Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 28 The day after tomorrow warrior

The reason why Zhang Bin, the captain of the patrol battalion, gave a gift of one hundred taels of silver was probably because of what happened last time.

He and Huang Yunxiao had each prepared a gift of one hundred taels of silver as a token of their gratitude, but he refused it.

Huang Yunxiao immediately decided to waive the tuition fees for Shi Tou's martial arts lessons at the martial arts school, which was a way of repaying a favor.

Zhang Bin's offering of a hundred taels of silver this time was also a way of repaying a favor.

As for Huang Qingzhou and Master Lu, they both seemed to know that they were in a difficult situation. The hundred taels of silver were ostensibly a gift, but in reality, they were lending money to each other.

In the future, this gift and the favor must be repaid.

Now we can only hope that our orchard will have a good harvest next spring.

Otherwise, let alone returning the gift, supporting the whole family would be a problem.

Days continued to pass by like this.

Another year-end festival has arrived in the blink of an eye.

Perhaps because she had prepared in advance, and because she ate a piece of the remains of a century-old blood toad during childbirth, Hu Yufen recovered quickly after her postpartum period.

Knowing that Shen Yuan was under a lot of pressure, she took on embroidery work again from the cloth shop in town.

Martial Arts School.

It was deep winter, and the sky was just beginning to lighten.

With the holiday approaching and the weather freezing cold, the disciples inevitably became somewhat lax.

Only Shen Wenxing remained as diligent as ever.

Inside the training ground, a boy dressed in thin clothes was swinging his fists and training like crazy.

Almost!
Just a little closer!

Some of their young faces were covered in sweat, their determined expressions tinged with a hint of madness!
drink!
With a punch thrown, Shen Wenxing suddenly let out a loud shout!
His right fist suddenly unleashed a terrifying force!

The wooden dummy made of hard jujube wood in front of him was broken in two by a single punch!
Become!

He could clearly feel the flow of Qi and blood within his body, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes!
More than a month has passed since he last consulted Huang Qingzhou. With the help of three free medicinal meals, he has finally passed the Qi Sensing Realm and successfully grasped that trace of Qi and blood power, becoming a post-natal martial artist!
The loud noise caught the attention of Huang Qingzhou, who was up early in the backyard.

Upon arriving at the training ground, Huang Qingzhou looked at the fallen wooden dummy with a hint of amazement on his face.

"Uncle?"

Upon catching sight of Huang Qingzhou, Shen Wenxing quickly suppressed his joy and bowed respectfully.

"Breakthrough?"

Huang Qingzhou put his hands behind his back and asked with a smile.

Shen Wenxing cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, saying, "I broke through by sheer luck."

Successfully sensing and being able to control the power of qi and blood within the body is already considered meeting the standard of an acquired martial artist.

Looking at Shen Wenxing, who remained humble and composed, Huang Qingzhou couldn't help but sigh.

I still remember the pride I felt when I broke through to the Acquired Martial Artist level. I wanted to run around the streets and shout it out so that everyone in Yunshui Town would know that I had become an Acquired Martial Artist.

In contrast, Shen Wenxing is only ten years old, yet he has made such a great breakthrough in martial arts, and he is still so calm and composed. This kind of temperament is truly rare.

A ten-year-old martial artist who has acquired the skills of the acquired martial arts is not much different from the scions of the great families in the prefecture and the royal city, right?
It seems I really need to reconsider.

"Not bad, keep up the good work."

"Being a martial artist after birth is just the beginning. The next step is to strengthen your blood and qi, open your eight extraordinary meridians, and comprehend the power of heaven and earth in order to break through to the innate level. You must not slack off."

Huang Qingzhou said with a solemn expression.

innate……

Shen Wenxing's heart skipped a beat!
That is the realm pursued by the vast majority of martial artists in the world. With innate true qi tempering the body, one's lifespan can reach two hundred years. One can fly through the air, break stone tablets with bare hands, and be as brave as ten thousand men!
Outside Yunshui Town, at the headquarters of the Mountain Patrol Captain.

Huang Yunxiao, who was to be transferred to Anyang County as a county magistrate after the New Year's Eve ceremony, was already preparing for the handover.

Yunshui Town is the Huang family's ancestral home, and he still had to give the newly arrived patrol captain some instructions to help the Huang family build good relations.

"My lord, the second master has arrived."

A soldier from the patrol corps came to report.

Huang Yunxiao nodded slightly, got up and went outside the yamen.

"Big brother."

Huang Qingzhou got straight to the point: "Shi Tou has broken through to the Acquired Martial Realm."

"So fast!?" Huang Yunxiao was somewhat incredulous.

Huang Qingzhou had only said that the boy had good talent and was expected to break through to the Acquired Martial Artist level before he came of age.

Once one reaches adulthood and enters the Acquired Realm, there is still hope to touch the threshold of the Innate Realm in this lifetime. However, for those who break through to the Acquired Realm after adulthood, as they age and their vital energy gradually declines, it is very difficult for them to challenge the Innate Realm again in this lifetime without a great opportunity.

Huang Qingzhou smiled wryly: "A little over a month ago, Shi Tou entered the Qi Sensing Realm. I was busy at the time and forgot to tell my elder brother."

“These past few days, I’ve had people add medicinal food to his diet, and I didn’t expect him to break through this morning.”

"Brother, I'd like to discuss Lingxiu's matter with you this time."

"Lingxiu?" Huang Yunxiao asked in surprise, "Is it about the marriage with the Su family?"

Huang Qingzhou nodded: "Lingxiu doesn't like Su Chang, but she has a good impression of Shi Tou."

"She'll be thirteen after the New Year's Eve, and the Su family will definitely be urging us to finalize this marriage."

The two families had only verbally agreed to the marriage back then, but now Huang Lingxiu and Su Chang have grown up and reached the age where they can formally arrange their marriage.

His eldest daughter has been away from home for nearly ten years, and now he only has one daughter, Huang Lingxiu, and he doesn't want her to be unhappy.

"You want to call off the engagement?"

Huang Yunxiao frowned and asked.

Now, there are only a few days left until the annual sacrifice. After the sacrifice, he will officially take up the post of County Commandant of Anyang County.

Su Chang's uncle was the county magistrate of Anyang County. As a county lieutenant, if he wanted to advance further in the future, he had to maintain a good relationship with the county magistrate.

If they break off the engagement, it would be tantamount to slapping the Su family in the face.

"Big brother..."

Huang Qingzhou wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Huang Yunxiao.

"This marriage isn't something I can't back out of..."

"As the assistant magistrate of Anyang County, even if Su Jingshan was angry, he dared not make things too tense with the county lieutenant, otherwise no one would have a good outcome."

"I'm just worried that if the Su family can't do anything to us, they'll turn their attention to the Shen family."

Huang Qingzhou smiled faintly.

"Brother, don't forget, the second son of the Shen family is now Master Lu's prized student."

"Given Master Lu's prestige..."

Huang Yunxiao shook his head solemnly: "There are some things you are not clear about. For the Shen family, Master Lu is both an opportunity and a hidden danger."

Hidden danger?

Huang Qingzhou was somewhat puzzled.

"All you need to know is that Master Lu is a great Confucian scholar respected by all scholars in the world, but he is also someone that all scholars in the world fear."

"Here's what we'll do: go to Jinliu Village and tell Shen Yuan about this, and see how he decides to proceed."

Huang Qingzhou nodded; that was indeed a good idea.

"Oh, by the way, tell Shen Yuan that we'd like to invite him and Shi Tou to our home after the annual memorial ceremony this year."

"Qi'er and Lin'er have already written that they will be back to visit their family in two days. It will be a good opportunity for the two rascals to meet their future brother-in-law."

Huang Qi and Huang Lin are Huang Yunxiao's sons, and both of them are border soldiers.

"Qi'er and Lin'er are coming back?" Huang Qingzhou asked in surprise. "Those two rascals haven't been back for four or five years, have they?"

Huang Yunxiao smiled and nodded: "I've just been promoted to centurion. In two years, once I've established myself in Anyang County, I'll try to smooth things over and get one of the two brothers transferred back."

"The border troops are still too dangerous; our Huang family needs to leave an heir."

Huang Qingzhou nodded: "Okay."

"Brother, I'll head to Jinliu Village now."

Upon arriving at Jinliu Village and meeting Shen Yuan, Huang Qingzhou did not hide anything and directly told him about the matter, including the possibility that the Su family might take their anger out on the Shen family because of it.

After hearing this, Shen Yuan said that he would respect the two children's decision.

He has no objection if the two children get along well.

When Huang Qingzhou mentioned the possibility of retaliation from the Su family, he simply nodded slightly and remained silent.

After seeing Huang Qingzhou off, Shen Yuan returned home with a solemn expression.

He knew that Huang Qingzhou had come specifically to give a reminder, but also to put him to the test, to see the courage of the father and son.

Shen Yuan didn't take this to heart; he was more concerned about his child's future.

If faced with this predicament, teach him to shrink back and admit defeat, lose his fighting spirit, and then never mention martial arts competition again.

Therefore, if we are faced with the possible retaliation from the Su family, we should withstand it if we can, and we should do our best to withstand it even if we can't!
(End of this chapter)