CHAPTER 296: CHAPTER 296: THE SECRET IN THE CRYSTAL COFFIN (3)_1

"Ah, it is indeed time to teach Mr. Yang Cilang from F Country a proper lesson. Not bad, not bad at all—specializing in smuggling, tax evasion, and illicit business. And you even dare to venture into our Beijing, endanger our capital’s safety, and try to force us to collude with you? You’re dreaming!"

"This man is a terrorist! As citizens of Beijing, we have the right and the duty to stop his illegal actions, right, classmates?"

"That’s right! Someone like him is very dangerous!"

"Sisters, attack!"

"Brothers, go!"

Following the shouts, more than thirty people in the room lunged at Yang Cilang, punching and kicking. He was still enjoying the company of beauties and hadn’t registered what was happening when Yu Zijin’s kick sent him sprawling. Then, countless fists and feet rained down on him. His cries of pain were drowned out by the KTV’s blaring music.

The manager of the room shrank his neck in fear as he watched the scene. These young masters are terrifying! Thankfully, I haven’t offended these ’Crown Princes’ and ’Princesses,’ or I wouldn’t even know how I might have died.

"Today’s expenses are on us; we’re treating everyone! And all the damages here are Mr. Yang Cilang’s responsibility!" Yu Zijin announced loudly, looking at the bruised and swollen figure on the ground, once again livening up the KTV’s atmosphere.

"I’m going to sue you for assault!" Yang Cilang spat out a mouthful of blood, cradling his chest where several ribs felt broken, and pointed an accusing finger at the group. "I’m calling the police! I’m calling the police!"

"Suit yourself then." Yu Zijin and the others clapped their hands, sitting aside to watch the unfolding drama. "Do as you please."

"Mr. Yang, please settle the bill and leave quickly. You should go to the hospital," the manager, unable to watch any longer, quietly advised the fool.

"They blatantly injured me! There’s no way I’m leaving!" Yang Cilang lay on the ground, refusing to get up. He was determined to wait for the police to arrive and throw every last one of them in jail.

「Ten minutes later」

A group of police officers arrived swiftly at the scene. Seeing Yang Cilang beaten almost beyond recognition, their lips twitched.

Before Yang Cilang could speak, the recording from Yu Zijin’s voice recorder once again played clearly for everyone to hear. It captured Yang Cilang’s sleazy voice and his harassment of Yu Zijin. Then, Yu Zijin’s voice came from the recording, presumably addressing the police now: "Officer, this shameless scoundrel actually harassed Zijin in public and even demanded that Zijin ’serve’ him! Tell me, doesn’t someone like that deserve a beating? We’re high school students! Students! This pervert wouldn’t even spare a student! Doesn’t a person like that deserve to be thrashed?"

From Yu Zijin’s group, a few youngsters walked forward, approaching one of the leading police officers—who happened to be the son of the Chief of Police.

Yang Cilang’s face turned pale. He had only made a few teasing comments, yet he was beaten like this! Is there no law?!

"I’m going to find a lawyer! I’ll sue you! Sue all of you!" Yang Cilang roared. The shout aggravated the pain in his chest.

"Go on then," Yu Zijin retorted coolly. "It just so happens that I, this young lady, also want to sue you for harassing an underage girl. Who’s afraid of whom? Hmph!"

"We can all testify! He harassed me too!"

"That’s right, that’s right! We’re going to sue him!"

With Yu Zijin taking the lead, the group grew boisterous. Hearing himself, the plaintiff, suddenly become the defendant, Yang Cilang felt a sharp pain in his chest and fainted dead away from sheer anger.

This simple gate-crashing incident was enough to put Yang Cilang in bed for a whole six months. All the procedures he had completed, the related loans he had secured, the approved documents, and all his contracts were revoked. Not only were they revoked, but because he had a contract with the Shen Family and had defaulted by not fulfilling its requirements, he was also forced to pay a huge sum in compensation.

Yang Cilang’s condition kept relapsing. After receiving countless court notices, he shamefully fled back to F Country.

「But that was all for a later time.」

In the purple space, Shangguan You, who had fainted, was jolted awake by an intense pain radiating through her body. A powerful Spiritual Energy surged within her, feeling as if it would shatter her meridians and burst out from her body.

Large beads of sweat dripped from her forehead, her clothes completely soaked. Impurities from her skin were expelled along with the sweat.

Shangguan You sat cross-legged, forcefully suppressing the discomfort as she gradually calmed the rampant Spiritual Energy within her. She could clearly feel that the thin, thread-like Spiritual Energy in her meridians was now tinged with faint blue and light brown hues.

This Spiritual Energy steadily grew stronger and increased in volume, and the faint blue and light brown luminescence within it also intensified.

The energy not only battered her body but also slowly repaired her damaged meridians—internal injuries sustained when she was caught by Zhuge Yang’s powerful Spiritual Energy during their recent confrontation.

Enduring the agony, Shangguan You watched as her body healed bit by bit. Once the meridians within her were fully restored, that stream of Spiritual Energy, initially faint, had now gathered to become as thick as a finger, pounding against her body over and over again.

"Advance! Advance! Advance!" After countless moments of agony, Shangguan You uttered a low cry. BOOM! With a resonant sound, the previously stagnant Spiritual Energy finally surged upwards.

Shangguan You let out a sigh of relief, her taut body collapsing weakly. Damn, that hurt so much! With every level-up, my body has to endure increasingly excruciating pain. Each level is more painful and more difficult than the last. Yet, with each advancement, my body’s capacity to endure pain also increases somewhat.

After a while, the Spiritual Energy that had drained from Shangguan You’s body began to gather again, pouring back into her. Shangguan You took a bath, changed into fresh clothes, and ate a Spirit Fruit, slowly replenishing her strength.

New knowledge and new power surfaced once more in her mind. I’ve finally reached level 4 of the Medicine King Canon! As she slowly cultivated according to the new knowledge, she also began to assimilate the new elixir recipes.

After some time, Shangguan You’s previously closed eyes finally opened. A lucent glimmer flashed through her clear pupils. The purple aura in the entire space surged significantly, and as she leveled up, the Spiritual Energy within the space also became increasingly rich and dense.