Chapter 4: Chu Jiaoyue
Chu Jianqiu narrowed his eyes, a cold glint in his gaze.
He used to think this woman was just a snob, but he didn't expect her to be so vile and malicious, seizing the opportunity to kick him when he was down.
"Get lost!" Chu Jianqiu said coldly.
Chu Jiaoyue's face instantly turned cold, and she said in a chilly voice, "Chu Jianqiu, do you still think you're the high and mighty young master? You're just a useless piece of trash, yet you dare to be so arrogant towards me. You must have a death wish!"
"If you don't move, don't blame me for being impolite!" Chu Jianqiu's tolerance for these repeated provocations had reached its limit.
"Impolite to me!" Chu Jiaoyue said as if she had heard the funniest joke in the world, "Did everyone hear that? This piece of trash actually said he's going to be impolite to me!"
The onlookers burst into laughter, their faces full of mockery. Chu Jiaoyue was a Martial Artist at the sixth level of Body Refinement, and she could easily kill Chu Jianqiu with a single palm strike. Chu Jianqiu daring to shout at her was simply a huge joke.
"Today, I'll see how you're going to be impolite to me! If you want pills, beg me on your knees like your little maid, and maybe I'll take pity on you and reward you with one or two!" Chu Jiaoyue said coldly.
"You hit Ruhua!" Chu Jianqiu's eyes instantly flashed with icy coldness. Although Ruhua was his maid, she had served him since childhood, and he had long regarded Ruhua as his own sister.
Seeing the coldness in Chu Jianqiu's eyes, Chu Jiaoyue couldn't help but shudder. Then, she felt extremely ashamed and angry. This piece of trash actually dared to scare her. Today, she would make him beg for mercy on his knees.
"You bitch!" Chu Jianqiu coldly spat out four words.
The surroundings instantly fell silent. This guy was really bold. Chu Jiaoyue was not only a Martial Artist at the sixth level of Body Refinement but also a direct descendant of the Great Elder's lineage. Cursing her like that was a death wish.
Chu Jiaoyue's face instantly turned red, and she was furious. She shouted angrily, "You're asking for death!"
With that, she struck out a palm towards Chu Jianqiu. Everyone could already foresee Chu Jianqiu's fate. If this palm landed, even if Chu Jianqiu didn't die, he would have to lie in bed for the rest of his life.
But the next scene shocked everyone into silence.
Chu Jianqiu waved his hand casually, and Chu Jiaoyue flew out like a rag doll, spraying blood from her mouth, and collapsed on the ground, unable to stand up.
Chu Jiaoyue's face was full of disbelief. Wasn't it said that his Dantian was shattered, and he had become a cripple? How could he still have such powerful strength?
If Chu Jianqiu hadn't lost his cultivation, she wouldn't have dared to attack Chu Jianqiu even with ten times the courage.
Even though Chu Jianqiu's cultivation hadn't improved in the past three years, he was still the only one among the younger generation of the Chu family to break through to the True Qi Realm, far beyond what they could contend with.
"Chu Jianqiu, what are you doing? How dare you use force in the Pill Pavilion!" The Pavilion Guardian hurried over and quickly asked the people beside him to help Chu Jiaoyue for treatment. If anything happened to Chu Jiaoyue, he couldn't bear the consequences.
"Is the Elder's eyesight failing? Didn't you see that she attacked me first!" Chu Jianqiu said coldly.
The Pavilion Guardian was speechless. As a mere Pavilion Guardian, he didn't want to get involved in these struggles. If he wasn't careful, he could be crushed to pieces.
Although the Great Elder had great power, many of the Ten Great Elders supported Chu Jianqiu.
Although he was also an Elder, as a mere Pavilion Guardian of the Pill Pavilion, he was far from being comparable to the Ten Great Elders.
If Chu Jianqiu had really become a cripple, he would have stood on the Great Elder's side without hesitation.
Because no one would support a cripple. Even if some Elders remembered the past and saved Chu Jianqiu's life, they would no longer support him as they had in the past.
But the current situation was a bit confusing. If Chu Jianqiu's Dantian had really been shattered and he had become a cripple, it would be impossible for him to still have such powerful strength.
Moreover, the Pavilion Guardian couldn't quite see through Chu Jianqiu's depth. Judging from the aura Chu Jianqiu exuded just now, he was clearly a Martial Artist at the fourth level of Body Refinement, but looking at how easily he defeated Chu Jiaoyue, he showed at least the strength of the seventh level of Body Refinement.
The Pavilion Guardian couldn't figure out Chu Jianqiu's details for a moment and didn't want to offend him too much. He twitched the corner of his mouth and forced a smile, saying, "I wonder what brings the young master to the Pill Pavilion?"
"I haven't received this month's pills yet. Coming to the Pill Pavilion is naturally to receive my share of pills for this month!" Chu Jianqiu said indifferently.
The Pavilion Guardian looked at Chu Jianqiu, pondered for a moment, and then took out a bottle of pills and handed it over.
Chu Jianqiu took the porcelain bottle and took a look, and was immediately furious: "What does the Elder mean by this?"
There were only six Body Tempering Pills in this porcelain bottle. According to his previous monthly share, he was able to receive three Qi Gathering Pills.
Body Tempering Pills and Qi Gathering Pills were completely different. Body Tempering Pills were only first-grade pills, while Qi Gathering Pills were second-grade pills.
The difference in efficacy between the two was more than tenfold!
The Pavilion Guardian reluctantly smiled and said, "The young master also knows that the allocation of shares in the Pill Pavilion is based on each person's cultivation. The young master used to be at the first level of the True Qi Realm, so naturally he received Qi Gathering Pills, but now..."
Chu Jianqiu snorted coldly, picked up the six Body Tempering Pills, and turned to leave.
What the Pavilion Guardian said was not wrong. The Chu family's resource allocation was based on cultivation and status. The direct descendants of the Chu family head and the Ten Great Elders could receive a certain amount of pills from the Pill Pavilion for free each month according to their personal cultivation level. Other collateral Martial Artists who wanted to obtain resources had to exchange them for a certain amount of merit points.
Chu Jianqiu looked at the bottle of pills in his hand and couldn't help but feel a little worried.
Six Body Tempering Pills, even in the past, were not enough for him to break through to the fifth level of Body Refinement, let alone now, they were simply a drop in the bucket.
He originally thought he could receive three Qi Gathering Pills. With the powerful medicinal power of Qi Gathering Pills, three pills could barely help him break through to the fifth level of Body Refinement.
But now!
Chu Jianqiu couldn't help but slap his forehead, worried! It seemed that he had to find a way to get pills from elsewhere.
Chu Jianqiu returned to his room, and Ruhua had already cleaned up the broken tables and chairs in the room.
"Young master, I heard that Young Master Chu Han has proposed to the Elder Council to compete for the position of Chu family young master in the family competition ten days later, and the Elder Council has agreed!" Ruhua frowned, her face full of worry.
Chu Jianqiu was stunned when he heard this, and sneered in his heart. The Great Elder's lineage finally couldn't help but take action.
Chu Jianqiu was very clear about those old guys in the Elder Council, each one more shrewd than the last. Don't look at how many Elders support him now, if he really was a cripple, most of those old guys would immediately turn to the Great Elder's side.
Now, the news that his Dantian was shattered and he had become a cripple had been spread everywhere, but those old guys would not easily believe it without personally confirming it.
This battle ten days later was crucial. If he lost to Chu Han, the Chu family would no longer have a place for him. At that time, even if the Great Elder took action to harm his life, as long as it was not too blatant, those old guys would turn a blind eye.