NOVEL NEXT Chapter 10
Chapter 10: Innate Strength
Translator: yikaii Editor: yikaii
“Evil Path… Evil Path!”
Room 207.
While eating the dinner brought by the nurse, Jiang He was searching for information about “evil martial artists” on his phone.
The internet had a myriad of information on “evil martial artists,” with various theories about their origins.
Some say the “evil martial artists” are an evil organization born after the 【Apocalyptic Disaster】, aiming to overthrow the current world order and establish their own “evil kingdom.”
Others claim the “evil martial artists” are not from this world but from “beyond the heavens.”
True or false, there’s no way to tell.
“Evil martial artists claim to be followers of the 【Holy Sect】, but their actions are demonic, which is why people generally refer to them as the Demon Sect!”
“The Demon Sect has a vast influence, spread throughout The Great Xia and even some overseas countries.”
“After years of crackdown and elimination by the Martial Arts Administration and the military, today’s Demon Sect is no longer as glorious as it once was. However, like a centipede that dies but doesn’t stiffen, they hide in the dark, preferring to assassinate martial artists venturing into the wilderness.”
“They have also planted spies and moles within cities for sabotage and assassination of talents.”
“Ding!”
“Reasonable eating, strength +10kg.”
After dinner.
It was time for the anticipated medication.
“Ding!”
“Reasonable medication, strength +10kg.”
Feeling his strength grow, Jiang He even felt that the qi and blood in his body had strengthened. He waited about ten minutes before taking out three pills of “Rehmannia Glutinosa Pills.”
Different medications should be taken separately.
This is 【medical knowledge】.
“Ding!”
“Reasonable medication, strength +10kg.”
【Strength: 410kg.】
Glancing at the system attribute panel, Jiang He nodded in satisfaction.
“My strength has finally broken through the 400kg mark. Today I can still take Rehmannia Glutinosa Pills twice more, plus a night run, adding another 30kg of strength.”
During the night run.
Jiang He encountered Old Wang from the neighboring room.
“Old Wang, I heard you used to be a doctor at this hospital?”
Jiang He leaned in, asking mysteriously, “Do you know where the solitary cell in our hospital is?”
Old Wang: “Scram, I don’t want to deal with you.”
Jiang He took out a cigarette.
Old Wang’s attitude improved, taking the cigarette and enjoying a puff.
Jiang He: “Old Wang, can you tell me where the solitary cell is now?”
Old Wang shook his head, seriously saying, “No, unless you let me give you an injection.”
“???”
Jiang He was stunned at first, then realized…
Old Wang used to be a doctor. Although he’s gone mad, it’s normal for him to have some obsessions.
“What a good doctor… Even in madness, he’s still obsessed with giving injections to treat people!”
Internally lamenting, Jiang He nodded earnestly, “Okay, I’ll fulfill your wish!”
Old Wang was overjoyed: “Then turn around… Yes, just like that.”
“Put your hands on the wall and stick out your butt.”
Jiang He felt weird inside, and before he could think more, Old Wang had already taken his pants off.
“Why are you taking my pants off?”
“How else am I supposed to give you an injection?”
“That makes sense, but you didn’t have to take them off so much…”
Jiang He looked back and was shocked, “Holy shit, Old Wang, why are you taking your pants off?”
“Go to hell!”
Jiang He immediately gave Old Wang a big slap.
He knocked Old Wang to the ground, pinned him down, and demanded, “Tell me where the solitary cell in our hospital is? If you don’t, I’ll kill you!”
Old Wang was beaten until his nose was blue and his face swollen, crying out, “Fourth floor… It’s on the fourth floor of our inpatient department!”
Jiang He, still unsatisfied, kicked Old Wang twice more before pulling up his pants and heading straight to the fourth floor of the inpatient department.
But once he got to the fourth floor, he was stunned…
“This…”
What the hell is this supposed to be a solitary cell?
This is a VIP ward, okay?
Each room has its own living room, bathroom, and even a sofa, coffee table, TV, and a large balcony with green plants.
What’s infuriating is that there’s even a plate of fruits on the coffee table in the living room!
Keep in mind, this is a world ravaged by ferocious beasts!
The wilderness has overtaken the outside of the city
Where there’s land in the safe zones, it’s barely enough for growing crops, let alone for planting fruits and vegetables?
Therefore, the price of fruits is extremely high!
“That’s right…”
“All the patients in Anning Hospital are mentally ill, how could they really be locked up in a small dark room?”
Jiang He found Zhang San, Li Si, and Wang Mazi in one of the VIP wards.
The three brothers were sitting on the bed playing Fighting The Landlord, their faces covered with paper notes. (TL Note: Fighting the landlord is a card game in the genre of shedding and gambling. It is one of the most popular card games played in China. You can find out more about how its played at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dou_dizhu)
“Plane with wings!”
“Three with one!”
“King bomb… haha, you lost again!”
“hetui!”
“Stick it on…”
“Eh, Old Six, how did you get here?”
Damn!
You guys are Old Six, your whole family is Old Six!
Jiang He internally complained but kept a smile on his face and said, “It feels like ages since we last met two days ago… I heard the three brothers were locked up in solitary, so I specifically came to see.”
“What do you mean we haven’t seen each other in two days?”
Wang Mazi said, “Didn’t we just drink together last night?”
“……”
Jiang He was baffled.
What the heck?
Was that not a dream?
Last night…
Did we really go out drinking together?
Zhang San reminded, “You knocked out Old Six last night, and he was unconscious the whole time we were drinking and having skewers, so it’s normal for him not to remember.”
Wang Mazi: “I don’t care, anyway, we treated Old Six to drinks this time, next time it’s his turn to treat us.”
Jiang He: “???”
Damn!
There’s no point in arguing with these three lunatics!
He took a deep breath, lowered his stance, put on a smile, and said, “Third Brother, Fourth Brother, Fifth Brother… I’m not going to lie, I came to you today because I need a favor!”
Wang Mazi waved his hand grandly, “We’re all brothers here, just speak up.”
Jiang He said, “I want to start practicing martial arts again, but I’ve lost all my memory and don’t know how to begin. I need the three brothers to teach me!”
“It’s a small matter.”
Wang Mazi reached out, and with a forceful grab from afar, he pulled Jiang He right in front of him.
He moved quickly, slapping Jiang He all over to test his roots, saying, “Don’t move, I’m testing your roots to see if you’re suitable for practicing martial arts… Eh, your roots are not bad… Huh?”
But then.
Wang Mazi’s expression darkened.
He stopped his actions and said, “I almost forgot, you’ve been poisoned by the Demon Sect’s evil toxin, which destroys a martial artist’s meridians and qi sea, and it’s incurable… You’ve been poisoned by the Demon Sect’s evil toxin, you’re destined to have no future in martial arts in this life.”
(TL Note: Idk why they repeated the poisoned by the demon sect’s evil toxin. It might be a mistake by the author. It could be intended since the character is mentally ill.)
“This…”
Jiang He found it hard to accept.
Li Si, who was usually quiet, spoke up to comfort him, “Old Six, don’t listen to Old Five’s nonsense. If the meridians and qi sea are damaged, we can still practice physical cultivation… If all else fails, Fourth Brother will teach you how to use poison!”
“Physical cultivation?”
Wang Mazi objected, “The Great Xia’s martial arts have developed for decades, apart from that freak Xiahou Wu, has there been any other master of physical cultivation?”
Li Si: “Didn’t Xiahou Wu pass on the method of condensing qi and blood? I believe it won’t be long before The Great Xia will produce a large number of masters in physical cultivation.”
“It’s impossible!”
Zhang San also spoke up, sighing, “Xiahou Wu had innate strength and great fortune to achieve his current success. His legend cannot be replicated… Pure physical cultivators mostly cannot practice the martial arts techniques and secrets.”
“Moreover, physical cultivation requires physical talent.”
“Even if it’s not innate strength, you need to be strong to break through the physical limits time and time again.”
“Old Six with his skinny arms and legs, how can he practice physical cultivation?”
Jiang He: “……”
Looking down on me, huh?
He pondered for a moment, then asked, “Third Brother, is it really impossible for physical cultivators to practice martial arts techniques and secrets?”
“Yes.”
Zhang San said, “The Great Xia’s martial arts have developed for decades, creating various methods of cultivation, and also uncovering some from ancient relics.”
“But these methods of cultivation require intact meridians and qi sea.”
“Many secrets, sword techniques, dao techniques, fist techniques, palm techniques, all need to be driven by true qi to unleash their power… Your damaged meridians and qi sea mean you cannot cultivate true qi. If you want to practice martial arts, you can only follow the purest path, cultivating qi and blood, cultivating the physical body!”
(End of the chapter)