Chapter 27 - 26: The Bird Without Feet, Dies if it Does Not Fly
"Brother Luo."
"Jiang... Jiang."
Ever since he caught the attention of Master Chou, succeeded in achieving Qi Blood Transport, and obtained the Hungry Tiger Secret Medicine, Jiang Shu would occasionally notice Luo Yongcheng looking at him with a complex expression during his free moments. It was as if Luo Yongcheng wanted to say something but was forcibly holding it back.
"This month, another senior brother has broken through to the Great Circulation of Qi Blood throughout the body. With one strong competitor gone, Brother Luo should have a nine out of ten chance of securing the Hungry Tiger Secret Medicine this time."
"Hmm, let’s hope so."
Luo Yongcheng’s voice was heavy. Since his last defeat and Master Chou’s explicit criticism, his spirits had diminished sharply within the short span of a month. He exuded an aura of profound decline, as if he had reached his twilight years.
"Jiang, do you think I really still ought to practice martial arts?"
"Brother Luo, do you have a choice?"
As a friend, Jiang Shu naturally knew Luo Yongcheng’s true situation.
The young master of the Luo Family’s medicine shop, though born prematurely with insufficient innate essence, came from a well-off family and never lacked food or drink. His physical condition was still considerably better than that of the starving refugees.
For his sake, his grandfather had ventured out of Pingling County several times to gather herbs in the deep mountains.