Chapter 5: Deer Form

The sun was high in the sky when Lu Xuan slowly woke up.

Shen Yuyan was no longer in bed, but her lingering fragrance remained on the quilt, making him greedily take another breath.

The perfect goddess under the moonlight last night... it all felt so unreal.

Lu Xuan sat up and spotted a small patch of dark red on the sheets left over from last night, he froze for a moment.

Last night was truly wild... she had kept her eyes opened and hadn't made a sound other than the moans and cry of pleasures that escaped occasionally, he hoped his impulsiveness hadn't hurt her.

Lu Xuan stretched his arms above his head, and something strange hit him immediately... he felt refreshed... Comfortable all over.... Light.

He hadn't felt this way in his body for over a decade.

The injuries from the beating... no longer hurt, he looked down and touched his left ribs with a careful hand, a bone had been broken there just yesterday.

Now... there was no pain at all, completely restored, he took a deep breath.

It was as though Spiritual Energy was circulating through his Meridians, warm like a small stream, flowing from his Dantian to his limbs and back again, he clenched his fists.

Strength.

Not the illusion of "feeling stronger."

It was real and undeniable.

He looked down at his hands, there was a thin layer of sweat on his palms, but his fingers were steady... not shaking at all.

[Ding!]

[Lazy Cultivation System: Sleep cycle complete.]

[Five Animals Transformation Art progress: 15%.]

[Mastered Form: Deer Form (Minor Achievement).]

[Effect: Strength +30%, Speed +50%, Injury Recovery Speed +200%.]

[Current Realm: Body Tempering: Level One.]

Lu Xuan looked at the panel, ecstatic.

A single night's rest had actually allowed him to reach Body Tempering Level One.

More importantly... his previously shattered martial foundation had been repaired.

Though it was only Body Tempering Level One... in the Lu Family, that was just the level of a gatekeeping servant.

But it didn't matter... This was only the beginning of his great conquest.

Yesterday, he was a waste, today, he had stepped onto the martial path.

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Tomorrow... he would be even stronger, as long as he slept more, he would surely be able to take back everything that belonged to him.

Lu Xuan suppressed the excitement in his heart, he really wanted to lie back down and sleep some more.

But he couldn't.

Shen Yuyan was in an unfamiliar place, and there were wild beasts outside the city, he felt uneasy not seeing her right now.

Thinking of this, he put on his shoes and pushed open the door, the morning light flooded in, making him squint.

There was no one in the yard.

On the stove was a bowl of warm water and half a flatbread... the one she had brought from the Shen Family yesterday. She had broken it in two... and left the larger piece for him.

Lu Xuan stood in the yard, stunned for three seconds.

Then he set out to find her, he walked quickly, not intentionally... but because his body had become faster.

His steps were light, as if he were walking on air, and each stride was much further than before... like covering ten paces in a single step.

This was the effect of the Deer Form from the Five Animals Transformation Art.

Deer Form.

Agile, swift, and light as a swallow.

As he reached a riverbank, he suddenly heard a sharp cry for help from the nearby dense forest.

"Help! Help!"

Lu Xuan's heart dropped, that voice... it was Yuyan!

Lu Xuan charged into the forest, moving like a galloping deer, ten paces per step.

In the blink of an eye, he spotted Shen Yuyan under an old oak tree.

She was backed against the trunk, clutching a branch with both hands. Before her stood a gray-furred wild wolf.

The wolf had a wound on its hind leg, scabbed over with dried blood. It bared its teeth, growling as it limped closer.

Shen Yuyan's face was as pale as paper. She gripped the branch tightly, staring fixedly at the wolf without blinking.

"Yuyan!"

Lu Xuan shouted.

Shen Yuyan turned her head. Seeing him, her eyes instantly turned red.

"Husband... don't come over! Run!"

Lu Xuan didn't listen, he stepped forward, moving like the wind.

The wolf kicked off with its hind legs, leaping into the air with fangs bared, lunging straight for his throat.

Deer Form. Sidestep.

The wolf's claws brushed past his chest. Rip!

His clothes tore, and three bloody gashes stretched from his left shoulder to his right ribs. Blood immediately gushed out.

It hurt.. it hurts like damn!

But Lu Xuan didn't dodge further, this was the distance he was waiting for.

His left hand shot out, fingers like hooks, firmly grabbing the wolf's hind leg... the injured one. His nails dug into the wound, into the flesh, gripping the bone.

The wolf screamed, the sound was shrill and piercing, like metal scraping against metal.

It whipped its head around, its bloody jaws snapping toward Lu Xuan's neck.

Foul breath, searing heat, and fangs... inches away from his throat.

Lu Xuan did not retreat.

His right fist swung up, aimed at the wolf's snout, and smashed down with everything he had.

Crack!

The sound of bone breaking was as crisp as snapping a dry branch.

Blood and tears sprayed out of the wolf's face together, splashing onto Lu Xuan.

The wolf went mad, its four legs kicked frantically, claws leaving bloody trails on Lu Xuan's arms as dirt flew everywhere.

Lu Xuan remained motionless... as if nailed to the ground.

Second punch. Thump!

Blood foam began to bubble from the wolf's mouth.

Third punch. Thump!

Several of the wolf's teeth broke and fell to the ground, mixed with blood.

Fourth punch.

The wolf's eyes began to glaze over. Its struggling weakened.

Fifth punch.

The wild wolf stopped moving. Completely still and dead.

Lu Xuan let go, and the wolf's corpse thudded to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

He panted heavily, the three gashes on his chest burned with every breath, his right hand was covered in blood... he couldn't tell if it was the wolf's or his own.

But he smiled, he turned his head and looked at Shen Yuyan.

"Tonight... we have meat to eat."

Shen Yuyan stood frozen, looking at him, covered in blood from head to toe, her tears finally fell.

She rushed over and threw her arms around him, sobbing uncontrollably.

"You scared me to death... you scared me to death..."

Lu Xuan patted her back gently.

"It's okay. The wolf is dead."

He glanced at the wolf on the ground and thought to himself...

With this wolf, it's enough for me to eat well and sleep well for a week.

In a week... I should be able to reach Body Tempering Level Five.