"Sister-in-law, still don’t feel anything?" At night, Chen Mo watched as Han Anniang trained according to the Blood Nourishing Technique, her body drenched in sweat and her hair disheveled. Han Anniang shook her head. According to the description of the Blood Nourishing Technique, only when you feel the surge of energy and your entire body heats up can it be considered true cultivation; anything else is futile. Evidently, Han Anniang did not experience this feeling. Chen Mo sighed and could only ask Han Anniang to stop for now. Han Anniang had been training in the Blood Nourishing Technique for ten days, but there was no progress at all. No wonder the original self gave up; not only was the training exhausting, but it required a substantial intake of meat and fish. Ten days without progress, how many people could persevere? "Uncle, am I being too useless?" Seeing Chen Mo sigh, Han Anniang bit her lip and said with a hint of dejection. Chen Mo stepped forward, holding Han Anniang’s delicate hand, and said softly, "It’s alright. I was just like you at first. Take your time, there’s no rush." Though he said this, Chen Mo thought to himself that perhaps the Blood Nourishing Technique really was not suitable for Han Anniang to cultivate. Yet finding another cultivation technique for her was an almost impossible task. After all, you couldn’t even buy cultivation techniques or martial arts in the city. Initially, Chen Mo discovered that he grew stronger by swinging a saber. He assumed that swinging a spear or using a bow might work as well. He even made a wooden spear and bow to test it, but there was no effect at all. Later, he realized it might be because of the cultivation technique or martial arts. After all, when he swung a saber, it contributed to the Celestial Harmony Saber Technique’s experience points. However, after several trips to the city, he found no commercial guilds selling cultivation techniques or martial arts. Instead, joining a noble family like the Li Family or Wang Family could provide the opportunity to obtain cultivation techniques and martial arts. This made him understand that cultivation techniques and martial arts, like holding an official position before the imperial examinations were established, were tightly controlled by these noble families and blocked the upward path for commoners, only accessible to their own people. Han Anniang knew Uncle was just comforting her, but her previous gloom had dissipated. "Then Uncle, you take a rest first. You’ve sweated a lot, I’ll go take a bath." "Because you’ll have to bathe again later, might as well not waste the effort." Due to the heat from training, Han Anniang was wearing very light clothing, her sweaty clothes clinging to her skin, accentuating her mature, alluring figure. "Uncle, don’t... mmm..." Before she could finish speaking, Chen Mo took a step to wrap his arms around Han Anniang’s waist and leaned down to kiss her. Han Anniang retreated step by step until Chen Mo pinned her against the wall. She felt her cheeks burn, her heart flutter. She did not reject such actions. But her body was covered in sweat, sticky and dirty. However, she didn’t realize that this state only made... Chen Mo lifted one of Han Anniang’s legs... The night was dim, the moonlight cool. In the neighboring room, Song Min, who had originally fallen asleep, was awakened. Ever since coming to the Chen Family, Song Min had felt an unprecedented happiness. Brother Mo and Sister Han were so kind to her, even more than her own mother. Because of this, once she adapted, Song Min slept peacefully every night. The only downside was that Brother Mo would bully Sister Han every night, even making her cry. Though Song Min matured early, she didn’t understand much about the matters between men and women. "Let’s see where you can run." Just then, a few loud shouts came from outside. In the master bedroom, just as the competition had moved to the heated bed, Chen Mo’s expression changed when he heard the shouts outside and saw the firelight through the window. He rolled over, got up, and returned to cover Han Anniang. "Sister-in-law, sleep soundly. I’ll go outside to see what’s going on." After dressing, as soon as he left the room, Song Min also came out with a lit candle: "Brother Mo, what’s happening?" Just in time. The most update n0vels are published on 𝗻𝗼𝘷𝗲𝗹•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝕟𝕖𝕥 Chen Mo took the candle from Song Min’s hand and said, "It’s nothing. Min’Er, you go inside and accompany your Sister Han, I’ll take a look." "Okay, Brother Mo, be careful." Out in the courtyard, using the candlelight, Chen Mo saw a figure climbing over the earthen wall. Just as the person climbed over, they were caught by two constables from the government office. Chen Mo hesitated; why were constables from the government office in the village so late? "Run, why aren’t you running now?" The two constables punched and kicked the figure. Using the lantern light from the constables, Chen Mo recognized the person as a village rascal, nicknamed Tree Root. By this time, the commotion had woken every household, and seeing the constables apprehend someone, they were startled, thinking something had happened again. "Brother Mo, save me, save me." A familiar voice called out, and Chen Mo looked towards the voice to see a figure lying on the ground, clutching their head, surrounded by constables kicking them. That person was Liu Shu. Liu Shu also saw Chen Mo and begged him for help. However, Chen Mo acted as if he didn’t see him, shifting his gaze to Peng Qing next to Liu Shu. Due to Liu Shu’s yelling, Peng Qing also noticed Chen Mo and nodded slightly. Liu Shu noticed this too and hurriedly said, "Stop hitting, stop hitting, we are our own, I’m Brother Mo’s father-in-law." The constables kicking him looked at Peng Qing, who lifted his hand and glanced at Chen Mo, and everything was understood without words. "Don’t know him," Chen Mo said. The last time he had told Liu Shu that they would have nothing to do with each other in the future. Upon hearing this, Liu Shu’s pupils contracted, revealing despair. "Stop hitting, if he’s injured, how will he fight on the battlefield?" Peng Qing said to the constables kicking Tree Root, then addressed the villagers watching, "These two escaped conscription during the day and should be executed, but Lord Chang, with his benevolent heart, decided to give them another chance, thus ordering us to capture them tonight to serve the country." After saying this, Peng Qing left with his people. During this, Liu Shu kept shouting "Why doesn’t Brother Mo have to go," but was soon knocked unconscious by a constable. The villagers’ gazes towards Chen Mo grew more respectful. Chen Mo did not explain, he turned and went back inside. The master bedroom was dimly lit. Han Anniang had already dressed and was comforting Song Min. Liu Shu’s voice was so loud that both of the women inside had heard it. When Chen Mo entered, Song Min hesitated for a long time before finally unable to hold herself from asking, "Did father commit a crime?" Chen Mo approached and gently patted Song Min’s head with a smile: "Your father went off to be a soldier, so it may be a long time before he comes back to see you." "Oh." Song Min wasn’t aware of the consequences of being conscripted. "It’s late, let’s sleep." Chen Mo’s expression was calm; he had become completely indifferent to everything. The events of tonight reminded him of a poem. At dusk, they settled in Shihao Village, where officers came at night to make arrests. The old man climbed over the wall, the old woman went out to watch.