Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 11 Junior Brother Sun, I don’t have enough money
Sun Yanwan heard his master's voice whispering in his ear, "Disciple, try to cultivate the eight extraordinary meridians, the twelve main meridians, and the thirty-six hidden meridians. Don't be greedy for these two connecting meridians."

After several hours, Sun Yanwan slowly opened his eyes, his face full of gratitude, and said, "Thank you, teacher."

Zhang Yuanqiao smiled and said, "Master and disciple are like father and son. You are my direct disciple, and it is my duty as a master to protect you."

"However, you have already gained some basic knowledge in the Hu family's Hunyuan Posture and have even connected two meridians. When practicing the Ziwu Sutra, you must try to forget the Hu family's mental method, so as not to interfere with the practice of the Ziwu Sutra and cause inaccurate aptitude test results."

Sun Yanwan quickly replied, "Disciple, save that."

He practiced the Hunyuan Thirty-Six Postures and had already opened up two meridians, but these two meridians might not be where his talents lie, so Zhang Yuanqiao's advice was sincere.

It was already late at night. Zhang Yuanqiao had stayed up almost all night to support his disciple's cultivation. Zhang Qingxi also accompanied him. Seeing that Sun Yanwan had made progress in his Ziwu Sutra practice, he was happy for his fellow disciple and said, "It's late now. I'll take Junior Brother Sun to rest first. Master, please go to bed too."

Zhang Yuanqiao smiled slightly and said, "Alright! Starting tomorrow, you don't have to clean the Taoist temple. You will accompany Yan Wan to practice the Ziwu Sutra. If there is anything wrong, come and find me as soon as possible."

When Sun Yanwan heard that she didn't have to work tomorrow, she felt relaxed all over.

During this period, he followed Zhang Qingxi to clean up the Taoist temple, doing all the rough work and feeling quite miserable. After all, he was a "city person" in his previous life and had never done physical work.

He followed Zhang Qingxi back to his sleeping place and heard Zhang Qingxi say, "Junior Brother Sun, the yard behind our Taiyi Temple is almost ready. Tomorrow I will take you to buy two beds, some tables and chairs, and we can move there first. The environment there is very good, and it will be refreshing to practice."

Sun Yanwan also knew that the yard at the back had been cleaned up. After all, he had also participated in the labor. When he heard that he could move, he was a little reluctant. After all, he had just started to learn the Ziwu Jing and was about to practice hard. However, what Zhang Qingxi said was true. This utility room had no windows, a lot of miscellaneous things, and no beds. Apart from being close to the kitchen and convenient for eating, it was useless and not comfortable to live in.

He agreed, and after his senior brother left, he excitedly got on the bed made of benches, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began to practice the Meridian Sutra again.

Although he did not have the inner strength of his master to support him this time, Sun Yanwan was able to see the light clearly when he practiced, without any stagnation. In the blink of an eye, it was dawn. The true energy in his body shook slightly, and about four or five acupuncture points rippled slightly, generating extremely fine true energy.

Neither Hunyuan Posture nor Ziwu Jing focuses on cultivating a certain meridian, but rather on the circulation of Qi throughout the body. When a certain acupoint is naturally full, true Qi will be generated. When there are more acupoints generating true Qi in a certain meridian and the true Qi is sufficient, it will be able to run through this meridian.

These four or five acupoints are not on the same meridian, so Sun Yanwan doesn't know which meridian will be the next to be connected. However, he has a slight feeling in his heart that the practice of Ziwu Meridian does not seem to be as slow as his master said, and he is a little confused.

He remembered that his eldest brother said that he was going out to buy beds, tables, chairs and other household items. He hurriedly got off the bed made of benches, went to the yard, took a short stick, and practiced the Demon-Slaying Sword Style.

Although he took Hu Fengwei's personal sword, he also knew that the sword had a history and it would be bad if someone recognized it. So he usually kept it in the room and never used it when practicing sword.

Sun Yanwan opened up another meridian last night, and when he practiced the 72 Demon-Slaying Sword Styles, it became more powerful, which made him very happy.

After practicing swordsmanship, Sun Yanwan went to find Zhang Qingxi. Zhang Qingxi had just finished his morning lessons. Seeing Sun Yanwan coming, he took out a purse, which didn't look too heavy, and tucked it into his waist. He said with a smile, "Junior brother, let's go to town to buy some things!" Sun Yanwan had a question in his mind for a long time, and he couldn't help but ask, "Does our master have any money?"

Zhang Qingxi nodded and said, "Our master left the Songyang Sect alone and indeed did not bring much money with him. Although the Songyang Sect is a large and powerful family with businesses in major cities and towns, it is naturally difficult for us to withdraw money after we left the Songyang Sect."

Sun Yanwan knew that she had to go out to buy things today. Although she did not take out the flying banknotes, she carried the loose change, copper coins, iron coins, and the five large silver ingots that she had taken from Situ Baowei and others. Upon hearing this, she did not say anything and followed Zhang Qingxi out of Taiyi Temple.

Sun Yanwan and Miao Youxiu had lived in the town they were visiting for a few days, so they were quite familiar with it. There was no furniture store in the town, only one carpenter. It was a small town, and very few people changed things in their homes. Although they did make some household items, they mainly made a living by repairing other people's furniture.

Zhang Qingxi had followed his master and had traveled around the world, so he was quite experienced. He didn't order anything specifically. He just picked out two wooden beds and some tables and chairs from the stock in the carpenter's house. Sun Yanwan also selected some wooden boards. The two of them discussed the price with the carpenter, paid a deposit, and asked him to deliver the items to Taiyi Temple.

After finishing his work, Zhang Qingxi was about to go back, but Sun Yanwan stopped him and said, "Big Brother, I see that our master's robe is very torn, and yours is also patched. I'm still dressed like a shop assistant. Why don't we go to the clothing store and order three sets of robes so we can change into new ones?"

Zhang Qingxi looked embarrassed and whispered, "Junior Brother Sun, I don't have enough money."

Sun Yanwan smiled and said, "I have quite a bit of money on me, I'll pay for it."

Zhang Qingxi's face was dark and solemn. He pulled Sun Yanwan aside and said solemnly, "Junior brother, for those of us who practice martial arts, as long as we have a bad conscience, it will be easy for us to get money."

"Even though our Songyang Sect is considered a reputable and upright sect and never does anything to gain advantage through trickery or robbery, money can come easily. For example, if we simply tell a large store that they can fly our Songyang Sect flag when transporting goods, they can pass through Dalang unimpeded. All the heroes who have established their own strongholds along the way will give us face."

"With this flag, hundreds, even thousands, of taels of silver can be pocketed every year."

"There are countless other ways to make money."

"A gentleman loves money, but he gets it in a proper way! We at Taiyi Temple just haven't had the time yet. With Master's abilities, it wouldn't be difficult for him to get some silver."

"Junior brother, you must never do anything that goes against your conscience."

Sun Yanwan was a little embarrassed and whispered, "This money was given by my master from the Miao family. Otherwise, how could I, a shop assistant, have so much money?"

Zhang Qingxi smiled slightly and said, "Junior brother, you are still young, just remember these things in your heart. I am not trying to teach you a lesson, but the principle of being a human being is to always behave uprightly, so that you can cultivate a noble spirit, have a clear conscience, and have a majestic prestige in the martial arts world!"

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