Becoming a God by Searching Mountains and Subduing Demons

Chapter 24 Erlang Tempering Skin
"Of course you can."

It would be a waste not to make money at such a good price, so Jiang Yue naturally agreed and handed the ancestral bow in his hand to Shi Lei.

Shi Lei took the treasured bow and untied the blackened white cloth on it while exclaiming in amazement: "Where did you get this treasured bow? The craftsmanship is very good, like the craftsmanship of my apprentice from the Weapon Sect. It's a pity that the bowstring has been changed, but it will be stronger."

At this point, Shi Lei just unwrapped the white cloth and his face froze. He said awkwardly: "Ahem, it turned out that it was Master who made the bow. Please don't blame me for being disrespectful, Master."

Jiang Yue wanted to laugh when he saw his expression, but he held it back.

"Tsk tsk, it's all fate."

Shi Lei stroked the treasured bow, marveling at it. Finally, he put it down, carefully wrapped the cloth strips around it, and looked at Jiang Yue with a much gentler gaze. He said seriously, "My master said that if you have an old connection, that is, the treasured weapon that the ancestor used to fight with when he was young, you can bring the treasured weapon to join the sect."

"Just hold this bow?"

"of course."

"What are the restrictions for joining the Qimen Sect?"

"The master leads you to the door, but the practice is up to you. After you get in, he will teach you how to practice. If you can become a martial artist within three years, you can stay in the Qimen to become a disciple and learn martial arts. If you can't become a martial artist, you can only leave the Qimen."

"What are the rules of the sect? Do you have to work as a blacksmith every day to become a disciple?"

Jiang Yue asked curiously.

"Oh, that's not it."

Shi Lei smiled and said, "Only disciples directly taught by the master can learn the skills of making weapons. Other disciples cannot learn even if they want to. Didn't I say that there will be a three-year assessment? You can do whatever you want within three years, support yourself, and don't do anything unscrupulous under the banner of the weapon sect."

"I see. Thank you Brother Shi for clearing up my confusion."

Jiang Yue was a little excited, and felt that the Qimen sect was very suitable for him, so he asked, "Brother Shi, how can I become a disciple of the Qimen sect if I hold this precious bow?"

"Just go to Qing County and find the Qimen General Store."

Shi Lei smiled.

"Okay, thank you Brother Shi for clearing up my confusion."

Jiang Yue was thinking about it and planned to go to Qing County tomorrow.

Mountain roads are difficult to travel on. If you don't go to Qing County before winter, it will be even more difficult to go there because of heavy snow that blocks the mountains. As for taking the official road, there are so many bandits that it is even more impossible to go there.

The most important thing is that Kuoyeyuan has been discovered by the Black Panther, so it is a good opportunity to go to Qing County to find ways to improve his strength so as to kill the Black Panther.

The sooner we go to Qing County, the better, so Jiang Yue plans to go there tomorrow.

"Since we have a connection, why not?"

Shi Lei tied up the fur coat in his hand and handed it to Jiang Yue. Jiang Yue took the fur coat and did not stay for long. After saying goodbye to Shi Lei, he went to find the cloth shop again.

Cotton-padded coats and quilts are cheaper than fur coats. Three sets of cotton-padded coats and trousers, plus three new quilts, cost a total of one or two taels of silver.

At this point, Jiang Yue only had 400 coins left in his hand. There was still half a month before the tax payment, and he could continue to go into the mountains in the next few days, so the money was enough.

As the sun sets, dim sunlight shines on the ancient town on the mountainside. The dust in the beam of light moves slightly. Jiang Yue, carrying three fur coats, three quilts, cotton clothes and trousers, gradually disappears at the end of the ancient town.
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Jiang Yuegan returned to the village before the sun set. When he was about to unlock the door, Xiaotian had already jumped out from behind the door and pried at it with his claws, cheering excitedly.

As soon as the door opened, Xiaotian immediately pounced on Jiang Yue's body and licked Jiang Yue wildly.

"Hahaha, Xiaotian, stop licking, it's itchy."

Jiang Yue patted Xiaotian's head. Xiaotian tactfully took the rope that tied the fur coat in Jiang Yue's hand, walked into the house excitedly, wagging his tail, and spit the coat onto the table.

"The cloak will hang nicely on the wall."

"The previous quilt is no longer needed."

Jiang Yue tidied the bed. His previous quilt was the one his father bought when he got married. He had never washed it since his parents died. It was so dirty that he couldn't even use it as a bed sheet. He simply put it at the bottom as a mattress and covered it with a layer of clean sheets.

Jiang Yue slept with his clothes on these nights. He felt very cold before his skin was hardened, but now that his skin is 40% hardened, he doesn't feel that cold anymore.

But when winter really comes, even if you have passed the skin test, you can't stand the bone-chilling cold.

After making the bed, Jiang Yue took two new quilts, a fur coat and a cotton-padded jacket, crossed the mountain road in the village, and knocked on the door of Jiang Cong's house under the cover of night.

"Ji Lang, this is..."

Jiang Cong opened the door and was stunned when he saw the item in Jiang Yue's hand. "Grandpa, it's getting cold, so I bought some things to keep warm."

Jiang Yue smiled and said, "Yesterday I saw that Grandpa had difficulty walking with his knees. Winter is approaching, so I hurried to buy some cotton clothes and quilts. If I buy them in a month, they will probably be much more expensive."

"You!"

Old man Jiang Cong took the things from Jiang Yue's hand, his cloudy eyes moistened a little, "Grandpa, this is an old problem, you still spend money to buy cotton pants, isn't this a waste of money?"

"Hahaha."

Jiang Yue laughed and said, "Silang, come and help me hold it! There are new clothes to wear!"

Silang was watching the fire in the kitchen. He rushed out upon hearing the words. When he saw the fur coat in Jiang Yue's hand, his eyes were full of brilliance.

He took the fur coat from Jiang Yue's hand, couldn't let it go, put it on and rubbed it constantly, the smile on his face never faded after it appeared.

"Okay, Shiro, take off your clothes and eat."

Old Master Jiang Cong laughed and scolded, "If the soup spills on your new clothes, I'll show you how I'll punish you!"

"Ahem, okay, Grandpa."

Silang Jiang Hao stuck out his tongue, hurried back to the inner room, took off his clothes, and then helped his grandfather change the quilt and other things.

Jiang Yue's fourth uncle was also in the inner room, but he didn't like to talk. He just smiled and watched Yu Yu and others busying themselves. He moved his upper body with difficulty and looked extremely tired.

They worked for about a quarter of an hour and then gathered again at the wooden table in the room.

The weather is indeed getting colder. Before, we used to eat at the stone table in the yard at Jiang Cong's house, but now we have moved indoors.

"Ji Lang, you put your heart into it."

Old man Jiang Cong sighed and served Jiang Yue rice porridge and pickled meat: "Grandpa's legs and feet are getting worse and worse. I guess he won't be able to go into the mountains many times this year. Silang is a stupid newbie. If he goes into the mountains often, something might happen. Thanks to you, Erlang, otherwise."

"Grandpa, okay, this is what I should do."

Jiang Yue interrupted his grandfather.

He lost his father and mother when he was young, and it was old man Jiang Cong who gave him food to eat and took him into the mountains to teach him hunting skills.

Only those who know how to repay kindness are human beings.

Therefore, Jiang Yue didn't feel sorry when he spent more than one or two taels of silver to buy fur coats, cotton clothes, cotton pants, quilts and so on for Jiang Cong, Silang and others. He just felt that the steel was used well.

"Grandpa, don't go into the mountains with your current health. If your leg disease gets worse, you might not be able to get out."

Jiang Yue ate the rice porridge and said in a deep voice: "As for Silang, your hunting skills are immature and winter is coming soon. Don't follow me into the mountains to suffer. After the winter, in the spring of next year, I will send Silang to the town's medicine store as an apprentice. What do you think, Grandpa?"

"Erlang."

Jiang Cong's eyes were moved: "It's dangerous in the mountains. You have to support a large family by yourself. I'm afraid..."

"It's okay, Grandpa."

Jiang Yue smiled and said, "I have already tempered my skin. I estimate that it will take less than a few months to break through the skin barrier. It will be much less dangerous for me to go into the mountains to hunt."

"what?!"

Jiang Cong's eyes widened.

Shiro next to him was also shocked.

The two were shocked, but then they were deeply surprised.

"Erlang, this is great! If you can get through the skin barrier, you can find a rich family to work for you. You can earn at least 20 taels of silver a year."

Jiang Cong said in surprise: "Finally, someone in our family has walked out of the mountains and forests."

Jiang Yue didn't really want to leave the forest, but he didn't explain. He just smiled and said, "Grandpa, Silang, save some more money. When next spring comes, I'll pass the test, Silang will get a job in the medicine store, and we'll buy a house in town. Then our family will live a good life."

"Hahaha, yes, that is indeed a good life!"

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(End of this chapter)