I really can't control myself.

Chapter 4101 Warrior

Almost as soon as he finished speaking, a sound came from the warehouse door.

Shimizu Ritsu glanced at Takaoka Yūnori and couldn't help but mutter, "Your prediction really worked." Then he went straight to the door to greet him.

Not long after, Shimizu Ritsu returned carrying someone.

Takaoka Yuten also looked at the old man on the other's shoulder. He was quite familiar with him. Sure enough, he was the old man they had captured to "create a cultivation technique".

However, some differences arose here compared to his simulation. In the simulation, he and the old man were not locked up together. The warehouse had several small rooms, presumably where the warehouse workers lived, and some traces of their daily lives could still be seen inside.

He's currently tied up in one of the small rooms. During the simulation, the old man wasn't brought to the small room at all; he only saw the old man after he joined and the other party led him out.

This time, it must be because of the change in what he had just said that he brought the old man directly to see him.

This old man was brought back by Shimizu Ritsu and He Xin Changping. At this time, it was also the first time that the two of them had met Takaoka Yuten, of course, referring to the real world.

"Brother, is this your friend who can make prophecies?" Shimizu Mai pointed at Takaoka Yūnori and said, "You've treated him very well."

He Xinchangping looked at Takaoka Yusuke with a strange expression. Takaoka Yusuke noticed that the other party was observing his body. He quickly understood what the other party was looking at from the meaning in his eyes. The expression was as if asking, "Why haven't I been tortured yet?"

"Did you find out?" He Xinchangping asked directly. Seeing Shimizu Ritsu nod, he immediately asked, "How long?"

"Phew... 53 hours." Shimizu Ritsu sighed, clearly still somewhat unwilling to face this reality.

"..." He Xinchangping was obviously silent for a moment, feeling somewhat speechless about the timing.

Yes, this period of more than two days has been just right, feeling a bit stuck in the middle.

You said if there were more, that would be best. But if there were less, they wouldn't need to struggle anymore; they could just give up.

The most troublesome time is when things are stuck in this limbo. You feel like you can give it a shot, but you also feel like putting in the effort only to end up in despair, which seems to be even more agonizing. It's really painful.

"In short, there should be some opportunities." After a short while, He Xinchangping said with some difficulty, which could only be described as a forced attempt to boost morale.

Ritsu Shimizu was about to say something, and Yusuke Takaoka, standing beside him, knew what he wanted to say. He had already simulated it, and there simply wasn't enough time; he had just explained this to Ritsu Shimizu, so he guessed that was what Ritsu wanted to say.

However, Shimizu Ritsu ultimately didn't say it, after all, he was trying to boost his spirits, and saying discouraging things now would feel like deliberately undermining him.

He didn't even need to say a word; He Xinchangping had already understood what he wanted to say from his expression.

They were initially happy because the kidnapping went quite smoothly, but all they received upon returning was bad news.

"Hey, gentlemen, can you spare me?" the old man finally spoke up. "Why did you tie me up? I'm just an old man, not a pretty girl, and I don't have much money. What use am I to you?" The old man's words gave the others a moment of respite. Shimizu Mai, standing nearby, immediately stepped forward and ripped off his blindfold. Indeed, the old man had been blindfolded when he was first brought in.

The old man, whose sight had been restored, adjusted his eyesight for a moment and then looked at the people in the room.

He didn't really say anything like "I'll die if I see their face, so I won't look," because he had already seen the face of the person who kidnapped him from the beginning.

Indeed, Shimizu Mai and He Xinchangping's methods of kidnapping were quite crude. They had no intention of concealing their identities at all. This is one of the reasons why he was so easily captured.

The old man's name was Yamada Hayato. He used to be... a martial artist or a martial arts dojo owner. He was once considered a martial arts all-rounder, specializing in karate, but also practicing wrestling, kendo, and other disciplines, winning numerous national-level awards.

Of course, he is quite old and his physical condition has long passed its peak. Now, most of his work involves instructing others in martial arts and cultivation.

A few years ago, I broke my leg while practicing martial arts, which caused me to limp in my right foot. Since then, I haven't practiced seriously and have essentially retired.

I thought my life would just stay like this forever, but I never expected that, even though I'm over seventy, the world would suddenly change and the spiritual energy would begin to revive.

Yamada Hayato was probably one of the earlier people to awaken his spiritual power because of his relatively strong inherent qualities.

With the blessing of spiritual power, his aging body seemed to have been given a second spring, and he felt energetic in everything.

It was also because the old man had rekindled his passion for martial arts, feeling that this was an opportunity given to him by heaven.

Unfortunately, he soon realized the harsh reality: spiritual power could only restore his youth and barely bring him back to his previous level. And what about the young people? Their leveling speed was simply too fast.

Several of his apprentices and grand-apprentices awakened their powers early due to their inherent qualities. While he was still undergoing restoration training, they had already begun their rapid ascension. He tried to catch up but realized he couldn't at all, and thus understood that it was futile.

Surprisingly, while researching spiritual power, he discovered that using a breathing technique he had invented to circulate his energy seemed to have a better effect on spiritual power cultivation.

He shared his discovery with several of his own disciples, and they tried it out. They found that it was indeed quite effective, and their spiritual cultivation speed increased significantly.

Much later, he discovered that the method he had developed was far more complex than he had imagined. This was because he had been approached by the Anti-Party.

It must have been one of his disciples who leaked the information, but the Otherworldly Department valued the cultivation method he had created that allowed them to cultivate spiritual power quite highly. Therefore, they offered him very attractive terms, not only inviting him to become an instructor for the Otherworldly Department but also arranging benefits for several of his disciples.

So, persuaded by his apprentice, Yamada Hayato accepted his new job and went to teach his techniques to the opposing team.

However, his technique was obviously not unique. The Different Department successively obtained many new techniques, and many people, like him, were invited back to serve as instructors.

As for what happened today, he really didn't expect to be kidnapped; he wasn't prepared at all.

(End of this chapter)