Unstoppable Martial Arts: Starting from Fist Technique Deduction
Chapter 159 - 20: Peeping

Chapter 159: Chapter 20: Peeping

This morning, the winter sun finally broke through today, but the weather grew colder, as we gradually entered deep winter.

"Master."

Lin Yuan walked to the side room on the left, where Zhu Jiyi was sitting on a round chair, quietly enjoying the sunlight.

"Lin Yuan is here."

Zhu Jiyi glanced over and acknowledged.

"Master is still worried about the repairs to the Zhu family boxing gym? Leave it to the fourth disciple to handle it, and you just need to focus on recovering." Lin Yuan stepped forward and once again checked Zhu Jiyi’s injuries.

Zhu Jiyi, being a martial artist at the Condensing Yuan stage, had already dispelled the sword intent from his wounds, allowing him to recover quickly. The deep wounds, which reached the bone, were now gradually closing, leaving a pink scar with no signs of infection.

"Master, I heard from Ling Shan. The fourth disciple is also an orphan you adopted?" After adjusting the old man’s robes, Lin Yuan asked softly.

"That’s right, all four disciples were initially picked up from the streets." Zhu Jiyi sighed, his thoughts drifting to the deceased Lu Hualiang and the missing second disciple, leaving him with a sense of sadness.

After briefly pondering, Lin Yuan suggested, "In a couple of days, why not let the fourth disciple come stay with me, so that he can accompany you through the winter?"

The purpose was simple: firstly, to have the fourth disciple by the master’s side for guidance. Secondly, due to the worsening external environment, staying with him would ensure the disciple’s safety.

Just the other day, the Third Elder, who regularly traded elixirs with him, personally came to warn him not to wander around; the situation in Yanghua had reached a highly tense point.

Lin Yuan had little objection to this.

As long as he could produce enough elixirs to accumulate Qi-Blood daily, he actually appreciated this feeling of gradual accumulation.

However, there were indeed several phenomena making him feel the tension in the situation.

The foremost was the reduction of about thirty percent in the herbs delivered to him for alchemy. Lin Yuan understood that the Pei family’s current herbal supply channels were strained, and it might soon become difficult to guarantee even the most basic herbs needed for low-level martial artists’ cultivation.

Secondly, the repair costs and material expenses for the Zhu family boxing gym had already skyrocketed by more than ten times.

According to the workers, if not for relying on this money for sustenance, who would risk their lives in these days to earn this money. Anyone with some savings could see the precarious situation in Yanghua and chose to stay indoors, avoiding work.

Outside, the West River Alliance bandits were causing trouble everywhere, and Yanghua Academy had yet to step in, letting the West River Alliance grow increasingly rampant. Only the poor were forced by hunger and cold to take up work. Moreover, the consecutive snowstorms had claimed many lives, driving wages even higher.

By noon.

Lin Yuan and Zhu Lingshan invited Zhu Jiyi to sit at the head of the table, with Xiao Yun joining, making it four.

The noon meal had significantly more meat than usual, with few fruits and vegetables in sight. Most of the meat was smoked, with fresh meat being scarce.

The only fresh meat came from a few chickens Xiao Yun had been raising in the back courtyard corner when she had spare time.

Seeing the meal on the table, Lin Yuan was suddenly enlightened.

It turns out the Third Elder’s warning about the tense situation wasn’t baseless.

Considering Lin Yuan’s current status, he could be considered upper class in Yanghua. Yet now, even common meat supplies were about to run out.

This showed that the situation had already affected all aspects of Yanghua.

"What are the Pei family and Hong family waiting for?" Lin Yuan couldn’t help but frown.

He understood the two families’ actions but was equally dissatisfied. The lowest citizens, although not powerful, were human beings too, leading active lives. They shouldn’t live lives worse than dogs after all their hard work.

Usually, the two families fought without breaking, but this winter, they watched the West River Alliance blockade roads and rob everywhere. The group of desperadoes grew larger, completely disregarding the survival of those at the bottom!

"Master, Brother-in-law."

Xiao Yun saw Lin Yuan’s dissatisfaction, thinking her lunch arrangements were inadequate, and hurriedly explained, "Lately the Yanghua market has been much quieter. Many vendors selling meat and vegetables are nowhere to be found. The market in the southeast has essentially closed, leaving only two or three small families under the Pei and Hong families selling grain. Meat is hard to find."

"Some docks have frozen over, further limiting fresh fish availability, so I’ve had to arrange for cured meat." Xiao Yun lowered her head, blaming herself for not handling these matters better.

Lin Yuan understood her misunderstanding and smiled, "Xiao Yun, you’ve done well."

"Ling Shan, have someone make the arrangements today, ensuring winter supplies. After that, no more going out." Lin Yuan’s smile vanished as he turned to Zhu Lingshan seriously.

Zhu Jiyi paused with his chopsticks, not asking further, and continued to eat.

"Mm."

Zhu Lingshan understood, realizing Lin Yuan had received news, and that Yanghua would soon face a tumultuous storm.

"Okay, Brother-in-law. I’ll listen to you."

Xiao Yun nodded repeatedly. No matter what, what Brother-in-law said was what would happen. Other than his teasing, flicking her forehead and messing up her hair, he was good in all aspects.

"Let’s eat."

Watching Xiao Yun peck at rice like a chick, Lin Yuan couldn’t help but smile.

He shook his head, picked up his chopsticks, and started eating heartily. After all, no matter what happens, eating is most important.

That night.

In the study, Lin Yuan quietly felt the scorching great sun aura in his body. Since his internal energy began to carry the great sun aura, his speed of cultivating the Condensing Yuan stage was nothing short of astonishing.

Now he had broken through the third barrier of Condensing Yuan and reached the fourth, officially entering the mid-stage. Such cultivation speed was truly shocking.

The reason was none other than leveraging the martial arts will to continuously gather the soul, absorbing the great sun aura under the sunlight. The injuries the soul endured were strengthened by the healing through the Nine Chapters.

Initially, his soul could only slightly reveal the top of his head, lasting ten breaths. Now, after nearly a month of training, he could fully expose his head under the scorching sun, enduring for sixty breaths.

"The Sunrise Decision I cultivate and the great sun aura absorbed by my martial arts will are extremely compatible, greatly speeding up my cultivation." Lin Yuan’s eyes flashed with delight.

At this moment, his soul seemed to emit a faint flame—the great sun aura he refined.

Furthermore, the Sunrise Decision seemed to be mutating, able to generate a trace of great sun aura after two to three days of cultivation.

Although it was far from the amount absorbed directly by his soul from the sunlight, it represented a qualitative change, implying that the Sunrise Decision wasn’t just an ordinary Condensing Yuan cultivation technique.

"The cold air blowing in the wind can also be resisted by the great sun aura. Without the protection of the Nine Chapters, I might soon be able to traverse the cold wind alone."

His soul looking upward, Lin Yuan gazed at the ceiling above.

Now, he feared revealing himself would alert that eerie spirit, so he didn’t easily surpass the roof. In his soul state, the ceiling couldn’t easily obstruct his sight.

"Who’s spying on me?"

While Lin Yuan was sensing the fierce clash between the sun and cold winds, a shadow, like a nimble spirit cat, suddenly appeared on his roof.

The shadow moved agilely. With two or three leaps, it jumped from the side room up the ridgeline, arriving above his study in three flashes.

Clearly, this person was very familiar with his living habits.

Lin Yuan quietly released Yuan energy, feeling it closely.

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