Chương 76: chapter 2-10 Super Shinto
Chapter 2
"But, what is this Spirit Energy? Also, what does the plus sign behind Strength, Speed, and Vitality mean? "
Ziyue suddenly froze and was a little surprised.
Long ago, he had discovered that he had obtained this strange attribute panel. He could roughly determine that this data was a representation of an adult's data.
With an adult's Strength, Speed, and Vitality of 1, the data that appeared in Ziyue's current eight year old appearance was naturally only a few tenths.
However, what appeared in front of him back then was just a single piece of data.
There was no so-called plus sign or Spirit Energy that appeared at the end.
It was obvious that these were all new.
"Could it be because of that little ghost? After the little ghost died and its soul scattered, it was absorbed by this attribute panel and turned into Spirit Energy? "
Ziyue was suspicious and had some faint guesses.
Subconsciously, Ziyue's consciousness was immersed behind the plus sign for Strength.
Suddenly, his body slightly heated up, as if he had gone through some training. Then, he looked at his body's data again.
Name: Ziyue
Strength: 0.26 (+)
Speed: 0.32 (+)
Vitality: 0.35 (+)
Martial Arts: None
Spirit Energy: 14
… …
"Strength increased by 0.01, Spirit Energy decreased by 1. That is to say, by consuming a bit of Spirit Energy, I can increase my strength, speed, and vitality by 0.01?"
Bai Ziyue quickly determined this point. He used two more points of soul power to increase his speed and vitality.
Immediately, the data on his body became:
Strength: 0.26 (+)
Speed: 0.33 (+)
Vitality: 0.36 (+)
Martial Arts: None
Spirit Energy: 12
Although this increase was not big, Ziyue could feel that he was a little stronger than before.
"It's a pity that my Spirit Energy is too little. Moreover, the only way I know of to obtain Spirit Energy is to kill ghosts.
With my strength, don't mention killing ghosts, if I really encounter ghosts, I'll definitely die.
Is there any other way to obtain Spirit Energy? "
Ziyue's thoughts turned and he temporarily gave up on using Spirit Energy to increase his strength.
… …
The next day, the sky cleared up.
Ziyue got up early and washed up with a willow branch. He then led a thin and weak old cow to the grassland not far from the village to graze the cow.
The old bull did not belong to the Bai Clan. It was bought by the six neighboring clans. A few families took turns to raise them, and today it was Bai Ziyue's family's turn.
At this time, there was already a child who was one or two years older than Ziyue. He was leading a cow and eating grass. When he saw him, he said excitedly, "I heard that you met a ghost. Is that true?"
News spread quickly in the small village. Early in the morning, almost everyone had heard about his encounter with a ghost. Along the way, he had already met several people who asked him the same question.
Their questions were not necessarily out of concern. Instead, it was more like they were satisfying their own curiosity. No one cared about his feelings.
Once he answered, he would instead look like a ghost. What actions did he take? Was it scary? He would be bombarded with questions.
Therefore, Ziyue ignored them. He tied the old cow to a big tree. The surrounding grass was enough for it to eat its fill. Only then did he climb up the tree and lay down gently.
Two hours later, Bai Ziyue led Old Cow all the way back home.
At this time, his mother, He Honghua, was catching a chicken.
Although He Honghua looked thin and weak, she was very nimble when it came to catching chickens. In just a few moves, she had already grabbed the old hen's neck.
"Mother, why are you catching a chicken when it's not a festival?"
Ziyue quickly put the cow in the cow pen and asked.
This old hen laid eggs almost every day. In He Honghua's eyes, it was very precious.
"Yesterday, your Uncle Ming helped you a lot. Although we can't take out a lot of money, we still need to treat him to a meal. This old hen is very fat. It's just right. "
He Honghua said. She crossed the old hen's two wings and directly made it unable to move. Then, she pulled out the feathers on its neck and was about to take action with a knife.
Seeing this, Ziyue quickly went forward and said, "Let me help you."
He grabbed the old hen's wings with one hand and lifted its neck with the other.
Although He Honghua felt it was strange, she still smiled. She raised the kitchen knife and with a slash, the hen cried out. Chicken blood spilled out and was scooped up by He Honghua, who was already prepared.
Half a bowl of chicken blood flowed out. The old hen gradually lost its strength and died quickly.
Seeing this, Ziyue quickly opened the status panel.
Immediately, his status appeared in front of him.
Name: Ziyue
Strength: 0.26 (+)
Speed: 0.33 (+)
Physique: 0.36 (+)
Martial Arts: None
Spiritual Energy: 13
"Spiritual Energy increased by one point. As expected, when other creatures die, I can also obtain spiritual energy."
Ziyue was slightly excited.
Yesterday, he had already determined that spiritual energy was the guarantee for him to strengthen himself. But if he could only obtain spiritual energy by killing ghosts, then his improvement would be far away.
After all, ghosts were rare and very dangerous. They were not something he could deal with.
Therefore, he thought about whether the death of other creatures could also increase his spiritual energy.
Previously, when he was herding cows, he did not crush ants and insects to experiment, but he did not gain anything. Now that he obtained some spiritual energy from killing a chicken, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
With this, he finally found an effective way to improve his spiritual energy.
At noon, Xu Ming arrived as promised.
He Honghua had been busy the whole morning preparing seven to eight dishes. They filled the table and were even more lavish than the New Year at home.
"Sister-in-law, you're too kind."
Xu Ming said and sat down under Bai Yong's greeting.
After eating and drinking to their heart's content, Bai Yong said nervously, "About my Yue 'er, please take care of him in the future, Brother Xu Ming."
"Don't worry, I can't guarantee that what happened to Qi 'er will not happen to Mount Ziyue again."
Xu Ming said loudly after drinking a jar of wine. His face was slightly red.
"Then, thank you, Brother Xu Ming."
Hearing this, Bai Yong also breathed a sigh of relief.
Qi 'er was Xu Ming's uncle's third son. It was rumored that he was beaten to death when he was an apprentice.
Now that he had Xu Ming's assurance, he felt more confident.
…
Ziyue originally thought that even if Uncle Ming agreed to bring him to town, he would have to wait for a few days. He did not expect to be called on the same day and followed Xu Ming to the entrance of the village.
He did not have many things on him. He only had two changes of coarse linen clothes and the three silver coins that He Honghua had placed in them before he left. They were folded together into a cloth bag and carried on his back.
Three silver coins — Taking a thousand copper coins as the norm, the norm was one tael. One tael was equivalent to ten copper coins, so three silver coins were equivalent to three hundred copper coins.
After conversion, it was equivalent to three hundred copper coins in Ziyue's previous life. It was not much.
But when he thought about how He Honghua had spent two months and almost a hundred soles in exchange for these three silver coins, he felt very heavy.
Chapter 3
Apart from Ziyue, there were two other children of the same age who followed Xu Ming to town. One was called Xu Li, and the other was called Zhang Guoyi.
Xu Li was the child of Xu Ming's cousin. He was fair and clean, but looked weak.
As for Zhang Guoyi, he was the strongest of the three. His face was dark, and although he was young, he was muscular. Ziyue estimated that his strength and physique were above 0.5, much stronger than him.
Zhang Guoyi's parents died early, and he was now in the care of his uncle. His uncle and aunt were not harsh to him, but he was not their biological child. Furthermore, their family was poor, so they treated him differently. When they heard that Xu Ming was recommending someone to be an apprentice, they sent him over.
The journey from the village to Qinghe Town was a full fifty miles. Most of it was mountain roads and small roads, so it was not easy to walk.
Along the way, Ziyue gritted his teeth and persevered. He did not take the initiative to complain that he was tired.
If he could not hold on any longer, he would use his spiritual energy to add points to his physique. While strengthening his physique, he would also be able to generate new energy, so he would not be too tired.
Thus, even though Ziyue's physique was the weakest among the three, the one who would complain of being tired was Xu Li.
Xu Ming naturally took care of his nephew, so he would take the opportunity to call for a break.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Bai Ziyue hurriedly asked Xu Ming about some matters related to martial arts. This was also his biggest motivation for going to Qinghe Town.
"Martial arts are divided into external forging and internal forging. This is the so-called external forging of the muscles, bones, and skin, and internal forging of the five viscera and six bowels.
After that, it is the inner Qi realm. Once the inner Qi is formed, one's strength will explode. Just like the brats you encountered before, as long as an inner Qi expert's aura explodes, they will be crushed. "
Xu Ming's face was solemn as he spoke seriously.
"Then Uncle Ming, what realm are you in?"
Xu Li's eyes lit up as he asked curiously.
"Me? It can be considered internal forging. "
Xu Ming's face revealed a trace of a smile.
External forging was a threshold. It was not that easy to go from external forging to internal forging.
Even though it was only the beginning stages of internal refinement, his status within the sect had already risen to a certain level. He had been promoted from the dock steward to the head of the platoon.
It was also because of this that he decided to introduce people to the gang from the village.
"Internal refinement?"
Ziyue's heart skipped a beat. Even now, he still had a deep impression of the might of Xu Ming's punch.
If Internal Refinement was already so strong, then how powerful would Inner Qi, which was one level higher than Internal Refinement, be?
Moreover, from Xu Ming's face, Ziyue could tell that the other party's internal refinement training was not profound. Evidently, there was still a lot of room for improvement …
When he thought about the strength of martial arts, Ziyue could not help but yearn for it. He could not wait to head to Qinghe Town.
Soon, the group continued their journey.
"Let's move faster. This road is within the Ghost Head Stronghold's patrol area. If we encounter the Ghost Head Stronghold's people, it will be very troublesome."
Suddenly, Xu Ming said solemnly.
Ziyue and the others' hearts tightened, and they hurriedly increased their pace.
As people from the nearby village, they naturally knew about the Ghost Head Stronghold. They knew that there was a group of mountain bandits inside. They were vicious and had killed countless people. The government had tried to encircle and suppress them several times, but they had returned without success. They were very rampant.
Fortunately, this road was not the Ghost Head Stronghold's main patrol area. After all, the people coming and going were all mountain people. They did not have enough resources and were not valued. Therefore, they passed through without any accidents.
During this time, because they were hurrying, Ziyue had to continuously increase his physique. Otherwise, he would definitely not be able to hold on.
As for Xu Li, he had been carried by Xu Ming halfway through the journey.
On the other side, Zhang Guoyi's physique was indeed different from ordinary people. Although he was the same age as Ziyue, he was only slightly panting after a long journey.
Xu Ming saw the performance of the three people.
He could not be too harsh on his nephew. Zhang Guoyi's physique was stronger, so it was not surprising that he was able to keep up with him. However, Ziyue's physique was clearly weaker than his nephew's, but he was able to grit his teeth and keep up without asking for his help. This really surprised him.
When the sun set in the west, they finally saw Qinghe Town after a few hours of hurrying.
Under the setting sun, it seemed to be enveloped by a ball of fire, emitting a red light. Under the tall city walls, the gate was wide open, and there were countless people going in and out.
"Qinghe Town!"
In this life, Ziyue was illiterate. The characters in his previous life were also different from the characters in this life. However, he was able to quickly determine that the three slightly complicated characters marked on the gate were the three words "Qinghe Town".
Bai Ziyue made a mental note of these three words. He planned to start learning how to read while learning martial arts.
He did not necessarily need to be proficient in literature or martial arts. However, learning how to read and distinguish between sentences would definitely be of great help to him when he came into contact with martial arts and secret manuals in the future.
Even though Qinghe Town was a small town, there was an entrance fee to enter and exit. Regardless of goods, everyone had to pay at least one copper coin to enter and exit.
Xu Ming brought Ziyue and the other two and also paid four copper coins to pass through.
"So this is Qinghe Town. It is indeed bustling."
Zhang Guoyi said in a daze.
On the bustling streets, all sorts of strange things could be seen. The clothes of the people coming and going were much more extravagant than the people in the village.
This was the first time he had stepped into a town, so he felt that everything was strange.
"This is the West District. Because it is close to the city gate, there are more people gathering here, forming a commercial street.
However, the truly bustling place is the North Street. The government office, the branch of the Scorching Sun Gang, some dojos, academies, and restaurants are all there. That is where the rich people come and go. "
Xu Ming explained with a smile.
Ziyue did not say anything and secretly remembered all of this.
Academies and dojos were places that he yearned to go to.
However, he was clear that these were not things that he could come into contact with at the moment. Studying in the academy, the annual tuition fees and book fees were not something that his family could afford, not to mention the recommendation letter from the Xiucai master.
As for dojos, the requirements were not that high, but the money spent to learn martial arts was definitely more than studying in an academy.
"Uncle Ming, what is going on over there?"
Suddenly, Ziyue pointed to a place not far away. Xixi was mumbling and countless people were gathered together.
"The execution platform. The place where the government executes the heinous criminals.
Looking at the situation, it seems that someone is going to be executed. "
Xu Ming said with a complicated expression.
Those who could be executed were usually people with martial arts skills. To him, it was an insult to die on the execution platform.
Of course, those who committed heinous crimes had only themselves to blame and he would not sympathize with them.
"The execution platform?!"
Ziyue's eyes lit up when he heard this. He quickly looked at Xu Ming and said, "Can we go and take a look?"
He had some expectations in his heart.
Now that the spirit energy on his status panel had been depleted, as his trump card, he naturally hoped to have more spirit energy.
Although he could not actively kill people for spirit energy, he would not mind if he could obtain spirit energy through this passive method.
Chapter 4
"Okay!"
Xu Ming glanced at them. Ziyue was eager to try, Zhang Guoyi looked confused, and his nephew Xu Li was obviously timid. He also wanted to train them, so he didn't refuse and nodded decisively.
With the strong Xu Ming taking the lead, Ziyue and the others quickly came to the front.
The first thing Ziyue saw was a burly man with steel shackles on his head and hands. His legs were also chained by long iron chains. He knelt on a stone platform that was about 20 square meters. The ground of the stone platform was dark red. Obviously, it was the blood stains that couldn't be cleaned up due to too many beheadings. Next to him were several soldiers and an old executioner.
In the distance, there was an executioner on the platform. It was said that he was Yang Zhengling, the Guard of Qinghe Town.
At this time, Ziyue and the others also knew the identity of the burly man kneeling on the platform. He was the Fourth Chief of the Ghost Head Stronghold, Iron Arm Wu Liang.
It was said that he encountered the second son of the Li family, Li Xu, when he was intercepting the goods of the Li family's banquet hall and was directly captured.
"The Li family has three heroes. The eldest son, Li Qing, is in charge of the business and manages the banquet hall well. I heard that he has branches in the county. The second son, Li Xu, is born with great strength and martial arts. The third son, Lee Hoon, is a real scholar. He is a literary star.
This Ghost Head Stronghold's Wu Liang targeted the Li family. It's a big mistake. "
Some people who knew were discussing excitedly.
"The Ghost Head Stronghold killed and set fires. They are evil and should have been eradicated long ago.
This time, the Fourth Chief was captured and beheaded. It's really exciting. "
Someone gnashed his teeth and said.
Listening to the discussion, Ziyue also looked askance. This person was obviously someone who had suffered greatly.
"Kill!"
Right at this moment, Guardian Yang Zhengling shouted and tossed out a command medallion.
Clang!
The token fell on the stone platform and made a crisp sound. The old executioner picked up a bowl of wine and spat it on the blade.
"Every injustice has its perpetrator and every debt has its debtor. You and I have no grudges in the past and have no enmity today. This is my duty and I am following orders. Sorry for the offense."
As he spoke, he raised his broadsword.
"Ah …"
At this time, Iron Arm Hand Wu Liang seemed to be unwilling to bow down. He let out a shout, and the strength of his whole body tightened. His two thick arms immediately turned blue, and between the bulging muscles and blood vessels, they were incomparably hard. He was indeed worthy of the name Iron Arm Hand.
Bang!
The thick and solid iron buckle was forcefully torn apart, and the iron shackles cracked.
However, it was all too late.
The butcher's knife slashed down with extreme speed.
Wu Liang suddenly froze. A trace of blood flowed out from his neck, gradually forming a thin line. Then, with a bang, his head fell off, revealing a bowl-sized wound below. Hot blood spurted out like a fountain.
At this time, the old executioner had already picked up a rag and was gently wiping the bloodless broadsword. His calm face was as calm as before.
Someone died!
He was really dead!
One slash, clean and tidy!
Ziyue's eyes widened and then contracted violently. An uncontrollable feeling of nausea rose up and up, and then he could no longer suppress it.
"Blergh …"
Ziyue's face was deathly pale. He was about to vomit.
When he suggested to watch the beheading, he had already expected it to be bloody. He had already prepared himself mentally. He thought that the world was different. His previous life was peaceful, but this one was chaotic and vicious. He would face death sooner or later. Only by adapting as much as possible could he survive better.
He was very rational, and forced himself to open his eyes wide.
However, in the instant that the bright red blood spurted out, his mind was already empty. An endless chill had completely extinguished all of his previous thoughts.
After a long while, Bai Ziyue finally calmed down. Only then did he notice that he wasn't the only one vomiting. Xu Li and Zhang Guoyi were also vomiting. Even some of the spectators in the surroundings had left behind a mess on the ground.
"Done?"
Xu Ming glanced at Ziyue with a faint smile. After all, he was still a child. No matter how mature he pretended to be, he could not avoid being embarrassed at this moment.
The three of them nodded with pale faces.
"Then let's go. It's already late. I'll arrange everything for you as soon as possible. "
Xu Ming said and took the lead.
Ziyue hurriedly followed, but a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.
"This time, watching the beheading was not in vain."
Ziyue's data suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.
Name: Ziyue
Strength: 0.26 (+)
Speed: 0.33 (+)
Physique: 0.49 (+)
Martial Arts: None
Spiritual Energy: 837
On the status panel, the other data did not change. However, his spiritual energy had increased by more than 800 points.
From Ziyue's point of view, this was definitely a huge number.
One must know that back then, Little Ghost had only contributed 17 points to him. But this Ghost Head Stronghold's fourth chief, Iron Arm Wu Liang, had contributed almost 50 times more than Little Ghost.
This was really beyond his expectations, and it made him incomparably surprised.
"However, this spiritual energy amount, what is the basis? Strength? Or other factors? "
Ziyue could not help but ponder.
Little Chick was the weakest, so it only contributed 1 point of spiritual energy. Little Ghost was slightly stronger, giving 15 points. This Wu Liang's strength was strong, and he felt that he was not weaker than Uncle Ming. So he could contribute almost 1000 points of spiritual energy?
"Uncle Ming, I wonder what level this Wu Liang's strength is at?"
Ziyue hurriedly asked.
"Iron Arm Wu Liang. I heard that he had already completed external refinement three years ago and entered internal refinement. His current strength should be slightly stronger than mine, right?"
Xu Ming said with a serious face.
"He's that strong?"
Ziyue could not help but be startled.
He had seen Uncle Ming's strength with his own eyes. His fist did not touch Little Ghost. Just the pressure of his Qi and blood was enough to scatter Little Ghost's soul.
This Wu Liang's strength was stronger than Uncle Ming, but he was only the fourth chief of the Ghost Head Stronghold. It could be imagined that the first three chiefs of the Ghost Head Stronghold must be even more terrifying.
"Uncle Ming, where are we going next?"
At this moment, Xu Li asked.
"The first place we're going to is, of course, the Scorching Sun Gang's branch in Qinghe Town, North Street.
There should be a small test there. As long as you pass the test, there will naturally be people who will arrange things for you. "
… …
As expected, North Street was much more prosperous than West Street.
There were restaurants that were three to five stories high and spacious silk shops. The fragrance of rouge and face powder overflowed from a shop filled with noblewomen. In a quiet bookstore, a group of scholars stared straight ahead … …
There was an antique shop, a painting pavilion, a pawnshop, and even a theater … …
Even though the sky had completely darkened, the rows of lanterns in the shops on both sides of North Street still illuminated the road with incomparable brightness.
Even Ziyue, who believed that he had seen a lot of things, was dazzled when he saw so many scenes that resembled ancient times. Not to mention Xu Li and Zhang Guoyi, who were practically leaving the village for the first time.
But soon, as Xu Ming's figure turned, they left the street area and arrived at a row of residential areas that were obviously rich and powerful.
After a while, Xu Ming stopped in his tracks.
They had arrived at the Scorching Sun Gang's branch!
Chapter 5
This was clearly a branch that had been transformed from a rich family's mansion. The stone lions on both sides were mighty and extraordinary. The gate was high and there was a small door that could only allow one person to enter at a time.
Xu Ming's position in the Scorching Sun Gang was not low. Naturally, he could enter through the door. However, Ziyue and the others were not qualified. Of course, there was no need for that.
Thus, Xu Ming directly led the three of them along the outer wall and entered through the back door.
Very soon, Bai Ziyue and the others saw that there were seven or eight children around their age in the backyard. They were standing together obediently.
"You guys go over and stand with them. I'll talk to the manager here. Don't worry, with my face, all of you will pass the test."
Xu Ming said softly to Ziyue and the others. Then, he quickly left.
Ziyue sized up these people. There were a total of eight people, five boys and three girls. They were all seven or eight years old. They should be like them, children who had been introduced to be apprentices.
Perhaps Xu Ming's words were heard by them. When they saw Ziyue and the others approaching, their eyes were somewhat complicated.
Ziyue had nothing to say about this. If he could smoothly enter the Scorching Sun Gang and become an apprentice, he would naturally not give up.
After a while, Xu Ming walked back with large strides. However, his expression was somewhat ugly.
Ziyue's heart sank. He had a bad guess.
As expected, his guess was quickly confirmed.
"Things are a bit difficult. The person in charge of the test this time is coincidentally not on good terms with me."
Xu Ming was somewhat depressed and embarrassed. He had already made a guarantee, but he did not expect that there would be twists and turns.
Who would have thought that his opponent for the position of head of the docks would change after leaving the docks and become the logistics manager of the Scorching Sun Gang's branch?
"But you guys don't have to worry. I'll be watching the whole process. I don't think Zhang Bo will dare to deliberately make things difficult for you."
Seeing the obvious panic on Xu Li and Zhang Guoyi's faces, Xu Ming hurriedly comforted them.
Ziyue smiled bitterly. I'm afraid you're here.
With Uncle Ming's absence, it would not be good for the other party to make things difficult for the children. However, with Uncle Ming around to protect them, the other party would take the opportunity to make things difficult for them.
However, even if he understood this logic, he couldn't say it out loud. He could only suppress it and wait patiently.
Soon, a group of people walked out of a house in the backyard.
The leader of the group was a middle-aged man. He was thin and his face was fair. However, his eyes were very small. When he squinted, there seemed to be a flash of cold light, giving people an extremely cold feeling.
Obviously, this was the Zhang Bo that Xu Ming spoke of.
Beside him were two youths, one fat and one skinny. They were slightly behind by half a figure, and their attitude was humble and respectful. They did not dare to walk in front.
"This is Steward Zhang, the logistics manager of our Scorching Sun Gang branch. Why aren't you coming over to greet him?"
The thin youth beside Zhang Bo snorted coldly and said.
"Hello, Steward Zhang!"
All the children immediately stepped forward and said timidly.
"Hmph, you're just pretending!"
Xu Ming snorted coldly. He couldn't stand it.
Zhang Bo's expression did not change. He looked at the eleven children in front of him. Among them, Ziyue, Xu Li, and Zhang Guoyi were relatively close to each other. Xu Li would occasionally look at Xu Ming with a pleading look. In addition, the two of them looked somewhat similar, so he had a plan in mind.
"It's already late. I won't take up any more of your time. Do any of you know how to read? Stand aside. "
Zhang Bo said with an indifferent gaze.
Hearing this, Ziyue's expression changed. He could not help but reveal a helpless expression.
He could read, but it was the language of his previous life. In this life, he naturally did not have the opportunity to read.
Knowing the importance of learning how to read, he decided once again to solve the problem of literacy as soon as possible.
However, at this moment, a child took a small step forward and quickly retreated timidly.
"What are you doing?"
The thin youth glared at him.
"I … I know how to write my name."
The child said timidly.
"What's the use of just two words? Stand there obediently. "
The youth snorted coldly and swept his gaze over everyone.
The child immediately did not dare to make a sound. The others also stood motionless in the same place.
Obviously, none of the eleven children were literate.
However, this was normal. Which one of them who could read was not from a wealthy family? Naturally, it was impossible for them to come to the Scorching Sun Gang to apply for an apprenticeship.
Only children from poor families like Ziyue would think of a way to survive here.
"Since no one is literate, then if you want to enter the Scorching Sun Gang, you can only rely on your strength.
Do you see those stone blocks over there? Fifty kilograms for boys and thirty kilograms for girls. Whoever can lift the stone blocks over their shoulders and walk ten steps will pass the test. "
Zhang Bo pointed to the stone blocks at the edge of the courtyard and said indifferently.
Those stone blocks were obviously used by the disciples of the Scorching Sun Gang to train their strength. They were piled up by the wall and each of them was marked with their weight.
"Fifty kilograms …"
The children's faces changed color.
"If I remember correctly, in the previous tests, the boys only needed to lift thirty kilograms of stone blocks and the girls only needed twenty kilograms to pass the test.
You directly doubled it. Isn't it a bit too much? "
Xu Ming's expression also changed when he heard this and said coldly.
Children of seven or eight years old but less than ten years old had limited strength, not to mention these people who came from poor families. They probably could only eat meat during the holidays. Each of them was skinny and had limited strength.
Not to mention fifty kilograms of stone blocks, even lifting thirty kilograms of stone blocks would be difficult, let alone walking ten steps.
Xu Ming did not care much about the others. However, among the three people he brought, apart from Zhang Guoyi who seemed to have some strength and might be able to pass, Ziyue and Xu Li were both very thin and weak. It would be extremely difficult for them to pass.
"Do I have the final say here or do you have the final say?
Not to mention that you don't have the qualifications to give orders here. Even if you did … Protector Liu Yang said that it would be better to have nothing than to have something substandard.
Could it be that you dare to doubt Protector Liu Yang's words? "
Zhang Bo smiled coldly, and a trace of satisfaction flashed through his eyes.
He remembered how he had lost miserably in the competition for the head of the docks.
Xu Ming was speechless, and his expression was extremely ugly.
The Scorching Sun Gang was only a branch in Qinghe Town. The person with the highest status was the leader of the gang, Liu Dong, and below him were Left Protector Zhao Jing and Right Protector Liu Yang.
Although he had some status at the Qinghe Pier, he did not have the authority to speak in front of Protector Liu Yang.
Although he was very clear that perhaps Protector Liu Yang had indeed said that it would be better to have nothing than to have something substandard, it was also a fact that Zhang Bo was using Protector Liu Yang to suppress him at this moment.
What made him even more helpless was that he did not dare to refute.
"What are you standing there for? If you want to try, then try. If not, hurry up and go back to where you came from. "
Smiling proudly, Zhang Bo did not have a good expression towards Ziyue and the others.
"I'll give it a try!"
Ziyue was about to step forward, but Zhang Guoyi stepped forward first.
Chapter 6
Although Zhang Guoyi was about the same age as Ziyue and the others, he was taller than them by a head and looked very strong. His physique and strength were clearly far superior to ordinary people.
He strode forward and quickly arrived in front of the stone block that was equivalent to fifty pounds. He bent down and grabbed the handle of the stone block with both hands.
"Up!"
Zhang Guoyi exerted all his strength. His arms and neck seemed to have become thicker. He lifted the heavy stone block and carried it on his shoulders.
One step, two steps, three steps …
Soon, he took ten steps.
"Dong!"
The sound of the heavy stone block falling to the ground was heard.
Zhang Guoyi hurriedly put down the stone block and stood to the side, panting.
Obviously, even if his physique was good and was better than his peers, it was still difficult for him to continue lifting such a heavy object.
"Okay, you pass. Stand over here."
Zhang Bo did not make things difficult for him and nodded lightly.
"Yes!"
Zhang Guoyi hurriedly responded. He knew that he had passed the test and quickly stood over.
It seemed that Zhang Guoyi's success gave the other children some hope. Soon, there were people who came forward to try.
At the same time, there were also girls who ran to the side of the thirty pound stone block and wanted to try.
Unfortunately, no matter how hard they tried, no matter how hard they tried, no matter how hard they tried, they could barely lift the stone block. Some of them were so weak that they couldn't even move the stone block slightly, let alone lift it up and walk ten steps.
"Let's go. I'll help you think of a way when we get back."
At this time, Xu Ming came closer and said in a low voice.
Xu Li nodded dejectedly. He had tried just now, but the stone block did not move at all. Naturally, he knew that he could not pass the test.
"Uncle Ming, I want to try."
Ziyue's face was serious. As he spoke, he walked directly to the stone block.
He naturally knew that since Uncle Ming said that he would help him think of a way, he would definitely be able to arrange it for him and would not let them return to the village with their tails between their legs.
Perhaps it was not the Scorching Sun gang, but there would be other places for them to stay.
However, he had never forgotten his purpose of coming to Qinghe Town, which was to learn martial arts.
If he did not join the Scorching Sun gang, how could he learn martial arts? He might be able to make a living as an apprentice in some shops, but he would definitely not have the opportunity to learn martial arts.
Therefore, even if this test was difficult, he had to give it a try.
Of course, he had enough confidence.
Name: Ziyue
Strength: 0.26 (+)
Speed: 0.33 (+)
Physique: 0.49 (+)
Martial arts: None
Spiritual Energy: 837
Bai Ziyue's consciousness was in a daze as he tapped on the Power button.
Immediately, his soul energy was rapidly consumed, and his strength was rapidly increasing.
In that instant, it was as if he had gone through countless training sessions. He could clearly feel his strength growing. Even his originally thin and weak body and arms had become thicker and thicker, with some muscles faintly appearing.
However, when his strength's to's's to's Strength increased.
"Reached the limit?"
Bai Ziyue frowned, but after thinking about it, it was normal.
This kind of increase could not be limitless because the human body had its limits.
At his age, his physique, meridians, and bones were all very weak and tender. If he continued to increase them, it would probably cause some bad things to happen and affect his future growth.
Even now, he still felt a swelling sensation, and it was very uncomfortable.
However, he quickly realized that this discomfort was mostly caused by the imbalance between his Speed, Physique, and Strength.
Therefore, after thinking about it, he did not hesitate and continued to add points.
Anyway, because of Iron Arm Wu Liang, he had a lot of Spiritual Energy, so he did not mind this little consumption.
Soon, Ziyue felt his entire body surging with heat, especially his legs. The surging power actually made him grow a little taller.
At this moment, he actually felt a kind of power.
Although this kind of power was far inferior to ordinary people, let alone martial artists.
Name: Ziyue
Strength: 0.5
Speed: 0.5
Physique: 0.5
Martial Arts: None
Spiritual Energy: 795
"As expected, after increasing my Strength, Speed, and Physique to the limit, there are no more signs indicating that I can increase them."
Obviously, his current state should be the limit of what he could achieve.
If he wanted to increase them, he would have to rely on other methods.
Ziyue's greatest expectation was still Martial Arts!
However, if he wanted to learn Martial Arts, he first needed to join the Scorching Sun Gang.
Therefore, he quickly gathered his thoughts and stretched out his hands to grab the handle of the stone block.
"Up!"
With a muffled groan, Ziyue's body tensed up. The veins on his neck and head bulged.
"You lifted it?"
A child exclaimed.
Ziyue used all his strength to lift the stone block and slowly raised it above his shoulders.
Then, he took one step at a time.
With every step he took, he could clearly feel the weight on his body pressing down on his legs.
This pressure was so great that he would not be able to withstand it in the past.
However, under the condition of increasing his Physique and Speed, his legs seemed to have gone through countless training and became much stronger. He could completely withstand it.
One step, two steps, three steps …
Soon, Ziyue completed all ten steps.
He slowly squatted down and the stone block fell to the ground again with a muffled thud.
"You pass."
Zhang Bo's expression was strange, but he still nodded slowly.
He did not expect that the two people who passed the test were introduced by him. He wanted to make things difficult for Xu Ming.
Ziyue was delighted and finally let out a long sigh of relief.
After passing the test, he was one step closer to learning Martial Arts.
"Alright, the test is over. Those who did not pass can return to where they came from. The two of you, follow Wang Jian. He will make arrangements for you. "
Zhang Bo chuckled and turned to leave.
Wang Jian was the tall and skinny young man standing behind Zhang Bo. He waved at Ziyue and Zhang Guoyi. He did not give them a chance to say goodbye to Xu Ming, nor did he intend to talk to them. He walked ahead of them.
The two hurriedly followed him.
"Mount Ziyue, why do I feel that you have grown taller?"
On the way, Zhang Guoyi asked in a low voice.
"No, it's not."
Ziyue's expression did not change. He knew that it was because he had used his Soul Power to increase his Soul Power.
This could be considered a side effect. Ziyue made a mental note. If he wanted to increase his Soul Power in the future, he could not rashly increase his Soul Power by too much.
Soon, under Wang Jian's lead, Ziyue and Zhang Guoyi arrived at a place that looked like a courtyard.
"Senior Brother Wang, are there only two of us today?"
A man with a small beard and a long and narrow scar on his face, from his eye bone to his chin, saw Wang Jian and hurriedly walked up to him. Seeing that there were only two young men behind Wang Jian, he could not help but show a surprised look.
"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask."
Wang Jian snorted with an unfriendly look. He glanced at Ziyue and Zhang Guoyi and said, "These two, register them as Apprentices."
Chapter 7
"Yes, Senior Wang!"
The scarred man glanced at Bai Ziyue and Zhang Guoyi with a strange look. He muttered to himself, but still hurriedly agreed.
Ziyue's heart sank. Even though he didn't know how they were treated as apprentices, he knew that they were being targeted.
"Follow me."
After Wang Jian left, the scar-faced man brought them into a room. He took out a pen and a book to register them. "What are your names? Where are you from? Who are your parents? Tell me everything."
"Ziyue, from Cloud Leaf Village. Parents …"
Bai Ziyue knew that this was a form of registration, which meant that they were officially recognized as members of the Radiant Sun Gang. Even though he was only an apprentice, a so-called chore apprentice, he didn't dare to be negligent and answered in full detail.
"Zhang Guoyi, also from Cloud Leaf Village. Parents are dead …"
Zhang Guoyi followed suit and also introduced his own situation.
"Ziyue, Zhang Guoyi. These names are not bad."
The scar-faced man nodded slowly. Normally, the names given by the villagers were very simple. Er Leng, Gouzi, San Niu, and so on were simple and easy to remember.
"There's an old Tongsheng in our village. Our names were all given by him."
Ziyue said hurriedly.
The scar-faced man nodded. He didn't really care about these things. Soon, his expression became indifferent and solemn.
"Since you've joined the Scorching Sun Gang, you have to follow the rules of the Scorching Sun Gang. The Three Rules, Five Laws, and Twelve Laws. Remember them all.
If you violate them, you'll be implicated. If it's serious, do you see the registration information? Even your parents and relatives will be implicated. "
As he spoke, he pointed at the information of Ziyue and the others in the book. His tone was threatening.
Both of their faces turned pale.
"Of course, with your status, you don't have the right to make such a big mistake.
Next, I'll tell you about your status and responsibilities.
In the Scorching Sun Gang, there are three types of apprentices. They are inner apprentices, outer apprentices, and miscellaneous apprentices like you. "
At this point, the scarred man paused for a moment before continuing, "Normally, newly recruited apprentices will start as outer apprentices. After a month of assessment, if their performance is not good or they make mistakes, they will be demoted to odd jobs apprentices.
As for you guys, it's obvious that you've offended someone. Senior Wang, right? "
He laughed mockingly. His hideous scar looked like a centipede.
"No … No … How could he do that?"
Zhang Guoyi said in a panic. He was at a loss.
No one would be happy to hear that they had been relegated to the lowest-ranked Miscellaneous Apprentice from the very beginning.
Bai Ziyue naturally knew the reason and could only smile bitterly.
"Alright, since Senior Wang said that you'll be relegated to miscellaneous apprentices, you can only accept your fate. I have no right to change it.
However, it's not like miscellaneous apprentices don't have a chance to become outer apprentices, or even inner apprentices.
Anyway, the apprenticeship period is five years. As long as you perform well, you'll have a chance to be promoted.
Also, there's a benefit to being an outer apprentice. Outer and inner apprentices don't get to enjoy it, and that's you can get paid. Although it's not much, it's better than nothing, isn't it? "
The scar-faced man waved his hand and said jokingly.
"Senior, what do miscellaneous apprentices do? Can they … learn martial arts?"
Ziyue didn't care about his status. His goal was as clear as ever.
"You can call me Mr. Qian." The scar-faced man first introduced himself before continuing. "Of course you can learn martial arts. The Scorching Sun Gang has relied on martial arts to achieve our current status.
Also, it's worth mentioning that when a miscellaneous apprentice is promoted to an outer apprentice, other than gaining great merits, the biggest opportunity is to learn martial arts.
Generally, miscellaneous apprentices can apply for a day every month to learn martial arts.
Almost every morning, there will be someone in the gang teaching the outer and inner apprentices martial arts. You can also learn from them.
As for whether or not you can receive guidance from your senior brothers and learn martial arts, it's all up to you.
However, miscellaneous apprentices have to work. There are so many chores that you can't finish every day. How can you have time to learn martial arts?
So, I advise you to accept your fate. "
Mr. Qian shook his head slowly.
He had seen many children who wanted to rely on martial arts to change their fate. In the first few months, they would come to learn, but after a period of failure, they would all give up.
"Then, Mr. Qian, I apply to start learning martial arts tomorrow. Is that okay?"
Ziyue's eyes lit up and quickly said.
"I also want to learn martial arts tomorrow."
Zhang Guoyi, who was standing at the side, was not stupid.
"You're smart."
Mr. Qian smiled faintly.
He didn't have any bad feelings towards Ziyue and Zhang Guoyi. They were both children, so he naturally didn't deliberately make things difficult for them.
…
"I can finally learn martial arts. Outer Forging, Inner Refining, and Inner Qi … I don't know what real martial arts are like."
Ziyue lay on the bed, secretly looking forward to it.
At this time, he was in a small house that looked a little shabby. There was a big bed that stretched from one side of the wall to the other. A total of nine teenagers slept together.
This was the place that Mr. Qian arranged for them to stay temporarily. Zhang Guoyi slept next to him.
As for the others, they were all miscellaneous apprentices. Some of them came only a few days earlier than them, but they were all arranged to work in the mansion of the Scorching Sun Gang branch.
According to them, the miscellaneous apprentices might be assigned to other places. Therefore, they were only staying here temporarily. If they were sent to other properties of the Scorching Sun Gang, they would naturally have to leave.
According to them, the miscellaneous apprentices were divided into internal and external miscellaneous apprentices. They could stay in the mansion of the Scorching Sun Gang branch, so they were considered internal miscellaneous apprentices. Those who worked outside were considered external miscellaneous apprentices and had a lower status than them.
At the very least, they all looked down on foreign apprentices.
"Mount Ziyue, do you think we can be as good as Uncle Ming when we learn martial arts? I heard that Uncle Ming once went up the mountain alone and killed a 700-pound tiger.
If we learn martial arts and are as good as Uncle Ming, we'll have a bright future and won't have to worry about starving anymore.
By the way, speaking of food, the food here is really good. The pancakes that are as big as my face are really delicious. "
Zhang Guoyi was drooling as he spoke.
In the village, his parents died and he lived with his uncle. He ate poorly and rarely had enough to eat. The pancakes at night were already the best food in his eyes.
"Yes, I definitely will."
Ziyue said firmly.
In his heart, even Uncle Ming was not his goal.
This was because everything he experienced today made him understand that even in this small Qinghe Town, there were many people who were stronger than Uncle Ming. For example, the Fourth Bandit Chief of the Ghost Head Stronghold, Iron Hand Wu Liang, who had been beheaded, Li Xu, one of the three heroes of the Li family who had captured Iron Hand Wu Liang, and the Protector Liu Yang mentioned by the Logistics Manager Zhang Bo … Not to mention, there was an even bigger world outside of Qinghe Town.
Chapter 8
The next day, before dawn, Ziyue was awakened by the creaking sound of the door opening.
Opening his eyes, he saw that in the dark room, the other children on the big bed had all gotten up and started their day's complicated work.
Because he and Zhang Guoyi had both applied to learn martial arts today, Mr. Qian did not arrange for them to work.
However, Ziyue quickly got up and put on his clothes.
"Mount Ziyue, what time is it now?"
Zhang Guoyi was awakened by Ziyue's movement and opened his eyes.
"It was just three in the morning. Yesterday, Mr. Qian also said that at the end of three in the morning, there will be apprentices practicing martial arts in the martial arts practice field. Let's go there early and try to learn more. "
Ziyue said and got out of bed.
According to the time in his previous life, three in the morning was between four and six in the morning. He always knew that in any era, there would be people who were diligent. Even if there were people who started practicing martial arts at six in the morning, he did not want to miss it because of a moment of laziness.
"Then wait for me."
Zhang Guoyi also quickly got up.
Half an hour later, the two of them came to the martial arts practice field together.
The so-called martial arts practice field was actually a flat courtyard. In the corner, there were a few stone blocks for training strength, and there was a weapon rack at the edge.
Of course, there were no real bladed weapons on the rack, but knives, spears, swords and other items made of hardwood.
Ziyue thought that they were early enough, but he did not expect someone to be even earlier than them.
In the corner of the martial arts practice field, there was a ten year old boy practicing his stance.
The stance he was practicing was completely different from the fixed stance Ziyue imagined. He was practicing a type of moving stance.
His footsteps were fixed in place, but his body was shaking rhythmically. Sometimes it was slow, sometimes it was fast, sometimes it was up and down. Sometimes it was like a person riding a horse, moving up and down. Sometimes it was like a snake sitting cross-legged, twisting and turning. It was extremely flexible.
"Hey, there's someone over there …"
The sky was still a little dark, and Zhang Guoyi only just noticed the young man standing in the corner. He hurriedly called out and wanted to go closer, but was stopped by Ziyue.
Since the young man was practicing martial arts, he must have purposely stood in a corner so that no one would disturb him. If they went over, they would only be asking for a snub.
Thus, the two of them stood on the other side and carefully observed each other's cultivation.
The youngster's movements were smooth and natural, but in the end, the movements were actually very simple. There were seven or eight consecutive movements, and Ziyue quickly memorized them.
Zhang Guoyi, who was at the side, had already started to imitate and practice.
However, it was clear that no matter how well he practiced, in Zhang Guoyi's eyes, he was still a thousand times worse than the youth. It was as if he lacked a certain charm.
"The movements aren't difficult, but the martial arts aren't that simple."
Ziyue frowned slightly.
He could see that the young man's movements were very natural. Every movement did not seem to be done deliberately, but there was a kind of internal force that drove him to use it.
"Strong! It should be a kind of internal circulating force. "
Ziyue had a guess in his mind.
Although he had never practiced martial arts, he was quite knowledgeable in his previous life, and after a little analysis, he had an answer.
However, this answer was not necessarily a good thing for him.
Because if he did not understand the way the force was circulating, he would not be able to truly learn this stance.
"You will never be able to master the Dhyana Stance like this."
At some point, the young man had already finished his practice. When he saw the two of them, he walked over.
"How should I address you, senior? Please give me some pointers. "
Ziyue was surprised, then delighted, and quickly opened his mouth.
"My name is Qin Shaoping. I just came here a few months earlier than you, so there's no need to be so polite.
You should be new apprentices of the Scorching Sun Gang. New apprentices can only learn the Dhyana Stance. Only when the Dhyana Stance is mastered and the Dhyana Stance can you be allowed to practice other self-defense martial arts. "
The young man waved his hand reservedly and explained.
Ziyue suddenly understood, and then said with a face full of expectation, "Looking at senior Qin's practice, the Dhyana Stance has obviously turned into a Dhyana Stance. Can you teach us how to practice the Dhyana Stance?"
"The true essence of the Dhyana Stance lies in the word 'Dhyana'.
Dhyana does not mean to be motionless. There is a force circulating within it. Only by following the flow of the force and circulating it throughout the body can you train the body and strengthen your Qi and blood.
Although I have mastered the Dhyana Stance, I can't give you any pointers on the practice of the Dhyana Stance.
There are instructors here every day to guide you. They have all mastered the Dhyana Stance and can use force from a distance.
When you find the instructors, they will naturally transfer their force to you. When the force enters your body, it will be much easier for you to practice the Dhyana Stance.
Generally speaking, after three to five times, you will be able to directly master it. "
Qin Shaoping waved his hand and said with a smile.
"Thank you for your pointers, senior Qin."
Ziyue was not disappointed when he heard this and quickly thanked him.
Knowing that his practice was completely useless, Zhang Guoyi did not continue to practice.
Therefore, the two of them stood at the side again and looked enviously at Qin Shaoping's practice.
This time, Qin Shaoping was practicing a fist technique. As he moved his feet, the force burst forth.
His movements were also simple and there was nothing special about it. However, at this moment, Ziyue did not have any thoughts of trying it out again after memorizing it.
This was because there was definitely force circulating in his fist technique. If he did not know the secret of the force circulation, he would only be using a Death Punch. He would only have brute force but not much power. Furthermore, he might even injure himself.
As time passed, the number of people in the martial arts practice field gradually increased.
Most of them were eight or nine years old, and some were in their teens.
Most of them were outer disciple who had already practiced the Meditation Stance. When they arrived at the martial arts practice field, they did not greet each other. Instead, they all got into their postures and stood in the Meditation Stance.
From this, Ziyue was surprised to find that Qin Shaoping's progress was definitely the fastest among all of them.
In terms of practicing the Meditation Stance, other than him who had already practiced the Fixed Stance and Living Stance, and had achieved a small success in the Meditation Stance, there were only two other people who had achieved this.
However, these two people looked to be one or two years older than the average disciple.
Moreover, in terms of the fluidity of the starting stance, these two people were far inferior to Qin Shaoping.
"I didn't expect senior Qin to be a little genius.
However, judging from his diligence in practicing at such a young age, it is very normal for him to have such results. "
Ziyue had heard that the other party had only arrived a few months earlier than them.
"Master Hong Gang is here."
Suddenly, an apprentice spoke. Immediately after, Ziyue saw a fat and muscular man walking over from afar.
"It's him!"
Ziyue's eyes flashed. He had already recognized this so-called instructor. It was the fat man who had stood behind Zhang Bo, the logistics manager, yesterday.
At this moment, his face was indifferent as he strode into the martial arts practice field. He looked coldly at the crowd and said, "Those who have not learned the Meditation Stance, stand over here."
Chapter 9
Soon, five or six people arrived in front of Instructor Hong Gang.
Ziyue and Zhang Guoyi looked at each other and also leaned over with anticipation.
"Stand properly."
Hong Gang stretched out his hands behind his back and looked at the eight people in front of him. "The Dhyana Stance is the Scorching Sun Gang's basic external training method.
Although this external training method is basic, it is very important. It can strengthen your Qi and blood and integrate your force.
Once your force is formed, your strength will be different. Only then can you be called a martial artist and be considered a member of the Jianghu.
However, I have to remind you that the Dhyana Stance is not to be taught to outsiders.
Not only the Dhyana Stance, but all the martial arts you learn here are not to be taught to outsiders. If you are found out …
Hehe, even if I don't find trouble with you, the law enforcement disciples of the Scorching Sun Gang will find trouble with you.
When that time comes, you can only pray that you can run far away. "
He smiled coldly, but the corners of his eyes were twitching.
Obviously, he was very wary of the law enforcement disciples, and even a little afraid of them.
None of the apprentices spoke. Only their tightly pursed lips showed their nervousness.
"The posture of the Dhyana Stance is very simple. Even if some of you haven't practiced it before, you should be able to remember it by watching others practice.
So, what I am going to teach you next is the way to circulate your force. "
Hong Gang kept a straight face and continued to speak.
Ziyue was secretly excited. They were finally going to officially start practicing martial arts.
However, he did not notice that the other apprentices did not show any joy on their faces. Instead, their faces were tense and they looked nervous.
"Stand properly in the Dhyana Stance. I will transfer the force to you."
Hong Gang walked in front of one of the apprentices.
That apprentice quickly stood up in the Dhyana Stance. His footsteps were steady, his waist and legs were together, and his hands were spread out.
"Transferring force once every ten days. This is your third time. After three times, if you still haven't mastered the Dhyana Stance, you don't have to come anymore. Go report to Qian Ming and be transferred to a miscellaneous apprentice."
As Hong Gang spoke, he reached out and patted the apprentice's body.
Bam!
With a muffled sound, a special force immediately entered the apprentice's body.
When this strange power entered his body, it seemed to cause him great pain. His face twisted because of it.
"Carefully feel the changes in this force."
Hong Gang said indifferently as he walked towards the second Acolyte.
Without wasting any time, he struck out with his palm again.
"Ah …"
The apprentice couldn't bear the pain and started screaming.
"Hmph, if you don't even have the slightest bit of patience, what's the point of practicing martial arts? You don't have to come here next time. You are not qualified to accept my strength transfer. "
Hong Gang's face was cold and indifferent. He directly deprived that apprentice of his right to transmit strength in the future.
If he couldn't master the Dhyana Stance after this, there would be no chance for him to master it.
The apprentice's face was pale and he felt so wronged that he was about to cry. However, he didn't dare to make a sound. He could only stand still and carefully feel the changes in the force in his body, hoping that he could get started.
After that, no one dared to make a sound no matter how much pain they were in. Even the muffled groans caused by the pain made the apprentices' hearts skip a beat. They were afraid that they would be scolded.
Soon, Hong Gang was standing in front of Ziyue.
He, who had long been prepared, stood in the meditative stance, his body tensed, and his mouth tightly pursed.
Bang!
With a muffled sound, Ziyue immediately felt a scorching force enter his body from his shoulder.
This force seemed to have a strong destructive force that was wantonly destroying his body.
He resisted the urge to groan. It seemed like a long time had passed, but it also seemed like it was only a moment. This force finally dissipated and vibrated in a unique pattern.
"This should be the magical effect of the Dhyana Stance's force circulation."
Bai Ziyue was secretly excited as he carefully sensed the rhythm of the trembling. Following this rhythm, he constantly adjusted his standing posture.
One vibration, two vibrations, three vibrations …
The force gradually weakened. Ziyue felt extremely regretful. However, he quickly pulled himself together and familiarized himself with this feeling. He began to adjust the flow of blood in his body according to the pattern.
After an unknown period of time, Ziyue let out a long breath and opened his eyes.
He couldn't wait to look at his attributes panel.
Name: Ziyue
Strength: 0.51 (Cannot be improved)
Speed: 0.51 (Cannot be improved)
Vitality: 0.52 (Cannot be improved)
Martial Arts: Dhyana Stance (Uninitiated, Cannot be improved)
Spiritual Energy: 795
"Martial arts is finally not a blank slate."
Ziyue was overjoyed.
Even though he had not been initiated, he could see the hope of rapid improvement.
This was because from the attributes panel, he could easily determine that once he had initiated the Dhyana Stance, he would be able to use his spiritual energy to increase it to a small success or even higher level.
Moreover, he had only just started to cultivate, but his strength, speed, and vitality had all increased to a certain extent.
It was obvious that the "Cannot be improved" on the attributes panel was just a limit on growth. However, martial arts could break this limit.
"Next, you can cultivate on your own. If you can achieve a state where you are still and your sweat forms droplets, then you can be considered to have initiated the Dhyana Stance.
If you can do it within ten days, you will be promoted to an inner disciple. If you can do it within thirty days, you will retain your status as an outer disciple. You will stay in the branch and continue to cultivate.
The sect will also spend a large amount of resources to nurture you. After five years, you will become an official sect disciple. Not only will you receive a monthly allowance, but there will also be many missions for you to earn extra money.
However, if you can't initiate the Dhyana Stance within thirty days, then you will obediently report to Qian Ming and become an errand boy disciple.
When you have achieved a small success in the Dhyana Stance, then you will have the opportunity to return to the branch and learn other martial arts. "
Seeing that everyone was awake, Hong Gang gave a routine instruction. He reached his hand behind his back again and left.
"Mount Ziyue, how do you feel? It hurts here. "
Only after Hong Gang left did Zhang Guoyi dare to come closer. He pointed at his shoulder and said with a sad face.
His clothes were the same as Ziyue's, made of coarse linen. When Hong Gang slapped him, the force of his slap had already broken it.
Through the hole in his clothes, Ziyue could clearly see that his shoulder was already bruised.
"Luckily, I can endure it."
The corner of Ziyue's mouth twitched. His situation was not much better than Zhang Guoyi's. Perhaps it was because his skin was fairer, but the exposed area where he was slapped was not only bruised, but there was also some extravasated blood oozing out. It was very frightening.
However, he also knew that Hong Gang was not purposely targeting them. Although the force delivered through the air was painful and caused great harm to their bodies, it would allow them to initiate the Dhyana Stance faster. They would be able to judge the pros and cons.
Chapter 10
Breakfast was just a bowl of porridge and a few pickles.
The two of them were full and couldn't wait to continue practicing the Dhyana Stance, hoping to get started as soon as possible.
However, the pain in their shoulders seemed to have exploded. It was so painful that they couldn't even lift their arms. They couldn't bear it anymore and had to ask Mr. Qian. Finally, they were allowed to walk out of the Scorching Sun Gang branch and go to a nearby clinic to buy medicine.
North Street was as bustling as ever.
People kept going in and out of the shops on both sides of the street. Rich young masters, rich ladies, and Jianghu swordsmen wandered around.
Bai Ziyue and Zhang Guoyi, who were dressed in coarse hemp, seemed out of place among the crowd.
They tried to walk on the edge of the road to avoid other pedestrians.
Of course, there were also medical centers during this period. However, medical centers that could be opened on North Street, even if they were the most basic ones, were not affordable.
Therefore, when they were almost out of the North Street area, the two of them found a small clinic in a remote alley.
There were no other patients in the clinic at this time. A middle-aged doctor was sitting inside, holding a book and reading leisurely. Not far away, there was a medicine boy who was carefully and seriously grinding some medicine.
"Doctor, we …"
Ziyue and Zhang Guoyi stepped in nervously.
Money was the courage of people. Ziyue was a little nervous with the three coins his mother gave him in his arms.
"They must have been injured by force transmission. Medicine boy, give them two pieces of black ointment."
The doctor just glanced at the two of them and made a judgment.
The medicine boy quickly put down the grinding stick in his hand and took out two pieces of black ointment wrapped in paper from a compartment.
"How much is it?"
Ziyue asked hurriedly.
"Two, thirty coins. Put it on for a day and the swelling will go down. You will recover in two to three days. "
The medicine boy said skillfully.
"Here is the money."
Ziyue breathed a sigh of relief. Thirty coins was not expensive and was within the range he could afford.
"Take off your clothes. I will put it on for you."
The medicine boy gave the change and said kindly.
"Thank you!"
Ziyue was not polite and simply took off his clothes.
On Ziyue's thin and weak body, there were faint lines of muscles. When he slightly tightened, six muscles on his stomach were revealed. However, on his well-proportioned figure, the bruises on his shoulders were a ghastly sight.
Without any nonsense, the medicine boy tore open the paper and slapped the black paper ointment down.
Ziyue sucked in a breath of cold air. Immediately after, he felt an endless stream of coolness coming from the ointment. His arm, which was originally numb and difficult to move, suddenly felt much more relaxed.
After a few breaths, he was able to lift his arm slightly, and it was no longer as unbearable as before.
"It feels so good!"
Zhang Guoyi let out a strange cry and grinned.
After putting on his clothes, Ziyue hesitated for a moment before walking in front of the middle-aged doctor. He bowed and said, "Doctor, I want to learn how to read. Do you think there are any books that can help me learn how to read?"
"Oh?"
The middle-aged doctor was a little interested. He said with a smile, "It is rare to see such ambition at such a young age. Looking at your appearance, you should be new apprentices from some place. You are also from a poor family and do not have much money to study in a private school.
However, you need someone to teach you how to read, how to write, and what it means. You need someone to teach you how to read. It is very difficult to grasp knowledge by self-study. "
"I don't have enough money to hire someone to teach me how to read. Moreover, I don't have the time to learn. Therefore, I want to learn how to read by myself. Please recommend a book for beginners. If there are words that I do not know, I can ask someone. "
Ziyue said sincerely.
In fact, with the knowledge from his previous life, Ziyue believed that he would not have any difficulties in understanding and writing words. Although the two worlds were different, there were always similarities.
What he lacked was the knowledge of the words of this world.
He was also an extremely smart person. Along the way, he had already learned about a dozen words by looking at the signs of the surrounding shops.
He believed that he would be able to grasp more and more words by analogy.
"Good, you are ambitious. Go out and walk three hundred meters to the right. There is an Old Qin Bookstore. You can ask the bookstore owner for a book called 'Diagram Analysis'. It is suitable for your situation."
The middle-aged doctor said with a smile.
If it was a child who studied in a private school, it would naturally be suitable for the 'Three Character Classic' and 'Hundred Family Names'.
However, for someone like Bai Ziyue who had no teacher to teach him, it was naturally more suitable for him to learn words by relying on pictures in the "Brief Explanation of Pictures and Figures".
"Thank you, Master Doctor."
Ziyue thanked him respectfully.
…
"Mount Ziyue, I will pay you back the money for the ointment after I receive my salary."
Zhang Guoyi said in a low voice as they walked out of the clinic.
"No problem."
Ziyue waved his hand. Even if he did not have much money, he did not care about this small amount of money.
"But, are you really going to buy a book? We are illiterate. Is it necessary? "
Zhang Guoyi asked with some doubts.
"It is necessary."
Ziyue turned to look at him and said seriously, "Zhang Guoyi, we are from the same village and should take care of each other. But similarly, if you don't work hard, no one can help you.
If you want to succeed here, martial arts is very important, but literacy is also very important.
For example, if you are lucky enough to get a martial arts secret book, but you are illiterate, won't you miss it? "
"Seems like it."
Zhang Guoyi nodded in confusion, but still said with some distress, "I know that reading books is useful. If you can read, it will be easier to find a job. But I can't do it. No one in my family has been literate for eight generations. I can't do it."
Ziyue shook his head helplessly and did not try to persuade him again.
Everyone had their own choice. If you don't work hard, it would be useless for others to be anxious.
Soon, a bookstore appeared in front of them.
"Old Qin Bookstore!"
Bai Ziyue stared deeply at the signboard. From the doctor's words, the number of words he could recognize increased by four.
Ten minutes later, Ziyue walked out of Old Qin Bookstore with satisfaction.
In his hand, there was a book half a finger thick with pictures and text. It was the "Illustration of Pictures" that the middle-aged doctor said.
In the "Illustration of Pictures", there would often be a picture deliberately drawn, and then a few words written next to it for comparison.
For example, a snake was drawn in the book, and the word "snake" was written next to it. It could be said that the comparison was clear and clear.
"In this way, the speed of my literacy will be greatly improved.
The only thing I can't do is that the price of this book is really too expensive. "
Ziyue's face showed a trace of pain.
Two pieces of black paper paste only cost him 30 copper coins, but a "Illustration of Pictures" cost 120 copper coins. It was really expensive.
But books have always been more expensive, and he could not do anything about it.
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