Lu Qing and Doctor Chen stood in front of the small courtyard halfway up the mountain, watching the Wei family members slowly leave.
After a while, Lu Qing said, "Master, this chief steward of the Wei family is really formidable."
Lu Qing truly admired the head steward of the Wei family.
When Lu Qing first met the young master of the Wei family, his behavior at the market led him to believe that the Wei family would be an arrogant and domineering family that liked to use their power to oppress others.
Otherwise, how could his heir have such a personality?
But this head steward of the Wei family changed Lu Qing's opinion of him quite a bit.
No wonder Ma Gu said that the Wei family's influence extends throughout the prefectures and reaches all the way to the capital.
This can be seen from the way the chief steward handles things.
Not to mention the Wei family patriarch who could make them submit.
Perhaps this is what truly defines a powerful and aristocratic family.
With such a figure in charge of the mansion, it would be difficult for the Wei family not to develop rapidly.
"To hold the position of chief steward in a powerful and prestigious family like the Wei family, one must certainly not be an ordinary person."
The old doctor also sighed.
Even he, who had lived most of his life, had rarely met someone like the chief steward of the Wei family.
They were perfectly upright, knowing full well that he was trying to win people over, yet they still couldn't refuse.
"Master, what should we do with all this gold and silver?"
Back in the courtyard, Lu Qing looked at the gold and silver and couldn't help but ask.
The Wei family said they would send ten thousand taels of silver and a thousand taels of gold, but it wasn't all in cash.
Apart from a large box of silver ingots and a small box of gold ingots, the rest were converted into silver notes and gold notes and placed in another small box.
However, this large chest of gold and silver is enough to dazzle anyone.
It's only because Doctor Chen and Lu Qing are extraordinary that they're not ordinary people. Otherwise, if an ordinary person saw these yellow and white things, they probably would have pounced on them long ago.
"Let's carry it inside and put it there first."
Dr. Chen was unsure what to do with these things, so he and Lu Qing carried them into the house for storage.
Looking at the two boxes of different sizes casually placed in the corner of the storage room, Lu Qing thought to himself.
No one would have imagined that these two chests would contain so much gold and silver.
Lu Qing casually placed some miscellaneous items on top of the box to weigh it down before walking out.
"Ah Qing, I have something to say to you about that bottle of Bone Forging Pills you have."
After leaving the storeroom, the old doctor said somewhat seriously.
Lu Qing immediately went to his master and listened respectfully.
"The Bone Forging Pill is indeed a pill that many martial artists in the Bone and Tendon Realm crave. It can break through the limits of martial artists in the Bone and Tendon Realm and expand their foundation and potential."
"But the medicinal power of this pill is also extremely potent. Even ordinary experts at the Bone and Tendon Realm may not be able to withstand its power."
"So even if you reach the Bone and Tendon Realm in the future, you should not rush to consume and refine this pill. You should wait until you have achieved minor success in the Bone and Tendon Realm before you can try to refine it."
"Otherwise, if taken too early, and unable to withstand its medicinal effects, one may die from the depletion of bone marrow and vital energy."
Upon hearing that consuming the Bone Forging Pill was so dangerous, Lu Qing's expression became very solemn: "Yes, Master, this disciple will remember."
After giving these instructions, the old doctor waved his hand and said, "Since you've remembered, you should go back now. You've been working hard these past few days because of this young master Wei. Go back and get some rest. You don't need to come here to help for the next few days."
"ah?"
Lu Qing was initially taken aback, but then she noticed the box in her master's hand and quickly realized what was happening.
Master has just obtained the precious scripture and wants to go into seclusion to study it intensively.
He didn't expose his master's little scheme and respectfully replied, "Yes, Master."
He also wanted to take some time to focus on martial arts.
Recently, Lu Qing has been refining one blood-nourishing and qi-boosting pill every day, and his qi and blood strength has been increasing rapidly.
In the past two days, he had a vague feeling that he was close to breaking through.
Holding the gifts that belonged to him and Xiaoyan, Lu Qing walked down the mountain.
When I got home, I saw Xiaoyan and Xiaoli playing there.
Since Xiao Li came to live with us and had a playmate, Xiao Yan has rarely gone out.
All I want to do is play with Xiaoli every day.
As a result, she had less time to play with her friends in the village.
Lu Qing didn't want her hanging around in front of Chief Steward Wei, lest she accidentally reveal Xiao Li's existence.
So these past few days, whenever he went to the hillside courtyard, he left Xiaoyan at home.
Anyway, with Xiao Li around, and Lu Qing having instructed Xiao Li to protect Xiao Yan, there was no doubt that Xiao Li was there.
This thing is a red-glowing spirit beast.
Unless encountering a powerful expert at the Inner Strength Realm, ordinary martial artists have no chance against it.
"Brother, you're back!"
Xiao Yan, who was playing chess with Xiao Li, immediately called out when she saw Lu Qing return.
Xiao Li called out to him as well.
"Yes, I'm back."
Lu Qing put everything back in the room. When she came out, she saw the chessboard on the table and asked, "Who won more today?"
The chessboard was carved out of a piece of wood by Lu Qing with a knife.
The chess pieces are very simple: a box of short sticks and a box of small stones.
As for the chess game the two little ones played, it was the game he taught them, the kind that was called Gomoku in his previous life.
The reason for teaching the two little ones to play chess was that one day Lu Qing was reviewing his medical books, and the two little ones kept playing and making a lot of noise in the room.
It made it impossible for him to concentrate on his studies.
Even if he keeps them quiet for a while, they soon start playing secretly again.
In order to keep them quiet for a while longer, Lu Qing had a bright idea and simply taught them to play chess.
Anyway, Gomoku isn't difficult, and it can also help train their thinking skills.
As he expected, the two little ones became fascinated with this novel thing immediately, and even Xiao Li was no exception.
These past few days, the two little ones have been playing chess almost every spare moment.
As for winning or losing, it's a close contest, with both sides experiencing it; the main challenge is that it's difficult to determine a winner.
Sure enough, it was the same this time.
Xiao Yan exclaimed happily, "I won more! I won seven games today, while Xiao Li only won six!"
Then Lu Qing saw Xiao Li bark, grab a small pebble from the box with its paw, and place it on the chessboard.
Xiao Yan looked at the results and immediately became dejected: "Now it's the same number, and Xiao Li has also won seven games."
Now it was Xiao Li's turn to be happy. Her ears moved back, her eyes smiled, and her tail was held high.
Lu Qing:...
There's a reason why these two have been getting along so well lately, often leaving him feeling dizzy and confused.
With their intelligence, these two are definitely the Sleeping Dragon and the Young Phoenix, a pair of unparalleled geniuses.
He decided to ignore the two of them and go to the bamboo forest behind the mountain to cultivate.
For the next few days, since he didn't need to go to the courtyard halfway up the mountain, Lu Qing didn't go out and focused on cultivating in the back mountain.
Sensing that he was about to break through, he even stopped practicing the Four Directions Blade and focused on practicing the Health Preservation Fist to refine his Qi and blood.
Finally, after taking a few more blood-nourishing and qi-boosting pills, he felt the energy of a breakthrough that morning.
