EFB Chapter 64 Reunion
Chapter 64 Reunion
Chapter 64 Reunion
"How is this possible?"
All three of them could hardly believe it. Although the boy named Mo Zheng was a genius and made rapid progress in martial arts cultivation, he had already shown his talent and caught the eye of a master of the Visceral Realm in just two months.
Even if he were a disciple of a master of the Visceral Realm, it wouldn't warrant such a visit from the powerful forces of Liangzhou.
It should be noted that among these powerful forces, some have more than one expert at the Internal Organs Realm, and some have influence extending beyond Liangzhou, such as the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, which is said to have many businesses in Qingzhou and Youzhou.
They all actually wanted to visit a boy?
"Nothing is impossible. This morning, I already received a message from the Six Doors via carrier pigeon."
Fang Daquan said, "Our fellow villager is now a Silver Seal Constable of the Six Doors, a sixth-rank official, higher than you and me. The Six Doors' intention is to ensure the safety of his family in our Shangyin County, and absolutely no mistakes can be made."
"A sixth-rank official, him?"
County Magistrate Cao swallowed hard. A sixth-rank official is not a position that ordinary martial artists entering the region can hold. Not only must one be capable, but one must also possess strength greater than other martial artists entering the region, and have the hope of breaking through to the Bone and Tendon Realm.
Magistrate Fang Daquan, for example, is strong enough to easily crush ordinary martial artists who have entered the realm of cultivation, but his potential has been exhausted, so he can no longer be promoted.
As for Mo Zheng, just two months ago he was a disciple of Shangyin Martial Arts School, not even an entry-level martial artist, but he suddenly became a sixth-rank silver seal constable.
Could it be that he has actually cultivated to the Stone Skin level in just two months? But how is that possible?
It should be understood that for a normal martial artist to break through to a higher realm, it takes several years or even more than a decade of effort.
Even after entering the country, there are many martial artists who are stuck at the lowest level and can never move forward in their lifetime!
How is that possible?
"Sir, could the information be incorrect?"
Liu Dianshi asked, "Given his previous martial arts skills, to climb to the Silver Seal position in just two months, unless the Governor-General has taken a liking to his backside—"
"Old Liu, shut up!" Fang Daquan interrupted, "How could the information from the Six Doors be wrong? A Silver Seal Constable is a Silver Seal Constable. If this gets back to his ears, he'll investigate you thoroughly. Do you still want to keep your job?"
Liu Dianshi was startled, but then laughed and said, "I was just using an analogy, just an analogy. I hope you won't take it to heart."
The Six Doors wield immense power, specializing in handling illegal activities by martial artists.
Whether you are from a powerful family or a lowly official, as long as it involves martial artists, they can investigate, manage, and arrest you!
To deal with a low-ranking official like Liu Dianshi, there's no need for a silver seal; a mere copper-seal constable could easily subdue him.
"Sir, even if he is a Silver Seal expert and a disciple of a master of the Visceral Realm, surely so many powerful forces wouldn't be visiting him?" County Magistrate Cao asked doubtfully. "Is there something else going on?"
"I was just about to tell you about this."
Fang Daquan nodded and said, "The messenger from the Luo family of Yincheng is an old acquaintance of mine. He told me that our Mo Zheng Mo Yinyin has been making quite a splash at the Liangzhou Martial Arts Hall these past two months. The young master of the You family in Liangzhou has been defeated by him one after another, and none of the martial arts geniuses from various places who entered the hall half a year earlier than him can even withstand a single blow from him. I heard that even a master of the Visceral Realm is vying to take him as a disciple."
The You family of Liangzhou is another powerful force with a master of the Visceral Realm in charge, and it is also a family that has had masters of the Visceral Realm for several generations.
But the young master of the You family and the geniuses from all over the world were no match for Mo Zheng even with a single move?
All three were shocked. Was this young man's martial arts talent really that terrifying? Even a master of the Visceral Organ Realm was vying to take him as a disciple?
They all felt a bitter taste in their mouths. They were all martial artists, and even if they had no more ambitions, what did their decades of cultivation amount to when they encountered a genius whose cultivation speed was so terrifying?
They would never have believed these words if they hadn't come from Fang Daquan's mouth, and if there hadn't been so many powerful letters to corroborate them.
How old was that boy? Fourteen or fifteen?
They were younger than their sons.
"In the end, our Mo Yinyin became a disciple of Lord Liu Qing, the Silver Light Sword Master. You must be familiar with his name. He is a sword master who has personally killed two experts at the Visceral Realm."
Fang Daquan sighed, "Lord Liu Qing doesn't easily accept disciples, but none of his disciples fail to become true disciples of the Liangzhou Martial Arts Hall. You probably don't know much about the true disciples of the Liangzhou Martial Arts Hall; it requires one to cultivate external martial arts to the Unity Realm level."
"At Mo Yinyin's age, he has already cultivated external martial arts to the level of Unity. I don't need to elaborate on his future potential, do I? These forces all want to befriend and win him over in advance."
A martial artist who has reached the level of unity in external martial arts will inevitably break through to the Bone and Tendon Realm, and even then, to the Strong Bone and Tendon Realm with a solid foundation. This is far stronger than a martial artist who forcibly breaks through to the Bone and Tendon Realm.
The key is Mo Zheng's age.
Before the age of forty, he definitely has a chance to break through to the Internal Organs Realm.
It's perfectly normal to try and befriend a genius who has the potential to reach the Visceral Realm in the future.
But the Visceral Realm, that's a top expert in the Visceral Realm!
Aside from the Martial Saint, there are no taboos in the entire Great Yan Dynasty for those who can maintain their peak combat power until the age of 150!
The last time such a master appeared in Shangyin County was more than 300 years ago.
The governor of Liangzhou treated such a master with great courtesy, while they didn't even have the right to meet him.
Is it possible that Mo Yinyin will actually reach this level in the future?
Seeing the three people's surprised expressions, Fang Daquan couldn't help but chuckle to himself. He was also shocked when he first heard the news. He had seen that young man before. Although he had some courage and talent and dared to confront the Black Sand Gang head-on, he never expected that the other party would have such good talent and such strong potential, and be qualified to break through to the Internal Organs Realm.
Unfortunately, I didn't put in the effort to build a good relationship with him back then.
He secretly regretted it. It wasn't that he didn't have opportunities; for example, he could have made the restaurant's business better, or he could have shared some of the Black Sand Gang's money that had been confiscated with them, but he didn't do any of them.
Not only him, but the other three also regretted not making good friends with such potential geniuses. If they had made friends with them before they showed their talent, their friendship could have protected their families for generations when they broke through to the Visceral Realm!
Especially Constable He, under whose command Mo Zheng had once served, yet he completely failed to seize the opportunity.
However, it doesn't seem too late. His sister-in-law's cousin seems to have a good relationship with him and even helped him get a police officer's identity. He can try to curry favor with him.
While everyone was having different thoughts, Fang Daquan said, "In short, we must ensure the safety of Mo Yinyin's family and also receive the messengers sent by these powerful forces. Keep a close watch on the city these days, send out all the constables, and make sure nothing goes wrong."
"I'm warning you beforehand, if anything goes wrong, no one can protect us."
"Yes!" the three answered in unison.
"Officer He, keep an eye on the Wang family and see when Mo Yinyin returns. Once he does, notify me immediately," Fang Daquan instructed.
"Sir, I was just about to report this matter."
Officer He said, "I just received a message from my subordinate saying that Mo Zheng has just arrived in the city. What do you think we should do?"
"You're back? That was quick."
Fang Daquan nodded, stood up, paced back and forth in the hall, thought for a moment, and then said, "Then you should send someone to the city gate to wait for the envoys of these forces. Inform them as soon as they arrive."
"Old Cao, Old Liu, let's also buy some gifts, and then we'll go to visit them together with these envoys."
"Yes, sir."
The three responded again.
In the Wang family residence in the east of Shangyin County.
The Mo family was happily eating around the table. Although it was noon, they owned a restaurant, so a large table of food and wine was delivered without much effort, allowing the family to reunite and celebrate.
"Home-cooked meals are still the best for me," Mo Zheng said with some emotion.
The food at the Liangzhou Martial Arts Hall mostly consisted of monster meat, mixed with some medicinal herbs, which helped martial artists improve their qi and blood, but the taste was barely palatable.
It's not that the cooks are bad; Liangzhou Martial Arts Hall is backed by Hun Tian Sect, so they can afford to hire cooks. The key issue is that many of the medicinal herbs and monster meat don't taste very good to begin with, but they are very effective at improving qi and blood. Even if the disciples don't like them, they can only grit their teeth and eat them.
"Eat more if you like it. I've grown taller in the past two months, but I've lost a lot of weight."
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Wang Yumei kept adding food to Mo Zheng's bowl, her beautiful eyes full of affection.
"Alright, alright, sister-in-law."
Mo Zheng tried to stop him repeatedly, but the bowl was already overflowing.
"Haha, your sister-in-law really loves you. How long is your annual leave this time?" Mo Danian asked with a smile.
He was very proud of his younger brother, whom his father had picked up from outside the village years ago.
Putting aside other things, just look at how he goes out to do business now. The merchants who used to gossip behind his back and criticize him for being a live-in son-in-law have all disappeared.
Even the offerings that were supposed to be paid to both the legitimate and criminal worlds were no longer required.
The scene of the magistrate wiping out the entire Black Sand Gang at his doorstep that day was so shocking that no one, whether from the underworld or the legitimate world, wanted to repeat the mistakes of the Black Sand Gang. How many taels of silver could a restaurant possibly pay as tribute? Was it worth risking one's life?
"It will only take about ten days. After the New Year, we will have to rush back to the Martial Arts Hall," Mo Zheng replied.
"My second brother is really something now!"
Mo Xiaotian said excitedly, "The black-scaled horse he brought back is said to eat people. Sanheizi and the others were so scared that they peed their pants."
"A man-eating black-scaled horse? The black horse from just now?" Wang Yumei was a little confused. She had only heard of monsters eating people, but she had never heard of horses eating people.
"Black-scaled horse?"
Mo Danian was startled. Because of his family's martial arts lineage, he was far more knowledgeable than Wang Yumei. He immediately exclaimed excitedly, "You have a Blackscale Horse, a Blackscale Horse worth thousands of taels of silver? Then what I told you that day—"
"Wow! That horse is worth thousands of taels of silver?" Wang Yumei gasped, her eyes widening in shock.
Her family's restaurant was worth about a thousand taels of silver, and one horse could buy several of her restaurants!
"Really, Xiao Zheng?" Wang Yumei asked.
"It's a black-scaled horse."
Mo Zheng laughed and said, "It's only three thousand taels of silver. The main advantage is that its speed and stamina are better than ordinary horses. Brother, I've brought back what you wanted."
After saying that, he took out two small bottles and a few herbs from his bosom.
"The heart blood of the century-old tortoise helps to awaken the bloodline, as do these herbs called Blood Awakening Grass. A single plant is worth more than 100,000 taels of silver. They have a miraculous effect on awakening the bloodline, and you can't buy them even if you want to. It took me a lot of effort to get them."
The heart's blood of the century-old tortoise was specially exchanged by Mo Zheng from the Treasure Shop before he set off from Liangzhou. A bottle cost seven hundred taels of silver, which was about the same price as a Qi Gathering Pill.
As for the Blood-Awakening Grass, it was brought back for them to use anyway, so there's no need to hide it. Just keep it a secret.
Everyone present was family, so Mo Zheng trusted them completely.
A single plant of the Blood-Awakening Grass is worth over 100,000 taels of silver!
This one sentence immediately drew everyone's attention to the herbs, and the previously cheerful dinner table fell silent.
"One, two—five, five plants, isn't that worth more than 500,000 taels of silver?"
Mo Xiaotian blinked. Five hundred thousand taels of silver was a huge sum for a child his age. He usually only bought snacks like candied hawthorns, and his pocket money never exceeded one tael.
Five medicinal herbs, 500,000 taels of silver!
Mo Danian and Wang Yumei were shocked again. They stared blankly at the five Blood-Awakening Grasses, at a loss for what to do.
This wealth is truly enormous.
Even the magistrate of Shangyin County had a net worth of at most tens of thousands of taels of silver.
These few herbs alone are worth a full 500,000 taels of silver, and even if you wanted to buy them, you couldn't!
For a couple whose entire property consisted of only a restaurant and a house, totaling no more than two thousand taels of silver, this was undoubtedly an astronomical figure.
This is an astronomical figure not only for them, but also for martial artists.
After all, martial artists need to buy various resources with the money they earn, and they also need to enjoy the rest, so the money they have is definitely not much.
It's likely that only powerful martial artists at the Internal Organs Realm could afford to spend so much money.
However, the value of the Blood-Awakening Grass cannot be bought with just silver.
"So, eldest brother, sister-in-law, and Xiaotian, you must keep this a secret from everyone. You absolutely cannot leak the news, otherwise we'll all be in trouble," Mo Zheng instructed.
He revealed the value of this blood-awakening herb to keep it a secret from his family.
Because we'll be giving it to them soon, and if they don't know the situation and accidentally let it slip to outsiders, we'll be in big trouble.
"Yes, it needs to be kept secret. Too many people are envious of such a large fortune!"
Mo Danian said nervously, "Madam, Xiao Tian, remember this well: no one is allowed to tell anyone. If we do, our whole family might die!"
"Uh-huh!"
Wang Yumei and Mo Xiaotian nodded repeatedly, their expressions also quite tense.
As for Moqiu, what would a two- or three-year-old child know?
"Xiao Zheng, tell your sister-in-law the truth, you've only been gone for two months, how did you earn so much money and acquire so many precious treasures?"
Wang Yumei suddenly frowned and said, "You wouldn't be like your older brother, having caught the eye of some rich girl, would you?"