Chapter 28: 28 Ordinary Cultivation Method

The night-wandering Ghost squeezed out from the door crack with extreme caution, and upon reaching the front hall, it flew up entirely as it was swept by the night wind. It was as if dust had fallen into the sky, or a fisherman had been swept into a whirlpool.

However, Song Cheng quickly found his sense of balance, landed in a moment, rose with the wind again, and after several leaps, stopped on the ridge of a high pavilion to look around.

He did not know if he could encounter other night-wandering Ghosts in the county town.

Therefore, Song Cheng became increasingly cautious.

Fortunately, with the ability to "see data through walls," he did not need to enter other people's houses to see their data.

On a spring night, for a drunken sot on the side of the road, that bit of chill was just right.

But for a Soul, it was still like an icy river.

If one did not return to the body to warm up for a long time, there was no guarantee the Soul would not scatter.

Only a powerful body can match a powerful Soul.

The Soul flew rapidly on its night wanderings, exploring the area where the Ruyi Chamber of Commerce was located at high speed according to the route Song Cheng had planned in his mind beforehand.

The Ruyi Chamber of Commerce was on the east side of Shanghe County.

And in the span of less than half an hour, it was barely enough for Song Cheng to roughly tour this area.

Lines of data entered his eyes.

0~01~10~07~712~121~1 Seeing that there was not much time left, Song Cheng hurriedly returned to his body.

As his Soul entered his body, a feeling of having just jumped into an icy river to swim immediately surged out.

"Freezing to death, freezing to death."

He turned and hugged Tong Xiaoniangzi.

Tong Xiaoniangzi was startled, her delicate body jolting; she bared her teeth and grimaced from the cold, lightly raised her knee, nudged her man, and threw a symbolic temper tantrum, but then still hugged him tightly, her small feet twisting to wrap around his calves to warm him.

Song Cheng organized his thoughts.

In the east district of the county town, most people were between 0~3.

Then there were those between 3~13; this group was not large, but they clustered together, and Ding Kui, as well as many guards of the Ruyi Chamber of Commerce, belonged to this category. Besides this, other families also had some such people. This should belong to the Force Realm. According to his panel, it was Yellow Grade Grade C.

As for the highest data, it was 25~25. This should be the Jin Realm, Yellow Grade Grade C, the same as him.

These were all data without weapons.

And his own data without a weapon was 35~35.

The most critical point was that along the way, he had not seen any other night-wandering Ghosts.

Perhaps the "Contemplation Method" was not common goods.

These various observations gave him a bit of a sense of security.

At least in situations where he was not being ambushed, no matter who he faced, nothing would happen.

"How is it?" Tong Xiaoniangzi asked.

Song Cheng said: "Didn't finish looking, but it's safe for the time being."

Tong Xiaoniangzi held his face and said: "Don't tire yourself out."

Song Cheng said: "Still have to find a way to go to the Prefecture City; the Ruyi Chamber of Commerce has a background in the Prefecture City, and the reason it stopped here is also because this is an important node where the Yunhe passes through. Those who control the chamber of commerce naturally need to compete for the right to use the Yunhe here."

"Why go to the Prefecture City?" Tong Xiaoniangzi asked curiously.

Song Cheng then remembered there were some things he hadn't told her yet, so he said softly: "From the memory of that lonely Ghost, I learned a bit of news.

That news told me that the soil we are on might simply be a cold, dead kingdom of the deceased.

Only in places with many people can one fill the yin energy with the yang energy of people, so as not to have an accident.

Therefore, we must go to prosperous places."

After the "Extreme Bliss World" incident, Song Cheng would rather die than go wandering in the wilderness again.

He wanted to unswervingly execute his plan—to go to big cities with many people.

Tong Xiaoniangzi said gloomily: "Then are you still an Ordinary Disciple of a gang?"

Song Cheng said: "Perhaps not a gang in an ordinary place."

The air went quiet.

It was quiet enough to be awkward.

Tong Xiaoniangzi bit his lip hard, then let go.

"What are you doing?"

"Just wanted to bite this mouth that doesn't tell the truth."

"That lonely Ghost might have been an official in some Huangcheng who watched the celestial phenomena, so that's why it knew a little."

"Get lost."

Tong Xiaoniangzi buried her head in his chest.

Saying "get lost," but in reality, neither of them left.

The next day, evening.

The two went shopping; this was expensive, that was expensive, and they couldn't bear to buy anything, eventually stopping at a small tavern that didn't look expensive, happily eating something good.

After eating, Song Cheng pulled her along again, gritted his teeth, and entered a cloth shop named "Five-Colored Brocade," wanting to buy two better silk garments.

After all, the weather was gradually warming up, and padded jackets were no longer suitable to wear.

And as someone walking in the Ruyi Chamber of Commerce, one's clothes naturally had to be a bit better, otherwise, one would need courage just to go out.

As it turned out, the two looked at the prices of the silk garments.

Good heavens, a woman's silk garment with average workmanship was 6 taels.

A silk skirt was 7 taels.

The little shop assistant glanced at the two and had no intention of coming over to introduce their products; instead, he warmly entertained the guests who came after them.

Tong Xiaoniangzi, however, fixed her eyes on a man's lacquer-colored cloud-patterned silk garment and shouted: "Assistant, let us try this garment." The little assistant stepped forward and took it for her.

Tong Xiaoniangzi handed it to Song Cheng to try on, saying, "You are the face of our household, you cannot look shabby."

Song Cheng tried it on; it fit just right.

Looking at the price, it was 8 taels of silver.

Tong Xiaoniangzi wanted to pay, but Song Cheng pulled her away.

The young shop assistant silently put the clothes away, not even looking at the two as they left.

It was as if the two were transparent, coming silently and leaving silently.

Once outside, Tong Xiaoniangzi did not mention the clothes anymore; after all, talking about it was quite damaging to one's self-esteem. Back when her mother was still alive, every time she complained that her father earned little money, her father would be very sad. Thus, she directly changed the subject: "Just now I saw them selling steamed buns over there, saying they were stuffed with pepper-salt fatty meat, and you can buy two for five wen. Hurry, hurry!"

Soon, the two were excitedly eating the steamed buns again.

For those who ate coarse grains and wolf or fish meat without salt all year round, this kind of meat-stuffed steamed bun was simply a delicacy.

The two went out for a trip, and apart from eating and buying things like "a small comb, ant-repellent, lamp wick, cheap rouge, and cheap incense," they didn't spend any big money.

Song Cheng felt a trace of inexplicable disappointment in his heart.

Too poor. Tong Xiaoniangzi squeezed his hand and whispered, "We will take it slowly."

Song Cheng smiled.

Even so, after returning that night, the two were still very happy.

They discussed the taste of the meat in the restaurant and the taste of the meat-stuffed steamed buns.

Afterwards, Tong Xiaoniangzi excitedly let Song Cheng joyfully pay the grain.

Song Cheng rested for a while, then went to check the southern district of the county town.

There were some small gangs in the southern district, and the number of Martial Artists who had entered the realm was clearly higher than in the eastern district, while the strongest was a 30~30 data point, which was already almost on par with him.

But likewise, he still did not encounter any night-wandering Soul.

The next day, the two went to an affordable clothing shop and spent a total of 900 wen to buy two new, well-fitting cloth outfits.

Then Tong Xiaoniangzi practiced the saber during the Daytime.

Song Cheng welcomed the Young Miss's personal maid, Ling'er, in the afternoon, and then they went to the main hall of the chamber of commerce together.

An Chenyu was dignified, cold, and unapproachable, her legs slightly crossed as she reviewed some account books, her brows constantly furrowed as if she had many troubles that simply could not be resolved.

"Young Miss, Song Cheng is here."

"Mm."

Only then did An Chenyu put down the account books, look at Song Cheng, exchange a few pleasantries, and then directly say: "Little Song, the technique you practice should be of the light and agile path. My chamber of commerce has a Jin Realm technique that is also of the light and agile path; although it is an ordinary technique, it is not bad. You should try it."

"After you are Not Yet Initiated for a month, I will formally explain it to the elders in the family, and then hold a banquet to accept you as my sworn younger brother. From now on, we will be siblings with deep affection, sharing both joys and sorrows, how about that?"

Song Cheng understood instantly.

This was testing his potential, and also giving an account to the elders in the family.

The strength he currently displayed was Force Realm Great Accomplishment, which meant he could proceed to practice the next level of techniques.

And "one month to be Not Yet Initiated" was the talent standard An Chenyu had set for him.

"Very well, An Jie." Song Cheng replied.

An Chenyu did not say much more, clapped her hands, and said: "Ling'er, during these days, have the kitchen cook more meat for Little Song to eat every day."

"Yes, Young Miss."

The personal maid replied, then led Song Cheng toward the backyard, saying as they walked: "Can you do it?"

Song Cheng said: "I will try."

Ling'er said: "In a few days, our chamber of commerce's Guard Captain Shi Yi will transport goods back. Mr. Shi is a true expert, only one step away from the Form Realm, but he is troubled by the lack of techniques."

"When the time comes, I will greet him for you, and you can ask him about anything you don't understand."

Song Cheng said: "Does our chamber of commerce not have Form Realm techniques?"

Ling'er said: "Don't be so ambitious; wait until you have entered the Jin Realm before talking about that."

After speaking, she added: "Let me tell you, in the past, only guards who had rendered meritorious service could go to consult techniques. Now it is a special period, so you are getting a bargain."

Song Cheng asked curiously: "What special period?"

Ling'er said: "You only need to know that you should get the technique Not Yet Initiated within a month."

Song Cheng said: "What if I am Not Yet Initiated in half a month?"

Ling'er chuckled "Hehe," but still replied: "You only need to know that the faster, the better."

Upon arriving at a book storage room, she led Song Cheng inside, then took out a technique from the depths of the storage room and handed it over, saying: "You can only read it in the room; if you want to practice, you can do it in the courtyard."

Song Cheng took it and flipped through it quickly, only to find that he could not recognize most of the characters, so he asked Ling'er for guidance.

Although Ling'er was impatient, she still patiently read them to him one by one.

After reading it twice, Ling'er was afraid of being troubled again, so she ran off directly.

But this no longer mattered.

Song Cheng's panel had already changed:

【Technique】

Fuliu Jin Jin Jin (Yellow Grade Grade C) (0/4) (Not Yet Initiated) A line of information floated up: Stones from other hills can serve to polish the jade of this one; with broad knowledge and experience, there is a chance to go further.

Because of reading "Fuliu Jin Jin Jin", "Black Tortoise Power" has a 2‰ probability to deduce a "Yellow Grade Grade B" technique.

'Hm? As expected, the probability has doubled.'

'If I spar with an expert again, I can further increase the deduction probability.'

(End of this chapter)