6kv Chapter 25 Asking About Wealth
Chapter 25 Asking About Wealth
Unaware of the changes in the outside world, Meng Chen only felt his bones tremble again, which sounded to his ears like the buzzing of thousands of bees. It was also as if a clear, melodious flute melody was coming from within him.
The soreness in my muscles and bones was still there, but I felt as cool as if I had drunk a ladle of well water on a hot summer day.
Having been at the martial arts school for nearly three months, Meng Chen has made another step forward on his path of martial arts, finally breaking through the second barrier.
The night was still deep.
The Du family martial arts school became lively, and the students stopped sleeping and came out of their dormitories to surround Meng Chen.
In fact, the Du family martial arts school already has four people who have passed the second level of the martial arts school. The reason why this incident caused the biggest commotion is that the person who passed the second level of the martial arts school is very famous. He has offended the son of Gao Dianshi and was even arrested by the police who kicked down the door, saying that this person was the suspect in the murder of Yan Bao.
This is actually nothing special. The main problem is that his progress in the second stage of the martial arts training was too fast, making all the students at the martial arts school extremely envious.
Generally speaking, if it takes more than a month to break through the first barrier, then one's aptitude is not considered good. The second barrier will inevitably take a long time to break through as well, and one may even never break through it in their lifetime.
But now, only twenty days have passed since Meng Chen first knocked on the first barrier, and he has already knocked on the second barrier. You should know that those who knock on the first barrier within a month would take three to five months, or even longer, to knock on the second barrier.
Qi Yun was still standing in front of the dormitory door. He clearly remembered that it took him a month to get through the first barrier, which was much faster than Meng Chen.
Previously, Qi Yun had hoped that his fellow townsman and friend would succeed, but now that he had actually succeeded, he felt a mix of emotions.
"Sigh. He's my fellow villager and junior brother. He's made progress, so I'm not at a loss!" Qi Yun thought it through, but still felt a little strange. He turned to the people in the dormitory and asked, "Are you all planning to keep the medicine that Senior Brother Gao gave us?"
"I threw it away a long time ago!" Wan Dabao said.
"I washed it off when I took a shower the next night," Yan Fei said.
"I already threw it in the toilet," Qi Miao said in a low voice. "Junior Brother Qi, you haven't thrown yours away yet? Give it to me, I can't sleep, my mind is in turmoil. I can't sleep when I see him break through his cultivation."
Qi Miao arrived at the martial arts school very early and had already knocked on the first gate, but failed to break through to the second level. At this moment, as he spoke, he was curled up on the bed and could be heard sobbing.
"So I'm the only honest person here?" Qi Yun laughed in exasperation.
There wasn't much to say, so Qi Yun simply went over to take a look. He saw that Meng Chen had none of the flair of the Second Gate, his whole body was soaked in sweat, and he was slumped on the ground, but his expression was still good.
"Alright, alright, as they say, shame is the mother of courage. Let's all work harder tomorrow!" Du Ren stepped forward to shoo people away. He saw Qi Yun, pulled him over, and said, "I remember your dormitory isn't full, right? He's really weak right now. You two are from the same hometown, so why don't you let him stay with you?"
The Du Family Martial Arts School has a total of six dormitories in the front yard, each with six beds. Qi Yun used to live with Meng Chen, but after he climbed the ranks to Gao Yuan, Qi Yun moved in with Wan Dabao and the others.
"Then there are five people living in the East Third Room, count me in! I'll live in the East Third Room too!" It was Cui Butong who spoke up. He had only joined the martial arts school in the latter half of last month, but he had already passed the entrance exam in just half a month and even won third place in the horse stance competition. He had never really spoken to Meng Chen before.
Du Ren chuckled. He was well aware of the apprentices' little schemes, but he didn't care much and immediately agreed.
Qi Yun helped Meng Chen back to his dormitory. Cui Butong had already brought Meng Chen's clothes and bundle and thoughtfully made up a bed for him.
Qi Yun, Wan Dabao, and the other three were all seasoned flatterers. Upon seeing Cui Butong's demeanor, they immediately felt a sense of camaraderie.
After a good night's rest, Meng Chen was getting ready to get breakfast the next day when Cui Butong brought over the food.
"Senior Brother Meng, I've gotten you some food, you eat first!" Cui Butong clearly didn't allow Meng Chen to refuse, and quickly went to get him some more food.
Meng Chen noticed that the sky was exceptionally blue today, and the students at the martial arts school were unusually kind to him. Even the senior brothers who had already completed their second stage of cultivation took the initiative to chat with him during their morning practice.
Qi Yun sat opposite Meng Chen. Looking at Cui Butong's back, he clearly saw his former self.
"He's a sycophant, be careful," Qi Yun whispered to Meng Chen, then frowned. "What kind of eyes do you have? Yes, that's right, I'm a sycophant too, but I'm different from him!"
Meng Chen smiled and said, "I know."
"You know nothing!" Qi Yun shoveled at his food, suddenly feeling a little sentimental. "If Old Gong saw you today, I wonder what he would think."
"Everyone has their own difficulties. Although I've already passed the second trial, Gao Yuan is still keeping an eye on me," Meng Chen said.
Upon hearing this, Qi Yun sighed again, unsure of what to say.
After the meal, Du Ren summoned all the disciples and asked Meng Chen to talk about his feelings about breaking through the barrier the day before.
There's not much to say about this; Meng Chen rambled on, but everyone listened with great interest.
The yin-yang symbol faded again, and Meng Chen had now figured out two of its wonderful uses.
Once the yang fish lights up, you can draw energy from it whenever you run out of strength. And when the yang fish dims, it usually brightens again after nine days, allowing you to continue drawing energy from it.
Moreover, this brightened Yang Fish is like some kind of magical elixir, extremely effective in breaking through levels and advancing through challenges.
Of course, its healing effects are like those of a miracle drug.
Meng Chen wondered if he could also light up the Yin Fish, so that Yin and Yang would merge, making it easier for him to break through the barriers? Would he be able to be resurrected?
After thinking for a long time, Meng Chen still couldn't figure out Yin Yu's plan. So he decided to go home first.
I joined the martial arts school on June 11th, and now it's the end of August. I've been away for more than two months.
At that time, Qingyu told Meng Chen to go back and pick jujubes. Now that the jujubes are ripe, it's time for him to go back.
Du Zhong did not show up today. Meng Chen approached Du Ren and said he wanted to go home.
The Du family, father and son, were not strict with their apprentices. If you practiced diligently, they would teach you earnestly; if you were lazy and slacking off, they would never scold you. As long as you didn't disturb the other apprentices' practice, it was fine.
As for taking leave, there's nothing that's not allowed.
"It's good to be home. You've made something of yourself in martial arts; you really should go back and visit." Du Ren personally poured him some hot tea, then took out a melon, cut it up, and gave half to Meng Chen. "It was just taken out; it was kept in the well overnight!"
Meng Chen didn't stand on ceremony at all, and started crunching away as he took the food.
"Junior brother, as the saying goes, 'Returning home in glory is like wearing fine clothes at night,'" Du Ren said with a chuckle, legs crossed. "You've now reached the second stage of cultivation, which makes you 'noble' in our courtyard, but not 'wealthy' yet. How much money do you have left?"