chsdbacks Chapter 84 Azalea's Engagement
Chapter 84 Azalea's Engagement
More than twenty days passed, in the courtyard of the dock family.
Zhou Ye was drenched in sweat, as if he had been soaked through, as he performed a series of difficult standing postures. Once he finished the entire set, he finally breathed a sigh of relief—Immaculate Glazed Skill (Second-rate): Beginner (0/50)
Entry bonus: 1 free attribute point.
At this moment, Zhou Ye finally felt much more at ease, as he finally had new spare free attribute points.
Thinking back to this Immaculate Glazed Skill, when I first started practicing it, my whole body ached so much that I almost fainted from the pain. If it weren't for my high enough spiritual energy, which kept me maintaining a sliver of consciousness, I probably wouldn't have been able to persevere.
Thank goodness! I finally made it through this ordeal.
That said, the fact that he could integrate like this reminded Zhou Ye of the Mirage Realm Free and Easy Skill.
About a year has passed now. Even if someone were to investigate, they certainly wouldn't be able to find out.
Therefore, a few days ago, Zhou Ye returned to his home in the outer city, dug out the leather suitcase from underground, and began to study this first-class martial arts technique.
After reviewing the Mirage Realm Free and Easy Technique, Zhou Ye learned that this technique originated from a long-ago Innate Grandmaster—the Mirage Realm Elder. Over the years, it fell into the hands of the government of Fufeng County and was kept in the government's treasury.
Because the Elder of the Mirage Realm was a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm, his strength was indeed formidable when he used the Mirage Realm Free and Easy Technique, so this technique was designated as a first-class technique.
However, like many other martial arts techniques, this one contains a lot of secret language and ineffective content, leaving people completely confused and making it impossible for anyone to learn it.
Therefore, cultivation was no longer possible. Later, it was given to government officials as a reward and frequently consulted by those who had made meritorious contributions.
Therefore, apart from the five-volume Mirage Freedom Technique manual, the other twenty-odd volumes are all notes and insights, which were later used as references by experts. Of course, they also contain a large amount of coded language, hidden meanings, and invalid content.
In other words, these are the culmination of the collective wisdom of masters throughout history. Therefore, they contain a great deal of information.
The most interesting part is the complaints from masters throughout history about the Mirage Realm Free and Easy Skill. They said things like "It's impossible to practice," "It's unworthy of a son," and "Fuck your mother."
They've entered a mountain of treasures but haven't found it? Their resentment is practically reaching the heavens!
Perhaps those three thieves were soldiers guarding the government's treasury. When a rebellion broke out in the city, they took advantage of the chaos to steal the martial arts manual and eventually escaped outside the city?
However, as Zhou Ye was flipping through the pages, a sudden thought flashed through his mind: "Do I have a cheat code?"
Since the content is ambiguous and it's unclear which statement is true and which is false, why not use the control panel to test and find the answer?
Isn't the control panel inherently averse to errors? Does it issue an alert whenever an error is detected?
After having this new idea, Zhou Ye immediately began experimenting. To date, he has compiled the correct content... a dozen pages.
Okay! I admit, the process of organizing is rather slow. It might take several months to finish.
However, Zhou Ye had plenty of time. Since he didn't need to organize it himself, he figured he could just let the control panel become a workhorse!
And so it went. Time flies in cultivation. Another month or so has passed.
That day, Zhou Ye had only been at his home in the outer city for a few days when he decided to return to his home at the dock for a few more days.
But as soon as the door opened, there were two letters slipped through the crack in the door on the floor.
One letter was sent by Du Juan. She invited Zhou Ye to her engagement ceremony. The date was set for the day after tomorrow.
The other letter was from Wu Jun. He told Zhou Ye that Huang Sheng had reached the peak of the Jin stage and was preparing to break through to the Ming Jin stage at the martial arts school within the next ten days to half a month. As Huang Sheng's good partner, Wu Jun would accompany him until he succeeded. He also hoped that Zhou Ye could join him in cheering him on.
Zhou Ye smiled; he hadn't expected all of this to be good news. Besides, necessary social interaction was still required. Anyway, he wouldn't be showing up at the martial arts gym often, and it wasn't like he couldn't go. If something came up, spending a few days there wouldn't be a problem.
That being said, it has indeed been almost a year. Huang Sheng should be at the point where he breaks through to the Ming Jin level.
Two days later, the martial arts school was decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers, creating a joyous and lively scene.
Dressed in new clothes, Du Keyuan stood at the entrance of the martial arts school, beaming as he greeted the distinguished guests. Perhaps he was in a particularly good mood today, for upon seeing Zhou Ye, he even patted him on the shoulder and offered a few words of encouragement.
The third senior brother, Han Guang, stood aside, helping to receive guests along with several other fellow disciples.
Seeing that they were all busy, Zhou Ye chatted with Han Guang for a few minutes, then left the gift and went through the gate alone.
The gift was a ginseng root. Last winter, Zhou Ye had also collected some ginseng and other valuable medicinal herbs. He didn't sell them all; he kept a few with him.
This ginseng is worth about 10 taels of silver. The gift is neither too light nor too heavy, and it suits Zhou Ye's status as a mountain hermit. After all, he previously received two mid-grade Qi and Blood Pills, which would have cost 20 taels of silver. He'll give another ginseng worth 20 taels when Du Juan officially gets married; that should be about right.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered, Dujuan came looking for her with her maid, Xiaocui. She was dressed as beautifully as a flower today; it had been a while since she last saw her, and the little girl had grown into a young lady so quickly.
Du Juan said with a smile, "Senior Brother A Ye, don't be shy today. Drink more later!"
"Definitely! Congratulations on your engagement! Wishing you a healthy baby soon!"
Du Juan covered her mouth and laughed loudly: "Today is the engagement! Senior Brother A Ye, you're so annoying. Hehehe."
The two exchanged a few jokes. Any past misunderstandings had now vanished.
Just then, Dujuan pulled over a senior sister: "Senior Sister Weiwei, I'm leaving Senior Brother Aye in your care. I have other guests to attend to, so you all must have a good time!"
"Don't be so polite. We're all fellow disciples from the same martial arts school. We're family, so it'll be easy for us to talk."
"Giggle giggle..."
You can tell that Dujuan is very happy today. It's just really heartbreaking; she's still just a child!
The two knew each other, including Senior Sister Weiwei, who was ranked twelfth among the inner disciples. She was quite outgoing, and the two quickly became acquainted.
"Ah Ye, even your junior sister is engaged now, haven't you thought about settling down?"
"Ugh! Can't find anything suitable?"
"How about I introduce you to someone?"
"That's great. Then I'll be bold and say it, even if it offends you, senior sister, I want to find someone like you."
"How annoying!" Senior Sister Weiwei laughed loudly, "I already have your brother-in-law, and I even have two children."
Zhou Ye chuckled. People here get married quite young. If he remembered correctly, this Senior Sister Weiwei is only 22 or 3 years old, right? He didn't expect her to be a mother of two?