This martial arts tournament is time-stopping.

Ye Chu had no choice but to change course and advise Ji Meng to have less contact with the Wang family:

"There are many poor and disaster-stricken people outside, and our family has enough food to eat. Let's give this opportunity to receive eggs to those who are truly poor."

Ji Meng nodded: "That's what I thought too. But this afternoon, Sister-in-law Wang Cuihua from the Wu family and that Granny Su insisted on dragging me out to go for a walk, so I went to get the eggs..."

Ye Chu sensed something was wrong again, but he didn't say anything.

Avoiding Ji Meng's gaze, he secretly sent the henchman in the shadows behind him to Wu Er's house.

He wanted to hear if Wang Cuihua and Wu Er had any private conversations at night.

Why did Wang Cuihua from Wu Er's family always gravitate towards the Wang family?

Perhaps Wang Cuihua really is some distant relative of the Wang family?

Or perhaps the Wang family has some other purpose?

While waiting for the Tiger General to return and report, Ye Chu used his vital energy to propel the Yellow Turban Warrior to refine the Spirit Iron Blood Meteorite.

When he had used up more than half of his vital energy, with a bang, the Yellow Turban Warrior finally advanced to the second level!

[Skill: Yellow Turban Warrior lv.2 (1/200)]

While the torso of the second-level Yellow Turban Warrior was still illusory, the heavy armor of black iron worn on his chest had completely solidified into a physical form!

The solid black iron armor on the chest, like the dark blood meteorite iron dotted with red spots, was simply wondrous to behold.

Furthermore, the Yellow Turban Warriors could cover Ye Chu's body, essentially allowing him to wear the Xuan Tie Heavy Armor at any time.

Therefore, the defensive capabilities of the chest will be greatly enhanced after being covered by solid black iron heavy armor!

"I reckon at level three, I can solidify the Yellow Turban Warrior and its heavy iron armor, allowing me to wear it and fight anytime, anywhere!"

Ye Chu looked down at the Blood Meteorite Iron in his hand again. There was still a lot of it, enough for the Yellow Turban Warrior to upgrade from level two to level three.

He then led the Yellow Turban Warriors to the kitchen, picked up a wood-chopping knife, and tested the specific defense data of the test subjects after reaching level two.

When the blade struck the illusory cloth armor covering the Yellow Turban Warrior's limbs, it felt a resistance, but it still managed to cut through half of the armor in one go. It could only reduce the damage, not completely defend against the wood-chopping knife.

As the woodcutter's axe was removed from the Yellow Turban Warrior's arm, a few specks of golden light appeared, quickly repairing the injured area.

When the machete strikes the solidified chest armor made of black iron, it produces a clanging sound like metal clashing against metal, and even sparks fly everywhere.

"Wonderful! The heavy armor defense after solidification is truly remarkable!"

Ye Chu then had the Yellow Turban Warriors go to the courtyard and try to throw the stone, which weighed about twenty pounds. They were able to easily throw it more than ten meters high and catch it steadily as it fell.

This is much better than being only able to do simple tasks like hoeing the ground at level one!

However, there is still a problem. According to Zhang Jiao's account in the Long River of Time, the Yellow Turban Warriors were able to naturally absorb the power of heaven and earth to maintain their operation.

But now this land is so barren that there isn't even a single hair.

Therefore, all the energy consumed by the Yellow Turban Warriors' activities depended entirely on Ye Chu's own blood and qi.

In just this short while, one-tenth of the remaining vital energy in Ye Chu's body was consumed.

"Another major consumer of vital energy and blood!"

Come back!

Ye Chu waved his hand, turning the Yellow Turban Warriors into golden light, which then returned to his body, thus reducing all kinds of energy consumption.

At the same time, Ye Chu chewed on another small piece of dried beast meat to restore his energy.

Otherwise, my stomach will start rumbling again, and I won't be able to sleep all night.

"Huh? Why hasn't Tiger General returned yet?"

Just as Ye Chu was wondering what was going on, the tiger's entourage returned and immediately burrowed into his forehead. Through mental communication, Ye Chu learned about the information it had been monitoring during that time.

As for letting the tiger's henchman speak, that would be fine, but the key issue is that Ye Chu can't understand tiger language.

After a brief mental exchange, Ye Chu understood why Hu Chang had been at the hunter Wu's house for so long.

When Hu Changjiang arrived at Wu the hunter's house, Wang Cuihua was not home. Hu Changjiang waited for quite a while before Wang Cuihua returned home.

Wang Cuihua and Hunter Wu were heard saying:

"This afternoon, I helped Granny Su take Ji Meng to the Taoist altar. The Wang family just gave us two strings of copper coins as a reward. It's so easy to make money off these rich people!"

Hunter Wu, however, worriedly said:

"Hide the money well, and don't let anyone know about this. After all, that Ye kid has become a martial artist. If he finds out that we took his wife to that altar for ulterior motives, our whole family will be in trouble..."

When Wang Cuihua hid the money, she asked curiously:

"I wonder what the Taoist nun and the Wang family's purpose was in spending so much money to send all the young girls from the neighborhood to that altar?"

Hunter Wu said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid it's not a good thing..."

After listening to Tiger General's account, Ye Chu's ominous premonition was completely confirmed.

The hunter and his wife had impure intentions.

That old hag Su was no good.

The Wang family and the White Lotus sect nuns are probably plotting something big behind the scenes...

If you can't afford to offend them, can't you at least avoid them?

So Ye Chu is preparing to move!

I'll just rent a small courtyard near Longhu Hall. I don't believe these messy things can affect my home.

The next morning, Ye Chu ordered Hu Chang to stay at home to protect Ji Meng.

Then he visited eight butcher shops in the city and collected fewer Unclaimed Time Dao Auras than usual, only 5 points.

【Root bone: 24】

【Perception: 4】

【Time and Rhythm: 21】

Upon further inquiry, it was discovered that the reason for the increase in the number of martial artists conscripted by the county government to go to Longnujiang was due to this.

Nowadays, the daily demand for meat from various martial arts schools, families, restaurants, gangs, and other establishments in the city is gradually decreasing.

As for the large number of disaster victims who flooded into the city, they couldn't even afford to eat rice, let alone meat.

Therefore, Ye Chu had no way to deal with this change in the overall environment.

Looking at the daily increase in physical constitution, and then at his meager 4 points of comprehension.

He then added 10 points of Time and Fortune to his Comprehension, which increased his Comprehension by 1 point.

【Perception: 5】

【Time and Rhythm: 11】

This slight change in his understanding immediately made Ye Chu realize the difference.

It not only brought a sense of coolness to the mind, but also more than doubled the spiritual power that could be truly perceived after entering the "Tiger's Physiognomy Method".

Furthermore, through the Soul Devouring Talent, the control over this Tiger General has been greatly enhanced.

There's even a theory that suggests, with just a few more points of enlightenment, one could create the next cougar without needing to reach the second level of the "skin-polishing" realm.

It's equivalent to increasing comprehension, which can unlock the upper limit of talent and cultivation techniques!

As Ye Chu was happily studying the characteristics of comprehension, he arrived at the Dragon Tiger Hall.

After finishing his morning cultivation and having lunch, Ye Chu wandered around the streets around the Dragon Tiger Hall, looking for a suitable place to rent.

However, they found that there were many refugees in the streets and alleys, but there were also many wealthy people among these refugees, and it was not easy to find a suitable house to rent for a while.