Chapter 290 - 241: Secret Letter Arrives, Time to Return

Chapter 290: Chapter 241: Secret Letter Arrives, Time to Return

Faced with Lin Shi’s repeated seductions, Tang Wen could no longer hold back and pulled her in by the waist.

RIP!

The sound of tearing fabric filled the air.

The storm raged all night long.

The sun was bright.

The female guards outside heated up dumplings and prepared some vegetable dishes, then carried them inside.

They understood perfectly. The Seventh Young Master had not emerged all night. From now on, though they were guards in name, they were in fact his subordinates and servants.

Breakfast was served in bed.

Tang Wen devoured his food.

As they served him, Lin Shi and Lin Ya Huan kept stuffing food into their own mouths as well.

The two women hadn’t slept a wink all night, only catching a moment’s rest after the sky had turned a pale white at dawn. They were now utterly exhausted and starving.

Last night, they had even consumed several restorative pills refined from Extraordinary Blood Marrow just to endure.

In a daze, a single sentence kept repeating in Lin Shi’s mind: ’The Young Master is a tiger, Zhao Zhe a sheep.’

"I’m finished. You two eat,"

Tang Wen said, his hands playfully exploring her curves.

The two women ate quickly, listening as he spoke. "Madam, as for the matter of your father and brothers, I will have Liu Bing handle it immediately."

Before she could thank him, Tang Wen continued, "If you’d like, I can have him bring them back to Ganshan City. Once they’ve recovered, I can find them work as foremen outside the city."

"Yes, yes! I’ll listen to whatever you say." Lin Shi pounced on him in excitement.

Seeing that her joy seemed genuine, Tang Wen nodded to himself. ’At least this woman understands filial piety.’

Lin Shi excitedly began to tell him about her childhood.

Her family had three older brothers, and she was the only daughter.

Despite not being wealthy, her family didn’t favor sons over daughters.

Her father and brothers worked hard enough to save up the money to send her to study martial arts.

A wealthy merchant took a fancy to her and offered a bride price that would have kept her family comfortable for life.

Even Mrs. Lin was tempted, but Father Lin and her three older brothers listened to their daughter and sister, decisively rejecting the offer. Otherwise, Lin Shi would have spent her life as nothing more than a merchant’s concubine...

"Tell me, don’t I have a duty to repay them?"

"Liu Bing!" Tang Wen shouted, not answering her question.

Lin Shi quickly dove under the covers.

But Liu Bing was discreet. He answered from outside the door without coming in.

Young Master Tang Wen hadn’t come out last night.

Liu Bing understood. Although the former master was finished, there was a new master now.

But the former lady of the house was still the lady, and he couldn’t show her the slightest disrespect.

Tang Wen didn’t bother being discreet in front of the Guard; they were all his subordinates anyway. "Go to the mine and get justice for the Lin Family. Then, bring them back to the city. Go today!"

"Yes, Young Master." Liu Bing wasn’t surprised. After a quick mental calculation, he added, "Th- uh, I will travel through the night. I can be back within seven days."

’The journey there would be quick, but bringing back the injured would be much slower.’

"Good. As for that manager at the mine, if he shows no remorse, I don’t care who’s backing him—execute him on the spot and report back to me later. If you can’t handle it, just bring the people back first. I’ll deal with it myself."

With that one sentence, the fate of a group of people was sealed.

"I understand, sir." Liu Bing didn’t think there was anything he couldn’t handle.

He had been to the mining camp many times. He knew the greatest backer the mine’s Commander had was just the Eldest Young Master’s old steward.

The sound of footsteps faded as he hurried away.

"Young Master~"

Lin Shi’s heart melted. She went limp against Tang Wen, her beautiful eyes brimming with affection.

They shared another tender moment.

Tang Wen rose, preparing to go cultivate.

The drowsy Lin Shi was suddenly wide awake. ’He’s leaving after only one day!’

Panic seized her. She quickly wrapped her arms around his strong waist from behind, her voice trembling with the fear of being abandoned. "Young Master, why are you leaving? Did I do something wrong?"

Tang Wen chuckled. "If I don’t leave now, will you two be able to handle it? Get some rest."

Lin Shi hurriedly said, "There’s one more thing I forgot to tell you. That man, Zhao Zhe... he had designs on your maid before."

Seeing that Tang Wen wasn’t surprised, she added, "Zhao Zhe is in the room next door. He’s lucid for an hour or two each day. If you want to get your revenge, you can do it anytime."

Tang Wen was taken aback for a moment, and then he understood her meaning!

’How exciting!’

He spun around and grabbed her breast, squeezing hard.

Lin Shi winced in pain but didn’t dare cry out. She knelt pitifully by the bed, wondering what she had done wrong.

"A woman like you is quite a delicacy, Madam. When I crave you, I will come. But whether I come or not, you are for me and me alone. Understand?"

"In life and in death, Shishi belongs to you, Young Master! And... before you, there was only ever him."

Tang Wen smiled. "Then next time, we’ll do it your way."

’My way?’

’Go see Zhao Zhe?’

Lin Shi nodded eagerly.

Tang Wen turned to the articulate Lin Ya Huan. "I still don’t know your name, girl."

Lin Ya Huan was about to give her name, but had a flash of inspiration. "My previous name was given to me by Zhao Zhe. I ask that the Young Master please grant me a new one."

"Hmm, your lady is named Lin Shi, from the phrase for ’poetic and picturesque.’ As for the ’so-called’ part... I’ve got it. You’ll be Lin Suowei!"

"Huh?" The two women stared at him, their four eyes wide with confusion.

Tang Wen left with a loud laugh. ’The madam’s taste is truly exquisite.’

The air was cold and crisp, and a chilly wind brushed against his face.

Though he hadn’t slept all night, he was still bursting with energy.

’To drive a pile, you have to be hard yourself. Next up: cultivation, cultivation, and more cultivation!’

[Thirty-Six Bed Forms, Mastery (597/3000)]

Among his Basic Techniques, aside from that special Divine Skill...

...there were a grand total of thirty-one others:

[Longevity Formulas], [Eighteen Methods of Qi Cultivation], [Hanging Toad Force], [One Yang Technique], [Thick Earth Formulas], [Barbaric Bull Force], and so on.

After he reached the Master Level,

the Panel had merged a large number of them.

These Cultivation Techniques were roughly divided into three categories:

The first category: pure movements combined with a Breathing Technique.

The second category: complete Pile Skills.

The third category: a Breathing Technique combined with internal visualization and Body Techniques.

The Cultivation Techniques in the second category had been directly merged into the Earth Fire Mixed Element Stance.