Selling the Family

Fang Yu circled the alley a few times to make sure no one was following him before putting away the meat, restoring Xu Fang's appearance, and slowly walking home.

The successful purchase of large quantities of Demon Beast meat here also established the identity of Shopkeeper Sun as a wandering mountain bandit, making the large-scale purchase of Demon Beast meat seem legitimate and laying the groundwork for future large-scale purchases.

One hundred catties of Demon Beast meat is not a small amount even for the Grain Gang, and having such a long-term and stable customer should be very good for Shopkeeper Hu.

As for the idea of robbing him, it's probably not going to happen right now. After all, this isn't a cultivation world where everyone keeps their entire fortune and life in Storage Bag, where killing a cultivator would grant them all their wealth.

In this world of Demon Martial Arts, individual martial prowess is important, but so is influence. Before ascertaining the true number of members and martial arts strength of the bandit gang to which ' Chun Shisanniang ' belongs, Shopkeeper Hu would absolutely not dare to act rashly.

After all, killing a Seventh Grade "grain supplier" is easy, but who knows if there's Master behind them?

Even without Master, this kind of itinerant bandit gang...

There must be Sixth-Rank Strongman and Fifth-Grade Inspector among them; offending them would be extremely troublesome for the Grain Gang.

Especially for itinerant bandit gangs, once they kill someone, they hide deep in the dense Gourd Mountain Range, making it impossible to find them for revenge.

"With these 110 catties of deer meat, I won't have to worry about Demon Beast meat affecting my martial arts progress this month."

Fang Yu murmured to himself, pushed open the door, and began practicing in the courtyard.

Days passed by, and before long a month had gone by. Fang Yu had almost finished eating the meat in his hand.

He then resorted to the same trick again, but instead of going to Hu Family Grain Shop, he went directly to Zheng Tu's butcher shop on the black market and made a deal with him under the guise of Zhen Guanxi.

Faced with a large order of 100 catties, Zheng Tu readily sold him 100 catties of silver snake meat at a price of 10 taels of silver per catty, and also gave him one tael of ' Three Yang Deer ' as a gift.

After returning from the black market, Fang Yu threw the ' Three Yang Deer ' into his mouth and then began practicing the top-tier Cultivation Method corresponding to the prestigious Aristocratic Clan Lu Household, the Mysterious Nether Divine Palm.

He had never practiced this divine palm technique before and needed to start from the first level. Although the venison was called "Three Yang Deer," the Qi and Blood produced after eating it were extremely cold. After eating a piece, he felt as if he were in an icebox, and Fang Yu couldn't help but shiver.

Fortunately, he possessed the Mirror-Breaking Pearl, which could directly neutralize the original Qi and Blood of his "Mysterious Armor Prison-Suppressing Art." Otherwise, it would have caused a conflict between his Qi and Blood, resulting in severed meridians, Qi Deviation, and death.

Even so, his meridians clashed as they absorbed this extremely cold Qi and Blood, causing him to alternate between feeling cold and hot, and the air he exhaled was sometimes chillingly cold and sometimes like steam.

Only after that small amount of blood, flesh, Qi and Blood was completely consumed did Fang Yu slowly recover. He then discovered that his meridians, Qi and Blood, and skin had all suffered varying degrees of damage.

"Although my Mirror-Breaking Pearl can resolve conflicting Qi and Blood, it cannot resolve the conflict in the flesh, blood, bones, and muscles of the body. If I want to practice this Mysterious Nether Divine Palm, I need to further strengthen my body. I not only need to be able to adapt to the Qi and Blood of the Mysterious Armor Prison-Suppressing Art, but also to the extremely cold Qi and Blood of the Mysterious Nether Divine Palm."

Fang Yu murmured, activating the Mirror-Breaking Pearl to slowly transform his Primordial Qi into the qi Qi and Blood needed for the ' Mysterious Armor Prison-Suppressing Art,' gradually repairing his damaged meridians, flesh, and bones.

Several hours later, Fang Yu sensed that his body's meridians, flesh, and bones had been repaired and made stronger, and a hint of understanding appeared in his eyes.

Although practicing different top-level Cultivation Method simultaneously may cause conflicts in his body, it can also make his body stronger, allowing him to adapt to various Cultivation Method and laying a solid foundation for him to learn more top-level Cultivation Method in the future.

The core Cultivation Method is still ' Mysterious Armor Prison-Suppressing Art ', supplemented by ' Mysterious Nether Divine Palm '. This may slow down the improvement, but the foundation of the body will be more solid.

He immediately adjusted the data on the progress bar panel of his Cultivation Method based on the specific changes in his body, so as to match the actual condition of his body and make the progress of his martial arts more accurate.

Six months later.

Fang Yu moved with lightning speed, his fists whistling through the air. Suddenly, his figure changed, his feet light as the wind, moving without making a sound, like a ghost flashing around the courtyard.

[Mysterious Armor Prison-Suppressing Art +1]

[Mysterious Armor Prison-Suppressing Art (Level 3): 78%]

As the notification appeared, Fang Yu abruptly stopped and exhaled deeply.

"Grandpa, dinner's ready!"

Jiang Yue, who was sitting at the kitchen door watching him practice martial arts, said something and then got up and went into the kitchen to busy herself. After Fang Yu took a bath and changed his clothes, the food was served on the table.

After finishing his meal, Fang Yu strolled out of the alley and onto North Peace Avenue, humming a little tune as he walked.

"In the first month of the lunar year, drums and gongs beat, the streets and alleys are bustling with activity, couples reunite in joyous celebration, while a young widow keeps vigil by the lonely lamp in her room, thinking of her bitter fate, tears streaming down her face and wetting her clothes..."

Suddenly, two figures appeared from the roadside ahead, looking over in the distance. They then approached Fang Yu and greeted him, "Master Fang!"

Fang Yu glanced at the two people blocking his way. One of them looked familiar, and he quickly retrieved the person's information from Xu Fang's memory.

"Yang Liuzhi?"

"Master Fang has a good memory!" Yang Liuzhi praised. "It is indeed me!"

Fang Yu's gaze swept over the other person's hands; both hands had only six fingers in total, the rest were completely bald.

This man is a gambler who has cheated for years and has been caught repeatedly. He has had six fingers chopped off from both hands. He used to be inseparable gambling buddies with Xu Fang's father, Yang Bao. His sudden appearance against him must mean something bad.

Sure enough, Yang Liuzhi then said, "Master Fang, you have to save Master Bao! He's been arrested. If he can't pay back the money, he could lose his hands or feet, or even his life!"

Fang Yu glanced at Yang Liuzhi and continued walking forward. "What's going on? Did he get arrested by that gambling den again?"

Yang Liuzhi up, saying, "Jixiang Gambling House!"

"How much do you owe?" Fang Yu continued walking forward.

"Three hundred taels of silver!" Yang Liuzhi.

Fang Yu paused, "So many! Even if I sold them, I couldn't afford to exchange them all!"

"Master Fang, you really underestimate yourself. This Master Bao really did sell out his entire family. Look at this document." Yang Liuzhi said, taking out a document and handing it over.

Fang Yu took a look, and his eyebrows twitched slightly.

The document stated that Xu Bao intended to sell his wife, Xiao Jiumei, son Xu Fang, and daughter Xu Ying, to Jixiang Gambling House to pay off his debts.