Chapter 4 The Manor
"Seven or eight is not a small number. You must know that every time you cultivate an innate martial artist, the resources consumed are a terrifying number. The key point is that even if so much is invested, the possibility that the acquired Great Perfection will be able to advance to the innate is still very small. Aunt Zhen sighed and smiled bitterly.
The boy fell silent.
"Well, the innate is still too far away for you. If there is really this day, you can immediately become the person who stands at the top of the entire Great Qi, even the Emperor of Great Qi will be polite to you and try his best to win you over. This is also the source of the saying of the warrior who protects the country. Now, let me tell you a little bit about quenching your body and comprehending your senses. How many layers have you been quenched now?" the woman continued.
"Seven Floors"
When Shi Mu heard this, his spirits perked.
Indeed, for him now, being able to comprehend the sense of qi and joining the Kaiyuan Martial Academy is the most important thing......
"Seven layers, it's a bit low. Kaiyuan Wufu began to enroll students a year later. Can you reach the ninth level in a year?"
"I wasn't sure yet, but now I should have it. Shi Mu thought for a moment and said affirmatively.
"Even if you can reach the ninth layer of quenching within a year and comprehend the sense of qi, it is only the basic conditions for entering the Kaiyuan Martial Academy, and there will still be a fierce competition at that time. The woman was a little strange, but she still said the same thing.
Shi Mu listened intently.
"As far as I know, this class of martial disciples who want to enter the Kaiyuan Martial Mansion has really a lot of geniuses, and many of them have already cultivated the technique of quenching their bodies to the ninth or even tenth layer realm at a young age. After all, the higher the level of quenching, the more helpful it is to comprehend the sense of qi. According to the practice of previous years, even with the assistance of the Qi Spirit Pill, if you want to be able to comprehend the Qi Sense at your age, it is often less than one in ten. Many martial artists are in their thirties and forties, and they have taken the Qi Spirit Pill many times before they can barely comprehend the Qi Sense and enter the day after tomorrow. This is also the reason why the Kaiyuan Martial Academy only recruits martial apprentices over the age of ten and under the age of fifteen. Under the age of ten, the root bone has not yet been shaped, and it is impossible to practice the art of quenching the body. Those who are over the age of fifteen have no potential to reach the Acquired Great Perfection realm at all, and have no cultivation value. There may be many acquired martial artists in the Great Qi Kingdom, but among them, there are still less than 100 martial artists who can really have the opportunity to impact the innate realm. Our Jin family has an ancestor of the Great Perfection of the Day After Tomorrow, which is also the main reason why the Jin family can become a wealthy family in Quanzhou. At the end, the woman's face could not help but show a sense of pride.
"The higher the level of quenching, the higher the chance of comprehending the sense of qi!" Shi Mu took a deep breath after listening.
Although he had expected that it would be impossible for everyone who took the Qi Spirit Pill to successfully comprehend the Qi Sense, he had never expected that the probability of success would be so low.
"If you regret it, the other path I promised will still work. Aunt Zhen stared at the boy and suddenly smiled.
"No, I've made up my mind. Shi Mu shook his head.
"In this case, I will transfer the title deed and other things of the manor outside the city to you in a while, you can live in that manor first, and I will let Jin Cheng accompany you, and if you need anything in the future, you can also contact him directly. A year later, when the Qi Spirit Pill booked by the Jin family arrives, I will inform you. Let me remind you, during this period, in addition to learning to quench the body, it is best to find a way to learn a few more sets of actual combat martial arts, which should be used when entering the martial arts academy. Although the Jin family also has several sets of family martial arts, they never pass on different surnames. Aunt Zhen nodded, and then admonished again.
"Thank you, Aunt Zhen!" This time, Shi Mu's words really had a bit of gratitude.
A quarter of an hour later, Liu Ming, accompanied by Jin Cheng, walked out of the mansion with a wooden box in his hand, with a slight surprise on his face.
The wooden box contains the family property left to him by his father, including not only a manor on the outskirts of the city, but also three or four hundred acres of good fields nearby, a restaurant in the city with a good location and three thousand taels of silver tickets.
In one day, he became a wealthy man.
What Shi Mu didn't know was that not long after leaving this mansion, another middle-aged man visited this place, and in the hall, he asked Aunt Zhen with an angry face:
"Seventh sister, you really don't plan to leave that Qi Spirit Pill to your nephew, but to an outsider?"
"This thing was promised by my father himself, what, do you have any opinions?"
"Of course I have an opinion! I won't talk about the Biao brothers. That kid's surname is Shi and not Jin, why should our Jin family spend all their time to get the elixir to an outsider. As long as you take the initiative to change your mind, your father will definitely not have an opinion. It's not that you don't know, your nephew failed to comprehend qi last time, and this year he finally has a little bit of certainty, plus it is the year of enrollment of Kaiyuan Martial Arts Academy, if you miss it, you will definitely regret it for the rest of your life, and it is impossible to let go of this opportunity. The middle-aged man's face was slightly narrow, and his eyes were almost spitting fire under the rage.
"Hmph, why? Just because my husband only has such a son, and because he once saved nearly half of the Jin family's wealth? Aunt Zhen snorted and said unceremoniously.
"Okay! Okay! That kid obviously has no blood relationship with you, and you still have to turn your elbow out! In this case, then we brothers and sisters should not talk about any love in the future. I don't ask you this time, even if I go bankrupt, I will get another Qi Spirit Pill for your nephew!"
After saying this, the middle-aged man left angrily.
"Mother, you really let the fifth uncle go away like this. ”
As soon as the man left the hall, Shi Yuhuan came out of nowhere and asked with a wink.
"It's okay, you don't know, your fifth uncle's son is not a material for martial arts practice at all, and he spent so many medicinal baths at the beginning, but he was barely able to quench his body. Even if the Qi Spirit Pill is given to him this time, the chance of comprehending the Qi Sense will not increase much. He's just trying to get your cousin one last time. ”
"This is also, Jintian's qualifications are probably not as good as my brother's, even if he barely comprehends the sense of qi, the chance of passing the martial arts academy is very low. When Shi Yuhuan heard this, he clapped his hands and smiled.
"Hehe, I started to look at my brother so soon, but I'm not optimistic about Shi Mu either. But there's only so much I can do for your brother, and if I come forward to help with other things, I'm afraid the rest of the Jin family will be dissatisfied. ”
"Even though it's the first time I've met my brother, I feel like he's pretty good. At least it's a lot stronger than the Jin family's wine bags and rice bags. Jin Yuhuan replied with a grin.
"Actually, your grandfather can agree to divide the Qi Spirit Pill so easily, and there are many of them who look at your girl's face. After all, you have already comprehended qi at the age of twelve, and at the same time, you have also cultivated your body to the tenth level, and your grandfather can have a lot of hope for you. Aunt Zhen suddenly said with a smile.
"Don't worry, in another year, I will be able to cultivate that set of swordsmanship to the fullest, and there will be no problem in entering the Kaiyuan Martial Academy, and I will not disappoint my grandfather." "The girl's confident appearance......
The woman nodded, and looked at her daughter's eyes full of pity.
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In a manor ten miles away from Fengcheng, Shi Mu stood on a flat square surrounded by houses, and after looking around, his face showed a satisfied look.
This manor covers an area of four or five acres, with more than 20 rooms, and the size of this square makes it even more overjoyed.
After turning his gaze, he fell on the seventeen or eighteen male and female servants and tenants standing in front of him, and immediately asked:
"Who was in charge of this Zhuangzi and the nearby fields in the past?"
"Young Master Shi, I'm in charge. A middle-aged man with gray hair and fairly clean clothes stepped forward and replied respectfully.
"What's your name, but it's a local?" Shi Mu looked at the middle-aged man a few times, and saw that his face was quite loyal and honest, and asked slowly.
"The little one is called Zhang Suo, and he has settled in Fengcheng for seven or eight generations. The middle-aged man replied respectfully.
"Very well, this manor and the nearby fields are still in your care. Other people's jobs and land rents also remain the same. In addition, you inform the restaurant manager to come here tomorrow to see me. Shi Mu thought about it for a while, and then quickly commanded.
"Yes, young master. Zhang Suo was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly agreed.
When the other servants and tenants saw this, they also breathed a sigh of relief, and bowed down in agreement.
"Cheng Steward, it's okay for me to do this!" After everyone left the square, Shi Mu turned his head to the old man in green shirt next to him and asked.
"Young Master Shi handled it well, it was very clean and neat! To be honest, it made it hard for the old slave to believe that Young Master Shi was really just from a fishing village. The old man in the green shirt replied with a smile.
"I've had some surprises myself, but it's nice to be able to tell people to do things. In addition, there is one more thing I want to ask Cheng to be in charge of. Shi Mu said embarrassedly.
"Oh, if there is anything, even if Young Master Shi commands, as long as the old slave can do it, he will never refuse. The old man in the green shirt was a little surprised, but agreed without thinking.
"That's right, I want to invite a really powerful martial arts hall head to the manor to guide me one-on-one in my cultivation, I don't know if there is anyone in charge of Cheng who can recommend. ”
"Oh, if you talk about martial arts halls, the four major martial arts halls in Fengcheng are quite famous, and most of the instructors in them are also equipped with unique skills. But I don't know what type of martial arts Young Master Shi wants to learn. After thinking about it, the old man in the green shirt asked rhetorically.
"I used to chop firewood in the village for a while, and I felt that I was quite comfortable with a knife, and I also wanted to learn another set of boxing techniques. ”
"If it is a sword fist method, I recommend you to choose the Li Canghai Sect Head of the Liufeng Martial Arts Pavilion, his set of Feng Chi Thirteen Style Sword Techniques and Broken Stone Fist is very famous. However, if it is one-on-one guidance, this person will charge a lot of money. After hearing this, the old man in the green shirt just pondered for a moment and said slowly.
"It doesn't matter, as long as you really have the strength, spending a little more money is nothing. "Shi Mu now has three thousand taels of silver bills in his body, and he is also rich.
"Okay, the old slave will help you invite the head of the sect to come over tomorrow. Seeing this, the old man in the green shirt agreed with a smile.