Chapter Five: Night Thieves

  Yu Feng gave the young master of the Li family a pulse diagnosis and then wrote a prescription. Afterwards, he took out an old silver needle left to him by Zhang Lao, pricked the youth's sleep acupoint, heated the silver needle with a fire and began to expel the poison from the youth.

  He swiftly struck several acupoints on the young man with a speed that ordinary people could hardly discern, then placed his left hand on the young man's back and used his pure internal energy to force out the black poisonous liquid drop by drop, finally letting someone carefully wipe it away.

  Just a moment ago, the young man's face already showed a healthy flush unique to young people. This made the Li family, who were tense and anxious on the side, extremely surprised, saying that they had encountered a divine doctor.

  Five days passed, and Yu Feng gave him injections to detoxify every day. The young man named Li Xiang was almost fully recovered except for some weakness in his body. During these five days, Yu Feng also stayed at the Li residence because he had cured the illness of the young master of the Li family, and his reputation spread rapidly among the people of Nanping.

  He receives some patients from Nanping every day, although they are just minor ailments such as headaches and backaches, but Yu Feng doesn't mind the trouble at all. Because he can charge them for these visits.

  Because young master's illness was gradually getting better, the Li family welcomed these people with great enthusiasm and even specially cleaned up a small courtyard for them to stay in while they came to see him.

  It was the first day of the lunar month, and there was no moonlight at night. Outside the window, it was pitch black. Yu Feng tidied up his bedding and went to bed early, extinguishing the lamp.

  Because of his internal energy, even on a night as dark as this one where you can't see your fingers in front of your face, everything is as clear as day to him. He held the half jug of wine he had bought when entering the city and sat at the entrance slowly drinking it, thinking that since Li Xiang's illness was already cured, they would start their new journey tomorrow. Unbeknownst to him, the gourd was now empty and couldn't pour out a single drop of wine anymore.

  He let out a sigh, then sat there quietly to meditate. After thirty-six major cycles, it was already deep in the night. Yu Feng was about to take off his clothes and rest when his ears suddenly twitched, and an image flashed from his heart - a person wearing black clothes instantly flipped over the wall of the Li Mansion, nimbly moving their body towards this courtyard. Yu Feng could clearly 'see' that the black-clad person had a wooden box on them, inside which was a red centipede with a hideous face.

  "Oh, isn't it looking for me? This matter is indeed not simple. I said that when Grandfather mentioned the red-backed centipede, he said they only exist in the deep mountains of the south, and except for a few southern barbarians, no one else knows how to drive them out. I was wondering how this poisonous creature appeared in Nanping." Yu Feng saw the masked man suddenly turn around and quietly walk towards the small courtyard next to him, where Li Xiang lived, the young man who was bitten by the red-backed centipede.

  Looking at the black-clad man's familiarity with the Li mansion, he must have been planning this for a long time. I don't know what grudges the people in the Li mansion have against him, yet he has made three attempts to poison them. Yu Feng quietly followed behind, not worrying about being discovered by such a clumsy person. He simply leaned back and watched with his hands behind him, wondering what this man was going to do next.

  A man in black with a mask used a thin blade to pry open the door, and with just a faint "click", he skillfully opened it. After entering, he turned back to carefully close the door, completely unaware that someone had followed him into the house.

  He came to the bedside, reached out and pressed Li Xiang's mute acupoint, then placed the thin blade on Li Xiang's neck, waking him up. He must have thought he had control of the entire situation, and that things would no longer change.

  Li Xiang was startled awake from his sleep, his eyes wide open as he stared at the black-clad man holding a knife to his throat, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't shout out.

  "The man in black suppressed his voice and sneered ominously: 'You little brat, you were lucky the other day to have been bitten by my red-backed scorpion and still be cured by a small roaming doctor without an antidote. I see how you can continue to live this time. I will make sure that your Li family is cut off from descendants, and I'll make sure that Li Renhe can't smile every day anymore. And as for that little roaming doctor, I'll also make him die - who let him ruin my good deed? First, the son died, then an outsider died in the house... The Li household is finished!' After finishing speaking, he knew that the night was long and his dreams were many, so he prepared to strike down immediately."

  However, the smile on his face suddenly froze, and the sharp blade in his hand could no longer cut down. From behind, three shiny silver needles could be seen inserted into his back.

  It was Yu Feng who made his move at the last moment. He waved his hand to open Li Xiang's acupoints, rubbed his head with Qingxin Jue to calm his mind and expel evil spirits, and said: "Alright, it's okay now, call up the people in the house, don't forget to ask someone to bring a sturdy rope."

  "Sir, you..." Li Xiang suddenly felt like he had fallen from hell into heaven.

  "He slept late, and he was also too careless. It's normal for me to catch up with him. Hurry up and call someone." Yu Feng said with a smile, rubbing his nose. Then he dragged the man in black to the side and slammed him to the ground. This bastard, I'm a doctor who saves people, but he wants to kill me? First, let's give him a hard time to think about it.

  The next morning, Yu Feng saw the unlucky man in black again being taken away to be sent to the authorities. Last night, he had learned from Old Man Li that this person was a rascal from Nanping named Lai San.

  Someone who had stolen from the Li family in the past was reported to the authorities by Old Master Li. Holding a grudge in his heart, he didn't know with whom he had learned a set of skills over the years, and coincidentally mastered the strange technique of controlling poisonous insects, so he wanted to come back and take revenge for the past.

  Mr. Li did not expect that he would actually lay hands on his own son. Moreover, after failing once, Lai San even ran to the mansion at night and killed people, wanting to drag down the Li family along with Yu Feng. This person's mind is extremely ruthless and poisonous.

  After finishing breakfast, Yu Feng came to bid farewell to Old Master Li.

  "This is not right, my good nephew has saved the lives of two of my children and spared our Li family from great disaster. He helped us catch these thieves, and now you want to leave? Isn't this a betrayal of our Li family's trust? This is a direct slap in the face! Later, people in Nanping will not know how to look at our Li family with respect. No matter what, you must stay here for some more days, even if it means staying for a lifetime. It's just that now is not possible." Mr. Li heard that Yu Feng was about to leave and hastily pulled him back, saying he wouldn't let Yu Feng go no matter what.

  Yu Feng saw Mr. Li being so enthusiastic, and for a moment, he couldn't bear it, had no choice but to agree to stay a few more days. He had already decided in his heart that he would stay a few more days and then leave without saying goodbye, otherwise, with such enthusiasm, the days would be unbearable.

  Lai San was taken to the government office, and since the evidence was conclusive, he knew there was no way out. To avoid further suffering, he confessed everything from the beginning, including poisoning, spying on the Li family, entering a civilian's house at night with the intention of killing someone, and framing the Li family. He didn't hide anything and told the whole truth. This saved the county official a lot of trouble, and Lai San was directly sentenced to death by beheading after signing his confession.

  Li Xiang, after being shocked by these events, has also become much better behaved than before. He cut off all contact with those rascal friends of his and stayed at home every day, following Yu Feng around, always wanting to speak but stopping himself.

  Yu Feng looked at him with some amusement, knowing that the little guy had seen himself unknowingly subdue Lai San and release his acupoints that day, especially when he casually threw Lai San far away as he left.

  At that time, the young man's eyes were already dazed. For these two days, he had been following him all day, definitely wanting to learn martial arts, but didn't dare to speak up, because generally, families with special skills would only pass them down from father to son, not daughter, and certainly wouldn't casually teach an outsider like him.

  Yu Feng has been paying attention to Li Xiang's behavior these days, occasionally probing his temperament, and also inquired about the young master of the Li family outside, finding that he had no evil deeds, at most just some youthful arrogance, but who wasn't arrogant when they were young, even Yu Feng himself didn't dare to guarantee.

  His innate talent is quite good, although not the best, but compared to others, he's still a top-notch choice. Yu Feng thought that he had been wandering outside for many years without a fixed residence, and his grandfather's Clear Mind Technique couldn't be cut off in his hands like this. Although he was still young, he wanted to pursue the realm of martial arts after this, and it was impossible to stay in one place all the time.

  So he decided to give Li Xiang a chance, as long as he dared to speak up for himself, and pass on the Qing Xin Decree, which would also be good for finding a successor for Zhang Lao and continuing that skill.

  He then spent the remaining days transcribing books. He first wrote out "Qing Xin Jue" and attached a commentary next to it, which included his experiences and key points from practicing Qing Xin Jue over time. This version of Qing Xin Jue was not entirely the same as what Zhang Lao had taught, but rather incorporated his own insights and doubts. Given Yu Feng's current level, his views were absolutely brilliant.

  Apart from silently reciting the Clear Mind Incantation, he also recorded three other inner skills, which were given to Zhang by martial artists he met while practicing medicine. Those martial artists, after recovering from their injuries, did not want to owe anyone a favor and had no valuable items to give as payment, so they directly gave Zhang their inner techniques as medical fees. Yu Feng's memory has been astonishing since childhood, so Zhang taught him these skills for his contemplation, and now he can recite them all without a single mistake.

  He slightly modified the inappropriate parts of these gongfa, recorded them all, and noted in the margin what kind of people are suitable for practice and what is not suitable for practicing this gongfa. Each gongfa has an annotation.

  Otherwise, relying on Yu Feng's one book of kung fu is not enough to practice. As for medical skills, he didn't write another book because the things contained in it are too many and can't be written out in a short time. Medical skills are vast and profound, and even Yu Feng thinks that he has just entered the door and is not qualified to be a teacher. This is a matter of life and death, and he dares not spread it lightly.

  During the days when Yu Feng was writing books, Li Xiang had been turning around outside the door, but he didn't dare to disturb him. I guess one reason for his lingering is that he can't bear to leave and another reason is to attract Yu Feng's attention.

  Yu Feng couldn't help but chuckle to himself as he watched Li Xiang, who was like a little monkey, anxiously waiting but not daring to make a sound. He thought Li Xiang's personality was a bit too hasty and needed some tempering. It didn't occur to him that he was only five or six years older than Li Xiang, and if Li Xiang was a little monkey, then he wasn't much different himself. The only difference was that he had a bit more calmness and maturity than Li Xiang.

  On the banks of the Min River, a river of emerald water, with tiny ripples shimmering.

  More than ten days passed, and those books were finally finalized. Yu Feng went fishing with Li Xiang by the river. Although Yu Feng's fishing skills weren't great, he still had a small harvest for the day, while Li Xiang was impatient and preoccupied, only catching a three-inch-long carp fry, which was even pulled up by Yu Feng reminding him to lift the rod.

  Li Xiang saw Yu Feng's calm face every time he glanced at him, and he always had words on the tip of his tongue but didn't know how to swallow them. It's been so many days, and according to the maids in the courtyard, Master packed his bags again yesterday, if he doesn't speak up today, there won't be another chance, today he must say something out loud, even if Master refuses, at least he tried. Li Xiang thought to himself.

  "With a splash", Mr. again pulled out a big fish, which disrupted Li Xiang's thoughts and made him forget what he was going to say.

  Hope everyone clicks "Add to bookshelf" and collects, recommends a post...