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

After sorting out these books, Jiang Li couldn't help but sigh, "Master is really favored in Maoshan. With these collections of books from the two uncles, once Master's dojo is established, it will definitely be extraordinary."

Although Uncle Jiu was happy at this time, he did not forget his apprentice. He said, "The master has evaluated the things we brought. We can exchange them for five volumes of classics. Have you decided what you want to exchange for?"

Jiang Li pondered and said, "I don't have much knowledge, so I'm afraid Master will have to take more care of this matter."

Uncle Jiu nodded and said, "I have already thought about it for you before."

"First, of course, it's the recipes for the Essence Pills. They should all be recorded in a book."

"Second, since you want to tame a spirit beast, then you should naturally get my Maoshan Spirit Beast Taming Records, which records how to tame various demon beasts into spirit beasts."

"Third: Since you want to take elixirs to practice, you naturally have to choose a set of advanced exercises that match them."

"Fourth: Essence Pills can improve your physical strength a little bit. You can choose another method of body training. I have heard from Master that there is a method of Xuanjia in Maoshan that has extraordinary power."

"Fifth: In addition, you can choose another powerful attack spell, so that you don't have too few attack methods. The Beidou Descending Spell is just right for the Xuanjia Gong."

Speaking of this, Uncle Jiu sighed and said, "It's a pity that you got married so early. Otherwise, if you were determined to compete for the position of the head, you might be able to practice the Lightning Thunder Fist, which is the most powerful attack spell of my Maoshan."

Jiang Li asked in surprise, "Why can't I practice Lightning Thunder Fist after I get married?"

Uncle Jiu explained, "This Lightning Thunder Fist can only be practiced by the successor of the Maoshan Sect Leader, and as I said before, the Maoshan Sect Leader is not allowed to marry, so naturally you can't practice this Lightning Thunder Fist."

Jiang Li was enlightened when he heard this, and then said disapprovingly, "If you can't practice it, then don't practice it. If you have to be a bachelor for the rest of your life to practice this spell, then it's better not to practice this spell."

Uncle Jiu was furious when he heard this, "What nonsense are you talking about? If someone hears you, you will be punished for disrespecting your teacher."

Jiang Li also realized that he had said something wrong, and immediately laughed and said, "I said the wrong thing, please don't be offended, Master. Since you have already thought about it for me, I just need to do as you say, and then I will choose another attack spell."

Uncle Jiu shook his head and said nothing when he heard this. After a while, Jiang Li followed Uncle Jiu's instructions and found Zhang Wanhe, and got the books under his guidance.

Although they are said to be several books, in fact each one is as thick as a dictionary, and it seems that there is quite a lot of information recorded in them.

After all this was done, Jiang Li asked Uncle Jiu, "Master, we have almost finished everything we did on this trip up the mountain. When are we going back?"

Uncle Jiu glanced at Jiang Li and said, "You are in such a hurry to go back, are you missing your little wife?"

Jiang Li answered honestly, "Yes!"

Uncle Nine: "..."

Uncle Jiu was choked by this. Seeing that his prank had worked, Jiang Li did not push it any further. He explained, "Actually, I calculated the time and found that the mushrooms we planted were about to mature. I thought I could see if I could help after I returned."

Uncle Jiu said unhappily, "Then what did you say you missed your little wife?"

Seeing that Uncle Jiu was still being stubborn, Jiang Li once again said honestly, "I do miss her, but I don't want to point it out since Master doesn't have a wife, lest you lose face. But if you ask me, I have to answer truthfully."

Uncle Jiu's face turned red when he heard that, and he kicked Jiang Li on the butt, making him stagger.

Uncle Jiu was so ashamed and angry that he said, "If it's hard to bring it up, then don't bring it up. What's the matter with you being neither yin nor yang?"

Jiang Li said to Uncle Jiu with a shy smile, "I was just joking with you, please be magnanimous and don't take it seriously!"

Uncle Jiu was neither happy nor angry when he heard this, so he had to accept this opportunity and said, "Next time you dare to play this kind of joke on me, I will kick your ass."

Jiang Li laughed and said, "Master, don't worry. I won't dare to do it again next time. But when should we go back? Those mushrooms are really about to mature."

Uncle Jiu said unhappily, "Maybe the day after tomorrow. I have to go to the headmaster to ask for some blessed statues. This should be done tomorrow, and we should be able to set off the day after tomorrow morning."

Jiang Li got a clear answer and stopped arguing. Instead, he started to look through the pill recipes.

It would have been fine if he hadn't looked at it, but when he did, he was really shocked. The first pill recipe was called the Longevity Pill, which was made by extracting the life essence of a thousand-year-old spiritual tree and combining it with eight kinds of precious medicines. Taking one pill could extend one's life by twelve years, but only the first pill would be effective in a person's lifetime.

"My goodness, I don't know whether this pill is real or fake. I don't think anyone can really make it!" Jiang Li shook his head and laughed.

Then he looked at the pages, and various strange pill recipes passed by one by one, and finally he found the recipes for various essence pills.

The main ingredients needed for these essence pills are different, such as Polygonatum, Ginseng, Angelica, Astragalus, Lycium barbarum, and Polygonum multiflorum. Each of these main ingredients corresponds to a spiritual beast.

Jiang Li looked at these and knew that he still had a long way to go, but he was not worried. As long as he established his own power, he would be able to capture any medicinal herbs or monsters with a large sum of money.

After reading this collection of alchemy recipes, he stopped reading and just sat cross-legged quietly to practice.

Two days passed in a blink of an eye. Jiang Li and Uncle Jiu set out on their journey home with the gains they had brought back from this trip to the mountain (several statues of gods, plaques, and two large boxes of books).

We traveled for ten days without any accidents.

On this day, Jiang Li and his group were traveling as usual when they suddenly heard shouting in the front. Jiang Li quickly stopped the car and asked Jiang Youxiao to go and check.

After a while, Jiang Youxiao came back to report that there was a group of people who looked like bandits robbing a group of refugees. Jiang Li quickly asked, "How many people are there? What about their equipment? Are there any casualties?"

Jiang Youxiao replied, "There were about thirty bandits, some armed with knives and bows, and some with old-fashioned muskets. Several people had already died at the scene, and some were raping women. The hundred or so refugees didn't dare to resist at all."

Jiang Li did not say anything after hearing this, but looked at Uncle Jiu. Uncle Jiu saw that Jiang Li did not seem to hesitate and said, "When you see injustice, you should help. We have to take care of this matter."

When Jiang Li heard his master say this, he immediately ordered Jiang Youxiao and Jiang Youti to check the guns and ammunition. He also handed his rifle to Aqiang, and handed the pistol he had seized from Jie Xiu to Qiu Sheng, saying, "You two should hide on the side of the road and don't rush to shoot, so as not to hurt us."

"Let's lure them over here first. Quickly use up all the bullets in your gun and make them collapse as soon as possible. Otherwise, there might be casualties in a hand-to-hand fight."

Then he asked everyone else to hide, and he and Ade cleared out a carriage and went towards it. After a while, the two drove to the robbery scene.

When Jiang Li saw that this group of people had discovered them, he and Ade immediately got out of the car and ran away. As they ran, dollars kept falling out of the package on their backs, making crisp clinking sounds on the ground.

The leading bandit was jealous when he saw Jiang Li carrying a package full of ocean dollars on his back, and immediately called a dozen of his followers to chase after him.

After running for a while, Jiang Li and Ade arrived at the carriage. They quickly took out their pistols and hid behind the carriage, watching the pursuers behind them. After a while, the dozen people saw the carriage in front.

The leader thought that the people in the cars had already fled in fear, so he shouted, "Brothers, charge! We are going to make a fortune today!"

When they ran about thirty meters, Jiang Li decisively pulled the trigger of the Mauser pistol, and the four gunmen hiding on both sides also opened fire.

Three rifles and two pistols fired rapidly at the same time. In just ten seconds, the dozen or so defenseless people all fell to the ground.