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

Chapter 93: The Aftermath of the Tiger Demon
"Oh."

Shen Qing didn't ask any more questions.

Ouyang Tiezhu patted Shen Qing on the shoulder, and his mood was obviously much better: "I really don't know how you practiced, the breakthrough speed is so fast. Now you are my junior brother, let's go out for a drink to celebrate?"

He had heard about Shen Qing's talents from Li Linfeng at the beginning, so he volunteered to get close to him.

Now Shen Qing has soared to success just as he expected.

He had established good relationships with many of his fellow apprentices first, so he might be able to get some benefit from it in the future.

Shen Qing knew that Ouyang Tieniu had died not long ago, and his senior brother Ouyang Tiezhu must not have fully recovered yet.

Seeing that he was in a rare mood, I didn't refuse.

"Well, let's go to Fengwei Mansion." Ouyang Tiezhu said with a smile: "Junior brother, I'm afraid you don't know that Fengwei Mansion is a high-end restaurant in the inner city. It's not a problem to spend hundreds of taels of silver on a meal. It is one of the favorite restaurants of the young masters of the host family."

"Today, in order to celebrate my junior brother being accepted as a disciple by the master, we will make an exception and go once."

Fengweifu?
Shen Qing remembered that he had just eaten there not long ago. The taste was very average and it was very expensive. It was really unnecessary.

"Brother, let's just find a place to drink some wine and eat some meat. The food there doesn't taste good. It won't be too late to go there after I break through the Qi Cultivation Stage."

When Shen Qing spoke, there was a hint of sincerity in his tone.

Ouyang Tiezhu thought about his wallet and decided not to insist, "Okay, I'll pay you for this meal first and make it up later."

When Shen Qing saw Ouyang Tiezhu like this, he knew that this senior brother was really short of money.

I was speechless at the sight of his insistence on saving face.

It was just time for dinner when they came out of Linfeng Hall. They found a small restaurant nearby that looked clean and tidy, ordered some food and drinks, and sat down.

At this time, people in the restaurant were talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was peaceful.

Ouyang Tiezhu couldn't help but sigh: "Sure enough, the inner city of Taiping County is the only one that looks decent. The rest of the place is a mess. Sometimes I don't know if it's just Taiping County or if the rest of the Great Zhou is like this."

Shen Qing asked: "Has Senior Brother been to other places?"

Ouyang Tiezhu shook his head and said, "I just wandered around Taiping County. I was born in the outer city, and I used to hang out with people everywhere. You don't know what life is like outside Taiping County. There are fights and killings every day."

"Even if you want to make a decent living, you still need a background and a gang to rely on. Otherwise, it won't be long before you are exploited by various forces."

"After all, in Taiping County, safety is too precious."

"With the inner city being safe, business will be better, the owners will be able to make more money, and then recruit more martial artists for protection, and the government offices will also be stable. So if you want to succeed, you still have to practice martial arts. You won't get anywhere just by fooling around."

Ouyang Tiezhu said absentmindedly: "I have known this for a long time, but he just won't listen."

Shen Qing could tell that Ouyang Tiezhu was complaining, so he tactfully said, "Who wouldn't listen to what Senior Brother says?"

"My stupid brother." Ouyang Tiezhu sighed, "I'm sorry, Junior Brother. I was originally thinking of finding a job for you in a gang in the outer city, but now it's impossible."

"I heard about it. My condolences, brother." Shen Qing's face was very calm.

"Let's not talk about the past. Come on, drink."

"Okay, do it."

They each filled a cup of rice wine and drank it down.

Ouyang Tiezhu wiped his mouth and said, "Delicious!" He picked up the chopsticks, tapped the table, picked up a peanut, put it into his mouth, and chewed it comfortably.

"By the way, Junior Brother, have you heard about the tiger monster recently?"

"Tiger demon?" Shen Qing was stunned. He picked up his chopsticks and said nonchalantly, "How can there be such nonsense in the world? There is no such thing as a demon."

Ouyang Tiezhu came closer and said seriously: "This is a true story. It happened near your Shicheng Mountain. Haven't you heard about it?"

"No." Shen Qing denied it flatly: "I heard that there are traces of tigers in the mountains."

"That's right, it's that tiger monster." Ouyang Tiezhu said mysteriously, "Someone has seen that tiger monster speak, it really has become a spirit. The Weiwu Division rushed over to capture it. I heard that many people were injured because of it, and some tax collectors died in the tiger's mouth."

"Is there such a thing?"

"In the past few days, the county government is discussing with the four major bosses about the arrest of the tiger demon. It is estimated that they will start the real work soon."

Shen Qing asked: "This matter has nothing to do with us, right?"

"It's hard to say. Our Linfeng Hall is also under the government to some extent. If the government asks us for support, we can't refuse."

Shen Qing frowned and said, "We can't refuse?"

"There's nothing we can do about it. This inner city isn't that easy to get into. If you come in, you have to abide by their rules."

"Are we the only ones like this?"

"That's not true. Basically, everyone who studies martial arts in the inner city has a certain chance of being called by the sign. Who will be called depends on who has a strong relationship."

"That's not a problem. If the sky falls, there's someone tall enough to hold it up. We don't need to worry about it."

"That's the truth."

Shen Qing and the other person each drank another bowl of wine, then took the grilled lamb chops that had just been served and started eating.

After three drinks.

Shen Qing asked, "Brother Ouyang, now that we have become Master's personal disciple, what are the benefits? Tell me about it."

"Isn't it a great benefit for the master to teach you personally? Don't be ungrateful. The master is like a half-father. Being able to teach you personally is something that many people would beg for but cannot even hope for."

Ouyang Tiezhu continued, "Don't think you can master martial arts just by holding a martial arts manual. How do you know if there are any typos in it, or if there were any mistakes when copying and printing? Sometimes a single word difference can lead to completely different results."

"If you had a respected master to teach you, it would be different and you would be able to avoid many detours."

Shen Qing nodded and agreed: "I know that there are many words in some martial arts that are hard to understand, let alone learn. I just have nothing to do and want to learn more."

"Alas... you came at a bad time. In the early years, our master was considered a top figure in the inner city, and everyone had to give him some face. Now that the county government in the city has changed, our master's connections are much worse."

"But Master's skills are still there. Apart from other things, Master has a lot of martial arts hidden in his hands. He has practiced them all and has a very broad vision. You will know when he teaches you how to kill. Killing with one finger is absolutely true."

Shen Qing's eyes lit up when he heard this.

He didn't expect Li Linfeng to have such ability.

Maybe I can learn some more skills from him and try practicing them.

Now, just combining the Blood Domination Skill with the Wind-Swallowing Finger has an unexpected effect.

What would he become if he could break through a few more martial arts using the ink-and-wash panel?
(End of this chapter)