In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 300 Liu Yi

It took Li Qingyun quite a while to accept that the yellow-feathered chicken would sell for 700 coins each.

"Brother Zhang, you've really struck it rich with this business!"

"so far so good!"

Zhang He was beaming with joy and incredibly excited. The yellow-feathered chicken alone had earned him 120 taels of silver, and the main attraction, the blood-feathered chicken, was yet to come...

Thinking of the Bloodfeather Chicken, Zhang He immediately asked, "Magistrate Li, do you know about inviting martial artists from within the county..."

"I've already arranged for someone to do it!"

Li Qingyun smiled and said, "The martial artists from the county will arrive after dinner!"

"Good good."

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Yufeng Martial Arts School, backyard.

"call!"

After finishing practicing his family's martial art, the Peak-Crushing Palm, Liu Yi exhaled a breath of stale air, his brow furrowed in worry.

Liu Yi is the owner of Yufeng Martial Arts School. Because he teaches martial arts and charges a high fee, he is considered a relatively wealthy martial artist in Ding'an City.

However, Liu Yi's martial arts talent is not high. Although his family is not short of money, his progress in martial arts is very slow. He has been practicing the Peak-Crushing Palm for 20 years, but he is still stuck at the peak of the ninth rank.

This was undoubtedly something Liu Yi could not accept. For him, who was passionate about martial arts, stopping at the ninth rank was more painful than losing all his family fortune.

If he could, Liu Yi would even be willing to use all his wealth to break through to the eighth rank!

He had also spent a lot of money to buy medicinal herbs, hoping to use them to help him advance to the eighth rank, but unfortunately... perhaps because of his poor talent, he did not succeed.

"I wonder when I'll be able to break through to the eighth rank! Sigh!"

Liu Yi sighed softly, his heart filled with helplessness.

"My lord, it's time for dinner!"

Just then, his wife's voice came from behind him. Liu Yi responded and went to the kitchen to eat with his wife and children.

"The meat seems a little different today?"

After taking a bite of the meat, Liu Yi asked with some surprise.

People who practice martial arts often have big appetites. Both Liu Yi and his son practice martial arts, so meat is a staple in their household. However, the meat on the table today tastes quite different from usual. The chicken is more tender and has a richer, more oily flavor.

"This is the chicken I bought in the East Market today."

Liu Yi's wife explained with a smile, "According to the peddler who sold the chickens, these chickens were caught in the Cangmang Mountains. They look very good and cost 700 coins each. I was lucky enough to buy two because I arrived early."

"700 coins each? That's expensive!"

Liu Yi was slightly surprised. Common gray-feathered chickens on the market cost less than 200 coins each, so the price of 700 coins per chicken was truly astonishing.

However, thinking about the taste of the chicken, Liu Yi felt relieved. The chicken was so plump and tender that selling it for 700 coins was reasonable.

In addition, Liu Yi noticed something else: the chicken had been caught in the Cangmang Mountains...

Every citizen of the Xia Kingdom must have heard of the Cangmang Mountain. This mountain range stretches for thousands of miles and is home to countless rare treasures, as well as monstrous beasts. Liu Yi has heard more than once that the monstrous beasts in the Cangmang Mountain can help martial artists accelerate their cultivation and even break through to higher realms...

He had even considered buying some monster meat or blood to help him break through to the eighth rank.

Unfortunately... monsters are not so easy to buy. In fact, monster meat and monster blood often only exist in folk tales and are rarely seen on the market. So Liu Yi naturally couldn't buy them.

"Master."

Liu Yi's wife asked with some concern, "The county magistrate invited you to meet today; surely nothing bad will happen?"

The news of the Sun family being wiped out by the county magistrate had already spread throughout Ding'an County. Under such circumstances, the county magistrate's sudden invitation to Liu Yi to attend the meeting inevitably raised suspicions.

That's the ruthless man who wiped out the entire Sun family. Who knows if he might harm Liu Yi?

“Probably not!”

Liu Yi shook his head and said that the county magistrate had not only invited him, but also other martial artists in the county, which was why Liu Yi dared to attend the meeting with peace of mind.

As for refusing the county magistrate's invitation...

Liu Yi, however, dared not.

Since the Sun family was wiped out, there has been no one in Ding'an County who dares to disrespect the county magistrate.

"That's good!"

Liu Yi's wife was relieved.

After finishing dinner, Liu Yi looked up at the night sky as he left his house, and headed towards the county magistrate's residence by the dim moonlight.

"Brother Liu."

As they approached the county magistrate's residence, a voice came from behind. Liu Yi turned around and immediately laughed: "So it's Brother Zhang."

Approaching them was a burly man named Zhang Jun. Originally the son of a farmer, he had a fortuitous encounter in his childhood, obtaining a martial arts manual in a tomb. Relying on his remarkable physique, he cultivated it to become a ninth-rank martial artist, making him quite a figure in Ding'an City.

"Brother Liu, it's been a long time. I wonder how your martial arts have progressed lately?"

Zhang Jun asked casually. He was honest and loyal, and had a good relationship with most of the martial artists in Ding'an City. He was also quite familiar with Liu Yi.

"Still the same old thing!"

Liu Yi sighed.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jun also frowned. His situation was the same as Liu Yi's; both of them were trapped at the peak of the ninth rank, making it extremely difficult to break through.

"I wonder why the magistrate has summoned us here?"

"I don't know."

The two talked as they arrived at Li Qingyun's residence.

But by then, a number of familiar faces had already gathered outside the gate. When they saw the two of them arrive, they all greeted them.

"Zhang Jun is here!"

"Master Liu has arrived too!"

"Does Master Liu know why the county magistrate summoned us?"

"I don't know!"

"The county magistrate summoned us right after wiping out the Sun family; this is probably not a good thing!"

"..."

It was easy to tell from their words that they were somewhat uneasy.

The fact that the county magistrate summoned them so suddenly after just wiping out the Sun family makes it hard not to draw certain conclusions.

"There is no need for you to worry."

Liu Yi reassured the crowd, saying, "Given the magistrate's methods in eliminating the Sun family, if he wanted to harm us, why would he need to go to such lengths?"

Upon hearing this, everyone felt reassured.

Indeed, given the county magistrate's power to eliminate the Sun family, he wouldn't have needed to go to such lengths to summon them if he wanted to harm them.

"Squeak!"

At this moment, the heavy gate opened, and the hunched-over old man looked at the crowd outside and said, "Please come in, everyone. The magistrate is waiting inside the mansion!"

Upon hearing this, the group exchanged glances and stepped through the gate.

Before long, led by Elder Xiang, the group arrived at the living room inside the mansion.

At this moment, a large number of candles were burning in the living room, illuminating the entire room very brightly.

Liu Yi looked up and saw that in the living room, besides County Magistrate Li Qingyun, there were many unfamiliar faces.