Chapter 8: It actually slipped into my bed.

"Anyway, mine is about two sizes larger."

Zhu Xiaohan, blushing, explained.

"I'm buying for the first time too..."

"It's fine, I'll adjust it, and you can change it later."

"Alright."

"Let's eat first, I cooked pork ribs."

On the brand new table, a bowl of soup was served, filled to the brim.

It was a pork rib and wild vegetable soup, along with a dish of peanuts, a piece of smoked fish, and a plate of stir-fried wild vegetables.

"Hey, Sister-in-law, did you buy pork ribs?"

Wang Ping'an was surprised.

"I traded two fish with Aunt Wang next door. Her daughter, who married out, came back today, and she brought them, but couldn't finish them all."

"Oh, Sister-in-law, there's one more thing I need to tell you. I bought a secret manual on alchemy today, and it cost 15 taels."

Wang Ping'an took out the manual.

Zhu Xiaohan was taken aback and frowned, "Ping'an, alchemy isn't easy, you..."

Actually, she was a bit resentful.

Because in her view, Wang Ping'an might have been scammed!

She had heard before that countless people wanted to practice alchemy, but in the end?

They achieved nothing!

Because alchemy is not just difficult in terms of technique.

The key is that it requires a massive amount of resources to practice.

Sometimes, even spending hundreds or thousands of taels of silver might not yield any results.

So it's said that behind every successful alchemist, there must be a vast amount of wasted medicinal materials.

Therefore, most alchemists have very strong backgrounds, with families as their foundation.

So she didn't have high hopes for this.

"Well, if you've bought it, it's bought!"

Zhu Xiaohan didn't want to discourage Wang Ping'an.

At this moment, Wang Ping'an also received the reward for completing his desire.

【Desire to own two new belly bands completed, Willpower +10.】

"Huh, different sizes still count as completion."

Wang Ping'an was a bit surprised.

After the meal, Zhu Xiaohan went to wash the dishes.

Wang Ping'an, under the candlelight, started reading the manual.

【Do you want to spend 30 Willpower points to understand the basics of alchemy?】

Wang Ping'an was instantly delighted!

Sure enough, Willpower could make him instantly understand!

Not just techniques, but other things as well.

He glanced at his Willpower points.

Coincidentally, with the Willpower points he gained from buying the belly bands, he now had exactly 30 points.

"Understand!"

Wang Ping'an said in his heart.

Boom!!

Numerous insights into alchemy flooded his mind. At this moment, the knowledge of various formulas in the manual also entered his brain.

There were five formulas in total.

Qi Supplement Pills, the best-selling one.

The other four were Blood Stopping Pills, Bruise Healing Pills, Wound Healing Pills, and Blood Supplement Pills.

These four were for healing.

He glanced at the information.

He found that the "Basics of Alchemy" manual had appeared on the Willpower Jade.

【Basics of Alchemy: 0/10.】

Wang Ping'an was very excited.

Just the basics alone had already given him a preliminary understanding of alchemy.

If he could reach the master level in alchemy, wouldn't that mean the completion rate could reach 100%?

"Ping'an, are you done? I'm going to take a bath."

At this moment, Zhu Xiaohan, blushing, said shyly.

"Oh, Sister-in-law, go ahead and take your bath, I'll guard outside."

These past few days, every time Sister-in-law took a bath, he would guard outside.

After Wang Ping'an went out, Zhu Xiaohan wiped her body, thought for a moment, and still put on the smaller belly band.

There was no choice; without it, she would feel a cool, empty sensation.

"But how did Ping'an find out I didn't have a belly band to wear? Could it be..."

She secretly glanced at the door.

Actually, if someone peeked through the door crack, it would be easy to see some spring scenery.

"Could it be that Ping'an... while I was taking a bath..."

Zhu Xiaohan's face turned bright red at the thought.

She wasn't angry, but rather felt a bit excited.

Wang Ping'an, at the door, was practicing with a knife.

While practicing, he was thinking about how to gain more Willpower points.

Now it was clear that the Willpower Jade would react to people with high beauty.

But most people in the village were farmers, how could there be any beauties?

So for now, he could only try to get more from Sister-in-law.

"These few days, I'll go pick Blood Supplement Grass and prepare the medicinal materials!"

Wang Ping'an had already discussed with Li Junwen today, and they would go up the mountain to pick Blood Supplement Grass tomorrow.

Night fell.

He continued to warm Sister-in-law's feet.

Gained 5 Willpower points.

"This can get me 5 points every night, not bad."

...

...

The next day, he woke up.

Feeling the warm bed, Wang Ping'an was stunned!

Why was there someone next to him?

And this person had a faint, sweet fragrance.

'Why did Sister-in-law come to my bed?'

Wang Ping'an was very surprised.

After all, although they were sleeping on the same bed, they were using two separate blankets.

He didn't know what happened last night, but Sister-in-law actually came to his bed.

At this moment, he was hugging two long legs, and his feet were resting on two soft spots.

But these legs were really long...

He quickly removed his legs and sat up.

"Ping'an, you're awake."

Zhu Xiaohan also sat up, her face blushing.

"Sister-in-law, why did you come to my bed?" Wang Ping'an said shyly.

"Ping'an, look, you must be confused. See whose blanket this is?"

Zhu Xiaohan was almost amused.

She wasn't angry, but rather found Wang Ping'an's shy appearance cute.

Wang Ping'an looked closely and realized that it wasn't Sister-in-law who came to his bed, but rather his own sleeping posture was so bad that he ended up in her bed.

"Sister-in-law, I didn't notice and came in."

"It's fine, you must be tired."

Zhu Xiaohan got up and dressed.

Looking at Zhu Xiaohan's delicate and shapely back, Wang Ping'an was entranced.

Her figure was really excellent.

If he had to compare, it was a bit like Liu Yan.

"Ping'an, what are you looking at?"

"Sister-in-law, you're really beautiful."

Wang Ping'an said subconsciously.

After saying it, he regretted it, thinking he might have made Sister-in-law misunderstand.

Fortunately, Zhu Xiaohan didn't seem upset, just blushed and started tidying up the bed.

Wang Ping'an sighed in relief, feeling that Sister-in-law was becoming more accepting of him.

Even sharing a bed, she didn't seem to mind.

...

"Ping'an, Ping'an..."

Just after finishing breakfast, Li Junwen, holding a bow, came to find him.

"Brother Li."

Wang Ping'an walked out.

"Ping'an, let's go pick Blood Supplement Grass. They say there's a lot on the mountain recently. The village chief's family has dug up quite a bit and made three taels of silver."

"That's great."

After saying goodbye to Zhu Xiaohan, he followed Li Junwen, who knew the way, up the mountain.

The mountain path was very difficult to walk.

If not for Li Junwen leading the way, he wouldn't have found the path.

After a winding journey, they soon reached the halfway point of the mountain.

"Hey, found a Blood Supplement Grass."

Li Junwen, with his sharp eyes, quickly spotted a Blood Supplement Grass.

This Blood Supplement Grass was easy to recognize, only palm-sized, with leaves like willow leaves, and a small, light red flower at the top.

This light red part was the key to its medicinal effect, able to replenish the qi and blood needed by martial artists.

When refined into Qi Supplement Pills, it could replenish qi and blood, restoring strength.

"This time we're lucky, found it so quickly. Ping'an, I'll go east, and you go west. We can't split the harvest if we stay in one place."

Li Junwen suggested.

Wang Ping'an agreed.

After all, they weren't a family, so they couldn't split the harvest if they stayed in one place.

"Alright, Brother Li, be careful. If anything happens, blow the whistle."

Li Junwen nodded: "Alright, by the way, be careful of Zhang Kai and Sun Xiangdong. These two guys sometimes like to bully others."

"Don't worry, I'm a martial artist."

Wang Ping'an laughed.

"Of the two, Zhang Kai is also a martial artist, and he used to be at the Wanlin Martial Arts Hall. Be careful."

Wang Ping'an nodded.

He knew that the two Li Junwen mentioned were the ones who used to stare at his sister-in-law when he first came here.

They had a bad reputation in the village!

It was only because they knew he was a martial artist that they didn't dare to do anything to his sister-in-law.

They split up, and soon he heard footsteps behind him.

Turning around, he saw a young wild boar, its tusks not yet grown, but it was unusually fierce.

It was staring at Wang Ping'an, ready to charge.

However, the wild boar was smart and, seeing Wang Ping'an's knife, turned and ran.

"Die!"

Wang Ping'an suddenly attacked, a blade of energy flying out.

"Thud!"

The blade sliced through the wild boar's back, severing its neck, and it fell to the ground, barely alive.

"Enough meat for a while."

Wang Ping'an smiled, picked up the wild boar, and continued searching for Blood Supplement Grass.

Next, he found many other prey, but he didn't have the heart to hunt.

After walking for half an hour, he finally found two Blood Supplement Grass plants in a patch of grass.

His luck seemed to run out after that, and he didn't find any more, so he decided to head back early.

Wang Ping'an carried the wild boar back. On the village path, several people saw the wild boar on his shoulder.

"Ping'an, you're lucky, to get such a big wild boar."

"Did you shoot it with an arrow?"

"You can use a bow?"

Wang Ping'an just chuckled: "Lucky, I found the boar sleeping and shot it with an arrow."

As he was speaking, two people caught up.

"Ping'an, you're lucky today. You can't eat all this wild game, share some."

"Ping'an, you're not that stingy, right? The boar is so big, give us some."

Wang Ping'an really wanted to give these two a good slap.

What do you mean, "give us some"?

Why didn't you ever give anything before?

Turning around, he saw the two village loafers.

They were the Zhang Kai and Sun Xiangdong that Li Junwen had warned him about.

"I was planning to sell it. If you want pork, pay with silver."

Wang Ping'an responded bluntly, not wanting to indulge these two.

"You're too stingy, we're from the same village." Zhang Kai deliberately shouted.

Sun Xiangdong added: "My second uncle even fixed your table for you."

Wang Ping'an sneered: "I paid for it. Don't bring that up, I don't buy it."