Amidst the gurgling water and shady trees, an Earth Dragon was drinking water by a clear stream. Its body was covered with bags of all sizes.
Next to the Earth Dragon, more than a dozen sturdy warriors were gorging themselves. They were eating happily and talking about topics that were not suitable for children. Behind the Earth Dragon, there were also a dozen skinny people with heavy shackles on their hands and feet. They were squatting on the ground, eating the nutritious food with listless eyes.
Inside a palanquin on the ground dragon, there was a cold-looking old man in a black and gray robe with five delicate white medicine bottles embroidered on the chest area of the robe. The old man was thin and wore a crown on his head. He looked down at the people with shackles as if he was selecting pigs to be slaughtered.
The old man's eyes roamed around, sometimes falling on those martial artists who were eating and drinking, revealing a thought-provoking look in his eyes. Every martial artist who was stared at by him would have their complexion change dramatically, becoming as silent as cicadas in winter, as if they were very afraid of him.
"Are you done? If you are, let's go. "Mo Yanyu walked out of the bushes with Shi Yan in her hand.
Many cultivators laughed dryly as they put away the unfinished food in their hands and said, "I'm done, I'm done."
Mo Yanyu's face was full of impatience. When she came to the old man, she forced a smile and said, "Master Karu, are you done?"
The old man nodded coldly and said, "Miss Mo, there are still three months until we reach the Merchant Union, but there are only sixteen medicine slaves left. I'm afraid we won't be able to last until we reach the Merchant Union …"
"Don't worry, Master. We will continue to supply more medicine slaves for you." Mo Yanyu put on a serious face and threw Shi Yan to the ground. She smiled and said, "See, we have another medicine slave."
"Yes." Master Karu nodded indifferently. His eyes scanned ShiYan's body like a poisonous snake. He frowned and said, "This kid is so skinny. I'm afraid he won't last more than a few days."
"He is indeed skinny, but he has Profound Qi in his body..." Mo Yanyu explained.
"Warrior?" Master Karu's eyes lit up. He was obviously interested.
"Yes, he is!" Mo Yanyu confirmed.
"That's more like it." Karu smiled sinisterly and began to look at Shi Yan more carefully. After a while, he slowly nodded, "Very good. Miss Mo, feed him for me. I want his body to be strong first. A heavily injured martial artist can't withstand my torment. If he dies early because his body is too weak, it would be too wasteful."
"Don't worry, Master." Mo Yanyu raised her eyebrows and scolded, "Johnson, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and shackle this guy's hands and feet! "
"He's here!" A bald man, who was nearly two meters tall and had a ferocious face, responded. He quickly took out a pair of brand-new shackles from the Earth Dragon and crudely clamped the shackles on Shi Yan's hands and feet, not caring whether Shi Yan would feel pain or not.
The man was wearing a heavy armor, and the exposed muscles on the outside of the armor were bulging, filled with astonishing explosive power. His dark black armor seemed to be weightless on his body, and it did not affect his speed at all.
"Johnson, take good care of him for me. Don't let him fall from the team." Mo Yanyu glared at Shi Yan with hatred, and then walked straight to the front of the team. It seemed that she didn't want to stay with Shi Yan for one more second.
"Don't worry, Miss. I'm the best at this." The bald man Johnson grinned and pounded his chest as a guarantee.
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Shi Yan's body was sore and numb. He watched the development of the situation coldly, without saying a word.
He knew that in this situation, it was useless to say anything. In this world where the strong preyed on the weak, no one would reason with you. He knew that if he didn't adapt to this world, he would soon become a pile of bones that no one would care about. No one would pity him.
The weak Profound Qi was slowly flowing in his body. After a period of rest, the sore and numb feeling in his hands and feet were much better. However, the shackles on his hands and feet were dragging him down. It was like carrying an iron mountain on his back, making it difficult for him to move.
"Crack!"
His back was suddenly whipped by a leather whip. The whip was extremely fast and powerful, causing the skin on his back to split open and the flesh to split open. He felt a burning pain. Turning around, he found that the big man named Johnson was looking at him with a hideous smile, holding a whip in his hand.
"Damn medicine slave! Hurry up and leave! Do you want to be whipped again? "Johnson grinned and laughed.
ShiYan didn't answer but calmly looked at Qiangsen for a few seconds. Before Qiangsen raised the whip again, ShiYan struggled to catch up with the medicine slave in front of him. He felt that each step was as heavy as a thousand pounds and required a lot of strength.
After Shi Yan turned around, Johnson gradually stopped laughing. Instead, he showed a strange expression.
Along the way, a lot of dishonest medicine slaves were "taken care of" by Master Karu. Because of his cruel and vicious methods, two medicine slaves were beaten to death under his "care" before they could be tested by Master Karu. When all the medicine slaves looked at Master Karu, there were only two kinds of expressions in their eyes.
One was fear, and the other was deep-seated hatred.
Only this person, when looking at him just now, did not show the slightest bit of fear, nor did he show the proper hatred. Instead, he was abnormally calm, the kind of calmness that carried a hint of coldness.
This man didn't seem to realize that he was a prisoner at all. Maybe it was because he didn't understand the situation, or something else.
That kind of calmness made Johnson feel that he had become someone else's prey, which made him very uncomfortable. However, since Shi Yan had been obediently walking forward, Johnson couldn't find an excuse to lose his temper, so he had to give up. However, he secretly vowed to himself that he would "take care" of Shi Yan until he was afraid of him.
He enjoyed the fear in other people's eyes, which made him feel like he was the master of other people's lives.
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In the next few days, Shi Yan didn't talk much, but he was extremely cooperative. He didn't resist or show any emotion, as if he didn't care about what was going on around him. Among those medicine slaves who didn't cooperate, Shi Yan was very different.
Even Qiangsen, who wanted to teach ShiYan a lesson, couldn't find an excuse to deal with him. ShiYan was too cooperative, which made Qiangsen feel that it was unreasonable, but he couldn't figure out why.
Shi Yan would only talk when he was resting and eating. Every time, he would ask for food. Under Master Karu's order, his request was always fulfilled.
Soon, those warriors found out that ShiYan had a big appetite. He even enjoyed the low-quality food of the medicine slaves. The first time he had eaten, he had eaten about the total amount of food that the seven medicine slaves had eaten. Every day, his appetite would increase, and it would continue to increase.
This made many warriors feel incredible. They couldn't figure out how ShiYan's thin body could hold so much food. At first, they were worried that ShiYan would not be able to digest it all, but they soon found out that they were wrong.
ShiYan's skinny body had become a little stronger in just a few days. Although it was not obvious, the observant warriors could see this phenomenon.
Obviously, Shi Yan had not only digested the low-quality food, but also turned it into nutrients for his body.
The changes in Shi Yan's body made Master Karu very happy. This gloomy old man gave Shi Yan special permission to eat as much as he wanted. He gave Shi Yan as much as he could eat.
Seeing ShiYan getting stronger day by day, Johnson felt a little uneasy. Every time he saw ShiYan's cold and calm eyes, Johnson felt that this kid would be a disaster. However, he didn't dare to disobey Master Karu's order, so he could only give ShiYan enough food without withholding anything.
Fortunately, Johnson knew Master Karu's methods, which made him feel relieved. He secretly hoped that Master Karu would take action soon.
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After eating enough food for twelve people, Shi Yan finally stopped and swallowed the last grain of rice in his mouth. Ignoring the surprised looks of the medicine slaves, Shi Yan slowly closed his eyes.
The food for twelve people was quickly digested in his stomach. His body was like a bottomless pit, yet it was also like the most precise instrument. It ground and decomposed the food one by one, transforming it into nutrients for his blood, tendons, bones, internal organs, and muscle cells. It made his originally thin and weak body grow stronger without a sound.
The wound on his chest recovered very early. It only took him one and a half days to heal such a long wound, and there was no scar left. It was amazing. He realized that he was indeed different from before.
Only he himself knew how much his body had changed in the past few days. He could clearly feel and experience these changes at every moment!
The food that he ate turned into nutrients for his body, making his body stronger and stronger. The weak Profound Qi in his body had doubled after running and circulating day and night for several days!
He could clearly feel that his body had gained quite a bit of strength. The shackles that were originally as heavy as a mountain were no longer a burden to him.
Concentrating, he could clearly feel that the Profound Qi in his body naturally started from his lower Dantian, moved up along the Governing Vessel, and down along the Conception Vessel. After three passes, the Governing and Heart Vessels were connected, and the water and fire complemented each other. After a small circulation, the Profound Qi in his body became stronger.
Shi Yan, who had some knowledge of Qigong, knew the difference between a big and a small circulation. A small circulation only involved the Governing and Conception Vessels, not the Twelve Standard Meridians or the other six vessels of the other extraordinary meridians. However, a big circulation required not only the Governing and Conception Vessels, but also the other six extraordinary meridians. It was extremely difficult.
Among the Twelve Standard Meridians and Eight Extraordinary Meridians, only the Governing and Conception Vessels and Conception Vessels were opened, so he could only make a small circulation. From the memory of the other Shi Yan, he knew that in this world, only warriors of the Innate Realm could make the Twelve Standard Meridians and Eight Extraordinary Meridians unobstructed, and then carry out a big circulation.
Shi Yan was not discouraged. He knew that as long as the Profound Qi in his body was strong enough, he could open up all the blocked tendons and vessels sooner or later.
"Another one died. Two people have died trying the medicine in six days."
"I saw it. That person's body had started to rot before he died. It was a horrible sight!"
"Instead of dying like this, it's better to commit suicide. There is no hope even if we are alive. We are destined to be like them."
"We can't commit suicide! If we commit suicide, our families won't even get a blue crystal coin! Alas … Endure it. If we don't die in half a year, we will be free, and we can get a sum of money. For the sake of our wives and children, we have to endure it! "
Hearing this medicine slave's words, the other medicine slaves became silent one by one. The idea of committing suicide seemed to have been dispelled. They all suppressed the fear in their hearts and secretly told themselves that they had to endure it.
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