Travel through a martial arts world and gain a little breakthrough every day.

The next morning, Lin Feng woke up half an hour late.

Now, the first thing Lin Feng does when he gets up is to go to the courtyard to practice his skills.

As he walked into the yard, he overheard his mother chatting with someone at the gate.

"Xiao Feng's mother, have you heard? Last night, the village bully Lao Feng's house caught fire."

"Really? How badly is it burned?"

"The fire started in the middle of the night. I guess Lao Feng's neighbors probably saw it, but they didn't go to put it out."

It is said that rabbits do not eat the grass near their burrows, but the four bullies of the Feng family bullied their neighbors the most.

This time, things got really bad; the neighbors saw it but pretended not to, and no one went to put out the fire.

The houses are all burned down.

Lin's mother's eyes lit up, and she asked with some anticipation, "Is the person alright?"

"How could nothing be wrong? All four of the Feng brothers are so badly charred that you can't tell them apart."

Gou Shengzi, who was always bullied by the four Feng brothers, finally got his chance.

He took a stick and beat the bodies of the four Feng brothers all over until they were reduced to a pile of ashes.

Hearing this, Lin Feng was completely relieved. If someone had sabotaged the scene, no one would be able to find any clues.

The person chatting with Lin's mother was Lin Feng's aunt, who was from the same clan.

Aunt Lin said with a smile, "This is truly a case of 'evil begets evil.' With these troublemakers gone from Xiahe Village, everyone can finally live in peace."

Lin's mother asked curiously, "Do you know why the fire started?"

Aunt Lin shook her head and said, "Everything was burned to ashes, and it was the middle of the night, how would we know why? The village chief took a look and then left."

Xiao Feng's mom, I'm not talking to you anymore, I need to go back and make something delicious to celebrate.

Today, every household in our Xiahe Village is having a good meal, just like celebrating the New Year.

"Alright, Auntie, you go ahead and get busy. I'll go back inside and make something nice to eat."

Lin's mother was old and a light sleeper. She knew that Lin Feng had gone out at night and guessed that Lin Feng had started the fire.

However, she certainly wouldn't tell anyone; she would pretend she didn't know.

During breakfast, Lin's mother mentioned the fire at Old Feng's house.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chunlan ate an extra cornbread, and her condition improved further.

Looking at the children, Lin's mother said, "The children are not young anymore, it's time for them to start learning. We'll send them to Mr. Hong's place at the west end of the village to study and learn to read and write these next few days."

Zhou Chunlan chimed in, "Mother is right. Mr. Hong is an outsider. He might not stay in our Xiahe Village to retire. He might leave any day now."

While Mr. Hong is still alive, let the children learn to read and write as soon as possible.

Lin Feng looked at the children's tattered clothes and said, "Now that we're starting their education, we should get them decent clothes, otherwise they won't be able to go out properly."

Only then did Lin's mother notice the clothes her children were wearing. They were beyond tattered; the eldest, third, and fourth children each only had one pair of pants, and their upper bodies were bare.

Erbao Lin Yuxuan is the most vain. He has a full set of clothes, but they are all patched or have holes.

Yueyue's clothes are the best, at least they don't have any holes.

In the past, the Lin family struggled to even get enough to eat, let alone care about clothes.

"It's time to get the kids some decent clothes."

Erbao Lin Yuxuan said with expectant eyes, "Zheng Xiaobao's clothes are so pretty, I want the same outfit."

Zheng Xiaobao's father is the village chief, so his family is somewhat well-off.

Lin's mother said, "His clothes aren't cheap. We'll buy them for Erbao when we have more money."

"Be good, Erbao. First, buy him a set of coarse cloth clothes, just enough to wear out."

Hearing this, Erbao pouted, looking a little unhappy, but still nodded obediently.

Lin Feng patted Erbao's head. This little guy is small, but he likes to show off.

Zhou Chunlan took a sip of porridge and said, "But we can't go empty-handed. We have to pay tuition for becoming apprentices. There are five children in our family, so we have to pay five portions."

Lin Feng put down his chopsticks. "Tomorrow I'll go hunting in the mountains and catch some game to send to Mr. Hong."

When Lin Feng's mother and Zhou Chunlan heard that he was going to go hunting in the mountains, they were both a little worried.

Lin's father had an accident while hunting, and never returned after going up the mountain.

The mountains of this world are not only home to wild beasts, but also to demonic creatures that have become spirits.

Most monsters hide in deep mountains and marshes, and there are generally no monsters on the edges of mountain ranges.

But sometimes monsters will come down from the mountain.

If a hunter encounters a monster, he is almost certain to die.

Zhou Chunlan pursed her lips and said, "My lord, don't we have some money? Why don't we buy some pork and send it to Mr. Hong?"

"If you go up the mountain, my mother and I will be worried sick at home."

"Using pork as a gift seems too perfunctory. I'd better go up the mountain and hunt some wild game instead."

"Don't worry, you and Mom. I'll just set some traps on the edge of Black Mountain to catch some small animals."

Lin's mother and Zhou Chunlai said no more and began to tidy up the table.

After finishing his meal, Lin Feng brought up his attribute panel, preparing to upgrade his Beast Hunting Fist to the perfect level.

It turned out that it couldn't be upgraded; the words "Beast Hunter Fist" were still gray, not the green that indicated it could be upgraded.

Lin Feng tried clicking it, but the system prompted that he needed two breakthrough points to break through.

As expected, the further you progress in martial arts, the more difficult it becomes to break through, and the more breakthrough points you consume.

This was also within Lin Feng's expectations.

However, there aren't many breakthroughs, so it's still acceptable.

For an ordinary person to practice the Beast Hunting Fist from the beginner level to the perfect level, it would take at least six or seven years of arduous training.

I can break through in two days, so I have nothing to be dissatisfied about.

Lin Feng took out eight taels of the twenty-five taels of silver he had just received the night before, intending to go to town to buy clothes for the children.

The clothes for the children certainly wouldn't cost more than eight ounces.

He also planned to buy a set of clothes for his mother and wife.

There aren't enough blankets at home, so several people have to share one blanket, which makes it easy to catch a cold.

When Lin Feng went out, he went to take a look outside Wang Shanxiong's courtyard next door.

The gate to the courtyard was locked with a large padlock; Wang Shanxiong was not home.

When I beat up the bully yesterday, Wang Shanxiong was not among the onlookers.

It's possible he had already left by then.

It's better that you've left. It would be best if you never came back, so I can save myself some trouble.

Lin Feng went to Lin Hu's house to call Lin Hu and asked him to go to town with him.

The town is much closer than the county seat; it only takes about two hours to get there and back.

When the two brothers arrived in town, they didn't wander around aimlessly; they went straight to the clothing store.

Two thugs carrying iron bars were shouting and yelling in the clothing store.

"Boss, it's time to pay this month's protection fee."

The middle-aged owner, wearing a melon-shaped hat, came out from behind the counter.

"We just paid this month."

"It definitely didn't end up in the hands of our Iron Rod Gang."

The original Little Knife Gang has been replaced by our Iron Rod Gang. Starting this month, the two of us brothers will be in charge of this area.

Your protection money needs to be paid to us.

"Sirs, could you please collect the money next month? I really don't have any left after paying this month's bill."

Bang! The leader of the thugs slammed an iron rod onto the counter.

"Stop talking nonsense to me, just hand it over if I tell you to."

If you can't pay, this shop shouldn't stay open.