Daily News: You promised yourself to be a fisherman, but you've become a martial arts god?

After a day of arduous practice, Li Nian had fully mastered the Heavenly Eagle Stance, including all eighteen stances.

Li Nian was very satisfied with this progress.

Now that I have mastered all the stances, all I need to do is have the physical fitness to execute them.

It's like memorizing an article; as long as you have a pen and ink, you can write it down. It's the same principle.

After leaving the martial arts school, Li Nian went to the dental clinic and took care of everything for the new house.

After paying the final payment and receiving the property deed, the new house will belong to him!

"Erlang, you're back."

"I've already boiled the water, the food will be ready soon."

"These are the new pants and clothes I bought for you. After you take a shower, try them on and see if they fit. If they don't, I'll alter them."

When Li Nian returned home, Zhao Lijuan carefully handed him a stack of brand-new clothes.

Upon receiving the clothes, one could tell from the texture that the fabric was better than the coarse linen fabric worn on the body.

It is Gebu.

Linen comes in three types: coarse linen, ramie, and kudzu.

He was wearing coarse linen clothes, a bolt of which cost one hundred coins.

A bolt of ramie costs three hundred coins.

One bolt of hemp costs five hundred coins.

Although coarse cloth is not as good as silk or satin, it is considered relatively good among commoners.

Moreover, the ge cloth is light and breathable, and it doesn't stick to the body when you sweat, making it suitable for Li Nian, who sweats a lot while practicing martial arts.

It's clear that Zhao Lijuan had specifically considered his needs.

Looking at the tight stitches on the garment and the untreated cuts on Zhao Lijuan's fingers from where she had been pricked by the needle, Li Nian knew that Zhao Lijuan had put a lot of effort into knitting this garment and had been busy with all sorts of things. Li Nian felt a warm glow in her heart and was deeply moved.

Noticing Zhao Lijuan's cautious demeanor, she knew that the other party must be worried about being scolded for wasting money.

Since he gave Zhao Lijuan the money, he didn't care how she spent it.

Besides, this money was spent on him!

"Thank you, sister-in-law!"

"The clothes are very nice, and they look like they fit well."

"You and Duoduo should also have a few sets made to wear."

Li Nian looked at the clothes with satisfaction and expressed her gratitude.

Seeing that Li Nian wasn't angry, Zhao Lijuan breathed a sigh of relief.

"If you like it, Erlang, then it's fine. These are enough for Duoduo and me."

"We don't go out much, so there's no need for us to dress so nicely."

"You'll be sweating a lot and getting bumped and bruised while practicing martial arts outside, so you should prepare several sets of linen clothes."

Zhao Lijuan declined with a smile.

"Yes, Uncle, Duoduo doesn't want new clothes."

"Duoduo is already very happy to live in such a big house."

Little Duoduo poked her head out and nodded earnestly.

Looking at her understanding sister-in-law and sensible niece, Li Nian felt an indescribable sense of gratitude.

Li Nian bent down and picked up her niece, Duo Duo.

"Sister-in-law, Duoduo, I promised my brother I would take good care of you."

"If my elder brother were in heaven and saw that I dressed myself properly while you all wore patched-up old hemp clothes, what would he think of me?"

"Sister-in-law, go and buy a few more bolts of hemp cloth, and make several new outfits and jackets for everyone in our family!"

"If you don't agree, I'll wear old clothes with you all!"

Li Nian looked at Zhao Lijuan sincerely.

Feeling Li Nian's sincerity, Zhao Lijuan's eyes instantly welled up with tears. She murmured her lips and nodded, agreeing.

Seeing that Zhao Lijuan had agreed, Li Nian breathed a sigh of relief.

Without much conversation, Li Nian took her new clothes, scooped up a bucket of hot water, and went to the bathhouse to take a bath.

After Li Nian went to take a shower, Zhao Lijuan couldn't help but let the tears stream down her face.

"Mother, what's wrong? Why are you crying?"

"My mother has gotten sand in her eyes."

"Mommy, let Duoduo blow on it for you..."

Fifteen minutes later.

Li Nian walked out of the hot spring room feeling refreshed, dressed in clean clothes.

Back in the village, bathing was inconvenient in the cold winter, and I haven't taken a bath since I came here. The only time I took a bath was yesterday when I changed my clothes.

After taking a shower, my whole body felt dry and not sticky at all.

The clothes fit perfectly.

"Dinner's ready, Erlang."

"Eh!"

Dinner consisted of four dishes and a soup, including fish and meat, providing a balanced diet.

Zhao Lijuan knew that Li Nian needed to have good food to nourish her body while practicing martial arts, and she wouldn't be stingy with money when necessary.

During the meal, Li Nian asked about opening a pancake stall.

Zhao Lijuan said she went to the street today and looked at the things she would need to open a shop. She said she would be able to set up her stall in a few days.

Li Nian nodded.

My sister-in-law, Zhao Lijuan, has a job, so she doesn't have to think about him all the time and eat and drink for free.

...

The third day of the fight between Haoran Martial Arts School and the Zhang family.

Aside from eating and sleeping at home, Li Nian spends all her time at the martial arts gym practicing stance training.

With the systematic replication of light and shadow techniques, it was equivalent to Xia Qingwei providing close guidance. Combined with his own martial arts experience, his stance training had progressed rapidly in the past few days.

Meanwhile, after several days of hard training, coupled with adequate nutrition, his body became increasingly robust.

He is now able to perform a complete set of Sky Eagle Stance techniques.

However, compared to Xia Qingwei, his posture and movements still lacked refinement.

We still need to practice!

"Damn it, it's been three days, and Li Nian isn't slacking off at all; in fact, he's training even harder!"

"Believe me, he won't last ten days at most, not even if I eat him!"

"You guys should shut up. You don't practice martial arts properly yourselves, and people are working hard at it, so what if it offends you?"

Seeing Li Nian practicing like a man possessed, the outer disciples were all talking about it.

At the entrance to the inner courtyard, a beautiful woman stared blankly at Li Nian, her eyes glazed over.

"Working so hard, and loving meat sesame cakes so much, it's just like..."

"Godmother!"

Lost in thought, Xia Qingwei walked over.

Liu Qinyun composed himself, his face regaining its cold and stern expression.

"What is it?"

"Godmother, the appointment ceremony is in two weeks. How many appointment slots will be given to outer court disciples this time?"

"There will be no restrictions on this temporary assignment; let everyone try and stimulate the ambition of those at the bottom!"

Having said that, Liu Qinyun flicked his sleeves and left.

Xia Qingwei stood there, stunned.

The appointment ceremony is held monthly. In the past, Liu Qinyun only gave five slots to outer court disciples, but this time he opened them up completely, which she couldn't understand.

A moment later, she looked in the direction Liu Qinyun had been looking and suddenly realized what was going on.

The godmother wanted to motivate Li Nian to take up the temporary post!

"It seems that even the godmother sees her godbrother's shadow in Li Nian..."

"This Junior Brother Li is quite the daredevil."

"And he really is quite handsome."

"Ahem!"

Xia Qingwei coughed a few times with a flushed face, then went to the outer courtyard to explain her temporary post to everyone.

Temporary posting!

Li Nian's gaze sharpened.

He heard a lot of things at the martial arts school these past few days.

For example, a temporary posting.

"Secondary posting" means retaining the martial arts school's status while working outside the school.

Once a month, five spots are allocated to disciples from the outer academy each time.

The advantages are: there is a wage and the opportunity to gain experience.

The downside is that you can't train at the martial arts gym.

For him, it was extremely good!

Because he has an intelligence network!

Confined to the martial arts school, the intelligence system has limited effectiveness.

If one could be sent out on temporary assignments to gather intelligence, it would be extremely beneficial.

This opening up of the quota is a good thing for him!

Li Nian clenched her fists tightly.

"This position must be revoked!"

"Fifteen days left."

"We still need eleven days to gather intelligence. Once we activate 'Deduction,' there's no need to stay cooped up in the martial arts gym."

"Perhaps, activating the 'Deduction' will help me improve my skills and land a good job!"