"You don't have to, you don't have to …"
Li Yi waved his hand. Why would he need someone to climb a mountain of swords and plunge into a sea of flames for him? Even if he did, he wouldn't dare to ask this silly, cute man to do it. His ability to do bad things was definitely much stronger than his ability to do good things.
The person lying on the bed was a rather thin middle-aged man. His face was thin, and he looked somewhat similar to the burly man. Perhaps it was because he was injured, but his face was slightly pale. After the burly man spoke, he also spoke, "My younger brother is slow-witted. If he has offended you in any way, I apologize on his behalf."
The middle-aged man spoke politely and properly. He didn't seem to have the same parents as the stupid man at all. Li Yi shook his head and said, "It's not that I've offended you. It's just that I need to be more familiar with the official language in the future so that I can disguise myself as a bandit."
"I've already memorized it. If you don't believe me, I'll recite it for you!" When the big man heard this, he said with some dissatisfaction, "Listen, benefactor. I planted this mountain, and I opened this tree …"
Li Yi was starting to wonder if the two of them were really twins, but the distribution of the brain during the embryonic stage was not very balanced. This man had obviously only received a small portion of the brain, but his body had been compensated. He was much more muscular than his elder brother.
It was a surprise to see the two brothers here. He still had serious things to do. He explained the purpose of his visit to Doctor Chen. Doctor Chen immediately ran to the counter to get the medicine and asked if he could keep a copy of the prescription for the medicinal diet for later study.
It was just an ordinary medicinal diet prescription. In the future, there were all kinds of dietary supplements that could be found everywhere. Li Yi had just picked one out of them. Perhaps any old Chinese Medicine doctor's prescription was not worse than this one. If he wanted to study it, let him be.
Watching Li Yi take the medicine and leave Huichun Hall, the big man's expression was a little regretful.
He was not a person who didn't know how to repay kindness. On the contrary, if he received kindness from others for no reason, he would always feel depressed if he didn't return it quickly. However, they didn't need him at all, which made him very depressed.
After a while, the big man seemed to think of something. He took out an ingot of silver from his arms and put it on the counter. He said to Doctor Chen, "This is the medicine fee for the next few days. If it's not enough, I'll think of another way."
Doctor Chen smiled and pushed the silver back and said, "Since you're a friend of Young Lord Li, if I accept the silver, I'm afraid I'll be punished. In the future, you can take the medicine and boil it here. Don't mention the medicine fee again."
Huichun Hall had been open for dozens of years, so it must have accumulated a lot of money. Doctor Chen was not short of these few taels of silver. For him, because he had personally offered his miraculous skill, he had received a promise from the imperial physician, which was far more important than a few hundred or a few thousand taels of silver.
Soon, he would hand over Huichun Hall to his disciple. He would go to the capital again and learn medical skills from Lord Liu. If he could achieve great medical skills in his lifetime and enter the imperial physician's bureau to work, he would have no regrets even if he died.
The middle-aged man slowly sat up from the bed. He had always been decisive, so he didn't refuse. Even if he wanted to repay the kindness, the prerequisite was that his body could recover. He smiled and said, "I am greatly indebted to you, but I don't know your identity. I'm really ashamed. I wonder if Doctor Chen can tell me?"
The middle-aged man was obviously very talkative. When the two of them talked, the big man felt a little bored. He scratched his ears and cheeks, feeling very uncomfortable.
There were experts competing in the theater outside the city today. Both of them were rare experts on the Heavenly List. He didn't know if the Heroes Ranking and Heavenly List would change after today. If he could go and watch the show, how good it would be …
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Under Li Yi's arrangements, Wan Ruoqing didn't have much to do these few days. Other than occasionally going to the brothel, she stayed at home to read the two books, "Journey to the West" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes."
She wasn't very interested in the latter, but she heard from Old Sun that the book was very well received in the theaters outside the city. When the storytellers told the stories, the theaters were almost full, and most of them were people from the martial arts world.
Old Sun had always been in charge of matters related to the martial arts world. She spent most of her time on the former.
Obviously, this story had a wider audience and was suitable for almost all theatres.
When they received a story, they would first spread it around through the storyteller. As time passed and the popularity of the story died down, they would then adapt it into a play. Any guest who had heard the story would almost never miss out on these plays, and the theater would thus welcome a second wave of customers.
However, this wasn't all. For example, all the stories in "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" had been printed into books through the printing workshop. They were very popular in Qing 'an Prefecture and were always in short supply …
There were also picture books adapted from the stories, and even snacks sold in the theater. These were all extensions of the theater's business.
In her free time, she would occasionally think about how the brothel, which had only had a dozen people and was struggling to survive, almost falling apart, had grown into such a colossus in such a short period of time.
Originally, she just wanted to live with Yuzhu in Qing 'an Prefecture. Even if they weren't rich, they could still get by. She never thought that a day would come where she could decide the fate of countless actors with a single thought. She didn't lack in material things, but she needed to be more careful with every step she took.
As she was thinking about these things, Xiao Zhu came bouncing in from outside. She waved the thing in her hand and said, "Sister Ruoqing, guess what this is?"
Wan Ruoqing didn't answer because she knew that with Xiao Zhu's personality, she would definitely say it in the next moment.
"This is the medicine that Li Li just sent over. He said it's for some kind of medicinal cuisine." Xiao Zhu put the thing in her hand on the table and said, "This time, he told me to take good care of you. You're not allowed to sleep late, and you're not allowed to care about the things in the theater. You just have to take care of your body."
The young girl said with a smile, "Don't worry, I'll definitely raise you until you're fair and fat. Otherwise, how can I be worthy of the salary he paid me!"
With that, she picked up the things on the table again and ran to the kitchen.
"Let me do some research first. What exactly is this medicinal cuisine …"
Wan Ruoqing stood up and walked into the courtyard. She stretched her body. Outside the courtyard walls, there were flowing clouds floating in the sky. Separated by a wall, the sound of two people coughing could be heard.
"Miss, it's burnt, it's burnt again …" The young girl coughed as she said, "Miss, forget it. You can't make this. Let's go out and buy it. Or we can go to Miss Ruoqing's place to eat …"
Drunk Mo seemed to have been stimulated a few days ago and became even more passionate about the kitchen. However, although her painting skills were superb and her singing skills were also extraordinary, she didn't seem to have much talent in cooking. After a few days, not only did she not improve at all, but her ability to make that little courtyard a mess was increasing day by day …
"Today's dishes, as usual, I have to make more."
Thinking this in her heart, she walked towards the kitchen.
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"These are all groundless rumors. Can you believe them?" Li Yi rolled his eyes at Miss.Liu and pushed the little servant girl's pitiful head to the side.
"But, the people outside are saying, and …" Xiao Huan's face was bitter. The people outside were saying that the Goddess of Luo Shui already had someone she liked, and the person she liked was the number one scholar in Qing 'an Prefecture. Wasn't that the son-in-law?
There was another half of the sentence that she didn't say. The person in the painting that the son-in-law still hid in the room was that person.
"Rumors, they're all rumors." Li Yi shook his head and said, "In the past, I owed someone a favor. I wanted to write a few poems to repay it, but I didn't expect that it would be misinterpreted by others and become like this. Rumors are fiercer than tigers. In the future, don't believe them so easily."
"What favor?" Miss.Liu was always able to grasp the main point in time.
"This …"
He couldn't tell Miss.Liu in front of her that if she hadn't disguised herself as a man to check the Jade Yard, he wouldn't have owed her this favor. Li Yi waved his hand and said, "What favor is not important … think about it, who is the Goddess of Luo Shui? She is the most beautiful woman in Qing 'an Prefecture. She is the goddess in the hearts of all men. The number of men chasing after her can line up from Ruyi Square to outside the prefectural city. How could it be possible …"
If he continued, it would seem like he was belittling himself. Li Yi looked at them and said, "Furthermore, these few months, we haven't been in Qing 'an Prefecture. You don't believe your own eyes and actually believe those street rumors?"
"I knew the son-in-law wouldn't." The little servant girl's eyes immediately turned into crescent moons and dimples appeared at the corner of her mouth.
Miss.Liu thought for a moment and felt that what Li Yi said was very reasonable. She then looked at him and asked, "The most beautiful woman in Qing 'an Prefecture?"
"…"
He shouldn't have said all this to them just now, especially to Miss.Liu. He didn't even know what she was focused on. He had to go and talk to Ruyi. It was time to discipline this sister of hers.
"Ruyi's skills?"
Ruyi was tidying up her clothes in the room. She looked at Li Yi who was leaning against the door and thought for a moment. She said, "Although Ruyi is young, she is very talented in martial arts. With her current strength, as long as she doesn't encounter a grandmaster, she can basically be in a position of invincibility.
However, because of her age and experience, she actually doesn't have much experience in fighting. If she meets an experienced master at the same level, she may be at a disadvantage. "
"Are there many grandmaster masters in the martial arts world?" Li Yi thought for a moment and asked.
Ruyi smiled and shook her head. She said, "The threshold to become a grandmaster is very high. In the martial arts world, including those martial arts seniors who are not well-known, the number of grandmasters can be counted with two hands. Moreover, when martial arts reach that level, they have already returned to their original state and their state of mind will also improve. They rarely fight with others, so the possibility of meeting them is too small. "
With this, Li Yi was relieved. In other words, below the grandmaster level, with Miss.Liu's strength, she could be proud in the martial arts world. And those who could beat her were definitely rare in this world. The probability of meeting them was not much higher than winning the lottery.
Then let her be. Miss.Liu always had excess energy. It was better to find a place for her to vent than to let her find trouble with him.
The "Wulin Hero List" produced by the theater now had a lot of credibility and authority in the martial arts world and was recognized by many people in the martial arts world.
Of course, after a few months, the current rankings had already undergone earth-shattering changes.
Naturally, there was no change in the grandmaster list. Those mysterious martial arts legends had long been recognized by the public. No one would be confident enough to challenge the names on the list.
However, the Heaven Ranking was just below the Grandmaster Ranking and was also the most important and eye-catching ranking of the Wulin Hero Ranking. It changed almost every few days, and new names would appear on it from time to time. The original rankings on it were also constantly changing.
The martial arts competition in the martial arts world was popular because of this list. Everyone was proud of having a ranking on the Hero List. Every day, there were people in the theater who would classify and organize the information collected to ensure the timeliness and fairness of the list. There were even storytellers who turned the ranking battles into wonderful stories. Those in the martial arts world who did not have the chance to see the battle with their own eyes were also satisfied. It also made Oldman Sun and the others count money until their hands were cramping.
However, no matter how the ranking on the list changed, the first place of the Heaven List still belonged to a woman.
Although that position originally represented strength and status, when other people increased their ranking through battle after battle, they never saw the first place of the Heaven List. Even when someone announced that they wanted to challenge the first place, the first place never responded. As time went on, naturally, there would be many discordant voices.
Especially those who were ranked at the top, they probably had some complaints. Some people even secretly talked about the shady business of the list, saying that the first place of the Heaven List did not live up to its name and should be replaced as soon as possible. Otherwise, it would be unfair …
Miss.Liu heard two people in the martial arts world talking about this when she was shopping one day.
At the same time, it was also the first time she heard that the theater outside the city actually provided a place for martial arts people to compete and learn from each other. The ranking was determined by victory and defeat.
She had long been dissatisfied with the fact that her name was not on the list. The next day, she single-handedly defeated the ninth place of the Heaven List, a master who happened to be in Qing 'an Prefecture. She entered the top ten of the Heaven List in her first battle.
Ever since the World of Martial Arts Hero Ranking Board was released, there would be an unknown dark horse who would appear once every few days. They would defeat powerful players who had been famous for a long time and charge into everyone's sights, but this was the first time someone had defeated someone in the top ten of the Heaven Ranking Board.
Considering that the ninth place did not even last for the time it took for a stick of incense to burn before he surrendered, the person in charge of adjusting the ranking temporarily put her in the fifth place.
It was also at this time that the people knew her name.
Liu Ruyi.
They were both extremely skilled in martial arts, had a similar name, and were both in Qing 'an Prefecture. They would not believe that she did not have a relationship with the first place of the Heaven List, Liu Ruyi.
This news was quickly verified.
This time, no one said that the first place of the Heaven List was undeserved.
The younger sister was so powerful, how bad could the older sister be? If anyone still had doubts, they would first defeat the fifth place of the Heaven List.
The reason why she was ranked fifth was because the three people in front of her were not in Qing 'an Prefecture. Perhaps even those three did not have absolute confidence in defeating her.
There was no need for the theater to deliberately promote her. This Heroine Liu, who came out of nowhere and had both beauty and strength, became the hot topic of discussion in Jianghu in a few short days.
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