Young master, why not become a corpse immortal?

Chapter 11 Hoo-hoo-ha-hey! I, Little Ginseng, will surely become a great hero!
Little Ginseng was pounding on the table with a whooshing sound; its little fists would even create gusts of wind when it swung out.

Gong Xuan sat on a rocking chair to the side, humming a little tune and gnawing on a chicken bone.

Lin Jiang has given him enough money these past two days. Even Gong Xuan, who was born with a poor fate, has enough spare money to buy a whole roast chicken to satisfy his hunger.

Earlier on the mountain, when Lin Jiang tried to catch the small ginseng, he already felt that the small ginseng was probably stronger than a normal adult. Only when he tried to grab it could he catch it; otherwise, the little guy would have run away long ago.

only……

The ginseng is really too small.

She's much more suited to be a mascot than a henchman.

Or should she try gesturing it out?

Seeing Lin Jiang approach, Xiao Shanshen stopped what he was doing, put his hands on his hips, and looked up at him.
"What are you doing!"

"Watch the young master practice martial arts."

"Hero?" Little Ginseng blinked after hearing the title, his eyes immediately lighting up with a smile: "Hello, hero, I like it, I like it."

Seeing her like this, Lin Jiang pondered for a moment.

Try it!

What if it actually works!
"Young master, practicing alone is no fun. Why don't you spar with me for a bit?"

"you?"

Xiao Shanshen immediately recalled the scene when Lin Jiang grabbed him on the mountain.

Can we...can we win?
No way! If we don't fight, we won't be such great heroes!

We still have to fight!

Xiao Shanshen jumped off the table and looked up at Lin Jiang:

"Let's make it clear beforehand, no sneak attacks!"

"I don't use sneak attacks. I'm not the kind of person who uses sneak attacks."

Linjiang and Xiaoshanshen were separated by several bluestone bricks.

Their posture amused Gong Xuan, who was standing nearby.

He deliberately moved the rocking chair to the front, with his bottom turned sideways.

The young master of a family of herbal medicine masters who is invulnerable to swords and spears, and the three-hundred-year-old divine herb on the mountain—this is a pair that no amount of silver could buy outside.

Speaking of their fight, could it be considered a natural-born feud?
Leaving aside Gong Xuan who was watching the show from the sidelines, Lin Jiang and Xiao Shanshen had already separated into two groups. However, neither of them had experienced any formal training. Lin Jiang could only adopt the boxing stance from his previous life based on his memory, while Xiao Shanshen imitated the White Crane Spreads Wings move from a martial arts novel.

Before the sun had completely disappeared below the horizon, the man and the ginseng charged straight into battle.

It had only just begun when Lin Jiang discovered that the little ginseng was incredibly fast, rushing towards him in the blink of an eye.

Although Lin Jiang adopted a boxing stance, Xiao Shanshen, including the grass on his head, only reached his calves. He would need to jump to hit Xiao Shanshen's knees, so it was impossible for him to hit him with his fists.

He simply swept his leg towards the ginseng.

But Xiaoshan Shen was incredibly fast; she leaped high, like a vaulting horse, and flipped over Linjiang.

Then, with a shout, he slammed his fist down on Lin Jiang's knee.

"bump!"

Lin Jiang felt a slight sensation in his knee.

He was also startled.

You should know that when the man in black jumped down the wall and slashed with his knife, he hit Lin Jiang on the head, but Lin Jiang only felt as if he had been hit by a foam toy.

Little Ginseng's punch was really powerful!

Lin Jiang quickly pulled his leg back. He felt that he probably couldn't kick the little guy, so he simply opened his arms to try to grab her. However, without the boost of a surprise attack, the little spirit creature moved much faster. She started running around Lin Jiang and would occasionally sneakily punch him a couple of times.

The two of them were more like an adult playing with a child than training.

Gong Xuan, who was watching from the side, was initially amused, but after a while, his amused mood changed.

He couldn't quite understand this method of fighting with just one person and one ginseng.

He knew that Xiaoshan ginseng was fast and Linjiang ginseng was tough.

It's difficult for plants to become spirits, but three hundred years of cultivation isn't something to be taken lightly. The little ginseng doesn't know any special moves yet, but if it runs at full speed, unless someone is lying in ambush or using some kind of magic, it's impossible to catch this little guy.

Where is Lin Jiang?
Lin Jiang shouldn't have moved so quickly.

Even someone who has practiced light-body skills for more than ten years shouldn't be that fast.

Only those who have had a miraculous encounter, or those who have specialized in this skill and passed the threshold, becoming fast runners, can barely keep up with Xiaoshan Shen.

But Lin Jiang is catching up now!

Several times his hand brushed past the ginseng, and the ginseng was just a hair's breadth away from being caught.

Besides being invulnerable to swords and spears and possessing immense strength, he also has the ability to move with the wind on his feet.
If you could learn a few skills...

Gong Xuan dared not even think about it.

A strong wind was blowing in the courtyard, not from God, but from the person and the ginseng!

Finally, Lin Jiang stopped.

He supported himself on his knees.

The body's metal energy has been depleted considerably, and it is now being replenished very slowly.

Neither Xiaoshan Shen nor Lin Jiang could defeat the other; Lin Jiang couldn't catch Xiaoshan Shen, and Xiaoshan Shen couldn't break Lin Jiang's defenses.

Xiao Shanshen was a little disappointed.

She read in a comic book that a great hero could knock someone down with a single move.

Judging from her appearance, she's not a martial arts master yet.

After catching his breath, Lin Jiang was filled with excitement. First, the wild ginseng was truly potent!
Lin Jiang estimated that even if he were to hire a bodyguard from the martial arts industry in Baishan County, he might not be able to find one of this caliber.

It would be even better if I could teach Xiaoshanshen how to build a horse-drawn carriage.

Anyway, she doesn't need to use her legs to step on the stirrups.

Secondly, the Qi he has accumulated is enough for him to fight for a while.

Over time, it will only accumulate.

He really doesn't know any fighting techniques, otherwise he wouldn't be throwing such clumsy punches.

Lin Jiang placed the ginseng back on the table and went to boil some water.

It's time for our daily tea.

Little Ginseng was also tired, so she went into the hot water pool and rested nicely.

They stayed in the water until the moon rose before they came out.

Looking at the wet ginseng, Lin Jiang said:
"I was a bit busy today. I was going to prepare some clothes for you, but the clothing store was already closed when I got back. I can only help you tomorrow morning."

"It's nothing." Little Ginseng shook her head. She had never worn clothes when she wandered around in the mountains, so it didn't matter to her that she wasn't wearing clothes now.

"There is also a bookstore in the county. The owner is a wonderful person. On one side, he displays all kinds of profound and mysterious knowledge, and on the other side, he displays all kinds of comic books."

"Picture books?"

"If you glue the pages of the books in your bag together to make a small booklet, that's a children's book."

If Little Ginseng had only given a perfunctory answer when talking about clothes, her eyes lit up noticeably after hearing about the picture book.

Like two shiny buttons.

"I'll take you to find that master painter. We'll naturally need to carry some things to relieve our fatigue along the way. Today I'll take you to buy seven or eight books, several series, which should be enough to keep you occupied for a while."

"Good! Good!"

Little Ginseng got excited and ran around the table, jumping up and down with joy. She was so happy that she almost fell off the table.

Fortunately, Lin Jiang caught her.

After calming down, Xiao Shanshen followed Lin Jiang for a while, then hesitated:

Do you need my help?

"Why do you ask?"

“I saw in those few pages of my paintings that once someone went to pay respects to the great hero, they would definitely bring some gifts, and after receiving the gifts, the great hero would find a way to help those people.”

"If you give me something, I have to help you out."

"This is what a true hero is like."

Although this little ginseng is quite clever and can understand the social dynamics in the book, there are indeed some differences between what the great hero thinks and what she thinks.

"The chivalrous... might be a bit more complicated."

"Ok?"

"Sometimes I'll help people even without pay."

"I know that, but who should I help?"

“I might understand this when we go to find Master Danqing together later.” Lin Jiang smiled slightly. “But right now, I am indeed quite busy and need your help, hero.”

"Tell me! I'll help you with anything!" Little Ginseng said confidently, hands on his hips. After blinking, he immediately used his two little hands to protect the small fruit on his head. "But I can't give you this fruit; it's a treasure!"

Lin Jiang then noticed that there were indeed three bright red beads in the middle of the leaves on the ginseng head, which looked like ginseng fruits.

After a moment of recollection, Lin Jiang recalled that he seemed to have read a description of ginseng fruits in a book. It seemed that every hundred years, ginseng would produce a small fruit. According to this, the small ginseng was now three hundred years old!

It's twice as big as him and Grandpa Lin combined!
This bead likely contains all of Xiaoshan Shen's cultivation, so Lin Jiang naturally had no intention of taking it.

He briefly explained his request to Xiaoshan Shen.

If attacked by thieves, Xiaoshan Shen should try his best to help Lin Jiang, provided he can ensure his own safety.

If Lin Jiang needs to leave Old Master Lin temporarily, Xiao Shan Shen should help keep watch.

After hearing the request, Xiao Shanshen patted his chest repeatedly.

"Leave it to me!"

……

It's getting late.

The little ginseng needs to absorb moonlight routinely; she basks in the moonlight for the first half of the night and then lies flat on a board to sleep for the second half.

Gong Xuan had already returned to his room. Lin Jiang had nothing to do, so after checking on the old man and finding the shoes lying quietly in the room, Lin Jiang simply went back to his room to rest.

Just as he was about to take off his coat and lie down on the bed, Lin Jiang suddenly paused for a moment.

In his arms was the bell that Gong Xuan had given him.

It rang!

Lin Jiang's brows furrowed instantly.

The ringing of the bell means someone has entered the yard.

Come again?

He pushed open the door and quickly went outside.

With no one in sight in any direction, Lin Jiang could indeed sense that something was different about the courtyard.

Just as Lin Jiang was pondering whether or not to wake Gong Xuanhuo, a woman's plaintive voice suddenly rang in his ear:

"My dear lover, why are you so heartless?"

(End of this chapter)