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Chapter 2 Entry
Name: Lu Yuan
Age: 16
[Technique: Eight Forms of Breaking the Edge (1213/10000 Mastery)]
【Tiger-Taming Stance (68/100 Beginner Level)】
It took half a year to travel from Yunzhou to Yanzhou. Although he spent most of his time traveling and didn't have much time to cultivate, Lu Yuan still relied on the system to improve his cultivation, especially his swordsmanship, which reached a high level.
You should know that to master a skill to that level, one absolutely needs decades of hard work and training in the military.
Although Lu Yuan has only been in this realm for a short time, with his mastered swordsmanship, he could probably hold his own against someone who has just undergone bone forging.
Then, he took out a porcelain bottle from the partition under the bed, opened it, poured out a pill, and swallowed it.
Perhaps out of guilt, the Zhang family brought Lu Yuan twenty Body Tempering Pills.
Even ordinary disciples in this pill-making family can only receive three pills a month.
Giving Lu Yuan enough for more than half a year at once is quite good.
However, even if they were frugal with their food and supplies, after more than half a year, only this last one remained.
From now on, you'll have to rely on yourself.
After taking the pill, his body lay on the ground like a crouching tiger, his spine arched and his chest rising and falling slightly, though it was very muffled, like the sound of thunder.
A moment later, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
Meanwhile, Old Huang sat in the restaurant, grinning with his yellowed teeth, drinking his wine, and said to the tavern owner, who was wiping the tables, with a rare hint of embarrassment, "Do we still have a chance?"
"We were together for a while back then, but as you know, I had no choice. My child was too young, and I couldn't survive as an orphan. I'm grateful to you for protecting me and helping me open this restaurant. So even if I'm a little disgusted, I'll just treat it like I was bitten by a dog."
"Now that Xiu'er is all grown up, I don't want to compromise anymore. Let's part ways amicably." The proprietress said in a flat and direct voice, without even lifting her eyelids.
It turned out that Widow Li's husband had died outside the city during a siege by the northern barbarians, leaving her alone with her teenage daughter. With no way to survive in this icy city, she had an affair with Old Huang for a while.
Firstly, the other party was an old soldier, well-known to everyone on the ground, and could protect the mother and daughter. Moreover, those who knew him knew that although he was a bit of a flirt, he was a decent person. Secondly, he was a bachelor with no children, and the grain harvested from the fields each year could support the mother and daughter quite a bit.
But now, Old Huang is getting old, and he sold his land a couple of years ago to open this restaurant, so he doesn't have much savings left.
Therefore, Widow Li had no desire to have anything to do with the other party anymore.
Lu Yuan had only been here a short time and was clearly unaware of the relationship between Old Huang and Widow Li.
"You're a good worker, but you're too materialistic and lack human touch. I won't hold it against you. But what do you think of the young man I was having dinner with just now?"
Let Xiuer marry him; I guarantee she won't have a bad life.
"Now we live in Binggu Alley, in three tiled houses, and we also have fifty acres of land." Old Huang didn't mind, took another sip of wine, smacked his lips, and continued.
He is a man of deep feelings and doesn't care much about material possessions.
Widow Li didn't say anything, but continued cleaning the restaurant with a cold expression, the tables and chairs occasionally making rough clattering sounds.
A young girl wearing a red cotton-padded jacket walked out from behind. She had a good figure, an above-average face, and very fair skin. Her name was Guo Xiu, and she was the daughter of Widow Li.
He lost his father when he was ten years old and has been raised by Lao Huang all these years.
She now works as a maid at the Zhao Family Martial Arts School in Icefield City.
Holding a wad of black rag, he approached the table where Old Huang was sitting, wiping the table as he said coldly, "Uncle Huang, we welcome you to come for meals, but let's not talk about anything else."
The martial arts school has no shortage of soldiers like these. If I wanted to find them, would I need your introduction?
"Don't be so rude when you talk to my mother in the future, or I won't be so polite."
He spoke with a hint of displeasure.
Her family's tavern is now enough to support the mother and daughter, and Guo Xiu has met several young soldiers at the martial arts school, all of whom come from well-off families. Now she no longer has any reservations about Lao Huang.
Old Huang shook his head helplessly; the mother and daughter were now determined to sever ties with him.
However, he hadn't given up yet, and instead looked at Widow Li.
"Think about it again. That boy's name is Lu Yuan. He's a good person and has no relatives here. If Xiu'er is willing, this matter is probably feasible..."
"Old Huang, are you never going to stop? My family's affairs are none of your business. What kind of future can someone who hangs out with you have? You're dreaming if you want my daughter to marry him! Get out of here!"
Widow Li finally lost her temper and exploded.
The rag was thrown on the ground, and a radish-thick finger pointed towards the door.
"Sigh, I know what you're thinking, but there are only so many officials in this city. Can an official take a beautiful girl as a concubine? Even if he does, she'll just be a concubine. What's the point? I don't have any other thoughts, I just don't want the child I watched grow up..."
"Crash!" Guo Xiu couldn't hold back any longer and overturned the table.
The liquor spilled all over Lao Huang.
They pushed the other person and led them outside.
In those days, a woman who could run a restaurant in Bingyuan City was already quite shrewish, and Guo Xiu clearly inherited her mother's fierceness, ready to fight at the slightest provocation.
Widow Li also prepared to attack, baring her teeth and claws as she pounced.
Although Lao Huang had never entered the country, he had been to the battlefield and was not someone an ordinary person could handle. But when faced with this mother and daughter, he was truly helpless.
The two of them did not play by the rules and their methods were very underhanded.
Widow Li shouted that Old Huang had sexually assaulted her, tearing not only his clothes but also her own.
Guo Xiu grabbed Lao Huang's arms and dragged him out. In no time, the old soldier's clothes were torn to shreds, and several bloody marks appeared on his face, even though there weren't many people on the street.
But there were also plenty of onlookers.
That's incredibly embarrassing.
Finally, the city patrol officers arrived, and after both sides were reprimanded, the farce came to an end.
However, no further action was taken.
This kind of thing happens far too often in northern Xinjiang. There are many widows and bachelors here, and the government can't do anything about it.
It was common for elderly soldiers to be driven out.
Old Huang eventually went home with his face covered in scratches.
I originally wanted to arrange a marriage, but who would have thought it would end up like this?
Not only were her clothes torn, but Widow Li also stole the dozens of copper coins inside.
Lu Yuan was unaware of these things.
At this moment, he was practicing the "Crouching Tiger Stance" continuously, and as time went by, the temperature inside the room was slowly increasing.
He had already taken off his shirt, revealing a back that was even more muscular than it had been six months ago.
His upper body, covered in sweat, looked as if it had been coated with oil.
At this moment, his breathing became increasingly deep and powerful.
Every muscle twitched slightly with his breathing.
As night deepened, Lu Yuan finished his practice an hour later.
【Tiger-Taming Stance (70/100 Beginner Level)】
This training was quite fruitful. Although I didn't break through, I still made considerable progress. One Body Tempering Pill increased my points by two.
However, you'll have to rely on yourself for the rest of your training.
He touched the silver on his body and found that he had less than ten taels left.
"Looks like I need to find a way to make money as soon as possible."
Lu Yuan was thinking to himself as he prepared to go to sleep.
But then he heard some commotion outside, a jumble of shouts, which gradually approached the vicinity of his yard.
His hand unconsciously gripped the hilt of the knife.
Icefield City is in chaos. Spy spies from the Northern Barbarians come in all year round to gather information or cause sabotage.
Especially at night.