Raising Silkworms and Refining Gu from Mount Hundred Thousand

"Wow~"

Beside the creek not far outside Heishan Town, women got up early to starch and wash clothes.

In the early morning of April, the weather was still chilly.

The rough hands of the women were reddened by the cold water, but they were not slow at all in washing the clothes, and they could still wash the clothes while doing the laundry.

"Xi Yuyu——"

At this time, two red and brown horses screamed and galloped past. On the horses were a tall young man in a blue robe and a charming girl in a blue robe.

"What a handsome and fierce horse. Is this the rich man from the county town?"

The women turned to look, and within a moment, the horse stopped outside the town.

"Aunt Li, your second son has joined the county martial arts gym, but does he have this kind of style?"

A thin woman with sunken cheeks and a mean face turned her head and looked at another fat woman with a shiny face.

"That's natural." The fat woman responded, but her tone was not very confident.

"Then why doesn't your son, Erlang, take you to the county town to enjoy the blessings, and instead lets you starch and wash people's clothes here?"

A mean woman asks questions knowingly.

"Martial arts training costs too much, I'm just trying to support my family." The fat woman's eyes darkened.

"If you ask me, if it's not your biological child, it won't work! How can an adopted son compare to a biological child?" the mean woman sneered.

"You!" The fat lady's face changed drastically, as if she had been stabbed in a painful spot. She threw down the stick angrily and glared at the mean woman.

"Aunt Wang, what you said is wrong. Have you forgotten Ah Qing in our town?" At this time, a young woman spoke up to defend the fat woman.

"Ah Qing? How many years ago?" The mean woman couldn't help but retort. A woman next to her suddenly pulled her sleeves and whispered something. The color of the mean woman's face changed, and immediately Put on a smiling face.

"Sister Liang, you are right, I was just joking with Aunt Li."

After saying that, the mean woman looked at the fat lady and said with a smile: "Aunt Li, don't mind me."

The fat lady had a cold face, picked up the wooden basin and moved her position.

Seeing this, the mean woman smiled at the young woman who had just spoken, and then moved to another place to wash the clothes with the wooden basin.

When the other women saw this, they didn't say anything.

Aunt Li and Aunt Wang formed a rift because of fighting for their lives. Aunt Wang would expose Aunt Li's scars whenever she had the chance.

The aunt of the Li family adopted a son, raised him frugally, and sent him to a martial arts school to practice martial arts. As a result, after Erlang of the Li family went to the county town, he forgot about the Li family and never came back during the holidays, let alone bringing him back. The Li family's aunt took her to the county seat to enjoy her blessings.

As for the young woman who defended the Fat Lady, she was the one with the highest status among them.

Because her father is the boss of the fish market on the Blackwater River. Moreover, she is also the mother-in-law of Liang Chao, a warrior in the town.

As a warrior who has passed two levels, Liang Chao naturally has some status in Black Mountain Town.

Moreover, it is said that Liang Chao has a good relationship with Zhou Qing.

Who is Zhou Qing? He is a legend in Black Mountain Town! People who can be written into biographies.

Although Zhou Qing has left Heishan Town for two or three years, his story is still circulating in Heishan Town.

"I'm selling steamed buns! Two big meat buns for three cents!"

"Snake soup! The cauliflower snake soup we just cooked is so delicious. Try it while it's hot!"

"Cooking cakes, freshly baked cooking cakes!"

On the main road of Heishan Town, the market is full of vendors selling goods along the street.

Most people sell breakfast early in the morning.

The aroma lingering on the tip of his nose made Zhou Qing feel like he had returned to the past.

The market road is the shortest way back to Xin'an Lane where his home is located.

He didn't know how many times he walked this road to Xin'an Lane, but he could reach it without missing a step with his eyes closed.

"Master, is this the place where you once lived?"

Miaoyin looked at the shops on both sides curiously, and finally her eyes stopped at a clothing store.

She has never left Bingyun Village since she was a child. Since she has no Gu Master qualifications, she spends most of her time practicing every day.

Although there are basic facilities such as restaurants and pharmacies in the cottage, there are no clothing stores, gold shops and other shops, and there is no atmosphere of life in a market place.

"Well, if you're interested, you can take a look around." Zhou Qing said with a smile.

"Is this okay?" Miaoyin said cautiously, but her eyes were a little wandering, looking at the clothing store.

"Go on, I happen to be going to see a friend. We'll meet at the restaurant opposite later."

Zhou Qing pointed to the restaurant at the end of the street, took out a money bag from his arms and handed it over with some broken silver in it.

"Thank you, Master!" Miaoyin happily took the money bag, "I'll go to the restaurant and settle the horses first."

Saying that, Miaoyin took the reins from Zhou Qing's hand and led the two red and brown horses away.

"Ruyan." Zhou Qing stood by the street, contacting Ruyan with his mind.

In fact, after he returned to the Jiulian Mountain realm, he could feel the connection with Ruyan.

However, he couldn't determine Ruyan's specific location. He only knew that she was not far away.

Zhou Qing just went to take a look at the mountain temple at the foot of Black Wind Mountain.

The temple has been abandoned for a long time, the statue has cracks and is covered with cobwebs, and there is no trace of divine power stored in it.

"It seems something happened." Zhou Qing thought thoughtfully.

The connection between him and Ruyan is still there. As long as Ruyan is fine, it is not a big deal if the mountain temple is abandoned.

Now that everyone is back, there is plenty of time to deal with the problem.

So he went back to Heishan Town first, planning to see his old friend Liang Chao first, and then go to Ruyan to solve the problem of Shanshen Temple.

"Ten buns here!" Zhou Qing came to the bun stall and sat down.

"Uncle Sun, your buns still taste the same as before, delicious!"

After finishing the buns, he smiled at Sun Erlang beside him.

Seeing that Sun Erlang was concentrating on the matter at hand and not paying attention to him, Zhou Qing put down the broken silver and turned to leave.

"Is it Ah Qing?"

After a moment, Sun Erlang seemed to come to his senses and looked at Zhou Qing's leaving back with an expression of shock.

He had just seen that the young man looked noble, and he felt that he looked familiar. He looked like Zhou Qing, but he did not dare to recognize him casually, so as not to offend the noble man.

"Really Ah Qing?! Ah Qing is back!" Sun Erlang picked up the broken silver and wanted to change it, but found that Zhou Qing had disappeared.

Five miles east of the Heishui River, there is a market called Ngee Ann City. It is the largest fish market nearby and is adjacent to Xinghua County.

Zhou Qing left Black Mountain Town and headed straight to Ngee An City.

He just went to Liang Chao's house, but found that only Liang was at home, while Fourth Uncle Liang and Liang Chao were staying in Ngee Ann City.

So Zhou Qing went to Ngee Ann City and met Liang Chao at the fish stall.

At this time, Liang Chao was wearing an apron and holding a kitchen knife, killing fish skillfully.

Compared with the previous two years, his whole person has become much richer. His body has grown stronger and his face is fleshy. It is obvious that he has lived a good life in the past two years.

"Do you want to buy fish?"

Next to Liang Chao was a tough-looking young man. When he saw a handsome young man in blue robe standing in front of the fish stall, he immediately smiled.

"Chaozi." Zhou Qing ignored him and called out to Liang Chao, who was lowering his head to kill fish.

Liang Chao raised his head and looked at the young man in blue robe in front of him.

"This young master, are you Ah Qing?!"

Liang Chao was surprised and happy.

"Long time no see." Zhou Qing said with a smile on his face.

Liang Chao quickly put down his kitchen knife and walked out of the fish stall.

"Aqing. This is me"

He was about to give Zhou Qing a warm hug when he suddenly remembered that he was covered in blood. He quickly washed the blood on his hands with water, took off his apron, smelled it, and felt that he was covered in fishy smell. Then he looked at his luxurious clothes. , Zhou Qing, who has an extraordinary temperament, stopped in his tracks.

Zhou Qing stepped forward, ready to hug Liang Chao, but found that he took a step back.

"You guy, don't you recognize me?"

Seeing this, Zhou Qing punched Liang Chao in the chest.

"Woo!" Liang Chao said exaggeratedly with a pained expression, "You won't break through again, right? What a great strength!"

"It was just a lucky break." Zhou Qing said with a smile.

"Congratulations!" Liang Chao felt sincerely happy, and suddenly his eyes darkened.

"Aqing, when did you come back?"

Liang Chao changed the subject.

"You came back this morning to do some business." Zhou Qing responded.

"If you're not in a hurry, come to my house for a simple dinner tonight, let my mother-in-law cook some special dishes, and we can have a few drinks." Liang Chao said with a smile on his face.

"You guy, you didn't even tell me when you were getting married." Zhou Qing joked.

"We got married last year. I wrote to my senior brothers in the county, but they said you had left the county."

Liang Chao responded.

"I will definitely be ready to arrive tonight, just in time to make up for your wedding gift." Zhou Qing nodded.

"As long as the person comes, forget about the gift. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to marry Tao Niang." Liang Chao said sternly. Without the money from Zhou Qing, he wouldn't be able to afford the dowry to marry Tao Niang. Now Lao Taishan will The fish stall here was left to him to manage, and he was able to make a stable living.

"I won't come home until I'm drunk tonight!" Zhou Qing didn't say much.

"Then I won't be merciful. I can't compete with you in martial arts, and I have no rival when it comes to drinking!" Liang Chao patted his bulging belly confidently.

"By the way, this is my brother-in-law." Liang Chao glanced at the tiger-headed young man beside him and waved to him.

"Yusheng, come here quickly, this is Ah Qing who you have always regarded as your role model! How about it, brother-in-law didn't lie to you?"

"Brother Ah Qing." The tiger-headed young man looked cautious and somewhat at a loss.

"Hello." Zhou Qing greeted with a smile.

At this time, a middle-aged man with gray hair walked over carrying a broken fish basket. His clothes were full of dirt.

"Dad! What are you doing?"

Liang Chao hurriedly greeted him, and the middle-aged man turned out to be Liang Ahsi.

"It's not Zhang Mazi next door." Liang Ah Si sighed.

Liang Chao suddenly raised his hand to stop him from continuing, pointed at Zhou Qing behind him, and changed the topic.

"Dad, look who's coming!"

"Who is here?" Liang Ahsi was stunned, looked at Zhou Qing, and suddenly realized: "Ah Qing, it's Ah Qing!"

"Uncle Liang, long time no see. How are you doing?" Zhou Qing said with a smile, looking at Uncle Liang's clothes and the damaged fish basket.

"Recently," Liang Asi was about to say.

"Dad!" Liang Chao interrupted him again.

"If you have anything, you can tell me, I can be of some help." Seeing Liang Chao's appearance, Zhou Qing knew that something was wrong with him.

"Ah Qing, don't worry, I won't be polite to you if something happens." Liang Chao smiled.

"Okay." Zhou Qing nodded.

After they exchanged pleasantries, Zhou Qing excused himself and left.

It seemed that Liang Chao had encountered something, but it was not convenient for him to speak out, but this did not trouble him.

After Zhou Qing left, Liang Chao's brother-in-law Yusheng couldn't help but said:

"Brother-in-law, didn't you say that Brother Qing is very powerful? Why don't you ask him for help? Zhang Mazi from the next county is definitely not Brother Qing's opponent! It's better to beat him up so that he won't think about his sister all day long!"

"A Chao." Liang Asi on the side was also quite puzzled.

"I can deal with Zhang Mazi myself, but the person behind him is not an ordinary person. Zhang Mazi's sister is the concubine of a great martial artist in Xinghua County." Liang Chao's face was solemn.

"What's the matter, Brother Qing is also a great martial artist!" Yusheng looked very confident in Zhou Qing.

"You don't understand, the martial arts world is not as simple as fighting and killing. A Qing's life in Nanli County City is not easy, so don't cause trouble for him." Liang Chao sighed.

Indeed, with Zhou Qing's strength, the great martial artist should also give face.

But Liang Chao learned from his senior brother in the county city that Zhou Qing's master Wei Wushi was in a bad situation, and Zhou Qing would definitely be in big trouble, so he didn't want to cause trouble.

If this little thing caused Zhou Qing to have a feud with the great martial artist in Xinghua County, and triggered a conflict, it would be a loss for the sake of the small.

Zhang Mazi was causing trouble mainly because Liang Chao's father-in-law had verbally agreed to marry Tao Niang to Zhang Mazi.

But later Zhang Mazi got married, so the matter was dropped.

But Zhang Mazi was still not satisfied. After learning that Tao Niang was married to Liang Chao, he insisted on marrying her as a concubine, or to accompany him for a month.

Liang Chao naturally would not agree, so Zhang Mazi asked the Liang family to compensate him with the fish stall, otherwise they would never have peace.

In Heishan Town, ordinary martial artists would not make things difficult for Liang Chao for the sake of Zhuifeng Martial Arts Hall and Zhou Qing, but this would not work in Xinghua County.

In this world, which martial artist does not have a background.

Zhang Mazi started with a small fight, but he also wanted to see how much power Liang Chao had behind him.

This matter is difficult and simple.

Liang Chao was going to ask his senior brother from the martial arts school to come forward and talk to Zhang Mazi to mediate. At most, he would work for two years for nothing, but he had to keep the fish stall.

Anyway, he didn't ask Zhou Qing for help and didn't cause trouble for him.

That night, Zhou Qing walked out of Liang Chao's house with a strong smell of alcohol.

However, when he walked out of Xin'an Lane, his eyes regained clarity.

At this time, a beautiful girl in purple came up quickly.

"Master, Liang Chao's matter has been investigated." Miaoyin bowed and talked about the trouble Liang Chao had encountered recently.

"Well, I understand." Zhou Qing nodded.

"Do you want me to warn Zhang Mazi, or... kill him directly!" Miaoyin looked fierce.

"No, we will solve the problem directly from the root." Zhou Qing shook his head.

Xinghua County, inner city.

Near the west city, there is a large area of ​​connected bungalows, which is where the Kuanglei martial arts school is located.

The owner of the Kuanglei martial arts school, Zhao Donglai, is a great martial artist who has reached the peak of three blood exchanges and is one of the most skilled masters in the nearby area.

There was an endless stream of apprentices coming to the martial arts hall to learn the Kuanglei Sword Technique.

Late at night, Zhao Donglai went to the concubine's room, and after a lot of sex, he fell into a deep sleep.

As a result, he suddenly heard the sound of drinking water in his sleep, and he woke up suddenly. He looked towards the bed, and suddenly lost all sleepiness and sat up suddenly.

"Ah!" The concubine in his arms was also awakened, screaming in fear, and then Zhao Donglai covered her mouth.

I saw a young man in a blue robe sitting on a round table not far from the bed. Most of his body was hidden in the darkness. He was sipping tea leisurely.

And next to the young man, there was a beautiful girl in purple.

Sleeping soundly in the middle of the night, two people suddenly appeared by the bed, anyone would be scared to death.

But Zhao Donglai was a veteran martial artist who had been famous for decades, and he reacted quickly.

"Two distinguished guests, you are here late at night. I wonder what your names are? What do you want?" Zhao Donglai bowed respectfully. He knew that the two men wanted to kill him, so they just did it. Since they didn't do it, they must have other purposes.

"My son came to you to ask for something." The purple-clothed girl spoke first.

"Ask for something? Son?" Zhao Donglai's heart skipped a beat. Feeling the blood and qi in the purple-clothed girl's body, his eyes changed slightly. A great martial artist in the blood exchange realm was his follower. Who was this person?

"If the distinguished guests have any requests, I will do everything." Zhao Donglai lowered his attitude and saved his life first.

"This is not difficult to do. Do you know Zhang Dong?" The purple-clothed girl asked.

"Zhang Dong? Zhang Mazi?!" Zhao Donglai was stunned.

"Yes, this person," the purple-clothed girl continued.

After hearing the whole story, Zhao Donglai couldn't help but look stunned, shocked and angry. For a mere fish stall, this brother-in-law actually caused him so much trouble.

"Don't worry, my two distinguished guests. I will definitely discipline my disciples and satisfy you." Zhao Donglai quickly expressed his opinion.

"Okay." At this time, the blue-robed young man suddenly stood up.

The next moment, Zhao Donglai suddenly felt a suffocating breath of terror coming towards him.

"No!" When Zhao Donglai cried out unwillingly, he opened his eyes and found that he was still lying on the bed, and the concubine beside him was sleeping soundly.

"It's not a dream!"

Zhao Donglai stood up and looked at the half-drunk tea on the table, his face uncertain.

"Come here!"

Zhao Donglai, wearing a middle-aged coat, walked into the courtyard and called his eldest disciple.

"Where is Zhang Dong now? What is he doing recently?"

"Master, Zhang Dong has taken a fancy to a fish stall in Yi'an City. Please come out to deter him, disciple."

"Call Zhang Dong quickly!"

Zhao Donglai suppressed his anger.

"Master, what happened? Zhang Dong."

"Don't ask any questions! Bring him here! Tell him not to mess with the Liang family's fish market! If he doesn't obey, just break his legs!"

"Yes!" Zhao Donglai's eldest disciple reacted and immediately left the martial arts hall.

Ngee Ann City.

Fish stall.

Zhang Mazi gathered a few scoundrels to cause trouble at the fish stall. They did not do any odd jobs, but they just made it difficult for the customers to buy fish.

Just when Liang Chao was swallowing his anger and smiling with his face, a middle-aged warrior wearing light blue attire rushed to the scene.

"Senior Brother Zheng!" Zhang Mazi greeted him with a smile.

"Follow me!" The middle-aged warrior took Zhang Mazi's hand and started to leave.

"What are you doing?!" Zhang Mazi's face changed slightly and he struggled to break away.

However, what greeted him was the middle-aged warrior vigorously sweeping his leg. There was only a click, and his leg bone was directly broken.

"Ah! Zheng Gui! How dare you hit me, my brother-in-law?"

Zhang Mazi let out a miserable scream, but was dragged away like a dead dog.