Martial Arts, the inheritance is indeed too important.
Even if Xu Qing improved his constitution, without King Lin’s secret medicine and cultivation experience, it would be very difficult to reach the level of King Lin.
"The new County Magistrate has not arrived yet, and both the Secretary and the County Governor have been transferred. Currently, the county is temporarily managed by Archivist Qin. In winter, many idlers have nothing to do and like to gamble in the city’s gambling houses. This is not good. Because, by the end of the year, they will lose all their money. How would their families celebrate the New Year? As the ancients said, worry about the world’s worries before others, and enjoy the world’s joys after others. As the one presiding over the sitting hall for Recovery Society, thinking of these matters, I couldn’t help wanting to make some contributions to the local elders..."
Xu Qing passionately explained to Guo Zhuang about the necessity to eradicate the local evil forces and suppress the gambling dens.
What’s behind the gambling dens? That is the local usury force. The incense money business in partnership with Xu Qing and Golden Ray Monastery considers them competitors.
Moreover, suppressing the gambling dens is also supported by Magistrate He, which is beneficial for improving local customs.
Also, this can incidentally help teach a lesson to Li Feng’s worthless grandson and get him out of the gambling dens.
Concurrently, it can also practice the concepts of Recovery Society and enhance the group’s cohesion.
Because many members of the Recovery Society come from poor scholar families, many suffer much from usurious loans.
Because studying costs a lot, and for some impoverished families, students reaching the age of service, before passing the scholar exam, often have to borrow money at high interest rates to pay the officials’ service exemption fee. Otherwise, without paying, they have to serve.
Service, if luck is bad, you might be sent to the Capital to repair the Imperial Mausoleum, walking thousands of miles, not dying but nearly losing half your life.
So, this action achieves several objectives at once.
Plus, Xu Qing also wants to see if this opportunity could increase his aura of Holy Virtue.
Improving local customs is also a way of practicing Holy Virtues.
Xu Qing outlined a general program, and the specific actions need to be carried out jointly by Guo Zhuang and Archivist Qin. Archivist Qin’s family operates a pawnshop, and suppressing the gambling dens also benefits their business.
Because the business of usury, plainly speaking, also focuses on valuable possessions of others.
The more they have, the fewer nice items the pawnshops get.
Regarding whether Archivist Qin’s family is involved in such business.
Alas, to buy the celadon porcelain from Inspector Li’s house, all the money at home was spent, there’s no more funds to engage in this line of business now.
The county’s action to eliminate evil forces unfolded noisily during the winter days. In Black Wind Village on Qixia Mountain, where the most significant local evil force was located, multiple chiefs gathered together, obviously discussing major issues.
This major issue had lingered unsolved for many years.
Originally, like King Lin, such masters needed heavenly and earth treasures, rare spiritual medicine to maintain or further their ability, apart from capturing demons with significant climatic powers to nourish themselves.
"We have been targeting this Three-tailed Black Fox for several years. After last spring, it escaped to the mountain base and even entered the city, stealing many chickens. It seems it was also targeted by the Golden Ray Monastery, but later it ran back to the mountain. In the abundant vegetation of the mountain during spring and summer, it was easy to hide. Now, with the winter bringing heavy snow sealing the mountains, its range of movement will become smaller, making it a good opportunity for us to capture it. However, considering the past lessons, this fox has also cultivated Dao Skill, capable of releasing its Divine Soul to remotely sense our Qi-Blood, reacting ahead of us. However, we cannot see its Divine Soul, allowing it easily to escape our encirclement. Therefore, I plan to also invite a Dao Skill expert to deal with it this year."
King Lin knew his age was advancing, realizing without such a demon’s spirit flesh, spirit blood nourishing himself, let alone progressing, even maintaining his condition was extremely difficult.
What if the enemies from his youthful days sought him out once he aged and became weak?
For this, King Lin also felt regret for the crippling of Niu Peng.
Why do famous martial arts families have to take disciples? It’s because they wait for themselves to age and want to retire gracefully, needing a disciple to keep up appearances and shield them from old enemies.
Moreover, if Kung Fu hasn’t reached the internal organs, every intense life-threatening fight causes irreparable damage to one’s internal organs. This could be endured in youth, but once one ages and the condition deteriorates, these damages to the organs gradually develop into chronic pains of old age.
Thus, many famous martial artists in their youth often end up plagued by illnesses or even die from them in their sixties or seventies.
Because fame is fought for.
This is the price that must be paid in youth to gain fame and benefits.
An unruly path simply cannot compare to the prestigious large sects.
King Lin didn’t realize it when he was young, but now in middle age, he understood the formidable strength of a thousand-year-old great sect like the Great Zen Temple.
They also train in martial arts, but they recruit numerous disciples.
When someone comes to challenge their position, they have a multitude of disciples to defend, and even if you manage to defeat a bunch of strong, young martial monks, even if you luckily overcome their head monk, you’ll only gain fleeting fame.
After a few decades, the Great Zen Temple is still the Tai Mountain and Beidou of the martial arts world.
Who would still remember the lad who challenged the Great Zen Temple back then?
This is also why King Lin strives to establish a lasting enterprise.
A solid enterprise can pass down his legacy to the world, leaving a deep mark, making this life worthwhile.
A true man ought to wield a three-foot sword and establish an extraordinary enterprise.
"Great leader, where will we find such a Dao Skill expert?"
King Lin: "Since this Three-tailed Black Fox fears the Golden Ray Monastery, naturally, it should be the high monks from the Golden Ray Monastery who take action."
"But we have no dealings with Golden Ray Monastery."
"How can there be none, they have a share in this task’s distribution." King Lin glared at the chief who spoke.