Chapter 264 263: Meridian Recovery

"How is that possible?! You're so young! How can you be this strong?"

Shen Xilu had been called a genius since she was a child. But now, just look at the situation.

Instead, it was the unknown Mu Lin who had achieved such a feat.

'I can't take it…'

"Are you from Beijing? To be this strong, your family must be incredibly powerful, right?"

Wu Henghai quickly tugged on Shen Xilu. Although there was nothing wrong with what she said, it was highly inappropriate to say it so directly in front of Mu Lin.

Mu Lin said, "How could I be from Beijing? I'm from the mountains. A very quiet and comfortable little village."

Wu Henghai didn't believe him for a second. He waved Shen Xilu over and said, "Xiaoshen, go write the report. Remember to be detailed. Write out the entire process of the pursuit and the battle, understand?"

'Shen Xilu understood in a flash. The captain was making sure to keep a firm grip on the credit for this.'

'After all, it made sense. Gu Wu was routed in a single blow, so how could he have the face to claim the main credit?'

"I understand!"

Shen Xilu bustled off to write the report.

A short while later, all the members of Team Five stationed in Di Yang heard the news and rushed over.

They couldn't understand how it happened. Their captain was so strong, yet he was completely powerless against a Grandmaster.

Only later did they learn the full story. One by one, they walked up to Mu Lin and bowed deeply. "Mr. Mu, thank you. If it weren't for you, I don't know what would have happened to our captain."

Mu Lin accepted their gratitude with a calm demeanor.

This moved the team members deeply. They hadn't expected this expert to be so humble and polite, and their favorable impression of him soared.

Mu Lin and Wu Henghai returned to Xingchen Building Materials. As soon as they arrived, Chen Xiaoyou walked over and grabbed Mu Lin's hand.

"Mu Xiaoyou, you are truly incredible! Such a dangerous situation, and you resolved it so effortlessly!"

Mu Lin smiled. "It was just a stroke of luck. If Captain Gu hadn't taken that first attack, I can't say for sure if I could have handled him."

"Eh, but you are still amazing," Chen Xiaoyou said with a nod, taking it as Mu Lin being modest.

Wu Henghai smiled faintly. "President Chen, you can rest assured. It will definitely be safe from now on. The Military Suppression Bureau will have team members patrolling the timber yard long-term. We absolutely will not give any crooks an opportunity."

Chen Xiaoyou was incredibly excited. The crisis that had made him so restless he couldn't even sleep properly was finally resolved.

"Thank you, Captain Wu! You're truly amazing!"

'Chen Xiaoyou knew full well how precious the help of the Military Suppression Bureau was. This wasn't for his sake; Wu Henghai was doing this entirely to curry favor with Mu Lin.'

'I must treat Mu Lin well,' he thought. 'I absolutely cannot afford to offend him.'

'I have to do a good job supplying the Li Group. As long as I take good care of the Li Group, there will be no shortage of benefits like this.'

Mu Lin felt the matter was resolved and it was time for him to take his leave. He bid farewell to Chen Xiaoyou.

He hurried over to see Tang Shuang and Tang Zhi.

When Tang Shuang saw Mu Lin arrive, she skipped joyfully to his side. "Brother Mu! Is your business finished?"

Mu Lin nodded. "All done. To be honest, it wasn't a big deal, just some trivial stuff."

Tang Shuang nodded. "My brother's body is doing pretty well, but he doesn't seem to be in a good mood."

Mu Lin naturally understood why Tang Zhi would feel this way. He looked at Tang Zhi and said, "Brother Tang, would you like to recover your meridians?"

With meridians, one could cultivate Inner Strength again. For a highly advanced Cultivator, they wouldn't even need to start over; they could regain it instantly.

"Of course I do! But how could it be that easy? One wrong move, and even the few remaining meridians I have will be completely destroyed. I'd be paralyzed for life. The risk is enormous. I understand that."

Mu Lin smiled. "It's not that dramatic. I'm here! How could I possibly let you become paralyzed?"

Tang Zhi's eyes lit up. "You mean?"

Mu Lin said cheerfully, "Naturally, I'm going to restore Brother Tang to his original condition."

A look of utter shock filled Tang Zhi's eyes. He couldn't believe such a good thing could happen.

"But my meridians have been destroyed. There's nothing left... How are you going to restore them?"

Mu Lin took out a small medicine bottle and dug out a small piece from it. "Open your mouth. After you eat this, start visualizing and regulating your breath, just like you used to."

'What good will this do?' Tang Zhi thought. 'My meridians are completely destroyed, with nothing left at all. What can a tiny piece of this stuff possibly do?'

'However, Mu Lin was the one who told me to do it. That being the case, even if I'm being tricked this one time, I have to accept it willingly.'

'Without Mu Lin, I wouldn't even be alive.'

"Can I ask... what is this?"

"Celestial Dragon Incense. It's a very common tonic for repairing meridians. With this, combined with my help, your meridians will be repaired quickly."

Tang Zhi felt a little more confident. According to Mu Lin's explanation, it wasn't a complete scam, at least. There was some logic to it.

He swallowed it in one gulp.

Immediately, Tang Zhi felt a powerful force brewing in his Dantian.

Mu Lin reached out and pressed his hand against Tang Zhi's Dantian, using his power to rapidly catalyze the essence of the Celestial Dragon Incense.

The diffusive power of the Celestial Dragon Incense was extremely strong. Without deliberate control, it would run wild throughout the body.

If that happened, the path of the meridians would not form as they intended.

For this reason, Mu Lin had to guide the medicinal energy, making it flow in the proper direction.

Tang Zhi suddenly felt an extreme itchiness all over his body. He almost wished he could dig out his own flesh and pull out his meridians just to give them a good scratch.

Of course, that was just a frustrated thought, but the intensity of the feeling was very real.

It was truly agonizing.

Sweat poured in large beads down his forehead. He felt like the slightest movement would kill him.

It was unbearable.

He felt an urge to end his own life right then and there.

"Endure it!" Mu Lin commanded softly. "Don't give up!"

This was completely different from Long Qingshan's situation. Long Qingshan had only suffered injuries to a few key meridians; they just needed to be unblocked.

Tang Zhi, on the other hand, had his meridians forcibly shattered, turning them into a mushy pulp from the inside out.

How painful and difficult must it be to regrow them from scratch?

But Tang Zhi endured it all.

Hahhh.

Several hours later, the expression on Tang Zhi's face gradually returned to normal. He was drenched in sweat from head to toe, soaking the sheets and mattress through.

Tang Shuang was very worried, but since Mu Lin hadn't said anything, she could only keep her words bottled up.

"Alright, Brother Tang is fine now," Mu Lin said in a low voice.

Tang Shuang's eyes lit up. Only then did she walk to the bedside and ask gently, "Brother, how do you feel?"

Tang Zhi said slowly, "All my meridians have recovered. I feel like they're even better than before."

Mu Lin said, "Brother Tang, if you use your medical leave to cultivate, you might even be able to jump straight to the late stage of Qi Force."

Tang Zhi's eyes lit up. Mu Lin wouldn't say something like that without reason. This meant his opportunity had arrived!

"Really!"

"Really!"

Tang Zhi scrambled excitedly out of bed and gave Mu Lin a deep bow. "Brother Mu, my family is dirt poor, we have nothing to give you. If you've taken a liking to my sister, you might as well just take her with you!"

Hearing this, Tang Shuang's face flushed red. She gave Tang Zhi a few light punches. "Brother, what are you saying?!"

'Tang Zhi must have been thinking about this for a long time, huh?' Mu Lin thought. 'Saying it now doesn't feel like gratitude at all. It feels more like he's trying to take advantage of me.'

"Brother Tang, there's no need for that. If you're truly willing, how about you help me look after the Li Group in Anhua instead?"

Tang Zhi narrowed his eyes, thinking for a moment before replying, "Is that the construction company that the investment genius Zhu Qiyu invested in? It's quite famous. It even acquired the Yuelong Group. That's really impressive."

"So you're the one backing them!" Tang Zhi said, a look of sudden understanding on his face.

Mu Lin waved his hand. "I wouldn't call it 'backing'. It was just a small favor. And please don't say anything like I'm the mastermind behind the Li Family. It's not that dramatic... My status in the Li Family is actually very low."

Hearing this, Tang Zhi felt that something was a bit strange, but he couldn't put his finger on what. He could only scratch his head and pretend he hadn't heard it.

He glanced carefully at Tang Shuang. She was obliviously looking at takeout menus, so she probably hadn't caught the meaning behind Mu Lin's words.

Tang Zhi pondered for a moment. 'No matter what,' he thought, 'I can't let Tang Shuang jump into a fiery pit with Mu Lin.'

Tang Shuang said, "Brother, I can't find any good takeout. Let's go out to eat. It would be a good way to thank Mu Lin properly."

"You guys go ahead. I have to go make a report."