The Wheel-Turning Master.

Chapter 7 Bottleneck
Huaxi County, north city gate.

Because there are villages built on the mountains outside the county town, a market is naturally formed at the north gate of the city.

This place used to be under the jurisdiction of the county government, but later on, somehow, the Qinglong Gang took over, and even the people who picked up manure on the road had to pay.

Lin Bai set up his stall and did not make any effort to attract customers. He just sat on a small stool, bowing his head and weaving straw sandals.

A pair of straw sandals cost ten cents and could be worn for ten days or half a month. Most of them were bought by hard laborers.

The work of making straw sandals is not very tiring, but it is time-consuming. It is not difficult, and even the poor can make it. It only takes a hundred days to make, and they don't have time to do it. Moreover, the profit of making straw sandals is very low, and it is just a way to make a living.

The morning passed in the blink of an eye, and only five pairs of straw sandals were sold. After deducting the materials and labor, the profit was at most a dozen cents. The sun was getting hotter and hotter, so Lin Bai prepared to close the stall and go home.

Just as he picked up the load, Niu Er from the Qinglong Gang came over with two followers.

Niu Er was shirtless, holding a melon in his hand. He was chewing on it while looking at Lin Bai with a strange smile on his face.

Lin Bai was carrying the load, thinking, what trouble have I gotten myself into again? Dong Chao and Xue Ba from the Axe Gang came to see me in the morning, and Niu Er from the Qinglong Gang came to see me at noon? I didn't sleep with your wife!

"Second Master, it's only been a few days since I paid my monthly salary." Lin Bai probed.

"Who mentioned Yueyin?" Niu Er, shirtless, threw away the half-eaten melon, laughed strangely, and said, "I heard you can turn the wheel?"

Is this some kind of slang in your underworld?

"What do you mean, Second Master? I'm just a straw sandal seller, not a coachman." Lin Bai frowned. He really didn't understand.

"Hehe." Niu Er laughed strangely again, took a step forward, lowered his voice, and said with a wretched smile: "The Axe Gang's Qi Wangzu didn't ask anyone else to borrow seeds, but chose to borrow from you. Everyone said that you..."

Lin Bai was stunned for a moment. The Axe Gang's confidentiality work was too poor, right? They just said it in the morning, and it wasn't even noon yet, but their rivals, the Qinglong Gang, knew about it! Don't small gangs have a sense of confidentiality?

Besides, isn't this too outrageous? Rumors stop at the wise, but where are the wise?

How to explain this? Say he can't do it? Or just admit it? Lin Bai really hasn't tried it...

"Second Master, don't believe the rumors. Qi Wangzu and I are cousins, so he came to me to borrow my seeds." Lin Bai explained reluctantly.

"Brother, stop hiding it!" Niu Er stepped forward and put his arm around Lin Bai's shoulder, and asked with a smile, "Do you have any secret recipe at home? Teach me, and I'll pay you. I'll waive your monthly salary from now on!"

"Really not... Second Master, you know me. If we had this secret recipe, why would my family have to make straw sandals for a living for generations?" Lin Bai had a headache and felt that his reputation was damaged.

"So you are gifted?" Niu Er was even more surprised. He hugged Lin Bai's shoulders tightly and said in a low voice, "There are many noble ladies in South City. If you are really capable, I will introduce you to a way. Then we can split the money 30% and 70% and enjoy the good life!"

Are the ladies in South City having so much fun? Besides, they are already working as prostitutes, so why are they still eating and drinking? They are taking tonic medicine, right?
"Second Master, this is not easy to handle." Lin Bai immediately provoked, "Where I live is the territory of the Axe Gang. It's okay for me to sell straw sandals here, but if I follow you, will I dare to go home?"

"Don't worry, the Axe Gang won't be around for much longer." Niu Er chuckled.

Are they going to attack the Axe Gang? Lin Bai asked again, but Niu Er didn't say much and could only carry his load and go home.

When he got home, people he knew on the streets looked at Lin Bai strangely.

The men smiled meaningfully, and some inexperienced girls blushed and turned their heads away after just one look.

Lin Bai deeply understood that his reputation had been ruined. Who knows what weird nicknames might be given to him in the future...

Just as she was thinking about it, she saw Mu Zhen standing in front of her bun shop, waving at her. "If this reputation gets out, the only benefit might be that it will be easier to find a wife... especially one who has experienced sexual intercourse, such as a widow... I have practiced flying knives so hard, but in the end I have to use my beauty to please someone?"

Lin Bai murmured, walked forward, and asked, "Sister Zhen, is there something wrong?"

"The show ends so early today, you still have to go home and cook, right? You said you're not young anymore, you should find a husband sooner, or you'll end up with a cold house and a lonely stove when you return home."

Mu Zhen's face was filled with smiles, and he looked at Lin Bai with more eagerness, "The buns aren't sold out this morning, you can have some." As he spoke, he handed over the oil-paper bag, his eyes actually moving downwards.

Isn't this hint too obvious?

"Thank you, Sister Zhen." Lin Bai took the oil paper bag and stole a glance at the part below Mu Zhen's neck. He was even more furious and thought that he might as well live with Sister Zhen... What's wrong with being a widow? She knows how to be warm and cold, right?
Putting aside the evil thoughts, Lin Bai calmed down again. Now was not the time to sleep with a woman. He should strengthen himself first and then think about other things after he was well fed and warmed.

After returning home, he bolted the door and flicked the black cicadas off the tree. Lin Bai made up his mind not to go out for the next few days and practice hard at home.

If Xue Badong Chao came to ask, then he would have a reason, so he would be too embarrassed to leave...

Five days passed in a blink of an eye. Lin Bai went out for a walk and learned that the "murderer" who killed Qi Wangzu and his wife had been captured by the Axe Gang.

And the "murderer" was none other than a thug from the Qinglong Gang!
There is no doubt that the wrong person was arrested. Lin Bai, who was at large, guessed that the Axe Gang wanted to seize the territory of the Green Dragon Gang, so they took this opportunity to get rid of the Green Dragon Gang members.

After this incident, the Axe Gang and the Green Dragon Gang fell out.

Next, it's time for the dogs to bite each other and end up with a mouth full of fur.

Lin Baile was happy with this, and he felt relatively safer. He could practice diligently in peace and not have to worry about external interference for the time being.

Closing his eyes and clearing his mind, Lin Bai appeared in the stone space.

Ten days later, Lin Bai opened his eyes with a confused expression.

From the time he first learned the flying knife skill to now, Lin Bai has been practicing hard in the stone disk space for more than six years.

Not to mention his arm and wrist strength, his leg skills are far superior to those of ordinary people, and he can climb over walls and transfer houses with ease.

Especially hearing and vision, which can see the smallest details clearly. Once the flying knife is thrown, it can easily hit the target from a hundred steps away.

But that was all. Lin Bai clearly felt that although he had not slacked off at all, his progress was getting smaller and smaller.

His flying knife skills could obviously be improved, but he had reached a bottleneck.

After thinking for a long time, Lin Bai came to the conclusion: Although he practiced hard day and night and his limbs were strong, he had only trained his tendons and bones, and they were almost reaching their limit.

The current plan is to study internal skills in order to reach the next level.

Moreover, the sword manual also said that if the flying knife was supplemented by internal energy and lightness skills, its power would be doubled.

But where can I find the method of internal strength?

Lin Bai was born in a very low class, and he didn't know much about the martial arts sects in this world. Although he had learned the flying knife skill, he had never entered the "jianghu martial arts world", so he was really a bit in the dark...

(End of this chapter)