Chapter 71: Chapter 71: Playing with a FartDong dong dong!

    "Who is it?"

    "It’s me, Zhong Lin. Are you asleep?"

    "I am."

    "..."

    Dong dong dong!

    Creaaak!

    Zhong Lin opened the door with a face full of dissatisfaction and looked at Mei Weixuan, who was grinning outside. He felt an urge to punch him in the face, if only he could beat him.

    "What do you want? Do you even know what time it is?" Zhong Lin said irritably.

    "I just couldn’t sleep!"

    "Well, I can."

    "Heh heh, don’t you want to know what I just discovered?" Mei Weixuan waggled his eyebrows, looking eager for Zhong Lin to ask.

    Unfortunately, Zhong Lin didn’t bother to speak and just looked at him quietly.

    "Alright, alright, I just discovered some black-clad figures sneaking around in the Heavenly Eagle Castle. Isn’t that interesting?" Mei Weixuan’s face was full of pride, as if he had discovered something amazing.

    Zhong Lin took a deep breath and scolded, "If you’re really that bored, I’ll fart and you can chase it around. You’re disrupting people’s dreams in the middle of the night. Don’t you know staying up late is bad for your health?"

    "So crude, Zhong Lin. Aren’t you curious?"

    "Haven’t you heard that curiosity killed the cat? Besides, curiosity has nothing to do with us. Go back to sleep, and don’t wander around. The Heavenly Eagle Castle is heavily guarded; you might get yourself killed."

    Upon saying that, he didn’t give Mei Weixuan a chance to continue talking and slammed the door shut.

    "Second Brother, who was it?"

    Little Rock rubbed his sleepy eyes open.

    "A crazy person, ignore it, go back to sleep."

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    ...

    Yin Daoyan lived up to his name as the Elixir Doctor; in just two days, he had prepared the antidote. During those two days, the entire Heavenly Eagle Castle remained calm, but those who knew the inside story knew this was merely the calm before the storm.

    "One pill a day, in seven days, the remaining poison will be cleared, yet you still need to rest for half a year and refrain from using martial arts, or it might damage your foundation."

    "Thank you, Brother."

    Shen Hongyu took the antidote from Yin Daoyan, gratitude overflowing on his face.

    Yin Daoyan paused for a moment and eventually asked, "Are you sure you don’t need my help?"

    "Thank you, Brother, but I can handle it."

    Yin Daoyan nodded and said no more, leaving the Heavenly Eagle Castle in a carriage with the farewell of Shen Hongyu and his group.

    With the departure of Yin Daoyan and his entourage, some people in the Heavenly Eagle Castle secretly sighed in relief, including the Fortress Master Shen.

    Zhong Lin and Mei Weixuan were still driving the carriage, leisurely leaving.

    Mei Weixuan sighed, "This is the predicament of having no choice! Although Fortress Master Shen and Master Yin are friends, they represent different interests. They clearly need each other’s help but are worried about family secrets leaking, tsk tsk."

    Smack!

    A palm wind came from inside the carriage, hitting the back of Mei Weixuan’s head, making him stagger and almost fall off the carriage.

    "You’re too talkative."

    The journey was uneventful, heading straight for Tianyang County.

    In the evening, they found an open place to set up camp and started training after dinner.

    After swallowing a Qi Blood Pill, Zhong Lin started setting up the stance for the "Red Sun Stance".

    As the medicine’s power surged, a strong force of Qi Blood circulated throughout his body, gathering like a hot stream in his palms.

    This is the mark of Qi Blood Mastery. Next is to infuse Qi Blood into the entire arm, marking the stage of minor success.

    After a long time, Zhong Lin slowly withdrew his fists, slightly opened his mouth, and, as the red on his face dissipated, a stream of white breath was exhaled, like a column extending an arm’s length.

    This was a sign of extremely dense breath, and sweat poured from his pores, soaking his clothes.

    Exhale!

    Zhong Lin lightly shook his wrist, and a tinge of red attached to his palm could be seen with the naked eye, extending to the forearm.

    Closing his eyes slightly, Zhong Lin only felt as if there was a fine net of blood energy interwoven below his arm’s skin, appearing to exist and yet not.

    An astonishing power seemed to surge through his body; just throwing a few punches made him feel a great enhancement in power and speed, much stronger than the Seventh Grade Bone Forging Realm.

    Zhong Lin was quite satisfied with his current martial arts progress. With enough Qi Blood Pills, it wouldn’t take long for Qi Blood to traverse his entire body, reaching the Sixth Grade Great Success Realm.

    He got up and walked towards a distant river, took off his clothes, and leaped into the river.

    After a refreshment, a dark figure had been waiting beside him.

    While dressing, Zhong Lin asked, "Are you sure Master Yin won’t get angry?"

    "Since we traveled so slowly today, Master Yin already noticed our little plan. Saying nothing implies his consent, so let’s hurry."

    The dark figure was none other than Mei Weixuan, looking at Zhong Lin excitedly.

    Zhong Lin said no more, and after getting dressed, they took the same route back to the Heavenly Eagle Castle with haste.

    Gu Yourong, who was cultivating and refining her five organs, slowly opened her eyes and looked towards the direction the two had left, saying coolly, "Master Yin, they’ve gone."

    After a moment, a calm voice came from the carriage.

    "It’s fine."

    ...

    The place where Zhong Lin and his group rested was just a hundred miles from the Heavenly Eagle Castle. For someone at the Fifth Grade and another at the Sixth Grade, it took them less than an hour to reach the outside of the Heavenly Eagle Castle at full speed without breaking a sweat.

    By now, the moon was high in the sky, and the normally quiet Heavenly Eagle Castle was brightly lit.

    The two exchanged knowing glances and each pulled a black cloth from their pockets, covering their faces.

    "Once inside, find a guard, knock him out, and take their clothes off to wear." Zhong Lin whispered.

    "You’ve got experience. Did you also get the ’Red Sun Stance’ like that?" Mei Weixuan teased.

    Zhong Lin didn’t bother responding, finding an unoccupied spot, and easily climbed up the wall with agile movements, as nimble as a cat.

    Mei Weixuan followed closely, moving more elegantly and quickly than Zhong Lin.

    Indeed, the two were here to take advantage of the situation.

    They calculated that something would surely happen at the Heavenly Eagle Castle tonight, so they snuck back to see what opportunities they might seize.

    And so, the scene before them unfolded.

    The two moved rapidly through the castle, which usually had tight security, but right now, everyone was gathered at the central square with the giant eagle statue.

    "You beast, do you know what you’re doing?"

    Shen Hongyu stared at his eldest son, Shen Xuefeng, like an enraged tiger.

    "I know, scheming for the family assets, harming my brothers!"

    Shen Xuefeng was calm, even with a slight smile on his face.

    "You..."

    Shen Hongyu was furious, his chest heaving, and his fingers, resembling eagle claws, crackled.

    "But isn’t it all because of you, Father, that I am doing this."

    "I’m clearly the eldest son, and I’ve managed all of Heavenly Eagle Castle’s business myself, bringing prosperity, yet it all ends up as my younger brother’s wedding clothes?"