Chapter 130: Officially Becomes A Personal Disciple!
Canglang Martial Arts School.
After the battle between Jiang Ning and Xiao Peng ended.
Some time passed again.
Only when the last few honored guests arrived did they finally hold the Apprenticeship Banquet.
“Disciple Zhou Xing!”
“Disciple Zhao Hu!”
“Disciple Zhang Tiesheng!”
“Disciple Li Qing!”
“Disciple Jiang Ning!”
“Please, Master, drink tea,” the five spoke in unison, offering tea to Wang Jin.
“Good! Good!! Good!!!” Wang Jin watched this scene with a face full of smiles.
Then he took the apprenticeship tea from each of the five one by one, taking a big sip from every cup.
In the audience, Cheng Ran looked at this scene with boundless envy.
At first, he had thought that Wang Jin’s fifth personal disciple would be either him or Xiao Peng, and that there was no third candidate in the school.
Later, as Jiang Ning shattered his understanding again and again, he gradually realized that Jiang Ning was more competitive than the two of them.
Today.
Undoubtedly confirmed this point.
Jiang Ning’s strength had long surpassed Xiao Peng and also surpassed him.
Even though he had also stepped into the Ninth Rank of the Martial Arts, he understood that the gap between himself and Jiang Ning would only grow wider.
That saber strike of Jiang Ning’s not only plunged Xiao Peng into despair, it also filled him with despair.
Such an ordinary-looking saber strike, yet Xiao Peng could not withstand it.
Cheng Ran also knew that he likewise could not withstand it.
There was no difference between the two.
As the Apprenticeship Banquet ended, everyone dispersed.
On this day, under the witness of more than ten important figures, Jiang Ning and the other four also became Wang Jin’s personal disciples.
In Great Xia, the bond between master and disciple is no less than that between father and son.
Inheritance is sometimes more crucial than the ties of bloodline.
With the Apprenticeship Banquet held, these five personal disciples of Wang Jin represented his inheritance.
Normally, no one would easily dare strike to kill a disciple who had held an Apprenticeship Banquet.
Because once that happened, it would be an irreconcilable hatred to the death.
No less than the hatred of cutting off a bloodline.
But today, Jiang Ning also realized that the identity he had once desperately needed no longer seemed so important to him.
Yingbin Tower.
In a lakeside private room on the second floor.
“Brother Jiang, congratulations! You have become Master Wang’s personal disciple!” Cheng Ran raised his cup.
Jiang Ning also raised his cup. “My apologies, Brother Cheng! I took this opportunity from you!”
At this moment, their wine cups gently clinked.
Hearing this, Cheng Ran slightly shook his head. “Even without your meteoric rise, Brother Jiang, I still could not have competed with Xiao Peng! Although I stepped into the Ninth Rank of the Martial Arts a few days earlier than Xiao Peng, in boxing skill I am clearly a level inferior to him.”
“Right now I have only just achieved Great Accomplishment in Tiger Form Boxing and have yet to meet Master Wang’s requirements!” Cheng Ran said with a bitter smile.
Then he drained his cup in one go.
Jiang Ning likewise drained his in one go.
After that.
As Cheng Ran poured wine for them both, he sighed.
“Only after seeing those two saber strikes of yours today, Brother Jiang, did I truly understand what a prodigy is.”
“I cannot predict your future martial path, Brother Jiang, but there is one thing I know: I can only look up to you.”
“I once fancied myself a martial arts genius, but now I understand that this so-called genius of mine is only an ordinary person in front of a true genius.”
Jiang Ning raised his cup and said, “Brother Cheng, why have you suddenly become so sentimental? Everyone has their own opportunities. I was just lucky to receive help from several noble persons.”
Cheng Ran shook his head and then said, “I have figured it out! I will no longer focus solely on practicing martial arts!”
Hearing this, Jiang Ning paused, his expression shocked. “Not practice martial arts? Then what are you going to do?”
Cheng Ran said, “These past few months, in order to step into the Ninth Rank of the Martial Arts, I exhausted several thousand taels of silver of my family’s fortune, and now there is not much left!”
“With limited aptitude, if I continue to focus solely on practicing martial arts, each step forward will be harder than the last! I will likely stop at the Ninth Rank. Continuing to devote myself only to martial arts does not mean much.”
“It would be better to do business properly, inherit the family industries, and build up the business of our two restaurants.”
“Look, this restaurant is one of my family’s foundations!”
“When business is booming and I have money, I can just hire a few martial masters!”
“When I have money, perhaps I can donate some and obtain a minor official position as well, which would be pretty good!”
Listening to Cheng Ran’s plan, Jiang Ning said, “Brother Cheng, are you serious?”
“Yes.” Cheng Ran nodded. “I know my talent and comprehension. No matter how hard I try, it will be difficult to grasp Strength. Without mastering Strength, I will be stuck at the Ninth Rank for life.”
“The Ninth Rank of the Martial Arts, while impressive in the eyes of ordinary people, seems formidable!”
“But if you encounter a well-equipped squad, a volley of armor-piercing crossbows can easily kill you. It does not mean much.”
“If after all my training I still cannot withstand a few armor-piercing bolts, what is the point!”
Hearing the seriousness in Cheng Ran’s voice, Jiang Ning could not help but sigh.
“Since Brother Cheng has already thought it through, I will not say much more to persuade you.”
“I happen to have a few good recipes. Brother Cheng, bring me some paper and a brush, and I will write them out for you.”
“Oh?” Cheng Ran looked at Jiang Ning in some surprise, then slowly nodded. “Then I will thank you in advance, Brother Jiang!”
Not long after.
At the doorway of Yingbin Tower.
“Brother Cheng, we part ways here!”
“Very well!” Cheng Ran cupped his hands. “Take care, Brother Jiang!”
Jiang Ning said, “If there is anything in the future where I can be of help, come find me! We are friends!”
Hearing this, a smile appeared on Cheng Ran’s face.
“Definitely!”
“With those words from you, Brother Jiang, I will not be polite!”
The two then exchanged a glance and burst into hearty laughter.
After leaving Yingbin Tower, Jiang Ning went directly toward Wanhua Tower.
This time, he planned to buy some more Plant Essence.
The fifty bottles of Plant Essence he had bought earlier were now almost used up and would only last him a few more days.
Because with the Breaking Limits of his Five Animal Forms Boxing.
Now, each time he practiced the boxing, ten strands of Blood Qi power would be refined.
The efficiency of strengthening his Blood Qi had directly doubled compared to before, and naturally the consumption on his body had greatly increased.
At this level of consumption, without the support of tonics, he would not be able to hold out for many days.
On top of that, the efficiency of Skin Tempering had also soared.
Thus, the consumption of Plant Essence had naturally increased greatly.
So, in order to continue focusing on practicing martial arts later, Jiang Ning also had to buy more tonics that greatly nourished the body today.
Walking along the road, Jiang Ning thought to himself, “I have already exchanged all my Gold Leaves for Silver Notes, and I still have one thousand nine hundred taels in Silver Notes now!”
“Later I still have to go to the Weapon Forging Shop in the Outer City to buy a good saber that can endure.”
“According to what that Manager Han said a few days ago, the best weapons in Luoshui County are found at the Weapon Forging Shop in the Outer City.”
“The weapon cannot be inferior, so I must reserve at least one thousand taels of silver for it, which means I can only use nine hundred taels of silver to buy Plant Essence.”
“According to Wanhua Tower’s price, each bottle of Plant Essence costs thirty taels of silver.”
“With the Wanhua Tower VIP Card that Shen Congyun left me, all expenses get a twenty percent discount, so each bottle is twenty-four taels.”
“So I can still buy thirty-seven bottles.”
Thinking of this, Jiang Ning muttered, “Then I will round it up and buy forty bottles! With the more than nine hundred taels of silver left, that should be about enough for a Good Saber!”
Not long after.
Coming out of Wanhua Tower.
Jiang Ning’s hands were empty, but the forty bottles of Plant Essence he wanted had already been purchased.
Wanhua Tower would later send someone specially to deliver them to his residence, so he did not need to worry.
Jiang Ning also felt very assured about Wanhua Tower.
After that, he took a horse carriage at the doorway and headed to the Weapon Forging Shop in the Outer City.
