EFB Chapter 101, "Nine Revolutions of the Overlord's Body"
Chapter 101, "Nine Revolutions of the Overlord's Body"
Chapter 102, Section 101: Nine Revolutions of the Overlord's Body
Ren Qingshan strongly criticized Fang Yanping's wasteful behavior, refusing to listen even at the cost of his life.
Deceit is deceit, and lying is lying—I absolutely cannot die.
After a heated argument, Ren Qingshan conceded and suggested that he find a top-tier external martial art.
External martial arts rely entirely on qi and blood, with almost no nourishment and are entirely dependent on consumption. This has significant drawbacks, easily accumulating hidden injuries, shortening lifespan, and hindering martial arts progress. Although its power is considerable, and when mastered, it is no weaker than jade marrow, martial artists should only use it as an auxiliary skill unless absolutely necessary.
Although Fang Yanping was unwilling, he readily agreed and gave all sorts of instructions before leaving.
The next morning.
He brought over a martial art, as well as various external training pills and decoctions, and left his medical apprentice Wang Liang as a resident doctor to take good care of him.
Ren Qingshan couldn't refuse, so he reluctantly agreed—what domineering CEO Fang has fallen in love with me?
"Nine Revolutions of the Overlord's Body".
It consists of nine layers: Copper Skin, Iron Bones, Steel Hands, Tiger Back, Bear Waist, Slender Legs, Iron Head, Shrinking Penis, and Overlord Body.
This skill cannot cultivate blood, marrow, or internal organs, nor can it cultivate true qi. However, it can refine all the exposed parts of the body to the extreme, making it a top-tier external martial art.
Upon reaching the pinnacle of cultivation, one's true qi remains unharmed, and one's combat power is comparable to that of a half-step innate being.
Over the years, sixty-three people in the imperial court have mastered the skill.
One of them, with this skill and a divine weapon, the Mo Dao, killed a Xiantian enemy general on the battlefield!
nice one!
Ren Qingshan was extremely tempted. The earth's power to transform qi and blood was inexhaustible, making it perfect for cultivating an external skill. With the vitality and control of the Innate Realm, there would be no harm.
And then there's penis shrinkage—that's Pinocchio!
So, in the days that followed, Ren Qingshan Mingli received daily medicinal baths and massages from doctors to improve his health, which secretly transformed his qi and blood and honed his external skills.
His image in the eyes of outsiders gradually improved from a toddler learning to walk to an ordinary person with all four limbs intact but slightly weak.
With nearly 100,000 taels of silver in the family, after setting aside some for daily expenses, they opened a grain store and used 80,000 taels to buy land.
Official land in the prefectural city can be bought and sold.
These government-owned lands were mostly confiscated from disgraced officials after their homes were seized and the land was put into the national treasury—a cycle of harvesting crops one after another.
Although the price is slightly higher, around six taels for dry land and fifteen to twenty taels for paddy fields, it saves the trouble of collecting land from various places.
With 80,000 taels of silver, Ren Qingshan bought 13,000 mu of dry land. As before, the sale did not break the lease, and the land was still leased to farmers in the suburbs for cultivation.
To outsiders, this move is akin to abandoning martial arts for business.
Knowing that the road ahead was bleak, I had no choice but to do it.
Qian Chengen, whom Ren Qingshan had identified as an enemy, Liu Fangyuan, the prefect, and other potentially malicious forces have not yet taken any action regarding the shop opening and land purchase.
One can vaguely guess their thoughts: first, to observe and wait; second, to fatten them up.
Merchants without the protection of power and force are always easy prey.
Lan Shaoyao, the illegitimate daughter of the Lan family, was the first to become pregnant.
Early morning sickness caught the attention of a maid, who secretly informed the family. Lan Chonglou interrogated his daughter and, upon learning the truth, flew into a rage.
After finding that visiting card, he finally understood why Ren Qingshan had come to the Lan family first.
Given the unclear situation and his doubts, he initially avoided contact to avoid suspicion.
Fang Yanping has now passed the test relatively smoothly, but rumors are circulating that Ren Qingshan was injured, abandoned martial arts for business, and his future looks bleak.
In this situation, the Lan family actually holds a certain advantage over the Ren family.
Whether it's strength or morality.
Lan Chonglou did not want to get involved in the conflict between these two forces, as he did not want to offend either side.
It's not worth taking any risks for a concubine's daughter.
After careful consideration, he sent his illegitimate daughter, Lan Shaoyao, away, forbidding her from using the surname "Lan" in public and instead changing her surname to Qin. She was then sent away from the prefectural city to a remote county under the jurisdiction of Zhongzhou City, where the Lan family had medicinal herb fields and shops that collected medicinal herbs. Only after doing this did he send a trusted confidant to inform Lu Haichuan.
Lu Haichuan then informed Ren Qingshan, who, upon learning of this, was immediately struck by the wisdom of the Lan family head's actions.
No wonder he's someone who can build something from scratch.
As an illegitimate daughter, and pregnant before marriage, it's impossible for her to have a proper wedding; she can't bear the shame.
But killing him outright would certainly create enmity.
Let's just send her to a remote county town, and let her do whatever she wants. Change her surname, and pretend we never had this daughter. She was born out of wedlock, and from now on she has nothing to do with the Lan family.
When Ren Yaowu learned of this background, he felt humiliated, but since he was in the wrong, he couldn't bring himself to hate him. In fact, he even felt a sense of gratitude.
He hesitated repeatedly between following his sixth uncle to work and going to find a wife, but ultimately chose the latter.
Although Ren Qingshan was not optimistic about this marriage with its inherent flaws, he respected his choice and gave him a thousand taels of silver as a wedding gift and capital to raise his son, so that he could start a small business and make a living.
Before parting, he said: If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can write to your family, and they will take care of you. Although the friendship has faded a bit, he provided information about Yin Hailong's whereabouts, so it is only right.
Ren Yaowu was extremely grateful, mounted his horse, and chased after them with all his might.
"Sixth Uncle, my brother made a mistake in this matter."
During dinner that evening, as Ren Yaohui was engrossed in eating, he spoke in a low voice.
Ren Qingshan calmly picked up his chopsticks: "Eat your food."
"He didn't consider my parents, nor did he consider that we needed manpower here, nor did he consider that the girl was going from a wealthy family to suffer in the countryside with him—he couldn't even control his lust."
"I know that Uncle Liu and Auntie Liu are still chaste."
Ren Yaohui, however, kept talking, expressing his deep dissatisfaction with his elder brother.
There are four people at the table.
Wang Liang lowered his head and ate his rice, pretending he had no ears.
Lu Jingsong's head was almost under the table when he suddenly couldn't help but burst out laughing. Rice grains sprayed out of his nostrils: "Brother Hui, you have such a big heart! You dare to say such things in front of Master!"
But I just want to laugh.
He smiled, and Wang Liang couldn't help but laugh out loud. The atmosphere at the Ren family was always relaxed, much more comfortable than when he was with his master.
"Don't follow his example."
"However, he was the eldest son in his family. When he was young, your father was still young and busy at the security company. He didn't supervise him much, but he had high expectations and was very strict. Naturally, he became suspicious, timid, and lacked courage. As an adult, he became selfish—do you understand?"
"Although this marriage took him to the countryside, it might be a good experience for him. Let's see how he develops his character later."
"You've corrected a lot of your bad habits by following me around these past few days, but you still lack experience in dealing with respectable people. Before you take the martial arts exam next year, you need to hone this skill while practicing martial arts."
Hearing his sixth uncle's calm voice, Ren Yaohui's eyes flickered, and he suddenly realized what was going on after being surprised.
Unexpectedly, this was how Sixth Uncle evaluated his elder brother, and it was absolutely correct.
He lowered his head in shame, his eyes slightly warm: "Yes, I was wrong."
In fact, I was my father's favorite child from a young age, perhaps because of my talent in martial arts, or perhaps because my family was relatively wealthy at that time.
Wang Liang and Lu Jingsong were deeply moved by this conversation.
This kind of family tradition of learning through words and deeds is truly eye-opening.
"Have a meal."
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