A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 4 Family background
Duan Rong completely ignored Kong Bin and the other three and just minding his own business.

It was not until dawn that the menial disciples in the dormitory got up one after another and went to the cafeteria in the front yard to have breakfast. Only then did Duan Rong follow the large group and leave the courtyard.

Duan Rong squatted in the corner holding a bowl of porridge and two steamed buns. In no time, he finished all the food in his hands.

But, he still felt empty in his stomach.

Two steamed buns and a bowl of porridge were like being poured into a bottomless pit.

"It turns out that this is not the case?"

Duan Rong felt that he had a particularly strong appetite this morning. He blinked and immediately understood the reason.

Because the practice he did this morning was the real practice. Although he had practiced before, it had no effect at all.

But, it’s different now, he has the experience of entry-level Five Tigers and Sheep Knife in his mind.

He was training according to the serious entry-level martial arts, and one can imagine how much the toll on his body took, which was far beyond what the original empty-shell training method could achieve.

Therefore, it is a good thing that he has a good appetite, which means he is on the right path.

However, this is also a problem. If you continue to consume energy like this without replenishing it with food, your body will suffer from deficits.

Duan Rong put the empty bowl in his hand into a large wooden basin the size of a millstone not far away. Their daily bowls and chopsticks would be washed by the kitchen errand disciples.

Duan Rong turned out of the canteen yard from the corner gate, walked through several corridors, turned east in front of a screen wall, and after walking straight for a while, he heard the faint sound of a horse's nose blowing air.

Duan Rong walked into the stable, and the old man Sun who was in charge of the stable had already started soaking fodder.

Old man Sun is over fifty years old. His back has begun to hunch, and the top of his head, which was once surrounded by gray hair, has become bald, revealing a shiny top.

He had come in as a menial disciple, but was not selected as an apprentice, so he worked as a menial servant in the Yuanshun Escort Agency for his entire life.

When Duan Rong came in, Old Man Sun just glanced at him and continued with his work.

Neither he nor Duan Rong are talkative people.

Old Man Sun actually quite liked Duan Rong. He was a hard worker and had no ulterior motives. He thought that if Duan Rong was not selected in the assessment in a few days, he would stay in Ma Fang and he would have a good helper.

Old man Sun never thought that Duan Rong could be selected as an apprentice. After all, it is not easy to be selected from a menial disciple to an apprentice.
This level was personally selected by Xiao Zongting, the chief instructor of the escort agency.

That old stubborn man won't show you any mercy.

"Mr. Sun, I'd like to ask for half a day off." Duan Rong stood beside Old Man Sun and said respectfully.

Old Man Sun frowned. Duan Rong had been absent for several days due to illness a few days ago, and now he was asking for leave again.

Old man Sun turned his head and gave Duan Rong a strange look. Just as he was about to speak, Duan Rong smiled and interrupted, "Don't worry, I really have some private matters to attend to. I'm not being lazy. You just need to feed the hay, and leave the sweeping of the horse manure to me. I'll come back and do it in the afternoon!"

Old Man Sun's words were stuck in his throat. Seeing Duan Rong's smiling face, he didn't know what to say. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Go."

"Thank you, Mr. Sun." Seeing that Old Man Sun had agreed, Duan Rong agreed and walked out.

Old Man Sun looked at Duan Rong's back and muttered, "After having a fever, my brain seems to be much smarter. This kid, he doesn't talk so slickly before!"

Duan Rong left Yuanshun Escort Agency and walked eastward along the street.

Menial disciples naturally have holidays, and can take two days off every month without deducting their monthly salary. But Duan Rong was sick before and had already used up three days. He asked for leave again today, and Old Man Sun could have refused him.

However, Duan Rong also knew that his original body had always worked very hard, and Old Man Sun had a good impression of him. It was because of this that he dared to ask for this.

Duan Rong's home is some distance away from the Yuanshun Escort Agency.

The original body's parents had passed away long ago, leaving him alone in the world.

The family originally had a few acres of land, but they were all sold to pay for my father's medical treatment. However, my father's illness was still serious and he died.

After my father fell ill, our family became even poorer and our original relatives stopped visiting us.

Now Duan Rong only has an empty and dilapidated house.

Relying on his original body's memory, Duan Rong walked for about an incense stick of time before he stood at the door of his house.

Duan Rong took out the key from his inner pocket, opened the gate and walked in.

Duan Rong walked straight into the inner room, crawled under the bed, and pulled out a dusty jar from the corner.

Duan Rong opened the jar and took out a few pieces of silver from the bottom.

Duan Rong took a look and estimated that the total amount was just over one or two.

This is all the assets of the original body.

Duan Rong sighed. "The economic base determines the superstructure. This amount of money is only enough for a quick snack for the time being."

Duan Rong had already calculated that this amount of money was only enough for him to eat two bowls of mutton soup with steamed buns every day for the next few days.

However, once he is promoted to an apprentice, his monthly salary will increase, and then maybe he won't be so tight on money.

After all, a menial disciple only received sixty coins a month, but after becoming an apprentice, he would receive three coins a month, which was five times the amount.

It's not that the escort agency is generous. After becoming an apprentice, you have to practice martial arts very hard. If you fail to pass the test in three months, you will be dismissed. Without sufficient monthly salary and food, it is easy to break down your body.

Duan Rong was quite confident in his choice of apprentice. After all, he already had experience with the entry-level Five Tigers and Sheep Knife. He just needed to improve his physical fitness and make use of this experience.

So the most important thing is to get through this period!
This amount of money was the original owner's entire fortune. According to his personality, he would never dare to spend it so lavishly. However, Duan Rong had a different idea. In his opinion, the best investment was to invest in himself.

Moreover, this property, because it is old and remote, and it is located in the county town, is slow to sell and cannot be sold at a high price. Otherwise, he would definitely sell this property and convert it into silver to support his own food and drink.

Why would he care whether this house was a memory left to him by the original body's father?
After all, both of them are dead, but he is still alive. Could it be that the thoughts of a dead person are more important than those of a living person like him?
Duan Rong put away the money, left the house, and bought two meat buns on the street.

The hot meat buns wrapped in dry lotus leaves satisfied his appetite and filled his hunger. Duan Rong was thinking about some problems while eating.

He has indeed been troubled by a lot of problems lately. Not only is the assessment approaching, but he is also confused about his internal energy techniques.

However, what he was thinking about at this time was another question, which was about his ability to devour weapon spirits.

The ability to devour weapon spirits is undoubtedly the foundation for the development of his soul in this world. He must understand and thoroughly master this ability.

(End of this chapter)