Lunchtime.
Lin Yong invited Gao Dahua over, and after they had eaten and drunk their fill, they went over.
Lin Yong smiled at Gao Dahua and said, "Brother Dahua, my Fei'er is going to town with you. I hope you will take good care of him."
"Yes, don't worry, they're all from this village."
Gao Dahua blushed slightly and said with a smile.
"Then thank you very much, Brother Dahua."
Lin Yong nodded, feeling much more relaxed.
He knew that Lin Xiaofei joining the Qingfeng Gang was somewhat risky, since gangs sometimes had violent confrontations.
The next day, when Gao Dahua was leaving the village, Lin Xiaofei ate breakfast, carried a small package, and arrived at the village entrance.
His package contained nothing but two pieces of coarse cloth clothing that his mother had made for him. Last night, Hu Baihe had prepared the things Lin Xiaofei was to take with him, including more than three hundred copper coins.
Thinking of the three hundred copper coins, Lin Xiaofei recalled how Hu Baihe did needlework day and night by the wooden window under the moonlight, and then her father would take the money to town to exchange for copper coins during the day. He felt a little uneasy.
However, before leaving, Lin Xiaofei secretly piled up ten large wild vegetables in the kitchen of his home as a small token of his filial piety, which was the only thing he could do at the moment.
Upon arriving at the village entrance, Lin Xiaofei found a child already waiting there; the child's name was Xu Yi.
Xu Yi was not tall, about the same height as Lin Xiaofei, with dark skin and muscular arms that looked quite sturdy.
Lin Xiaofei looked Xu Yi up and down and could tell that Xu Yi's body was different from other children. He must be strong and more robust than himself.
Xu Yi lost his mother when he was born, and two months ago, his father also died. Now he lives alone at home. Because he is too young, he doesn't know how to farm at all. Because of his father's death, he sold the family's three acres of land in a daze to buy a coffin for his father. There is not much money left, and the family is dirt poor.
Gao Dahua felt sorry for Xu Yi, so he thought of taking him to town to join the Qingfeng Gang. Once he became a disciple of the Qingfeng Gang, he could support himself.
Immediately afterwards, Gao Dahua walked over from the village, accompanied by a child named Gao Ming, Gao Dahua's nephew, who was slightly thin and a bit taller than Lin Xiaofei.
In the mountains and fields, the mountain roads are winding, with slopes and uphill sections. The paths are meandering and quite tiring to walk on.
Along the way, the four of them walked and stopped frequently.
Fortunately, last night, Lin Xiaofei roasted and ate two wild ginseng in the spatial bead, which greatly increased his blood and qi, improved his physical condition, and made him stronger than before. Therefore, he did not feel tired at all after walking all the way.
However, although Gao Ming was the tallest of the three children, he was thin and weak. He was always out of breath after walking for a while and asked to stop and rest several times.
When Gao Dahua saw that it was his nephew and noticed that he was always out of breath, he immediately agreed to let them rest on the spot.
During the break, Lin Xiaofei immediately asked Gao Dahua about martial arts, as this was what he was most interested in at the moment.
"Martial arts are divided into ordinary and advanced. Ordinary refers to tempering the skin, flesh and bones, while advanced refers to tempering the heart, tendons and kidneys."
After that comes Qi cultivation, which uses internal energy to nourish the body and make it stronger.
Once you cultivate internal energy, you become a master of internal energy, which is extraordinary. Your martial arts skills will be exceptional; you can casually shatter a bamboo stalk three meters away with a flick of your wrist.
As he spoke, a hint of longing appeared in Gao Dahua's eyes.
"Uncle Hua, how good are your martial arts skills?"
Lin Xiaofei listened with great interest and asked another question.
"My martial arts skills are, well, not bad, only at the early stage of entry level."
Gao Dahua smiled slightly.
For a villager like him, without abundant resources, to be able to cultivate to the early stage of the Stream-Entry realm in middle age is already quite remarkable.
It was precisely because he cultivated to the early stage of the Flowing Realm and gained some strength that he was able to compete for a promotion opportunity within the gang, rising from a minor leader to a major leader.
Since he came from Xiepo Village, while completing a mission, he passed by the village and thought of bringing the children in the village who were willing to join the Qingfeng Gang into the gang.
"So strong even at the early stage of the Flowing Realm?"
Lin Xiaofei felt a surge of excitement. He still remembered Gao Dahua's actions when he casually threw out the long knife and pierced the snake beast's head with great precision.
After mastering the basics of martial arts, the next level is the Inner Qi Realm. He felt that if Uncle Hua were to cultivate to the Inner Qi Realm, he could probably kill the snake-beast that had been chasing him with a single palm strike from a distance.
Lin Xiaofei could glean something from Gao Dahua's longing gaze. He knew that Gao Dahua must have endured a lot of hardship to have reached the early stage of the Flowing Realm, and he also envied martial arts at higher levels.
Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaofei was very excited, especially thinking that a martial artist at the Inner Qi Realm could shatter things with a single palm strike from a distance. He couldn't wait to go to Qingfeng Gang to learn martial arts.
Before long, the four of them set off again.
“Let’s walk a little further. The official road is just ahead. Bandits from Black Wind Village occasionally appear on the official road. We need to walk faster and get through the official road as soon as possible to avoid encountering the bandits.”
After walking for a while, Gao Dahua said seriously.
Lin Xiaofei was startled, not expecting to encounter bandits on the official road. He frowned and quickly followed Gao Dahua, afraid that Gao Dahua would leave first.
Black Wind Stronghold was the largest band of mountain bandits within a radius of more than two hundred miles. People in every village knew of their fearsome reputation. They burned, killed, and looted, and were as vicious as wolves. Even the town's government could not defeat Black Wind Stronghold, which shows how powerful the bandits of Black Wind Stronghold were.
The bandits of Black Wind Village often lurked along the official roads, robbing caravans and cargo escorts that passed by. They ignored ordinary people passing by, believing that robbing the poor would be a waste of their time.
During his rest, Lin Xiaofei took advantage of the time he was urinating to sneak into the spatial bead, hurriedly swallowed a wild Ganoderma lucidum, and continuously restored his physical strength and even enhanced his power.
Therefore, Lin Xiaofei walked faster and felt much more relaxed; otherwise, he would have been exhausted after walking for a long time.
Lin Xiaofei was wondering what to do if they encountered bandits later.
Suddenly, Gao Dahua's eyes lit up, and he whispered, "Stop."
Immediately afterwards, he pulled Lin Xiaofei and the other two children and quickly hid in the bushes by the roadside, extending his index finger to make a gesture of silence.
The three children, Lin Xiaofei, hurriedly hid in the bushes, completely unaware of what Gao Dahua had seen, and all hid nervously.
Gao Dahua stood up slightly, using the grass to cover his body, his eyes fixed on the road ahead, looking tense as if he were observing something.
About half an hour later, Gao Dahua finally let out a slow breath and immediately felt much more relaxed.
"Okay, I'll keep going."
Gao Dahua stepped out of the bushes and said something.
"Uncle Hua, what happened?"
He hadn't dared to say a word before, but now Lin Xiaofei asked in confusion.
"Take a few more steps, and you'll understand after you take a look."
Gao Dahua pointed to the official road ahead, and then the four of them walked over.
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