Chapter Fourteen: Practicing Martial Arts
He's family's great fire dyed half of Hanshing City's night sky red!
Su Dong washed off the bloodstains on his body by a small river in the city, burned his bloody clothes, changed into a long gown worn by scholars, and returned to the outer perimeter of He's residence.
He had just directed a tragic murder scene, but at this moment Su Dong had already returned to normal, elegant and refined, giving people a sense of closeness and dignity.
It is said that if one is not an extraordinary person, he will not enter an extraordinary door!
The old grandfather was kind and gentle in his youth, wherever he went, he was considered a benevolent elder, but behind the scenes, he killed people like hemp, over 100 years old, still can't help but set up a strange killing array, one slash is a big piece.
Su Dong followed such a master, naturally also learned good skills, proficient in killing and arson, destroying corpses and erasing traces. After doing these things, not to mention his heart rate accelerated, he didn't even blink an eye.
Outside the He residence, Su Dong set up a small enclosed fire array. This formation was very ingenious, and the flames within it burned brighter and more fiercely, with no way to stop them. Also due to the formation, the fire would not spread and harm the surrounding civilians.
At this moment, He's family was in complete disarray, with countless people holding buckets and pouring water into the courtyard, but the fire only grew bigger and bigger, and no matter what they did, it couldn't be put out.
There was also a strange gust of wind in the courtyard, which helped to fuel the fire. The wind ran wildly around the courtyard, spreading the flames throughout the entire compound.
"Little brother, don't stand here! The fire is too big, if the wall of the courtyard collapses, it might crush you!" a kind-hearted person who was helping to put out the fire said to Su Dong.
Su Dong had already retrieved his own magic tool, so he thanked the kind-hearted person and turned to another place to take out the other three magic tools he had buried, and also observed how the He family's fire was doing.
Water and fire are ruthless; most of the houses in Hanshing City were made of wood, and it was now spring, a dry season. Once a fire started, how could it be stopped?
Seeing that the fire was unstoppable, Su Dong returned to the inn and crawled into bed, sleeping soundly. He slept very well that night.
The next day, Su Dong took out the Lingbing Duanhong that he had snatched from He's family and carefully examined it in the morning light.
The knife was indeed broken, and the break point was full of notches, just like the sharp fangs of a wild beast, revealing its ferocity.
The blade presents different colors, like a rainbow in the sky, only darker, and can be seen clearly with the help of light.
Su Dong's right index finger flicked on the broken knife, and a clear and crisp sound of metal ringing out instantly.
"It's indeed a top-notch spiritual soldier, but it's not needed for now. I'll put it away first." Su Dong said to himself.
Lingbing Duanhong was put away under the bed, Su Dong got up and entered the front yard of the inn.
The landlady of the inn and several gossipy women were discussing the strange big fire last night, Su Dong eavesdropped on a few sentences.
"This is really strange, all the people in He's family died, but those servants and maids didn't die at all, only a few were injured. It's possible that He's family did too many evil things and provoked heavenly punishment."
"According to the people who went to put out the fire last night, that fire was strange. Although He's house was burned down completely, the neighboring houses hardly suffered any damage."
"He's relying on his relationship with the city lord's younger brother to monopolize almost all of the spiritual fields, and he's also driven up the price of spiritual valleys so high. Just two days ago, my family's old man came down with a case of waist pain, and he wanted to eat some steamed buns made from spiritual valleys, but he couldn't bear to part with them. Now that he's dead, shouldn't the price of spiritual valleys drop?"
He's a ruthless businessman who has been driving up the price of spiritual herbs to one or two silver coins per catty, so people have long since lost all sympathy for him. As a result, when his entire household was wiped out this time, hardly anyone went to offer their condolences.
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Tianxing Martial Arts Hall, study of Master Yang Taishi.
"What did you just say? The spiritual energy of the Su family's courtyard is gone?" Yang Taishi asked Zhou Xing in surprise.
He nodded and said, "Indeed it was very strange. At that time, I was leaving with the Su family. Before they even left the yard, the spiritual energy in the house began to decline. Once they were gone, not a hint of spiritual energy could be felt in the yard, which instead became eerily cold."
I inquired around the neighbors overnight and only then did I know that the Su family was originally like this, cold and gloomy, not suitable for human habitation, so the previous owner Du Jian had to sell it to the Su family at a discounted price.
"But a month ago, after Su Dong woke up, the Su family began to warm up, and the spiritual power also grew wings and flew into the Su family at that time."
After hearing Zhou Xing's words, Yang Tai's expression was very colorful, completely forgetting his own Wuguan master's demeanor, and he scratched his head vigorously.
"How could this be? How could it be like this?" Yang Tai's mind was unclear, and she furrowed her brow in thought.
In the eyes of most people, there are two ways to obtain spiritual power. One is astrology, and the other is food and medicine like Linggu Valley. Su Dong's mysterious Feng Shui formation far exceeded Yang Taishi's cognitive thinking, leaving him bewildered.
"Su Dong has already arrived at the martial arts hall, and I haven't arranged a mentor for him yet. Since you're more familiar with him, why don't you take the lead in introducing him to the basics? At the same time, observe what's so strange about him." Yang Tai said after some thought.
Zhou Xing nodded in agreement and left Yang Taishi's room, finding Su Dong in the front yard.
As soon as he heard that Zhou Xing was leading him to practice martial arts, Su Dong was also quite happy, after all, he and Zhou Xing were still somewhat familiar with each other.
Zhou Xing brought Su Dong to a corner of the martial arts arena and said in a low voice, "Su Dong, your spiritual power has indeed reached the standard, but your martial skills and legwork still need to be honed. Following me may be very hard."
Su Dong nodded and said: "Since I've decided to practice martial arts, I'm naturally prepared to suffer. Don't worry, Coach Zhou."
"Alright! Let's start with the most basic stance and footwork. Martial arts isn't just about fierce fighting, it also requires cleverly avoiding harm, so legwork is very important..."
Zhou Xing began to teach Su Dong seriously because Su Dong had no foundation and couldn't attend collective classes, so his study was carried out separately.
Su Dong had forty kilograms of sandbags tied to his legs, practicing the most basic dodges and how to retract his leg movements.
Su Dong walked through Jianghu, knowing that basic martial arts start from horse steps, while Tianxing Wuguan starts from footwork and movement, the two have different skills but similar effects.
In his previous life, Su Dong followed a few old men from the Jianghu to learn some martial arts, but he couldn't be said to have mastered it, and could only be considered to have a foundation in martial arts practice. So although the basic martial arts training was hard, the progress was not bad either.
Martial arts training should progress gradually, training too aggressively is not good for the body. Especially since Su Dong is only 14 years old, he's at an age where his body is still growing, excessive exercise may lead to overdevelopment.
Just past noon, Zhou Xing announced the end of the first day's lesson. He still had to take other apprentices in the afternoon, while Su Dong planned to go home.
The Tiān Xīng Wǔ Guǎn took action, building several rest gardens within the martial arts hall, where the hidden art of Qian Xing could be practiced. People resting there could recover their spiritual energy. Zhōu Xīng knew that Sū Dōng's family was currently living in an inn, so he advised him to absorb the spiritual energy before leaving.
Su Dong didn't think much of it. This bit of spiritual energy was nothing compared to the comfort of his own Qimen formation. Besides, the Su family's small courtyard was gone, and he needed to find a new place to live as soon as possible.
Leaving Wu Guan, Su Dong began to wander around Han Xing City, observing the Feng Shui of the city.
Hansheng City is located in a valley, surrounded by green hills on all sides. The feng shui is not bad, but unfortunately the layout is too stable and lacks some sharp momentum.
Su Dong walked around the city and looked at several houses that were for sale, but these houses were all too ordinary and couldn't bring out the full power of the Qimen array.
It's like building a house, even the best architect can't build a skyscraper on sandy ground because the foundation is not strong enough.
Similarly, Su Dong wants to create a powerful Feng Shui treasure land for himself, he must first find a yard with a good layout.
Considering that he and Suning are going to the Tiangong Wuguan to learn martial arts, his father Su Qiyan is going to the Liu family as the chief instructor, so Su Dong plans to choose a location on this route.
Just as they were about to arrive at the Liu's house, a dilapidated courtyard suddenly came into Su Dong's line of sight.
Whether it's Tianxing Wuguan or the Liu family, they are all located in the bustling city, surrounded by luxurious large houses, and this courtyard is so dilapidated that it stands out.
Su Dong walked up to the front gate of the courtyard and peeked inside through the gap in the door, his eyebrows immediately rising.
