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

Jiang Li laughed and said, "Silly boy, how could I not know what happened to my Master Zhegu and Uncle Zegu when he was pregnant? Let's go see a doctor some other day. If it doesn't work, then go see Master Zhegu and Uncle Zegu."

He grabbed Ren Tingting's finger that was circling, and whispered in her ear, "Your hand is so dishonest, did you not check it clearly just now? Do you want me to check it again for you?"

Ren Tingting felt the change in Jiang Li and said in shock, "No, no, Brother Li, you should go to bed early. I really can't do it anymore."

Jiang Li didn't tease her after hearing that. He just held her and fell asleep quickly.

Ren Tingting felt relieved when she felt Jiang Li's steady and even breathing. You know, Jiang Li's body, which had been doubly strengthened by the Mysterious Armor Skill and the Blood Evil Mushroom, was not something an ordinary woman could endure.

She couldn't help but think, "If Brother Li hadn't deliberately slowed down the pace, I would have fainted countless times. Should I find Brother Li a concubine?"

Thinking of this, she fell asleep in shyness and worry.

After dinner the next day, Jiang Li took Ren Tingting to Renjia Town. There was a doctor in Huachuntang there who was said to be very knowledgeable about infertility.

After Jiang Li and Ren Tingting saw him, he didn't give any useful advice. He just prescribed some nourishing medicine for them to take first.

This made Jiang Li speechless. Finally, at Ren Tingting's strong request, he and Ren Tingting came to Qingyun Temple.

After hearing the news, Zhe Gu was very curious. After carefully examining the two people's bodies, she said, "There is nothing wrong with you two. As for why you can't get pregnant, I am a little unsure."

Jiang Li suddenly remembered a rumor on the Internet in his previous life, and asked immediately, "I wonder if Master knows if there is any special physique or bloodline that can affect a family and make them small in number?"

Upon hearing this, Zhe Gu said, "Yes, there is, but you two are obviously not like that!"

Jiang Li continued to ask, "Is there any magic or formation that can make a family with few members?"

Zhe Gu frowned and said, "There is indeed such a formation, but I am not familiar with it. Why don't you ask your master and uncle, they may know."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Li bid farewell to Zhe Gu and found Uncle Jiu. He told him his guess, wondering if someone was targeting the entire Ren family just like they did to Ren Weiyong.

Uncle Jiu frowned when he heard this and said, "This kind of formation does exist, but it is very rare. Why don't we go to the Ren family and ask Master Ren if he knows anything?"

Upon hearing this, Ren Tingting immediately agreed and pulled Jiang Li away. Seeing this, Uncle Jiu took his weapons and followed them.

The three of them got on the carriage and soon arrived at Ren's house. Ren Fa was counting accounts in the house at that time. When he heard that his beloved daughter had returned, he immediately put down the account book and went to the living room.

After Ren Tingting explained her purpose, Ren Fa frowned and said, "I didn't think there was anything wrong before, but today I think about it carefully and find that there are indeed some problems in our Ren family."

Ren Tingting heard this and quickly asked, "Dad, do you know something? Tell me now!"

Ren Fa shook his head and said, "I didn't find any clues, but I thought about it carefully. There are not many branches in my Ren family, and the population is not very prosperous."

"My uncle Nintendo only has one son, my cousin, and my cousin only has one daughter, Zhuzhu. I didn't think much about it before and didn't think there was anything wrong. It does seem strange to hear you say this today."

Uncle Jiu frowned when he heard this and said, "If that's the case, then it seems like there really is something fishy going on."

Ren Fa quickly said, "Could you trouble Uncle Jiu to take a trip and help me figure out what's going on?"

Uncle Jiu nodded and said, "This matter concerns Ali. Even if Master Ren didn't say anything, I wouldn't stand idly by."

Ren Fa heard this and asked, "I wonder what Uncle Jiu is planning. Where should we start investigating?"

Uncle Jiu said, "According to what Master Ren said, this matter should be related to the Ren family's ancestral tomb. If possible, I would like to go to the Ren family's ancestral tomb and ancestral hall to take a look. Maybe I will find something."

Ren Fa nodded and said, "Okay, I'll have someone arrange a carriage and go to Renjia Town in the neighboring county. It just so happens that I haven't seen my cousin Ren Youfu for a long time."

As he said this, he called the butler to ask him to make the arrangements, while he chatted with his ninth uncle Jiang Li.

By the time the housekeeper had packed up, it was almost time for lunch. Ren Fa saw this and said, "It's getting late. Why don't I take a day off today? It's more than a hundred miles from here to Renjia Town in Guyang County where my cousin is. I probably won't be able to get there tonight."

Uncle Jiu naturally had no reason to object when he heard this, and Jiang Li heard that this place was more than a hundred miles away from Renjia Town, Guyang County, so he immediately found someone to tell Uncle Jiu and Ren Fa and left.

Then he ordered a Taoist soldier, "Asan, go back and gather eight cavalrymen and go out with me tomorrow."

After receiving the order, Asan turned around, mounted his horse and left. Jiang Li also went back to Qingyun Temple and took away Qianhe's corpse rope, the big Guandao offered by Uncle Jiu, and the coffin nails.

He knew that his cousin Ren Fa had a remarkable father. Although he didn't know if the timing was right, he still brought him along just to be prepared.

In the afternoon, Ren Fa found that Ah San had brought a few cavalrymen over and said to Jiang Li, "My dear son-in-law, you are worrying too much. I can just take a few security guards with me. Why make such a big fuss? If this matter gets out, I'm afraid it will affect our reputation!"

Jiang Li smiled and said, "Don't worry, father-in-law. They are all carefully selected and very tight-lipped. These days, things are not peaceful everywhere. I feel more at ease with them."

Ren Fa didn't say much after hearing this. He asked someone to arrange their accommodation and then discussed with Uncle Jiu again the things that they should pay attention to this time.

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Early the next morning, Ren Fa and his party set out on the journey. As they had prepared a lot of carriages, they arrived at Renjia Town, Guyang County at five in the afternoon.

Ren Fajian chatted with his cousin Ren Youfu about some family matters and then told him the purpose of this trip.

Ren Youfu was also very surprised when he heard this. After thinking for a while, he couldn't help but say, "So this is why I, Ren Youfu, have so few descendants. It seems that I really need to investigate this time to find out who is behind this."

Uncle Jiu said, "Master Ren, don't worry. This is just a guess and cannot be counted."

Ren Youfu said, "Master Lin, you don't know that although my Ren family is not rich, we do have some wealth, but it has always been passed down from one generation to the next."

"I, Ren Youfu, even married four concubines, but I only have one daughter, Zhuzhu. My cousin and I are in the same situation, we only have one daughter. This is definitely not a coincidence!"

At this time, Jiang Li whispered to Ren Fa, "Father-in-law, I heard that the Ren family has many elders. Why did my cousin say that the Ren family is a single-line family?"