Chapter 279: Granting You Three Moves
The carriage returned to Lu Ward. Before getting off, Lu Wei announced that there would be no cultivation lessons for the next three days, allowing the four to focus on adjusting to their best state to welcome the Grand Competition three days later.
The four had been tormented day and night by Lu Wei, Lu Xin, and others lately, and had long been hoping for a chance to rest. However, when they finally got three days, they suddenly didn’t know what to do.
“I feel like there’s still a lot for me to learn.” Lu Lin frowned, forgetting even his hunger in a daze.
“How are we supposed to get through these three days?” Lu Song had no mood to joke around either, saying anxiously, “We have to sharpen our guns at the last moment, or we’ll make fools of ourselves…”
“You making a fool of yourself is a given.” Lu Bai sneered.
“Don’t put it so bluntly.” Lu Song smiled helplessly but didn’t retort. He knew his own affairs best. The Grand Competition started with the Martial Examination, facing twenty-eight top experts selected from the best of the seven clans. He was probably like a gift package…
“It’s a pity that clansmen have to recuse themselves right from the start…” Lu Yun sighed, “I can only let outsiders take advantage of you…”
“Get lost! You heartless bitches!” Lu Song jumped up in a rage, shouting, “Three days later, I’ll show you how awesome I, Lu Song, am!”
“We’ll wait and see.” The three nodded and headed toward the Small Bamboo Forest.
“Wait for me…” Lu Song knew they wanted to listen to Lu Xian’s final instructions, so he hurried to catch up. With a thick-skinned smile to Lu Yun, he said, “Fourth Brother, in a bit, put in a good word with the Vice Sect Master and ask his elders to teach me a few trump cards? It would be best if he could teach me the Great Central Supreme Fist.”
“The Great Central Supreme Fist, I can teach you,” Lu Yun smiled faintly, “I’m just afraid you won’t be able to learn it…” Although Lu Xian was unwilling to take the three as disciples, he tacitly allowed Lu Yun to pass on the moves he had learned to them. Of course, to what extent Lu Yun could teach and they could learn depended on personal opportunity.
“You’re really discouraging me…” Lu Song immediately drooped his head in dejection. He knew Lu Yun always spoke the truth. Wanting to master that profoundly mysterious punch within three days was probably wishful thinking. And it might even backfire, like learning to walk in imitation of others from Handan, affecting even his original moves.
“I’ll talk to Master and see if his elders have any quick cultivation methods…” Lu Yun said softly.
“Thank you, thank you, you’re really my benefactor…” Lu Song immediately bounced back to life energetically.
“Ask for us too!” When Lu Bai and Lu Lin heard this, how could they let Lu Yun off? They flanked him from left and right, as if they wouldn’t let go unless he agreed.
“If you don’t let go, I won’t help at all!” Lu Yun had no choice but to bring out his trump card. The two immediately released him and carefully smoothed out the wrinkles in his clothing. All the way, they were extremely cautious, pampering Lu Yun like a grand master until they reached the Small Bamboo Forest.
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At the doorway of the Small Bamboo Forest, the young attendant guarding the door was snoring soundly. Lu Yun was long used to it and didn’t disturb him, leading the three straight into the courtyard and standing before Lu Xian’s room door, waiting to be summoned.
They waited quietly for a full two hours, and the sky had gradually darkened. The four had only eaten breakfast that day, and by now, not just Lu Lin, even Lu Yun and the others were starving. Their stomachs rumbled one after another, like frogs croaking in a pond.
But even Lu Lin, who was on the verge of fainting from hunger, had no intention of going back to eat first. He gritted his teeth and persisted in standing there. If Lu Xian didn’t call, he was prepared to faint right there…
Finally, Lu Xian’s impatient voice came from inside: “Why haven’t you gone back to eat yet?”
“…” Lu Song and the other three felt a huge weight lift off their shoulders and all turned their gazes to Lu Yun, hoping he would quickly lure Lu Xian out.
“Master, the Grand Competition is just three days away.” Lu Yun had no choice but to say pitifully, “We have no confidence at all in our hearts, how can we eat?”
“What use is there in coming to me?” Lu Xian sneered, “Do you think I have a golden elixir that turns you into immortals upon eating it?”
“If you have it, that would of course be great,” Lu Yun said shamelessly, “If not, it’s fine too. Master teaching us a few quick-learned ultimate moves would barely make do…”
“You damn thing!” Lu Xian inside the room seemed angered by his disciple’s lazy attitude. With a whoosh, he threw a book out from inside the room, landing squarely and impartially on Lu Yun’s face.
“Master’s cultivation has greatly advanced, this disciple couldn’t dodge at all!” Lu Yun quickly flattered forcefully, hoping he would get to the point quickly. Who knew Lu Xian had no intention of stopping and instead suddenly raised his voice, berating the four: “You’ve cultivated with me for so long and made no progress at all! All day thinking of shortcuts and opportunism, truly rotten wood that cannot be carved, a wall of dung that cannot be plastered!”
The four were scolded mercilessly, with Lu Song and the other three especially dejected and completely at a loss.
Lu Yun also bowed his head silently, wondering what medicine Master had taken wrong. While pondering countermeasures, his gaze inadvertently swept over the book on the ground. Seeing the open page, he suddenly understood and hurriedly said sincerely to Lu Xian, “Thank you, Master, for waking us up with your scolding. We’ll go back to study diligently now and no longer think of opportunism.”
“Giving up just like that?” Lu Song whispered unwillingly into Lu Yun’s ear.
Lu Yun gave him a meaningful look, bent down to pick up the book from the ground, signaled the three to quickly slip away with him, and said to the room, “Master, then we’ll take our leave first.”
“You stay for a bit first.” Lu Xian said coldly.
Lu Yun had no choice but to stop, stuffed the book into Lu Lin’s hands, and waved them repeatedly to go out first.
The three had no choice but to leave dejectedly. When they reached the doorway, the young attendant yawned, looked at the three downcast guys, and gloated while stretching lazily, “Slept so comfortably…”
“You might as well sleep to death.” Lu Lin snorted, rolled up the tattered book, and made to hit the young attendant.
“You dare? I’ll slap you into meat paste with one palm!” The young attendant hurriedly assumed a fighting stance and shouted toward the inside at the top of his lungs, “Master, someone wants to hit me!”
“You wait.” Lu Lin and the other three weren’t stupid and quickly fled in panic.
“Hmph hmph, scared now, huh?” Watching the three flee, the young attendant clapped his hands and said forlornly, “Alas, being invincible is so lonely…”
The three ran out of the Bamboo Forest in one breath. Lu Lin furiously wanted to throw the book to the ground but was stopped by Lu Song, who snatched the book away.
“It’s just a tattered book, too hard even to wipe your ass with. What’s so good about fighting over it?” Lu Lin glared huffily at Lu Song.
“It’s still given by a Half-step Xiantian, we should at least study it first.” Lu Song grinned and flipped open the pages. Lu Bai also leaned over. The dejection on their faces quickly vanished, replaced by ecstasy.
“What’s to be so happy about?” Lu Lin then stuck his head over and glanced casually at the page, immediately unable to look away.
He saw that on the page, with simple and crude strokes, little figures were drawn in various poses, marked with acupoints and the routes of meridians circulation…
“This is the cultivation method the Vice Sect Master taught us!” Lu Song suddenly lifted his head, overjoyed, “I knew his elders wouldn’t be so heartless!”
“Hahahaha!” The three exchanged glances and burst into laughter, their voices carrying into the Bamboo Forest. The young attendant heard and said with a worried face, “Could it be they were scared silly by me?”
