abnabooks Chapter 58 Bibi
Chapter 58 Bibi
"That was because you were too careless."
Fan Li sighed and then said, "Then you don't need to rush. It won't be easy for Chen Hongjie to advance to the level of a martial artist. I'll keep an eye on Chen Hongming and Chen Hongzhi for you, and there won't be any problems in the short term."
"But you need to give a reason for the boss's whereabouts!"
"I've thought about it."
Chen Dingkun slowly opened his mouth, "I made a pretense to have the boss deliver a batch of goods to Xushan Prefecture. The way will pass through Huoshaoshan. I have already sent my men to Huoshaoshan to disguise themselves as bandits and rob the boss again."
"Going to Xushan Prefecture, it takes two months for a caravan to travel there and back. Add to that the business negotiations and other things, and I can delay for another three months."
Fan Li was somewhat troubled; three months wasn't enough time for him to enter the Divine Stone Mine.
But things have come to this point, so we can only take it one step at a time, and if all else fails...
Fan Li made a firm decision: "Three months is fine too. We can delay it for another half month because of the New Year. When spring comes, I will find a way to bring out some refugees from various places to make a big splash. That way, we can delay them until they enter the mine."
"Go ahead, I'm going to start practicing."
Fan Li took out a lot of women's underwear from his bag.
This is an essential item for his cultivation technique.
Chen Dingkun took his leave and departed...
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Upon returning to Jinshan Prefecture, Lu Lin first bought some things, then took Shi Tou to visit Aunt Xu, and they stayed for a meal.
After dinner, Shi Tou said he wanted to buy some delicious snacks.
Lu Lin readily agreed.
Upon arriving at the bustling city center, Lu Lin bought some gifts for Xu Ruian and his wife. They weren't particularly expensive, but they were a token of his appreciation.
After all, Shi Tou was mainly cared for by Madam Xu at the academy.
Xu Ruian treated Lu Lin well, even letting Lu Lin owe him several thousand small merits.
When they came to a place selling flowers and birds, Shi Tou couldn't take his eyes off the small animals.
A little turtle crawling swiftly, a cute little rabbit, and chirping birds.
Thinking that Shi Tou might be bored at the academy, Lu Lin bought him two parrots, one blue and one green. Seeing Lu Lin's generosity, the shopkeeper enthusiastically provided a cage and a month's worth of bird food.
They also said that the parrot can talk and needs to be trained frequently.
Upon hearing this, Stone's eyes lit up.
The two returned to the courtyard. Chen Hongzhi and Chen Hongming had not yet returned. Lu Lin was too lazy to care about them and went to sleep with Shi Tou.
The next morning, they were not seen either.
Lu Lin found some wood and chopped it in the yard.
They said they were chopping wood, but they were actually practicing splitting stakes.
The practice I did at the academy for ten days had some effect, but it wasn't very good.
Lu Lin now takes every opportunity to examine the grain of a piece of wood.
It was almost noon when Chen Hongming and Chen Hongzhi returned.
They returned to the Chen residence yesterday, but Chen Dingkun was not there, nor did Chen Hongyu show up.
Madam Zheng only said that her eldest son had gone out to do business, but she didn't know exactly where he went.
When asked about Chen Hongjie, he said that because he had not been promoted to a martial arts master, he was practicing hard alone at his maternal grandfather's house.
The two of them went there to take a nap and, while they were at it, gave Chen Hongjie some pointers on his kung fu.
However, the results were minimal.
His skill level was originally similar to Chen Hongming's, but he hasn't made any progress in so long, and I don't know why.
Lu Lin rented a donkey cart, and the four of them slowly returned to the academy.
Before even entering the dormitory, Shi Tou was already carrying the birdcage to find Madam Xu, and Lu Lin could only follow behind and escort him there.
Xu Ruian happened to be there as well, so Lu Lin asked about the texture.
"You're practicing the Nine-Spinning Slash from the Ancient Clan's Forging Technique, right?"
"ah?!"
Lu Lin was startled.
He never told anyone about the Nine-Turned Slash technique he practiced, and even when sparring with others after arriving at the academy, he never used any weapons.
How could Xu Ruian know?
"Don't be so nervous. Although the Nine-Spinning Slash is a secret, countless people have cracked it over the years, and the news has spread far and wide."
"Although this martial art is not flashy, its exquisiteness is by no means weak. I wonder which martial arts master created it and spread it in such a secretive way."
You all know that?
This isn't a secret!
Lu Lin couldn't help but smile wryly. He had treated it like a treasure, but it turned out to be commonplace now.
"However, although many people know about it, even more people don't. Many martial artists who train at martial arts schools have never even heard of it."
"Even in some remote places, a book of ancient sword-forging techniques can fetch an astronomical price at auction, and may even lead to the massacre of an entire family."
Lu Lin nodded. Back then, Cui San Niang joined the Fierce Tiger Gang for a copy of the Ancient Clan's Sword Forging Technique.
There are no real magical skills or techniques in this world that can make someone ascend to heaven in one step.
The only way to become stronger is through hard work.
"Master Yao Jingkun in the academy is quite knowledgeable about the Nine-Spinning Slash. He is the master of Class 13. You can go and ask him for advice."
"In addition, the academy also contains four manuals of the Nine-Spinning Slash technique: the first move is the Stake Cleave, the third move is the Counter-Slash, the fourth move is the Blood Reversal, and the fifth move is the Mountain Collapse. The second and sixth moves are relatively rare and have never been found."
"As for the seventh, eighth, and ninth moves, although they are occasionally circulated in the martial arts world, I have never heard of anyone using them. Perhaps that master has not yet created them, or perhaps for some reason, he deliberately held back his moves."
"Thank you for your guidance, Master Xu." Lu Lin bowed respectfully.
No wonder Lu Lin was grateful.
Without Xu Ruian's guidance, he would probably still think the Nine-Spinning Slash was some kind of divine skill manual, and might even be troubled by how to acquire new moves.
Now everything is clear. Indeed, traveling ten thousand miles is not as good as being guided by a master.
A single word from his teacher could save Lu Lin a lot of trouble.
I had dinner at Xu Ruian's house when I heard footsteps outside. It was Li Songtao who had arrived!
"Hey, Lu Lin, I haven't seen you for the past two days. Why did you go back again?"
Li Songtao seemed to have gained a lot from his seclusion, and was somewhat surprised to see that Lu Lin's figure had returned to its original state.
"By the way, Lu Lin, Li Songtao happens to know the Nine-Spinning Slash stance-breaking technique. Why don't you ask him to teach you?"
"Huh?" Li Songtao was taken aback. "You old Xu, I came here to chat, but you've assigned me a task. Fine, then I, as the headmaster, will also experience the joy of teaching students."
Li Songtao waved his hand, and a branch fell from a tree in the distance. With another jolt, the branch flew towards him.
While still flying in mid-air, it had already been cut into several neat pieces and finally landed in front of Lu Lin.
This move stunned Lu Lin.
Phrases like "retrieving objects from a distance" and "hitting a cow across a mountain" popped into his mind.
"Kid, don't be fooled by him. It's just a simple technique of releasing qi and blood. It's useless except for bluffing people."
Xu Ruian complained, "Li Songtao, you old codger, you're still the same as when you were young, always showing off your skills in front of others."
"What do you mean by showing off? I'm a top expert who's about to temper my fifth organ. If you're not convinced, how about we have a match?"
"Let's compete then, I'm not afraid of you!"
Xu Ruian's temper flared up as well.
Lu Lin quickly pulled the two aside, saying that now was not the time to watch the excitement, and that learning swordsmanship was the most important thing.