Chapter 3 The Ring

  Concentrating all his attention on the ring worn on his finger, Ye Wen soon discovered a more fatal problem: he couldn't use internal force!

  He didn't even know if this body had any internal energy to begin with. After all, the fact that the ring absorbed internal energy was also something he had inferred, and maybe his inference was wrong.

  "What the hell, what just worked?"

  Yè Wén wanted to replicate everything he did earlier to successfully "summon" that secret recipe again.

  "Clenching fists tightly?" After careful consideration, Ye Wen remembered that it was at the moment when he clenched his fists tightly that the ring suddenly absorbed something through the part that came into contact with him, and then the sword technique manual suddenly appeared in front of him.

  He focused his attention on his left fist, and Ye Wen began to clench his fist with force, feeling that he was about to use up all his strength, but the ring still didn't react.

  The left hand that was pinched at last was almost sour and did not succeed in 'summoning' again, which made Ye Wen quite depressed.

  However, the failure only stirred up Ye Wen's temper. Since he was young, Ye Wen had a stubborn temperament and would not give up easily. He took off the ring from his left hand which had already gone limp and put it on his right index finger which showed no unusual signs.

  He continued with the 'foolish' behavior that seemed to be arguing with himself... After all, anyone who walked in and saw him now wouldn't think his behavior was very smart. 'Foolish' might be the most polite of all negative adjectives.

  The night slowly passed by, and Ye Wen, who was lying on his own bed with his fists clenched in frustration, also fell into a deep sleep.

  His physical condition was not ideal, and Ye Wen, who had just recovered from a serious injury, could have so much energy after waking up. One reason was that he was uneasy about his environment after crossing over, and the other was the excitement brought by the legendary event happening to himself.

  Now that he had basically confirmed his temporary safety and the excitement had passed, he soon put down his heavy heart and fell asleep.

  He slept until the afternoon of the second day before barely waking up, and the reason he woke up was because he was hungry. During these two days of coma, he hadn't had a drop of water, and yesterday after waking up, he also forgot to eat due to unexpected events, otherwise he might have slept directly into the night.

  Opening his eyes, Ye Wen first saw the large bowl placed on the table. When he sat up, he could see that it was filled with rice porridge.

  Although it looks too light and has no greasy smell, this bowl of rice porridge is not much less tempting to Ye Wen than the delicacies from mountains and seas.

  He got up from the couch, rubbed his chest which still hurt a bit, and walked over to finish off the bowl of rice porridge in just three or two mouthfuls.

  With a slightly full stomach, he felt much better and his brain was able to start thinking normally again.

  "This porridge is almost cold, it seems like it's been left out for a while!"

  He had basically determined the season at this time, even if it was not early summer, but summer was still far away. The temperature in the house was not low, and a bowl of hot porridge placed at this temperature would have been left for some time.

  "It seems that my cheap sister doesn't care about me at all, she just sent a bowl of porridge and then ignored me... maybe even if I died in the house, she wouldn't notice it in time!"

  After muttering to herself for a couple of sentences, Ye Wen soon realized that she seemed to have no reason to complain, because if she had decided to treat him as a stranger, then she couldn't expect him to be kind to her.

  "Never mind! Just give me a bowl of porridge to drink!"

  Thinking of this, he felt much better, but his weak body couldn't withstand the boredom, so after sitting for a while, he unconsciously began to practice the Three Immortal Sword technique he had just memorized last night, afraid that if he waited too long, he would forget it completely.

  After repeated practice for dozens of times, Ye Wen gradually gained a certain understanding of this sword technique. He even felt that as he practiced again and again, a warm current began to move continuously in his arm.

  That feeling of water flowing through his arm made him feel a bit comfortable, and the slight warmth even made him sweat slightly on his forehead.

  He closed his eyes and carefully felt the warm flow on his arm, and just as he closed his eyes for a short while, Ye Wen suddenly opened his eyes and stared at his right hand with a look of surprise.

  To be precise, it was a ring made of some unknown material on his right index finger.

  "Is it an illusion?"

  He muttered a sentence under his breath, and Ye Wen closed his eyes again, recalling everything that had just happened. Finally, he successfully confirmed that the sound he heard earlier was not an illusion.

  "You have already used your summoning ability this month and cannot use it again!"

  Opened his eyes again, then swung his left hand fiercely.

  "Nice!"

  Just then, the cheap sister walked in, wearing a tight-fitting outfit and holding a treasure sword. The shiny sweat on her forehead showed that this female knight had just been practicing her skills.

  As she pushed open the door, she was startled by her elder brother's sudden movement. After regaining her composure, she furrowed her brow and asked, "Elder Brother, are you awake? How do you feel?"

  He then glanced at the empty bowl on the table, and considering his senior brother's seemingly good spirits, he made a judgment: "It looks like my senior brother has recovered well, in that case we don't need to continue staying here."

  "Huh? What?" Ye Wen was about to ask where they would go if not staying here, but immediately saw Ning Ruxue's tightly furrowed eyebrows that had never been separated.

  At once he guessed that his own junior sister must have had little silver left, and estimated that even if she didn't recover, she could only drag her injured body away from here.

  Once he understood these things, he no longer asked why they didn't stay any longer and instead asked when they were going to leave.

  "Let's do it tomorrow morning, it's already very late today!"

  Ning Ruxue also knew that it was too late today, and even if the two of them withdrew from their guest room, they might not be able to find a suitable place to stay for a while. In that case, they would inevitably have to spend the night on the streets or in the wilderness.

  It's not a big deal for people in the jianghu, but the problem is that this senior brother still has injuries on his body and is not suitable for sleeping under the stars.

  She had very little copper coins left in her hands, and now that the school was gone, it meant that the two of them were completely without income. Although the Book Mountain Sect didn't have much property left either, they could still eat a full meal, but all of these disappeared along with her senior brother's defeat.

  It can be said that the few copper coins in her hand were the last savings of the two, and even if they saved again, they would not be able to spend a few more days.

  Perhaps seeing his junior sister's difficulties, he felt that he should help share the burden, after all, the two of them were now in the same boat.

  Or maybe it's because Ye Wen is new to the place and hasn't helped with anything, but instead has caused a lot of trouble for others, which makes him feel a bit guilty; or maybe it's because he has a strong sense of chivalry in his heart, so he decisively decides to move out of the inn today - after all, saving one night's rent is still one night's worth, and he also knows that the two of them are still relying on that little money to make ends meet.

  "Let's eat dinner first and then go..." Ning Xue was surprised by Ye Wen's reaction, she really didn't expect her silly and careless senior brother to show some masculinity at this time.

  "No, I think the things in the guest house are not cheap either. Let's just pack up and leave! Then we can just buy something to fill our stomachs."

  Since it's already been decided, there's no need to drag things out any longer. That wasn't Ye Wen's habit. He didn't know what kind of personality or habits the previous owner of this body had, but he also wasn't interested in knowing. Since they were all pretending to have amnesia anyway, a drastic change in personality wasn't a big deal either.

  Simply packed up, actually there's nothing much to pack. A set of clothes, a small bag containing a book from the Shan Hai Jing and some spare clothes, followed by a long sword.

  Apart from this, there were no other unnecessary items. Even Ning Ruxue was almost the same. The clothes she wore on her body were clean, but they could also be seen as old clothes with a lot of thought.

  The two of them looked so impoverished, Leaf Wen himself couldn't help but shake his head: "This Book Mountain Sect is indeed quite wretched, truly without any need to exist!"

  He carefully tucked the item away, and Ye Wen patted his chest again. Apart from still being slightly painful, there was also a sword manual stuck to it. This thing was his treasure, and he had to take good care of it.

  Apart from not wanting others to steal it, this also represents one's greatest reliance for survival in this world!

  Think about it, a magical ring that can summon martial arts: although it only succeeded once, and he is not sure if he can summon even better and more powerful martial arts in the future, but from the information obtained, it can be known that this thing can be used once a month, even if it summons a good martial art once a year, it's still a great blessing.

  If he accidentally summons a secret recipe for an extraordinary divine skill, then wouldn't he be able to do whatever he wants in the future? At that time, it's not impossible that not only would the small Book Mountain Sect prosper, but also unifying the entire Jianghu.

  Of course, he absolutely wouldn't go and cultivate that legendary treasure, even if it was really summoned out, he still wouldn't practice.

  Just as Ye Wen was lost in thought, Ning Ruxue had already bought some pastries and a piece of cured meat, and filled the water skin with clear water. She led Ye Wen out of the city.

  It wasn't until then that Ye Wen realized he had been staying in a guest house in Shushan County for the past two days. At this time, the two people were clearly heading out of town and soon came to a rather desolate area.

  Perhaps thinking of her senior brother who had forgotten many things, Ning Xue explained to Ye Wen along the way: "Not far ahead, there is a dilapidated temple. Although it's messy, at least it can block the wind and rain. Tonight, we two can make do with it for one night, and tomorrow during the day, we'll go find a more suitable place to stay!"

  As they spoke, the dilapidated temple was already in sight, but the faint light leaking from the broken walls seemed to indicate that someone else had already arrived.