"Old mister, how did you sleep last night?”
In the lobby, Su Xuan served breakfast. When he saw the one-armed old man coming down, he greeted him with a smile.
"It's alright."
The old man yawned.”
" I'll renovate the inn when I have the money in a few days," Su Xuan said.”
"Breakfast is ready. There are two stir-fried vegetables, meat and vegetables, and a soup. The main dish is porridge and steamed buns.”
The old man sat down at the table and started eating. Su Xuan took out the account book and brush from behind the counter and asked,""Old mister, do you want to stay or leave today?”
"We'll leave after breakfast."
the old man replied casually.
"This is your account, a total of five taels of silver.”
He handed over the accounts, and the old man shook his head."Shopkeeper, you're such a killjoy. It won't be too late to wait until this old master has eaten breakfast.”
Su Xuan didn't suspect anything. With this old man's reputation, he probably wouldn't do something like freeloading.
He immediately put away the account book and took out a palm-sized wine jar from the cabinet behind the stairs.
This was an aged blue and white wine, and there wasn't much in stock. He poured two ends and placed them on the table."Old mister, try this Blue Flower Wine."
The one-armed old man, who was eating with his head lowered, took the wine glass and sniffed it lightly."Good wine."
"Shopkeeper, I didn't order this wine."”
"It's free. Consider it a gift from me to the old sir.”
Su Xuan was forthright.
Upon hearing this, the one-armed old man grinned and drank slowly. After an hour, he finished the food and wine on the table. He wiped his mouth calmly and glanced at Su Xuan, who was reading a book behind the counter.
He was prepared to leave the inn quietly.
"Sir, the bill hasn't been paid yet."
A light voice sounded behind him. The one-armed old man turned around with a slightly awkward smile on his face.
"Haha, you see, this old man always forgets things easily after eating.”
The old man's face was not red as he spoke without panting.
Su Xuan stared straight at him. The old man's remaining hand rummaged through his pocket as his expression began to change.
A moment later, he slapped his thigh.”
"Which little bastard stole this old master's money pouch?”
The old man cursed and occasionally glanced at Su Xuan's expression from the corner of his eye. The latter was expressionless, and the corners of his mouth were twitching.
The one-armed old man said carefully,""Shopkeeper, I dropped some silver."
"Easy."
Su Xuan walked out from behind the counter and sized him up. A moment later, he rubbed his chin and said softly,""If you don't have money, use something to pay for it."
However, he glanced at the old man's body. He was wearing coarse linen clothes and had a straw flag inserted on it. He shook his head again."It's fine if there's nothing valuable.”
"I think the old mister should be someone from the martial arts world. He definitely knows one or two martial arts that are suitable for him. I can accept exchanging martial arts for it.”
The one-armed old man's face darkened as he thought to himself,'Good boy, wait for me here.'
The old man rolled his eyes and said righteously,"Shopkeeper, you ate and drank the food and drinks last night.”
"Then give me a discount."
"Three taels of silver," Su Xuan replied.
After saying that, he stretched out his hand and added,"If Old Sir reneges on his debt, I will post your portrait everywhere.”
The one-armed old man was so angry that he almost staggered. He thought to himself that he could not ruin his reputation in the hands of this kid.
Although he had not been in the martial world for many years, there were still people who recognized him. He could not lose his reputation like this.
He could only grit his teeth and say," Good boy. Speak. Internal and external martial arts, fist techniques, sword techniques, saber techniques. What do you want to learn?"”
"I want to learn both." Su Xuan blurted out.”
Then, he received the death stare of the one-armed old man.
"I only owe you three taels of silver and can only teach you one martial art.”
The old man blew his beard and glared at him." Don't be unsatisfied, kid. You're really lucky today. If it weren't for the fact that I don't have any money on me, I wouldn't have bothered to teach you martial arts."”
Su Xuan pondered for a moment before clasping his fists with a solemn expression.""I'm so bold to want to learn inner force. Senior, please help me.”
"Sure."
The old man nodded.
He took a brush and ink, and in a short while, the one-armed old man wrote down an internal art called the Primordial Chaos True Art. There were a total of nine levels, and he could cultivate it to the Connate Ninth Heaven.
In the Land of the Nine Prefectures, the path of martial arts ranged from shallow to deep, from the ninth grade to the first grade. Above the first grade was the Connate Realm.
The Upper Sky was divided into nine levels, and the first level was the first realm.
Above the Connate Realm were the four major realms, namely the Vajra Realm, the Profound Finger Realm, the Heavenly Phenomenon Realm, and the Land Immortal Realm.
This Primordial Chaos True Technique could reach the Connate Ninth Heaven, so it was already a good internal cultivation technique.
in the inn
The one-armed old man was sipping on the blue flower wine happily. He glanced at Su Xuan, who was engrossed in the Primordial Chaos True Technique, and grinned.""How is it? The internal art I gave you is worth three taels of silver, right?”
Upon hearing this, Su Xuan snapped back to his senses and hurriedly said,""It's worth it. Forget about three taels, even three hundred taels, three thousand taels, or even thirty thousand taels are worth it.”
Then, he scratched the back of his head and smiled bitterly."If I had the money, I would definitely take out a few thousand taels to thank Senior.”
"Hmph, these yellow and white things are nothing but a pile of dung in my eyes.”
The one-armed old man looked proud." I'm willing to teach you this martial arts because I like you. You're smart and your talent is barely passable."
There's still an hour before I'm on my way. You should hurry up and ask me if there's anything you don't understand.”
Su Xuan didn't try to be pretentious and immediately voiced his doubts. The old man didn't shirk his responsibility and gave him pointers on the spot.
An hour passed in the blink of an eye, and the old man walked out of the inn with the bag that Su Xuan had prepared.
Inside were jerky, dry rations, wine, two sets of clothes, and ten taels of silver.
Standing at the entrance of the inn, he watched as the tall and straight figure gradually drifted away in the hazy drizzle.
" Senior, I owe you a favor. If you have any requests in the future, I won't refuse." Su Xuan shouted in a deep voice.”
In the rain, the one-armed old man's back blurred until it completely disappeared.
"What an interesting young man."
On the official road to the north of Qixia Town, an old man wearing a bamboo hat grinned.
In Qixia Town
Su Xuan returned to the lobby and began to worry about his future.
The current him was practically penniless.
Not long after, he took out two notices and pasted them on the pillars at the entrance of the inn.
"Shang Ru Inn has a special discount. Starting from today, for half a month, you will enjoy a 20% discount, a 30% discount for two days, and a 40% discount for three days.
If the consumption of wine and food was one silver coin, she would be given half a tael of Nu 'er Hong. If the consumption was five silver coins, she would be given one tael of Nu' er Hong.。。。。”
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