Chapter 20: Getting Beaten Up at Four Watches Seeking Collections

  "It's 4 o'clock in the morning, brothers are giving me strength, thank you"

  "Wu Zhi Shi, from now on, if that young master Lu comes to buy materials for refining Dan medicine again, please take good care of him. We are in need of people at the moment." said Du Guo Bing Lan.

  "Yes, miss." Wu Zhi Shi replied and immediately left the room.

  Lu Shao Yu once again arrived at the street where they sold dan medicine, weapons and other materials. He looked around and didn't hesitate before walking into Tian Bao Gate. Here, he was a distinguished guest now. Lu Shao Yu wouldn't miss this opportunity to save gold coins, and Tian Bao Gate also accepted dan medicine.

  "Hello, Young Master Lu. Are you here to buy materials for refining dan medicine again today?" The two big men at the door saw Lu Shao and, having noticed that he was acquainted with their young mistress yesterday, were even more polite today.

  "Ah, I'll sell you a pill while I'm at it." Lu Shaoyou said.

  "Mr. Lu, this way, please." A big man immediately politely led Mr. Lu to the counter inside, where Wu was also present.

  "Lu Shaoyou, what can I help you with today?" Wu Zhi asked with a smile when he saw Lu Shaoyou.

  "I'd like to sell this Top Grade Elixir and buy some of the medicinal materials from yesterday?" Lu ShaoYue took out the Top Grade Elixir that he had been holding onto since earlier, saying to Wu ZhiShi.

  "Hmm, Guanding Dan." The martial artist's eyes lit up as he took the Guanding Dan from Lu Shao's hand and examined it carefully. "Although this Guanding Dan is a first-rate elixir, its formula is known to very few people, and it's already close to being a second-rate elixir in terms of its effects on enhancing a martial artist's true energy. Compared to other elixirs, its effects are much stronger. The craftsmanship that went into making this Guanding Dan is also top-notch. Not bad, not bad at all! Lu Shao, you're a friend of our young mistress, so we'll make an exception and sell it to you for 50 gold coins."

  "Thanks to Wuzi, this makes me a bit embarrassed," said Lu Shaoyou. In his heart, he secretly thought: Heaven knows if you are selling 50 gold coins, but the cost is only 15 gold coins, and yet you are selling it for 50 gold coins. This is a huge profit! From now on, I won't have to worry about not having enough gold coins.

  "It was you who called Master Lu our esteemed guest of Tianbao Gate, and this Crown Top Elixir is also a rare item. In the future, if Master Lu has more of this Crown Top Elixir, please continue to give it to us. Our Tianbao Gate will buy it at a high price, and we can also make a profit from it, not a loss." said Wu Zhi Shi.

  "No problem, next time I'll definitely give it to Tianbao Gate." Lu Shaoyou smiled slightly and said: "Also help me buy four sets of yesterday's Dan medicine materials."

  "Master Lu, please wait a moment, I'll get it ready right away." Wu Zhi said respectfully and then headed towards the backstage.

  "Miss, Young Master Lu has come again, and he's brought a Top-grade Spirit Pill. He wants to buy some medicinal materials, probably for the Top-grade Spirit Pill." Wu Zhi Shi said to Dugu Binglan in a room.

  "Duan Ding Dan." Dugu Binglan took the Duan Ding Dan in her hand and looked at it for a moment, then handed it to Cui Yu, saying: "Cui Yu, take a look at this Duan Ding Dan."

  "This Guanding Dan is a first-class elixir, but its level is close to that of a second-class elixir. Those who know the recipe for Guanding Dan are definitely not ordinary spiritual beings. It seems that this young master Lu has some secrets on him." The maid named Cuiyu said lightly.

  "Wu Xizhi, from now on, this young master of the Lu family will be our Tianbao Gate's true noble guest. You should know what to do. Also, tell him that his visit to our Tianbao Gate is something that the Lu family absolutely won't find out about." Dugu Binglan said.

  "I understand, miss. I'll go and make arrangements now." Wu Zhi Shi bowed and withdrew, busying himself with the preparations.

  In the Tianbao Gate, Lu Shaochu carefully observed everything inside the Tianbao Gate and found that some of the first-class elixirs had price tags of around 40 gold coins. He thought to himself, "It seems that this Tianbao Gate is not cheating me. It looks like they are trying to win me over."

  "Mr. Lu, the medicinal materials you wanted are all ready, and here's the 50 gold coins, please count them." A moment later, Wu Zhi Shi from the back room brought out a few small packages and handed them to Lu Shao You.

  "Let's calculate how much the medicine costs?" Lu Shaoyou said, estimating that the four portions of Guanding Dan would cost around sixty gold coins. He still had twenty gold coins on him, and adding the fifty gold coins from selling the Guanding Dan, it should be enough.

  "This doesn't need to be calculated, Young Master Lu can come to Tianbao Gate to take any medicinal materials in the future and settle the account all at once. It's also troublesome to settle accounts every time. Besides, we're still waiting for Young Master Lu to bring back the Guandeng Dan."

  "So, aren't you afraid I'll welch on the deal?" Lu Shaoyou said, thinking to himself that Tianbao Gate was being a bit too good to him.

  "Mr. Lu is not that kind of person." Wu Zhi Shi said with a smile.

  "Alright, thanks then." A good deal is a good deal, and Lu Shaoyou wouldn't be polite about it.

  "Walk slowly, Young Master Lu." Wu Zhi said with a gentle smile, "The matter of you coming to our Tianbao Gate will absolutely not be known by the Lu family, you can rest assured."

  Lu Shao-yu was just about to leave when he heard Wu's words, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat. He then calmly said: "In that case, I'll take my leave first."

  Leaving the Tianbao Gate, Lu Shao arrived at a place where he was sure there were no people and only then did he put all the things in his hands into that mysterious storage ring, and immediately headed back to the Lu family.

  All the way, the words of that Wu officer just now also made Lu Shaoyou start to become vigilant. If he often enters and exits Tianbao Gate, it's hard not to let the people of the Lu family know. At the same time, this Tianbao Gate seems to be secretly investigating him.

  "Tianbao Gate..." Lu Shaoyou muttered to himself, and immediately headed back to the Lu residence.

  As a useless young master, not loved by his grandparents, Lu Shao Yu now thinks that this identity isn't entirely useless. At least, so far, he has food and drink in the Lu household and won't starve to death. Also, no one interferes with him, otherwise, doing what he wants wouldn't be so easy.

  At night, Lu Shaoyou once again sneaked into the secret room in the thatched cottage. Lao Bairen Nan Shu was already waiting inside.

  "Nan Shu, what are we training today?" Lu Shaoyou asked. Nan Shu had mentioned yesterday that they would start a month-long cultivation practice today.

  "It's simple, train you to take a beating." Old servant Nan Shu said with an ill-intentioned smile.

  "What's going on? Let me take a beating." Lu Shaoyou's face suddenly sank, this is not a good thing.

  "Of course, the trained senses and the five elements on your body will also be helpful. If you can hold out for a month, then even if you encounter someone much stronger than you, you'll still be able to escape with your life. Otherwise, your little life will be easily lost." Old servant Nan Shu said seriously.

  "Nan Shu, don't worry, I can hold on, come on." Lu Shaoyou said. Since Nan Shu said so, there must be a reason for it. For the sake of his own life in the future, this month's cultivation, he had to persevere no matter what.

  "Now, train with me and take a beating first. I will attack you with the strength of a true warrior. When you can withstand it for an hour, then you'll have passed." said Old Servant Nan.

  "It's unfair, I'm a three-star warrior, the difference is too great." Lu Shaoyou said immediately, his current strength as a three-star warrior, how could he be an opponent of a one-star warrior, it was clear that he was going to get beaten.

  "Fairness, when someone wants to kill you and take your life, can you ask for fairness?" The old servant Nan Shu's expression sank, his tone fell, and his hands unknowingly changed into a hand seal. A fist print suddenly appeared with a burst of energy, directly striking Lu Shaoyou's left shoulder.

  "I'm not ready yet, don't bring that up." Lu Shaoyou's face suddenly changed, and his body hastily retreated backwards. Although he was already a genuine Threefold Martial Disciple, when it came to actual combat, Lu Shaoyou was still a blank slate.

  "Bang!"

  Lu Shao's words had barely fallen when, no matter how he retreated, Nan Shu's palm seemed to be following him like a shadow, only to feel an enormous force pouring down on his shoulder in an instant, and then he was thrown to the ground with his back facing upwards like a turtle, feeling a sharp pain as if his bones were about to scatter.

  "Not getting up yet." Nan Shu's voice was stern, without any politeness, his body spun around, a footprint kicked out, bringing up a strong gust of wind, the power was absolutely not to be underestimated.

  "My goodness!" Lu Shaoyou was so frightened that he immediately crawled forward, and if this kick had landed on his own body, he might have broken a few bones.

  "Bang!" But the speed was too fast, Lu Shaoyou hadn't even had time to react before this kick landed on his abdomen. His body instantly flipped a meter high in the small room, spinning around in a circle before crashing back down to the ground. The blood and energy inside him churned violently, and his throat already felt a hint of sweetness.

  "Remember, when others want your life, they won't talk about fairness or rules, they'll just take your life." Nan Shu rushed up again, fists and palms flying, feet kicking, non-stop. The room was small, Lu Shaoyou couldn't dodge at all, and suddenly his ribs were broken in several places.

  Half a minute later, Lu Shaoyou was already lying in the secret room with a swollen nose and face, without even having the strength to fight back, his body also limp.

  "Get up, now is the best time to feel the five elements properties in your Yin and Yang body. Later, when you practice other attribute martial skills, you will be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort." said Old Servant Nan Shu.

  The dispirited Lu Shaoyou had no choice but to sit cross-legged, starting to sense the five attributes within his body as guided by Nan Shu.