The Villain's Counterattack

Lin Pingzhi stayed in Huashan for a full month before he basically completed the "Quanzhen Dao Ge" and "Quanzhen Sword Technique". However, these two skills were not taught to anyone except Yue Buqun himself and Linghu Chong. Even Linghu Chong was strictly ordered not to disclose them.

Yue Lingshan followed her mother Ning Zhongze to practice the "Jade Girl Kung Fu". The boxing techniques used in this Kung Fu were a bit strange, such as the beauty boxing technique and the sky net style. Anyway, it was fun. Yue Lingshan learned it with great interest and made rapid progress.

Lin Pingzhi left with a lot of gains. In addition to the martial arts, he also left behind two secret recipes for medicinal dishes and three thousand taels of silver for Yue Buqun. He thanked Mr. Yue for teaching him the martial arts in front of Lao Denuo, and expressed his affirmation of the role of Huashan basic internal skills in health preservation, which made Yue Buqun very embarrassed.

Soon, Zuo Lengchan received accurate information that Lin Pingzhi exchanged the "Bixie Sword Technique" plus three thousand taels of silver for the Huashan Basic Internal Power and Huashan Basic Sword Technique, and he basically got started under the guidance of Yue Buqun.

"These are common things that outer disciples can learn, and they can only fool children." Zuo Lengchan's interest in Lin Pingzhi decreased greatly. He did not choose the Hunyuan Gong, which was second only to the Zixia Divine Art among the Nine Huashan Gongs, but instead chose the Huashan Basic Internal Gong. The reason was that this method was more beneficial to health.

I wonder if I can learn some simple internal skills and sell them to this prodigal son of the Lin family at a high price?

Zuo Lengchan seemed to see some business opportunities in this transaction, but then he dismissed the idea. As the leader of the Five Mountains Sword Sects, the Songshan Sect could not lose face like this, unless this kid came to them himself.

Lin Pingzhi then went to Hengshan. Although he contributed a thousand taels of silver, he got nothing in the end except two bottles of healing medicine: Tianxiang Duanxu Glue (for external application) and Baiyun Bear Bile Pills (for internal use).

Next was the Taishan Sect, which was even more arrogant. Someone from the Taishan Sect received a message from Zuo Lengchan and directly refused to let Lin Pingzhi in. He didn't even give him the thousand taels of silver, which made him very unhappy. Then he spent all the silver in Shandong and only hired a lot of boat builders, fishermen and the like to return to Fuzhou.

Lin Pingzhi took away four of the famous Five Mountains Sword Sects, and naturally he would not miss the last one, the Hengshan Sect. In Hengyang City, Lin Pingzhi did not find Mr. Mo Da, but he met Hengshan Liu Zhengfeng, the powerful figure of the Hengshan Sect.

Without waiting for Lin Pingzhi to present his gifts, Liu Zhengfeng showed off his identity as a wealthy man. Silks, satins, gold, silver and jewelry were displayed in front of Lin Pingzhi, leaving him speechless. In the end, he had to present ten rare music scores that he had prepared long ago before he looked at him. However, it was impossible for him to get the martial arts secrets.

The Hengshan Sect has a very high opinion of itself. They believe that their own martial arts secrets are more than enough and they do not need to rely on external martial arts. They will not covet other sects' martial arts, and naturally will not allow their own martial arts to be leaked. Although Lin Pingzhi's music score is good, they cannot let him compromise his principles, so he offered to buy it at a high price.

Lin Pingzhi had no choice but to use this as a gift to reach some cooperation between Hengshan Sect and Fuwei Escort Agency to ensure the safety of Fuwei Escort Agency in Hunan Province. Strictly speaking, among the Five Mountains Sword Sects, Hengshan Sect is the closest to Fuzhou, and Hunan's business is indeed important to Fuwei Escort Agency.

The two men signed a contract, and then Liu Zhengfeng found Mr. Mo Da and finally finalized the distribution of shares. Only then did Lin Pingzhi leave. After going through so many twists and turns across several provinces for a year, he finally returned to the Fuwei Escort Agency leisurely.

Lin Zhennan looked at the martial arts secret books copied by his son, his face full of disbelief. Didn’t he say that he encountered obstacles everywhere?

How did you manage to gather so many martial arts secrets from the Five Mountains Sword Sects? Let's not talk about the Songshan and Huashan Sects, which are already well-known, but what about the Hengshan, Taishan, and Hengshan Sects? Each sect has at least three or five basic techniques, so they don't look fake.

"The Five Mountains Sword Sects are large and powerful, with a long history. Their martial arts are widely spread in the local area. As long as you are willing, you can acquire some basic skills. It's just that Songshan and Huashan are too considerate, so I don't want to do too much. But for the other three sects... Humph, when my martial arts are perfected, I will definitely rob them completely, instead of buying some skills from outer disciples like this." Lin Pingzhi was also helpless. The Lin family's foundation was still too weak, and he had to think carefully about his younger brothers and sisters' skills.

It's easy for his younger brother Lin Bufan. The Quanzhen Sect's basic internal skills, the Quanzhen Dao Song and Quanzhen swordsmanship, and the Lin family's 1808-style Flipping Sky Palm are all enough. But the most suitable thing for his younger sister is the Hengshan School's kung fu. Otherwise, he can only teach her the incomplete Nine Yin Scriptures.

"After not seeing you for a year, it seems that your martial arts skills have improved." Lin Zhennan was a little frustrated. He had worked hard to study and practice, but he was no match for this kid who was just hanging around.

"I have learned internal skills, so my strength has naturally improved. But the Exorcism Sword Technique is not very suitable for me. From now on, I can only use the Quanzhen Sword Technique and the Fantian Palm. By the way, father, I took out the things in the old house in Xiangyang Lane." Lin Pingzhi's words made Lin Zhennan jump up.

"How do you know about the old house in Xiangyang Lane?" Lin Zhennan's eyes twitched and he glared at Lin Pingzhi fiercely.

"I knew it three years ago, father. Was it difficult to get you drunk? It's just that you weren't that wary at home, so I knew it after I got you drunk and asked you. I saw it three years ago, otherwise father would have thought I would be so generous as to spread our family sword skills all over the world." Lin Pingzhi rolled his eyes, which made Lin Zhennan confused.

"What does this have to do with you selling your family sword skills everywhere?" Seeing that Lin Zhennan did not seem to be faking it, Lin Pingzhi took out a piece of rag (cassock) from under his bed and threw it to Lin Zhennan.

The eight big characters at the beginning shocked him so much that he finally understood why his grandfather had not taught him the internal skills of the Evil-Defeating Sword Technique. It turned out that there was this connection. However, he later devoted himself to his business and never looked at this thing.

Perhaps my grandfather meant that I should start practicing Buddhism after I get married, have a career, and have children.

However, Lin Zhennan was reluctant to practice this skill.

He is not the frog in the well who is oblivious to the world in the original novel. He has been hit too many times by his own son and has already determined his own position: second-rate in the world, and not even a top second-rate master.

"What's your point in taking out this thing? Do you want to practice it, or do you want me, your father, to practice it for you?" Lin Zhennan glared at him fiercely.

"Of course it's you, father, who should practice. Although this thing has huge flaws, it can be mastered quickly. Father has passed the best time to practice internal strength. If he doesn't take a different approach, he may never become a top master in this lifetime. I'm still young. As long as I persevere, I will succeed one day. There's no need to walk that dangerous single-plank bridge." Lin Pingzhi acted as if it was a matter of course, which made Lin Zhennan so angry that he wanted to hang him up and whip him a hundred times. Unfortunately, he couldn't beat him.

"You've seen it, yet you still want your father to practice? You, you unfilial son!"

"Oh, you mean the eight words at the beginning? It's not a big deal. I just happened to learn a secret method of closing and irrigating acupoints from Mount Zhongnan. When practicing, I just close the acupoints that are blocked, and open them at other times. And there's nothing wrong with a little desire. Mother will help you deal with it. And once father's power reaches its peak, it won't be a problem anymore. I guess if you really practice according to the method of our ancestor Yuantu, you may not be able to reach the highest level."

"A body with flaws is incomplete after all, and it will eventually have an impact." Lin Pingzhi said calmly: "To practice this skill, you must castrate yourself. If you don't castrate yourself, you can still succeed. Castrating yourself is not the full result, and only if you don't castrate yourself can you succeed."

Lin Zhennan held the method of acupoint opening and closing in his hand, looked at the cassock he had thrown on the ground, and hesitated slightly.

"Father, our family is wealthy and powerful, but we don't have a master to take charge. It's like a child carrying gold through a busy market. We must be on guard. Father, just practice this family's magical skill." Lin Pingzhi's words finally convinced Lin Zhennan.

"Your father is going to practice in seclusion for half a year. You can go and tell your mother yourself." Lin Zhennan snorted and left with two secret books.