Ten Thousand Sword Masters

Back in Cangxi Town, Yang Changping gave Zhang Jianyun and the others a day off to go home and rest because they had worked through the night.

After returning the horses to the stables, Zhang Jianyun went home.

As soon as Cao Fen got home on foot, she started nagging.

"You haven't been back all night. Were you on a mission? It's working hours now, why are you back?"

"I was on a mission all night last night. The sect leader gave me a day off to come back and rest," Zhang Jianyun said as he walked into his room.

"Want to eat?" Cao Fen asked.

Zhang Jianyun did not answer, closed the door, and went to sleep.

Zhang Jianyun slept until the afternoon before finally waking up.

After getting up and washing up, I used the leftover shredded potatoes to make fried rice, and then slowly practiced the Falling Phoenix Fist a few times in the house.

After finishing his boxing practice, he began to study the "Zhou Tian Xin Fa" (a classic text on the art of boxing).

"Throughout history, countless people have sought the Way, and a single, loyal heart illuminates the path."

Hold fast to your innermost thoughts and grasp the sun and moon; in sudden enlightenment, open the vast ocean of history.

Zhang Jianyun was so engrossed in watching that time passed by little by little.

As evening fell, Zhang Song returned from his stall, and Cao Fen had already prepared the meal.

"Dinner's ready," Cao Fen called out, banging on Zhang Jianyun's door.

Reluctantly putting down the manual, he walked out of the room, picked up his bowl and chopsticks, and began to eat.

"Business has been pretty good these past two days. The straw sandals we made last night sold out the next day. We'll have to make more tonight," Zhang Song said with a happy expression.

Cao Fen was also very happy to hear this. "It's good that they're all sold out. Let's take advantage of these good days and work a little longer tonight to make a few more pairs of shoes."

After taking a bite of vegetables, Zhang Jianyun listened to his parents' conversation without interrupting.

Although his parents seemed to be doing well, they still had to stay up late to make the most of the good times. Zhang Jianyun didn't want that. As a transmigrator from the new century, it was too beneath him for his parents to have to sell straw sandals to make a living.

System, please give me 100 million coins.

No response.

System, please grant me boundless power.

No response.

System, let me draw a prize.

No response.

Damn it, what's the use of this dead-fish system?

Relying on the system won't lead to instant success; it seems we'll have to find another way.

My previous job was in accounting, so I don't know how to brew wine or develop perfumes or anything like that. What else could I do?

If I had known I would time travel, my predecessor would definitely have gone to study at Lanxiang Vocational School.

What else can we do?

Why not write some novels? My predecessor read countless literary classics and online novels, and I remember the plots of many of them very clearly.

I just don't know if reading novels is popular in this world, so I'll do some scouting first.

After finishing my meal, I continued studying the Zhou Tian Xin Fa (a mental cultivation method), and before I knew it, I had fallen asleep.

The next day, Zhang Jianyun got up early, full of energy. After cooking a bowl of noodles and eating, he went to the pavilion.

"Hey, Little Zhang, you're here so early."

At the entrance of the pavilion, Zhang Jianyun encountered the clerk Du Zhong.

Good morning, Mr. Du.

"I'm getting old, and I'm used to getting up early. When I was your age, I was often late because I slept in, haha."

The two walked into the pavilion, chatting and laughing.

Upon arriving at the training ground, finding no one around, Zhang Jianyun stretched his body and began practicing the Falling Phoenix Fist.

Hoo-ha~

Hoo hoo ha~

He was already very familiar with the first four moves of the Falling Phoenix Fist that Liu Fei had taught him, and now he was going to launch an attack on the later moves.

However, the later moves are more difficult to master in terms of power generation, which is why few people have learned the Falling Phoenix Fist completely.

Hoo-ha~

Zhou Wei arrived at the training ground and saw Zhang Jianyun practicing the Falling Phoenix Fist diligently. After thinking for a moment, he jumped into the training ground and threw a punch at Zhang Jianyun.

Puff puff!

Zhang Jianyun and Zhou Wei clashed fists and began sparring.

Snapped!

boom!

Boom!

"Brother Zhang, not bad! In just a few days, you've already learned the first four moves of the Falling Phoenix Fist." Zhou Wei praised Zhang Jianyun as he threw a punch.

Zhang Jianyun smiled and said, "It's all thanks to Liu Fei's excellent teaching. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have learned these moves so quickly."

"Brother Zhang, I've practiced the sixth move of the Falling Phoenix Fist. I see you've already started thinking about the fifth move. How about I tell you about these two moves?" Zhou Wei said kindly.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jianyun was delighted and was about to ask Zhou Wei for guidance. However, he then thought that Zhou Wei and Peng Zhong were on the side of the Green Fang Gang, while he had already sided with the White Tiger Gang. It would be best to keep his distance from each other.

Resisting the temptation, Zhang Jianyun declined, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, Brother Zhou, but I'd like to think about it myself first."

Upon being rejected, Zhou Wei's heart sank, knowing that Zhang Jianyun had already taken sides.

"Alright, come find me whenever you need me."

boom!

As Zhou Wei spoke, he threw a hard punch at Zhang Jianyun.

Zhang Jianyun met the punch head-on, and the two fists collided with a loud bang, causing both of them to stagger back several steps.

"Impressive skills. Let's have another match another day." Zhou Wei saw Liu Fei walking towards the training ground, quickly withdrew his fist, stood up, left the training ground, and went to the training ground where Peng Zhong was.

As soon as Zhou Wei left, Liu Fei leaped onto Zhang Jianyun's platform. "What did Zhou Wei say to you?"

"He didn't say much, just sparred with me a few times, and said he wanted to teach me the fifth and sixth moves of the Falling Phoenix Fist, but I refused," Zhang Jianyun said.

Hearing Zhang Jianyun's words, Liu Fei turned his head to look at Zhou Wei's departing figure, "If he offers to give you guidance without making any other requests, you can agree. Why not take advantage of such a good deal?"

"I was thinking that since I've already sided with the White Tiger Gang, I should still keep a certain distance from him," Zhang Jianyun said, throwing a punch at Liu Fei and starting to spar with him.

boom!

Liu Fei blocked Zhang Jianyun's attack, dodged, and threw a punch. "Keeping your distance is appropriate, but we are colleagues after all, and we should still have some interaction. However, I must remind you, don't let other gangs poach you. Don't do something so unethical."

Snapped!

After deflecting Liu Fei's attack with a punch, Zhang Jianyun said, "Don't worry, I would never do such a thing. Since I've already sided with the White Tiger Gang, I will never switch sides unless the White Tiger Gang does something to betray me first."

Bang bang bang!

The two exchanged blows, their muscles clashing, and sweat splattering.

"This has happened before. Some soldiers initially sided with the White Tiger Gang, but were later poached by the Green Fang Gang. As a result, the White Tiger Gang targeted those soldiers, making things difficult for them both openly and secretly," Liu Fei said.

clap clap clap!

Bang bang bang!

Just as the two were locked in a fierce battle, the patterns on their left hands flashed simultaneously, indicating that they had received a message from Yang Changping.

"Come to my office."

Upon seeing the message, Zhang and Liu exchanged a punch and stepped back. After taking a few breaths, they straightened their clothes and hurried towards Yang Changping's office.