My Apprenticeship to Uncle Jiu: I Was a Warlord in the Republic of China

Arriving at Yixiu's house, Jiang Li said with a smile, "Master Yixiu, I just saw you and Qingqing leave after a while. I guess you didn't eat enough."

"I have some corn steamed buns here, have some!"

Qingqing said unhappily, "You'd be so kind, but I wonder if you added any broth to it?"

Master Yixiu interrupted Qingqing and said, "Qingqing, don't be like this. Young friend Jiang also has good intentions."

Then he took the bowl of steamed bun with both hands and said, "Thank you for your kindness, my friend. I just didn't have enough to eat, so your steamed bun comes just in time."

In fact, he had only taken two bites before he was interrupted by Simu's mischief. To say he was not full was a euphemism.

Then he called to Qingqing who was standing beside him and said, "Qingqing, come and have some too!"

Qingqing said stubbornly, "Master, you eat. I'm not hungry."

But at this moment her stomach made a rumbling sound, making her lie seem so pale.

Seeing Jiang Li and Yixiu looking at her, her cheeks immediately turned red. Yixiu saw her embarrassment and immediately said, "Qingqing, monks don't tell lies. Don't say such things in the future."

Qingqing nodded awkwardly and said, "Yes, Master, I understand."

When Jiang Li saw this scene, he knew that they might not feel comfortable with him here, so he did not stay any longer, said goodbye and left.

Qingqing and Ikkiu sat down and ate the bowl of cold steamed bun together.

After going out the door, Jiang Li suddenly remembered that the vixen he had caught before was still tied to the horse, so he immediately had someone carry her into Simu's house.

Yixiu and Qingqing saw from a distance that Jiang Li's men were carrying a woman towards Simu's house, and they immediately got up and ran to Simu's house.

As soon as she entered the room, Qingqing pointed at Jiang Li and said, "How dare you, a Taoist priest, kidnap a decent woman."

Yixiu took one look at the vixen and immediately realized that she was not human. He immediately pulled Qingqing away, but Qingqing shook Yixiu off and said, "Master, look, they dare to do such a thing in broad daylight, you can't just ignore it!"

Simu's face darkened as he was about to lose his temper, so Yixiu quickly apologized and said, "Children are ignorant and can't tell that this is a vixen. Don't be offended, brother."

Upon hearing this, Qingqing immediately asked, "Master, you said this is a fox spirit?"

Ikkiu patiently explained, "Yes, and his cultivation should be quite strong, as he can already transform into a human form."

Jiang Li smiled and said, "Last night when we were on our way back, this vixen dared to steal Master Simu's clients, so we captured it alive. If Miss Qingqing thinks it's not good, we can just kill it immediately."

Ikkiu and Qingqing immediately stopped them, saying, "Don't kill him, don't kill him. Since you've captured him alive, lock him up and release him after he's converted. That would be best."

Simu said unhappily, "We spent so much effort to catch it, why let it go? Wouldn't it be better to refine its evil spirit and let it become a mountain guardian beast?"

Ikkyu heard this and said, "This is good, it can be considered a positive result, so that it won't harm people outside."

Simu looked at Ikkyu and said, "Monk, you come here again now, are you here to taste the meat because you smelled it?"

Ikkiu raised the corn bun in his hand and said, "Brother, you are joking. I will just eat this."

Simu continued to tease, "Your steamed bun is cold and dry. It's better to soak it in broth before eating it, so that you won't choke to death."

Ikkyu smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness, brother. I have hot water in my room. Just take a bath."

Then he called Qingqing, who was looking embarrassed, and went home.

...

At night, Jiang Li was meditating in his room, but he heard the sound of Ikkyu beating a wooden fish, which made it impossible for him to concentrate on practicing.

Jiang Li originally wanted to get up and talk to him, but after thinking about it, he gave up the idea and went to the yard to perform the Beidou necromancy technique.

It’s not that Jiang Li wants to show off, but because he will be matched in a high-end ranking match in the next two days. If he can use this spell more proficiently now, he will have a better chance of winning.

After he finished stepping on the Gangbu step and chanting the incantation, a golden light descended from the sky and poured into Jiang Li's body.

Jiang Li instantly felt that his magic power and physical strength had nearly doubled, so he picked up the golden cudgel and started to perform stick techniques.

For a while, there was the sound of whistling wind and heavy shadows of sticks. After practicing for twenty minutes, Jiang Li stopped panting.

Feeling the little physical strength he had consumed and the little mana he had left, he couldn't help but sigh, "My physical strength is enough, but unfortunately my current cultivation level is too low. I can only practice for twenty minutes at most."

"If I really fight against that royal zombie, after a fierce battle of ten minutes, I'm afraid my mana will be almost exhausted. If I still can't defeat him by then, I'm afraid I'll have no choice but to run away."

After taking a few breaths, Jiang Li was about to go back to his room to meditate and recover his magic power, but when he thought of Ikkyu knocking there non-stop, he simply did not go back to his room, but sat cross-legged in the yard to practice.

It was two hours later when Jiang Li's magic power was fully restored. Ikkiu also put away the wooden fish and lay down to sleep.

So Jiang Li also returned to the house and said to the Taoist soldiers sleeping on the floor in the living room, "Let's go to sleep. We can't stay here for a few days. Just be patient and it will pass."

Several people then cursed and said, "Young Master, you have a good temper. I think you should go over and smash his broken wooden fish into pieces. You've been beating it for an hour, and it's driving us crazy."

Jiang Li smiled and said, "Forget it, forget it, stop complaining. If you don't want to sleep, go and watch over the horses. That's a good opportunity to exchange them back."

The man laughed and said, "I'm just so angry, I'm going to sleep now."

Then Jiang Li made a bed on the floor in the living room and went to sleep.

...

Six hours later.

But just when Jiang Li was dozing off, the sound of knocking wooden fish came from next door.

After waking up in a daze, Jiang Li finally understood why Simu disliked Ikyu so much. He woke him up so early every day, but Simu could resist beating Ikyu up. That showed how patient he was.

Just when Jiang Li couldn't bear it any longer, he saw Simu holding a box and heading towards Yixiu's residence angrily.

Jiang Li didn't get up when he saw this. He knew what was going to happen next, so he fell asleep again.

Simu came to Ikkyu's dojo, ignored Ikkyu's polite words, and said bluntly, "Shut up, I want to buy your house for a price!"

Then he put the box on the table and opened it, revealing a box of gold bars and shouted, "Tell me, how much do you want?"

Seeing this, Ikkyu widened his eyes in surprise and said, "I didn't expect that you have so many gold bars, but you and I are neighbors, this is fate, how can fate be measured with money?

Simu heard this and said angrily, "Then what do you want me to do to move out? I've had enough of you!"

Ikkyu heard the Buddha's name and said proudly, "I plan to ring the bell and chant the Buddha's name here until I pass away."