Chapter 18 Neighbors
The next day, early morning.

Liang Hui just woke up from his sleep and walked out of the room after washing up.

Then I heard discussions coming from the second floor and the lobby on the first floor.

"The leather shop in the east of the city was wiped out last night. It was a tragedy."

"Yes, I heard that the shopkeeper was shot with arrows and his blood was all over the house."

"Alas, the city's security has been getting worse and worse in recent times. This is not the first store to be wiped out."

Liang Hui listened to the discussion coming from the restaurant, called the busy waiter, and asked softly:
"Waiter, a store was wiped out yesterday. What happened?"

"Isn't it safe in the city?"

Upon hearing this, the waiter's face also showed a hint of bitterness, and he responded helplessly:
"Sir, the leather shop in the east of the city was wiped out yesterday. It must have offended some strong man."

After a pause, he continued, "As for whether the city is safe, I believe it should still be safer than the wilderness. After all, since the Oracle, many things have gone haywire."

Liang Hui nodded, as if he had heard what the waiter said.

Then he asked for some basic information about the city before leaving the tavern.

After eating a few bowls of tofu pudding at a street stall, I headed towards yesterday’s market.

And yesterday's calf had been standing at the door waiting for a long time.

As soon as he saw Liang Hui coming, he immediately stepped forward to greet him.

"You are here, guest. We have already negotiated with the owner and can take you to see the house now."

"Then let's go, don't waste time."

"Guest, please come this way."

After reaching a consensus, Liang Hui followed Xiao Niu to the first house.

Xiao Niu pointed at the house in front of him and introduced:
"Sir, this house is divided into a courtyard, a backyard, and a residence in the middle, which perfectly meets your requirements."

As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly walked forward and opened the wooden door.

"Please come in, my guest. I will introduce you to the details."

Liang Hui nodded and followed Xiao Niu into the courtyard.

The ground is paved with bluestone floors, which are clean and tidy. There is also a small fish pond on the side, which shows the owner's elegance.

"Guest, the courtyard space only accounts for less than half of the total area, and it is the most spacious among all the courtyards."

After a pause, he continued, "And this place is very secluded, far away from the downtown."

After that, he led Liang Hui to the room, pointed at the tables and chairs and continued, "And the furniture and other things are relatively complete. Guests only need to prepare some daily necessities such as mattresses, and then they can move in."

Afterwards, he took Liang Hui to visit other rooms and the backyard.

Overall, Liang Hui is quite satisfied with this house.

"What's the price?"

"Ten taels a month, and one deposit and three payments, paid in one lump sum." Xiao Niu said.

Liang Hui did not comment and did not agree immediately.

Next, the two visited several other houses and courtyards.

Before we knew it, it was noon.

In the market, in the lobby of the trading house, Liang Hui and Xiao Niu sat opposite each other.

Liang Hui took the title deed on the table and looked at it several times, then signed Taiyi's name and pressed his fingerprint.

At the same time, he took out forty taels of silver from his pocket and handed it over.

"I should be able to move into the house now."

"Of course, if you want to renew the lease, or buy or sell the house in the future, you can come to me."

As he spoke, Xiao Niu had already handed over a bunch of keys.

After taking the key, Liang Hui nodded.

He got up and walked out.

After screening, he finally rented the house he saw for the first time.

He planned to move in tonight and didn't want to wait even a day.

It is impossible to practice with all your strength in a tavern. Only in a house can you improve your strength more quickly.

Liang Hui went back to the tavern first, checked out of the room, and got back the half tael of silver deposit. The mattress and daily necessities were all purchased at once.

Then he came to his house carrying large and small bags and started packing.

Soon everything was set up, and Liang Hui, with his upper body naked and wearing a wooden mask, started practicing boxing in the courtyard.

The punch was thrown at an extremely fast speed, leaving only a trail of afterimages in the courtyard.

And every time he swung his punch, there seemed to be the sound of thunder exploding, ringing in his ears.

Sweat quickly soaked the stone slabs as he threw every punch with all his might.

Liang Hui didn't stop punching until the sun set and night fell.

He sat cross-legged on the stone slab, picked up the salt water that had been prepared long ago and drank it in big gulps.

As time passed, the fatigue in his body eased, and Liang Hui immersed himself in his mind.

(Leather refining 77.34%)

This is the level of his skin refining at this moment. Four days have passed since he was hunted down by Xiong Yue Martial Arts School (three days of training).

His skin refining level increased by about 6%, which means that if he had enough meat, he could improve by about 2% every day.

It only takes 11 days to move from refining the skin to refining the tendons, which is an extremely fast speed.

If there are corresponding medicinal materials to assist, the speed will rise again.

In fact, it is not surprising to have such a speed of improvement. You should know that he often "dreams" of Tian Qing at the Bone Refining Realm, and now he is almost at the Bone Refining Realm and has to practice Skin Refining again.

In addition, Pavilion Master Xiong Yue, who has often "entered dreams" of the tendon-refining stage in the past few days, has been able to fill in the gaps and practice even faster.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
A crisp knock on the door interrupted his thoughts.

Liang Hui frowned slightly and stood up.

He picked up the robe beside him and put it on, then walked towards the door.

Crunch!

As the door opened from the inside, a woman wearing a white fur robe was revealed. The woman had a pale and thin face and did not look beautiful.

But she has a delicate and gentle temperament.

At this moment, she was holding an exquisite food box in her hands.

"What's the matter?" Liang Hui asked in a low voice, his eyes deep and calm under the mask.

"Hello, my name is Shu Yu, I'm your neighbor. I heard someone moved into the empty house."

"hope I did not disturb you."

The woman pointed to the house next door and spoke softly and gently.

After saying that, he handed over the food box in his hand.

"This is the gift I brought on this visit. I hope it suits your taste."

"Thank you for your visit, but forget the gift."

Liang Hui pushed the food box back, and his words became more gentle.

He felt the kindness of the woman named Shu Yu.

"It's not an expensive gift, just some cakes. I hope you don't mind." Shu Yu placed the food box in the boy's palm.

Having said that, Liang Hui no longer refused.

Instead, let the woman wait.

He strode into the courtyard and placed the food box on the table beside him.

He took out a string of bacon that he had just bought today from the kitchen, held it in his hand, and walked out.

"Take it. We just moved, so we only have some meat in stock."

"Then you're welcome."

"goodbye!"

"goodbye!"

Shu Yu chuckled, carrying the bacon and slowly walked out of the gate.

(End of this chapter)