"No problem, no problem. I didn't expect to meet Young Master Xu here. It's quite a surprise."
Xu Yunfan smiled and said, "I'm planning to go to Changyi, the state capital, to find a sect to become a disciple of, hoping to make further progress. I didn't expect to meet Brother Liu in this desolate place. I'm really delighted."
After inviting Xu Yunfan into the camp, Liu Tianyuan reported to the owner of the caravan and dismissed the guards after getting permission. The two then sat down in the camp.
The moment Liu Yuntian turned the seal of the wine upside down, a tiny light like abacus beads flashed in his pupils.
He was thinking about how to deal with the extra exotic beast meat. The blood was not drained cleanly during processing, and the meat smell was too strong. He was worried about how to sell it. Now that Xu Yunfan, a wealthy man, had come, he naturally could not let it go easily.
"What a coincidence! Tomorrow at the end of the Yin hour we will set off for the state capital to deliver these wild treasures! This desolate road is cold at night, with heavy dew, wolves are lurking, and there are also bandits running rampant, and the outlaws are watching with concern..."
Liu Tianyun's voice suddenly became softer while he poured wine for Xu Yunfan.
"Young Master Xu, if you'd like to join the Seven-Fragrant Cart at the end of the team, and we pass by Feiheji in three days, Old Liu will prepare thirty pounds of Iron Crown Snake Gallbladder and wine for your visit! Furthermore, those over a hundred pounds of Red Feather Muntjac Ribs will need to be grilled by a skilled chef to ensure they are truly delicious.
I have a bottle of Deer Marrow Rejuvenating Pills here. How about selling it to you for fifty taels of silver?"
Two hundred kilograms of red-feathered muntjac ribs. Although the price of this kind of exotic animal meat is not very high, one kilogram is worth five taels of silver. For an ordinary family, five taels of silver is enough for a family of three to live comfortably with meat every day for a month.
But once you start practicing martial arts, spending money like water is not just a simple matter, and the meat of these exotic animals is considered cheap.
Xu Yunfan bowed slightly towards the ebony carriage with a pattern of a blue phoenix chasing the moon carved on it ten steps away. That was the owner of the carriage.
"I couldn't ask for more."
When the night wind blew across the remaining charcoal from the campfire, the red-feathered muntjac ribs had already been cooked to perfection by the chef.
Liu Tianyun was pulled down by Xu Yunfan to drink. After a few drinks, he was slightly tipsy, so he stood up and said goodbye, leaving a spacious carriage for Xu Yunfan to rest.
Looking at the half of the deer ribs left on the table, Xu Yunfan chuckled and thought that Liu Tianyun was indeed a good person.
He was no longer polite and began to chew the ribs in big mouthfuls, chewing the roasted crispy bones carefully and swallowing them into his stomach.
After eating dozens of kilograms of venison, it didn't take long for a warmth to spread slowly from his stomach to his whole body, making him feel extremely comfortable.
After eating and drinking his fill, Xu Yunfan glanced at the remaining twenty or thirty pounds of venison, wrapped it up, and then lay down to rest. He pulled out a porcelain bottle from his bosom, poured out a Deer Marrow Rejuvenating Pill, and gently licked it with his tongue.
"You licked a pill that replenishes your Qi and blood, but your body didn't experience any changes."
Seeing the prompt floating in his vision, Xu Yunfan no longer hesitated. He directly poured out a handful of pills from the bottle and swallowed them with water.
He looked down at his body. The crimson-purple winding bloodstains were still lingering on his skin, like hideous lines. It would obviously take some time for them to completely disappear.
Xu Yunfan sat cross-legged, formed the Lin character seal with his hands, and silently recited the Shangshan Ruoshui mantra.
Distractions were quickly eliminated, and the whole person soon fell into a state that seemed neither empty nor not empty.
In the sea of consciousness, the god slowly walked out from the swirling mist, sat in the center, and suppressed everything.
"You have diligently practiced the Lin character technique. A slight movement in your heart has deepened your understanding of the Shangshan Ruoshui mantra, and your proficiency in the Lin character technique has improved."
'Study the Lin character technique carefully, and repeatedly ponder every thread of spiritual movement, and your proficiency will increase.'
Half an hour later, Xu Yunfan slowly opened his eyes. His expression showed no sign of fatigue, but rather refreshed and full of energy. The previous sense of exhaustion was completely swept away.
I see.
Xu Yunfan suddenly understood.
When I was practicing the Lin character technique before, I spent all my energy on meditating and portraying my own spirit, so I would feel mentally exhausted after each practice.
Now that he had mastered the Lin character technique, his spirit had already been engraved and naturally fed back into himself. In other words, as long as he spent one or two hours practicing the Lin character technique every day, he would not need to sleep at all.
Thinking of this, Xu Yunfan felt excited.
This way, he could devote more time to practicing martial arts and push his muscles, bones and skin to perfection more quickly.
It's not that he likes the ascetic life, but every improvement in his proficiency brings him a great sense of accomplishment.
This kind of pleasure, similar to upgrading a game, makes him never tired of it.
Due to his injury, Xu Yunfan was unable to engage in strenuous activities, so he quietly honed his bones using the techniques from Tieqiao Town's Bone Training Chapter.
This Kung Fu can be practiced both quietly and dynamically, but the prerequisite for quiet practice is the development of muscles and tendons, which can continuously apply pressure to the bones through the movement of muscles and the elasticity of tendons.
"You are practicing silently, focusing on the muscles moving in your bones. Your bones are being squeezed and stretched, and your proficiency in the Iron Bridge Town Bone Training Chapter has improved."
The next morning, Xu Yunfan was awakened by the shaking of the carriage.
He opened his eyes, lifted the curtain of the carriage, and found that the entire caravan was ready and on the road.
Liu Tianyun rode over on a tall horse, raised the reins, and said with a smile: "Brother, you should recuperate well in the carriage for the next few days. When we get to Changyi, I will treat you to a good meal."
Xu Yunfan naturally agreed immediately. Liu Tianyun had made at least a 20% profit on the Red Feather Deer Ribs and Rejuvenating Pills, so he couldn't miss out on this delicious meal.
In the next few days, the caravan moved forward smoothly and nothing major happened along the way.
In addition to practicing the Lin character technique and strengthening his bones every day, Xu Yunfan would occasionally lift the car curtain to look at the scenery along the way.
The caravan was not moving very fast, but the scenery along the way was quite refreshing.
If someone gets close, they can even hear the sound of muscles rubbing against each other and the crisp sound of tendons snapping.
But it was soon drowned out by the sound of passing carriages and horses.
It was not until the third day that Liu Tianyun came to the camphor forest thirty miles away from Feiheji to solemnly inform the public that there were bandits occupying Feiheji and that tolls must be paid when passing through.
This was the first time Xu Yunfan heard of such a thing, so he was naturally curious.
"Brother Liu, are these mountain bandits common?"
"It's common, of course. Not to mention the entire Yanbei Road, just look at Qingzhou. There are dozens of bandits, big and small, entrenched in it. It's impossible to kill them all, and it's impossible to deal with them all. When we put down one group, a new group comes."
Liu Tianyun sighed, "In this world, the nobles naturally think that the world is prosperous, but the people at the bottom are suffering."
After a pause, he continued, "Don't worry about what happens next, Brother Xu. I'm familiar with those guys. Just say hello and give them some money. If you see a new face, it will cause trouble."