Chapter 46 Effects of Medicinal Bath After leaving Mr. Lu’s courtyard, Lin Yan went straight to his second brother’s house. But the person walking towards him was a young man with a sturdy build. This is my second sister-in-law’s brother, named He Zhi. Now he is the head of the Sixth Street in Linjiangfang. He is doing very well in this area. It was because of him that Lin Yan was able to work in the slaughterhouse. "A Yan! How come you haven't been seen in the past two days?" "There have been evil spirits in the city for the past two days, so I dare not go out." "You are not skinny anymore, you have killed many pigs, but you are still so timid. You need to be braver in the future. I will take you to move a dead body someday." He Zhi laughed loudly and said, "The older generation said that butchers are evil spirits. If evil spirits see you, they will probably be afraid of you! They say evil spirits are afraid of bad people, so what evil spirits are you afraid of?" "There have been evil spirits in the city these past two days, and the slaughterhouse has been requisitioned by the outer city government. You can take a break for two or three days. I was thinking that you have no work to do recently, so I planned to let you do some odd jobs. After all, you can earn a few dozen copper coins."
He came closer, ready to chat with Lin Yan for a while. But at this moment, a young man came running hurriedly. "Brother, there is a nobleman in the inner city who wants to go out of the city to hunt. Master Fangzheng has already specified that you should go to receive him." "It's only been a short time since the evil spirits attacked the city. Why do you want to go out of the city to hunt?" He Zhi felt a headache when he heard this. In the outer city of Gaoliu, the boundaries of each district have been separated by mountains, forests and streams. For example, there is Niujiao Mountain between Qingshanfang and Linjiangfang. "In the city, the most they can do is go outing and sightseeing, but they have long found that boring." The young man smiled and said, "These nobles in the inner city don't have to work to get enough food, so of course they want to find some exciting things! But fortunately, the rewards are quite a lot..." "Okay, let's get ready first." He Zhi said this, and then turned to Lin Yan and said, "I have something else to do. I'll go get busy first. We'll have dinner together when I'm free." "it is good." Lin Yan nodded and waved. The night before, evil spirits attacked the city, causing many casualties, and quite a few houses collapsed. There are currently limited manpower in Linjiangfang, and we have been ordered to clean up the mess, but it has not been cleaned up yet. But today, a group of people have to be dispatched to serve these nobles who came out from the inner city to have fun. Lin Yan turned his head to look at the Zhou family who had hung up white flags not far away, and his expression was a little solemn. - As I walked into my second brother's house, I heard my second sister-in-law's voice coming from inside. "Two days ago, you went to the girl's house to discuss marriage with Yan. Why haven't you been heard from recently?"
"Although our family is short of money, if we ask my brother for the money for Ah Yan's wedding, he will be willing to lend it to us." "I was about to speak, but you interrupted me. What do you mean?" "Could it be that there is something wrong with Ah Yan's marriage?" "Is it that girl who thinks our family background is not good?" When the second sister-in-law said this, there was some worry in her voice. Lin Lei's expression became more complicated, and he seemed to be hesitant to speak. It’s not that the girl dislikes our poor family background. It's because of that girl's family background, it's too poor. Thinking of the scene that night, Lin Lei's face turned pale and he felt vaguely scared. He glanced at his wife, but ultimately didn't say it directly. Saying this would only scare his wife so much that she wouldn't be able to sleep all night, other than that it would have no other use. What's more, if the news gets out, won't the neighbors tell everyone that Lin Yan is possessed by a ghost? It will be hard to find a wife in the future! "You are silent, like a piece of wood, but he is your own brother!" The second sister-in-law sighed and said helplessly: "Ayan is also old enough to get married. Look at the rhymes he taught his children to recite, all of which are like 'bow your head and think of the girl'..." "It's obvious that he is using the child to remind us that he wants to get married." "He has a girl he likes now, so you have to go and arrange a marriage for him." "If it's too late, and someone else comes to propose marriage, and Ayan's marriage is ruined, won't you blame yourself for the rest of your life?" As the second sister-in-law spoke, the second brother's expression gradually became a little complicated, and he wondered whether he should really find a marriage for his younger brother. Outside the door, Lin Yan's expression became more and more complicated. With my second sister-in-law's talent, it's a pity that she didn't write books or compose stories. "Look down and think about the girl..." Lin Yan looked at the little girl who was running towards him, shouting "Piggy, piggy". He took a deep breath, and said helplessly with a complicated expression: "You little silly pig, you have ruined my reputation..." He had no choice but to hold the baby in his arms, walk into the room, and shout, "Second brother, second sister-in-law, I'm hungry." - In front of Lin Yan, the brother and sister-in-law did not mention the "marriage" that had not yet been decided. After dinner, my second sister-in-law washed the dishes and played with the children. Lin Lei was building a wooden ladder in the yard.
Lin Yan took the initiative to fill the water tank at home, boiled a pot of hot water, and took a bath in the inner room. He first took out the medicine bag and stewed it in water. Then he scooped up the medicine and added it to the bath tub. He repeated this process many times until the residue had no color left during the stew. At this moment, the bath water was no longer scalding hot, but just the right temperature. He took off his robe and lowered himself into the barrel. The warm steam made him feel quite comfortable. The qi and blood in the body gradually circulate. "The ingredients for the internal strengthening bath can be purchased from outside, and it costs at least five taels of silver per set." "And this set of medicinal materials is obviously often used by the 'guardian' beside Mr. Lu. It belongs to the medicinal bath materials for the Refining Essence Realm." "Mr. Lu asked me to add three taels of silver, which means this bucket of medicine will cost eight taels of silver." "In Gaoliu City, many people work very hard but only earn two or three taels of silver, which is barely enough to make ends meet, or even difficult to survive." "Even if my brother has He Zhi's help and works hard, it will take half a year to collect enough medicinal materials for this batch of herbs." "The path of martial arts is indeed not something that ordinary people at the bottom of society can aspire to." Lin Yan thought about this, closed his eyes slightly, and said to himself: "But from now on, I will appear in front of people as a small flag of Linjiang Division, which will reduce many shackles..." He closed his eyes slightly, feeling his body absorbing the medicinal power. With his powerful perception, he could sense that after the water cooled, the medicinal effect was so weak that it could be ignored. This proved that his absorption of the drug's effects was almost perfect, reaching 99%. So he took a deep breath and sensed the progress of his cultivation. Cultivation: Refining Essence Realm (652/3650) Then, when he opened his eyes, his face went almost black. "I spent eight taels of silver, and you only added a little?" "One medicinal bath, one increase in cultivation?" "If one relies purely on medicinal baths to increase cultivation, it will take at least ten years to reach the peak of the Refining Essence Realm?" "And I have a special physique. I can absorb more than 90% of the medicinal power." "If it were any other warrior's physique, even if they had reached the Refining Essence Realm, even if they could take a medicinal bath every day, wouldn't they still have to endure for 20 to 30 years before they could reach the peak of the Refining Essence Realm?" "No, the human body's qi and blood flourish and then decline. When a warrior is over forty, he reaches his peak. After that, he will gradually grow old and decline." (End of this chapter)