By the time Jiang Ning returned home,
the sunlight had already taken on the warm hues of evening.
Yet the temperature remained as scorching as if he were inside a steamer.
Upon entering the front courtyard,
he saw workers standing on ladders, hanging the plaque he had brought back from Guangning City.
The Juyuan plaque.
The first-place winner of the provincial martial examination was known as the Juyuan.
"Little brother, you're back!" Jiang Li's face lit up with delight when he saw Jiang Ning.
"Greetings, sir!"
"Greetings, sir!"
"..."
The workers hanging the plaque hurriedly greeted Jiang Ning.
At the same time,
Jiang Yiming, who had been gazing up at the Juyuan plaque from the side, turned to look at Jiang Ning as well.
"Uncle," he said respectfully.
Jiang Ning nodded. After exchanging a few casual words, he headed toward his own courtyard.
His Fist Art was not far from another limit break. Now that he had some free time and nothing else to do, he naturally intended to grind experience through training.
A moment later,
the sounds of Jiang Ning practicing his fists rang out from the eastern courtyard.
As wisps of cooking smoke rose from the rear kitchen, the scent of hearth smoke drifted through every corner of the city.
Carried by the warm evening breeze, the aromas were clear and distinct.
When the slanting golden sunlight shone upon the white walls and red tiles, Jiang Ning finally stopped practicing.
[Skill]: Five Animals Fist+ (Seven Limit Breaks 7000/7000) (Traits: Essence Stored in the Five Organs (First Break), Five Elements Spirit, Fist Grandmaster (First Break), Bear-Tiger Physique, Five-Elements Physique)
On the panel, the familiar plus sign had appeared beside Five Animals Fist.
His gaze then swept over the source energy point count.
[Source Energy]: 39431
It had still not