Vitality

This kid is truly ruthless.

An hour later, Qin Fang's left index finger was bandaged, and the wounds on his leg had been reapplied with a special medicine prepared by Elder Wu.

...The effect was even better than the golden sore medicine from Lan Gui Fang; as soon as it was applied, it felt cool and refreshing, and the pain subsided significantly.

It seemed to be the same medicine used previously to treat the wounds on his shoulder and waist.

While treating the leg wound, Elder Wu naturally saw the injury... it was very deep, and it didn't look at all like something he had inflicted on himself.

Clearly, to make it look more realistic... this kid had been ruthless to himself at the time.

"Don't go out for a while; just stay home and recover... you kid..."

Elder Wu said, feeling a bit speechless.

The wounds on his shoulder and waist hadn't even fully healed yet.

And now he was injured again.

This kid really had a rough life...

"Yes."

Qin Fang replied obediently.

Elder Wu looked at the chaotic room, sighed, and said, "I'll find someone to come and clean this up later. You stay in the room and don't go out... the fewer people who see you right now, the better."

He already knew why Wang Long had been able to find Qin Fang, and there was clearly a bit of his own fault in it... if he hadn't come to fix up Qin Fang's house and been seen by Scar-Head Li, Wang Long's gang wouldn't have been able to track him down.

...Qin Fang still had too much of a refugee stench about him.

One look was enough to spot the anomaly.

He still needed to be properly nurtured.

Qin Fang continued to respond obediently.

After speaking, Elder Wu prepared to leave.

Suddenly, Qin Fang thought of something: "Right, Master."

"Hmm?" Elder Wu turned his head to look at Qin Fang.

He saw Qin Fang suddenly hand over a bundle from beside his pillow.

"I searched this from Wang Long yesterday... there's about a hundred taels of silver. Master, you should take it."

Qin Fang handed the bundle to Elder Wu.

Elder Wu's brows twitched in surprise as he saw the scattered banknotes inside the bundle.

He was silent for a moment before asking, "Giving it all to me?"

Qin Fang nodded.

"This is over a hundred taels of silver... are you sure you want to give it all to me?"

Elder Wu looked at Qin Fang with a complex expression.

Qin Fang said embarrassedly, "Master, look at my current state; I can't go out... this money is useless to me if I keep it. You've spent quite a lot lately... I just hope you don't mind that the money didn't come from a proper source..."

Elder Wu looked at Qin Fang and finally shook his head: "Money is just money; what does it matter if the source is proper or not... but you should keep this money yourself. You don't need it now, but there will be many places you'll need money in the future."

"But for things like repairing the house, you've already spent quite a bit, Master..."

"This old man isn't so poor that I can't even arrange a place for my disciple to live... Alright, that's enough, keep it yourself."

Elder Wu waved his hand, preparing to leave.

Qin Fang was stunned for a moment, then quickly called out again: "Master, wait a second..."

"Hmm?" Elder Wu turned his head to look at him again.

Qin Fang hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "Alright then, I'll keep the money... but Master, I also got some other things, and I don't know what they are for. Could you take a look..."

"What is it?" Elder Wu raised an eyebrow.

Qin Fang took out the Blood-Qi Pill.

As soon as Elder Wu saw the Blood-Qi Pill, a look of surprise appeared on his face: "Blood-Qi Pill?"

Qin Fang nodded, looking curious: "What is this Blood-Qi Pill... used for?"

Elder Wu took the Blood-Qi Pill, opened the stopper, and sniffed it before saying, "The Blood-Qi Pill is considered an essential medicine for martial artists... Martial cultivation requires a massive expenditure of blood and qi, and ordinary food cannot make up for such a deficit, so Blood-Qi Pills are needed."

"Blood-Qi Pills can significantly boost a martial artist's cultivation progress... it is indeed a good item, and it isn't cheap."

"The medicinal herbs used to make Blood-Qi Pills are not ordinary herbs."

"This bottle of Blood-Qi Pills has only had one pill used; there are nine left... it's worth about ninety taels of silver."

Elder Wu looked at Qin Fang: "However, you can't use the Blood-Qi Pill yet... your body is still too weak. After you recover for a while longer and officially begin martial cultivation, you can use them. Keep them for now."

Qin Fang's eyes brightened slightly...

It really was related to martial cultivation?

"Master, when do you plan to teach me martial arts?" Qin Fang asked with anticipation.

Elder Wu rolled his eyes at him. "In your current state, do you think you could even practice? ...Focus on recovering from your injuries and getting your body back in shape first."

"Martial arts is not something achieved overnight; you must not be impatient for success."

After saying this, Elder Wu did not linger, waving his hand before turning to leave.

Qin Fang let out a soft breath, his eyes flickering with thought...

He truly envied the physique of Wang Long.

He was indeed feeling quite impatient to start his martial arts training.

But alas... his starting point was too poor.

Starting as a refugee, he had nearly lost his life.

He had finally managed to recover a little... only to be injured again.

Qin Fang felt that his fate was truly full of twists and turns...

Sighing, Qin Fang lay on the bed, lost in a daze...

In the afternoon, his master brought people over to fix up the house.

Though he called it fixing up, he actually only brought that honest-looking youth who pushed the cart... they dragged away the broken tables and chairs, replacing them with a new set.

Naturally, this included a new pot for the kitchen.

After giving Qin Fang a few instructions to rest easy, he left.

Qin Fang finally felt completely at ease...

His master knew the entire sequence of events, yet he hadn't blamed him, nor did he have any intention of turning him over to the authorities, which allowed Qin Fang to breathe a massive sigh of relief.

In the short term, there shouldn't be any trouble.

He just didn't know when Wang Hu would track things back to him...

This thought made it difficult for him to settle his mind.

In a hazy state, he drifted into a deep sleep.

When he woke up again, he was startled by the sound of wind instruments and wailing cries.

Qin Fang froze for a moment, peering through the window lattice to see that night had already fallen.

Firelight passed by outside the courtyard.

There were also sounds of weeping.

It was a woman, crying out incessantly, "My son."

There was also the sound of chanting and rhythmic tapping.

...A funeral?

Qin Fang frowned.

However, he didn't take it to heart.

Feeling a bit hungry—having not eaten all day—he climbed up and went to the kitchen to find that his master had brought over ingredients as well.

A warm current flowed through his heart as he began to light the fire and cook.

He still cut up some diced meat to boil into porridge... after spending the whole night with diarrhea from the braised pork last time, he knew his stomach couldn't handle heavy, oily, or salty food yet.

He would just have to recover slowly...

After eating, Qin Fang finally let out a long breath, feeling his stomach full. Returning to the living room, he took out the only remaining throwing dart.

He narrowed his eyes.

The throwing dart had been instrumental in his success in killing Wang Long and his men.

Since he couldn't practice martial arts for the time being...

He might as well train his throwing darts to the next stage.

He glanced at his progress.

Hidden Weapon (Throwing Dart) (Minor Accomplishment): 164/1000

The distance to the next stage... was still quite far.

However, Qin Fang was not in a hurry. He exhaled softly and began to practice throwing the dart with focus...

Since there was only one dart left, practicing was a bit troublesome; Qin Fang decided to ask his master to find him a few more in a couple of days...