“Wanyan, you’ll have a tough night!”
Li Wannian felt a huge task on his shoulders and needed to speed up, otherwise, he would have to gather for training in the county town at the beginning of next month.
That night, he still washed up as before, then waited in bed, but his ears were constantly listening for movements outside.
Although his eyesight was a bit blurry with age, his hearing was still very sharp.
“Second sister, it’s your turn!”
Lin Wanxian urged from the living room.
“Sister, no rush! I still need to sweep the floor!”
Lin Wanyan said so.
He clearly felt that Lin Wanyan was very shy, and of course, perhaps unwilling, after all, as a female member of an official family, she should have married a son of an official, and then had children; she never expected to have to accompany him, an old man, now. His age was almost the same as her father’s.
“It’s not good to sweep at night. Since little sister isn’t very keen, it should still be me tonight. Little sister is on her period today, so it’s not very convenient!”
Lin Wanxian was about to go to Li Wannian’s room.
“Sister, I can’t bear to let you do this, I’ll go instead!”
Lin Wanyan softly objected, and finally decided to come to Li Wannian’s room.
The room was pitch black, one couldn't see a thing. Lin Wanyan climbed onto the bed after entering the room, but her clothes remained on, clearly still a bit hesitant.
But Li Wannian didn’t care about that, after all, he needed to continue the family line and extend his lifespan. He directly started touching her. Wanyan resisted a bit.
Although he was old, Wanyan was a woman after all. In no time, he got to the point. When everything was a foregone conclusion, Lin Wanyan also accepted this reality, but two lines of clear tears slid from the corners of her eyes.
She was different from her elder and younger sisters; she had an engagement, she just hadn't married yet.
Her fiancé was also a court official; they were childhood sweethearts. But alas, her father offended the powerful, and the whole family was either imprisoned or exiled. Yet, she still hoped her fiancé would come to save her, and at the same time, she preserved her chastity for him.
When she learned that her three sisters and she would be assigned to peasant households to procreate, she gradually realized that she was no longer worthy of others, and perhaps he had already married.
Li Wannian was still a bit old, and having fought hard yesterday, he fell asleep very quickly today.
The next day, he slept until late morning again. Hearing the sounds of pots and pans outside, he immediately got up, got out of bed, and put on his clothes. At this moment, he suddenly realized that he no longer needed to sit by the bed and slowly recover.
At this moment, that family tree appeared in his mind again!
Patriarch: Li Wannian
Combat Power: 2 (equivalent to the combat power of two adults)
Spouses: Lin Wanxian, Lin Wanyan
Talent: Twenty-Zhan Treasure Hunt
Estimated Lifespan: Fifty-eight
Descendants: None
“My physique is exploding!”
Not only did the treasure hunting range increase, but his combat power also grew!
Walking out of the room, he saw that the rice was already cooked, and it was dry rice.
“Husband, please wash your face!”
Lin Wanxian brought a washcloth. Li Wannian looked at Lin Wanyan, who was preparing bowls and chopsticks in the distance, and noticed that she dared not make eye contact with him, and her walking posture was also a bit off.
“Husband, your complexion has improved a lot these past two days!”
Lin Wanxian also noticed that Li Wannian had become much younger. At this moment, he looked only in his early forties, with a tall figure and much darker hair, with only a few strands of white, which instead added a touch of scholarly elegance.
Looking at him like this, at least his appearance was not so mismatched with hers anymore!
“Is that so?”
Li Wannian came to the basin and saw his current appearance. He also felt a huge difference. If he also took Lin Wanqing, he would be a young man in his thirties. If this continued, it would definitely arouse suspicion among the villagers.
Just right, Lin Wanqing was on her period these past few days, so he didn’t need to rush. His current stamina was enough for him to do many things.
“The food is ready, let’s eat, husband!”
“Hmm, alright!”
Li Wannian came to the dining table. Looking at the dry rice, he was already very satisfied, after all, he had never had a full meal before.
After eating a large bowl of millet rice, he decided to go out to seek opportunities. He had already been to the battlefield. He wanted to go to the mountains behind to look for other things, such as some wild game.
Now that he had three delicate wives at home, and he was fighting day and night, he also needed to supplement fats and proteins.
“I’ll go to the mountains later to look for some wild game. I might be back in the afternoon. If you girls get hungry at noon, just cook for yourselves!”
Li Wannian said so.
“Husband, I heard there are tigers in those mountains behind, it’s very dangerous!”
Lin Wanxian was mature and steady. She didn’t want Li Wannian to do such a risky thing.
“It’s nothing, I won’t go deep. I’ll also dig up some herbs, which can be exchanged for some silver in the county town!”
Li Wannian was determined to go. As the saying goes, those who live by the mountains live off the mountains, and those who live by the water live off the water. He couldn't waste these natural resources.
Immediately, he took his woodcutting knife, carried his hoe, and a back basket, and headed out of the village.
Just as he reached the west entrance of the village, he heard Li Zhiming calling him: “Old Li, where are you going?”
Li Wannian turned around and looked: “I’m going into the mountains to dig for some herbs!”
“Old Li, you...”
Li Zhiming noticed that Li Wannian looked much better. Logically, this shouldn’t be the case. This old man’s bones hadn’t been tormented to death by three women. Let alone three, his own old lady made him afraid to go home.
“I’m leaving!”
Li Wannian knew he had become younger, so he quickly left.
Li Zhiming watched Li Wannian’s retreating back and thought: “Did I marry too few wives?”
As soon as he thought of this, he remembered his own fierce wife, and immediately lost his courage.
After Li Wannian walked out of the village, he quickened his pace and headed towards the mountains.
Now, with the strength of two adults, his steps were light, and he soon reached the foot of the mountain.
It was March, and the mountains had already begun to show green. After entering the mountains, a strange blue light appeared in his eyes. He seemed to be able to see things hidden deep in the dense forest, though not very clearly, but much better than with ordinary naked eyes.
After walking about a mile into the mountain, he saw a green light flashing in the distance. He approached and found that it was a ginseng.
“It should be over thirty years old!”
He quickly took out his hoe and began to dig. Before long, a complete thirty-year-old ginseng was dug out by him. This ginseng, if taken to the county town, would be worth at least thirty taels of silver, and it was a rare commodity, after all, this item was said to enhance physical health and prolong life.
According to the elders in this world, true ginseng determines how long it extends life. For example, this thirty-year-old ginseng theoretically can extend life by thirty years!
Of course, this is only theoretical!
Therefore, he would not sell it, because he felt his physique was still a bit weak and needed to be nourished.
So, he continued deeper into the forest. After walking less than thirty zhang, he found something good again. It was nothing else, but another ginseng, only its age was a bit less, only about ten years old, but he still dug it up. Although he could leave it to continue growing for higher future value, he wasn't sure if he would still be alive in the future, so he could only dig it up now.
After digging two ginsengs in a row, he didn't see any more ginseng, but he found traces of pheasants in the distance.
However, he had no bow and arrow, only a woodcutting knife. He slowly crouched and approached, then threw the woodcutting knife, directly hitting the pheasant, thus obtaining a pheasant.
Next, he also encountered wild rabbits and other wild game. Unbeknownst to him, the sun began to set in the west.
Looking at the setting sun through the dense forest, and the wild game in his back basket, he decided to go back. Although he was deep in the dense forest, he was still somewhat familiar with this area and began to retreat along the path he had come.
Just as he was about to leave the mountain, a heavy object fell from the sky, breaking many branches and landing in front of him.
It was clearly a person, wearing white armor. He looked up at the sky again but saw nothing.
“Cough, cough!”
The person coughed.
“They’re not dead?”
Li Wannian found it unbelievable; if it were him, he would have died long ago.
He leaned closer and saw that the woman had blood at the corner of her mouth and a pale face.
“You wouldn’t happen to be surnamed Lin too, would you?!”
Li Wannian asked casually.