Courtyard House: Wudang Disciple Sweeps Through the Compound

Seeing this, Chen Wenzi and Xiao Sisi clapped and jumped for joy, shouting repeatedly, "Hit! Hit!"

Chen Wenqi didn't dare to delay. He quickly pulled the fishing line tied to the arrow and dragged the injured duck toward the shore. The fishermen around looked on curiously at this unusual scene.

When Chen Wenqi dragged the duck ashore, everyone realized how fat and robust it was.

A crowd gathered around, asking curiously, "Young man, how did you catch the duck?"

Chen Wenqi explained simply, "It's just tying an iron block to the fishing line and shooting it out with a slingshot."

The others were all eager to try it out, but unfortunately they came to fish and didn't bring any slingshots, otherwise they really wanted to try their luck themselves.

Chen Wenzi and her younger sister surrounded the plump duck, their faces beaming with joy, thinking about the delicious meat they would be eating that night.

Chen Wenzi looked up at her older brother, her face full of anticipation, and said, "Big brother, let me try too."

Chen Wenqi grinned, handed the arrow and fishing line to his younger brother, and patiently instructed him: "Just put the arrow on the slingshot. When aiming, point it slightly above the duck. Also, judge its movement in advance based on the duck's swimming speed and seize the opportunity to fire."

With a soft "whoosh," Chen Wenzi released the slingshot without hesitation, and the arrow immediately flew out.

Unfortunately, the arrow grazed the duck's body, missing its target by a hair's breadth.

Chen Wenzi stomped his foot in frustration and sighed, "Oh, I was just a hair's breadth away from hitting it." As he spoke, he pulled back the arrow and re-tie it securely to the fishing line.

Chen Wenqi watched from the side with his little sister in his hand, and sometimes he would hand her the slingshot so she could try it out. Although the little girl was young, she was quite strong, but her arms were too short to fully draw the slingshot. However, she still enjoyed playing with it.

The ducks on the lake were startled by the commotion and kept quacking.

Chen Wenzi suddenly shouted excitedly, "Big brother, I hit it! I hit it!"

After trying more than ten times, Chen Wenzi finally hit a duck; he hurriedly dragged the duck ashore, his face flushed with excitement.

Chen Wenqi stepped forward, smiled with satisfaction, and praised, "Yes, you did very well, you've improved."

The three siblings played by the lake for a while longer, and finally caught a total of three ducks, but the mother duck that Chen Wenqi had hidden in the secret realm was not included in the count.

However, these three plump wild ducks alone were enough to make the fishermen around them extremely envious.

When the three siblings returned to the courtyard house carrying the ducks, chatting and laughing, they ran into Yan Bugui. He stared wide-eyed at the sight of the three carrying three wild ducks, his face full of surprise.

Yan Bugui rushed forward, asking curiously, "Chen Wenqi, where did you catch these three wild ducks?"

Chen Wenqi glanced at him indifferently and answered truthfully, "I caught them near Youth Lake. There are many wild ducks in the lake."

Yan Bugui's old habit kicked in again. He rubbed his hands together, took two more steps closer, and pressed, "There are wild ducks over at Youth Lake? You caught three at once! How will your family finish them all?"

Chen Wenqi's face turned cold, and he said in a cold tone, "If you can't finish it, I can feed it to the dogs." After saying that, he ignored Yan Bugui and walked straight ahead. Chen Wenzi and Chen Wensi made faces at Yan Bugui, which made Yan Bugui glare and blow his beard in anger.

Yan Bugui watched the three figures disappear into the distance, spat in resentment, and said stubbornly, "Pah, who cares about that stuff! Wild ducks have such a strong fishy smell, what's so delicious about them?"

Without turning his head, Chen Wenqi retorted, "Sour grapes."

Upon hearing this, Chen Wenzi couldn't help but burst into laughter, echoing, "Hahaha, what you're saying, brother, is exactly the same as what's in the textbook!"

Yan Bugui was speechless with anger, his chest heaving violently as if it were about to burst into flames.

As the three passed by the courtyard, they ran into Jia Zhangshi. She saw Chen Wenqi and his siblings carrying three wild ducks, her eyes practically glued to them. Instinctively, she stood up and asked in a shrill voice, "Chen Wenqi, where did you get these ducks?"

Chen Wenqi's eyes darkened, and he coldly warned, "Jia Zhangshi, if you want to spend a few days in the police station, just say so; if you dare to reach out and rob me today, I'll call the police immediately."

Speechless for a moment, Jia Zhangshi then flew into a rage and yelled, "You...you little brat, you have no respect for elders or children! Don't you see how difficult things are for my family? You have no compassion at all!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Wenqi revealed a cold smile and said slowly, "In my opinion, your family's hard times are yet to come."

Madam Jia was so angry she jumped up and down, pointing at Chen Wenqi's nose and yelling, "You heartless little beast, how dare you curse my family! I'll fight you to the death!"

Chen Wenqi stared coldly at Jia Zhangshi, his whole body radiating a chilling aura, and said in a deep voice, "Try it." Because he had just dealt with Lu San's gang yesterday, the murderous aura on his body had not completely dissipated. Jia Zhangshi was so frightened by his glare that she trembled all over and took several steps back.

Chen Wenqi snorted coldly, ignoring Jia Zhangshi who was slumped on the ground, picked up the bicycle parked to the side, and took his younger brother and sister directly back to the backyard.

As soon as he got home, Chen Wenqi immediately started a fire to boil water.

Afterwards, the three siblings sat around the stone table in the courtyard and worked together to pluck the duck's feathers, treating it as a household chore. They chatted and laughed, completely unaware of their fatigue.

The three siblings worked for almost an hour to finally clean the three ducks.

In fact, if Chen Wenqi wanted to save trouble, he could have simply thrown the duck into the Xuanwu Secret Realm. With just a thought, he could have taken care of the duck perfectly.

But he wanted to take this opportunity to properly train his younger siblings in doing housework.

The three ducks were all plump and juicy. Chen Wenqi cleaned and stored two of them carefully, leaving only one. He divided it into two parts: one part was used to make braised duck with potatoes, and the other part was used to stew a delicious and nourishing old duck soup.

Although wild duck meat naturally has a fishy smell, Chen Wenqi's special processing has removed most of the fishy smell.

Furthermore, the stewing process uses spiritual spring water from a secret realm, making the rich aroma absolutely mouthwatering.

When my mother returned to the courtyard house after get off work, she smelled a rich aroma wafting from the backyard as soon as she pushed open the gate.

The mother was very familiar with this unique and enticing aroma, and she immediately guessed that her son was busy in the kitchen again.

She couldn't help feeling a little helpless. If she cooked such delicious food every day, her neighbors in the courtyard would surely become envious and jealous.

Days passed quietly, and another day went by in the blink of an eye.

As usual, Chen Wenqi took his younger siblings out to practice martial arts and play early in the morning, and by evening, the three of them returned home safely.

On the other side, Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu, as usual, left the steel rolling mill early and returned to their courtyard house.

But when they saw Chen Wenqi still looking energetic and lively, their hearts sank.

Unable to contain his anxiety any longer, Jia Dongxu rushed to Yi Zhonghai's house and asked anxiously, "Master, why hasn't Lu San made a move yet? That little bastard has been doing fine these past two days, and I'm itching like a cat is scratching at my heart."

Yi Zhonghai raised his hand and patted Jia Dongxu on the shoulder, pretending to be calm and comforting him: "Don't worry, Lu San is always reliable and steady in his work. He can usually get it done in less than a week."

It's highly likely they haven't found a suitable opportunity to act yet. Just wait patiently.

Yi Zhonghai had always trusted Lu San's reputation, after all, he had asked Lu San to do things for him many times before.

Those who had previously opposed him were suddenly and inexplicably crippled, all at his secret orders to Lu Sanqian.

Having handled so many matters without making a single mistake, Yi Zhonghai firmly believed that this time would be no different.

Moreover, the person who contacted Lu San this time was Jia Dongxu, and Jia Dongxu even covered his face when he set off.

No matter how things develop, it will absolutely not involve Yi Zhonghai.

Seeing Chen Wenqi living a carefree and leisurely life every day, Yi Zhonghai felt as if a huge stone was lodged in his heart, making him feel extremely suffocated.

But Yi Zhonghai never expected that Lu San and his twenty henchmen had already completely disappeared.

In the past two days, the ghost market in Beijing has been in complete chaos. Many of Lu San's men have been searching for his whereabouts, but they haven't been able to find even the slightest clue.

The courtyard where Lu San usually hid was now completely empty, with nothing left behind.

Only a few dark red bloodstains remained on the ground, and a strong, pungent smell of blood still lingered in the air.

The scene before them terrified Lu San's remaining men, leaving them barely able to stand.

They had a vague suspicion that Lu San had probably been silenced.

Those under his command most likely also met with misfortune; none of them escaped unscathed.

The news quickly spread throughout the underworld circles of Beijing.

Therefore, these past few nights, every corner of Beijing has been unusually unsettled.

Gang fights continued to break out one after another, keeping police officers at all police stations extremely busy and overwhelmed by these emergencies.

At this very moment, Chen Wenqi was quietly hiding in the Xuanwu Secret Realm, focusing intently on cultivating his martial arts.

After a period of diligent practice, he has cultivated the Pure Yang Limitless Skill to the sixth level, which can be considered as a complete achievement.

The Pure Yang Limitless Skill has a significant drawback: practitioners must remain virgins at all times.

Moreover, one must not break one's body before reaching the highest level of cultivation, otherwise all previous cultivation achievements will be wasted.

Of course, if one can remain a virgin until reaching the perfect state of cultivation, the speed of cultivation can be further accelerated.