Chapter 6

"Ugh……"

Hugging the pillow, Su Yi groaned and struggled to open his eyes. The first thing he saw was an unfamiliar canopy bed and a different room. It seemed that the穿越 (穿越 means "穿越" in Chinese, which can be translated as "穿越" in English, but in this context, it means "time travel" or "transmigration") was indeed not just a dream...

Last night, he had been up half the night, and by the time he finally rested, it was already almost dawn. As for the exact time... unfortunately, the advanced watch on Su Yi's wrist, which could display data and chat with the main god, couldn't tell time...

"Alright, I've memorized all the acupoints. Now comes the moment of miracles; it's time for me to practice my martial arts!"

After washing up and having breakfast, Su Yi threw himself into the intense practice of internal martial arts with great enthusiasm.

Sitting cross-legged, he calmed his mind and gathered his qi in his dantian.

Su Yi began to breathe and exhale according to the techniques described in the manual. The next moment, he suddenly opened his eyes in surprise.

What is this? What is this? Usually, it takes several days to cultivate true qi, right?

Why is there already a considerable amount of true qi in my dantian?

Could I be a martial arts prodigy? Su Yi was pleasantly surprised for a while before he clenched his left fist and struck his right palm. He realized that this must be the true qi cultivated by the previous unfortunate soul, Yang Kang. He never thought he would benefit from this guy.

He silently thanked Yang Kang, who had been taken away by the main god, and skipped the stage of sensing the qi, directly beginning to circulate the true qi within his body.

At first, the true qi seemed to sense that it had a new master and was not very obedient, lazily lying in the dantian, unwilling to move. Su Yi forced it to move, slowly circulating it round after round. Gradually, the true qi became more obedient, responding to his will like an extension of his body. Indeed, wherever his mind went, the true qi followed.

Su Yi stood up, injected the true qi into his feet, and tried to jump...

"Damn it!!!"

With a loud cry, Su Yi was startled. His light jump had taken him several meters high. Fortunately, the ceiling of his room was high enough; otherwise, he would have hit his head...

It seems that this martial arts world is indeed different. In the original world, even a master who had practiced for a hundred years could only jump about two meters high.

Regardless, with this true qi, Su Yi felt more confident about stealing the true scripture that night.

Motivated, Su Yi became even more enthusiastic about his internal martial arts practice. He sat on the bed and began to practice diligently, even skipping lunch. Bao Xiruo was worried that her son was resistant to leaving home, but when she came to check, she saw him deeply engrossed in practice and did not disturb him, leaving the meal and quietly leaving.

Time passed quickly during practice, and the day soon turned to night. Su Yi took the knockout powder and the rope he had prepared and headed to the kitchen again.

After dinner, the chefs had already left the kitchen, but the thin man was still loyally guarding it. Su Yi threw him a silver ingot and instructed him to continue catching chickens and ducks.

Taking advantage of the thin man's absence, Su Yi came to the table, where some leftovers remained. He took out a knife and made large cuts in the meat, sprinkling the knockout powder into the cuts. Mei Chaofeng's martial arts were too high, so Su Yi did not dare to take any chances. The amount of knockout powder he used was enough to knock out an elephant. To prevent any mishaps, he even sprinkled a lot of knockout powder in the other dishes.

As usual, he sent the thin man away and sat in the same corner as the previous night, but this time he held a chicken in his arms.

Perhaps due to the effect of the true qi, he felt more alert and clear-headed than the previous night. Even his skin felt better. It seemed that after becoming a great martial arts master, he could also be a handsome man! Su Yi thought to himself with a bit of vanity.

Around the same time as the previous night, a light landing sound came from outside the door. This time, Su Yi noticed it much earlier, confirming that his senses had indeed improved.

The door opened again, and Mei Chaofeng walked in. The chickens and ducks started cackling, but she did not react at all, slowly making her way to the table.

As usual, she took a small piece of meat, the one Su Yi had laced with knockout powder. Su Yi couldn't help but sigh inwardly: This woman must be starving, yet she still only takes such a small amount. Her self-control is truly astonishing!

After Mei Chaofeng left, Su Yi waited for over an hour, calculating that the knockout powder should have taken effect. He then quietly made his way to the dry well in the back of the mansion.

The dry well in the back of the mansion had been abandoned for decades, and there were rumors of ghosts haunting it. At night, it became a forbidden area for the mansion's residents. Compared to the bustling mansion during the day, this place at night was eerily silent, as if it belonged to a different world.

Peering into the well, it was pitch black, and Su Yi could see nothing. He leaned over the well and listened carefully, hearing faint groans from inside, confirming that Mei Chaofeng had indeed been knocked out.

Su Yi shouted, "Mei Ruohua!!!"

There was no response.

"It seems this woman is indeed unconscious, but not completely..." Mei Ruohua was the name Mei Chaofeng used on Peach Blossom Island. In the original story, when Huang Rong called out this name, Mei Chaofeng was so startled that she lost her composure. If she were conscious, she would not have remained indifferent.

Su Yi found a thick wooden stick, placed it across the well, and tied a rope to it, slowly lowering himself down. As he descended, he thought to himself that he needed to find a lightness skill to practice. He was now a young martial arts expert with some internal martial arts, and it was unseemly to descend using a rope.

The well was not very deep, and he reached the bottom after descending about ten meters. He squinted for a moment, waiting for his eyes to adjust to the darkness, then looked down. Mei Chaofeng was indeed lying at his feet, her eyes closed and drool on her mouth, clearly unconscious.

Without wasting time, Su Yi quickly reached into Mei Chaofeng's chest and felt around, marveling, "This woman is quite well-endowed..."

Continuing to search, he touched a soft, thin object that felt like paper but was much better. He knew it was made of human skin, and he couldn't help but shudder...

Suppressing his disgust, he took out the object, which was indeed a piece of human skin, containing a dagger. Yang Kang knew this was the dagger that Guo Jing had lost. When he pulled it out, he saw the name "Yang Kang" inscribed on it...

"Well, I guess this counts as returning it to its rightful owner..."

Su Yi unceremoniously put the dagger and the *Nine Yin Manual* in his pocket.

The watch on his wrist flashed.

[Obtained the lower volume of the *Nine Yin Manual*, 25% of the required fortune has been plundered.]

"Wow, I've already plundered half the required fortune just at the beginning. It looks like the future is bright!"

Su Yi smiled in satisfaction.

Looking at Mei Chaofeng, who was still unconscious, Su Yi hesitated. If she woke up and found the *Nine Yin Manual* missing, she would surely cause a commotion, and no one in the mansion could stop her. The best solution would be to kill her now, but he couldn't bring himself to do it. This woman was already pitiful enough, and taking her treasure and then her life would be too much.

"Whatever, the effects of the knockout powder will last until tomorrow at least. My fake master, Qiu Chuji, will be coming tomorrow. He should be able to handle Mei Chaofeng. After all, she's just a blind old woman. Even if he can't defeat her, he won't be at a disadvantage."

Finding a flimsy excuse, Su Yi gave up the idea of killing her and started to climb out of the well using the rope. Suddenly, he felt annoyed.

When Guo Jing killed Chen Xuanfeng, the weapon was kept by Mei Chaofeng, and it had "Yang Kang" clearly inscribed on it. So, wasn't he helping that guy take the blame? For over ten years... How could he tolerate this?

A mischievous idea came to mind. Without caring whether Mei Chaofeng could hear him, Su Yi shouted, "Mei Ruohua, you are blind. How can you keep a treasure like the *Nine Yin Manual*? Today, I am doing you a favor by taking it. I am not hiding my name or identity. My name is Guo, the same Guo who cooks and the same Guo who killed your husband. If you are不服 (不服 means "不服" in Chinese, which can be translated as "不服" in English, but in this context, it means "不服" or "不服"), come and find me. I will be waiting for you."

With that, he pulled the rope and easily climbed out of the well.

He had used a packet of knockout powder and obtained half of the *Nine Yin Manual* effortlessly!