The Great Way of Simplification: From perfecting the magic of archery to becoming a true immortal

Yu State.

Qingzhou, Mucheng.

It's the end of the year.

On the east street, people come and go.

On both sides of the street, there are many shops selling vegetables, steamed buns, tofu, meat, and noodles.

There are also those carrying peddlers’ burdens and selling candied haws.

Crowded.

On the left side of the street, at the door of a small breakfast shop, there is a signboard of 'Sister Zhen's Noodle House'.

There were two or three customers sitting in the shop eating noodles.

"Hello, what would you like to eat? I have Yangchun noodles and egg noodles here."

Sister Zhen, the proprietress who is about twenty-three or four years old, has a plump chest and a pretty face. She is cooking noodles and enthusiastically soliciting customers.

Among the passers-by, a young man about sixteen or seventeen years old, his clothes turned white from washing, and his face was green, hurriedly walked towards West Street.

"Changsheng, where are you going?"

The proprietress, Sister Zhen, had sharp eyes and shouted immediately.

"Sister Zhen, I'm going to get some medicine."

The young man stopped and turned his head in agreement.

"Come in and sit down, let's have a bowl of noodles first."

Sister Zhen put down the basket of noodles and said enthusiastically.

"No, Sister Zhen, I've eaten."

Lin Changsheng shook his head. A bowl of noodles was worth four copper coins. He planned to finish grabbing the medicine and go back to cook some whole grains to eat.

It has been more than a month since he traveled here.

Both parents died, leaving behind three tile-roofed houses and a little savings.

However, this body is thin and sick, with chest tightness and shortness of breath. The little savings are almost exhausted. The doctor has not seen the reason. So far, he can't do anything. No one wants to go out to find work. In order to save money, he only eats. Make it yourself at home.

After traveling through time and becoming a sick man, Lin Changsheng was once depressed.

but.

As time passed, he gradually felt relieved. Being alive and in good health was better than anything else. If he died again, Lin Changsheng didn't believe he could still travel through time.

"If you eat it, add more. Sister, please eat. The noodles are already cooked. Don't waste it!"

Sister Zhen ran out, grabbed Lin Changsheng's hand, and pulled it in.

"I eat your food so often, I'm so embarrassed."

Lin Changsheng scratched his head and had eaten a lot of Sister Zhen's noodles. After all, it was difficult for people to run a small business.

"Why are you so polite to me?"

Sister Zhen pulled Lin Changsheng into the noodle shop, sat down against the wall, and turned around to get noodles.

"Chang Sheng, come here, the noodles are ready."

After a while, Sister Zhen brought over a steaming bowl of plain noodles with white soup, chopped green onions, a few slices of green vegetables, and a braised egg.

"Sister Zhen, I gave you an extra braised egg, this"

Lin Changsheng plucked the plain noodles with his chopsticks and said.

"That's what I asked you to do, and you did a lot to help me."

Sister Zhen looked at Lin Changsheng and smiled slightly.

"Thank you, Sister Zhen."

Lin Changsheng felt warm in his heart.

actually.

Sister Zhen also had a hard life. Her husband died the year before last, and she took her children and mother-in-law alone to open this Zhenjie noodle shop to make a living. For more than a month, whenever she saw him, she would pull him in to eat noodles and find various reasons to treat him.

The so-called help.

Lin Changsheng only helped Yanzhen take care of the child for a few days.

"Sister Zhen, I've finished eating."

Lin Changsheng finished the noodles in a few bites, then stood up and said something to Sister Zhen.

"Chang Sheng, please come to the noodle shop tomorrow and help me. I can't handle it by selling noodles alone."

Sister Zhen glanced at Lin Changsheng and said.

"this"

Lin Changsheng heard that he knew what happened to his family. The body he traveled through time was very sick and had not been cured by a doctor for more than a month. No one wanted a job. If he came to help in a noodle shop, he would probably have to be taken care of by Sister Zhen. !

"Chang Sheng, don't hesitate, you will come tomorrow morning!"

Seeing Lin Changsheng's concerns, Sister Zhen immediately waved her hands and said.

"Then, thank you Sister Zhen!"

Lin Changsheng nodded and stopped being pretentious.

In his current situation, he really needs to find a job, fill his stomach, and survive.

Lin Changsheng said goodbye to Sister Zhen, and had just walked out of the noodle shop when three young men walking around with eagles tattooed on their chests came towards them. The first was an older young man with buck teeth and an upturned nose. He was about 27 or 28 years old. He looked at Lin Changsheng and said . "Lin Changsheng, it's the end of the month, it's time to give Yueyin."

Lin Changsheng knew that the buck-toothed young man was a member of the Green Snake Gang in Mucheng, named Tieyang, and was responsible for collecting protection fees for this street.

"good."

Lin Changsheng fumbled in his pocket, took out two copper coins, and handed them to the young man.

The Green Snake Gang occupies Mucheng East Street. Every month, all residents, shops along the street, vendors, and singers have to pay protection fees of varying amounts.

"The gang leader said that starting from this month, the monthly silver price will increase."

"You still have to give me 1 copper plate."

Tie Yang raised his eyebrows.

"good."

Lin Changsheng's expression remained unchanged, he took out another copper plate and handed it over.

In his previous life, both his parents died, and Lin Changsheng used some of his savings to treat his illness. For more than a month, his illness did not improve, but the savings were almost spent.

No protection fee?

The Green Snake Gang is not easy to talk to. Lin Changsheng heard that a month ago, there was a young man who was unwilling to pay because he was young and strong. He was found on the third day and committed suicide by drowning himself in the river. There was also a singer who was slow to pay. , three ribs were broken.

I am very sick, so I can only survive in this world for the time being.

"It's better for you to be happy!"

"There will still be 3 articles next month! Don't forget it!"

Tie Yang patted Lin Changsheng on the shoulder, showed a satisfied look, and went door to door to collect protection money.

"Huh? This is it?"

"Goldfinger?"

Suddenly, Lin Changsheng saw a translucent, pale white panel appearing in the corner of his eye.

With excitement, Lin Changsheng quickly returned to his three-room tiled house, locked the door, and then sat on the bed. When he realized, the light blue panel appeared again.

[The Great Way to Simple: Level 1]

[Lin Changsheng: 16/55]

[Cultivation: None]

[Skill: None]

[Skill: None]

[Consumption of a certain amount of silver can simplify exercises, martial arts, etc. 】

[Status: Yin Qi invades the body]

"Yin energy invades the body! No wonder!"

Lin Changsheng was shocked when he saw the status bar on the panel.

The doctor couldn't cure his disease. It turned out that he was contaminated with yin energy!

However, with this panel, the yin energy should be driven away and the body can hopefully return to normal!

"By consuming a certain amount of silver, can the exercises and martial arts be simplified?"

Lin Changsheng looked at the panel and fell into deep thought.

Money, he doesn't have it.

but.

Lin Changsheng remembered that his predecessor’s mother had left behind a pair of jade bracelets, a pair of jade rings, and a pair of white jade pendants at the bottom of the box as a dowry. They could be taken to the pawn shop for emergencies. Before he had the strength, he did not dare to try. Once he took these things, The money exchanged in the pawnshop must not be hidden from Tieyang of the Green Snake Gang.

He doesn't have any martial arts skills either.

Martial arts masters keep their martial arts secret. However, if you want to learn martial arts skills and techniques, go to the Iron Hand Martial Arts School in the city. I heard that as long as you have money, you can enter and learn how to practice martial arts!

Lin Changsheng heard that the entrance fee to the Iron Shou Martial Arts Hall was 10 taels of silver.

The only thing left to do is to find a way to get money.

Lin Changsheng's home is 2 miles away behind Sister Zhen's noodle shop.

The next day, before dawn, he came to the noodle shop to help. The noodle shop could rest in the afternoon.

"Changsheng, go to my house and help me get the rolling pin from the yard."

Sister Zhen turned to Lin Changsheng and said calmly.

"OK."

Lin Changsheng nodded, turned around and went to Sister Zhen's house. Sister Zhen's house was a small courtyard with three tile-roofed houses two miles behind the noodle shop. He pushed open the iron gate and looked for a rolling pin in the yard.

"bow?"

Suddenly, Lin Changsheng saw a dusty bow in the corner of the yard. It looked very solid. You know, Lin Changsheng liked bows and arrows when he was a child. He once made one out of bamboo and hemp rope, so when he saw this bow, he Just curious.

Lin Changsheng held it, pulled up the empty string, aimed at the distance, made an archery gesture, and flicked it a few times casually.

He couldn't put it down and looked at the hunting bow for a while, then put it down, found the rolling pin, and headed towards the store.

"If you discover the skill Archery, do you want to spend 1 tael of silver to simplify it?"

Suddenly, Lin Changsheng saw a message pop up on the panel in the corner of his eye, as well as a 'Yes' and 'No' button.

The panel displays: [Skill: Archery]

"You acquired archery skills just by flicking the bow?"

"Can you simplify the archery technique by spending 1 tael of silver? What will it be after simplification?"

Lin Changsheng's eyes widened with surprise and expectation.

"It seems that I can only take the jade bracelet, jade finger ring, and white jade pendant to the pawn shop in Xicheng to dispose of part of them!"

Lin Changsheng thought over and over again and thought to himself.

He now only has more than 200 pennies.

That jade bracelet.

Once he sells the goods at the East Street pawnshop, Tie Yang will definitely come after hearing the news.

Go to West City, which is not the territory of the Green Snake Gang.

To be on the safe side, he planned to do it in batches.

afternoon.

Lin Changsheng wore a big hat and loose clothes. He lowered the brim of his hat, took a jade bracelet and a pair of white jade pendants, and went to the Jiyu pawn shop in the west city of Mucheng. He exchanged 7 taels of silver for it. After twists and turns, he made sure that no one was there. Followed and then returned to his home on East Street.

You know, these days, 7 taels of silver is enough for a family of three for a year and a half, so it's better to be cautious.

After returning home, Lin Changsheng couldn't wait to lock the door.

"Simplify archery!"

Lin Changsheng stretched out his hand to confirm 'yes'.

[The Great Way to Simplicity: The simplification of the archery method begins. The simplification in simplification is successful. The archery method == touching the bow! 】

After the simplification is successful, a prompt appears on the panel.

[The Great Way to Simple: Level 1]

[Lin Changsheng: 16/55]

[Cultivation: Not in the flow 0/100]

[Skill: None]

[Skill: Archery (Basic 0/100)]

[Consumption of a certain amount of silver can simplify exercises, martial arts, etc. 】

[Status: Yin Qi invades the body]

"Has the archery skill progress been released? Does this mean that just touching the bow can increase the progress?"

Lin Changsheng's eyes lit up. He remembered the bow at Sister Zhen's house. He heard from her that it was used by her husband for hunting. Go get that bow and touch it?

"Chang Sheng, if you want to practice bow and arrow, just take it!"

At Sister Zhen's house, Yanzhen heard that Lin Changsheng wanted the bow thrown in the corner, so she immediately took it out and gave it to Lin Changsheng.

"Thank you, Sister Zhen!"

Lin Changsheng took the bow, said goodbye to Yan Zhen, quickly returned home, and tried to touch the bow.

Suddenly, he discovered that the data on the panel increased by 1 point, [Skill: Archery (Beginner 1/100)].

Lin Changsheng immediately took the bow in his left hand and stroked it gently with his right hand. He saw that his archery skills gradually improved. In a short time, he went from beginner to proficient!

[Skill: Archery (Proficiency 1/500)]

At the same time, an experience about archery skills and methods appeared in Lin Changsheng's mind and merged with his consciousness.

this moment.

Lin Changsheng felt like he had been practicing archery for half a year!

At the same time, his eyesight and hearing have also increased a lot, and his strength seems to have also increased a bit.

"With this simple function of the Great Dao, if I get the method of cultivating Qi and blood and simplify it, the Yin Qi invading my body may be able to be driven away!"

Lin Changsheng stroked the bow, but his heart was full of expectations, full of expectations for the future.

Generally speaking.

The most feared thing when Yin Qi invades the body is strong Qi and blood. If one's own Qi and blood are strong enough, the Yin Qi invading the body will definitely be able to get rid of it!

He had had enough of this sick life!

In a blink of an eye.

As the new year is approaching, the weather is getting colder.

A heavy snowfall covered Mucheng in silver.

There are only a few pedestrians on the street, walking in a hurry. Sister Zhen’s noodle shop is closed today.

Sister Zhen’s noodle shop is a mile away.

[Dao to Simplification: Level 1]

[Lin Changsheng: 16/55]

[Cultivation: Not in the mainstream (99/100)]

[Skill: None]

[Skill: Archery (Dzogchen)]

[Consumption of a certain amount of silver can simplify exercises, martial arts, etc. 】

[Status: Yin Qi invades the body]

Lin Changsheng stood in the yard, glanced at the panel, held the bow in hand, and used all his strength to shoot an arrow. With a whoosh, a wooden arrow he whittled himself shot into the locust tree twenty feet away, more than an inch deep. The arrow tail feathers tremble!

"Yes, with my current archery skills, I should be able to pierce a tree with a hundred steps!"

Lin Changsheng stepped forward and drew out the arrow, feeling very satisfied.

With his archery skills perfected, Lin Changsheng felt that his strength had increased a lot. Although the state of Yin Qi invading his body had not been eliminated, he no longer looked like a sickly man before, and his complexion improved a lot.

"If you want to learn the techniques to increase Qi and blood, you must enter a martial arts gym!"

Lin Changsheng secretly made up his mind.

He was going to spend 10 taels of silver as the entrance fee to enter the Iron Shou Martial Arts Hall. As long as he learned a martial arts and successfully entered it, it would be simple!

At present, he still has 6 taels of silver, and he plans to take time to exchange the pair of jade rings and a jade bracelet at a pawn shop to raise the entry fee.

At this time, there was a "click-click" sound of snow being stepped on.

"Changsheng, sister simmered some soup and brought you some. Remember to eat it while it's hot."

Sister Zhen was wearing a thick cotton coat. She was holding a box in her left hand and a cotton coat in her right hand. She handed it to Lin Changsheng and said. "When you're done eating, put on this cotton coat too."

"Sister Zhen, you."

Lin Changsheng was shocked, and a warm current rose in his heart.

He didn't expect that Sister Zhen would give him food and cotton-padded clothes at this time.

"Stop talking, just take it. It's such a cold day, you are weak, and your clothes are so thin. I'm leaving."

Sister Zhen put down her things and left quickly.

What she brought was steaming local chicken soup.

Lin Changsheng ate it while it was hot. Although his cotton clothes were old, they were very clean.

There are still 15 days until the New Year's Eve.

Sister Zhen’s noodle shop.

"Changsheng, you can have New Year's Eve dinner at my house this year!"

Lin Changsheng was about to go home from work and go to Dongcheng's urgent pawn shop to buy a jade bracelet, when Sister Zhen's voice came.

"Thank you, sister. Shopkeeper Yang asked me to go to his house for New Year's dinner. We'll talk about it then."

Lin Changsheng heard this and said quickly.

Sister Zhen's mother-in-law is very mean and talks like a gun. Why don't she go to the New Year's Eve dinner by herself and cause a sudden disturbance?

As for shopkeeper Yang?

That was Lin Changsheng's excuse, but shopkeeper Yang was also a very good person.

Although Lin Changsheng was weak, shopkeeper Yang still wanted Lin Changsheng to marry his daughter Yang Xiaoqian and become his son-in-law.

In Shopkeeper Yang's view, although Lin Changsheng is thin, he has good facial features. If he had better food, he would definitely be a handsome man.

"Oh well!"

Sister Zhen nodded.

After Lin Changsheng got off work, he went to Xicheng in the same way, but this time he did not go to the Shiyu Pawn Shop.

Instead, he pawned the remaining jade bracelet and a pair of jade thumb rings at an urgent pawn shop, exchanged them for 8 taels and 6 yuan of silver, and walked back to the East Street in a zigzag manner. After confirming that no one was there again, he returned home.

Iron Hand Martial Arts School.

It is one of the three major martial arts schools in Mucheng.

The owner of the museum, He Tieshou, practices iron sand palm and is rumored to be able to open monuments and crack stones. He is one of the three masters in Mucheng!

Different from Jinzhong Martial Arts School and Liuyun Martial Arts School, the disciples are not very skilled.

As long as you pay 10 taels of silver, you can enter the Iron Hand Martial Arts School and be taught Iron Sand Palm. This also makes the Iron Hand Martial Arts School have many more disciples than the two major martial arts schools of Liuyun and Jinzhong combined!

Because of the way to make money, the Iron Shou Martial Arts Hall occupies a large area. The two half-foot-tall stone lions at the entrance are very majestic.

"Little brother, pay 10 taels of silver, and I will register you in the register and issue you a disciple ID card. You will be a disciple of my Iron Hand Martial Arts School."

At the entrance of the Iron Shou Martial Arts Hall, He Jin, who was recruiting disciples, looked at Lin Changsheng with great enthusiasm.

Another money giver came to the door. He was past the best age for practicing martial arts. He couldn't get started with Iron Sand Palm for three months, so the 10 taels of silver he paid were in vain. If he wanted to continue practicing in the martial arts gym, he had to continue to pay him money.

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