HCB Chapter 164 Zhang Xiaoyu's mind is made up.
Chapter 164 Zhang Xiaoyu's mind is made up.
After lunch, Lin Feng went to the old doctor's house to look at medical books in the afternoon.
This time, the medical book the senior doctor gave him was a bit more difficult than the one from the morning.
These include: "The Path of Traditional Chinese Medicine", "The Theory of Yin and Yang of the Five Viscera", "The Ode to the Properties of Medicinal Herbs", "Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Pieces of Gold", etc.
However, these medical books are still just one point of breakthrough.
After reading ten books, Lin Feng successfully advanced to the level of a junior physician.
These medical books greatly benefited Lin Feng, especially the theory of Yin and Yang in the Five Organs.
This book helped him understand some methods of using the five internal organs to nurture the true energy of Yin and Yang.
However, this method cannot be used at this stage; we must wait until we reach the Refining Organs Realm before considering it.
Lin Feng checked his attribute panel. He had lost 20 breakthrough points today, but his life attribute had increased by 20 points. It wasn't a loss.
It was getting late, so Lin Feng carried Yueyue home.
On the way, Yueyue asked Lin Feng to take her to a pastry shop and packed five portions of pastries.
Little Yueyue said, "Daddy brought me out today, and my four older brothers are really craving food. I have to bring them some to eat and appease those naughty little devils."
"Haha," Lin Feng laughed upon hearing this, "Our little Yueyue is so sensible, she even knows how to coax her brother."
Little Yueyue brought snacks home, making her older brothers very happy. Anyone who didn't know better would think she was the older sister of the boys.
The next day, Lin Feng took Yueyue to Doctor Li's house and then hurriedly ran to the Ma Yiwei.
Yesterday, Lin Hu told him that the peripheral members he was preparing to recruit were already in place.
Song Dahu brought forty people from the Beast Fist Sect.
Sun Yu recruited twenty men from the Ma Yi Guard.
When Lin Feng arrived at the Ma Yi Wei, the sixty newly recruited men were all staying in the courtyard.
After Lin Feng entered, these people quickly straightened their backs.
Lin Feng glanced at everyone and first had Zhou Haitao take the twenty people he had recruited locally to the countryside to exchange for twenty hemp-clad guards.
At this point, only forty members of the Beast Fist Sect and the old men of the Hemp Robe Guard remained in the courtyard.
The members of the Beast Fist School were all young, and many of them still had a childish look on their faces, but their kung fu skills were indeed quite good.
Lin Feng noticed that some of these people had shifty eyes, clearly indicating that they were not willing to be peripheral members of the Hemp-Clad Guards.
Having lived two lives, Lin Feng was incredibly experienced and could tell at a glance what these people were thinking.
They were worried that the job would interfere with their boxing practice.
He said to these people, “Going to the countryside isn’t so bad. There’s not much to do, and you can get five taels of silver a month.”
When you have free time, you can practice your boxing in the countryside. If you're interested, you can also teach the villagers how to box.
With the villagers' use of force, you'll have even less to do.
If you don't want to stay in the village long-term, you can contact Song Dahu and have him find someone from the Beast Fist Sect to replace you.
The young members of the Beast Fist Sect below the stage had their eyes shining when they heard Lin Feng's words.
Lin Feng's words made them feel that the job was not bad, it was relatively free, and if they were interested, they could even teach the villagers kung fu and experience being a master.
After Lin Feng finished speaking, he asked Sun Yu and Song Dahu to take the boys to the countryside.
With these people in place, the Ma Yi Wei (a type of secret police) extended their reach into the countryside, exerting a level of control over the rural areas that surpassed that of the government offices.
Lin Feng's idea has already been brought to the headquarters of the Hemp Guard by the envoy Han Qianshan.
Before long, the Ma Yi Wei (a type of guard) in various places will follow suit.
Wu Jinlei, the commander of the Ma Yi Guard, also recorded a merit for Lin Feng, but did not reward him.
After arranging everything, Lin Feng prepared to go to the clinic to read medical books.
Zhang Xiaoyu stopped him, saying, "Xiaofeng, come with me for a walk in the mountains."
Upon hearing this, Lin Feng knew that Zhang Xiaoyu was in trouble.
Therefore, he had no choice but to accompany Zhang Xiaoyu up the mountain.
Once they reached the mountain, Zhang Xiaoyu hunted a wild boar and then started a fire to roast the meat.
Zhang Xiaoyu sat by the fire and threw a branch into it, sending sparks flying.
"I'm leaving tomorrow, heading to the Demonic Sect."
Lin Feng sat down next to Zhang Xiaoyu. "So eager?"
Zhang Xiaoyu turned her head and glanced in the direction of her home. "If the Bloodthirsty Demon Art doesn't advance, it will regress. If this drags on any longer, I won't be able to control myself."
"What will happen to your sister-in-law and the children if you leave?"
"Xiao Feng, I have to leave. I have to live."
If I stay here, I will only be devoured by the demonic power and become a monster that only knows how to suck blood, and eventually be killed.
At that time, your sister-in-law and child will still be left.
I'd rather leave sooner; maybe I can save my life.
Could you please take better care of my sister-in-law and the child?
I don't know what will happen once I leave.
If your sister-in-law wants to get married, then let her get married. She's still young, and I can't hold her back.
But Fengye, this child, needs to stay and be raised in your home.
Although your sister-in-law will definitely take good care of the child, she is gentle and easily influenced, so I don't trust her.
Rather than letting the child live with his mother and stepfather, it's better to let the child live with you, his godfather.
I only trust you.
After Zhang Xiaoyu finished speaking, she took out a stack of silver notes from her bosom.
"This is all the money I've earned following you these past few days. Here you go."
When your sister-in-law remarries, take out a portion of the money as a wedding gift.
The rest will be used for child support.
Lin Feng reached out and pressed down on Zhang Xiaoyu's hand holding the silver notes. "You should keep these silver notes yourself. I don't need them."
Brother Zhang, you're incredibly generous; you even gave a gift after your wife remarried.
Zhang Xiaoyu's ideas are somewhat ahead of their time.
"Haha, it's not easy for men to live in this world, and it's even harder for women."
Your sister-in-law has been with me for so many years but hasn't enjoyed many happy days.
She gave birth to another big, healthy boy for me.
And this time it's me who's leaving; I'm sorry to her.
Giving her a small gift would put my mind at ease.
We'll go up the mountain together tomorrow morning, and then I'll leave immediately.
When you get back, tell them that we encountered a monster on the mountain and that I was carried away by it.
This will also put an end to your sister-in-law's hopes.
Lin Feng thought for a moment and said, "What if my sister-in-law never gets married?"
Zhang Xiaoyu remained silent for a while, then said, "I won't start a family while I'm away. If I come back someday and your sister-in-law is still unmarried, then we'll continue living together."
Lin Feng sighed, "Sigh, I shouldn't have taught you the Bloodthirsty Demon Art in the first place."
Zhang Xiaoyu shook her head. "I have never regretted learning the Bloodthirsty Demon Art."
This martial art opened up a whole new world for me.
Besides, if you hadn't taught me the Bloodthirsty Demonic Art, I might already be dead.
Lin Feng put his arm around Zhang Xiaoyu's shoulder. "Brother Zhang, go in peace. You must try your best to survive."
"With me here, my sister-in-law and the child will be fine."
Zhang Xiaoyu also put her arm around Lin Feng's shoulder, "We're still brothers, don't worry."
You shouldn't slack off either.
"When I return, perhaps my brothers and I will have accomplished something great."
Lin Feng suddenly thought of something, "Brother Zhang, if you really make it big over there, help me get my hands on the 'Frost Magic Technique'."
“Okay!” Zhang Xiaoyu didn’t ask Lin Feng why he wanted the Frost Demon Art. Since his brother had asked, he would do his best to fulfill his request.
The two argued about the silver notes, and in the end, Lin Feng took half of them.
After finishing their business, the two ate one last roasted pork meal and walked down the mountain side by side.