Chapter 91

"The Huang family agrees. We will definitely restore your uncle’s reputation and clarify the whole story to the outside world." Huang Jin hurriedly responded.

This wasn't a difficult thing to handle; it just meant the Huang family would lose face again, but they had already lost it several times, so they didn't really care.

The truly most serious loss was losing the favor of a Dragon-Ascension genius.

Huang Ping trembled all over, not daring to speak.

The mud-legged peasant he had looked down upon before—now he didn't even have the courage to speak to him.

"This matter should naturally be clarified by us."

Huang Xu also stated his position, his guts regretting it to the core.

The Huang family was a small household and truly couldn't afford to offend a Dragon-Ascension genius.

"Take your things and leave. From now on, the grudges between me and your Huang family are settled."

The three didn't dare to say more, greeting the servants to pick up the things and leave.

After a while, Xu Yang heard Huang Ping’s screams, accompanied by the sound of slaps.

"A-Yang, you’ve truly made something of yourself."

The three Huang brothers left, and Zhou Shunchang excitedly grabbed Xu Yang, his face full of gratification.

He hadn't expected that not only had he obtained the title of Martial Licentiate, but he had even secured the Dragon-Ascension. The Second Master of the Huang family, who was usually high and unreachable in his eyes, now didn't even dare to let out a fart.

"A-Yang, you told your uncle not to go to the Huang family; what will he do in the future?"

Although his aunt was happy, she remembered that there was no rice in the rice jar at home and had to bring up the mood-spoiling question.

"Aunt, don't worry. I successfully ascended the dragon, so the Qiu family can rise by my influence. They want to give me business shares, but I don't have time to manage them. In the future, Uncle will help me manage them, and the profits will be split fifty-fifty between me and Uncle."

"How can that be!"

Zhou Shunchang hurriedly declined, although he didn't know how much it would be, it definitely wouldn't be little.

"Uncle, don't decline. We’re all one family, and I’m about to leave, so I have to entrust Xiao Qing to you."

The only people he felt safe entrusting the little girl to were his uncle’s family. It was safer in the city, and the little girl was growing up; there were some things that he, as a big brother, wasn't good at teaching and needed a woman to guide her.

He took out two silver taels and gave them to his aunt, then took Zhou Shunchang and hurried toward the Qiu family.

Xu Yang returned to the Weiyuan Hall and found that the outer courtyard was much livelier, with even more disciples than before.

He asked An Ye and found out that because of the martial arts examination, the Weiyuan Hall had suddenly produced six Dragon-Ascension disciples, making it famous, and more people were coming to apprentice.

Entering the inner courtyard, it wasn't very lively, cold and deserted.

Because the disciples participating in the martial arts examination, except for him, were all injured and were now recovering at home, so more than half the number was gone.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Xu!"

"Hello, Senior Brother Xu!"

Seeing him appear, the disciples in the inner courtyard all stopped to greet him, incredibly enthusiastic.

Qiu Wenjie and Tian Li waved from afar. He was about to walk over, but Lin Cheng’s voice sounded in his ear.

"Xu Yang, come to me."

The voice was Lin Cheng’s, but it was stiff, as if there were no emotional fluctuations, and only he could hear it.

Sound Transmission?

Xu Yang was shocked; the distance from where he was to where Lin Cheng was was at least thirty meters, yet Lin Cheng could transmit sound to him from so far away.

"Disciple greets Master!" He soon arrived at Lin Cheng’s small courtyard.

Lin Cheng was lying on a lounge chair, with several young mistresses watering flowers on the side.

"Do you have nothing to do?" Lin Cheng said.

Xu Yang nodded.

Since he said he was joining the Lin family, he naturally couldn't go to the Liu family to be a retainer; not only was there nothing to do, but there was no income.

"Your Senior Brother Sun still needs some time to recover, and An Ye has little experience. In the future, he will be responsible for the morning, and you will be responsible for the afternoon. I’ll pay you five taels a month and provide three meals; how about that?"

Hiring a Dragon-Ascension genius for five silver taels was probably something only Lin Cheng would do.

"Thank you, Master!" Xu Yang cupped his fists.

He didn't mind; because he would leave in at most two months, it was good enough to have someone hire him.

Moreover, Lin Cheng was taking care of him; one had to know that Sun Tao and An Ye didn't get paid for helping to teach disciples—they were all working for free.

"Come, Master is in a good mood today. Show me your Turtle-Snake Great Stance and Mountain-Shaking Bear Fist, and I’ll give you some pointers." Lin Cheng sat up from the chair.

This old fox probably just wanted to spy on his martial arts progress, because he hadn't practiced boxing at the Weiyuan Hall for a long time, and Lin Cheng was probably guessing something.

"Master, disciple wants to learn the Sound Transmission technique you just used; is that possible? As for the stance and boxing, I won't trouble Master." Xu Yang said sincerely.

Lin Cheng said in a deep voice: "Don't be overly ambitious. Sound Transmission is a small technique, but you have to reach the Qi-to-Gang stage to learn it. The martial arts hall only teaches you the Turtle-Snake Great Stance and Mountain-Shaking Bear Fist, not because I’m reluctant to teach you other things, but because I don't want you to be distracted.

Also, you’re going to ascend the dragon in two months. What you should do most is reach Qi Gathering Great Perfection within these two months, and it would be best if you could cleanse your marrow before entering the sect."

Qi-to-Gang was a Marrow-Cleansing method; he actually had to reach Qi-to-Gang to practice this Sound Transmission.

Xu Yang was somewhat disappointed and honestly cupped his fists: "Disciple will follow Master’s teachings."

It was basically impossible for him to reach Qi Gathering Great Perfection and impact Marrow-Cleansing within two months. Now that he had lost the Liu family’s monthly allowance, his cultivation progress would slow down.

"Master, when can disciple learn the Qi-to-Gang and Marrow-Cleansing methods?" Xu Yang took the opportunity to ask.

Many people, even if they reached Qi Gathering Great Perfection, continued to pay the martial arts hall two silver taels a month. The main reason was that the martial arts hall held onto the Qi-to-Gang and Marrow-Cleansing methods, and they didn't dare to stop the tuition, worrying that one day they would reach Qi Gathering Great Perfection but have nowhere to learn the Qi-to-Gang and Marrow-Cleansing methods.

Don't look at the fact that the Weiyuan Hall only had forty or fifty inner and outer courtyard disciples combined every day, but in fact, there were at least over a hundred people paying tuition every month.

It was just that most people, although still paying tuition, no longer came to the martial arts hall.

Hearing this, Lin Cheng pondered for a moment and said: "The Qi-to-Gang and Marrow-Cleansing methods, logically speaking, require reaching Qi Gathering Great Perfection, and the martial arts hall will only teach them after reporting to the government office.

However, you disciples who successfully ascended the dragon are not included in this. I originally intended to wait for your other senior brothers to recover and return before teaching you all together.

Since you asked, today Master will first teach you the Bear Sutra of Bearing the Mountain."

While speaking, he took a key from his neck and said to a concubine not far away: "Go and get the Bear Sutra of Bearing the Mountain."

"Greetings, Mistress!" Xu Yang saluted the mistress who wasn't much older than him.

"Hmm!"

The mistress smiled at Xu Yang, took the key from Lin Cheng’s hand, turned and left, and after a while, returned with a book an inch thick and handed it to Lin Cheng.