Chapter 34: Four Spirits Body Tempering

Du Yehut was the son of a butcher. Because of the rich diet, he was stout and strong from a young age. He often chased after seven or eight children of the same age and beat them, earning the nickname "Little Tyrant of Du Family Town." As a result, he was often beaten severely by Old Du, but the more he was beaten, the tougher he became.

His name was obtained by Old Du in exchange for two catties of offal from an old monk.

The Zhuang Kingdom took Taoism as its state religion, so the Buddhist faith naturally did not fare well. The old monk lived in the only dilapidated temple within a hundred miles, sometimes starving and sometimes full. When he saw the pig offal, his eyes lit up like a cat seeing a fish, like the Buddha manifesting.

At the time, Du Yehut stubbornly held onto the two catties of offal, refusing to let go because he was also greedy. Although he was the son of a butcher and had plenty of meat, the scraps were never enough for him.

He cried and shouted that he didn't want a grand name, he just wanted to eat the pig offal. He said he could be called Pillar, or even Pig Offal.

Old Du couldn't stand the embarrassment, so he picked him up and gave him a beating. Even when Old Du was tired, Little Du was still holding onto the two catties of offal.

The old monk immediately suggested sharing the offal, half each. He also said that this boy was strong-willed and unruly, so Yehut (Wild Tiger) was a perfect name.

Du Yehut had an official name, but he still didn't do anything productive. Ever since he met the old monk, he followed him around all day. The old monk did all sorts of business, fortune-telling, praying for rain, exorcism, all kinds of scams. But Du Yehut only learned to drink from him.

Old Du worried that his son might accidentally become a monk, so he would often take his butcher knife to the dilapidated temple to check on him. Fortunately, not long after, the old monk left. He left silently, without even saying goodbye.

Later, the dilapidated temple was torn down and turned into a Land God temple.

Not long after that, Old Du had an accident.

It started with a very small matter. A constable in the town felt that he had not received enough meat for his money and scolded Old Du for shortchanging him. Normally, compensating with two ounces of meat would have settled the matter, but Old Du was also stubborn. He grabbed his butcher knife and stabbed it into the cutting board, saying that anyone could weigh the meat anywhere, but he wouldn't allow anyone to take advantage of him.

The constable lost face and impulsively stabbed him, killing him on the spot.

Madam Du ran to the yamen to file a complaint. The case was simple, with plenty of witnesses and evidence, but the constable's brother-in-law was the master of the small yamen in Du Family Town.

After a bit of manipulation, the case became that the butcher Old Du had attacked with a knife, and the constable had no choice but to defend himself, accidentally killing him. In the end, he was fined half a year's salary.

Poor Old Du had slaughtered pigs his whole life, but he didn't have the courage to kill a person. Madam Du couldn't swallow her anger and died by crashing into the yamen.

That day, Du Yehut led a group of children to catch fish in the river in the neighboring town. When he returned home, his home was gone.

So he picked up Old Du's butcher knife and rushed into the yamen in broad daylight, killing the constable and his brother-in-law in the hall in front of everyone.

He was only thirteen years old that year.

The case later alarmed the City Lord's Mansion. After investigating, the old City Lord pardoned Du Yehut, declaring him innocent, and exceptionally recruited him into the Taoist Academy.

This is the story of Du Yehut. He was stubborn from a young age. Once he made a decision, no one could change it. There was nothing to be done, his father and mother were just as stubborn.

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"The cultivation method... should have been given to you, right?" Jiang Wang thought for a moment and asked.

Du Yehut took out a small booklet from his pocket and casually tossed it on the table in front of Jiang Wang. "Here, a White Tiger Body Refinement Art, a damaged copy. They said it's the military's common version."

Of course, this kind of cultivation method couldn't be spread, but Du Yehut didn't believe that Jiang Wang would harm him.

Jiang Wang picked up the military cultivation method, casually flipped through it, and without saying much, got up and said, "I have something to go out for a bit. Wait for me."

Leaving Zhao Rucheng to chat with Du Yehut, Jiang Wang got up, casually found an empty room, and locked himself inside. Then he activated the Void Key and entered the Mirage Realm.

He summoned the Performance Platform, placed this damaged manual on it, and started to deduce. The merit on the sundial constantly decreased, stopping only at 190.

The deduction of this cultivation method consumed a full 3400 merit points, almost twice that of the Purple Qi Eastward Sword Art! It had also reached the limit of the current Performance Platform.

Of course, this was also because, although this cultivation method was a damaged copy, it was still a military cultivation method, a true transcendent cultivation method, with a much better foundation than the Purple Qi Eastward Sword Art, and naturally a higher limit.

When the deduction was complete, Jiang Wang took the new cultivation method and looked at it, discovering that it not only completed the missing parts of the White Tiger Body Refinement Art, but also expanded and evolved it. It was now divided into four parts: Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise. In the end, the four spirits would unite, and its power would be incomparable to before.

Jiang Wang exited the Mirage Realm, picked up the cultivation method, and left. As soon as he opened the door, he saw a charming woman in red standing at the door. Her eyebrows were like dark ink, her eyes rippling with autumn waves. Just a fleeting glance from her eyes revealed endless charm.

Her eyes were full of affection, and her red lips slightly parted, as if she wanted to say something.

"Excuse me," Jiang Wang said as he walked past her.

It wasn't that Jiang Wang was really so oblivious to romance, but he had just come out of the Mirage Realm and had a feeling of panic, as if his secret had almost been exposed. No matter how beautiful the woman was, he couldn't appreciate her.

Drinking really caused problems, Jiang Wang warned himself inwardly. He had directly entered the Mirage Realm in a mixed place like the Three Points Fragrance Building, he was completely losing himself.

Jiang Wang hurried back to Zhao Rucheng's private room, waited quietly for a while, and after confirming that no one was following him, he breathed a sigh of relief and sat back in his original position.

He returned the White Tiger Body Refinement Art to Du Yehut. The newly deduced Four Spirits Body Refinement Art only existed in the Mirage Realm and needed to be copied separately.

"When are you leaving?" Jiang Wang asked.

"Early tomorrow morning," Du Yehut said.

"We'll see you off tomorrow..."

"Knock, knock, knock~" The sound of knocking on the door rang out at an inopportune time.

"Come in," Zhao Rucheng said casually.

The one who came in was the madam of the Three Points Fragrance Building, a heavily made-up woman in gaudy clothes.

"Oh my~ Our Young Master Zhao is getting more and more handsome," the woman teased, reaching out to touch Zhao Rucheng's face, as if they were very familiar.

Zhao Rucheng leaned back, deliberately glancing at the exposed snow-white flesh on her chest. "Don't get too close, I get chest dizziness."

The madam let out an affected giggle. "How annoying~ You didn't have this disease before~"

"You didn't act like this before either, Three Points Fragrance Building!"

The madam frowned. "Could it be... that the shop has been negligent in its service? Did those lowly maids just now neglect our esteemed guests?"

Zhao Rucheng looked at her with interest. "What do you say? I spent so much silver today, but you still won't let Miaoyu come out to meet me? Three Points Fragrance Building is famous throughout the world, is this your only way to dangle your patrons?"

Three Points Fragrance Building was a truly famous brothel, with branches in every country. The owner was rarely seen, but her beauty was known to heroes all over the world, and she was known as the most beautiful woman in the world.

Every man who had seen her was willing to be her subject. Among them were powerful generals, famous nobles, and even, according to legend, a ruler of a country and a leader of a sect, all of whom were infatuated with her.

The foundation of Three Points Fragrance Building was undoubtedly terrifying. This small branch in Maple Forest City, although it didn't have any experts sitting in it, was enough to be the most stylish brothel in the city, based solely on the name of Three Points Fragrance Building.

Because of the background of Three Points Fragrance Building, the madam was very confident. But also because of this background, she absolutely did not dare to let the reputation of Three Points Fragrance Building be damaged. Therefore, her face instantly turned ugly.

"Is it possible..." At this moment, a soft voice took over the topic. A woman in a large red dress walked in gracefully. Red was a difficult color to wear well, easily becoming gaudy. But it suited her perfectly, or rather, she herself was the best interpretation of the word "gaudy," and could not be obscured.

She walked into the room, her autumn eyes sweeping over everyone in the room, and finally landed on Zhao Rucheng with a shy smile. "Could it be that it's not that Mama is preventing me from seeing you, but that I don't want to see you?"

She was naturally Miaoyu.