Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 497 - 262 Young Man_2

Chapter 497: Chapter 262 Young Man_2

The three siblings had just received their red envelopes when they saw Monkey Brother, who seldom left his house, coming their way. He knelt in front of Wan Dazhong and imitated humans by knocking his head on the ground three times with a "dong dong dong."

This grand gesture took Wan Dazhong by surprise, and he said, "Monkey Brother, if you want a red envelope, a simple bow would have been enough, why such a big display of respect?"

Monkey Brother didn’t find this joke funny at all. Without a smile, he jumped up and threw a few punches and kicks, then knelt down again to kowtow to Wan Dazhong.

Wan Dazhong was baffled and couldn’t grasp what it meant. Qian Yixiu understood and said to Wan Dazhong, "Monkey Brother wants to take you as his master and learn martial arts from you."

This monkey must have been greatly inspired, acting like Sun Wukong, even coming up with a method to ask for apprenticeship.

Wan Dazhong also liked the House of Animals, especially since Benben’s death had saddened Qian Manxia for a long time. He didn’t want anything else to happen to them either. He laughed and nodded, "Alright, Monkey Brother, whatever you want to learn, I’ll teach you. From now on, if I come to Guiyuan, you can learn some fighting techniques from me for an hour. If I don’t have time to come over, you can come to my house."

In the past two years, Qian Yeejin had prioritized his studies and wouldn’t practice martial arts every day, only following Wan Dazhong for three days out of ten. Thus, Wan Dazhong didn’t come to Guiyuan every day to teach Qian Yeejin martial arts as he used to.

Upon hearing this, Monkey Brother became thrilled and hurriedly kowtowed to Wan Dazhong three more times. Although two Wan Dazhongs wouldn’t stand a chance in a real fight against Monkey Brother, that didn’t prevent him from becoming Monkey Brother’s master.

Monkey Brother was originally formidable because the Fierce Red Monkey inherently possessed ferocity, agility, and a powerful leaping ability, along with immense natural strength. Now, it had also learned human martial arts techniques, how to attack and defend against enemies. Wan Erniu and his son had hunted for so long and had their own understanding of attacking wild beasts, knowing which type of beast to hit and where to strike for an easy kill...

Afterward, Monkey Brother practiced martial arts with Wan Dazhong every day. Sometimes when Wan Dazhong was out on business, he would entrust Wan Erniu to teach him, come rain or shine.

While Monkey Brother diligently honed his skills, at the end of the first month, Tiaotiao gave birth to a male pup. It was Benben’s posthumous offspring, named Yin Feng, and the little fellow was as snowy white and adorable just like Benben as a puppy. Its arrival caused the Qian family to transfer all their love and longing for Benben to it, receiving far more pampering and attention than its older brother, Shan Dian.

As Monkey Brother made significant progress in his martial skills, Qian Manxia gave birth to a son on the fifth day of the second month, named Wan Fu. The name was very meaningful, signifying the Wan family, father and son, who had been laying low in Huaxi Village for over a decade were finally about to come into the light.

Qian Manxia didn’t know the reason behind the name and found it somewhat unappealing to the ear. But since her father-in-law had chosen it, she agreed with filial piety.

When Monkey Brother had nearly finished learning all of Wan Dazhong’s skills, Qian Yijin and Qian Yixiu celebrated their thirteenth birthdays. By then, one had grown into a beautiful young girl with a lovely face, and the other into a handsome and elegant young man.

The day before their birthday, Qian Yijin, holding Qian Yixiu’s hand, strolled around Hexi Garden lap after lap. They walked until the moon was high, and only then did he escort his sister back to Wangjiang Building.

At the moment Qian Yixiu turned around, he grabbed his sister’s small hand again and said with difficulty, "Sister, let me hold it a little longer. Starting tomorrow, we will be adults, and your brother won’t be able to hold your hand anymore."

Upon hearing his words, Qian Yixiu felt a touch of sorrow and let him hold her hand for another quarter of an hour before they parted ways.

Indeed, from the next day, as he had said, he never held his sister’s hand again.

By the time Monkey Brother had learned the last of Wan Dazhong’s knowledge, the days had slipped into May.

On the morning of the fifth day of May, three boats sailed directly from Capital City into Huaxi Jetty. One lavishly decorated boat was empty, while the other two carried horses and people. As soon as the boats docked, more than a hundred soldiers in military attire disembarked, each leading a large horse.

The sight of so many soldiers sent everyone on the jetty fleeing in all directions.

These soldiers rode their horses from the jetty and galloped eastward. As they passed Moonlit Lotus Pond, they startled the people there as well as those on Mountain of Flowers and Fruits, who all stood up and watched the soldiers in a daze. They suddenly remembered something, and as soon as the soldiers had passed, they hurried home.

It was the first time this peaceful mountain village had seen so many soldiers. It was terrifying. What had happened?

The soldiers stopped in the wasteland in front of Guiyuan, and a few continued riding eastward, passing through Huaxi Village to reach the Wan family in Darong Village.