bookbashuk Chapter 84 Noise
Chapter 84 Noise
Time flies, the summer sun shines brightly, scorching the earth. There are few pedestrians on the street, and everyone is hurrying to avoid the scorching sun.
There's a pedestrian walkway past the Hanshan Martial Arts School. Occasionally, when you look up, your eyes are immediately drawn to the plaque hanging above the school. After a few moments of observation, you'll reveal an expression of envy and respect.
The plaque bearing the four large characters "Hanshan Martial Arts School" has faded and become old over time.
But below these four-character plaques, a new, slightly smaller plaque appeared, bearing two powerful and vigorous characters: Wu Kui!
Below the title of Wu Kui, there is an additional line of small characters: Tong Baisui, 70th year of Yongchang reign of the Great Shun Dynasty, ranked 15th in the Chinese martial arts examination.
Three months have passed since that martial arts examination that garnered citywide attention.
Tong Baisui won fifteenth place in one fell swoop, and naturally received this plaque, which could be hung on the lintel. This was an honor given by the government and was excellent publicity for the martial arts school.
Fifteenth place is already a very good result.
It should be noted that the top ten were mostly disciples of aristocratic families and major sects, as well as some killing gods in the army. They practiced quick-learning techniques with astonishing destructive power.
Tong Baisui's achievement of this ranking is already quite good, and the Hanshan Martial Arts School has therefore recruited many new disciples.
The martial arts school is located in the fourth courtyard.
Yang Silang stood on the open ground, under the scorching sun, his whole body soaked with sweat, yet he remained focused on his stance, his hands forming a yin-yang pattern to protect his chest and abdomen, as he exhaled long breaths.
His breathing was very long, almost twenty breaths apart, with long, pale streams of air escaping from his nostrils with each exhale, accompanied by rumbling sounds from his abdomen that echoed throughout the courtyard.
Under the shade of the eaves.
Tong Baisui turned to look at Zhu Tong helplessly.
"Has Shiro always been this fierce?"
"I can only manage two practice sessions this morning, and I'm still breathless, but he's already practiced three times!"
"You can maintain this pace and practice until late at night!"
"Not to mention stance training, even in terms of combat skills, I can't fight him for long now. His strength is getting greater and greater. In terms of sheer strength alone, I'm afraid he's almost at the level of a Steel-Dirty Grandmaster."
"I was depressed for a whole month sparring with him!"
"Who's in fifteenth place between us? His improvement is incredible!"
"I even suspect that he stole and ate the long tongue of the River-Turning Toad, and has been soaking it in alcohol to drink every day!"
"Brother Bai Sui, I don't know either. I didn't practice martial arts with Brother Si Lang before," Zhu Tong said with an awkward smile, turning his head to look at Wang Daniu, who was drinking tea like a cow and slumped on the ground.
"Da Niu, haven't you always been following Si Lang? Tell me about it."
Wang Daniu raised his head, looking exhausted.
"Don't try to outlast Fourth Brother; it's innate, you can't learn it."
"If I could learn it, would I need to be trained so harshly by Master Tong?"
It turns out that the three of them had been staying at the Hanshan Martial Arts School in the provincial capital for over a month.
Three months after passing the imperial examination, Yang Silang attended a gathering of his fellow graduates as usual, where he met a group of military men. Following the crowd, he gave silver to the general as a thank-you gift. After that, he spent his days either treating others to meals or being treated to meals by others.
For those two weeks, he drank at rotating tables, and he couldn't escape the custom. Fortunately, Tong Baisui was there to keep him company. The two of them received the same treatment and even shielded each other from a lot of drinks.
Perhaps because they drank together and listened to the same tunes, the two quickly became friends.
In addition, Tong Renyuan really took him to visit a retired old martial arts master from the martial arts hall. The man was indeed old enough, over a hundred years old, but still agile and sharp-eyed, though his blood and energy had declined, making him even weaker than a copper-skinned martial artist.
Its economic situation seems unworthy of its former status; although the mansion is large, it is in a state of decay.
Following Tong Renyuan's instructions, Yang Silang presented him with a hundred taels of silver. The other party was overjoyed and taught Yang Silang for several nights in a row, explaining clearly and thoroughly the secrets of the Taizu Long Fist Steel Dirty Realm. He also gave him several auxiliary medicine prescriptions.
These recipes do not require expensive main ingredients like the Golden Toad Elixir; they use other more readily available monster materials as substitutes, achieving the same effect for half the price.
Once all these things are done...
Yang Silang was finally able to set off back to Gongzhou Prefecture with Ma Qianli, Zhu Tong, and Wang Daniu. While he was out drinking and having fun, the three of them received some guidance from Tong Renyuan at the martial arts school.
Wang Daniu received the most criticism and eventually surpassed Zhu Tong.
After Yang, Ma, Zhu, and Wang returned to Gongzhou Prefecture, news of Yang Silang's success in the imperial examination had already arrived.
The outer walls of his two courtyards were demolished and rebuilt, and even the gates were replaced. Anyone who could indirectly establish a connection with him sent him a lot of gifts.
For example, Yao Luchang, who painstakingly planned and built Lao Zhou Oil Mill—now renamed Lao Yao Oil Mill—was willing to donate half of his shares to Sister Yang.
Sister Yang didn't know whether she should accept the offer or not. Of course, her troubles didn't end there. Many young men, mostly from well-off families, were willing to marry her, a widow, and even offered to be the father of her daughter. This frightened her so much that she didn't dare to leave the house.
Even the dog at home was harassed. Many people came up with various female dogs asking to be bred, scaring the dog so much that it walked with its tail between its legs wherever it went. In the end, it even sneaked away to Wang Daniu's house next door to hide away and have some peace and quiet.
In addition, there was also the slanted-eyed Song who, upon hearing that Yang Silang had returned, staged a scene of "bearing thorns to apologize," kneeling on the ground and walking until his back was bruised and battered, before running to the Yang family crying and begging for forgiveness.
After Yang Silang finished dealing with these trivial matters, it took him another half month. During that time, the newly made threshold in his house was worn down by a third of its height.
After dealing with the necessary interpersonal relationships, you might find that unrelated people are still trying to get close to you.
Yang Silang made a decisive move and turned to head straight for the provincial capital. Wang Daniu and Zhu Tong accompanied him. The former had promised Tong Renyuan that he would help him find some effective prescriptions to help him quickly break through to become a copper-skinned martial artist.
The latter was because Jin Zhenshan was deeply moved by his senior brother's forgiveness and ordered him to go back and learn the Mountain-Shaking Fist properly.
What was the original quote?
"Don't let his reputation as a filthy martial arts master fool you! His theories on boxing might not be correct!"
"What kind of person are you, coming back with only a smattering of knowledge!"
"Go back and study, learn well and practice thoroughly before you come back!"
"I'll teach you how to break his Mountain-Shaking Fist later!"
The old man was stubborn and defiant, and his imposing manner surpassed even that of Tong Renyuan, the filthy martial arts master.
So the three of them set off and returned to the Hanshan Martial Arts School in the provincial capital. As for Ma Qianli, he had finished the martial arts examination and returned to his camp, so he could not come.
The three of them settled down there and practiced their martial arts every day.
The one who changed the most was Wang Daniu. He was born with great strength, which was different from ordinary people in terms of his physical constitution. He was also willing to spend money, so Tong Renyuan found him some strong medicines. The medicines were fast-acting but ordinary people could not withstand them.
The breakthrough to becoming a Bronze-Skinned Warrior should happen in the next few days.
When Zhu Tong returned, Tong Renyuan was somewhat displeased with the letter from his master that Zhu Tong had brought back, and occasionally gave him a hostile look.
So Zhu Tong would avoid his senior brother every day and try his best to find Tong Baisui.
Yang Silang actually made the fastest progress. Although he was bogged down by trivial matters after passing the imperial examination, he always used his rejuvenation magic to adjust his body to its best condition at night, and he practiced five times a day almost without reduction.
He stood intently in the courtyard, completely oblivious to the scorching sun overhead.
After a long while, Yang Silang finally let out a long breath and finished his practice.
A vision flashed through his mind.
【Skill 1: Toad Strength, practice five times a day, 160/300】
It has only been a little over a hundred days since he started practicing the Toad Strength, but because he used the Rejuvenation Divine Power to keep his internal organs in optimal condition, he was able to practice and absorb more Golden Toad Liquid and the improved elixir formula, so his progress was very fast, and he had already completed more than half of the Toad Strength training.
His eyes flashed.
In this way, it will take him at most a few months, or at least a hundred days, to break through and become a Steel-Dirty Grand Martial Master!
Right now, we should start planning for the Mercury Blood Realm.