Chapter 4: Girls
After dinner that night, I practiced my kung fu, then dragged Yuri and his sister along and headed straight for the residence of the old man Zhang and the young man Lu. Upon entering the house, we found that they were already ready and waiting for the three of us. Without saying much, Yuriko carried Zhang Zhengli on his shoulders, Yuri’s sister hugged me, and the group jumped onto the roof, unleashing their kung fu and magic. Along the way, they concealed their forms and entered the residence I had arranged in Jiyuan Lane. After watching Yuriko put Zhang Zhengli on the bed, I took out a small bottle from my bosom and handed it to the old man Zhang: “This is a snow toad pill from Goryeo, which is extremely beneficial for treating injuries to the internal organs.”
Zhang Zhengli was overjoyed and quickly took the bottle, “With this help, my injuries will be greatly improved within ten days.”
“Old Zhang, after you get better, what are your plans?” I asked tentatively.
“First, I’ll find out what’s going on with my rivals, then I’ll come back and pass on some of my stuff to Wei’er, and finally I’ll go and settle scores with those damned people.“ Old Zhang sat up in bed and said calmly.
”Okay, I won’t disturb you while you’re healing. I’ll go now. But your apprentice is useless here, so I’ll take him for a walk.“
”No, I have to protect my master.”
“With your level of skill, you can’t even protect your master. If someone really comes, they’ll kill you too. How about this: I’ll set up a formation here, and then ask Yuli to cast a protective barrier around your master. That should be much better than you.“
”Wei’er, go with Xiao Lei and take a look outside. I really don’t need you here,” the old man said at last.
“Okay, I’ll go out and take a look, and I’ll be right back.” Hearing his master speak, the young man had no choice but to agree.
I asked Yuriko to help me move Zhang Laoshi to the middle of the hall and sit him down. Then I set up a Heart Demon Array with tables and chairs around Zhang Laoshi, which is one of the Nine Heart-Refining Arrays of the Xuanmen school, and told everyone how to enter and exit. Then Yuriko set up a hidden barrier outside and created a defensive barrier around Zhang Laoshi (this barrier can remain open for a long time, but it has an excellent defensive effect).
Seeing that everything was ready, I took the three of them out into the street. We didn’t go shopping; I took them straight to the slave market. The other three were suspicious. Were they going to buy someone to serve Zhang Zhengli?
The slave market was relatively quiet today, because most of the slaves that had been brought in the previous two days had already been chosen, leaving only children, women and teenagers. But that was exactly what I was here to buy, so I walked straight in, beaming.