The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

It wasn't long after dawn when the kiln workers saw Foreman Ma standing on a small dirt slope to the side, craning his neck and peering in a certain direction.

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And in the past hour and a half, Ma Zhongbao's expression went from anticipation to anxiety, and then to frantic impatience, the whole person like an ant on a hot pan.

It wasn't until he saw Lu Jing's figure appear that Foreman Ma finally relaxed his worried heart, and hurriedly ran up to him.

"Oh, my ancestor, why are you only coming now? It's already the second quarter of Si hour, and noon is just around the corner," Ma Zhongbao said, grabbing Lu Jing's hand.

"Oh, I woke up a bit late today, but it doesn't matter, I can finish it in the morning," Lu Jing replied.

However, seeing Ma Zhongbao's still uneasy expression, he had no choice but to add, "Don't worry, I won't leave until I'm done."

"That's good, that's good," Ma Zhongbao finally smiled upon hearing this.

Lu Jing didn't waste any more words and went straight to the shed, greeted the Bai-surnamed man, and then picked up the axe beside him.

As soon as one axe came down, Lu Jing's hands didn't stop, and he immediately placed another piece of wood...

The Bai-surnamed man was in good physical condition today, and he finished his morning's progress early, so he slowed down his chopping speed to recover his strength, while also paying attention to the situation on Lu Jing's side.

He saw Lu Jing's somewhat strange posture, and also noticed that Lu Jing's chopping speed seemed to be slower today than yesterday, and thought that the young man was finally feeling tired.

But soon, as Lu Jing found his rhythm and gradually got used to the new chopping movements, his speed of splitting wood began to steadily increase!

Before long, he surpassed yesterday's pace, and that wasn't the end of it. As Lu Jing's movements became more and more skilled, his speed continued to increase.

The Bai-surnamed man was stunned. He really didn't expect that someone could chop wood to this extent, as if... born specifically for chopping wood.

On the other side, Lu Jing, as the person involved, was also in a good mood. This newly found job not only earned money, but also consumed inner force and incidentally brushed up the skill's proficiency, which could be described as killing three birds with one stone!

However, Lu Jing also had some worries in his heart. Only when he really started practicing did he realize how complex martial arts moves were. No wonder his master had told him that it was extremely difficult to master any martial art to perfection.

And ordinary martial artists, in addition to learning martial arts moves every day, also had to cultivate inner strength techniques, especially the latter, which was particularly time-consuming. No wonder the obsession in the previous book led to the weakening of the couple's relationship due to martial arts practice, and even the destruction of their family.

In comparison, Lu Jing didn't need to cultivate inner strength, which already saved a lot of time. In addition, when he learned martial arts moves, he didn't need to rest for a while after practicing for a while like others, or rely more on gestures and thinking to control the consumption of inner force.

On the contrary, Lu Jing could completely think while practicing, and also use the excessive inner force in his dantian to make up for part of the loss of physical strength. But even so, if he wanted to learn all the moves in the Mad Demon One Hundred and Eight Staffs, Lu Jing estimated that it would take at least a month.

He once again felt the seriousness of the situation. Could it be that he really had to use that last resort?

While he was thinking, he noticed that Foreman Ma, the Bai-surnamed man, and the others in front of the shed had all put down their work at some point and surrounded him.

Lu Jing almost subconsciously swung his axe and split open the wood in front of him before stopping.

He glanced around him and found that in just over an hour, the pile of wood at his feet was already more than yesterday.

The way Ma Zhongbao looked at him was almost glowing, like an old rich man looking at a hen that lays golden eggs!

Although he had already experienced Lu Jing's terrifying speed of chopping wood yesterday, he hadn't seen it with his own eyes. After watching it up close today, he found that Lu Jing was even more powerful than he had imagined.

This couldn't be blamed on Foreman Ma's lack of knowledge. The main reason was that martial artists rarely came to his charcoal kiln to work, let alone use their precious inner force to chop wood for him!

So this was indeed the first time Foreman Ma had seen someone chop wood to this extent. He almost rushed to Lu Jing's side in one stride, and then grabbed Lu Jing's hand and couldn't wait to say, "Let's sign a long-term contract. You can chop all the wood for the charcoal kiln in the future! I can give you another 20% raise in wages."

And his words made the faces of the Bai-surnamed man and the others change.

But then they saw Lu Jing shake his head and say, "I don't like being restrained. I said before that I would only come for half a day, and guarantee to chop enough 1,400 catties every day." He paused and then said, "And if I finish chopping the wood, what will the others do?"

Ma Zhongbao also woke up at this time. Not to mention others, the Bai-surnamed man had been working in the charcoal kiln for more than ten years, and the two could be considered acquaintances. He also relied on the Bai-surnamed man to help him manage the wood-chopping workers on weekdays. Even when the charcoal kiln was at its most difficult, the Bai-surnamed man never abandoned him.

Ma Zhongbao was purely frightened by the previous shortage of manpower, so he blurted out those words. Now that Lu Jing reminded him, he immediately reacted and apologized to the Bai-surnamed man and his group.

And when he organized people to weigh the wood that Lu Jing had chopped today, the Bai-surnamed man didn't leave like the others, but walked up to Lu Jing.

"Does Brother Bai have any advice?"

"I have nothing to advise on the matter of chopping wood. All of us together are not as good as you alone, but about other things besides chopping wood... you still have to be careful," the Bai-surnamed man said in a low voice.

"Hmm?" Lu Jing raised his eyebrows, hearing that the other party seemed to have something to say.

But the Bai-surnamed man didn't say anything more. He glanced around and went back to work silently.

At this time, Ma Zhongbao also weighed the wood that Lu Jing had chopped today, a total of 1,600 catties, which was 800 copper coins.

Lu Jing took the money and went to the city first, purchased some food and daily necessities, and then went to pay next month's rent. After busying around, he hurried back to his residence.

Looking from afar, Lu Jing breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that there was nothing unusual. However, as soon as he pushed the door open and entered the house, he saw something swooshing and flying towards him!

It was A'mu, who had been standing by the wall as punishment, jumping around again, and this wooden training dummy was circling around Lu Jing, pushing him towards the outside of the house with its stake hands from time to time.

Lu Jing didn't know what this little wooden training dummy was up to again, but its appearance reminded Lu Jing of the husky of his friend's family that hadn't been walked for a day.

"Do you want to go out?" Lu Jing thought about it. He also planned to practice his skills, but the house was still a bit cramped. In that case, he might as well take A'mu with him.