Chapter 1 First Encounter

  The first time Gu Yinghua saw Liu Suizhen was when he was replacing tiles on his own roof.

  This is a job that requires patience, Liu Suiyun on the roof one by one to uncover the green tiles, and then put the damaged, broken small green tiles stacked on one side, ready to replace the new tiles he had just brought from Lin's old house, and then he saw Gu Yinghua.

  She was an extremely beautiful woman, even if she wore a black cloak that covered her entire body, it couldn't hide her stunning beauty. If not for being slightly too plump and having a faint frown on her brow, she would be the most beautiful woman Liu Su Yun had ever seen in his life.

  "Miss Gu, this is Liu Suiyun, the most skilled fighter in our neighboring villages. He was invincible in a hundred miles by the time he was seventeen and had to leave to find stronger opponents. Although he came back with some minor injuries, he also gained real skills, even killing several tigers!"

  There must be some exaggeration in these words. In the few years that Liu Suizhen traveled outside, it wasn't as simple as "exchanging some minor injuries" to return home. Who knows how many ups and downs he experienced, even almost stepping onto a divine path? However, since Yin Lijin was introducing himself so enthusiastically, Liu Suizhen naturally had to show some courtesy too. He put down the roof tile in his hand, tapped his foot lightly, and leaped out, flying like a large bird directly into the courtyard. Then he bowed to Gu Yinghua with clean and efficient movements.

  Unfortunately, his display of skill triggered an old injury, and he couldn't help but press his hand against his chest and cough lightly twice. Sweat beaded on his forehead as a towering figure emerged before Gu Yinghua: "Brother, impressive skills, but have you entered the realm of fighting tigers?"

  Although Liu Su Yun had a half-segment of immortal fate, for warriors, the Tiger-Fighting Realm is a major turning point. Whether it's a warrior or a cultivator, ordinary people are generally called "mud bodhisattvas", just like the mud bodhisattva in the temple. After warriors start practicing, although they still don't lose their mortal nature, they can move like a spiritual monkey, jump like a rabbit, and be as sharp as the wind, which is what's called the "Rabbit-Like" realm, roughly equivalent to the cultivator's "Guiding Qi" realm.

  "Detu" is just a step away from "Bao Hu", known for being able to fight and kill fierce tigers, tear apart ferocious wolves, and even rival the monks' "Initial Qi Refining Stage". Although it's an exaggeration, it's already rare for ordinary martial artists to reach the realm of "Bao Hu", let alone in a small place like Yunzhong County.

  Liu Su Yun glanced at the iron tower-like man, who was more than two heads taller than himself. The man's face was as black as iron, with a tiger's back and bear's waist. Just one of his arms was almost as thick as Liu Su Yun's waist. He held a pair of heavy meteor hammers in his hand. Although Liu Su Yun couldn't see the iron tower man's martial arts skills, he estimated that he should be at least one or two realms higher than himself. He immediately replied: "Brother has keen eyesight, I am indeed in the realm of fighting tigers, and I haven't asked for your esteemed name yet?"

  "I am Huo Qianshu! This is my young mistress Gu Yinghua."

  Liu Su Yun noticed that behind Gu Ying Hua, there were some familiar figures, all young people from Linjiazhuang, each rubbing their fists and looking eager to try, gazing at Liu Su Yun with expectant eyes. However, Liu Su Yun was no longer paying attention to Huo Qian Shu, but instead fixed his gaze on Gu Ying Hua's face, which wore a self-satisfied expression: "Miss Gu, Brother Huo, please make it brief, I need to fix my own roof before dark, and tomorrow I have to help out at Wang's place."

  This is the truth, even a skilled tiger-beater dare not climb onto a house after dark, one misstep and you'll regret it for life. Liu Suizhen must seize the time, as for Wang's wife in the east of the village, she is a well-known difficult household, her two sons died young, her grandson is still underage, and her home becomes a sea once it rains, Liu Suizhen had already promised to go help.

  Gu Yinghua was already familiar with Liu Suizhen's scorching gaze and knew how to handle the situation, so she immediately gave Huo Qianshu a signal. Huo Qianshu walked over, swinging his Flowing Star Hammers: "My young mistress has an urgent matter to attend to in Luoshan Mountain, Yuanzhou, but there are many fierce beasts and monsters on Luoshan Mountain, I wonder if Brother could help us out."

  The young people in the village have already begun to clamor: "Brother Liu, we must have you preside over our crossing of Luoshixian Mountain!"

  "Yes, you were only seventeen when you single-handedly killed your way through the Luoxing Mountains. Now traversing these mountains is child's play for you!"

  "Without you holding down the fort, we wouldn't dare venture into Luoshan Mountain."

  "Miss Gu has agreed to come down and work for 100 wen per day. When we arrive in Yuanzhou, I will give her an additional 300 wen per day."

  It's not a bad price, now one dan of rice is just over a hundred coins, and it's almost possible to earn one dan of rice in a day. For the poor farmers in Yunzhong Village, with this kind of pay, they wouldn't be afraid to make ten trips to Luoxing Mountain.

  Huojian Tree was also paying attention to Liu Suoyun, estimating the price of Liu Suoyun. This young man would occasionally cough lightly, which was a tendency of old injuries, but he was absolutely a good hand in the tiger's den. From some details, it can be seen that this Liu Suoyun still has many tricks up his sleeve.

  At the foot of Liu Suiyun, twenty-seven or eight stacks of small green tiles were neatly arranged, each stack with exactly eight tiles. The already laid-out roof was perfectly "butterfly tile, three layers and one", not a single tile out of place, clearly showing some skill. This courtyard could be considered tidy, but the carved window flowers seemed to have been there for some years, not to mention that half an acre of green vegetables had been planted in the middle of the yard. Although this half-acre vegetable garden was arranged very well by Liu Suiyun, with lush greenery everywhere, it also reflected another reality - that the family's financial situation was not too good, and they might even have owed some debts outside.

  "The price is not bad, but if I were to leave with Huo now, not only would my family be like a leaky house in the rain, but I would also become an untrustworthy person in Wang's eyes! Thank you for your kindness, Miss Gu and Brother Huo."

  Huojian Shu knew that this was Liu Suoyun's tactic of haggling, and just as he was about to speak, Gu Yinghua had already blurted out: "Yin Liren, go find a tile worker!"

  Yin Lizheng knew that Miss Gu was a big shot, spending money like flowing water. He immediately agreed: "No problem! I'll go find Su Wa Jiang, you can rest assured, Su Wa Jiang is the best tile worker in our dozens of miles around, and even Ruan Yun's younger brother learned his skills from him!"

  He only told half the truth, and it was true that Liu Suizhen had learned his skills from Su Waqiang, but he had only been learning for five days before becoming a master, and today was the day of his graduation. Liu Suizhen was planning to try out his new skills on his own roof before going to help Wang's family - after all, he couldn't add insult to injury by giving them more trouble.

  Gu Yinghua didn't say anything about those things. With an extremely confident smile, she directly asked: "Name a price! I can afford it!"

  She still had some resentment in her heart, if it were the past her, let alone a trivial tiger-fighting realm like Liu Suoyun, even a great master of "across the mountain" boundary, or even a late-stage cultivator of Qi-refining, with just one move, she could summon several people, when would it be Liu Suoyun's turn to haggle over prices in front of her?

  But this time, passing by Luoxing Mountain, she had to find Liu Suizhen for help. The opponent was too strong, and relying solely on Huo Qianshu might not be enough to protect herself completely, so she had already prepared to be killed by Liu Suizhen with one sword.

  Unfortunately, as soon as Liu Su Yun spoke out, everyone was shocked.

  "The price is easy to say, one thousand coins a day, and when we arrive at Yuanzhou, I'll give you three thousand more!"

  Just as Liu Suizhuan's words had barely left his mouth, Yin Lizi almost jumped up. How could Liu Suizhuan be so outrageous in asking for the sky and damaging his own reputation? As a mediator, he had to come forward to mediate between the two parties: "Suizhuan, this side also needs to use 180 yuan, you can deduct a few less!"

  What shocked them even more were the young people who came to escort Gu Yinghua, they never thought that Liu Suoyun would actually come up with such a sky-high price, this is not just a sky-high price, it's simply taking advantage of Miss Gu as a scapegoat!

  One thousand coins a day, and it takes at least five or six days to get past Luoxing Mountain. Adding the three thousand coins for the return trip, that's almost ten thousand coins in hand. In a rural place like Yunzhong, one stone of rice is only worth around a hundred coins, but Liu Suizhen made a fortune on this trip to Luoxing Mountain, earning six or seven stones of rice, enough for him to live off for two or three years.

  A warrior who has reached the Tiger-Fighting Realm is great, and after completing a task, they can rest for two or three years. When will I be able to rush into the Tiger-Fighting Realm too?!

  Among them, the most skilled one was not "Tuo Tu", Da Cheng, and it would take another year or two to break into the realm of fighting tigers. However, for such a good hand, Huo Qian Shu only offered a price of 1,800 yuan, which included the reward received after arriving in Yuanzhou, and even adding that up was not worth two days' wages for Liu Suiyun.

  Huojian Tree roared even louder, his Flowing Star Hammer weighing at least a dozen kilograms or so swung into two iron rings with whistling sounds. Just a slight touch would be enough to put someone in bed for several months. Everyone involuntarily took two steps back: "Youngster, don't spout nonsense! How many kilograms do you weigh? You dare say one thousand taels per day?"

  "This thing has its value, I'm worth a thousand yuan a day, absolutely not expensive, absolutely valuable! "Liu Su Yun ignored Huo Qian Shu's threat and said slowly but with great power: "Huo brother, Miss Gu, you say something?"

  The focus of the entire scene suddenly shifted to Gu Yinghua, one thousand yuan a day, even the most skilled masters in the nearby tens of miles couldn't earn this kind of money. This young lady who looked slender and elegant would not agree to this price, no matter how ignorant she was of worldly affairs.

  Gu Yinghua spoke up.

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