Chapter 68 The gap is getting bigger

Chapter 68 The gap is getting bigger

Qiudao Martial Arts School is one of the three famous martial arts schools in the county.

This martial arts hall is also located in the north of the city.

The door of the martial arts hall is thick and painted with vermilion paint. There are two majestic stone lions on the left and right, and a plaque with the four characters "Autumn Sword Martial Arts Hall" engraved on it hangs above.

It was noon and the sun was shining brightly.

Chu Liang led the little donkey to the outside of the martial arts hall and knocked on the door of the martial arts hall.

Boom, boom, boom!

The sound is dull.

After a while, the door opened.

An old man in robes appeared, his old eyes glanced at Chu Liang a few times, and asked: "A martial arts student?"

"yes."

"At least twenty-five taels of silver per month. Medicine supplements and food supplements are extra. Accommodation is extra. Individual guidance from the martial arts master is extra. Other assistance is also extra. Do you understand?"

"clear."

Chu Liang took out the one hundred tael banknote from his arms again.

The old man glanced at it, then nodded and said, "Follow me."

"good."

Chu Liang put away the banknotes, asked the donkey to wait outside, and followed the old man into the martial arts hall.

The layout of the Autumn Sword Martial Arts Hall is similar to that of the Black Sword Martial Arts Hall.

There are several courtyards from the front to the back, each courtyard has a group of martial arts students, and there are some side courtyards on the left and right sides.

If the apprentice has enough silver taels, he can live in a side courtyard, and the cost ranges from three taels to thirty taels.

As the old man said, twenty-five taels is only the minimum fee, which is regarded as the threshold fee.

Of course, for most ordinary people, it is not easy to collect twenty-five taels. As long as they can learn the pile exercises within a month, they can go back and practice slowly.

The old man took Chu Liang to a side courtyard and said as he walked: "Including you, there are four new people today. You four should get to know each other well and don't argue or fight."

"I see."

In the side courtyard, three people were already waiting.

One of them was dressed in gorgeous brocade clothes, holding a jade fracture fan, and wearing a hibiscus brocade pouch on his waist. At first glance, he was a child of a wealthy family in the county.

The other two people were dressed similar to Chu Liang, just ordinary civilians, and the nervous look on their faces was particularly obvious.

The old man asked Chu Liang to sit down next to the other three people.

Then he faced the four people and introduced himself: "My surname is Wang, and I am the steward of this Qiu Dao martial arts hall. I have four qi and blood. You can call me Wang, steward."

"I've met Manager Wang."

Chu Liang and others immediately spoke.

Manager Wang nodded slightly and continued: "Among the four of you, two should already have the foundation to learn martial arts. The other two have not entered martial arts, so they should be treated separately."

Hearing this, the expressions of the other three people changed.

The two newcomers in cloth were stunned for a moment, while the young man in brocade looked surprised and turned to look at Chu Liang.

Manager Wang ignored the changes in the four people's expressions, turned around and waved to the side hall, and shouted to a martial arts disciple in the side hall: "Xiao Liu, please bring the registration book."

"yes!"

A martial arts disciple, about thirty years old, ran out of the side hall.

With a long sword on his waist and a black martial arts uniform from a martial arts school, he quickly came to the yard and placed a yellowed book in front of Chu Liang and others.

After doing this, he took two steps back and stood respectfully behind Manager Wang.

Manager Wang said: "You will write your names, ages, etc. in the book later. Now listen to me."

He paused and looked at the handsome young man.

"I know you. Are you Xu Hua, the young master of Xu's Buzhuang in the county?"

"yes."

The young master in Jinyi cupped his hands.

Manager Wang asked again: "You have been studying martial arts at Shanquan Martial Arts School for more than three years. Why do you want to come to my Qiu Dao Martial Arts School?"

"I fought with others and injured several mountain villagers, so I was kicked out of the Shanquan Martial Arts Hall." Mr. Jinyi was very honest and did not dare to hide anything in front of such a master of four kinds of energy and blood.

"Did you gather a stream of Qi and blood three months ago?"

"yes."

"Did those people you injured gather their energy and blood?"

"No."

"Well... you punched a weakling, so you deserve to be punished. With the temperament of the master of Shanquan Martial Arts School, driving you out of the martial arts gym is considered a light punishment."

In just a few sentences, the origin of this young man in brocade was clearly explained.

Chu Liang's mind moved slightly, thinking of Song Zhong.

Song Zhong also came from Shanquan Martial Arts School.

From what the manager Wang said, the rules of the Shanquan Martial Arts School seemed to be very strict, prohibiting the strong from punching the innocent and weak.

"Growing up in a martial arts school with such strict rules, it's no wonder Song Zhong has that kind of character."

Chu Liang thought secretly.

Later, Manager Wang asked a few questions to the second person and the third person respectively.

In the end, only Chu Liang was left.

The other people all turned their attention to him.

They all could see that although Chu Liang was dressed in ordinary clothes, he was very powerful and full of energy. He was obviously not an ordinary person.

"What's your name?" Manager Wang asked Chu Liang.

"Chu Liang." Chu Liang replied.

"Which one is good? Which one is good?"

"Shuangmu Chu, a good conscience."

"Oh? Is it the boy who shot the tiger? No wonder..."

A smile appeared on Guanshi Wang's old face.

He stroked his beard and looked at Chu Liang carefully, his eyes satisfied, and then asked: "Did you come to my Qiu Dao Martial Arts School to learn "Zhan Qiu Dao"?"

"yes."

"Haha, that's right! Outsiders are ignorant and say that the "Zhanqiu Sword" of my Autumn Sword Martial Arts School is not as good as the "Sinking Sword" of the Black Sword Martial Arts School. I didn't expect that you, a wise boy, chose my Autumn Sword Martial Arts School!"

"Manager Wang..."

"how?"

"Actually, I went to the Black Sword Martial Arts School first."

"..."

Manager Wang was silent for a while.

After a while, he sighed and said to Chu Liang: "That's all, I won't ask any more questions. You kid, just study hard. If you want to change the technique, you can tell me in advance."

"Okay, thank you, Manager Wang."

Chu Liang cupped his hands and thanked him.

After that, the four people wrote their respective information on the booklet in turn.

Manager Wang gave a few words of caution and then left, leaving the martial arts disciple to continue telling Chu Liang and others some precautions.

The martial arts disciple is named Liu Qiao, and he has the strength of two qi and blood.

With a smile on his face and a very enthusiastic expression, he said to several people: "Everyone, we will be brothers from now on. Welcome to join our Autumn Sword Martial Arts School."

Of course, his enthusiasm is also divided.

He must be particularly enthusiastic about the Jinyi masters Xu Hua and Chu Liang. After all, both of them are already warriors and both have a lot of money.

The other two were both from ordinary backgrounds, and it was unclear whether they could become warriors.

"Junior Brother Xu, Junior Brother Chu, let's go this way. The martial arts gym is very big and has a lot of rules. I will introduce it to you slowly." Liu Qiao said with a smile.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Liu."

"Haha, we are all brothers, as we should!"

Liu Qiao smiled brightly, put away the registration book, and walked ahead to lead the way for a few people.

He first took a few people to visit various martial arts training yards.

Some courtyards are prepared for newcomers, while others are prepared for stages such as sensing qi and blood, condensing qi and blood, etc. Each stage has corresponding training methods.

In addition to tempering Qi and blood through pile exercises, there are other ways to temper Qi and blood in martial arts schools.

For example, various blood-nourishing treasures are used for medicated baths to stimulate qi and blood from the outside.

"This medicinal bath is very particular. It contains more than ten kinds of precious medicines such as blood ginseng, black blood soup, red blood grass, etc., which are matched with each other in the right proportion. Soaking in it will be of great benefit to the human body's qi and blood."

Liu Qiao talked endlessly.

With only fifteen taels of silver, you can enjoy medicinal baths for a month.

In addition to medicated baths, there are also methods such as golden needle stimulation, blood energy massage, etc. These methods work together to help the warrior maximize the effect of energy and blood tempering.

"Junior Brother Xu studied martial arts at the Shanquan Martial Arts School for three years. There must be similar methods in the Shanquan Martial Arts School." Liu Qiao asked with a smile.

"Yes, these methods are indeed good. If you combine them with monster meat for dietary supplements and Huoxue Powder for medicinal supplements, the effect will be even better." Jinyi Master Xu Hua nodded. He had already experienced it in the Shanquan Martial Arts Hall.

Hearing this, the other two newcomers were a little moved.

But these methods add up to at least fifty or sixty taels of silver a month, and they really can't afford so much money.

In addition, the monster meat costs one tael of silver per pound, and the blood-activating powder costs one tael of silver for a small bottle, which they cannot afford.

Chu Liang was very calm.

It is recorded in his exercise "Dragon and Tiger Body Training Art" that these methods are only to supplement Qi and blood. The reason why they are effective is purely because food and medicinal supplements are not in place, especially medicinal supplements.

As long as the medicinal supplement can replenish the required Qi and blood, there is no need to use these methods.

These extra methods just waste time.

After introducing all the methods, Liu Qiaoxiao asked: "Junior Brother Xu, what do you think? Do you want to use these methods?"

"Let's try it first. I'd like to ask Senior Brother Liu to arrange three months for me." Xu Hua, the young master in Jinyi, nodded.

"Where is Junior Brother Chu?" Liu Qiao looked at Chu Liang again.

"I don't have to."

"Oh? Junior Brother Chu, you have to think clearly. Combining these methods can speed up the speed of tempering your Qi and blood." Liu Qiao looked surprised.

"I think these methods of replenishing blood are a waste of time. I have my own method." Chu Liang said.

"my own?"

Liu Qiao was surprised and immediately advised: "Junior Brother Chu, how can the method you have discovered on your own compare to the method in the martial arts school? Do you know that the methods in the martial arts school work together, and the effect is almost as good as taking blood-tonifying ointment? !”

"Yes."

Jinyi Young Master Xu Hua added: "A pair of blood-tonifying ointment costs ten taels of silver, and it will be consumed in a day or two. If you keep using the blood-tonifying ointment to replenish your qi and blood, it will cost you two to three hundred taels of silver in one month!"

The other two people were secretly shocked when they heard this. They couldn't even imagine this number.

Not to mention them, even Xu Hua, whose family owns a cloth shop, would not dare to eat like this.

"Junior Brother Chu, please do the math. These blood replenishing methods only add up to fifty or sixty taels per month." Liu Qiao advised.

"Brother, there is no need to say more, I know it well." Chu Liang replied calmly. He used blood nourishing pills that were stronger than the blood nourishing ointment. There was no need to waste time using additional methods.

"Oh, okay, Junior Brother Chu, think about it carefully, I am doing this for your own good!"

Liu Qiao sighed and shook his head, looking very regretful.

He turned to look at Xu Hua, and immediately changed his warm expression. He made a gesture of invitation to Xu Hua and said with a smile: "Junior Brother Xu, please come in. The blood replenishing method of my Qiu Dao Martial Arts School is the same as that of the Shanquan Martial Arts School." There are some differences, let me introduce them to you in detail.”

"good!"

Xu Hua smiled slightly, glanced at Chu Liang, and followed Liu Qiao into the yard.

Chu Liang and the other three were left outside.

They could only wait for them to come out before proceeding to the next process.

The other two people were a little embarrassed and looked around, not knowing what to do.

After a while, one of them approached Chu Liang cautiously. With admiration and awe on his face, he whispered: "Chu...Brother Chu, are you really the hero who fights tigers?"

Chu Liang smiled and said, "I'm not a hero. There are many warriors in the county who have killed monsters. I'm just one of them."

"You are amazing. I heard that the tiger monster is very powerful."

"Not very powerful, just a breath of blood."

"A breath of blood is also very powerful."

He showed expectation and his eyes were full of yearning.

The road of martial arts is very long, and he is just an ordinary person now, and he hasn't even stepped into the threshold of martial arts.

Chu Liang smiled and asked him, "Your name is Tie Niu?"

He looked excited and immediately answered, "Yes, yes...Brother Chu, my family runs a noodle shop in the south of the city. If you have time, you must come to my house to try it!"

"Okay, come when you have time."

Chu Liang was also idle, so he chatted with this kid.

Time passed, and a quarter of an hour slipped away quietly.

The two were still inside, leaving Chu Liang and the other two outside, and I don't know how long they have to wait.

Tie Niu asked puzzledly: "Brother Chu, Senior Brother Liu was very enthusiastic about you before, why did he let you hang out for so long?"

"Because of money." Chu Liang smiled calmly.

"Money?"

Tie Niu was puzzled.

He originally thought that Senior Brother Liu was enthusiastic about Mr. Xu and Chu Liang because they were both warriors.

Now it seems that this is clearly not the reason.

Chu Liang said: "If I guess correctly, Senior Brother Liu can get a portion of silver for every new person he introduces."

"Introduce? Introduce new people to spend money?"

Tie Niu touched his head and understood immediately.

Although he looked honest, his family was in the noodle shop business after all, and he had contact with many people, so his mind was quite flexible.

After a while, the two finally came out of the yard.

"Let's go over there. There are many weapons hidden in the yard over there. I'll take you to see it."

Liu Qiao was still enthusiastic about Xu Hua, but he was a little cold to Chu Liang.

He knew that the tiger monster was worth more than a thousand taels, so he treated it enthusiastically before and wanted to squeeze some silver out of Chu Liang.

But Chu Liang was stingy.

After that, he spent most of his time introducing Xu Hua.

He would sometimes turn to Chu Liang and sigh: "Junior Brother Chu, you can't be reluctant to spend money in the early stage of martial arts training. You and Junior Brother Xu are now of the same blood, and the difference should not be big, but Junior Brother Xu is willing to spend money on himself... In the long run, the gap between the two of you will become bigger and bigger."

Song Zhong had said something similar to Chu Liang before.

There is no need for martial artists to save money. Once they have money, they should spend it on themselves immediately.