Cultivation: Starting from a Fighting Cock

Chapter 87 Medicinal Bath
The four demon hunters took their tools and left the Cui family's old house.

Two of them went to Guo Laosi's house to lie in ambush, while two others lay in wait outside.

Knowing that the culprit causing trouble in Wuzhen was just a minor demon, the four of them were not particularly enthusiastic and only wanted to capture it as soon as possible to complete this mission.

In the Cui family courtyard.

Ji Cheng stood on the tiger stake for a while, and then broke out in a sweat again.

He finished his practice, asked Cui Sheng a few questions, and then boiled water himself, took a hot bath, and washed away the dirt and sweat from his body.

Although this human body he had transformed into lacked spiritual roots, Ji Cheng was still quite satisfied with it, since it was based on his previous life and he was more familiar with it.

Regardless of which cultivation system I choose later, I'll first cultivate this human body to the peak of the Meridian Opening Realm and become a spiritual body.

A strong physical body is the foundation of everything; at the very least, it makes one more energetic during the wedding night.

"Uncle Cui, I'm going to rest now. You should go to sleep early too."

After taking a bath, Ji Cheng greeted Cui Sheng and went into his room.

He locked the room from the inside, closed the windows, then transformed back into his demon form and first refined a wisp of the tiger demon's demonic energy.

At the same time, he mentally reviewed the events of the day.

In reality, upon closer examination, his identity as Tu Ergou is not rigorous enough to withstand scrutiny.

But there's really no way around it. A person who suddenly appears out of nowhere in this world, no matter what identity they are given, will always have loopholes—there's no such thing as a wall that doesn't leak.

Fortunately, Ji Cheng's current human identity has not created any karmic ties, so no one will investigate whether he is actually Er Gou from Tujia Village.

Furthermore, given his identity as a disciple of Situ Ying of the Demon Forging Sect, even fewer people suspected him.

His only concern now is how to separate from Situ Ying and the others and stay in Wuzhen.

The Demon Forging Sect was going, but only after they had competed for the spiritual fruit from Python Mountain.

He quickly refined a wisp of the tiger demon's demonic energy.

He remained in his demon form, leaped out of the window, and used the "Hidden Chicken Killing" technique to disappear into the darkness.

"I need to keep an eye on Master and the others, so they don't catch the little ones."

Ji Cheng was a little worried about his friends.

The Azure Flame Rabbit is alright; it's a spirit beast, and it has a connection with Fairy Su, so even if it steals livestock from Guo Laosi's family to eat, it's not a big deal.

Big Yellow should still be tied up in the backyard of the Zhao residence and unable to come out.

Ji Cheng was worried about the bull demon and the flower-faced fox, fearing that the two little guys would come out at night and be caught by Situ Ying and the others.

It was nighttime near Guo Laosi's house.

Four demon hunters were lying in ambush in the shadows, unaware that a chicken was watching them from the shadows.

A night passed, and not even a single rat was caught stealing grain.

Situ Ying couldn't help but let out a long yawn and mutter curses.

"Damn it, that's why these petty thieves are the hardest to catch; they're as cautious as mice!"

It was that tiger demon from Tujia Village who was brave enough to fight head-on and took care of it in just a few moves.

If this little demon that's causing trouble in Wuzhen continues to hide and refuses to come out, it will be really difficult for Situ Ying and his companions to deal with it.

"Is it possible that the livestock belonging to Guo Laosi weren't stolen by the monster at all, but were stolen by someone else?"

Gou Feng asked.

He didn't really know much about the situation regarding the missing livestock of Guo Laosi's family. He had only seen similar things before. A villager reported to the authorities that a monster had eaten his cow, but it turned out that it had been stolen and sold by a hoodlum from the same village. All that trouble for nothing.

Situ Ying waved his hand: "Forget it, go back to sleep."

Secretly, Ji Cheng found it somewhat amusing.

Guo Laosi's livestock were basically all stolen by him. If he didn't take action, what could Situ Ying and the others possibly get caught?
Furthermore, these monsters in Wuzhen are quite clever. They must have heard that demon hunters had come to Wuzhen during the day, so they wouldn't dare to cause trouble.

Ji Cheng felt relieved and then returned to the Cui family, where he transformed into human form and lay down on the bed.

Just lying there for a short while, he felt a surge of emotion, thinking, "Oh, it's been so long since I've lay in bed like this, all spread out like the Chinese character '太' (tai)."

Ever since I transmigrated into a chicken, I've been sleeping standing up every day. It's much more comfortable being a human.

At the same time, he discovered that when he transformed into his demon form, his human form automatically entered a resting state, like an auto-play system. After one night, his human form had recovered to a state of full energy. Ji Cheng thought this mechanism was quite good, saving him time from sleeping and resting, and allowing for a seamless transition between his demon and human forms.

I hadn't been lying there long when dawn broke.

Situ Ying and the others returned to the Cui family home and went to their rooms to rest.

After a while, Ji Cheng got up and began practicing his martial arts in the courtyard.

At noon, the sun rises three poles.

Cui Sheng had prepared a sumptuous lunch, which Situ Ying and the others were able to eat just as they woke up.

During the meal, Ji Cheng deliberately inquired about the demon-catching situation the previous night. Upon learning that the four had returned empty-handed, he then asked about their next plans.

Situ Ying held up three fingers and said, "Let's wait three more days. If nothing comes of it in three days, we'll leave."

Huang Cuicui and the others had no objections.

Afterwards, Situ Ying told Ma Yuan to go buy a set of body-tempering herbs after dinner, since he had nothing else to do today and could brew a medicinal bath for Ji Cheng.

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Zhao Mansion, backyard.

Big Yellow let out a bored whimper, looked at the sky, and asked, "Brother Chicken, where did you go?"
The loss of a fighting rooster kept the Zhao family busy for the first two days, sending people everywhere to search for it.

After that, the Zhao family returned to normal. Losing a fighting rooster was no big deal, and apart from Master Zhao and Zhao Yan, it did not have a significant impact on the lives of the Zhao family.

The three siblings, Zhao Qian, Zhao Kun, and Zhao Yan, were still practicing boxing in the yard early in the morning.

Zhao Kun had been putting on a very convincing act these past few days, arousing no suspicion from anyone in the Zhao household. Now, he exclaimed happily, "Brother, your boxing technique is truly amazing! I've been practicing it for so long, and I'm finally starting to feel some effect. Have you noticed that my cough has lessened these past few days? Perhaps, if I continue practicing like this every day, my health might really improve!"

He wanted to use practicing boxing as an excuse to gradually get rid of the label of being weak and sickly, since acting like this every day was quite troublesome.

"Really? That's great!"

Zhao Qian was thrilled to hear this, never expecting that the health-preserving boxing technique he had taught his younger brother would actually be effective.

If that's the case, it would be fantastic news for the Zhao family.

Beside her, Zhao Yan was naturally overjoyed for Zhao Kun. She couldn't wait for her second brother to recover and become a normal person again.

"Brother, I've decided to go back to the martial arts school to practice starting tomorrow."

Zhao Yan also had good news: her injuries had almost healed, and she could return to the Niu Family Martial Arts School to continue practicing martial arts.

Upon hearing this, the Zhao brothers, Qian and Kun, were naturally happy for her.

Zhao Qian said, "I'll take care of things at home. You can go ahead. Second Master also has servants to take good care of him. Don't worry."

Afterwards, the three siblings started talking about other topics.

"Brother, I heard that the constables of Zishui County have started to strictly check people entering and leaving Wuzhen, especially men our age. They are being checked particularly strictly. I wonder why?"

Zhao Kun glanced at Zhao Qian and asked.

He couldn't help but suspect that this was a measure taken against him, to prevent his reincarnated self from entering Wuzhen and taking away the Nascent Soul Immortal Treasure.

At the same time, with such a strict investigation, even if he were to use Zhao Kun's identity, it would be difficult for him to sneak out with the Nascent Soul Immortal.

Don't be fooled by the fact that it's just a few martial artists checking people at the entrance to Wuzhen. This is only the surface; there are probably Foundation Establishment or even Golden Core cultivators watching from the shadows.

"I don't know about this either."

Zhao Qian shook his head. He had asked his former colleagues yesterday, and they said they didn't know either.

At the same time, he is no longer a constable in the county government and is no longer qualified to access such core secrets.

Zhao Kun nodded, understanding, and said no more.

"A few demon hunters came to Wuzhen yesterday. I wonder if our ever-victorious general has been eaten by a demon?"

Zhao Yan glanced at the empty chicken coop.

She still missed the fighting rooster at home very much, and Uncle Zhao talked about it every day, almost to the point of obsession.

She was deeply impressed by the demon hunters from yesterday, especially the boy named "Er Gou." When their eyes met, she had a strange feeling.

(End of this chapter)