What a lucky world!

Chapter 56 I plan to adopt a son...

The sky is filled with summer colors, and the leaves of the trees are moving with the sound of autumn.

In a blink of an eye, the mountains and rivers are filled with orange, yellow, tangerines and green, and autumn has arrived.

On the bank of the Fuxin River, ten miles outside Wan'an County, an old man wearing a straw raincoat was fishing, but the fish basket next to him was empty.

The old man had a long white beard and looked to be over sixty years old, but he looked energetic.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes and said calmly, "What's the matter?"

As soon as he asked this question, a figure appeared behind him and said softly, "Village leader, you have been down the mountain for more than a month..."

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong in the village?" asked the old man.

"That's not true."

"Is there something new happening at the government office?" the old man asked again.

"nor."

"Then why are you looking for me so loudly?"

The figure smiled and said, "You are the backbone of the village. You have been away for over a month, and everyone misses you..."

"Miss your grandma's legs..." The old man cursed, "I've been in seclusion in the mountains for half a year, and no one thought of giving me some roast chicken, roast duck, or some Xinghua Village Shaodaozi."

"I've been down the mountain for a month, and you miss me already?"

"Why am I so unconvinced?"

The visitor hesitated for a moment and said, "That loudmouth, Old Han, has spread the word throughout the village that you, the elder, have been restless and eager to make a move, and that you are coming down the mountain to recruit a disciple!"

"Several leaders thought that if they were to accept a disciple, it would be best to select a founding disciple from within the village."

"After you have decided on the founding disciple, you can then accept the child that Old Han mentioned."

"Bullshit!" the old man snorted. "Isn't it that bastard Wei Wuyou who started the trouble?"

The visitor smiled and said, "Mr. Wei said that this is called reputation and instrument, and it cannot be borrowed from others, so as to avoid potential hidden dangers in the future..."

The old man rolled his eyes at the other man and said, "Alright, alright, go back and tell them I don't accept any disciples."

The visitor was stunned: "Ah? Not accepting disciples?"

Then what are you doing here, an old man?

Could it be that he has taken a fancy to a young widow from some family in Wan'an County?

The old man raised his lips and said, "That boy is talented, handsome, and has literary talent. He has some of the charm I had back then."

"Originally, I did want to take in a disciple, but then I thought, why should I take in a disciple?"

The visitor said, "Why do you say that?"

"Isn't it just a thought?"

The visitor nodded: "That's right. Then why don't you accept it?"

"You said, it's all just a thought anyway. How can a disciple be as close as an eldest son, right?"

Incoming person: (｀Д)ゞ

No, it must be that my way of supporting the main role is wrong.

Can you say that again.

The old man nodded. "I've been watching that kid for over a month now. He's talented, scheming, and most importantly, kind-hearted! His behavior... no, it's his temper that's just to my taste."

"I've already decided. I'm going to chop off his head and burn yellow paper with him, and we'll be father and son!"

"Go back and tell Old Wei that I know what I'm doing and there won't be any hidden dangers!" The man thought for a moment and then asked, "Will he be willing to go up the mountain with you and become a bandit? Even later..."

"How would I know?" the old man said impatiently, "He doesn't even recognize me now..."

"I've been hesitating. Should I ask him directly if he wants to be my son? Or should I get to know him first and then casually ask if he can accept a father-son relationship with me?"

"What the hell, even if they're married, they can still make things a done deal, but what's going on with this father and son..."

Visitor: ヽ(ー_ー)ノ

It seems like we've been chatting for a long time, but you still have unrequited love for me.

"Alright, stop talking nonsense to me from here. Tell the people in the village and give me some time." The old man waved his hand. "If it doesn't work, I'll go back and think of a solution."

"Also, I'm a fisherman now, so don't keep looking for me. It would be difficult if I get caught."

"Get lost..."

Visitor: Fisherman?
He glanced at the old man's empty fish basket and didn't know how to respond. He could only bow, then disappeared from the spot.

When the old man saw that the people had left, he turned around and continued fishing. After another half a day, still no fish took the bait.

The old man looked around, then shook his wrist slightly, and suddenly a force was transmitted into the water along the fishing rod and fishing line. The surface of the river was calm, but the water below began to vibrate violently as the force was transmitted, and the undercurrent was surging.

Immediately, the fish were stunned by the undercurrent and floated to the surface one after another.

The old man swung his rod quickly and "hooked" up the fainted fish one by one, filling the fish basket.

"Haha, today's catch is really good!" The old man looked at the fish basket and said with satisfaction.

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Wan'an County, Yuanwei Escort Agency.

In the guest room courtyard, Zhang Mu woke up from his practice and opened his eyes.

More than a month has passed since Zhang Mu last saw Li Shishi.

During this month or so, Zhang Mu's talent increased again due to a major enhancement in his innate martial luck after he reached sixth place.

He has now opened up the Ren Meridian and successfully advanced to the third level of Tongmai Realm. Even nineteen of the twenty-nine acupoints of the Du Meridian have been opened up, and the fourth level is within reach.

On average, he opened three acupoints every two days, and he was very satisfied with the progress.

The only thing that disappointed him was that the efficacy of the Liangyi Xiantian Pill was completely exhausted after the Ren Meridian broke through. For this reason, he had to buy the Xiaoyijing Pill from Xuan Ji again.

However, the previous price for a kiss was fifteen taels, but now he relied on his master (servant) status to bargain with Xuan Ji, and finally decided on twelve taels per piece.

As for the Tianji Ranking, three days ago, he successfully defeated the top of the list, Xia Shouzhi, a fourth-grade martial artist from the Seven Stars Martial Arts School in the county, with his third-grade cultivation, and successfully refreshed the list.

So far, after four cross-level battles, he has obtained a total of nine Turtle Shell Points (black hand), plus the ten Turtle Shell Points from the monthly settlement, Zhang Mu now has a total of nineteen Turtle Shell Points.

In line with the principle of "better to have nothing than to have something of poor quality", Zhang Mu did not learn other low-level martial arts at will, but kept these 19 tortoise shell points.

According to the rules, after completing the Tianji Ranking Challenge, the ranking will be calculated for the upcoming opportunities available to those on the list. Unfortunately, compared to the last time the list refreshed, which yielded three opportunities in a row, including an eighth-grade opportunity like "Cold Dragon Killing Spring," this time, only one opportunity was available. That opportunity came from Ning Shuang, who was originally ranked second on the list and belonged to the Changhong Martial Arts School in the county. And it was a ninth-grade opportunity.

However, this ninth-grade opportunity was originally displayed as an eighth-grade opportunity, and only became a ninth-grade opportunity the next moment. This was the first time Zhang Mu had seen such a situation.

According to the Tianji List, Ning Shuang will win an item at the Baibaotang auction and get this opportunity.

Zhang Mu had inquired about this and found out that Baibaotang, the largest pawnshop in the county, was planning to auction off a batch of unclaimed items. To this end, he didn't even buy a gun. Apart from the money for the elixir, he prepared 156 taels of silver to participate in the auction.

After looking at the sky, Zhang Mu got out of bed and stretched his muscles a little.

Today is the day the auction begins.

After changing his clothes, Zhang Mu walked out of the escort agency. He was very curious about what this opportunity was that allowed him to drop from the eighth rank to the ninth rank...

(End of this chapter)