Chapter 10

In a large house that had been abandoned for a long time in the village, there were more than a dozen wooden barrels placed inside. The barrels were filled to the brim with light green medicinal water, which was steaming hot and exuding a strong medicinal aroma. In each barrel, a child sat.

"Brother Lin Yiming, why do we have to take a medicinal bath during the day? Isn't it only at night?"

"Yeah, Brother Lin Yiming, the water is so hot, I can't take it anymore."

One of the children, unable to bear the temperature of the medicinal water, was about to stand up. Seeing this, Lin Yiming quickly ran over and held the child down, comforting him, "Little Stone, be good, just a little longer. If you take these medicinal baths, you'll be able to join other sects. Then, your grandfather won't have to work so hard anymore."

"Okay, Little Stone will be good..."

Lin Yiming moved around the room, comforting each child to keep them in the medicinal baths. When he took his own exams, he didn't take these baths.

The medicinal baths were a method he learned from a book in the Shuiyao Sect. If children under sixteen years old persisted in taking these baths, it could strengthen their constitution and make it easier for them to sense the spiritual energy in their dantian.

To ensure more children in the village could join sects, even though the village was very short of water, the children still took their daily medicinal baths. Of course, after the baths, the medicinal water was used to irrigate the crops.

While Lin Yiming was helping the children with their baths, a commotion suddenly arose in the village, accompanied by the barking of dogs.

"Such a big commotion, someone must be causing trouble in the village." Hearing this, Lin Yiming quickly comforted the children to stay in the baths and rushed out, heading to the village entrance as fast as he could.

At the village entrance.

From a distance, Lin Yiming saw more than ten martial artists swaggering into the village, while on the opposite side, several farmers and village women, holding hoes, were retreating step by step.

"Quickly call out the person in charge of your village. How dare you capture people from our Sanguan Gang! You must be tired of living."

One of the martial artists, with a sharp face and a monkey-like appearance, much shorter than the average person, pointed at the group of farmers and shouted, "Release our three brothers, pay us a thousand taels of silver, and let our brothers pick ten women from your village. Our leader will spare your lives. Otherwise, your entire village will be wiped out!"

As he spoke, he made a beheading gesture and said, "Men will be killed directly, children will be cooked and sold to meat bun shops, and women will be raped and then killed!"

"Raped and then killed, that won't do!" Behind the sharp-faced man, a burly man with a snub nose waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "How can we kill them after just a few times? Look at that woman, with big breasts and a round butt, her skin as smooth as the women in the city. It would be a waste to kill her."

The burly man pointed at a village woman in the crowd, a lecherous smile on his face, "This woman is more fragrant than the women in the Manchun Garden in town. I'm going to take her back and sleep with her big breasts and big butt every day."

"This won't do, how can you have all the fun? This woman should be shared with the brothers, one day each."

"One day each, does that mean all the brothers get a turn?"

"Of course, all the brothers get a turn, but whoever catches her first gets to go first." The sharp-faced man suddenly shouted and darted forward, reaching the woman in a few steps and grabbing her.

Although he looked small, he was quite strong. With a twist of his hands, he easily hoisted the woman onto his shoulder.

"Let go of Wang's wife!"

Although the farmers were afraid, seeing that the intruders had taken one of their own, they swung their hoes and charged forward.

"Meddlesome old fools!" The sharp-faced man cursed, turned his body, and kicked two farmers to the ground with a couple of kicks.

"Let her go!"

Lin Yiming, seeing that the intruders had taken one of his villagers and injured two farmers, sped up and reached them in a few breaths, raising his hand and punching straight at the sharp-faced man.

"Martial artist!"

The sharp-faced man was startled by Lin Yiming's move, realizing there was actually a martial artist in this remote village!

But the next moment, he laughed.

What a country bumpkin, this person is using farmer's fist, how ridiculous.

He didn't even let go of the woman he had just grabbed, instead, he sidestepped and kicked out. His skills were learned from a martial arts school in town, and if he couldn't handle a farmer's fist, it would be a joke.

However, before his kick was fully extended, his vision blurred. The speed of the opponent was much faster than he had imagined. Before he could react, he was already flying through the air, and the woman he had been carrying fell, landing right in Lin Yiming's arms.

A Condensation Essence expert!

A series of exclamations suddenly rose from the Sanguan Gang members.

They had all been standing at the back, and they saw very clearly that although the young man from the village was using farmer's fist, his strength was genuinely at the Condensation Essence stage.

Condensation Essence, that was a whole major realm higher than them. They hadn't even reached the late stage of Spirit Induction. How could such an expert exist in this remote village?

Not to mention in this village, even in the county, the appearance of such a young Condensation Essence expert would immediately spread.

Even their leader had only recently entered the Condensation Essence stage.

The Sanguan Gang members looked at their leader.

"Condensation Essence, truly surprising. But even among Condensation Essence experts, there are differences!" The leader of the Sanguan Gang coldly snorted and suddenly charged forward. The young man in front of him was already at the Condensation Essence stage at such a young age. If he grew any further, it would be a serious problem for the Sanguan Gang.

Now that the Sanguan Gang had a conflict with the young man's village, it would be wise to quickly eliminate him while he only knew farmer's fist.

With the leader already charging forward, the other members of the Sanguan Gang followed closely behind.

"Roaring Tiger Fist!"

The leader of the Sanguan Gang roared, his entire body resembling a fierce tiger leaping out of a cage, carrying a terrifying aura as he pounced on Lin Yiming.

"Too slow."

Lin Yiming sidestepped, instantly flashing to the side of his opponent, and then swung his arm, delivering a powerful punch.

"Bang!"

A heavy punch struck the leader of the Sanguan Gang's ribcage, producing a crisp cracking sound. His massive body flew far away like a broken kite.

After landing on the ground, he spat out a mouthful of blood, his face filled with disbelief as he looked at the young man in front of him. Both were Condensation Essence experts, but why was this young man so strong? The speed of the opponent was too fast; he only saw a flash before being sent flying.

How could a Condensation Essence expert have such speed? Such strength, especially when using farmer's fist!

Seeing their leader instantly defeated, the remaining members of the Sanguan Gang were stunned. Before they could react, Lin Yiming had already rushed in, delivering a few punches and kicks, knocking all of them to the ground.

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