Chapter 12

Yefeng looked at the old man lying on the reclining chair, and suddenly felt a strange sensation. It was as if this scene gave him a sense of harmony, as if the old man and the courtyard had become one, blending seamlessly together.

"Mr. Lin!"

"Hmm, Xiao Ye has come!"

"Hmm?" After greeting Mr. Lin, this harmonious feeling suddenly disappeared, which made Yefeng pause for a moment.

Xiao Ye, have you found something good again?

"Nothing can escape Mr. Lin's eyes. Indeed, I have some things to sell!"

However, it was just a vague feeling, so he didn't dwell on it and continued to chat with the old man.

Yefeng didn't notice that when Mr. Lin first saw him, a look of surprise flashed across his face, but it quickly disappeared.

Yefeng then took out the items from his bag.

"Leather of a Violent Brown Bear, 400 taels; tusks of a Wild Boar, 100 taels; feathers of a Phoenix-tailed Hawk, 600 taels! Other miscellaneous items, 400 taels! A total of 2,000 taels of silver!" Mr. Lin, seeing the scattered items Yefeng had brought out, categorized them and stated the prices.

"Good!" Hearing Mr. Lin's words, Yefeng nodded in agreement.

When he returned, he had roughly estimated the value of these items, and they were basically on par. Moreover, Yefeng had been in this line of work for many years and was well-versed in pricing.

As for the flesh and blood of the Green-eyed Wolf, Yefeng had no intention of selling it. As a master of traditional Chinese medicine, he had studied the human body extensively. He had a feeling that combining body cultivation with martial arts could unleash greater power. This feeling became even stronger after he killed the Green-eyed Wolf by combining the two methods.

Moreover, the flesh and blood of ferocious beasts contained rich blood energy and spiritual power, which would be highly beneficial even to ordinary people. How could Yefeng bear to sell such valuable items? Money was important to him, but his family was even more important. In this world, nothing was more important than family. Besides, even if he sold the items for money, it would be for the sake of his family.

Although he had come from another world, he had integrated all the emotions of his previous life, and his feelings for his family were almost the same as in his previous life.

"Hehe, Xiao Ye, you've had quite a good harvest!" Seeing that Yefeng's remaining bag was still bulging, Mr. Lin laughed and said.

"Yes, this time I got lucky, encountering the trial of a young master from a major family..."

Mr. Lin nodded upon hearing this. Indeed, while these items were valuable, they were considered trash to the young masters of noble families, who wouldn't bother to carry such items back for a bit of money.

"Such strong blood energy, about to break through to the seventh level of body cultivation?" After Yefeng left with the money, Mr. Lin lay back on the reclining chair, a hint of doubt on his face as he muttered to himself.

If Yefeng had heard this, he would have been greatly surprised. The level of body cultivation was the hardest to discern, as it only involved the physical body. The surge of blood energy could only be detected at the moment of breakthrough.

"Mother, Xiaohao!" When Yefeng returned home, he saw his mother sitting in the courtyard washing clothes, and his younger brother, Ye Hao, practicing boxing in the yard.

"Xiaofeng is back! Why did you go out again? It's all my fault, I'm not capable, and I have to let you risk your life!" Seeing Yefeng, Ling Wanrong put down her work and ran over to him, examining him from head to toe. Seeing that he was fine, tears instantly streamed down her face.

Yefeng's family knew he was a member of the Flying Tiger team; it was impossible to keep it a secret for four years.

Every time Ling Wanrong saw her eldest son go out to risk his life, her heart felt as if it were being cut by a knife, but she had no way to stop him. She had tried to persuade him, but he wouldn't listen.

"Brother, I'm about to succeed in condensing my qi. Once I succeed, you won't have to risk your life anymore. I'll support you and Mother!" Hearing his mother's words, Ye Hao also came over, looking at Yefeng with a serious expression.

"Good, I'll wait! Mother, Xiaohao, come inside, I have something to show you!" Seeing the determination on Ye Hao's young face, Yefeng nodded inwardly and called them into the house.

"Xiaofeng, is there something you need to talk about?" In the room, Ling Wanrong looked at her son, and even Ye Hao was curious.

"Mother, these are the paws of a Violent Brown Bear. I'll stew them to nourish you and Xiaohao!" Yefeng didn't answer directly but took out the bear paws from his bag and handed them to his mother. These items weren't worth much if sold, so he kept them.

"Ah!!" Ling Wanrong was surprised that her son had brought back such valuable items. Bear paws were not only delicious but also highly nourishing!

However, she then thought about how these items were obtained at the cost of his life, and her initially excited mood turned heavy.

"Xiaofeng, don't go out anymore, okay? I can take on more work to support our family!"

"Mother, don't worry! I won't go out for a while. I want to see Xiaohao break through to the Quasi-Warrior realm!"

"Good, good! It's all my fault for not being capable, making you suffer!"

Hearing Yefeng's words, Ling Wanrong sighed with relief. As long as her son didn't risk his life, she would be happy, no matter how hard it was.

"Mother, I haven't taken good care of you. But from now on, you won't have to work early and late for others. This 1,500 taels of silver I earned in the past two days should last us for a few years if we save it!" Hearing her words, Yefeng took out a 1,500 taels silver note and handed it to his mother.

"Ah! How could you have so much?"

"Brother, did you take on a dangerous mission?"

Seeing the silver note in Yefeng's hand, Ling Wanrong and Ye Hao were greatly surprised. In the past four years, Yefeng hadn't earned as much money, and now he had earned so much in just two or three days. It must have been a very dangerous mission.

"Not dangerous, I just went out with a trial team."

"Phew"

Hearing that Yefeng went out with a trial team, Ling Wanrong sighed with relief. Trial teams were relatively safe, but she was surprised that they would offer such high rewards. Unlike her, Ye Hao's face showed a look of doubt.

Although he was only a teenager, he had excellent talent and knew a lot about these matters from his studies in the village school. He suspected that even following a trial team wouldn't offer such high rewards; even a tenth of this reward would be considered generous.

"Mother, I'm hungry. Could you stew these bear paws for us?" Seeing his mother's expression, Yefeng smiled and said.

"Sure, I'll do it right away!" Hearing this, Ling Wanrong quickly responded and took the bear paws outside.

"Xiaohao, this is for you!" After Ling Wanrong left, Yefeng took out a small bag from his clothes and solemnly handed it to Ye Hao.

Seeing Yefeng's serious expression, Ye Hao's face also became grave. Yefeng had clearly sent his mother away, indicating that the contents of the bag were very valuable.

It wasn't that Yefeng didn't trust his mother, but if she saw these items, she would worry even more. The value of these items couldn't be explained by a simple trial mission. Even the Green-eyed Wolf's flesh and blood alone were worth far more than 2,000 taels of silver.

"Is this... the flesh of a ferocious beast? This piece must weigh about 300 pounds!" When Ye Hao opened the bag and felt the spiritual power in the flesh, his eyes widened in surprise.

He had considered many possibilities, but he never thought it would be the flesh of a ferocious beast. These items were far beyond what someone at Yefeng's level could obtain. How could a second-level body cultivator get such items, especially such a large piece?

"Brother, I can't take this ferocious beast's flesh. It would be more useful to you. Your blood energy is already severely depleted, and this flesh would help you recover. I practice martial arts, so it won't be useful to me!"

After a moment, Ye Hao reacted and quickly pushed the ferocious beast's flesh back to Yefeng.

Ye Hao was a martial arts practitioner and didn't think this would be useful to him. Moreover, Yefeng was a body cultivator, and the herbalist Lin Dan had already mentioned that Yefeng's blood energy was severely depleted. Not only Yefeng, but all body cultivators suffered from severe blood energy depletion.

Even if he ate the ferocious beast's flesh, it would only provide temporary relief, but it would allow him to continue practicing until the internal injuries fully erupted.

This was why no one practiced external body cultivation.

For Yefeng, this wasn't a problem. He had countless methods to resolve the internal injuries left by his practice. Moreover, with the Vitality Qi, these issues didn't exist for him. He could practice external body cultivation indefinitely without leaving any internal injuries. Of course, he wouldn't tell anyone, not even his family, as it might not be good for them to know.