Chapter 323: Chapter 162: As It Turns Out, Poison Skill Has Its Advantages

For the next few days, Zhao Rui stayed in Zishi to teach his younger brother, Zhao Ke, Martial Arts.

This time, he taught Zhao Ke the Five Poison Divine Palm, a technique he had copied from the Returning Ruins Grandmaster.

Zhao Rui gave him three choices: the Great Asura Demon Palm, the Blazing Rock Palm, and the Five Poison Divine Palm.

As it turned out, Zhao Ke said he disliked fighting and thought using poison sounded more interesting.

What could Zhao Rui say? He could only hope that his brother wouldn’t one day be known by the title "Five Poison Child."

As for Zhao Ke’s girlfriend, Zhao Rui wasn’t stingy. He taught her an Advanced Martial Arts technique he had copied from a student at a Martial Arts Hall.

Shao Qianwen’s jaw dropped, seeing how casually Zhao Rui could produce so many powerful Martial Arts techniques.

Never mind anything else; if he just put these Martial Arts techniques online to sell as tutorials, Zhao Rui could make a fortune.

And yet, he had just taught one to her so casually.

’Are all Grandmasters this extravagant?!’

Zhao Ke had a knack for Martial Arts, but his Meridians had been blocked, preventing him from generating any Inner Qi.

Now that Zhao Rui had forcibly cleared them, there were no longer any obstructions.

The training went on like this for a week.

Zhao Rui barely left the house. When he wasn’t cultivating himself, he was teaching his brother and his girlfriend.

This continued until one day, when a call came from Zhao Ke’s phone. It was Shao Qianwen, her voice choked with sobs. "Big Bro, Zhao Ke’s been beaten up!"

Alarm shot through Zhao Rui, and he immediately drove over.

When he reached the campus gate, a few security guards tried to stop him, but Zhao Rui simply used his Charm Immortal Technique and "strolled" right in.

When he arrived at the location Shao Qianwen had given him, the first thing Zhao Rui saw was his brother sitting on the steps, clutching his nose as blood streamed from it.

He slammed the car to a halt and rushed over.

"What happened?"

Suppressing the fury in his heart, Zhao Rui reached out and pressed a few of his brother’s acupoints to stop the bleeding, then asked in a cold voice.

He knew his brother wasn’t a troublemaker. He’d been insecure since childhood—just like Zhao Rui—and was terrified of getting into fights.

Their family was ordinary, and he had no powerful backing; why would he ever pick a fight?

He always went out of his way to avoid anyone who looked remotely aggressive, terrified of provoking them.

"I don’t know... Qianwen and I came to the cafeteria after class to eat, and some student insisted that I knocked his things over..."

"I apologized, but he wouldn’t let it go. Then, a few more guys jumped out and started beating me up."

Zhao Ke said, his voice thick with grievance.

"Couldn’t you fight back?"

"Did you learn those Martial Arts for nothing?"

Zhao Rui said, displeased. ’If you don’t even use the Martial Arts you’re taught, what’s the damn point of learning them?’

"I... I did..."

Zhao Ke said timidly.

"You did? That’s all that matters. It’s okay that you lost; you just need to keep practicing!"

Hearing this, Zhao Rui’s expression softened considerably. Losing wasn’t the issue; the most important thing was daring to fight back in the first place. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Heh heh! Ow!"

Zhao Ke tried to grin, but it pulled at a wound on his face, making him wince in pain.

"Where are the guys who did this?"

Zhao Rui scanned the area. Aside from a few students pointing and gawking from a distance, there was no one else.

"They ran off while I was calling you," Shao Qianwen said quickly. "They told us to wait for them."

"They ran?"

"They’re poisoned," Zhao Ke stammered. "I... I haven’t learned the antidote yet!"

"..."

Zhao Rui was at a loss for words.

’No wonder they ran off. If they hadn’t, it would have been my brother beating them up in a minute.’

’Looks like Poison Skills have their uses after all.’

"That’s him, Third Bro!"

Just as Zhao Rui was about to take his brother to the infirmary, an angry, urgent voice cut through the air.

Then, a boy with a black eye and a swollen nose hurried over, leading a group of people.

Their target was clearly Zhao Ke.

Clearly, the main culprit was back with reinforcements.

Whispers rippled through the crowd when they saw the newcomers.

"It’s the Martial Arts Team. That guy’s screwed. He actually picked a fight with someone from the Martial Arts Team."

"Exactly. No wonder he’s so aggressive. He’s got the Martial Arts Team backing him up."

Listening to their comments, Zhao Rui was bemused. ’Is the Dongqi University Martial Arts Team really seen as that arrogant by everyone else?’

’Probably so.’

’He just wasn’t arrogant himself, so he’d never paid it any mind.’

"What department are you from? How dare you be so vicious?"

The leader of the group immediately tried to pin a heavy accusation on Zhao Ke.

’So he wasn’t just some reckless brute,’ Zhao Rui noted.

It was the classic "beat up the junior, and the senior shows up" scenario. Zhao Rui couldn’t be bothered with it. Before the guy could even finish speaking, Zhao Rui’s figure blurred, and he reappeared right in front of him.

Before his stunned opponent could react, Zhao Rui’s hands flashed out in a series of swift taps, hitting the acupoints of every person in the group.

He had used the Mirage Finger technique.

Once cast, the technique self-perpetuated endlessly. If one couldn’t break it, not only would their movement be restricted, but their Inner Strength would be drained away without end.

"I hate it when people throw around accusations."

Leaving the onlookers dumbfounded, Zhao Rui flashed back to Zhao Ke’s side and said, "Go get your advisor!"

With that, he had Zhao Ke lead the way toward the faculty office building.

The onlookers exchanged bewildered glances. They had been expecting a good show.

How was it over in the blink of an eye?

Weren’t they even going to trade a few verbal barbs?

"And he’s so fast! Looks like the Martial Arts Team ran into an iron plate this time."

Some of the more bored and curious onlookers followed them, wanting to see how the matter would ultimately be resolved.

「In Zhao Ke’s advisor’s office.」

After hearing what had happened, the advisor looked both embarrassed and troubled. He tried to smooth things over, saying:

"The members of the Martial Arts Team have always been a bit aggressive. It’s not a major incident, so let’s just let it slide. I’ll speak with their coach. Don’t worry."

"Are you sure about that, sir?"

Zhao Rui shot back.

"Listen, young man, I know you’re angry that your brother was hurt, but at this university, the Martial Arts Team has always been rather... In any case, they’re extremely protective of their own."