Chapter 146: Chapter 118: Exotic Beast Tiger King (Part 2)
Cheng Zongyang paid her no mind. With a chuckle, he reached out, scooped the little lass into his arms, and ignored her chirping protests. He planted a kiss on her little cheek and laughed. "See? Now you’re slly too."
"No, I’m not! I sll nice, and you’re the slly one, Big Brother! I’m going to go play with Sister."
"Want to hear a story, then?" Cheng Zongyang let go of her, allowing the little lass to run off. But just as expected, she stopped in her tracks, turned around, and quickly said, "Yes! What story is it?"
Cheng Zongyang didn’t say a word, just turned his cheek to her.
Seeing this, the little lass giggled and ran over, planting a loud smack on her big brother’s face. Then, with a hint of disgust, she wiped her mouth with the back of her hand. "Hmph. Now I’m all slly."
Not far away, Mrs. Zhou of the Cheng Family was sewing by the firelight. Seeing the two siblings, she just shook her head with a helpless smile. She gently scratched her head with the sewing needle in her right hand before continuing her work in the dim light.
Cheng Zongyang booped the little lass’s cute nose and smiled. "After Big Brother is done with his work, I’ll tell you the story of ’The Foolish Old Man Who Moved Mountains’."
"Hee hee, okay! Can I tell Second Brother, and my sisters, and my brothers... oh, and my sisters-in-law?"
Hearing her jumbled words, Cheng Zongyang smiled. "Of course you ca— huh? Sisters-in-law?"
It took a mont for Cheng Zongyang to process that. "Who are your sisters-in-law?" he asked, puzzled.
The little lass giggled. "The two Chen sisters! Second Brother told
I should call them my sisters-in-law from now on."
Dark lines instantly appeared on Cheng Zongyang’s forehead.
’That damn kid!’
Cheng Zongyang looked up and glanced outside, his eyes locking onto a specific spot. Cheng Zongliang was at the door of a small hut, helping the two girls from the Chen Family move things.
The two girls had their own small bamboo hut, which was more convenient for them.
’I’ve never seen him this proactive at ho,’ Cheng Zongyang thought, exasperated. But he also knew it was precisely because of this kid that the two sisters had integrated so well into their large family.
’I guess it’s the advantage of proximity.’
’Two sisters... what a lucky guy.’
"Alright, but it’ll be late by the ti I finish training. Let’s do it tomorrow."
"Mhm, okay." The little lass nodded obediently. She was a sensible child, and she knew her big brother almost never broke his promises.
Cheng Zongyang went to the back area to continue his training in the Wind-Stepping Step.
Although he had no extra guidance on the experience or techniques involved, he did have a progress display. This ant that even if he trained incorrectly, he could adjust his approach instead of continuing with an ineffective practice.
As a result, his pace of reaching the Beginner level was far faster than anyone else’s.
「Half an hour later.」
"Zongyang, the dicinal bath and Tiger Bone Wine are ready."
Cheng Guangshan arrived at the training ground. Seeing his eldest nephew moving back and forth rapidly with a footwork technique he didn’t recognize, he simply called out softly, then turned and left so as not to disturb him.
Cheng Zongyang didn’t respond. He maintained his breathing rhythm, stabilizing the energy within his body as he continued to practice the footwork.
Body Techniques prioritized breathing rhythm; one had to stabilize their internal energy to ensure the technique itself remained steady and controlled.
As he took the final step, a notification sounded in his mind:
[Wind-Stepping Step Proficiency
1]
Only then did Cheng Zongyang stop training and summon his interface.
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Na: Cheng Zongyang
Age: 15 years old
Realm: Eighth Grade (Muscle Strengthening)
Points: 774
Skill: Archery (11483/20000, Specialization)
Cultivation Technique:
Body Refining Skill (148/3000, Eighth Grade)
(Note: This will be changed to Realm in the future, so as not to be the sa as Martial Arts. Cultivation Techniques and Martial Arts will also be differentiated.)
Martial Arts:
Basic Saber Technique (286/3000, Entering the Hall and Chamber)
Wind-Stepping Step (96/100, Uninitiated)
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’It went up by two points.’
Cheng Zongyang sighed. The progress was incredibly slow, and he couldn’t speed it up even if he wanted to.
He grabbed a cloth from the side, wiped the sweat from his body, and headed for the dicine bath area.
The dicine bath was part of the Body Forging process, which ant it had to be located near the trees. Several of the elders had already used bamboo screens to fence off a dedicated bathing area, with separate sections for n and won.
During the Foundation Establishnt dicine Baths, his second aunt watched over the young girls, while his second uncle supervised the young boys. In the future, they would build a separate, more private bathhouse.
At this mont, a wooden table sat next to the large bathing tub. On it were a towel, a change of clothes, and the Tiger Bone Wine to be used as a supplent.
"Everything is ready. Just give
a shout if you need anything. I’ll be in the next partition processing dicinal Materials," said Cheng Guangshan.
Cheng Zongyang smiled. "Thank you for the trouble, Second Uncle."
Cheng Guangshan waved his hand and left.
Cheng Zongyang looked at the steaming dicinal bath and didn’t hesitate. He downed the two taels of Tiger Bone Wine from the wooden table, then stepped into the scalding liquid and subrged himself, hugging his knees to his chest.
The boiling temperature still caused an extrely intense sensation, but his pain tolerance was far greater than before, and his reaction was not nearly as severe.
Half an hour later, Cheng Zongyang leaped effortlessly from the tub and began to hamr his own body.
The effects of the third-stage dicine bath, combined with the Tiger Bone Wine, were not to be underestimated.
With each heavy blow, the trees trembled. All the adults, aside from the children who were already asleep, could hear the sounds of Cheng Zongyang’s body-forging strikes.
Another half an hour passed. Feeling comfortable and refreshed, Cheng Zongyang checked the proficiency of his Body Refining Skill.
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Body Refining Skill (188/3000, Eighth Grade)
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’A little more progress toward that 3000-point goal.’
He had tested it before. A normal dicine bath only increased his progress by 30 points, but drinking the Tiger Bone Wine added another 10, for a total of 40 points.
He still had a little over two catties of Tiger Bone Wine left, but it wouldn’t be enough for his future training.
Therefore, he planned to ask his second uncle to use so of the precious dicinal Materials he had gathered to brew more.
After washing up, Cheng Zongyang ate a large bowl of late-night supper his mother had kept warm for him. Then, under the pretext of taking a walk around the mountain to aid his digestion, he entered the Wilderness World, ready to take proper stock of his recent harvest.
His trip to find a water source had been quite fruitful.
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