Reward

After running the Innate Qi Nourishing Technique for half an hour, Li Pin, whose vital energy was gradually weakening, had to stop.

Although it was only half an hour, the injury on his arm had already eased considerably.

It was basically equivalent to resting for a day or two.

"If I can guarantee the supply of medicinal herbs, coupled with my stomach's digestive ability, I can circulate qi three to four times a day. If things go smoothly, I can recover in about ten days."

This was much faster than his original plan of over a month.

At this moment, a cautious sound of footsteps came from outside.

Li Pin knew without guessing that it was Li Yunyao outside.

She seemed to be eavesdropping outside the door, checking if he was awake.

Li Pin had no choice but to get up, change his clothes, and make some noise.

As expected, Li Yunyao's excited voice soon came from outside: "Brother, are you awake?"

"I'm awake."

Li Pin checked the time, it was almost eleven o'clock, and he asked, "Is there still breakfast?"

"Yes, yes, yes. I asked Mom to stew some red date and black chicken soup for you, and also some longan and lotus seed porridge."

Li Yunyao said.

"Okay, I'll be down in ten minutes."

Li Pin said.

These two types of food were indeed beneficial for replenishing qi and blood.

It seemed Li Yunyao had specifically looked it up online.

Before Li Pin's father passed away, he had built a small villa with a two-story structure and an insulation layer in town. The first floor had about 120 square meters.

This 120 square meters was actual usable area, equivalent to 150 square meters on Blue Star.

The villa also had a yard below, so the space was quite spacious.

Ten minutes later, Li Pin went downstairs.

His mother looked at him with concern: "Son, are you alright? Do you want to go to the hospital?"

"What could be wrong? I was just too tired yesterday."

Li Pin said: "I'm hungry."

"I've heated up the food for you, come and eat."

His mother quickly said.

"Okay."

Li Pin replied.

As he passed the living room, he noticed that the doorway was piled high with bags of all sizes, milk, and gift boxes.

"Do we have guests?"

"Those people from the car yesterday, they came early this morning. They wanted to thank you. Knowing you were still resting, they left their gifts and left without even staying for a meal."

Li Yunyao quickly interjected.

Her pretty little face was filled with joy.

"There are two families, and your Uncle Lin also sent some precious old medicinal herbs. See if you want to return them?"

His mother brought over a bowl of porridge and said.

"Since they've been sent, let's keep them."

Li Pin didn't refuse and pushed the bowl of porridge towards his mother: "You eat too."

"We've already eaten."

"Oh, okay."

Li Pin directly picked up the porridge pot.

Watching his son gulp down the porridge, his mother hesitated for a moment and said: "Son, they said you killed a Cat Demon, is that true?"

"Yes."

Li Pin said: "I've been practicing martial arts since I was young, but I just didn't tell you."

As he spoke, he glanced at Li Yunyao: "Yao Yao knows."

A Cat Demon.

A fierce beast that even a Dan Jin master might not be able to handle, and he had killed it.

It was foreseeable that Liuchuan County would be in a small-scale uproar next, and people would soon come to visit.

So it was important to unify the story beforehand.

"Yes, yes, yes, I know. Brother started practicing six or seven years ago, but Mom, you were busy with work back then and didn't notice."

Li Yunyao excitedly acted as Li Pin's wingman.

After speaking, she immediately turned to Li Pin, "Brother, when do we start practicing martial arts?"

"Don't bother your brother, he needs to rest first," Li's mother chided softly.

"It's fine, we can start with the basics. Let's begin this afternoon," Li Pin said.

Soon, a pot of porridge and a large bowl of soup were completely devoured by him.

His astonishing appetite made Li's mother a little alarmed.

"Will eating like this cause any problems?"

"I know what I'm doing," Li Pin replied. He sifted through the medicinal herbs sent by several families, pointing to a few. "Mom, please process these herbs and make them into medicinal meals. I'll give you a few recipes later, just follow them."

"Okay," Li's mother nodded and quickly got to work.

Li Pin wrote out the prescriptions and handed them to his mother. Then, he went into his own yard to practice the Innate Qi Nourishing Technique.

He unleashed two Dan Jin strikes in quick succession, depleting his Qi and Blood. In his previous life, this would have already damaged his foundation.

Fortunately, thanks to his talent, he had already improved the Eight Fiends True Fire Strength. This martial art reduced the burden on his body. Although he couldn't avoid Qi and Blood exhaustion, at least it wouldn't leave any hidden dangers.

Under these circumstances, he didn't dare to practice the Mysterious Gate of Profound Yin. He could only practice the Nourishing Technique for a few days to recover his body first.

After practicing for half an hour, his uncle and aunt arrived.

Looking at Li Pin, his uncle gave him a thumbs-up. "Little Pin, you're amazing! You even killed a Cat Demon, that's incredible."

"Little Pin, are you alright?"

"I'm fine," Li Pin replied.

Li Pin's father's family had three sons. His uncle, Li Mingzhi, had joined an agricultural product acquisition station and set up a branch in Sanshun Town. His third uncle, Li Mingxin, had opened an advertising company in the capital, Jiangzhou.

When Li Yunyan went out to work years ago, she had actually gone to work for their third uncle.

Brothers fight together.

Li Mingzhi and Li Mingxin had always taken good care of their family and there was no animosity between them, unlike in the movies.

The two of them came to inquire about Li Pin's condition. Seeing that he was indeed alright, they left.

At two in the afternoon, four sedans drove hurriedly onto the open space in front of Li Pin's house.

As the car doors opened, a group of over a dozen people got out.

The mayor of Sanshun Town was among them.

However, he was clearly not the most important person.

A middle-aged man, looking to be in his late forties or early fifties, led a middle-aged martial artist towards Li Pin.

"You must be the hero Li Pin, our Martial Master Li, who slew the Cat Demon? You truly have an impressive demeanor, a dragon among men. It is the good fortune of all the people in Liuchuan County to have someone like Martial Master Li." The middle-aged man said with great enthusiasm.

The mayor of Sanshun Town quickly introduced him, "This is Director Zhang Youping of the Garrison."

He also introduced the middle-aged martial artist, Meng Shan, the president of the Liuchuan County Martial Arts Association.

Like Fang Lingjue, he was a genuine Dan Jin master.

This was the standard configuration for Martial Arts Associations across Taibai.

The president of a county-level Martial Arts Association had to be at least a Dan Jin martial artist with an Associate Senior Title, while the president of a city-level Martial Arts Association had to be a Gang Jin Grandmaster with a Senior Title.

Li Pin greeted the two and gestured, "Please come in."

The two exchanged pleasantries and entered the courtyard.

Upon learning that important figures from the Garrison and the Martial Arts Association had arrived, Li's mother hurried out to attend to them.

Zhang Youping saw that Li Pin's complexion was not good and knew that his priority now was rest. After some pleasantries, he got straight to the point. "We are already aware of the situation. We thank Martial Master Li for his righteous intervention in ensuring the safety of the people of Sanshun Town. After an emergency county meeting, it has been decided to award Martial Master Li the title of Outstanding Youth, and we will also nominate you for the Canglong City Distinguished Youth..."

He paused, then continued, "Furthermore, Martial Master Li risked his life to slay the Cat Demon, which was a great expenditure. The county cannot let our hero bleed and pay out of pocket... The county has decided to grant Martial Master Li a nutritional subsidy of 100,000 yuan and a residential property in Sunshine Community."