Chapter 665: 727
When Zhao Xiaoqiao finished bathing and changed her clothes, she came over.
Long Xiaoshan had already treated most of the injured, with only some minor injuries remaining.
Zhao Xiaoqiao was slightly surprised to see her team members look so rosy and healthy, "Are your injuries all healed?"
"Team leader, the instructor is truly a Divine Doctor, I feel like there's nothing wrong anymore."
"Me too, the instructor is amazing. After getting two needles, I couldn't feel the pain anymore."
The spirit and appearance of the South Chuan Group's members had greatly improved, sweeping away their previous listlessness.
Seeing this, the resentment Zhao Xiaoqiao felt towards Long Xiaoshan for leaving without a word, gone for a month, also dissipated a bit.
At least he knew to make amends.
Zhao Xiaoqiao stood aside with her arms crossed, watching Long Xiaoshan treat the remaining injured. They were only minor injuries, which were easy for Long Xiaoshan with his current skills.
Before long, he had treated all the injured once through.
Except for the seriously wounded who needed two days to recover, the rest were cured on the spot.
Packing up the Golden Needles, Long Xiaoshan walked over to Zhao Xiaoqiao and asked, "Speaking of which, what's the deal with the internal competition in this area? Even an internal competition involves such heavy blows, a few of them would be considered crippled in martial arts if they had standard treatment."
A flash of resentment crossed Zhao Xiaoqiao's face as she coldly said, "Isn't it all because of that Lin Han!"
"Lin Han?" Long Xiaoshan's mind raced and he said, "Is that the guy who came last time, claiming that I stole his instructor position, and then got taught a lesson by me?"
"Yes, that's him. You injured him last time, and the matter should have been dropped since he was the first to attack and couldn't talk his way out of losing. But, some days ago, his cousin Lin Bao, who was a member of the Dragon Group, was demoted for violating discipline and came down to our Xichuan, becoming the North Chuan Group's leader. Lin Han also joined the North Chuan Group. He must have held a grudge, so he instigated his brother to act ruthlessly. The North Chuan Group was originally strong, and with his brother's formidable strength coming from the Dragon Group, they went all out in the competition."
Her tone was full of anger. As the leader of the South Chuan Group, which regularly placed last, she saw her team's strength increase considerably this year and hoped that they wouldn't be at the bottom this time. But then they faced the North Chuan Group in the first round and were crippled.
The North Chuan Group was excessively brutal, leaving the South Chuan Group all injured and bowing out of the competition.
"Does the division really let this go? It's hard to believe that crippling someone's martial arts is acceptable in an internal division competition," Long Xiaoshan frowned.
"Of course, it wasn't acceptable before, but that Lin Bao came from the Dragon Group."
Clenching her fists, Zhao Xiaoqiao said angrily, "I've already protested to the Head of the Division. He said there was nothing he could do, mentioning that Lin Bao was considered a highly valued talent in the Dragon Group. He was only sent down because of his insubordination, with plans to call him back to the Dragon Group later, where even his records still remained. So the division can only turn a blind eye to Lin Bao's obvious personal vengeance, since he didn't actually take anyone's life. They can't just discipline a member of the Dragon Group over such a minor issue."
Long Xiaoshan flicked his fingers, a cold light narrowing in his eyes.
So that was the situation.
He had heard about the Dragon Group from Zhao Xiaoqiao before; it was a state secret department higher in status than the Special Action Division. If the Special Action Division was like ordinary soldiers, then the Dragon Group were the elite special forces.
Moreover, the Dragon Group directly answered to the highest authorities. Considering the great power of the Special Action Division, the Dragon Group's status was clearly higher.
Clearly, Lin Bao had too much backing, even beyond the Head's control.
But just because the Head couldn't handle it,
didn't mean Long Xiaoshan could swallow this affront.
The South Chuan Group was beaten to such a state, and he, as their instructor, couldn't stand losing face. Moreover, this matter was directly related to him, as he had taken Lin Han's position as the instructor, leading to Lin Han's vendetta.
So, both publicly and privately,
he had to regain this lost ground for the South Chuan Group.
"Is the regional competition over?" Long Xiaoshan asked.
"No, but we were crippled by the North Chuan Group in the first round, so we gave up on the subsequent competitions," said Zhao Xiaoqiao.
"Why give up? I'm back now. Go and tell the division that we want to continue participating in the following competitions," Long Xiaoshan said lightly.
Zhao Xiaoqiao's gaze sharpened as she stared at Long Xiaoshan and spoke in a deep voice, "Are you going to challenge Lin Bao?"
"Challenge?"
Long Xiaoshan snorted in derision. As a Grandmaster Divine Dragon, did Lin Bao even qualify to challenge him?
Even if he was an elite of the Dragon Group.
Long Xiaoshan truly didn't believe that just any member of the Dragon Group was a Grandmaster.
To him, anyone beneath a Grandmaster was nothing more than an ant.
His gaze calm, he said, "I'm not here to challenge anyone, I'm here to take back the honor that belongs to our South Chuan Group. What do you say, isn't that so?"
The last few words, he bellowed to the South Chuan Group members standing beside him.
Long Xiaoshan's words possessed a shocking magic power, making their blood boil one after another.
"Yes! Instructor!"
"Take back the honor of our South Chuan Group!"
"Topple the North Chuan Group!"
All the South Chuan Group members clenched their fists and roared with rage in their eyes.
The members' roars also heated up Zhao Xiaoqiao's blood. Her personality was as fiery as that of the Pink Panther, and it was gut-wrenching for her to see the South Chuan Group returning home in such a disgraceful defeat.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have been training like mad in the training room these days.
"Alright, if you truly can topple the North Chuan Group, I'll give you a surprise," Zhao Xiaoqiao said to Long Xiaoshan.
Surprise?
Long Xiaoshan eyed Zhao Xiaoqiao's explosively curvaceous figure, his mouth curving into a meaningful arc: "Okay, little Qiao, that's what you said. I'm really looking forward to the surprise you have for me."
Long Xiaoshan stayed in the Special Action Division, brewing elixir pills.
For him, an Alchemist, the most rudely effective way to enhance his power in a short time was through elixir pills.
Luckily, his trip to Myanmar had resulted in quite a haul, yielding many medicinal herbs.
Especially the warehouse of the Serpent Witch Sect, which had plenty of Hundred-Year-Old Medicine.
Long Xiaoshan began crafting the Qi Nurturing Pill.
It took him a whole day to craft three or four dozen Qi Nurturing Pills, consuming five Hundred-Year-Old Medicines.
This was definitely a major investment.
A single Hundred-Year-Old Medicine was worth at least tens of millions.
Long Xiaoshan was really going all out.
Of course, for him at this point, Hundred-Year-Old Medicine was not a rare commodity, as he could easily cultivate it using Spiritual Liquid.
That day, he gathered the members of the Special Action Division and began distributing the elixir pills.
Each member of the Special Action Division received a Lesser Qi Nurturing Pill, and Long Xiaoshan briefly explained the method of ingestion and the effects of the medicine.
Hearing that these elixir pills could elevate their cultivation by one level.
The members were somewhat skeptical.
Still, without hesitation, they swallowed the pills and began to meditate on the spot.
Long Xiaoshan approached Zhao Xiaoqiao and took out two Lesser Qi Nurturing Pills: "Take two of these, and I'll help you break through."
Zhao Xiaoqiao said, "I don't need them. I just used a Hundred-Year-Old Medicine half a month ago to break through to the Mid Xuan-Level. Even with elixir pills, the effect won't be that great."