I’m Still Practicing Martial Arts, But How Did My Daughter Become an Immortal? – Chapter 18

Ch 18: The Truth Comes Out

The next day at noon,

Pang Tong brought his son over in the morning, telling Lin Tian to train him without reservation, to train him to the point of near-death, showing that he was indeed the boy’s biological father.

Lin Tian sat at the table, watching the little fatty in front of him eat and drink voraciously. The corners of his mouth twitched, his expression complex. He thought, “This is a Taotie come to life.”

“I finally know why your father named you Pang Tong; you’re just a rice bucket.”

The little fatty grabbed a large white steamed bun with one hand and held a basin of sauerkraut fish with the other, draining the fish soup directly, not even afraid of fish bones getting stuck in his throat.

*Burp!*

Pang Tong ate to his heart’s content: “Thank you for the compliment, Master.”

Lin Tian’s face darkened when he heard this, and he sternly rebuked: “Don’t call me Master. I never said I’d take you in. Right now, you’re just half a student of mine.”

The little fatty shrank his neck, a little scared. He was startled by Lin Tian’s ruthlessness.

Lin Tian walked to the courtyard wall and drew a circle, pointing at the circle.

“Before the sun sets, I want to see wood level with the courtyard wall. If you can’t do it, get lost.”

“Qing Yi!”

“Here!”

“Nannan is entrusted to you.”

“Okay, Master.”

Nannan pouted, looking unhappy: “Daddy’s going out to play without me.”

Pang Tong’s face was bitter. He thought of what his father had told him, which was still echoing in his mind.

“You brat, if you don’t learn something for me, you don’t need to come home. If you come home, I’ll beat you to death.”

Pang Tong looked at his mother, who was also staring at him fiercely.

Pang Tong was disheartened. “From now on, I, Pang Tong, am also a child without a home.”

*Waaah*~ He cried all the way.

After arriving, he discovered that there was not only meat here but also large white steamed buns. It was really too delicious. He might as well not go home.

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Pang Tong shivered and turned to look at Qing Yi: “That… Sister, what do I need to do to satisfy the teacher?”

Qing Yi smiled: “Master likes disciples who do practical things. If you want Master to be satisfied, then do more and talk less.”

“I understand!”

Pang Tong clenched his fist, his face full of determination. “I will make the teacher satisfied.”

Saying that, he picked up a towel, wrapped it around his forehead, took a mountain-opening axe in his hand, and headed to the woodland without looking back, with an air of not returning until he finished chopping…

He left in a hurry, then came back in a hurry. Under Qing Yi’s gaze, Pang Shan gathered the steamed buns on the table, put them all in a cloth bag, and took them all away, more than ten in total.

Tang Qingyi’s eyes widened. “Is this student the Master found too good at eating? Will he eat the Master into poverty?”

Then Tang Qingyi looked resentful. “This little fatty took away the steamed buns for dinner! Hmph! I’ll have to go out and buy some.”

“But the Master told me to stay home and watch Nannan.”

“Sigh!”

“I’ll talk about it when the Master comes back.”

Lin Tian walked on the street, looking at the hustle and bustle of the marketplace, and felt a burst of comfort in his heart.

“The atmosphere of the common people is most comforting to ordinary hearts.”

“Sure enough, killing bandits is the fastest way to gain strength. Hatred attributes are too useful.”

“Actually, there’s a lot of room for manipulation; just provoke people to raise Hatred Value.”

Lin Tian didn’t want to cause trouble casually, in case he provoked someone strong.

“If I kill the small ones, the old ones will come; if I kill the old ones, the even older ones will come; if I kill the even older ones, I’m afraid those buried in the ground will also come out. Wouldn’t that be the end of me?”

Today, he wanted to go to the Wu River to see if he could catch a few fish. He heard people say that in a couple of days, a painted pleasure boat would come here.

It was said that many young talents of the Great Liang and famous chivalrous heroes of the martial world were on this boat to hold some kind of Dao Discussion Conference.

“Huh! Why is the boss lady closed?”

Lin Tian passed by the noodle shop. Why was the boss lady not open today? He didn’t pay attention to it. After all, everyone has their own affairs; it’s normal.

Not far away, Lin Tian heard two old men whispering by the roadside.

“That’s right, it’s really tragic.”

“My son went two years ago and hasn’t come back yet. What did Peng Lao Er come back secretly for? Now, it’s all over. Even his wife and children may lose their lives.”

“This world is so unfair, alas!”

When the two old men spoke, they inadvertently looked at the noodle shop. Lin Tian keenly sensed that something was wrong here.

Lin Tian walked forward.

“Old Sirs.”

“Why isn’t the boss lady of this noodle shop open? If I don’t eat her noodles for a day, my heart itches. Do the two Old Sirs know what she’s gone to do?”

Saying that, Lin Tian took out a bottle of Erguotou and handed it to the two old men.

The two old men took the wine, and immediately a scent of wine wafted over, directly into their nostrils.

This made them very happy, and they smiled and pointed at Lin Tian.

“You kid! I see you don’t want to eat noodles; you want to eat the boss lady.”

“But you should give up. Her husband was conscripted to build the Heavenly Palace. Before the Heavenly Palace was finished, he secretly ran back. Now, the truth has come out; he was reported by Wang Da next door.”

“It’s tragic. I heard the family of three is going to be beheaded.”

“Alas! Tragic, tragic.”

Lin Tian cupped his hands: “Thank you for informing me.”

Lin Tian walked and pondered. “What is so charming about this Heavenly Palace that the Old Emperor doesn’t hesitate to waste money and manpower to build it? Is it just for an Imperial Concubine?”

“What’s the use of being this Emperor? He’s just a fatuous ruler for his own selfish desires.”

The more Lin Tian thought about it, the angrier he became. This was a hurdle he couldn’t get over in his heart. Bandits searched every house three times, leaving no one alive. He had eked out a living in this chaotic world for three years, having to call everyone “Sir.”

It could be said that his edges had been smoothed out to the point of being completely flat.

Ordinary people, when smoothed out, become a needle. It can’t kill you, but it can p*ick you and cause pain.

Now that he had the System, he was a sword, a heaven-opening sword that could cut open the old shackles of the world.

“I’ll go find Pang Tong and ask about the situation.”

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Listening Wind Pavilion

Lin Tian found Pang Shan, and the two sat on the second floor.

Old Man Li was on the stage, telling stories of demons and ghosts. The audience was scattered loosely, because at this hour, most people were eating, so there were few people.

Pang Shan also knew why Lin Tian was looking for him. His brow furrowed, and his tone was a little low: “This matter is a bit difficult to handle, Brother Lin.”

Pang Shan: “Those who were conscripted to the Heavenly Palace and secretly ran back are deserters. The Imperial Court cannot tolerate deserters. On-the-spot execution is already lenient.”

Pang Shan: “But…”

Lin Tian smiled: “Brother Pang, you weren’t like this when we were drinking yesterday. You looked like you weren’t afraid of anything. I was scared when I saw it.”

Pang Shan laughed when he heard this. He was afraid that Lin Tian would rashly break into the court.

But that was unlikely. Lin Tian had no relationship with Peng Lao Er’s family, so there was no need to take the risk, unless Lin Tian had taken a fancy to the man’s wife. Otherwise, why would he care about this matter?

Then he didn’t beat around the bush and directly analyzed the situation.

Pang Shan: “This matter actually has nothing to do with Yu Lian and the child. After all, this isn’t a major crime of confiscating property and exterminating the family.”

Pang Shan: “The main thing is the County Magistrate. The County Magistrate wants to punish their family. Peng Lao Er has been back for many days. The neighbors didn’t know.”

“Wang Da next door has been coveting Peng Lao Er’s wife for a long time. When he discovered that Peng Lao Er had secretly returned, he reported it to the authorities.”

Pang Shan: “So Yu Lian is guilty of harboring a criminal, harboring a deserter, which is an even greater crime and should be executed.”

Lin Tian frowned slightly after hearing this. Looking at it this way, it was difficult to resolve this matter well.

Pang Shan: “The Dragon Guards sent by the Imperial Court have also arrived. Several Standard Bearers, plus their subordinates, are preparing to take away the wounded.”

“In this situation, it’s impossible for the County Magistrate to change his mind under the Dragon Guards’ noses unless he doesn’t want to live either.”

Lin Tian thought for a while and said: “The wronged have their avengers, and the debtors have their creditors. Peng Lao Er’s crime is a foregone conclusion, but I think his wife and children are a bit wronged.”

Looking at this matter from Lin Tian’s perspective, Yu Lian was indeed a bit wronged, and Peng Lao Er was also a bit wronged. The blame lay with the Old Emperor, who was really not a good thing.

Pang Shan: “I think so too. The Heavenly Palace has been under construction for two years, and many young and strong men have been forcibly taken away from our county. Only one has returned, and he secretly ran back. The others’ lives and deaths are unknown.”

Pang Shan: “If you want to save his wife and children, it’s easy: spend money! With my understanding of the County Magistrate, only money can move him and make him show mercy.”

Lin Tian carefully considered this matter and made a decision. “Spend money? I’ll spend his hammer! If I really spend money, in the end, he’ll have to spend money to beg me.”

The matter was clear, and Pang Shan got up to leave.

He looked at Lin Tian solemnly.

“Brother Lin, don’t act rashly. I also feel that this matter is unjust, but this world is ultimately the Great Liang’s world.”

Lin Tian waved his hand: “It’s okay! I have a sense of propriety.”

This Old Man Li has a good eloquence. Every word is not explicit, but every word makes people feel lustful.

On the stage, Old Man Li was currently telling the story of the 【White-Faced Scholar’s Great Battle with the Blood Sea Female Demon】

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