Re-entering the County Town

Covered in blood, Wang Meng's body filled Luo Yi with lingering fear.

"Uncle Wang, are you alright?"

"Don't worry, Xiao Yi, these injuries are nothing to me."

Hearing Wang Meng's reply, Luo Yi, who had just mastered the "Introduction to Poisons" to perfection, carefully examined him. Once he confirmed Wang Meng was fine, he lay down on the grass beside him to rest.

The three hiding deep in the mountains rushed over to the two men upon seeing the monster killed. They hurried to check the injuries of both Wang Meng and Luo Yi.

Wang Meng's wife, Aunt Li, seeing Wang Meng covered in blood, knelt on the ground and burst into tears.

"Husband!" "Husband!" "You can't be hurt! What will happen to Xiao Yong and me if something happens to you?"

"Don't worry, I just have some superficial wounds, I'm not going to die." After speaking, Wang Meng looked at Luo Yi and smiled, "Xiao Yi, I've made a fool of myself."

"It's alright, Uncle Wang. Aunt Li is just worried about you." Luo Yi finished speaking and prepared to check if these people had any other valuables on them.

As the black smoke dissipated, the bodies of the two guards who had transformed into wolfmen gradually reverted to their normal human forms.

Seeing their tattered clothes, Luo Yi found nothing on them.

He walked to the side of "Yang Jie|M", who had been shot and killed earlier, and searched his person, finding a blood-red pill.

Wasn't this the same pill those two had taken earlier? It was fortunate they had dealt with one of them beforehand; otherwise, a three-on-two fight would have been unpredictable. Luo Yi felt a surge of relief.

He dragged Yang Jie's corpse off the main road and into the nearby woods.

Looking at the "three fast horses" grazing by the roadside, Luo Yi, on the principle of "might as well take it,"

led the horses and walked towards where Wang Meng and the others were resting.

Fearing that other pursuers might follow, he helped the injured Wang Meng onto one of the horses. After packing their belongings, the group of five hurried towards the county town.

Since they had departed from Dongsheng Town at dawn that day, they had been on the road the entire time, except for the delay caused by the ambush.

At this moment, the crowd queuing to enter Yunlu County city was not too large.

Some of the commoners in front of Luo Yi and the others, seeing them leading three fast horses, one of which was carrying a blood-covered man, quickly moved to the sides of the road, making way for them.

Without needing to queue, the group smoothly arrived at the city gate.

"Identification?" Seeing Wang Meng covered in blood on the horse, the guard didn't ask many questions. After checking their identification documents and confirming everything was in order, they paid the fifty copper coins for the city entrance fee and successfully entered Yunlu County.

Fearing that Wang Meng's injuries would worsen, they headed directly to the county town's "Pharmacy|N" without any delay after entering.

The shopkeeper of the "Pharmacy|N", who was idly bored behind the counter, smiled and greeted them as a blood-covered customer entered.

"Are you here for treatment or to buy medicine, sir?"

"Just some superficial wounds, please have someone bandage them for me." Wang Meng said, finding a seat.

The "Pharmacy|N" shopkeeper carefully examined Wang Meng's injuries. He found that apart from a more severe cut on his arm, the other wounds were not too deep, and his interest immediately waned.

"Little Chen, come and apply some wound medicine to this customer and bandage him."

The "Pharmacy|N" apprentice, Little Chen, busied himself for a long time, wrapping Wang Meng up like a zongzi.

"Your wounds have been treated. That will be three taels of silver."

"So expensive? Just this medicine costs three taels?"

Reluctantly paying the silver, the five of them left the "Pharmacy|N".

"Xiao Yi, what are your plans now?"

Hearing Wang Meng's question, Luo Yi touched the over two hundred taels of silver in his embrace and the unsold "Tiger Hide". He felt that his immediate financial needs were covered.

"Uncle Wang, I plan to buy a house in the city first and settle down."

Hearing that he wanted to buy a house, Wang Meng, worried that Luo Yi didn't have enough money, took out the two hundred tael silver note from earlier and handed it to Luo Yi.

"Xiao Yi, houses in the county town are very expensive. Take this money to use for now."

He then tried to stuff the silver into Luo Yi's arms. Seeing this, Luo Yi quickly pushed it back. To avoid further tugging, he changed the subject:

"Uncle Wang, we have enough money for now. What are your plans?"

Looking at Luo Yi's sincere eyes, Wang Meng no longer insisted. After some thought, he said, "I plan to take your Aunt Li and Xiao Yong to join my brother who lives in the city."

"Xiao Yi, if you need anything in the future, come find me at this address." Wang Meng then left an address.

After bidding farewell to Wang Meng, Luo Yi and his "younger sister|F" found the "Real Estate Agency|N" they had inquired at last time they visited Yunlu County.

They intended to purchase a house for around 200 taels of silver.

The "Real Estate Agency|N" took the two of them to see all the houses planned for sale in the southern district of Yunlu County.

Finally, Luo Yi chose a courtyard house with one entrance.

The entire house consisted of a main building, two side rooms, and east and west wing rooms. It was surrounded by a wall over a meter high. In the center of the courtyard was a bluestone-paved open space, with a large banyan tree planted in the middle. A stone table and stone stools were placed under the tree.

Because the open space in the middle of the courtyard was quite large, this house cost Luo Yi 220 taels of silver.

After paying the silver, the Real Estate Agency took Luo Yi and the original owner to the Government Office to complete all the procedures. By the time they got the deed, it was already dark.

Passing by the county town's General Store on the way home, Luo Yi bought four sets of bedding.

Returning to the newly purchased courtyard, he smelled the fragrance in the yard and walked into the kitchen.

Luo Xi, who was busy in the kitchen, saw Luo Yi return and brought the dishes she had prepared in advance and kept warm in the pot to the table.

The siblings happily ate their first meal in their new home.

After dinner, they finally had some free time. Luo Yi walked into the courtyard and opened his status panel:

Host: Luo Yi
Age: 16
Realm: Skin Refining Great Accomplishment
Skills: Basic Archery (Great Accomplishment 126/400)
        Fierce Tiger Skin Refining Technique (Great Accomplishment 1/400)
        Introduction to Poisons (Perfected)
Traits: Immune to all poisons
Energy Points: 26

Looking at the Energy Points on the panel, Luo Yi felt more and more that Energy Points were a good thing, as one point could increase skill progress by 10.

Currently, all Energy Points came from the demons behind "Mister Li". To obtain more Energy Points in the future, he would inevitably have to deal with demons.

In the Great Qi country, the "Demon Suppression Department" had a lot of information about demons. It seemed that the path most suitable for him was the "Demon Suppression Department".

With the "Fierce Tiger Skin Refining Technique" about to reach perfection, he also needed to start looking for a cultivation method for the "Flesh Refining Realm".

Having determined the path he would take, Luo Yi took the Bear Gall and Tonic and began to practice the "Fierce Tiger Skin Refining Technique".

After practicing for nearly three hours, the progress of the "Fierce Tiger Skin Refining Technique" on the panel increased by 19 points.

After a simple wash, Luo Yi returned to his room. The previously empty bed had been made by his younger sister with the bedding she had brought back.

Lying on the bed, Luo Yi habitually looked up at the night sky, only to see dark roof tiles.

He couldn't help but chuckle. He was really too used to living in a dilapidated house.

Finally, he didn't have to sleep on the floor. Luo Yi slept exceptionally soundly that night.

The next morning, the neighbors around the new house knew that the family had new residents and came to visit one after another, intending to gather information about the family.

Luo Yi, who was sleeping soundly, was woken up by the noise outside the door.

He got up and opened the door, seeing a group of aunts and his younger sister Luo Xi chatting in the courtyard.

Seeing her brother open the door, Luo Xi introduced him to the surrounding aunts.

"Dear neighbors, this is my brother. He bought this courtyard."

Seeing such a young man who could come up with so much silver.

The aunts got up and surrounded Luo Yi, vying to introduce potential partners to him.

He politely declined the aunts' kind intentions and asked his younger sister to entertain them well.