Water elemental became a god, ultimately becoming the master of heaven, earth, mountains, and rivers

Chapter 20 Joyfully Stepping on People's Heads
Return the waterwheel, finish your shift and go home.

Chen Shunan looked up and saw dark clouds rolling in, as if the sky were about to collapse, but no rain fell.

Back to Chaodou Hutong.

There was a light in the house, and a ray of brightness shone through the crack in the door, illuminating the darkness in front of Chen Shunan.

Wan Niang was waiting under the lamp behind the door.

As soon as Chen Shunan returned, Wan Niang immediately started speaking loudly.

"Hey bro, why did you sit in the cubicle?"

"That's Instructor Lin! That year, he single-handedly fought and killed the Golden Saber Duo, a feat that's been made into storytellers' tales..."

Wan Niang seemed to have completely forgotten what happened that morning.

He looked surprised and hurriedly welcomed Chen Shunan inside.

Seeing Chen Shunan sitting at the same table with Instructor Lin and the others today really startled Wan Niang. She had been holding it in all day, itching to ask Chen Shunan.

Seeing Wan Niang's expression, Chen Shun'an chuckled inwardly, intending to tease her.

So he methodically took off his blue robe and wiped his upper body with a damp towel.

Seeing this, Wan Niang paced back and forth, her gaze shifting, as a handkerchief embroidered with orchids was twisted and deformed between her fingers.

Finally, she couldn't hold back any longer and grabbed Chen Shunan's arm, saying...
"Bro! Please stop messing around with girls and tell me what's going on!"

And why hasn't that damned Fusheng come to the shop?! You know my personality, I can't keep things to myself!

Chen Shunan felt secretly pleased. He sat at the table in the main room, eating and talking about his experiences during the day.

The wick was as small as a bean, and the flame flickered.

As Chen Shunan recounted the story vividly, Wan Niang bent over and lay on the table, her floral dress stretching out, the outline seemingly outlining Wan Niang's voluptuous and curvaceous figure.

Wan Niang kept smiling, her eyes squinting, and wrinkles were already visible.

But at this moment, she no longer seemed like a widow who had just turned thirty.

Her expression and eyes revealed the curiosity and liveliness of a teenage girl.

After the meal, Wan Niang served Chen Shun'an herbal bath as usual.

Seeing that Chen Shunan had fallen into a deep sleep, Wan Niang poured two more ladles of hot soup, and only then did she stretch her sore and weak arms.

Close the doors and windows, check the remaining fire in the stove, and bring the wet clothes in the yard back under the eaves.

Wan Niang quietly pushed open the courtyard gate and quickly left.

...

That night, accompanied by the murmurs in his ear, Chen Shunan slept exceptionally soundly.

[Wish +8]

[Wish: 85]

Not only did the wishes for income increase, but the energy and blood gained from the midday meal were comparable to what had been accumulated over several days!
The medicinal bath made Chen Shunan feel warm and comfortable from the inside out, as if he were immersed in amniotic fluid, which quickly relieved his fatigue.

It was only two hours after Chen Shunan woke up naturally.

He was full of energy, his mind was clear, and even the wrinkles on his face seemed to have faded a bit.

"Good, good, being able to eat and sleep well is a blessing..."

Chen Shunan's face lit up with joy, and with a swift movement, he leaped out of the wooden tub.

The medicine was almost colorless, yet it was completely absorbed.

Wearing shorts and a jacket, Chen Shunan pushed open the door and went out.

The sky was gloomy, and dark clouds loomed over the city.

With the help of the waning moon, Chen Shunan could barely make out the plum blossom stakes in the courtyard.

With light steps, Chen Shunan leaped onto the plum blossom stakes, stretched his muscles and spine, invigorated his blood and qi, and entered into martial arts training again.

After stepping on the plum blossom stakes a few times, Chen Shunan stopped.

He frowned slightly, his expression strange.

"Why does it feel like none of those plum blossom stakes or dragon stakes are as satisfying as stepping on people's heads?"

Thinking back to yesterday, there were those heads that sank with the slightest step, only to immediately float back up, along with all sorts of cries of "Ouch!" to encourage and cheer each other on...

A strange feeling stirred within Chen Shunan, as if something was tugging at him.

Moreover, after careful comparison, Chen Shunan seriously discovered that stepping on a person's head once was more effective than practicing several cycles of qigong on plum blossom stakes!
"It's not that Chen likes to step on people's heads, but that real-world experience is the fastest way to digest what you've learned."

Chen Shunan nodded in deep agreement.

If I get the chance, I'll step on their heads again.

……

After activating the body's Qi and blood, Chen Shunan adjusted his breathing, circulated his practice methods, and practiced stance training to store the Qi and blood into his bone marrow.

Yesterday's nutritional supplements and the unused medicinal power have all been transformed into resources for Chen Shunan's martial arts training.

As the joints trembled, wisps of new energy and blood began to emerge from the limbs and bones. Strength gradually increased, and the bone creaking grew louder…

Pointed feet!
Broken knee!
He mastered two more fighting techniques in quick succession.

Two seeds of qi and blood suddenly condensed, like dragons returning to the sea, and hid deep within the bone marrow.

Soon, it was already dawn, and Chen Shunan heard Wan Niang's familiar footsteps approaching from the alley entrance.

Chen Shunan smoothly finished his exercise, his arms trembling, and a continuous force emanated from his bone marrow.

A sound.

Two sounds.

Crackling sounds... 113 wonderful notes.

According to Coach Lin, the vibration of bones is like a wonderful sound, which can not only determine a person's innate talent, but also be used to disturb the enemy.

Just like Zhuang Kun yesterday.

It shakes the eardrums, disrupts the pulse, and terrifies the mind.

If one can master the 360 ​​Wonderful Sounds and cultivate for a day, one can condense several seeds of Qi and Blood.

With a shudder, the bones crackled and thundered, and the weak mortals were all turned into mincemeat. Even martial artists of the same realm lost 50-60% of their strength, and the innate one was invincible.

Today's Chen Shunan is different from yesterday's Chen Shunan.

Gathering a single seed of vital energy and blood, one can add several wondrous sounds.

Although it is slow, it has a two-way positive feedback loop, and sooner or later it will snowball, with the advantages accumulating and growing until it becomes as powerful as a great river flowing eastward, unstoppable!

"Cuckoo..."

Suddenly, a buzzing sound came from my stomach.

An overwhelming feeling of hunger finally came over me, belatedly.

Helpless, Chen Shunan sat on the plum blossom stake with his hands on his knees.

With a creak, the courtyard gate was pushed open.

Wan Niang, carrying a vegetable basket and several pounds of fresh pork belly, had just walked in when she looked up and saw Chen Shunan looking expectant.

"Wan Niang, I'm hungry."

……

After a satisfying meal, I changed clothes and went to work.

Sacrificing one's appearance.

[Wish +2]

Chen Shunan left satisfied.

Wan Niang's ears turned red, she scolded him playfully, and then went back to her work humming a little tune.

Since falling into the well, Chen Shunan has become extremely cautious, and has more or less developed paranoia.

For example, the "blood-strengthening powder" that Fusheng gave me yesterday, as well as the other healing herbs, pills, ointments, and powders that Shui San'er, friends, and neighbors gave me during my bed rest.

He didn't use them and kept them temporarily in a box in his bedroom.

"I should find some time to go to Changchuntang Pharmacy in Banno Tsuto and ask Jinzhen Li to help me identify it."

Chen Shunan pondered.

As dawn broke and the sky began to lighten, the streets and wells along Weiheng Street came alive with activity.

Chen Shunan arrived not late, but by the time he got there, there were already more than ten or twenty watermen in the alley.

This also includes San Dezi, who always arrives on time.

Everyone was practicing, standing in stances, and boxing.

Some were even fighting in pairs, creating quite a lively scene.

San Dezi gripped a three-foot-long sword, stomped his right foot, and with power from his waist and hips, brought the sword down from above his head with the force of a mountain crashing down.

He repeatedly wielded basic sword techniques, chopping, slashing, entangling, and striking.

Golden lines appeared on the four edges of his arms, and his body was covered in lumps of flesh.

He appeared to be extremely diligent.

Chen Shunan leaned closer and asked curiously, "San Dezi, what happened? Who are you guys planning to cause trouble for?"

San Dezi sheathed his sword with a backhand motion, exhaled deeply, then gave Chen Shun'an a disgruntled look and said,
"It's all because of you, bro!"

"I?"

"That's right! You don't know, ever since Instructor Lin invited you to a private room for dinner yesterday and even gave you special treatment, the brothers in the well have been like they've been injected with chicken blood! They even practice their punches and sit in the air a few times between pushing the water cart!"

San Dezi looked exhausted, with heavy bags under his eyes.

"But I don't want to get involved! But that bastard Liu Scarface came knocking on my door before dawn, wanting me to go on duty with him!"

(End of this chapter)