Chapter 21: Increased Dosage!

The midday sun shone down, piercing the gloom of the alley.

It landed precisely on the mask, making the lines of the Great Sage light up at that moment.

It was as if… the Great Sage was smiling.

The little boy couldn’t help but pick up the mask.

The woman, on the other hand, picked up the small bundle.

The unique clinking sound of silver dollars made the woman’s body tremble.

She immediately pulled her son down to his knees, kowtowing to the ground.

Bang, bang, bang!

After three consecutive kowtows, the woman hid both the Great Sage mask and the small bundle under the Cart Driver.

The Cart Driver, wrapped in a straw mat, concealed everything completely.

Just as he did when he was alive.

Ding Xie, standing in the shadows on one side of the alley, had no intention of showing himself from beginning to end.

He wasn’t very good at handling such situations.

And he certainly didn’t want to cause any extra trouble.

As for those silver dollars?

To Ding Xie at this moment, they were merely a drop in the ocean.

Moreover, things should have a beginning and an end. Since there was a beginning, there naturally needed to be an end—

Bathed in the midday sun, the woman, with her child, pulled the cart and left.

As she walked, she gently admonished.

“Son, do you still want to see Daddy?”

“Yes!”

“Daddy and the Great Sage went to fight bad guys!

If you want Daddy to come back, you can’t tell anyone!

Remember that?”

“I remember!

Then when will Daddy come back?”

“Soon, very soon.”

Their voices faded into the distance.

In the shadows, Ding Xie’s steps were light.

Light and shadow divided, like parallel lines that would never intersect.

But,

Miracles always happen.

For example: the Great Sage… Ding Xie climbed into Room 303 through the window, first putting the medicinal herbs, Pill Furnace, and other items into the wardrobe, then immediately went to the door to check the warning traps he had set.

After confirming everything was in order, he climbed out the window again.

This time, Ding Xie chose to use the main entrance.

He needed people to see him return to the hotel.

And the hotel front desk was the best choice—

“Good afternoon, Mr. Yao!”

The front desk receptionist smiled immediately upon seeing Ding Xie approach.

For the past three days, Mr. Yao’s name and generous behavior had already spread throughout the small circle of hotel service staff.

After all, who wouldn’t want to earn a little more?

“Good afternoon.”

Ding Xie replied, then asked directly.

“Does the hotel provide security services?”

“Yes.

Within the hotel, the hotel will 100% guarantee the safety of its guests!”

The attendant immediately nodded.

“Not inside the hotel.

It’s outside the hotel…”

Ding Xie emphasized, then, under the receptionist’s puzzled gaze, recounted what had happened at the Hall of Returning Spring from an observer’s perspective.

When the last word fell, the receptionist was already exclaiming repeatedly.

“Oh my goodness!

This… such a terrible thing actually happened!”

Ding Xie put on a look of lingering fear and continued to speak.

“So, I need reliable bodyguards.

In fact, if I’m not protected, I don’t even dare to go out on the street now.

But I still need to purchase some medicinal herbs.”

Saying that, Ding Xie placed a silver dollar on the counter.

Looking at the silver dollar on the counter, the receptionist immediately smiled.

“I can help you contact two of the hotel’s security personnel.

They are absolutely reliable.

And the price will definitely be fair.”

The receptionist lowered his voice while discreetly pocketing the silver dollar.

“Good!”

Ding Xie nodded, then confirmed with the other party that he would personally interview the two security personnel tomorrow morning.

“Mr. Yao, take care.

See you tomorrow morning.”

Amidst the other party’s enthusiastic farewell, Ding Xie quickly walked towards the elevator.

He returned to Room 303 without hindrance, and the moment he closed the door, Ding Xie pressed himself against it, listening for any sounds.

Necessary caution can bring absolute safety.

Ding Xie didn’t want to fall into a ditch.

After a full five minutes, Ding Xie confirmed that no one was tailing him, then walked towards the bedroom.

He took out the medicinal herbs, Alchemy furnace, and other utensils.

Ding Xie planned to refine the bone forging pill before the banquet began.

The preciousness of the bone forging pill lies in the rarity of its medicinal ingredients; with ready-made ingredients, the refining process is not difficult, basically only requiring grinding, sifting, pouring in refined honey, and rolling into pills.

With the Medical Skill 2 blessing from the former martial arts champion, Ding Xie was even more skilled.

Time passed minute by minute.

As the sun began to set, with the rapid consumption of medicinal herbs, the previously empty bottle was filled with newly refined bone forging pills.

Ding Xie raised his hand and poured two bone forging pills into his palm.

Previously, because there were no bone forging pills, the Cultivation speed of the Iron Cloth Shirt decreased. Now that he had them, he naturally had to continue Cultivating during the time before dark.

Moreover, Ding Xie had long discovered that one bone forging pill was not his limit.

He wanted to try where his limit was.

However, after thinking for a moment, Ding Xie still divided one of them in half.

Then, after another thought, out of caution, Ding Xie divided half of it into two again.

Only then did he swallow one and a quarter bone forging pills.

After the meridian activating oil, the size of a fingernail, was quickly rubbed warm in his palm, Ding Xie once again assumed a horse stance and exhaled with a shout.

The entire process was the same as before, with no difference.

One and a quarter bone forging pills were also extremely easy.

Immediately, Ding Xie increased the dosage to one and a half pills.

Still easy.

The dosage was immediately increased to two pills.

Still easy.

Ding Xie began to gradually increase the dosage, only feeling his Qi and blood surge endlessly and a slight difficulty when he reached three and a quarter pills.

Immediately, Ding Xie set the current dosage at three pills.

During Cultivation, any carelessness could lead to unbearable consequences, and Ding Xie dared not be negligent.

‘If I Cultivate three pills at a time, this bottle of Medicinal Pills will only last for one day!

And the meridian activating oil and tendon strengthening soup will also only last for a day at most!

They also need to be prepared!’

Unlike rolling bone forging pills.

meridian activating oil requires bear oil.

tendon strengthening soup requires ten-year-old aged yellow wine.

These things all have sources in the former martial arts champion’s memory, and can be obtained as long as there is money.

And money?

For Ding Xie, it was everywhere.

Not to mention anything else, just tonight’s banquet alone would allow Ding Xie’s wealth to grow exponentially.

Moreover, tonight’s banquet was not just about wealth.

More importantly, it was about experience points!

Thinking of the rumored four of the Thirteen Protectors, the ‘bear, tiger, eagle, leopard’, Ding Xie couldn’t help but curl his lips.

At this moment, the sky had already darkened.

Melodious music echoed in the Gripes Bar.

Ding Xie reloaded the peacemaker and the MK1-G with bullets, inserted them into their holsters, and secured them close to his body. He then carried the remaining 10 bullets and the dagger with him.

Tonight was bound to be a tough battle, and Ding Xie would not be careless.

Just as Ding Xie was getting ready, a faint whooshing sound suddenly came from outside the Room 303 window.