45: Chapter 45 Bai Shiwei's Trust

The room fell silent, with only Fang Zhuo's heavy breathing echoing like a great bell into the ears of the other three.

Du Qiang and Manager Ma also looked terrible.

Especially Du Qiang. This Level 39 Advanced Martial Artist, who had achieved some success in his business and was the owner of a sparring company, looked at Wang Jinhua with a solemn expression.

Clearly, Fang Wu's body was severely overdrawn and his internal organs were failing. This could not be separated from Ding Shixun; it would not be an exaggeration to say it was all caused by him.

How would Wang Jinhua handle this?

He only hoped it wouldn't affect his martial society... He said:

"Senior Brother Wang, what do you intend to..." Du Qiang felt helpless but forced a smile on his face as he asked Wang Jinhua. Wang Jinhua's attitude going forward was crucial!

Wang Jinhua ignored Du Qiang and instead looked at Fang Zhuo, saying, "The sparring footage has been reviewed, and the matter seems very clear."

"Your father's Martial Aspect caused his body to be overdrawn. Ding Shixun cannot escape responsibility for this."

"How do you plan to resolve it?"

The agreement between Wang Jinhua and Fang Zhuo was limited to intervening to pressure Du Qiang into producing the sparring footage, and ensuring that Ding Nan would not personally act against Fang Zhuo.

How to specifically resolve the grudge was Fang Zhuo's own business.

Fang Zhuo took a deep breath, regained his composure, and said, "Report it to the authorities."

"That works."

Wang Jinhua nodded. This was about what he expected. Even if he helped suppress Ding Nan, Ding Shixun's father was, after all, an Advanced Martial Artist.

It was unrealistic for Fang Zhuo to try and settle this privately with his own fists in the short term.

Reporting it was the wise choice.

Upon hearing this, Du Qiang and Manager Ma breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Wang Jinhua wasn't going to intervene further, otherwise, Ding Shixun would likely suffer greatly.

If he didn't die, he would at least lose a layer of skin.

If it really came to that, Ding Nan couldn't do anything to Wang Jinhua, nor would he dare to move against Fang Zhuo directly, but their Bear Paw Martial Society would become the target for venting his rage.

If it was just reporting to the authorities, the outcome would likely end with the Ding Family paying a sum of money to Fang Wu.

It seemed the Senior Brother-Junior Brother relationship between Wang Jinhua and Fang Zhuo wasn't that deep yet.

Du Qiang stood at the building entrance and personally saw Wang Jinhua and Fang Zhuo off.

...

Gardener Residential Complex.

After parting ways with Wang Jinhua, Fang Zhuo didn't return to the hospital but rushed back. Bai Shiwei came up to meet him and asked with concern, "Husband, did you find out clearly?"

"Yes."

Fang Zhuo nodded without explanation and instead said, "Shi Wei, for the next few days, could you please make a few extra trips to buy some nourishing meals for Dad?"

"Okay."

Bai Shiwei didn't press for details and silently accompanied Fang Zhuo.

Not long after.

"Ding-dong~" The doorbell rang; it was a Federal Express delivery.

"Husband?" Bai Shiwei was somewhat surprised. She could smell the scent of martial arts pills through the packaging. Even at a time like this, Fang Zhuo could still calm his mind to cultivate.

To be honest, she felt a bit unsettled herself.

"What did you buy?"

Fang Zhuo didn't speak but quickly tore open the packaging. It was a martial arts pill, blood-red all over, emitting an exceptionally pungent medicinal odor.

"A blood explosion pill!"

Bai Shiwei's beautiful eyes widened. The blood explosion pill came from the New Moon Martial Artist Group and could significantly improve the physical fitness of a martial artist who consumed it in a short period!

It could increase strength by more than a third, and this improvement was permanent, not just a temporary boost.

At just over three million, it was quite cheap relative to its effects.

You have to know, for other martial arts treasures to have this kind of physical enhancement effect, the price would never be less than ten million.

In the martial arts circle, the 'phoenix essence blood' that countless martial artists craved, rumored to have the heaven-defying effect of doubling a martial artist's strength, cost over a hundred million!

However, since the blood explosion pill was so cheap yet had such effects, it certainly had huge drawbacks.

Bai Shiwei's face showed worry, and she advised, "Husband, the blood explosion pill is effective, but it has many impurities and the pill poison is tyrannical. Once consumed, your martial arts potential will be almost completely exhausted!"

Wang Jinhua must have taken her husband to find out something earlier; Fang Wu's physical failure was related to the client who placed the order...!

Fang Zhuo buying a blood explosion pill—a martial arts pill that sacrificed potential in exchange for a huge short-term boost—made it easy for Bai Shiwei to analyze the intention behind it.

Her husband... was planning to settle this privately with force.

Bai Shiwei's deduction was correct.

After watching the sparring footage, anger had risen in Fang Zhuo's heart, and murderous intent had long since emerged, though he hadn't revealed it at the time.

Ding Shixun had to die!

Reporting it? That was just an excuse to lull the people at the Bear Paw Martial Society. If they were communicating with Ding Shixun privately, they wouldn't expose his true intentions.

Because of Ding Shixun's arrogance and brutality, his father had been forced to overdraw his Martial Aspect, ultimately leading to physical failure and the loss of most of his vitality.

Reporting it, at best, would only result in Ding Shixun being sentenced for intentional injury, and considering Fang Wu's situation, he would likely only get a few years.

Moreover, with Ding Nan, a Transcendent Martial Artist, involved, that was the best-case scenario. In reality, with a little influence from the other side, it likely wouldn't even be sentenced that heavily.

In the Blue Moon Federation, the law only bound ordinary people; this was one of the important reasons why countless people yearned for the martial path.

Martial artists believe in using their fists to pave the way!

Fang Zhuo smiled and reached out, handing the blood explosion pill to Bai Shiwei: "Eat it."

"Ah?"

Bai Shiwei was stunned. What was wrong with Fang Zhuo? Was the blood explosion pill for her to eat? Could it be that he wanted her to do the deed...?!

She felt a bit aggrieved, but thinking back to before their blind date and marriage registration, when she had been almost at the end of her rope and in despair, her thoughts raced, and in a flash, she remembered all the little details of her life with Fang Zhuo after marriage.

Bai Shiwei's heart was filled with mixed feelings, but she didn't hesitate for long before stiffening her neck and saying, "I'll eat it."

"Husband, can you tell me who we are dealing with first? I will handle this cleanly and efficiently. If, by any chance, there is an accident and I am exposed, I will take responsibility for all..."

"Stop!"

Fang Zhuo looked at the resolute-faced Bai Shiwei, his tense face softening slightly: "Don't overthink it. After you eat the blood explosion pill, just go to the hospital and help take care of Dad. You don't need to worry about anything else."

Regarding the fact that the blood explosion pill would drain martial arts potential, Fang Zhuo didn't explain or comfort her at this moment. He had a way—yes, it was precisely the 'Purification' Innate Divine Ability bestowed by his Martial Aspect, Scarlet Flame!

The Innate Divine Ability bestowed by his Martial Aspect could act on himself, and naturally, it could also be manifested externally to be used on others.

However, to use 'Purification' to help Bai Shiwei remove the pill's impurities and pill poison, Fang Zhuo needed to become an Advanced Martial Artist.

To manifest an Innate Divine Ability, he needed to reach Life Level 30.

"...Ah?"

Bai Shiwei didn't understand, her head spinning as she couldn't figure it out, but she still nodded and said, "Okay."

Through these days of living together day and night, Bai Shiwei had unconsciously developed immense trust in Fang Zhuo.

Bai Shiwei swallowed the blood explosion pill. Its fierce medicinal power permeated her lower abdomen and spread to her limbs and bones, causing her to let out a muffled groan that she couldn't hold back.

[Wife Bai Shiwei consumed one blood explosion pill. Bai Shiwei's current rank is Intermediate Martial Artist. Return coefficient is 4. Returning 4 blood explosion pills.]

Fang Zhuo looked into his system storage space. Beside the 3 remaining sun-moon pills, there were now 4 additional blood-red blood explosion pills.