Chapter 84

A simple act of receiving money, without any verbal response, had thoroughly expressed his attitude.

Yu Yan felt that the number of times he had been slapped in the face in a short period had already exceeded the total number of times he had been slapped since he entered the sect! The subtle mention of his brother's name just now had only resulted in another slap in the face.

"Wait! Do you dare to gamble with me again?"

As soon as Yu Yan spoke, he immediately regretted it!

Gambling? What could he bet with? The others under his command were not enough to match Zheng Shiyi, and stepping onto the stage would only result in a loss.

Zheng Shiyi looked Yu Yan up and down and couldn't help but smile, saying, "It seems like you only have your underwear left to lose? I have no interest in men's underwear... Besides... Are you going to fight me personally? The fifth place on the风云榜 (Fengyun Board)? The soul stones should be more, right?"

Yu Yan's heart trembled violently, his eyes flashing with fear, thinking, "From this guy's tone, he is indeed eyeing my fifth place on the Fengyun Board, wanting to challenge me!"

"He killed Luo Yi with one strike. If I were to fight him, my chances of winning are less than fifty percent! Even if I defeat him, the consumption will be very high..."

"The sixth, seventh, and eighth places behind me have always been eyeing my position. If they know I am injured, they will definitely come to snatch my position."

"If I lose to him, Luo Tu's death will be my fate."

"Fortunately, the number of times I have been challenged this month has reached the limit. Otherwise, I would have been completely defeated here. No matter what, I must find a way to get rid of this guy since he has threatened my ranking on the Fengyun Board!"

Despite his thousand unwillingnesses, Yu Yan still pretended to be indifferent, shaking his index finger and saying, "A position like the fifth place on the Fengyun Board, how could it be easily challenged by a nobody like you?"

"If it weren't for the fact that I have used up all my challenge opportunities this month, I would really want to step onto the stage right now and beat you to death, you shameless thing."

To minimize the impact on the disciples' cultivation on the Fengyun Board, the Fengyun Hall specially stipulated that the number of times a disciple on the Fengyun Board could be challenged each month was limited.

Once the number of challenges exceeded the specified limit, the challenged party could refuse the challenge.

Zheng Shiyi raised his eyebrows and smiled. These seemingly fierce words sounded so much like a defeated dog, running away with its tail between its legs while barking madly, completely lacking confidence.

"Still, forget it... The fifth place on the Fengyun Board... The gap between our rankings is too large. I'll wait two more years before I challenge him..."

Zheng Shiyi scratched his head with his index finger, looking very serious, which made everyone around him look surprised. Such a tough guy, saying such words at this moment? It seems... he is still afraid of Yu Yan!

Wu Dong looked at Zheng Shiyi in shock. Is this... still the Zheng Shiyi I know, whose bones are harder than iron?

"Bro... Are you running a fever...?"

Wu Dong put his hand on Zheng Shiyi's forehead and noticed that the moment his palm covered Zheng Shiyi's eyes, he quickly blinked at him.

Got it! Wu Dong felt like he was a worm in Zheng Shiyi's stomach. This guy isn't afraid of Yu Yan; he just doesn't want to appear too strong at this moment, drawing more attention.

Showing too early that he wants to challenge the rankings would only make Yu Yan more cautious, and Yu Yan might even try to play dirty tricks in advance.

Yu Yan's pupils were deeply engaged in thought. How much of what Zheng Shiyi said was true? Is he really afraid of Yu Yan, or is he just trying to reassure him?

Forget it! No matter what this guy is thinking! Yu Yan watched Zheng Shiyi's departing back and steeled his resolve. For the safest outcome, he must find a way to get rid of this guy before next month!

"You few..." Yu Yan whispered to the people beside him, "Go and monitor his movements. Report to me as soon as you have any news."

"Yes, Brother Yan." Yu Yan's subordinates nodded and quickly disappeared.

Zheng Shiyi returned to his room and quickly packed the essentials he needed for his trip, while calculating in his mind that he already had 23,000 soul stones. Once he captured Lang Liang and the murderer, he would be just a little short of 30,000 soul stones.

Su Jingdan, wearing a green dress, pushed the door open and, seeing Zheng Shiyi packing, asked with a puzzled look, "Big Brother Zheng, where are you going? Why are you packing?"

Zheng Shiyi wiped the dust off his face and said, "I'm preparing to learn a cultivation technique that requires a lot of soul stones. I really don't know where to get so many soul stones."

"I can only try my luck and see if I can capture wanted criminals to get the rewards for capturing them."

Su Jingdan frowned and said, "Big Brother Zheng, if you are short of soul stones, I still have some. I'll go and get them for you."

Zheng Shiyi shook his head and said, "No need. Even if you give me your soul stones, it won't be enough. You should keep them."

"Oh." Su Jingdan nodded in disappointment. Indeed! She was just a Spirit Doctor, not a Great Spirit Doctor! If she were a Great Spirit Doctor, her status would be different, and she could easily sell medicines at high prices to get a large number of soul stones.

But... advancing to a Great Spirit Doctor is too difficult...

Su Jingdan hid her unhappiness and handed two bottles of pills to Zheng Shiyi, saying, "You might get injured while capturing wanted criminals. These pills should help."

Although the soul seed's pulsation can quickly heal injuries, with the help of the pills, recovery would be even faster. Zheng Shiyi did not refuse Su Jingdan's kindness and took the pills.

These pills included detoxifying pills, qi-gathering pills, and blood-stopping pills, almost all the pills that could be useful.

Zheng Shiyi noticed Su Jingdan's unhappiness and said with a mischievous smile, "Just giving me pills isn't enough. I seem to recall that someone said they would give me the soul sand they get regularly."

"As a medical-martial partner, I have to help someone find the necessary spirit herbs unconditionally."

"After so long, someone should have accumulated quite a bit of soul sand. I wonder why they haven't given it to me yet."

"Are you afraid that if I get angry about this, I won't help you find the spirit herbs you need?"

"Are you daring me?" Su Jingdan put on an angry face, but she felt delighted inside. Her disappointment vanished, and she quickly went to get the soul sand for Zheng Shiyi.

Wu Dong, standing nearby, patted Zheng Shiyi's shoulder and laughed, "I didn't expect my brother to be so good at flattering girls, besides having exceptional talent."

"However, among the wanted criminals, although Lang Liang is not the strongest, his ruthlessness is more terrifying than those ranked higher than him."

"I think you should improve your martial skills before you go after him. That way, if you encounter him, you'll have a better chance of defeating him."

Zheng Shiyi nodded in agreement. After entering the Perfect Ten Rounds, he had been so focused on learning the nameless cultivation technique that he had forgotten to improve his martial skills. Combat is not just about who has the higher cultivation level.

If that were the case, everyone would just compare cultivation levels before a fight, and the weaker one would commit suicide.

Going after someone without knowing their true strength is already very dangerous! Improving martial skills would naturally increase the chances of victory.

Zheng Shiyi decided to follow Wu Dong's advice and practice for a while before going after Lang Liang.

As they were talking, Su Jingdan walked in with a large tray of soul sand.

"So much soul sand!" Both Wu Dong and Zheng Shiyi were surprised.

Wu Dong patted Zheng Shiyi's shoulder and teased, "Brother, when you take something from someone, you owe them. Jingdan gave you so much soul sand, you must treat her well in the future."

Su Jingdan's face turned red without her noticing, and she quickly left the room after putting down the soul sand.

Zheng Shiyi glanced at Wu Dong, who was grinning, and took out a soul stone ticket from his pocket, saying, "You just like to tease me. I guess I need to bribe you. Take it and practice."

"One hundred soul stones? Isn't that a bit too much?" Wu Dong's eyes nearly popped out in surprise. Soul stones were extremely precious, and no one would be so extravagant as to use them for practice.

The last time Zheng Shiyi gave him one soul stone, he felt very guilty after practicing. He pointed to the soul sand Su Jingdan had left and said, "Just give me the soul sand."

"That's from Su Jingdan. Are you going to fight me for it? Be careful, Jingdan might poison your medicine if she finds out!" Zheng Shiyi smiled and looked at Wu Dong.

Wu Dong pretended to be scared, covering his chest with his hand, "That's too scary! I need you to remind me! Yes, yes, yes! I'll take the soul stones, even if it's a bit difficult..."

Wu Dong was extremely pleased, put the soul stone ticket away, and ran off.

Zheng Shiyi put the soul sand into his spatial storage bag, left the room, and found a relatively safe place to practice.

The people who had been following Zheng Shiyi and his group had been gathering information near his home for almost a day before they found out that Zheng Shiyi had gone to practice as soon as he returned home.

These people ran back and reported the news to Yu Yan, "Brother Yan, that guy went to practice as soon as he got home."

"He went to practice as soon as he got home?" Yu Yan frowned. It seems this guy is really planning to challenge him; otherwise, why would he be so diligent in practicing?

"Not long ago, because of this guy, I had a conflict with those three guys from the Law Enforcement Hall! Those three guys are afraid of my retaliation and might be looking for my weaknesses to get me into the Law Enforcement Hall."

"If I openly deal with that guy in the sect, I might be caught by them and taken to the Law Enforcement Hall, which would be a loss for me."

"It seems I need to find a way to lure that guy to a place where the Law Enforcement Hall can't monitor him."

"The Immortal Spirit Mountains are full of dangers, and there are no Law Enforcement Hall people inside. If I can lure him there, then..."

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