Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable

Chapter 1053: Chapter 964: Official of the First Rank 25

From the momentum they sensed, the martial arts of these people were no worse than theirs. Especially a few passing young men, who gave them an unfathomable feeling, were definitely more skilled, and Murong Shuangshuang felt the most dangerous.

When he heard this news, Wang Jingqi was shocked. He knew that their Wang Family was a renowned aristocratic family in this dynasty, and even so, they had only trained just over a thousand elite fighters with the efforts of the entire family.

These elites were primarily responsible for protecting the important members of the Wang Family. Unless they were direct descendants or exceptionally talented collateral children, they could not be mobilized. This shows how costly it was to train such elites. But how could a small Yu Family Village be filled with such powerful individuals, even more formidable?

Actually, the credit goes to the herbal bath, which Wang Jingqi was naturally unaware of. To quickly enhance the villagers’ physical strength, Murong Shuangshuang painstakingly developed the herbal bath. After soaking for a year, this result was achieved. Otherwise, how could those elderly people with declining physical functions be capable of defeating two or three strong young men?

Because of the previous shock, when Wang Jingqi said he wanted to discuss a major deal with Murong Shuangshuang this time, his guards insisted that Wang Jingqi should not only bring a few people to meet Murong Shuangshuang as he did last time.

Wang Jingqi himself was actually startled by his subordinates’ words. He dared not go to Yu Family Village with only a few people to show sincerity. If enemies from their Wang Family had also allied with Yu Family Village, given Yu Family Village’s combat power, he wouldn’t be captured immediately?

To be safe, Wang Jingqi brought all his elite guards to Yu Family Village this time. If Yu Family Village truly became a tiger’s den, these people, though unable to defeat it, could at least bring Wang Jingqi out.

Due to previous reminders from his men, this time at Yu Family Village, Wang Jingqi carefully observed the villagers. Though he himself was not a martial artist, as the Young Clan Leader of the Wang Family, his status was second only to the Clan Leader. Surrounded by masters since childhood, even though he could not practice martial arts, his ability to discern whether a person was a master was still accurate.

The first time he came to Yu Family Village, Wang Jingqi only thought about doing business with Murong Shuangshuang and did not consider observing the villagers. So last time, Wang Jingqi did not notice anything special. He only felt the villagers of Yu Family Village were exceptionally spirited, and somewhat admired Murong Shuangshuang, a girl who could lead the villagers to live so well in these troubled times.

But after hearing from his subordinates about the hidden masters in Yu Family Village, Wang Jingqi had other thoughts. Therefore, when he entered Yu Family Village again, he purposely and carefully observed the villagers.

Upon close observation, Wang Jingqi was astonished to discover that the people of Yu Family Village were even more formidable than what his elite guards had described. Initially, he thought only some people practiced martial arts in the village, but as he walked through, he found that everyone in Yu Family Village, from the old to the young, was practicing martial arts. The entire village was practicing martial arts.

As he entered, he saw several villagers working in the fields at incredible speed, each of them swinging their hoes so fast they left afterimages.

Wang Jingqi purposefully watched for nearly an hour, observing that what would take farmers in his estate several hours to complete, Yu Family Village’s villagers finished quickly, yet those working showed no signs of fatigue.

Evidently, these villagers must all be martial arts experts. As he walked further, he found all the villagers working in the fields were equally formidable. Most shocking to Wang Jingqi was seeing some elderly people with half their hair gone white, yet standing tall and robust, working no worse than strong laborers in the outside world.

Moreover, a few children were playing under the trees. On a whim, they stepped on the tree trunks and climbed several meters high, then swiftly moved among the branches, lightly leaping down from the tall trees.

As these children jumped down from the trees, Wang Jingqi and his companions were so tense that they nearly couldn’t breathe. From such a tall tree, wouldn’t they be injured from the fall?!

Evidently, Wang Jingqi and his companions had overthought it. The children jumped down lightly, landing silently. Clearly, these children also possessed martial arts skills, and judging by their nimble movements, their skills were quite good.

Calming his breath, Wang Jingqi had already developed admiration for Murong Shuangshuang. How on earth did she manage to teach an entire village to become martial arts experts? It was truly astonishing.

What amazed Wang Jingqi the most, and moved him deeply, was his accidental discovery while observing Yu Family Village’s villagers. The fields in Yu Family Village were far more lush and productive than any fields he had seen before.

Fields outside Yu Family Village, also wheat fields, seemed ordinary and of average human height. Yet the wheat fields in Yu Family Village seemed as if each stalk was as robust as a man eight feet tall.

This difference naturally brought an increase in grain yield. Wang Jingqi felt a surge of heat in his heart. He couldn’t keep observing the villagers of Yu Family Village. Instead, he focused on observing the crops he saw along the way.

After confirming that all the crops were equally robust, Wang Jingqi was determined to bring this formidable figure, Murong Shuangshuang, into the Wang Family’s circle.

Meanwhile, he mentally planned to thoroughly investigate Yu Family Village upon returning. Murong Shuangshuang was not just a temporary partner making quick money in the court’s last days of decadence. She was someone with high recruitment value.

Who knows how Murong Shuangshuang managed to do it, building an ordinary village to such a degree! Training the ordinary villagers to such formidable prowess!

With feelings of astonishment and admiration, Wang Jingqi arrived at Murong Shuangshuang’s house. Now, Murong Shuangshuang no longer needed to attribute her works to her father, Murong Ting. Everyone now knew that Murong Shuangshuang surpassed her predecessor, excelling in both medicine and jade carving, far beyond her father, Murong Ting.

When Wang Jingqi came this time, he brought a lot of gold. This was Murong Shuangshuang’s payment for her carvings. Every time Wang Jingqi came, after swiftly concluding the transaction, he would leave immediately.

Every time Wang Jingqi went to the Capital City, aside from buying jade carvings and some luxury items for money and reserves to strive for dominance, he also had the task of gathering information in the Capital City. Thus, each visit to Yu Family Village to retrieve jade carvings was merely incidental.

Due to a sudden change in plans, Wang Jingqi didn’t intend to leave directly after getting what he wanted this time. He planned to have a thorough discussion with Murong Shuangshuang.