9: Two hidden powers, qualification for town household registration!

The next day, dawn broke.

When Jiang Chen woke up, he saw Cheng Yurou sleeping on the table, her ample bosom almost tilting the table.

Beside her was a soft, simple leather jacket.

Jiang Chen covered Cheng Yurou with a blanket before heading to the courtyard.

After warming up, he began to practice Crushing Cauldron Fist.

Following the movements in the manual, after more than a dozen consecutive swings.

Suddenly.

Jiang Chen felt a profound sensation.

"Hmph!"

As the last punch was delivered, two streams of force could be seen cutting through the air.

Jiang Chen's eyes lit up.

Two hidden forces!

In just one night, Jiang Chen had Cultivated Crushing Cauldron Fist to the level of two hidden forces.

"When I was practicing yesterday, my head was already a bit muddled, and I couldn't think straight."

"But after a night's rest, my Mental Energy recovered, and naturally, my Comprehension Ability became deeper."

"It seems that although my Comprehension Ability is very high, understanding certain things also requires strong vital essence, Qi, and spirit."

"Which is Mental Energy!"

With a deeper understanding of his Martial Dao Saint Body, Jiang Chen felt even more at ease.

With his Comprehension Ability, as long as his spirit could keep up, it wouldn't take many days to Cultivate the third hidden force, which would be equivalent to ten years of effort for someone with ordinary Aptitude!

At this moment, Cheng Yurou also slowly woke up.

Hearing the commotion in the courtyard, she immediately walked to the doorway, rubbed her eyes, and stretched languidly.

"Xiao Chen, you're awake so early? I'll make you breakfast."

"Rou'er is awake? Why didn't you sleep a little longer?"

Jiang Chen looked at Cheng Yurou; even the old coarse linen clothes could not conceal Cheng Yurou's graceful and alluring figure.

"I'm fine. The clothes are already sewn. You can see if they fit later."

Just as Cheng Yurou was about to make breakfast.

She heard the tight ringing of the gong specifically used to summon villagers at the village entrance.

Clang, clang, clang!

The sound of the gong meant that all adult men in the village had to gather at the village entrance, indicating that something big had happened.

When Cheng Yurou heard this sound, a flicker of worry immediately appeared in her beautiful eyes.

She couldn't help but look at Jiang Chen.

"It should be about that tiger demon. Rou'er, there's no need to worry."

"Our opportunity to move to the town lies with this tiger demon."

Jiang Chen said, looking at Cheng Yurou.

From Jiang Chen's eyes, Cheng Yurou saw unprecedented determination. Such resolute eyes seemed to hold the will to overcome a myriad of dangers. Cheng Yurou's heart couldn't help but flutter, and she immediately stopped saying disheartening words, instead nodding heavily.

"I believe in Xiao Chen."

Villagers gathered in small groups at the village entrance.

Even Uncle Chai, who had a broken leg, hobbled forward with a crutch, a pipe in his mouth.

"Uncle Chai, your legs are more nimble than ours."

Jiang Chen stepped forward and said.

"Haha, you rascal, making fun of your uncle so early in the morning."

There were over a hundred adult men in Da Huai Village, and after excluding those with injuries, there were more than eighty people.

Among these eighty-plus people.

Only twenty were truly considered hunters with hunting licenses.

In the Great Lan Dynasty, becoming a hunter also required a license.

Not just anyone could hunt in the mountains; if caught, it was considered poaching.

The rest were mostly farmers and livestock breeders.

At the village entrance, there was a square with a small wooden platform built at the front.

At this moment, Village Chief Jiang De stood on the platform.

But not in the center.

Standing in the main position was an official in a government robe.

His left hand was on his hip, and his right hand rested on the hilt of his saber.

His eyes were bright and piercing, but as they swept over the crowd of farmers, they gradually dimmed.

He seemed extremely dissatisfied with the motley crew of Da Huai Village.

Jiang De saw that most of the people had arrived.

He immediately stepped forward and clapped his hands, signaling for silence.

"Fellow villagers, this is Lord Nie from the town."

"Let's give him a round of applause to welcome him."

After speaking, Jiang De was about to applaud, but Nie Wenlong raised his hand to interrupt him.

"Alright, stop with these superficial formalities."

Nie Wenlong stepped forward and said. Jiang De wasn't embarrassed; he just nodded and stood aside.

Some people liked this kind of welcome ceremony, while others didn't.

But regardless of whether they liked it or not, he had to lead by example.

"No more nonsense. You should already know about what happened in Donghuai Village."

"After verification by our town's yamen, it appears to be a newly awakened tiger demon at a strength roughly equivalent to a Martial Artist who has just completed Body Tempering."

"Therefore, the higher-ups have ordered us to conduct a joint search and kill this tiger demon with multiple villages!"

Nie Wenlong was not tall, but his voice was loud and full of vigor.

Everyone present heard him clearly.

Upon hearing that they were to kill a tiger demon.

All the villagers began to whisper and discuss amongst themselves.

They were to deal with a tiger demon? Wasn't that just going to their deaths?

Jiang Chen, standing in the crowd, also thought to himself.

Indeed.

Nie Wenlong looked around and gestured with his hand.

"Of course, we won't let everyone work for nothing. For this tiger demon hunt, anyone who discovers the tiger demon's tracks and provides effective information will be awarded a third-class merit! And fifty catties of white rice."

"Those who injure the tiger demon will be awarded a second-class merit and one hundred catties of white rice."

"Those who kill the tiger demon will be awarded a first-class merit, five hundred catties of white rice, and also qualify for a Dongfeng Town household registration."

There were rewards?

Although the rewards for these villagers were not money.

But white rice.

One must know that white rice was not something ordinary villagers could afford.

Even Jiang Chen and his family ate coarse yellow millet.

Fifty catties of white rice, even for a family of five, could last for a month if eaten sparingly. Most importantly, white rice had high nutritional value and was an excellent supplement for children!

Even if not for themselves, they had to try for the sake of their children being able to eat white rice.

And when Jiang Chen heard the words "town household registration," his eyes immediately lit up.

This was a perfect opportunity to use this tiger demon mission to eliminate Jiang De and others, and then obtain a household registration to move into Dongfeng Town.

The villagers also knew that these officials were not begging them.

If they didn't go, it would be difficult to live in Da Huai Village afterward.

Subsequently, Jiang De divided the hundred-plus people into groups.

Roughly six people per group.

But when it came to assigning Jiang Chen.

Jiang De secretly sneered.

Without looking aside, he said indifferently.

"Jiang Chen, your hunting skills are not inferior to mine."

"Old Chai has been deep in the mountains in his early years and is familiar with the conditions there."

"Everyone else has been assigned."

"Old Chai and you will go together, and you can look out for each other."

"The two of you will lead the way at the very front. Be careful."