Chapter 168: Two Months Later
Translator: AstralGhost Editor: Kurisu
Bei Feng stood up and moved his body tentatively. Apart from having most of his strength expended, there was basically nothing wrong with him.
One must know, that to display a force of over a thousand jin while using the physique of a normal human was an extremely frightening matter!
Bei Feng gulped internally as he thought of what kind of strength he would be able to display if he did the same thing after recovering his strength!
The human body has a total of 639 muscles in their body, made up from 6 billion muscular fibers. Within them, the longest was about 60 cm, and the shortest was about 1 cm long!
If all the strength in these muscles could be utilized together, it would be a simple matter to tear metals and machines apart barehanded!
It wasn't impossible to destroy a mountain peak with a single punch or kick! Of course, to do something like that, the prerequisite requirement was that one's muscles must be strong enough. Otherwise, if they can't even move the target, the rebound force would be enough to turn that fist or leg into dust!
Martial techniques worked by developing specific muscles as much as possible to allow a large amount of strength to be concentrated within them!
Bei Feng dragged his exhausted body back into the tent and began to grill another fish.
'Although I've already managed to grasp the bear's technique for exerting force, incorporating this into Minor Illuminating Body Tempering Technique is not something that can be accomplished within a short period of time.'
Bei Feng thought to himself. This matter was not as simple as just forcefully applying the bear's movements to Minor Illumination Body Tempering Technique. He still needed to consider the structure of the human body and the intricacies involved in fashioning a fist technique. At the very least, he was unable to do something like that with his current knowledge.
Bei Feng did not stop after grilling one fish. He continued grilling until all the fish was cooked. Then, he put everything into his backpack. After eating the fish, it was time to continue his journey again. He had been delayed quite a bit by staying at this spot.
After packing everything up, Bei Feng hefted the backpack onto his shoulders and trudged off.
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Two months passed, and Bei Feng had no idea how far he had traveled. The mountains before him seemed to be shorter, and the temperature appeared to be rising as well. Although everything was still covered in a sheet of white, it was not as cold as previously.
With another day's walk, a long man-made road finally came into view. This was just a normal road, but Bei Feng nearly burst into tears upon seeing it! God knows how he'd managed endure the almost three months in the wilderness by himself!
The sealing technique he'd learned from his memories of Minor Illumination Breathing Technique seemed to be lasting a little longer than he'd thought. It was almost three months since he'd placed the seal on himself, but it hadn't been released yet.
Bei Feng followed the road and continued downhill. As he rounded the mountain foot, a huge city finally appeared before him!
"Have I arrived at Linzhi City?"
Bei Feng looked at the billboard and murmured. But as his voice came out of his throat, Bei Feng nearly jumped out of his skin in shock!
His voice was dry, hoarse, and lethargic. It was like the voice of an old man, well advanced in his years.
He threw away the stick in his hands which by now was well polished and smooth, adjusted his backpack, and walked towards the hotels.
Bei Feng's raggedy appearance was a stark contrast when compared to the resplendent and magnificent hotel's interior. From the time he walked into the hotel lobby, the disdainful gazes of passers-by never once left him.
"Give me a room please, thank you."
Bei Feng walked over to the front desk and croaked in his hoarse voice. The two ladies behind the desk stared back at him for a full minute, completely stunned. Only when Bei Feng smacked his lips and repeated himself a second time, did the two girls look up, as if they had awoken from a dream.
"See, darling, this small place is indeed a small place. Any sort of people could come in as they please."
A girl behind Bei Feng pinched her nose with one hand and wrapped her other arm tighter around the tall and muscular man's arm beside her as she looked over at Bei Feng with disgust.
"Enough, Xiang Wei, it's tough for a person to make a living on their own outside. You should speak less."
Mu Dongyun patted the girl on the head in a pampering manner. Then, completely disregarding the disdainful look on the girl's face, he walked up to Bei Feng, "Brother, have you come into some trouble? I know that it's not easy making a living outside... here, take this 1,000 yuan; I hope that it will be of some help to you."
Bei Feng lifted his head and looked at the man with interest. People like this were extremely rare in present day society. From the time that he'd set foot in the city until now, everyone had either looked at him with disgust, pity, or scorn. Some even avoided him like the plague. Only an old man did not shoo him away, and even bought two mantous for him.
"Ah!"
As soon as Bei Feng lifted his head, Mu Dongyun gasped in shock and took a step back. This person's face was completely covered in scars! His gaze also reminded him of the wolf he saw in the forest back when he was a kid!
Despite his shock, Mu Dongyun managed to recover quickly. "I'm sorry, I was just... "
"Don't worry about it. Many thanks for your kind intentions, but please keep the money. I still have the money to pay for a room."
Bei Feng nodded at Mu Dongyun and received his key card from the receptionist before walking off.
"Unappreciative fellow! He's already so desolate and poor-looking, but he still wants to hold on to that stubborn pride! And you, why are you always so nosy?"
Leng Xiang Wei waited until Bei Feng had walked far away before turning her poutful face to Mu Dongyun.
"Back when I first came out by myself to make a living many years ago, I remember that there was one year when I did not even have enough money to return home for the new year. Despite trying to borrow from all the people whom I considered as friends that I was close with, I did not even manage to borrow a single cent from them! In the end, it was a stranger who lent the money to me."
Mu Dongyun's voice turned a little gruff as he thought back to that year. He paused for a brief moment and continued, "I asked that stranger, 'why are you willing to lend me the money just like that? Aren't you afraid of being scammed by me?' can you guess what his response was?"
Leng Xiang Wei shook her head curiously, indicating her cluelessness.
Mu Dongyun seemed to be revisiting an important memory as his eyes reddened. "That person said: 'Of course I'm afraid of being scammed. But, more than that, I'm even more worried that you won't be able to go home!' Those words have always remained within my heart since that time, keeping it warm."
Bei Feng did not bother about what those two were talking about. At best, he only saw that man in a different light than everybody else.
The first thing he did when he stepped into the room was to turn on the hot water shower! Without any hesitation, he peeled off all his clothes and dumped them into the trash can, revealing his robust and well-toned body!
Ugly scars filled his naked body, crisscrossing in a grotesque manner. Such a sight was enough to horrify anyone!
In less than three short months, Bei Feng had already experienced countless dangers and life-threatening situations! The most dangerous of all was when he fell into the ice pit!
His entire body was brutally scratched and torn from the fall, and he truly thought that he would die for sure. But, in the end, he still managed to climb back out of the pit through sheer will!
As he stepped into the bath, layers of murky, dirty water flowed off his body.
Although Bei Feng had used the snow to clean his body from time to time, it was ultimately an improper bath without soap. On top of that, he'd been wearing the same clothes for a long time, so it was only natural that his body had become dirty.
His hair was a little harder to wash. Before he came here, Bei Feng's hair was already rather long. Now, after a few months, his hair already reached his shoulders. The disadvantage of the long hair was that there was plenty of small objects and dirt tangled up in it. Bei Feng had to spend a super long time before he managed to smoothen his hair out again.
After cleaning himself, Bei Feng made a call to the service desk and instructed them to bring a few sets of clothes and some food to his room.
This hotel was considered rather big. At the very least, they were considered one of the largest in the city. Thus, their charges were not cheap.
However, the high charges also meant faster and better service. In no time, numerous delicious smelling dishes was served to his room.
Every dish was the specialty dishes of the land. They were extremely outstanding, and was excellent in color, aroma, and taste!
For Bei Feng who had been eating tasteless meat for the past few months, this spread was like the finest delicacies on earth!
At this moment, Bei Feng was like a reincarnated hungry ghost as he shoved mouthfuls after mouthfuls of food down his throat. There were no distracting thoughts in his head; nothing other than the word: "EAT!"