Chapter 112: Celebration, Beating (Four thousand words, seeking first subscription)

Lin Shi returned to the small courtyard somewhat depressed, still feeling a bit of pity in his heart.

"Father, why are you unhappy after going out for a trip?" Lin Wei keenly discovered her father's abnormality.

Lin Shi said: "There is a disciple named Xu Yang in the inner courtyard who comprehended the Wind-Thunder Force in less than a year of practicing martial arts, but his nature is somewhat timid and he doesn't dare to fight."

Comprehended the Wind-Thunder Force in less than a year?

Surprise flashed in Lin Wei's eyes.

Every martial arts foundation-building fist technique has three layers of force, but most people, even at the major success stage of Qi Gathering, can only comprehend the first layer of force. Many people will only comprehend the second layer of force after entering marrow cleansing.

Comprehending the Wind-Thunder Force in less than a year, this comprehension is somewhat astonishing.

"How is he timid?" Lin Wei asked curiously.

Just how timid could he be to make her heartless father feel depressed?

Lin Shi said: "This time sweeping the mountain, of the eighteen disciples in the Weiyuan Hall at the early stage of Energy Gathering, only three didn't participate. He was one of them. He comprehended the Wind-Thunder Force and could threaten experts at the major success stage of Energy Gathering, but he didn't even have the courage to enter the mountain."

Lin Wei was stunned: "It is indeed lacking in courage, but Father, you have always only focused on money when teaching disciples. When did you start looking at courage?"

Lin Shi was choked for a moment and retorted: "I focus on money because most of them have no money, so I let them know the importance of money. This kid is from the countryside and had no money to practice martial arts; he entered the martial arts hall through the Huang family selection.

On the first day, I told him the importance of money. I didn't expect him not to listen to a single word. Such a good money-making opportunity as sweeping the mountain, he actually didn't go.

Even when he practiced the Wind-Thunder Force, he didn't report it to me. If I hadn't discovered it, I wouldn't have known that there was someone in the martial arts hall who had comprehended the Wind-Thunder Force."

Is there such a cowardly person in the world?

Practicing the Wind-Thunder Force is such a showy thing, yet he actually hid it. Shouldn't a young person be high-spirited?

At this moment, Lin Wei finally understood why her father was so depressed.

"Who told you to be lax in managing your disciples? You have to bear the greatest responsibility for a genius developing like this." Lin Wei smiled: "You haven't even been clear about the talent of your disciples after nearly a year of entry. No wonder this Weiyuan Hall is becoming more and more declining."

Saying this, not caring about her depressed father, she got up and walked out. She wanted to see what this person who was so cowardly looked like.

Lin Shi didn't refute this time; this might really be his responsibility.

"Hey, who is this?"

"Senior Sister Lin Wei, she is Master's youngest daughter."

"Why did Senior Sister Lin Wei come to the inner courtyard?"

"It looks like Senior Sister Lin Wei is looking for someone. Who is so lucky?"

Xu Yang suddenly heard strange sounds in his ears and immediately looked up, only to see Lin Shi's daughter, Lin Wei, actually appearing in the inner courtyard.

He didn't care and continued practicing fist techniques.

The next day, all the disciples who participated in sweeping the mountain returned, and two broken corpses were carried back. In the end, there were casualties.

Those who were alive also had some injuries on their bodies.

However, Xu Yang discovered that this training was indeed somewhat useful. Many of those who were alive had undergone huge changes, their aura becoming condensed and steady, and they had a few points of ruthlessness on their bodies.

Xu Yang focused on Lu Ren.

Although Lu Ren wasn't carried back, his face was pale, his robe was stained red, and he had been gloomy, no longer having his previous high spirits.

"He was unlucky. It is said that he encountered a powerful exotic beast comparable to marrow cleansing. If it hadn't been for the timely rescue by the experts sent by the Gu family, he would probably have died."

Zhang Hong leaned over and said with schadenfreude: "The two who died were with him. Although he saved his small life, I heard that his meridians and internal organs were impacted, and he needs to rest for at least a month to practice.

He has lost his capital to the grandmother's house this time."

Xu Yang didn't expect Lu Ren to be so unlucky, yet so lucky, to be able to return alive after encountering an exotic beast comparable to marrow cleansing.

Apart from Lu Ren, there were also several people whose injuries were very serious. Although they weren't crippled like Xue Fangsheng, they also had to spend a lot of time resting.

These people could also be considered as those who lost the bet.

Originally, if they practiced step by step, they would have hope of reaching the major success stage of Qi Gathering during the Martial Scholar examination, but now that hope was directly gone.

"Risking one's life to fight, right? His life is still there, so it doesn't count as losing capital." Xu Yang smiled.

Lu Ren's eyes sprayed fire. His five senses were keen, so he naturally heard Xu Yang's words, and a wave of regret couldn't help but arise in his heart.

According to his cultivation progress, he could reach the major success stage of Qi Gathering within half a month at most, but now he was dragged into a month and a half. It would be even harder to achieve a good ranking in the Martial Scholar examination.

"Coward, do you deserve to mock me?" Lu Ren snorted coldly: "Even if I lost the bet, with this experience, my martial dao belief is even firmer. Training doesn't mean harvesting resources to be considered successful."

Xu Yang smiled: "Is that so? Then why do I see nothing but frustration in your eyes?"

Lu Ren had gone too smoothly and didn't have the firm martial dao belief he spoke of at all. Instead, his sharpness had been blunted. Xu Yang could still see this point.

Those who really gained something were Zhang Hong and Zhang Yong beside him. They should have seen blood and fought to the death with exotic beasts, and their spirit and energy had undergone earth-shaking changes.

"Those who are injured, go get treated quickly, don't delay here."

Lin Shi appeared, and Lu Ren stopped arguing with Xu Yang and was taken away by the Gu family.

He encouraged them, and he was very satisfied with the results of the training. Although some lost their lives, most of them were considered successful.

"You should have gone." Zhang Hong looked at Xu Yang.

Unlike the time he was framed by Xue Fangsheng, after returning that time, he felt that Xu Yang was right.

After returning this time, he felt that Xu Yang shouldn't have shrunk back.

Although Lu Ren was quibbling, what he said wasn't wrong. The biggest harvest of this sweep of the mountain wasn't hunting exotic beasts, but the transformation of the soul, which made them true martial artists.

"I have no ambition, everyone's path is different." Xu Yang smiled.

After talking for a while, he learned that Zhang Yong and Zhang Hong's harvest was actually very large. The exotic beasts they encountered weren't very powerful, and the two of them joined forces to hunt three exotic beasts, each of which could be split into one hundred and thirty taels.

"Senior Brother Zhang Yong, Senior Brother Zhang Hong, Senior Brother Jiang Ping wants to hold a celebration banquet to celebrate the successful conclusion of this sweep of the mountain, and invites you to go over and talk." At this time, an inner courtyard disciple following Jiang Ping walked over.

Zhang Yong and Zhang Hong cupped their hands at Xu Yang and got up to leave with this person.

"Senior Brother Jiang, with Xu Yang's progress, even if he didn't participate in this sweep of the mountain, he has a great possibility of succeeding in the Martial Scholar examination in the future. Why didn't you invite him too? It's just an extra pair of chopsticks."

In the pavilion, Gu Fang showed curiosity.

Jiang Ping was nominally celebrating the end of the sweep of the mountain, but in reality, he was starting to pave the way for the Martial Scholar examination and associate with those who had the potential to succeed in the Martial Scholar examination.

Xu Yang had the Liu family's monthly allowance, plus the Qiu family's support, so the Martial Scholar examination wasn't out of reach.

"Him?"