Longevity Martial Arts: Starting from Inner Core Skill

Chapter 30: Chapter 30 Pain and Pleasure! (Seeking follow-up reading, seeking Yue tickets, seeking rewards!)

After deciding to make wound medicine, Wang Sheng went to find Li Yongfeng, hoping he could help get some more medicinal plant seeds.

”More medicinal plant seeds?” Li Yongfeng was somewhat puzzled, but he nodded in agreement, ”Itʼs possible to acquire them, but this might be my last trip out. Yun Sheng, if thereʼs anything else you need, just say it all now.”

”The last time?”

Wang Sheng quickly realized that it was mostly due to the war. The war had made the outside increasingly dangerous, raising the risks of venturing out.

”Yes, King Yong Nianʼs army has already breached Jiang Yuan City, and it wonʼt be long before they push towards our area. Iʼve heard that as long as the army wins, King Yong Nian doesnʼt care about military discipline at all. Iʼm too scared to go out, and after this, there probably wonʼt be a chance to buy anything!”

An army without discipline is more terrifying than any bandits or pirates; their destruction is devastating.

With Jiang Yuan City breached, places like Lijiang Town and Qingshan Village, which were ”sheltered” behind Jiang Yuan City, were vulnerable to attacks, which was the main reason the village head initially wanted to evacuate.

After the fall of Jiang Yuan City, the gateway deep into Shuzhou was opened. After some rest, King Yong Nianʼs army under Zhou Wutong was likely to attack again.

This could be as soon as a month or as long as several months, depending on the armyʼs condition and the amount of supplies.

But regardless of when the army arrived, Qingshan Villageʼs time to retreat into the mountains was likely getting close.

Lijiang Town, even further ahead, would be hit first, and many people were probably planning to flee. Once the merchants fled, buying anything would be impossible, not to mention the increasing dangers on the road.

It was his own undertaking after all, and Wang Sheng felt somewhat guilty for letting Li Yongfeng take the risk, so he said, ”Iʼll go with Brother Yongfeng, itʼll be safer.

I want to survive longer, but that doesnʼt mean Iʼm really cowardly.

”Thatʼs fine, having you with me makes me feel more at ease as there are many robbers on the road nowadays.”

”Mm, Brother Yongfeng, just call me when itʼs time!”

After deciding to go with Li Yongfeng to buy the medicinal plant seeds, Wang Sheng returned to his house to check his belongings.

Knowing it might be the last opportunity to make such purchases, he planned to buy all the available seeds this time.

However, this meant that he might not have enough money left.

Eventually, he took out some old ginseng that hadnʼt grown beyond three breakthroughs during his previous cultivation efforts.

In such chaotic times, old ginseng was an enticing target but was also something that could save lives, making it easy to sell.

He took out three well-preserved samples, planning to act according to the situation.

...

Li Yongfeng was expected to take a few days to prepare, but he came to find him the next day.

He was accompanied by several people from the village; basically, everyone in the village knew about the war by now and wanted to make their final preparations.

The situation within Qingshan Village was not great, and there was much to prepare.

Since his venture into the mountains, Wang Shengʼs identity as a martial artist was basically public knowledge. Knowing that Wang Sheng was also going, others were clearly relieved.

With Wang Sheng accompanying them, the trip would undoubtedly be much safer.

Wang Sheng was already planning to go and didnʼt mind protecting a few more people.

Soon, they set off for Lijiang Town.

Lijiang Town was already developing into Lijiang City, so it was much more prosperous than the average town. Wang Sheng had been there a few times before, and many people from nearby villages and towns would come here, keeping it lively.

However, due to the war, the liveliness was visibly diminished, and many shops were closed.

The group had different items to purchase, so they split up to go about their tasks.

Wang Sheng followed Li Yongfeng to buy the seeds for medicinal plants.

The purchasing went smoothly; Li Yongfengʼs contact was also planning to flee and wanted to sell some items.

Wang Sheng said that he wanted all the seeds, which nearly made the person in chargeʼs mouth split up to his eyes, unable to close it properly, but eventually he gave Wang Sheng a discount.