[Ding! Congratulations, Host! Madam Yun Ling has successfully given birth to a child with Good Bone Root!] [Congratulations, Host! You have gained one hundred years of life. Your remaining lifespan is now 279 years.] [Congratulations, Host! Your Strength and True Qi have each increased by one hundred, bringing you to the level of a White Obsidian Two Star peak martial artist.] [Congratulations, Host! You have obtained a High Grade Three Enlightenment Pill!] [Congratulations, Host! You have obtained a Level 3 Tailor Shop!]
"System, open the status panel!"
Host: Xian He Lifespan: 279 Strength: 790 True Qi: 200 Agility: 230 Comprehension: 100 Martial Arts-- Strength-based: Breathing Technique (Five · Thoroughly Mastered), Grand Ancestor Long Fist (Five · Thoroughly Mastered), Thirteen Grand Protectors Horizontal Training Technique (Eight · Peak Perfection) Agility-based: Leaping Skill (Six · Entering the Hall), Groin Kick Technique (Seven · Perfected Mastery) Special: Goddess Control Art (One · Beginner) Skills-- Cooking: Grandmaster Level 1 (Seven) Inventory-- 1 First Grade Enlightenment Pill, 2 Third Grade Enlightenment Pills, 1 Level 3 Tailor Shop.
In martial arts, advancing to the next level was ten times harder than reaching the previous one.
For a martial artist with poor bone roots, training the next level of the low-grade Groin Kick Technique, Unable to Withstand a Single Blow, took one hour. Reaching the second level, Slightly Understands the Basics, took ten hours... Reaching the seventh level, Perfected Mastery, took a million hours.
However, Xian He's bone roots had now improved to Good Bone Root, making his training speed a hundred times faster than before. So reaching Perfected Mastery would take only ten thousand hours, or a little over two years.
After training it to Perfected Mastery, he stopped and switched to the Leaping Skill.
Reaching the eighth level of the Groin Kick Technique, Peak Perfection, would take a hundred thousand hours, while advancing the Leaping Skill to its sixth level, Entering the Hall, required only a thousand hours. It took less time and brought quicker returns.
His Agility had increased to 230, giving him a top speed of twenty-three meters per second. Even if he was targeted by another assassin, he could run away with his high Agility if he couldn't win.
Next, he planned to train Grand Ancestor Long Fist to its sixth level, Entering the Hall, which would increase his Strength by ten and push him into White Obsidian Three Star.
"Residence +25%, Crystal Pomegranate +10%, Eight-baked Chicken +10%, Five-Color Steamed Bun +10%. The total probability of Yun Ling giving birth to a second daughter with better bone roots is 55%."
"I almost forgot—Goddess Control Art provides a 10% boost to healthy offspring, bringing the total probability to 65%! With odds that high, it's only natural she'd have a son with Good Bone Root." Xian He muttered as he closed the status panel, then went inside to check on Yun Ling.
Yun Ling and he already had four children: their eldest son, Xian Dabao; their second son, Xian Erbao; their third child, daughter Xian Menglian; and their fourth child, son Xian Sanbao.
Speaking of which, why hadn't he named him Xian Sibao?
It sounded like "retribution in this life," which struck him as a little inauspicious.
After kissing Yun Ling and then Sanbao, Xian He left the east room and picked a Crystal Pomegranate to squeeze into juice for Yun Ling.
After giving birth, Yun Ling liked drinking fruit juice. Xiao Xue liked chewing on the fruit pulp, while Chen Jingjing didn't like anything—she only wanted him by her side.
"Each wife has her own temperament. Yun Ling is gentle, Xiao Xue is tough, and Chen Jingjing is clingy." Xian He muttered as he walked into the courtyard. Yun Ling, his First Madam, was still his favorite.
He picked a Crystal Pomegranate as big as a vinegar jar. Then he spotted Erbao leading his little sister along, both staring at him pitifully, so he picked another one.
In the kitchen, Xian He washed his hands, then swiftly cut the two pomegranates into eight wedges.
There was no juicer in the kitchen, so he had to squeeze the juice by hand.
Now that he was a White Obsidian Two Star peak martial artist, one arm could exert nearly eight hundred pounds of force. With a hard squeeze, he could press out ninety-nine percent of the juice and let it run into a bowl.
Erbao and his little sister stood obediently in the kitchen doorway, staring unblinkingly at the reddish-brown juice. Their mouths watered without them realizing it.
"Come in and close the door." Xian He beckoned to the two children.
After Xian Erbao closed the door, Xian He handed him a bowl of juice.
Xian Erbao was very considerate. He let his little sister drink first and drank afterward.
In ancient times, Kong Rong gave up the bigger pear; today, Erbao gives up the juice. My Erbao is sure to grow into someone remarkable, Xian He thought.
After finishing the juice, the siblings ran hand in hand into the courtyard to play.
Usually, he spent the mornings teaching them to read and do arithmetic.
But Yun Ling had given birth today, and he wasn't in the mood, so he gave the children the day off.
"I wonder where that little rascal Xian Dabao has run off to now?"
Outside the fence around the old chicken coop.
Xian Dabao was egging two roosters on to fight. He held a handful of wheat grains and tossed some between them whenever they stopped.
"Peck him, Big Red! Peck his belly!"
"Aw, you idiot! I told you to peck his belly! Why are you pecking his comb?"
Before long, Big Red, as Xian Dabao called him, was pecked into a frantic retreat, running all over the yard.
"Don't peck him! Leave my Big Red alone!"
"You don't beat a dog without considering its owner! You dare peck my Big Red? I'll kick you to death!"
Xian Dabao threw open the chicken coop door and charged inside to rescue his Big Red.
Unexpectedly, the roosters saw an outsider and united against him, all attacking Xian Dabao together.
"What do you think you're doing? If any of you isn't afraid to die, take one step forward!"
Every rooster stepped forward, and the circle around him tightened.
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