Raising Orphans, Not Assassins

"Dean, as soon as you left, Daming sat on the doorstep and stared at the street corner for a whole day."

Xiao Lian reported the situation to Chen Ye with a smile on her face.

Chen Ye rubbed Daming's head twice with a smile on his face when he heard it: "Really? Daddy loved you well."

As he said that, Chen Ye took out three strings of candied haws from behind and handed one to Daming.

Daming's eyes lit up when he saw the red candied haws. He took the candied haws and took a bite.

The red fruit wrapped in light yellow syrup was instantly bitten in half by Daming.

A look of satisfaction appeared on his little face: "Thank you, Daddy!"

"Xiao Lian, this is yours."

Chen Ye handed another candied haws to Xiao Lian.

Xiao Lian's fair face turned slightly red, and she frowned and said: "Dean, I am not a child anymore."

"Come on, one string for each of the three of us." Chen Ye said with a smile.

He knew Xiao Lian was embarrassed, but in fact she also liked to eat candied haws.

Xiao Lian hesitated for a moment, took the candied haws, took a small bite like a lady, and said crisply: "Thank you, Dean."

Chen Ye chewed the candied haws in his mouth and said vaguely: "You're welcome."

"You want to wash clothes? Don't worry, go after you finish eating."

Chen Ye subconsciously put his left hand on Xiao Lian's shoulder.

Xiao Lian's fair face turned red.

Chen Ye didn't realize that his action made Xiao Lian blush. In his heart, Xiao Lian was just a 13-year-old child. But in ancient times, people got married at the age of 13.

Xiao Lian didn't think so. She secretly glanced at Chen Ye's profile, lowered her head, and her cheeks became more rosy.

After eating the candied haws, Xiao Lian left the orphanage with a wooden basin to wash clothes.

Daming did a handstand with one hand and showed the results of his exercise to Chen Ye.

After Chen Ye praised him a few times, Daming showed a silly smile on his face and happily continued to exercise in the yard.

Xiaofu was still sleeping quietly in bed.

Chen Ye took out the Innate Qi Skill, sat on the recliner, and flipped through the pages one by one.

No one would have thought that in a small orphanage in Yuhang County, someone would be reading the top secret book in the martial arts world.

"The inner power mental method is the same as the weapon method and palm method. It is divided into five realms: initial glimpse, minor success, entry into the hall, major success, and perfection. Corresponding to the five realms of inferior, fourth grade, third grade, second grade, and first grade."

"Huh? Oh!"

"Innate Qi Skill has one more realm than ordinary first-grade skills?"

"There is also a human acupuncture point map..."

Chen Ye memorized while flipping through it.

The basic knowledge of martial arts was gradually completed.

Slowly, Chen Ye sat cross-legged on the bed, closed his eyes, and silently recited the mental method in his heart: "Yuxu Palace internal guiding exercise, internal training of the five internal organs to lead the five elements..."

After a moment of breathing, a weak heat flow came from the lower abdomen.

Chen Ye opened his eyes in surprise.

According to the description in the book, he has already felt the embryonic form of internal power.

When he keeps practicing the mental method and gathers the first internal force, he will enter the realm of a second-rate warrior.

"It seems that I still have some talent."

Chen Ye smiled. Just as he was about to continue practicing the mental method, he heard Xiao Lian coming back with a wooden basin.

"Forget it, I'll practice in the evening."

Chen Ye didn't want to show his strength in front of Xiao Lian.

According to the principle of separation of identities, he is the dean of the Orphanage and an ordinary person.

It's like how Xiao Lian is hiding it from him.

In the evening, after dinner, the three of them were busy with their own things.

Xiao Lian returned to the room, while taking care of Xiaofu, she sat cross-legged on the bed to practice the Rain Technique Manual of Fengyu Tower.

Daming ran to the library and continued to read his comic books.

Chen Ye sat cross-legged on his bed and continued to practice Innate Qi Skill.

In a blink of an eye, the night became deep.

After Chen Ye washed up, he blew out the oil lamp and sat cross-legged on the bed. Just as he was about to practice, the cold mechanical sound of the system rang in his ears.

[Ding!]

[Daily settlement is open!]

[You left the orphanage. Xiao Lian and Daming got up early and finished breakfast independently. They had a full meal]

[Daming finished his meal and sat on the threshold waiting for you to come back]

[Xiao Lian coaxed Xiaofu to play. In her spare time, she practiced Tang Sect hidden weapon techniques with stones]

[Xiaofu was tired and fell asleep. She slept soundly. You are rewarded with 5 points

[You went to Tieque Villa and passed the test. You amazed the audience with your skills. You are rewarded with 50 points]

[You obtain the grandmaster-level skill "Innate Qi Skill" and have deep rewards. You are rewarded with 500 points]

[Xiaofu woke up and started crying. You are rewarded with 5 points]

[Xiao Lian played with Xiaofu. Xiaofu was very happy. You are rewarded with 5 points]

[You returned to the orphanage and Daming ran towards you excitedly]

[You brought candied haws to the children. You are rewarded with 5 points]

[……]

[Total points earned: 595]

[Number of points remaining: 2518]

Because Daming and Xiao Lian have started professional tasks, they cannot provide points during daily settlement.

Chen Ye was in a good mood when he saw that he had obtained a master-level skill and actually got 500 points.

When he settled the account yesterday, he scared Xu Xiaolin away and it gave him 200 points.

Adding up all the miscellaneous points, the total points reached 2518 points.

[Ding!]

[Xiao Lian's gratitude increased!]

[Current gratitude is 74%]

"Huh? Why did it suddenly increase so much?"

Chen Ye was a little surprised. This was an unexpected surprise.

"Why is Xiao Lian's gratitude increasing in a different way from Daming?"

Chen Ye touched his chin, unable to figure it out.

Daming's gratitude is gradual, increasing by 1% every few days, and after reaching 80%, it stopped.

Xiao Lian's is a leap-forward growth, increasing by a certain amount at irregular intervals, without any rules.

After checking the daily report, Chen Ye sat cross-legged and continued to practice Innate Qi Skill.

Three days later, Juke Restaurant.

"Speaking of the mysterious young man wearing a silver mask, he just finished talking to Hong Jinlei, and his figure appeared in front of the villa."

"The warriors present were all shocked by this miraculous qinggong, their eyes were wide open and they were stunned."

The storyteller Old Man Liu spoke, his tone was sometimes rapid and sometimes slow.

It was vivid, just like he was there that day.

Chen Ye sat in the hall, threw two peanuts into his mouth, and listened with relish.

In three days, the news that Zhang Zhiling had accepted two successors spread throughout the world.

Among them, the "Donghua" master wearing a silver mask also became famous in the Jianghu. There are many different opinions about him. Some say that he is a disciple of a hermit master, and some say that he accidentally ate a strange object when he was young. There are all kinds of different opinions.

But the only consistent thing is the praise of the warriors for his "miraculous" qinggong.

According to the warriors present that day, the young master Donghua came and went without a trace, and when he performed qinggong, he could not be seen at all.

Qiong Aohai, the young master of the Haijing Gang, was happy to see an equal and wanted to have a fight with the young master Donghua.

The young master Donghua ignored him.

The young master Qiong was afraid of the young master Donghua's qinggong, and finally did not make a move.

Anyway, the situation that day became more and more outrageous.

Chen Ye didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard it.

The real situation that day has deviated from the truth by people's word of mouth.

However, some people felt sorry for the mysterious "Young Master Donghua". His internal strength was wasted and he had to rebuild it. He would not be able to see his miraculous Qinggong again in a short time.

Without the blessing of internal strength, the power of Qinggong and attack methods would be reduced.

Chen Ye ate peanuts and listened to the storyteller telling his story. He felt a different kind of pleasure in his heart.

If he wore a mask and appeared in the restaurant, he would probably scare this storyteller with a special identity.

Of course, this was just Chen Ye's fantasy.

He would not expose his other identity.

The storyteller on the wooden table finished the story of "Young Master Donghua", picked up the teacup, and took a sip to moisten his throat.

"Next, I will tell you a new story."

Hearing the storyteller say this, all the diners in the restaurant pricked up their ears and prepared to listen.

Since Old Liu finished telling the story of Zhang Zhiling's apprenticeship, a lot of news has also come from Jiangning County. Most of them are consistent with the story told by Old Liu.

The diners realized that Old Liu's identity was probably not ordinary.

Chen Ye also perked up. Old Liu was his channel for getting information about the underworld.

"In recent days, the gold medal killer Yu Luosha betrayed Fengyu Tower."

Hearing this, Chen Ye felt like he was struck by lightning.

Yu Luosha betrayed Fengyu Tower? What happened?

Chen Ye suppressed his doubts and continued to listen.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"Yu Luosha is a martial arts expert. She assassinated a steward of Jiangning Mansion. Fengyu Tower expelled her from the organization and sent people to hunt her down."

The storyteller Old Liu spoke eloquently and began to tell a fictional fight. The two sides were Yu Luosha and the nameless steward.

Chen Ye frowned after listening to a few sentences. The only useful content was this sentence:

Yu Luosha killed a steward and was then expelled from Fengyu Tower. Now, many assassins are hunting her down.

TL Notes:

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