Zuo Yan's choice moved Chu Qing.
He silently etched this favor into his heart.
After telling Zuo Yan to pay attention to her research, he left.
This time, he headed straight for Peach Blossom Dock.
During this period, the wind and snow had weakened considerably, and Peach Blossom Dock was doing far better than before.
Now, backed by vast amounts of Silver Coin, Peach Blossom Dock produced huge quantities of grain.
At the same time:
The mud-legged commoners of the Imperial Capital had been brought over by Zhao Wuji through various means.
These mud-legged commoners had eaten their fill, signed contracts of sale, and were now servants of Peach Blossom Dock.
There were a full seventy or eighty thousand of them.
Mingyue and Zhao Hongxiu helped manage internal affairs, while Zhao Wuji handled martial training.
In just a few months, Zhao Wuji had actually trained more than a hundred low-level martial artists.
Though they were all merely martial artists who practiced Iron Sinew, that was enough.
Wearing iron armor, they could still kill people.
Seeing Chu Qing return, this group was delighted.
Especially Zhao Hongxiu.
She hooked her arm around Chu Qing's and chattered away without pause.
Chu Qing listened attentively.
Before long, Mingyue also came over.
For some reason—whether Zhao Hongxiu had spurred them on or not—the twins had actually learned to strive forward, raising their cultivation to the Third Limit.
Moreover:
Chu Qing had also provided them with resources.
Now, he was preparing materials for their Ancient Cultivation Method.
Once all the materials for the Ancient Cultivation Method were ready, these three women would soar in a single leap and become experts among Ancient Cultivation Method practitioners.
However, Chu Qing did not think much even of the Third Limit, not even the Third Limit of the Ancient Cultivation