The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 9 Night Detective
Li Jingxiao was basically certain that Jia Zhu was fine.

If Jia Zhu had not died early, Jia Baoyu's future life would actually have been better.

After all, Jia Baoyu is only the second son, and the family's expectations for him are definitely not as high as those for Jia Zhu.

Maybe in the future, I can really be a playboy in peace and contentment.

Jia Zhu hurriedly stood up and thanked him repeatedly, and also gave him a set of Hui ink and a fine Duan inkstone as a thank you gift.

If it was any other gift, Li Jingxiao would definitely be polite, and only after Jia Zhu spoke sincerely would he accept it.

But the Hui ink and Duan inkstone are right in front of us, and being too polite would seem hypocritical.

After a few polite words, he accepted it happily, which made Jia Zhu a little uncomfortable.

But Li Jingxiao knew what he was talking about, which made Jia Zhu feel proud.

Unfortunately, Li Wan would never come out to see anyone, so Li Jingxiao didn't even have the chance to talk to her, let alone contact her.

She could only say goodbye to Jia Zhu, and then as expected, she was led to Rongqing Hall by a maid.

Grandmother Jia and Mrs. Wang confirmed in person that Jia Zhu was fine, and expressed their gratitude again profusely.

But what was surprising, yet not surprising, this time was that Yingchun and Tanchun also came out to express their gratitude.

Li Jingxiao thought about it and thought that Yingchun and Tanchun were still young, and meeting a stranger, especially a Taoist monk, was not a big problem.

Jia Yuanchun is older, so naturally she wouldn't ask someone else to meet her.

Looking at the four-character reminder "romantic, resentful and strange" above Yingchun and Tanchun's heads, Li Jingxiao took the opportunity to chat with them for a few words.

I want to try to see if I can get the mission from her.

Unfortunately, after asking several questions, Yingchun and Tanchun spoke fluently, but I didn't get any hint about obtaining the task.

Li Jingxiao thought to himself, could I really have a fight with these 'romantic and cunning' people?

Or perhaps, only the most intimate contact can defeat these 'romantic tricks'?
If that is true, then there are quite a few girls among the Twelve Golden Hairpins, the Secondary Hairpins, and the Secondary Hairpins.

Having many wives and concubines is by no means a delusion.

After leaving Rongqing Hall, Jia Lian, who was responsible for seeing him off, accompanied him all the way to the door.

Then he whispered, "My dear brother, the doctor from Ju'an Hall will never have the chance to trouble you again.

But I heard some news that the Ju'an Hall seems to be involved with the Xing'an Earl's Mansion."

Li Jingxiao frowned, and Jia Lian hurriedly continued, "Speaking of which, this generation's Xing'an Earl has been bedridden for years and has no children.

There are only three girls, so it shouldn't be a disadvantage for you.

If you really have something to do, don't hesitate to come to me."

Li Jingxiao thought about it and then nodded.

If it's just for medical treatment, you really don't have to worry about your safety.

If you want to steal the prescription, now that the Jia family is here, it will definitely not work if you rob it openly.

If you really make yourself angry, just find a dark and windy night and send Xing'an Bo to the west.

After leaving the Jia family, he had to pay another 1 taels of silver for medical treatment. In this regard, Li Jingxiao actually liked the Jia family's attitude of not caring about money.

In the following days, Li Jingxiao devoted himself to practicing martial arts, and finally achieved some success in the Eternal Spring Kung Fu (1/500).

The true energy in the body is at least three times stronger than before.

The meridians have also been widened by more than 2 times, and the amount of true Qi that can be stored in the body is not just increased by 2 times.

If we interpret the meridians as cylinders, that would be a 4-fold improvement.

Just looking at the experience bar, it takes 500 proficiency points to upgrade from a small success to the next level.

Li Jingxiao couldn't help but feel a headache.

It is said that 8 hours will make you more proficient, so 16 hours a day means 4.8 points.

It’s only been 105 days since the upgrade.

This cultivation speed is already very fast.

But the more advanced the practice, the more proficiency points are required.

What if the proficiency required for the next level increases from 500 to 3,000 to 5,000?

Or tens of thousands, Li Jingxiao had to consider the future.

The Immortality and Eternal Spring Kung Fu is indeed a truly miraculous skill, but it has a disadvantage: every thirty years, the practitioner will revert to youth. What if after 30 years, one still cannot achieve perfection in cultivation?

Then my appearance in the future might be fixed as that of an old man.

That night, Li Jingxiao, dressed in black, used his lightness skill of chasing stars and catching the moon, and his body instantly appeared on the roof of the main hall of Zhenwu Temple.

After looking at the direction clearly, he flew over the roofs of the houses in West City, then took a step and stepped silently on a roof, flying forward another ten meters.

In just a few minutes, they arrived at the roof of the Ministry of Works.

After listening carefully for a while, he confirmed that there were only a few officers patrolling the Ministry of Works.

Only then did he feel relieved and landed in a courtyard.

After searching for more than an hour, I finally found Qin Ye's information in a house.

By the way, the address of Xing'an Earl's Mansion was also found.

Put the information back and make sure there are no loopholes left.

Then he flew onto the roof again.

When I arrived at Qin's house, I saw that there was still a light in the house, and then I heard a few dull coughs.

As soon as you hear it, you can tell that it is the cough of an elderly person.

Li Jingxiao frowned and thought about it. It seemed that before Qin Ye was angered to death, he did say that he had an old illness.

Only then did he find out that his beloved son had secretly married a young nun.

In a fit of anger, his old illness relapsed and he died within three to five days.

If that's the case, then it's easy.

Li Jingxiao didn't stay any longer. He flashed and appeared on the eaves ten meters away.

He flashed again, flew out another dozen meters, and soon appeared at the Xing'an Earl's Mansion.

He quietly landed on the roof of the main hall, sat cross-legged and listened for a while, and also heard the groans of a patient in pain at night.

I was just thinking about whether I should take the initiative.

On second thought, Xing'an Bo was just involved and died in the evening.

Even a fool would know that it must be related to him.

Return to Zhenwu Temple quietly.

The next morning, Li Jingxiao got up early as usual to do morning lessons, and then practiced soft palm and finger-circling soft sword.

At noon, when I opened the door and looked outside, I saw that there were more than thirty patients today.

And most of them look like they are suffering from colds.

Li Jingxiao suddenly returned to God, and now it is the end of September in the lunar calendar.

According to the Gregorian calendar, it is mid-to-late October and the weather really starts to get cold.

If I remember correctly, there was an example in the world of Red Mansions where heavy snow fell in October of the lunar calendar, which is November of the Gregorian calendar.

But Li Jingxiao was still wearing only a single layer of clothing and a thin Taoist robe.

Compared with the patients who came to see the doctor today, his figure seemed even thinner.

But he didn't feel cold at all, even his palms and soles of feet felt like warm stoves.

It can be seen that the internal strength has indeed been cultivated successfully.

Of course, recently because of curing Jia Zhu, his fame is indeed much greater than before.

He welcomed the patient in and then spoke to a young man who was about fourteen or fifteen years old and was carefully supporting his mother.

"Brother Heng, today is the same as usual."

The young man nodded quickly.

My mother is seriously ill. Not only can we not afford her medicine, but the family also has no money left to treat her.

Fortunately, a few days ago, Jia Heng heard that Li Jingxiao had cured Jia Zhu of Rongguo Mansion. Holding on to a glimmer of hope, he asked a few neighbors to take his mother to Zhenwu Temple in a cart for medical treatment.

When Li Jingxiao saw him coming up, he knelt down on the ground and kowtowed. After asking, he did not ask him to pay for the medical expenses.

Instead, he was asked to maintain order outside the temple.

(End of this chapter)