Republic of China Era: Entering the Dao through Divine Strike.

Carrying the little girl up the mountain, I ran more than a hundred meters in one go. At this point, I felt a little dizzy and my blood supply was severely insufficient.

Li Cheng was also panting heavily.

Having fought with all his might in the previous charge, he didn't feel anything amiss amidst the tension and fear.

He stopped at this point, drenched in sweat and pale-faced.

"Wait, what if someone catches up with us..."

Li Cheng, panting heavily, slumped to the ground, nervously looking back.

Even though he can't see anything.

"Why are you chasing us? It's pitch black. Even if you had plenty of food and clothing, would you climb mountains and go through forests to catch someone? Besides, a dozen Ansar soldiers just died."

Whether others believe it or not, Li Xin certainly won't.

Life is your own, but credit belongs to others.

Even if we catch a few peasants, what great merit can we gain?

"Don't worry, they'll just fire a few shots on the perimeter as a show of force..."

As soon as Li Xin finished speaking, a shout was heard in the distance.

Gunshots rang out one after another, making the branches overhead sway wildly, but no one actually risked their lives to venture into the mountains and forests.

"Why didn't Master Zhao tell us to go into the mountains and hide?"

Li Cheng looked stunned, as if he were recalling the more than thirty people who had fallen to the gun barrels earlier.

That's like filling bullet holes with flesh and blood.

Their deaths were utterly meaningless.

"Who knows?"

Li Xin was too lazy to analyze the mental journey of the bearded leader Zhao, and even less willing to explain the extremely complex principle of popular support to his not-so-bright older brother.

In fact, not everyone is clear-headed when faced with a crisis.

In hindsight, they were all brilliant and skillful, never making a mistake.

But when you're in that situation, every choice you make could be either the right or the wrong one.

Just like those two men who were so frightened that they ran away, they didn't hide in the mountains.

Instead, they would try to escape by running as fast and smoothly as possible.

They never considered that while they could run fast, the Ansar soldiers, with their horses, could run even faster.

By the moonlight filtering through the leaves, Li Xin opened the money pouch given to him by the Angsa officer. After rummaging through it, he saw about ten silver dollars and two silver ingots. In a small leather wallet, there were also a few bullets.

"Only this much?"

Li Xin looked at the item in his hand, feeling disappointed.

"That's a lot! We can buy a lot of meat."

The little girl was delighted and reached out to gently touch the silver and eagle coins. The cold touch of the metal made her hand tremble slightly.

"That's quite a lot indeed."

Li Xin paused for a moment, then laughed out loud. In his memory, he and his siblings struggled to make ends meet; even before the great disaster, they couldn't save more than a few taels of silver a year.

He remembered that a pound of good rice cost only 20 coins, while a pound of meat cost more than 100 coins.

One tael of silver can buy 50 catties of high-quality rice, enough to feed a family for a month. It can also buy ten catties of pork belly.

Brown rice and wheat bran are cheaper, so you can buy more of them.

There are about ten taels of silver and twenty-two silver dollars here.

Although one silver dollar is only worth seven qian of silver, it is still equivalent to more than fifteen taels of silver.

That's about thirty taels of silver, enough to buy 1,500 catties of rice. How could that not be a large sum of money?

Li Cheng couldn't stop smiling either, "Are all the people in Ansar this rich?"

Seeing their joyful expressions, Li Xin felt much better, and the confusion he had just felt gradually faded away.

Since we're here, we should make the best of it and live a good life.

He wasn't actually complaining about the small amount of spoils, but rather regretting that the officer from Anssa hadn't brought more pistol ammunition.

Only six? Who do you think you are?

The worst part is that pistol bullets and rifle bullets were not interchangeable in that era.

Even getting bullets for the Webley revolver he had captured was extremely difficult.

Without this industrial system and without the channels to purchase, we can't very well trade with foreigners, can we?

Watching Li Xin silently load the bullets into the magazine one by one, Li Cheng seemed to understand something and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, second brother, your elder brother will protect you."

"it is good."

Upon further inspection, the money pouch he pulled from the bearded man's pocket appeared much more shabby.

There were only a few taels of silver and a few dozen copper coins.

There was also a thin cloth booklet with very small print...

It was difficult to see clearly in the dim light, and he didn't know what was written on it, so Li Xin didn't take a closer look.

Once they had caught their breath...

Li Xin stood up. "Let's leave."

"Didn't they say they wouldn't catch up?"

"Not at night, but during the day. We need to get out of this mountainous area before dawn, otherwise we'll still be caught."

"Oh."

Li Cheng, as was his habit, squatted down without thinking and let Xiaoyue climb into the basket on his back. He waited for a while and saw that Li Xin did not come in, but instead led the way.

He scratched the back of his head, smiled, and followed.

Xiaoyue, on the other hand, seemed a little puzzled and asked, "Second Brother, we're not exactly conspicuous. If we walk on the main road during the day, how could we possibly be targeted?"

"They may seem insignificant, but didn't two of them escape earlier? I don't trust them."

Li Xin didn't mind analyzing the situation with his younger sister; the girl was quite clever.

"Second Brother means they can't escape, they'll be caught. Then they'll find out about us, and we're in trouble..."

Li Xiaoyue recalled how her second brother had held up a short gun and watched the two of them escape with regret on his face, and finally understood something.

"So, it turns out we didn't have enough bullets?"

"Xiaoyue should be studying; she's so bright," Li Xin chuckled.

"Hehe, Mother says studying is useless now, and besides, our family is poor. The teacher said my second brother will be able to pass the imperial examinations, and then..."

Perhaps thinking of her parents, Xiaoyue muttered a few words and then said nothing more.

The only sound in the forest was the rustling of grass and dry branches as the three headed north.

……

It wasn't that Li Xin didn't want to talk.

Instead, their minds were absorbed in the strange phenomena that appeared in their minds.

Just as he escaped, he sensed something flying out from his older brother and younger sister and landing directly on his forehead.

Taking the opportunity to inspect the spoils of war, Li Xin forcibly suppressed his excitement.

At this point, he could no longer hold back.

As he searched for his way forward, he immersed himself in thought. Then, a mysterious light appeared before him, slowly unfolding.

Name: Li Xin

Age: 12/66

[Constitution: 8]+

Agility: 9+

[Spirit: 18]+

[Martial Arts Skills: None]

[Confidence: 2]

Faith arises from love, and the mind is boundless.

After staring at the light screen that popped up in his mind for a long time, Li Xin finally understood.

What were those things that flew out of the bodies of the eldest brother Li Cheng and the younger sister Li Xiaoyue right after they broke through the encirclement?

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Chapter Four: The Secret Methods of Shangqing

"My mental strength is really that strong?"

Li Xin was overjoyed.

After calming down, I began to examine my current physical condition.

Aside from the two points of [Faith Power] provided by his older brother and younger sister, which surprised him somewhat, the 18 points of his Spirit also puzzled him greatly.

He had no doubt that his physique and agility were very poor, even though he was young and thin.

However, judging from the fact that he could easily lift a 20-30 jin iron pot, it was clear that his arms must have been used to lift at least 100 jin, if not 200 jin.

In my past life, when I was in college, I didn't exercise enough. Even carrying a water jug ​​took a lot of effort.

That bottled water only weighed about twenty or thirty kilograms.

Comparing it side-by-side, I'm surprised to find that my current "weakling" body is actually stronger than when I was an adult in my previous life.

Therefore, it can be roughly determined.

10 o'clock is the average value for a normal man.

If one's physique reaches 10 points, back in their previous life, they could probably be a sports student.

Now that my [Constitution] has reached 8 points and [Agility] has reached 9 points, what does that mean?

At the age of twelve, he had already caught up with his adult self in every way, and even slightly surpassed him.

What an amazing child!

Why bother reading books?

With this kind of physical fitness, one should start training in martial arts from a young age.

Li Xin thought of his family situation before he awakened to his past life and sighed inwardly. His family was too poor... "The poor study literature, the rich study martial arts," he thought, "we couldn't afford to study literature, let alone martial arts."

Not only myself, but my older brother was also delayed.

The eldest brother, Li Cheng, is sixteen years old this year. Judging from his strength and speed, he is actually far beyond ordinary people, which is a pity.

If one's physical constitution and agility are within the range of a normal person, then one's mental attributes are quite abnormal.

'No wonder my mind works so fast, and my ability to sense my surroundings is far superior to my older brother's. My hearing is much better, and my eyesight is strangely strong.'

Could it be that having been born twice, awakening one's innate wisdom has such benefits? Is it that the spirit and soul of a past life have been superimposed into this one?

A thought flashed through Li Xin's mind, and he began to understand why he was so calm and why his mind was working so well.

The younger sister was so tired that her eyes were half-closed, and she was dozing off in the basket on her back. But I was still full of energy.

Aside from being physically tired, my mind was still racing, analyzing directions and choosing paths...

It's as if the entire hill is on a map in your mind, allowing you to easily avoid obstacles and naturally find a safe path in the darkness.

They were surprisingly fast runners.

This is all thanks to the spirit of 18 o'clock.

He immersed his thoughts in his three attributes and, through some intuition, quickly understood the functions of [Constitution], [Agility], and [Spirit].