A leisurely life in the world of cultivation

Chapter 46 Fu Family Village Changes Hands

After a period of ecstatic elation, Li Weizhou forced himself to calm down and quickly began to reflect on his own actions:

Although the future is bright, we still have to take it one step at a time.

Because ultimately, he still has to work hard to open the acupoints one by one.

Mastering martial arts is not something you can learn by practicing it only once.

"Raging Bull Fist" is the simplest fist style, so it is easy to learn. However, advanced martial arts can be difficult to learn and still require time to practice.

And being proficient in it doesn't mean you can use it or fight it.

These all require experience, so it takes time and effort.

He can only clearly identify which acupoints to open now; to truly unlock them, he still has to proceed step by step.

So for now, let's just focus on practicing our skills diligently.

I'll become the best in the world sooner or later; it's just a matter of time, not something I can do right now.

Keep the word "steady" firmly in mind, because time is on my side, and so are my advantages.

Li Weizhou quickly calmed down.

However, before he could immerse himself in cultivation again, the Li family's old residence sent someone to urgently urge him to come to the old residence.

It seems they found out over there too...

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"Sanlang! Fu Tianshou is dead!"

Inside the Li family mansion, Li Delong's first words to Li Weizhou were unclear whether they were affirmative or questioning.

His tiger-like eyes were fixed on Li Weizhou, and the king-shaped lines on his forehead seemed to have relaxed considerably.

Li Chang'an was also helped out by Madam Guo, but before he spoke, he dismissed Madam Guo and looked at Li Weizhou, seemingly puzzled, and asked, "You said the other day you would give me an explanation within three days, Sanlang, what is this...?"

Li Weizhou shook his head and said, "Don't ask so many questions, and don't worry about who killed him. Just know that he deserved to die, and that's enough. Don't think too far-fetched. I'm a businessman, so I have some ways to handle things."

"..."

After a moment of hesitation, Li Delong said, "Eldest brother, write a letter to fourth brother. I'll read it to you while you write."

Li Changping hurriedly prepared writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone. After everything was ready, Li Delong said in a deep voice, "Fourth brother, something strange has happened in Fu Family Village. That bastard Fu Tianshou injured your second brother for no reason. If your third brother hadn't risked his life to beg for help, your second brother would be dead."

Li Weizhou: "..."

What does it mean to risk one's life to beg someone?!
The Li brothers, Changping and Chang'an, each gave him a smile to reassure him, and then Li Delong continued speaking while Li Changping continued writing:

"I spent all my savings to hire the retired镖王 (bodyguard king) of the North to kill him. But his master is the leader of the Heavenly Blade Sect, and I can't handle him. You figure it out yourself. If you can't, remember to come back and burn paper money for our family."

And so, without altering a single word, it was sent to Chengfeng Escort Agency, for which they were paid ten taels of silver to deliver the urgent message. Two more copies were then made and sent to two other escort agencies, to be delivered as well.

After wiping the ink off the letter, Li Changping asked, puzzled, "Father, why did you write three copies of one letter?"

Li Delong said irritably, "What if it gets lost?" He paused, then asked, "Do you know why I wrote it this way?"

Li Changping laughed and said, "We can't say that Sanlang took revenge, otherwise Father would lose face."

Li Delong was too exhausted to even laugh. He waved his hand and said, "Go on, go on. You are the eldest young master of our family. Only you can handle this task."

Li Changping was quite pleased. After leaving, Li Delong turned to Li Weizhou and asked, "Do you want Fu Family Village?"

Li Weizhou still wanted to play it safe, saying, "Let's wait for Silang's reply before we talk about it?" Those two hundred acres of rouge rice fields would be like a gold mine in his hands; how could he not be tempted...

Li Delong laughed and said, "The Heavenly Blade Sect is a large and powerful family. It's unlikely they would risk their lives for a single disciple. If Fu Tianshou were alive, they would still hold some competitions. With the backing of the Prince of Jin's Mansion, Fourth Brother couldn't go too far. But Fu Tianshou is dead. A dead genius is less than a dog. Just wait and see, nothing will happen."

Li Weizhou said, "Then let's do as Uncle says... but it would be best to obtain it through buying and selling, spending some money to buy peace of mind... and give it to the yamen. It would also be a good opportunity to let the other families know that my Li family is a reasonable family that values ​​harmony and making money through peaceful means."

Li Delong burst into laughter, utterly satisfied with his nephew.

No one mentioned the fate of the other members of the Fu family, because they would not have a fate.

Over the years, relying on the existence of Fu Tianshou and the enormous power behind the Fu family, the Fu family has offended quite a few people.

Even if the Li family doesn't intervene, they won't have a good ending.

Li Chang'an also stood up, patted Li Weizhou on the shoulder and laughed, saying, "That's fine, but after we get rid of the Fu family, the villagers still need to stay. Those two hundred acres of rouge rice fields are probably too much for the average farmer to manage."

Li Weizhou nodded and said, "Let the new recruits live with them so they can learn their skills quickly. By the way, won't the other powerful clans be jealous?"

Li Delong snorted and said, "Fu Tianshou was arrogant and domineering, and he didn't even last three days. At this critical juncture, who dares to offend our Li family? But we need to act quickly, lest things get complicated. I'll go to the county office now to discuss it with the magistrate. We also need to spend some money..."

Li Weizhou said, "I'll write a note, and Uncle can just go to my house and ask the housekeeper for the money."

Li Delong didn't stand on ceremony; he took the note Li Weizhou had written and left.

Although Li Weizhou has not been in business for long, he has already gained a reputation as the "God of Wealth of the North" in Qingzhou Prefecture...

In terms of family wealth, Li Delong knew he might not be able to match his nephew's.

The Fu family estate was intended to be given to Li Weizhou, so let Li Weizhou pay for this money to avoid any future disputes between his daughter-in-law and nephew.

After Li Delong left in a hurry, Li Chang'an looked at his cousin and clicked his tongue, saying, "I thought you were already very powerful, but I still underestimated you. You're amazing. Although Fu Tianshou has only been in the Middle Three Passes for less than a year, the Fu Family Manor even held a seven-day banquet for him. But martial artists in the Middle Three Passes are already big names in the martial arts world. Even though it was only the fourth pass, he took most of my life with a light whip, and I died just like that."

Li Chang'an is 100% certain that Li Weizhou killed Fu Tianshou, but he doesn't know exactly how.

But it doesn't matter anymore. Even if they had someone kill him, finding a master who could take down a martial arts expert from the middle three passes is a skill that most people don't possess. "Our Li family is destined to prosper!"

Li Chang'an sat in a chair, looked up at the blue sky, and uttered a sentence full of longing...

Li Weizhou smiled. It was quite comforting to have such a family backing him.

However, they only considered that, under the rational circumstances, the Heavenly Blade Sect would not come knocking on their door for the sake of a dead genius disciple.

But what if it's irrational?

Therefore, it's still necessary to be on guard...

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into the night.

Li Weizhou helped Li Chang'an to the main hall of the Central Court.

Ximei was brought over yesterday. The Li family has only had one daughter in several generations. It was fine when there was some distance between them before, but now that they are close relatives, Ximei has naturally become the object of the family's love and pampering.

Not to mention others, even Luo Shi gradually grew to like this cheerful and bubbly sister-in-law, especially when her son Li Huan was particularly fond of the only aunt in the Li family.

However, Ximei missed her brother the most. When she saw Li Weizhou, she ran over and hugged him with a joyful expression.

Behind them, like a string of beads, were Xiao Dong, Xiao Xi, Xiao Bei, Li Huan, Li Rui, and their two head maids.

Cao Shi probably loved seeing such a scene of children and grandchildren all around her, and she smiled very happily, even urging the brothers Li Chang'an and Li Weizhou to sit down quickly.

Guo was still cursing: "That beast of the Fu family deserves to be extinct. What got into him? Why did he have to attack Chang'an? Now look what happened, he's getting his comeuppance!"

Cao comforted her, saying, "The person is gone, why bother with these things? The children are still here."

Madam Guo quickly changed her expression and said, "It's to let the children know that they must have a strong will and not be bullied. When the whole family is united, we can avenge any grudge!"

Luo reminded her, "You have to have the ability first."

Madam Guo smiled and said, "He'll be five years old soon. Let the Ji Ren Tang master examine his bones and see if he can produce another Si Lang."

Li Chang'an smiled at Li Weizhou and said, "Look at this dream you've been having."

Li Weizhou didn't mind, saying, "It's worth a try. If martial arts don't work, I'll study literature. If literature doesn't work either, I'll work as a patrol inspector with you."

"Duh!"

Li Chang'an was speechless and cursed.

Cao and the others found it amusing, and Guo also laughed, saying, "Third Uncle, won't your nephews be able to become gods of wealth with you in the future?"

Li Weizhou said, “Merchants travel thousands of miles on foot, carrying the sun and moon on their shoulders, using goods as their boat to cross the river of human life. As long as Second Sister-in-law is willing to let Li Rui and the others travel thousands of miles in the future, I will naturally be happy to have my own family help me. If I didn’t have a family member I could trust, would Baibaolou’s business be limited to Qingzhou Prefecture? Not far to the north is the horse market that trades with the Donghu.”

When Guo heard that she was going to trade with the Donghu barbarians, she was startled and quickly said, "Then let's forget about it. If all else fails, let's just be patrol inspectors."

The family laughed again, but they understood.

Before transportation entered the era of large-scale industry, any long journey was no different from a farewell.

Just as they were talking animatedly, Li Delong strode into the room, looking as spirited as if he were more than ten years younger.

Li Changping and County Magistrate Zhou Yunjun followed behind him.

When the people inside saw that a distinguished guest had arrived, they all stood up to greet him.

Li Weizhou was also quite pleased, as although it was still a feudal era, it seemed that it had not yet been poisoned by Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucianism.

Interestingly, this world also has sages like Confucius and Mencius, as well as Buddha and Amitabha...

Congratulations! That's wonderful news!

After entering the house, County Magistrate Zhou Yunjun greeted the Li family members with clasped hands.

The Li family members were naturally very polite, but they didn't know why they were so happy.

Zhou Yunjun lamented, "The fourth son of the Li family is far superior to the son of the Fu family in martial arts, and his future is bright in the capital. Yet the Li family has always adhered to the principles of humility and prudence. The Fu family, on the other hand, does not know the way to protect their family and prosper their clan, and they deserve to perish."

Madam Cao smiled and said, "You flatter me, Magistrate. The Fu family's son is only slightly inferior to the Fourth Prince, and the Fu family has always been dissatisfied with that."

Zhou Yunjun chuckled and said, "They are truly frogs in a well. The difference between a medium-grade martial bone and a high-grade martial bone is vast! The upper limit of a medium-grade martial bone is only the middle three gates. Only those with high-grade martial bones have the opportunity to break through the upper three gates and become like immortals on land."

Taking the opportunity, Li Weizhou inquired, "Your Excellency, why is the status of military men so high?" In times of peace, it is logical to value civil officials over military ones. But this is clearly not the case in the Great Qian Dynasty.

Zhou Yunjun laughed and said, "Sanlang has accomplished great things recently, so why don't you understand such a principle? Although warriors do not engage in production, they can protect those who do and maintain the stability of the country. The Donghu have warriors, the Snow Mountain has warriors, and the Southern Zhao have warriors. Can the Great Qian Dynasty function without warriors?"

Moreover, it's not that there's no production. The mountains and rivers teem with giant beasts; without the eight sects to suppress them, they would surely harm the people. Furthermore, during the reign of Emperor Deheng of the previous dynasty, the Qi region suffered a severe drought, leaving thousands of acres barren and crops completely lost. If it weren't for the combined efforts of warriors who retrieved countless giant fish from the vast ocean, saving millions of lives, the consequences would have been unimaginable. Therefore, Third Brother need not be modest; Fourth Brother's future is limitless, and the future of the Li family is equally limitless!

Li Weizhou smiled and said, "The county magistrate has said one less thing. The future of Li's close friend is also limitless."

"Hahaha! Well said! Fu Tianshou lacked a sense of the bigger picture and failed to recognize the talents of the Li family. His defeat and death were not unjust!"

Zhou Yunjun showered the Li family with kind words as if they were free.

Li Weizhou glanced at his uncle with concern, wondering how much money he had spent...

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(End of this chapter)