Sword from Songshan

Chapter 22 Three months

Time flies, and three months pass in a flash.

The hot summer has passed, autumn is gradually coming, and it is already a little cool on the top of the mountain.

Lu Nanxing wrapped himself up in the yellow-bottomed, black-edged disciple uniform, walked through the disciples’ living quarters in the back mountain, and came to the front of the sect.

After three months in Songshan School, the novelty has long gone and everything here has become as familiar as Shihe Village.

Soon, Lu Nanxing came to a side hall and stepped in.

There was a table inside, and behind it sat a young man wearing the same inherited clothing. On the table were account books, an abacus, a scale, and some silver coins.

The third day of every month is the day when the Songshan Sect distributes regular money.

The number varies depending on one's status in the sect.

The leader naturally does not need any regular money. Apart from the leader, the thirteen guardians with the highest status receive twenty taels of silver every month!

Of course, as the Thirteen Guardians, they don’t have to come in person to pick them up, someone will deliver them to their door.

There are many disciples in Songshan Sect, and although it is already sunset, people are still coming.

At this time, there were about seven or eight people queuing in front of Lu Nanxing.

After a moment, it was Lu Nanxing's turn.

He walked to the table and said respectfully.

"Second generation disciple Lu Nanxing, please excuse me, Senior Brother."

"Ah."

The young man looked up at Lu Nanxing, took out a small piece of silver, weighed it with a scale, then cut off a small piece and threw it to Lu Nanxing.

Then, he casually ticked Lu Nanxing's name on the booklet.

"Thank you, Master... huh?"

After taking the silver, Lu Nanxing was about to say thank you when he couldn't help but frowned.

This amount is wrong!

As a second-generation disciple, his monthly allowance should be three taels.

But the piece of silver in my hand is only two taels at most!

Lu Nanxing hesitated slightly, then said with a smile.

"Brother, are you mistaken? I am a second-generation disciple, not a third-generation disciple. My monthly allowance should be three taels, not two taels."

"Mistaken? Humph."

The young man glanced at Lu Nanxing coldly and snorted.

"If you feel there is something wrong, you can go and complain to my master!"

"This...I must have made a mistake."

Lu Nanxing smiled again, took the silver and turned to leave.

The young man's master was Lu Bai, who was ranked second among the Thirteen Guardians of Songshan! He was in charge of the money and food of the Songshan Sect.

Lu Bai is the young man's master. If Lu Nanxing goes to complain, he will be asking for trouble.

As for seeking support from his master, Lu Nanxing had no master, as Sun Dazhong was dead. But then again, if Sun Dazhong hadn't died, he wouldn't have been able to impersonate him.

As a second-generation disciple, his status was not low, but in the Songshan Sect, Lu Nanxing had no one to rely on.

Being weak and powerless, it is inevitable to be bullied.

Lu Nanxing was aware of this, so he didn't bother with it to avoid getting himself into trouble.

Although it was only two taels, but in the sect, all food, clothing and other necessities were not spent, so these two taels were equivalent to pocket money, which was not a small amount.

At least it is many times stronger than when he was collecting herbs.

"Master..."

On the way back, Lu Nanxing thought to himself that he really needed a master.

It’s not because of the silver, but because of martial arts!

Without a master, who can he learn from?
The so-called direct disciples are those who are personally taught by the predecessors of the Songshan School and are taught the martial arts of the Songshan School.

Lu Nanxing was nominally Sun Dazhong's disciple, so it was not easy for other people in Songshan Sect to accept him as a disciple. However, as a nephew, such as Fei Bin and others, they could also teach him. After all, Sun Dazhong was dead.

But why should they waste their time and energy teaching Lu Nanxing for no reason?

Rather than looking for a master, it is better to become someone's disciple as early as possible. In this way, you can be protected from bullying and learn the martial arts of the Songshan School.

Of course, as one of the top martial arts sects in today's world, the Songshan Sect has a number of reserve disciples in addition to its direct disciples and peripheral disciples recruited from the martial arts world.

The purpose of recruiting potential disciples is to gather talents. Those who are outstanding among them can become the disciples of a true disciple of the Songshan School and become the direct disciples.

Of course, not to mention the head Zuo Lengchan, even Fei Bin and others had stopped accepting disciples a long time ago. So if you want to become a disciple now, you can only become their disciple, that is, a third generation or even fourth generation disciple.

These prospective disciples had special people to teach them martial arts. Lu Nanxing could go and practice with them regardless of his appearance.

But the problem is that the preparatory disciples only learn a few styles of Songshan swordsmanship, so Lu Nanxing might as well practice it himself.

What he urgently needs now is internal strength!
Practicing boxing without practicing martial arts will ultimately be in vain.

No matter how well Lu Nanxing practices his moves, without the support of internal strength, he can only be considered second-rate at best.

For example, in the original novel, after Linghu Chong lost all his internal strength, even though he had the unique skill of Dugu Nine Swords, he was still knocked unconscious by Ren Woxing's shout.

"It's troublesome."

If it was external martial arts, Lu Nanxing could use the same old tricks again and learn it secretly with the help of the poison from the small wooden tripod.

However, internal strength is a method of circulating Qi and gathering strength. You sit there and keep one posture for half a day.

No matter how good Lu Nanxing's eyesight is, he doesn't have the ability to see through things. How can he practice if he can't see the meridian routes where qi flows?
"talk later."

If I want to practice internal energy, after much thought, there are only two ways.

One is to have someone teach you, and the other is to get a secret book of internal skills by yourself.

But either way, it's not easy.

Even though Lu Nanxing is a time traveler with God's vision, he still has to take things step by step.

Back at the residence, as the second generation, I have my own independent courtyard.

Lu Nanxing didn’t think too much about it for the time being. He pulled out the long sword hanging on the wall and practiced Songshan swordsmanship.

Since I can't learn internal skills for the time being, I'll just practice my previous martial arts well!

Bringing skills to a master is also a taboo in the underworld. Although it is not as serious as stealing skills, it is still better to try not to let others know.

Therefore, Lu Nanxing would secretly practice Eagle Claw Kung Fu in his room at night.

During the day, he only practiced Songshan swordsmanship.

Three months later, his Songshan swordsmanship became more and more advanced.

Seventeen sword moves were performed with a solemn, dignified and majestic atmosphere, like thousands of troops galloping, or like long spears and halberds stretching across the yellow sand for thousands of miles!
Judging from the moves alone, he has already reached the advanced level!
Among the second generation disciples, he is the best.

In just three months, we have achieved such a great result, all thanks to the assistance of the small wooden tripod!

It is inevitable that ordinary people will make mistakes when practicing sword skills. It will take a lot of energy to correct them once they realize it.

Just like when walking, if every step is off by a few inches, and you wait until you have walked a long way to correct it, wouldn’t you be taking a lot of detours in vain?

Lu Nanxing had the small wooden tripod to guide him, so he had to practice sword skills exactly every time, otherwise his moves would not work.

This is like going straight to the goal at every step, without any deviation or waste, and progress will be rapid.

"its not right."

After practicing the seventeen sword techniques, Lu Nanxing stopped and stood still. Just like before, with the help of the small wooden tripod, every move and every style was flawless.

But for some reason, with some moves, the toxin in the small wooden tripod seemed to be deviating from the center.

He was sure that the move was correct, otherwise the poison would not have been able to flow smoothly.

But if it is correct, why point to somewhere else?

At the beginning, I only had this feeling when practicing the "get straight to the point" move.

I didn't pay much attention to it at the time, but recently, this situation has become more and more frequent. It also occurred when I was practicing other moves such as "Eternal Human Dragon" and "Floating Green and Green".

This forced Lu Nanxing to take it seriously.

"what is going on."

Sitting on the stone bench next to him, Lu Nanxing pondered in his heart, wondering if he had practiced incorrectly, or if there was something wrong with the small wooden tripod?
(End of this chapter)