I attained immortality through meditation in the Great Qian Dynasty.

She kept rambling on and on.

Zhao Zian felt both bittersweet and tender.

This amount of money is nothing compared to his current wealth.

But he knew that this was everything his sister-in-law had.

It is a woman's last bit of confidence in settling down in her husband's family.

Now, however, she is going to give him that confidence without reservation.

Just because I was afraid he would be bullied outside.

How foolish, yet how precious.

He pushed her hand, which was holding the things, back to him.

"Sister-in-law, I appreciate your kind offer. But I cannot accept these."

Li Suqin looked up.

"Why? Do you think it's not enough?"

"Of course not."

Zhao Zian was both amused and exasperated.

"Sister-in-law, I'm working at Jishetang now, not as a lowly apprentice or shop assistant."

"That is?"

"I am a worshipper of Jishetang, and you could say I am one of its owners."

"The manager of Jishetang, that is, Manager Su, treated me very well and even gave me a 30% share. Accountant Sun and Doctor Wang also respected me. No one dared to bully me, really."

Li Suqin was stunned, clearly not quite understanding what "offering" and "master" meant.

But she understood the last sentence.

No one dared to bully him.

"Really? You're not just saying nice things to make me worry..."

Why would I try to comfort you?

Zhao Zian smiled.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry. I'm capable now, I can earn money, and I can protect you and this family."

Li Suqin lowered her head and protected her stomach with both hands.

Zhao Zian closed the lid and pushed it under the bed.

"Keep these safe. You'll need money for many things in the future."

"So, the most important thing for you right now is to take good care of your health. Don't think about anything else, and don't be afraid of anything. I'll take care of everything."

"Zian..."

Li Suqin's tears still fell.

"Okay, stop crying."

Zhao Zian was somewhat at a loss.

"Um."

Li Suqin obediently responded.

Zhao Zian left the room and closed the door.

Half an hour later, he arrived at the fields outside the city.

He walked around several huge rocks and came to the well.

Zhao Zian sat in the center of the formation, forming hand seals in front of him.

The airflow converged into the array eye where he was located and surged into his body.

The energy expended during the day was restored, and the body greedily absorbed this energy.

Cool!

After an unknown amount of time, a throbbing pain came from the vortex of Qi in his dantian, indicating that he had reached the limit of his cultivation for the night.

He finished his practice and stopped circulating his inner energy.

Zhao Zian stood up.

Suddenly, a mournful cry pierced his eardrums.

That was not the howl of an ordinary wild animal.

Zhao Zian rushed towards the direction from which the sound came.

In the woods, by the moonlight, he could see the scene before him clearly.

A vicious wolf had cornered a small, snow-white creature.

The little creature was a young fox that had not yet reached adulthood. One of its hind legs appeared to be injured, and the blood seeping out stained the grass beneath it.

The wolf growled.

Zhao Zian suddenly appeared behind the wolf.

"brute."

The wolf turned around, but it didn't even see when the person behind it had appeared!

The beast's instincts were screaming alarms.

It abandoned its readily available prey, opened its blood-red maw, and lunged at Zhao Zian's throat.

Zhao Zian didn't even bother to dodge.

He simply raised his hand, met the wolf's kiss, and threw a punch.

The wolf's charge came to an abrupt halt, its head caved in backward, and it crashed into a large tree seven or eight meters away.

Zhao Zian shook his hand.

I still didn't control the force well.

He only intended to break the beast's neck, but he ended up smashing its skull to pieces.

In the corner, the young fox stared blankly at the scene.

However, Zhao Zian had not yet had time to deal with the wolf carcass.

A wolf howl burst from the wolf's throat.

That was the signal it sent before it died.

Zhao Zian understood.

Trouble.

This beast is not a lone wolf.

Sure enough, the deathly silence lasted only a moment.

Footsteps came from all directions, enveloping the rocky forest.

One pair, two pairs, three pairs...

A dozen or so wolves, each a size larger than the one from before, strolled out of the forest.

wolves!

The lead wolf, a alpha male, was exceptionally large, almost the size of a calf.

"Awoo!"

The wolf king looked up and howled to the sky.

The other wolves also began to howl, one after another.

Great.

that is really good!

Zhao Zian was worried about having nowhere to channel his power and not knowing the extent of its potential.

These beasts, they came at just the right time!

I'll use you guys to test my mettle!

"Little guy, hide well."

Zhao Zian said something in a low voice, not caring whether the young fox understood or not.

Without hesitation, the wolf king let out an attacking roar.

They all rushed toward the seemingly frail figure in the center.

Instead of retreating, Zhao Zi'an advanced.

He stomped his right foot heavily on the ground!

Centered on his landing point, the ground cracked, and gravel and grass clippings flew in all directions.

The two wolves that pounced first didn't even have time to close their mouths.

He was hit head-on by the blast wave and flew backward with a wail.

Zhao Zian charged into the wolf pack.

One punch!

He broke the wolf's waist in half, sending it flying more than ten meters away.

One kick!

A vicious wolf was struck on the head by his whip kick and sent flying.

One cubit!

He crashed into a wolf's arms, and with a swift upward thrust of his elbow, smashed its jaw.

The wolf king was dumbfounded.

It had never seen such terrifying humans.

Its clan has reigned supreme in this mountain forest for many years, and even when it encounters tigers and black bears coming down from the mountain, it dares to attack them as a group.

But what kind of monster is this?!

The wolf king let out a mournful howl and turned to flee.

"Want to leave now? Too late."

Zhao Zian's voice rang in its ears.

In despair, the wolf king became ferocious, stood upright, and slammed down on Zhao Zian's head.

Zhao Zian stretched out his right hand, spread his five fingers, and grabbed one of the wolf king's paws that had been slapped down.

The crisp sound of bones breaking.

The wolf king's giant claws were crushed by him!

Zhao Zian swung his arm, grabbed its front leg, swung it around, and slammed it to the ground!

A shallow crater was smashed into the ground, and the wolf king lay in the crater, blood flowing from his mouth and nose.

He had countless broken bones, was barely breathing, and was clearly not going to make it.

Once the battle was over, the young fox finally poked its little head out.

Zhao Zian suppressed his murderous aura and squatted down.

He thought the little thing would take the opportunity to run away.

It came to Zhao Zian's hand and licked his fingers.

Zhao Zian was stunned.

Such understanding and humanity far surpasses that of ordinary wild beasts.

He reached out, picked up the fox cub, and checked its injuries.

These are three wounds on his hind legs caused by wolf claws, but fortunately, no bones or tendons were damaged.

Zhao Zian took out wound medicine from his pocket.

He poured out some medicinal powder and sprinkled it on the young fox's wound.

"Little one, would you like to come with me?"

Zhao Zian asked.

The snow-white fox cub snuggled into his arms and even stuck out its tongue to lick his chin, looking like it was determined to stick with him.

Zhao Zian smiled.

"From now on, you will follow me."