Chapter 137: A Strange Day
As the sky just began to brighten, Guan Shan grabbed his iron whip and started practicing martial arts on the training ground.
The iron whip was discovered in the warehouse of the Ghostly Manor.
The iron whip in his hand weighed over ten catties and was a little over three feet long. It had segmented nodes, looking like bamboo.
Maces have ridges, whips have nodes. Whips and maces are used similarly, both incredibly fierce, specializing in breaking armor. The ใFive Thundering Lightning Whipsใ, when trained to a high level, can also break through body tempering techniques, protective True Qi, and martial arts like Buddha’s Light.
Under the Five Thundering Lightning Whips, Yin and Yang unite, attracting divine thunder. One strike can explode those Buddhist baldies. While those baldies appear unharmed on the surface, their internal organs, brains, and meridians are all destroyed, dead beyond death.
Of course, with Guan Shan’s current realm, the difference between him and the high level of the ใFive Thundering Lightning Whipsใ is about the same as the gap between a dog and a human.
The current Guan Shan was still diligently practicing the whip techniques every day to familiarize himself with their characteristics.
Today, as soon as he arrived at the training ground, he saw another person practicing martial arts.
“Brother Shan, you came so early!” Huang Goudan, holding a saber in his hand, swung it with a swooshing sound. Seeing Guan Shan, he greeted him.
“Morning!”
Guan Shan found it strange. For the past few days, he had been alone, never seeing Huang Goudan practicing martial arts in the morning. But he didn’t say anything, after greeting him, he began practicing diligently.
When he finished practicing the whip techniques three times and took a short break, he saw Huang Goudan still practicing the saber techniques with a swooshing sound.
The saber techniques he practiced were very strange, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, sometimes full of flaws, sometimes flawless. He was a bit rusty at first, but gradually became more proficient.
Guan Shan didn’t ask where this saber technique came from. He knew Shi Feizhe had many techniques, so it must have been taught to Huang Goudan by Shi Feizhe.
Guan Shan didn’t care about Shi Feizhe’s favoritism. Right now, he needed to focus on his own goals and become the best in the world as soon as possible.
He still had 121 years!
He just didn’t know that sometimes, the world changes, starting from such a small and insignificant matter.
After finishing his martial arts practice, he went to the kitchen to eat.
The one cooking was naturally… Shi Feizhe.
Because the food cooked by others was simply too awful!
Although Shi Feizhe’s cooking was delicious, there was one drawback โ he wouldn’t waste even a single bit of food.
Looking at the breakfast of a bowl of porridge, a plate of pickled vegetables, and a plate of mooncakes stir-fried with cured meat, Guan Shan sighed helplessly.
It’s a sin!
A few days ago, he thought all the mooncakes were gone, but when he rummaged through his bag, he found a big bag of mooncakes wrapped in oilcloth!
Thankfully, the mooncakes were a mixture of oil and sugar, and the weather on the mountain was cool, otherwise, they might have gone moldy!
It’s said that mooncakes, after being stored for a long time, can be used as hammers.
And why could these mooncakes be stir-fried, and even stir-fried with cured meat! This sweet and salty combination, it tasted…
Guan Shan frowned as he ate breakfast, while the others were eating with smiles on their faces.
It was the first time they had tasted such a strange dish. Stir-fried mooncakes with cured meat, it was unbelievable.
Especially since it actually tasted pretty good!
As expected of Academy Head Shi!
Xiong Ba was eating with his eyes narrowed when he heard Shi Feizhe say to him, “Xiong Ba, is your wife dead yet?”
“She’s doing better today than yesterday.” Xiong Ba said.
“Why isn’t she dead yet! When she dies, I’ll introduce you to some other women, how about that?” Shi Feizhe said:
“I have a friend who’s quite familiar with female heroes from sects like the Celestial Maiden Sect, Golden Bell Sect, Precious Appearance Sect, and Immortal Flower Sect. How about I ask him to introduce you to some?”
“Those sects you mentioned, none of them are any good!” Xiong Ba said flatly.
He was the only heir of the Xiong family from the Demon Sect. Since he was a child, his family had warned him to stay away from those strange sects.
“This wife of yours is mean, arrogant, and domineering! I’m afraid you’ll suffer after you marry her!” Shi Feizhe held his bowl of porridge, sat in front of Xiong Ba, and said earnestly.
“Oh,” Xiong Ba said, “You’re talking bad about my wife, you’re a bad person!”
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“You are mistaken. As the saying goes, ‘Good advice is harsh to the ear but beneficial to one’s actions.’ I’m an outsider, I can see clearly! You, on the other hand, are infatuated with women, you’re probably wasting your life!” Shi Feizhe shook his head and said, “Why not join me and become a hero!”
“My wife is very good, don’t badmouth her!”
“You say she’s your wife, does she know she’s your wife?”
“Of course she knows.”
“Bah! I think you’re just a simp! A man…”
Guan Shan, who was eating breakfast, didn’t pay attention to Shi Feizhe and Xiong Ba, but he did notice Old Man Fan, who was silent.
Xiong Ba was a very interesting person because he was straightforward and didn’t overthink or overreact. Even though Jiang Ning had been poisoned by Shi Feizhe, he still chatted with Shi Feizhe flatly.
And he held no malice towards anyone, or rather, he didn’t take anyone seriously.
Guan Shan could keenly sense that Xiong Ba looked at people like ants in an anthill, without distinction.
Except for caring about Jiang Ning, Xiong Ba was barely human.
But Old Man Fan was different. Yesterday, he was frowning and looking miserable, but today, he was calm and collected, as if indifferent to everything.
Especially when eating, he was slow and leisurely, not at all like the gloomy look he had yesterday.
Did he solve some problem?
Guan Shan pondered in his heart.
What surprised him even more was that he felt a slight pressure from Old Man Fan.
It was the residual aura from a martial artist of higher realm after practicing their internal energy, which he could sense.
This old man must be at least a Qi Sea realm martial artist!
He was diligently practicing his internal energy before eating!
Why hadn’t he seen this old man practicing so hard before! You’re already sixty or seventy years old, and you’re still cultivating like this, are you trying to outwork all the young people!
Damn it!
Guan Shan shook his head. He felt something was off today!
After breakfast, everyone went about their own business.
Shi Feizhe led Huang Goudan, Old Man Fan, and Xiong Ba in plastering and repairing the damage caused by Xiong Ba. The purpose of doing this was definitely not to save money, but to let the people in the academy develop a sense of attachment to it.
Just like playing a game, you only have feelings for the character you leveled up yourself, buying a leveled up character is no fun.
The same goes for houses. The one you build yourself definitely feels different.
As for Guan Shan, he took the flyers and set up a table and chairs at the academy gate.
Who let him be the current face of Qing Shan Martial Academy, appointed by Academy Head Shi to be the image ambassador of Qing Shan Martial Academy!
A pot of hot water, a cup of tea, and a registration form, his day’s work began.
After everything was ready, he sat on a chair and earnestly read a copy of the ใThousand Character Classicใ.
The ใThousand Character Classicใ couldn’t improve his martial arts, but it could help him recognize more characters.
If he became the best in the world in the future, but couldn’t even recognize a few characters, he would be laughed at!
Just as he was reading the line “Resolving disputes and benefiting customs, all are excellent and wonderful,” he heard someone approaching from afar.
The first thing he saw was a pair of ox horns.
A bull-headed… no, a bull-horned person was coming.
