Chapter 31: Increasing Lifespan

"Congratulations, Junior Brother Xu Yang, you have once again exceeded everyone's expectations." Sun Tao walked over with a smile.

When everyone thought Xu Yang would be completely left behind by Lu Ren, Xu Yang actually successfully gathered Qi, and many people in the inner courtyard shouted that he had sheer luck.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Sun Tao!" Xu Yang clasped his fists.

Sun Tao had a smile on his face: "If not now, when will you enter the inner courtyard? Junior Brother Xu Yang, why don't you hurry up and go see Master with me."

Xu Yang nodded and followed Sun Tao into the inner courtyard.

"I said he was not as good as Senior Brother Lu Ren. When Senior Brother Lu Ren successfully gathered Qi, how many senior brothers came to the inner courtyard? But when he broke through, only Senior Brother Sun Tao came, which shows that the senior brothers in the inner courtyard don't think highly of him."

Only after waiting for Xu Yang's back to completely disappear did Luo Dehu dare to speak again.

"Flatterer, it seems Senior Brother Xu Yang's palm just now was too light."

Qiu Wenjie snorted coldly and quickly turned to leave the Weiyuan Hall.

He wanted to inform his father about the news of Xu Yang gathering Qi.

"He actually successfully gathered Qi!"

Qian Jiaxing stood beside Luo Dehu, feeling a burst of regret in his heart.

If he hadn't taken a side thoroughly, he could have been on good terms with both Xu Yang and Lu Ren, but now, Xu Yang no longer spoke to him.

In all fairness, he actually liked Xu Yang more.

Xu Yang treated him as a friend, while Lu Ren treated him as a lackey and follower; it was completely different.

A lackey was useless and would be kicked away at any time, while a friend would always stand with you.

"You being able to gather Qi so quickly truly exceeded my expectations, but your Root Bone is average. If you want to go further, you still have to work hard to make money."

Lin Cheng sat on a chair, looking at Xu Yang with an expression of slight surprise.

"Disciple understands!" Xu Yang clasped his fists.

"The Huang family has already terminated your contract. If you have nowhere to go, you can seek help from your Senior Brother Sun Tao. If someone recruits you and you want to know their background, you can also ask him.

Your foundation is shallow, so think twice before doing anything..."

This time, Lin Cheng finally looked a bit like a master, giving Xu Yang a lot of advice.

However, in terms of joining a force, he still had to look at the Qiu family's decision.

If the Qiu family hired him as a guest, he would naturally be a guest for the Qiu family; everything still had to wait for the Qiu family to make a choice.

Only if the Qiu family couldn't afford to hire him would he reconsider other forces.

"Junior Brother Xu, come quickly, I will introduce you to the senior brothers of the inner courtyard."

Just as Xu Yang left Lin Cheng, he was pulled by Sun Tao into a pavilion to introduce him to the inner courtyard disciples there.

After a round, he basically knew all these inner courtyard disciples, about eleven or twelve of them.

However, according to Sun Tao, this was not all the disciples of the inner courtyard; many people didn't come to the Weiyuan Hall every day because of their duties, and some had already left Qingyuan County. ===== CHAPTER 59 =====

The attitude of these disciples toward Xu Yang couldn't be called cold, but it wasn't enthusiastic either, far less popular than when Lu Ren broke through.

"Junior Brother, if you want to find something to do, you can come to me at any time." Sun Tao warned Xu Yang.

After Xu Yang thanked him, he found a place to sit down and quietly feel the changes in his body.

Once Qi was gathered, it was a world of difference from before, and the changes in all aspects were great.

【Remaining Lifespan: 60】

Even the lifespan displayed on the panel changed from the previous "57" to "60," suddenly increasing by three years of lifespan.

"Greetings, Uncle, greetings, Fifth Master!"

The first people Xu Yang waited for were not Qiu Yongqiang, but his uncle Zhou Shunchang and Huang Jin.

"Good, good, good! I knew you could do it." Zhou Shunchang held Xu Yang's hand with excitement.

Xu Yang became a martial artist, and he could be considered to have lived up to his deceased sister.

The two talked for a while before Zhou Shunchang's agitated mood calmed down.

At this time, Huang Jin came forward.

The Huang family still wouldn't hire him as a guest, but because of the previous funding friendship, they still prepared five taels of silver as a congratulatory gift for him.

"I actually still think highly of you. Lu Ren's talent is good, but he is too arrogant and conceited. In the future, I'm afraid my Huang family will just be doing wedding clothes for others." Huang Jin sighed.

It was just that he was not a direct descendant of the Huang family and didn't have much say.

Regarding Lu Ren, Xu Yang also had some feelings.

But in two months, that shy boy who stuttered when he spoke had actually become somewhat unscrupulous, just because he was worried that the Huang family would change their minds, so he let people smear him the first moment he broke through.

It had to be said that Luo Dehu was truly a talent.

"Although I am not in the Huang family, if you need anything in the future, you can come to me at any time." Xu Yang said solemnly.

Although the Huang family broke the agreement, he didn't hold a grudge, but instead remembered the Huang family's kindness.

Without the Huang family, he might have already been persecuted to death by the Tri-Union Gang.

Zhou Shunchang and Huang Jin left quickly.

After a while, Qiu Wenjie came to find Xu Yang, saying that Qiu Yongqiang was waiting for him outside.

The Qiu family was a small family and had no cooperation with the Weiyuan Hall, so Qiu Yongqiang naturally couldn't enter the Weiyuan Hall whenever he wanted like Huang Jin.

When the two met, Qiu Yongqiang offered another round of congratulations, and finally said bluntly that the Qiu family couldn't afford to hire him and couldn't take out ten taels of silver a month.

However, they were willing to continue giving him three taels of silver every month to help him practice martial arts.

Xu Yang was quite satisfied with this result.

He actually didn't want to be tied to a certain family, whether it was the Huang family or the Qiu family. It was just that he had received kindness, and the promises that should be fulfilled had to be fulfilled. Now, he had gotten his wish.

If he really wanted to become a guest of the Huang family, he could have gathered Qi before Lu Ren. The biggest reason he broke through a few days later than Lu Ren was that he didn't want to become a guest of the Huang family and intentionally delayed for a few days.

Big families had a lot of filth, especially since he was pulled up from the bottom by the Huang family. If he joined the Huang family, he would naturally be a head lower than the Huang family, and it would be difficult to have a truly equal dialogue. Once there was any dispute, others would only say you were ungrateful.

Choosing to serve a force again, although the resources obtained might not be as good as in the Huang family, he could act more freely.

This day, he didn't practice in the Weiyuan Hall until dark; he left the Weiyuan Hall in the afternoon.

"A-Yang!"

Not long after leaving the city, Zhang Daniu's voice rang out from behind.

"A-Yang, long time no see!" Zhang Daniu caught up quickly: "I heard you were also working in the city, and I went to your house to look for you several times, but unfortunately I didn't see you.

I asked Xiao Qing where you were working, wanting to find you, but that girl wouldn't say no matter what.

By the way, where exactly are you working? I haven't encountered you."

Meeting again, Zhang Daniu was more enthusiastic than ever, saying a lot at once, as if he had forgotten about distancing himself from Xu Yang before.

"I'm not working; I'm actually practicing martial arts at the Weiyuan Hall."

Now that he had successfully gathered Qi, there was no need to hide the matter of practicing martial arts.

Practicing martial arts at the Weiyuan Hall? No wonder he never said anything.

Zhang Daniu was stunned: "Where did you get the money?"

"The Huang family, a big family in the city, saw that I had good talent and paid for me to go to the Weiyuan Hall."

Once these words were spoken, Zhang Daniu didn't speak for a long time.

He had heard of this matter and even regretted hearing the news late and not being able to participate in the Huang family's selection.

He said in a tone that was somewhat sour and also seemed concerned: "I heard people say that the Huang family is very stingy. If you can't become a martial artist in the end, you might have to pay compensation. A-Yang, listen to my advice, practicing martial arts is not something people like us can think about; it's better to be honest."

Xu Yang glanced at him: "I have already become a martial artist."

"You... became a martial artist..."

Zhang Daniu was struck by lightning, only then realizing that Xu Yang's height had long surpassed his, and he carried an awe-inspiring aura, exactly the same as those martial arts masters he saw at the blacksmith shop.

"A..."

He wanted to call "A-Yang," but felt his throat dry and couldn't call out no matter what.

"It's time to part ways, let's talk when we have time."

Xu Yang pointed to the fork in the road in front of him, walked into one of them, and strode toward his home.

Zhang Daniu stood blankly in place, and until his back disappeared, he didn't recover.

"Daniu, what are you doing standing here, are you stupid?"

Suddenly, He Laosan's voice rang out from behind.

Zhang Daniu turned his head back and said bitterly: "Laosan, A-Yang... A-Yang has become a martial artist..." ===== CHAPTER 60 =====