From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

# Chapter 255 Zhang Huaiyi of Longhu Mountain (Part 1)

"west Yu is truly despicable this week, actually doing such a vile thing."

After being discharged from the hospital and descending the mountain, Lu Jin glanced back at the Yue Wang Temple and couldn't help but curse, "How could someone like this be allowed to sweep the floor at the Yue Wang Temple?"

This truly brings shame upon Yue Fei!

"He won't live much longer either."

Jiang Liu advised, "Given his current state, if he continues to maintain the state of stimulating potential through the Moon Refinement, the rate at which his innate Qi is depleted will continue to accelerate."

If he stops practicing the monthly cultivation, the disease will cause him unbearable pain, but it should allow him to live a little longer.

That's why he wanted to die by my hand.

"Tch, that old scoundrel has it all figured out!"

Lu Jin scoffed, but then said, "However, Brother Jiang, you really have to kill him, otherwise what if he goes around harming women again?"

"It's probably not possible."

Jiang Liu shook his head. "When we were competing in strength on the stone ball in the Tai Chi arena, I noticed that his body was completely rotten. Even if he had the will, he didn't have the strength."

In addition, Jiang Liu also guessed that Zhou Xiyu's fight with Boss Cha earlier was probably a deliberate attempt to let Boss Cha see him "acting foolishly" in the hopes of dying at Boss Cha's hands.

Furthermore, Zhou Xiyu is also an extraordinary person, and he practices the Ape Strike Technique with Boss Cha. How could he not be aware of the other party's presence?

It was probably intentional.

All he wanted was to die.

"Is that so? Then he still has some conscience." Lu Jin had calmed down by now, then shook his head, unwilling to think about it anymore, and started talking about the martial arts tournament.

"Brother Jiang, where do you think that Smiling Tiger will set up the arena?"

"Over there, near the collapsed Leifeng Pagoda."

"why?"

"Firstly, when he entered Yuhang, Leifeng Pagoda collapsed, which was considered unlucky. However, he also said it was because the White Snake had transformed into a dragon and ascended to heaven. Therefore, Leifeng Pagoda could not be rebuilt afterward, otherwise it would give people the impression that he didn't care but was actually very concerned."

Jiang Liu said with a smile.

Lu Jin smiled as well: "But isn't that the truth?"

"And the second point—"

Jiang Liu pointed to the lakeside where Leifeng Pagoda had collapsed, where hundreds of soldiers and craftsmen had gathered at the original site of Leifeng Pagoda, carrying water and mud to build bricks and stones.

"Look, isn't the Smiling Tiger already having an arena built over there?"

Lu Jin: "..."

Got it!

I asked a stupid question!

At the same time.

The extraordinary individuals from various sects and families in Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Fujian are all preparing for this martial arts tournament.

Fortunately, the smiling tiger surnamed Sun only asked them to send someone, rather than forcing them to go. Therefore, they planned to send older or less talented disciples to show their support.

The four major families—Gao, Wang, Lu, and Lü—did not get involved.

The Gao family is in the Northeast, the Wang family is in Shanxi, the Lü family is in Shandong, and the Lu family is in Hebei. None of them are under the jurisdiction of Smiling Tiger.

In short, those forces outside these five provinces are naturally happy to have some peace and quiet!

However, some people, after hearing about this, decided to come and see what the commotion was about...

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Longhu Mountain, Jiangxi Province.

The Celestial Master's Mansion, the ancestral home of the Zhengyi School.

Zhang Jingqing was having a headache over this matter.

Disciples of the sect—

He didn't want to release any of them.

But with so many soldiers, it's not easy to outwardly comply while inwardly defying him, and his disciples all want to take this opportunity to venture out and explore.

They endured the loneliness of spiritual practice, but that was all they did; they did not truly understand the meaning of life.

Zhang Zhiwei, whom he favored the most, also wanted to join in the fun after hearing that the Smiling Tiger was going to hold a "Martial Arts Tournament".

Unlike some of his fellow apprentices, he wasn't after the ten thousand silver dollars...

Instead, Zhang Zhiwei had heard over the past two years that Jiang Liu and his group had established themselves in Yuhang, not only setting up the Ghost Hand Wang Cai Opera troupe but also planning a cultural street. Many independent cultivators, small families (three to seven people), and craftsmen had gone there to make a living, and they had even established a Confucian association…

of course!

None of the above are the key points.

The key point is that Zhang Zhiwei wants to take this opportunity to meet Jiang Liu again!

Since his last encounter with Jiang Liu, which ended in a draw, Zhang Zhiwei has worked even harder in his cultivation after returning to the mountain, without a moment of laziness.

He used the other disciples in the sect as practice subjects, and their skills improved considerably. However, the occasional wailing and howling within the sect also annoyed Zhang Jingqing.

However, he was unwilling for Zhang Zhiwei to go down the mountain now.

Even if we want to engage with the world—

He estimated it would take several more years!

How could Zhang Jingqing bear to part with such a precious child, who was even as gifted as the first Celestial Master?

"Master, please let me go down the mountain."

Zhang Zhiwei proposed again, "With such a lively gathering, how could I not go and meet all the heroes of the martial arts world? I'll definitely earn that ten thousand silver dollars back for you!"

"You scoundrel! Does the Celestial Master's Mansion lack ten thousand silver dollars?"

Zhang Jingqing cursed.

“Look at what you’re saying, Master. That’s ten thousand silver dollars! A regular farmhand down the mountain only makes ten silver dollars a month, one hundred and twenty a year, and would need to work for more than eighty-three years. A typical tenant farmer only makes about twenty silver dollars a year, and would need to work for five hundred years.”

Zhang Zhiwei gave Zhang Jing a breakdown of the accounts, saying, "In recent decades, things have been very chaotic down in the mountains. If we get that 10,000 silver dollars, it can alleviate the pressure on the farmers down there, right?"

Buddha has his business, and Taoism has its own.

The vast land at the foot of the mountain belonged to the Celestial Master's Mansion and was rented to the local people for cultivation. However, due to years of war and unrest, Zhang Jingqing also planned to reduce the taxes and grain that the tenant farmers had to pay.

However, disciples in the mountains need to cultivate Qi, but they cannot go hungry, otherwise what kind of cultivation can they talk about?

Therefore, the reductions and exemptions are limited.

But Zhang Jingqing wouldn't have any of it and retorted, "Everyone has their own destiny. You can't even take care of yourself, how can you take care of others?"

Don't think I don't know, you just want to fight Jiang Liu again!

how?

"You're bored because you don't have any fellow disciples on the mountain to spar with? Well then, I'll personally train with you from now on!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhiwei quickly waved his hand and said, "Master, you can't say that. If you keep sparring with me, that would be bullying the weak."

However, the main reason is that Zhang Zhiwei couldn't bring himself to be ruthless when facing Zhang Jingqing.

As a disciple, Zhang Zhiwei is naturally inferior to his master. Even if his cultivation surpasses his master's in the future, he will still have to give way to him.

You have to consider your master's feelings.

Don't be fooled by Zhang Jingqing's nonchalant attitude. If he were to accidentally embarrass Zhang Zhiwei, he'd probably be in for a rough time from now on.

"Humph!"

Zhang Jingqing's tone turned serious as she pointed to a man among the disciples with large ears, a round nose, and an honest-looking face, saying, "I won't stop you from going down the mountain, but you have to take your junior brother Huaiyi with you."

"Junior Brother Huaiyi?"

Zhang Zhiwei was taken aback, somewhat confused.

Among his fellow disciples, Huaiyi was the most inconspicuous, and also the most timid and easygoing.

Why did his master choose him to accompany him down the mountain?

Could it be because he is familiar with all the ins and outs of the area down the mountain?

It's no wonder Zhang Zhiwei thinks that way.

He knew that before Huaiyi went up the mountain, his arrogant personality had led to the massacre of his entire family, leaving him as the sole survivor...

Having experienced something like this, one will naturally be cautious.

and so--

[Is Master instructing Junior Brother Huaiyi to keep an eye on me, to prevent me from becoming too arrogant and bringing trouble to the sect?]

Master, you underestimate me too much!

While I may have a touch of arrogance, I'm not the kind of person who would deliberately show off!

# Chapter 256 Zhang Huaiyi of Longhu Mountain (Part 2)

Zhang Jingqing chose to compromise.

If he's determined not to let Zhang Zhiwei go down the mountain—

Given Zhang Zhiwei's personality...

It's impossible for him to sneak down the mountain.

But what happens after that?

Young people are naturally hot-tempered, and it's unrealistic to force them to meditate in the mountains. Whether their mental and physical well-being can be improved after being cooped up for too long is another matter, but their temper will definitely become more and more irritable.

Regarding security issues—