Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 153 Tea Leaves in the Cup (First Order)
"Becoming a cultivator? Please don't make fun of me for now. I have just reached the eighth level of the Heavenly Stage. I dare not say that I have consolidated my strength at this level. Reaching the peak requires a certain amount of luck."

After saying that, Jiang Xuan also smiled bitterly.

"You are a peak warrior, so you should be more aware of the extremely low probability of a peak warrior becoming a cultivator. In short, although becoming a cultivator is every warrior's dream, I dare not easily think about it until I reach the level of a peak warrior."

"Hehe, young people are down-to-earth, not bad." Old Sha smiled knowingly and poured tea into the tea bowl.

The monk's topic came to an end. Jiang Xuan took off the dagger from his waist and hung it on a rack next to the bed.

Walking to the washbasin, Jiang Xuan began to wash his face.

"Mr. Sha, guess whose fight I saw today?" Jiang Xuan said to Mr. Sha while washing his face.

"Don't guess, who is it?" Old Sha said in a lazy tone.

"By the way, although he is also from Qizhou, you may not know him. His name is Zhu Yu, a few years younger than me. I saw him outside the Qizhou City Lord's Mansion some time ago." Jiang Xuan wiped his face and put the towel back on the rack above the washbasin.

"Zhu Yu... From what you said, you saved him that day?" Old Sha briefly mentioned Zhu Yu's name, not knowing whether he was familiar with it or not, and stopped thinking about it.

"Hehe, that's right. The situation outside the Qizhou City Lord's Mansion that day, if he, an Earth-level warrior, hadn't been rescued by others, it would have been difficult for him to escape, and he wouldn't be in the martial arts arena today."

Jiang Xuan was initially surprised by Mr. Sha's judgment of the matter, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that what Mr. Sha said was not difficult to infer.

Afterwards, Jiang Xuan described Zhu Yu's performance in the martial arts arena today to Mr. Sha.

"Oh? In that case, this little Zhu Yu is actually a good boy from Qizhou." A look of relief appeared on Old Sha's face.

"However, even if this little Zhu Yu made it through the first round, there's a high probability that he'd fail in the second round."

Mr. Sha looked at the surface of the tea in his hand, then he blew casually, and a tea leaf root rolled and sank.

"The Five States Martial Arts Show is like the tea leaves in this cup. Once on the stage, some rise and some fall. Some rise to the top, being seen; others sink, remaining at the bottom of the cup."

Old Sha shook the tea in his hand again, took a sip, and said, "Take this little Zhu Yu kid for example. If he doesn't have some powerful healing pills, I'm afraid it's hard to say whether he will win the next round."

"Mr. Sha, I just want to discuss this matter with you." Jiang Xuan asked.

"Oh, what to discuss?" Old Sha didn't look at Jiang Xuan.

"I'm going to give Zhu Yu some elixirs to help him recover. What do you think, Mr. Sha?"

Mr. Sha took another sip of tea, put the teacup in his hand on the table, turned and walked towards the bed.

He said, "Boy, although you are my bodyguard and I helped a little in getting those pills, they are yours after all. Whether to give pills to others and how much to give are entirely up to you. You don't need to ask this old man."

"But this old man doesn't recommend giving away your elixirs. This Five States Martial Arts Show, while called a martial arts show, is incredibly brutal. It's hard to predict who will win among the warriors in the same group. It never hurts to stock up on extra elixirs, especially healing elixirs."

"Be careful if you encounter a strong enemy. If you run out of medicine, don't come crying to this old man."

"But..." Jiang Xuan was about to say something when he was interrupted by Sha Lao's lazy words.

"The bottle of elixir you took last time in the forest north of Qizhou City will suffice. One pill should be enough. If your injuries are serious, don't take more than two..." Old Sha's words were filled with sleepiness. Jiang Xuan understood that Old Sha agreed with his thoughts. The corners of his mouth curled up, and he was about to express his gratitude to Old Sha, but Old Sha's snoring had already echoed in the room.

……

The next morning, with a gentle breeze blowing, Jiang Xuan, wearing a green masked hood, appeared in a street market not far from Mi Cui Peak.

There are many people on the street, some are in a hurry, some are strolling leisurely, and so on.

However, the majority of pedestrians on the streets were those heading to the nearby Mi Cui Peak to participate in or watch the Five States Martial Arts Performance.

"Hurry up, hurry up, today is the second day of the martial arts competition. After yesterday's adaptation, I believe today's martial arts competition will be more exciting and intense!" A man said happily to the people around him.

"Yes, the excitement of the Five States Martial Arts Show is not only on the martial arts field. Sometimes there are also many things to see outside the martial arts field." Another man echoed.

Following the man's reminder, many pedestrians on the street quickened their pace to some extent, wanting to see the grand martial arts performance on Mi Cui Peak earlier.

Although Jiang Xuan's steps were brisk at this moment, his pace did not speed up, but he continued his original walking speed.

As a result, Jiang Xuan's speed seemed a little slower compared to other pedestrians, neither fast nor slow.

After a casual glance, Jiang Xuan's pace slowed down a bit.

Not far away, Jiang Xuan saw a familiar figure. It was Zhu Yu, who had suffered multiple injuries in the martial arts arena yesterday and fought hard to win a victory.

At this moment, Zhu Yu was surrounded by several other warriors, looking very shy. He was also wrapped in several bandages, which looked very neatly wrapped.

Jiang Xuan recalled the bandages Zhu Yu had applied to him that day. It was obvious that the neat bandages on Zhu Yu's body at this moment were probably done by Zhu Yu himself.

Seeing Zhu Yu's condition, Jiang Xuan was also in a good mood. The two pills he gave Zhu Yu yesterday had obviously taken effect.

Although Zhu Yu was still wrapped in bandages, Jiang Xuan understood that although his injuries had not yet healed, their impact on the battle had been greatly reduced. If Zhu Yu fought with all his might, he still had a chance of victory against an opponent of equal strength.

"Brother Zhu, you said we're all from Qizhou, so why didn't I know you before?"

"Brother Zhu, we are both from Qizhou. Would you like to come here and be our bodyguard? The salary is good, and we can also strongly support your cultivation."

"This... Please forgive me, I haven't thought about these things yet. Can we talk about it after the martial arts performance is over?" Zhu Yu was surrounded by several warriors. He felt a little embarrassed and smiled awkwardly.

……

People are coming and going on the streets, and on the Mi Cui Peak, the second round of the Five States Martial Arts Competition is about to begin.

Zhu Yu still felt a little embarrassed as he walked towards Mi Cui Peak surrounded by several warriors.

A warrior wearing a green masked hood and a short sword hanging from his waist walked briskly past Zhu Yu and the others, seemingly not attracting their attention.

The warrior was Jiang Xuan.

(End of this chapter)