Chapter 66 Severing Karma, Beast Blood Bathing the Body (Please Read Further)
Pang Long's courtyard.
As soon as Li Xian stepped inside, he saw Pang Long writing at his desk. He felt his eyes were blurry, so he rubbed them and opened them again, only to find the same scene.
"Commander Pang, what brings you to such a refined mood today?"
Li Xian joked.
Pang Long snapped out of his daze, saw Li Xian arrive, laughed heartily, and waved to him.
"Li Xian, come quickly and take a look at this notice for me. How is it written?"
The notice's handwriting was bold and unrestrained, lacking finesse and rhythm, entirely straightforward. The handwriting reflected the man himself, and quite suited Pang Long.
Li Xian looked him over and was then surprised.
The handwriting is plain, but it contains profound martial arts knowledge. The strokes, whether horizontal, vertical, left-falling, or right-falling, resemble a mixture of several martial arts techniques.
Pang Long was deliberately showing off.
After reading the notice, Li Xian asked curiously, "Are we recruiting new guards?"
"Yes." Pang Long sighed, picked up the notice, and examined it from a bright angle, becoming more and more satisfied with it:
"We've had quite a few deaths and injuries among the hospital staff recently, so we need to hire more people."
"This afternoon, the notice will be posted at the vegetable market in Qingning County."
"There should be quite a few candidates who are interviewed."
The notice was simple and clear: We are recruiting fifteen guards. They must have a basic understanding of martial arts, be under the age of twenty, and receive a monthly salary of 150 coins. If they work full-time for a year, they will be able to learn a basic martial arts skill...
Li Xian said, "There will definitely be many applicants. With such conditions, even martial arts school disciples will be tempted."
"Of course," Pang Long said proudly. "It is their blessing to be able to serve the lady."
"Commander Pang, it seems that if I'm promoted from Class C to Class B, I can also receive a martial arts skill?" Li Xian asked bluntly.
He knew that Pang Long was straightforward and there was no need to beat around the bush.
"Didn't you just learn the Azure Palm?" Pang Long frowned. "In the path of martial arts, the most important thing is to avoid being greedy for more. For an ordinary guard, mastering one martial art a year is already considered a lot."
"You've only been here for two or three months, yet you've already mastered three martial arts: Four Directions Fist, Gentle Breeze Leg, and Azure Palm. You need to settle down and thoroughly understand these three techniques."
“Yes, that makes sense.” Li Xian smiled and said, “I was thinking, why not accept it if it’s free? Even if I accept it now, I might not start practicing right away.”
"Having multiple martial arts skills is always a good thing."
“What you say makes sense,” Pang Long nodded. “Come with me.”
Leading the way, we arrived at a separate room with a heavy wooden door that required a key to open.
Basic martial arts are controlled by Pang Long.
Don't underestimate the basics of martial arts; they're incredibly valuable in the outside world. In the Great Wu Dynasty, martial arts are highly prized.
"Pick any one you like."
Pang Long stood outside the door.
The basic martial arts in the bedroom cover a wide range, including fists, feet, palms, knives, spears, clubs, swords, and more.
"I now have a martial art in each of the three areas: fist, foot, and palm."
"The best choice at this moment is... a martial art that involves weapons."
Li Xianxing's gaze wandered around the room.
These basic martial arts are actually not very different. Fist techniques include: Four Directions Fist, Central Righteous Fist, Straight Courage Fist, Three Talents Fist… Leg techniques include: Gentle Breeze Leg, Crescent Moon Leg…
The key is not to choose a specific style of boxing, but rather the type and direction.
"Let's choose swordsmanship!"
Li Xian made a decision.
There was a row of knife techniques in front of me, all basic and roughly the same.
"The Great Luo Blade... I'll choose you."
Li Xian picked up a book on swordsmanship, glanced at it briefly, and was very satisfied with the powerful and unrestrained sword techniques. He then put it into his pocket.
...
In the days that followed, life returned to normal.
Li Xian was already a second-class guard, so patrolling didn't take up much of his energy. He patrolled for two hours each day, and the rest of the time he could use to practice martial arts.
He was devoted to martial arts, but felt that time was passing by extremely quickly.
[Qingfeng Leg]
[Proficiency: 152/5000 (Mastery)]
[Description: Through arduous training in leg techniques, you have finally achieved mastery. You have witnessed the initial stages of martial arts, gaining a deeper understanding of the Qingfeng Leg technique.]
[Azure Palm]
[Proficiency: 69/2000 Mastery]
[Description: The palm strikes with effortless control, the force intertwined like a lock. Through diligent practice, you have glimpsed the path of martial arts, comprehending the unique characteristic of "Subtle Qi Circulation" from the Azure Palm.]
Three days later, Li Xian had made great progress.
When Qingfeng Leg reached its peak.
The first scene of martial arts suddenly appeared before his eyes: a middle-aged man diligently practicing leg techniques in the mountains. Each kick was sometimes slow and sometimes fast, sometimes heavy and sometimes light, making it difficult for others to fathom.
This middle-aged man must be the martial arts master who created the "Qingfeng Leg".
Li Xian observed carefully, pondered the true meaning of martial arts, and benefited greatly.
"Finally broke the 300 mark!"
Every evening, Li Xian would condense his Qi into threads and walk around his acupoints to sense his progress.
The internal energy in the dantian accumulates more and more.
The Qi thread traveled further and further, and finally, in one breath, it broke through more than three hundred acupoints.
"Speaking of which, the Azure Palm truly lives up to its reputation as an advanced martial art."
"Truly impressive. This is only the level of mastery; the required proficiency is already this high."
Li Xian raised his palm.
Circulating the "Azure Palm Force," one could see that the palm was emerald green, with sixteen strands of internal energy intertwined.
These sixteen streams of internal energy can take a sinister approach, infiltrating a person's flesh and blood, becoming entangled and causing unbearable pain. They can also take a righteous approach, with the internal energy flowing like a river, surging forth in waves.
"Although Jiang Yun has mastered this martial art to a high degree."
"However, her memory is flawed, so her palm technique is incomplete or contains errors."
"Perhaps... I can try now to settle that karmic debt."
Li Xian was eager to try.
It was already dusk, around 7 PM, when most of the guards could rest.
Li Xian went straight to find Zhao Han and the others.
"ah!"
"Mr. Li... Mr. Li... why are you here?"
Zhao Han, Zhuo Yilie, and Wang Chun were all at a loss when Li Xian suddenly visited them.
The purplish-blue palm lines on the three faces hadn't faded, but they had gotten used to it and seemed to have completely accepted it.
“I will keep my promise,” Li Xian said calmly.
"A promise?" Zhao Han's feelings were complicated when he saw Li Xian again.
Li Xian said, "I once said that it's better to rely on yourself than to ask others for help. There's no need to beg Jiang Yun. I will help you remove the palm lines on your faces."
"Now I have mastered the Azure Palm, though not to a great degree, but I can still give it a try."
After explaining his purpose, Li Xian placed his palm on Zhao Han's face.
The reason why the Azure Palm leaves bluish-purple palm lines is not difficult to understand. A single knuckle of the Azure Palm can reveal a kind of internal energy.
The fifteen finger joints represent fifteen types of internal energy.
In addition, an inner energy emanated from the palm, and the sixteen kinds of inner energy surged forth the moment the palm was extended, just like sixteen silk threads, intertwining with each other and becoming a tangled mess that was difficult to untangle.
It wantonly ravages human flesh and blood.
The more you try to resolve it, the more complicated things become.
Li Xian also used sixteen strands of internal energy to counteract it.
After practicing this method, the lines on my palm gradually faded. Eventually, they returned to their original flesh color.
Wang Chun, Zhuo Yilie, and others were overjoyed; the discrimination, insults, and humiliation they had endured for so long were finally coming to an end.
Li Xian gradually deciphered the palm lines of the three people.
Promises are kept, and causes and effects are settled.
"Farewell." Li Xian left gracefully, without looking back at the three men.
"this…"
Amidst their ecstatic joy, a bittersweet feeling welled up in their hearts.
Perhaps, if they had trusted Li Xian enough back then, the four of them would be good friends now.
Li Xian is no longer the youngest of the four brothers. He is now a prestigious second-class guard, known as Master Li.
"This old man Li is truly a rare find."
"Even after becoming a Class B guard, he still remembers that little promise."
"Alas, we are not destined to be his friends."
...
Li Xian is a man of deep affection and dislikes being in debt. He may not say he will repay a favor tenfold, but he will never repay less than a penny, and he will always repay what he can.
"Li Xian!"
Suddenly, a voice called out to Li Xian from behind.
Pang Long strode over, his eyes gleaming, and spoke briefly:
"Beast blood bath, you'll get a share, come with me quickly."
(End of this chapter)
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