In chaotic times, one can become a martial immortal.

"good!"

Lu Yuan smiled and nodded, then without further hesitation, he walked directly to the 170-pound stone lock.

"No way... he's going to lift a 170-pound stone weight too?"

"If I remember correctly, he's only been at Song Hospital for three days, and he can already lift 170 pounds?"

"It's hard to say. Perhaps his physical constitution is similar to ours, but who knows, maybe he's born with superhuman strength?"

Everyone looked at Lu Yuan with strange expressions, waiting for his next move.

"Putting everything else aside, just in terms of appearance alone, he easily outshines us!"

"If that's your opinion, then there's no denying it, and he wins!"

Several dark-skinned, somewhat distinctive-looking teenagers couldn't help but express their envy.

At this moment, Lu Yuan naturally paid no attention to the discussions of the crowd. He bent down, reached out and grabbed the stone lock in front of him, and then exerted force.

Amidst the incredulous gazes of the crowd, he appeared to be struggling even more than Chen Pi, yet he still managed to lift the 170-pound stone lock above his head.

It even held on for a full three breaths before finally slamming the stone lock heavily onto the ground.

"Ah Yuan, you also weigh 170 pounds, third place!"

Before Hong Lei could speak, Fang Chang spoke first and quickly noted down the result.

Lu Yuan smiled and nodded. He had naturally noticed the change in how Fang Chang addressed him, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

He is currently only an outer court martial arts apprentice, while Fang Chang is already an inner court personal disciple. It is obviously inappropriate for him to call him Brother Yuan in front of so many people.

"He actually did it!"

"I've been practicing for almost half a month, and I can only lift a 160-pound stone weight. He's only been practicing for three days, and he can already lift a 170-pound stone weight. Is he actually a genius?"

"Master Song's bone diagnosis is unlikely to be wrong; perhaps he's just naturally stronger?"

At this moment, everyone looked at Lu Yuan with a hint of surprise.

"Ah Yuan, congratulations!"

Chen Pi smiled and said to Lu Yuan.

Congratulations!

Lu Yuan said with a smile.

Although neither of them came in first place, ranking second and third respectively was enough.

"Damn it... this kid actually stole my third place!"

On the other side, Chen Yong clenched his fists with a somewhat unpleasant expression.

He thought he could enjoy a meat dish every day after securing third place, but to his utter surprise, a dark horse emerged and snatched his third place away.

"Wu Yu, Chen Pi, and Lu Yuan, starting tomorrow, you three will each receive one free serving of meat every day. You will be tested again in ten days. I hope you can maintain this!"

Hong Lei gave Fang Chang a meaningful look, then looked at Wu Yu, Chen Pi, and Lu Yuan with a smile and said.

Upon hearing this, the previously dejected crowd suddenly brightened up.

Although with the aid of a daily meat meal, Wu Yu, Chen Pi, and Lu Yuan's cultivation progress will definitely be faster than theirs, if it's only for ten days, they may still have a chance.

If all else fails, they grit their teeth, eat some meat in private, and work even harder in their cultivation, sweating more to make up for it.

Even if they can't beat Wu Yu, who is in first place, and Chen Pi, who is in second place, but can beat Lu Yuan, who is in third place, they still have a good chance.

"Lu Yuan, next time, I'll definitely take back third place!"

Chen Yong, in particular, now directly regards Lu Yuan as the goal he must surpass in ten days.

Hong Lei didn't say anything more and turned to walk into the inner courtyard.

The others dispersed and continued their own cultivation.

"Ah Yuan, I didn't expect that although your natural talent is not as good as mine, your cultivation progress seems to be not much slower than mine. I'm afraid it will only take you two or three months at most for you to master the Five Animal Fist, right?"

Fang Chang then walked directly in front of Lu Yuan and said with a smile.

"almost!"

Lu Yuan smiled, neither confirming nor denying.

In two or three months, let alone mastering the Five Animal Fist, even achieving minor success, major success, or even perfection would be entirely within reach.

"Alright, from now on, I'll stay in the inner courtyard and try my best to keep that guy Hong Lei in check as soon as possible. You stay in the outer courtyard and help me keep these clueless idiots in check. In six months, this entire Song Courtyard will belong to you and me, brothers!"

Fang Chang raised his hand and patted Lu Yuan on the shoulder, then lowered his voice and said.

Lu Yuan smiled and nodded, without saying anything more.

From any perspective, he would support Fang Chang as the successor of the Song Academy.

After exchanging a few more words, Fang Chang turned and entered the inner courtyard.

Without wasting any time, Lu Yuan continued to practice the Five Animal Fist.

[Introduction to Five Animal Fist (50/200)]

Sure enough, after this training session, my proficiency level immediately reached 50.

Even if this rate remains unchanged, Lu Yuan will only need to cultivate three more times to reach the minor success level.

After greeting Chen Pi, Lu Yuan walked straight out of Song Courtyard.

……

Night fell, and the moon was dark and the wind was high.

After Lu Yuan finished eating the vegetable pancakes and coarse grain porridge with the little girl, he packed the things he had prepared the day before and went out.

Be careful in everything you do!

"Brother, your little girl is waiting for you to come back!"

Hearing the voice behind him, Lu Yuan's determination intensified; the crisis had to be nipped in the bud as soon as possible.

Before long, he arrived at the door of a house in Chunshui Lane.

"Gentlemen, would you like to join us again tonight?"

"Of course! Come on up quickly, I'm in a really bad mood tonight!"

"Hehe...Brother Diao, I want to try the back tonight!"

Outside, the wind was biting cold, but inside, it was filled with the warmth of spring.

"Hiss~"

"call……"

After a few heavy breaths, the room quickly returned to calm.

"Brother Diao, should we go get that woman Yang tonight, or wait a few more days until the market is better?"

The short, stout middle-aged man waved for the naked woman to leave, then turned to the tall, thin man beside him and asked a question.

"These days, the market is getting worse every day. We shouldn't delay. Let's get it done tonight. As for that little girl, if we keep her around for a while, maybe a rich old man will take a liking to her."

The tall, thin man pondered for a moment, then said, "As for the remaining sickly fellow, don't waste him. Send him to Aunt Sun's steamed bun shop."

After they finished discussing, the two got up, dressed, and went straight outside.

But as soon as they opened the door, a large cloud of white powder suddenly sprayed out.

"Damn you! How dare you try to ambush me, you scoundrel!"

The tall, thin man covered his eyes tightly while cursing loudly.

"Hero, don't attack! We're from the Black Tiger Gang!"

The short, stout man hurriedly rolled to the ground and shouted.

But they received no response, only a barrage of fists raining down on them.

boom!boom!boom……

"Wait...wait, I admit it..."

"Good sir, Brother Diao has three taels of silver on him, he'll take it all..."

boom! boom! boom!

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