A glimpse of opportunity: Start by marrying a mermaid bride.

To be honest, Zhang Mingliang's situation is disgusting. He's like a toad. If he were an enemy, Zheng Xuan would have taken him out with one shot. But since he's an ally, killing him would have been too costly.

Zheng Xuan considered killing Zhang Mingliang first, and then finding a way to get rid of Zhang Mingde to eliminate future troubles.

But doing this would inevitably leave traces, especially a shooting. Song Jin'ao knew he had a gun, and if they died by gunfire, their first thought would probably be him.

After all, in the era of gangland feuds, Chinese people preferred to use broadswords rather than foreign guns.

Zhang Mingliang, and even Zhang Mingde, are easy to kill. After killing them, he might face a break with Song Jin'ao, and his martial arts plans would be ruined.

In the adult world, one must weigh the pros and cons.

"Uncle-Master Song."

Song Jin'ao was very surprised when Zheng Xuan returned.

"What's wrong, Ah Xuan?"

Zheng Xuan recounted the matter to Song Jin'ao, whose expression turned somewhat grim upon hearing it. He said, "I understand. Just accept the things. As for the two of them, don't worry, they will never cause you any trouble again."

Zheng Xuan nodded, turned and left, exiting the city once more.

Back home, the fisherwoman had already cooked dinner, including stewed flounder, a dish that Tianjin people really enjoy.

Fisherwoman has been quite happy staying at home lately, with Abe keeping her company. Abe is a quiet girl who usually talks more to Fisherwoman and rarely pays attention to Zheng Xuan. Of course, Zheng Xuan doesn't talk to her much either. Their peaceful coexistence is a good way of getting along.

The family was eating, mostly Zheng Xuan and the fisherwoman talking. While they were eating, the fisherwoman said to Abei, "Abei, where did you go this afternoon? I haven't seen you around."

Zheng Xuan was taken aback and looked at Abe. Had she gone out today?

Upon hearing this, Abe, while munching on a chicken leg, calmly said, "I'm going to set Yang Sanli's house on fire."

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Xuan and the fisherwoman were both taken aback. The fisherwoman exclaimed in surprise, "What did you do?"

"I burned down Yang Sanli's house. You told me this morning that the Yang family bullied you so much, and I'm helping you get revenge."

Abe said calmly.

Zheng Xuan was the first to react, asking, "No one's dead, right?"

Abe said, "They're lucky they escaped when the fire started."

Zheng Xuan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. A murder would be a serious matter; he didn't want the authorities to trace him back to him. After all, it wasn't worth it for Yang Sanli. Thinking this, he asked, "You didn't leave any trace, did you?"

Abe said, "No, I swam across the river and I swam back. No one could follow me in the river."

"That's too dangerous. What if you get caught?"

The fisherwoman scolded him worriedly, but Abe scoffed, "They think they can catch me?"

Zheng Xuan immediately stopped the fisherwoman, saying, "Alright, let's not talk about Abe anymore, but Abe, I have to criticize you."

Abe frowned at Zheng Xuan, who said, "Is the fisherwoman your princess? You're both her maid and her guard. You were gone for an afternoon; what if someone had tried to harm her? You've neglected your duty!"

Abe was initially quite indignant, but upon hearing Zheng Xuan's words, her expression changed. She immediately stood up, bowed to the fisherwoman, and said, "I'm sorry, Princess. It was Abe's dereliction of duty. Please punish me."

Seeing this, the fisherwoman quickly helped Abe up, saying, "Don't do this. We're not master and servant, we're sisters. Sisters shouldn't perform such a formal ceremony."

Abe remained silent, put down the chicken leg in his hand, and said, "Abe is punishing himself by not eating."

Abe is actually a little glutton, especially fond of land-based meat, but feeling guilty for failing in his duty, he punishes himself by not eating.

Afterwards, watching Zheng Xuan and the other person eat, although her mouth watered, she resolutely refused to eat a single bite, showing her principle.

After the meal, Zheng Xuan and the fisherwoman went back to the inner room to rest, while Abe set up a bed in the outer room.

Abe is a mermaid who awakened at a young age. Her strength has reached the eighth level of the mermaid sequence: Wave Messenger. She is superior to Zheng Xuan in both physical strength and power, and her hearing is also exceptionally good.

"My lord, Abe is outside."

"Sure, I'm here."

……

Abe sat up, listening to the strange noises coming from inside the room, a mixture of crying and laughing that was hard to decipher…

Abe stood up, but after thinking for a moment, she sat down again. Her mother had said that she wouldn't be allowed to bother the princess unless she offered to help at night.

sleep……

That night, Abe had a very strange dream.

Nothing happened that night. The next day, just as dawn was breaking, Zheng Xuan got up and spent half an hour meditating on the statue of the patriarch of the River God Sect. After returning from Shandong, Li Jitong brought the statue of the patriarch of the River God Sect back to Zheng Xuan.

Every morning after waking up, Zheng Xuan would contemplate the image of the patriarch of the River God Sect.

He discovered that as he focused on visualization more and more, his mental strength seemed to be gradually increasing.

Once the meditation was nearly complete, the fisherwoman woke up and got up to cook, while Zheng Xuan used the time to practice his boxing outside.

After taking a Qi and Blood Pill, Zheng Xuan began practicing the large frame of Bajiquan. The large frame includes stance training and practice methods, but what is missing is the fighting method, which is something that can only be taught to direct disciples.

However, I've heard that once you master the basic stance, the fighting techniques become very easy to understand.

Therefore, Zheng Xuan began to practice boxing, stance training, and various techniques. One Qi and Blood Pill was enough for Zheng Xuan to practice for an hour, and a bottle of Qi and Blood Pills containing ten pills was enough for Zheng Xuan to practice for ten days. He now had two bottles, so he didn't have to worry about twenty days.

However, after practicing, Zheng Xuan realized the importance of talent. He could only absorb 50% of the medicinal power of this Qi and Blood Pill after practicing a round of boxing. It is said that those with good talent can absorb 80% or even 90%.

Seeing Zheng Xuan practicing his boxing, Abe sat on a stone stool by the door and said, "Practicing like this is too slow. Now that you've obtained the princess's half-mermaid body, why don't you practice underwater?"

"Underwater training?"

Zheng Xuan was taken aback. Abe said, "There is resistance underwater, so you can feel the force more. Although I don't understand what you are practicing, our clan's guards practice fighting in the water. Once they get on land, without resistance, their strength will be significantly improved."

Uh ~

Upon hearing this, Zheng Xuan suddenly realized that Abe was right. His advantage was his skills in the water, so why couldn't he practice boxing in the water?

The resistance in the water is great, so when you punch, it's like having sandbags all over your body. If you train like that, wouldn't you become even stronger?

Thinking it over, Zheng Xuan said to Abe, "Tell the fisherwoman not to wait for me for breakfast, you guys eat first."

After saying that, he ran straight to the riverbank.

Seeing Zheng Xuan rush out, the fisherwoman looked at Abe and asked, "Where did my husband go?"

Abe said, "I don't know. He said he wouldn't eat breakfast today and would give it all to me. Princess, I didn't eat anything last night, and I'm so hungry! I want to eat his portion too!"