One Dao Fruit a day, starting with the Dragon Taming Technique.

Xu Guang's fiancée was named Du Zhao, with the nickname You Niang.

She is quite good-looking and only seventeen years old this year. The two families had decided to get married next year.

Xu Guang delivered the pastries he had brought over, and Du Youniang was very happy. The young girl was simple-minded, but because she had to help her mother-in-law manage the cloth shop business, she had a somewhat feisty personality.

"Brother Guang, you're here! Take a look at the clothes and shoes I made for you. My brother's martial arts training will wear out his shoes."

"Making clothes again? We're going to work on South Street the day after tomorrow, so we won't be able to wear these clothes much."

"I don't care!"

Du Youniang gave a coquettish snort.

"By the way, Brother Guang, let me tell you, I heard someone talking about you yesterday, so I took Xiao Juan and cursed them out."

"Who?"

Xu Guang raised an eyebrow.

"It's He Nian from your team. He came to the village to buy cloth and was as gossipy as a woman. He said that some people in training like to show off. Although he didn't say your name, I knew it was you as soon as I heard it. I took Xiao Juan and chased after them to scold them. He Nian was quite fierce, but he slunk away when my brother came out."

She had heard from her father and brothers that Xu Guang was valued by the higher-ups because of his excellent martial arts talent, and they had even wanted him to become their personal guard.

Upon hearing this, Xu Guang narrowed his eyes and said, "Thank you, Youniang."

The two talked for a while.

Du Changwei and his mother-in-law stood watching from a distance, remarking, "These two get along really well."

Before leaving, Du Youniang suddenly grabbed Xu Guang again, and while her mother-in-law Liu Xiaocao turned around, she quickly pulled out a small bag from her waist.

"Brother Guang, this is the money I've saved up over this period of time. You can take it and spend it."

Once outside, Xu Guang glanced at Du Youniang's small bag, which contained a few pieces of silver. In the Daqian currency, one tael of silver was roughly equivalent to one string of cash.

This girl is quite good at saving money.

Xu Guang stroked his chin.

hiss.

I seem like a gigolo.

Back home, Wu Yunmiao had already prepared dinner, but Xu Guang had already eaten at the Du family's house, which drew a resentful look from Wu Yunmiao.

Xu Guang ignored it and went back to his room to study the Dragon Taming Technique.

Since Du Zhong promised to help him gather the necessary items, he will definitely be able to do so, and he should be able to practice this technique tonight.

It's unclear whether it's actually a technique.

After watching for a while, Xu Guang memorized all the preliminary rituals and preparations of the Dragon Taming Technique, and then practiced martial arts in the courtyard for more than two hours.

Go out and wander around outside.

He really didn't believe that the people living in this area were unaware of the details of his father's death.

Before I knew it, I passed by my father's liquor store again.

The shop door remained closed. Guessing there was something inside, Xu Guang glanced inside a few more times. Through the window, he could see that the inside was messy and disorganized, as if someone had ransacked it.

There are still some areas on the ground that have been dug up.

Are they really looking for something?

Zhang Hu said he would return his shop in a while, which means he hasn't found what he wants yet.

Xu Guang took a deep look at the wine shop and decided to become a thief that night.

It's ridiculous that he has to pretend to be a thief to get back to his own shop.

……

As evening approached, Du Changwei knocked on the door and came in.

Upon seeing Wu Yunmiao, he was first taken aback, then his eyes widened immediately, "Xu Guang!!!"

Xu Guang went out and immediately knew what was going on from Du Changwei's expression. After thinking for a moment, he told Du Changwei about Wu Yunmiao's identity and emphasized that she had nowhere else to go and was just temporarily staying at his place.

Du Changwei then gave up.

Xu Guang looked at Du Changwei with a strange expression. Logically speaking, shouldn't it be Du Changwei who felt a good impression of Wu Yunmiao because she was good-looking?

However, considering Du Changwei's record of failing to find a partner after going on more than ten blind dates in the past two years, it suddenly became clear.

My brother-in-law doesn't like this kind of weak and delicate type.

"Here's what you wanted. Girl, why don't you just take it to my house? That way, I won't have any more worries."

I'll ask about it later.

Wu Yunmiao is a person, after all. She can't be moved around like a piece of merchandise and taken wherever she wants.

Du Changwei didn't say much, put the things down, and turned to leave.

Before the two large packages were even opened, a strong smell of blood mixed with a foul odor filled the nostrils.

It tastes really good.

Xu Guang complained inwardly as he moved his things to his room and began the introductory ceremony for the Dragon Taming Technique.

The art of dragon raising requires the time of the sun and moon's transition, but fortunately it is summer now, and the sun and moon will appear together at dawn.

More than an hour later, Xu Guang's room was filled with the smell of blood, resembling a place of ritual for some cult.

Arrange all five materials—ox, deer, snake, bear, and fish—in the positions specified in the Dragon Taming Technique.

This is the dragon form. What he needs to do next is to use the alternation of the sun and moon to awaken the true dragon with his own essence and blood.

Looking at the arrangement on the ground, Xu Guang's lips twitched, and he suddenly felt that the Dragon Taming Technique seemed a bit of a sham.

Can a pieced-together dragon made from other materials really survive inside the body?

Forget it, as long as it really appears on the panel, my own good and evil destiny will naturally nurture a true dragon.

After arranging everything, Xu Guang glanced at the sky. It was already past midnight. He had to go to his father's shop to see if there was anything hidden there.

He stormed out the door.

……

Standing in the shadows beside the shop, Xu Guang waited for a long time, making sure no one was inside.

He carefully stepped onto the pile of firewood beside him, then peeked over the wall to take a closer look.

He immediately turned over and passed by.

Xu Guang was very familiar with the internal structure of his own shop.

The shop was a mess, with wine vats that Dad used to brew wine everywhere, and some of the lees smelled extremely pungent from the mold.

As they landed, the mice squeaked and darted into the shadows.

Xu Guang took out a fire tinder from his bosom, carefully blew it open, and the sparks illuminated the area within half a meter around him.

"Zhang Hu has been searching for so long, that thing should no longer be in the open."

Does Dad know about that treasure?

Memories of his childhood flooded his mind: his father treasured a wine jar so much that he would take it out and wipe it clean from time to time.

He asked his father about it, and his father said that when he came from the Central Plains, he brewed his first batch of wine using that small wine vat, and then gradually expanded his business.

Xu Guang's heart stirred, and following his memory, he arrived at the cellar, which was even more chaotic and had even more rats.

After chasing away the rats, Xu Guang saw the small wine jar that his father treasured so much. It was about half a person tall and was already broken in half. There was a thick layer of red mold at the bottom, and an extremely pungent smell wafted out, making it almost impossible for Xu Guang to breathe.

Suppressing my nausea, I found a stick and poked at the moldy lees.

Ding!

There really is something there!?

Xu Guang looked delighted and, ignoring the stench emanating from the mold, reached out and pulled out the contents.

It was a very small bottle, about the size of a finger, dark blue, tightly sealed, containing some strange dark blue liquid.

This is what Zhang Hu is looking for.

A thought flashed through Xu Guang's mind.

Xu Guang got up, took his things, and carefully left.

Just as he was about to climb over the wall, he suddenly stopped.

If Zhang Hu can't find the item and knows he's back, will he follow him?

Xu Guang slowly took two steps back, then suddenly picked up a stone and threw it outside.

Two footsteps suddenly came from the alley, and Xu Guang's expression instantly turned ugly.