Chapter 306: Instruction Module

Inside the Zhou Family compound in the Inner City...

Qi Qingdi is a nine-year-old boy; although he bears the name of the Qi Family, judging by his complexion and clothing, he lacks the arrogance and indulgence one would expect of a wealthy family's child.

His appearance is that of a boy raised in an ordinary, well-off household: his clothes are neat and clean, and his limbs and bones are well-proportioned.

Upon meeting, he gave Zhou You a surprise.

"Did your sister tell you everything?"

"She did!"

"Hmm, you will follow me to learn boxing, and you will eat and live at my home. In the future, you shall address me..."

"Brother-in-law!" Qi Qingdi's voice was crisp, the words slipping out before Zhou You could react. What brother-in-law? I told you to address me as Master! According to martial arts hall rules, an Apprentice calls the hall master by his title, and only those who have reached the Qi and Blood stage may call him Master.

But that applies to martial arts masters and hall owners!

Zhou You is still in the realm of a Qi and Blood warrior, so there is no need to be so particular; taking on a disciple and having him call him Master is fine.

But he never calculated that this child would be so familiar, "selling out his sister for glory" the moment he opened his mouth.

"Don't ever mention the word 'brother-in-law' again."

Zhou You stiffened his face to inform him, "I am your Master. Don't be so informal. Practicing boxing is hard work, and I will be very strict with you. There will be plenty of times for you to cry and beg for mercy later."

"Understood. You are my Master and also my brother-in-law. We are one family and should be of one mind. This is what my sister told me from the heart before I came, and I, your disciple, will never dare to forget it."

Qi Qingdi knelt on the ground, his expression sincere as he said, "Master, to tell you the truth, before I left home, the Third Young Master's trusted steward said a great deal, about how the family has treated me well, telling me not to forget my roots, and so on."

"In reality, he wanted me to be a spy and report on Master's situation to the family at regular intervals."

"I cannot do such a thing, but I wouldn't have been able to leave the gate if I hadn't agreed at the time, so I agreed on the surface."

A playful smile appeared on Zhou You's face. "You are so frank; aren't you afraid that I might be angry and send you back to the Qi Family?"

"I'm not afraid. You are my brother-in-law, and we are one family. I think of you and cannot speak ill of you to the family. With me here, it is a hundred benefits and no harm to you. If it were someone else, it would be different."

At this point, Zhou You believed what Qi Qingyao had said: this child is precocious and very intelligent.

Zhou You let out a breath; it is easier to deal with a smart person, as the pros and cons do not need to be explained.

"Kneel down and kowtow to acknowledge your Master!"

Qi Qingdi knelt on the stone floor and slammed his head down three times, using all his strength for each one.

Ignoring the blood seeping from his forehead, he took off the bundle behind him. "My sister made these clothes and shoes for you herself, Master. Please accept them."

Although Qi Fengzhang had given 3,000 taels of silver, no one had considered it tuition.

Zhou You untied the bundle and saw several pieces of gold and jade jewelry pressed on top of the clothes and shoes; roughly calculated, it was nearly 1,000 taels.

For the sake of her younger brother, Qi Qingyao had likely emptied the savings she had accumulated in the first half of her life.

Zhou You did not decline and accepted them, calculating in his heart that he would not spend a single cent of the two sums of money, but would use it all on Qi Qingdi.

"How is your foundation?"

Qi Qingdi comes from the Qi Family, so his opportunities to learn boxing were far greater than those of ordinary people. After all, the noble families hire many martial artists, and they have various inheritances; one can find someone to learn boxing from anywhere.

Even someone like Qi Fengzhang had martial arts masters personally feeding him moves and guidance from childhood.

"This disciple learned the family's original Iron Flute Technique. I have never acknowledged a master to learn arts, nor have I had the opportunity to learn the Qi Family's boxing techniques."

The Iron Flute Technique was the boxing technique of Qi Qingyao and her brother's original household, belonging to a second-rate boxing style.

Using this to lay a foundation is very solid and stable; in this one aspect, he already exceeds most Qi Family members of the same background.

If one cannot learn the Qi Family's boxing techniques, it is best not to learn from the family's martial arts masters, as they would not teach with sincerity, and accumulating a move or half-move here and there makes it easy to be greedy and fail to digest it. Zhou You reached out to feel Qi Qingdi's bones and sensed the strength naturally generated within his body.

"Not bad, your strength is complete."

"It has been complete for a long time. I haven't acknowledged a master, so I suppressed it for several years. My bones were itching."

Qi Qingdi is, after all, a boy under ten, introducing himself with a hint of showing off.

Zhou You nodded with satisfaction; this child is qualified to learn his boxing techniques.

Living in a noble family, cautious and careful, yet still able to secretly lay such a solid foundation.

"The boxing technique I am going to teach you is called... Double Body Tiger Form Fist."

After careful consideration, Zhou You decided to teach the Double Body Tiger Form Fist, rather than the Tiger Crane Double Movement Fist.

Qi Qingdi is smart, and smarter than one could imagine, so how to treat him correctly requires careful consideration.

Therefore, the boxing technique cannot be taught all at once; it must be taught gradually after passing tests.

The secret of the Double Body Tiger Form Fist lies in using one mind for two purposes, and the threshold is very high. Back then, the Chixin Fist Hall was destroyed because the disciples' aptitude was generally low, leading to a lack of successors.

Zuo Shier was considered an outstanding one, but he also found learning the boxing very difficult, barely entering the Qi and Blood 3rd Stage level.

However, as soon as Qi Qingdi started, he made rapid progress and realized the mystery of the double body.

His complete strength came naturally, transforming into the strength of the Double Body Tiger Form Fist; from stagnation to smoothness, he broke through the Qi and Blood barrier in 3 days.

Once this happened, Zuo Shier, Tie Niu, and others came to observe and congratulate Zhou You on gaining a talented disciple.

With the aptitude of breaking through to Qi and Blood before the age of ten, Qi Qingdi can be called a genius among geniuses, firmly suppressing Mao Lang and Lu Jianqing.

That is not all; because he had forcibly suppressed his strength, the remaining power did not dissipate after the breakthrough, and he rose to Qi and Blood Stage 2 in one go.

A Qi and Blood Stage 2 under ten years old—if Qi Qingdi were a direct descendant of the family, he would probably already be treated as a treasure.

However, as a collateral branch of the family, his future will not be like Qi Fengzhang's, but rather he will be reduced to a thug for the noble family.

"The tree that stands above the forest will be destroyed by the wind. Qi Qingdi, try your best to suppress your realm and do not reveal your Qi and Blood." Zhou You pondered for a moment. "After you pass your tenth birthday, pick a day to 'break through to Qi and Blood'."

Hearing him say it so casually, Zuo Shier and the others shook their heads; is he not going to leave any way for other martial artists to live?

Qi Qingdi broke through to Qi and Blood Stage 2, further familiarizing himself with the boxing style and mastering the secrets of the Double Body Tiger Form Fist.

He used one mind for two purposes, his movements like a tiger, as if he had transformed into two bodies and four arms, his offensive like a gale and rainstorm.

Zuo Shier sparred with him, and they were actually evenly matched; he couldn't gain the upper hand for a long time.

If it weren't for the fact that Qi Qingdi is still young and his body has not yet fully grown, he would probably have easily suppressed Zuo Shier long ago.

"Status +1: Boxer (non-martial arts master), Number of disciples: 1."

"Boxer status has not reached the Martial Master realm; Instruction module activated, currently in a pending state, number of disciples ≤ 3."

"Disciple Qi Qingdi has broken through to Qi and Blood Stage 1, Experience Points +1000, Lv1 → Lv2, Experience Points +1100."

"Disciple Qi Qingdi is practicing Double Body Tiger Form Fist, Experience Points +10, +10..."

A long string of text suddenly flashed across the panel, making Zhou You's eyelids twitch.

So taking on disciples can also increase Experience Points; practicing fist techniques and breaking through both yield gains. Isn't this much easier than burying my head in practicing fist techniques alone? The panel is truly good to me; it is worthy of being my own flesh and blood.

This child Qi Qingdi is also promising, a veritable Experience Point blood cow, with '+10' constantly jumping above his head.

(End of this chapter)