Chapter 3: Luring (1/2)
As the excitement passed, Jiang Li quickly discovered that his body was sticky and uncomfortable.
This was the first time he had cultivated a martial arts technique after taking the Body Strengthening Pill. As a result, a large amount of filth was expelled from his body.
It might not reach the level of muscle and marrow cleansing, but it was still easy to expel the toxins in his body.
”I have no choice but to shower now.”
Jiang Li was disgusted by his own stench.
He took out a change of clothes from his bag. No one snatched these things away.
He got out of the carriage and saw that it was quiet outside.
On the other side of the bonfire, there were only two black-clothed martial artists sitting and guarding the night. The others were all sleeping comfortably in their tents.
Jiang Li walked lightly towards the river. Yes, it was the river where he peeked at Yan Fengyue who was bathing.
The martial artist guarding the bonfire immediately discovered Jiang Li's departure, but he did not seem to care at all. He continued to fiddle with the bonfire in front of him.
”This bunch of brats. I told them not to leave the camp, but they did not believe me. Heh, our mission is to guard the camp. If they run outside and die, it will be for nothing.”
Of course, Jiang Li did not know what the martial artist guarding the night was complaining about. As he walked, he went towards the bushes in the darkness, using his appraisal skill on everything.
White flower, ghost needle grass, spring water, blood thorn vine, shore leaf, wind willow…
A bunch of names of plants and insects that he had never heard of before popped up. He was too lazy to care about them. With his current appraisal skill level, he might not be able to identify precious treasures even if they were placed in front of him.
From time to time, yellow or even red appraisal boxes would jump out from the bushes. Some were poisonous snakes and some were scorpions. When they saw Jiang Li, they would calmly turn their heads and take a detour.
The nearby large beasts had already turned into roasted meat on the dining table during the day. The main danger of walking at night was still these poisonous bugs and plants.
As long as he was careful by using appraisal, his safety would be guaranteed. This was also why Jiang Li dared to come out alone.
He quickly walked to the riverside and used the appraisal skill on it. After confirming that there was no danger, he took off his dirty clothes and used the water to clean the stains on his body.
When he returned to the carriage, Jiang Li, who had just enjoyed the fruits of cultivation, quickly dived into it again. The Age Tiger Technique had one style, Sleeping Tiger, that could be cultivated while sleeping.
Even though his cultivation speed was slow, it was superior as a steady stream. Furthermore, being able to maintain vigilance while sleeping was a unique aspect of this unorthodox martial arts technique.
Soon, the carriage was filled with snores, as if a ferocious tiger was lying inside.
...
A few days later.
Swoosh!
A human figure shuttled through the forest. After accelerating to the maximum, the figure suddenly brandished his sword.
The figure brushed past a large tree, and a sword beam flashed like a waterfall. A moment later, the tree that was thicker than Yan Hong's head slowly collapsed.
Clap! Clap! Clap!
The chubby, round-faced Yan Hong clapped as he walked away. He touched the cut on the tree and clicked his tongue in wonder, ”Incredible! Incredible! Your Mountain Splitter is getting more and more powerful each time. I take back what I said earlier about competing with you. I don't want to be attacked like this.”
He touched the protective soft armor he was wearing. That thing obviously could not block that sword.
”However, Jiang Li, your Age Tiger Technique has improved tremendously. The power of the Mountain Splitter is astonishing too. Many second-rate martial artists in the Pugilistic World would not be your match.”
”Those guys from the Wang and Li Families are even weaker than me. How could you have been beaten up by them to such an extent?”
Jiang Li's miserable state a few days ago was still vivid in Yan Hong's mind. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he had almost died from the assault. It was natural to be slightly puzzled by this.
”There was no helping it. I didn't bring my sword with me at that time. Furthermore, they ambushed me from behind and smashed me down with a rock. Otherwise, as someone from a martial arts family, how could I lose to them!”
Jiang Li pointed at the back of his head. The bright red color indicated that it was indeed a fatal injury.
”When I find a chance, hmph! I must beat the shit out of them! Since when have I been bullied like this!”
With a face full of hatred, he vividly portrayed the scene of a thirteen-year-old teenager preparing for revenge.
Yan Hong naturally did not have any doubts. The Great Goose Kingdom was a place of martial arts, and regardless of whether one was a noble or a young lady, they had more or less learned a few moves and some martial arts.
Jiang Li came from a martial arts family and was even the son of the first wife. Although his performance in the past was a little underwhelming, it was normal for him to have practiced martial arts.
”Don't worry, brother. With your strength, as long as you don't get ambushed, the ten of them won't be able to get close to you.”
”You don't have to worry about the Lord Immortal. No one cared about what they did to you last time. As long as they didn't kill you in front of them, no one would care.”
Yan Hong patted Jiang Li's shoulder excitedly, as if he was the one seeking revenge.
Jiang Li smiled and looked at the sword in his hand, ”Yeah… Yan Hong, I'll compensate you when we get to town.”
Embarrassed, he handed the longsword back. At this moment, the two edges of the longsword were full of chips. Many places were repeatedly polished and then sharpened again, this sword could not last much longer.
In the past two days, Jiang Li's Age Tiger Technique had gradually increased in level, and his physique had also steadily increased. He sought Yan Hong's help and borrowed the other party's longsword to cultivate the sword technique, Mountain Splitter.
However, the Mountain Splitter was a sword technique that relied on strength to win, and the loss of durability of the weapon was extremely terrifying as well. Moreover, Jiang Li's swordsmanship was lacking by quite a bit. In just a few days of time, Yan Hong's treasured sword that was mixed with a tenth of dark iron could already be declared unusable!
”You… you're too strong, aren't you? Forget it, I'll just give it to you. We're brothers after all… you must return me a better one in the future…”
Yan Hong touched the sword that was full of chips and wanted to cry but had no tears. How could a weapon mixed with dark iron be bought so easily? Even their prince's mansion only had one.
”Er, definitely, definitely. Then I'll use this sword for another two days.”
Jiang Li found a stone to sharpen his sword. The two of them were not far away from where the convoy was stationed. They chatted casually and he silently called out the character panel. The screen flashed and his attributes appeared before his eyes once again.
[Name: Jiang Li]
[Age: 13]
[Race: Human]
[Main Class: Martial Artist, Level: Second-Rate]
[Sub-Class 1: None]
[Sub-Class 2: None]
[Health: 540/540]
[Stamina: 420/420]
[Strength: 2.1]
[Speed: 1.9]
[Constitution: 2.2]
[Mind: 1]
[Enlightenment: 1.1]
[Martial Art: Age Tiger Technique Level 5]