After Ning Chen walked down the mountain, he took the sack from the donkey and opened it.
"Shixiong even prepared a map for me. How thoughtful.”
Ning Chen smiled as he looked at the sheepskin map around him. Although the description on it was rough, it still allowed Ning Chen to roughly determine the location.
"Oh, is this bag full of money?”Ning Chen picked up a full embroidered cloth bag and weighed it in his hand. It was very heavy and he could hear the sound of small collisions. He opened it and saw pieces of silver and gold.
"I don't know how much money there is here, but it should be quite a lot.”Ning Chen thought to himself.
If this bag of money was given to an ordinary person, it would be enough to last them for several years.
Apart from that, there were also a few small porcelain bottles in the sack. Ning Chen opened them and smelled them. They were healing and detoxification pills.
"As expected, Senior Brother is thoughtful.”
In the other cloth bag, there were only three bamboo scrolls besides a set of light blue clothes. Perhaps Chi Songzi was afraid that Ning Chen would be bored on the road or that he would neglect his studies.
"Where should we go first? Qin Country? Chu Country? Or Han Country?"
Ning Chen flipped over and laid on the donkey's back with his head raised. He held the sheepskin map in his hand and looked at it.
He was supported by the breeze around him. To the donkey, it was lighter than the two cloth bags, allowing it to walk happily and lightly.
"I don't know what time it is and what the situation is like at the foot of the mountain. If I had known earlier, I would have asked senior brother.”"Forget it, I don't care. I'll ask when I meet someone.”
Ning Chen thought to himself. He closed his eyes and stopped thinking about this. He let the donkey carry him along the mountain path.
"System, what is my current mastery level? Give me a list." Ning Chen thought to himself.
Heart Like Still Water proficiency 34%, Thousand Rivers Autumn Water proficiency 34%, Clear Wind and Bright Moon proficiency 33%.
Lone Peak Thirteen Swords Proficiency: 54%(Comprehended Lone Peak, Peach Blossom, Withering, Flowing Water, and Ice Sword Comprehension)
Fuyao Steps Proficiency: 48%(Wind attribute enhancement, speed increase by 50%)
Green Sac Medicine Proficiency: 18%
"Where are my System Points now?"
250 points
" 250 points..." Ning Chen thought for a moment, then said,""If I spend 200 points to exchange for Sword Mastery, how much will the proficiency of the Lone Peak Thirteen Swords increase?”
【10%】
"Then forget it. The road ahead is long. I can't always treat my stomach badly. It's better to exchange for a Cooking Proficiency for me.”
Are you sure you want to spend 200 points to exchange for Cooking Proficiency?
"I'm sure."
Exchange successful, 50 points remaining
In the next second, a huge amount of knowledge and experience regarding cooking appeared in Ning Chen's mind. He instantly went from a rookie to a master chef.
" It's indeed magical. It seems that as long as it's a dish that I can imagine, I can make it now. Does this mean that the dishes from my previous life are also..." Ning Chen's eyes lit up.
"We're in luck now."
After another full day, Ning Chen finally walked out of Xiao Mountain.
As soon as he walked out, he ran into a woodcutter who was cutting firewood on the mountain path. The middle-aged woodcutter was also very surprised when he saw the longsword hanging at his waist and the donkey.
"This…big brother. Can I ask you something?" Ning Chen walked up to him and asked.
The woodcutter looked at the spotless white-robed youth in front of him. He was handsome and had a long sword hanging at his waist. It was obvious that he was not an ordinary person. He was a little nervous."You, you ask."
"Which country are we in now?”Ning Chen asked.
"You, you just came out of Xiao Mountain, right? This is the territory of Chu.”said the woodcutter. He looked at Ning Chen curiously and said,""You're a traveling student, right? I've heard people say that the disciples taught by the masters of prestigious families will go out to study when they grow up. I can tell from your tone that you're from Qin.”
"Uh, yeah." Ning Chen nodded.
"The relationship between the Qin Country and our Chu Country isn't very good right now, but it has nothing to do with you. You won't be bullied by others if you come to our Chu Country to study. Our village is just in front of it.”The woodcutter looked at Ning Chen and Kindness Dao.
"Then, go and sit for a while. I happen to have something to ask big brother.”Ning Chen scratched his head.
"Hey, let's go then. We'll talk on the way.”The woodcutter was no longer nervous at this time. He patted his shoulder casually and said.
The two of them walked towards the path the woodcutter had come from. The woodcutter started to talk, and he couldn't stop for a moment.
"I heard that other people ride horses or walk when they travel. Why are you riding a donkey?”
"And this sword of yours is really beautiful. It should be very valuable. In my opinion, it's worth at least ten taels of silver.”
"Young man, you must be the young master of some rich family. I see that your clothes are not something that ordinary people can afford. You're also so…beautiful.”
"Aren't you telling the bandits that your family is rich by dressing like this? Luckily, you were lucky and didn't encounter those mountain bandits. Otherwise, they would all be stripped away by you. I'm afraid you wouldn't even be able to keep your life.”
That woodcutter was rambling on and on, and Ning Chen actually didn't have the chance to interrupt for a moment.
"Big, big brother, I want to ask if the Qin country and the Han country are fighting now?”Ning Chen finally found a chance to speak.
The woodcutter looked at him strangely. Qin and Han started fighting? No, no. Who did you hear that from?"
"Oh, then I must have heard it wrong.”Ning Chen smiled awkwardly.
"It must be some rumors. Most of them can't be believed.”
As the two of them spoke, they could already see the village. It was a crude house built with mud, wood, and stone. It was extremely simple and crude.
"We're here. Come with me to my house to drink some water. I'll bring you some food.”The middle-aged woodcutter smiled at Ning Chen and took the lead to cross the wooden bridge that surrounded the small village.
Ning Chen walked past with the little donkey and looked around.
"Eh? Are there guests in the village?" A half-naked man sitting by the door saw the woodcutter and Ning Chen, who was leading a donkey behind him. He exclaimed in surprise, then stood up and shouted towards the village,
"Everyone, come out and take a look. There are guests in the village. Wang Hu has brought guests to the village.”
The village suddenly became lively.
"Where?"
"There really is a guest, and it's a young man. He looks so beautiful.”
"Widow Chen, you're flirting again."
"F * ck your grandmother. I'm horny. So what? You can't climb into my bed anyway.”
“……”
The middle-aged woodcutter brought Ning Chen to a mud house under the gazes of many villagers." This is my house."”
He pushed the door open and shouted into the room,""Wife, bring me a cup of tea."
"Why are you back so early today? Where's the firewood?”A middle-aged woman walked out. When she saw the empty-handed woodcutter, she frowned and was furious. Just as she was about to get to know her man a little more, she noticed Ning Chen behind him under the gaze of the middle-aged woodcutter. She looked at him and was stunned for a moment. Then, she looked at the woodcutter and said,"There are guests?"
"Yeah, why are you still standing there? Hurry up and bring out a bowl of tea.”
"Oh, oh." The woman hurriedly ran back into the house. She was still thinking that the young man her man had brought back was really handsome. His face was even better than a woman's. It was as white as an egg that had been peeled off its shell. What kind of rich family could raise such a young man?
"If you don't mind, why don't you come in and sit?”
The woodcutter looked at the increasing number of villagers and said to Ning Chen.
"Then I'll have to trouble you." Ning Chen nodded and put down the donkey's rope. Under the surprised and puzzled gazes of the surrounding villagers and the woodcutter, he bent down and stared into the donkey's eyes."Don't run around. Stay here obediently.”
"Haha, talking to animals? How strange, how could a beast understand human language? Was this beautiful young man a fool?”The half-naked man crossed his arms and laughed.
The people around him also laughed out loud.
Ning Chen ignored him and followed the woodcutter into the house.
There were elderly people, old women, middle-aged women, men, and dirty children among the villagers who were watching from outside the house. They looked at the little donkey that was standing still and discussing it in amazement.
Among the villagers, a man with a sharp and ugly face looked at the donkey with an empty reins and two full sacks. His eyes were filled with greed.
"Hehe, it's mine."
He squeezed through the crowd and ran quickly towards the donkey under the cursing of the villagers. He grabbed the reins and wanted to escape.
However, to his surprise, the donkey did not move at all. Instead, it raised its hind leg and kicked him in the leg. It was so painful that he knelt on the ground and cried out in pain.
The villagers were silent for a while, then they burst into laughter.
"Haha, Zhao Si, you scoundrel, you still have this day. You think about stealing other people's things all day long.”
"Haha, I'm dying of laughter."
"Pfft, he deserves it."
"Hahaha."
Hearing the laughter around him and feeling their gazes, the ruffian Zhao Si was extremely embarrassed and furious. He looked at the donkey that had ruined his plan and his guts rose. He took out an old but sharp dagger from his sleeve and got up, ready to stab the donkey's stomach.
"Ah!" A girl covered her mouth and exclaimed.
Just as the dagger was about to stab the donkey, it suddenly stopped, as if it had hit an impenetrable barrier.
The hoodlum Zhao Si's eyes widened. He used all his strength and his face turned red, but he could not move forward. He wanted to retreat, but he could not. It was as if he was fixed by some great force.
Ning Chen walked out of the mud house and calmly walked to the side of the donkey. He held its reins and smiled at the woodcutter couple who had walked out of the house. Then, he led the donkey out of the village.
From the beginning to the end, he didn't even look at that ruffian Zhao Si.
After he left, Zhao Si knelt down as if he was exhausted. The dagger in his hand broke into two pieces and fell to the ground. His face was filled with fear and terror.
The surrounding villagers watched this scene in silence.
In the end, an old man came back to his senses first. He stroked his beard and smiled bitterly.
"So it's a little expert."
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(3100-word chapter. There's another chapter today. I'm going to update it to 10,000 yuan. Flowers support!)）
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