Free Web NovelChapter 226: Chapter 216: Invitation II
"When would be a good time to invite Miss Xia over as a guest?" Liu Wu Jun said with a smile. "As a member of the Rain Palace, I naturally hope she’ll join us in the future. Or the Shayue Sect."
"I’ll ask her," Lin Hui replied with a smile.
"Speaking of which, to attract a monstrously talented genius like Xia Si to study at Qingfeng Temple, Third Brother, your comprehension of Martial Arts must be extraordinary. A while ago, one of my fellow members mentioned the uniqueness of Qingfeng Temple’s Martial Arts, and I’ve become quite interested myself. I wonder if Third Brother has time to explain it to me?" Liu Wu Jun added with a grin.
"If Big Brother wants to hear about it, then of course it’s no problem." Lin Hui was more than happy to oblige. ’The stronger Big Brother is, the more it will benefit me and our family.’
"That’s good. Regarding this matter, if Third Brother trusts me, you can leave it to me to handle. The stir caused by Xia Si will definitely attract many factions to invite her. Negotiating the terms of her recruitment requires considerable experience. I’ve faced similar situations before, so I’m rather well-versed in it," Liu Wu Jun said.
"If Xia Si is willing, then I have no objection, of course," Lin Hui nodded.
’In truth, he didn’t think Xia Si would be willing to leave him and study under a master from another faction.’ freeωebnovēl.c૦m
’But what if?’
’If the imprinting appraisal failed, he couldn’t just force her to stay by his side.’
"This world is getting more and more dangerous. The Outer City District never had this much trouble in the past. Now... sigh, even a High Priest has shown up... Why do I feel like things have gotten more and more outrageous these past few years," Liu Shenglan lamented from the side.
"Isn’t that the truth. In the old days in our Xinyu Town, even a visit from an Upper-Tier Summoner was a huge event. Now..." Lin Shunhe shared the sentiment.
"Alright, let’s not talk about these things. Shanshan, you mentioned before that someone gave you a VIP card for the Inner City’s Yupin Pavilion, do you still have it? I have to entertain a friend in a couple of days and was thinking of using it. A 40% discount is a pretty good deal," Liu Shenglan said, looking at Yao Shan. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓
"I do. I have two of them. I’ll give you one in a bit. It seems the person who gave them to me considered this and gave me an extra," Yao Shan said with a smile.
Once Liu Shenglan and Yao Shan started chatting about food, wellness, makeup, and beauty, they couldn’t be stopped.
Meanwhile, Liu Wu Jun, Liu Xiao, and Lin Shunhe began asking Lin Hui for the full story of how he had accepted Xia Si as a disciple.
They went over every detail concerning Xia Si, unwilling to miss a single thing.
Lin Xiaoliu, meanwhile, sat off to the side, burying her head in her food. She occasionally stole timid glances at Lin Hui, the very picture of a quiet and obedient child.
A sense of harmony filled the scene.
After the meal, Liu Wu Jun, Lin Hui, and Liu Xiao went to the Lin Mansion’s dedicated martial arts training ground.
At night, some house servants and their children were still practicing their martial arts there.
As live-in servants of the Lin Mansion, they had the advantage of proximity, so it wasn’t too difficult for them to obtain a few decent Martial Dao secret manuals.
Practicing martial arts, as proven by Lin Hui himself, was a shining path to defy fate and forge a new destiny.
This, in turn, fostered an atmosphere where everyone valued and practiced martial arts.
Seeing the three arrive, the practitioners all came forward to pay their respects, then cleared the field and waited at the edge, ready to clean up afterward.
As long as the three didn’t drive them away, they were happy to watch from the sidelines, hoping to perhaps secretly learn a move or two.
Liu Wu Jun asked Lin Hui in detail about the various Martial Arts of Qingfeng Temple.
Lin Hui told him about the three original swordsmanship styles, aside from the Gale Sword.
"But I heard you also comprehended a unique technique called Gale Swordsmanship on your own? The name Xia Si announced has already spread like wildfire," Liu Wu Jun said.
’Those little brats...’ Lin Hui knew without even thinking that it must have been the disciples who had returned from their mission. ’Before, the Gale Swordsmanship was just a rumor in the temple. But now that Xia Si has used it, everyone who saw it got incredibly excited.’
No one had expected that the rumored Gale Swordsmanship could unleash such terrifying power in Xia Si’s hands.
On top of that, Xia Si hadn’t forbidden anyone from spreading the news.
And so... the rumor that Lin Hui of Qingfeng Temple had comprehended the Gale Sword was immediately delivered to the desks of all the major factions that had been shocked by Xia Si.
"The Gale Sword—yes, it exists. But it’s just a swordsmanship style for Inner Power Martial Artists. What’s truly strong isn’t the sword, but the person wielding it," Lin Hui said with a sigh of resignation.
"That’s true. Can you tell me what this Gale Sword is all about?" asked Liu Wu Jun.
"Of course." Lin Hui didn’t hold anything back and briefly introduced the Gale Sword.
This Gale Swordsmanship was extremely difficult and also incredibly subtle.
’Back when he received the Blood Seal’s empowerment, he had clearly learned the entire theoretical system for cultivating the Gale Swordsmanship, and even had the practical experience.’
’But it wasn’t until he actually used it in real combat that he discovered the difficulty of Body Tempering with the Gale Sword was far higher than that of the Qingfeng Swordsmanship.’
’Moreover, the fact that it grew faster and faster in combat was an effect he only discovered after he had truly gotten the hang of practicing it.’
So, after Liu Wu Jun heard about this path of a third internal and external Body Tempering, aside from exclaiming that it was indeed novel, he couldn’t see anything special about it.
Liu Xiao, at his side, also tried to follow along and practice the techniques, but he discovered nothing.
Without the foundation from the previous three swordsmanship styles, practicing the Gale Swordsmanship alone was no different from practicing any ordinary swordsmanship.
After the two of them tried it, they attributed it to Xia Si’s talent being simply too powerful.
After Lin Hui did his best to explain and demonstrate, he noticed the two had lost interest, their focus entirely on Xia Si, so he said no more.
He began to wonder if he should tell Big Brother and his family about his true strength.
The reason he had hidden it in the first place was that breaking past his own limits would attract hordes of covetous onlookers.
