Martial Arts Longevity Begins with the Equipment Slot

Chapter 32: Hidden Dangers, Strength is Paramount

Chen Yu went straight to the water room and filled a bucket with hot water.

Only when he was immersed in hot water did his thoughts gradually calm down.

The robbers he encountered outside the city today still haunted him when he thought about it.

The three men, armed with steel knives and with menacing faces, were clearly ruthless bandits accustomed to robbing people.

One of them was a martial artist who had achieved minor success in meat refining.

Ordinary people would probably be paralyzed with fear if they encountered such a scene.

If it weren't for having two trump cards to save his life, he probably wouldn't have escaped this fate either.

"Still too weak..."

Chen Yu scooped up a handful of hot water and poured it on his face, muttering to himself.

There are two main reasons why we were able to win today.

First, the opponent underestimated him, thinking he was easy to capture since he was alone.

Secondly, the number of people was limited, and the cooperation between the three was not seamless.

If those bandits had been more numerous and more wary of me, and had attacked with all their might the moment we met, who knows who might have been the one to die?

"Not enough... far from enough."

Chen Yu stood up from the bathtub, water droplets sliding down his muscles.

He gazed at his reflection in the bronze mirror, his expression gradually becoming serious.

Strength is the foundation of everything.

My current strength is indeed far superior to that of ordinary people.

It is not difficult to deal with several untrained men wielding knives with bare hands.

But dealing with a true martial artist is not so easy.

Not to mention that there are even more terrifying demons in this world than martial artists.

Thinking of the strange woman he had encountered at the Cliff of Broken Souls, Chen Yu couldn't help but shudder.

The woman in red would occasionally appear in his dreams.

His face was always blurry.

Sometimes it seems like you can see it clearly.

Sometimes you can't see anything at all.

I don't remember anything after I woke up.

Only that oppressive aura made it hard to breathe.

After washing up, Chen Yu put on his long robe and went out.

The night breeze carried the coolness of the mountains.

In the distance, the outline of Qinglan Mountain resembled a sleeping giant beast under the moonlight.

But the sense of crisis in his heart became increasingly clear.

Chen Yu carried the wooden basin into the dormitory.

Just as I stepped over the threshold, I heard a shout from inside.

"stop."

He was an apprentice in another forging workshop, named Han Feilong.

There was another person standing next to his bed, named Hou San, who worked in the same forging workshop as Han Feilong.

Both of them had flushed faces and smelled strongly of alcohol.

"What's the matter?"

Chen Yu glanced at them and sensed that the other party had ill intentions.

"What is it?"

Han Feilong smiled.

He kicked his foot off the edge of the bed, and his cloth shoes fell to the ground with a "thud," revealing two smelly socks.

Black mud seeped from the bottom of the sock, forming a hard crust.

"Get me some water to wash my feet."

Chen Yu stood still.

Hou San, standing to the side, joined in with his grumbling and cursing.

"Brother Long has spoken, aren't we going yet?"

"Don't be so ungrateful! It's an honor to have you wash my feet!"

"Brother Long has broken through to the Great Perfection of Flesh Refining today and is about to go to the Central Academy. You won't have a chance to wash your hands of that anymore!"

Hearing this, Chen Yu understood.

I've lived here for half a month, and everything has been peaceful.

It wasn't because those two apprentices were good people.

It's because they don't know their own strengths and weaknesses, and therefore dare not act rashly.

Now that they've become a little more familiar with things, they've become arrogant.

Seeing their drunken state, Chen Yu didn't want to pay them any attention and quietly returned to his own bed.

A short while later, Cheng Daqi returned carrying a basin of hot water.

He was going to wash his face before going to bed.

"My legs are so swollen they feel like they're going to burst after walking all day."

Han Feilong kicked the basin that Cheng Daqi was holding.

"Perfect timing, you have water in your basin."

Cheng Daqi took a step back.

Han Feilong's foot missed its mark, and his expression changed drastically.

"Hide?" He turned and shouted, "Hou San!"

Hou Sanyi elbowed Cheng Daqi in the lower back.

Cheng Daqi staggered forward, almost dropping the washbasin.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Han Feilong stepped into the basin, splashing water all over the floor.

"wash."

"This is the water I need," Cheng Daqi said weakly.

"It's mine now."

Han Feilong lifted his other foot and placed it on Cheng Daqi's shoulder.

"Kneel down and wash me."

Before he could finish speaking, a large hand grabbed his ankle and lifted him up.

"Aaaaaah!"

Han Feilong fell backward into the dirty water, hitting the back of his head on the ground, making him wince in pain.

"Damn it, you're asking for it!"

Hou San saw that it was Chen Yu who made the move, paused for half a second, and then rushed forward while cursing.

Chen Yu turned to the side and slammed his elbow into his temple.

Hou San flew out sideways and crashed into the iron bed with a loud bang.

Han Feilong got up, his face covered in dirty water.

"You bastard, I'll show you what Grandpa Dragon is all about today!"

He was furious. He never expected that a mere newcomer would be so disrespectful.

As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves, ready to fight Chen Yu to the death.

"stop!"

Just then, Cheng Daqi stepped between the two, looking calmly at Han Feilong.

"Private fights are strictly prohibited in the outer courtyard!"

"If you don't stop, my master will teach you a lesson tomorrow!"

Upon hearing this, Han Feilong immediately stopped punching.

In his eyes, Cheng Daqi and Chen Yu were nothing.

However, Xiahou Fei is not someone to be trifled with.

This guy is notoriously protective of his own, and has a strange temper; he doesn't give face to anyone.

He naturally didn't want to have a direct conflict with such a person.

"Fine, I'll let you off the hook this time!"

"Just wait until I get into the Intermediate People's Court, you'll all be in for a world of hurt. Just you wait and see!"

After making his threats, Han Feilong returned to his bed and quickly fell asleep.

Hou San got up from the ground, intending to say a few more harsh words.

But seeing Chen Yu's fierce and menacing appearance...

He swallowed his words and went back to bed to sleep without saying anything.

"Junior brother, calm down too."

Cheng Daqi patted Chen Yu on the shoulder.

"Young people shouldn't be too hot-blooded; taking a step back in everything can open up a whole new world."

Chen Yu nodded without saying anything.

He is not an intolerant person.

Originally, I could have just tolerated Han Feilong's humiliation.

But seeing Han Feilong attack Cheng Daqi, he really couldn't help himself.

Over the course of so many days, Cheng Daqi has consistently treated me well.

Now that Cheng Daqi has been humiliated, how can I stand idly by?

I was preoccupied with worries all night and couldn't get a good night's sleep.

The next day, after finishing his blacksmithing work in the morning, he rested as usual in the afternoon.

Chen Yu was the only one in the dormitory; everyone else had gone to work.

With no one around, he began to organize the training resources he had.

Regarding medicines, there were four packets of Five-Tonifying Herbal Soup given by Xiahou Fei, and a box of Body Strengthening Pills gifted by Duan Yufeng.

Regarding martial arts techniques, when he was a guard at the Song residence, Li Sandao gave him three sword manuals.

One of the books, "Eighteen Ways of the Chopping Wood," revealed a copy of "The Great Blood Lotus Technique" after being soaked in water, but it only contained the Blood Refining Chapter.

Could the other two books, "The Swift Blade of the Gale" and "The Mad Dog's Blade Technique," also contain hidden secrets?

Chen Yu never dared to soak the two sword manuals in water.

Because he hasn't had time to practice yet, if he soaks in water, he won't get anything.

That would be equivalent to losing two secret manuals for nothing.

In short, he decided to finish his practice first before soaking in the water.

There's also a copy of "The Coiling Serpent's Body Technique" that I found on Zhuang Fangyuan, but I haven't had time to practice it yet.

At present, the most important thing is to practice the "Raging Bull Mountain Hammer" to the thirteenth level and break through to the Great Perfection of Flesh Refinement.