Strange And Troubled Times: Eternal Life Begins From Marrying A Wife

Chapter 106: Sparring with Lin Xue Again, Registering for the Great Wei Martial Examination

"Someone come!"

Li Yuanfu shouted loudly.

"Master!"

A steward hurriedly ran in.

"Is anyone not in the mansion?"

Li Yuanfu asked loudly.

"Reporting to Master, all the young masters are in the mansion, only the eldest young master left two hours ago!"

The steward quickly replied.

"Chengqiang!"

"Who killed my son?"

Li Yuanfu's face turned dark.

He originally thought that it was his incompetent children who died this time.

But he didn't expect it to be his eldest son, Li Chengqiang.

"Master, about the eldest young master..."

The steward looked at Li Yuanfu with a puzzled expression.

"Hmph!"

"Chengqiang was killed by someone!"

Li Yuanfu snorted heavily before saying, "Where did Chengqiang go so late?"

"I don't know, the eldest young master didn't say anything!"

The steward shook his head.

"Useless!"

Li Yuanfu waved his hand lightly, and a burst of energy flew out from his hand.

"Bang!"

With a loud noise, the steward was hit by the energy and fell heavily to the ground.

"Master, please spare me!"

Although the steward spat out blood, he still knelt on the ground.

"Take this mirror and investigate for me in North Sea City!"

"Find out the killer who killed Chengqiang!"

Li Yuanfu waved his hand, and a mirror appeared in front of the steward.

"Yes, yes!"

The steward quickly picked up the mirror from the ground and pushed it away.

The next day.

Early in the morning, Qin Feng began practicing in the martial arts arena.

"Gale Saber Law!"

While looking at the secret manual in his hand, Qin Feng started practicing the technique.

"One time!"

"Two times!"

When Qin Feng was practicing for the third time.

A line of small characters appeared on Qin Feng's attribute panel.

[Gale Saber Law: Introduction 2/300, the saber technique is like the wind, every strike is soul-stirring]

[Ding, detected that you have practiced the Five-Tigers Gate Breaking Saber!]

[Do you want to merge the Five-Tigers Gate Breaking Saber with Gale Saber Law?]

At the moment the small characters appeared, a prompt came.

"Merge!"

Qin Feng didn't hesitate at all.

[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining the Five-Tigers Gale Saber!]

[Five-Tigers Gale Saber 5/4000, the saber is like a fierce wind, every strike breaks the soul]

With the system prompt, a memory appeared in Qin Feng's mind.

These memories were all about the techniques and experiences of the Five-Tigers Gale Saber.

After receiving this experience and technique, Qin Feng felt as if he had been practicing the Five-Tigers Gale Saber for more than ten years.

"Goo, goo!"

At this moment, there suddenly came a series of cooing sounds from outside the door.

"Sister Xue is here?"

Hearing this sound, Qin Feng knew that Lin Xue was calling him.

Qin Feng looked around and quickly ran outside.

After more than ten minutes, Qin Feng arrived outside a courtyard.

"I didn't expect that Sister Xue would buy a courtyard in just a few days!"

Qin Feng's figure moved and flew directly into the courtyard.

As soon as Qin Feng flew into the courtyard, he saw Lin Xue sitting in a pavilion.

In front of her was a guqin.

"Ding dong, ding dong!"

When Lin Xue saw Qin Feng, she began to play the guqin.

After a while, Lin Xue stopped playing.

"Clap, clap!"

Qin Feng applauded.

"It's been a long time since I played!"

Lin Xue said while putting the guqin aside.

"Serve the tea!"

As Lin Xue's voice fell, a maid brought two pots of tea.

Qin Feng also sat not far from Lin Xue.

"Feng, there's something I want to ask you."

Lin Xue suddenly spoke.

"Feng, what's the matter?"

Qin Feng said while picking up the tea.

"Feng, I found that my talent in martial arts has increased a lot!"

Lin Xue glanced at Qin Feng before continuing, "Among the five senior sisters, my talent is the worst!"

"After years of cultivation, I've only reached Bone Refining Sixth Grade!"

"But recently, I found that my Cultivation Talent is even more terrifying than the eldest senior sister!"

"Not only did I break through to Bone Refining Fifth Grade, but I also perfected several martial arts!"

"Do you know the reason?"

Qin Feng quickly replied, "Maybe Sister Xue had an epiphany!"

Qin Feng naturally knew what was going on with Lin Xue's increased talent.

That is the blessing of the Path of Ascension.

However, Qin Feng wouldn't tell Lin Xue anything.

"Vivi's talent has also increased a lot!"

"Li Ru and Liu Ruyan's talents have also increased a lot!"

"Feng, are you still saying that this has nothing to do with you?"

Lin Xue asked with a smile.

"Xuejie, I really don't know anything."

Qin Feng shook his head slightly.

"Okay, let's not talk about this."

Lin Xue took a sip of tea and said, "Two months from now is the annual martial examination of Great Wei!"

"Feng, are you planning to participate in the martial examination?"

"I haven't planned to participate yet."

Qin Feng shook his head slightly.

"Feng, you must participate in this Great Wei martial examination!"

Lin Xue looked at Qin Feng and said, "The Great Wei martial examination is the only way for martial artists to transcend their ranks!"

"After becoming a martial examination candidate, your wife will also be rewarded!"

"And your status will also be greatly elevated!"

"The Li family won't dare to directly attack you!"

"You can go to the government office every year to select a martial art for cultivation!"

Lin Xue slowly listed the benefits of the martial examination.

Among them, two points caught Qin Feng's special interest.

After becoming a martial examination candidate, all wives will receive rewards.

And they can also enter the government office to select martial arts.

"Xuejie, how do I sign up for the martial examination?"

Qin Feng asked curiously.

"Registration for the martial examination is done through recommendation!"

Lin Xue looked at Qin Feng and said, "You can go find Junior Sister, she has a recommendation quota!"

Qin Feng nodded slightly, planning to go find his martial sister in the afternoon.

Ask her to secure a quota for him.

"Feng, my martial arts have improved a lot recently!"

"Why don't we have a sparring session!"

While saying this, Lin Xue walked into the courtyard.

"Okay."

Qin Feng nodded slightly.

Soon, Qin Feng and Lin Xue started sparring in the courtyard.

At the beginning, they were very serious about sparring in the courtyard.

But as their bodies made more and more contact, they ended up sparring in the room.

An hour later, Qin Feng left Lin Xue's courtyard.

At this moment, Qin Feng was speechless.

It was supposed to be a normal sparring session, but who knew that they would end up on the bed.

"Do you want to participate in the martial examination?"

Xia Hongyan looked down at Qin Feng.

"I would like to be recommended by Master!"

Qin Feng nodded slightly.

Xia Hongyan pondered for a moment before saying, "Do you know what the martial examination entails?"

"Please enlighten me, Master!"

Qin Feng said respectfully.

Xia Hongyan stood up, took a few steps, and then said, "Our Great Wei martial examination is held once a year!"

"The martial examination mainly consists of three tests!"

"Among them, there is stone lifting, archery, and sparring!"

Xia Hongyan turned to look at Qin Feng and continued, "In stone lifting, as long as you can lift a stone weighing over 500 jin, you pass. A stone weighing 700 jin is grade B, and a stone weighing 1000 jin is grade A!"

"Archery mainly tests the number of bullseyes hit at a distance of 100 meters!"

"Three bullseyes is a pass!"

"Five bullseyes is grade B!"

"Seven bullseyes is grade A!"

"Sparring is a mutual test between martial artists!"

"As long as you enter the top thirty in the three tests, you can obtain the title of Martial Scholar!"

"The following year, you can go to the capital to participate in the academy examination!"

"After succeeding, you will become a martial examination candidate!"

Qin Feng bowed to Xia Hongyan and said, "Thank you, Master, for clarifying!"

"I can give you this recommendation quota, but you must do something for me!"

Xia Hongyan said.

"Please tell me, Master!"

Qin Feng said quickly.

"In a few days, I have a shipment to be delivered to Qianshui City, but I don't have enough manpower!"

"Sure!"

Qin Feng agreed directly.

Qianshui City is not far from here.

It only takes five days to reach there.

A round trip would take a maximum of ten days.

"This is a letter of recommendation from me. Take this letter to the prefectural government!"

Xia Hongyan handed a letter to Qin Feng.

"Thank you, Master!"

Qin Feng bowed and then left.

Prefectural government.

When Qin Feng arrived at the prefectural government, he saw that there were already many people gathered here.

These people were all strong and powerful, with vigorous energy and blood.

It was obvious that they were here to participate in the martial examination.

"What's going on?"

"Why are there conditions for participating in the martial examination?"

"Only those who have cultivated the first form of the Eternal Life Withered Tree Technique can participate?"

"What kind of technique is this Eternal Life Withered Tree Technique?"

"How come I've never heard of it before?"

"In previous years, wasn't it enough to have a recommendation letter to sign up?"

"..."

Many martial artists looked at the announcement in front of them, feeling confused one by one.

They had no idea what the Eternal Life Withered Tree Technique was.

Why did they have to cultivate such a technique to sign up for the martial arts examination?

"Everyone, everyone, please be quiet!"

At this moment, a constable arrived in front of the announcement.

He smiled and bowed to the many martial artists before saying, "This Eternal Life Withered Tree Technique is the ancestral technique of the Prime Minister of Great Wei!"

"He saw that the cultivation level of our Great Wei martial artists is weaker than that of other countries!"

"Their qi and blood are not very strong either!"

"So he brought out the Eternal Life Withered Tree Technique for everyone to cultivate for free!"

"Only by cultivating the Eternal Life Withered Tree Technique can you sign up for this year's martial arts examination!"

Upon hearing the constable's words, the many martial artists immediately became excited.

"What? It's actually the Prime Minister's ancestral technique!"

"And he's giving it to us for free?"

"The Prime Minister is really kind!"

"I must cultivate the Eternal Life Withered Tree Technique!"

"..."

Looking at the announcement above, Qin Feng furrowed his brows slightly.

He was very familiar with the Eternal Life Withered Tree Technique.

The anomalies of the Black Water Cult were very fond of this technique.

Anyone who consumed the flesh and blood of these martial artists would gain several levels of improvement.

Now that the leader of the Black Water Cult had brought out the Eternal Life Withered Tree Technique, his intentions must be far from simple.

It was estimated that he wanted to cultivate these martial artists participating in the Great Wei martial arts examination into sources of flesh and blood.

"For those who have recommendation letters and want to sign up, follow me to the registration office!"

After the constable finished speaking, he led the way to a side hall.

The many martial artists followed behind the constable.

The registration for the martial arts examination was very simple. As long as they presented a recommendation letter and paid a small registration fee, they could successfully participate in the examination.

"This is the First Layer technique of the Eternal Life Withered Tree Technique, keep it well!"

After Qin Feng paid the registration fee, the constable handed him a manual.

"Constable Liu, the Eternal Life Withered Tree Technique is very difficult!"

"I'm afraid I won't be able to cultivate the Introduction before the martial arts examination."

Qin Feng said with a troubled expression.

"It's alright, as long as you work hard to cultivate and become proficient in the first move before the martial arts examination!"

"But by the second year's county examination, you must have mastered the Introduction of the Eternal Life Withered Tree Technique!"

"Otherwise, you won't be able to participate in the county examination!"

The constable reminded him.

"Thank you, Constable Liu!"

Qin Feng bowed and stepped back.

Just as Qin Feng walked out, he sensed a powerful anomaly aura.

He quickly looked towards the distance.

He saw more than ten yamen officers carrying a sedan chair slowly walking towards the yamen gate.

"Make way, make way!"

"The prefect is back!"

Several yamen officers in front shouted loudly.

"The prefect is also an anomaly?"

Qin Feng's eyes were filled with astonishment.

Previously, the county magistrates of Eternal Peace County and Three Harmonies County were anomalies, which was an exception.

But he didn't expect that even the prefect of North Sea City was an anomaly now.

In addition to the Prime Minister who was also an anomaly, it seemed that the entire officialdom of Northern Wei had been infiltrated by the Black Water Cult.

"Eye of Heaven!"

Qin Feng directly used the Eye of Heaven skill.

Soon, a virtual eyeball appeared in the sky.

The information about the prefect quickly appeared in Qin Feng's eyes.

[Name: Huang Wenyu]

[Centipede Anomaly: High Rank]

[Bone Refining Fourth Grade]

[Weakness: Chicken Blood]

[Special Ability: Consuming the blood of beautiful and pure women can quickly increase strength]

[When Huang Wenyu transforms into a centipede anomaly, sprinkling chicken blood on the centipede anomaly's body can severely injure it and reduce its strength by fifty percent!]

"This prefect Huang Wenyu is actually a centipede anomaly!"

After seeing Huang Wenyu's attributes, Qin Feng finally understood why the constable wanted the martial artists participating in the examination to cultivate the Eternal Life Withered Tree Technique.

Qin Feng glanced at Huang Wenyu, who had entered the prefectural office, and then rushed towards the distance.

Now, Qin Feng had to find a hidden technique as soon as possible.

To conceal his own cultivation of the Eternal Life Withered Tree Technique.

Otherwise, it would be easy for Prefect Huang Wenyu to discover it during the martial arts examination.

But before that, he had to help Xia Hongyan deliver a shipment to Qianshui City.

In the following days, Qin Feng continued to diligently cultivate his techniques.

Sometimes, he would spar with Lin Xue.

Although Lin Xue was always defeated, she was never convinced.

She always wanted to regain her reputation.

"Greetings, Master!"

Because today was the day to deliver the shipment, Qin Feng arrived at the escort agency early.

At this moment, there were already several people standing inside the agency.

"Feng'er, this is Constable Liu!"

"This time, you will go to Qianshui City with him!"

Xia Hongyan pointed to a middle-aged man in escort attire below and said.

"Nice to meet you, Constable Liu!"

Qin Feng bowed to Constable Liu.

"Hmph!"

Liu Biaotou just snorted lightly and ignored Qin Feng.

"Liu Biaotou, I entrust this escort mission to you!"

Xia Hongyan smiled and said to Liu Biaotou.

"General Xia, rest assured, I will safely deliver the goods this time!"

Liu Biaotou arched his hand towards Xia Hongyan.

"Liu Biaotou, you can go down and prepare first!"

Xia Hongyan waved her hand towards Liu Biaotou below.

"I take my leave!"

Liu Biaotou quickly retreated.

"Feng'er, do you know why I asked you to protect this escort?"

Xia Hongyan suddenly spoke.

"Disciple doesn't know!"

Qin Feng shook his head slightly.

"Every time Liu Biaotou escorts, several scouts and escorts go missing!"

"Did Master encounter bandits on the road?"

Qin Feng asked cautiously.

"No?"

"No encounters with any bandits!"

Xia Hongyan shook her head slightly and said, "So this time, I want you to escort with Liu Biaotou and find out what's going on."

"Master, rest assured, I will investigate thoroughly!"

Qin Feng quickly replied.

"Alright, you may go!"

Xia Hongyan waved her hand.

"Disciple takes his leave!"

Qin Feng quickly retreated.

A few minutes later, Qin Feng arrived at the entrance of the escort bureau.

At this moment, Liu Biaotou and many escorts had already loaded all the goods.

"Brother Qin, the goods are ready, shall we set off now?"

Liu Biaotou walked over and said.

"I will follow Liu Biaotou's orders!"

Qin Feng quickly said.

"Set off!"

Liu Biaotou shouted.

As Liu Biaotou's voice fell, the escort carriage slowly set off from the escort bureau.

"Martial Artists often go missing, could it be an Anomaly?"

Qin Feng pondered as he walked.

The scouts of the escort bureau went missing, and if they didn't encounter bandits, then it could only be an Anomaly.

"I wonder who among them is the Anomaly?"

Qin Feng said as he carefully sensed his surroundings.

However, after sensing for a long time, he didn't detect any Anomaly aura.

Several hours later, everyone arrived in a valley.

"Stop, we will rest here today!"

Liu Biaotou shouted loudly.

"What's going on?"

"We're only ten miles away from Baini Town!"

"Isn't it better to rest in the town?"

"Why rest in the valley?"

"Never mind, he's the leader after all!"

"..."

Many escorts and scouts whispered to each other.

Although many people complained, they still stopped the carriages and set up camp in the valley.

Qin Feng also dismounted and sat under a big tree to rest.

A few hours later, Qin Feng suddenly sensed a faint Anomaly aura.

Qin Feng quickly looked up.

He saw Liu Biaotou appearing not far from him.

"Liu Biaotou, why aren't you resting so late?"

Qin Feng stood up warily.

"Oh, I'm just patrolling around!"

Liu Biaotou glanced at Qin Feng and walked towards the distance.

"This Liu Biaotou definitely has a problem!"

Doubt appeared in Qin Feng's eyes.

After all, he had just sensed a faint Anomaly aura from Liu Biaotou.

And it was late at night, yet Liu Biaotou wasn't resting in the camp.

Instead, he came to Qin Feng.

"Eye of Heaven!"

Qin Feng used the Eye of Heaven skill on Liu Biaotou.

Soon, a virtual eye appeared in the sky.

Liu Biaotou's attributes also slowly appeared in Qin Feng's eyes.

[Name: Liu Biaotou]

[Black Bear Anomaly: High Rank]

[Bone Refining Sixth Grade]

[Weakness: Waist, Glutinous Rice Flour]

[Trait: Likes to eat hearts, eats several Martial Artists' hearts every month]

[Sprinkling glutinous rice flour on Liu Biaotou can prevent him from turning into a Black Bear Anomaly!]

[Source: Martial Artists practice special secret techniques and turn into Black Bear Anomalies!]

"So he's a Black Bear Anomaly!"

After reading Liu Biaotou's information, Qin Feng understood what was going on.

It turned out that Liu Biaotou was an Anomaly.

No wonder there were often missing escorts and scouts during Liu Biaotou's escorts.

However, Qin Feng was very curious about Liu Biaotou.

This Liu Biaotou was clearly an Anomaly.

(End of this chapter)