Chapter 11: Strange Temple
Cut a pound of braised beef and add old rice wine.
Li Che felt slightly depressed.
The first time I killed someone, my mood... didn't have a strong reaction.
Born in this troubled time when the imperial court was in decline and strange things were rampant, life was like grass and was worthless.
Although the dark-skinned man was not Lei Chunlan's midwife, since he had ill intentions toward Xi Xi, Li Che would naturally not be merciful.
He didn't want to kill anyone in front of Lao Chen, so he deliberately found an excuse to go back.
After all, killing someone in front of Lao Chen... would be a big deal.
Didn't Lao Chen never kill anyone?
The main reason is that the words that the big black man said before he died left Li Che with a lump in his throat...
Xu Ji, can’t you suppress this Lingying Cult? !
Li Che exhaled and walked on the long street. Passing by the government notice board, he paused and looked over.
However, they found that the wanted notice for Lei Chunlan on the notice board had been torn away at some point and replaced with a wanted notice for the flower picker.
"Lei Chunlan's wanted order...is it cancelled?"
"Is Lei Chunlan dead? Or... someone from the Lingying Cult took action to help suppress the wanted arrest?"
Li Che frowned, and his expression became increasingly gloomy.
Killing a dark-skinned man from the Lingying Cult did not relieve him much of his worries.
"I can't relax until I move into the shop compound..."
Braving the wind and snow, I returned to the wood carving shop and took off my bamboo hat and cloak. The warmth swept over me, and the sound of Xixi's "babble" resounded endlessly.
Li Che's heart suddenly softened. When he came to the workshop, he saw Lao Chen holding Xixi, teasing her with a bright smile on his face, and his body swaying rhythmically from left to right.
"Hey, hey, hey, Xixi, give Grandpa Chen a smile." Old Chen said with a smile.
Xixi screamed, her chubby little hands grabbed Lao Chen's beard and began to tug hard, causing Lao Chen to laugh louder and louder.
Some old masters around also stopped what they were doing and came over, looking at it with smiles.
A rare little kid came to the shop, and pistachio usually made many old masters happy.
"A'che is back? Go to the backyard quickly, the second shopkeeper is waiting for you."
"Xixi is here. I'll play with you, Old Chen. Don't worry, the little girl is in love with me. If anyone dares to touch a hair on the little girl's head, I'll slap him to death, old man."
Old Chen caught a glimpse of Li Che and shouted quickly.
Li Che nodded, put down the beef and old rice wine in his hands, went to the workshop to say a few words of comfort to his wife Zhang Ya who was waiting for him, and then headed to the backyard.
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The snow is getting heavier and heavier, and heavy snowflakes are flying in the air.
There are several figures on the training ground.
The woodcarvers Zhao Xuan and Wang Zhengpin, who were recruited together with Li Che, were already practicing skin polishing under the instructions of the second shopkeeper Xu Beihu.
Li Che quickly quickened his pace and when he saw the two shopkeepers, he clasped his fists and bowed.
"Second shopkeeper, third shopkeeper, Li Che is late."
The third shopkeeper, Xu You, was sitting under the eaves of the room next to the training ground. He was holding winter plums with clips, placing them into the boiling water, and sprinkled in a few pieces of fried tea leaves.
Seeing Li Che, Xu You nodded.
"Old Chen told us that everything happened for a reason, which is understandable."
"Your daughter...is being targeted by the Lingying Cult?"
Xu You said gently, not blaming Li Che for coming late.
"The Lingying Cult... is all indifferent. How can the things coming from the Weird Temple be any good? So many people worship the Lingying Dharma Master and offer him divinity. Even many powerful families in the city even Secretly supporting...this group of idiots will lead to catastrophic disaster sooner or later!"
Xu Beihu, who was tall and tall, snorted coldly when he heard this, and his powerful blood exploded a piece of snow falling from the sky into powder.
"Come here and learn skin grinding. Strength is your capital. Otherwise, in this world... you won't even be able to protect your wife and daughter."
Xu Beihu looked at Li Che and spoke loudly.
"Go ahead, I've sent someone to make arrangements for you to move. Tomorrow you and Lao Chen go to see the yard." Xu You said while making tea.
"Even if Xu Ji is in the outer city, the Lingying Sect will not dare to make any mistakes. Inside Xu Ji's shop, there is no danger."
"When your daughter grows up, she will go to Xu Ji's courtyard in the inner city and practice with Xu Ji's juniors to lay a good foundation..."
Li Che paused after hearing this. Will he go into the inner city to practice with Xu Ji's juniors?
Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
Li Che didn't think much, and after clasping his fists, he came to the courtyard.
Xu Beihu stretched out his hand and patted Li Che's body, and relaxed his brows: "My bones are still good. I'm a little older, but it's not like I can't practice. If I work harder, there's still hope for bone tempering in the future."
"Dermabrasion is actually the beginning of the method of mobilizing Qi and blood."
"Qi is generated in the body, from the inside to the outside, from the outside to the inside, complementing and stimulating each other, using blood to grind the skin, and using qi to refine the muscles!"
Next, Xu Beihu began to teach Li Che the cultivation method of skin grinding.
Li Che listened extremely seriously and did not dare to relax at all.
Although he killed people today, he did so with the help of clever tricks. If he could be as powerful as Lao Chen...
Well, if the mechanism can kill it...
It's still more comfortable to kill someone with an agency.
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It's snowing heavily and it's freezing cold.
But Li Che was sweating profusely, steaming with heat, and big beads of sweat kept rolling down his forehead.
After a day of hard training, Li Che felt that his skin was hot. Although he had not yet started with microdermabrasion, he had mastered the method of cultivation.
"The skin grinding method has been taught to you. From now on, you should work hard to practice and don't slack off. Martial arts requires hard work regardless of cold or heat to achieve gains and progress."
"After you have successfully polished your skin, I will teach you the muscle-opening method."
"However, it will take at least two years for you to achieve perfect skin polishing...work hard. From now on, you will come to the training ground for skin polishing in the morning and the workshop for carving in the afternoon. Your skin polishing results will be tested every six months."
Xu Beihu said in a deep voice.
The tiger's eyes glanced at the three people with a great sense of oppression.
Li Che and the others immediately clasped their fists in response.
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When I came back from the training ground, the sky was already darkening.
Li Che's skin ached, but his mood was extremely comfortable. He was finally practicing martial arts officially.
Old Chen held Xixi in his arms and walked around the workshops of the old masters like a show off, as if he was introducing Xixi to acquaintances.
Li Che could feel that Lao Chen really liked Xixi.
I heard that Lao Chen was a lonely man with no wife or children... He devoted his whole life to Xu Ji Wood Carving Shop.
Unlike other masters, the family is full of wives and concubines, and they have children.
A master wood carving master is enough to support a family. Although they are not masters, their wood carvings are very marketable and it is not difficult to make money.
For example, Lao Chen made a profit of one hundred and fifty taels the last time he carved a "Nine Sons Holding Lotus"!
"Is the practice over? Are you starting to polish your skin?" Old Chen saw Li Che and walked over with a smile on his face, holding Xixi in his arms.
When Xixi saw Li Che, she stretched out her hands to hug him.
"Oh, you heartless little guy, your Grandpa Chen hugged you for a whole day, and he didn't feel reluctant at all!" Seeing that he was abandoned by Xixi so easily, Old Chen even pouted like a naughty boy.
Li Che took Xixi with a smile. The full moon Xixi became more fleshy, fair and cute, with big and bright eyes, long eyelashes, and blinked like an elf.
"Old Chen, there is one more thing... I want to ask of you."
Lao Chen teased Xixi while waving his hands.
"I know what you want to say. Are you going to let me watch Xixi tonight? You really can't let go before we move to the shop compound."
Old Chen laughed.
Li Che was not embarrassed at all. In this troubled world, fear of death was not something worth being embarrassed about.
Besides, he was indeed so worried.
"Don't worry, Xixi and the old man are very close to each other. We really have to stay together for a while. I just want to accompany my Xixi to look at the yard tomorrow." Old Chen smoothly took Xixi from Li Che's hand again: "Okay, you've been holding me for a long time. , Xixi comes, Grandpa Chen hugs~"
Li Che laughed dumbly. How could he hold her for a long time? Didn't this just happen?
When he returned to the workshop, he saw his wife Zhang Ya tidying up the workshop, and his face suddenly burst into a smile.
Wife and children are on the hot bed...
This is what he pursues, he just wants his wife and daughter to be safe.
I just want to watch my daughter grow up...
Therefore, Lingying Cult, don’t force him!
If you push him...
Kill one person today, and tomorrow...
I might as well kill the entire Lingying Cult!
