Corpse Recovery Diver

Putting everything else aside, looking back now, just having Run Sheng on the household register, and Mr. Shan still being healthy enough to live till now, is truly not easy.

"Since you know you're going to lose money for sure, why do it for him? It's better to buy more clothes for him and Run Sheng."

Tan Wenbin took a wad of cash from his pocket and handed it to Yin Meng: "Here, go buy clothes for Run Sheng."

"How much cash did you actually bring today?"

"It's still the money from before given to Mr. Shan. When I gambled with him, the money he lost was basically won back by me."

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On the second-floor terrace, Li Zhiyuan was reading a book with Alii sitting next to him.

The teenager felt that he used to have too much prejudice against these health maintenance books; actually, when read carefully, their mysteries could still be discovered.

The principles proposed by proper health maintenance books, though their methods vary, are fundamentally about treating the human body as a large cycle to adjust.

In other words, it's about treating the human body itself as a piece of Feng Shui or an array.

In fact, it's quite similar to Qin's蛟 Observation Method's Body Refinement Realm. The sixteen qi gates on Run Sheng's body are essentially sixteen Feng Shui qi holes.

Li Zhiyuan closed the book and began to ponder.

He's accustomed to thoroughly understanding whatever book he reads, and he's habitually used to simulating other cultivation techniques.

It's the same for these health maintenance books.

However, there's still one problem that can't be avoided: physical development.

Whether it's health maintenance, body refinement, or martial arts, they are all ways of further developing the human body.

Therefore, any further development undertaken before adulthood, that is before the body is fully developed, is like killing the chicken to get the eggs.

Liu Yumei and Uncle Qin had already clarified this point in the past, even young members of the Qin and Liu Families, during adolescence, would keep refining basic skills and wouldn't engage in premature expenditures foolishly.

Even Li Zhiyuan can't break through this barrier, because after all, he's just a "human."

No matter how mature one's mind is, surpassing peers, one's body still needs time to grow slowly.

But it's not entirely without gains; actually, the gains are substantial.

By synthesizing the essence and tips from different books, the teenager can customize a physical conditioning plan for himself.

There's no need for miraculous medicine or heaven-sent treasures, not even medicinal baths, because he can change his Feng Shui environment by waving his hand, and at most design a suitable array for himself during daily breathing exercises.

In this way, he can regulate his own qi and blood, channel his meridians.

Step by step, he's advancing towards the potential of being a martial arts prodigy.

He's most familiar with his own body, and moreover, being in the golden stage of adolescence, it's a prime time for adjustments and shaping.

Those large families often have experienced elders to guide and coach the young members. Li Zhiyuan's self-guidance and self-direction, in terms of efficiency and effectiveness, probably surpasses the former by leaps and bounds.

He is an anomaly.

Because most people who have such abilities are generally of considerable age, not to mention being at the dusk of their lives; many have even become neither human nor ghost, and even with a mind full of ideas, can't return to their youth for practical implementation.

Understanding this level, Li Zhiyuan even somewhat understands the Heavenly Dao.

The teenager extended his hand, gently tapping his forehead.

Why should I understand it?

Empathizing with the Heavenly Dao is not worth as much as quickly choosing an undeveloped lucky spot for oneself.

At this moment, a familiar figure came over pushing a wooden cart; it was Wu Yougen, the second son remaining in Old Wu's house.

He should be here looking for Grandmaster, but since Grandmaster isn't home, and Binbin isn't either, Li Zhiyuan had to go downstairs to greet him.

Wu Yougen came to repay money.

He and his elder brother originally didn't have much money in their hands, and many expenses for the funeral were owed.

Now that the property has been divided and the assets apportioned clearly, it's time to settle the accounts.

Perhaps due to being accustomed to the hypocrisy and stingy calculations of relatives around, he and his sister-in-law are extremely grateful to Li Sanjiang who extended help during difficult times.

Li Sanjiang's few days of vegetarian lodging fees, funeral benches, bowls, dishes, paper dolls, all these were credited at Li Sanjiang's place. Without Li Sanjiang's assist, the funeral might not have been held successfully.

Wu Yougen held a paper, calculating cost item by item, handing money to Li Zhiyuan piece by piece.

After the money was settled, Wu Yougen took out the gifts he brought from the wooden cart; cigarettes and alcohol, all bought from the store, considered mid-high-end in the countryside, not everyday bites for villagers.

Li Zhiyuan: "There's no need for these, go return them."

The teenager knew they just split the family, and having spent the division money to buy those two tiled houses from the third and fourth wife's side, actually, there wasn't much extra money left in their hands.

The majority fell on the house, and rural homestead land isn't easy to buy or sell, making it truly "immovable property."

Wu Yougen shook his head vigorously: "There's money, in the future earnings are for me and sister-in-law to spend, there is money."

Previously, Wu Yougen had his parents and elder brother above him, doing whatever they told him to do, either following the elder brother to do odd jobs or farming; as long as there was food to eat and clothes to wear, he didn't care about anything else.

Actually, he is good at farming, and his masonry work is decent too. If not for all earnings and produce being handed over to subsidize those two younger brothers' family, the days in the village could have been prosperous and thriving.

Having not been exposed before, now truly realizing the earnings can fall into his own hands, it's discovered the days can be this affluent.