What a lucky world!

Chapter 77 gives you a little shock of understanding!

"Trouble?" Zhang Mu nodded and said, "Okay."

Shisan Niang laughed even more happily: "Why don't you ask what it is?"

"When the master is busy, it is only natural for the disciple to do the hard work." Zhang Mu said, "I will do my best."

"So good." Shisan Niang came forward and pinched Zhang Mu's face again.

Feeling Shisan Niang's approaching body and the intimate gestures of her hands, Zhang Mu blushed slightly and quickly changed the subject, asking, "Sister Xuan'er, what's the trouble?"

Upon hearing this, Shisanniang sat up straight again and sighed softly.

"It's actually related to you!"

"The cat you brought back is a demon, right?"

Zhang Mu shook his head: "It's not a demon, it's a Buddhist guardian beast."

"Well... in the eyes of the people in the village, it's not bad!" Shisan Niang shrugged. "If I save you, bear the title of Young Village Master, and pay the price, the people in the village will accept it."

"But Brother Lin used it to save a cat. To be honest, people still have some complaints."

Zhang Mu fell silent.

To be honest, after knowing that the price paid by the copycat was related to the Grandmaster, he understood what Shisan Niang said.

He and Xuan Ji are very close, but in the eyes of outsiders, Xuan Ji is just a cat.

Imagine that if you were seriously ill and your childhood friend spent a lot of money to save you, his family might understand.

But if it is about saving your pet, perhaps only your childhood friend knows how important that pet is to you, and his family will certainly not be happy about it.

Even this resentment will fall on you.

"What do I need to do?" Zhang Mu asked.

Seeing Zhang Mu's insight, Shisanniang's eyes flashed with admiration, and she continued, "The leader of these voices is called Lu Tianlu, a disciple of Lu Xuanxiu, the second-in-command of the stronghold."

Zhang Mu frowned slightly when he heard this.

The disciple of the second-in-command of the copycat?

Then think about how Shisanniang addressed herself as the Young Village Master...

I feel like it’s not as simple as just complaining!

Seeing Zhang Mu's expression, Shisan Niang roughly guessed what he was thinking and said, "There aren't so many twists and turns in the mountain stronghold."

"It's just a small discussion, so naturally it won't have any impact on Brother Lin."

Shisan Niang's expression turned serious. "But the leaders of the stronghold all know that Brother Lin has adopted you as his adopted son."

"It's nothing more than a suspicion of your ability, so I'm just taking advantage of this situation to vent my doubts!"

"Whether it's for your own future position or for Brother Lin's face, you have to fight for this!"

Zhang Mu nodded slightly.

After this time, I will probably have to stay in the village.

Shisan Niang is right, we have to fight for this first breath.

only……

"Sister Xuan'er, how should we fight for it?" Zhang Mu asked.

Shisanniang raised her eyebrows, then smiled beautifully and said, "In Wuzhai, martial arts are naturally respected. As long as you convince them, they will recognize you!"

"Of course, they can't use their realm to pressure you."

Zhang Mu gave a somewhat awkward smile and said, "Sister Xuan'er, I'm not afraid. But my current situation..."

Shisanniang looked at Zhang Mu, who was covered in thorns like a hedgehog and unable to move, and burst out laughing. She reached out and flicked the silver needle in Zhang Mu's dantian: "What's the hurry?"

"Of course I have to wait until you recover."

"If anyone comes to trouble you during this period, I will tear him apart!"

But Zhang Mu shook his head slightly.

Having traveled from Blue Star, he naturally understood that if public opinion was not intervened in time, it would ferment rapidly and eventually form a public perception, regardless of whether it was right or wrong.

Although in Shisan Niang's eyes, there are not so many twists and turns in the mountain village, this may just be an ordinary questioning.

But the teacher had done so much for him, he had to consider the worst.

Zhang Mu was not sure whether this was Lu Tianlu's dissatisfaction with him, or whether Lu Xuanlin, the second in command behind him, had some intention towards his teacher.

So what I can do is to suppress this public opinion at the source, and the stronger it is, the more beneficial it will be for me and my teacher.

It's just my own body...

Zhang Mu thought for a moment, and suddenly an idea popped into his mind, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Sister Xuan'er, how many fighting styles and martial arts are there in Wuzhai?" Zhang Mu asked.

Shisan Niang was startled and asked suspiciously, "Why are you asking this?"

But before Zhang Mu could explain, Shisan Niang continued, "There are currently thirteen different fighting styles in the village. They are one staff style, one hammer style, three sword styles, three fist styles, and five knife styles."

Zhang Mu nodded and asked, "Can I see it?" Shisan Niang asked in surprise, "All of it?"

"Yes, all!" Zhang Mu confirmed.

Shisanniang's lips curled up slightly. "The Shanzhai martial arts are open to everyone, but to prevent people from biting off more than they can chew, generally only three styles are allowed to be observed."

"But since you have a special status, naturally everyone can see it."

Zhang Mu had an idea in mind, so he said, "Then please, Sister Xuan'er, do me a favor and lend me all these thirteen fighting styles and martial arts."

"The day after tomorrow, I want to make friends with the heroes of the Shanzhai through martial arts!"

Shisanniang frowned slightly: "Little guy, I asked Old Man Wei, your body won't be able to fully recover in two days."

"No action!" Zhang Mu said with a smile, "Just sharing my insights into martial arts with the heroes."

Upon hearing this, Shisanniang raised her eyebrows: "Are you saying you want to instruct them?"

"I don't dare to give you advice, I'm just discussing it."

The smile on Shisanniang's face faded, and for the first time, a serious look appeared on her face. She stared at Zhang Mu intently: "Are you serious?"

Without waiting for Zhang Mu to answer, Shisan Niang continued, "I've heard that you have extraordinary comprehension, but in two days, it would be difficult for an ordinary person to even learn the thirteen martial arts once, let alone master them all."

“Although there are no geniuses in the village, there are still a few young people who are capable.”

"Are you sure you want to do this?"

Zhang Mu pretended to hesitate for a moment, then nodded again: "Sure."

"Also, Sister Xuan'er, please give me a list of the martial arts that those talented young men you mentioned are good at."

Seeing Zhang Mu's determined expression, Shisan Niang nodded: "Okay, as you wish, I'll arrange it! But!"

Shisanniang stood up and stretched out her hand to hook Zhang Mu's chin: "Sister doesn't like men who talk big!"

"If you fail this time, I won't be on your side anymore..."

After saying that, Shisan Niang left without waiting for Zhang Mu's answer.

Zhang Mu looked at the beams and let out a long breath.

That's right, he wanted to use the tortoise shell points on the Tianji Ranking to quickly comprehend these martial arts, give everyone in the village a shock in their understanding, and make them feel that the teacher was right to value them.

Zhang Mu closed his eyes, summoned the Tianji List in his mind, and his gaze fell on the tortoise shell pattern.

Previously, he had accumulated 19 turtle shell points. During his coma, new settlement rewards arrived, which increased his points by another 3, so now the total was 22 points.

Hope that's enough!

……

The next day.

In a training ground in the mountain stronghold, the sound of weapons clashing continued. It was five people joining forces to attack a young man who was about twenty years old.

The young man was plain-looking, but extremely tall, a head taller than the others around him. He wielded a specially crafted long sword, which he wielded with lightning speed, blocking the attacks of the five men from his circle. Truly impervious to the saying, "needles can't penetrate, water can't pour in."

The next moment, the knife in the young man's hand suddenly changed its momentum, and he shouted, "Here!"
Then, there were five sounds of weapons clashing, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang. The weapons in the hands of the five besiegers were all knocked away. Then there was a flash of a knife, and the clothes of four of them were cut. Only the fifth person's clothes were intact, but a strand of broken hair fluttered in the wind.

"Brother Lu, your hidden-edge sword technique has reached perfection?" someone exclaimed.

Upon hearing this, Lu Tianlu put away his sword, his face showing a complicated expression as he said, "Just a little bit short."

"But this little bit is like an insurmountable chasm, and I can never make any progress."

"Master said I haven't grasped the true meaning of Hidden Blade Technique, but what is this true meaning? Master has explained it many times, but I don't understand. I can only trouble you to practice with me, so that I can slowly comprehend it through actual combat."

"That's not that hard." Another person laughed and said, "Brother Lu, if you ask me, I'll train with you for another three days and three nights!"

"If I can understand it in three days and three nights, it will be worth it." Lu Tianlu sighed lightly.

Seeing the atmosphere was a bit depressing, another person said, "Brother Lu, have you heard? The kid the village chief brought back is going to meet his friends in a martial arts match tomorrow."

"Making friends through martial arts?" Lu Tianlu frowned and said, "Didn't he say that his injury still needs a few days of rest?"

"I heard from Shisan Niang that the guy mentioned some kind of literary duel, meaning he was teaching everyone in the village martial arts," the speaker explained. "Of course, that doesn't include the elders in the village."

"What a big tone!" Lu Tianlu said coldly, "Do you really think there is no one in my village?"

"Exactly!" The fourth person chimed in, "Brother Lu, I heard that martial arts training requires a balance between work and rest. Why don't we go over there tomorrow and set up a stage for the young leader to liven things up?"

Lu Tianlu pondered for a moment after hearing this, then nodded: "That's good!"

"Let him understand that Qianyuan Wuzhai is not a mob!"

When everyone heard Lu Tianlu's agreement, they all laughed happily.

……

At the same time, Zhang Mu looked at the martial arts secret book in his hand and saw the four big characters "Hidden Edge Sword Technique" written in iron-painted and silver-hooked characters.

"Lü Tianlu's main martial arts..."

"There are still eight turtle points left, which should be enough..."

(End of this chapter)