Chapter 44: Chapter 44: Competing with Lin Ruoxi
Su Luo, carrying that century-old dicinal herb, returned directly to the bar and back to his room.
Before this, Su Luo had already prepared in advance the other dicinal herbs needed to refine the Xiao Peiyuan Pill.
The only thing missing was that main dicinal herb, which was more than a hundred years old.
"This ti I’ll make do, but later on, I still need to get a pill furnace to ensure the quality of the elixir,"
Su Luo looked at his simple alchemy equipnt and made up his mind.
After that, he told Rose that he was going to practice and not to be disturbed; then he locked the door from the inside and focused on starting the alchemy process.
On the following day.
At dawn.
Facing the first rays of the morning sun, Su Luo opened his eyes and suddenly expelled a stream of air like an arrow, creating a long trail through the air that shattered the glass.
At the sa ti, there was a sound like raging waves crashing inside his body, caused by the tumultuous undulations of his True Qi. It faintly echoed within the room.
Su Luo’s lips curled into a smile, "Finally, I’ve broken through to the Fourth Level of Qi Refinent."
And it was not just a nascent entry into the Fourth Level; he had directly advanced to the later stages in one go.
It must be said, the effects of the Xiao Peiyuan Pill were quite good.
With a light punch, he created a sonic boom in the air. Su Luo felt that with his current strength, a casual strike of his could easily kill a bull.
"It’s a pity that the cultivation legacy I’ve obtained only includes thods for practice but lacks any matching spells or supernatural powers. Is this what martial arts novels call having abundant inner strength but no techniques to employ it?"
Su Luo sighed.
His thoughts then turned to Lin Songbai.
As one of the three great Martial Arts Grandmasters of Jiangbei and the head of the Lin Family Martial Arts Hall, Lin Songbai likely possessed so supre martial arts techniques, didn’t he?
If he could seek guidance from him, perhaps he would gain sothing?
To increase his chances against Lin Jiangpu, Su Luo took the last remaining Xiao Peiyuan Pill and once again visited the Lin Mansion.
"Mr. Su has arrived?"
Still driving Rose’s car, Su Luo arrived, and the gatekeeper imdiately let him through.
After entering, from afar, Su Luo saw two figures practicing Tai Chi in the expansive courtyard of the Lin Mansion, facing the morning sun—a young and an old.
The elder was naturally Lin Songbai.
And that young woman... perhaps ’young woman’ was not the right description, the young lady who was half revealed by Su Luo the previous evening was Lin Ruoxi.
At this mont, she wore a ponytail, and even in a loose practice garnt, her perfect figure with curves in all the right places could not be concealed.
Her appearance was cool and distant, her chest perky, her stature tall. Compared to Lin Songbai, she undoubtedly attracted more attention.
Su Luo was no exception; his gaze first fell upon Lin Ruoxi, admiring her exquisite figure.
But soon, Su Luo’s attention shifted to Lin Songbai.
Even though Lin Songbai’s movents did not unleash any particularly powerful force, and even gave the impression that a single punch could knock him down, Su Luo saw sothing different in them.
"The form and intent are unified, the intent and the Qi are unified, the Qi and the spirit are unified..."
Su Luo exclaid in admiration.
At the sa ti, Lin Songbai stopped his movents, turned around, and looked towards Su Luo, his face also showing a hint of surprise, "I didn’t expect Little Friend Su to have such discerning eyes."
He couldn’t help but be astonished; to perceive the essence through his simple set of health-preserving Tai Chi Fist, one must be a grandmaster, sothing very difficult to achieve.
Of course, in the entirety of Jiangbei, aside from him, there was no second person who could reach such an understanding.
Lin Ruoxi naturally also heard Su Luo’s voice, and she turned her head, her eyes and eyebrows still icy cold, obviously unable to let go of the incident from the previous night.
Su Luo considered himself a man of color, but even so, there was a ti and place for everything. Right now, no matter how beautiful Lin Ruoxi was, Su Luo’s thoughts were not on won.
He looked directly at Lin Songbai and said, "Old Lin, I’m here to learn a few martial arts moves."
"You, want to learn martial arts?" Lin Songbai hadn’t spoken yet when Lin Ruoxi spoke first, frowning slightly as if she was very surprised.
Lin Songbai gave a slight smile and chose to remain silent for the ti being.
"Well, sort of," Su Luo said with a smile.
Of course, he wasn’t there to beco Lin Songbai’s disciple, but rather to trade the last Xiao Peiyuan Pill he had for Lin Songbai’s martial arts secrets.
"Su Luo, I admit that your dical skills are impressive, but to start learning martial arts now seems a bit too late," Lin Ruoxi couldn’t help but sneer.
It was just that every ti she saw Su Luo, she couldn’t help but recall the events of the previous night, and even the instance of his indiscretion on the bus resurfaced in her mind, unsettling her.
Su Luo laughed and said, "I didn’t start learning martial arts just now. I just want to ask for guidance on a few moves."
"In that case, Little Friend Su, if you can defeat Ruoxi, it’s not just a question of a few moves—I will have no reservations in teaching you everything I know," Lin Songbai suddenly said.
Su Luo was taken aback.
Was this old man setting up his granddaughter again?
And also, was this another form of benefit coming his way?
Of course, the benefit Su Luo referred to wasn’t about taking advantage of Lin Ruoxi but, in Lin Songbai’s eyes, he was at least a martial artist at the Third Stage of Inner Strength. In contrast, Lin Ruoxi hadn’t even cultivated her Inner Strength and had no chance of being his match. Yet Lin Songbai had said that as long as he could win against Lin Ruoxi, he would teach him everything he knew.
This was a sure thing, right?
"Grandfather is right. If you can beat , I won’t stand in your way either," Lin Ruoxi’s lips moved slightly as she spoke in a cold, clear voice.
"Okay then," Su Luo said, sowhat resignedly.
"Since you’re a novice in martial arts, I’ll let you strike first," Lin Ruoxi said. Although she didn’t practice martial arts all year round, focusing mainly on managing the family business, she had been born into a martial arts family and occasionally practiced with her grandfather. Normally, she wouldn’t even let several grown n get close to her.
"You’re a woman, ladies first. Please, you go ahead," Su Luo said, gentlemanly.
"If I strike first, you won’t stand a chance," Lin Ruoxi said looking at Su Luo’s fra, which really wasn’t all that strapping.
"If I strike first, you won’t stand a chance either," Su Luo responded.
Lin Ruoxi snorted softly and made her move.
At first, although she still felt so resentnt towards Su Luo, she was only planning on defeating him, but now, seeing as he was being so obtuse, she decided to teach Su Luo a lesson, which could also serve as venting for both the previous night’s event and the incident on the bus.
But...
Very soon, Lin Ruoxi realized that all her attacks were easily dodged by Su Luo.
Although it seed like Su Luo was constantly at a disadvantage, being oppressed by her, in reality, he was just passively defending, avoiding her assaults.
In other words... she hadn’t even touched a corner of his clothes.
"Miss Lin, I’m going to make a move now," Su Luo said calmly after half a minute had passed.
Simultaneously, as Su Luo dodged another palm strike from Lin Ruoxi, he plucked a leaf from a tree, flicked his wrist, and gently tossed it.
The leaf spun at high speed like a bullet being fired, whizzing past Lin Ruoxi’s ear, bringing a gust of cool breeze.
And cut a few strands of her hair.
That leaf, sharp as a blade’s edge, embedded itself into the trunk of a tree beside them.
Lin Ruoxi’s eyes widened instantly.
How could this be?
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