I became a Sword Emperor in the Martial Arts World

Chapter 191 A Word Worth a Thousand Pieces of Gold [Supplementary Update #3]

Zheng Zhiguang took Yun Yuan's opinion very seriously. After all, he was just an ordinary person with only a superficial understanding of the martial arts world, while Yun Yuan was a proper martial artist who certainly knew more than him.

Of course, most importantly, the calligraphy practice book was produced by Ye Qingzhou!

Zheng Zhiguang dared not underestimate Ye Qingzhou, this unfathomable young man.

So he picked up his phone and dialed his "good brother" Yi Wantong's number: "Old Yi, Happy New Year... By the way, did you receive Ye Qianlong's calligraphy copybook?"

Yi Wantong was puzzled: "I received it. Is there a problem?"

"What do you think?"

Zheng Zhiguang asked tentatively.

I think it's alright.

Yi Wantong's reply was insincere, clearly indicating that the gift he had given was very valuable, while Ye Qingzhou only returned the favor with the word "sword." He didn't say anything on the surface, but he was still a little uncomfortable inside.

For business people, the last thing they like is "losing money".

Of course, Yi Wantong wouldn't be foolish enough to voice his dissatisfaction. After all, it was he who needed to curry favor with Ye Qingzhou, not the other way around.

So even if he suffers a loss, he has to pretend to be happy and accept it.

Zheng Zhiguang, being a shrewd man, immediately understood that Yi Wantong hadn't discovered the secret in the calligraphy. He confidently offered his price: "I'll offer five million. How about you sell it to me?"

"Five million?"

Yi Wantong instantly became alert, and casually asked, "You spent so much money to buy a piece of calligraphy?"

"Old Yi, stop testing me. Will you sell it for ten million? Be quick about it. I'm not afraid to tell you, I bought the calligraphy copybook to curry favor with Ye Qianlong. After I buy it, I'll say that my niece Shuyi is a calligraphy enthusiast, and then have her bring the copybook to his door to ask for his guidance, creating an opportunity for the two of them to be alone."

"Holy crap, Lao Zheng, are you serious?"

Yi Wantong relayed Zheng Zhiguang's lies, then added sarcastically, "I've heard that Ye Qianlong already has the daughter of the Xu family from Linjiang vying for his attention. She comes from a martial arts family, is incredibly beautiful, and has exceptional martial arts talent. With all this investment, be careful you don't end up with nothing."

Within the Linjiang Chamber of Commerce, countless people wanted to form a marriage alliance with Ye Qingzhou, but most of them quietly backed down after seeing Xu Yuebing and the Xu family of Linjiang beside Ye Qingzhou.

I can't dig into this corner!

Clearly, Yi Wantong was mocking Zheng Zhiguang for wasting money, asking what better things he could have done with ten million.

If he angers the Xu family of Linjiang and is suppressed by them, would Ye Qingzhou step in to stop it?

It seems impossible!

In Yi Wantong's view, Zheng Zhiguang is senile.

Zheng Zhiguang was too lazy to explain. He was deliberately misleading Yi Wantong, so he pretended to be impatient and said, "Ten million, are you going to sell or not? If not, I'm going to find Lao Liu."

"Sell! Only a fool wouldn't sell!"

Yi Wantong quickly sold the calligraphy copybook to Zheng Zhiguang. Yun Yuan personally came to pick it up, and the speed surprised Yi Wantong.

"Hello, Mr. Yi, I am Yun Yuan, and Mr. Zheng is my uncle."

"Oh, he mentioned you to me. The calligraphy copybook is here."

Yi Wantong wanted to invite Yun Yuan to stay for dinner, after all, he was handsome, said to be a professional martial artist, and Zheng Zhiguang's nephew, making him an excellent marriage prospect.

But Yun Yuan had already risen to the middle level of the Heart Fiend Stream, so naturally he looked down on Yi Shuqi and the small business of Wantong Logistics Group. Moreover, he was only thinking about going to Liu Jinhao's place to get the third calligraphy copybook. Therefore, he politely declined Yi Wantong's offer to stay, saying that he would definitely do it next time.

Yi Wantong, who had just made ten million yuan for nothing, was basking in his success when he saw his daughter, Yi Shuqi, coming downstairs. Curious, she asked, "Daddy, who was the guest who just came in?"

"Oh, that's your Uncle Zheng's nephew, a top student who graduated from the Martial Arts Academy of Shanghai University. He's only been out of school for three years, and at such a young age, he's already a professional martial artist. He has a very promising future."

Did he come to our house to wish us a Happy New Year?

"Hehe, I'm here to give your dad some money."

After finishing his statement, Yi Wantong revealed the transaction that had just taken place: a calligraphy scroll had sold for ten million yuan. In his eyes, this deal was incredibly profitable.

Upon hearing this, Yi Shuqi's expression changed, and she exclaimed in surprise, "Dad, you sold the calligraphy that Ye Qingzhou gave us as a return gift?"

"Yes, ten million."

When he said this, Yi Wantong was quite proud of himself.

Upon hearing this, Yi Shuqi sighed softly, "Dad, do you know that just now, Yuan Jingfei was bragging to us, her girlfriends from Zhicheng Middle School, in the group chat that Tianjian Sikong Jingming went to her house to wish her a Happy New Year today."

"What?! Martial Saint Sikong Jingming! He actually came to our Linjiang City?"

Yi Wantong was taken aback. He had been completely unaware of this news and felt extremely annoyed, as if he had missed out on hundreds of millions of dollars.

Yi Shuqi said, "That's not the key point. The key point is that after Sikong Wusheng arrived at the Yuan family, he only took one thing, and he had to ask for it himself."

"What is it?"

Suddenly, Yi Wantong felt a vague unease in his heart.

"It's the character 'sword' that Ye Qingzhou wrote."

"!!!"

Yi Wantong is not stupid. On the contrary, he has been able to expand his logistics business from a small express delivery station to a logistics group with a scale of tens of billions of yuan. He also owns warehouses and supermarkets in many cities in Hunan Province. This is enough to prove his business acumen and methods.

This time, he simply suffered from information asymmetry.

"That bastard Zheng Zhiguang! He actually lied to me!"

Yi Wantong was so angry that the veins on his forehead bulged. Ten million seemed like a lot, but compared to the treasure that even a martial saint would ask for, what was it?

At this moment, he finally understood that he had been completely fooled by his "good brother" Zheng Zhiguang and had suffered a huge loss.

…………

After that, Yun Yuan rushed to the Liu family without stopping.

The company founded by Liu Jinhao, Zheng Zhiguang, and Yi Wantong is the "three driving forces" of the Linjiang Chamber of Commerce. After Wanjia, which was originally ranked first, went to Shanghai to develop, the local business community followed the lead of Zheng Zhiguang, Yi Wantong, and Liu Jinhao.

Unfortunately, Yun Yuan arrived a step too late.

"I'm sorry, my dear nephew Yun, the calligraphy copybook has already been bought by someone else."

Liu Jinhao was rather helpless.

Yun Yuan's heart tightened, and he was in so much pain that he couldn't breathe. He really didn't expect that someone would be able to act even faster than him!

You should know that after he obtained the Azure Dragon Sword Intent from Yi Wantong, he rushed to the Liu family in a great hurry, without even having time to drink a sip of water on the way.

"Uncle, could you tell me who the buyer is?"

Yun Yuan was very unwilling and had already made a plan: even if it meant paying more, he would take back the Mountain Dragon Sword Intent calligraphy copybook that originally belonged to Liu Jinhao from the buyer.

Liu Jinhao spread his hands, his tone helpless: "The buyer is the Liu family of Xingcheng, there's nothing I can do."

The Liu family of Xingcheng!

Mingjian Group!

After learning the buyer's identity, Yun Yuan immediately gave up. In any case, he couldn't possibly get the calligraphy copybook from Liu Haochi on his own.

The other party must have also learned the secret of the calligraphy copybook.

"Oh dear, I'm too late."

Yunyuan then inquired about the whereabouts of the other calligraphy works.

The factions that originally obtained the calligraphy copybook, arranged according to the elements of wind, fire, mountain, forest, yin, and thunder, were the Yuan family, the Zheng family, the Liu family, the Yi family, the Xu family, and the Wan family.

"The Wind Sword of the Yuan family of Linjiang has fallen into the hands of Sikong Jingming. The Fire Sword and the Forest Sword are now mine. Of the remaining three swords, the Mountain Sword was snatched by Liu Haochi, and the Yin Sword is in the hands of the Xu family of Linjiang. So the only one I have a chance to get my hands on right now is the Thunder Sword in the hands of Wan Shengjun."

When Yun Yuan went to find Wan Shengjun and his son Wan Jinglong, he learned that the two had already left and their whereabouts were unknown. Even after activating the Xin Sha Liu intelligence network, they were unable to find their whereabouts.

"Could this be fate?"

Yun Yuan held the two calligraphy scrolls in his hands, then looked up at the sky and sighed, "So be it. Such an extraordinary opportunity, to be able to obtain two of them is already a blessing from heaven. One should not be too greedy."

In the days that followed, the six calligraphy scrolls that Ye Qingzhou sent out caused a great stir in the martial arts world of Dongji Kingdom, attracting the attention of countless powerful figures.

Ye Qingzhou paid no attention to this, as he was busy with his live stream.

On Douyin platform, the live stream room of Sword Saint Ye Qingzhou.

Who are you?

"My God, a whole month! Do you know how I survived this past month?"

"When offering sacrifices at family altars, remember to tell your grandfather, 'Grandpa, the streamer you used to follow has returned.'"

The atmosphere in the live stream room was cheerful.

As soon as Ye Qingzhou went live, thousands of fans received a notification and then came to wish Ye Qingzhou a Happy New Year.

Wu Funing gave everyone a big red envelope as soon as they met.

"Boss Wu is so generous!"

"The top three guys are awesome!"

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Wu Funing was a little confused: "Ye Shen, you haven't been streaming for a month, how did I become third on the leaderboard?"

He then looked at the list, and wow, the first and second place were Ice Fairy and Gentle Little Lady, respectively. You could tell they were girls just by looking at their names.

That damn rich woman, she actually tried to steal Ye Shen from me!

"Ye Shen, where have you been for the past month?"

"I'm sorry, I've been busy with a garrison duty for the past month and haven't had a chance to tell everyone."

These words immediately caused an uproar in the live stream chat.

"Ye Shen, aren't you a professional-level player? Why did you get a garrison mission?"

"Yeah, yeah, usually it's professional martial artists who take on exploration missions, while guarding missions are usually reserved for master-level martial artists, right? Could it be that you, Ye Shen, have quietly advanced to the level of martial arts master?"

Many people were shocked. Ye Qingzhou was only 17 years old, a martial arts master?

This sounds like a complete fantasy.

Ye Qingzhou smiled and shook his head: "I'm still at the professional level for now, I just have the combat power of a master. Don't make wild guesses."

"..."

"That sounds even more outrageous, doesn't it!"

"What does it mean to only be at the professional level but possess master-level combat strength?"

"Listen to this, is this something a human being would say?"

Then a fan in Wuxi City asked, "Master Ye, a few days ago, a Grandmaster Battle reportedly broke out here. Although the Martial Arts Association tried to cover it up, many people still saw the ancestral home of the Fu family in Wuxi razed to the ground. Do you know anything about the inside story?"

Ye Qingzhou thought for a moment, picked out some things he could say, and revealed on the spot: "It's nothing serious. I had a little sparring with Master Fu Wei at the time, and his Silk Entangling Hand is indeed not just for show."

Ye Qingzhou was giving very serious comments, but the live stream wasn't just for ordinary people; there were also quite a few young people from the martial arts world.

One person complained, "Ye Shen, don't be modest. In the version I heard, you clearly went to the Fu family's ancestral home and demolished it. Master Fu is still lying in the hospital."

Upon hearing this, everyone exclaimed in surprise.

Did you spar to the point of completely destroying your opponent's base?

Moreover, the martial arts master was lying in the hospital, but Ye Qingzhou finished his sparring match and is now alive and kicking, doing a live broadcast. So the outcome of the match is obvious.

"Ye Shen, forever a god!"

"Ye Shen is amazing! He actually managed to defeat a martial arts master!"

Just then, a girl with the online name Qinqi Calligraphy and Painting directly rewarded Ye Qingzhou with five million, thus becoming the third on the list and pushing Wu Funing down to fourth.

"Ah, another rich woman!"

"I checked out her profile, wow, she's a rich, beautiful, and successful woman!"

Qinqi Calligraphy and Painting is Jiang Shuqi's online name. Now Yi Wantong is regretting it to death, so after learning that Ye Qingzhou has recently become obsessed with live streaming, he spent money to get Jiang Shuqi to come to Ye Qingzhou's live streaming group to ask for calligraphy.

"Ye Qianlong, I am Jiang Shuqi."

"oh."

"Well, we received your return gift before. I really liked the character 'sword,' so could I ask for another one?"

Ye Qingzhou shook his head: "It was an impromptu piece, I'm too lazy to write it again."

Jiang Shuqi pursed her lips and continued to plead, "I really like Ye Qianlong's calligraphy. Our family can afford to buy it. What do you think of two hundred million per character?"

"Not interested."

Ye Qingzhou's answer was as crisp and decisive as ever. He wrote down those six characters that contained the six extraordinary levels of mastery, which was also a spur-of-the-moment decision.

These six characters for "sword" contain his complete understanding of the six basic elements: wind, fire, mountain, forest, yin, and thunder. This act is tantamount to "spreading the teachings to the world," encapsulating all his knowledge in a single character.

Those who have the opportunity will naturally obtain it.

Through this action, Ye Qingzhou's connection with the Blue Star became even closer, giving him a sense of being blessed with good fortune and protected by merit, making him the chosen one of Blue Star.

However, the Dharma should not be passed on lightly. Since Ye Qingzhou has already passed on the teachings once, even if he passes them on a few more times, the Heavenly Will of Blue Star will not give any feedback or reward.

As for mere money, that kind of worthless paper printed by others, Ye Qingzhou no longer needed it much.

So let alone Jiang Shuqi being willing to spend 200 million to buy it, even 2 billion would be out of the question.

The entire live stream room erupted in excitement once again.

"Holy crap, Ye Shen's single word is worth 200 million? Am I seeing things?!"

"Upstairs, you must be seeing things, because Ye Shen didn't agree at all."

Soon, the news that "a fortune is hard to come by" quickly became a trending topic.

A single word is worth two hundred million?

The calligraphy association of Dongji Kingdom was the first to be in an uproar. They felt that this matter was too outrageous. After all, even the works of famous calligraphers in the history of Dongji Kingdom could not reach this level.

Therefore, a group of so-called calligraphy masters from the calligraphy association protested indignantly, believing that this was a despicable hype.

After all, although the buyer quoted a price of 200 million, they did not actually pay any money.

The seller was actually a 17-year-old high school student who hadn't even registered with the calligraphy association. So why was one of his characters worth 200 million?

Did our calligraphy association agree?

You're completely disregarding us bigwigs in the calligraphy world.

Therefore, the verbal and written criticism quickly began, and a group of so-called calligraphy masters who relied on their seniority and usually showed off their calligraphy with a mop jumped out to try and gain popularity from Ye Qingzhou.

Wen has no first, Wu has no second.

The cultural sphere of Dongji Kingdom is actually worse than the entertainment industry. A bunch of people who don't understand calligraphy call themselves calligraphers. But if you do a quick check, you'll find that they're basically all people with connections.

There are many shady dealings involved in how these competition awards and various honors are obtained.

The masters of the Martial Arts Association are those who have earned their titles through real combat, while the so-called masters of the Calligraphy Association are selected by a group of people behind closed doors. The value of their titles is clearly not on the same level.

However, the people quickly fell silent.

Because Tianjian Sikong Jingming spoke up. He held a press conference and clearly stated: "Ye Qianlong's 'Sword' character is not expensive at two hundred million. Anyone who wants to sell can come to me anytime."

Good guy!

With Tianjian Sikong Jingming personally speaking, no one dared to doubt Ye Qingzhou's "worth a thousand pieces of gold per word".

To question Ye Qingzhou is to question a martial saint.

Who has the guts to do that?

…………

In the Imperial Capital, the sword travels.

A young man in white, carrying a sword, faced attacks from all directions. His eyes shone with a clear light, and his demeanor was calm and composed. In every stillness and movement, he displayed an elegant and refined air, making people forget the mundane world.

In the end, he passed the trial of the secret realm unscathed without drawing a single sword.

"Senior Brother Jian Shu, have you finally mastered the 'Mirror of Still Water' technique?"

Sikong Xingyan walked towards Li Jianshu with a joyful expression, happy for him.

"It's just the beginning."

Li Jianshu smiled modestly.

"That's still amazing. After all, this is a super-level martial skill. You're just a martial arts apprentice, yet you've already cultivated it to the entry level. You truly deserve to be the sword prodigy handpicked by your grandfather."

"Sword Book"

"Greetings, Master."

At this moment, Sikong Jingming also came over. He first examined Li Jianshu for a while, then nodded with satisfaction: "You've improved a lot in just a few days. Not bad, not bad."

"It's all thanks to Master's guidance."

"No need for polite words. I have taken in many disciples, but none of them can compare with you in terms of talent."

Sikong Jingming paused slightly before taking out a scroll from his robes and handing it to Li Jianshu: "Take a look."

"Yes."

Li Jianshu had no doubts, but the moment he opened the scroll, a magnificent and elegant character for "sword" caught his eye and assaulted his consciousness.

Last night... Latent crisis!

(End of this chapter)