I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 48 - 46 The Effects of Medicinal Baths

Chapter 48: Chapter 46 The Effects of Medicinal Baths

Having left Mr. Lu’s small courtyard, Lin Yan went straight to his elder brother’s home.

But the person who came to meet him was a stout young man.

This was his sister-in-law’s brother, named He Zhi, who was now the head official of the sixth street of Linjiang Square, and he was quite influential in this area.

Originally, Lin Yan had been able to work at the slaughterhouse because of his relationship with He Zhi.

"Flames! Where have you been these past two days? I haven’t seen you around."

"These last two days, the city has been haunted by an evil spirit, so I didn’t dare to go out."

"You’re not a weakling, and you’ve slaughtered your fair share of pigs, yet your courage is still so small. You need to toughen up. One of these days, I’ll take you to move a dead body."

He Zhi burst into laughter and said, "The older generation says that butchers have an Evil Qi. If an evil spirit sees you, it’s more likely to be scared of you! They say that evil spirits are afraid of wicked people, so what evil do you have to fear?"

"With the evil spirit causing trouble in the city these past days, the slaughterhouse has been requisitioned by the authorities from outside the city. You guys can take a break for two or three days. I was thinking you’ve had no work lately, so I was going to have you do some odd jobs to earn a few dozen Copper Coins."

He approached Lin Yan, ready to chat leisurely for a while.

At that moment, he saw a teenager hurrying over.

"Big brother, there’s a nobleman in the inner city who wants to go hunting outside the city. The Station Head has already made it clear that you are to receive him."

"It hasn’t been long since the evil attacked the city; how can they think of going hunting outside the city now?" Upon hearing this, He Zhi immediately felt a headache coming on.

Around High Willow City, at the boundaries of various neighborhoods, forests and streams have been sectioned off.

For example, between Qing Shan Square and Linjiang Square lies Bull Horn Mountain.

"Inside the city, they can only go on spring outings and enjoy the scenery, which they’ve long since found boring."

The teenager smirked and said, "Those nobles from the inner city don’t need to work to feed themselves, of course, they want to seek out some excitement! But it’s alright, the reward is generous..."

"Alright, let’s go and get ready then."

Having said this, He Zhi then turned to Lin Yan and said, "I’ve got something else to take care of, I’ll be busy for a while. When I have some free time, we’ll have a meal together."

"Sure."

Lin Yan nodded and waved his hand goodbye.

The previous night when the evil attacked the city, there were many casualties and numerous houses within the square had collapsed.

Currently, Linjiang Square was short on manpower and had been ordered to clean up the aftermath. Even now, the task was not yet finished.

And yet today, another group had to be sent to cater to these nobles coming out from the inner city for entertainment.

Lin Yan glanced surreptitiously at the nearby Zhou Family’s residence, which now had white banners hanging, his expression growing somewhat solemn.

——

He walked into his brother’s house and immediately heard his sister-in-law’s voice coming from inside.

"The other day, you went to that girl’s house to discuss marriage for Flames, but why has there been no follow-up these days?"

"Our family is indeed lacking, but if I speak to my brother, he’s willing to lend the money needed for Flames’ marriage."

"When I was about to speak up before, you interrupted me. What does that mean?"

"Could it be that there’s some new issue with Flames’ marriage?"

"Does that girl look down on our family’s poor conditions?"

As his sister-in-law spoke, her voice contained a tinge of worry.

Lin Lei’s expression grew even more complex as he hesitated to speak.

It wasn’t that the girl was disdainful of their family’s poor condition.

It was that the girl’s family situation was far too dire.

Thinking back to the scene that night, Lin Lei’s face turned somewhat pale, and there was a faint trace of fear.

He glanced at his wife but ultimately decided not to speak plainly.

Saying it out loud would only serve to frighten his wife so she wouldn’t sleep all night; there was no other benefit.

Moreover, if word got out, wouldn’t the neighbors around Linjiang Square say that Lin Yan had been bewitched by a ghost?

It would make finding a wife for him very difficult from now on!

"You don’t say a word, just like a blockhead—that’s your own brother!"

The sister-in-law sighed in resignation and said, "Lin Yan has also reached the age to start a family. Just look at those tongue twisters he teaches the children, all about ’head bowed, thinking of maidens’..."

"Clearly, he’s reminding us through the children that he wants to take a wife."

"Now that he has a girl he likes, you really should go and settle this marriage proposal for him."

"If you’re too late and someone else comes knocking for a proposal, ruining Lin Yan’s chance at this match, wouldn’t you regret it for a lifetime?"

With the sister-in-law’s words, the brother’s expression also became more complex, pondering whether he really should find a suitable match for his brother.

Outside the door, Lin Yan’s expression grew even more complicated.

With the sister-in-law’s talent, not putting it to use in writing books and creating stories, truly seemed like a waste.

"Head bowed, thinking of maidens..."

Lin Yan watched as a little girl running towards him, still calling out "little piggy, little piggy" with her mouth.

Taking a deep breath, he couldn’t help but feel helpless and conflicted as he said, "You little silly piggy, you’re really ruining my reputation..."

He could only pick up the little girl and step into the room, calling out, "Big brother, sister-in-law, I’m hungry."

——

In front of Lin Yan, his brother and sister-in-law ultimately did not bring up the "marriage proposal" yet to be arranged.

After dinner, the sister-in-law washed the dishes and played with the children.

Meanwhile, Lin Lei was making wooden ladders in the courtyard.

Lin Yan took it upon himself to fill the water jars to the brim and to boil a pot of hot water for a bath in the inner room.

He first took out the medicinal pouch, stewed it in the water, then scooped out the medicinal liquid and added it to the bath barrel, repeating the process several times until the medicinal residue lost its color from stewing.

By then, the bath water was no longer scalding but comfortably warm.

He shed his robe and sunk his body into the barrel.

The warm steam of the water made him feel quite comfortable.

Qi-Blood gradually circulated within his body.

"An invigorating medicinal bath’s ingredients, if bought from outside to be mixed, would at least cost five pieces of silver for a set."

"And this set of ingredients is clearly what Mr. Lu’s ’Path Protector’ commonly uses, belonging to the Refining Essence Realm level."

"Mr. Lu charged me an extra three pieces of silver, which means this tub of medicinal water costs eight pieces of silver."

"In High Willow City, many people work themselves to death just to earn two or three pieces of silver to barely scrape by, sometimes even struggling to sustain themselves."

"Even with the assistance from He Zhi, my brother, diligent as he is, would need half a year to save enough for a set of such medicinal ingredients."

"The path of martial arts is truly not something ordinary families can aspire to."

Thinking this, Lin Yan closed his eyes slightly and thought, "From now on, appearing in public as an officer of Linjiang Station certainly frees me from many shackles..."

He closed his eyes slightly, sensing his physical body’s absorption of the medicinal strength.

With his keen perception, he could tell that after the water cooled, the medicinal effect was almost negligible.

This proved that his absorption of the medicinal strength was nearly perfect, reaching 99% effectiveness.

Then he took a deep breath, sensing the progress of his cultivation.

Cultivation: Refining Essence Realm (652/3650)

However, when he opened his eyes, his face nearly darkened.

"Spent eight pieces of silver just for a tiny increase?"

"One medicinal bath for a single point in cultivation?"

"If I were to rely solely on medicinal baths for cultivation growth, to reach the peak of the Refining Essence Realm, wouldn’t that take a full ten years?"

"And I’m considered to have a special constitution, absorbing over ninety percent of the medicinal strength."

"For other martial artists, even if they reached the Refining Essence Realm, even if they could take a medicinal bath daily, wouldn’t they still need twenty to thirty years to climb to the peak of the Refining Essence Realm?"

"No, that’s not right. Human Qi-Blood, once it reaches its peak, will decline; martial artists over forty years old, even if they reach the peak of their prime, will gradually start to age and weaken afterward."

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