"It seems that although I eat silver-nosed black snake meat every day, the other brothers and sisters are not in vain. Everyone has their own way of accelerating the accumulation of Qi and blood."
Wei He felt more and more that he had made the right decision by agreeing to Senior Brother Cheng.
Because in about half a year, not only did his Qi and blood progress not slow down, but he was also constantly accumulating the energy of the Realm Breaking Pearl.
He picked up a towel to wipe his sweat and looked at his chest. Only a quarter of the pattern of broken beads was left to be completed.
‘No matter what, you must first polish your Qi and blood to the top before you can use the Realm Breaking Pearl to take a further step.’ Wei He had expectations and hope in his heart and his eyes were firm.
Suddenly, Cheng Shaojiu hurriedly walked in from the door with a happy face, walked to Wei He, and whispered.
"Xiaohe! There's something going on!"
"??" Wei He looked confused. What's the point?
Seeing this, Cheng Shaojiu was also speechless.
"Have you forgotten? I want to get you a wife?"
He lowered his voice to remind.
"I have selected three suitable women for you from suitable people nearby. I will exchange your personal information first and see if you like them or not. Then if they are suitable, then it will be done!" Cheng Shaojiu said with a smile on his face.
He looked around and found that no one was paying attention to what he was saying, so he continued.
"I found a painter to draw a portrait, and you can take a look at it for yourself later. If you like it, I will send someone your profile. You are my junior brother and my best brother. Don't worry, I will definitely choose it for you.
It’s all absolutely great!”
He gave a thumbs up and said seriously.
"But you have to take good care of it so that other girls don't look down on you."
"I think it's a little early..." Wei He said.
"Either early or not. Like your senior brother and I, we have been married almost two years ago. Why is it too early?" Cheng Shaojiu said with a smile.
Wei He was speechless. He actually didn't object to this matter. He just felt that his current living situation was quite good and he didn't want to change it.
But leaving heirs is indeed a top priority in this era.
After thinking about it, he just let nature take its course and let his senior brother help him organize it.
A few days later, Cheng Shaojiu brought three portraits, all of them women, for Wei He to look at.
See if you can get along first, then express your interest to the other person and see if they are willing to meet.
It's not like Wei He's previous life in ancient times where he decided to get married without even meeting him.
The status of women here is much higher.
Wei He selected the one who looked the gentlest, and then let the matchmaker deliver the letter on his behalf.
This woman's surname was Zhang and her given name was Wanruo. Her family had quite a bit of money and was in the restaurant business.
Because he had a lot of dealings with the Cheng family, Cheng Shaojiu also took it into consideration.
Zhang Wanruo looks weak on the outside, but is quite assertive on the inside. She began to manage some affairs for the family at the age of fifteen.
When she received the letter from the matchmaker, she was admiring flowers in her backyard.
The area where the Zhang family lives is not in the chaotic area where Wei He lived before, but in the relatively peaceful Hongshi Town.
There are police gang members patrolling the streets morning and evening to ensure that businesses such as shops, restaurants and stalls can operate smoothly. It is the one with the strongest commercial atmosphere among all the towns in Feiye City.
The Zhang family's restaurant business is also well-known here, but it is not the strongest. It cannot compare with the status of the Cheng family in Ishibashi Town, but it is not a small business either.
"The letter Mr. Cheng asked the matchmaker to send mentioned that Wei He: He broke through the Qi and blood at the age of seventeen and became an official disciple of Huishan Quan. He also spent his own money to buy a house with a yard.
He is a good-looking person, affectionate and righteous, with a simple and reliable temperament. He only has one elder sister left in the family and has no parents to take care of him. His future development is promising..."
The maid was reading the contents of the letter carefully.
Zhang Wanruo on the side lives up to her name, with a delicate and petite appearance, wearing a light green cotton skirt, with delicate features and black hair reaching her waist.
Except for the fact that she often has to go out to manage business, which results in slightly dark skin and rough hands, the rest is definitely the appearance of a good wife and mother that many people prefer.
After hearing a series of information, Zhang Wanruo frowned slightly.
"Since you are the introductory disciple of Huishan Fist Zheng Lao, I think it's not bad. By the way, Hongmei, do you know how long it took for Wei He to break through the qi and blood?"
As a businesswoman, she also has some knowledge of martial arts. She knows that the earlier a breakthrough is made, the greater the potential.
In the current situation, force is the best way to ensure security, so there is no room for carelessness in this regard.
Houses and other things are not important. The plague is severe, many people have died, and the important food supply town outside has been plagued by insects. It can be said that houses and other things are the least valuable now.
Many people are trying to relocate and leave.
The maid named Hongmei quickly opened another letter and came out.
"I've already asked you, Miss. This is the information I obtained from other insiders at Huishan Boxing Academy."
She unfolded the letter and read word for word.
"Wei He is a person with a tolerant temperament, and outsiders can't figure out what his thoughts are. His energy and blood breakthrough was stuck in the last two days, and he barely passed. His potential may have been exhausted.
He was born in the most chaotic and dangerous area in the outer city. He has a second sister in his family, and both his parents and eldest sister are missing. In the yard, he rarely talks to people and rarely interacts with others."
This letter is written very objectively and realistically, and completes all the points that were not mentioned in Cheng Shaojiu's letter.
Zhang Wanruo frowned slightly after hearing this.
"The breakthrough has been achieved in the last two days, and the potential for future development is not great. Mr. Cheng did not mention this in the letter at all."
"Then Miss...?"
"Reject it. I, Zhang Wanruo, am not so bad that I can just find someone of this level to marry."
Zhang Wanruo waved her hands and said.
Although she often appeared in public and went out on business, there were not many people willing to propose marriage, but she had not fallen to the level of just finding someone to marry.
Although this Wei He was an introductory disciple of Huishan Quan and was barely a match for her, his potential was still a little short of it.
She planned to wait a little longer. It took so long anyway.
"Okay, miss. I'll go tell the matchmaker right now." Hongmei put away the two letters and turned to leave.
On the other side, Wei He didn't take it to heart when he received the news that the meeting was rejected.
He is now focused on how to speed up the accumulation of Qi and blood, and when it comes to matters such as emotional marriage, he just wants to let nature take its own course.
Although the issue of heirs is a big deal, it’s not urgent if you don’t meet the right one.
On the contrary, Cheng Shaojiu was full of confidence at first, but after the letter was rejected, he was quite embarrassed.
Another group of people brought several portraits to Wei He. However, the one he liked the first time was not successful, and Wei He's mind became weak, so he declined them one by one.
After more than a month of such an uneventful process, finally, the progress of the Realm Breaking Pearl was completely completed.
Wei He also focused all his thoughts on quickly increasing his Qi and blood. As long as his Qi and blood reached the critical point, he could also break into the next layer, Stone Skin.
It can be seen from Xiao Ran's treatment that there is a big gap between cowhide and stonehide.
Whether it is wealth or social status, they are different.
Just the accumulation of Qi and blood cannot be achieved overnight. It requires continuous expansion of the body's container and continuous training.
The Cheng family martial arts training ground.
Wei He and Cheng Shaojiu stood facing each other.
The two of them were more than five meters apart, with plain yellow earth beneath their feet.
Compared with neat and orderly stone slabs, ready-made yellow soil does not need to be repaired. If it is damaged, it can be easily repaired by shoveling it with a shovel.
Therefore, the Cheng family's real martial arts training ground also uses this method.
As for the slate martial arts training ground that was first shown to Wei He, it was just for facade...
"Senior brother, I have always had a question. There is a one-level difference in qi and blood. How big is the difference in actual combat? I wonder if you can help me verify it?"
Wei He has been thinking recently about how to speed up the accumulation of Qi and blood.
But because there is no specific reference comparison, we don’t know what level of Qi and blood needs to be reached in order to be considered the ultimate cowhide.
He simply spoke frankly to Cheng Shaojiu, who had always been merciful to him.
"The difference in Qi and blood is one level, and the difference in strength is indeed huge. Since you plan to experience it carefully, I will show you a few things. But if you get beaten badly in a while, don't blame me for not warning you."
Cheng Shaojiu laughed and kept sparring with Wei He, restrained. It was indeed not a fun thing.
At that moment, he shook his hands, and a layer of gray naturally appeared on the surface of his fists.
This is the mark of the stone skin level. After the Qi and blood reaches a certain level, it will cause qualitative changes in the fist of the body.
"Be careful!" The voice just finished.
Wei He felt a strong wind blowing in front of him.
The distance of several meters between the two people seemed to be non-existent. He didn't react at all, and there was no trace of his senior brother in sight.
Fortunately, he was not Wu Xia Amen, and he still had some actual combat experience. He protected his head with both fists, arched his body, and quickly moved to the left.
No matter what, move first before talking, so that the opponent will not be able to grasp the direction even if he hits.
Bang.
At this moment, a heavy fist hit Wei He's right shoulder.
Although the blow lost some strength due to the left movement, the difference in speed and strength still caused Wei He's head-protecting fist to fall apart.
"I'm going to hit you on your right shoulder." Cheng Shaojiu's voice came again.
Wei He's eyes were blurred and he couldn't see anyone at all, so he could only continue to retract his fists to protect his head.
He waited for the opponent's fist to strike again, but unfortunately, as soon as he had this idea, he was already hit by another punch on his right shoulder.
With a pop, Wei He fell backwards and fell to the ground, completely unable to move.
Just two strikes. Two moves.
He lost completely. There was no opportunity to fight or use special moves.
The difference between the reaction speed and explosive speed of the two sides is too big.
Cheng Shaojiu stood up again and looked at Wei He with a smile.
"How? Let me tell you first, I only used half of my strength just now. Otherwise, you might fall down in the first blow."
Wei He's chest swelled and he got up from the ground.
"Awesome!" He gritted his teeth and squeezed out two words.
"If you are good, then you should practice hard. Sooner or later you will reach my level." Cheng Shaojiu said with a smile.
Suddenly he remembered something.
"By the way, Xiaohe, you have to come and help me settle the matter later. I plan to rent another room." As soon as Cheng Shaojiu mentioned this, the corners of his mouth turned up involuntarily, with a look of pride on his face.
"Another room?" Wei He was speechless. Didn't you still talk about introducing someone to him before? Why now...
"Speaking of it, it's fate. We met your new sister-in-law when I was introducing the marriage to you. Your happy bean will be indispensable when the time comes." Cheng Shaojiu said proudly.
Because refining sugar is cumbersome and quite precious, wrapped fried beans are often used here as small gifts for weddings.
"..." Wei He was speechless.
He knew that Senior Brother Cheng was married, and not only was he married, he also had two concubines, and now he was the third.
The first wife gave birth to a son, the two concubines each gave birth to a daughter, and now a third one is expected...
"By the way, senior brother, who is stronger between me and Cheng Jing?" Wei He suddenly thought of this question.
The last duel with Cheng Jing didn't go ahead because of the monster's interruption.
He also had some doubts in his mind.
"Cheng Qing? That was the Cheng Jing you escorted last time." Cheng Shaojiu suddenly remembered, "She is not ordinary. If you were to face her, you probably wouldn't be able to do it. You will be defeated within thirty moves."