Daily News: You promised yourself to be a fisherman, but you've become a martial arts god?

When Duoduo heard Li Nian return, she ran out as fast as she could.

Upon seeing Li Nian, she excitedly rushed into his arms and said:

"Uncle, you're back! Duoduo missed you so much!"

"Uncle missed you too, come here, let Uncle hug you!"

Li Nian affectionately picked up her little niece and rubbed the little girl's head.

Seeing this heartwarming scene, Zhao Lijuan, Zhao's sister-in-law, smiled happily.

After playing around for a while, the little girl asked:

"Uncle, how many days will you be back this time?"

"Uncle won't be going to the island for the time being this time. He'll be working in the county and can spend every day with Duoduo."

"Really? That's great!"

Hearing Li Nian's answer, Duoduo was overjoyed and said to her sister-in-law Zhao Lijuan:

"Mother, did you hear that? Uncle isn't leaving the county town for the time being."

"Your uncle stays home with us every day, so you don't have to think about him all the time, or even call his name in your dreams at night!"

"Duoduo, don't talk nonsense."

Zhao Lijuan's happy face instantly turned extremely embarrassed. She quickly took Duoduo from Li Nian's arms and said:

"Uncle just got back, let him rest well. Come with Mom to heat up some water for him to take a bath!"

After saying that, she blushed and dared not look Li Nian in the eye, and hurriedly left with Duoduo in her arms.

Li Nian didn't take it to heart.

Everyone dreams, and it's normal to call out the name of someone in your dream.

After calming herself down, Li Nian took her things and went back inside.

The room was spotless. Opening the wardrobe, I saw several newly sewn clothes, neatly folded inside.

After a long and tiring day at work, seeing this scene when I got home made me feel like everything was worth it.

"My sister-in-law is so kind!"

Li Nian couldn't help but sigh.

Then, he placed the package he had received from the Yi family on the bed.

Upon opening it, one finds over five hundred taels of gleaming silver, ten catties of fresh venison, six jars of medicinal cuisine, and two small porcelain bottles.

The silver came from Ge Xiong, the reward money for the bandits he killed, plus a monthly stipend.

The ten catties of venison were the finest meat promised in the monthly offering. Last time it was fine pork, and this time it was fine venison, which shows that it was an extra reward for defeating the bandits of Shenyuan Village.

The six medicinal meals are part of the monthly offering.

The small porcelain bottle used to be one, but now there are two.

Li Nian picked up the small porcelain bottles, opened them one by one, and poured out their contents.

Upon closer inspection, there were a total of ten Blood Essence Pills!

A glint of light flashed in Li Nian's eyes.

In his monthly allowance, there are three Blood Essence Pills.

Clearly, the extra seven coins were awarded by the Yi family.

"Yi Niang has always been incredibly good to me!"

"Going to the Yi family was the right decision!"

"These ten Blood Essence Pills aren't enough for me to break through to the Dark Force stage, but they should be enough to break through the third stage of the Meridian Refining stage, the Meridian Circulation Stage!"

Li Nian frowned, pondering to herself.

Then, he kept ten catties of venison and put everything else into his storage ring.

I roughly calculated that the existing silver has exceeded one thousand taels.

Because he had been working on the island, he had nowhere to spend his money. Now that he was back in the city and staying for a long time, he could finally take the opportunity to renovate his home.

He asked his sister-in-law, Zhao Lijuan, to handle the venison, since he would be home most of the time and could eat it at home.

After arranging the rewards he received from the Yi family, Li Nian opened the system and a thought crossed his mind:

"Open the system, open the daily intelligence!"

Having not returned to the county for many days, he needed to understand the current situation there!

[Updated today]

[Urgent Info: Your egg is about to hatch!]

Ok?

Upon seeing the intelligence report before him, Li Nian was stunned.

Is this system broken?

Look down...

[You previously killed the second-tier treasure beast Qiankun Pheasant and took its two eggs, placing them in your storage ring. The hatching date has now arrived, and the eggshells have cracked. If the eggs are not removed in time, the baby Qiankun Pheasants will die from lack of air after hatching.]

It turned out to be Kun's egg!

Li Nian suddenly realized.

Without much thought, he flipped his hand.

"Egg, come here!"

The thought was instantly resolved, and two eggs appeared in his hand.

When you hold the egg, you can clearly feel it trembling.

The eggshell is cracking little by little...

Before long, two fluffy little chicks poked their heads out of the eggshell and looked at Li Nian, chirping incessantly.

Li Nian looked at the chick in her hand, frowned and pondered:

"I was planning to keep it to take home for my sister-in-law and niece to eat, but it actually hatched."

"It's so small, it can't even be refined into pills, and if you stew it, it won't even yield two ounces of meat, so it won't be worth much money if you sell it..."

Just then, my little niece, Duoduo, skipped over and said:

"Uncle, the water is ready."

"Hey, Uncle, where did you get these two little chicks? They're so cute!"

"Mommy, come quick, look at Uncle's chicks!"

Upon hearing her niece call her sister-in-law Zhao Lijuan, Li Nian staggered and almost fell to the ground.

He quickly changed the subject:

"Duoduo, do you like chicks?"

"like!"

"Here are these two chicks for you. You must take good care of them."

"Okay! Thank you, Uncle!"

Duoduo took the chick and went to play in the yard.

Li Nian breathed a sigh of relief.

The Qiankun Pheasant has a docile temperament, and its chicks are similar to normal chickens, making them suitable for domestication.

Anyway, Duoduo didn't go to the private school and was much happier at home with her chicks.

Speaking of the private school, because of the flower-picking case, people were in a state of panic, and Zhao Lijuan, the sister-in-law, dared not send her niece Duoduo there.

If we want my niece to be able to attend a private school, we have to get rid of the Zhang family, who were the instigators!

After regaining her composure, Li Nian continued reviewing the intelligence.

The intelligence contained mostly trivial matters.

The only lineage he values—the direct discipleship of the Tianhai Sect—is currently unavailable for him to acquire.

The voice of my sister-in-law, Zhao Lijuan, came from outside:

"Erlang, the water is ready!"

"Okay, I'll go right now."

Li Nian put away the system, grabbed clean clothes, and carried the venison out of the house...

...

On the eleventh day after the seventh leader of Shenyuan Village went to the underworld to report for duty.

Li Nian got up very early.

After taking a shower at home yesterday, it was already dusk, so I didn't have time to visit my master at the martial arts school.

He has to go today.

Moreover, it's a good time to give the Qingyao carp and Qiankun pheasant to my master so they can be used to refine elixirs!

Although he had ten Blood Essence Pills, their effects were limited for someone who was currently practicing Tendon Refining. If his master knew that he had broken through to Tendon Refining, he would definitely refine pills suitable for him.

After selling the meat cakes for her sister-in-law Zhao Lijuan, Li Nian took out the bodies of Qingyao carp and Qiankun pheasant, packed them up, took the several extra-large meat cakes she had prepared, said goodbye to her sister-in-law Zhao Lijuan and her little niece Duoduo, and then went to Qinyun Martial Arts School.

...

Qinyun Martial Arts School.

Inside the hall, the outer disciples were practicing desperately, their shouts and punches sounding like rolling thunder.

In front of these outer court disciples, a graceful and alluring woman paced back and forth with her hands behind her back, lost in thought.

Suddenly, the woman noticed approaching footsteps outside. She turned around, her beautiful eyes lighting up as she went to greet them.

"Junior Brother Li!"

"Second Senior Sister!"

Li Nian looked at the girl who was approaching with light, quick steps, feeling as if she were basking in the spring sunshine.

The girl before me is none other than my second senior sister, Xia Qingwei!

Just when Li Nian thought that the two would exchange pleasantries after their long separation, Xia Qingwei took him to an empty side room, closed the door, and pressed him against the door panel.

The two were almost touching, their faces less than two inches apart.

The girl's fragrance wafted into Li Nian's nostrils, and she couldn't help but take a deep breath, instantly feeling as if she were in a cloud of mist.

Fragrant!

So delicious!

At that moment, Xia Qingwei stared intently at him, slowly approaching, her fragrance wafting softly:

"Junior brother, are you ready...?"