Heartfelt Intentions

After Lu Qing saw Ma Gu off, he looked at the two Secret Manuals in his hand and fell into deep thought.

Not long ago, Ma Gu came to visit.

He brought some of his spoils from Happy Life Stronghold, along with two pieces of news.

One of them was the corpses in Happy Life Stronghold, which he had cleaned up, and the unfortunate girls had also been properly taken care of.

Lu Qing was not surprised by this.

During the day, he went out again and found that Happy Life Stronghold had become a ruin.

Ma Gu not only disposed of the body, but also burned the entire village down.

Another piece of news surprised him somewhat.

Because the Wei Clan actually stepped in and helped him suppress the matter.

In other words, for the time being, he doesn't need to worry about the Black Wolf Gang coming to the village to cause trouble.

"The Wei Clan, I guess I owe them a favor this time," Lu Qing thought to himself.

He could guess to some extent why the Wei Clan would help him.

It's simply because they see he has good martial arts talent and the potential to become a strong person, so they want to make some early investments in him.

But understanding is one thing, and Lu Qing still remembered this kindness.

After all, there are plenty of people in this world who will add flowers to brocade, but very few who will offer charcoal in the snow.

This time, the Wei Clan's help in fending off the Black Wolf Gang can be described as a timely act of kindness.

However, Lu Qing is not yet able to repay this kindness, so he can only keep it in his heart for the time being.

"A Qing, are you home?"

Just as Lu Qing was deep in thought, a shout came from outside.

Lu Qing recognized Grandpa Zhang's voice, put away the two Secret Manuals, and went outside.

"Grandpa Zhang, what's the matter?"

"No, I just saw that you had guests, so I came over to check on them," said Grandpa Zhang.

"Yes, but they just went back," Lu Qing replied.

He had originally wanted to invite Ma Gu and the others to stay for dinner, but Ma Gu seemed to have something else to do and declined with a regretful expression.

"By the way, A Qing, those people who came just now, they look familiar to me. Isn't one of them Master Ma from the Da Ji?" Grandpa Zhang asked.

Grandpa Zhang also goes to the Da Ji occasionally, and he still remembers the person in charge.

"Yes, it is Master Ma. I have some connections with him. He sent me some things this time." Lu Qing did not deny it.

"It really is Master Ma!" Grandpa Zhang was somewhat surprised. "A Qing, you're becoming more and more successful, even managing to befriend such an important figure."

In the eyes of old men like Grandpa Zhang, Ma Gu was undoubtedly the most influential person in the area, after all, he was someone who could manage a Da Ji.

I never expected that Lu Qing would actually get to know such a person.

Grandpa Zhang was both surprised and gratified.

"It's just that Master Ma thinks highly of me," Lu Qing said with a smile.

"That depends on whether you A Qing, are capable. Otherwise, even if someone tries to force their way in, Master Ma probably won't even give them a second glance."

Grandpa Zhang shook his head, but did not agree with Lu Qing's statement.

Although he was not very knowledgeable, he knew that people like Master Ma, who seemed to be friendly to everyone, actually had very high standards.

These country folk are simply not good enough for others.

Otherwise, every time he went to the market, there were so many people Da Ji and going, and he never saw Master Ma being so polite to anyone, let alone personally visiting them.

"Let's not talk about that, Grandpa Zhang. I'm about to cook. Would you like to stay and eat with us?"

Lu Qing smiled and stopped discussing the matter.

"No, my family made my portion. I'll eat it when I get back. Actually, there's something else I wanted to tell you when I came here," said Grandpa Zhang.

"What is it?" Lu Qing asked.

"It's about these Silver Note and this IOU."

Grandpa Zhang took out several Silver Note and an IOU from his pocket.

Lu Qing recognized the Silver Note that Han Wu had taken out as a gift when he begged for his life, as well as the IOU signed with Xiao Yan's father's name.

However, after killing Han Wu and the others, he was in a hurry to find Ma Gu to gather information and did not pay attention to these trivial matters.

"This Silver Note was given to you by those thugs from the Black Wolf Gang, and now it's being returned to its rightful owner."

Grandpa Zhang handed the Silver Note and IOUs to Lu Qing together.

Lu Qing glanced at it, but only took the IOU and did not accept the Silver Note.

"Grandpa Zhang, I don't need these Silver Note. You can take them and distribute them to everyone in the village."

"You don't want it?" Grandpa Zhang was taken aback.

You should know that he had three Silver Note in his hand, each with a face value of one hundred taels, which added up to a total of three hundred taels of silver.

In other words, everyone witnessed how Lu Qing killed Han Wu and the others.

Otherwise, no matter how simple and honest the villagers are, it's hard to say they wouldn't be tempted by these few Silver Note.

With so much silver, Lu Qing is now saying he doesn't want it? "Grandpa Zhang, after this incident, I realized that there were so many hidden stories behind my parents' deaths."

"Looking back now, if it weren't for the help of everyone in the village, Xiao Yan and I would probably have been captured by those villains from the Black Wolf Gang long ago."

"And yesterday, if it weren't for everyone's desperate efforts to stop her, Xiao Yan probably wouldn't have been able to wait for me to come back and would have been taken away."

"We have no way to repay the great kindness that everyone in the village has shown to us siblings. Consider this money as a small token of our gratitude."

Lu Qing had witnessed the villagers' protection of Xiao Yan yesterday.

Even without the villagers' obstruction, with Xiao Li around, Han Wu and his group still couldn't touch Xiao Yan in the slightest.

But Lu Qing was deeply moved by the villagers' courageous act of protecting Xiao Yan, even at the risk of their lives.

Moreover, after witnessing the despicable scoundrels like Zhao Lao San and Lai Zi Tou who sold their daughters and sisters-in-law, he felt even more deeply the preciousness of the simple and honest nature of the villagers of Nine Li Village.

A few hundred taels of silver is nothing to him now.

It would be better to distribute it to the villagers and improve everyone's lives.

This is also a way of repaying everyone for taking care of him and Xiao Yan these past few days.

Anyway, he's not short of money right now; the amount Ma Gu just sent over is far more than a few hundred taels.

"A Qing, what you've said is going to make everyone ashamed," Grandpa Zhang sighed.

"Back then, if it weren't for your grandfather's leadership, most families in the village probably wouldn't have made it this far. Speaking of great kindness, your grandfather truly saved the lives of everyone in Nine Li Village."

"If that's the case, how can we face your grandfather in the afterlife if we just watch you and Xiao Yan being bullied by those wicked people?"

"So you should keep this Silver Note. We're just doing what we're supposed to do."

Seeing the solemn look on Grandpa Zhang's face, as if refusing to Silver Note would be an act of dishonor to him.

Lu Qing thought for a moment, and finally took a Silver Note from his hand.

"Well then, I'll accept this hundred taels, and the rest is just a small token of my appreciation to everyone."

Seeing that Grandpa Zhang seemed about to say something more, Lu Qing said directly, "Grandpa Zhang, with my current abilities, are you still worried that I won't be able to earn money in the future?"

Grandpa Zhang thought about how Lu Qing had easily killed those vicious Black Wolf Gang thugs yesterday, and also about his status as Old Doctor Chen's disciple and his friendship with Master Ma.

I know that Lu Qing is no longer the lonely and helpless boy he once was.

Now he is capable of handling things on his own.

Their future achievements are probably even more unimaginable to them.

In the end, he nodded.

"Alright, then I'll thank you on everyone's behalf."