6kv Chapter 14 Poisoning
Chapter 14 Poisoning
Several more days passed.
Jiang Qi's qi and blood steadily improved after he "borrowed money to practice martial arts".
No one bothered to discuss it anymore.
On this day, everyone was drenched in sweat on the training ground.
"Everyone, stop for a moment."
Coach Zhou Yong stepped forward, his gaze sweeping over the crowd before settling on Zhang Xiao, a look of approval on his face:
"Zhang Xiao, you broke through this morning and have condensed your second strand of Qi and Blood. Your progress is quite rapid. I am rewarding you with a Blood Qi Powder as encouragement."
A murmur rippled through the courtyard.
"The second round? It's only been a short time!"
"Junior Brother Zhang's talent... is simply astonishing!"
Jiang Qi looked at Zhang Xiao, his eyes narrowing slightly.
This Senior Brother Zhang is always either crying poverty and asking for money or complaining about how hard it is to practice martial arts.
And then, he turned around and cultivated the second stream of Qi and Blood?
Isn't this the same kind of person as those people in your past life who used to tell you to play games all the time, but then turned around and got top marks in class, and then said you didn't perform well and should have gotten full marks?
As he remarked this, he sensed the pure essence and blood within his body, and his complexion returned to normal.
Thankfully, there was a cheat code.
......
Thus, half a month passed, and the deadline set by the martial arts school approached.
After practicing a set of "Breaking Wind Blade", Jiang Qi sat down to rest on the sidelines.
With a slight sense of responsiveness, golden characters appeared on the [Book of a Hundred Trades].
[Occupation: Warrior]
[Level: 2 (68/300)]
【Windbreaker Blade (Minor Completion): 292/300】
[Realm: Early Stage of Blood Burning Realm]
"I should be able to master the Wind-Breaking Blade technique in the next couple of days."
After concealing the [Book of a Hundred Trades], Jiang Qi sensed his chest again.
The first channel of Qi and blood is as thick as a thumb, and the second channel is as thick as a hair.
Both of these Qi and Blood were purified, and their total amount was equivalent to that of a third Qi and Blood refined by an ordinary martial artist.
Jiang Qi looked at the people in the training ground with a deep gaze.
"【Blood Concentration】Purifies blood and qi, and enhances explosive power; its specific combat effectiveness is unknown..."
Thinking this through, Jiang Qi, having rested enough, got up and continued practicing martial arts.
......
A day later, Jiang Qigang returned to Shuifang, only to find someone already waiting for him there.
When Tan Ming saw Jiang Qi return, he hurried to greet him.
"Qi-ge'er! Please help me, please help me!" His voice choked with sobs, tears streaming down his face.
There are only ten days left until the martial arts school's three-month term expires.
Tan Ming tried many times to boost his Qi and blood, but to no avail.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Qi frowned slightly.
Upon hearing this, Tan Ming cried even harder:
"To practice martial arts, I borrowed a full eight taels of silver! I even poured my savings for a wife into it! But... but I still can't cultivate my qi and blood."
If I can't cultivate my Qi and blood, I'll be kicked out of the martial arts school, and I can't stay in the water shop either.
I...I really have no way out! Qi-ge'er!
While weeping bitterly, he suddenly knelt down with a thud, grabbing Jiang Qi's trouser leg:
"Brother Qi, you're the waterman now, could you... could you put in a good word for me with Steward Li?"
"Please let me stay at the water mill and fetch water. I'll do anything! Please!"
Jiang Qi looked at Tan Ming, who was crying uncontrollably at his feet, and felt a pang of emotion.
To hone his martial arts skills, this former "Brother Tan" gambled everything.
At the martial arts school, many of the senior students were in the same situation.
In this world, it's really tough for people at the bottom of society.
But the ripples were only momentary, and his heart returned to calm.
Tan Ming's character can be discerned from the incident involving alum water and his daily words and actions; he is overly scheming.
If you help this kind of person, they are unlikely to be grateful; instead, they will take it for granted.
He has no obligation, much less the sentiment, to help.
To put it another way, he was just a nobody and didn't have much influence with Manager Li of the Ironclad Gang.
Jiang Qi took a half step back, his tone flat: "I can't do anything about this. Brother Tan, you should know that the staffing at the water shop is decided by Manager Li and Brother Guo; I have no authority. You should... think of another way."
"Qi-ge'er..." Tan Ming wanted to plead again.
Jiang Qi didn't want to waste time there, so he went into the washroom.
Tan Ming looked up at the door of the washroom, his eyes flashing with despair and... resentment.
He sat on the ground for a while before slowly getting up, wiping his face, and walking dejectedly towards the alley entrance.
Just then, a figure appeared.
"Brother Guo!" Tan Mingru saw his savior and rushed over to kneel down and beg.
"Well... we can talk about it at the end of the month, I have things to do now." Guo Meng left without even listening to the rest of the conversation.
The cold evening wind blew, and Tan Ming shivered involuntarily, feeling a chill in his heart.
It's over, it's all over...
Tan Ming stared unfocused in the direction of the waterworks, feeling as if the world was spinning.
He sat there for a long time, then mechanically got up like a puppet and wandered aimlessly, eventually turning into a quiet alley.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew behind my head!
A burlap sack was placed over his head.
Just as he was about to struggle and cry for help, he was struck on the back of the neck, his vision went black, and he lost consciousness.
......
That night.
Jiang Qi was fetching water when he suddenly saw a figure staggering towards him; it was Tan Ming.
When Tan Ming saw Jiang Qi, he visibly panicked for a moment, forcing a smile as he said, "Boss, you haven't rested yet? I... I forgot my things, I'll grab them and leave."
As he spoke, he hurriedly slipped into the shed next door where miscellaneous items were piled up.
Jiang Qi's gaze narrowed slightly.
This person had shifty eyes, evasive words, and bruises on their face...
That's not quite right.
"You take it, I'm leaving now," he said deliberately.
"Okay." Tan Ming rummaged through his things. "I'm leaving right away too."
Jiang Qi glanced at it, then turned and left. Once out of the alley, he vanished into the shadows in a flash.
A short while later, Tan Ming came out with something in his hand, and it seemed that he had indeed come to pick up something.
Jiang Qi wasn't in a hurry and just waited.
Sure enough, in the dead of night, a figure sneaked back.
Tan Ming looked around nervously. After confirming that no one was at the water shop, he quickened his pace and ran to the well. He then took out a paper packet, seemingly about to pour something into the well.
Jiang Qi felt a surge of anger and wanted to appear and stop him, but then he stopped.
Even if Tan Ming harbored resentment and wanted revenge because he couldn't stay at the Water Shop, given his personality, he wouldn't be so eager to cause trouble when there were still more than ten days left. He could have waited until the last two days before he was actually kicked out of the martial arts school and the Water Shop.
His expression had been strange, and he had injuries on his face...
Considering what Guo Meng had told him during the day, that the Qingshui Gang had been frequently causing trouble in the Ironclad Gang's territory, even sending people to drug and disrupt restaurants under the Ironclad Gang's control...
Jiang Qi's eyes turned cold.
Well water has the [Water Separation] skill that can purify it, so even if it's poisoned, it's easy to deal with.
He didn't want to care how the Green Water Gang and the Iron Clothes Gang fought, nor did he care.
But Sotakii was the foundation of his life.
Whoever touches it dies.
Seeing that Tan Ming had poured all the powder into the well, then frantically stirred it a few times with the well rope and wooden bucket, he hurriedly left.
Jiang Qi followed silently, like a shadow in the dark.
......
Tan Ming did not go home, but wandered through the alleys and eventually slipped into a small courtyard.
A dim oil lamp was lit inside the room, casting two shadowy figures.
As soon as Tan Ming entered, he said urgently, "Brother Wei, Brother Cheng, it's done! I...I've put everything in!"
Bowie grinned: "Good, you know what's good for you."
As he spoke, he took out a small wooden box, opened it, and inside was a scarlet pill.
Tan Ming's eyes immediately lit up as he stared greedily at the pill.
"This is the Blood Spirit Pill." Bao Wei picked up the pill. "Eating it will allow an ordinary person to stimulate their blood and qi, instantly becoming a martial artist!"
Furthermore, if one can devour the hot blood from a martial artist's heart, one can also steal their vital energy.