landbeastnovel Chapter 31 Persuasion, Sensation
Chapter 31 Persuasion, Sensation
An hour later,
Fang Shuwen cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Zheng Yuanpei, and said with a broad smile:
"Thank you for your generosity, sir. I've been a bit short of money lately."
He secretly weighed the money bag in his hand; judging by its weight alone, it contained at least fifty yuan.
It's a pity the old man didn't bring the Ghost Jade today, otherwise he could have won it directly and saved himself the trouble of going to the martial arts hall to exchange for it.
"You little rascal, are you going to buy the Mystic Jade?"
"Hmph, don't be so quick to deny it. I can tell your martial arts have improved quite quickly; you must have used the Mysterious Jade."
The ability of the mysterious jade to accelerate the progress of martial arts cultivation has been applied to martial arts training for decades, as early as the Great Yin Dynasty.
However, most people may not know this.
While the mysterious jade can greatly enhance martial arts cultivation, it should not be used excessively.
Furthermore, when using it, one must consult a physician to determine the martial artist's physical attributes and tolerance before searching for the corresponding mysterious jade.
Otherwise, the Jade of Deception will be misused.
While martial arts progress is rapid in the early stages, once one reaches the level of internal strength, one will either be unable to improve for the rest of one's life.
Either the foreign energy accumulated in the body explodes, and one cannot withstand it, turning into a madman.
"Take my advice: stop now while you're still using it in moderation. Otherwise, you'll regret it later."
Zheng Yuanpei stroked his goatee and slammed his newly bought walking stick on the ground.
Fang Shuwen was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.
What did the old man mean by that?
Is there any side effect to using the mysterious jade to cultivate martial arts?
However, this old man's judgment is indeed sharp.
When they met at Wenxuan Pavilion last time, he immediately recognized that he had only scratched the surface of martial arts.
It's not surprising that they've now discovered I used the mysterious jade.
However, he certainly didn't know that the alien energy inside the strange jade was absorbed by the martial arts panel and used by him to improve his martial arts skills with skill points.
After this transformation, any problems that arise will no longer be able to harm him.
This is something I naturally cannot tell others.
Fang Shuwen mentally reviewed the old man's words, but remained outwardly calm, simply nodding with a smile.
"Thank you for the reminder, sir. I'll remember it."
Seeing his nonchalant expression, Zheng Yuanpei frowned, about to say something, but swallowed his words back.
Young people, they won't turn back until they hit a wall.
Wasn't I the same way back then?
He sighed and waved his hand.
"Fine, fine, take it or leave it. I have other things to do, I'm not going to waste my time here with you."
After saying that, he leaned on his cane, turned around, and walked towards the street corner.
......
I won three games against Master Zheng today, earning fifty silver dollars, which is quite a windfall.
Adding what I had left over, I have about sixty yuan on hand.
That's enough to buy three ordinary strange jades.
However, Fang Shuwen was not in a hurry to go to the martial arts academy.
He remembered something.
Last time at the bookstore, he absorbed five skill points from the book "Tales of the Ancient Castle" that Shen Xinyi had.
The book was identified as "alien energy," the same kind of thing as the Mysterious Jade.
Fang Shuwen slung his cloth satchel over his shoulder and strode toward East Street.
He planned to visit that bookstore again.
It wasn't to buy books.
He still has the little money in his pocket that he can use, so he doesn't have any spare money to buy books for leisure.
He wanted to see if Shen Xinyi had any similar "books".
If each book could provide three to five skill points, that would be much more cost-effective than buying the Mystic Jade.
Since the book doesn't need to be bought, you can get it for free.
.......
A bookstore under the plane trees on East Street.
"Excuse me, I almost bumped into you."
Just as Fang Shuwen reached the bookstore entrance, the wooden bookstore door was suddenly pushed open.
Because he pushed so hard, he almost bumped into Fang Shuwen.
"It's okay."
Fang Shuwen responded.
Then, his expression paused slightly.
Because he knows this person, or rather, he has seen him before.
It turned out to be the girl whose butt the original owner had pinched.
It's really a narrow road.
The girl clearly recognized him too. Her cheeks, which had been slightly flushed from her haste, instantly turned cold, and her almond-shaped eyes widened in surprise.
"It's you?!"
She took a half step back, one hand unconsciously protecting her behind her back, staring warily at Fang Shuwen, looking like a cat with its fur standing on end.
"You scoundrel, what are you doing here again? Have you been following me?"
Fang Shuwen glanced at her speechlessly.
"Miss, I'm just here to read. What's it to you? Do you own this bookstore?"
"you!"
The girl was taken aback by his self-righteous attitude, and her face turned even uglier.
She opened her mouth, as if to say something.
He swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue, and in the end just let out a heavy "humph".
He walked past Fang Shuwen sideways and headed towards the street corner without looking back.
She took a few steps, then stopped, turned around, and glared at him.
"I'm warning you, stay away from me from now on! Or I'll get my grandpa to deal with you!"
After saying that, she stamped her foot, turned around, and disappeared into the crowd.
Fang Shuwen watched her retreating figure, shook his head, and ignored her.
He pushed open the bookstore door and went inside.
The shop remained deserted.
Behind the counter, Shen Xinyi held a book in her hands and looked up at him.
"It's you again?"
"The proprietress has a good memory." Fang Shuwen smiled and walked to the counter.
Do you have a copy of "Tales of the Ancient Castle" in the store?
"The Chronicles of the Ancient Castle? You've come at a really bad time. Sheng Hai Bookstore only issues one copy of this book a month, and that girl just bought it."
Upon hearing this, Fang Shuwen frowned slightly.
Only one book is released per month?
It was bought by that girl?
He sighed inwardly, but didn't pay much attention to it.
It's just a copy of "Tales of the Ancient Castle," if it's gone, it's gone. We can just wait until next month.
It's just one way to obtain alien energy anyway.
"Then could you please reserve one for me next month, ma'am?"
Fang Shuwen nodded to Shen Xinyi, then turned and walked out of the bookstore.
The sunlight outside was a bit too bright, so he squinted as he prepared to walk towards the martial arts hall.
I looked up,
But then I saw two familiar figures standing under a sycamore tree not far across the street at the corner.
The girl was wearing a light blue public middle school uniform and had a long, black braid, but she wasn't Cui Cui.
The man was sturdy and wore a gray short jacket. He was the same young man who had hugged Cui Cui twice in the back alley of the Zhao residence.
The two were standing very close, and the man was whispering something in the woman's ear with his head down.
The woman's cheeks were slightly flushed, and she had a smile on her lips. She would occasionally give the other person's chest a gentle push.
Ha, I didn't expect this young man to be such a scumbag and playboy.
Fang Shuwen glanced at it, but since it was someone else's business, he pretended not to see it.
As for reminding Cui Cui or something, I didn't pay attention.
Even if I told her, Cuicui probably wouldn't believe me.
Thinking of this,
He strode towards the street corner, intending to go to the martial arts hall to buy the mysterious jade.
After taking a few steps, he caught a glimpse of the woman out of the corner of his eye. She seemed to have suddenly fainted, slumping weakly against the man's chest.
Fang Shuwen paused slightly.
The young man looked around, then hoisted the girl onto his shoulder and walked into the alley.
The girl's eyes were half-open, her gaze unfocused.
With Fang Shu's current level of martial arts cultivation, he could tell at a glance that the girl had been drugged.
Fang Shuwen stood there, his brows furrowed in a frown.
I initially thought he was a player, but I never expected this!
What does this person want to do by drugging someone?
Fang Shuwen thought for a moment, then, as if possessed, took a step and followed.