Chapter 90: Contentment and Joy While Waiting for Her Beloved to Marry Her
In the rear courtyard of the Huang residence, Huang Qing opened the wooden box.
Resting on a piece of silk cloth were two silver ornaments.
One was a silver buyao decorated with a magpie, while the other was a bracelet.
Both were quite delicately crafted.
Huang Qing looked extremely happy.
She removed the gold buyao from her hair and replaced it with the silver one.
She then removed her gold bracelet and replaced it with the silver bracelet from the box.
Afterward, she shook her head and asked,
“Hongluan, does it look good?”
“If Young Master Li gave it to you, then of course it looks good.”
There was a trace of envy in Hongluan’s smile.
At that moment, Huang Ling walked over from the side.
She looked at the gold ornaments on the table, then at the silver buyao in Huang Qing’s hair, and let out a snort of laughter.
“Trading silver for gold, and a magpie in place of a phoenix. Elder Sister, you’re actually happy about it?”
The corners of Huang Qing’s mouth were curved upward.
She asked in return,
“Why shouldn’t I be happy? This is Brother Li’s thoughtfulness.”
“And this so-called thoughtfulness means lowering your food, clothing, and accessories by an entire grade?”
Huang Ling sighed.
“Elder Sister, I won’t oppose anything you do anymore, but as your younger sister, I still want to advise you to think carefully.”
Huang Qing’s eyes curved into crescents.
“That’s enough. Not to mention silver ornaments, even if he only gave me a wooden hairpin, I’d still be happy.”
“Silly Elder Sister. Thinking that suffering a loss is a blessing is truly rare.”
“Patrol Hunter Li hasn’t truly established his career yet. The fact that he can have silver ornaments made for me already shows his feelings. Why should I hope for more?”
Seeing the blissful expression on her sister’s face, Huang Ling did not know what to do.
In the end, she merely sighed softly and muttered in a low voice,
“I dare say you’ll regret it.”
“What did you say?”
Huang Qing looked at her.
“Nothing. You heard wrong.”
After Li Lin returned to Shangtikou Village, he saw the Tree Immortal Lady waiting there.
He walked over and first cupped his hands in salute.
“Many thanks to the Tree Immortal Lady for your assistance last night.”
Without the Tree Immortal Lady, he would not even have been able to get through the first invisible Departing Fire Formation.
The Tree Immortal Lady floated around him in a circle.
Only then did her eyes and brows soften somewhat.
Li Lin handed over a gift box.
“A few days ago, I had some ornaments made. Please accept them, Lady.”
The Tree Immortal Lady blinked.
She then extended a hand, accepted the box, and opened it.
Holding the three silver ornaments inside, she said nothing.
She closed the box and floated away.
Li Lin was already accustomed to her aloofness and paid it no mind.
He turned around and returned home.
Here, he could practice and rest in peace.
It was many times safer than staying in the county seat.
After spending two days at home balancing work and rest, and finding that the Daoist had not come looking for trouble, he finally relaxed.
He felt that the other party was probably afraid now as well.
After all, he had clearly seen the terror on the faces of both the Daoist and the Bear True Lord within the Obscure Character illusion realm.
Moreover...
The flying head barbarian technique also had its limits.
If the Daoist did not find a new body to “revive” in soon, he would truly become a dead head.
After resting for two days, Village Chief Zhang came to visit.
The moment he saw Li Lin, he bowed deeply.
“Patrol Hunter Li, what happened in Pingzheng Village was my fault. I offer my apology to you.”
Li Lin waved a hand.
“It’s fine. It’s all in the past.”
Village Chief Zhang had not intentionally tried to harm him.
Given the strength of the old ghost of the Qin Family, controlling the mind of an ordinary person was not difficult.
Upon hearing this, Village Chief Zhang let out a sigh of relief.
“Earlier, I heard that Patrol Hunter Li was looking for a few medical books...”
Li Lin was somewhat surprised.
“Who told you that, Village Chief?”
“At the pharmacy where you went to buy medical books, one of the apprentice pharmacists is my elder brother’s grandson. My elder brother settled in the county seat and hasn’t returned for more than ten years. A few days ago, I went to visit relatives in the county and heard my grandnephew mention you.”
Tsk...
Was this the network of a local powerbroker?
“These are the medical books I had my grandson copy by hand.”
Village Chief Zhang handed over a square cloth bag.
“There are two books. Consider them my apology.”
Li Lin accepted them and smiled.
“Thank you for the trouble, Village Chief.”
“Not at all, not at all.”
Seeing Li Lin accept the books, Village Chief Zhang departed with a smile.
Li Lin carried the books back home.
He first opened the Herb Identification Classic.
After quickly reading through it, he opened the Human Meridians Classic.
[Medical Skill +1]
[Medical Skill +1]
Although they were only basic medical texts, the improvement they brought was still very obvious.
For the moment, putting everything else aside, medical skill could be compared against Alchemy and improve alongside it.
After finishing the two books, Li Lin had new ideas regarding the formula for Shengxi Pills.
He immediately created two Soul-Guiding Paper Figurines and sent them up the mountain to gather medicinal herbs.
Meanwhile, he continued reading medical books to improve his abilities.
By evening, the two Soul-Guiding Paper Figurines had returned.
They had gathered enough medicinal herbs as well.
He immediately began refining pills.
By midnight, the new batch of Shengxi Pills had been completed.
Out of more than two hundred small green translucent pills, only one was a failed pill.
The success rate was absurdly high.
He tried taking two pills and then sat down to circulate his cultivation.
The new Shengxi Pills were nearly thirty percent more effective than before and could save him a great deal of time.
In other words, that small goal of becoming number one in Jinmen was within reach.
Since the Shengxi Pills had already been improved, then the Body-Strengthening Pills and Beauty Preservation Pill would also have to be improved.
For the next period of time, he spent his days studying medicine and his nights meditating and cultivating.
Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.
Then it was time once again to collect the public grain ration.
Whether he ate blood rice or not no longer mattered.
However, in order to conceal the “production volume” of the Shengxi Pills, he still had to collect it.
Upon arriving at the county yamen, he unexpectedly saw an “old acquaintance.”
It was He Yumao.
He was walking out of the prison beside the county yamen.
After the Longwind Escort Agency’s assets had been sold off, a large amount of compensation had been paid to the relatives of the deceased.
The matter was considered settled.
Naturally, He Yumao had been released as well.
His entire body was filthy.
His spirit and vitality had nearly fallen to rock bottom.
He looked as though he might suddenly die at any moment.
Li Lin walked over and cupped his hands.
“Chief Escort He, it’s been quite some time.”
“Chief Escort...”
He Yumao’s voice sounded as unpleasant as a ghost’s.
“The Longwind Escort Agency no longer exists. How can I still be a chief escort?”
Li Lin sighed.
“What are your plans now?”
“I want to be buried beside my wife and children.”
The man clearly had no desire to keep living.
Li Lin said,
“Don’t you want to avenge your wife and children?”
He Yumao’s lowered head suddenly snapped upward.
“Brother Li, do you know where that murderer is?”
“He’s from Yue City and has direct ties to Qin Tuo, the King of Yue.”
The light of hatred immediately flared in He Yumao’s eyes.
“But before going to Yue City, you should clean yourself up and eat something.”
He Yumao took a deep breath.
“Thank you for the trouble, Brother Li.”
“You’re welcome.”
Li Lin led him to a nearby inn, rented him a room, had him wash up, and treated him to a meal.
One shichen later, He Yumao had finished devouring his food.
“Brother Li, thank you for your hospitality, but I’d like to ask one more favor.”
“Go ahead. If it’s something I can help with, I’ll do my best.”
“Teach me the Yin Dharma Heart Scripture. My aptitude in the martial path is limited and I’ve already reached my limit. If I want to find that man and take revenge, I need to become stronger. Learning the Yin Dharma Heart Scripture is a good method.”
Li Lin froze for a moment.
“You want to become a Spirit Hunter? But that requires talent...”
“I have it!”
He Yumao said firmly.
“When I was young, someone invited me to become a Spirit Hunter, but I thought Spirit Hunters were too gloomy and refused!”
Li Lin sized him up.
“Perhaps you could have become a Spirit Hunter in the past, but now you’ve cultivated yang energy martial arts throughout your body. You’re no longer suitable.”
“I can cripple my cultivation and start over.”
He Yumao’s expression was grim.