Chapter 4

Soon, Shilian opened the door and left the house again.

She saw Xiergou, the scrawny toad, lurking nearby.

Although she wished to kill Xiergou immediately,

she maintained her composure.

After all, even though she was strong and robust,

Xiergou was tall and muscular, and she was no match for him.

"Xiergou, what are you doing lurking around my house?"

Shilian shouted loudly at Xiergou.

Xiergou glanced at Shilian, his eyes darting away, and he said with a smile, "Sister Shi, how is Shiyun doing?"

"We work in the same quarry, I just wanted to see how he's doing."

Shilian sneered inwardly.

Xiergou probably wanted to see if Shiyun was dead.

However, at this moment, Shilian had to keep Xiergou at bay.

So, she put on a look of melancholy and said, "Brother Yun has been unconscious all along, and the doctor can only do his best and leave the rest to fate."

"Xiergou, you and Brother Yun both work in the quarry."

"Tell me, was Shiyun really injured by an accident with a rock?"

Shilian stared intently at Xiergou.

Xiergou felt a bit guilty, but he was also slightly relieved.

So, he said with evasive eyes, "Sister Shi, I saw Shiyun get injured by a rock by accident."

"Is that so?"

Shilian's gaze made Xiergou feel guilty.

So, he quickly left the area near the Shi family.

Shilian's words probably reassured Xiergou a bit.

As long as Shiyun didn't wake up, or even died, it would be even better.

It would save him the trouble.

"Xiergou is gone!"

Inside the house, Shiyun let out a slight sigh of relief.

Sister is truly brave and wise.

By doing this, she managed to make Xiergou leave for now.

At least, Shiyun wouldn't be in danger for the time being.

"I must get my body back in shape quickly."

"Then I will find a master to learn martial arts!"

"Once I become a martial artist, killing Xiergou will only be a matter of time!"

A fierce glint flashed in Shiyun's eyes.

Xiergou must be killed!

After all, Sister's words could only temporarily dispel Xiergou's suspicions.

But this wouldn't last long.

Once Xiergou found out that Shiyun had woken up,

Shiyun would be in danger.

So, he must get his body back in shape as quickly as possible!

Shiyun's body was still somewhat weak.

It would take a few days to recover through rest.

Maybe ten days or half a month.

During these few days,

Shiyun also insisted on doing push-ups every day.

Although push-ups weren't a martial art,

they could still strengthen the body.

At least, after passing through the green halo, he had almost mastered the essence of push-ups.

Each time he did push-ups, he could maximize the exercise for his body.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

Sister brought back food for Shiyun every day.

All of it was meat.

Although it was leftovers from others,

it was still meat.

It could speed up Shiyun's recovery.

However, every time Shiyun asked Sister where the food came from, Shilian said she picked it up.

But each time, Shiyun noticed some bruises on Sister's face and even redness on her hands.

It was clear she had been beaten.

This made Shiyun even more anxious.

He had to get his body back in shape as quickly as possible.

So, Shiyun went even more crazy with push-ups.

Whenever he had the strength, he would do push-ups.

Again and again.

Finally, the green halo recovered.

It only took three days to recover.

The acceleration halo turned from gray back to green.

This meant that Shiyun could use the green halo "acceleration" again.

Shiyun took a deep breath.

So, he threw the push-up imprint directly into the green halo.

"Hum."

In the next moment, a memory appeared in Shiyun's mind.

It was as if he was crazily practicing push-ups.

And he practiced tirelessly.

One day, two days, three days...

After three days, Shiyun focused and immediately threw the push-up imprint out of the green halo.

Because he used the green halo,

but the push-ups didn't change at all.

After all, the technique of push-ups wasn't that profound.

He had already mastered the essence of push-ups after accelerating for ten days.

Continuing to accelerate didn't improve his push-up skills.

"Huh?"

Shiyun saw that the green halo didn't turn gray this time.

Only part of it turned gray.

This meant that he could still use the green halo.

However, it might not be able to accelerate for ten days.

"Continuing to do push-ups won't have much effect."

"My body has actually recovered."

"Next, I should start practicing martial arts."

"Practicing martial arts will definitely have bottlenecks, and then I can try using the red halo."

"I wonder how astonishing the effect of the red halo will be?"

Shiyun muttered to himself.

He already had a plan in his mind.

Next, he should start practicing martial arts.

However, which force should he choose?

Shiyun fell into deep thought!

In these few days, Shiyun had learned about some situations in Liucheng.

Especially about martial artists.

The martial artist forces in Liucheng were divided into the government, families, sects, gangs, and martial arts schools.

These five forces basically covered over 90% of the martial artists in Liucheng.

The government was divided into the yamen and the army.

The yamen was out of the question for Shiyun.

As for the army,

in the current situation of the Great Gan, joining the army might mean dying on the battlefield before he could even master martial arts.

As for families,

Liucheng had many powerful families.

Martial artists were mostly family members.

It was impossible for outsiders to join these families to practice martial arts unless they were born into the family.

Then there were the sects.

They openly recruited disciples.

However, sects mostly recruited young people.

Most only accepted disciples under twelve years old.

Shiyun was already too old to be accepted as a disciple by a sect.

Therefore, the government, families, and sects were not options for Shiyun.

The remaining choices were gangs and martial arts schools.

Liucheng had many gangs.

For example, Xiergou's Three Tigers Gang was a small gang.

As long as one joined the gang, earned merit, or was favored by a gang leader, there was a chance to practice martial arts.

However, Shiyun thought about his situation.

Although his body had recovered,

he was still a cripple.

Joining a gang required the courage to fight and kill.

Who would want a cripple?

Moreover, Shiyun didn't like gangs.

Those gangs oppressed ordinary people and did all sorts of evil deeds.

Joining a gang to practice martial arts didn't align with Shiyun's original intentions.

So, the only remaining choice was the martial arts school.

Liucheng had martial arts schools that openly recruited disciples.

As long as one paid, anyone could join.

This was an advantage, but also a disadvantage.

Because martial arts schools were very expensive!

However, this was the only chance for Shiyun to practice martial arts.