From a beggar on South Street to the supreme devil

Chapter 5 Body Tempering
In the ancestral hall.

Jiang Chen was slightly stunned after hearing what Lao Qian said.

He had just gotten this windfall, and he had no idea how to use it.

"What's the explanation?" Jiang Chen asked curiously.

Qian Duobao pondered for a moment.

"I'm thinking that you shouldn't buy Yanyang household registration for the time being."

"Why?" Jiang Chen blinked.

For beggars and refugees, Yanyang household registration should be the most important thing.

Qian Duobao explained slowly:

"The household registration in Yanyang is under the jurisdiction of the government. If we want to buy a household registration, we have to find an official from the Shun'anfang government."

"But Gao Wei at the South Street entrance has connections with the police. If he knew that you bought your household registration..."

Jiang Chen thought about it carefully and gradually understood.

I have only been begging for three months and I already have enough money to buy a household registration.

If Gao Wei and his people knew about this, they would probably target me, which would then be another troublesome matter.

It is estimated that Gao Wei and the others have also practiced martial arts.

Even though he might not have learned anything, his physique was definitely better than those three beggars of Qu Qingliang.

And his [Stun Club] is a skill that is more inclined towards sneak attacks. If he confronts them head-on, he will probably not end up well.

Qian Duobao said: "So you'd better wait for a while, and consider the Yanyang household registration issue after you can deal with them."

"Makes sense."

Jiang Chen nodded thoughtfully, then smiled and said:
"Okay, Lao Qian, the older you are, the wiser you are!"

"Then I use this money to practice martial arts?"

Jiang Chen knew that martial arts existed in this world.

It is no problem for martial arts masters to overwhelm the world and turn the world upside down.

It is impossible for me to keep exploring on my own, I still have to learn the martial arts of this world eventually.

Gongfa is naturally a necessary way.

Qian Duobao nodded: "That's right, let me tell you about the rules of martial arts training first."

He cleared his throat and said seriously: "Most people must first undergo a period of food supplementation to strengthen their bodies before they officially begin to practice martial arts."

"This is because practicing martial arts consumes a lot of Qi and blood. If you are physically weak and your Qi and blood are seriously deficient, your health will get worse the more you practice."

As he spoke, Qian Duobao pointed at Jiang Chen.

"Although you have good talent and have mastered the art of stick fighting through your own practice, your body is still very weak."

"Once you really start practicing martial arts, your qi and blood won't be able to keep up."

"So you need to drink Qi and blood soup for a period of time and do some exercise to replenish your Qi and blood."

Jiang Chen heard this and seemed to be thinking about something.

Lao Qian is right.

The reason why he could unleash such a huge force when using [Stun Club] was due to his skill of “twisting all the strength of his body into one line”.

But there is no major change in my body.
After years of hunger and cold, he became emaciated and had no strength at all, let alone energy and blood.

Jiang Chen pondered for a moment: "Then how long should I drink this Qi and Blood Decoction?"

Lao Qian thought for a moment and said:

"It depends on the person. For those with good talent, one or two months is enough. For those with poor talent, like me, even one or two years of drinking may not be enough to meet the requirements."

"You can master this skill of using a stick, so your talent must be quite good."

Jiang Chen nodded thoughtfully.

Old Qian continued, "I also practiced martial arts in my early years, and I remember a prescription for strengthening the body. Go get the medicine first and nourish your body."

"it is good."

……

Now, only Jiang Chen and Lao Qian live in the ancestral hall.

After this life-and-death relationship,

Jiang Chen almost believed in Lao Qian's character, so he simply wrapped the cloth containing the money in a hole he dug in the backyard of the ancestral hall and buried it.

Then he left South Street and found a medicine shop. He followed the prescription given by Lao Qian, picked up some herbs, bought a small medicine stove, and brought it back to South Street. …

Three days later.

A faint medicinal fragrance permeated the ancestral hall.

Jiang Chen swung the stick in the open space and continued to practice the [Stun Blow].

Old Qian was standing aside, boiling medicine for Jiang Chen.

"call……"

Jiang Chen slowly exhaled and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He opened the panel and took a quick look.

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[Sap: Level 173 (1000/)]

【Theft: Level 93 (1000/)】

[Acting Skills: Level 213 (1000/)]

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To Jiang Chen's surprise,

After taking the body-hardening medicine soup given by Lao Qian every day, the experience-earning efficiency of [Stun Gun] has actually been greatly improved.

Jiang Chen had tested it before.

Originally, when [Stun] was at level zero, one could gain about fifty experience points after working on it for an hour.

When [Sap] is upgraded to the first level, the experience points are reduced to 20.

Efficiency is reduced by half.

But after drinking Lao Qian's body-tempering soup, his energy and blood improved, and the experience he could gain each hour returned to around 40 points.

In addition, after drinking the medicine now, my energy and physical strength are constantly increasing, and I can practice for a longer time every day.

At this rate, he would be able to reach the second level of [Stun] in just ten days or so!
Jiang Chen put down the stick and looked down at his body.

Although still thin, in just three days, a layer of muscle outline has already emerged.

The direct benefit of this is increased strength.

The power unleashed when using [Stun] has also been improved to a certain extent.

"The medicine is ready, you can drink it now."

Lao Qian greeted him.

"Here it comes." Jiang Chen stood up and walked to the medicine stove. He took the porcelain bowl handed to him by Lao Qian and poured the full bowl of black water-like medicine soup into his mouth.

A rich bitter taste explodes on the tip of your tongue.

"Tsk."

Jiang Chen smacked his lips and looked at the residue at the bottom of the medicine furnace with some emotion.

"This medicine is very effective, but it's too expensive. In the past three days, I have spent nearly two hundred coins on it..."

The medicine furnace cost fifty coins, while the herbs used to make the medicine every day cost more than thirty coins.

In three days, I had already spent one hundred and fifty coins.

In addition to taking medicine, he also had to buy some meat to supplement his nutrition.

The total amount here is nearly two hundred coins.

If this continues, the half string of money I got from Qu Qingliang will be used up in half a month.

"Now you know how expensive it is to practice martial arts, right? Back then, I spent three taels of silver, but not even a splash of water was made..."

Old Qian said this, then turned around and looked at Jiang Chen.

Seeing that Jiang Chen's body had changed so much in just three days, he felt a little emotional.

"You are indeed a talented kid. I don't think you need to drink the medicine for too long. After this month, you can start thinking about the cultivation method."

"Damn it, if I had your talent, I wouldn't have fallen to this point..."

Jiang Chen patted Qian Duobao on the shoulder and said with a smile:
"Well, it's okay. You're only in your early thirties. You have plenty of opportunities to make a comeback."

Jiang Chen could also see that
Since the life-and-death crisis three days ago, Lao Qian seems to have cheered up a lot.

Perhaps it was because he saw hope in Jiang Chen that he had never seen before...

(End of this chapter)