Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
A young man with sad eyes patted his back to regulate his breath.
âMaster, do you want to take a break? Leave everything here to me. Iâll report the progress to you,â the young man gently said.
âIâm fine. Iâve had this condition for decades. I want to stay here for a bit longer,â the old man said.
âLet me help you sit down,â the young man said.
The old man kept coughing like a candle in the wind. The young man was really concerned that his master would die due to fierce coughing.
The old man didnât stop coughing after he sat down. The young man sat next to him. A moment later, a middle-aged man came out of the house with a bowl of decoction, which had a stimulating smell.
âMaster, itâs time to take some decoction,â the middle-aged man said.
The old man picked up the bowl and drank the decoction. His cough seemed to be better afterward.
âSort it out as soon as you can,â he said after a big sigh.
âHeâs here,â the middle-aged man said without looking up.
Neither of them looked outside when they were talking. After a moment, someone knocked at the door.
âIâll answer it.â The young man went to open the door. A second young man came in. He looked thin, weak, and pale.
âUncle,â the pale young man said.
âHow is it?â the old man asked.
âIâve arranged people to stay in Dao,â the pale young man said.
âGood,â the old man said. He started to cough again. âMake sure you follow our plan.â
The pale young man agreed.
...
Zhou Wuyi was in Wang Yaoâs clinic. He did some gentle exercises.
âIâm feeling well,â he said.
Following recent treatment sessions, his internal power was no longer in disorder. It also had changed its nature from abrupt to pure and neutral. He thanked the Taoism scripture he had been studying.
âThe nature of your internal power is changing,â Wang Yao said.
âYes, I can feel it,â Zhou Wuyi said.
âThe change is good,â Wang Yao said.
While they were taking, someone else came to the clinic. It was Sun Yunsheng. He came with Mr. Lin.
âUm?â Mr. Lin looked surprised when he saw Zhou Wuyi.
âItâs you!â Zhou Wuyi was equally surprised to bump into Mr. Lin in the clinic.
âYou know each other?â Wang Yao asked.
âYes, weâve known each other for over 20 years,â Zhou Wuyi said with a smile.
âMaster Zhou,â Mr. Lin said.
Master?
Sun Yunsheng was also surprised.
âHa-ha. Donât call me master. I canât believe itâs been so many years! You are getting old, too,â Zhou Wuyi said with a sigh.
âYeah, everyone gets old. May I ask what you are here for?â Mr. Lin asked.
âI had a bad injury. Dr. Wang has been treating me,â Zhou Wuyi replied.
âI see,â Mr. Lin said.
The two old friends had a bit of chat before Zhou Wuyi and Zhou Xiong left the clinic.
âUncle, you know him?â Zhou Xiong asked.
âYes, but I havenât seen him for about 20 years. He was much younger then. He used to learn Kung Fu in Cangzhou,â Zhou Wuyi said.
âLearn Kung Fu?â Zhou Xiong asked.
âYes, heâs very gifted. I taught him Kung Fu,â Zhou Wuyi said.
Neither Zhou Wuyi nor Mr. Lin expected to bump into each other under such a circumstance.
âItâs been over 20 years. I was in my 50s at that time, but I had endless energy, unlike now. Time flies. Two decade passed in a blink of the eye,â Zhou Wuyi said with a sigh. âThe young man coming to the clinic with him is the same one you mentioned last time?â
âYes, his father is a famous billionaire in Dao,â Zhou Xiong said.
âI see,â Zhou Wuyi said.
He didnât ask any further questions. He didnât care about Sun Yunsheng and his father. He just bumped into an old acquaintance somewhere far from home.
The treatment session for Sun Yunsheng went smoothly. Wang Yao had expelled most of the Yang toxins from Sun Yunshengâs body. There were not many toxins left. In addition, Wang Yao transferred his Qi into Sun Yunshengâs body. Although the amount of Qi was small, it was extremely pure. It nurtured Sun Yunshengâs body and improved his fundamental health.
âThank you,â Sun Yunsheng said.
âI plan to go to Beijing in two days. Come back tomorrow. Iâll give you more decoctions,â Wang Yao said.
...
It was cold and windy that night. Dao was on the coast, so it was very windy.
Sun Yunsheng was looking through the window. He didnât look well. The man with a poker face was standing next to him.
âThey do have the guts,â Sun Zhengrong said. âTake action tonight.â
âSure.â The man with poker face only said one word before leaving.
The cold, windy night soon turned rainy. The rain was red, and the wind was full of smell of blood.
Inside a building, an old man was sitting in the living room coughing. His face was as pale as a ghost. Standing next to him was a middle-aged man.
âMaster, would you like to rest for a while?â the middle-aged man asked.
âIâm fine. Letâs wait and see. When you get old, you donât need much sleep,â the old man said.
In a dark lane, a young man was running in fear. He had blood on his clothes and a knife in his hand. He was panicking. It was as if he had seen something really horrible.
While he was running, he suddenly felt stuffy in his chest and heavy in his legs. He couldnât run anymore. He stopped and leaned on the wall to rest.
Crackling! He heard a sound behind him. He started to shake. It was as if he had heard a ghost crying. He wanted to run but was tripped over by something. He fell onto the ground.
âNo!â
His scream echoed in the dark lane. Some lights in the buildings on both sides of the lane were still on. The residents of the building tried to see what was going on. They looked down but didnât see anything.
It was midnight, when people felt most sleepy and the Ying energy accumulated. Wang Yao was brewing a decoction on Nanshan Hill. He put a leaf of frost grass into the pot. It was very quiet on the hill. The light was still on in the cottage.
The sun came out as usual the next morning.
Sun Zhengrong didnât look happy. It seemed like he stayed up all night.
âIs that it?â Sun Zhengrong asked.
âYes,â the man with poker face said. He was always succinct with his words.
âHow about them?â Sun Zhengrong asked.
âWe killed one,â the man with poker face said.
âHave you found where they stay?â Sun Zhengrong asked.
âStill looking,â the man with poker face said.
âYou must find out where they stay today,â Sun Zhengrong said.
...
âWhy did you come here again?â Tong Wei asked as she looked at the young man standing in front of her.
âI just wanted to see you. Have you considered what I said last time?â the young man asked.
âNo,â Tong Wei replied.
âWe canât even be friends?â the young man asked with disappointment.
âNo, I donât want to be hurt again,â Tong Wei coldly said.
âIâm sorry,â the young man said.
âStop saying sorry. I have to go now.â Tong Wei turned around and left, leaving the young man standing in the wind.
âWow, sheâs really a stunner. No wonder you havenât dated anyone all those years. So, she turned you down? Do you need my help?â a skinny man standing behind the young man quietly asked.
âNo,â the young man said.
âAll she needs is a glass of wine,â the skinny man said. âI guarantee she will change from a virgin into a...â
âShut up!â the young man shouted.
âAre you upset? It seems you are really falling for her,â the skinny man said.
The young man didnât say anything. He turned around and walked away.
âDo you want me to test her first?â The skinny man didnât give up.
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âYou really wanna try?â the young man asked.
âErr, donât be so impulsive,â the skinny man said.
âStay away from her,â the young man said.
âHumph!â The skinny manâs eyes were as cold as the weather.
...
A group of policeman came to the beach in Dao.
They received a call that someone found a headless body on the beach.
The forensic scientist did an autopsy immediately.
âWhat did you find?â Captain Ma was angry because Dao was a secure place. It had been a long time since the last malicious attack like this happened.
âTime of death was between 11 p.m. to midnight yesterday. The cause of death seems to be a deadly attack to the heart,â the forensic scientist said.
âTo the heart?â Captain Ma asked with surprise.
âI think so,â the forensic scientist said.
âWhat happened to the head?â Captain Ma asked.
âIâm not sure. Maybe the murderer took it deliberately,â the forensic scientist said.
âFind the bodyâs identity as soon as possible,â Captain Ma demanded.
...
Inside a house in Dao, a middle-aged man was coughing. His face was very pale.
âAre you OK?â Sun Zhengrong asked.
âIâm fine,â the middle-aged man said. Ahem! Ahem!
âIâll arrange someone to take you to Lianshan right now,â Sun Zhengrong said.
âNo, whoâs going to protect you if Iâm not here?â This was the first time the man with poker face spoke that much.
âYou canât protect me when you are sick like this. Donât worry about me,â Sun Zhengrong said.
Thirty minutes later, three luxurious cars left the garage of the house.
âIs he hurt?â Mr. Lin asked.
âNo, someone took the bullet for him. I didnât expect that bastard to become a Kung Fu master after so many years,â Sun Zhengrong said.