Chapter 1 Lamb's Breath

"Ning'er, those people from yesterday are here again..."

Chu Yun's voice trembled.

Chu Ning clenched his fists until they creaked, and suddenly raised his head, which had been lowered:
"These bastards, it's not enough for them to take over my business, they also want to exploit me like this!"

The autumn wind in November was biting. Chu Ning had just returned from the mountain and stepped into the house when he heard these words.

In this world, your birth almost determines everything.

Any opportunities or sudden emergence are nothing but daydreams.

Three months ago, he woke up and traveled to the body of a small hunter in the Daqian Dynasty.

Not only was the house bare, but the original owner's father had just passed away, and the body was still covered with a white cloth and placed in the house.

In desperation, Chu Ning went to the Wang family pawnshop in the county to borrow "lamb interest".

In order to change his predicament, he also wanted to use his past life memories to do business, but he had no ability and no background, and his business was seized by others just as it was getting better.

Chu Ning noticed her sister's red eyes, and felt a pang of sadness in her heart. She tried to calm her voice and said:
"Don't worry, sister. I went up the mountain this time and found a few rabbit nests and pheasants. I'll go hunt them and exchange them for money tomorrow."

"Don't try to fool me. The weather is getting colder these days. How can there be so much prey for you to hunt?"

Chu Yun's face was full of worry.

"I'm not lying, sister. My family has been hunting for generations. How can I be as good as others? Well, you're not feeling well. Go and get some rest."

After saying that, Chu Ning helped Chu Yun into the house.

……

When he came out again, he glanced around the shabby house: two or three ceramic bowls with broken corners were neatly placed on a table with a missing leg; a narrow beam of light shone down from the gap in the roof.

Chu Ning felt heavy in his heart, just like those corners that had not been cleaned for a long time and were full of dust.

The autumn wind blew in through the large holes in the windows, constantly hitting the door and making a creaking sound.

"Difficult, difficult, difficult!"

Chu Ning took out half a whole grain cake, half leaned back in his chair, and sighed deeply, "This damn world is just trying to drive people to death!"

He covered his face with his hands, trying to think of the next way out, but he rejected every idea he thought of. His eyes, which had not slept for two days, were bloodshot.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

There was a sudden sound of heavy knocking on the door.

"That little bastard from the Chu family, get out here!"

Outside the door, a scarred man with four or five younger brothers was shouting wildly.

"squeak--"

The shabby door was opened, and Chu Ning stared at them with a gloomy expression.

To put it bluntly, lamb interest is usury.

Due to his father's burial and the failure of his business, he could not repay the loan, and the interest kept rising.

They came almost every day during this month, and all the valuables in the house had already been taken out.

"Chu boy! You haven't paid the interest yet, why do you have to make me come to you every day?!"

As soon as the scarred man came up, he started cursing at him.

Chu Ning gritted his teeth and spoke almost word by word:
"Of course not. Here are the remaining thirty cents."

But after rummaging in his arms for a long time, he finally took out thirty copper coins one by one.

"Crash-"

The copper coins collided and fell on the scarred man's broad palm.

"Hmph! Why is it only this little? This little money is not even enough for my errand fee!" The scarred man took the money, weighed it a few times, snorted coldly, and continued to question.

Chu Ning's expression darkened completely, his eyes fixed on the scarred man:

"We agreed on a monthly interest rate of fifty cents, why has it changed now?"

"Monthly interest? I think you're confused. It's every seven days! Three months have passed, and now you still owe a full four ounces of silver, including principal and interest."

Four taels? I only borrowed two taels at the beginning, and in just three months, it doubled in value!
"Snapped!"

Before Chu Ning could say anything else, a slap was slapped hard on his face in an instant.

Just when Chu Ning was about to be consumed by anger.

A sudden chill ran through his mind, forcing him to calm down.

At this moment, a bronze token found in the previous life suddenly appeared.

[The Hunyuan Divine Order, borrowing the avenue against the tide, breaks the universe with force! ]

[Current Commander: Chu Ning]

[Currently, the Commander attempted to rely on the horizontal training method: "Rough Stone Hard Work", and successfully preempted the "Rough Stone Hard Work".]

[Repayment conditions: You must squat a thousand times while carrying a 100-jin boulder to succeed. After repayment, the next advance payment effect will be unlocked!]

[Currently available advance skills, martial arts: zero]

In an instant, a powerful and unfamiliar force surged into his limbs and bones without warning.

In a flash, a huge amount of cultivation experience flooded into Chu Ning's mind.

He vaguely saw himself rubbing his skin with rough and sharp gravel day after day, the pain made him break out in cold sweats, blood kept oozing out and forming scabs, but he never wavered, just to train his skin to be as tough as rock.

The scene then switches to a scene of a man struggling to climb a mountain road while carrying a huge rock. Every step he takes feels like a heavy burden, his clothes are soaked with sweat, and every inch of his muscles aches and trembles...

Chu Ning clearly felt his body's strength surge, his muscles tense and full of power.

But before Chu Ning could react, he heard a voice.

"Three days, no matter what you do, if you can't pay me in three days, I'll use your sister to pay off the debt!"

After the scarred man finished speaking, he was about to leave with his fellow thugs, muttering, "What a coward! He's even worse than his father, that stubborn loser."

Chu Ning thought about the humiliation he had endured in the past three months, and now his eyes seemed to be about to burst into flames.

"Damn it, just stand there!"

Chu Ning shouted angrily.

The scarred man turned around, his face looking even more ferocious because of the smirk. He rubbed the short stick in his hand while approaching Chu Ning, cursing obscenely:
"What did you just say, you little bastard? Say it again!"

The younger brothers behind him also laughed, like a group of wolves that smelled blood, ready to pounce on their prey at any time.

Chu Ning took a deep breath, and the power of "Rough Stone Hard Skill" in his body, which came from the Hunyuan Divine Order, surged in his blood vessels, giving him unprecedented courage and strength.

He clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turning white from the force, and stared at the scarred man with eyes that seemed to burn him.

"I say, all of you stop right there! No one is leaving today!"

Chu Ning roared word by word, his voice filled with unquestionable momentum.

The scarred man seemed to have heard a huge joke. He laughed so hard that he fell backwards, swinging the short stick in his hand casually:

"Just you? Who do you think you are? If you don't hand over the money today, it won't be as simple as your sister paying off the debt."

Chu Ning was not frightened by the other party's harsh words. On the contrary, he felt his blood boiling at this moment.

He took a sudden step forward, and the ground beneath his feet shook slightly because of the impact.

Please collect and read the new book while it is still available, but don’t keep it in your pocket. Thank you!

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(End of this chapter)

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