Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 251 A Man in the Martial World, a Heart of Iron

Sun Yanwan stayed for a few days and became quite annoyed. He left another letter, stating that if the lady did not allow him to see her, he would be unable to fulfill his request and could only report back here.

He intended to leave a letter and wait one more day before departing, but to his surprise, the next day, Miao Canglang's mistress brought a child to visit.

The child wore a bamboo hat, which was covered by a light veil, obscuring his face. He was dressed in a scholar's robe, but his body was thin and he appeared somewhat frail.

While waiting for news, Sun Yanwan stayed at a local Zen temple. He held a certificate of ordination from Shaochan Temple, which is the ancestral temple of Buddhism in the world. Therefore, he was treated very well at this Zen temple and had a private courtyard that was elegant, quiet and secluded.

Sun Yanwan was quite angry. He was just checking on Miao Canglang's behalf, and it wasn't his business. He said indifferently, "If it's really inconvenient, then forget it. I'm just checking on someone's child, and I don't necessarily have to see the person."

The lady looked sad. Upon seeing Sun Yanwan, she removed the straw hat from the child's head. The hair that had been neatly styled fell down as the hat was removed, its black strands flowing like a waterfall, smooth and silky. The child was about seven or eight years old, with a fair and delicate face, like a little Nezha, extremely cute, but clearly a girl.

Sun Yanwan didn't need the lady to explain; she already knew why the other party hadn't wanted to see her in the first few days.

The lady was on the verge of tears as she said, "He said back then that if it was a daughter, he would give me some money; if it was a son, it would depend on whether he was qualified."

"Unfortunately, I only gave birth to a daughter. In order to prevent him from never coming back, I lied to him and said that it was a son."

"I was thinking that if he came and saw how cute the child was, he might just take him in."

Sun Yanwan suddenly understood why the two Miao brothers had asked her to come and see the child; they were afraid that if they saw the child, they wouldn't be able to bear it.

He thought to himself, "No wonder people often say: 'When you're in the martial world, your heart is made of iron!'"

Sun Yanwan is from Earth. For him, if he were to get married and have children one day, whether they were boys or girls, it would be the same. He might even love his daughter more and become a doting father.

But the world is not like that. Not only are boys and girls treated differently, but the children born also have different talents and aptitudes, and their status in the family is also different.

When Sun Yanwan saw the little girl, she was completely expressionless. Although her bright eyes were beautiful, they were lifeless. It was clear that her mother had been telling her day and night that she should try her best to please her father when she saw him. But she had been waiting day and night, but her father had not come. Instead, he had sent a bald man. The little girl must have been extremely disappointed.

This is different from Miao Youxiu's situation. Miao Youxiu didn't make things clear, so he could still try to deceive him. But Miao Canglang had already made things very clear, so even if he wanted to deceive him, there was no way to do so.

He pondered for a long time before asking his youngest daughter, "What's your name?"

The little girl answered in a deep voice, "Li Wanyue!"

Sun Yanwan was slightly surprised. She glanced at Miao Canglang's mistress, who said in a low voice, "He gave her a boy's name and told me that if it were a girl, she wouldn't be allowed to have the surname Miao."

Sun Yanwan remained silent for a long time before saying, "I have a set of kung fu here. If you can master it to the sixth level or above, you can go to Shaochan Temple to find me."

A hint of anger suddenly appeared in Li Wanyue's eyes. She knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly. After only two or three kowtows, blood appeared on her small forehead.

Sun Yanwan quickly helped the person up. The youngest daughter must have used too much force, because she fainted in his arms.

Sun Yanwan said to the lady, "Please trouble you to send her over every day." Miao Canglang's mistress was also the daughter of a martial arts family, whose family was quite influential in the area.

Sun Yanwan didn't use his real identity this time, but his disguised identity was no less impressive. He used the Shaochan Temple's ordination certificate to register, and this lady had already asked her family to find out about it.

Sun Yanwan said she was willing to teach martial arts, and that the martial arts she taught would be no less than those passed down by the Miao family.

The lady was overjoyed and thanked her repeatedly. She first wiped the blood off her daughter's head, wrapped it in a handkerchief, and took her home.

The next day, they indeed sent the person over again.

After pondering all night, Sun Yanwan ruled out martial arts related to the Songyang Sect, Shaochan Temple, and the Miao family. The best choice was none other than the Ice Silkworm Transformation.

The Battle Buddha Manual belongs to Longzang Temple, which is not to be trifled with. The Golden Sun Scripture is a martial art of Boshi Kingdom, which is somewhat evil. It does not cultivate the Eight Extraordinary Scriptures or the Twelve Orthodox Meridians. None of the other techniques he has are as good as this Ice Silkworm Transformation.

Although the Ice Silkworm Transformation is a skill from the Great Snow Mountain, the most powerful master of the Great Snow Mountain, Baoyin Fanzhe, almost never leaves the Great Snow Mountain. As for Baoyin Fanzhe's disciples, such as Fanna Jia Er, they would not come to Dalang. Sun Yanwan was even worried that he would not come.

Sun Yanwan instructed her for several days and found that the little girl had extremely high talent and seemed to be naturally compatible with the Ice Silkworm Transformation Technique. He came down the mountain to seek an opportunity to break through his innate level, and had no other goal, so he stayed for a while longer.

For the first few days, Li Wanyue's face was very tense and her eyes were dull, but as she came more often, she gradually became closer to Sun Yanwan and showed more of her lively side.

Sun Yanwan calculated the days, and on the ninth day of the third month, Li Wanyue actually opened the Cold Spring Hidden Meridian. He immediately knew that he had found a treasure this time.

It should be noted that it took Senior Brother Zhang Qingxi three or four months to open his first meridian, even though it was because he was cultivating the Meridian Meridian, which was inherently slow in terms of progress. Sun Yanwan also took about the same amount of time to open his first meridian by cultivating the Hunyuan Stance. Therefore, it can be deduced that Li Wanyue's aptitude is almost on par with Senior Brother and her.

Sun Yanwan cherished Li Wanyue's talent and taught her the Shadowless Sword Technique and the Rainstorm Pear Blossom Spear Technique. He also told Li Wanyue about the origins of these martial arts: the Ice Silkworm Transformation is a martial art of the Northern Yan Great Snow Mountain lineage, the Shadowless Sword Technique is the signature technique of the Shadowless Sword Sect, and the Rainstorm Pear Blossom Spear Technique is the unique secret of Ma Qian Gang, the number one martial artist in the previous dynasty.

After staying for another month and passing on the two martial arts techniques, Sun Yanwan left without saying goodbye.

Li Wanyue was sent by her mother to learn martial arts again, but she heard from the monks of the Zen temple that Master Dajiu had passed away. She was immediately saddened and, ignoring everyone's advice, rushed into Sun Yanwan's place. She found that there was nothing in the room except a long sword with a sheath and a silver spear that could be disassembled into five sections.

Sun Yanwan commissioned a master craftsman in Luojing to forge two weapons through the Tianma Gang at great expense. He left at this time, firstly to complete the transmission of the Shadowless Sword Technique and the Rain of Pear Blossoms Spear, and secondly to wait for the delivery of these two weapons.

Li Wanyue held the two weapons, tears streaming down her face.

After leaving Li Wanyue and her daughter, Sun Yanwan had a vague feeling that it was time for him to shed his identity as the Great Eagle Monk.

But before changing his identity, there was one more thing he needed to do.

He cultivated all twenty-four meridians in his body to the level of divine prowess.

(End of this chapter)