Mang Shusheng's Ink Painting Practice

Chapter 115: Revenge
By dawn, another fulfilling night had passed for Zhao Yifu.

The bosses are gone.

He sat alone in the yard quietly for a while, and then the more he thought about it, the angrier he became!
Then he suddenly stood up and began to move his body.

While tinkering with it, he also asked Wu Zhong to try it together.

"Master, this is a good move. It feels like I've been trained in a place I've never been trained in before."

"Oh, Master, go slower. I'm old and need to relax more slowly..."

"This... is amazing. I feel the internal energy surge naturally through these movements. How is this possible?!"

Zhao Yifu spent the whole morning trying out thirteen movements based on the system he had learned, and linking them together formed a set of exercises that strengthened muscles and bones and were very beneficial to the body.

He thought for a moment and said, "Let's call this 'Bone Strengthening Play'."

As he spoke, he spread out paper and ink and wrote another letter to his father, explaining that he had come up with this "bone-strengthening play" and was sending it back home in the hope that it would strengthen the bodies of his family and that it would be even more effective when used together with the bone-strengthening pills.

Wu Zhong is illiterate, but he can understand pictures.

He saw Zhao Yifu drawing all the movements he had just tried, and couldn't help but ask, "Master, are you going to send this back home?"

Zhao Yifu nodded and said, "Well, after all, my family is planning to join the military, so I'd like to have everyone practice more, especially the children. It would be very effective if they exercise from a young age. Besides, all the able-bodied men in the family have been conscripted, leaving only the women and children at home to tend to the fields without any strength. This set of 'bone-strengthening plays' should be able to greatly enhance physical fitness and strength, so spreading it around would be a good thing."

As his martial arts holy body continued to strengthen, he discovered that this was not only a strengthening of his own body, but he had also mastered some of his own secrets without a teacher.

He only needs to try to master the power of his body and he will be able to learn a lot involuntarily.

Wu Zhong said with emotion, "If the master received this letter, he would definitely be very pleased with the young master's filial piety."

Zhao Yifu said indifferently, "It doesn't matter what happens to my father. The key is to urge my mother to practice well."

As he said this, he completed the letter and put it in the envelope.

But this was not the end yet. He wrote another letter to his stepmother.

Wu Zhong saw that Zhao Yifu was writing with gritted teeth, and he was a little worried that he might not say anything nice in the letter, so he said, "Young Master, Madam is the mistress of the family after all, so it's better not to be too harsh in your words..."

Zhao Yifu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "You're mistaken. I was just writing a letter to my mother, telling her that my third brother has been a little disobedient in the mountains lately and has upset the teachers, and asking her to help discipline him."

[…My teacher said: Your brother is precocious and has a promising future. However, your brother is stubborn and lazy, so the teachers are helpless.]

Wu Zhong had no doubts, but for some reason he seemed to see the back of his wife picking up a stick and rushing up the mountain to kill people, as well as the screams like a pig being slaughtered that echoed throughout the mountain.

But then, Wu Zhong suddenly thought of Zhao Yifu's first letter home.

Was that 'bone-strengthening drama' really created for the welfare of the entire clan?
At the time, Wu Zhong thought Zhao Yifu was great, but now thinking about it, he might have another concern...

He was worried that his younger brother would become tougher the more he beat him, so he needed his wife to exercise well to avoid the tragic situation of "the son is strong but the mother is weak".

At this moment, Wu Zhong's eyes changed when he looked at Zhao Yi Fu: This young master is really a dog!
After writing these two letters, Zhao Yifu asked Lao Huang to come and take the letters away.

Although it is a bit excessive to use Lao Huang as a messenger frequently, after all, what is being consumed is the divine power that Lao Huang has accumulated over the years.

But what can I say? In Zhao Yifu's eyes, this land god is only of this use now.

...It was not until three quarters past noon that the chief clerk Li Liang arrived.

He deliberately avoided mealtime, apparently fearing that Zhao Yifu would ask him to stay for dinner again.

When he walked in, he felt that the air in the yard seemed different from yesterday. It seemed much fresher and there was even a faint smell similar to sandalwood.

This was actually the result of Qiu Yuzi cutting off his own cultivation last night. The cut-off part of his cultivation transformed into pure spiritual energy that filled the entire yard but remained condensed and did not dissipate.

Even though Qiu Yuzi didn't say anything when she left, this was actually a silent favor from the leader of the Danqing Sect to his outstanding disciple.

"What's the matter?"

Zhao Yi Fu asked lazily. He had been very energetic all morning, racking his brains to take revenge on his stupid brother, and now he was tired.

Li Liang was speechless. It was only the second day since this guy took office, and he was already acting like a lazy fish. Was that really okay?

He had no choice but to say, "Sir, I have completed the inventory of the Qian family's property. Please review it."

Zhao Yifu casually asked, "How much did you copy?"

Li Liang said, "It can be converted into 110,000 taels of silver. There are also a large number of land deeds and some artifacts that cannot be discounted. If you need it, you can go and take a look."

Zhao Yifu was intrigued by this and said, "One hundred and ten thousand taels is a little better than I expected. I guess they've done a lot of bad things."

"Come on, let's go take a look."

He didn't care much about the money, but he cared a lot about the objects he looted.

Referring to the Zhao family's inventory of medicinal materials, he was actually very interested in the collections of such large families.

So they went to the county government's warehouse together.

The center of each county town is the county government building complex, where all the functional areas needed for an administrative agency are located.

The warehouse was guarded, Zhao Yifu nodded and walked in.

The things piled inside looked sorted, or at least simply classified.

Zhao Yifu looked at the warehouse full of things and said, "Brother Hanshan, are all the Qian family's things here?"

Li Liang thought he was questioning something and quickly said, "Sir, I was watching them count last night. There is absolutely no mistake, and no one is tampering with it."

Zhao Yifu smiled and said, "That's not what I meant. I was just asking if the Qian family has any farms elsewhere."

Li Liang finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "We've already sent people to check on the farms in various places. However, I know the situation of the Qian family. The farms only have food stored, while the money and treasures are kept in the mansion in this city."

Zhao Yifu asked curiously, "Why is that? I thought it would be safer to store things on my own farm outside the city."

Li Liang looked around and said, "Sir, it's not just the Qian family that's like this. The other families like Zhao, Sun, and Wu are also like this."

"Because Fenglin County is adjacent to Prisoner Mountain, there's often miasma spreading out, causing illness. More importantly, ghosts and monsters often haunt the wilds, making life unsettling."

Zhao Yifu was somewhat moved by what he heard, but he didn't express anything about it for the time being. He just checked the things stored here...

He took a quick look and found that most of them were rare jades and the like.

This kind of thing is really hard to estimate.

Zhao Yifu thought for a moment and said, "Brother Hanshan, if you have anything you like, feel free to pick out one or two."

Li Liang was startled. He said, "This is unacceptable. These things should be sealed and kept until they are inspected by higher-ups."

Zhao Yifu smiled and said, "That's fine. Just go ahead and choose. It won't be long before the imperial court's order comes down. We can handle all these things ourselves."

Li Liang glanced at Zhao Yifu quickly and then immediately looked away. He then said obediently, "Yes, I won't be polite then."

This person knows how to be a good subordinate. Sometimes you have to accept the leader's kindness, otherwise you will turn against him.

What Li Liang was really worried about at this moment was which big boss in the court was behind Zhao Yifu.

Is it the Ministry of Revenue?
Seems most likely.

Or maybe the Ministry of Personnel.

Of course, it could also be the Ministry of War. After all, Zhao Yifu's temperament clearly aligns with that place...

In short, Li Liang had a lot of guesses in his mind, but he never expected that he actually... guessed them all right!
Zhao Yifu is so arrogant.

Or perhaps it could be that the Danqing Sect, which is determined to do something, is so terrifying.

Li Liang absentmindedly picked out a jade pendant and said, "Sir, I have already chosen it."

Zhao Yifu nodded and said, "You have good taste. This jade pendant is quite spiritual. Carrying it with you can cure illness and ward off evil spirits. It is a good thing."

When Li Liang heard him say this, he quickly handed over the jade pendant and said, "Since this jade is effective, why don't you take it..."

Zhao Yifu shook his head and pushed it away, saying, "I don't even consider this."

He pointed to the deeds over there and asked, "Have you sorted out those deeds?"

Seeing this, Li Liang could only nod helplessly.

Then he saw Zhao Yi Fu suddenly take out a large scroll from his sleeve.

He was shocked. The scroll looked five feet long. How did it fit into his sleeve?

When he unfolded the scroll, he discovered that it was actually a very detailed topographic map...a ​​topographic map of Fenglin County!

Zhao Yifu said, "Mark all the land on the deed on this painting. Don't worry about making a mistake. I have many more of the same kind."

What he said... He could even "print" on the spot inside his sleeves.

To be honest, when he put on the Haoran robes, he almost turned into a "mobile warehouse" and a "portable printing factory".

After assigning Li Liang a task, Zhao Yifu finally had the mood to study the inventory.

I have to say that the Qian family has collected quite a few good things.

After all, the powerful people in these places always like to hoard things.

Among them, what Zhao Yifu liked most were some precious medicinal herbs.

This is easy to understand. After all, Fenglin County is adjacent to the Prison Mountain, and many people go into the mountain to collect herbs and sell them for money.

There is no shortage of smart people among the wealthy families who know what are the good things.

Anyway, Zhao Yifu's harvest at this time was huge, even enough for him to refine three batches of high-end version of Cuizhen Dragon Bone Pill and two batches of Chaoyuan Yiqi Pill.

As for the Miasma-Breaking Pill... apart from refining the highest-level 'Barrier-Breaking and Misfortune-Surviving Pill' which is simply impossible to achieve, a lot of ordinary versions of the 'Miasma-Breaking Pill' can be refined, not to mention the 'Miasma-Relieving Pill'.

At this point, Zhao Yifu was already itching to try his hand at it. After all, he felt that he had some talent in refining pills.

But this is not the end. He unexpectedly found a piece of silver-white metal ore containing spiritual light in the warehouse. He didn't know what kind of ore it was, but the spirituality in it indicated that it was not an ordinary item.

Zhao Yifu was already satisfied with the harvest. He put the herbs and minerals into his sleeves and looked at other things...

As a result, he saw something in his spiritual vision that made him feel very uncomfortable.

He found a very unique brocade box on the shelf, with an iron lock hanging on it.

Zhao Yi Fu looked around and was too lazy to look for the key. He simply crushed the iron lock with a little force of his fingers.

But when you open the brocade box, you will find something very special inside...

It was a rattle, made of some kind of leather, which was very soft and delicate.

At the same time, its two small drumsticks look like two jade beads, but when you look at them again, they seem to be made of bones.

The drumstick is basically a piece of bone.

Zhao Yifu felt a chill in his heart when he saw this. The rattle had a strong scent of powder, but Zhao Yifu, who had a keen sense of smell, felt that there was a faint stench hidden under the scent of powder.

He looked at the rattle, which was emitting a strong spiritual glow, and must be a magical instrument.

But the strange thing was that although he felt creepy after just one look, there was no evil aura in his spiritual vision.

He suppressed his disgust and called Li Liang over, asking, "Do you recognize this thing?"

Li Liang looked at it and nodded carefully, saying, "This is the 'Qingxin Fulu Xiangle Drum'. When Qian first got it, he showed it off in the county for quite a while."

Zhao Yifu asked in surprise, "Do you really know?"

Li Liang: “…”

He looked at Zhao Yi Fu speechlessly, expressing his dissatisfaction with his eyes.

Zhao Yifu coughed dryly and said, "Okay, tell me about its origin."

Li Liang calmed himself down, then pointed to the map Zhao Yifu had shown him earlier and said, "Actually, Fenglin County is much larger than what's depicted on this map."

"In other words, the vast mountain range within the Prison Cell Mountain should theoretically be under the jurisdiction of Shufenglin County, but it's usually extremely difficult for the county government to extend its administrative power there."

"There are also mountain dwellers living in the mountains, mostly people fleeing war or taxes. Sometimes they come down from the mountains to trade goods or simply plunder."

"Among the mountain folk, there's a belief in 'Walking King,' who they say is a great Buddha with profound spiritual attainments, who wishes to relieve the suffering of the world and remains in the world to preach the Dharma and save people."

"This 'Pure Heart, Blessings and Fortune Incense Leather Drum' is one of the instruments handed down from the Lunzang Buddhist sect. I don't know how it was refined, but the instruments that occasionally come to light are said to be very effective."

Zhao Yifu asked, "What is the effect of this drum?"

Li Liang said, "I don't know the details, but I know that shaking this drum at night can calm one's mind and cleanse the soul."

Zhao Yifu nodded after hearing this, but still didn't want to touch this thing.

He has great faith in his own intuition.

He simply left this strange-looking magical weapon in the warehouse without moving it, and then went on to study other things.

And he didn't close the brocade box again...

However, what he didn't expect was that Li Liang, who was just explaining it to him, was so focused on this that his eyes gradually widened...

Li Liang's eyes began to lose focus, and then he walked step by step towards the brocade box where the rattle was, and stretched out his hand...

　I've been learning programming these days, and my brain is not enough

　　
　
(End of this chapter)