The Heavenly Court is gone, I don't want to be a True Lord.

At lunchtime, in addition to the food provided by the farm, the three of them spent an extra ten coins to buy five sesame seed cakes.

Seeing that they were only eating sesame seed cakes, Cheng Yun brought them some cold dishes.

It wasn't a very good dish; it was just wild vegetables from the back mountain with some salt and vinegar, but it was already considered top-notch.

He was willing to do it, though. He was ambitious and didn't want to do hard labor in the village, so he thought about practicing martial arts to change his fate.

He has been practicing martial arts for more than ten days, but has not yet mastered the basics.

According to his observation, the three Zuo brothers had only been there for two days, but their stance training was already quite impressive. They would definitely be able to enter the martial arts world before him and become true martial artists.

Making friends now is for the sake of the future; he was even considering whether to waive the commission on Zuo Qi and He Xiao's work.

Zuo Qi didn't say much about it. The three of them were unfamiliar with the place, and it wasn't a big deal for them to let others earn a cut.

He didn't say much, and he was happy that Cheng Yun didn't take a cut, since they were really too poor right now.

I'm going to work in Zhushan this afternoon.

They were very lucky; Chenghe was slaughtering a pig today.

They spent two hundred coins to buy two sets of pig offal, weighing over forty jin (approximately 20 kg), which would be enough for the brothers to eat for several days after cooking.

In this era, offal is not easy to process and doesn't fetch a high price. Fortunately, Zuo Qi knew many ways to deal with the fishy smell from his previous life, and he also found some spices in the back mountain of the Lin family manor. They weren't very palatable, but they were edible. The key was that meat could provide nutrition and energy for his martial arts practice.

It's a bit hot right now, so it's not good to leave it out for too long.

However, this concern quickly disappeared. With Ni Heng successfully joining the group, the more than 40 jin of pig offal were eaten clean in just three days.

Although the texture changed a bit later on, I didn't mind.

Cheng He slaughtered pigs very frequently, every three to five days, and Zuo Qi was not stingy, basically leaving one pig behind each time.

This barely solved the problem of food for the three brothers in the early stages of their martial arts training.

……

The days passed by.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and Zuo Qi's cultivation progress was much better than he had imagined.

Jin Yigong is upright and peaceful. He has the daily divine blessing of Qi and blood from Ming Shu Yi Hu Feng, plus the two streams of Qi and blood he accumulates daily through his cultivation of Jin Yigong.

In total, simply accumulating qi and blood each day results in six paths.

After consuming two tempering processes, over half a month, the blood and qi in his body had accumulated to more than sixty levels, and the tempering of his skin and flesh was nearly half completed.

As his strength increased, his appearance also changed slightly.

He had grown taller, now exceeding 1.85 meters, and his physique was no longer thin but rather fuller. Coupled with the ever-present frown lines between his brows, it was clear at a glance that he was not someone to be trifled with.

He doesn't seem like a good person either.

This can be seen from the group of young men practicing martial arts. When they first arrived, these people, relying on their local status, were not very friendly to Zuo Qi and his companions. Although they did not openly bully them, they did not give them a kind look either.

But a few days ago, Zuo Qi stood up for Ni Heng and knocked down the fifth dog in the kennel with one punch.

After the news spread, the people practicing martial arts in the courtyard were less likely to provoke Zuo Qi.

Zuo Qi was happy to have some free time.

Fighting in the village wasn't a big deal. The lives of ordinary people at the bottom of feudal society were nothing like the harmonious and loving society of my previous life. There were plenty of cases of people fighting over dried cow dung.

As long as no one dies, the people in charge of the village won't say much.

Compared to these, he is more concerned about the profound changes he has undergone after practicing martial arts.

[1. Physical fitness and development speed are greatly improved; skin becomes much tougher and continues to become tougher as the skin and flesh are tempered.]

2. Some scars from past street fights are fading, and some minor ailments have not reappeared.

[3. His appetite has increased dramatically. He was born with superhuman strength, and his appetite was already twice that of an ordinary person, but now he can eat the equivalent of five ordinary people's meals in one sitting.]

Zuo Qi looked at what he had written on the paper and realized that he was on the path to the extraordinary.

Strictly speaking, martial arts training is a form of evolution at the level of life.

What will the future hold? And how powerful will the strongest beings in this world become?

Zuo Qi suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of curiosity.

That evening, Ni Heng ran back carrying a cloth bag.

"What are you doing? Did the dog chase you?"

He Xiao glared at him, annoyed.

Ni Heng rolled his eyes. "Hey, Xiao-ge, don't you have any conscience? I brought you meat and you're still scolding me?"

Meat?

He Xiao jumped up. It was a time when they were growing and had to practice martial arts, so the three of them had absolutely no resistance to meat.

Ni Heng snorted and proudly opened the bag.

Inside were all sorts of meat.

Zuo Qi frowned. "Where did it come from?"

The people in Lin Family Village are nice, and he doesn't want Ni Heng to do anything bad.

"A young master from the Lin family sent over a rare breed of Fushan Red Mastiff today. Only I can tame it. It eats meat to its heart's content every day. I brought some back because I saw it couldn't finish it."

Zuo Qi: ...

He Xiao pouted, "Isn't that still just dog food (a Chinese slang term for public displays of affection)?"

"Then don't eat it!"

"Eat! It's dog food."

……

The Lin family's estate belongs to the sixth branch.

The head manager was Zhang Chunfang, but below him were seven or eight junior managers overseeing various industries.

Zhang Chunfang comes to check the accounts every month, and today is the day to reconcile the accounts.

"Sister Zhang, the batch of printed fabrics the docks ordered is ready. It's just that Brother Niu and his men went to the south of the city. Should we wait for them to come back, or should we find some people from outside?"

A middle-aged manager asked.

The dock he mentioned was the small dock in the east of the city. Although Zhuangzi was also in the east of the city, it was more than 30 miles away from the dock. It wouldn't be a problem to walk there, but carrying a large amount of printed and dyed fabric would inevitably attract the attention of some desperate people.

"Old Li, how's the young guards' martial arts training going lately?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chunfang did not answer but instead looked at Li Gang standing to the side.

The manor belonged to the sixth branch of the Lin family. Although it housed some retainers and martial artists, these escort duties were originally theirs. But by sheer coincidence, someone in the south of the city needed a batch of pork, so the retainers all went there.

Li Gang thought for a moment, "There are a few who should have already mastered the basics, and they are tall and strong. It's only thirty miles, so they should be able to manage."

Zhang Chunfang nodded.

"Then find a few honest people, two hundred yuan each, after all there are some risks."

"I know."

They were speaking, and none of the other stewards in the room interrupted.

They are a married couple.

……

The next day,

After finishing his practice, Zuo Qi felt refreshed and came to a corner, where he looked at a pile of bluestone.

This bluestone weighs over a thousand pounds, but it doesn't look very big; it's obviously very dense.

He became interested and practiced martial arts for more than half a month, but he didn't know his own strength, especially whether his power had increased.

Thinking this, he crouched slightly, holding the bluestone with both hands, as his bones and muscles cracked.

The bluestone is off the ground.

boom!

The sound of the bluestone hitting the ground was very dull.

Zuo Qi had a smile on his face.

My strength has increased by about 20%, which makes all my hard work and money worthwhile.

Although he was in a corner, Li Gang, who was sitting on the steps, could see him clearly.

I was somewhat surprised.

This kid's strength is a bit frightening; he's truly born with superhuman strength.

"Zuo Qi, come here for a moment."

Zuo Qi walked over quickly.

"There's a lucrative job out there, are you interested?"

As Li Gang spoke, he recounted the small gathering of everyone at the manor today, the matter of the cloth shop manager transporting goods, and then discussed the wages.

"If you do well this time, you'll have all sorts of jobs like this in the future. There are plenty of jobs, big and small, in the village that require transportation."

Zuo Qi naturally understood this principle and immediately nodded in agreement.

After thinking for a moment, he spoke again.

"I'll go with He Xiao, Ni Heng will stay behind."

Li Gang was taken aback at first, but then he realized what was happening.

The three of them were prostitutes; it wouldn't be good if they ran away while being escorted.

Zuo Qi had clearly taken this into consideration and took the initiative to suggest that Ni Heng stay.

He's an honest person.

Li Gang thought to himself.

Of course, the Lin family wasn't worried that they would dare to run away. With the Lin family's power and influence, it wouldn't be so easy for them to leave.