life and fortune are all tied to Mr. Gao. How can I not care about his affairs?"

"God of Gamblers" Ko Chun and "King of Gamblers" Chan Kam-shing, one known as "God" and the other as "King," are both undefeated masters in the gambling world. The news that the two are about to engage in a battle of the century has long been spread throughout the gambling world.

For such a grand event in the gambling world, how could major casinos miss it? So, the peripheral betting on this battle of the century between the "God of Gamblers" and the "King of Gamblers" has already begun, and the odds on both sides are very high. However, because there are recent rumors that the "God of Gamblers" has just undergone surgery, which may lead to his poor condition, the odds for the "King of Gamblers" are generally lower, while the odds for the "God of Gamblers" are higher.

However, Crocodile had spent the last two days with the "God of Gamblers" and had even played a couple of rounds with Ko Chun. After losing everything, he was extremely impressed by the "God of Gamblers'" skills. He was also very certain that Ko Chun was not in a bad state because of his previous head injury. On the contrary, because he had experienced too many frustrating things before, Ko Chun was now full of fighting spirit and was preparing to dominate the gambling games in the future.

With such firsthand information, Crocodile Man didn't hesitate any longer and bet all his wealth on Gao Jin. He even suspected that Gao Jin himself had spread the news of Gao Jin's injury and surgery in order to increase his odds. In any case, Crocodile Man didn't believe that Gao Jin hadn't bet on him to win on the sidelines.

After hearing what Crocodile Man said, it was Li Xin's turn to roll his eyes. He had always hated gambling.

"Oh, it's a pity I know you don't gamble, otherwise I would have taken your three million dollars and bet it all, I would have made a fortune!"

Crocodile sighed.

After Togo Miyoko's death, Ueyama Hiroji kept his promise and gave two million dollars to Crocodile, which, together with the one million dollars he had given to Li Xin, totaled three million dollars, which are now being held in Crocodile's custody.

"You're smart to know what's good for you, otherwise I'd beat you to death!"

Li Xin glared fiercely at Crocodile Man.

"No, no, I wouldn't dare!"

Crocodile Man chuckled, patted Li Xin's waist, and said, "But Xin, what have you been doing these past few days? You've gotten so thin!"

Crocodile was just joking with Li Xin as usual, but unexpectedly, when he slapped Li Xin, Li Xin was knocked down.

Looking at Li Xin lying on the ground, Crocodile's eyes bulged out. When did he become so fierce?

So, Crocodile slammed his fist against the wall, using the same hand he had used to slap Li Xin earlier.

With a "smack," the wall didn't react at all, but Crocodile's palm turned red, and he kept blowing on his hand in pain.

"Ah-Xin, so your injury hasn't healed yet!"

Crocodile quickly realized that now was not the time to worry about his own hand, so he immediately squatted down to help Li Xin up.

Li Xin laughed as he got up from the ground and said to Crocodile Old Man, "Keep your voice down, don't let anyone know."

Li Xin is now just an empty shell. Although the miraculous medicine He Jinyin gave him healed his external injuries and suppressed his internal injuries to some extent, it could not completely cure Li Xin's injuries. Although his injuries would not worsen without the "Wedding Dress Divine Skill", Li Xin still did not have many days left to live. Therefore, Li Xin returned to the villa this time not only to avoid Ghost King Da, but also to entrust Crocodile with his affairs after his death.

So Li Xin told Crocodile Old Man about his situation. Crocodile Old Man was shocked. He had always thought of Li Xin as a rather introverted child and never expected that Li Xin would be keeping such a secret.

A person who knows he is about to die does not become depressed, nor does he become hysterical, nor does he seek revenge on society. Instead, he wants to do something for the villagers who raised him before he dies. What a good child he is!

"Hey, Ashin, you trust me that much? Aren't you afraid I'll run off with the money?"

Crocodile felt that Li Xin was about to entrust him with his affairs after death, namely the three million dollars.

This is three million US dollars, not the previous three million RMB. And unlike before, Li Xin is dying, so Crocodile doesn't need to worry about Li Xin coming after him. Even if Crocodile takes all the money, Li Xin can't do anything to him.

Li Xin said calmly, "If you're not afraid that I'll haunt you as a ghost after I die, then go ahead and do it."

"Oh, having a nightmare about a black ghost in the middle of the night is really terrifying. Never mind, I'll just help you give the money to your villagers."

Crocodile scratched his head and said.

"Blackening my ass!"

Li Xin said with a smile.

Li Xin used to always put on a cold and aloof demeanor, even suppressing his laughter when he wanted to. But now, he no longer needed to pretend.

Crocodile Man laughed and said to Li Xin, "Since you're in this state now, don't run around anymore. Go back to your room and rest well. Try to live a few more days. In the movies, there's always some kind of miracle doctor who appears at times like this and heals your wounds, right? Yes, that's definitely going to happen!"

As he turned to leave, Crocodile wiped his face; the smile was completely gone, leaving only a pair of tearful eyes.

Li Xin looked at Crocodile's back and wanted to say something, but in the end he chose to say nothing.

Back in his room, Li Xin sat cross-legged on the bed, but did not practice his internal energy.

Since he began practicing the "Wedding Dress Divine Skill," Li Xin has spent at least four hours every day meditating and circulating his internal energy. It can be said that he is unwavering in his practice, or rather, he has no choice but to do so.

Now that Li Xin has passed on the "Wedding Dress Divine Skill" to He Jinyin, he no longer needs to meditate and practice his skills. However, whenever he gets to bed, he still subconsciously sits cross-legged and stares blankly for a while before he can fall asleep.

This time was no different. Li Xin closed his eyes, did not circulate his internal energy, and simply silently felt his body.

Li Xin looks no different from an ordinary person now, but in reality, he feels as if his body has a huge hole in it, his life force is constantly flowing away, and his internal organs and meridians have all suffered varying degrees of damage. He is like a ship that could sink at any moment.

The pills He Jinyin had given him had barely repaired a few key parts of the ship, but as the effects of the medicine wore off, he would die in as little as six or seven days, or even two or three days later, when He Jinyin's medicine ran out of power, he would be unable to move and would be lying in bed.

Is this all there is to my life, Li Xin?

Li Xin murmured to himself. Just then, he remembered Lai Sheng Lei. He had clearly told her that he would return in half a month, but unexpectedly, it turned out to be a final farewell.

Then I thought of my love in the next life, and thought to myself, if I'm gone, and "Cat's Eye" encounters any tough opponents in the future, it may only be able to rely on you.

Later, Li Xin remembered that he had killed Feitian, but he didn't seem to have asked Fujii Takako for payment yet. Oh well, he thought, he'll just consider it a good deed and a way to accumulate some good karma for himself.

After thinking about many things and his mind was full of distractions, Li Xin suddenly felt something flowing slowly within his body. Upon closer inspection, he discovered it was a wisp of true energy.

Although this wisp of true energy was so weak that Li Xin would not have been able to sense it at all if he hadn't been careful, it was indeed a wisp of true energy, and it was the "Wedding Dress True Energy" that Li Xin was very familiar with.

Li Xin was truly terrified of the "Wedding Dress Divine Skill." Feeling the Wedding Dress True Qi circulating naturally within his body, he subconsciously wanted it to return to his dantian and stop harming his already shattered eight extraordinary meridians. He had expected this wisp of "Wedding Dress True Qi" to remain as unruly as ever, even going against him. However, to Li Xin's surprise, this wisp of "Wedding Dress True Qi" completely obeyed his wishes. Li Xin didn't even need to use any mental techniques to control it; the "Wedding Dress True Qi" naturally returned to his dantian and remained peaceful and stable, without any of its usual arrogant and irritable demeanor.

Is this still the "Wedding Dress True Qi"?

Li Xin said in disbelief.

Although Li Xin only controlled a wisp of "Wedding Dress True Qi", he could clearly feel that this wisp of "Wedding Dress True Qi" was different from the previous "Wedding Dress True Qi".

"Martial Arts Zen Sect, Wedding Dress Divine Skill: To use its advantage, first blunt its edge!"

A deep voice sounded in his ear. Li Xin opened his eyes and saw a figure that always flashed through his memories appear in reality.

"It's you!"

Li Xin stared wide-eyed.

A disheveled old beggar stood in front of Li Xin, picking his nose with his little finger. Hearing Li Xin's words, he grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth, and said, "Yes, it's me."

Chapter Sixty: Handsome Guy, who are you?!

Looking at the culprit who had caused him suffering for over a decade, Li Xin took a deep breath and ultimately did not rush up to confront the old beggar. Instead, he said to the old beggar, "Thank you."

Although the "Wedding Dress Divine Skill" caused Li Xin ten years of suffering, it was also because of the "Wedding Dress Divine Skill" that Li Xin had the opportunity to take control of his destiny and see a world he had never imagined. From this point of view, Li Xin must thank the old beggar.

"Wow, that's something new. This is the first time I've ever seen someone who has practiced the 'Wedding Dress Divine Skill' and then thanked the person who gave it to them."

The old beggar said with a smile.

That old beggar really did deliberately leave behind the "Wedding Dress Divine Skill" back then!

Although Li Xin had suspected this all along, he still couldn't help but twitch his eye when the old beggar admitted it himself.

Sensing Li Xin's anger, the old beggar tilted his head and said, "Why are you glaring at me? I've traveled all over the country for so many years, and this is the first time I've been mistaken for a 'flower shoplifter.' I have to teach you a lesson!"

The old beggar still vividly remembers being chased and beaten by the villagers of Shibalipu Village and even being bitten by dogs. He can't let his mind be at peace until he teaches the culprits who caused all this a lesson.

Just because of this?

Li Xin hardened his fist.

After ten years, Li Xin finally understands the reason for his bad luck!

The old beggar picked his nose again and said nonchalantly, "I told you not to glare at me! If you glare at me, I'll be the one to scold you. Running around like that, I almost couldn't find you."

"You contacted me?"

Li Xin asked in confusion.

"Yes, I went to your village to look for you half a month ago, but I couldn't find you. I finally found out that you might have gone to Hong Kong, so I came to Hong Kong to look for you, but I still couldn't find you. If you hadn't fought with that guy a few days ago and used the eighth level of the 'Wedding Dress Divine Skill', I really wouldn't have been able to find you."

The old beggar sighed.

Normally, the old beggar would only meet anyone once, and if someone wanted to find him again, he would never appear in front of them again. Li Xin was the only person he had taken the initiative to meet a second time in all these years.

What brings you to me?

Li Xin asked.

The old beggar said slowly, "I'm just playing with you. I don't really want to kill you. So I plan to tell you the real way to practice the 'Wedding Dress Divine Skill' when you've mastered it to a certain extent."

"The real training method?"

Li Xin was even more puzzled.

"That's right, those are the two sentences I just said."

The old beggar said.

The old beggar just said... was that line, "Martial arts Zen, the wedding dress divine skill, to use its advantage, first blunt its edge"?

Li Xin pondered for a moment, and considering his own situation, he quickly understood the crux of the matter. He blurted out, "You mean that after practicing the 'Wedding Dress Divine Skill' to a certain level, it needs to be abandoned before practicing it again?"

"That's right, exactly."

The old beggar had a "you're teachable" look on his face: "The 'Wedding Dress True Qi' cultivated by the 'Wedding Dress Divine Skill' is as fierce as a flame and extremely difficult to control. Cultivating it requires enduring torment day and night. Therefore, when you reach the sixth level, you must discard all the power you've cultivated and start cultivating it again from scratch. The power cultivated in this way has had its sharpness dulled, but its power is not diminished at all. Once you've practiced this martial art twice, you'll naturally have a better understanding of the attributes of the 'Wedding Dress True Qi.' Not only will you be able to unleash its greatest power, but you can also control it at will and use it as you please."

After a pause, the old beggar continued, "To achieve anything significant in the 'Wedding Dress Divine Skill,' an ordinary person would need to practice for twenty years. Yet you, lad, have reached the eighth level of the 'Wedding Dress Divine Skill' in just ten years, which is two levels higher than the minimum requirement of the sixth level to start over. Since the 'Wedding Dress Divine Skill' was invented, you are the second person to reach this level without losing your skills. I wasn't wrong about you; you truly are a martial arts prodigy, one in a hundred years!"

The old beggar knew all too well how difficult it was to cultivate the "Wedding Dress Divine Skill". To cultivate the "Wedding Dress Divine Skill" to the eighth level, one needed not only the ability to endure, but also extraordinary talent and comprehension. Originally, the old beggar's expectation for Li Xin was that he could cultivate to the seventh level before abandoning the skill, but now Li Xin had actually cultivated to the eighth level, which could be said to have far exceeded the old beggar's expectations.

After listening to the old beggar recount the profound mysteries of the "Wedding Dress Divine Skill," Li Xin asked, "If I pass on the power of the 'Wedding Dress Divine Skill' to someone else, will the person receiving the skill be in danger?"

The old beggar laughed. This kid, even at a time like this, is still worried about others first.

However, the old beggar patiently explained to Li Xin's question: "When the 'Wedding Dress Divine Skill' is passed on to others, the power will be lost during the transmission process. This will also wear down the most powerful part of the power, making the power of the 'Wedding Dress Divine Skill' more manageable. However, the 'Wedding Dress Divine Skill' obtained in this way is not the real 'Wedding Dress Divine Skill'. Its power is far less than the 'Wedding Dress Divine Skill' that has been discarded and retrained. However, there are no hidden dangers in the power obtained in this way. This is also the origin of the name of the martial art 'Wedding Dress Divine Skill', 'making wedding dresses for others'."

Passing on the skills you've painstakingly cultivated for over a decade or two to others is like doing all the work for someone else's benefit.

Hearing the old beggar's explanation, Li Xin finally felt relieved. He had been worried that the "Wedding Dress True Qi" might leave some hidden dangers on He Jin Yin after being passed on to her. Now, after hearing what the old beggar said, he was finally completely at ease.

"Oh... senior, thank you for your guidance."

Knowing that the old beggar did not intend for him to die, Li Xin no longer harbored any resentment towards him and began to address him as "senior."

The martial arts and Zen school, the wedding dress divine skill, requires that to use its advantage, one must first blunt its edge.

Li Xin had already sensed the wisp of "Wedding Dress True Qi" emerging within his body. With this spark, Li Xin believed that given time, he would soon be able to cultivate the "Wedding Dress Divine Skill" to the eighth level, and he would be able to unleash its full power at the eighth level of the "Wedding Dress Divine Skill".

He had only used a smattering of the power of the eighth level of the "Wedding Dress Divine Skill" to eliminate Togo Miyoko, a master of supernatural arts. If he truly possessed the full power of the eighth level of the "Wedding Dress Divine Skill," how powerful would he be? Li Xin could hardly imagine it.

But all of this is meaningless now. Although the "Wedding Dress Divine Skill" is miraculous, it cannot change Li Xin's fate of dying. Although the wisp of "Wedding Dress True Qi" in Li Xin's body is extremely clever, it cannot repair his burned internal organs and meridians.

The old beggar nodded: "I know that your internal organs and meridians have been burned by the 'Wedding Dress True Qi'. Such internal injuries can only be healed by someone using internal energy of the same level as the 'Wedding Dress Divine Skill' but extremely yin and soft. Otherwise, you will not live for more than half a month."

Besides the severity of Li Xin's internal injuries, what's even more troublesome is that they were caused by the "Wedding Dress Divine Skill." Unless it's a power of the same level but completely opposite to the "Wedding Dress Divine Skill," it's simply impossible to heal him.

"Since the senior already knows, why waste time coming to find me again?"

Li Xin smiled wryly.

The old beggar smiled and said, "You are a good person, and good people shouldn't die so young."

The old beggar had already found Li Xin when he eliminated Togo Miyoko, but he did not show himself for the next few days. Instead, he secretly observed Li Xin, trying to figure out what kind of person Li Xin was.

When facing death, people are most likely to reveal their true selves. In these past few days, the old beggar had thoroughly understood what kind of person Li was, which is why he showed himself to him now.

Li Xin's heart stirred, and he exclaimed with delight, "Could it be that the senior possesses an internal skill of the same level as the 'Wedding Dress Divine Skill,' which is extremely yin and gentle, or perhaps you know such a master?"

The old beggar rolled his eyes: "What do you take the 'Wedding Dress Divine Skill' for? How could an internal skill of the same level as the 'Wedding Dress Divine Skill' be so easy to master? I, this old beggar, would like to get to know such a master!"

"That……"

Li Xin's revived spirit suffered another devastating blow.

A book suddenly appeared on Li Xin's lap, and the old beggar's figure vanished, leaving only his voice echoing in Li Xin's ears: "Only you can save yourself! You called me 'flower-patterer' before, causing me to be chased and beaten. That grudge is settled between us. But you also gave me half a steamed bun before, and that debt is not settled yet. You only have one night. If you can master the first level of this martial art in one night, then your injuries can still be cured. If not... you should start preparing for your death!"

Li Xin looked down at the book on his lap and picked up the book, which was as yellowed as "The Divine Skill of the Wedding Dress".