Demon Rabbit Meat Feast! Not Interested

"Farewell."

Ignoring Wu Zheng's self-satisfied expression, Zhang Lingshan cupped his hands and left with Tie Feng.

On the way, Tie Feng said, "Mountain Senior Apprentice Brother, if you need a sparring partner, I can be your sparring partner."

"Sure. As payment, I'll give you pointers on the Primal Chaos Righteous Yang Posture."

Zhang Lingshan smiled.

Tie Feng was overjoyed.

Thus, over the next two days, Zhang Lingshan steadily accumulated Energy Value while practicing the Wind Stabilizing Posture with Tie Feng.

It had to be said that the Wind Stabilizing Posture truly was quite difficult.

But compared to the Mountain Splitting Axe Technique, the Wind Stabilizing Posture was merely a firefly before the moon.

Among the martial arts Zhang Lingshan had learned, the Primal Chaos Righteous Yang Posture had already reached Perfection, leaving nothing more to practice.

The Red Thread Fist had only just broken through to Minor Accomplishment, and he would not be able to develop much from it in a short time.

That left only the newly learned Wind Stabilizing Posture as the easiest to train. Every session brought him fresh insight, and when he broke through later, it would presumably reduce the Energy Points required.

However small a mosquito was, it was still meat. Saving even a little was worth it.

"Mountain Senior Apprentice Brother, I've mastered the Primal Chaos Righteous Yang Posture! Hahaha!"

That day.

Tie Feng shouted in wild delight, jumping madly around the courtyard in excitement.

Zhang Lingshan said, "Perfect. My Red Thread Fist has also reached a certain level, and I need to see Hong Master. Come with me."

"Thank you, Mountain Senior Apprentice Brother."

Before long, the two arrived at Hong Zhengdao's main residence.

Unfortunately, Hong Zhengdao still was not there. The steward instead granted Zhang Lingshan the authority to accept a disciple on his master's behalf and teach Tie Feng the Red Thread Fist.

Why hasn't Hong Master returned yet? This trip away from home has really taken him far.

Zhang Lingshan grumbled inwardly.

He had originally wanted to show Hong Master that he had cultivated the Red Thread to his elbow, then test the waters to see whether Hong Master had any other martial arts he could study for reference.

But since Hong Master was absent, he could only abandon that plan.

Fortunately, when one side was dark, the other side lit up.

Though he had not seen Hong Master here, good news came from Feng Shaolong.

The demon rabbit meat feast was ready to be enjoyed!

Thus, Zhang Lingshan hurried without stopping to the Feng Family, arriving at the Herb Gathering Guard courtyard.

He saw Uncle Tie and the others already seated around a large round table.

Taking a careful look, Zhang Lingshan saw they were all familiar faces from the time they had besieged the demon rabbit: Feng Shaolong, A Lei, Yu Mengyuan, and Uncle Tie. All of them were completely unscathed.

The remaining few had injuries to varying degrees, but none had suffered damage to their bones or tendons.

As for the one who had fled in terror back then, he was nowhere to be seen. Zhang Lingshan did not know whether Feng Shaolong had dealt with him or whether he had been too ashamed to remain.

And those poor people who had lost limbs had not taken their seats either. It seemed their martial paths had already been severed. There was no point in eating demon rabbit meat; they might as well take more money and leave.

Zhang Lingshan could not help sighing inwardly.

Luckily, he had cultivated the Primal Chaos Righteous Yang Posture to Perfection. Otherwise, there would not have been a seat for him at this rabbit meat feast.

He finally understood deeply what it meant to be a martial artist.

Martial artists were all people who licked blood from a blade's edge.

If you failed to lick it carefully, your tongue would be gone—and perhaps your head as well...

"Our great hero has arrived!"

The moment Feng Shaolong saw Zhang Lingshan enter, he immediately called out loudly and personally invited him to the seat of honor.

"Haha, if our great hero doesn't sit, none of us have the right to eat. Come, great hero, please sit."

As he spoke, he forcibly pressed Zhang Lingshan into the seat.

Then he personally took a rabbit leg and placed it on the plate before Zhang Lingshan, chanting, "Let the rabbit leg bounce once, and your strength shall double twice. I wish Junior Brother Shan success in cultivation and an early breakthrough into Flesh Refining!"

"Senior Brother Feng is far too courteous."

Zhang Lingshan hurriedly waved his hands.

Yu Mengyuan and the others immediately rose to their feet and raised their cups. "Junior Brother Shan, if it hadn't been for you that day, we might all have lost arms and legs. I'll drain this cup; drink as you please!"

"You're too kind, too kind."

Zhang Lingshan dealt with them verbally, but inwardly he cursed. Uncle Tie was the only sincere one—when he thanked someone, he used real gold and silver, even giving away three moves of the Mountain Splitting Axe Technique.

You people usually mocked Uncle Tie with plenty of enthusiasm, yet in the way you conducted yourselves, you could not compare to a single hair on Uncle Tie's head. You only knew how to spout empty pleasantries. Trash!

"Uncle Tie, I'll drink with you!"

At the feast, Zhang Lingshan praised him. "If Uncle Tie hadn't blocked the demon rabbit's line of sight for me, I'm afraid I would have been ambushed by the demon rabbit from the very beginning. A toast to Uncle Tie!"

"No, no, it was nothing, nothing. Just a coincidence, just a coincidence."

Uncle Tie hurriedly waved his hands, his face flushing red with embarrassment.

Everyone was startled. They had not expected there to be such a twist—Uncle Tie had actually saved Zhang Lingshan.

Seeing that Zhang Lingshan did not seem to be joking, everyone hurriedly toasted Uncle Tie as well.

When had Uncle Tie ever received such treatment? He was both nervous and excited, and his gaze at Zhang Lingshan brimmed with gratitude.

His savior had not only saved his life, but had also allowed him to save face before these people.

A benefactor indeed.

"Everyone, eat this demon rabbit meat to your heart's content. There's more if it isn't enough. Besides that, everyone made contributions in hunting the demon rabbits this time. The family judged everyone according to merit and originally awarded twenty taels of silver to each person. But I thought that was too little, so I argued my case and secured forty taels for everyone!"

Feng Shaolong delivered his speech.

Yu Mengyuan and the others immediately flattered him loudly. "Sixth Young Master is mighty!"

"It was everyone's good work."

Feng Shaolong nodded with a smile, then added, "A Lei and Junior Brother Shan contributed the most, so each of them will receive eighty taels. Does anyone have objections?"

"No objections."

"That is only fitting."

Everyone called out in unison.

"Then I'll hand out everyone's red envelopes. Hahaha."

Feng Shaolong distributed them one by one.

When Zhang Lingshan received the eighty-tael Silver Note, he was delighted as well.

With these eighty taels, he could go directly to Wu Zheng and finish learning the leg techniques.

He would still have fifty taels left afterward, which he could use to buy Medicinal Ingredients and accumulate Energy Value.

He had not expected two demon rabbits to be worth so much. Including the twenty taels Feng Shaolong had given him earlier, that made one hundred taels—equal to five months of his wages as a Herb Gathering Guard.

Besides that, the Energy Value provided by demon rabbit meat also made Zhang Lingshan's heart stir.

If he could eat demon rabbit meat every day, why would he worry about lacking Energy Value for Stat Points?

"Senior Brother Feng, does the Feng Family Pharmacy sell this demon rabbit meat?"

Zhang Lingshan could not help asking.

Feng Shaolong smiled mysteriously, pulled Zhang Lingshan aside, and said, "Junior Brother Shan, your senses are sharp. You noticed the extraordinary nature of demon beast meat at once, didn't you? This stuff has a price but no market. But if Junior Brother Shan wants to buy it, I have a way."

"What way?"

Zhang Lingshan asked along with him.

Feng Shaolong said, "There is a rule in the martial world: only those who hunt demon beasts are qualified to eat demon beast meat. So if Junior Brother Shan wants to eat demon beast meat every day, you can join our Feng Family Pharmacy's Hunting Squad. As long as Junior Brother Shan is interested, I'll apply to my father and do my best to get his approval."

"So that was it."

Zhang Lingshan suddenly understood.

At last, he knew why Feng Shaolong had agreed to all his requests before. So this was where he had been waiting for him.

He nodded and said, "Sorry, I'm not interested. It's too dangerous. It doesn't suit me."