Cultivating the Qingqiu Body Tempering Technique required some medicinal herbs to assist with the process.
Shen Lin felt that if he directly used the system to forcefully deduce it, he should still be able to master this martial art, but the efficiency would definitely be low, and it would consume more demonic lifespan.
Although the medicinal herbs listed on the beast-skin scroll were not ordinary herbs, and would cost a considerable amount of silver,
it was obvious that spending some silver to save some demonic lifespan was still a worthwhile deal.
Shen Lin was carrying more than seven thousand taels of silver, which was definitely enough.
Taking the banknotes with him, he had just prepared to leave when he suddenly stopped and swept his gaze around.
Cultivating the Qingqiu Body Tempering Technique required bathing in medicinal water made from those rare herbs.
But at present, in the dilapidated courtyard and shabby house left behind by his predecessor, there was not even a bathing tub...
Forget it...
Shen Lin sighed and returned to the house.
When he came out again, he had a cloth sack slung over his shoulder and a treasured sword in his hand.
He had brought all his belongings with him.
It was already pretty good that he had lived in this broken place for a few days. He obviously could not stay here forever.
He might as well change houses today.
When Shen Lin walked down the main street carrying large and small bundles, many of the vendors and pedestrians along the road greeted him warmly.
"Master Shen, could you give me a few more days to pay this month's levy? Business has really been terrible lately..."
"Master Shen! I beg you!!! Please spare my Yuer! She's only twelve years old this year..."
"Freshly roasted chicken, Master Shen. Have a taste. Um, do you think this year's account might be..."
Along the way, some people who saw Shen Lin immediately packed up their stalls and ran. Those who could not get away simply knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, hoping he would give them a few more days.
Three old men clung to his legs, hoping he would spare their daughters, while five taverns hesitantly asked for the money he had previously bought on credit.
Seven more people stuffed silver into his hands, hoping he would look after their brothers and sisters in prison.
What the hell was all this supposed to be?!
Although he had learned from his predecessor's memories that this fellow had acted like a complete human-shaped disaster after becoming a constable, he had never imagined that his infamy had reached the point where it could silence a crying child.
There was nothing he could do. After all, these were debts left behind by this body.
Shen Lin could only ignore the vendors, give the old men some money to appease them, and say that he had only been joking before.
Then he used the banknotes in his hand to settle the taverns' bills, drove away the people who had stuffed silver into his hands, and arrived at the brokerage in a sorry state.
By the time he had made it there, the seven thousand taels in banknotes on him had been reduced by seven hundred taels.
Seven hundred taels!!
In the Great Wei Dynasty, a sheep cost only one tael and two mace.
Converted into the currency of his previous life, that was almost four or five hundred thousand yuan.
How exactly had his predecessor managed to owe people so much money???
After transmigrating to this world, this was the first time he had gone out shopping, and he had discovered just how extraordinary his status as a constable was.
He was not even a minor official, yet he had been able to rack up seven hundred taels of debt in the county town, and the other party had not even dared to demand payment.
But when he thought of the urban management auxiliaries in the small county towns of his previous life...
It seemed that the times had not advanced all that much...
Shaking his head, Shen Lin cast the possibly unpublishable contents out of his mind and walked into the brokerage. He found a broker and said, "Take me to see the best house in your brokerage."
The broker had originally been chatting away with someone else. Suddenly dragged over by someone speaking in such a grand tone, he assumed he was being made fun of and turned around with an irritated look.
But when he saw Shen Lin's handsome face, he immediately dropped to his knees with a thump.
"Master Shen, please spare me. My wife only occasionally dresses up well enough to look at. Normally, she's slovenly, reeks from head to toe, and besides..."
Shen Lin's face darkened. He waved his hand and said, "Stop with the damn nonsense! Didn't you hear what I said?"
The broker hesitantly got to his feet and tested the waters. "Then my wife..."
"If you spout one more word of nonsense, I'll go stay at your house tonight!!!"
The broker shuddered and instantly sprang to his feet.
A quarter of an hour later, the broker brought Shen Lin before a luxurious residence.
"Master Shen, this was originally Seventh Master Li's residence. He recently went to the provincial capital to retire, so he put the house up for sale. It wouldn't be a problem if you stayed here for a few days, but..."
The broker wore an extremely troubled expression.
Who in Qiulin County did not know what Master Shen was like?
What he loved doing most was a no-cost deal.
It would not be a problem if he merely borrowed the residence for a few days, but if he stayed there indefinitely...
Shen Lin paid no attention to his expression. Without saying a word, he walked straight inside.
The residence was not particularly large, occupying less than half an acre, but its layout was exceptionally elegant.
After entering the rear courtyard and seeing a bathing pool built from jade inside the house, Shen Lin immediately asked, "How much?"
"Huh?"
The broker did not react for a moment. Only when Shen Lin furrowed his brows did he hurriedly reply, "Master Shen, although this residence isn't large, a great deal of thought went into its furnishings... Seventh Master Li is asking one thousand taels of silver."
Without much hesitation, Shen Lin took out the banknotes and said, "Here's the money. Finish the relevant documents and deliver them to the County Office!"
"Don't get any crooked ideas, or I'll make you serve me and your wife to bed!!!"
The broker grimaced and hurriedly shook his head. "I wouldn't dare deceive you, Master Shen, no matter whom else I might fool."
Master Shen having money did not surprise the broker all that much.
After all, who did not know by now that this master had achieved great mastery in martial arts and had personally killed a demon?
Regardless of how he had slain it, the reward he received from the Demon Suppression Bureau would certainly be substantial.
What surprised him was that Master Shen was actually willing to spend money...
After driving away the broker, Shen Lin surveyed the courtyard with satisfaction. After setting down his things, he went out again.
When he returned carrying a pile of medicinal herbs, the sun was already sinking in the west and dusk was near.
After putting all the herbs, which had cost five hundred taels of silver to gather, into a large pot to boil, he finally let out a breath of relief and rested for a while.
These miscellaneous chores would be best handled by servants.
But Shen Lin carried many secrets and did not dare let strangers stay under the same roof as him.
Before long, the various herbs had mixed together, and their pungent medicinal smell slowly transformed into a refreshing fragrance.
The heat was about right.
After pouring the medicinal broth bucket by bucket into the bathing pool, Shen Lin rubbed his hands impatiently, stripped completely naked, and jumped straight into the pool.
I hope this Qingqiu Body Tempering Technique can bring me some pleasant surprises!
System! Begin the deduction!
The bubbling bathing pool gradually settled, and everything around him grew utterly quiet.
Just as Shen Lin was about to enter that special state, he suddenly heard a faint sound. A figure leaped in through the window.
The person looked completely relaxed, as if they had merely returned to their own home.
If not for the night clothes they wore, Shen Lin would have suspected that the damned broker had sold the residence to two buyers.
The next moment, that person's footsteps suddenly halted. They stared blankly at Shen Lin, who was soaking in the bath completely naked.
The instant their eyes met, time froze, and the system began its deduction.
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