[You left Lin Mo's home]
[You rode your horse toward Danxia Sect]
[This time you weren't in a hurry]
[You leisurely rode that horse with the sore butt all the way]
[Though you had good rapport with this horse, you must emphasize—]
[This horse's butt got sore when Xie Huide was chasing you, not from any violent handling]
[You didn't neglect cultivation during your journey]
[You could now cultivate while riding horseback]
[You cultivated the entire journey]
[Managing both travel and cultivation]
[Two months later]
[Year Fourteen]
[You had returned to Youtong County at the foot of Danxia Sect]
[You were leading your horse through the bustling streets]
[Suddenly you felt the urge]
[You immediately rented a room at an inn]
[Alone on the bed, you sat cross-legged and cultivated intensely]
[You sensed the opportunity to break through to early Organ Fortifying stage]
[You calmed your mind and focused]
[True qi circulated along the pathways of the Star River Blade Art]
[After just half a day]
[Your cultivation cycle accelerated faster and faster...]
[Finally you groaned]
[Breaking through the final barrier to release]
[True qi within you suddenly roared, continuously vibrating]
[You directly advanced to early Organ Fortifying realm]
[Organ Fortifying, as the name suggests, strengthens the five internal organs]
[Strengthening the hardest parts of the human body to reinforce]
[Early Organ Fortifying focuses on strengthening the kidneys]
[Achieving essence consolidation and root stabilization]
[Your current combat power could effortlessly defeat ordinary early Dragon Transformation practitioners]
[Breaking through a major realm excited you greatly]
[You decided to celebrate]
[You ran to the inn's lobby and shouted: "Everyone! Tonight's drinks are on Young Master He! Cheers!!"]
["Woo-hoo~"]
["Hell yeah~"]
[The dining and drinking patrons all cheered for you]
[Their cheers and shouts continued]
[You laughed heartily, sharing joy with the people]
[After the revelry]
[A waiter approached with a tray and bill]
[He smiled politely: "Young Master He, tonight's total is forty-eight taels. Please settle the bill."]
[You looked puzzled: "I'm not Young Master He."]
["Ah, then you are...?"]
["My name is Zhao Tiezhu."]
[The waiter froze: "Then why did you shout about Young Master He paying?!?"]
["I just said it randomly. Tomorrow I might shout Young Master Zhang or Li—would you believe that too? Shouldn't you verify first?"]
["Wait—are you trying to cheat us?!?"]
["Who's cheating? I never said I'd pay. Later."]
[You used movement techniques to dash from the inn]
[The waiter blinked and you'd vanished]
[The waiter collapsed sitting: "We're ruined!!"]
[The next moment, he felt his tray grow heavy]
[Looking down, he saw two silver ingots placed neatly]
[One exactly forty-eight taels, the other smaller piece about two taels]
[Overjoyed, the waiter pocketed the two-tael piece: "Haha, not ruined after all!!"]
[You returned to Danxia Sect after dark]
[So you went straight to your courtyard to sleep]
[Next day]
[You went to Xie Huide to announce your return]
[Entering Xie Huide's courtyard]
[Xie Huide was refining pills]
[Xie Huide had acquired a new cauldron]
[Seeing you, he immediately stopped refining]
[Abandoning a batch of pills, he swiftly put away the new cauldron]
["Master, what's this about?" you asked in shock]
["Nothing, this batch failed," Xie Huide said calmly]
[You saw clearly: "But this batch was nearly done—ready to finish!?"]
[Xie Huide remained composed: "Better to waste one batch than one cauldron."]
[You lamented: "I never imagined Master would think so poorly of me! This disciple's heart is broken—only a better cauldron could heal it!"]
[Xie Huide finally snapped: "Get the hell out! I only have two good cauldrons!"]
[You tried to continue the act, but Xie Huide cut you off]
["Enough! Stop pestering me. Jiao Mingxu returned—go see him."]
["Jiao Mingxu? How'd that kid dare come back?"]
[You remembered Jiao Mingxu got He Youshan pregnant before marriage, then eloped with her]
[You'd even given the couple one hundred thousand silver taels]
[You were practically their benefactor]
["Aren't they afraid her family would kill them?" you wondered]
[You glanced at Xie Huide]
[Xie Huide immediately grabbed his just-set-down cauldron defensively]
["Fine, Master. I'll return tomorrow."]
["Don't you fucking come back!"]
[You went to Jiao Mingxu's old courtyard]
[Sure enough, Jiao Mingxu and He Youshan were there]
[A chair-swing stood in the yard]
[The couple happily swung together]
[Between them sat a five-year-old girl giggling]
[A happy family scene]
["Mingxu!"]
[Jiao Mingxu looked up sharply]
[Recognizing you, his face lit with joy]
[You'd been his great benefactor]
[Beyond the silver you gave them when they left]
[You'd essentially taught both Jiao Mingxu and Bai Chen pill refining and medicine]
[You were both senior brother and half-teacher to Jiao Mingxu]
[Jiao Mingxu rushed over excitedly]
["Senior brother!"]
["Mingxu!"]
["Senior brother!!"]
["Mingxu!!"]
["Senior brother!!!"]
["Damn it, say something else!"]
["Senior brother, I missed you so much!!"]
[You smiled: "You missed me?"]
["Yes!" Jiao Mingxu's honest face showed sincerity]
[You coldly snorted: "Looks more like you've got a death wish!"]
[Jiao Mingxu froze: "Senior brother, what do you mean?"]
[Your expression darkened: "How dare you return? If He Youshan's family finds you, they'll skin you alive!"]
[Jiao Mingxu's tense face suddenly relaxed]
[He even laughed happily]
[You stared, confused]
[He Youshan approached leading the little girl]
[She brought the child before you, saying softly: "Senior brother, this is our daughter Jiao Xiaoyao."]
[You crouched and patted the cute girl's head: "So adorable! Uncle will buy you two workbooks later."]
["Waaah~"]
[Jiao Xiaoyao ran off crying]
[Standing, you pressed: "Explain—how dare you return? Not afraid of your official uncle anymore?"]
[Jiao Mingxu started to answer]
[But He Youshan grew excited]
[She interjected joyfully: "Senior brother, don't worry! My uncle got arrested for corruption! Haha!"]