Tianlong: Starting with Mantuo Manor as fertilizer

After teaching Xuancheng a move of the Xiaoyao School sword technique each day, he would always use the Great Vajra Pestle Technique to break and counter the move.

Originally, Xie Buruo could learn three sword techniques a day, but now he has to learn one sword technique a day, and also use the Vajra Pestle Technique to counter and deal with them.

This extended the time he spent at Shaolin Temple.

Xie Buruo didn't seem to care about this.

It's too early to go to Dali right now, so it's okay to delay a few more days, since Master Xuanbei is still in the temple.

According to the original timeline, when Xuan Bei arrived at Shenjie Temple in Dali, it was roughly the same time that Duan Yu went to Wuliang Mountain.

All I need to do is get there before that time.

Of course, Xie Buruo was not the only one who used it to determine the current time.

He now knows for sure when the sword duel between the Eastern and Western sects of Wuliang Sword will take place.

No one in the Wuliang Northern Sect remembers the date of that sword duel, but the Shaolin Temple remembers it clearly.

After finishing his teaching for the day, Xie Buruo mentioned to Xuan Cheng that he would have to go to Dali in a while to participate in the Three Sects Sword Competition.

His original intention was to ask Xuancheng if he could speed up the teaching process a little.

Xuan Cheng immediately retorted, "Haste makes waste! The way of martial arts requires one to guard against impatience and arrogance!"

Subsequently, he sent someone to retrieve the files from the Prajna Temple.

Not only did they find the exact date of the sword duel between the East and West sects of the Wuliang Sword Sect, but they also discovered the exact date of the duel.

They even investigated the dirty secrets of the two sect leaders, Zuo Zimu and Xin Shuangqing, in great detail.

Xuan Cheng didn't say much and handed the entire file to Xie Buruo.

"Shaolin's intelligence network is truly remarkable; they even know everything about the martial arts world in the south."

Xie Bu Ruo thought about it carefully. In the original work, the Shaolin Temple knew that the Four Evils were going to Dali even earlier than the Dali Duan family, and they also knew the purpose of their trip.

Since it was clear that there was still plenty of time, he settled down to study martial arts and catch insects at Shaolin Temple.

During this time, in addition to learning arts from Xuancheng, he also took the opportunity to get to know the monk Huijing.

Through a few meals of dog meat, the two had become quite familiar with each other.

Venomous snakes near Tallinn have resurfaced and their numbers are inexplicably increasing.

On this day, many disciples came to catch snakes on their master's orders, and even the temple's tenant farmers came to help.

Xie Bu Ruo pulled Hui Jing along, and they walked further and further astray until they came to a large rock.

Not far away, only a tenant farmer and a young monk named Xuzhu were searching for a snake by parting the grass.

Xu Zhu muttered to himself, "Sweeping the floor may harm the lives of ants, cherishing the moths, I cover the lamp with gauze. Snake, do not cause trouble here, leave quickly."

Seeing that the place was secluded and perfect for talking, Xie and Ruo huddled behind a large rock to begin their conversation.

Huijing looked around and said, "Young Master Xie, why are you in such a hurry? I haven't caught a snake yet today."

Since Xie Bu Ruo met the other party, he has purchased a lot of goods from him.

The poisonous insects caught by Huijing are of high quality and low price, large and plump, making them excellent materials for practicing martial arts.

"I haven't caught any either, so there's no rush."

Xie Bu Ruo took out a small porcelain bottle from his bosom.

"I recently acquired a bottle of insect eggs from someone else. That person told me they were all top-quality poisonous insects."

Huijing's fat face twitched suddenly, as if she felt threatened by a potential competitor, and she said urgently.

"Young Master Xie, don't be fooled by others! No one in this temple knows more about poisonous insects than I do! Which scoundrel sold it to you?"

Xie couldn't very well say that he had taken it from a dead person, so he could only claim that he was a man of his word and could not reveal the other party's identity.

Suddenly, dark clouds began to gather, and a gust of evil wind swept in, rustling the surrounding grass and trees.

The wind blew him away and calmed him down.

Since we couldn't get the answer, we had no choice but to give up.

Huijing stretched out a chubby hand: "Thank you, young hero. Let me check the goods for you."

Xie Ruo handed over the bottle of insect eggs.

Huijing uncorked the bottle and was immediately stunned.

Seeing his expression, Xie Buruo was overjoyed: "Could it really be some kind of rare poisonous insect?"

Huijing suddenly burst into laughter, her fat body trembling with the sound of her laughter, like ripples on water.

"Young Master Xie, you've been tricked!"

"I knew it! Who in this temple knows anything about poisons? Even Master Xuanyin from the Medicine King Academy is no match for me in this skill."

Scammed?

This belongs to a disciple of the Starry Constellation Sect!

Xie Buruo was not convinced and asked him to confirm it again and again.

Huijing laughed and said, "Why would I lie to you! This thing is truly worthless, and I'm not the only one who can see that."

As he spoke, he pulled Xie Buruo out from behind the large rock and pointed to the tenant farmer, Old Zhang, in the distance.

"Not to mention me, even ordinary farmers would recognize this. If you don't believe me, young hero, just ask."

Xie Buruo trusted the Xingxiu Sect's professional abilities, and he was also afraid that Huijing would deceive him.

After a moment's thought, he took out two insect eggs from the bottle, put the bottle back in his pocket, and planned to ask someone else.

Huijing understood his thoughts and beckoned to the tenant farmer, "Hey, come and see!"

Xie Bu Ruo continued to harbor fantasies about this object, but felt that if it were truly a treasure, it wouldn't be appropriate to tell others directly, so he whispered.

"Master Huijing, don't say this item belongs to me; just say you picked it up from the ground."

Huijing, thinking that Xie Ru was afraid of being embarrassed to admit she had bought counterfeit goods, smiled knowingly and said, "The monk understands, you can rest assured!"

Old Zhang has dark skin, and you can tell at a glance that he is a farmer who works in the fields all year round.

Hearing Huijing speak rudely, he wasn't annoyed. He quickly stepped forward, his hemp shoes creased with many loops: "Master, what are your orders?"

Huijing spread out two sheathed insect eggs in her hand: "Do you recognize these?"

Old Zhang took a closer look, then laughed heartily: "How could I not recognize it?"

He turned and pointed to the grasshoppers hopping around on the grass: "Isn't that what you're looking for?"

Upon hearing this, Huijing became even more smug and laughed heartily: "I just found it in the grass. Young Hero Xie and I made a bet that there are many poisonous creatures here. Maybe it's the egg of some kind of poisonous insect."

Old Zhang picked up another insect sheath and examined it carefully in the sunlight.

"Whether it's a poisonous insect or not, we don't know. But it is definitely a grasshopper egg, just a bit big."

Xie was even more disappointed when he heard Xie say the same thing.

Huijing, unaware of the true situation, assumed that someone in the temple was secretly stealing business and was determined to find out the truth so that Xie would give up the idea of ​​doing business with that person.

He waved again, summoning Xu Zhu from afar: "Nephew, come and take a look too."

Xu Zhu's face was covered in bruises and swelling. Hearing the shouts, he ran over.

Xie Buruo was well aware of his injuries.

Recently, Xu Zhu was nominated to attend Xuan Cheng's sutra lecture.

It was ostensibly a lecture, but in reality, it was a martial arts contest.

Although Xu Zhu started learning martial arts at a young age, his skills were weak.

Moreover, he never resorted to tricks during duels, which naturally made him like a lamb among wolves, resulting in defeat in every battle and numerous injuries on his body.

Xie Buruo saw this and even planned to teach Xuzhu a few techniques for throwing lime.

Unfortunately, the other party was very stubborn and always felt that this method was not honorable enough, so they refused to learn it no matter what.

Upon learning this, Xuancheng immediately berated Xuzhu for being pedantic.

However, Xu Zhu repeatedly suffered setbacks at the lectures, but he always insisted on his point of view, saying that one should have a compassionate heart when learning martial arts.

Xuancheng scoffed at his views, but rather admired his stubbornness.

"This little monk's stubbornness is somewhat similar to that of one of my junior brothers."

He mentioned this to Xuanbei during a casual conversation.

Xuanbei, on the contrary, took it to heart and was very concerned about Xuzhu, often calling him over to give him instructions.

Over time, rumors began to circulate in the temple.

Some say that Master Xuanbei secretly passed on his martial arts skills to Xuzhu.

Some say that Xu Zhu has a chance to enter the Prajna Academy, which is managed by Xuan Bei, for further studies.

These rumors aroused the secret jealousy of many monks, who said that being good at martial arts was not as good as being good at taking beatings.

Those with excellent martial arts skills cannot enter the Prajna Academy, but those with poor martial arts skills can.

Xu Zhu worked in the temple since childhood and often caught grasshoppers to play with when he was young, so he recognized the insect eggs at a glance.

He recalled catching insects for fun when he was young, put his hands together, and repented, saying, "Amitabha, Amitabha."

Huijing finds it most annoying when people chant Buddhist scriptures; she finds it incredibly boring.

Suddenly, a hissing sound came, and he immediately perked up.

"There's a snake!"

A golden cobra darted across the ground with lightning speed.

Old Zhang jumped up in fright, and Xu Zhu also hurriedly took several steps back.

Only Huijing and Xie Buruo were both surprised and delighted.

One of them was obsessed with poisons, and the other wanted to use poisons to practice his skills.

Upon seeing the snake, the two men not only did not retreat, but instead pounced on it.

But the golden snake was incredibly fast; it darted and twisted a few times before disappearing under the large rock.

Xie and his companion arrived to find nothing.

"You think hiding under a rock will let you go?"

Huijing and Xie should speak in unison.

Huijing took a deep breath, and her plump body immediately swelled up to a round shape, like a large ball.

He leaped up and crashed headlong into the large rock.

With a bang.

The boulder swayed slightly, but Huijing was thrown backward by the shock and crashed into a small pine tree.

With a crisp snap, the sapling broke.

As his inner energy dissipated, his rounded figure returned to normal. He dusted himself off and found himself completely unharmed.

He sighed softly, "Even the monk has lost his mind. How can he possibly move such a huge boulder?"

Xie Buruo noticed this and was slightly intrigued, becoming very interested in his skill.

But at that moment, he was preoccupied with the poisonous snake under the rock and had no time to ask any further questions.

He reached out and pressed his hand on the large rock, secretly wielding the Great Vajra Pestle he had recently learned, and suddenly exerted force in his arm.

The boulder swayed a few times.

Huijing's eyes were wide open.

Unexpectedly, this handsome young man possessed such divine power.

Little did he know that Xie Buruo had been practicing the Great Vajra Pestle for days on end, and through his daily hard work, his strength had already far surpassed that of ordinary people.

The boulder swayed slightly, yet it was unusually heavy.

Xie knew that if he used all his strength, he might be able to move the stone.

But this would require showing off one's skills in front of others.

He immediately stopped, pretended to shake his hand, and sighed, "This boulder is truly heavy; I can't even move it."

Seeing that he couldn't push it either, the monk Huijing breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smug smile, "Young Hero Xie, it's quite remarkable that you have this much strength!"

As the two were pondering how to lure the venomous snake out, they suddenly heard a commotion in the distance.

An elderly man dressed in brocade robes and fine clothes, followed by a group of servants, carrying monks' robes and other items, slowly walked over.

The surrounding monks stepped forward to greet him, their expressions full of flattery and obsequiousness.

Xie, curious, asked the man about his background.

Old Zhang said in a low voice, "This is Yan Jushi, a renowned philanthropist in Dengfeng."

Huijing slapped her thigh: "That's right, that's right! I remember now, it's something like Yan something-dukang, isn't it?"

Xu Zhu had also heard of this person: "I heard my master mention him; that layman seems to be named Yan Longyuan."

As if hearing the voices, the old man in the distance looked over and smiled slightly at the group.