"This is my first time exercising at night. When I got home, I saw that the moon was shining brightly on the ground. So, seeing such a beautiful moon, I wanted to try what it would be like to exercise at night." Liang Qi wiped the sweat from his brow with a towel and slowed down to wait for Xiao Yue to walk with him.

Xiaoyue, upon hearing that it was his first time exercising at night, thought to herself, "Thank goodness, thank goodness," and silently breathed a sigh of relief. When he mentioned the moonlight, she specifically looked up and saw that the moon was quite round, and casually replied, "Good morning or good evening?"

There were no mosquitoes this morning.

Xiaoyue laughed. During this time, she had been bitten by mosquitoes countless times. She had no choice but to build a shack, as she had nowhere to live. She also felt unsafe living outside the village without a fence. If she was afraid of mosquito bites, she couldn't do anything. Then she thought, what does this have to do with Liang Qi?

She changed her mind and turned to Liang Qi with a smile, only to find that the man was quite tall; she only reached his shoulder.

His wet hair clung to his face, a faint scar ran across his right eyebrow, and a few hairs were missing from his right eyebrow. His eyes were deep-set, and his clear pupils had a hint of lake blue in the darkness. He didn't look like a villager at all; he had a somewhat exotic appearance, with a high nose and a thin face.

Xiaoyue paused for a moment at the broken eyebrow, then suddenly realized it wasn't right for her to stare at a boy like that, and hurriedly changed the subject:

"What do you refine?" Xiaoyue asked, feeling a little guilty.

"Physical strength, endurance, practice a set of long fist techniques, practice a stick routine, and archery is a must every day." Liang Qi didn't find Xiao Yue's observations offensive; such situations had always occurred around him since childhood, and they would pass in a few days.

Is the archery the kind you're thinking of? Although the village is located between two mountains, Big Tiger Head and Little Tiger Head, it's definitely not within the hunting grounds during winter.

A fast climber could cover both mountains in a day. There might be pheasants and snakes, but no other animals. Xiaoyue looked at her suspiciously, "Is it hunting?"

"Yes and no,"

Xiaoyue rolled her eyes, puzzled. She scolded herself for asking so many questions, and also complained that Liang Qi couldn't explain himself clearly. Then she thought, "If he doesn't want to talk, he doesn't have to. Who are you to tell me?"

Having convinced herself, Xiaoyue asked again, "Do you take on apprentices?"

"Hmm?" Liang Qi raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, then suddenly froze, thinking: You're so busy, do you even have time to learn? Or is it someone else asking you?

Xiaoyue glanced at Liang Qi, recalling the robbery she encountered on the road, and the two robbers she found when she left the city gate that day. Clearly, those two robbers regarded her as an enemy and knew that they would confront her sooner or later.

"I also want to learn martial arts that I can use to protect myself," Xiaoyue said sincerely to Liang Qi, turning her head to the side.

“I can’t take you on as an apprentice, but considering you once saved my life, you can get up at cockcrow every day and go to Little Tiger Head Mountain. I’ll teach you how to train.” Liang Qi thought for a moment and said thoughtfully.

Xiaoyue thought to herself: Liang Qi is really straightforward. Oh well, I won't say anything more. I'll see if he takes me with him when I get up and go to the foot of Xiaomahu Mountain tomorrow.

With that thought in mind, the two walked to the well at the entrance to the village.

Liang Qi's house was in the east, and Xiao Yue had already left home. Liang Qi was wondering where Xiao Yue was going when he heard a noisy commotion from the village ahead.

Normally, once it gets dark, the villagers are afraid of wasting oil by lighting lamps, so they go to bed early if there's nothing to do. Even those who carry water do so before dark.

Now, seeing so many people standing on the village road—men, women, and children—all noisy and bustling like a swarm of bees, the two of them quickened their pace and moved to the edge of the crowd.

Xiaoyue found a gap and squeezed through the crowd. She didn't stand in front of anyone, but pushed aside the arms of the two people in the first row. She saw the woman inside crying, kowtowing and kowtowing with snot and tears streaming down her face. She knelt on the ground and grabbed Hou San's trouser leg, while Hou San hit Ge Erlin with a shovel.

Xiaoyue thought to herself: Monkey Three has finally returned, and just in time, catching that adulterous couple red-handed.

Xiaoyue saw Ge Erlin running towards her, pulling up his pants and dodging left and right. Afraid that Ge Erlin would recognize her, she quickly slipped out of the crowd and saw Liang Qi looking at her and smiling.

Xiaoyue smiled awkwardly, then stood on tiptoe and craned her neck to look inside.

As fate would have it, Hou San had a childhood friend in the village who was unmarried. He worked at Xiao Yue's house during the day and earned three coins. He then got together with a few young men to go drinking. As soon as they heard about drinking, some people left, but five people were left. Each of them drove an oxcart and took the others to town to drink.

The place where they were drinking was Sanshan Restaurant. They saw that the waiter was Monkey Three. Several people invited Monkey Three to join them. Seeing that there were no other tables, Monkey Three took a stool, added a plate of peanuts, and drank with everyone. After drinking, he took the opportunity to take an oxcart home.

The group drank quite a bit, and Monkey Three felt a little bad about the car ride, so he suggested going to his home for tea, which he had brought back from the restaurant.

When the group heard that there was free tea, they thought it would be a waste not to drink it, so in the middle of the night, the young men headed straight for Hou San's house.

When a group of guys aren't drinking, none of them can set foot in Hou San's house.

The problem was that everyone was completely drunk. After the oxcart was tied to a tree opposite Monkey Three's house, the group followed Monkey Three into his house, still in a daze.

Pushing open the door, He Si exclaimed, "Holy crap, this is an eyesore!" He Si, who was following behind Monkey Three, was so shocked by the scene before him that he immediately sobered up.

They hurriedly stopped other people from entering the house.

Those who are drunk don't care about such things. They rushed in noisily, and instantly everyone in the room stared wide-eyed at the two naked people on the kang (a heated brick bed) performing an R-rated scene.

Ge Erlin was the first to react. Seeing so many people barging in, he quickly put on his pants. Luckily, he reacted quickly and pulled them up. Just then, Hou San grabbed the teapot next to him and threw it at Ge Erlin. Without even putting on his shoes or clothes, Ge Erlin jumped out of the window with his pants still up.

Monkey Three wasn't about to let him get away. He ran out of the house, saw the shovel in the yard, and without thinking twice, grabbed the shovel and chased after him.

The people inside had mostly sobered up. Some went to find the village chief, while others went to watch the excitement. The crowd then followed Monkey Three in a flurry.

The villagers were used to the quietness of the village at night, but suddenly it was no longer quiet. It was filled with cursing, chaotic running sounds, and barking dogs, and the village suddenly became abuzz with noise.

In twos and threes, families all came out to see what was going on.

Monkey Three's woman got dressed and ran out as well, kneeling on the ground and begging Monkey Three for forgiveness. Monkey Three's face was contorted with anger, and he swung his shovel at Ge Erlin.

Because Hou Sanzi was shorter than Ge Erlin, and had worked all day and drunk alcohol, he was three points less powerful and could never hit Ge Erlin.

Just then, Shi Xiaoyue saw her second sister-in-law, Xiao Sunshi, and Ge Erping coming to watch the excitement. The two were holding hands, chatting and laughing. Ge Erping's laughter was full of her wonderful anticipation for the wedding tomorrow.