3: Chapter 3 This is simply a fantasy, like the sun rising in the west.

At this moment, Wang Yuyan's heart was thumping wildly; what girl wouldn't want to be liked and praised?

But she was also a bit afraid and only wanted to leave quickly, so she nodded gently and said, "You must keep your word!"

Zhao Fangcai suggested, "We can do a pinky swear to make a promise!"

A pinky swear?

Wang Yuyan blinked, not expecting Zhao Fangcai to make such a childish gesture.

However, this action actually put her mind at ease quite a bit, and she responded, "Alright, a pinky swear it is!"

Zhao Fangcai released one of her hands and hooked his pinky with hers, chanting, "Pinky swear, hang by a rope, for a hundred years no taking it back!"

"We have to seal it with a thumb too!" Wang Yuyan said.

"No problem!"

Zhao Fangcai's thumb and hers pressed against each other.

Afterwards, Zhao Fangcai took out the innate pill and handed it to Wang Yuyan.

Wang Yuyan took the Medicinal Pill with curiosity.

This Medicinal Pill was as large as a longan, encased in a layer of pill wax.

[Ding! You have gifted Wang Yuyan one innate pill!]

[You have triggered a Tenfold Critical Hit Return!]

[You have obtained innate pill * 10!]

A tenfold return?

Zhao Fangcai laughed; sending out one and getting back ten was truly satisfying!

"If I give these ten innate pills to Wang Yuyan as well, will it trigger the critical hit return again?"

Zhao Fangcai calculated in his heart.

Could he exploit this loophole?

Perform a repetitive loop?

[Host is reminded that items returned by the System's critical hit cannot trigger a return again!]

Zhao Fangcai immediately felt it was a pity.

"Aren't the innate pill and the Bixie Sword Manual also System items?"

[The innate pill and Bixie Sword Manual belong to the Newbie Gift Pack and are not critical hit return items!]

Zhao Fangcai finally understood.

He looked at Wang Yuyan.

He saw her secretly trying to hide the Medicinal Pill to get away with it. Zhao Fangcai found it amusing but put on a serious face, saying, "Miss Wang, are you not a person who keeps her promises?"

Caught in the act, a trace of embarrassment appeared on Wang Yuyan's beautiful face, and she muttered, "I'll eat it, I'll eat it!"

She broke the pill wax.

A strong, refreshing fragrance of the Medicinal Pill wafted out, surprising her greatly.

Could this be a highly poisonous Medicinal Pill?

She glanced at Zhao Fangcai, picked up the crystal-clear, pale-golden innate pill with two fingers, slightly parted her red lips, and carefully placed it in her mouth.

After swallowing the Medicinal Pill, Wang Yuyan felt a warm current slide down her throat directly into her stomach, heating her whole body up.

This really is a poisonous pill!

An indescribable discomfort welled up in Wang Yuyan's heart.

"Miss Wang, have you ever studied Internal Skill?"

Zhao Fangcai had already let go of Wang Yuyan and let her sit on the bed.

Hearing his voice, Wang Yuyan nodded gently and said, "I've read all the martial arts Secret Manuals in the Langhuan Jade Cave, but I've never actually practiced them."

"Try to circulate your Internal Skill to guide the medicine's power; perhaps it can alleviate the physical discomfort," Zhao Fangcai said.

Wang Yuyan was half-doubting.

After a moment's thought, she began to circulate the Minor Formless Skill her mother had once mentioned.

She sat cross-legged, hands on her knees with her thumbs and middle fingers pinched together, silently reciting the martial arts Mind-Cultivation Technique in her heart.

Wang Yuyan had an amazing memory; she had flipped through every martial arts book collected in her home.

Her mind was very sharp; she didn't just stop at rote memorization but could apply and integrate various knowledge flexibly.

In terms of the depth of understanding of martial arts theory, even Murong Fu couldn't match a ten-thousandth of her.

At this moment, the Cultivation Technique had just begun to circulate.

The power of the innate pill, which had been crashing around inside her body, instantly became docile.

Like a flock of sheep with a leader, they followed the Extraordinary Meridians and gathered toward the Dantian Qi Sea.

All the previous discomfort and unease vanished.

In its place was an indescribable sense of comfort and smoothness.

This feeling was like soaking in a hot spring during the dead of winter; her whole body was warm, making her involuntarily lose herself in it.

During a break in Wang Yuyan's practice, Zhao Fangcai walked outside and realized he was inside a stone cave.

Inside the stone cave, rows of wooden bookshelves were arranged neatly and orderly.

On the bookshelves, various scrolls were neatly placed.

He stepped forward holding a candle and saw that the bookshelves were covered in labels.

The handwriting on the labels, without exception, were the names of Schools such as the Kunlun School, Shaolin Temple, Qingcheng School, and Penglai School.

Stored in the bookshelves were all the martial arts manuals and classics of various Schools.

Could this be the Langhuan Jade Cave of Mandala Villa?

Zhao Fangcai noticed a table in the open space in the center of the stone cave, with some books, the four treasures of the study, and an open book on it.

He went forward to check and found they were all books on medicine; the open one was the "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases."

Presumably, Wang Yuyan had been studying medical books and ancient texts here in a hurry to find a way to save him.

Suddenly, Zhao Fangcai heard faint footsteps. Turning his head, he saw a maidservant standing at the entrance.

The maidservant asked with a face full of surprise, "Who are you?"

"Shh!"

Zhao Fangcai recognized the maidservant's voice as the one who had been talking to Wang Yuyan earlier, so he whispered to her, "It's me!"

The maidservant looked closely and said in astonishment, "It's you?"

She looked around and didn't see Wang Yuyan, asking warily, "Where is my Young Miss?"

Zhao Fangcai replied, "She is inside practicing her skills. Keep your voice down and don't disturb her. If she gets distracted and suffers a Qi Deviation, you won't be able to bear the consequences."

"Practicing her skills?"

The maidservant was very surprised, but her voice was already lowered. Her clever eyes sized up Zhao Fangcai, full of suspicion.

Although Wang Yuyan had read many martial arts Secret Manuals, she had no interest in practicing martial arts at all.

Zhao Fangcai actually said she was practicing?

This was simply a fantasy, like the sun rising from the west.

"If you don't believe me, go in and see for yourself," Zhao Fangcai said.

The maidservant looked at him a few times as if trying to see through his thoughts. After hesitating for a while, she still walked forward quickly and headed inside.

Seeing that Wang Yuyan was indeed practicing, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If anything happened to Wang Yuyan, with Madam Wang's temperament, she certainly wouldn't let her live.

"Ah!"

No longer worried, she looked at Wang Yuyan again and was suddenly startled.

She saw threads and wisps of white Qi surrounding Wang Yuyan's body, and there was a faint purple glow on her beautiful, jade-like face.

Her breathing was long and steady.

Every time the Internal Energy ran a cycle, the white Qi rose and fell with her breathing, and the purple glow flickered, brightening and dimming.

The maidservant had also practiced martial arts and could tell at a glance that this was a sign of practicing Internal Skill to an extremely high level, entering the Acquired Fetal Breathing Realm.

"How could this be?"

The maidservant covered her mouth, her face full of shock.

An hour ago, Wang Yuyan didn't have any Internal Energy at all; she was so weak she probably couldn't even kill a chicken.