Chapter 10: Farewell to the Dragon Girl

  Wu Ming's words almost choked Zhao Zhi Jing to death, he roared: "You think you can beat me? Dream on! Even if I'm injured now, taking down a rabbit like you is still easy as pie. Come on, let's have a match!"

  "Hey, Zhao the stinky Taoist, don't be too excessive. My child just had a trial with someone surnamed Yin and hasn't he already vomited blood and been injured? You still want him to go down immediately for another trial, is this the style of your Quanzhen Sect?"

  "Th...". Zhao Zhi Jing was left speechless by Old Lady Sun's counter-question, his face flushing bright red.

  At this time, Yin Zhiping, who had calmed down, suddenly spoke up and said: "Senior, since both of us are injured, I think it's better to do this. Let's each take a step back and agree to fight again another day. However, before that, would you be willing to give the antidote for the Jade Wasp to Zhao?"

  " The antidote is on me, originally I wanted to give it to this Daoist Zhao, but now I want to hear my son's opinion, whether to give the medicine or not, everything depends on him."

  The eyes of many Taoist priests turned towards Wu Ming. This time, they came to the ancient tomb school in the middle of the night, aside from searching for Yang Guo, their most important goal was still to beg for medicine.

  Recalling the legendary Condor Hero, Granny Sun was killed after being seriously injured when she kindly delivered medicine to Zhao Zhi Jing.

  Everything starts all over again. Although Wu Ming has no good feelings towards Zhao Zhi Jing in his heart, to break this curse, the antidote "Jade Bee Powder" seems to be the key.

  Sun's grandmother's fate is more powerful than anything else, let alone Wu Ming is not a vicious person and will not take Zhao Zhi Jing's life for this reason. Therefore, he feels that giving medicine now may be able to change Sun's grandmother's fate.

  Wu Ming endured the pain in his body and smiled, saying: "Mom, he may not be kind to me, but I cannot be unrighteous. After all, he was my master, so we should still give him the antidote."

  Wu Ming intentionally spoke loudly, so that all the Taoist priests could hear clearly. Then he turned to Zhao Zhi Jing and said: "However, before this, shouldn't we discuss the matter of the competition first?"

  "Hmph, I'm afraid you won't be able to do it, just rely on you." The venom of the Jade Wasp had been tormenting him for half a night, and he was already fed up. He wanted to get the antidote as soon as possible, so naturally, he didn't dare to offend Wu Ming too much in his words, lest things backfire.

  Then, the two sides began to "discuss" a competition. Given Yin Zhiping's previous experience, Zhao Zhijian naturally would not agree to the same method of text comparison as before, and Wu Ming also knew that using the same method once was okay, but using it multiple times might not work, so he didn't have any objections.

  Both sides quickly agreed to meet again tomorrow evening, the location of the trial was on the open space on this side of the small forest, and the rules were similar to those of ordinary martial arts competitions, with one side admitting defeat or losing combat effectiveness to determine the winner.

  Yin Zhi Ping said, "Yang Guo, now it's time for the antidote, right?"

  It's a matter of life and death for Grandma Sun, so Wu Ming naturally didn't dare to be careless. He said coldly: "You're surrounding us like this, how can we feel at ease giving you the antidote? Let us through, once we reach the edge of the small woods, I'll naturally let Mom hand over the antidote to you."

  "What if you don't give us the antidote when the time comes?" a Taoist asked skeptically.

  "You're really stupid, if my mom deliberately didn't give you the antidote, would she still carry it with her?"

  "Disperse, let them go." Yin Zhiping thought for a moment and also felt that Wu Ming's words made sense. Since Sun Po had brought the antidote out, it was likely that she didn't want to offend Quanzhen Sect too much either. After all, although the two sects had been at odds with each other for years, they were neighbors and had many connections.

  As for tonight's loss, he will sooner or later ask Wu Ming to pay him back.

  Many Taoists heard Yin Zhiping say this, and they had no choice but to scatter and make way.

  "Mom, let's go."

  "Alright, child." Old Lady Sun was very pleased with Wu Ming's performance. In her heart, this newly acknowledged son of hers handled things calmly and had the air of a great general. His future achievements would surely be boundless.

  Grandma Sun picked up Wu Ming and walked towards the small woods, and only after reaching the edge did she put down the bottle containing the jade bee paste as agreed.

  "The antidote is here, you can take it." Sun's wife said, and then she turned around with Wu Ming in her arms and entered the forest.

  "Thank you, senior, for the medicine." The small forest on this side was a forbidden area of the Quanzhen Sect, and Quanzhen disciples were not allowed to enter. Yin Zhiping quickly stepped forward, took the antidote, and hastily retreated, but there was a hint of infatuation in his eyes.

  If Wu Ming saw this now, he would certainly understand the meaning in his eyes, which was his lust for Little Dragon Girl.

  ……

  Through the small woods, Grandma Sun carried Wu Ming back to the ancient tomb.

  After going through a lot of hardships together, the two became even closer, and they both accepted this rare mother-son relationship.

  As she walked quickly, Grandma Sun asked in a soft voice: "Child, is your injury okay?"

  "Mom, it's okay now, you don't have to worry." The Spring Sun Melting Snow technique was incredibly magical, and almost without Wu Ming making any effort, it slowly absorbed and refined the chaotic true energy in his meridians, causing Wu Ming's power to gradually increase unintentionally.

  Of course, the damage of the meridian is not so easy to recover, so this pain still exists.

  However, for Wu Ming, who had been suffering from angina pectoris for many years, it was not a big deal, and he could endure it.

  In addition, Wu Ming's ability to see internally also helped him a lot. He could easily find the location of the damaged meridians and then slowly repair them through Chunyang Rongxue Gong.

  "It's okay as long as nothing is wrong. You vomiting blood earlier scared mom half to death. By the way, can you tell me how you defeated Yin Zhiping?"

  For this ugly but kind-hearted woman, Wu Ming had a natural affection and trust.

  So Wu Ming had nothing to hide and answered honestly: "Mom, I learned a skill called Chunyang Rongxue Gong that allows me to absorb other people's internal energy for my own use. In the previous match, I absorbed Yin Zhiping's internal energy, which caused his panic and ultimately led to my lucky win."

  "Is there really such a magical skill? Kid, where did you learn it from?"

  As for this, Wu Ming didn't dare to tell the truth, so he could only make up a lie: "In the past when I was with Guo Bo on Peach Blossom Island, I unintentionally saw it in a cliff cave. At that time, I just thought it was fun and remembered it. I didn't think it would be so useful."

  "Child, this method is too sinister and damaging. It's best if you don't use it again in the future, or else you will be ostracized by those on the righteous path."

  Martial arts are inherently neutral, used for good they are just, used for evil they are unjust.

  Although Wu Ming didn't quite agree with Old Lady Sun's views, he understood her good intentions and therefore didn't argue back. Instead, he nodded in agreement and said: "Don't worry, mom, I won't misuse this skill."

  "What else have you learned besides Chunyang's snow-melting skill?"

  "That's basically it."

  "What about tomorrow's match then? I think your narrow-minded master won't show you any mercy."

  "Mom, don't worry, as the saying goes, 'when you reach the mountain, there will be a road', I'll think of something."

  When answering Old Lady Sun's question, Wu Ming was also thinking of a countermeasure.

  In a daze, Wu Ming suddenly remembered the Nine Yin Manual hidden in the ancient tomb.

  He had absorbed some of Yin Zhiping's internal energy, and if he could also master some of the moves from the Nine Yin Manual, Wu Ming believed that he would still have a chance to win tomorrow in an unexpected situation.

  As they chatted, Granny Sun carried Wu Ming left and right, and soon arrived at a tomb, placing him on the stone bed.

  "Child, you stay here for now, wait until mom persuades your dragon sister, then you can go over and live with us together."

  "Mom, I know. It's so late, you should go back and rest quickly, or else Long Jie will worry if she finds out you haven't returned for so long."

  "She won't worry about it." Old Lady Sun shook her head and sighed, "Your sister Long has been practicing the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture of the Ancient Tomb Sect. This kind of kung fu makes people clear-minded and desireless. Ever since she achieved a small success in her practice, she's become increasingly indifferent to me. Actually, she wasn't like this before... Alas..."

  "Mom, it seems like you still like Long Jie from when we were little?"

  "That's for sure, unfortunately she is the successor of our ancient tomb sect, destined to be lonely till old age."

  "Mom, don't worry, people's opportunities will change, maybe Dragon Sister will change one day and return to the way you liked before."

  "Good kid, you're really good at comforting people. Alright, get some rest now. By the way, the ancient tomb has a lot of paths and it's easy to get lost, so don't wander around unless necessary."

  "Okay, mom, I won't wander off."

  After Grandma Sun left, Wu Ming sat cross-legged on the bed and began to practice Chunyang Rongxue Gong.

  This extraordinary martial art is indeed not ordinary, Wu Ming only used about four or five hours to refine the absorbed true energy and also cleared several blocked meridians.

  Having the ability of inner vision is convenient, Wu Ming easily grasped the secrets of the meridians, combined with Chunyang Rongxue Gong, his internal strength has increased significantly.

  Feeling almost done, Wu Ming hastily got up and prepared to explore the ancient tomb.

  According to the description, the Jiuyin Zhenjing was hidden in the underground chamber of the stone coffin. However, the reality is that the ancient tomb's passageway stretches far and wide, without a map or guidance from an acquaintance, it's not easy to find the destination.

  Wu Ming used to play games and considered himself a master of navigating mazes, so he was even more eager to try, wanting to break through the maze and find the correct location of the stone coffin.

  However, the game is one thing, and the real world is another. In this environment that has nothing to do with the real world, Wu Ming searched for a while before discovering that he not only failed to find the correct location of the stone coffin but also got lost in the ancient tomb.

  Damn it!

  Someone wrote a Condor Hero fanfic before, but it was easy to find the Nine Yin Manual. Unlike me, I searched for half a day and got lost instead.

  Wu Ming cursed as he searched for the way back, otherwise not only would he get into trouble, but also Old Lady Sun would worry about him.

  But what made Wu Ming extremely anxious was that he walked back and forth, seemingly going around in circles, unable to find his way back.

  "Dizzy, I'm exhausted. I never thought that I, Wu Ming, would be stumped by a maze. Indeed, it's clear that onlookers are wiser than those in the midst of it." Wu Ming searched until he was tired out and finally sat down on the ground with a thud.

  Suddenly, he saw a white shadow floating in the distance, which made him inexplicably think of Little Dragon Girl. He was overjoyed and hastily called out: "Sister Long, I'm here!"