Chapter Four The Manor
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"Seven or eight is not a small number. You must know that every time a congenital warrior is cultivated, it consumes a terrifying amount of resources. The key point is that even with such a large investment, the possibility of the acquired Dzogchen being able to advance to the innate level is still very small." Jane. Auntie sighed and smiled wryly.
The boy was completely silent.
"Okay, Xiantian is still too far away for you. If this day really comes, you will immediately become the person standing at the top of the whole Daqi. Even the emperor of Daqi will be polite to you and try his best to win you over. This is also the source of the sayings of the warriors who protect the country. Now, let me tell you something about tempering the body and comprehending the sense of energy. How many levels have you tempered the body now?" The woman continued to ask.
"Seven floors"
When Shi Mu heard this, his spirits lifted.
indeed! For him now, the most important thing is to be able to comprehend the sense of qi and join Kaiyuan Wuyuan. .
"The seventh level is a bit low. The Kaiyuan Wufu will start recruiting students in one year. Can you reach the ninth level within one year?"
"I wasn't sure about it before, but it should be now." Shi Mu said with certainty after thinking for a while.
"Even if you can reach the ninth level of body tempering and comprehend the sense of qi within one year, you will only meet the basic conditions for entering the Kaiyuan Martial Academy, and there will still be fierce competition." The woman was a little strange, He still said so.
Shi Mu listened intently.
"As far as I know, there are indeed quite a few geniuses who want to enter the Kaiyuan Martial Mansion this year, and many of them have cultivated the body tempering technique to the ninth or even tenth level at a young age. After all, quenching The higher the body level, the more helpful it is to comprehend the sense of qi. According to the practice in the past, even with the assistance of Qi Ling Dan, if you want to understand the sense of qi at your age, it is often less than one in ten. Many warriors are in their 30s and 40s Afterwards, after taking Qiling Pills many times, he could barely comprehend the sense of Qi and enter the day after tomorrow. This is also the reason why Kaiyuan Martial Arts Academy only recruits martial arts apprentices who are over ten years old and under fifteen years old. Cultivate the art of tempering the body. If you are over fifteen years old, you have no potential to reach the acquired state of Dzogchen, and there is no value in training. There may be many acquired warriors in Daqi Kingdom, but among them, there are still less than a hundred warriors who can really have the opportunity to hit the innate realm That's all. Our Jin family has an ancestor who was born in Dzogchen the day after tomorrow, and this is the main reason why the Jin family can become a wealthy family in Quanzhou." The woman couldn't help but show a sense of pride on her face at the end.
"The higher the body quenching level, the higher the chance of comprehending the sense of energy! Less than one in ten?" Shi Mu took a deep breath after hearing this.
Although he had anticipated that it would be impossible for everyone who took the Qi Ling Pill to successfully comprehend the sense of qi, he never expected that the chance of success was so low.
"If you regret it, the other path I promised earlier is still valid." Aunt Zhen stared at the boy and suddenly smiled.
"No, I've made up my mind." Shi Mu shook his head.
"In this case, I will transfer the title deed and other things of the manor outside the city to you in a while, and you will live in that manor first. I will let Jin Cheng accompany you there. If you need anything in the future, you can also contact him directly. After a year , I will notify you when the Qi Ling Pill ordered by the Jin family arrives. Just to remind you, during this period, in addition to learning the tempering body, you'd better find a way to learn more sets of actual combat martial arts. It should be used. Although the Jin family also has several sets of family martial arts, they never pass on people with different surnames." After nodding, Aunt Zhen gave another warning.
"Thank you, Aunt Zhen!" This time, Shi Mu's words really expressed some gratitude.
A quarter of an hour later, accompanied by Jin Cheng, Liu Ming walked out of the house with a wooden box in his hand, with a slightly surprised look on his face.
The wooden box contained the property left to him by his father, including not only a large manor on the outskirts of the city, but also three to four hundred acres of good farmland nearby, a restaurant in a good location in the city and three thousand taels of silver. ticket.
He unexpectedly became a wealthy local rich man in one day.
What Shi Mu didn't know was that not long after he left the house, another middle-aged man visited here, and in the hall, he questioned Aunt Zhen with an angry face:
"Seventh Sister, you really don't plan to leave that Qi Spirit Pill to your nephew, but to an outsider?"
"This is what my father promised himself. Why, do you have any objections?"
"Of course I have an opinion! I won't talk about the matter of the Biao brothers. That boy's surname is Shi, not Jin. Why should the panacea that our Jin family spend so much effort to obtain be given to an outsider? As long as you take the initiative to change your mind, Father will definitely have no objection. It’s not like you don’t know that your nephew failed to comprehend the sense of qi last time. This year, he finally managed to be somewhat sure, and it’s also the year when Kaiyuan Martial Arts Academy enrolls students. If he misses it, he will regret it for the rest of his life. I might miss this opportunity." The middle-aged man's face was a little narrow and long, and his eyes seemed to breathe fire under extreme anger.
"Hmph, why? Just because my husband only has such a son, and because he has saved nearly half of the Jin family's wealth? In that case, Fifth Brother is satisfied." Aunt Zhen snorted and said bluntly.
"Okay! Okay! That kid obviously has no blood relationship with you, and you still have to turn your elbows away! If that's the case, then we don't need to talk about friendship between brothers and sisters in the future. I won't beg you this time, and I will be ruined." , will also get another Qi Ling Pill for your nephew!"
After saying this, the middle-aged man left angrily.
"Mother, you really let Uncle Wu go away like this."
As soon as the man left the hall, Shi Yuhuan came out from nowhere and asked with a wink.
"It's okay, it's not that you don't know that your fifth uncle's son is not suitable for martial arts at all. He spent so many medicinal baths at the beginning, but he barely managed to quench his body. Even if you give him the Qi Ling Pill this time, the chance of comprehending the Qi Sensibility is not high. How much will it increase. He is so aggressive, but he wants to win your cousin one last time."
"That's also true. Jintian's aptitude is probably not as good as my brother's. Even if he barely understands the sense of qi, the chance of passing the martial arts academy is very low." Shi Yuhuan clapped his hands and laughed.
"Hehe, I started to look towards my own brother so soon, but I don't like Shi Mu either. But there are only so many things I can do for your brother. If I come forward to help other things, I'm afraid the rest of the Jin family Also dissatisfied."
"Although it's the first time I've met my brother, I feel that he's pretty good. At least he's much better than the Jin family's wine bags and rice bags." Jin Yuhuan replied with a smile.
"Actually, your grandfather could so easily agree to give out one of the Qi Ling Pills, and there is a lot of thanks to you, a girl. After all, you have already comprehended the sense of Qi when you were only twelve years old, and at the same time, you have also cultivated to the point of tempering your body. Tenth level, your grandfather has high hopes for you." Aunt Zhen said with a sudden smile.
"Don't worry, I'll be able to master that set of swordsmanship in a year. There will be no problem entering the Kaiyuan Martial Academy, and I won't disappoint my grandfather." The girl looked confident. .
The woman nodded when she heard the words, and looked at her daughter with loving eyes.
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In a manor ten miles away from Fengcheng, Shi Mu stood on a flat square surrounded by houses. After looking around, his face showed a satisfied expression.
This manor covers an area of four or five acres, and there are more than twenty rooms. The size of this square makes him overjoyed.
After turning his eyes, he landed on the seventeen or eighteen male and female servants and tenants standing in front of him, and immediately asked:
"Who took care of this Zhuangzi and the nearby fields before?"
"Master Shi, I'm in charge." A middle-aged man with gray hair and clean clothes stepped forward and replied respectfully.
"What's your name, but you're a local?" Shi Mu looked at the middle-aged man a few times, seeing that he looked honest and honest, and asked slowly.
"The young one is called Zhang Suo, and he has been settled in Fengcheng for seven or eight generations." The middle-aged man replied respectfully.
"Very good, the manor and the nearby fields have been handed over to you to take care of. Other people's work and field rents will not change. In addition, you inform the shopkeeper of the restaurant to come here to see me tomorrow." After thinking for a while, Shi Mu quickly ordered road.
"Yes, master." Zhang Suo was overjoyed when he heard the words, and hurriedly agreed.
Seeing this, the other servants and tenants also breathed a sigh of relief, and they all bowed in agreement.
"Cheng Guanshi, it's okay if I do this!" After everyone left the square, Shi Mu turned his head and asked the old man in green shirt next to him.
"Master Shi did a good job, very clean and tidy! To be honest, it's hard for this old slave to believe that Master Shi really just came from a fishing village." The old man in green shirt replied with a smile.
"I'm also a little surprised, but it feels good to be able to order people to do things. In addition, there is another thing I want to ask Cheng to be in charge." Shi Mu said embarrassedly.
"Oh, what's the matter, just ask Master Shi, as long as the old slave can do it, I will never refuse." The old man in green shirt was a little surprised, but agreed without thinking.
"It's like this. I want to invite a really capable martial arts instructor to come to the manor to teach me one-on-one training. I don't know if Cheng Guanshi can recommend anyone."
"Oh, if you're talking about martial arts gyms, the four major martial arts halls in Fengcheng are quite famous, and most of the instructors in them have unique skills. But I don't know what type of martial arts Master Shi wants to learn." After thinking about it, the old man in green shirt asked back.
"I used to split a section of firewood in the village before, and I feel that I am quite comfortable with a knife. In addition, I want to learn a set of boxing skills as well."
"If it's about swordsmanship and boxing, I recommend you to choose Li Canghai from Liufeng Martial Arts Academy. His set of Fengchi Thirteen Styles of Swordsmanship and Stone Breaking Fist is very famous. But if it's one-on-one instruction, this person's fee is not low Yes." After hearing this, the old man in green shirt pondered for a moment, then said slowly.
"It doesn't matter, as long as you really have the strength, it's nothing to spend more money." Shi Mu now has three thousand taels of silver bills with him, but he has become rich and powerful.
"Okay, that old slave will help you invite Coach Li to come over tomorrow." Seeing this, the old man in green shirt agreed with a smile.