Chapter 45: Long-lasting friendship, basic respect! It was obvious that General Han was not full. But looking at his big black face, he probably doesn’t have a very good appetite. So General Han took the list from Lin Yan's hand, put it in his arms, and stood up and left. "I'll lend you a set of his medicinal bath materials first." At this moment, Mr. Lu pointed at the black-faced man, then slowly said, "Leave these herbs here, and come back in the afternoon to get them. Then just return the medicine to him." The black-faced man nodded, turned and went into the house, took out a paper bag and put it aside. Lord Lu pointed at the herbs that General Han had brought and explained, "These herbs are good for the internal organs and have a great effect on warriors with strong internal organs." "But for the Refining Essence Realm, although it is effective, it is relatively weak." "When you reach the Refining Essence Realm, every improvement is equivalent to the improvement of your skin, flesh, tendons, bones, blood, marrow, and internal organs." "So, a medicinal bath that is only beneficial to the internal organs is no longer effective enough."
"Also, this Zeng Yuan Dan can increase Qi and blood, but it is not effective enough for you. You have to change it to a Da Zeng Yuan Dan." Following Mr. Lu's words, Lin Yan nodded, stood up, and was about to express his gratitude. However, Mr. Lu raised his hand. "Don't be in a hurry to thank me. It will cost at least three taels of silver to replace the herbs and add new medicines for you." "The price difference between the Zeng Yuan Dan and the Da Zeng Yuan Dan is about seven taels of silver." "The total cost is ten taels of silver." Mr. Lu said in a normal tone, "I don't make money from you, but you can't ask me to pay for you, right?" Lin Yan immediately opened the bundle, which contained twelve taels of silver, which was his salary for this month. At the end of the month, only two taels of silver were left. It's enough to make a living, but saving money to buy land and build a house is a long way off. He sighed and thought, "They say that those who practice literature are poor and those who practice martial arts are rich, because those who practice martial arts consume too much energy." Practicing martial arts consumes physical energy, so you eat more. If you want to improve your foundation and become stronger, you must eat well. In addition, the various medicinal materials needed for internal and external use are indeed not something that ordinary people can afford. So over the years, Lin Yan worked as a butcher during the day and played the role of a ghost at night, working day and night without rest, but he didn't save much money. This is because he possesses the ability to eat evil spirits, which allows him to swallow up evil spirits and increase his cultivation. Therefore, his need for external "tonic" goods was not too strong so that he could save up some money. Before he could say anything, he heard Mr. Lu laugh again. "Normally speaking, these three packages of herbs should be for the 'blood refining and marrow washing' level."
"Because the medicinal bath specifications for the flag bearers of each prefecture are at this level." "For example, Liang Hu from Qingshanfang has actually reached the inner strength realm, but the silver he took the initiative to deduct from the 'inner strength medicinal bath materials' he received every month." "The reason why your twelve taels were not deducted is because Han Zheng paid for the herbs for you." "He really treats you well." Lord Lu smiled and said, "You must accumulate merits as soon as possible and succeed him as the chief flag bearer." If Lin Yan's merits are sufficient, he can succeed as the chief flag bearer. Then, based on Han Zheng's merits, he can be promoted to one of the inner city garrisons. For so many years, he has been sitting in the position of Chief of the Outer South Division and has not been able to be promoted. There are many reasons for this. The biggest reason was that the enemies in Qifeng City suppressed him openly and covertly. But another reason was that there was no suitable candidate to succeed the position of the General Bannerman in the southern area of the outer city! With Lin Yan's current level of cultivation in the Essence Refining Realm, if he were to show it off, he would be able to take on the position of "General Envoy". But his contributions are far from enough and his experience is too shallow. "If we can kill a few of the top leaders of Jie Jin, that will be enough." Lord Lu laughed and said, "The herbs and pills needed for your monthly training will be sufficient for you to succeed me as the General Envoy." "Thank you Mr. Lu for your guidance." Lin Yan stood up, bowed, then said goodbye and prepared to leave. But Mr. Lu suddenly said, "I heard that you wrote a letter to the Outer South City Guard Office, asking them to pay attention to the situation of the family members of the guards after their death?" "It's true." "It's not a wise thing for you to put pressure on the Wai Nan Yamen when you first arrived in Linjiangfang." "..." Lin Yan was silent for a moment, then he said, "The night before, a night watchman named Zhou Ji died while defending the city!" "Yesterday at noon, in broad daylight, someone broke into his home and bullied the grandfather and grandson, intending to take away everything in the family, and to occupy the position of night watchman, and even planned to swallow the pension." "My second brother, Lin Lei, didn't study much and could barely read, but yesterday he couldn't help but stand up and speak for justice." "He is not a martial artist, and he almost got beaten up, but he still didn't retreat." "In fact, people like him are usually honest and calm, tolerant and yielding, and even seem a little cowardly, so they rarely get into trouble." "But yesterday, he was not afraid of trouble." Lin Yan smiled and said, "With this example in front of me, as the flag bearer of Linjiang Division, I am responsible for this matter, and I am also the one who guarded the city together that night! If I keep silent because I am afraid of trouble and cherish my life, wouldn't it be ridiculous?" He exhaled and whispered, "Those who carry firewood for the public should not be allowed to freeze to death in the snow..." Then he bowed to Mr. Lu and the other man and walked out of the courtyard. "Be careful in your recent actions."
Mr. Lu looked at his back, smiled, and said, "Be careful." It was not until Lin Yan walked out of the courtyard that he saw the middle-aged man with a dark face, who finally couldn't help but speak. "Mr. Lu, what did he mean by 'Those who carry firewood for the public should not be allowed to freeze to death in the snow and wind'?" The honest man touched his head and said, "It didn't snow yesterday? No one froze to death, right?" "You have a good memory. You read out the sentence word for word." Lord Lu laughed and whispered, "If you read this sentence carefully, it has a lot of charm... But, it's easy to read, but how many people can really stand up to it?" Having said this, the old man took the bag containing the medicinal herbs and slowly stood up. "In the afternoon, when he comes to get the medicine, please ask him for me. If you don't mind, I want to meet Lin Lei." "All parties in the inner city wanted to meet Lord Lu but were not allowed to. Why would they mind if his brother has such an honor?" There was a look of confusion on the dark face. "No!" Mr. Lu shook his head and said, "The person I want to see is not his brother, but the second son of the Lin family, Lin Lei!" The honest middle-aged man was even more confused. Isn’t Lin Lei Lin Yan’s second brother? Mr. Lu did not explain, but simply said: "Although I have no ill intentions, it is not good to hide it from Lin Yan and rashly get to know his family." “To have a lasting friendship, you need to have basic respect.” "Of course, the cost of charging him ten taels of silver is also a sign of respect for him." (End of this chapter)