Chapter 48

Wei Changfeng returned to Qingmang Mountain, of course, not to seek death.

Having learned from the near-death experience, this time he made more preparations before entering the mountain.

He improved his own strength, enhanced the equipment he carried, and also needed to find a reliable helper.

When the lanterns in Jingyun City were just lit, Wei Changfeng arrived at Qingliu Alley.

Qingliu Alley was not far from Wei Changfeng's own home, only three streets away. It was also a place where commoners lived, with sewage flowing on the ground and a rather poor environment.

As soon as he passed the alley entrance, Wei Changfeng heard the noise coming from ahead.

He quickened his steps and saw that in front of a small house, many people were gathered to watch the commotion.

A burly man was arguing with a middle-aged man. Behind the burly man stood a beautiful young woman and a little girl, with clothes, bowls, and chopsticks scattered on the ground.

This burly man was exactly the helper Wei Changfeng was looking for—Tie Yi.

Tie Yi's face turned purplish-red, and he growled, "We paid the rent for last month, can't you give me more time to gather the money this month?"

The middle-aged man, who was thin and had a rat-like appearance, was uglier but had a stronger presence than Tie Yi: "You've already delayed for seven days, how much longer do you want to delay? I'm not running a charity here. If you can't pay the rent, you have to leave!"

Tie Yi clenched his fists: "Then you shouldn't have thrown our things out onto the street!"

"Your home?"

The middle-aged man sneered: "This is our master's house. Who would want your pile of junk? If you don't throw it out, it will breed flies and mosquitoes. Who would rent the house then?"

"You..."

Tie Yi was suddenly furious and took a step forward, shouting: "Don't push me too far!"

His angry appearance frightened the middle-aged man, who involuntarily took two steps back.

At this moment, two strong men stepped out from the side, crossing their arms and looking at Tie Yi coldly, their eyes warning him.

The middle-aged man's courage suddenly grew: "Don't do anything rash, or I'll have you locked up!"

The little girl by Tie Yi's side cried out: "Daddy, I don't want Daddy to go to jail!"

The beautiful young woman quickly comforted her, tears streaming down her face.

Tie Yi's facial muscles twitched, and he reluctantly loosened his fists, saying: "We can leave, but give me back my weapon."

"Daydreaming!"

The middle-aged man spat on the ground, saying disdainfully: "You haven't paid the rent for seven days, and you still want your broken sword? It's already paid for the rent!"

Tie Yi's teeth ground together, and he clenched his fists again.

The middle-aged man, however, was no longer afraid and said smugly: "Look at you, you're just a..."

"He owes you how much rent? I'll pay it!"

At this moment, a voice interrupted the middle-aged man's mocking.

Tie Yi turned his head toward the direction of the voice and was stunned.

"Junior Brother Wei?"

The person who came was, of course, Wei Changfeng.

He nodded at Tie Yi and then walked up to the middle-aged man, saying coldly: "Speak, how much rent does Senior Brother Tie owe you?"

The middle-aged man was surprised, probably not expecting someone to stand up for Tie Yi.

He wanted to show off his authority, but under Wei Changfeng's fierce gaze, he lowered his head and said: "The monthly rent is six taels of silver, two qian per day, totaling one tael and seven qian."

Wei Changfeng snorted and took out a silver ingot, throwing it on the ground: "This is ten taels of silver. Is it enough to pay off the rent and rent for another month?"

Tie Yi was both grateful and ashamed: "Junior Brother Wei..."

The middle-aged man swallowed and put on a smile: "Enough, enough!"

He bent down to pick up the shiny silver ingot, but Wei Changfeng suddenly stepped on it with his right foot.

"What do you mean by this?" The middle-aged man's face changed.

Wei Changfeng sneered: "The rent is now settled, but you threw my senior brother's things out onto the street. How do we settle this debt?"

The middle-aged man looked at the two strong men on either side and said stubbornly: "What do you want to do?"

Smack!

Wei Changfeng slapped him hard across the face.

"Ah!"

The middle-aged man let out a miserable cry, almost falling to the ground. Half of his face quickly swelled up, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

The two strong men turned red with anger, rolling up their sleeves to attack Wei Changfeng.

"Nothing much..."

Wei Changfeng didn't even look at the two thugs, slowly lifting his leg and saying to the disheveled middle-aged man: "The extra silver is for you to buy medicine. Don't look down on people in the future!"

"If you're not satisfied, come to Jingyun Martial Academy and find me. I'm Wei Changfeng, a junior disciple of the Lower Academy!"

Hearing Wei Changfeng's name, the two thugs immediately stopped, looking at each other.

If Wei Changfeng were just an ordinary disciple, they wouldn't be afraid.

But a junior disciple was different from an ordinary disciple. There might be an elder or a master standing behind him.

The masters in Jingyun Martial Academy were all innate-level experts. Even the city lord would show respect to them, let alone people like them.

The middle-aged man realized he had hit a hard spot and, his legs weakening, fell to his knees, pleading: "I am blind, please forgive me, I know I was wrong!"

In fear, he even knocked his head on the ground.

The middle-aged man's master was not from a noble family but just an ordinary wealthy merchant. If the middle-aged man were beaten to death by Wei Changfeng, the master would not step in to seek justice.

Wei Changfeng said with disgust: "Take the silver and go. If you come to harass Senior Brother Tie again, you know the consequences!"

The middle-aged man felt as if he had been granted a reprieve and quickly grabbed the silver, crawling away.

The two thugs looked at each other and also ran away.

The crowd watching the commotion burst into laughter, clearly disliking these people and feeling a sense of satisfaction.

"Junior Brother Wei, this time I really owe you..."

Tie Yi clasped his hands and said: "I won't say thanks, but I owe you my life!"

Wei Changfeng smiled: "Senior Brother, you're too kind. Let's go inside first."

Tie Yi nodded and, with his wife Jingniang, picked up the clothes and household items from the ground and took them back to their home.

After a simple cleanup, Wei Changfeng and Tie Yi sat down in the small hall of the house.

Wei Changfeng handed the pastries to Jingniang, who was preparing tea, and asked Tie Yi in confusion: "Senior Brother Tie, how did you end up like this..."

Six taels of silver for rent was not a small amount, but it wasn't too much either. Tie Yi, after all, was a martial artist from the academy. It was hard to believe that his family was evicted.

Tie Yi smiled bitterly: "It's a long story!"

It turned out that after he was injured last time, he spent all his savings on treatment at Hu Wanchun's clinic. Although Wei Changfeng cured him, he had no income during his recovery.

After recovering to a large extent, he went to hunt in Qingmang Mountain, but his luck was terrible, and he came back empty-handed.

To make matters worse, his daughter, Tie Xinlan, fell ill at this time, and the family fell into dire straits, unable to pay the rent.

So that's how it was!

Wei Changfeng understood and said: "Let me take a look."

Jingniang knew he was skilled in medicine and quickly brought Tie Xinlan over for Wei Changfeng to examine.

Tie Xinlan was younger than Wei Changfeng's two younger sisters by several years, a bit shy, but clearly a very well-behaved little girl.

However, her face was very pale.

Wei Changfeng first felt her pulse, asked a few questions, and fell into deep thought.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing Wei Changfeng's unusual expression, Tie Yi and Jingniang became nervous.

Wei Changfeng shook his head: "Nothing, just a bit of a cold. I'll give her two acupuncture points, and she'll be fine."

Actually, Wei Changfeng was not telling the truth.

Through his internal energy, he discovered that Tie Xinlan was not sick but had an excess of innate yin energy. She most likely had an innate yin body, which was why she showed symptoms due to an imbalance in her constitution.

An innate yin body was a rare and precious talent, a natural gift for martial arts. In his previous life, Wei Changfeng had only encountered one person with such a body, the leader of Tianxin Sect, Bi Xiuyun!

Ordinary doctors or alchemists would definitely not be able to diagnose it accurately and would only treat it as a cold.

Wei Changfeng didn't know whether this was good or bad for Tie Yi and his wife, so he kept it a secret for now.

He gave her two acupuncture points to release some of the innate yin energy and wrote a prescription for tonics.

Knowing that Tie Yi's family couldn't afford the medicine, Wei Changfeng took out another ten taels of silver and forced it into Jingniang's hands.

Tie Yi and his wife were so grateful they didn't know what to do.

Wei Changfeng shook his head: "You don't have to be like this. I came here today because I need Senior Brother Tie's help."

Tie Yi quickly patted his chest: "Junior Brother Wei, I still say the same thing..."

"My life is yours. No matter what, even if it means climbing a mountain of knives or diving into a sea of fire, I'm in!"

Wei Changfeng said: "It's not that serious. I want to go into the mountain to gather herbs tomorrow and would like you to accompany me."

"That's easy!"

Tie Yi said: "I know Qingmang Mountain very well. I can find my way with my eyes closed to places not far away, but..."

He scratched his head, looking embarrassed: "My luck isn't very good. I often come back empty-handed when I go into the mountain to hunt or search for treasures. Others know this and are unwilling to go with me."

Wei Changfeng smiled: "No problem, my luck is very good."

Tie Yi sighed in relief: "That's good!"

Wei Changfeng thought for a moment, took out a medicine box from his pocket, and handed it to Tie Yi: "Senior Brother Tie, here's a Qi Nourishing Pill. Take it to recover well. I'll come here to find you tomorrow morning."

At this point, Tie Yi didn't hesitate: "Okay, you can count on me!"

Wei Changfeng laughed, got up, and left.

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