Chapter 206 Standing on your own
Daiqisi, on the other hand, was only concerned with running away, and left Yin Li behind. Seeing her master running away, Yin Li also hurriedly followed, but her speed was too slow, and she could barely get started.

Zhou Zhiruo was a little angry at being attacked. Seeing Yin Li trying to escape, she wanted to chase after her. Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Zhiruo, don't worry about her. Let her go."

Zhou Zhiruo then put away her sword angrily.

Hu Qingniu and Wang Nangu came up to thank Xin Zhen. Xin Zhen said, "Mr. Hu, Granny Jinhua has only retreated temporarily. She will come again. You should think of a way out as soon as possible."

Hu Qingniu smiled and said, "You are in Butterfly Valley, she dare not come again."

Xin Zhen shook his head and said, "Mr. Hu, I am leaving too."

Hu Qingniu asked in surprise: "You want to leave, where are you going?"

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Zhiruo has always wanted to go back to Hanshui. It would be great if I could go with her and either open a small clinic or just run a ferry across the Hanshui."

Zhou Zhiruo looked delighted.

Hu Qingniu and Wang Nangu also smiled when they saw this. Although they had been arguing all the time, their relationship was much better than that of ordinary people, so they could naturally see Zhou Zhiruo's feelings.

Hu Qingniu smiled and said, "Congratulations. My wife and I are also planning to retire and live in seclusion somewhere where no one can find us. I just thought that we would no longer be able to treat the brothers of the Ming Cult."

Xin Zhen nodded and said, "That's the best. I will probably be near the Han River. You brothers from the Ming Cult can come find me by the Han River later."

Hu Qingniu nodded and said, "That would be the best."

Hu Qingniu took out a handwritten medical book from his bosom and said, "Brother Zhou Yan, this medical book is the essence of my life-long research. I have kept it secret and never showed it to you. Now I give it to you so that you can treat the brothers of the Ming Cult in the future."

Xin Zhen took it with a smile and said, "Whether you give it to me or not, I have to treat the brothers of Mingjiao."

Hu Qingniu smiled and said, "I hope we will have the chance to meet again in the future."

Xin Zhen nodded and said, "There will definitely be a chance."

Wang Nangu also took out a handwritten secret book and gave it to Xin Zhen, saying, "You saved my husband and I's lives, so I'll give you this poison book as a gift. If you want to learn it, go ahead. Although the use of poison is despised by the martial arts world, you don't have to use it, but you must understand it to avoid being tricked by others."

Xin Zhen also accepted it with gratitude.

That night, Hu Qingniu and his wife left, and several boys in the valley also went to find ways to survive on their own.

Xin Zhen and his companion stayed in Butterfly Valley for some more time, reading Hu Qingniu's medical book every day. Sure enough, the content of the medical book was profound and subtle, worthy of being a masterpiece of the medical immortal. After reading it for eight or nine days, Xin Zhen had made great progress.

Wang Nangu's Poison Book was very strange. All kinds of strange poisons were refreshing to Xin Zhen. Some of them were even like reading a new and interesting book, which made Xin Zhen very excited.

However, Xin Zhen had an amazing memory and he finished reading the Poison Sutra in just a few days. Xin Zhen felt that he had become a poison immortal.

After finishing reading the book, Xin Zhen finally felt bored, so he left a message on the cliff in the valley: The medical immortal has retired, and those who want medical treatment can go to the banks of the Han River to find Xin Zhen.

Afterwards, Xin Zhen and Zhou Zhiruo set off for the Han River.

Xin Zhen asked Zhou Zhiruo, "Where would you like to stay when we go to Hanshui?" Zhou Zhiruo looked at Xin Zhen and said, "Brother Xin, you decide. Wherever Brother Xin goes, I will follow."

Xin Zhen smiled and nodded, saying: "Your father's grave is in Laohekou, why don't we go to Laohekou so that we can take care of the grave nearby.

This time, we will repair your father's grave. We built it in a hurry before and just hastily erected a wooden sign. I'm afraid it will be hard to find it if the wood rots."

Zhou Zhiruo smiled with tears in her eyes, "Well, I'll listen to Brother Xin."

Xin Zhen was also happy.

It has to be said that Zhou Zhiruo is indeed one of the most suitable women to be a wife, just as Mr. Jin said.

Although Zhou Zhiruo is only thirteen years old now, the more you look at her, the more attractive she becomes, and the more charming she becomes. From the bottom of my heart, I feel that she has a beautiful appearance and is as otherworldly as an immortal.

If it were just her appearance that was outstanding, it wouldn't be considered that great. The key was that Zhou Zhiruo was elegant, gentle, and not intimidating. Although she had already achieved considerable accomplishments in swordsmanship and internal strength, she never stole the limelight from Xin Zhen.

Moreover, Zhou Zhiruo is very good at dealing with people. When traveling with Xin Zhen in the martial arts world, she is always gentle and elegant, with a good temper and neither humble nor arrogant, no matter what situation she encounters.

When it came to taking care of herself, Zhou Zhiruo was even more thoughtful and tactful in her words. She took care of everything from cooking to serving tea and water, and never let Xin Zhen worry about anything. Except for occasionally advising Xin Zhen to save money, she would do whatever Xin Zhen said.

Of course, Xin Zhen didn't just let Zhou Zhiruo make all the sacrifices on her own. He was also very good to Zhou Zhiruo.

It can be said that Xin Zhen was unreserved in teaching Zhou Zhiruo. Apart from the Pure Yang Wuji Gong and the Dugu Nine Swords, he taught Zhou Zhiruo everything he knew.

The reason why Chun Yang Wu Ji Gong is not taught is because it is Wudang's unique martial art and is not easy to teach casually. In addition, Chun Yang Wu Ji Gong is not easy for women to learn.

As for the Dugu Nine Swords, it was not that they did not teach it, but Zhou Zhiruo just couldn't learn it. It was strange to say that Zhou Zhiruo had no problem learning other sword techniques, but she had difficulties learning the Dugu Nine Swords and could never get it right. The reason might be that Zhou Zhiruo's mathematical thinking was not good enough.

But it doesn't matter. With Xin Zhen's Sword Manual as the outline, plus the Huashan sword technique and the six or seven sword techniques created by Xin Zhen, Zhou Zhiruo's future achievements may not be worse than learning the Dugu Nine Swords.

In addition to these, Zhou Zhiruo never lacked food and clothing, and Xin Zhen took great care of her thoughts. From an inferior fisherman girl to an optimistic, cheerful and generous heroine, Xin Zhen really put a lot of thought into her.

Xin Zhen and Zhou Zhiruo went to Laohekou, this time taking their time, walking, looking, playing and eating, without any hurry at all. They even visited the Bibo Gang when passing Mingguang to see if they had done anything evil.

The result made Xin Zhen quite satisfied. He didn't know whether Shu Guangyi was afraid of his martial arts or because he had a bottom line. After the Bi Bo Gang took over the Bai Sha Gang, they really conducted an inspection and killed some evil people. Then they used the property in the warehouse to compensate the injured families nearby, which won them a lot of praise.

Afterwards, Shu Guangyi led the Bi Bo Gang to do the business of the Cao Gang honestly on the Huai River in Mingguang section, maintaining public security on the river, which actually greatly improved the public security environment in the Huai River in Mingguang section.

Many passing ships are willing to resupply and do business in Mingguang section, which has improved the livelihood of the people in this area.

Xin Zhen and Zhou Zhiruo were very satisfied. They did not disturb Shu Guangyi and quietly went to Laohekou.

It took the two of them a full month to reach Laohekou, mainly because wherever Xin Zhen arrived, he would always drag Zhou Zhiruo with him to eat and go shopping. Although Zhou Zhiruo felt sorry for the money, she was still very happy to accompany Xin Zhen everywhere.

(End of this chapter)