Ink panel: Hunting the sun and surveying the sky from the bow.

Chapter 59: My Aunt Encounters Misfortune
[Skill: Lingfeng Finger (Proficient)]

[Progress: 0/200 points]

[Status: cannot be upgraded]

For Shen Qing, the breakthrough process seemed to take a long time, but in the eyes of the inner courtyard disciples, it was only five or six breaths.

In such a short period of time, they did not know the fact that Shen Qing had made a breakthrough.

Most people were just watching the fun, but some sharp-eyed disciples vaguely noticed some subtle changes in Shen Qing.

But that’s where it stops.

All of them knew Shen Qing's background to some extent. Apart from a little surprise and envy, and some emotion on their faces, they did not show any so-called shock.

After Shen Qing finished his practice, the onlookers quickly withdrew their gazes and concentrated on practicing his body movements.

The sounds of slapping and hitting the wooden man reappeared in the inner courtyard.

Shen Qing, who had already mastered the body skills, had no intention of showing off. He digested the physical and mental breakthroughs, collected his mind, and walked quickly towards the pharmacy in the outer courtyard.

The so-called pharmacy of Linfengtang was nothing more than a small compartment converted from the servants' living quarters.

As soon as you enter the door, you can see a brick wall with medicine cabinets hanging on it. They are filled with various medicinal materials and filled with strong medicinal aroma.

There were three stoves in the middle of the room, each with a medicine jar bubbling with steam. The bitter smell of medicine kept penetrating into Shen Qing's nostrils.

Ah Fu stood in front of the medicine jar, adding some firewood from time to time. Noticing the movement at the door, he turned around and smiled, "Junior Brother Shen, you came to see me, what's the matter?"

Shen Qing clasped his fists and said, "Is Senior Brother in the courtyard today?"

Now that Ling Fengzhi's body movements have reached a breakthrough, he must practice the next fighting style, stretching his muscles and strengthening his bones.

Since his master handed him over to Ouyang Tiezhu, if he wanted to learn, he naturally had to look for him.

Ah Fu picked up a thin branch from the side, broke it into several pieces and stuffed it into the bottom of the stove, adding some fire and said, "Big Brother has gone out to deal with your Seventh Master's wife's matter."

Seventh Master's Wife? Aunt?

Shen Qing frowned and asked with concern: "What's wrong with aunt? Has she been feeling unwell recently?"

Ah Fu sighed and said, "Last time, on the way back from Jifu Temple, we were ambushed by the Mi Gang and the fetus was lost."

"Ah?" Shen Qing was shocked and hurried forward to ask, "What's going on?"

After Ah Fu had refueled the remaining two stoves, he clapped his hands, stood up and said, "Do you know how many wives our master has?"

"My aunt is the Seventh Lady, so there must be seven!" Shen Qing said almost without thinking.

"Now there are three."

Shen Qing looked at Ah Fu in surprise: "Why three?"

Ah Fu was very pleased with Shen Qing's expression: "Master's wife died of illness before Master became successful. Second and third masters' wives were killed by their enemies, along with a young master and a young lady."

"The Sixth Madam died of complications during childbirth, leaving only the Fourth Madam, the Fifth Madam, and the Seventh Madam alive."

After hearing this, Shen Qing didn't know how to answer.

"Your aunt encountered a similar thing." Ah Fu said as if he was not surprised: "It can't be helped. Our master was born in a humble family and relied on his fists and feet to gain a foothold in the county. It's normal for him to have enemies."

Shen Qing asked: "What's going on with this Mi Gang?"

"That's a long story."

"Let me make it short."

"..." Ah Fu was stunned, as if his neck was pinched, and a lot of words were stuffed back with a mallet. He stammered twice and said depressedly: "The rice gang was originally just a small gang in the city, but last year the old county magistrate died, and the court sent a new county magistrate here. They got the government's connection, and now they control part of the rice business in the county, becoming a big gang. It's like a glove gang supported by the current government."

"They specifically do some shady things for the government. Our master used to work for the previous county government, and his relationship with the new government was a bit awkward. In addition, our master had previously killed the son of the leader of the Mi Gang, so... this happened."

Shen Qing listened to the general situation and understood some of the reasons. He asked, "How strong is the leader of the Mi Gang? Can our master defeat him?"

"In the past, we were on equal footing with Master, but now that they have connections with the government, it's hard to say for sure." Ah Fu said with a worried tone: "The disciples and forces of the Mi Gang are much stronger than us. Alas... I heard that they are going to take action against us. This time, your aunt's incident is a signal."

Shen Qing could tell that Linfengtang’s situation was probably not very good.

Otherwise, Ah Fu's tone wouldn't be so dejected.

Shen Qing sighed helplessly.

They come, the security.

When it comes to the major martial arts schools and gangs in the county, the first thing to look at is money, the second is background, and the third is talent.

If he wants to learn martial arts, he doesn't have many choices. Even if he goes in, the treatment won't be much better than here.

Just learn the skills honestly first.

At this time, a maid came in from outside and interrupted the two of them: "Is the medicine ready?"

"Okay, I'll pour it in the food box for Miss Dongxue and keep it warm." Ah Fu said as he took out a square food box.

The maid Dongxue took the food box and turned to leave without staying.

Shen Qing hurriedly called out, "My dear sister, please wait a moment."

The maid Dongxue looked back at Shen Qing and said, "What's the matter?"

"I am the nephew of Lady Qi, and she is my aunt. I just heard about my aunt's situation and wanted to go to the backyard to visit her. Please let my good sister know."

"Wait a minute, I'll go ask." The maid Dongxue said, then started walking towards the Li family's backyard.

After the maid Dongxue left, Shen Qing hurried to the outer courtyard to find Shen Xiaohu, gave him some silver and asked him to buy nourishing food without stopping.

After a while, Shen Xiaohu bought some red dates, longans, black sesame seeds, astragalus, brown sugar and other foods that are good for women and gave them to Shen Qing.

Just then, the maid Dongxue came back with a message: "The master has allowed you to visit Qi Niang. Follow me and I will take you in."

"Thank you."

Shen Qing carried a lot of bags and followed the maid Dongxue towards the backyard.

Linfeng Hall has three courtyards in total.

Li Linfeng and his female relatives all lived in the third courtyard.

After walking for a while, Shen Qing was brought to the door of a wing room.

The maid Dongxue walked forward, knocked on the door and said, "Qiniang, your nephew is here and wants to come in to see you."

"come in!"

A familiar woman's voice came from inside the room, sounding listless and weak.

The maid Dongxue pushed open the wooden door of the side room for Shen Qing and moved aside.

Shen Qing nodded, thanked him, stepped over the threshold and walked in quickly.

(End of this chapter)