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

Chapter 52: Must Pass
Duan Rong didn't care much about this matter at first. After all, it was just a small setback.

But, some things, if you don't bring them to the table, are just a gust of wind and will pass by.

But once it’s brought to the surface, even the smallest things can sometimes be fatal!
Hearing this, Luan Jingfu snorted coldly, turned his head to look at Ruan Fengshan who was sitting on a tall and wide chair, and said, "Since Duan Rong is an apprentice escort of our Yuanshun Escort Agency, he first broke the rules and went out to sell paintings privately. This is just one example, and you can expel him from the house."

"What's worse, it almost caused a murder on the street, causing a big uproar in the city and bringing shame to our Yuanshun Escort Agency."

"And this guy is still here, speaking eloquently, saying that luckily nothing happened and no murder occurred... This shows how cunning and vicious he is."

"For these two reasons, we should not only expel him from the house, but also destroy his Dantian! Otherwise, he will cause trouble outside and then say that he is here to teach us martial arts, and then we will settle the score with Yuanshun Escort Agency!"

When Luan Jingfu talked about teaching martial arts at this time, he glanced at Xiao Zongting.

After hearing this, Duan Rong felt a chill in his heart!
This Luan Jingfu is really an expert at fabricating charges!

But he also knew in his heart that his matter could be a big deal or a small one.

To put it in a big way, it is just like what Luan Jingfu said, unforgivable. But to put it in a small way, it is nothing, not worth mentioning at all.

The subtle changes in between all depend on the heart of the superior.

Although Luan Jingfu said so much, the one who truly decided his fate was not him, but Ruan Fengshan!
Duan Rong looked cautiously at Ruan Fengshan who was sitting on the tall, wide chair.

There was no expression on Ruan Fengshan's sinister face. He just tilted his head and looked at Xiao Zongting vaguely.

Xiao Zongting noticed the change in Ruan Fengshan's eyes, then he looked at Luan Jingfu and said in a deep voice: "We have to talk about it one by one."

"Mr. Luan just said that Duan Rong broke the rules and wanted to kick him out. Mr. Luan, which rule did he break?"

Luan Jingfu snorted coldly and said, "Since he is an apprentice escort, how can he do other things?"

"An apprentice escort is an apprentice, not an escort. The escorts are under the management of you, the chief escort. Since he is not an escort, how can he do other things?"

"Even if the apprentices are under the charge of you as the head instructor, you can't let them do whatever they want outside!" The muscles on Luan Jingfu's face twitched, and he was obviously suppressing his anger.

What Xiao Zongting said just now was about him, saying that he was meddling in other people's business.

Moreover, the escorts are under his charge, while the apprentices are under Xiao Zongting's charge. But now he wants to interfere in the apprentices' affairs, which is an overstepping of his authority.

This immediately violated Ruan Fengshan's biggest taboo!

Xiao Zongting's words were truly heart-breaking!

Ruan Fengshan coughed lightly and said with a smile, "You two are my right-hand men and left-hand men, so it's better to be friendly. As for this little guy, since he is an apprentice, he should practice martial arts well, so that he can contribute to the escort agency in the future. He actually started painting. Could it be that my Yuanshun Escort Agency has become an art academy?"

Ruan Fengshan's words were meant to question Xiao Zongting's negligence in discipline.

Luan Jingfu's expression remained unchanged, but Luan Bao behind him slightly changed his expression. To Luan Bao, it sounded like the shopkeeper was speaking for his father.

"Boss, do you know how much money one of this boy's paintings can be sold for?" Xiao Zongting suddenly looked at Ruan Fengshan with interest and asked casually.

"How much silver?"

"Twelve!"

"Twelve?"

Ruan Fengshan was slightly stunned and glanced at Duan Rong.

Thinking back, the previous commotion on the street was still caused by queues, which means that the demand is still far from the supply.

This kid has become a small rich man!

Ruan Fengshan looked at Duan Rong again with an interested look. Xiao Zongting noticed the change in Ruan Fengshan's expression and continued, "Besides, shopkeeper. The reason why I allowed him to sell paintings is because he needs money for his cultivation!"

"I don't understand what you are saying, Mr. Xiao. Who can practice without money? However, apprentice escorts receive three taels of silver per month, and five slices of deer antler, which is more than enough for their daily practice." Luan Jingfu thought he had caught Xiao Zongting's braid again, and asked immediately.

"Of course it's enough for an ordinary apprentice. But it's not enough for him!"

"What? Does he have an extra egg compared to the average apprentice?" Luan Jingfu said with a smile.

The rest of the people in the field smiled slightly at Luan Jingfu's mocking joke.

However, Xiao Zongting acted as if he had not heard Luan Jingfu's mockery and continued, "This boy is a martial arts prodigy with extraordinary talent. Given time, his achievements will surely surpass mine!"

When Xiao Zongting said this, Luan Jingfu laughed even louder.

Ruan Fengshan also kept his words to himself and said with a smile: "Mr. Xiao, I'm afraid you are praising him too much. Mr. Xiao was a legend in Xiangu County back then."

"He chose to be an apprentice escort, and in less than a month, he has already achieved the first level of inner energy. And the reason why he needs to paint to make money is because he started taking potions twenty days ago."

Xiao Zongting completely ignored the laughter of the people in the room, and continued to speak in a cold and unconcerned voice. "This is the prescription I gave you! One dose of medicine weighs thirty-four liang!"

As soon as these words came out, the field suddenly fell silent! Because they seemed to have finally realized that Xiao Zongting was not joking!

Luan Bao looked at Duan Rong with shock!
He knew very well what it meant to practice the second level of inner breath and start taking medicine!
The second level of internal breath circulation circuit is so complicated!
When he first started practicing, he could not even complete a full cycle of practice in a day because he was always making mistakes!

The potency of the medicine was so strong, it was definitely not the slow and nourishing warm current of deer antler tablets...

He remembered that it was almost half a year later when he started practicing the second level and taking potions.

According to Xiao Zongting, Duan Rong started taking medicine almost as soon as he started practicing the second level of internal energy.

This... isn't this a monster?
Luan Bao was a simple-minded person by nature, and seeing how serious Xiao Zongting spoke, he believed it about 80%.

But Luan Jingfu was a cunning old fox. He absolutely did not believe that this plain-looking apprentice who came from a family of menial servants could be a genius. The probability of this happening was much lower than that of him stepping on dog shit.

"Where are there so many geniuses? Is Mr. Xiao just bluffing?"

Xiao Zongting snorted coldly and said, "My martial arts are just useless, but my eyes are not blind!"

"In that case." Luan Jingfu's gloomy face still showed no emotion, and he said coldly: "Luan Bao! Go and try him!"

"Yes!" Luan Bao immediately clasped his fists.

Luan Bao stood behind Luan Jingfu with his fists clasped, but did not take action immediately. Instead, he glanced at Ruan Fengshan and Xiao Zongting.

After a while, seeing that both of them were silent, Luan Bao put down his fist and turned to look at Duan Rong.

When he had just found Zhao Mu and taken him to the martial arts arena to catch someone, he had thought of him as an ordinary thug, but in the blink of an eye, he was touted by Xiao Zongting as a martial arts genius.

At this moment, Luan Bao really wanted to test his weight!
When Duan Rong saw Luan Bao looking at him, his heart skipped a beat.

Luan Bao is the only son of the leader Luan Jingfu. With his background and resources, he can never show his talent at this moment!
Although he was not killed in court!

But being injured isn’t pleasant!

Duan Rong glanced at Xiao Zongting, but Xiao Zongting just sat there silently and did not say anything to stop him.

Duan Rong immediately understood Xiao Zongting's thoughts.

If he wants to escape today's siege, he must pass this level!

(End of this chapter)