Jian Ning rubbed his forehead, feeling that he had a long way to go. Qiao Feng was indeed clever and powerful, like a little hot pepper, she could choke people to death when she opened her mouth.

But think about it, she has been begging for a living with her grandfather since she was a child. If she were like a harmless little cabbage, she would have been eaten to the bone without leaving any residue.

Jian Ning thought of herself in her past life from Qiao Feng. If she hadn't met her master, Grandma Wu, she didn't know what she would have become. She was probably going to become a little pepper covered in thorns, right?

Therefore, before she could accurately identify the Qiao Feng vein, Jian Ning didn't intend to criticize her. Her living environment had changed, so letting her slowly realize and understand things through the people around her was far more effective than forcing her to accept things she couldn't currently comprehend.

This is how Grandma Wu treated her in the past. Her master never told her what was right or wrong. He let her perceive everything through her own eyes and heart, and her master only gave her guidance when appropriate.

"Don't include me in this." Ma Xiaomai said seriously, "I didn't say anything about you. I'm also Master's apprentice. I'm your senior apprentice brother, and you're my junior apprentice sister. We also have a senior apprentice brother."

Qiao Feng glared at him sideways: "You are not, and you don't study medicine. I only recognize my own senior brother. Master said that my senior brother practices medicine at Pu Ren Tang in town. His surname is Yang. I only recognize Senior Brother Yang."

Ma Xiaomai was stunned, then looked at Jian Ning, "Master, I want to learn medicine from you."

"If you learn now, you can only be my junior apprentice. I entered the school earlier than you. I know that it is calculated according to the time when the master accepted the apprentice. The master accepted me during the day, so even if you learn, you can only call me senior sister."

"No, I'm older than you. I want to be your senior."

"Just treat me as your son!" Ma Fuquan patted his shoulder with a smile and said in the tone of an old father: "Don't be greedy. You can't chew too much. Just practice martial arts with your master well."

"Mom, tell me a story quickly. I want to hear about Zhao Zilong. I haven't talked about Zhao Zilong for a long time." Sanniu shook Jian Ning's arm and urged.

"Yaoyao." Ma Xiaodou pushed aside Erniu and came to the side of Sanniu, saying flatteringly, "I can ask my dad to change my name to Ma Zilong."

"Go away, don't make trouble, let my mother tell the story, and don't talk."

"Yes, no interruptions are allowed. Master, please speak quickly. Go on." Ma Xiaomai pulled Ma Xiaodou over. He saw that Erniu's face had changed and she was rolling up her sleeves. While he was pulling Ma Xiaodou over, he took the opportunity to poke Ma Xiaodou in the vest.

Jian Ning was telling them about the Three Kingdoms while Feng Qingzi gave Ding Gui a pill. After watching him swallow it, he took Ding Gui and walked to a secluded place outside. He then pulled him and started walking quickly.

A chilly wind whistled past Ding Gui's ears, blinding him. But he didn't feel the cold at all; instead, his entire body was warm. Wow, his fifth uncle was amazing! He felt like he was flying. As his feet touched the ground, he opened his eyes and looked around. He was in a valley.

"Where is this, Uncle Wu? Why do I feel like I'm flying here?"

"Stop talking nonsense. I'll teach you a trick now. Once you learn it, you'll be able to defeat Dabao and the others. It'll be enough for you."

"Wow, that's great. Uncle Wu, please teach me."

Feng Qingzi didn't expect that Ding Gui was a bad boy with zero talent. He couldn't blame him for this, so he fed him two more pills.

Watching the silly boy swallow it happily, he smiled sinisterly.

Ding Gui had no idea at that moment that Feng Qingzi had used a method called "pull the seedlings to grow faster" on him, using drugs to forcibly increase his strength. After a week, all his joints would atrophy and become a dwarf who would never grow up.

Half an hour later, Ding Gui had barely mastered the techniques of "Boguiyunzhuan" (Boguiyunzhuan). He launched a palm strike, and he was completely stunned. He felt as if he had become incredibly powerful, shaking the trees in the valley and startling a few jackdaws.

"That's enough to deal with a few brats. Remember, before dinner tomorrow, you have to find a way to lure Dabao out. If he doesn't fall for it, you can lure out another little girl. In short, you can beat him to death or maim him as you please. Uncle Wu will cover everything for you. Just go ahead and do it. Do you understand?"

"I understand. Then I'll kill him!"

"Okay, then kill him."

Feng Qingzi patted his shoulder, pulled him along and took him back.

"Brother, where have you been? I couldn't find you anywhere." Ding Gui followed Feng Qingzi back to the side yard, and Ding Quan came to greet him.

"I went out to do something with my fifth uncle." Ding Gui pulled Ding Quan back to their room and whispered mysteriously, "Let me tell you, brother is very powerful now. Fifth uncle went out and met a master, learned martial arts, and also taught me a move."

"Wow, really? Bro, I want to learn too. Can you teach me?"

Ding Gui patted his chest and said, "What else do you need to learn if I have learned it? I will protect you. I am very strong now. If you don't believe me, I will open your eyes."

He thought for a moment, then pulled Ding Quan along and said, "Come on, I'll take you to the mill."

The two brothers arrived at the mill. Ding Gui gathered his emotions for a moment, then said "Pah! Pah!" twice and spat into his palms. "Just watch! I'm sure this millstone will break into pieces with one blow."

"Grandpa and grandma won't beat us if it breaks, right?"

Ding Gui was stunned for a moment, "No, it's just a piece of stone. If it breaks, I'll ask Big Nose to get his family's stuff here. If he dares to disobey me, I'll beat him to death. I'm not afraid that he won't listen."

"What are you waiting for? Come on, brother, I want to see if you can do it."

Ding Gui squatted down, held the moon in his hands and walked around. Ding Quan didn't know whether it worked or not, but seeing that his brother was putting on a lot of effort, he couldn't help but look forward to it. His eyes were wide open and he didn't dare to blink, for fear of missing the wonderful moment.

"Wow! Wow!" Ding Gui shouted twice, and with both palms, the grindstone actually cracked. He was stunned by this.

"Wow!" Ding Quan's exclamation was powerful, greatly satisfying Ding Gui's inflated mentality. "Brother, am I really that good? Am I the best in the world?"

"Fifth Uncle taught you that. He's the best in the world, right?"

"Yes, then I am the second best in the world, which is also very powerful. Just wait and see, I will beat Dabao until he craps tomorrow, and I will kill him!" After saying that, he rubbed his nose with his index finger proudly, looking fierce.

"Brother..." Ding Quan seemed frightened by his expression. After a moment's pause, he asked, "Does your hand hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt, just a little numb, it's okay."

After Feng Qingzi returned, he first visited the Meng family. The eldest son and his wife were there. Tomorrow was the La Festival, and as the eldest son and his wife, he and his wife naturally had to come and listen to their parents' arrangements for tomorrow's affairs. The La Festival used to be held on the transition day between the old and new years, but two years ago, Emperor Yongping suddenly decreed that it be changed to the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month.

Thirty years ago, on the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month, a fire broke out in the prison and Nanyangzi was burned to death and beyond recognition.