Jing Jieying landed lightly, looked at the long snake with its body and head separated in front of her, and let out a long sigh of relief.
She touched her injured flank and it hurt terribly when she pressed it.
"It seems that the comfortable life has been too long, and even the enemy has become unfamiliar."
Jing Jieying sighed softly, took out a pair of gloves from the lining of her clothes, put them on, and carefully inspected the long snake's body.
Not long after, she took out an inner elixir the size of a goose egg, which exuded a gray light and was still warm in its tentacles. Then he raised his sword and disembowelled the long snake and took out a snake gallbladder the size of a bowl.
She took advantage of the fact that the inner elixir still had internal strength and meditated on her luck. The inner elixir floated in front of her and was slowly absorbed by her.
When Jing Jieying came out of the cave, the sky was already whitening slightly. She guessed that the old people in the village had all gotten up early and went to bed early, so she took out a bamboo basket from the storage bag on her waist and changed her clothes. I simply picked up some raw materials for powder and went back.
When one mile away from the village, Jing Jieying put away the flying sword and walked back to the village. At the entrance of the village, she happened to meet the tall man who came back with Jingfeng yesterday.
The tall man was deeply impressed by this beautiful woman yesterday. He smiled back at her, with a rather kind expression on his bearded face.
"Damn Jingfeng, you got up so early."
Jing Jieying bowed to the man and said, "Exactly. If I didn't go to the mountains to collect some raw materials earlier, I would have to go to the village chief's house to apologize today."
"Oh, I really don't blame Jingfeng for this. Don't blame him when you go home."
"Yes, I understand in my heart, but I still have to do this favor. After all, I have no ability, and Jingfeng, an orphan and a widowed mother, still wants to continue living in the village."
The man was stunned for a moment. He originally thought that Jingfeng had extraordinary talent in cultivation. He had reached the extreme level of physical cultivation at the age of eighteen or nineteen. His parents were also highly skilled cultivators. He did not expect that there was only one mother in the family. Jingfeng seemed to be a sensible person. , the result of hard work.
"Sorry, Mrs. Jing, for bringing up your sadness."
The strong man cupped his fists at Jing Jieying and said openly: "My name is Ouyang Lian. I am a rough guy. I plan to settle down in the village and open an iron shop to make a living. You can always ask me for help with anything. "
"Thank you, Mr. Ouyang."
Ouyang Lian had never been called Young Master before, and she was still such a beautiful woman. She blushed and said with a smile, "Young Master, just call me Ouyang Lian."
Jing Jieying nodded and asked, "By the way, when my Feng'er came back last night, did you see a four-foot-long ancient whip on his body?"
Ouyang Lian's eyes widened, and he suddenly reacted and said hurriedly: "No, I have never seen it."
Jing Jieying nodded and said goodbye to Ouyang Lian.
After returning home, Jing Jieying took out the black clothes and snake gallbladder from the storage bag. Now she changed out of her clothes, took some medicine, and applied it to herself. Her flanks were red and swollen, and it felt painful to the touch. , she quickly tried to restore her health.
When the sun had risen, Jing Jieying finished her practice. When she stood up, her side bent, and she groaned softly in pain.
She came to the door of Jingfeng Room, opened the door a crack, and found that he was still meditating, and his clothes were a little wet with dew.
Jing Jieying quickly opened the door and came in, only to find that Jingfeng had finished practicing, but was too tired and fell asleep in the meditating posture.
"Feng'er, Feng'er."
She tried calling twice, but found that Jingfeng didn't respond, probably because he was sleeping too deeply. So she carried Jingfeng to the bed and changed his clothes.
When Jing Jieying took off her Jingfeng pants, her pink neck turned red with embarrassment, and her beautiful eyes looked away uncomfortably.
She pulled her pants down haphazardly and accidentally touched something hard. She was so frightened that she quickly pulled her hand back.
Calm down, calm down, I touched this kid all over his body when he was a kid, there is nothing to be ashamed of.
She found a step for herself in her mind, and then she calmed down.
Looking at Jingfeng's handsome and upright face as he slept, he smiled slightly and walked out of the room quietly.
She yawned, counted the time, packed the long snake gallbladder in a gift box and cloth bag, went out to buy some expensive medicinal materials and good pastries, and went to the village chief's house to apologize.
She knocked on the door of the village chief's house. The person who came was not the housekeeper, but the village chief himself opened the door.
Today the village chief was no longer wearing a thick cotton coat, and his face had some color, but when he saw Jing Jieying, his face turned cold again.
"Village Chief, my boy is incompetent. Please don't get along with him. I have prepared some small gifts. I hope the Village Chief will not blame him."
"snort!"
The village chief didn't even look at the gift Jing Jieying brought to the door. He was a master at the top of Baihui Realm and had great prestige in the village. There was no shortage of these things at home.
"Are you done? Just leave as soon as you're done!"
He didn't give Jing Jieying a good look at all. Although he knew it was not easy for Jing Jieying to raise Jingfeng alone, he was more concerned about the safety of his daughter Xu Qinglian.
"Wait a minute, village chief, this is the best snake gall sent by Master Feng'er. It may be effective in treating Ling Qianjin's poison."
Jing Jieying took out a gift box from her waist, opened the cloth bag inside and handed it to the village chief. The village chief glanced down and his expression suddenly became unbearable.
There was only a dark green snake gall the size of a goose egg placed inside. As a monk, he could still feel the residual violent and domineering aura on the snake gall, which showed that this snake gall was absolutely extraordinary.
The village chief raised his head and looked at Jing Jieying, who even bent down to smile with her. She has a graceful figure, fragrant skin, and a tired face with heavy dark circles under her eyes, which cannot stop her stunning beauty.
He took a deep breath, took the snake gallbladder in Jing Jieying's hand, and said, "Huh, you are somewhat sincere."
"If nothing happens, please come back."
The village chief said calmly.
Jing Jieying placed the gift at the door of the village chief's house, bowed deeply to the village chief, and then left.
The village chief looked at Jing Jieying's back and remained silent for a long time.
He only got a daughter like Xu Qinglian when he was very old. The girl was cute and smart, and he had held her in his hands since she was a child. He also knew that her daughter was interested in the boy from the Jing family.
Later, for some unknown reason, he began to fail in his cultivation and contracted an unknown cold. He did not have the energy to take care of his daughter regularly. Unexpectedly, something like this happened, which made him feel sad, angry and upset.
"Brother Jingfeng, Lian'er is gone, you have to take care of yourself."
A girl with picturesque features said quietly to the scenery, with tears still hanging from the corners of her eyes.
"Lian'er, don't leave!"
Jingfeng stretched out his hand and tried hard to catch the girl, but the girl was getting farther and farther away from him.
"Lian'er! Don't go! Don't go!"
Jingfeng woke up suddenly. He gasped and looked out the window. It was noon.
He got out of bed in despair, only to find that his clothes had been changed. I guess it was my mother who carried me to the bed and changed my clothes.
He went downstairs and finished washing, and found that there were prepared meals on the dining table. After eating, he went to the backyard and saw his mother drying various rouge ingredients.
"mother."
Jingfeng shouted, a little at a loss.
"You're here just in time. Help me crush these petals. Mom is going to take a rest."
He looked at the heavy circles under Jing Jieying's face and responded.
He took over the work from Jing Jieying and began to pound the moisturizing grass and pomegranates with a stone mortar.
"I'll be using you in the store this afternoon."
After Jing Jieying finished speaking, she went upstairs.
"Oh." He responded, turning his head to look at the main room in the backyard, where his father's memorial tablet was placed.
He placed three sticks of incense on his father's memorial tablet and said, "Dad, my child is unfilial and has caused a lot of trouble for my mother."
Jingfeng murmured to himself, telling what happened yesterday again in front of his father's memorial tablet.
"Dad, you said that the child broke your magic weapon and failed to save Lian'er's life. I wish I was the one who had the accident."
Jingfeng said, silently wiping his tears.
Jing Jieying heard everything clearly from upstairs. She shook her head silently, but was too cruel to go downstairs and returned to her room.
After Jingfeng confided his feelings, he felt better and continued to make raw materials for rouge.
After finishing, I washed my face and went to the front yard to open a shop.
He stood at the door of the shop, trying to attract some business, but the surrounding villagers looked at him strangely and whispered something as they passed by his shop. He suddenly lost his mood and sat at the counter in a daze.
After a while, a figure walked in.
"Welcome, guest, our Rouge..."
When he saw the person coming, he showed a surprised expression.
"Haha, Jing family boy, are you okay?"
The visitor was Ouyang Lian, who asked kindly as he entered.
"Senior, why are you here?"
"Can't I come?"
The man patted Jingfeng on the shoulder and said, "My name is Ouyang Lian, you don't need to call me senior."
"Okay, Uncle Ouyang!" Jingfeng nodded and shouted politely.
"I met your mother coming back from picking flowers this morning, and I learned a little about your family's situation."
Ouyang Lian looked at Jingfeng and then looked away.
"I thought you had a royal weapon in your hand yesterday and your family was considered wealthy. I never thought..."
He didn't say any more, but Jingfeng told the truth.
"Uncle, I'm dissatisfied with what you said. My father was a practitioner when he was alive. My mother told me that the magic weapon was passed down from my father. As for my mother, she is just an ordinary village woman with some beauty. Maybe that's why she attracted me. Dad, don’t think it’s strange.”
"What the hell," the man waved his hand generously, "Your mother asked me about the ancient whip this morning. Why, you didn't tell her?"
Jingfeng looked a little embarrassed and said, "Uncle, I hid that ancient whip. I didn't tell my mother because I was afraid she wouldn't be able to accept it."
"My mother doesn't know anything about magic weapons. She only knows that the ancient whip is a relic of my father. She has a deep affection for my father, so I..."
Jingfeng was hesitant, but Ouyang Lian naturally understood what he meant.
"So that's it, but I might be able to help you with this matter."
Jingfeng's eyes lit up and he asked, "How can I help?"
"It just so happens that I know a little bit about forging techniques, so I decided to settle down in this village last night and open an iron shop to make a living."
"If you have enough materials for your ancient whip, I might be able to help you repair it."
Jingfeng was overjoyed and said, "Is it true? Uncle, I'll prepare whatever materials you need right away!"
Ouyang Lian shook his head and said: "The royal weapon is a high-quality magic weapon, and the materials required are quite precious. You can't just say you have it."
"That……"
"I will list the materials you need and you can decide on your own. I can only help you so far."
Jingfeng understood in his heart and immediately bowed to salute.
Unexpectedly, Ouyang Lian waved his hand and said: "No need, I will take good care of your mother, she is actually very hardworking."
Jingfeng clenched his fists and nodded solemnly.
