It was the end of March so the river water in Jiangnan was bone-chilling.
Even the strongest nerves would be affected by the cold river water. Thus, the moment Ling Yun's body hit the water, it took him a long time to slowly get accustomed to the water's temperature.
The dried blood all over his face, body and clothes turned the surrounding water dark red immediately. However, since the river flowed continuously, the fresh blood and impurities that were washed out of his body were quickly washed away by the water.
Ling Yun felt satisfied as his body slowly became clean and fresh.
However, what made him even more satisfied, was the whiff of Shichiyou herb scent that he caught.
The Great World of Cultivation was bustling with aura. Thus, the Shichiyou herb could only be considered as a low-level supplementary herb. Typically only the amateurs, those in the peak of physical tempering to Qi Cultivation Stage Level 2, would utilize the herb to support their training. However, Earth in comparison only contained as much spiritual energy as a vacuum space. Thus, the Shichiyou herb was basically a miracle herb in Ling Yun's eyes.
The fats on Ling Yun's face trembled endlessly. He could not help but shudder as he caught whiffs of the Shichiyou herb's fleeting scent. Finally, he was truly grateful to the heavens that he had cursed at countless of times.
As he followed the source of spiritual energy, Ling Yun confirmed that the Shichiyou herb was hidden in a random bush at the opposite side of the river. However, he did not go over to look for it immediately.
As much as he was excited, he did not rush. Ultimately, there was no one here who would recognize this type of spiritual herb. Needless to say, no one would be fighting for it. For Ling Yun who always hoarded treasures, the Shichiyou herb had already belonged to him.
His glasses were then covered in water droplets and he could not see clearly. Thus he casually removed them and threw them towards the riverbank while mumbling to himself, "This little thingamabob is really awkward!"
Ling Yun lightly rubbed his eyes and wiped the water from his face. He looked around and figured no one would go there at midnight. Thus, he removed all his clothing and started cleaning his obese body in the river.
As he cleaned up, he went on ranting, "D*mn, look at this body covered in fat. I really have no idea how this useless scum eats. To be able to eat till he's this fat? I can only hope I'm half as handsome as I used to be after I lose weight…"
Unfortunately, Ling Yun did not have much of a choice. He could only silently draft up a weight-loss master plan.
*Screeeeeeeech!*
A loud braking noise startled Ling Yun who was leisurely cleaning himself in the river. He knew someone was coming. He instinctively crouched down, leaving only half of his head out to observe any movements on the riverbank.
The silhouette of a beautiful girl exited the car and clumsily walked towards the riverside. Then, the car engine revved and immediately sped off right after that.
What's going on? Is she thinking about committing suicide by jumping into the river at midnight? Being alive is great. She must be bored out of her mind to be committing suicide… Wait, is it possible that she's here to steal my Shichiyou herb?
Ling Yun was secretly pondering as he slowly moved towards the riverside while avoiding the girl's field of vision.
*Crack!*
It was apparent that the girl was somewhat impatient and panicky since she did not even notice the clothes that Ling Yun left by the riverside. She stumbled as she ran towards the riverside and started vomiting violently into the river.
The crack that was heard previously caused Ling Yun's facial muscles to twitch. He moaned painfully, "That's it, my glasses that have been through so much, it didn't even get damaged after getting run over or thrown around. Then this girl just crushed it by stepping on it!"
Even though he still found it awkward to wear the glasses, he would have just thrown it away if he did not want to wear it, so why step on it?
By then he could see the contour of the girl's face clearly. Her delicate little face seemed even prettier in the haziness of the night sky. Her body was flawless, curves were in all the right places. Her long and slender legs were exceptionally eye-catching in the night especially since she was wearing a miniskirt.
For unknown reasons, this girl's clothes were a little unkempt. It was just the perfect angle for Ling Yun to take a peek at whatever she was hiding under her collar when she bent over to purge. It was getting hot and steamy for him.
That's humongous! Such fair skin!
Ling Yun may be a cultivator, but he was definitely not one with high moral values. With such a beautiful creature bent over before him, he could not get enough of the view. Initially he wanted to sneak a few more glances, however, something happened suddenly.
This girl obviously drank way too much and was completely unable to balance herself. She slipped and her body fell forwards and into the water!
*Splash!*
Ling Yun broke out in a cold sweat! Even though he was fat, he was still 1.8 meters in height so the water level only reached his armpits. If the girl did not know how to swim, she was going to drown to death for sure.
He got his answer quickly. The beautiful girl really did not know how to swim. The panic from suddenly falling into the river coupled with her choking on the ice-cold water made her struggle while she shrieked for help.
He could tell this girl had an interesting backstory by a single glance. Initially, he did not want to get involved in any trouble. However, he knew if the girl's shrieking attracted people's attention, he was doomed to be sued for sexual harassment.
It was past midnight and his own clothes were at the riverside as he stood naked in the water. The girl was madly crying for help as she struggled in the water in her unkempt clothes. What would others think if they saw this?
Ling Yun did not have much time to consider other factors. He went up to the beautiful girl immediately. He wrapped his left arm around her waist and lifted her head above the water while covering her rosebud lips with his right hand to prevent her from screaming.
Ling Yun felt that her skin was soft to touch. He focused his intense gaze on her breasts.
Hmm, definitely saw it right, it is indeed huge and fair!
He would be an idiot if he did not take the advantage of the situation. He stared intensely at her ample bosoms and considered it as a token of appreciation and gratitude for saving her life.
However, the girl was not surprised that he saved her. Her large and twinkling eyes sparkled in the night. But fear and disappointment filled her eyes!
"Mmmmm!" She was unable to scream out loud, but her delicate body continued to struggle. With her legs kicking about under the water, she tried to wrestle herself out of Ling Yun's arms.
Since they had full skin-to-skin contact, she could obviously feel that this fat guy, who came out of nowhere, was completely naked.
This little lady was also completely drenched. Her clothes tightly clinging onto her slender and graceful body. Ling Yun was completely naked and could feel the heat radiating from the girl's body. His self-control was dwindling to nothing.
Out of nowhere, these few words from this world suddenly flashed through his brain.
Wet, body, seduction.
"Don't move! I'm saving your life! Struggle again and I'll throw you into the water!" Ling Yun tried to scare her. He never knew how to be gentle and caring towards girls.
As if he finally understood the girl's fear, Ling Yun was rendered speechless instantly. He wondered whether he actually looked like a bad guy. He flashed his teeth, giving her a friendliest smile he could muster and said softly, "Miss, I'm not a bad guy. I do not have bad intentions. I've been bathing here way before you got here and it was you who suddenly interrupted me. As long as you promise me you wouldn't scream, I'll let you speak, how's that?"
This beautiful girl also seemed to have realized that Ling Yun was indeed here before her and did not come over just to take advantage of her after she fell into the water. However, the position they were in was just too intimate. She even felt that there was a strange movement in a part of Ling Yun's body.
Thus, she quickly nodded her head and blinked furiously. She was also signaling Ling Yun to stop covering her mouth.
Ling Yun moved his hand slightly. He was afraid that the girl would go against her words and start screaming again. In their current state, he would never be able to defend himself!
The surprising thing was, the girl really did not scream. She only said softly, "I'm not a girl, you… please let me get out of the water first."
"Not a girl? If you aren't a girl, are you a boy instead?" Ling Yun was slightly disappointed. If it was not for the dim night sky, he could have seen that the girl was already blushing furiously. Even though he was a little reluctant to let go of the beautiful girl in his arms, he still brought the girl to the riverside immediately and carefully helped her to the ground.
"You're not allowed to come out!" The girl was afraid that he would follow her up to shore so she panicked and screamed the moment her feet touched the ground.
Ling Yun still had a bit of awareness. As much as he enjoyed admiring her and despite the fact that he was unable to control his natural physical reaction, he truly did not have any other intentions towards the girl.
Thus, after he brought the girl up to shore, he stayed in the water conscientiously. Sometimes, he even crouched down into the water, leaving only his head above the water.
"Achoo!" The cold night wind brushed against her bare skin the moment she got on shore. The river water was already ice-cold to begin with. So, the moment she was able to relax, her drenched body shuddered and she sneezed.
"My coat is over there, but it's wet too. You can put it on after squeezing the water out. However, you have got to leave my pants, I still have to leave the water later."
As much as Ling Yun was unable to be gentle and caring towards girls, he was still an honorable man. Therefore, he offered up his clothes willingly after he saw her slender legs shivering in the night wind.
"Then… then what about you?" The beautiful girl asked with hesitation. Even though she seemed touched, she did not turn her head back.
"Me? I'm a winter swimming hobbyist, this little bit of cold is nothing to me. I'm already used to it!" Ling Yun started spouting nonsense, "In addition, I'm so fat, this fat-covered body is better than any kind of clothes for keeping me warm!"
After being splashed by cold water, the girl was already completely sober. She obviously knew that he was just lying through his teeth.
A winter swimming hobbyist who is this fat? Swimming here at midnight? Bullshit!
However, she knew that Ling Yun truly did not harbor any bad intentions. She finally turned around despite her shyness and asked him as she secretly glanced at him, "My name is Lin Menghan, thank you for saving me. What's your name?"
Ling Yun did not want to have anything to do with this beautiful girl. He replied her with a face filled with righteousness, "To save a life is better than building a seven-storied pagoda for the gods. I do not expect gratitude after doing a good deed. You may leave now, don't suffer in the cold…"
Since he already offered up his clothes to her, it was unnecessary for him to bring up his broken glasses. It was rare for him to perform good deeds so he might as well go all the way.
Lin Menghan secretly glanced at his face filled with righteousness.
Actually, this fat guy isn't unattractive and he has a good heart. Too bad he's just too fat… Oh God, what am I even thinking about!
A gust of cold wind interrupted Lin Menghan's outrageous thoughts. She could no longer be bothered with courtesies in the cold. She quickly found the coat that Ling Yun mentioned, casually squeezed it a little and put it on.
She felt a lot warmer instantly after putting on the coat.
Ling Yun did not even bother with the coat. What he truly wanted was for Lin Menghan to leave quickly, so he could go look for his Shichiyou herb at the riverbank across.
He saw that Lin Menghan still had something to say, thus he quickly interrupted her, "Miss, I'm begging you. Even though I'm good at handling the cold, I've been in the water for two hours already. Please, pity me a little and take your leave. I want to leave the water and put on my pants alright?"
"I'm going to repeat myself again, I'm not a girl!" Lin Menghan thought this fat guy was intentionally trying to humiliate her so her expression turned ice-cold as she scolded him.
As if she was suddenly reminded of the intimacy between them just now, a hint of shyness appeared on her slightly angered face. Finally, she glanced at Ling Yun with a perplexed look, turned around and ran away.
After Ling Menghan delayed his progress, Ling Yun started to panic. He waited till he could no longer see Lin Menghan as she ran off into the night. Then, he quickly got up to gather his clothes and got dressed on the other side of the river. After getting dressed, he quickly looked around for his precious Shichiyou herb with his arms bared.
Ling Yun used his heart to feel the slight hint of spiritual energy. With his entire body laid flat in the bushes on the riverbank, he looked around carefully, following the scent of the herb.
Found it!
Ling Yun was so happy! For Ling Yun, who was extremely eager to improve his abilities in order to protect himself, nothing was able to compare to a luxuriant Shichiyou herb, not even countless of beautiful girls.
Ling Yun stuck his huge butt outwards. His obese body was completely flat on the ground. The fine grass pricked his stomach, making it tingle and itch but he was completely unaware of it. All his attention was focused on the Shichiyou herb.
Ling Yun, who never had to worry about any sort of treasures back in Cultivation World, was close to tears from excitement.
He had never expected this planet with dwindling spiritual energy to have a spiritual herb like this.
He felt refreshed immediately as he satisfyingly absorbed the traces of spiritual energy emitted from the Shichiyou herb. He did not have to count intentionally to know that this Shichiyou herb had seven individual plants.
The Shichiyou herb always grew as 7 individual plants together at the same time and every plant had 7 leaves. It relied on the essence that came from sunlight to grow, up until every single leaf had 7 yellowish-brown spots. This would be when it was considered fully matured. If one was familiar with alchemy, the Shichiyou herb could be concocted into a Shichiyou pill.
Medicine concoction was coincidentally Ling Yun's speciality as an expert in alchemy. He was confident that he could concoct a total of 49 Shichiyou pills out of a fully matured Shichiyou plant.
Of course, if he wanted to concoct pills, he would minimally need to be in Qi Cultivation Stage Level 1. However, he was not even in Physique Tempering Stage Level 1 with his current condition. Therefore, the thought of concocting pills with the Shichiyou herb was nothing more than an outrageous dream.
Ling Yun determined that the seven plants of the Shichiyou herbs were still in the growing stage. It would take them approximately 2 more months to be fully matured.
The spiritual energy emitted from the matured Shichiyou herb would be five to seven times stronger. However, it would only be viable for seven days. If the herbs were not harvested in time, it would wilt completely after seven days. Once the spiritual energy disappears after wilting, it would be no different from any other normal wilted plants.
However, this posed no issue to Ling Yun. He could absorb the Shichiyou herb's spiritual energy directly even though a large amount of spiritual energy would have already dissipated into the atmosphere by then. Even with the small amount, it was beyond useful for Ling Yun who was about to begin his intense physique tempering.
Only after a short while, Ling Yun completely recovered from being extremely weak after the excessive blood loss that followed the car accident. A healthy reddish glow washed over his pale face, he felt that his body was filled with energy!
It was just that this action seemed a little obscene.
Too bad this body's bone potential is too poor, and it can only store this little spiritual energy.
Half an hour later, Ling Yun sat up unwillingly with his eyes still fixed on the Shichiyou herb. His heart was filled with reluctance.
This solidified his outrageous thought of intense training.
I must reach the peak level of Physique Tempering Stage before the Shichiyou herb matures completely!
Ling Yun promised himself as he caressed the green leaves of the Shichiyou herb carefully as if it was a newborn.
He strongly believed that with help from the Shichiyou herb, he would definitely be able to enter Physique Tempering Stage Level 9 within two months. It was the only way he could protect himself from the unknown expert who had rendered his Yang Heel Meridian useless.
Regarding his Yang Heel Meridian, he already had an idea on how to heal it completely. What he needed to do was to reach Qi Cultivation Stage Level 1 by absorbing the Shichiyou herb's spiritual energy when it fully matured. Following which, he would need to consume a few Shichiyou pills concocted from the herb, along with a special Holy Healing Technique. After that, his meridian would be good as new.
Since he was unable to absorb any more of the Shichiyou herb's spiritual energy, Ling Yun just stood up and said to the herb, "So long, sweetheart, I'm not going to be accompanying you tonight, I'll be back for our rendezvous tomorrow after I've depleted all my spiritual energy!"
Those who did not know any better would even assume that he was bidding farewell to his lover.
Ling Yun sensed the changes within his body after he absorbed the spiritual energy, he felt twice as strong as before when he left the scene of the car accident.
He walked away with his head up high and flailed his fists around.
This is the amount of strength a normal 18-year-old should have!
As he walked along the riverside for a few hundred meters, Ling Yun saw a small bridge, which led him to the original road. The road was only a few minutes away from school.
Ling Yun soon arrived at the school entrance. The school gate of Qingshui High was unsurprisingly closed. He did not plan on entering from the main entrance, so he casually examined the door and walked forward.
He looked through the railings to discover a wide sports field that was quiet and completely empty. It was the perfect place for him to climb over the wall.
It was impossible for him to not feel helpless as he recalled the scene of the weak Ling Yun falling disgracefully after climbing over the wall a few days ago. He did a clean flip over the wall and walked straight towards the boys' hostel.
The main entrance of the boys' hostel was also closed, thus, Ling Yun had to make a turn to the wrought iron gate of boys' hostel. With a loud *Dang!*, Ling Yun hopped into the hostel.
The boys' hostel warden had fallen asleep long ago. He would not have cared even if he was wide awake anyway. In high school, it was more than common for students to climb the wrought iron gates and return to hostel past midnight, even for the girls.
After Ling Yun managed to keep his balance. He looked up at his own hostel and noticed several glimmers of light coming from a few rooms. He knew it was students burning the midnight oil for the upcoming college entrance examination!
He was reminded of his times in Cultivation World when he had to undergo intense training day and night to transit from an outer sect disciple to an inner sect disciple. He sighed.
Natural selection. Seems like every world is the same!
His thoughts stopped in its tracks. A wave of determination flashed through his eyes and he swaggered through the boys' hostels' side door that never seemed to be closed. He stepped into the hostel and climbed the stairs all the way up to the third floor.
Snores that came from every hostel room filled his ears, along with voices from sleep talking and sounds from teeth grinding. Ling Yun walked towards Hostel 305 and gently pushed the door.
However, the door did not budge, it was obvious that the door was locked from the inside. His facial expression darkened into a frown and he gently knocked on the door.
The door still remained shut after knocking for a long time. Ling Yun furrowed his eyebrows and started knocking harder on the door.
Right then, there was already a boy inside the hostel who was awakened by the knocking. He even sat upright, and he knew it was definitely Ling Yun who was outside the door and he wanted to open up the door for him. However, he sat there contemplating his decisions.
His name was Chai Hanlin.
Yesterday night before lights out, the leader of Hostel 305, Wei Tiangan, suggested teaching Ling Yun a lesson. As long as he did not return before lights out, they would lock the door shut, forbidding him from entering.
This evil suggestion immediately garnered the approval of three other hostel mates, who usually think lowly of Ling Yun. They simply couldn't wait to see him embarrass himself.
Only Chai Hanlin, who usually pitied Ling Yun weakly refuted the idea, "I think that's not that nice, isn't it? We're all classmates, and the college entrance examination is right around the corner…"
Wei Tiangan glanced at Chai Hanlin with disdain and said, "That b*stard? Taking the college entrance exam? I'd be thankful if he didn't screw up our college entrance exam!"
Gu Yuanlong, who slept on the bunk above Ling Yun laughed and joined in, "Chai Hanlin, has your brain gone haywire? Ling Yun has always been one of the bottom three in our class for his results, and the college entrance exam is only two months away! What results are you expecting him to score?"
The four students exchanged looks and knew what one another was thinking as they burst out laughing. Chai Hanlin wanted to defend Ling Yun but he himself knew that even if Ling Yun worked extremely hard for the last two months, he would still be unable to enter any university.
Wei Tiangan was extremely pleased with Gu Yuanlong's compliance as he continued, "After tonight's self-study session, that fat Ling Yun followed Cao Shanshan out. He has the audacity to pursue the campus belle from our class with that ugly face of his? He should take a good look at himself!"
Everyone knew Cao Shanshan was one of the three campus belles from Qingshui High. It was only natural that many boys from Grade 12 Class 6, even the entire school had a crush on her, the goddess of their dreams.
Something clicked inside Chai Hanlin's head. He knew that Ling Yun had offended Wei Tiangan by having a crush on Cao Shanshan since Wei Tiangan had previously mentioned in the hostel that he wanted to woo her.
Even though Wei Tiangan was from a nearby town, his family was pretty well-off and his results were consistently within the top five in class. With that kind of results in Qingshui High, which was notorious for producing scholars, it was considered pretty amazing. In addition, he was rather attractive. Thus, it was reasonable for him to be interested in courting the campus belle.
He would have written Cao Shanshan a love letter long ago if it was not for the self-realization of his inability to match up to her family background, or his fear of offending her.
The fact that Ling Yun dared to secretly follow the goddess of his dreams, Cao Shanshan, after school, definitely angered Wei Tiangan immensely!
"Chai Hanlin, let me tell you, I know you pity this helpless fat pig. However, this door is definitely going to be locked shut for tonight. If you really do open the door for him, don't say I didn't give you a chance!"
Since Wei Tiangan had already threatened him, and the other three classmates looked beyond excited, Chai Hanlin knew that it was useless for him to fight back. Hence, he just kept quiet and sighed for Ling Yun. He returned back to his bed and continued reading.
Kind horses get rode over and good people get bullied! Ling Yun was honestly too weak!
The knocking got louder and louder. Wei Tiangan and Gu Yuanlong naturally got woken up by the knocking. They all knew it was Ling Yun knocking outside. However, they all just sat on their bed and looked at the hostel door with a smug expression.
However, Wei Tiangan also felt puzzled. Based on Ling Yun's cowardly personality, if he knocked on the door and no one answered after a long time, he would rather stay outside the hostel door rather than knock again. Why was there no sign of him giving up this time?
Chai Hanlin felt the knocking got louder and louder as if it was knocking directly onto his heart. He could no longer stand it and was about to get off his bed.
"You dare open the door?!" Wei Tiangan who was high above on the top bunk gave Chai Hanlin a side-eye and threatened him.
"Hell! It's the middle of the night, stop knocking!" The boys from the opposite hostel were also woken up and were complaining loudly.
Ling Yun clearly knew that his hostel mates were all wide awake by then, but they intentionally kept the door locked. He could not help but feel slightly angered. His good mood from getting the Shichiyou herb was completely destroyed.
"I see you guys are used to bullying me, huh…" Ling Yun mocked himself and stopped knocking, but took three steps back instead.
He took a deep breath, rushed towards the door in two steps and kicked the door with his right leg.
*Dang!*
With one kick, the door opened up!
"Who locked the door?!" Ling Yun went right into the hostel in an imposing and intimidating manner. His eyes darted across the room and finally, he fixed his gaze on Wei Tiangan who was sitting on the top bunk!
Even though he could not recall these people's names, Ling Yun could still clearly feel that the person who harbored the most hostility against him was the fella who was sitting on the top bunk with a face filled with disdain!
There was pin-drop silence in the hostel. Wei Tiangan, Gu Yuanlong and the rest, including Chai Hanlin, were all stunned by Ling Yun's abnormal behavior!
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