Chapter 10 Buying medicine, bullying the newbie
Chapter 10 Buying medicine, bullying the newbie
"It's a good thing, but it's a pity that it's only distributed once every seven days, no more."
Three days later, Zhou You peeled off the ointment skin and found it was clean and the ointment had been absorbed long ago.
This tiger bone ointment not only increased all three of his attributes by +1, but also allowed him to upgrade his Sword Defense and Square and Circle Steps to level 4, with attributes of +60.
His experience points have now surpassed the 100 level, making him richer than ever before.
However, the ointment was completely absorbed and completely useless.
It’s not enough, it’s absolutely not enough!
Zhou You only needs one more piece of tiger bone ointment to increase his strength, speed and defense to 7 points.
Although the effectiveness of the ointment is greatly reduced after the first application, no one would complain about getting too much good for free.
"By the way, Fang Guiqi's ointment is sold privately. It doesn't matter who you sell it to, why not give it to me at a discount?"
Zhou You remembered that Song Fugui had mentioned this matter.
He still had 25 taels of silver in his hand. After deducting next month's tuition, he would have 5 taels left, enough to buy a tiger bone ointment.
5 taels of silver is the market price for the ointment sold by the apprentices in the outer courtyard.
He was returning to the dormitory from the martial arts training ground, and just as he reached the door, he heard a fierce quarrel.
"Fang Guiqi, you are a foreigner, don't be ungrateful."
"Everyone knows that you secretly sold tiger bone ointment. We kept it a secret for you out of kindness. If the eldest brother knew about it, he would definitely punish you according to the rules of the martial arts school and expel you."
"I'll negotiate with you nicely and sell you your tiger bone paste at a high price. Three taels of silver is not a small amount."
The voice belonged to Zhang Shu, the one who flattered Li Hao most diligently.
His tone was very stern, full of threats and coercion.
Fang Guiqi's voice immediately rang out, "If you don't want to sell it, get out."
No matter how the other party threatened him, he never gave in and appeared extremely silent.
Zhou You didn't know much about this roommate. He only knew that his family had all died on the way to escape from Sucheng, that he had a blood feud, and that he had a rather withdrawn personality. He didn't have much contact with the other three roommates.
In the outer courtyard of the martial arts hall, he was almost invisible and had few friends.
When Zhang Shu asked him to buy tiger bone ointment, he also picked the weakest one.
"Don't be complacent. When the three-month deadline comes, if you fail to develop your strength and are expelled from the martial arts school, I have plenty of ways to deal with you."
Fang Guiqi thought about it again and again, but the old dealer just said one thing: he would not sell it.
Bang! The door was slammed and Zhang Shu walked out angrily.
The two had a big quarrel and parted unhappily.
When Zhang Shu saw Zhou You when he was leaving, his eyes lit up, "Zhou You, it's good that you're back. I have something to talk to you about."
Zhou You thought that something bad must be going on.
After a while...
"What, you want to buy my next supply of tiger bone ointment?"
Facing Zhou You's doubts, Zhang Shu nodded seriously, "Not bad."
"Three taels of silver for a piece of tiger bone plaster. That's quite generous, isn't it?"
You idiot, are you bullying me because I don’t know the market situation?
"I'm short of money recently and can't come up with cash. How about this, you give me the tiger bone paste first, and I'll give it to you when I have more money."
Zhou You crossed his arms and sneered, "You are so shameless to get something for nothing."
He refused outright, "Sorry, I need tiger bone ointment too, I won't sell it to you."
Zhang Shu's face darkened immediately, "Zhou You, with your aptitude, you won't be able to achieve anything in three months."
"Do you know how many people I know in the outer courtyard? I also have connections in the inner courtyard. The senior brothers always nod their heads when they see me."
"You pissed me off, so you don't want to live anymore, right?"
This is a case of failing to ask for it and resorting to robbing it.
Zhou You raised his hands and rubbed them together, "Zhang Shu, you really think you are an important person."
This guy bullies the weak and fears the strong. He is a complete villain.
If we don't deal with him thoroughly, he will come to harass us again in the future.
Forget about the tiger bone paste, I won't give a shit. "Okay, I'll let you, the new guy, know how powerful the Subduing Tiger Fist is."
Zhang Shu was full of confidence. He had been in the outer courtyard for two months and had mastered the Subduing Tiger Fist.
Lifting a newbie shouldn't be a piece of cake, right?
"Your boxing partner Song Fugui is a loser. What can you achieve by following him?"
"Today I'm going to let you know how powerful my grandfather is!"
Zhang Shu bent his lower limbs into the posture of a hungry tiger hunting, and blasted out with both hands to the left and right, causing a sudden rise of sand and wind on the flat ground.
The Subduing Tiger Fist is extremely powerful and aims at the vital points as soon as it is launched. It is extremely fierce.
He wanted to teach Zhou You a lesson, so he didn't hold back and hit him directly in the throat.
The throat is one of the weak points of the human body. If it is hit, even if the person does not die, it will cause symptoms such as fainting and loss of voice.
"Haha, I forgot to tell you that when apprentices in a martial arts school compete with each other, casualties are allowed."
"I beat you to a pulp today, and even the eldest brother can't punish me."
A cruel look appeared on Zhang Shu's face, and he swung his fists, ready to hit Zhou You's throat.
Suddenly his eyes blurred and the target disappeared.
Zhang Shu's expression was as if he had seen a ghost. The steps he took just now seemed to be... Square and Circle Steps.
That’s right, Zhou You’s dodging steps were exactly the level 4 skill, the Square and Circle Step.
There was dust on the soles of his feet, and he dodged the opponent's fierce attack like a wisp of smoke.
"middle."
Zhou You flashed behind Zhang Shu and immediately launched an attack, hitting the opponent's back waist.
The six points of power gathered on the surface of the fist, without leaking out at all, and all of them blasted into Zhang Shu's body.
Zhang Shu fell to the ground on the spot. His waist felt like it was breaking in pain. Before he could cry out in pain, he felt a suffocation in his chest.
It turned out that Zhou You stepped on his chest and slapped him three times on the face.
"You're bullying the newbie, aren't you? You bastard, are you worthy of that?"
The more arrogant he was, the worse he lost. Zhang Shu's face was swollen from the slap and he had two streams of blood from his nose. He looked very embarrassed.
He wanted to say something harsh and shouted loudly to attract other apprentices, but Zhou You grabbed him by the neck.
He kept mumbling but couldn't utter a single word.
Zhou You reached into his arms and felt a few hard objects, confirming that they were indeed silver.
"You said you had no money! This money is definitely not yours. I accept it with pleasure."
After taking out the silver, it added up to more than ten taels.
He doesn't even need the money, but still wants to get something for free. This person is definitely a villain and deserves to be punished.
"Go away, don't let me see you."
Zhou You threw Zhang Shu away, and he hit the wall and slowly slid to the ground.
The plan to buy tiger bone ointment fell through.
Fang Guiqi was firm in his attitude and there was no room for negotiation on the tiger bone paste.
It seems that the rumors must be wrong. His tiger bone ointment is definitely not as simple as being sold privately.
But it’s not without gain.
After teaching Zhang Shu a lesson, he extorted a lot of silver. He now had 40 taels of silver on him, which was just enough to cover two months' tuition.
Now that I don’t have to worry about tuition fees, all that’s left is to practice martial arts and get started as soon as possible.
"If it doesn't work, spend experience points to add points, although the loss ratio is 10:1."
The closer you get to the end of the Subduing Tiger Fist, the higher the requirements for attributes such as strength, which cannot be met by just 1 or 2 points.
It is conceivable that if you want to upgrade to lv9 or lv10, the experience points will be at least hundreds.
In this way, the experience points gained from diligent practice every day are no longer enough.
(End of this chapter)