I have a martial arts panel.

With 150 taels of silver, the family's financial burden was greatly reduced.

At least Xu Ning now has the means to get married in the future.

"You're not allowed to spend money like that anymore."

Xu Lian put the silver notes back on the table and lectured Xu Ning.

"Okay, sis."

Xu Ning agreed.

"Making money is always a good thing..." Tao Yunchuan also spoke up, "In that case, Xu Ning, you should put the silver notes away."

As he spoke, Tao Yunchuan pushed the silver notes in front of Xu Ning.

One hundred and fifty taels was too much, and Tao Yunchuan did not intend to take a portion of Xu Ning's income for himself and his wife.

"I don't want it, you guys take it."

Xu Ning directly refused: "I usually eat and live with you, and I don't have any expenses with the money I keep here. It's more appropriate for it to be used to supplement your household income."

"That's not appropriate."

Tao Yunchuan simply waved his hand.

"Brother-in-law, you..."

Xu Ning wanted to try to persuade her, but Xu Lian spoke up instead.

"Okay, I'll keep the money."

Xu Lian put away the one hundred tael silver note.

Xu Lian was not after her brother's money; she simply intended to save it for him so he could use it when he got married in the future.

"You can take the rest."

Xu Lian placed fifty taels in front of Xu Ning.

"Hmm... okay."

Xu Ning thought for a moment, then nodded and put the money away.

He understood Xu Lian's feelings.

"I'm going back to my room now."

After a brief exchange, Xu Ning returned to her room.

"This child has grown up."

After Xu Ning left, a smile gradually appeared on Xu Lian's face.

Having savings means you can feel at ease even if you don't spend them.

"yes……"

Tao Yunchuan responded, but looked at the silver note in Xu Lian's hand with a thoughtful expression.

"What are you thinking about?"

Xu Lian could tell that Tao Yunchuan was thinking.

"I think we should let Xu Ning go to the manor to practice martial arts," Tao Yunchuan said. "In this world, practicing martial arts is the best way out. Xu Ning didn't go to the training camp before because his family was struggling financially. Now that we have an extra hundred taels, his family is much better off. Letting him practice martial arts is the right thing to do."

Upon hearing this, Xu Lian nodded, agreeing with her husband's reasoning.

"Okay..." Tao Yunchuan considered for a moment and finally decided, "Keep this hundred taels safe and give it to Xu Ning to keep. Then take five taels of silver from our savings and give it to me. I will give it to the manor tomorrow so that Xu Ning can join the training camp."

"OK."

Xu Lian responded.

……

Xu Ning was completely unaware of her sister and brother-in-law's thoughts.

The next day, Xu Ning went to Yunze Mountain again and picked the remaining withered grass.

This time we were a bit luckier. Although we encountered wild animals, we had a standoff for a while before finally leaving.

Xu Ning then brought the cool-withered grass to Guo Ye's herbal medicine shop.

This time, the dried grass weighed a total of more than 23 catties, but Guo Ye still gave 150 taels.

"Earned three hundred taels in two days, tsk tsk..."

Guo Ye's tone was full of envy.

Xu Ning did not immediately put the silver note into his pocket after receiving it from Guo Ye.

Has my sister been here?

Xu Ning asked.

"Yes, she came by." Guo Ye slapped his forehead. "She came this morning and asked about your business selling dried licorice. She was worried that there might be something wrong with how you made your money. After I told her, she was relieved."

Upon hearing this, Xu Ning asked again, "You didn't say I had any more Liangku grass that I could collect and sell to you, did you?"

"That wasn't mentioned."

Guo Ye responded.

"That's fine then, don't mention it again."

Xu Ning asked.

Guo Ye sensed something was amiss: "What's wrong? You made another 150 taels this time, and you don't want your sister to know?"

"I guess so..."

"By the way, I have something to ask you..." Xu Ning interrupted Guo Ye before he could ask, "Uncle Yun Gang, since you're in this line of work, you should be able to obtain spiritual herbs, right?"

Xu Ning needs energy points to increase his combat power, and absorbing energy from spiritual herbs is the only way he knows to obtain energy.

He wanted to see if Guo Ye had any medicinal herbs that could be absorbed.

"I can receive it..."

Guo Ye nodded: "However, we receive them very rarely. Usually, once we get them, we sell them in the county town. Why are you asking this? The price of spiritual herbs is not low; at least two hundred taels of silver."

"Two hundred taels of silver..."

Xu Ning was somewhat tempted.

I currently have two hundred taels of silver in my hands.

"Do you have it in the store now?"

Xu Ning inquired.

Guo Ye frowned: "Yes, we do... You want to buy it?"

"Let me see."

Xu Ning smiled.

Guo Ye looked at Xu Ning, his expression serious: "So, you didn't want your sister to know about this income because you wanted to buy elixirs?"

Xu Ning didn't answer, which was taken as tacit agreement.

Upon seeing this, Guo Ye looked at Xu Ning with a surprised expression for a moment before saying, "Wait a minute..."

He then turned and went to the backyard, where he returned with three wooden boxes.

Guo Ye placed the three wooden boxes on the counter and opened them one by one.

"These are the only three medicinal herbs here."

Guo Ye explained.

Xu Ning stepped forward.

"These are stardust grass, thorny thorn flower, and swallowtail flower, respectively."

Guo Ye introduced them to Xu Ning separately.

Looking at the three spiritual herbs, Xu Ning was very tempted.

He tentatively touched the bright green, translucent stardust grass with his fingers.

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Energy detected: 3 units —

Is it absorbed?

whether

-

A flash of white light appeared before Xu Ning's eyes.

"Sure enough, the energy absorption panel has reappeared!"

Seeing the notification of 3 units of energy absorption, Xu Ning couldn't wait to confirm it immediately.

However, once the energy is absorbed, the Stardust Grass will wither instantly, and its secret will be exposed.

Xu Ning forced herself to hold back.

He turned to Guo Ye: "How much is this stardust grass?"

Guo Ye couldn't see the martial arts panel in front of Xu Ning; he only saw that Xu Ning's expression changed after touching the Stardust Grass.

"This one is more expensive, four hundred taels."

Upon hearing this, Xu Ning felt a chill run down his spine.

That's really expensive.

He then tried the thorny bush.

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Energy detected: 2 units —

Is it absorbed?

whether

-

"This is two hundred and thirty taels."

Guo Ye took the initiative to introduce himself.

"Two hundred and thirty taels..."

Xu Ning put down the thorny bush in her hand.

From a cost-performance perspective, Thorny Rose is significantly more economical than Stardust Grass.

Finally, Xu Ning tried the swallowtail flower.

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Energy detected: 3 units —

Is it absorbed?

whether

-

"This also has 3 units of energy..."

Xu Ning is currently just a few steps away from mastering the Gale Blade Technique.

"Swallowtail flower, this is cheap, 190 taels."

Guo Ye's words delighted Xu Ning.

"Perhaps due to characteristics and rarity, they contain the same amount of energy, but their prices differ greatly."

Xu Ning understood.

He closed the wooden box containing the swallowtail flowers and said to Guo Ye, "I'll take these swallowtail flowers."

"You really want it?"

Guo Ye looked puzzled: "What use is this elixir to you? My uncle said that only those who cultivate internal energy can benefit from using this swallowtail flower to nourish their bodies."

"Don't worry about that, I have my own uses for it."

As he spoke, Xu Ning took out the fifty taels of silver notes that Xu Lian had returned yesterday.

Adding the 150 taels he had in hand, he stuffed the 200 taels of silver notes into Guo Ye's hand and said, "Give me my change."

"this……"

Guo Ye initially wanted to try and persuade her, but seeing Xu Ning's resolute expression, he finally shook his head: "Fine... if you regret it, you can come back and get a refund."

As he spoke, Guo Ye took out another twenty taels and gave them to Xu Ning: "I'll take one hundred and eighty taels from you."

Thank you.

Xu Ning understood Guo Ye's care for her, and she remembered all his kindness.

Having obtained the goods, Xu Ning didn't linger and hurriedly returned home.

After comforting Tao Tao at home, Xu Ning closed the door, took out a wooden box, and pinched the swallowtail flower.

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Energy detected: 3 units —

Is it absorbed?

whether

-

"yes!"

With the goods in hand, Xu Ning no longer hesitated.

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Name: Xu Ning

Martial Arts: Gale Blade Technique (Minor Mastery) +

Available energy: 6 units

-

"There are 6 units of energy now..."

Xu Ning's mind focused on the "+" mark after the Gale Blade Technique.

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Consume 6 units of energy to upgrade Gale Blade Technique?

whether

-

"yes!"

Xu Ning chose to confirm.

Wow!

It's a similar scenario to the last upgrade.

Xu Ning's knowledge and understanding of the Gale Blade Technique reached a new level.

At the same time, his body also developed more instinctive memories of the Gale Blade Technique.

In just a few breaths, Xu Ning's Gale Blade Technique improved from minor to major!

Xu Ning had a feeling that if he encountered six black wolves like before again, he could use his fully mastered Gale Blade Technique to perfectly defeat them without sustaining any injury.

"I feel so relieved!"

Xu Ning's heart was filled with the pleasure of increased martial prowess.

"Leaving aside those geniuses, it takes at least three years, and often as long as ten years, for a martial artist of average talent to master an external martial art from a minor skill level to a major skill level. But I only took a few days!"

Although he already knew how terrifying the martial arts panel was, Xu Ning was still amazed when he verified it again.

As long as there is enough energy, the improvement of military strength will be a natural outcome.

"We need to acquire more energy!"

Xu Ning's eyes were filled with fervor.