As the saying goes, the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.
Zou Feng had already made plans to quickly save money to purchase the evil cultivation method, but now it was as if a basin of cold water had been poured over him.
"What!?" Madam Wang said in surprise, "He wants to keep it all to himself?"
Previously, these earnings were split fifty-fifty.
Yang Ling was now completely disregarding the years of goodwill between the Yang Family and Luo Yong's family, who had been head chef in the Yang Manor's kitchen.
"This scoundrel, isn't he afraid we'll report this to the Master?" Madam Wang said indignantly.
Luo Yong smiled bitterly, "He really isn't afraid..."
"This matter was never meant to see the light of day. If it really gets out, Yang Ling will certainly be punished, but the best outcome for our family would be to pack up and leave... Ouch!"
Before he could finish speaking, a sharp pain shot through Luo Yong's abdomen, causing him to involuntarily hunch over.
It was clear that Luo Yong had probably argued a bit earlier and had been kicked by Yang Ling.
"Master, are you alright?"
While expressing concern, Zou Feng felt a pang of sympathy.
Luo Yong's family had been head chefs in the Yang Manor for many years, and their treatment was so good that other servants in the manor couldn't help but envy them.
Yet, they could still be easily manipulated by a peripheral figure in the Yang Family.
Now, they could only suffer in silence, swallowing their grievances.
Therefore, learning to cook was useless; one still had to Cultivate, and moreover, achieve a rank in the Martial Dao.
As the saying goes, with Kung Fu, there are no cowards!
"I'm fine, it shouldn't be a serious injury, a few days of rest will do."
"It's just this suppressed anger, it's really unbearable..." Luo Yong said dejectedly.
At this moment, he seemed to have aged a few years, and there was no longer any sparkle in his eyes.
One must know that although he had been incredibly busy these past few days, Luo Yong's mental state had been quite good because he felt he had gained a good apprentice.
"Master, please don't get angry anymore. People like Yang Ling will naturally face retribution!"
Luo Yong gave a bitter smile, not wanting to respond to his apprentice's naivety.
However, he just didn't know that Zou Feng wasn't just speaking casually.
"Transferable targets available: Li Rui, Yang Ling."
Just now, Yang Ling's name had appeared on the panel.
Brother Li finally had a successor.
As for why Yang Ling's name appeared, Zou Feng wasn't too surprised.
It is known that cutting off someone's financial path is like killing their parents.
Not to mention that Yang Ling had also physically assaulted his Master, Luo Yong.
This grudge was by no means small; it was only natural for him to be on the list.
After finishing his work and leaving the kitchen, Zou Feng immediately tried to add Yang Ling as a transferable target.
However, it didn't work. The text feedback he received was: "Cannot transfer to two targets simultaneously for now!"
For now?
Doesn't that mean that after certain conditions are met, it's possible to select multiple targets for transfer simultaneously?
As for the specific conditions to be met, Zou Feng guessed it was still related to his Cultivation progress.
Imagine if he were to achieve a rank in the Martial Dao in the future and Cultivate even more immoral evil cultivation methods, then relying on just one person to bear the burden would clearly not be enough.
Sooner or later, more people would have to join this big family.
Perhaps, as he grew stronger, in the future, he would only need a glance to directly designate someone to be on the list.
It could be said that whoever he glared at would have to work for him.
But for now...
Brother Li, I'm sorry!
Zou Feng had no intention of letting Li Rui go; instead, he decided to let him contribute his last bit of usefulness.
After Cultivating the Five Poison Palm to "Minor Achievement," Zou Feng instinctively felt that practicing for only half an hour a day was no longer enough to significantly improve his progress.
Moreover, the special poisonous liquid used to soak his hands also had to be increased in dosage.
However, Li Rui's previous state was such that he could collapse at any moment, and Zou Feng was reluctant to increase the intensity.
But now that Yang Ling, this successor, had appeared, there was no need to use Li Rui cautiously anymore.
He could directly stand up and kick!
Additionally, when he left the kitchen just now, Zou Feng brought back all five remaining volumes of the compendium of materia medica.
Since he had so quickly read and memorized the first volume, Luo Yong naturally wouldn't think he was being overly ambitious.
He straightforwardly handed the remaining five volumes to Zou Feng.
Upon returning to the woodshed, Zou Feng used his quantum reading method to quickly browse through the tables of contents of the latter five volumes.
He intended to find the knowledge he needed and prioritize studying it.
Indeed, the latter three volumes no longer introduced herbs but recorded animals that could be used as medicine.
Many poisonous creatures, as long as the dosage was controlled, could be used medicinally.
Of course, this required a deep understanding of their toxicity.
All such things were naturally recorded in detail in the book.
This made it much easier for Zou Feng to understand the toxicity of the Five Poison Palm.
When concocting more potent poisonous liquids, he would also be more adept...
The next day, on his way to the mess hall, Zou Feng heard the news of Li Rui's sudden death.
But no one was surprised; after all, Li Rui had already looked like he had a strange, terminal illness.
Most servants ate worse than pigs and worked harder than donkeys; almost every year, a few would die.
Li Rui's sudden death, in the eyes of the Yang Family, was just a trivial, ordinary matter.
The Yang Family had already sent people to handle the subsequent matters.
In short, Zou Feng didn't even have time to see Li Rui's remains again.
Last night, Zou Feng increased his Cultivation intensity as planned.
Not only did he increase the dosage of the poisonous liquid, but he also Cultivated for a full hour.
It was truly a literal 'standing up and kicking' of Brother Li.
And as expected, Li Rui died.
Now, Yang Ling was taking his place.
To be fair, Yang Ling was definitely a higher quality transferable target.
As a member of the Yang Family, Yang Ling had the conditions to Cultivate from a young age.
Perhaps limited by his talent, and possibly factors like not being diligent enough, this Yang Ling certainly had no achievements in the Martial Dao.
Otherwise, he wouldn't just be a steward in the Yang Manor.
But he had some foundation as a Martial Artist, and his physical quality far exceeded that of ordinary people.
In one word, durable!
In comparison, Li Rui was simply too fragile.
In short, Zou Feng could finally stop worrying about whether he would accidentally cause the transfer target to die if he exerted too much effort.
With Yang Ling, he was almost certain he could Cultivate the Five Poison Palm to the next stage.
The only drawback was that the original source of income was, after all, cut off.
He still had to find other ways to save money.
Regarding this, Zou Feng had some new plans.
Why should he, an "evil person" who Cultivates evil methods, earn money through normal means?
There were clearly so many ways to quickly accumulate wealth.
However, these methods were basically all written into the Great Yan Law.
But laws, after all, only restrain ordinary people.
Yet, one reason why people in the world Cultivate is precisely to gain privileges and rise above certain rules.
And he himself had gradually gained the ability to use martial arts to violate prohibitions...
The atmosphere in the kitchen today was rather gloomy.
It wasn't because of Li Rui's sudden death, but because of the gloom brought by the new steward, Yang Ling.
As for the problem of insufficient manpower in the kitchen, it was estimated that it would be resolved by the afternoon.
Whether it was hiring assistants or a servant, it was an extremely simple matter for the Yang Manor.