I Cheated While Cultivating

“I promise.”

Zhou Heng nodded.

The woman saved him, so logically speaking, there was no reason to reject such a small request. However, the problem was clearly not him.

“But there are thousands of people here. Besides, the people outside may notice the situation here at any time. Even if I don’t say it, someone may have seen it,” Zhou Heng said.

The woman said that thousands of people had fainted, so they would think of the terrifying scene that happened just now as a dream. Even so, he still thought that as unrealistic.

Thousands of people fell unconscious at the same time. This would bring about a major effect, how could it be possibly hidden?

“You don’t have to worry about it, Mister. The lord mayor will take care of such incidents. He is a master who has advanced into the sixth-class. He has a secret skill that can make people here believe that they just had nightmares.”

The woman seemed unsurprised by Zhou Heng’s puzzlement. She smiled and said, “As for the people outside… I used a secret treasure to impose an invisible barrier on this area when the competition at the ring started.

“This can make people outside ignore this area subconsciously. Even if they pass by, they won’t look here as well, so naturally, they won’t find anomalies.”

After Zhou Heng heard the explanation, he remained silent in his surprise.

‘Such martial arts and secret treasures actually exist?!’

After a while, he calmed down and asked, “Is this a high-class martial artist’s trick?”

Before this, his knowledge of high-class martial artists came from rumors, storytelling teahouses, or some official news of Great Qara.

The only time he got to witness the strength of high-class martial artists was two years ago. He had witnessed a battle between two high-class martial artists where they turned a thousand-meter tall mountain into powder.

He had never heard of the magic tricks the woman mentioned.

“It’s not really a high-class trick. It’s just a sixth-class’s secret treasure.” The woman shook her head and said, “But compared to the lower three classes, the middle three classes and top three classes do have qualitative leaps in terms of the tricks they can use.”

As she talked about this, she suddenly paused. Then, she said with a smile, “In fact, I think you’re talented, Mister. You have a strong mind and are highly insightful. You should be able to get a glimpse of the middle three classes’ mystery in the future.”

The middle three classes was definitely a level that countless ordinary martial artists could barely step into even after working hard for their whole lives. The old master of Prosperity Martial Arts School could only advance into the seventh-class after working hard for a lifetime.

Of course, the people from the top clans and families were not considered ordinary martial artists.

Therefore, the woman’s evaluation of Zhou Heng was definitely not low.

It was even considered a high evaluation for an unranked martial artist.

“Thank you for your kind words, Miss.” Zhou Heng smiled and said.

“Believe in yourself. I think highly of you.” The woman smiled and nodded. Then, she said, “You should go back first, Mister. The lord mayor and I will take care of the situation here.

“The mayor should be arriving soon. If you’re here, you’ll have to be interrogated at the administrative office in the future, so you should head back first.”

“I get it.” Zhou Heng nodded and was about to turn around and leave.

However, he suddenly thought of something. He looked at Ms. Wang who had fainted at the high platform and stopped walking. He turned around and said to the woman, “Er, I still have a question, Miss.

“That is… Ms. Wang promised to increase my remuneration to twenty silver taels. She won’t think of this as a dream, right?”

He did not care about other things, but he must get the twenty silver taels!

This was nearly an entire year’s income!

The woman fell silent for a long time after she heard Zhou Heng’s question. She must be thinking about something.

After a while, she finally nodded and said, “You don’t have to worry.”

“That’s good to know! Take care, Miss!”

After Zhou Heng was given reassurance, he waved his hand at the woman. He left the ring happily and ran home.

He had already taken a leave of absence from the martial arts school, so he did not have to go there today.

When he passed by Yu He, he debated about bringing him back, but he gave up after he thought it over.

What happened just now was too terrifying and weird.

It would be best for Yu He to think of it as a dream.

After Zhou Heng left, the air on the ring suddenly rippled and twisted. A middle-aged man wearing a black officer robe and a black gauze cap appeared out of nowhere.

The man had a long beard and a square face. He seemed to be in his forties and had a strong presence. He was the mayor of Yellow Wood City, Wu Zongshan.

The mayor looked in the direction Zhou Heng left and said in confusion, “You seem to be impressed by him, Star Messenger.”

He already arrived before Zhou Heng left, but he had used a special secret technique to make himself invisible.

“When he faced the evil creature’s mental attack from close range, he didn’t faint and was able to stay awake. Such mental toughness is obviously different from ordinary people,” the woman softly said, “We’re short of people.”

“In this case, this young man is indeed talented.” Wu Zongshan nodded slightly after he heard that. Then, he lowered his voice and said, “There are clues about the incident you asked me to investigate earlier.”

“All right.” The woman nodded slightly and said, “Please let me know the details later, Lord Mayor. I’ll investigate it tonight.”

…

After Zhou Heng returned home, he did not immediately open the Lucky Bags.

That was because he met a blind fortune-teller on the way back. He spent two coins to find out when he was the luckiest during these two days.

The fortune-teller told him that it was midnight, today.

It was not wise to believe in feudalism and superstition. The fortune-teller was obviously a fraud as well because he could still move his eyes despite being blind. However, it was only two coins, so it was not bad to try his luck and be happy.

Even if he were really unlucky, he could not do anything as well as it was fated.

After practicing martial arts for the whole day to increase his level of proficiency, the moon was already high in the sky. The exciting moment that Zhou Heng had been waiting for had finally come.

“Bronze Lucky Bag is a bag equipped with literally everything. Once you open it, you’ll gain a reward you will not expect.”

“Open!

“Open!

“I have a 50% chance of getting something good!”

Zhou Heng opened the three Bronze Lucky Bags, hoping for something good.

He wondered if he could get some peerless divine skills that were famous this time. For example, Seven Sky Cutting Swords, Nine Origin Seals, Buddha’s Palm, Ganesh Prison Power, Dragonless Cultivation Technique, and others.

Then…

“Congratulations! You’re very lucky! You’ve been rewarded with a special medical skill, the Eighth-Class Meridian and Qi Clearing Acupuncture Manipulation!”

 “Congratulations! You’ve been rewarded with two coins!”

“Congratulations! You’re very lucky! You’ve been rewarded with a special attribute. Your damage on Yin Spirits has increased by 1.”

‘Huh?

‘What is this situation?’

Zhou Heng was stunned. The peerless divine skills he was looking forward to did not appear, but two strange things appeared instead.

‘So the Lucky Bags have things other than martial arts.

‘It even has medical skills!

‘Well, medical and martial arts have been closely related since ancient times. Medical skills can be regarded as special martial arts as well, so it doesn’t seem to be a problem.

‘However, what is the extra damage on Yin Spirits?

‘What is a Yin Spirit?

‘Is it an evil creature?

‘But here comes the question, what the heck is an evil creature? Well?’

For a time, Zhou Heng’s head was full of questions.

Then, he decided to look at the medical skill since he lacked knowledge in this aspect.

At least he knew what this was.

‘Meridian and Qi Clearing Acupuncture Manipulation sounds like a medical skill used for acupuncture.

‘Is it that kind of acupuncture that requires undressing?

‘Rumors say that when great wandering swordsmen treat a woman, the woman has to take off her clothes. Is this the medical application in this aspect?

‘But why don’t the men have to take off their clothes?

Zhou Heng began to study this medical skill, eager to learn.