Chapter 18 Sense of Qi

"Junior Brother Zhou, see you later."

"Aqing, let's go first."

The afternoon passed quickly, and the apprentices who had no money to buy Qi and Blood Soup left first. Many of them would say hello to Zhou Qing when they left.

Zhou Qing also returned the favor one by one.

He felt the soreness in his muscles becoming more and more obvious.

‘It’s time to buy the medicinal materials for body-building soup. ’

Zhou Qing walked out of the gate of Baiyun Martial Arts School and went straight to Dafeng Drug Store.

Baiyun Zhuang Gong's progress improved very quickly today. Although Wei Hongyu taught him more carefully, the most important thing was because his food had improved in the past half month.

According to Wei Hongyu, after learning the Baiyun Zhuang, you need to feel the existence of 'Qi' in your body through continuous practice, and then control and strengthen Qi and blood.

In the past two days, when Zhou Qing was practicing Baiyun Zhuang, he could always feel a looming air in his chest.

It should be the Qi and blood that Wei Hongyu mentioned.

However, the qi and blood need to be trained to the thickness of a hair before you can feel it more clearly.

Most of the apprentices in the martial arts hall can feel the presence of Qi and blood in their chests within a month, but this is far from enough.

Those who can break through the skin refining realm can basically develop Qi and blood as thick as hair within half a month.

Because in order to break through the skin refining realm, one has to train the Qi and blood in the chest to the thickness of two fingers, and move the Qi and blood to designated body parts according to the martial arts practiced.

For example, in the White Cloud Palm Technique, the sign of breaking through to the Skin Refining Realm is to develop Qi and blood as thick as two fingers, and then be able to run the Qi and blood to both palms in a very short period of time, so that a pair of fleshy palms are strengthened by Qi and blood and turn into gray-white. Color, defense and attack power are greatly increased.

Currently, in the entire Baiyun Martial Arts Hall, there are people who pass the poisonous water test and become apprentices every month, but there has never been an example of an apprentice who entered in this way entering the Skin Refining Realm within three months.

In the final analysis, there is only one word, poor!

In the early stage of martial arts training, eating is more important than training.

[Progress: Getting Started (79/800)]

‘I hope the effect of the body strengthening soup can be stronger. ’

Zhou Qing has some pain in his body. One dose of medicine costs one hundred and fifty coins, and he can only drink it for two days at most.

"Shopkeeper, please give me two doses of medicine according to this prescription."

Zhou Qing came to Dafeng Pharmacy and handed the prescription he had written to the shopkeeper Wang.

After all, it was bought for one tael of silver, so he naturally would not bring the original prescription, which contained key information such as the order and time of brewing the medicine.

"Brother, wait a minute." Shopkeeper Wang took the prescription, looked at it, nodded, walked to the medicine cabinet and started grabbing the medicine.

After a while, he wrapped the ingredients for the two doses of body-strengthening soup separately in paper bags and put them on the counter.

"Two doses of tonic, the price is three hundred cash, and the actual receipt is two hundred and seventy cash."

"Huh?" Zhou Qing paused as he took out the money.

"The eldest son of our family admired the righteous deed of little brother very much. He also said that if little brother Zhou can break through the meat refining realm, he will definitely invite you to come to my Zhao family to be a big manager.

No, the eldest young master said that from now on, whenever the younger brother comes to buy medicine, it will be sold to you at the price purchased by the martial arts school. "Shopkeeper Wang had a smile on his face.

"Then please ask Shopkeeper Wang to thank Young Master Zhao on my behalf." Zhou Qing put the copper coins on the table and raised his hand to Shopkeeper Wang.

Two doses of medicine cost thirty cents less, and you can buy more than a pound of pork.

"Easy to say, easy to say, little brother, go slowly." Shopkeeper Wang smiled and sent Zhou Qing out of the drug store.

Looking at Shopkeeper Wang's appearance, Zhou Qing was really not used to it.

He still preferred his unruly look before.

It’s no wonder that the Zhao family is so tyrannical that they can still stand firm in the fish and meat village.

The Zhao family only cheats the poor.

No wonder everyone in ancient times had to be an official in previous lives, and everyone in this world has to practice martial arts.

A fist means power, and a fist means holding power.

Young Master Zhao felt admired after hearing his righteous deed? How could Zhou Qing believe such nonsense?

If he breaks through the meat refining realm, he will never enter the Zhao family as a minion.

The Zhao family was just doing favors by using extra profits that they shouldn't have made in the first place.

If the Zhao family hadn't controlled the trading houses in the town, and the disobedient ordinary merchants would have ruined their families, the prices in the town would not be so expensive.

It is said that prices in Heishan Town are no lower than those in Ping'an County.

"Still poor!"

Two doses of medicine cost 270 cash, and he gave grandma another 200 cash for this month's food expenses.

Now I have less than sixty coins left with me.

Luckily I got lucky and caught that snowshoe hare.

If you want to improve your living standards, you have to catch more poisonous insects or hunt.

It's just that he is not good at hunting, does not know where is suitable for hunting, and he does not have bows and arrows and other weapons needed for hunting.

Customization in the blacksmith shop would cost two to three hundred cents, not to mention he didn't have time to practice archery from scratch.

"I can only concentrate on raising silkworms and wait for the next harvest."

The silkworm moths at home have completed mating and have begun to lay eggs. In about ten days, the first batch of silkworm eggs will hatch into ant silkworms.

"I have to raise at least two silkworms this time."

Zhou Qing is planning to do something big this month.

When the time comes, feed a whole sheet of silkworms directly to the green silk Gu, and then let it pull some more cakes for the silkworm babies.

"I will make at least six taels of silver next month, and then I will be able to enter the Skin Refining Realm as soon as possible."

The body-building soup Wei Hongyu gave him was just to restore his qi and blood and replenish his body. The qi-blood soup in the martial arts school contained secret medicine, which was most compatible with the Baiyun Palm Technique. He still had to pay for the soup and medicine.

Coupled with the qi and blood combing effect of the green silk Gu, a two-pronged approach can help you enter the skin refining realm as soon as possible.

"Let's eat braised pork tonight." When Zhou Qing passed by the butcher shop, he took out thirty cents and bought a pound of fat and thin pork belly.

He returned home carrying the pork. As soon as he entered the yard, he smelled the aroma of meat wafting from the main house.

"Grandma, I'm back!"

Zhou Qing shouted towards the main room, two months after coming to this world, he really felt like going home for the first time.

"Ah Qing is back." Grandma walked out wearing a coarse apron.

"Did you buy pork? I also bought some pork rendered oil."

"Grandma, let's have braised pork tonight." Zhou Qing smiled and shook the pork belly tied with straw in his hand.

"Okay!" Grandma took the pork from Zhou Qing's hand.

Although Zhou Qing can also cook, his level is limited.

Before the food cooked by grandma was even served on the table, he was already moving his index finger.

“It smells so good!”

Looking at the braised pork and fried cabbage with oil residue on the table, Zhou Qing swallowed.

“Grandma, it’s delicious!”

Zhou Qing picked up a piece of fat and thin pork belly and stuffed it into his mouth, feeling extremely satisfied.

Then he picked up a piece of oil residue and a few pieces of cabbage, and took a big mouthful of rice.

In his previous life, he wouldn't have eaten fat meat at all, and he wouldn't have even touched the oil residue.

But now, he only feels that this is a delicacy in the world.

"Grandma, hurry up and eat." Zhou Qing's mouth was filled with oil, but he found that grandma didn't move his chopsticks much.

"You go ahead and eat, kid, I've already eaten before you come back." Grandma shook her head.

"What did you eat?" Zhou Qing asked.

As he spoke, he stood up and walked to the stove, opening another steaming cauldron. Inside was a layer of floating bran and pieces of floating rotten vegetable leaves.

"You're going to eat this?"

Zhou Qing was stunned.

"Grandma is old, has a bad appetite, and can't eat greasy and meaty food." Grandma said with a smile.

Zhou Qing picked up the rotten vegetable leaves from the pot and put it into his mouth. He found that there was no salt in the pot.

Grandma's words reminded him of his grandparents who didn't like to eat meat in his previous life, his mother who only ate fish heads, and his father who never liked to eat lean meat.

"A family should enjoy happiness together. Grandma doesn't treat me as a family member anymore."

Zhou Qing returned to his seat, picked up the pork belly and oil residue and put them into grandma's bowl.

He understood that grandma was doing it for his own good, but at the same time she might have some concerns. After all, this was their first day living together.

But as time goes by, grandma will know who he is.

In addition to repaying his kindness, the reason why he supported his grandmother was very simple. He wanted to do it and he happened to have the ability, so he did it.

"Okay, grandma, eat it." Faced with Zhou Qing's firm attitude, grandma did not refuse.

Compared to Zhou Qing's devouring food, grandma ate slowly and carefully, as if she wanted to chew every bite of food in her mouth.

After dinner, grandma asked Zhou Qing to take a rest early. She put away the dishes, washed the dishes, and cleaned.

Seeing Zhou Qing preparing to cook the medicine, she came up to help.

Grandma seems to be very skilled in everything she does.

After drinking the body strengthening soup, Zhou Qing felt his body was hot and warm. He practiced Baiyun Zhuang in the yard with the starlight.

I don't know how long it took, but Zhou Qing felt like he was sweating profusely. His body felt like it had been fished out of water, but he was not tired at all and had more energy.

[Progress: Getting Started (100/800)]

"The progress has increased so much?"

Zhou Qing calmed down and a line of text appeared in his sight.

This time, the blackjack progress actually increased, which was more than the previous two or three afternoons.

"The body strengthening soup is so effective?!" Zhou Qing was surprised.

"Puff!" At this time, the green silk Gu that settled in his belly made a sound.

"I know, you are the most important, you are such a brat asking for credit." Zhou Qing laughed and scolded in his heart.

"You don't need to pick mulberries these days. I'll make sure you're full after going up the mountain."

"Puff-!"

"Ah Qing, the hot water is ready. Come and take a bath quickly. Don't catch cold if you are sweating all over." Grandma walked out of the main room.

"okay!"

The next day, Zhou Qing got up early, ate two large bowls of braised meat soup with rice, and then walked out of the town carrying a new basket and tools.

"puff!"

As soon as he entered the forest, a warning came from the green silk Gu.

"Is someone following me?" Zhou Qing raised an eyebrow.

"Pfft~"

"Not very strong?"

Zhou Qing narrowed his eyes and sneered in his heart.

"There are really some people who are not afraid of death!"

PS: The next chapter will be published in the evening. There are many things during the Chinese New Year, so there is no way to finish it all at once. Happy New Year everyone.