Chapter 4: Giant Stone Martial Arts School

The next day.

A quiet little house.

Bai Donglin got up early as the sun just broke.

He dressed neatly, used a willow branch to apply toothpaste made from Poria cocos paste and coarse salt, and washed his face briefly.

He brought with him the banknotes he had saved over the years, a thick stack of several thousand taels.

They are the annual New Year’s money, the monthly allowance, and the rewards from the elders.

He was still young and had not yet started to live a life of debauchery. He stayed at the Bai family every day and saved the money.

This is all his possessions.

However, as long as he can accomplish what he wants to do today, the money will be spent. He has no interest in these yellow and white things. They are just very useful tools.

Rich kids are so willful! He closed the gate and didn't make any more marks. Nothing in this mundane world could threaten him. He still had some confidence.

I went to the dining hall to have breakfast first. In the past, the maids would deliver breakfast to Qingyou Cottage, but now that they had been driven away, I had to come here to eat in person.

The Bai family has many children, all of whom practice martial arts and have big appetites. Therefore, this canteen provides unlimited food from morning to night, and you can eat hot meals at any time.

Fortunately, the Bai family is wealthy, and half of Yunzhou is named Bai, so they don't take this expense too seriously.

After eating, he found a carriage at the door and went straight to the private school.

Since he has decided to start practicing martial arts, he naturally cannot spend time on calligraphy.

The writing in this world is square characters like in the previous life, and it is obvious that it has evolved from hieroglyphics.

Moreover, it is about 70% similar to the small seal script of previous life.

He was not surprised by this, after all, hieroglyphs were abstract symbols of all things in nature.

The rest of the two worlds may be very different, but the sky, earth, sun, moon, stars, earth, wind, water, fire, thunder, rain and lightning, these natural things are the same.

Therefore, it is reasonable that the characters of the two worlds are somewhat similar.

In his previous life, he studied the unpopular major of archaeology and had in-depth research on small seal script.

In addition, I have studied in a private school for four or five years in this life. By comparison, I have completely mastered the writing of this world.

When he arrived at the private school, Bai Donglin went straight to the teacher's courtyard. At this time, the teacher should have been practicing calligraphy.

"Sir, I, Donglin, want to see you for something!"

Bai Donglin knocked on the door and stood outside respectfully.

It is said that this gentleman was also a nobleman from a poor family. He passed the imperial examination and served as an official for several years.

Unfortunately, he was greedy for money, accepted bribes, and was dismissed from office.

Because of the relationship with his teacher, the Minister of Rites, he was able to enter the Bai family and get a sinecure job as a teacher.

Although Bai Donglin was not impressed by it, this world also values ​​respecting teachers, so he still had to put in some superficial effort.

"Young Master Thirteen, why did you come to see me so early?"

Wu Qinglian politely welcomed Bai Donglin in. Although they were teacher and student, he did not dare to put on airs.

Others are the masters of the Bai family, and he is just an employee.

The two sat down in the living room and Bai Donglin went straight to the point.

"Sir, I have mastered the divine text and would like to take the final examination in advance!"

People in this world call this kind of writing divine writing. It is said that it was created by the gods in heaven and then passed on to mortals.

"Oh, the Thirteenth Young Master will only be twelve years old in winter, right? Normally, the assessment will be conducted after the age of fourteen."

"We need to conduct an assessment in advance. This..."

Wu Qinglian was hesitant to speak. Over the years, not every member of the Bai family could fully master the divine text. After all, there were always idiots who could not learn it even at the age of fourteen.

But that was something I learned after I was fourteen.

If he lets the person go early and learns something, it's fine. But if he lets an illiterate person go and the higher-ups investigate, he'll be in trouble.

He knew the Thirteenth Young Master well enough. He was not a genius and didn't seem to have mastered the divine text.

"Please examine me, sir. If I don't have good skills, I won't dare to mention graduation!"

Bai Donglin stood up, bowed, and handed over a silver note worth one hundred taels.

Wu Qinglian's eyes lit up and she reached out to take the banknote.

You have to know that ten taels of silver are enough for a family of three's expenses for a year, and his annual salary is only about fifty taels.

"Forget it, since Master Thirteen insists so much, please wait for me to prepare."

After saying that, he stood up and went into the study, took out pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, as well as a few books.

"The assessment is divided into reading, listening, and writing. Master Thirteen, please read through this "Record of Strange Stories" first."

"Strange Stories" describes some supernatural events. The whole text is only about 40,000 to 50,000 words, but it contains almost all the divine texts, making it perfect for assessment.

It seems that even though Wu Qinglian received the benefits, she still didn't dare to let him go.

Bai Donglin was fearless. He picked up the book nonchalantly and began to read it in a clear and loud voice. He took some time to read it word for word without missing a word.

Next is listening and writing.

Wu Qinglian took out another book and said one sentence at a time, and Bai Donglin wrote one sentence on a piece of white paper. He did not stop until he had written two or three thousand words.

"Yes, yes, it seems that the Thirteenth Young Master has indeed mastered the divine text."

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Wu Qinglian checked it carefully and found that not only was there no mistake, but the characters were also written vigorously and powerfully, and it was obvious that the writer had put a lot of effort into practicing calligraphy.

"Since the Thirteenth Young Master has passed the assessment, I will report to the Ministry of Internal Affairs later. From now on, you don't need to come to the private school."

Wu Qinglian smiled and nodded. Now she felt at ease with the money she earned.

"Thank you, sir!"

Bai Donglin bowed, went out and got on the carriage.

This is actually a small matter, no need to worry too much about it, the next thing is what matters.

"Go to the Giant Stone Martial Arts School."

"Okay! Master Thirteen, please sit tight!"

Apart from the Bai family's own martial arts, if one wanted to learn martial arts in this city, one had to join various gangs in the city or spend money to learn in a martial arts school.

Although he could learn some martial arts for free by joining a gang, he would lose his personal freedom. Moreover, with his identity, no small gang would dare to accept him.

He could also go to a store or the black market to buy some low-level martial arts secrets, but unfortunately he is just a layman now and doesn't even know the acupoints of the human body, so it is not realistic for him to learn by himself.

After thinking about it, I decided that a martial arts school was right for me, and I just had to spend the money.

A martial arts school is a place where money matters more than people, and it is also convenient for keeping one's identity secret.

Although he could only learn some basic martial arts, it was enough for him now.

His mind was still on his second brother and the Bai family's martial arts. He was learning martial arts in advance just to lay a good foundation.

"As long as I wait for my second brother to come back, all my plans can be implemented."

"Master Thirteen, we have arrived at the Giant Stone Martial Arts School!"

The Giant Stone Martial Arts School is the largest martial arts school in the city. It has high walls, a large area, and an extraordinary aura.

There were eight big men in black standing at the door, with bulging muscles and slightly protruding temples. They must have practiced external martial arts.

He could hear some humming and groaning sounds coming from inside from a distance, and Bai Donglin nodded slightly.

“It looks good.”

He sent the coachman away and walked over alone.

After explaining the purpose of their visit, they were led in by a big man in black. Bai Donglin only then saw that there were two big white characters "Jianshi" written on the backs of these big men.

After walking for a while, he was led to a side hall, where a maid brought him tea and cakes.

"Sir, please wait a moment. Our master is taking the apprentices for morning exercises. I have sent someone to notify them. The master will be here soon!"

The big man in black politely bowed. He would not dare to neglect the other party just because he was a child.

From the other person's clothing, temperament and demeanor, anyone who is not blind can tell that this is not an ordinary person.

Bai Donglin nodded slightly while holding the teacup.

He still has this bit of patience.

(End of this chapter)