36: Greetings, elder brother!

Although Chen Heng was very satisfied with the Eight Extremes Fist, there was one thing that made him very unhappy.

That was the appearance of a layer of hard calluses on his knuckles and elbows.

It was the kind of hard calluses that only appeared on those who had practiced martial arts for many years.

"Forget it, let it be."

Chen Heng was not someone who cared that much about his appearance.

It was already late, so Chen Heng stopped causing trouble in the courtyard.

The power of this Eight Extremes Fist was far stronger than he had imagined, especially when combined with his freakish strength.

Practicing just a little bit caused the entire Chen Family Courtyard to shake.

Chen Heng simply decided to stop practicing for now and go wreak havoc at the White Tiger Hall tomorrow.

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Chen Heng began to circulate the Nine Revolutions Longevity Art.

Suddenly, he remembered something.

"Right, could the sudden increase in my internal Qi earlier have something to do with turning into a Black Zombie?"

Anyway, there was no harm in trying, so Chen Heng directly released his control over his Zombie Body.

In less than a second, Chen Heng transformed entirely into that ferocious Black Zombie.

Sure enough, Chen Heng felt a strange energy surging into his body from the outside.

"Could it be... moonlight?"

Chen Heng looked up at the moon with his blood-red eyes.

In the legends of his previous life, some demons and zombies could strengthen themselves by absorbing moonlight.

Perhaps he could too?

Chen Heng bathed in the moonlight, feeling the strange energy constantly drilling into his body.

That energy was very cold, but it did not pierce the bone.

It was constantly nourishing his body.

Not only that, but the speed at which his internal Qi grew had almost doubled.

At this rate of growth, he would only need a little over a month to reach the second revolution of the Nine Revolutions Longevity Art.

He would gain another sixty years of lifespan; how wonderful.

Early the next morning, while Chen Heng was still immersed in the Nine Revolutions Longevity Art, a commotion came from the outer courtyard.

"M-Master! A group of burly men carrying blades has arrived outside!"

A Household Servant ran to Chen Fugui, scrambling and crawling, his face pale.

It was his turn to go out and buy fresh vegetables today, but as soon as he opened the door, he saw dozens of burly men carrying blades standing in front of the house.

Those burly men all looked incredibly fierce; any one of them could be used to clear the streets.

Not to mention dozens of such fierce men standing together; it was a testament to the Household Servant's courage that he hadn't wet himself in fear.

"What's going on?" Chen Fugui was also panicked. Aside from the White Tiger Hall, his family hadn't offended anyone.

Besides, wasn't his son currently an Outer Deacon of the White Tiger Hall?

How could someone still come to cause trouble?

Flustered, Chen Fugui hurriedly called Chen Heng out.

"Son, go quickly and see what's going on with those people outside!" Chen Fugui hid behind Chen Heng, his forehead covered in sweat.

"What people?" Chen Heng was full of questions. Who would dare to come to his house to cause trouble?

Confused, Chen Heng pushed open the door and immediately ran into the burly men Chen Fugui had spoken of.

"Who are you?" Chen Heng frowned slightly, his muscles already tensed.

He slightly retreated his left foot, setting up his stance for the Eight Extremes Fist.

"May I ask if this is Steward Chen?" The burly man cupped his fists towards Chen Heng.

"It is I. Is there something you need?" Chen Heng looked the man up and down; he didn't seem to be here to cause trouble.

"I am Yagyu Han. Greetings, Big Brother!" Confirming that the person in front of him was indeed Chen Heng, Yagyu Han immediately bowed respectfully.

"Greetings, Big Brother!" The burly men following behind Yagyu Han also shouted in unison.

Chen Fugui had never seen such a scene; his face had turned pale with fear.

"Are you the men that Big Brother Qi assigned to me?" Chen Heng suddenly realized; these were the subordinates that had been discussed yesterday.

"Yes, from today onwards we will follow you, Big Brother!" Yagyu Han shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Alright, alright, keep it down, don't scare the neighbors." Chen Heng pressed his hands downward.

Unfortunately, Chen Heng said this too late; the surrounding neighbors were all craning their necks to watch the spectacle.

"Hmm?" Sensing the surrounding gazes, Yagyu Han glared with his big eyes, and the neighbors immediately pulled their heads back.

"Forget it..." Chen Heng sighed. Let it be.

"Have you had breakfast?" Chen Heng changed the subject; they couldn't just stare at each other like this.

"Reporting to Big Brother, we came here at the hour of the rabbit, so we have not eaten breakfast yet." Yagyu Han said, cupping his fists.

Just as he finished speaking, a 'rumbling' sound rang out.

Yagyu Han's old face flushed red, but he didn't say anything.

"Forget it, come in and eat." Chen Heng led the thirty-something burly men into the courtyard.

...

Half an hour later, the thirty-something burly men were all squatting in the courtyard, shoveling food into their mouths.

"Brother Liu, we are lucky to have met a good Big Brother." A burly man picked up a piece of fatty meat from his bowl and stuffed it into his mouth, looking extremely happy.

"That's right, Big Brother Chen lets us eat dry rice early in the morning, compared to before..."

Another burly man nodded in agreement, but before he could finish his sentence, Yagyu Han cut him off.

"Talk less. We must leave a good impression on Big Brother." Yagyu Han looked at the thirty-something people with a serious expression.

"Our Big Brother Chen is a ruthless person who can go toe-to-toe with the Hall Master; following him definitely has a future."

"Maybe one day when Big Brother Chen is happy, he'll teach us a move or two of his secret skills."

"Indeed, indeed." The burly men nodded one after another.

Ten minutes later, over fifty jin of white rice had been eaten clean by these burly men.

At the same time, Chen Heng had also finished his own breakfast.

As for breakfast, he didn't eat much.

He just ate three chickens, one pig leg, sixteen eggs, and three jin of white rice.

And six cucumbers.

Hmm, not much.

"I am going to find Big Brother Qi for something today; are you coming with me?" Chen Heng asked, standing in front of the thirty-plus burly men.

"Reporting to Big Brother, our mission today is to follow your instructions." Yagyu Han stepped forward and said.

"Then you all follow my father for these few days."

"Help him with the family business."

"When I need you, I will come find you."

After speaking, Chen Heng went out, got into a carriage, and headed towards the White Tiger Hall.

"Greetings, Uncle!" Once the carriage disappeared at the end of the street, Yagyu Han cupped his fists and bowed to Chen Fugui.

"I don't know what instructions you have, Uncle; we will go through fire and water for you!"

"No instructions, no instructions." Chen Fugui wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"How about this, the shop on City Center Street is currently being renovated, you all go over and help."

With the help of these external martial artists, the renovation that would have originally taken over half a month could probably be finished in two or three days.

"Understood!"

Yagyu Han's loud voice made Chen Fugui's head buzz.

White Tiger Hall, Main Hall.

"Big Brother." Chen Heng walked into the Main Hall, but he did not see Qi Longhu.

"Where is he?"

"Greetings, Uncle Chen." A gray-haired old man walked forward and bowed to Chen Heng.

"Hey! You old man, don't call me that randomly. When did I become your uncle?"

Chen Heng couldn't accept this bow; it would shorten his life.

"You call my father Big Brother, so naturally I must call you Uncle." The old man chuckled, not feeling the generational gap at all.

"Your father is my Big Brother?" Chen Heng was stunned for a moment, and then Qi Longhu's face appeared in his mind.

"You wouldn't happen to be Big Brother Qi's son, would you?"

"Exactly." The old man nodded.