Section 26: The Tiger's Downfall, Prescription for Treating the Azure Dragon Sea Band

  "To our first! Cheers!" The atmosphere was lively at the banquet. Old Hong Gun raised his wine glass, his face already red, and shouted loudly.

  Wow!

  His words triggered a burst of applause from the crowd. Everyone raised their glasses and clinked them together in mid-air.

  Knock, knock...

  A big gulp of liquor, the liquid flows down his chest. The scorching sun and the heroic spirit of men render this coconut forest land a fiery and masculine hue.

  Chu Yun put down his wine cup, took a deep breath, savoring the fragrance of the fine wine and enjoying the coolness of the sea breeze on his face. For a moment, he felt extremely relieved, as if his chest had expanded many times over.

  At this time, the sky is blue and refreshing. The tall coconut trees have orange-yellow trunks and deep green leaves, with golden fruits. Each coconut tree stands like a high tower, standing on the snow-white sandy beach. A beautiful coastal scenery, so beautiful that it's hard to take in. This is the copper bell coconut forest nurtured by Old Master Monkey.

  As soon as Chu Yun obtained the first place in the second assessment, Lao Hong Qiang immediately proposed to hold a celebratory banquet.

  The Coming-of-Age ceremony is divided into three assessments. Now, Chu Yun has won two consecutive times, and even if he comes in last in the remaining one, it will not shake the fact that Chu Yun becomes the first place in the Coming-of-Age ceremony.

  It can be said that entering Tiān Gē Shū Yuàn has become a certainty.

  So Lao Hongqiang said he wanted to hold a celebratory banquet, and immediately received support and responses.

  Qiao old monkey even shouted with a loud voice: "Chu Yun, the young master, won't easily win! I'm going all out today! Everyone go to my house and drink coconut milk wine!"

  The atmosphere around suddenly became more enthusiastic.

  At the mention of coconut wine, Old Red Gun couldn't help but lick his lips, and Old Fish King's eyes also lit up.

  Seeing San Lao's emotional fervor, Chu Yun could only nod in agreement.

  "What a drinker!" Seeing Chu Yun down the fifth cup of wine in one gulp, Old Hong Gun cheered up happily. The old man treated Chu Yun like his own grandson. Chu Yun was competitive and won first place, making Old Hong Gun even happier as he drank more.

  "Old Red Gun, your words are unnecessary. Which of the Shu family's sons is not a good drinker?" Qiao Old Monkey let out a loud belch and laughed heartily.

  Chu Yun, although surnamed Chu, has inherited the bold and courageous character of the Shu family from the bones. Just look at his performance on the ground altar, where he severely beat up Shu Er, it was both ruthless and spicy, truly a thrilling sight to behold.

  The Star Group Islands respect the strong and admire the powerful. This value has been taken to an extreme on Shu Island. People look down on Shu Er, who lies on the ground, crying out in defeat. But for Chu Yun, who is both intelligent and brave, they have a new appreciation.

  After the crowd dispersed, Chu Yun's reputation would spread throughout Shu Island. As for Mrs. Shu, Shu Da and Shu Er, they would become the clowns that set off the hero.

  "By the way, you asked me to sell the immortal pouch for you, it's all settled." Old Red Gun said, handing over a bag of earth-shattering coins.

  Chu Yun took over the bag and weighed it in her hand. She immediately felt that there were at least 800 pieces of Di Sha currency inside.

  He was overjoyed at once.

  The Immortal's Pouch was the spoils of war for designing and killing off the remnants of the Wolf Pirates' spy. Apart from that, there were nearly a thousand Earthly Demonic Stones, which could be considered a great harvest.

  However, later on, hatching the Heavenly Fox Egg consumed more than expected, almost using up all of the 900+ Earthly Demon Stone Coins.

  At this time, Chu Yun was truly penniless and had nothing to rely on. Moreover, the eggshell that fed the Heavenly Fox was almost depleted. From now on, the Heavenly Fox's food and drink would have to be entirely supported by Chu Yun's financial resources. These 800 plus Ge Shichen coins were truly a timely help in a snowstorm.

  Putting this bag of earth coins in his bosom, Chu Yun's heart also felt a slight relief.

  "There are still three days until the third assessment. During this time, I plan to go into the forest for training and raise my cultivation as a demon beast." Chu Yun said to everyone about his plans.

  "Go to the forest for ascetic practice... all right!" Old Red Gun hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement.

  In fact, Chu Yun only had one 8-year-old mutated fire fox in his hand, and he ventured into the forest on Shu Jia Island alone, which was very difficult and full of dangers.

  However, Chu Yun's recent performance has made them look at him with new eyes. They all chose to believe in Chu Yun.

  "Hmm, 8 years of cultivation as a Fire Fox, this cultivation is indeed somewhat low. When will we set off?" Old Monkey Qiao put down his wine cup and asked anxiously.

  "After the wine party, I'll tidy up my equipment and set off. I'll spend the night in the forest," said Chu Yun.

  "So sudden?" Wu Da Tou expressed surprise.

  "I'm fully prepared, how can I be rushed?" Chu Yun smiled lightly, his confident smile like sunshine, putting everyone at ease. A surge of enthusiasm and motivation infected the crowd.

  "Youth is great!"

  "Zhu Yun, you take care of yourself, if there's any trouble, come find us anytime."

  "Know how to struggle, persist without slackening, just like the young master of the island!"

  The three old men sighed and thought of past events in their memories.

  "The young island owner was spirited and confident, as if nothing in the world could faze him. Heh heh heh."

  "The island owner was only 16 years old and had already made a name for himself. He was known as the 'Star Tiger', overpowering his peers, truly a young hero!"

  "What a pity... Since that accident, Island Master lost his left arm and the demonic beast Nu Hai Hu died. From then on, he became disheartened."

  "People all say that the fierce tiger has no fighting spirit, and is no different from a sick cat. Although Island Master has been holding up the entire Shu Family Island for these years, I still want to see that spirited and majestic Island Master who gazes out at the eight directions!"

  Everyone sighed endlessly, mentioning Chu Yun's adoptive father - Island Master Shu Tianhao, with expectation, pride and regret.

  Chu Yun also fell silent.

  Shu Tianhao's left arm was severed, and the blow to him was huge. People all say that the former Xingxing Menghu has lost its claws and teeth, and is no longer a threat.

  "No! I believe in the Island Master! Which person's life has no trough? The Island Master will rise again, he will regain his spirit and dominate all directions. I believe that day will come sooner or later!"

  In a sigh, Wu Da Tou was eloquent. When mentioning Shu Tian Hao, his face was full of admiration and worship.

  He was a war orphan, at the moment of life and death, Shu Tianhao arrived on the scene to save his life, and took him back to Shu Family Island to raise him. From then on, he only looked up to Shu Tianhao, with unwavering loyalty. Even if it meant going through fire and water, as long as Shu Tianhao gave the order, there was not a hint of hesitation.

  "You don't know, that scene has been deeply etched in my mind all along, and I will never forget it for the rest of my life." He spoke of being rescued as a child, his eyes revealing deep emotions, moving people to tears.

  "At that time, the fire was raging fiercely, surging and boiling, burning to the sky! I thought I was done for, just then a figure burst through the sea of flames!"

  "He held a gleaming large knife, with flames swirling around him, as if they too were intimidated by his aura and didn't dare to be presumptuous. His physique was majestic like a mountain, just like a god descending from the heavens!"

  Wu Da Tou had drunk too much, his face was completely red, and he muttered to himself. His eyes seemed to pierce through time and space, with tears of yearning and adoration shining in them.

  Chu Yun sighed silently to himself, and suddenly had an epiphany.

  Shu Tianhao, the foster father of his past life, died at the hands of the pirate Zan Lang. In this life, Chu Yun gave early warning and should be able to change some things.

  But these are still far from enough. Even if we can achieve the level of "eradicating the remnants of the pirates and bringing back the heroic father, Shi Tianhao", it is not enough.

  Shu Tianhao is still alive, but he's already dead. Having lost his left arm and his will to fight, Shu Tianhao is no longer the Starlight Tiger.

  He can hold on to the overall situation because of the responsibility he bears.

  That's all.

  To truly revive Shu Tianhao, we must ignite his fighting spirit! Let the "Mighty Stars Tigers" be reborn!

  But it's hard to do so, really hard.

  It is much more difficult to change a person's mind than to destroy him.

  Chu Yun suddenly felt a heavy burden on his shoulders, awakening the fierce tigers of the stars, in some sense, even more difficult than his rebirth.

  Chu Yun's rebirth was a physical one, his heart remained unchanged, still unyielding. Forever filled with fighting spirit, an indomitable will.

  But Shu Tianhao's heart was already dead.

  "To truly save Lao Die, it's not something that can be accomplished overnight. Nor is it something that can be achieved with just a few words of persuasion. The only way to do it is to lead by example, using actions to quietly and subtly influence him, that's the right approach!" Chu Yun's eyes flickered back and forth, unsure of how many things she was thinking of at that moment.

  There is no banquet that does not scatter. After the celebration feast dispersed, Chu Yun used more than 800 newly acquired Di Sha Shi coins to purchase many elixirs and replenishments.

  After making all necessary preparations, he bid farewell to the three elders.

  "That's right." Ben had already left, but seemed to have suddenly thought of something. Chu Yun stopped in his tracks and turned back to say, "Recently, the Biyu sea bream at Hong Qiang Grandfather's salt farm has been having some problems, hasn't it? I just thought of a method that might be able to save them."

  In the salt field, large areas of green jade seaweed are planted. This seaweed absorbs water from the seawater and separates out sea salt, which is the core of the entire salt field operation.

  However, for a period of time, the Biyu Sea area experienced a large-scale death. It was later studied that it was a kind of strange epidemic. When a targeted formula was developed, the epidemic had already spread to the entire Zhuxing Archipelago, causing significant economic losses. As a result, during that period, salt prices surged violently, causing the entire market to fluctuate wildly.

  The formula Chu Yun wanted to say is exactly the one that was later developed and can fundamentally cure this epidemic disease.

  He didn't want to say it originally.

  The reason is simple, the benefits are few, and the drawbacks are great.

  Shujia Island does not rely on salt fields as its main industry, if all the salt fields in the Zhuxing Archipelago have this problem, only Shujia Island is safe and sound. It's inevitable that someone would suspect that Shujia Island is playing tricks.

  Even if this suspicion is unfounded, the anger caused by huge losses will blind many people's eyes.

  Even if it doesn't lead to a mass attack, those with ulterior motives will try every means to get their hands on the treatment formula.

  For Lao Hongqiang and Shujia Island, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.

  However, the epiphany at the banquet just now made Chu Yun change some plans. He realized that this epidemic would be an opportunity mixed with great risks. With his current strength, he couldn't grasp it.

  Even if you grasp it, you can't hold on tight, and instead, you'll find counter-attacks, losing more than you gain.

  But just because I couldn't do it doesn't mean Shu Tianhao can't either.

  Perhaps such a dangerous opportunity can make him awake?

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