My Entry In Troubled Times Is Infinitely Synthesized

Chapter 4: Turbulent Times

In the room, Xiao Rou stood tall and graceful, even though she was wearing coarse linen clothes, it couldn't hide her beauty.

In the past, Xiao Rou used to smear all sorts of things on her face and body to protect herself, to the point where her true appearance couldn't be seen at all. She looked like a dirty boy.

Now that she was clean, Xiao Rou's true face was revealed. It was like a handful of pure white lotus flowers. Her skin was fair, her smile was sweet. Although her face was pale due to insufficient qi and blood, it didn't diminish her beauty at all. Instead, it added a pitiful charm that made people want to protect her.

Sweet, innocent, her peach blossom-like eyes carried a hint of charm.

Li Yun, who was used to seeing beautiful women, had two words in his mind when he saw Xiao Rou's true appearance: pure desire.

No wonder Xiao Rou covered herself up so tightly. Just this face alone was enough to seduce people into committing crimes.

"Uncle, am I beautiful?" Xiao Rou's eyes were crescent-shaped as she smiled at Li Yun.

Li Yun put down his bowl with a serious expression and said, "Very beautiful. By the way, have you taken your medicine? Are you feeling better?"

"Hehe," feeling Li Yun's concern, Xiao Rou smiled even sweeter, "I've taken it. I feel much better now. Thank you, Uncle."

Xiao Rou seemed much more relaxed when facing herself...

Li Yun noticed this change and felt relieved. It felt like playing a nurturing game.

Xiao Rou used to be wary of him all the time. After yesterday's incident, she probably understood. It's better to have someone to rely on in this chaotic world.

As Li Yun's thoughts wandered, he quickly finished the rice mixed with cabbage, wiped his mouth, and looked at Xiao Rou, who clearly had a different style from him. He said seriously, "It's getting colder now. We don't have thick clothes at home. Stay at home and rest, take your medicine on time."

"I understand."

"Well," Li Yun glanced at Xiao Rou's fair face, "Xiao Rou, you're too beautiful. The slums are full of dangers. Um... you can try to look a little ugly, at least not too eye-catching."

"I understand, Uncle. From now on, I will wash up and only show my clean face to you. I will take care of myself," Xiao Rou nodded. She understood this reasoning.

Uh... Xiao Rou's words made Li Yun slightly stunned. It was quite flirtatious.

He smiled, got up and put on his clothes. "Live well. Life will get better."

"Okay."

The two of them left the room together. Xiao Rou washed the dishes and put on makeup, while Li Yun took care of his only longbow and sharpened his arrows.

He already had a plan for what to do next.

Hunt prey, sell fur to save money, and then join a martial arts school.

In the Great Yuan Country, if common people wanted to improve their status and elevate their social class, there were only two ways: passing the imperial examination or learning martial arts.

Li Yun ruled out the imperial examination. Not to mention the complexity of the ancient society's exams, even in this world, Li Yun's knowledge was solely based on his predecessor's memories. Passing the imperial examination was simply impossible.

So the only option was to learn martial arts. He had a face that could be recognized, so not learning martial arts would be a waste.

In his memories, Chunyang Town was relatively large and had three martial arts schools. The only one that satisfied Li Yun was the Langchao Boxing Gym. Regardless of background, as long as you had money, anyone could enter, even beggars.

But to join, it required three to five silver coins.

It's difficult!

Li Yun sighed softly. After sharpening his arrows, he prepared to go out hunting and try his luck, hoping to encounter a resting snow eagle.

The fur of a snow eagle was quite valuable.

"I'm going hunting!"

"Be safe, Uncle."

"I know," Li Yun casually replied, picked up his bow and arrows, and walked out of the house.

Outside, it was a world of ice and snow, with heavy snow falling. As soon as he stepped out, Li Yun felt a bone-chilling cold.

The weather is getting colder.

Li Yun exhaled a breath of hot air and walked into the snow curtain.

...

The setting sun was descending in the west, its orange color resembling a dying sun about to set.

Li Yun was covered in a layer of white frost and returned home with an unpleasant expression on his face.

Empty-handed, he gained nothing!

It was extremely difficult to find prey in such weather. Li Yun wandered outside for two or three hours, almost freezing into an ice lump, but didn't see any prey.

Not to mention snow eagles, he didn't even see a white mouse.

The white mouse is a species exclusive to the Yuan Country. It is the size of a palm and has a snow-white color mixed with yellow. It often appears in winter, and there are many of them. In his memory, he used to be able to hunt many of them every winter. But this winter, Li Yun didn't even see a single hair of them...

It's too difficult!

Xiao Rou placed a bowl of steaming porridge in front of Li Yun and said softly, "Uncle, it's cold outside, drink some to warm yourself up."

She didn't ask if Li Yun had caught any prey.

"Okay, thank you Xiao Rou," Li Yun forced a smile and drank some porridge. The warm porridge entered his stomach, dispelling the cold.

Li Yun's mind drifted away.

Hunting was becoming increasingly difficult in this kind of weather. If it didn't work out, he would try to obtain some Qi and Blood, at least synthesizing Insufficient Qi and Blood into Abundant Qi and Blood.

Bang bang...

A crisp knocking sound interrupted Li Yun's thoughts. The person outside the door seemed hesitant and knocked very softly.

Xiao Rou, who was scooping porridge, looked at Li Yun with a dark face and a questioning look in her eyes.

Li Yun shook his head, got up, picked up his bow, pulled it open, and kicked the door open.

"Ah!"

The gatekeepers were a middle-aged couple dressed in tattered clothes. Seeing a sharp arrow pointing at them, they were so scared that their bodies went weak and they sat directly on the ground.

Seeing this, Li Yun put away his bow and arrow and asked in confusion, "Sorry, do you have something to tell me?"

"We... we are your neighbors, our house is not far away..."

With hair like dry grass and a wax-yellow complexion, the trembling woman said.

"Oh, is there something?" Li Yun frowned.

Bang!

The two of them knelt on the ground and kowtowed vigorously.

"We're sorry... we're sorry, we have run out of food, everything edible in our house has been eaten, our child is starving and about to faint, we have no choice, please help us, lend us some food, we will definitely repay you."

The woman was about to cry.

Li Yun silently looked at the two of them. "Food is precious now, and with this heavy snow, it might turn into a disaster."

Despair filled the eyes of the couple.

Li Yun continued, "How about this, let's play a game. If I'm happy, I'll lend you some food."

"Okay!" The middle-aged man next to him nodded quickly and tapped the woman's arm, whispering, "Wife..."

The woman gritted her teeth, took off her clothes, and Li Yun's mouth twitched, immediately stopping her, "Wait, I didn't mean that, put your clothes back on."

"What I meant was, rock-paper-scissors, a game that tests luck and eyesight."

(End of this chapter)