Seeing this uninvited guest, Yi Yun frowned. This man was the one who had clashed with them during the rations distribution. He was the one who wanted to attack Jiang Xiaorou.
And Yi Yun also knew his name, Zhao Tiezhu.
"What are you doing!"
Suddenly seeing Zhao Tiezhu barge in, Jiang Xiaorou tensed up. Her hand reached under the blanket and quietly grabbed an arrow that had been hidden under the blanket.
"Hey, little girl, what are you so nervous about? I came here today for serious matters. Young master Lian has already begun his reclusive training. He will be in reclusive training for three months in one go. He wants to break through to the Purple Blood Warrior realm in preparation for the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom's warrior selection!"
"The Clan Leader has already given the order. All the clansmen are to go to the mountains to gather herbs and boil them for Young Master Lian's body! Everyone has to hand in eight taels of medicinal herbs every day! "
"Gather herbs? Body wash? "
Only then did Yi Yun recall that he had "fallen to his death" from a cliff while picking herbs.
It seemed that the so-called gathering of herbs was for these warriors to wash their bodies.
Thinking about it, it was really sad. At such a young age, he had risked his life to gather herbs, and it was even for someone else. If he fell to his death, not only did he not get any compensation, but even his food was deducted.
"One person pays eight taels of herbs a day? How is that possible? "Jiang Xiaorou was furious." Besides, we've all gone to pick herbs. How would we have the time to craft arrows? Without weapons, how were they going to trade for food with the big tribes? Then we will all starve to death! "
"Hahaha! You still want to exchange for food? When Young master Lian breaks through to a Purple Blood Warrior and is chosen by the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom, there's no need for you to exchange for food. You can all move to the city. I guarantee you good food and drinks! "
The burly man said sarcastically and glanced at Jiang Xiaorou greedily. This little girl was really a beauty. If she had good nutrition and grew up a few years later, she would be even more beautiful.
"My little brother was injured when he was picking herbs. His legs are not nimble now, and you still want him to pick herbs. Isn't that asking him to die?"
Jiang Xiaorou was so angry that her voice trembled. Yi Yun had fallen to his death while picking herbs. Now that he had just come back to life, his body was still weak. Yet, he had to pick herbs again. This was equivalent to sending him to his death!
Moreover, there was no benefit in picking herbs. The herbs they picked had to be handed over to the tribe for free!
Hearing Jiang Xiaorou's words, the big man smiled disdainfully, "What is an individual's life compared to the tribe's glory! As long as Young master Lian breaks through to Purple Blood Warrior and is chosen by the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom, it will be a blessing to his descendants. It will protect the Lian tribal clan for hundreds of years. When that happens, the tribe's genealogy will record your merits! "
"This is a good thing that will benefit your descendants, yet you are still fussing over it. You really don't know how to appreciate favors!"
"Besides, the Patriarch has already spoken. In order to nourish your bodies and give you more motivation, the dregs of the herbs will be returned to you after the decoction. You can use it for your baths. In the past, these dregs were meant for the members of the warrior preparation camp."
The burly man spoke with conviction. Jiang Xiaorou gripped the arrow in her hand so tightly that her knuckles turned white from excessive force. "What if I can't hand over the medicinal herbs?"
"Can't hand it over?" The burly man's face turned cold. "Hmph! If the tribe didn't raise trash and couldn't even pick medicine, what right did it have to eat? If you can't hand over the medicinal herbs, we will confiscate your rations. Who knows how many people are still waiting to eat! "
As the burly man said that, he glanced at Yi Yun who was still lying on the bed. He remembered how Yi Yun had humiliated him in front of everyone, and how Lian Chengyu had blamed him for not doing his job well. He couldn't even distribute the rations properly.
Suddenly, Zhao Tiezhu was enraged. "Kid, don't lie on the bed pretending to be dead. I heard you're injured. Let me see where you're injured!"
As the burly man said that, he grabbed at Yi Yun!
He wanted to make Yi Yun suffer, so he was extremely heavy handed.
Against the burly man's sudden attack, Yi Yun instinctively wanted to dodge. But at that moment, Yi Yun suddenly felt that everything in the world seemed to have slowed down. The fierce man's every expression and action was clearly reflected in his eyes.
Including Jiang Xiaorou's nervous face, the arrow in her hand, and the layout of the bed, all of it was reflected in Yi Yun's eyes.
This feeling was like time had suddenly frozen. Sounds and air currents seemed to have become a part of his body, allowing Yi Yun to clearly sense it.
Everything slowed down. Only the Purple Crystal at Yi Yun's chest emitted a cool feeling. It was extremely clear.
Purple Crystal?
The cool feeling from the Purple Crystal made Yi Yun's body tremble!
Yi Yun even felt that in an instant, he could dodge the burly man's grab and grab the arrow in Jiang Xiaorou's hand. Then he could leap up and use the momentum to stab the arrow into the burly man's throat, killing him!
This feeling was extremely strong. Even the perfect trajectory of his body's movements appeared in Yi Yun's mind. It made Yi Yun have the urge to try it.
But Yi Yun did not do so. Now was not the time to fall out with the Lian tribal clan.
Just by inciting the people, he had made Lian Chengyu want to kill him. If he had killed or beaten up the tribal warriors, the consequences would have been even more serious. How could a weak kid who had killed a member of the warrior preparation camp not attract the attention of the upper echelons of the tribe? The source of his strength could not be explained!
He watched helplessly as Zhao Tiezhu grabbed at him. Without leaving a trace, Zhao Tiezhu did not manage to grab his flesh, but only his clothes.
Zhao Tiezhu had wanted to scratch Yi Yun's flesh until it turned purple, but he did not expect the little guy to be so slippery. By shrinking back, Zhao Tiezhu had missed!
If he were to be grabbed again, Zhao Tiezhu would not lose face. With a grunt, he lifted Yi Yun up and threw him onto the bed.
"Look at you, you're not even injured! Tomorrow at sunset, hand over the herbs. If you're missing 50 grams, I'll deduct 10 pounds of rations! "
After saying this, Zhao Tiezhu waved his hand and left.
"Yun-er, are you alright?" Jiang Xiaorou asked anxiously. Yi Yun was speechless in a daze.
What was that feeling just now?
The well-trained Zhao Tiezhu had suddenly become as slow as a tortoise in front of him. It made Yi Yun feel like he could easily kill him.
If Zhao Tiezhu did not suddenly have Alzheimer's, then could it be … his movements had become faster?
Could it be … my body …
"Sis Xiaorou, what grade of man was I?"
Yi Yun realized something and could not wait to ask Jiang Xiaorou.
"Why are you suddenly asking this? Yun-er, you weren't a man in the past. Even the worst fifth-grade man had to lift a hundred pounds of stone weights. Yun-er, you could only lift fifteen pounds … "
"Fifteen pounds …"
Yi Yun was speechless. But thinking of how he had to lift the stone weights above his head in the Lian tribal clan, fifteen pounds was equivalent to half a bag of rice. It would not be easy for a weak child to lift it.
"Where are the tribe's stone weights?" Yi Yun asked again.
"In the training grounds behind the village. Yun-er, why are you asking this?"
"Nothing," Yi Yun smiled, "Sis, rest early today. We still have to pick herbs tomorrow."
…
At night, the ink-black sky was filled with resplendent stars.
In this era, there were no street lamps. The poor people could not even bear to use oil lamps, so the Lian tribal clan's village was pitch black.
The training ground behind the village was an open space with a perimeter of about a mile. Usually, the members of the warrior preparation camp practiced here. Tonight, a nimble shadow sneaked into the training ground and looked around.
"Found it!"
Yi Yun was overjoyed. Just as Jiang Xiaorou said, there was a row of stone weights by the side of the training grounds.
They ranged from twenty pounds to three hundred pounds. There was even a two hundred and fifty pound millstone and a thousand pound stone roller.
Yi Yun's purpose of coming here was to test his strength! He wanted to know if his body had really mutated, and what was the reason for the mutation?
(Some readers say that the protagonist's character is on the weak side. Everyone, please read on. The protagonist actually has a good memory. When he was bullied, he would write it all down in his notebook. Compared to the upright Lin Ming in "Ultimate Martial", Yi Yun would occasionally do backstabbing.)
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