12dz Chapter 354 Shen Yi's Ambition
Chapter 354 Shen Yi's Ambition
But now, Shen Yi saw a glimmer of hope for advancing to the peak of the seventh rank!
The chickens and ducks sold by Zheng Baolou were far more effective than ordinary medicinal herbs.
Taking the blood-feathered chicken that Shen Yi once ate as an example, a blood-feathered chicken that costs 100 taels of silver can be equivalent to at least 500 taels of silver worth of medicinal herbs.
Shen Yi wasn't sure about the effects of the rare blood duck yet, but...
He had inquired about the effects of the Crimson Blood Chicken from other martial artists. According to what he had heard, one Crimson Blood Chicken was equivalent to at least three portions of Grade 7 medicinal herbs.
In other words, if he were to use only Crimson Blood Chicken and Rare Blood Duck for cultivation, Shen Yi would only need to spend one-third of the price of the medicinal herbs to advance to the peak of the seventh rank!
Thinking of this, Shen Yi's heart burned even brighter, his eyes blazing. The realm that was once out of reach was now within his grasp.
As for how to further improve after reaching the peak of the seventh rank...
Shen Yi also had some contingency plans.
After reaching the peak of the seventh rank, martial artists in the county town generally have three paths to take.
The first rule is to be content with the status quo and live a comfortable life as a wealthy man, relying on one's peak seventh-grade strength.
The second option is to try one's luck, wandering around in the wild, searching for tombs and caves, hoping to obtain mid-grade martial arts techniques from these tombs.
As for the third option, it is to join a powerful force!
Shen Yi is an ambitious person in the martial arts world, so of course he wouldn't choose the first path. As for the second path...
The second option was too unlikely, and Shen Yi wouldn't choose it.
That leaves only the third option.
In fact, the vast majority of martial artists in the county city usually choose the third path: to join one of the three major forces in the county city in order to obtain cultivation techniques and resources to continue their training.
All three major powers—the Wang family, the Zheng family, and the Suiyue Martial Arts School—are eager to recruit independent martial artists at the peak of the seventh rank. They will not refuse any martial artist who is willing to join them.
Among these three major forces, the Wang family is undoubtedly the strongest, but Shen Yi is not fond of the Wang family.
Although Shen Yi was not an ordinary citizen, he had a conscience and disliked the Wang family, who oppressed the people and turned them into serfs. Therefore, Shen Yi ruled out the Wang family first.
After ruling out the Wang family, the only remaining options are the Suiyue Martial Arts School and the Zheng family.
Between these two choices, Shen Yi preferred the Zheng family.
The reason...
Naturally, it's because of the rare blood duck in my hand.
Although the chickens and ducks at Zheng Baolou were always in short supply, Shen Yi was almost 100% certain that the chickens and ducks sold at Zheng Baolou were definitely not all of the Zheng family's produce.
If he could join the Zheng family, he might be able to get a Crimson Blood Chicken or a Rare Blood Duck for free, which would undoubtedly be something extremely attractive to him.
"Hmm, let's not think about that now, cultivation is the priority!"
As his thoughts raced, Shen Yi had already returned home. He swiftly slit the throat of the blood duck to bleed it, then tilted his head back and drank the duck blood in the bowl in one gulp.
Soon, the familiar feeling of his blood boiling rose within him, and Shen Yi, his face flushed, began to practice martial arts.
Meanwhile, in the prefect's residence.
With a creak, Chen Dao, who had just woken up, pushed open the door and was immediately greeted by a curious face outside.
"So you are Chen Dao?"
The boy, who seemed to have been waiting outside the door for a long time, asked with a curious expression.
"I'm."
Chen Dao nodded, then asked in confusion, "Who are you?"
"I am Zheng Yu, and Zheng Qiuyan is my older sister."
"So it's Young Master Zheng."
Chen Dao suddenly realized that he had heard Zheng Qiuyan mention Zheng Yu and knew that Zheng Yu was the only son of Prefect Zheng Qing.
"Just call me Zheng Yu."
Zheng Yu waved his hand, seemingly disliking being called "Young Master".
"Okay, then I'll call you Zheng Yu."
"Uh-huh."
Zheng Yu nodded and asked curiously, "I heard from my sister that you caught the yellow-feathered chicken, the blood-feathered chicken, and the red-blooded chicken from the Cangmang Mountains?"
"Not bad!"
Chen Dao nodded without blushing or skipping a beat.
"Amazing!"
A look of admiration flashed across Zheng Yujun's handsome face: "Brother Dao, how did you dare to go into the Cangmang Mountain? I heard my father and sister say that the Cangmang Mountain is boundless and extremely dangerous inside. Ordinary people would not dare to go in at all."
"Of course it's because I'm not an ordinary person."
Chen Dao replied with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Zheng Yu admired Chen Dao even more and kept asking, "Brother Dao, what's it like inside those vast mountains? Can you tell me about it?"
"no problem."
Chen Dao then told Zheng Yu what he had heard from Chen Da about Cangmang Mountain.
Zheng Yu listened with rapt attention.
Chen Dao couldn't help but chuckle to himself. This young man was indeed rather naive; he believed whatever he was told. It was hard to imagine that such a young man would be the young master of the Zheng family.
"Brother Dao, are those vast mountains really teeming with ferocious beasts?"
"Pretty much! There are big insects, leopards, and man-eating wolves in the mountains."
"How terrifying! Brother Dao, are there iron-eating beasts in the mountains? I've heard some storytellers say that iron-eating beasts are even more ferocious than tigers!"
"There should be some, but I've never seen them."
"Brother Dao, have you encountered any dangers when you went into the mountains?"
"Of course there are..."
"..."
Chen Dao answered Zheng Yu's questions patiently, as if dealing with a child.
After a long while, Zheng Yucai remembered the important matter, slapped his forehead, and said, "Brother Dao, Father wants to see you. He asked me to take you to the main hall."
Upon hearing this, Chen Dao immediately said, "Please lead the way."
"Okay, Brother Dao, and that big guy too, come with me."
Before long, Zheng Yu led Chen Dao and Chen Cheng to the Zheng family's reception room, which was also the main hall of the prefect's mansion.
At this moment, Zheng Qing sat solemnly in the main seat in the hall, while the four members of the Suiyue Martial Arts School, Han Yue, Han Jin, Han Qi, and Han Qing, sat to his left.
Han Yue was tall and strong, with a physique no less than Chen Cheng's. His three sons were also all broad-shouldered and burly, clearly his biological sons.
Upon seeing someone enter, Han Yue and the other three turned their gazes toward the door. The moment they saw Chen Dao and the other two, they immediately recognized his identity.
Although they had never met Chen Dao in person, they had long heard of his name.
after all……
Throughout the entire county, there are very few people who dare to provoke the Wang family. As for someone like Chen Dao, who killed so many members of the Wang family and is still unharmed, he is probably the only one!
Besides that, there was another thing that made Han Yue and the other three pay special attention to Chen Dao: the Blood Feather Chicken and the Crimson Blood Chicken!
After a month of verification, Han Yue and others were already convinced of the effects of Blood Feather Chicken and Crimson Blood Chicken, and their desire for Blood Feather Chicken and Crimson Blood Chicken had reached its peak.
Chen Dao is the supplier of Blood Feather Chickens and Crimson Blood Chickens, so they naturally have reason to pay attention to Chen Dao.