Chapter 9 Face (Please read ~ Please collect ~)

"Master..."

Li Anran looked at Yue Buqun's somewhat lonely back and was about to say something when he was stopped by Ning Zhongze.

Ning Zhongze shook his head at Li Anran, pointed outside the door, and motioned him to go out and talk.

Li Anran could only nod in agreement.

The two of them walked outside the Yousoubuwei Pavilion.

Ning Zhongze said: "Ran'er, you don't have to worry about your master, he is fine."

Li Anran was still a little worried: "But..."

Ning Zhongze said: "There is no but! Your master just refuses to admit his age!"

"Don't underestimate your master. He looks humble, courteous, and gentle. He always takes a step back when something happens."

"In fact, he is a very arrogant person. Since I met him, he has never been willing to be inferior to others. His competitive spirit is even stronger than you and Chong'er."

Ning Zhongze seemed to recall something beautiful, with a smile on his face. He lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "You don't know that when your master was young, in order to win the sword..."

"He once defeated a fellow disciple. On the eve of the martial arts competition, he managed to send him a jar of wine, which made him drunk. The next day, his hands and feet became weak. Your master defeated him easily."

"As a result, your master found out about this and punished your master to reflect on his mistakes in seclusion and copy the sect rules a hundred times."

Li Anran's eyes lit up when he heard this. He had never thought that his master, who was known as the "Gentleman Sword", actually had such a dark history. He asked curiously, "What happened next? Did that uncle-in-law get back at him?"

Ning Zhongze's expression darkened, and he said, "Later, Huashan suffered a great change. All the masters in the sect were killed overnight, including your uncle."

"Oh, what a pity!" Li Anran said regretfully.

He had heard this from his master.

Twenty-five years ago, their Huashan Sect encountered a plague and lost more than twenty masters, which allowed Zuo Lengchan of the Songshan Sect to seize the position of leader of the Five Mountains.

Ning Zhongze obviously didn't want to mention this matter. He said something vague and skipped over it: "Since then, the strength of our Huashan Sect has been greatly damaged and it is no longer as glorious as it once was. In the end, there were only three of us left: your Grandmaster, your Master, and I."

"Your master had no choice but to restrain his edge and became a humble and courteous gentleman swordsman from then on. He no longer competed with others in swordplay."

"I originally thought that your master's personality had changed, but I didn't expect that he had only changed on the surface. His inner self remained the same. Even at his old age, he refused to admit defeat."

"As a result, he worked hard to practice Zixia Divine Art for more than ten years, but you surpassed him in an instant. Do you think he feels good about it?"

Ning Zhongze glanced at Li Anran and said in feigned anger, "Others are like the waves behind pushing the waves ahead, each wave is stronger than the last, but you are just beating the waves ahead to death."

"Master's wife, I..." Li Anran looked embarrassed and tried to explain hurriedly.

Ning Zhongze interrupted him with a smile: "You silly boy, Master's wife is teasing you!"

Then he said with a serious face: "Ran'er, you don't have to think too much. The most important thing in your master's heart is to revitalize Huashan. This is what your master entrusted to him before he died."

"The higher your martial arts skills are, the stronger your strength will be. Your master will be happy for you from the bottom of his heart! He just can't bear the shame of being a master now. When he comes back, who knows how happy he will be!"

"After you go back, remember to practice Zixia Magic Skill well, but don't rush it. My Huashan martial arts is the orthodox Xuanmen martial arts, which emphasizes gradual progress. You are still young and have a lot of time."

Li Anran nodded and then took his leave.

He agreed with most of what his master's wife said, except for the sentence "it takes a long time", which he totally disagreed with.

This novel world seems peaceful, but in fact it is full of dangers!
From the original family of scholars who had nothing to do with the martial arts world, to the Fuwei Escort Agency owned by the male protagonist Lin Pingzhi, to Liu Zhengfeng, the third master of the Hengshan School, no matter what position you are in, it is possible that your entire family will be wiped out by unexpected disaster!
He originally thought that if he worshipped the same master as the male protagonist, he could keep safe. But after seeing the fate of Liu Zhengfeng's family, he realized that he might have thought the opposite!
In addition to being the protagonist's backer, the protagonist's master may also be the motivation that stimulates the protagonist to become stronger!
Li Anran had never thought about this before.

Yue Buqun seldom fought with others. Li Anran usually saw him fighting, but he was only sparring with his master's wife and demonstrating to his disciples, but it was just fake fighting and it was impossible to tell how strong he was.

In Li Anran's consistent understanding, his master Yue Buqun is one of the best masters in the world.

It was not until just now, when he heard Yue Buqun say that it would not be easy for him to capture Tian Boguang, that he began to have some doubts in his heart.

Tian Boguang, the flower thief, is clearly the kind of minor villain commonly seen in the early stages of novels. It’s not easy for his own master to take him down, so what about the real big boss in the future?
But at that time, Li Anran felt that his master was being more humble, although this modesty was a bit excessive.

Until just now, it accidentally collided with Yue Buqun's internal force.

Yue Buqun was horrified, and Li Anran was also shocked.

Why is Master's inner strength so weak? !

In terms of internal strength alone, the gap between Yue Buqun and him is even greater than the gap between Linghu Chong and Yue Buqun!
Only then did Li Anran realize that his master might not be being modest, but was telling the truth!
"I must raise my internal strength to level seven as soon as possible!"

Li Anran felt a strong sense of crisis.

If it is really as he guessed, the Huashan Sect is just the driving force to stimulate the male protagonist's further transformation!

The crisis of Huashan Sect is probably not far away!

Li Anran left Youshoubuweixuan, displayed his Qinggong skills, returned to his room, sat cross-legged, and began to practice Zixia magic skills.

Half an hour passed, a cycle ended, and a line of small words appeared in the upper left corner.

[Internal Strength +48]

Li Anran opened his eyes, his face full of surprise.

After practicing Zixia Magic for an hour, the experience points he gained were almost the same as he had estimated before.

But after he completed the first full cycle of the Zixia Divine Art, he discovered that the Zixia Divine Art actually began to operate on its own!
"No wonder Zixia Magical Skill is the highest martial art of our Huashan Sect!"

Li Anran estimated that the speed of Zixia magic power running on its own was only about a quarter of that of active practice.

But even so, it is still terrifying!
People need to eat, drink, defecate and urinate, and have all kinds of trivial matters to deal with. No one can practice uninterruptedly for 24 hours!

The fact that Zixia Magical Art can be called a peerless martial art simply because it can be operated on its own. With continuous accumulation of skills, it will be sooner or later possible to widen the gap with others!

Li Anran closed his eyes and was about to continue practicing, when suddenly his ears moved and he heard footsteps approaching outside and stopping at the door.

Internal strength can comprehensively enhance a person's functions, but each has different focuses.

Zixia magic can greatly enhance a person's five senses and six perceptions.

Even through the door, Li Anran could sense the visitor's hesitation.

He first stopped at the door for a long time, then raised and put down his right hand several times.

Just when Li Anran was about to lose his patience, someone knocked on the door and asked cautiously, "Big Brother, are you there?"

Lin Pingzhi?
What did he come to me for?
Li Anran was a little surprised. After thinking for a while, he decided to give the male protagonist some face and said, "Junior Brother Lin, do you have anything to say? Come in and talk."

(End of this chapter)