Eat Up Early, Hit the Road Early

The next day, Lin Feng woke just as the sky began to brighten.

After something this major had happened, no one was in the mood to sleep until the sun was shining on their ass.

When Lin Feng woke up, he thought he was still in that ten-square-meter rented room.

He was even thinking about not being late for work.

Only when he saw his surroundings did he remember that he had transmigrated.

He checked his status panel again, and a smile appeared on Lin Feng's face.

Having bid farewell to that dull old life where he could see the end at a glance, this life should be a wonderful one.

But first, he had to solve the trouble before his eyes.

When Lin Feng woke up, the other three were still asleep.

Lin Feng tried pulling the round timber on the door again, but he still could not move it.

If he had not been injured, he should have been able to snap it and escape directly.

Lin Feng gathered up the firewood and straw from the floor. There was movement in the kitchen next door as well.

It seemed those men were about to light a fire and cook.

The smell of meat soon drifted over, and Lin Feng's stomach let out a series of growls.

He had not had a full meal these past two days.

Li San was the one who got up to cook. He even found time to come take a look through the firewood room door.

Just as he had yesterday, Lin Feng pretended to be very weak and said, "Water, food. I want water. I want something to eat."

Li San cursed irritably, "Fuck, all you know is eating. You're about to die, so save us some food."

After cursing him, Li San left.

Lin Feng sat on the floor and waited for the sun to rise.

As long as the sun rose, he would gain one Breakthrough Point.

About half an hour later, Li San had steamed a basket of large meat buns.

The other two bandits also got up, and the three of them began eating buns with hot water.

It made Lin Feng drool with envy.

Damn it, once I get out, I'm going to eat every delicacy in this world.

Knock, knock. Halfway through their meal, someone knocked on the courtyard gate.

Wang Gousheng took half a bun and went to open it.

Clang! The courtyard gate opened.

Wang Gousheng took a bite of his bun and said with a grin, "Yo, you're here early. Did you bring the silver?"

The man handed over a cloth bundle. "It's all here. This time, you'd better keep your word."

"Don't worry. Once the money is in place, that kid is definitely dead.

"If you don't trust us, come in. Watch how we kill the kid."

The man waved his hand. "No. I'm kind-hearted. I can't stand watching that. Just bury him after you kill him."

Lin Feng listened carefully to the conversation outside.

That voice sounded somewhat familiar, but he could not remember who it belonged to.

This man should be the employer who wanted him dead.

He was probably from Xiaohe Village too.

Lin Feng memorized that voice.

After delivering the silver, the employer left.

Lin Feng guessed that these men would kill him after breakfast, and his heart began pounding wildly.

People in this world got up far too early.

If they made their move before the sun came out, would he not die here?

Wang Gousheng carried the bag of silver back and continued eating.

Clatter. The silver was poured onto the table.

The huge money bag contained only a few pieces of broken silver. Everything else was copper coins.

Zhang Er took a huge bite of his bun and mumbled, "First time I've seen an employer this poor."

Wang Gousheng grinned. "Who cares whether he's poor or not? As long as us brothers can make money, we take it."

A look of yearning appeared on Li San's face. "Once we earn enough silver, we'll go to the county martial hall and learn swordsmanship.

"After we master it, we'll go to the prefectural city and join Yunda Escort Agency. Then us brothers can enter the Inner City and become men above men."

"Yeah, then each of us can marry several concubines."

"Yeah, yeah."

Wang Gousheng and Zhang Er nodded as well.

Lin Feng, next door, was speechless. Men above men? How about becoming men first!

After the three finished breakfast, they walked to the firewood room door.

Lin Feng's heart skipped a beat. Did they have to be in such a hurry? His Breakthrough Point had not arrived yet.

Clatter, clatter.

The three unlocked the firewood room door.

At that moment, a ray of sunlight shone through the firewood room window, and the Breakthrough Points on the system panel changed to 1.

Lin Feng let out a breath of relief and immediately added the Breakthrough Point to Beast Hunting Fist.

The status panel changed.

Name: Lin Feng.

Life: 6.

Martial Skills:

Six Arrow Hunter's Bow (Unranked) (Not Initiated).

Beast Hunting Fist (Unranked) (Minor Mastery).

Breakthrough Points: 0

Memories of cultivating Beast Hunting Fist flooded into his mind.

In those memories, he had trained bitterly for five years before cultivating Beast Hunting Fist to Minor Mastery.

Beast Hunting Fist at Minor Mastery allowed him to kill a starving wolf barehanded.

The lines of Lin Feng's muscles also became more pronounced.

He was clothed, so the three thugs could not see the changes in his body. They still thought he was gravely injured and on the verge of death.

Perhaps it was because he had not eaten his fill after yesterday's breakthrough.

Lin Feng discovered that after adding the point this time, his Life had risen to 8, then instantly dropped back to 6. His hunger also became far more intense.

He understood that this was caused by not eating. His body was severely overdrawn.

But he could not worry about that now.

First preserve his life, then preserve his body.

By the time he finished breaking through, the three bandits had already reached him and surrounded him.

Wang Gousheng narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "Little brother, we have neither old grudges nor recent enmity. We're only taking money to do a job. Don't blame us brothers."

At that moment, Lin Feng sensed something wrong. He discovered that some of the muscles on his body were melting away.

He had to be too hungry. His cells were consuming themselves.

Lin Feng's entire body trembled now. If he fought, his odds were fifty-fifty at best.

The three bandits assumed Lin Feng was trembling from fear and could not help relaxing their guard somewhat.

An idea flashed through Lin Feng's mind, and a scheme came to him.

He spoke in a trembling voice. "Even the yamen lets people have a full meal before beheading them. If you don't let me eat my fill, I won't let you go even as a ghost. I'll haunt you for life after life, generation after generation."

"Fuck, you little bastard, that's vicious as hell."

Li San cursed and swung the club in his hand, about to strike Lin Feng.

Wang Gousheng beside him reached out and stopped him.

"Fine, then we'll let you eat your fill before you hit the road.

"You can be a ghost stuffed to death, so don't haunt us."

Lin Feng said, "In times like these, I'd be satisfied just becoming a ghost stuffed to death. I won't haunt you."

"Third, bring him the buns."

Li San went to get the buns, unwillingly.

With food to eat, his odds of winning would greatly improve.

Still, he did not let down his guard, afraid they would launch a sneak attack.

Lin Feng had only thought of this method by chance.

Because he had discovered something deeply out of place in this world.

The people of this world might have become accustomed to it.

But Lin Feng had the soul of a modern man, and he found it extremely unusual.

From cities to villages, nearly everyone in this world worshipped the Supreme God Statue on their wall after breakfast every day.

And they had to worship for about an hour, only stopping once the statue turned from gray to white.

Everyone worshipping gods in a martial arts world—this was far too abnormal.

These statues were embedded in transparent openings on both sides of the courtyard walls.

After worshipping, they would turn the statue, and it would face outside the wall.

That way, anyone passing by outside could see whether the statue had turned white.

If someone's statue had not changed color and was seen, they would be reported.

Once the yamen verified it, the light punishment was a fine; the heavy punishment was the board.

Over time, the people of this world came to believe that failing to worship the Supreme God Statue was disrespecting the gods and would bring bad luck upon themselves and those around them.

As a result, almost no one dared not worship the gods.

This also made people believe even more deeply in ghosts and gods.

That was why these three men did not dare deny Lin Feng food. They were genuinely afraid.

Li San quickly brought over the buns.

He threw the remaining basket and a half of buns onto the ground beside Lin Feng.

"They're all yours. Eat up. The sooner you finish eating, the sooner you hit the road."