Chapter 4: Renting Home
Editor: Tehrn, Carolin
Ye Mo took the cheque and said, "Just like the other one, simply throw the charm at the patient and say 'Lin'."
"Um, what is your last name, and would it possible for you to come see my mother with me? I will double that cheque as commission," taking the spirit cleansing charm, Jiang Li felt that her hasty mind seemed to be gradually calming. On top of that, this paper-looking charm weighed quite something which gave her more confidence in Ye Mo, and that's why she thought about inviting him.
Ye Mo waved his hand: "I don't need to go, this charm will definitely save that person."
Su Jingwen could only leave
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The first thing Ye Mo did after getting the 50,000 dollars was to find a place to live because he needed some herbs to make some serums, and it wasn't convenient for him in the school; it would be much better if he rented a house outside.
The Ning Du district and the Ning Hai University where Ye Mo went to school were coincidentally on the north and south respectively. Although it was all in the same city, there were more than 30 km of road in-between. When Ye Mo had found Ning Du, it was already almost midnight.
There were two reason why he wanted to find somewhere to live far from the university. The first one was because he didn't want the people in the school to know his secrets, and the second was that he wished to run to the school in the future in order to train his body.
Just when Ye Mo gave up on looking for a house for the night, a little yard with faint traces of spirit Chi appeared in front of him. What gave Ye Mo an unexpected joy was that there was actually a sign saying "For Lease" on the yard.
"Who are you looking for?" as the door was knocked open by Ye Mo, a woman in her fifties appeared and scanned him. Meanwhile, Ye Mo forgot to reply to this woman because he saw that there was actually a Silver Heart Grass here. No wonder spirit Chi was emanating. He was surprised to see this herb here.
Ye Mo forced down the excitement in his heart and faced the woman who looked at him with a weird glance before he hurriedly said: "Aunty, I saw that this place was for lease and I want to rent it."
Hearing Ye Mo's words, she finally understood for his presence. It was someone looking to rent the house, so she quickly let Ye Mo come in.
After the conversation with her, Ye Mo finally understood how this place worked. This yard house had two rooms on the east and west as well as a living room. The house owner didn't want to rent the living room, and the room on the west side was already rented by someone else.
What took the woman by surprise was that she set the rent to be 1100 a month but this not-so-wealthy looking young man didn't even say anything and just paid out a year's rent straight away.
Ye Mo felt very pleased with his new residence. He still had tens of thousands of dollars on him right now, and for the moment, he didn't need to go out and earn money. Every day, he stayed in the yard to cultivate and also carefully moved the Silver Heart Grass into another flower pot.
After a month, Ye Mo also knew that the person living on the west side was a young woman in her twenties. However, Ye Mo cultivated every night and went into the yard every morning to practice martial arts. Meanwhile, the woman also seemed to go to work very early in the morning, and by the time she got back each day, Ye Mo had already begun cultivating in his room. Therefore, after a month, the two still didn't even see each other once.
There was still another half a month remaining before school started. This month of cultivation only made Ye Mo's Chi purer, but it was still far from the second stage of Chi Gathering. From this, it could be seen how much the spirit Chi in the world affected cultivation. However, his mortal martial arts didn't lag behind, and he was becoming more and more proficient.
Ye Mo also knew that if he wanted to reach stage 2 in this place, it would be impossible without the help of external things.
His only hope laid with the Silver Heart Grass in the yard. Yet, there was only one Silver Heart Grass, so Ye Mo wanted to keep this spirit grass alive. Ideally, it would bear seeds, and he could cultivate another batch.
Ye Mo walked out of his room and saw that there was a 20-year-old or so woman washing clothes in the yard. With one glance, he knew it was the lady living next door. Before, she always washed clothes at night. How come she didn't go to work today and washed clothes in the morning?
When Xu Wei saw Ye Mo walk into the yard, there was a hint of a smile on the corner of her mouth.
"Hello, my name is Xu Wei, I live next to you, and I work at Li Kang Hospital."
Xu Wei was very open and greeted Ye Mo. Ye Mo also smiled and nodded: "I'm Ye Mo, a jobless nomad."
It was also Ye Mo's first time seeing Xu Wei, she was a very gentle-looking lady, and the smile on her face seemed genuine. Her hair was curled up on top of her head and didn't appear to be very long. However, her skin was very white.
The first thing he did was to look at his Silver Heart Grass and then proceeded to care for all the other flowers as well. Then, he planned to practice a set of fist techniques; however, remembering that Xu Wei was by his side, he greeted her and left.
Qing Du Lake Garden was the closest garden near where Ye Mo lived. Not only was the area big but there was also a clear lake.,
The air here wasn't bad, and the environment was obviously better than the yard. After finishing a set, Ye Mo was very satisfied, his Chi grew purer and, although it was still far from stage 2, it was good as long as he improved.
"Your fist technique is excellent, my friend. However, I've seen a lot of fist techniques, but I can't tell what fist technique you used. What a shame," just when Ye Mo was finishing up, a 30-year-old middle-aged man came over and complimented him.
Ye Mo smiled and answered, "I'm just practicing randomly by myself, it's nothing much."
"My name is Fang Weicheng. I can tell you have a great master, and my hands are itching to perform, how about we have a quick match?"
1: The "Lin" here literally means "arrival/arrive".
Chapter 5: Renting Partner
Editor: Tehrn, Carolin
Ye Mo shook his head and said: "You are no match for me, there is no need to spar."
Fang Weicheng fazed. Just before, Ye Mo's words made him think that he was very humble. However, he suddenly became so arrogant. His face couldn't help but redden after hearing Ye Mo's words.
Fang Weicheng entered the army when he was 17 and left when he was 32. Although he became a driver after retirement, he had never dropped his martial arts practice. How could Ye Mo say that he was no match for him? This young man was at most barely over 20. There was no way he would believe that he was no match for a kid in his early twenties.
"To be honest, after I left the army, I had never met someone that could be my match. Since you're so confident, then why don't we try?" Fang Weicheng felt he was losing face.
Ye Mo shook his head and said reluctantly: "Okay, since you want to, then take the first move."
"You…" Fang Weicheng was rendered speechless by Ye Mo's words. Anger started to rise in his heart as he spoke with some fury: "In that case, I'm attacking!"
Fang Weicheng's attack was the mediocre yet sturdy "Black Tiger Tearing The Heart". Although it might look simple, his thought was that when this young man would make a move, Fang Weicheng's attack would immediately change and let Ye Mo know of his power.
Unexpectedly to him, just when Fang Weicheng struck with his fist, Ye Mo suddenly took a step forward and grabbed Fang Weicheng's fist before he even had the chance to change his move. Ye Mo raised his hand, and Fang Weicheng's near 100 Kg body was raised up which caused Fang Weicheng's head to immediately buzz.
It truly exceeded his senses. When he regained consciousness, he realized that he had been thrown on a stone stool beside Ye Mo, as if he had been sitting there from the beginning. Meanwhile, the young man he sparred with had already disappeared.
"Amazing…" After some time, Fang Weicheng finally caught on with what had happened and muttered to himself, "Even the instructor in the army couldn't win against me so easily!"
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When Ye Mo walked into the little yard, Xu Wei was observing the flowers he cultivated. Although Ye Mo grew a lot of flowers, it was all mainly to cover up that Silver Heart Grass.
Seeing Ye Mo walk in, Xu Wei felt a bit awkward and hurriedly stand up, trying to find a conversation: "I didn't think that you liked growing flowers. Usually, men who grow flowers are very meticulous, so you seem like a meticulous person. Oh, I bought some vegetables today, let's eat together later. After all, we're neighbors, and we can get to know each other a little."
Of course, he wouldn't reject something like this and smiled: "Okay, thank you. I always see you going early and coming late, how come you didn't go to work today?"
"One of my colleagues applied for a leave of absence for these few days, and coincidentally, I was resting so I am taking night shifts for her," Xu Wei didn't think this home staying man's observations were so on point.
Xu Wei's dishes were not bad, at least they were better than what Ye Mo got when he went out to eat every day.
"Today's food was excellent, thank you!"
"We're neighbors, no need to thank me. You can also invite me to eat in the future." Xu Wei said playfully and started to feel that Ye Mo didn't seem like a bad person.
Ye Mo smiled awkwardly and said: "I never cook myself."
"Then go to the restaurant," Xu Wei covered her mouth and laughed
"Okay."
"Ye Mo let's exchange numbers, what's yours?" Xu Wei took out an exquisite pink phone and asked.
"I don't have a phone. If you need something, just knock on my door." after he had finished, Ye Mo went back to his room
Xu Wei fazed for a bit, then thought that even a laborer nowadays would have a phone, yet Ye Mo didn't even have one so he might be in an awful situation. She wondered when she looked at him if he even paid the rent, and how the owner could let him live here if he didn't.
Xu Wei thought that she was at least kind of pretty, but this Ye Mo didn't even want to sit for a little longer which was disappointing. It was as though he really came for the food. However, Xu Wei thought it through very quickly and concluded that he was probably self-conscious. After all, he was jobless and couldn't even afford a phone so, of course, he would be uncomfortable sitting down and talking with her. Thinking about this, Xu Wei finally found some peace in her heart.
Ye Mo's 50,000 dollars were all spent on rent and some herbs, as well as on the daily expenditure. Now, there was only around 20,000 left, so Ye Mo decided to set up his stall again.
However, this time, he wasn't going to sell charms as they were too hard to sell. His idea was to set up a small night market clinic stall.
The second day, Ye Mo didn't go to the Qing Du Lake Garden to train again. Instead, he woke up early in the morning and finished a set of fist training in the yard. Then, he went out to buy a medical box and a set of silver needles. Other than this, he also purchased a bunch of herbs. He made some simple medicine balls and soups. Of course, they weren't even the simplest concocted pills. However, for Ye Mo, these things were enough for him to set up a stall.
When he finished preparing everything, Ning Hai University had started again. It was already Ye Mo's 4th year of university.
As everyone expected, Ye Mo didn't pass a single subject and had to redo exams for everything. However, Ye Mo didn't give a sh*t about that.
This morning, Ye Mo woke up a little late as he slept an hour more than usual. When he arrived at Ning Hai University, it was already 7 am and, after going to the small restaurant outside the campus for some soy milk and a few buns, it was almost 8 am.
"Big brother, do you want to buy a flower?" Outside the restaurant stood a little girl holding a bunch of fresh flowers. She looked tense and scared as she came up to Ye Mo and asked.
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