Supreme Martial Venerable: Starting with the White Ape Cloak Hammer skill point allocation

There are many martial arts schools in Gaoshan County, and these schools are all located in the inner city.

The saying goes, "The poor study literature, the rich study martial arts." There are very few people in the outer city who can afford to practice martial arts, so martial arts schools naturally have to be located in the inner city where wealthy families gather.

The reason Li Lin opened his blacksmith shop in the outer city was that recruiting martial arts apprentices was only a side business for him; his main job was blacksmithing.

Ironware was needed in both the inner and outer cities.

Zhou Yuan lurked in the darkness, watching the Flying Cloud Martial Arts School sign from a distance across the street.

After waiting for several days, the thunderstorm finally arrived.

Thunder rumbled and rain poured down, and even the night watchman and patrolmen were nowhere to be seen.

In such terrible weather, even thieves have to take a break.

After confirming that no one was around, Zhou Yuan quickly walked to the front of the Feiyun Martial Arts School and threw a package wrapped in oil paper into the brightly lit courtyard with all his might.

"oops."

A scream rang out, followed by a string of curses.

Zhou Yuan didn't listen carefully and dashed into the dark alley without looking back. The heavy rain quickly washed away all traces of someone having been there.

A moment later, Zhou Yuan returned home and threw all his clothes and shoes into the stove, leaving no trace.

With the system panel at his fingertips, as long as he doesn't die, he can grow stronger sooner or later.

Although he was forced to become the county's top scholar this time, he was still too conspicuous, and many people have begun to pay attention to him.

Therefore, it's better to let Gaoshan County be a bit chaotic and draw people's attention there.

He just wanted to quietly forge iron and practice his skills.

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The candlelight flickered, illuminating a deathly pale face.

For an instant.

Lin Jingsheng was drenched in a cold sweat, and even his drunkenness had sobered up considerably.

The big bump on my head no longer hurt; instead, I felt a deep-seated fear.

"The Collection of Military Maneuvers..."

Lin Jingsheng's lips trembled.

Tonight, he and his disciples drank to their hearts' content. Drunk, he went to the outhouse. As he was walking along the corridor, an oil paper package flew in from outside the wall and hit him right on the forehead.

He was so drunk he was staggering and couldn't dodge it. He was hit on the butt and a shiny bump the size of a goose egg appeared on his forehead.

Lin Jingsheng opened the oil paper package while cursing, and that's how the current scene unfolded.

He was startled awake on the spot.

"The Collection of Military Skills," the supreme secret manual of the Divine Weapon Valley!

In the dead of night, someone threw "The Collection of Military Strategy" into his yard.

Even he himself wouldn't believe such a thing if he said it out loud, let alone the Divine Weapon Valley!

Such a supreme secret manual would be treasured and kept secret by whoever obtains it; how could it possibly be given to someone else?

"The 'Collection of Military Skills' is a closely guarded secret of the Divine Weapon Valley. Anyone who dares to peek at it will be hunted down to the death by the Divine Weapon Valley..."

Lin Jingsheng felt a chill run through his body. He knew that Pang Yunlong had been searching for "The Collection of Military Strategy," and his first reaction was to immediately hand it over to Pang Yunlong.

But the next moment he realized that if he handed it over, would Pang Yunlong believe that he had never even opened it?

Anyway, he definitely wouldn't believe it.

Anyone who obtains such a supreme secret manual would surely be curious enough to open it and take a look.

As long as Pang Yunlong is convinced that he has read "The Collection of Military Manifesto", he will definitely not let him go.

As for keeping the matter a secret, Lin Jingsheng had no hope of doing so.

Someone threw "The Art of Military Maneuvering" into his yard. Who knows if the other party has already told Pang Yunlong about it?

"escape!"

Lin Jingsheng's expression turned ferocious. As long as he escaped Jiangzhou, with the "Collection of Military Manipulation" in his hands, he would definitely be able to make a comeback!

Lin Jingsheng stuffed the "Collection of Military Maneuvers" into his robes, and without notifying his disciples who were drinking in the hall, he slipped into his study, stuffed a stack of bills into his robes, and abandoned his wife and children. Under the cover of night, he opened the back door and fled out of the city.

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The following day, a troop of city guards swept out of Gaoshan County like a whirlwind.

The leader was none other than Pang Yunlong, the commander of the city guards.

Many people witnessed Pang Yunlong's face filled with anger and shame as he left the city.

At the same time, a message swept through every corner of Gaoshan County like a whirlwind.

"Lin Jingsheng of Feiyun Martial Arts School is actually an accomplice of the notorious bandit Xu Nian. No wonder the county's repeated attempts to capture Xu Nian have failed. It turns out that Lin Jingsheng was the one who tipped him off."

"Those caravans that hired Feiyun Martial Arts School guards were blind. Lin Jingsheng must have sold out their routes to Xu Nian, which is why so many caravans were robbed before."

"These are minor matters. I heard that after Xu Nian died, the 'Collection of Military Maneuvers' that he stole from Shenbing Valley fell into Lin Jingsheng's hands. That's something Commander Pang has been looking for."

"Otherwise, why would Commander Pang be so angry? Lin Jingsheng has been pretending to help Commander Pang, but he secretly pocketed the 'Collection of Military Maneuvers'."

"Lin Jingsheng is a ruthless man; he even abandoned his wife and children, escaping alone..."

Zhou Yuan heard people talking about this everywhere on the street, and he also saw that Lin Jingsheng's wife, children and disciples were all shackled and displayed in front of the county government office.

He walked past quickly, pretending not to see it.

Lin Jingsheng almost drove Li Lin's family to ruin; it was simply a matter of repaying kindness with kindness.

In this world, it's not his place to pity others.

"They're here."

Li Lin opened the door and welcomed Zhou Yuan in.

Li Lin was also filled with surprise. He had originally prepared himself to die, but then this happened.

Pang Yunlong personally led his men to hunt down Lin Jingsheng, and for a moment he couldn't spare a thought for the Jade Blade.

Li Lin now only hopes that Pang Yunlong can return a few days later, so that Zhou Yuan will have already met with the Prefect, and Pang Yunlong will no longer have the chance to covet the Jade Blade.

The question now is whether Zhou Yuan can get past Elder Luo Baiyan.

Ultimately, the Jade Blade can only provide an opportunity; whether Zhou Yuan can become Elder Luo's disciple depends on his talent and aptitude.

This is not a good sign.

"Your talent and aptitude for martial arts are too ordinary to be of any use to Elder Luo. For now, the only option is to make weapon forging your breakthrough point."

Li Lin said to Zhou Yuan, "Starting today, add one hour to your daily weapon forging practice. Don't worry about the materials; I've already prepared them..."

Zhou Yuan nodded, picked up the forging hammer, and got to work.

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Zhuo Mansion.

Zhuo Wangsun sat blankly in the chair. In just a few days, his black hair had turned gray, and he looked as if he had aged more than ten years.

"Master, the son-in-law has returned the gifts unopened."

The butler whispered, sighing inwardly. It was the master who had publicly declared that he was severing ties with the second young lady. Wasn't it a bit too late to send a gift now?

Zhuo Wangsun remained silent, overwhelmed with immense disappointment and regret; he had indeed misjudged the situation.

Qin Wu absconded with most of the cash in the manor and that sharp weapon. The Zhuo family is still holding on, but once the Commander's Mansion finds out about the relationship between the Zhuo family and Zhou Yuan, the fate awaiting the Zhuo family will be extremely tragic.

"Fine, I'll accept my loss. I misjudged him, and this is the retribution I deserve."

Zhuo Wangsun sighed and said, "Steward, please go through the trouble of making a trip to the prefecture. I am willing to give up all my assets, just hoping to save Changxiong and Changying's lives."

Upon uttering these words, Zhuo Wangsun slumped into his chair as if all his strength had been drained.

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