Starting as The Young Master of A Pharmacy, He Trained Swordsmanship in Seclusion For Twenty Years - Chapter 80

“Magistrate Zeng, arrange some men for me and take us to Liansheng Temple!”

“You there, you’re in charge. Assemble a team immediately!” Zhao Sheng said with a stern face, not wasting a moment upon seeing the chief constable.

Matters related to the Pure World White Lotus Sect demanded even greater seriousness from Zhao Sheng and his companions than dealing with supernatural anomalies.

Zeng Fan simply watched quietly as Zhao Sheng and the others came and went.

The main hall of the county government office fell silent once more, leaving Zeng Fan alone at a loss as he sat stunned in his chair.

Late night!

Inside the Shen residence, Lu Xuan had returned to his room. A box of potent tonics sat on the table.

Lu Xuan sat cross-legged on the bed, examining his system panel.

Host: Lu Xuan
Realm: Qi Condensation (Major Accomplishment)
Cultivation Techniques: Blazing Saber Art 4/9 (Can be deduced), Wind Chasing Step Technique 2/9 (Can be deduced)
Points: 443
Host, please confirm consumption of 60 points to deduce the Wind Chasing Step Technique.
Host, please confirm consumption of 100 points to deduce the Blazing Saber Art.

“443 points?” Lu Xuan murmured upon seeing the points on the system panel. He then pulled out a thin, grayish-white book from his robe, emblazoned with three large characters: Iron Shirt.

This manual for Iron Shirt was a common find Lu Xuan had picked up from a street vendor in the city yesterday while on his way to buy the Profound Iron Saber.

Ordinary martial arts manuals were quite common in the county town, so Lu Xuan had only spent a dozen or so taels of silver to acquire this copy of Iron Shirt.

“External Hardening Technique!”

Although Lu Xuan’s physical body was now comparable to metal and stone, nearly indestructible, the enemies he encountered were also becoming increasingly terrifying and powerful. Relying solely on his current physical strength was starting to feel inadequate.

It seemed he needed to deduce an external hardening technique as well, just to be safe.

[Detected martial arts technique: Iron Shirt. Host, please confirm consumption of 1 point to deduce Iron Shirt.]

Yes!

Of course, it wasn’t just Iron Shirt. Lu Xuan hadn’t forgotten the other two techniques either. He planned to deduce all three martial arts techniques simultaneously.

That night, the main hall of the Shen residence was still brightly lit by candles. Dozens of large chests were placed on the floor.

These had been delivered overnight by Zhao Sheng and the others after they hurried back from Liansheng Temple.

Lu Qingqing’s beautiful eyes gazed at the mountain of gold, silver, and treasures piled on the floor.

Yet, her face showed no ecstatic joy, only a sense of helplessness and bewilderment.

How could a weak woman like her possibly handle such a vast amount of silver?

So, Lu Qingqing immediately looked at the two other people in the hall, Shen Yuan and Shen Yunwei, her voice pleading for help. “Father, Brother Yuan, there’s simply too much silver here. Big Brother said to leave it to me, but I don’t know how to handle it.”

Hearing Lu Qingqing’s words, Shen Yuan and Shen Yunwei exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with helplessness.

It’s not just you; neither of us has ever seen such wealth in our entire lives either.

What to do? We don’t know either.

Finally, Shen Yunwei took a deep breath and thought of a solution.

“Qingqing, these things were left to you by your elder brother, so naturally, you should be in charge of them.”

“However, since you don’t know how to handle them, why not listen to my suggestion?”

“Keep one-third of these items for yourself to manage. Use the remaining two-thirds for charitable deeds.”

“Starting tomorrow, make an announcement to the entire county in the name of the Young Madam of the Shen family, the future Mistress of the Shen family, Lu Qingqing!”

“The Shen residence will distribute relief meals daily for one year to aid the poor and suffering people of the city!”

“Let the entire county pray for Qingqing’s blessings, wishing her a smooth delivery of my Shen family’s heir!”

“Ah!”

“Father, this… this is too much.”

“Father, I’m afraid I cannot bear such a significant responsibility under my name.”

After hearing Shen Yunwei’s decision, Lu Qingqing’s beautiful eyes widened, and she quickly tried to dissuade him.

Using her name to represent the entire Shen family in aiding the city’s populace—this responsibility felt far too heavy.

“Now, Qingqing, what are you saying? You are my only wife, the future mistress of the Shen family. How could you not represent the Shen family?” Shen Yuan interjected.

“I think Father’s decision is absolutely brilliant. It’s settled then.”

“Father, let’s proceed as you suggested. I fully support your decision.”

Shen Yuan, who had been listening nearby, slapped his thigh in excitement upon hearing his father’s idea. He stood up and loudly praised the decision.

“But…”

“Alright, Qingqing, no more arguments. It’s very late; let’s rest early.”

“Father, we’ll trouble you to handle the details.”

Seeing that Lu Qingqing still wanted to decline, Shen Yuan hurriedly stepped forward to stop her. He took her small hand and led her out of the main hall.

“Silly girl, Qingqing, how could you not bear this responsibility?” Shen Yunwei murmured to himself after they left, gently stroking the greying beard on his chin. His deep eyes held a mysterious light as he watched them depart.

“Truthfully, it is our Shen family who may not be able to bear such a weighty honor.”

After these past few days interacting with Qingqing’s elder brother, Lu Xuan, this old man who had lived most of his life was perfectly clear about Lu Xuan’s current status and his shocking, terrifying strength.

Shen Yunwei had initially thought the match between Lu Qingqing and Shen Yuan was one between equals.

Now, it seemed their Shen family was the one who had climbed a high branch by marrying into the Lu family, reaching heights the Shen family could never have dreamed of.

That person was Lu Qingqing’s elder brother, Lu Xuan!

A legendary Qi Condensation realm martial artist!

Yes, during his spar with Lu Xuan, that mysterious flow of energy Shen Yunwei had felt was precisely the heaven and earth spiritual energy unique to Qi Condensation realm experts!

Such a young Qi Condensation realm martial artist—Shen Yunwei had never seen such a peerless genius, not even in books, let alone in reality.

That silly boy Shen Yuan must have had unimaginably good luck to bring such an excellent daughter-in-law to our Shen family!

Thinking this, Shen Yunwei couldn’t help but smile with relief.

“Hmm?”

“What a powerful aura!”

Just as Shen Yunwei was about to call for servants to move these chests, he suddenly sensed something. He strode out of the main hall’s entrance.

A terrifying current of energy shot up into the sky from a certain direction within the Shen residence.

This disturbance was so significant that Shen Yunwei didn’t need to sense it—it was visible to the naked eye.

Even in the night, under the cold moonlight, one could see it clearly.

A fierce wind howled, whipping up fallen leaves and dust from the ground, carrying them straight up into the clouds.

Shen Yunwei watched a green leaf floating towards him overhead—it had drifted over from the direction of Lu Xuan’s quarters.

“Xiao Xuan, has his martial arts cultivation advanced again?”

“Such an earth-shattering change… Ah, it seems this old man truly is getting old.”

Lu Xuan’s actions and presence during his stay at the Shen residence these past few days had completely shattered Shen Yunwei’s worldview.

With Xiao Xuan’s talent, it seemed he might grow to heights that would leave everyone else looking up in awe.