Beginning With Max Enlightenment: I Confront The Immortals With Martial Arts - Chapter 14

Chapter 14: Hatred

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Pftt!

There was a dull thud.

The scar-faced young man groaned in pain and flew backward. He gritted his teeth and curled his fingers into a fist.

PAH!

Zhou You bent his legs and kneed hard, borrowing the force to fly backward.

Plop!

The scar-faced young man curled up like a shrimp and landed heavily on the ground.

Enduring the pain in his lower abdomen, the scar-faced young man stretched out his hand and stood up. He turned around and was about to rush out of the alley.

A cold light flashed in Zhou You’s eyes. He placed his hands on the ground and stood up. He spread his legs like wheels and swept towards the scar-faced young man.

Pftt!

The scar-faced young man spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward. After landing on the ground, he rolled and continued to escape.

Zhou You landed on the ground and took the opportunity to pull out the dagger on his thigh and thrust it forward.

Pftt!

The entire dagger sank into his back. The scar-faced young man was like a deflated balloon as he collapsed to the ground.

Looking at Zhou You who was walking towards him, the scar-faced young man’s expression turned crazy. He tried his best to swallow his saliva and said in a hoarse voice, “Zhou Shanchang from Lishui Village was behind this!”

Zhou You’s eyes flashed, and he lifted one of his legs up high and slammed it down.

Crack!

Footsteps could be heard. Without any time to think, Zhou You turned around and disappeared into the darkness.

Not long after, a group of burly men in blue and white uniforms arrived. When they saw the corpses in the alley, they went forward with solemn expressions and quickly checked through them. Suddenly, someone exclaimed,

“It’s our leader, He Guanghe! This person… this person seems to be from White Sand Gang too!!”

The scene fell silent for a moment, then everyone was furious.

“Who did this? No matter who it was, they have to pay the price for killing someone from White Sand Gang!”

“Protect the scene and inform the Branch Leader.”

…

With a frown, he clutched his chest and quickly walked through the shadows under the tree in the corner.

Previously, he had always been careful. He usually stayed in the dojo and never went out alone. He did not expect to get attacked the moment he was alone.

This world was too dangerous.

Was the man behind the attack called Zhou Shanchang from Lishui Village?

Although the attacker’s words were not very credible, perhaps he had nothing to lose any more since he was dying.

There was no grudge between him and the attacker, so there was no need to use his life to deceive him.

Moreover, Zhou Shanchang was not related to Zhou You. He was on good terms with the original Zhou You’s parents. After the original Zhou You’s parents died, he enthusiastically took care of the aftermath.

The original host was grateful and entrusted Zhou Shanchang to handle many things, including settling accounts and compensation.

Oh yes. The tens of acres of farming land bought by the original owner’s parents were in Lishui Village.

The original owner of the body did not know who the land went to, but as long as he checked, he could learn the truth.

If the land was in Zhou Shanchang’s hands, then today’s matter…

He thought about the location of Lishui Village. It was at the foot of Longmen Mountain, not far from Soul Breaking Valley.

Perhaps there was something more to the accident that killed the original host’s parents.

Although he had yet to verify it, Zhou You already had an answer.

On the small notebook in his heart, the page that belonged to Zhou Shanchang was highlighted.

The mountains around Mengyang City were vast. The towns and villages that could take root in the mountains where ferocious beasts ran rampant and bandits everywhere had extraordinary martial strength and were extremely united.

If he wanted to take revenge, he had to think about it at length.

Since he had inherited the original host’s body and memories, he should naturally inherit his gratitude and hatred.

As he ran, he felt a tearing pain all over his body. Zhou You frowned deeply.

The scar-faced young man he met this time was a powerful enemy that he had never encountered before.

Be it strength, speed, or internal force, they were all above him.

However, his moves were exquisite, but his use of strength was inferior to his. Even his combat experience was inferior to his.

The edge he had in terms of strength could be attributed to the Ferocious Tiger Fist.

The Ferocious Tiger Fist was the foundational martial art for the Five Tigers Sect’s selection of disciples. When one practiced it to a high level, one could directly cultivate true Qi. It was definitely considered a high-tier martial art.

The 36 forms of the Ferocious Tiger Fist Technique had endless variations and could deal with most attacks.

As for battle experience…

The scar-faced youth’s attacks were fierce and decisive. It was obvious that he had experienced hundreds of battles.

However, he seemed to lack combat experience in front of him. That was not his problem, but…

Zhou You was simply too strong!

Although he had not experienced many battles, when he attacked, Zhou You instinctively knew how to dodge the attacks. If he could not dodge in time, he knew how to reduce the impact of the attack to the minimum, grab the fleeting opportunity and lock onto the victory.

It was as if he was born to fight.

Combat techniques had become instinctive!

There was no need to think too much. When he attacked, he naturally executed it, as if he had been tempered thousands of times.

Perhaps… this was due to his maximized Comprehension ability?

Recalling the night attack on the Green Snake Gang, Zhuo Ling, who was also at the early stage of Body Forging, was sent away with a wave of quick attacks without any resistance.

Zhou You felt that his strength seemed to be stronger than he thought.

Soon, the Ferocious Tiger Fist Dojo appeared in front of him.

He slowed down his footsteps and tidied up his clothes to cover the injuries on his arm. Zhou You waved at the gatekeeper and calmly walked past the patrolling personnel and returned to the apothecary.

This afternoon, Zhou You had already moved into the apothecary.

After finding some medicine in the apothecary, Zhou You quickly returned to the bedroom and began to treat his wound.

While he was treating his wound, the room opposite opened silently.

Cheng Yiqing slowly walked out, his nose twitching.

“Young man, you’re smart, but you don’t have any experience. You don’t even know how to hide your scent when you go out to cause trouble. I wonder how many flies will be attracted by the smell of blood in this room.”

With that, Cheng Yiqing put on a nostalgic expression and walked out of the door with his hands behind his back.

He was like an ordinary old man who had gone out for a walk after dinner to digest his food.

Soon, Cheng Yiqing left the dojo and walked further and further away leisurely.

If Zhou You saw this scene now, he would be surprised to find that Cheng Yiqing’s route and the route he had taken back had

…

The next morning.

After breakfast, Zhou You went to the apothecary to prepare for his first day of work.

Cheng Yiqing was already sitting on the wide-backed chair behind the table, reading quietly with his head lowered.

Cheng Yiqing stood up and took down one book after another from the bookshelf behind him. He placed them on the table and pushed them over.

“You can’t help much now. Just read here first. Follow in this order. I’ll check your progress in a while.”

“If I’m satisfied, you can enter the medicine refinement room and begin the next step.”

With that, Cheng Yiqing left the apothecary.

Zhou You looked at the stack of books that were half the height of a person in front of him with a stunned expression.

“Hundred Herbs Sutra”

“Geodesy”

“The Five Qi of the Human Body”

“Typhoid and Mixed Diseases”

“Five Elements Yin Yang Examination”

“Mutated Beast Records”

“Yunzhou Geography”

“A Preliminary Exploration of Longmen Mountain”

…

Hang on.

Medicinal herbs, pharmacology, medical skills, biogeography… There were too many things to learn.

In his previous life, Zhou You was just an ordinary student from an ordinary university. Even when he took his postgraduate entrance examination, it did not feel half as hard.

Most importantly, he had tested it before. When one’s Comprehension reached the maximum level, it was only useful for practicing martial arts and fighting.

It did not directly increase his intelligence.

These cryptic books were a disaster for him.

However, what had to come, had to come.

Zhou You pulled over a stool and sat down. He picked up the Hundred Herbs Sutra at the top and started reading.