Raising Orphans, Not Assassins

Vol. 1 - Ch. 13 - Initial Mastery of Finger Techniques! Yu Luo Sha is Caught!

As soon as Xiao Lian stepped out of the courtyard gate, she breathed a sigh of relief. She took out some silver coins from her pocket, counted them, and then put them back.

Xiao Lian's purpose for coming out was not just to buy some cloth; she was going to the blacksmith's.

After a month of practice, her understanding of the "Jing Hua Zhi" had deepened.

"Jing Hua Zhi" was a book that detailed hidden assassination techniques, belonging to the Yuzi's secret scroll within the Feng Yu Tower’s assassin organization.

According to the descriptions in the book, Xiao Lian needed to comprehend various styles of hidden techniques and ultimately choose the one that suited her best.

That was her main objective for going out.

Xiao Lian glanced around with her lively eyes, seeing that there was no one around. She picked up a few stones from the ground and held them in her hand.

With a flick of her fair hand, a stone appeared between her fingers.

In the next instant, the stone flew out and shot towards a cicada on a tree branch five steps away.

The cicada, which was chirping loudly on the tree branch, seemed to sense danger and rapidly flew away. However, just as it left the branch, it was hit by a stone and fell from the sky to the ground.

Along with it, another stone fell from the tree branch. At the same time, a sound came from the tree, followed by another stone falling.

On the ground, there was now an extra cicada and two stones.

Seeing the scene, a satisfied expression appeared on Xiao Lian's pretty face. She had just shot out two stones.

But no one knew when she had shot out the first stone or how she had hit the cicada.

"Now, I can hit the target nine out of ten times. I've achieved a small mastery in the Jing Hua Zhi," Xiao Lian muttered to herself as she approached the fallen cicada and picked up the two stones.

The hidden technique Xiao Lian had just used was symbolic of the "Brightness Beyond the Darkness" aspect of the "Jing Hua Zhi," representing achieving a small level of mastery.

“But...”

"What does 'inner strength' mean?"

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"What do these phrases mean?"

Recalling the contents of the manual, a trace of worry appeared between Xiao Lian's brows.

Each word in the “Jing Hua Zhi" manual she could understand, but there were some parts where she didn't grasp the meaning. Moreover, after flipping through it for some time, Xiao Lian realized that the book was incomplete.

The content after achieving some mastery was mostly descriptions of using inner strength, with fewer techniques, giving it a sense of incompleteness. The book mentioned that the full potential of the Jing Hua Technique could only be realized when combined with inner strength.

But Xiao Lian knew nothing about inner strength.

With a sigh, Xiao Lian lifted her basket and headed towards the market.

There weren't many people at the market, as the sun was too harsh, and the vendors were seeking shelter in the shade, fanning themselves.

Xiao Lian lowered her head, pondering about inner strength.

Suddenly, she noticed several people near the wall exchanging glances, and one of them left the shade and approached a woman.

Xiao Lian pursed her lips slightly.

Those people were habitual thieves from the neighborhood, and they seemed to have targeted their "prey."

A short and stout old man was sitting in a recliner, eyes closed, deep in sleep.

His face was flushed with alcohol, and a prominent red nose was quite eye-catching. There was a transparent thread dangling from the corner of his mouth.

It was evident that the old man was sleeping soundly.

Qin Yi stood beside the counter, extending her slender, snowy-white hand to lightly tap on the tabletop.

"Thud, thud, thud..."

Hearing the noise, the old man's body trembled, and he opened his eyes, yawning. A strong smell of alcohol wafted over.

Qin Yi silently took a step back.

"What kind of wine would the guest like?"

"We have fine yellow wine and heated white wine here."

"The wine I want, I'm afraid you don't have it." Qin Yi's voice was calm, devoid of any emotion, but upon closer listening, it carried a subtle charm.

Upon hearing this, a glimmer of light flashed in the old man's eyes.

"Then the guest must be asking for Nu Er Hong."

"Why is that?"

"Because, other than Nu Er Hong, we have everything else."

"Then I'll take two barrels." Qin Yi said calmly.

The old man's attitude immediately became respectful. He stepped outside the tavern, glanced around, and closed the door.

Qin Yi took out a golden waist token from her waist, flashing it in front of the old man.

"I want the latest information on Tang Feng from the Tang Sect and his whereabouts."

"Please wait a moment." The old man's tone became more respectful.

He turned and went into the kitchen.

Qin Yi listened attentively, hearing a few faint murmurs and the sound of the old man moving around in the kitchen.

After a while, the old man lifted the curtain of the kitchen and handed a silk embroidered sachet to Qin Yi. The old man walked over to Qin Yi and handed her the sachet.

Qin Yi took the sachet but didn't leave immediately.

Instead, she chose to open the sachet in the tavern. Inside was a neatly folded piece of paper.

Written on it in small, neat handwriting were some pieces of information.

After a moment, Qin Yi memorized the information on it, casually placed the sachet on the counter, and left the tavern.

Once Qin Yi left, the old man went back into the kitchen and took out pen and paper.

He lightly dipped the brush into the ink, swiftly wrote a few words in small, neat handwriting on the paper: "Yu Luo Sha has been hooked."

After finishing, he folded the paper, took out a pigeon from a cage, placed the paper in a bamboo tube attached to the pigeon's leg, and released the pigeon.

"Flap, flap..."

The pigeon spread its wings and flew into the sky.