Chapter 104

"So, why are you helping me copy?" Xing asked.

"Come help me cover, I need to go to the Gods Strategy Manor to leak news..." Yunqi requested.

"Sure." Xing nodded, their goals aligned, teaming up was no problem, but Xing was curious: "Why are you copying so fast?"

Yunqi waved his hand: "Eh, what's this... I used to do clerical work for 150 years, I'm used to copying."

"......"

The two looked up, and Lü Fúróng was still supervising those copying, murmuring: "Please calm your minds, copy slowly, slowly comprehend the utmost goodness and beauty of the inspiration of the *Thousand Hands Compassionate Embrace Medicine King's Salvation*."

"We've finished copying." Xing and Yunqi together handed over the copied scriptures.

"You two both finished? So fast? Let me check..." Lü Fúróng exclaimed, quickly taking the copied scrolls to examine carefully: "Hmm... hmm... you really did finish, and you copied it quickly and well. It seems you have quite a fate with immortality."

"Can I now join the Medicine King's Secret Transmission?" Xing asked.

"Please stay calm, please stay calm." Lü Fúróng said unhurriedly: "The initiation trial has two steps; you and that Yunqi have completed the first step, and only the final step remains."

"Alright, then let's do this next step tomorrow? I'm on duty now, I snuck out secretly; if I don't go back they'll get suspicious."

"Don't worry, the second step is very simple, it'll end soon." A flash of malice crossed Lü Fúróng's eyes as he chuckled: "Employ no one you suspect, suspect no one you employ... So... please duel here; the survivor can officially become a planter."

Blade Fang World.

"Despicable!"

Lie Haiwang, who had witnessed the entire initiation trial, couldn't hold back and let out a roar, startling Tokugawa beside him so much he almost couldn't hold his teacup.

Beside him, Huashan Xun—the second-generation leader of the Japanese underworld Huashan Group—likewise erupted with astonishing aura, his fists tucked in his pockets constantly trembling.

Precisely because he values loyalty and righteousness and behaves properly, Huashan Xun earned deep respect and admiration from his subordinates. He himself holds his underlings to the same standard, upholding the group's principles... which is why the Huashan Group enjoys its current glory.

The Medicine King's Secret Transmission would actually use such shameless scoundrels—just based on this, Huashan Xun was the first to look down on these people.

"This Yunqi is also a talent; why doesn't the Medicine King's Secret Transmission take him in as well? Let him die at Xing's hands—wouldn't that be a waste?" Lie Haiwang fumed, but the Medicine King's Secret Transmission's method of wasting talent truly baffled him.

"Heh, it's obvious—this is a 'letter of allegiance'." Guo Haihuang laughed.

"Letter of allegiance?"

"In ancient times, if someone wanted to join bandits or marauders, they had to take a person's head as a letter of allegiance." Guo Haihuang explained, "Blood on one's hands... both shows sincerity and is a better way to infiltrate the other side."

"After all, once you've killed someone and committed a capital crime, you can't go back; only bandits and marauders will accept such a person."

"If Xing kills this Yunqi, he would commit a capital crime in the Divine Vessel... Compared to two newcomers, the Medicine King's Secret Transmission needs more a person with blood on their hands and absolute loyalty."

"But... but... that Yunqi..." Lie Haiwang knew Yunqi could not be a match for Xing; if they truly faced off, death was certain, and he couldn't help but worry.

—

"Why?" Xing asked, puzzled.

"Copying scriptures can judge your devout hearts, but whether you're loyal to the organization still needs stronger guarantees." Lü Fúróng spread his hands, wearing a helpless expression: "... There's no way, the rules aren't set by me."

"Wait, wait!" Yunqi panicked: "Don't! We came seeking longevity, not to seek death; suddenly making us duel is really hard for us!"

"It's not that I'm forcing you to duel." A vicious gleam appeared in Lü Fúróng's eyes as he coldly said: "You can refuse to fight, but then I can't let either of you leave."

"How can Xing put up with this?! Hurry up and smash his head with a bat! He's gotten full of himself!"

"Let this guy know who calls the shots in this part of Changletian!!"

At lunchtime, Qiana waved her chopsticks, imagining them as two baseball bats, swinging with vigorous vigor.

"Eat first." Yayi sighed helplessly, reached out and lightly tapped Qiana's head, coaxing her like a child: "Only after you're full and pass the afternoon test will you have the energy to deal with Lü Fúróng."

"If I could make a move, when that guy had me copy books, I'd whack him with a stick." Qiana chewed her vegetables, speaking firmly: "That Yunqi big brother is so nice; if he really gets hurt by Xing, I won't be able to sleep at night!"

Yayi glanced at the light screen, pursed her lips and smiled: "Really, if Qiana says that, it might scare the snake."

Qiana pursed her lips: "I just can't stand seeing bad people get pushy in front of me..."

"Lü Fúróng dares to recruit in a bustling market; maybe he has hidden tricks. If the Medicine King's Secret Transmission hides dragons and tigers, with a master protecting him..."

Qiana picked up her chopsticks to grab the slippery egg, but it slipped and she didn't catch it.

She puffed her cheeks in anger and continued to grip tightly: "What's a master to me? I, the miss, will beat one if one comes, and beat a pair if two come!"

After saying that, the girl lifted her lake-blue eyes again, putting on a pitiful look: "Besides, I've already made a move; Yayi definitely won't let me fight alone, right?"

"Ah, that's what you meant." Yayi smiled slightly, extended her chopsticks to support the slippery egg in the girl's lunchbox: "Of course, I can't not worry about you."

Qiana finally caught the slippery egg, placed it in her mouth feeling great, and smiled: "I just knew that no matter when, Yayi you'll always be by my side."

"Okay, okay..." Yunqi nodded shakily: "Let me first make some mental preparations; that's alright, right? I've never done anything like this before..."

Lü Fúróng neither affirmed nor denied, letting him and Xing prepare properly.

The two walked to a corner and, without prior agreement, lowered their voices.

"Like this, I've thought of a good plan that can let you join the Medicine King's Secret Transmission and also let me retreat completely..."

"You and I duel, then I'll lose to you, pretending you killed me. You'll pretend to help them handle the corpse, taking me away from the scene... This way, both of our goals can be achieved!"

"Uh... I've seen your moves, but please don't mess up and really beat me to death..."