Chapter Five: The Yue Family Medicine Shop

  In the martial arts arena, he practiced for about an hour more, and as the sun was about to reach its peak, Yue Yu looked up at the sky. The weather today was clear and sunny, but those giant birds that usually flew across the horizon were rarely seen. As for Ran Li's expected Dark Winged Eagle, there was no sign of it. This was also within his expectations, as delicious as eagle meat was, if they came in large numbers, the trouble and damage caused to the city would not be small. Those who guarded at night naturally handled the dead eagle and all traces of smell cleanly, trying not to let the flock of eagles detect anything.

  Yue Yu slightly disappointedly withdrew his gaze, then shook the sword-holding right hand again. Feeling a bit sore, but still far from the limit of training. However ——

  His gaze turned towards Ruan Li's direction, where the little guy was being urged by that 4th-level martial artist to practice the fourth to seventh forms of the Da Nu Ming Wang Axe. This axe technique was very simple, not much more advanced than the basic sword techniques he was currently practicing. It was just a few horizontal and vertical slashes, with only some minor differences in angle, requiring attention to connection and rotation. However, simplicity aside, when combined with that 120-jin heavy axe, it was incredibly powerful. Very suitable for Ruan Li's cultivation. Those instructors who had chosen this martial art for him to cultivate still had some vision.

  However, a 120-jin axe also puts no small burden on the muscles and skeleton.

  But the repeated and continuous same moves, while beneficial for Ren Li's memory, would put those muscles that exert force in an extreme state after several hours. That little guy might not have noticed it himself, but he who had once examined Ren Li's body could roughly judge it out.

  Shaking his head, Yue Yu put the iron wood sword back on the weapon rack and turned to leave without hesitation. Seeing that his young master seemed to be leaving, Rong Li, who was in the midst of a thrilling practice session, couldn't help but smile awkwardly at the instructor who had been guiding him. Then, with the fastest speed possible, he slung the giant axe over his shoulder and hurried after Yue Yu.

  The fourth-level martial artist was so angry that he was blowing his beard and staring, wanting to scold him, but after looking at the sky, he fell silent again. The clan's requirement for its disciples is to train for at least one hour every day, with no other rigid rules. However, most people would rather spend all their time training in martial arts. Someone like Yue Yu was extremely rare. But that little guy insisted on being this way, and he had no reason to stand up and scold him. Should he use the old saying "young and not diligent, old and regretful" to teach him a lesson? That little kid had no future in martial arts anyway, and it's said that he had already given up on developing in this area, so forcing him would be useless. It was just a pity about Ruan Li, that good seedling...

  "Little master, the mistress said this morning that we can only return at noon!" Quickly walked to Yue Yu's side. Rang Li smiled foolishly. Looking at him like this, the eagle meat thing has been completely forgotten by this guy.

  "What? You want to go back and practice some more?"

  As he asked in his mouth, Yue Yu's heart was slightly jealous. He practiced with a sword that was ten times lighter for three hours and felt somewhat physically exhausted. This guy swung an axe all morning without stopping, but his spirit was exceptionally vigorous. People are really incomparable.

  "Hmm! There's still something I don't understand about the sixth style, it feels a bit off."

  Ran Li scratched his hair and hesitated before saying, "There's also the seventh move, Da Nu Tong You. When switching to the third and fourth moves, it seems like there's a bit of a problem. I want to ask that old gentleman again and practice the third move at the same time."

  Yue Yu was silent for a moment, thinking to himself that his tone of voice had been so obvious, did this foolish kid really not hear it, or was he pretending not to?

  After being with him for two months, he had long known that this house servant was by no means as simple-minded as he appeared on the surface.

  In fact, during the time he had just woken up, he had personally seen this guy sneak a peek at a maid taking a bath with a lecherous gaze. After being discovered, he immediately changed back to a very honest expression, and without saying a word, he smoothly shifted the blame to a nearby male servant. The latter no matter how explained was useless, but instead was thought to be intentionally framing an honest man, even his 'mother' firmly believed in Rong Li's 'innocence'.

  However, Rong Li's nature was actually kind-hearted. When he heard that Yue Zhangshi wanted to drive the person out of the house, he stood up and acknowledged it with a bit of embarrassment. At that time, however, this guy avoided the main issue and successfully played the role of a pure and simple-minded young man who was already somewhat curious about women. Afterwards, whether it was Yue Zhangshi or the maid who was being peeped at, not only did they express their forgiveness in a very magnanimous manner but also highly praised Rong Li for being truly "honest". Especially the latter, who even felt a little pleased at the time. After that, Yue Yu saw several times that the little maid would sneak into Rong Li's room, and as for what happened between them during this period of time, he didn't know.

  To sum up, in Yue Yu's view, this servant of hers appears to be extremely simple-minded on the surface but has some wickedness hidden inside. However, generally speaking, he is still a good kid.

  At this time, he also knew that this little guy was actually using language to make a sideways attack, but after hearing Yan Li say so, Yue Yu's attention was still transferred to the several axe methods mentioned by the other party. Recalling the situation seen in the martial arts field earlier, and then extracting some resources from the auxiliary parasitic system in his body for calculation. Before long, he had a good understanding of the questions asked by Yan Li.

  At this time, Yue Yu's heart was filled with jealousy once again. This foolish kid's martial sense was truly astonishing, and he had noticed all the flaws that others hadn't, including that fourth-level martial artist who probably didn't even understand them himself. But Ran Li not only noticed them but also clearly knew where the problems lay. It's just that with his age and experience in martial arts, he couldn't come up with a solution yet.

  This kind of temperament is really hard to describe. If Yue Yu didn't have her own confidence, it would be difficult to maintain a balanced mentality in front of Rong Liang.

  She tilted her head and looked at Rang with an expression of extreme anticipation, as if she were a child waiting for candy. Yu Ye couldn't help but smile.

  "It's no good now! Wait and rest for two hours, I'll teach you again this afternoon outside the city."

  Ran Li heard this and immediately smiled with joy, his face filled with excitement. Yue Yu was too lazy to bother with him and walked directly into the crowd on the street.

  From 7:00 to 13:00, it was always the most prosperous time in Yuejia City. If it coincided with a big gathering like today, which is the fifth and tenth day of the month, it would be even more crowded, with people packed like sardines.

  It should be the best place for those birds in heaven to hunt, but at this time in the city, there are not only thousands of martial artists with eight-stone bows, but also giant crossbows set up in high places within the city, with a range of 1,200 meters, which is also a terrifying killing machine.

  It is said that 600 years ago, the Yue family migrated and built a city here. At that time, giant birds and ferocious beasts were rampant every day. It wasn't until after two hundred years had passed that both the Yue family and the monsters died in large numbers, only then did they gradually disappear. Among them, some higher-level beings with a bit of age and wisdom even regarded this place as a treacherous terrain, and when hunting every day, they didn't dare to approach easily.

  Yue Yu's home was on the north side of the city, near the direction of Hou Shan. However, it was only a little past four o'clock, and there were still four hours before noon, as Yue Zhangshi had said. Yue Yu didn't want to disappoint his "mother", nor did he want to be lectured by someone older than him, and besides, he really had something to do, so he hadn't planned on going back at this time. He turned around and walked towards the south side of the street. As he went down the stairs, a large shop with the sign "Yue's Medicine Shop" appeared before his eyes near the city gate.