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Chapter 178 Finding a Sparring Partner
Once he pondered carefully and deeply absorbed the elemental forms within them, he discovered he had developed a distinct capacity to break down any sword technique into its component elemental forms.In other words, he could decompose any sword technique into combinations of elemental forms.This opened a path he had previously been searching for without success: a genuine framework for fusion.Introduce the elemental form into fusion, Mo Qian thought, his eyes brightening.He turned the idea over and began to try it.But after the first attempts, his confidence deflated. He had oversimplified the problem. Even if he could break a technique apart, how would he reassemble the pieces into something new?As the saying goes: destruction is easy, creation is hard.No wonder Xiao Zongting, having devoted his whole life to this pursuit, had only produced three incomplete moves to show for it.Creating martial arts from the level of elemental forms was not easier than existing methods. It wa
Chapter 177 The Rewards of Liulu
The promotion was nothing to dismiss either. Apprentice escorts and full escorts did the same work, but apprentices earned less. Becoming a full member meant his pay would finally match the work."In addition, I have authorized a special allocation from Chief Accountant Xu Shouxian of one thousand taels of silver to be used toward your cultivation. It will be distributed to you monthly over ten months.""I caution you that this money is not to be spent carelessly. It is to be used for cultivation."Mo Qian cupped his fists and answered firmly, "Understood."He thought to himself, however: I am worth tens of thousands of taels at this point. Why would I spend a cultivation stipend carelessly?What Ruan Fengshan had said so far had clearly been agreed upon before Mo Qian arrived and came as no surprise to the room. Most people responded with little more than a glance in Mo Qian's direction.But the next thing Ruan Fengshan said produced a shift in nearly every expression in the hall."T
Chapter 176 Promotion Ahead of Schedule
At that moment, Ruan Fengshan said calmly, "The rice-character lantern meant the gold had left the city, everything proceeding as planned. A single-character lantern meant things had gone wrong and to evacuate immediately. Is that not correct, He Guizhou?"Hearing Ruan Fengshan lay out precisely the signal he and Yu Wenlong had agreed on, He Guizhou's legs went soft beneath him."The county magistrate has his methods. You already know all of this. Would you rather be sentenced and broken on the rack, or will you confess now?" Shen Yanliu looked at He Guizhou with cold, still eyes.The moment He Guizhou met Shen Yanliu's gaze, something in him gave way. Shen Yanliu's manner of sentencing was even more frightening than Jie Daohan's.He Guizhou collapsed forward, kowtowing repeatedly like a chicken pecking grain. "Your Honor, this subordinate was blinded by greed for a moment. Yu Wenlong offered me five thousand taels of silver to release that sky lantern signal. I was deceived by him...
Chapter 175 Magistrate's Hall
Zhou An's shoulders trembled. He forced a look of concern onto his face and said, "Have you found the young master? The young master is only three years old. The longer he is in the hands of those people, the greater the danger..."Ruan Fengshan looked at Zhou An's face without any expression. He had not expected Zhou An to still be trying to hold the line at this point. He sighed quietly and said, "Was it you who had Jing'er write that message?"The moment the words reached him, Zhou An's body jerked and he slid from the stool to the floor. He was terrified, but his eyes moved with a murmur under his breath. "Yu Wenlong, you idiot, how did you let that child stay alive..."Ruan Fengshan's face went utterly cold. He reached behind his back, drew a leather whip with a hiss of metal fittings, took two steps forward, and brought it down across Zhou An's face with a crack, the words coming with it. "Faithless, poisonous dog."A weal two fingers wide appeared on Zhou An's face, the flesh r
Chapter 174 The Request for Peace
Luan Jingfu was surprised. He had not expected Ruan Fengshan to say this so plainly, or to speak on Mo Qian's behalf directly. He had always been in genuine awe of this man. His expression shifted immediately and he cupped his fists. "I would not dare."Ruan Fengshan saw the alarm on Luan Jingfu's face and smiled slightly. "After you have secured the gold, Mr. Luan, please go and rest. I will see to the rest.""Yes." Luan Jingfu replied with full deference, then drove the escort cart away.Ruan Fengshan carried the sleeping Jing'er and went first to Ma Chunying's room.Since Ruan Jing's disappearance, Ma Chunying had been consumed by self-blame and had not stopped weeping. The moment she saw Ruan Jing come back safely, she broke down completely. Ruan Jing woke at the sound and immediately wrapped his arms around her neck and would not let go.Ruan Jing had been raised by Ma Chunying from infancy. Ruan Fengshan was occupied with affairs and could not always be present, and when he was,
Chapter 173 Return to the Bureau
Mo Qian dug further, and the fine-steel box came into view under the soil.He tossed the shovel aside, channeled inner breath into his arms, and lifted the thousand-pound iron box straight out of the pit.Even with inner breath supporting his arms against a thousand pounds, he felt the strain.Mo Qian's steps were unsteady, and he sank several inches into the soft ground beside the grave before he was able to set the iron box down on the escort cart.He shook the dirt from his hands and body, looked at Ruan Fengshan, and said, "Bureau head, shall we go?""Wait." Ruan Fengshan set Ruan Jing on the escort cart, then moved quickly and pulled two unconscious figures from behind a nearby grave, dropped them onto the cart, and said, "Take these two back as well."Mo Qian looked at them by the light. They appeared to be merely unconscious, nothing like the gang members who had died violently. They were not injured.They were also wearing the clothes of Yuanshun Dart Bureau servants.These tw
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