manynovel Chapter 33 Shi Xiaocui: The old is arrogant, and so is the young.
Chapter 33 Shi Xiaocui: The old is arrogant, and so is the young.
Bai Zizai's sincere advice startled Shi Zhongyu slightly.
The current Bai Zizai is not as arrogant as before.
These words were spoken with great earnestness.
Shi Zhongyu immediately sheathed his sword, lowered his hands, bowed, his posture respectful yet not humble, and his voice clear and steady.
"I will always remember my master's teachings."
He raised his head slightly, his gaze honest, without a trace of arrogance.
"Grandson understands that talent is merely the first step, not the foundation for success."
"From now on, I will definitely settle down and hone my foundation, practice diligently and assiduously, and not be arrogant, impetuous, or spoiled. I will live up to my grandfather's expectations and the cultivation of the Snow Mountain School."
Bai Zizai nodded slightly.
He glanced around and finally fixed his gaze on Feng Wanli.
"Wanli, you've taken on a fine disciple!"
A smile spread across Feng Wanli's face.
"Master has a fine grand-disciple!"
The others listened to the conversation between the two with extremely strange expressions.
Bai Zizai nodded, then turned his gaze to Shi Zhongyu.
"Kid, if you ever feel that anyone is disturbing your training, come find me!"
"I'll stand up for you!"
"Anyone who dares to disturb your practice, I'll break their legs!"
Hearing Bai Zi's biased words, none of the others dared to say anything.
They silently made a mental note that it would be best to stay far away from Shi Zhongyu in the future.
The jade in the stone feels comfortable all over.
This is how a sect should deal with a genius.
He respectfully said, "Thank you, Grandmaster."
As Shi Zhongyu spoke, his gaze fell on Bai Zizai.
"Grandmaster, you are unparalleled in swordsmanship, unarmed combat, internal energy cultivation, and hidden weapons. Today you have only demonstrated your swordsmanship. I wonder if you could teach your disciple some unarmed combat techniques?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Zizai glared at Shi Zhongyu.
"Kid, don't you know the saying 'don't bite off more than you can chew'?"
"Master your swordsmanship first. Swordsmanship and internal energy are the foundation. As for fist and foot techniques, your master can teach you some, that will be enough!"
After Bai Zizai finished speaking, he turned and left before Shi Zhongyu could say anything.
As Shi Zhongyu watched Bai Zizai's departing figure, he felt that what Bai Zizai said made sense.
He was different from others.
While others reach their limit after practicing for a certain period, he can keep improving.
Bai Zizai left, but the competition wasn't over yet.
Shi Zhongyu stepped down from the martial arts stage and came to Feng Wanli's side.
"Master!"
Feng Wanli nodded slightly, indicating that Shi Zhongyu could stand behind him.
He then instructed the disciples in charge to continue the small competition.
About two hours.
The Snow Mountain Sect's preliminary competition has now concluded.
The top three will all receive a reward.
As a disciple at the beginner level of swordsmanship, Shi Zhongyu received a bottle of Cold Breath Pills and fifty taels of silver.
The prizes for second and third place are fifty taels of silver and thirty taels of silver, respectively.
Those with swordsmanship at a higher level than them also ranked first, second, and third, with the first-place winner qualifying for training in the secret chamber.
The rewards for second and third place are pills and silver.
Shi Zhongyu touched the fifty taels of silver and found it quite strange.
He has plenty of money.
When the Black and White Heroes left, they also left him some silver.
However, he didn't need any money to practice his skills at the Snow Mountain Sect.
After the crowd dispersed, Feng Wanli left behind Shi Zhongyu.
Before Feng Wanli could speak, Hua Wanzi said with a smile, "You've really made a splash today."
Shi Zhongyu smiled bitterly.
"This disciple doesn't want to show off, but I've been holding back for so many days, and I'm really fed up with people constantly bothering me and disturbing my practice."
"Such people are truly hateful!"
Feng Wanli chuckled softly.
"You've only just begun; eight or nine out of ten things in this world don't go as planned."
"Just as your training is being disturbed now, you may encounter even more unpleasant things when you go out and travel the world in the future."
Shi Zhongyu smiled and said, "Master, it's too early to say now. When the time comes, I will naturally have a solution."
Hua Wanzi largely agreed with Shi Zhongyu's words.
"Shi Zhongyu is still young, so there's really no need to think about it too much."
She said with a smile, "Today you showed your talent in front of your master. With him backing you up in the Snow Mountain Sect, no one will dare to cause you any more trouble in the future."
"Besides that, the sect should allocate all the resources you need in the future, whether it's elixirs or secret chambers, to you!"
As she spoke, her gaze fell upon Feng Wanli.
Feng Wanli pondered for a moment before slowly saying, "That's how it is. I suppose after this matter is over, the others won't have any gossip!"
He said softly, "Starting tomorrow, you won't need to go to the training grounds anymore when you're practicing your inner cultivation techniques."
Shi Zhongyu's heart stirred slightly.
Is Master going to take him to the secret chamber?
Feng Wanli did not tell Shi Zhongyu directly.
You'll find out tomorrow.
He then changed the subject.
"You want to learn martial arts?"
Shi Zhongyu nodded directly.
Even if he spends his time practicing swordsmanship, he still needs to learn some hand and foot techniques.
This can be left for now, but he needs to learn it first.
Originally, he wanted to extract some martial arts skills from Bai Zizai.
However, Bai Zizai felt that he was trying to do too much at once and had no intention of teaching him at all.
Feng Wanli was unaware of Shi Zhongyu's thoughts.
"After you finish practicing your stance training tomorrow, I will teach you the palm techniques of our Snow Mountain Sect."
Shi Zhongyu nodded in agreement.
He didn't know much about the Snow Mountain Sect's palm techniques, and the techniques themselves weren't particularly outstanding.
The palm technique he most wanted to learn was naturally the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms.
"Let's go back first!"
"The disciple has returned!"
Shi Zhongyu took his leave.
He had only gone halfway when he saw a small figure standing on a blue stone ahead.
As Shi Zhongyu approached, he discovered that it was Bai Axiu.
"Junior sister, what are you doing here?"
During the competition, he didn't notice Bai Axiu's presence.
His mind wasn't on Bai Axiu either.
"Senior, my grandma asked me to come and call you."
Bai Axiu explained the purpose of her visit.
Shi Zhongyu was curious.
"What do you need me for?"
Bai Axiu smiled faintly.
"I don't know, you'll find out when you get there!"
Shi Zhongyu raised his hand.
"Then I'll trouble you to lead the way, junior sister."
He and Bai Axiu traveled together to the inner courtyard of the Lingxiao City Lord's Mansion.
Inside the courtyard, a figure was practicing swordsmanship with a long sword in hand.
Upon seeing this, Shi Zhongyu did not disturb them, but instead stood to the side like Bai Axiu.
Fifteen minutes later.
Shi Xiaocui sheathed her sword.
She turned to look at Shi Zhongyu, her eyes slightly narrowed.
"Young Shi, you just watched Grandma's knife skills. What are your thoughts?"
Shi Zhongyu smiled bitterly to himself.
He only saw the tip of the iceberg; what could he possibly say?
Even the pages of the book didn't react at all.
That being said, he could tell that this sword technique seemed to be specifically designed to counter the Snow Mountain Sword Technique.
Shi Zhongyu thought of a sword technique that Shi Xiaocui knew, namely the Golden Crow Sword Technique.
The Snow Mountain Sword Technique has seventy-two forms, while the Golden Crow Saber Technique has seventy-three forms, and it is specifically designed to counter the Snow Mountain Sword Technique.
"Since Mother-in-law has asked, then I will take the liberty of answering!"
"The swordsmanship that Grandma practiced seemed to be so fierce and ruthless, even possessing an extremely masculine quality!"
"Just like how you specifically counter the Snow Mountain Sword Technique!"
As soon as he said that, he saw Shi Xiaocui's eyes light up.
"Good lad, your mother-in-law only thought you were even more arrogant than Bai Zizai, but now it seems you truly have the ability to be arrogant!"