Chapter 159: Like Thunder in the Ears

Chapter 159: Like Thunder in the Ears

A moment later, Jiang Ning returned to the main hall, now holding a plate of white dragon fish slices, weighing a full pound.

"Aning, what are you doing?" Liu Wanwan saw the white dragon fish slices in Jiang Ning's hands and asked.

Jiang Ning smiled, "Brother-in-law has come from afar, how can I not treat him well?"

As he spoke, Jiang Ning placed the plate of white dragon fish slices in the center of the dining table.

"Dudu, Dou Bao wants to eat fish!" Xiao Dou Bao, seeing the white fish meat, couldn't help drooling and shook Jiang Ning's sleeve vigorously.

Seeing this, Jiang Ning smiled gently.

Then, he picked up a piece of fish and placed it in Xiao Dou Bao's bowl.

"Eat slowly!"

"Okay!" Xiao Dou Bao nodded repeatedly, pecking at the fish like a chick eating rice.

Liu Sansheng looked at the fish on the plate, his face showing a hint of surprise.

The white dragon fish was extremely precious, costing a hundred taels of silver per pound.

But as the eldest son of the Liu family, he had naturally eaten it before.

And he had eaten quite a lot of it.

Because this spiritual fish not only greatly benefited martial artists but also greatly benefited ordinary people who had not yet started tempering their muscles and bones.

It could enhance one's root bone and improve their martial talent.

With a strong root bone and high talent, whether it was strengthening the blood or tempering the skin, flesh, and muscles, the efficiency would be extremely high.

Moreover, at the same cultivation level, the upper limit was also much higher than that of ordinary people.

The Divine Strength Realm was a typical example.

Some people tempered their muscles to the limit, but their strength only reached around two thousand pounds.

While others, with casual muscle training, could easily surpass two thousand pounds, with their limits reaching three thousand or even four thousand pounds.

This gap was due to innate differences and the disparity in root bone talent.

It was also because of the white dragon fish's ability to enhance the root bone and improve martial talent that a pound of its meat was worth a hundred taels of silver.

Then, Liu Sansheng asked, "Is this the meat of the white dragon fish?"

"Yes!" Jiang Ning nodded.

"It's rare for you to get the meat of a spiritual fish like the white dragon fish!" Liu Sansheng's face showed approval.

Jiang Ning smiled, "At Yiming's age, he's about to start his martial arts training, so it's natural to prepare something for him. The white dragon fish meat will be of great help to Yiming's future."

"Indeed!" Liu Sansheng nodded, then picked up a piece of white dragon fish meat and put it in his mouth.

After a slight taste, he swallowed it.

The next moment, "This fish meat seems a bit odd?" Liu Sansheng looked at the plate of white dragon fish meat on the dining table.

Jiang Ning said, "This fish is quite big."

"Quite big?" Liu Sansheng looked at Jiang Ning with a puzzled expression.

Jiang Ning replied, "Yes, it's about a hundred pounds."

"A hundred pounds?" Liu Sansheng widened his eyes in disbelief, "Has it become a spirit?"

Jiang Ning said, "I don't know if it has become a spirit, but I feel that the meat of this spiritual fish will greatly help Yiming in his future martial arts path. What do you think?"

Liu Sansheng smiled, "You're right! The energy contained in this fish meat far surpasses that of the white dragon fish I've eaten before, and it will indeed be of great help to Yiming!"

"But if Yiming returns to the Liu family, with me there, he won't lack money. He can buy all the martial resources he needs without restraint."

"Ordinary families can't do this."

As Liu Sansheng spoke, he glanced around the main hall.

Then he nodded slightly, "This house is indeed quite big! But when I broke through to the Ninth Stage of martial arts, I spent a full ten thousand taels of silver, which should be enough to buy several such houses."

At this moment, Jiang Li said, "Little brother, don't say more! Sansheng is right, if Yiming returns to the Liu family, he will have a bright future, and I can only offer him limited help."

"Whether he returns or not, it's not up to you. I have the final say!" Liu Wanwan put down her chopsticks and spoke with determination, her voice echoing in the room.

With these words, the atmosphere in the dining hall froze for a moment.

Just then, a loud knocking sound and a voice calling out, "Jiang Ning, brother!"

The sound of knocking and the voice from the entrance of the house suddenly broke the silence in the hall.

It was Yang Kai!

Jiang Ning's eyes narrowed, and he muttered to himself.

"Father, Mother, Uncle, I'll go open the door," Jiang Yiming stood up and said.

Then he paused and spoke firmly, "Father, Mother, I don't want to go back to the Liu family. I'm used to Luoshui County and everything here."

Jiang Yiming expressed his stance and headed straight for the front yard.

"This kid," Liu Wanwan looked at her eldest son with a knowing smile.

Return to the Liu family? If she were to make that choice now, she wouldn't have made the decision to elope with Jiang Li ten years ago.

Given the circumstances back then, she was willing to follow Jiang Li, let alone now.

Currently, they have more than enough food and drink, and with their children, life is complete.

Moreover, her younger brother-in-law has also become capable and can lend a hand.

As for her parents, she isn't ungrateful.

It's just that she hasn't been able to return these past years, and she doesn't dare to go back.

With those uncles and her father's words at the time, she has no right to return.

At this moment, Liu Sansheng glanced at his sister, then at Jiang Yiming's departing figure, and couldn't help but shake his head.

However, he wasn't upset, as he was well aware of his sister's personality.

Getting her to return home wouldn't be that simple.

Now, it was just a simple attempt.

The day they have a real chance to achieve this is the day he becomes the head of the Liu family.

This won't take too long; he can wait, and so can his mother.

A moment later, a voice called out, "Brother Jiang Ning, I've brought the money!"

The voice arrived before the person.

Hearing this, Jiang Ning stood up to greet the visitor, walking towards the entrance of the hall.

It was Yang Kai coming with the money.

The next moment, Yang Kai, with his tanned skin and tall, robust physique, appeared before Jiang Ning and Liu Sansheng.

Behind him was a fair-skinned follower with a slender build.

"Shopkeeper Yang!" Jiang Ning greeted him.

"I'm afraid I've come at a bad time!" Yang Kai scanned the hall with his eyes.

"It's the perfect time! Since Shopkeeper Yang is here, please take a seat and have some wine!"

Hearing this, Yang Kai laughed heartily and said, "Since Brother Jiang Ning has invited me, I'll certainly accompany you!"

After speaking, he walked towards the dining table.

At this moment, Liu Sansheng looked at Yang Kai with slight astonishment.

Yang Kai's tall stature and thick limbs were like barrels, and his muscles were as hard as iron blocks.

At first glance, Liu Sansheng knew that this tanned man was an extraordinary fighter.

Most likely, like himself, Yang Kai was an Eighth Rank Divine Strength Realm expert.

Liu Sansheng was surprised not by Yang Kai's strength but by the attitude of Shopkeeper Yang before him.

Shopkeeper Yang had come to visit, yet his brother-in-law's younger brother didn't go to greet him at the door.

In Liu Sansheng's eyes, this was a breach of etiquette.

When facing a martial arts master, how could one be negligent?

However, instead of getting angry, Shopkeeper Yang seemed to be considerate of his brother-in-law's younger brother.

In their conversation, he even hinted at a subtle desire to please.

This left Liu Sansheng completely baffled.

An Eighth Rank Divine Strength Realm expert, even in the Liu family of Dongling City, would be a highly respected guest.

Not to mention that in such a small place, regardless of status, one with such martial prowess would be a towering figure.

But at this moment, such a person was showing a hint of compliance and flattery towards his brother-in-law's younger brother.

Liu Sansheng had seen this kind of attitude many times before.

But it was always the lower-ranked person showing deference to the higher-ranked one.

"Brother Jiang Ning, who is this?" Yang Kai asked, looking at Liu Sansheng with a hesitant gaze after taking his seat.

"Oh!" Jiang Ning realized and said, "This is Liu Sansheng, my brother-in-law Jiang Li's younger brother-in-law!"

"I see!" Yang Kai then addressed Liu Sansheng, "Brother Liu, your name is as famous as thunder. I'm the head shopkeeper of the Forge Shop, Yang Kai."

Liu Sansheng: "..."

He was speechless for a moment, then composed himself and said with a bow, "Shopkeeper Yang, your name is also as famous as thunder!"

Jiang Ning: "..."

Looking at the two of them, he was speechless.

Liu Wanwan witnessed this scene and also felt a bit speechless.

Jiang Li smiled slightly.

Then, Yang Kai turned to Jiang Ning, who was sitting beside him, and said seriously, "Brother Jiang Ning, I've come today to deliver the silver to you."

"Shopkeeper Yang, you've taken care of it so quickly?" Jiang Ning showed a hint of surprise.

"Of course!" Yang Kai nodded and said, "Those iron mines are worth eleven thousand and seven hundred taels of silver. Brother Jiang Ning, you should come with me to verify the amount later."

"There's no need!" Jiang Ning shook his head. "Since I've chosen to trust Shopkeeper Yang, there's no need for verification!"

"Brother Jiang Ning, you are indeed a gentleman!" Yang Kai praised.

Then he waved to the follower behind him, and the follower handed over a tray covered with a red cloth.

Yang Kai took the tray and placed it on the table.

The next moment, he lifted his hand and pulled, instantly tearing the red cloth to reveal eleven gold leaves and seven silver bills underneath.

Seeing this, the others couldn't help but widen their eyes.

Even Liu Sansheng, looking at the gold leaves on the tray before him, couldn't help but slightly widen his eyes.

Eleven gold leaves, eleven taels of gold.

The total value of eleven thousand seven hundred taels of silver was placed before them, a significant amount even for him.

Although the Liu family was wealthy, it was a large and influential clan with numerous direct and collateral relatives.

Their monthly expenses were a substantial sum.

Therefore, for the Liu family, the amount of funds available for circulation each month was not much.

It was estimated that only about two to three thousand taels of silver were available for circulation.

And this two to three thousand taels of silver were not for an individual but for the entire Liu family.

"It seems I underestimated Brother-in-Law Jiang Li's younger brother! This kid managed to get so much money; he's quite capable!"

Liu Sansheng thought to himself, and then his gaze fell on the dining table.

"There's also the white dragon fish meat!"

"No wonder he was so confident in challenging me just now!"

"It seems this kid's strength is not just Qi-Blood Perfection; he should have entered the Ninth Stage of Martial Dao!"

"Reaching the Ninth Stage of Martial Dao at this age is indeed impressive!"

"In the future, achieving the Eighth Stage should be within reach, and even the Seventh Stage is not impossible!"

"This is probably why Yang Boss treats him so specially."

Liu Sansheng's thoughts lingered.

At this moment, Jiang Ning lifted his hand and took three gold leaves and the seven silver bills from the table.

"Sister-in-law, take these!"

"What are you doing?" Liu Wanwan exclaimed in surprise.

"Little Brother, what are you doing?" Jiang Li asked, frowning slightly.

Jiang Ning shook his head with a smile, "Big Brother, Big Sister! Liu Sansheng was right earlier. Ning has reached this age, and besides studying hard in private school, it's time to invest some money to enhance his Martial Dao foundation!"

"Little Ning, you're right! But this is too much!" Liu Wanwan shook her head, "You already gave your big brother some money before, and now Ning eats and drinks well every day. In the past few months, he's even grown taller!"

"And a few days ago, you sent white dragon fish meat. Ning's future Martial Dao talent will definitely surpass his father's."

At this moment, Jiang Li also spoke up, "Little Brother, take it back! You also need money now."

"You two, stop fussing! Ning is both my nephew and your nephew!"

As his words fell, Jiang Ning showed a resolute expression, leaving no room for refusal.

At this moment, Jiang Li was about to speak, but Liu Wanwan tugged at his sleeve.

"Brother Li, Little Ning is right. We can't let his good intentions go to waste!"

"Alright, then!" Jiang Li hesitated and nodded slightly.

"Brother-in-law indeed has a good younger brother!"

Hearing this, Jiang Li chuckled and felt a sense of pride.

Then, Liu Sansheng raised his cup towards Jiang Ning.

"I admire your dedication to Ning. Here's a toast to you!"

Jiang Ning smiled, "Ning is a Jiang after all, and I, as his uncle, have only this one nephew. It's natural for me to take care of him."

He then raised his cup, "Big Brother, Yang Boss, cheers!"

"Cheers!" Yang Kai grinned and grabbed the wine cup in front of him.

Jiang Li did the same.

Clink, clink, clink—

The wine cups clinked, emitting a crisp and pleasant sound.

The next moment, they all took a big gulp.

Amidst the clinking of cups, the lunch was quickly devoured.

Several pounds of good wine also found their way into their stomachs.

"Brother Jiang Ning, I have some matters to attend to at the shop, so I'll take my leave first!" Yang Kai spoke up and bowed to Jiang Ning.

"Please, Yang Boss!" Jiang Ning returned the bow.

Seeing this, Yang Kai couldn't help but grin.

Then, Liu Sansheng also bid farewell to Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan. He approached Jiang Ning.

"Ning, I hope you don't mind me calling you that."

"I don't mind," Jiang Ning shook his head.

Liu Sansheng said, "To be honest, I admire you! With your background, it's rare to have come this far. I believe Ning's luck is also quite good!"

Jiang Ning nodded slightly, "But for Ning to have a bright future, he still needs the Liu family! What do you think?"

Jiang Ning smiled ambiguously, neither confirming nor denying.

"I won't say anything."

"Hmm..." Liu Sansheng fell silent for a moment, then bowed, "Farewell! See you tomorrow!"

Then he bowed to Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan, who were not far away.

(End of Chapter)

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