The Wheel-Turning Master.

Chapter 8 Heart towards the Tao
It was almost noon and the sun was at its highest.

Feeling his stomach, Lin Bai felt extremely hungry. He was too lazy to light a fire and cook, and he really missed Mu Zhen's big white buns.

He picked up his hat to block the sun and went out.

Turning out of the alley, I came to the steamed bun shop. I saw Mu Zhen wearing an apron, a flowered cloth wrapped around her head, and her sleeves turned outward, kneading dough.

I haven't seen you for nearly half a month, and Mu Zhen's breasts seem to have become fuller.

It’s a pity that I can’t get my hands on it and don’t know the truth.

"Sister Zhen." Lin Bai walked forward and spoke enthusiastically.

"Why are you here?" Mu Zhen raised her head and saw that it was Lin Bai. She smiled and wiped the sweat off her forehead with the back of her hand. She asked, "Why didn't you go out these few days? You didn't answer my knocks?"

"Well... people on the street say that I... can spin the cart, so I'm embarrassed to go out." Lin Bai smiled awkwardly and gave an excuse he had prepared long ago.

"You, it's not a bad thing, you're so shameless!" Mu Zhen looked outside and saw that no one was passing by, so he asked in a low voice: "Xiao Linzi, can you really turn the wheel?"

Are all widows so unrestrained? Lin Bai didn't know how to respond.

"Alas, whoever wants to marry you in the future will be blessed." Mu Zhen sighed quietly, "Unlike me, a widow, no one would want me even if I gave him money." After saying that, she glanced at Lin Bai with resentment.

"Sister Zhen, don't worry. You will definitely find a good man in the future." Lin Bai could only comfort her blindly.

"Is there anyone better than you?" Mu Zhen asked.

That depends on what aspect. You are definitely not as good as me in turning the wheel...

Lin Bai couldn't stand such bold and straightforward words, so he quickly changed the subject and said, "Sister Zhen, has anything happened here recently?"

In fact, Lin Bai wanted to know whether there was a fight between the Axe Gang and the Green Dragon Gang.

"What could possibly happen? The useless son of the Xue family beat someone to death; the Liu family hooked up with a rich old relative and brought home lots of things; and the old man from the Jia family was found to have an affair..." Mu Zhen was really well-informed.

"Then the Axe Gang and the Green Dragon Gang didn't have a fight?" Lin Bai stopped pretending.

"I haven't heard of anything happening." Mu Zhen shook his head.

This is a bit strange. Lin Bai remembered that Niu Er's words that day seemed to mean that he was going to deal with the Axe Gang. And the Axe Gang arrested the people of the Qinglong Gang for Qi Wangzu's case...

It's hard for two small gangs entrenched in the impoverished North City not to fight each other! Is there still a way to negotiate peace?

"Sister Zhen, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first." Lin Bai put on his sunshade hat again.

After saying this, Lin Bai left quickly without waiting for Mu Zhen to speak.

Seeing that Lin Bai seemed to be running for his life, Mu Zhen stamped her feet in anger and said angrily: "I have made my words so clear, there is no way this brat doesn't understand! Every time he sees me, he looks at me a little more. It's obvious that he just wants to sleep with me and doesn't want to care about me!"

Lin Bai didn't run slowly, but he had excellent hearing and still heard Mu Zhen's nagging.

I just wanted to eat some of her buns, but in the end I got nothing.

In fact, Lin Bai also knew that if he agreed, he would definitely eat the buns at will, eating them during the day and at night until he was full.

Walking along the street, Lin Bai's destination was South City.

The structure of Huaxi County is poor in the north and rich in the south.

In front of the south city gate is the Huaxi River. There is a wharf outside the city with a lot of goods coming and going. Most of the rich people in the city live in the eastern part of the south city.

Therefore, South City is prosperous, with all kinds of businesses and shops.

Of course, the forces are intertwined and it is difficult to gain a foothold in South City without support.

Arriving in South City, Lin Bai didn't know anyone there, so he decided to spend money. He found a restaurant, ate three pounds of dumplings, and drank a bowl of rice wine.

After settling the bill, Lin Bai went into another teahouse, spent two cents to buy a bowl of the worst herbal tea, and said nothing, just listening to other people's chatter.

It was a hot summer day and everyone had nothing to do, so they all gathered in the teahouse to chat.

Lin Bai listened for more than half an hour and found that most people were chatting about the drought in the north, and some were talking about the romantic secrets in Huaxi County.

"I heard there's a peasant in the north city who can lift a wheel and make it turn! He has so much capital that some people are going to him to borrow money!" someone said. "Wow! The wheel weighs at least 10 pounds. If he can really lift it, he must be a natural!" someone else said.

Lin Bai originally wanted to listen to some interesting stories in the teahouse, but he didn't expect it to involve himself...

He pressed down his hat and walked away.

Next, it's time to get down to business. Lin Bai has inquired around and found out there are three famous martial arts schools in South City.

Now I have too few trump cards, only the flying knife skill. I really should learn something else. I dare not say advanced internal skills, but at least learn some boxing and swordsmanship.

However, after visiting two martial arts schools in succession, Lin Bai felt quite disappointed.

As he practiced flying knife for a long time, Lin Bai had gained some insight and was an expert in the art of flying knives.

These two martial arts schools do not have any profound techniques.

They neither teach the inner strength nor the light body skills.

What they teach are basic Kung Fu to build up strength, mainly sword and boxing techniques, with an emphasis on actual combat.

Of course, if you learn it well, you can barely fight against ten people, and you will have no problem guarding the house.

In fact, this is true. People who come out of the three martial arts schools all aim to be bodyguards for wealthy families.

But this is far from enough for Lin Bai and is completely worthless to learn.

I have already tempered my body thousands of times in the stone space, so I can use the sword as soon as I pick it up, but I just don't have any method.

Besides, the tuition fee is very expensive, ten taels for admission and another ten taels for apprenticeship.

But if you think about it carefully, this is normal.

Internal strength is hard to come by, and it cannot be bought with money. In other words, it cannot be bought with ten or a hundred taels of silver.

A complete set of internal skills and martial arts can be passed down from generation to generation, can prosper for several generations, and create a prosperous family.

It is even the foundation and basis of a sect.

No one would sell this thing unless it was absolutely necessary.

Therefore, martial arts schools only teach basic skills, mainly practical and easy-to-learn sword and boxing techniques. Although the moves look sharp, they will be easily defeated when encountering masters.

There may be many masters in this world, but how many can there be in a small Huaxi County? The people from the Qinglong Gang and the Axe Gang that Lin Bai met, such as Dong Chao, Xue Ba, and Niu Er, were actually not much better than the apprentices from these martial arts schools.

After visiting two martial arts gyms, there was only one Tai Chi gym left. I heard that the owner's surname was Ma, and he practiced Hunyuan Xingyi Tai Chi, which is a style of Tai Chi that uses softness to overcome hardness and becomes stronger when facing a strong opponent. It is an amazing kung fu.

Lin Bai didn't quite believe it, but he went to take a look anyway, and it turned out to be a waste of time.

After wasting a whole day, Lin Bai ate a lot of mutton and then returned to the north city.

Instead of going home directly, I went to Baicaotang first.

"Doctor Bai, I have already memorized the 'Essentials of the Internal Classic'. Can I borrow some other books to read?" Lin Bai said in a humble tone.

"That's rare." Doctor Bai smiled and asked a few questions casually, and Lin Bai answered them one by one.

Doctor Bai smiled even more brightly when he saw that Lin Bai was really concerned about it.

"The Neijing is a key point. It's not enough to just memorize it. You also have to understand its meaning." Zhong Xiuxiu spoke while grinding the medicine.

As she spoke, she glanced at Lin Bai, then quietly held up three fingers, indicating that she still owed three coins for the medicine!
Lin Bai ignored Zhong Xiuxiu, the debt collector, and only bowed respectfully to Doctor Bai, and asked, "Doctor Bai, please lend me a few more medical books so that I can go back and study them."

"Okay, okay. It's always good to be willing to study medicine. Maybe you can save more people in the future." Doctor Bai took out two booklets and handed them to Lin Bai.

"Thank you, Doctor Bai." Lin Bai bowed again.

I returned home with the book and had just bolted the door when there was a knock on the door.

He opened the door again and saw a short and fat man standing outside with a whistle stick in his hand. It was Xue Ba from the Axe Gang.

(End of this chapter)