Urban Martial Saint

No one could have predicted that this ”corpse” would suddenly rise to attack. Seeing Lin Tianyou knocked down by this ”corpse,” Ye Qing was also startled, and quickly ran over to help Lin Tianyou up, hurriedly saying, ”Brother Lin, Brother Lin, how are you?”

Lin Tianyou gently exhaled, his face pale like faded gold, seeming as though he was quite injured. However, his expression remained calm, without a trace of anger.

”You... you must be Wu Zishi...” Lin Tianyou looked at the ”corpse” and said, ”Master mentioned you to me!”

”Hmph, does that old fellow An Shiping still remember my name?” The ”corpse” sneered, slowly removing the human skin mask stuck to his face, revealing his true appearance—it was indeed Wu Zishi. It turned out, this ”corpse” was actually Wu Zishi in disguise!

”Master mentioned you to me more than once!” Lin Tianyou said, ”He told me that if I encounter you doing evil after I leave the mountain, then I should eliminate you myself!”

Wu Zishi said coldly, ”That old man is truly ruthless, leaving such a will, wanting to put me in the Land of Death, completely disregarding the master-disciple relationship we once had!”

Ye Qing was taken aback, unsure of what Wu Zishi meant by the master-disciple relationship. Was there a relationship between Wu Zishi and An Shiping?

Lin Tianyou said, ”Wu Zishi, Master never taught you anything, nor did he accept you as a disciple. You merely stole Master’s Toxic Scripture and learned poison techniques, which is why you founded the Five Poison Sect—not because you learned Master’s medical skills. Therefore, you cannot speak of any master-disciple relationship between you and Master!”

Upon hearing this, Ye Qing finally understood the situation. It turned out Wu Zishi had merely stolen a secret manual from An Shiping years ago, and there was no talk of a master-disciple relationship.

”Hmph, An Shiping was the one who failed to recognize my worth. Back then, I sincerely wanted to become his disciple, but not only did he refuse, he wouldn’t even let me set foot on Medicine King Mountain. So what if I stole his Toxic Scripture? I took it with my own capabilities; what does it have to do with him? For such a trivial matter, he wants to kill me to silence me?” Wu Zishi sneered coldly and said, ”People say Divine Doctor An Shiping is benevolent, but I see him as nothing more than a petty, selfish man!”

”You are wrong!” Lin Tianyou said, ”Master wants me to eliminate you not because you stole his Toxic Scripture or because you secretly learned his medical skills, but because you learned his medical skills without doing good, instead committing numerous wicked acts. You exploited the medical skills Master left behind to indiscriminately harm the innocent, resulting in countless deaths. Master does not want to see the things he left behind bring harm to the world, which is why he wants me to eliminate you and completely eradicate future troubles. If Master truly only wanted to kill you over stealing the Toxic Scripture, you wouldn’t still be alive today!”

”Ridiculous, that old ghost An Shiping couldn’t kill me because he never found me!” Wu Zishi roared, ”Do you think he didn’t want to kill me? As soon as I stole the Toxic Scripture, I hid immediately. If he could have found me, wouldn’t he have killed me long ago? Why wait until now?”

”You really don’t understand my Master!” Lin Tianyou sighed and said, ”Do you think hiding means Master cannot find you? Hmph, even though you founded the Five Poison Sect after Master secluded himself, Master still knows about the Five Poison Sect and tasked me with eliminating it. These years, your Five Poison Sect has always been lurking near Medicine King Mountain, trying to infiltrate and seize what Master left behind. Do you think Master has been unaware all this time?”

Wu Zishi was momentarily stunned, realizing that these things were indeed true. Not to mention, he established the Five Poison Sect only after learning about An Shiping’s death. Who would have thought An Shiping was faking his death? And all these years, despite their activities around Medicine King Mountain, An Shiping didn’t destroy them—could it be he was showing mercy?

A moment of shock, Wu Zishi quickly took a deep breath and said, ”Enough nonsense, winners rule and losers are beneath—it’s an eternal rule. Lin, you claim to be An Shiping’s successor and have received all his legacy. Great, it saves my trouble. Hand over what An Shiping left behind, and I’ll spare your lives!”

”What Master left behind was meant for me, I cannot give it to you!” Lin Tianyou said.

”Hmph, not handing it over?” Wu Zishi sneered coldly and said, ”At this point, do you think you still have any say? If you don’t hand it over, I’ll make sure you die a horrible death!”

Lin Tianyou remained silent. He’s not someone who fears death. Judging by his demeanor, he’s determined to stand firm against Wu Zishi.

Wu Zishi frowned slightly, his eyes darting around, and suddenly sneered, ”Hmph, An Shiping’s successor, truly like him, stubborn and fearless. But so what? Do you think your fearlessness makes you invincible to my threats?”

Lin Tianyou still didn’t speak, but Wu Zishi didn’t pause. He directly walked to the villagers who Lin Tianyou had just saved and said, ”Lin, you may not fear death, but I don’t know if they do? I’ll say it again, give me the things Divine Doctor An Shiping left behind, and I can spare you from death, and even spare these people from death. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being ruthless to them!”

This time, Lin Tianyou could no longer remain silent. He looked at those villagers and said, ”Wu Zishi, this matter has nothing to do with them. These people are innocent. Why must you harm their lives?”

”Hmph, your master and disciple personalities are really alike. For the vanity of fame, you can disregard your own lives. You fearlessly face death when it’s about you, but when I threaten others, you can’t sit idly by!” Wu Zishi looked up and laughed, saying, ”Dealing with you is really too easy. Hahaha, Lin, these people are indeed innocent, but their lives have nothing to do with me. If you don’t give me Divine Doctor An Shiping’s legacy, then I will kill them. Thus, they die because of you. I wonder if you can forgive yourself?”

The more Wu Zishi spoke, the more excited he became, laughing sinisterly and looking up, ”Hahaha, if you don’t give me Divine Doctor An Shiping’s legacy, then I will immediately kill these people. Rest assured, I won’t kill you so easily. Once these people are dead, there are other villages nearby, and cities too. I will keep killing until you give me all of Divine Doctor An Shiping’s legacy. How does that sound to you?”

Looking at Wu Zishi’s arrogant and sinister demeanor, Lin Tianyou couldn’t help but sigh and said, ”It seems Master was right; you are beyond saving. I was redundant to talk nonsense with you!”

”You’re right. We don’t need to talk nonsense at all,” Wu Zishi sneered, ”One sentence, Divine Doctor An Shiping’s legacy, will you give it to me or not?”

”I’ll give it to you!” Lin Tianyou slowly sat upright and said, ”Which one would you like to learn first?”

Wu Zishi didn’t expect Lin Tianyou would compromise so easily, and he couldn’t help but be stunned and then overjoyed. At this moment, he didn’t bother to kill the villagers but quickly rushed to Lin Tianyou’s side, excitedly saying, ”Knowing when to bend is the hallmark of a wise person. You’re much wiser than your master. Alright, I won’t waste words with you. First, teach me An Shiping’s skill of resurrection!”

”Alright!” Lin Tianyou didn’t hesitate at all, directly took out a small porcelain bottle from his body and said, ”The key to resurrection is this medicine that Master created. You must have this medicine, and then use Master’s unique technique to bring the dead back to life!”

”Really?” Wu Zishi was overjoyed, quickly reached out to grab the small porcelain bottle and said, ”Let me see what this medicine is!”

Lin Tianyou didn’t avoid him, directly handed the small porcelain bottle to Wu Zishi. Just at the moment when Wu Zishi grabbed the small porcelain bottle, Lin Tianyou’s hand also firmly grasped Wu Zishi’s wrist.

”What are you doing?” Wu Zishi’s expression changed; Lin Tianyou’s hand was like iron pincers, gripping his wrist tightly, he could not even struggle. Lin Tianyou’s condition was clearly not like someone whose strength was exhausted or who was seriously injured!

Lin Tianyou didn’t speak, directly jumped up from the ground. Wu Zishi was startled; Lin Tianyou clearly appeared to be unharmed. What was going on?

Wu Zishi was also a battle-hardened master, knowing that the situation was not right, immediately using grappling techniques to counterattack. But just as his wrist twisted half a circle, it was completely held down by Lin Tianyou. The strength in Lin Tianyou’s hand was immense, his grip making it impossible for Wu Zishi to twist his wrist, much less escape.

”You’re looking for death!” Wu Zishi shouted angrily, spinning around with a kick aimed at Lin Tianyou’s chest.

Lin Tianyou’s right hand swept past his chest, directly blocking Wu Zishi’s kick, simultaneously delivering a heavy palm strike to Wu Zishi’s waist. Wu Zishi let out a miserable cry, collapsing to the ground, unable even to stand up. Although he was a top-level master, being struck in the waist by a peak master had left him gravely injured.

Blood leaked from the corner of Wu Zishi’s mouth as he struggled to crawl backward, and then turned his head in terror to look at Lin Tianyou, saying, ”You... you’re not hurt? Your strength is still there, you... what’s going on?”

”Hahaha...” Ye Qing, standing beside Lin Tianyou, suddenly burst out laughing, pointing at Wu Zishi and said, ”Old guy, you know how to pretend to be a corpse for a sneak attack, can’t we also pretend that we’re injured and powerless?”

”What? You... you were pretending?” Wu Zishi’s expression changed again, finally realizing just how badly he’d been duped. No wonder Lin Tianyou seemed unharmed, and his strength was still overwhelming; it was all a pretense. Lin Tianyou was clearly never injured, nor had his strength been depleted!