Luo Jiang, from inside the house, watched Lin Xuemei go to see Old Doctor Qian. He knew Fang Wanshu must be ill. He believed Old Doctor Qian would be able to identify the source of the ailment, but there was absolutely no way he could cure Fang Wanshu; even a Martial Grandmaster would not stand a chance.
No matter how profound a Martial Grandmaster’s cultivation might be, it was still merely inner force. Compared to spiritual power, the inner force they cultivated was far too inferior; calling the gap between inner force and spiritual power a difference as vast as heaven and earth would be no exaggeration. Ever since he had seen the jade slip inside the Ring, he was no longer a novice in the world of cultivation; he understood exactly how great the chasm between spiritual power and inner force truly was.
By now, the Japanese soldiers in Beiping City had all crawled into their shells. The arrogant and domineering air they had previously displayed in the city was gone; one could not even see a single Japanese soldier on the main streets, and even the puppet policemen who had not previously left the city dared not show their faces. The three major merchant houses established by the Japanese in Beiping City were now trying to find a way to escape to Jinmen, yet they feared being ambushed by the guerrilla force outside the city.
Chapter 82