Chapter 33 Congratulations, Mr.
"Master Zuo's secret medicine is made with the eggs of the exotic bird Xuanhan Iron Chicken as the main ingredient, and is also made with various precious medicinal materials. It is of course precious. So, Junior Brother Qin, a family background is very important for practicing martial arts! Why does Master Zuo value Nangong Yue so much? It's because he is not only talented, but also because his family background is rich, which can support his martial arts training and let him have no worries."
"For people like us, even though we have extraordinary talents, we still have to spend a lot of time and energy to earn money to buy the secret medicines and various tonic meats and medicinal materials needed for martial arts training. This will delay the progress of martial arts training and miss the best opportunity for breakthrough."
"Master Zuo has been teaching for more than 20 years. There are at least 70 to 80 disciples at the membrane level, if not hundreds. However, those people either gave up because they saw no hope, or lost their lives in order to earn the money needed to practice martial arts."
"So, Junior Brother Qin, sometimes when you need to make a decision, you still have to make it decisively. Otherwise, it will all be for nothing in the end, and it won't be worth wasting your time." Zheng Xinghan seemed very touched when he said this.
"It turns out that he is poor in literature but rich in martial arts. Thank you for your guidance, senior brother." Qin Ziling nodded.
Zheng Xinghan smiled and waved his hand, continuing: "The duties of the inner courtyard disciples are actually very simple. They mainly instruct and guide some new apprentices. If there is an invasion by foreign enemies, they must do their best to protect the martial arts hall. Of course, the martial arts hall will also assign other tasks to the inner courtyard disciples, such as going to the wild to find and pick herbs, or some temporary tasks similar to bodyguards. The martial arts hall will calculate these silver coins for you or convert them into secret medicines. It's all up to you to decide."
"By the way, you are now a martial artist at the skin level, and you can barely be considered a good fighter in our outer city. In the future, there will definitely be some small gangs and families that will invite you to join or register as a member. You should make more comparisons and don't sell yourself out at a low price easily."
"Thank you, senior brother, for the reminder." Qin Ziling was slightly stunned, then quickly thanked him.
"We are all fellow disciples now, so you don't have to be polite to me. Well, there is nothing else to do, so go practice martial arts." Zheng Xinghan said as he stood up.
Qin Ziling also stood up and left the inner courtyard together.
Returning to the martial arts training ground, Qin Ziling didn't say much and plunged into hard training.
When it comes to the membrane level, in addition to practicing boxing, the main method of grinding the skin and building strength is to pat a bag of fine iron sand mixed with medicine, and then soak your hands in the medicine.
However, the formula of both the medicinal materials mixed in the fine iron sand bags and the potion used to soak the hands have changed. Of course, the trick of circulating the energy of qi and blood when patting has also changed.
To those who don't know much about it, these things actually seem no different, but as soon as Qin Ziling started, he immediately felt that both the medicinal power that penetrated into his palms and the force that impacted the membrane when circulating the qi and blood had changed greatly.
He could clearly feel that at every moment, the skin on his palms was becoming stronger and thicker, and the energy and blood inside was becoming purer and stronger.
This feeling of making progress every moment was great, and Qin Ziling was immersed in it. Once he started practicing, he didn't want to stop. He spent the entire afternoon practicing strength and grinding his skin, and hardly had any rest during that time. Everyone shook their heads and secretly cursed him for being a martial arts madman.
"Junior Brother Nangong, how many days do you think Qin Ziling can hold on?" On the other side, Lu Taiqiang looked at Qin Ziling practicing martial arts frantically, a hint of sarcasm appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he asked Nangong Yue beside him in a low voice.
"Haha, I think in ten days at most he will understand that without large amounts of meat and medicinal herbs, such crazy martial arts training cannot be sustained. It's ridiculous that he still thinks that as long as he works hard, he can continue to break through like before." Nangong Yue said disdainfully.
Lu Taiqiang shook the gold-plated folding fan in his hand and said with a smile: "I am more optimistic about his perseverance. I estimate that he can last for fifteen days. However, the poor are poor. Without sufficient financial support, what is the point of working hard?"
Under the shade of the tree, Zuo Le squinted his eyes and watched Qin Ziling practicing hard, frowned slightly, and then closed his eyes again.
Time flies by especially fast when I am immersed in martial arts training.
In the blink of an eye, the sun set and the apprentices left the martial arts hall one after another.
Qin Ziling also left the martial arts gym.
"Qin Ziling!" Qin Ziling had not gone far from the martial arts gym when he heard Luo Yuke's voice from behind him.
Qin Ziling paused and looked at Luo Yuke who was catching up with him. A hint of surprise appeared on his face. He asked, "Senior Sister Luo, is there anything wrong? The city gate is about to close. I have to hurry."
Seeing that Qin Ziling not only did not show any expression of flattery or surprise when he saw her catching up with him, but instead had an expression of surprise, and his words were quite impatient and urged, Luo Yuke couldn't help feeling both disappointed and annoyed.
"It's nothing. I just want to remind you that although you have broken through to the membrane realm and been accepted as a disciple by Master Zuo, you should know that the iron is more difficult than the previous breakthroughs, and it also requires huge financial support! You are a smart person, you should know what I want to say!" Luo Yuke suppressed the disappointment and annoyance in his heart and said with a hint of pride.
"Senior Sister Luo, don't worry. I was just young and ignorant before. From now on, we will just be fellow disciples. As for whether I can break through to the Iron Skin level, that is my business and you don't need to worry about it." Qin Ziling said calmly.
After saying that, Qin Ziling turned and left.
How could he not understand that Luo Yuke's words were telling him to be self-aware and not to feel good about himself and have unrealistic expectations just because he had broken through to the membrane realm.
But he is not the Qin Ziling of the past, so why would he care about Luo Yuke’s childish warning?
"Qin Ziling, stop right there!" Seeing that Qin Ziling didn't react at all, Luo Yuke felt more and more frustrated and annoyed, and couldn't help but shout.
"Senior Sister Luo, do you have anything else to say?" Qin Ziling paused, turned around and asked calmly.
"I...I...Hmph!" Luo Yuke looked at Qin Ziling who still had an unmoved expression. She said "I" for a long time before finally snorting coldly. She turned around angrily and strode away with her big butt twisted.
Qin Ziling looked at Luo Yuke's well-built and strong back and shook his head with amusement.
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"Zi Ling, you finally did it! You've suffered so much over the years!"
"What? Master, you have broken through to the membrane level? That's amazing!"
"Congratulations, sir!"
When Qin Ziling returned home and told Cui and the other two the news that he had broken through to the membrane realm, they were all overjoyed, and Cui even shed bitter tears on the spot.
Over the years, she, an orphan and a widow, had been bullied a lot in the village. She had worked hard day and night to support her son's martial arts training. Now that her son had finally made a breakthrough to the membrane realm, she finally saw hope for a better day.
The membrane realm is naturally nothing to some big families and sects, but to ordinary people, even if it is only at the membrane level, it is a good fighter who can fight more than ten people, which is enough to protect the safety of the family and earn enough money to make the family worry-free.
"Mom, I'm not suffering, you are the one. Now it's better. I have reached the membrane level. In the future, I can practice martial arts and not worry about making money. You don't have to get up early and work hard in the dark." Qin Ziling said.
“As long as you can have a promising future, mother won’t feel hard at all. Mother knows that practicing martial arts is very exhausting, so try to use the money you earn to replenish your body. With mother and Ranyue at home, it won’t be a problem to make ends meet. When Xiaoqiang can move his hands and feet, he can help out a little. Then our family should be more well-off.” Upon hearing this, Cui wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and smiled with relief.
"Don't worry, mother. Once the news gets out, some people should come to see me in the next few days. The income must be considerable, and the food at home is not a big problem. You and Ranyue have worked very hard these years, and you have lived frugally. You haven't replenished your bodies, but you won't need to do that in the future. Xiaoqiang also needs to eat more to recover." Qin Ziling said.
After that, Qin Ziling handed a large wild rabbit that he had taken out of the corpse-raising ring to Yin Ranyue and said, "Ranyue, take care of this rabbit and celebrate tonight."
"Okay, young master!" Yin Ranyue took the hare, smiling so much that her eyes became crescents, and her slender waist swayed, looking so much more charming than that Luo Yuke. Qin Ziling secretly cursed his ex-boyfriend for being blind, not knowing how to love such a beautiful woman at home, but actually becoming a bootlicker for Luo Yuke.
Just as Zheng Xinghan said, on the third day, many small gangs and businesses came to Qin Ziling.
