Fatty Sun is back.

Li Yuan learned the news early the next morning and was shocked.

Others might think that Fatty Sun was visiting relatives with the second shopkeeper, but he naturally knew that was not the case.

Especially after learning that Fatty Sun came back alone last night and was immediately picked up by Cao Yan, he became even more confident.

"problem occurs!"

Putting down the forging hammer, Li Yuan hurried back to the middle courtyard without saying a word, and saw Fatty Sun, who was in despair and so thin that he lost his appearance.

"you……"

Before Li Yuan could ask any questions, Sun Hao had already rushed over to him, hugging him and crying loudly, with tears streaming down his face.

"..."

Li Yuan opened his hands and waited until the crying gradually subsided before asking:

"What happened on the way? Why did you come back alone? Where is the second shopkeeper?"

"Something happened."

Fatty Sun's face was ashen as he muttered back and forth.

Li Yuan couldn't bear it, raised his hand and slapped him:

"What happened?"

Fatty Sun was beaten so hard that he staggered and fell on the chair, tears streaming down his face uncontrollably:

"My brother-in-law, brother-in-law... was arrested?"

"...caught by whom?"

Li Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, and he almost observed a moment of silence.

"Captured by...people from the Viper Gang."

Fatty Sun seemed to have just come back to his senses, with a look of bitterness and worry on his face: "He, his injuries are so serious, what should I do? What should I do..."

Viper gang?

Li Yuan was doubtful.

The Viper Gang is a group of bandits entrenched outside the Bishui Lake. It is said that there are thousands of people and it is quite powerful. However, it has never disturbed the town. It is said that it has close ties with several people in the city.

At least, they shouldn't actively provoke the blacksmith shop.

The power of the blacksmith shop radiates to all counties and villages, and can even sell goods to Zhelong Mansion. Its power is not inferior to that of the Viper Gang.

The inner courtyard conducts assessments every three years. There are at least seven or eight batches of apprentices ahead of Yue Yunjin and others...

"How did you come back?"

Li Yuan frowned slightly.

Although Fatty Sun cried uncontrollably, he and the fat man spent many days together, and he always felt that the fat man did not mean what he said.

Being coerced?

"I took advantage of the darkness and defeated the bandits who were keeping watch and escaped!"

He was indeed being coerced!

Li Yuan felt enlightened and asked: "If you say that, can the shopkeeper believe it?"

"he……"

Fatty Sun was slumped, his face full of eagerness and it didn't look like he was faking it: "He doesn't believe it either, but, but it's true!"

Li Yuan was a little shaken by his behavior. He didn't remember that this fat man could act so well:

"How many people are you traveling with?"

"There are twenty-three people traveling with us, thirteen of whom are from the Changyuan Escort Agency..."

"Then why should you escape?"

Li Yuan felt that he had figured it out. The fat man must have been put back on purpose.

Changyuan Escort Bureau also deals in martial arts. It is one of the three major martial arts schools in the inner city. There are at least five or six powerful martial arts practitioners. They have been practicing escort for many years and have rich experience. Fajiu Shan and his entourage were not injured before.

They fell into a trap and lost a cook. Who can believe it?

"I, how do I know?"

Fatty Sun was a little anxious.

Cao Yan said the same thing, why doesn't anyone believe him?

Li Yuan knew that something was probably going on here, but he didn't ask any more questions and patted his shoulder, "Please be patient. I'll go cook and see how thin you are."

Fatty Sun ‘sucked’ his nose back:

“Put more fat on it!”

…

Li Yuan went to the kitchen to cook a table of dishes for Fatty Sun, and then went to the kitchen to borrow a pot of wine.

But even though he was drunk, Fatty Sun still used the same rhetoric, confusing and confusing, and it seemed that he was indeed not telling a lie.

"Sleep well."

After helping Sun Hao to the bed and covering him with a quilt, Li Yuan went out, but saw Cao Yan arriving at the door without knowing it.

"Big shopkeeper?"

Li Yuan really didn't notice it, so he couldn't help being surprised.

This was the first time he saw Cao Yan up close. He felt that his breathing was long and light, almost nonexistent. He was clearly neither tall nor strong, but it made him feel like he was facing an evil tiger.

No, he can kill evil tigers now. Is this a monster?

"Li Yuan?"

Cao Yan glanced at the inner room where he was already snoring: "I heard from Mr. Zhang that you have perfected your blacksmithing skills? Are you sure you can make a top-grade sharp blade?"

"Back to the big shopkeeper, this is my first time making it, so I really don't have much confidence..."

Li Yuan lowered his head slightly.

"Don't be afraid. If you succeed, you will succeed. If you fail, you will just practice. You are still young and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

Cao Yan reached out and patted his shoulder with a gentle tone:

"If you can really make a superior blade, I will reward you privately!"

After that, he turned around and left.

"Reward?"

Patting the non-existent dust on his shoulders, Li Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, and for a moment, his hair stood on end.

This big shopkeeper's martial arts is at least two levels higher than Qin Xiong's!

"What does it mean to have plenty of opportunities in the future?"

…

"call!"

After forging for a day, when it was getting dark, Li Yuan put down the forging hammer, sealed the fire and went home.

There are still very few pedestrians in the city. From time to time, patrolling city guards and government officials can be seen, and few vendors are still setting up their stalls at this time.

Li Yuan looked normal and bought some rice noodles and other things to carry. From time to time, government officials passed by, but no one questioned him. The murderous maniac Nian Jiu reappeared.

What does it have to do with a law-abiding apprentice like him?

When passing through Chai Yu Fang, he saw Liang Ashui.

Liang Ah Shui, who had disappeared for several months, attracted a lot of attention when he appeared. However, this time he was not here to sell spiritual fish, but was in a hurry.

Went through the crowd and went straight to Four Seasons Medicine Hall.

"I heard that his qi and blood have already been strengthened. Are you going to buy medicine to boost your internal energy?"

Li Yuan glanced at it, didn't care, and went to his second brother's house with rice and noodles.

He was too busy every day and had no time to cook. He would eat whatever he wanted for breakfast on the road, eat a big pot of rice in the inner courtyard at noon, and eat this meal at his second brother's place in the evening.

From time to time, I would bring chicken, duck, fish, rice and noodles, but I was worried that the two of them were used to saving and would be reluctant to eat.

Pregnant people need more nourishment.

In his previous life, although he had not learned much about chanting sutras and drawing talismans, his skills in midwifery and inducing births were top-notch. If anyone had a difficult birth, he would go there wearing the stars and the moon, and blindfolded with black cloth during the entire process to ensure the safety of mother and child.

For a time, that was how he supported himself.

It wasn't until later that everyone went to big hospitals to give birth, so Mr. Dao had no choice but to lay off his job and went home to open a small supermarket.

"My appetite is getting bigger and bigger. My second brother and my sister-in-law don't even eat as much as I do in one meal. I have to buy more later..."
To be continued...