You Promised to Be an Idle Son-in-Law, How Could You Become a Land Immortal? Chapter 120 - 121: Breakthrough

At Eldest Miss Xiao’s request, Chen Yi, who had intended to stay at the mansion, had to leave for the West Market Hundred Herbs Hall.

At this mont, there weren’t many Armored Warriors or carriages at the mansion; they were all busy outside.

Thus, Chen Yi didn’t have anyone accompany him, and he walked out of the Xiao Mansion under the blazing sun.

The three-day rain had stopped for three days, and the Shu State region once again returned to the sweltering heat of high sumr.

Before seven in the morning, the sun was already strong enough to make one’s clothes scorching hot.

Among the pedestrians, the young ladies from wealthy families mostly carried parasols, while the young masters put on airs of elegance with their paper fans.

Even the Jianghu People who hurried past had their heads wrapped in turbans.

Compared to them, Chen Yi, who carried nothing, seed like an oddity as he ambled slowly down the street.

Beads of sweat were faintly visible on his forehead.

With his Martial Arts, even while using the Black Tortoise Concealnt Technique to feign being an ordinary person, he could stay warm in winter and cool in sumr, keeping his mind calm and his breathing steady.

However, to make his act more convincing, he had to break a little sweat.

About an hour later, Chen Yi arrived outside Hundred Herbs Hall.

A smile couldn’t help but appear on his face as he looked at the long line at the entrance.

It seed that after the previous disaster, business at Hundred Herbs Hall hadn’t just been unaffected—it was even more prosperous.

Besides the people queuing to buy dicinal herbs and teas, Chen Yi also noticed several Guards stationed at the entrance.

Each wore a black long robe with the words "Hundred Herbs Hall" on it, and had blades and swords hanging from their waists. They were likely the Jianghu People that Wang Ji had hired before.

He sized them up for a mont before paying them no more mind.

’They’re just a few Lower Three Grades Martial Artists. They’re fine for guarding the establishnt, but if a real crisis occurred, like an attack from the Evil Demonic Dao of the Illusory Sound Sect, they would be useless.’

He followed the line into Hundred Herbs Hall.

Chen Yi was inwardly amused to see Yan Hai busy and sweating profusely behind the counter.

’Good thing I don’t have to do all this myself, or I wouldn’t have a mont’s rest right now either.’

After a brief greeting, he walked straight toward the back.

From a good distance away, he could hear the sound of an abacus coming from the accountant’s office behind the main hall.

The crisp sounds were like falling hail, a ceaseless CLACK-CLACK-CLACK that filled the air.

Chen Yi walked in, scanned the room, and saw Wang Ji sitting in the accountant’s office, looking through the ledgers. He decided not to disturb him.

After waiting for about the ti it takes an incense stick to burn, Wang Ji finally noticed him and hurried over in a fluster.

"My Lo—... Shopkeeper Chen, my apologies. I was so busy just now, I didn’t notice you’d arrived."

Chen Yi gestured for them to talk upstairs, so Wang Ji led him to a special tearoom in the back.

The doors and windows were shut tight, and the soundproofing was excellent.

Even when Chen Yi retracted his Breath Concealnt Technique, he could only hear the faint voices of the custors below.

’Wang Ji must have spent a lot to set up this room.’

Wang Ji was about to apologize again when Chen Yi waved his hand. "It’s a good thing that Hundred Herbs Hall is so busy. Don’t look like you’ve done sothing wrong. Sit down and let’s talk."

Wang Ji cupped his hands, sat down carefully opposite him, and dared not show the slightest hint of disrespect or overstep his bounds.

After the incident with the Illusory Sound Sect, his reverence for this lord, Chen Yi, had grown even deeper.

’If not for Chen Yi’s earlier reminder and guidance, he wouldn’t just have been punished by the Xiao Family for embezzling silver coins from Jishi dicine Hall; he would have died a miserable death at the hands of the Illusory Sound Sect’s Evil Demons.’

’How could he possibly have beco the Shopkeeper of the most prosperous Hundred Herbs Hall in Shu State?’

’It is important to know one’s place, but even more so to be grateful.’

Wang Ji not only thought this way but acted on it, hoping only to stay close to Chen Yi and serve him with unwavering loyalty.

"My Lord, are you here today to give instructions for what’s next?"

"Yes and no."

As Chen Yi told him to brew so tea, he said casually, "The Eldest Miss wants to see , so she had co to Hundred Herbs Hall to pass on the ssage."

Huh?

Thankfully, Wang Ji’s mind worked quickly, otherwise he wouldn’t have understood such a convoluted sentence.

As he brewed the tea, he asked cautiously, "The Eldest Miss wants to see the owner of Hundred Herbs Hall... you?"

"So, do you intend to see her, or not?"

Chen Yi took the cup, took a sip, and said, "I’ll et with her."

’He had already thought it through on the way here.’

’A eting is necessary, but the when, where, and how are all up for discussion.’

’In any case, I need to find a way to change my appearance without any flaws.’

"Go find so Jianghu People who are skilled in the Disguise Skill. It’s best if they can be hired. It doesn’t matter if it costs a lot of silver coins."

Hearing this, Wang Ji understood and agreed. "The Guards I hired before are all old Jianghu veterans. They should know so people."

Chen Yi nodded, finished the tea in his hand, and gestured for him to pour more.

"Tell about the Illusory Sound Sect’s attack."

He had only watched the show from afar at a restaurant before and didn’t know the details of what had happened inside Hundred Herbs Hall.

After refilling the tea, Wang Ji recounted the events of that night in full detail.

He naturally threw in a few comnts about how terrifying it was, but his description of the process was quite detailed.

Aside from the general events that Chen Yi already knew, his attention was focused on the investigation that followed—

an Imprisonnt Officer had arrived, and after asking about what happened, wanted to take away the Wandering Martial Artists who had been captured by the Xiao Family Punishnt Hall.

Xiao Xuanshuo and his n naturally refused, and the two sides almost ca to blows over it.

It was only when Prefect Liu personally arrived and agreed to let the Xiao Family take the people for interrogation that the conflict was resolved.

After listening, Chen Yi asked thoughtfully, "So you’re saying the Imprisonnt Departnt was ordered by soone to destroy the evidence?"

Wang Ji recalled, "I think so too. The Imprisonnt Officer who ca that day was extrely hostile, and his attitude was very strange."

"If Second Master Xiao and Miss Shen hadn’t been there, I’m afraid I would have been taken away by the Imprisonnt Departnt for questioning as well."

Chen Yi nodded and said with a smile, "Surviving a great disaster is a sign of good fortune to co."

"I hope your auspicious words co true, My Lord."

"I was just saying. You actually took it seriously? You’d be better off burning incense and praying to Buddha in a temple than believing ."

"I will go tomorrow."

"..."

Chen Yi shook his head with a smile. "I think it would be safer for you to spend a hefty sum to hire two powerful Wandering Martial Artists."

Wang Ji readily agreed. "After this incident, I’ve already had soone ask at the brokerage. I estimate we’ll have a lead soon."

"That would be best. Business at Hundred Herbs Hall is booming now, and I’m counting on you to open branches all over the Great Wei Dynasty."

"Uh..."

Chen Yi asked with a half-smile, "Lacking confidence, or lacking ability?"

Upon hearing this, sweat instantly broke out on Wang Ji’s back. He quickly stood up, bowed, and said:

"I will go through hell and high water to carry out My Lord’s orders, without hesitation!"

Although he was apprehensive and indeed lacked confidence, admitting to himself that he was also short on ability, he was sowhat unwilling to give up such an opportunity.

He had squandered half his life, and now that an opportunity he had waited so long for had finally arrived, there was no way he would miss it.

Seeing him so nervous, Chen Yi offered a few words of comfort with a smile, only telling him to focus on running this Hundred Herbs Hall well first.

As for future expansion, that would take ti, and they would need to wait for the right opportunity.

After chatting idly for a bit longer, Chen Yi told Wang Ji to go back downstairs and attend to his work. He, on the other hand, remained alone in the quiet room, planning to return later.

’This way, he could avoid being assigned another task by the Xiao Family.’

’This was one of the essential skills for a workhorse—stealing a mont of leisure amidst the hustle and bustle.’

With nothing else to do, Chen Yi sat cross-legged before the tea table and began to cultivate the Four Symbols Skill.

He had sent Xiaodie and the others out today with the intention of cultivating in Spring Lotus Garden, hoping for a breakthrough.

The location had changed to Hundred Herbs Hall, but that was fine too.

Soon, Chen Yi’s mind grew calm.

The True Essence within the two Seas of Qi in his body began to carefully probe the Ren and Du ridians, attempting to clear the ridians.

According to the Profound Mysteries of the Martial Arts Body, once the Ren and Du ridians were opened, his Cultivation would break through the Eighth Grade Realm.

At that point, the Four Symbols Skill could also perform a Minor Circulation, which would increase the speed of his cultivation.

As the Cultivation Technique circulated, the final blocked section of the Ren and Du ridians slowly opened, until only the last mbrane remained.

Chen Yi sensed this. With a flicker of his will, he mobilized all the True Essence from his two Seas of Qi and charged through in one go.

BOOM!

A sound like an explosion instantly reverberated in his mind, plunging his consciousness into chaos.

But a mont later, he ca to his senses, and a line of text floated before his eyes.

[You have successfully cultivated the Four Symbols Skill. Your Cultivation has broken through to the Lower Seventh Grade.]

Chen Yi felt a sense of relief and continued to circulate the Four Symbols Skill, guiding his True Essence along its new path.

Before long, he slowly withdrew his power, stood up, and stretched a bit.

The sound of his bones cracking and popping instantly rang out. He felt light in body and mind, and the flow of his True Essence was much smoother and more effortless.

Chen Yi clenched his fist, a smile spreading across his face. "Congratulations, you’ve reached the Seventh Grade achievent in Martial Arts."

He glanced out the window and saw that the sky had already darkened, only then realizing that most of the day had passed.

He didn’t stay any longer. Chen Yi called for Wang Ji, preparing to return to the Xiao Family.

Just then, Wang Ji said with a smile, "My Lord, what a coincidence. You asked at noon to find so Martial Arts experts, and soone ca this afternoon."

"Oh?"

"Would it be convenient for you to et them?"

Chen Yi thought for a mont and nodded. "Might as well take a look."

Who would have known that the mont he followed Wang Ji downstairs to the accountant’s office and saw the figure sitting in the chair, he would freeze in astonishnt.

’The Sword Madman, Liu Lang?’