Those Who Help Are Helped, Ye Liuyun's Overture

Life-Slaying Martial Hall

That night

In the main room of the main house, The young man usually dressed in short martial attire and the girl with braided pigtails stood obediently in the center of the hall.

Seated in the master chair was an old man with white hair and beard, a bushy white mustache, but still tall and sturdy.

At this moment, he was holding the donation roster from that day, carefully verifying the numbers and names.

"Xiao Meng and Xiao Han, for the disciples who voluntarily donated this month, give them three extra packs of medicinal baths and a portion of Qi and Blood Great Pills next month. Those who bought more medicinal bath packs also get an extra portion."

"Yes, Master."

The young man named Meng Qifeng stepped forward to respond.

The girl with braided pigtails, Meng Zi, made a note.

"Also, don't do things like this again next time. Most of the martial hall disciples don't have much money. Even if you only call on those with surplus capacity, what about those who can't donate or buy more medicine? If they don't participate, will they be talked about or ostracized?"

"This kind of thing is most likely to turn good intentions into bad outcomes. Our martial hall should just do what it can. Remember this!"

Seeing their master's tone becoming more serious, the brother and sister broke out in a sweat and quickly agreed.

Fortunately, Zhang Fuhu, the Martial Sage, didn't probe further and continued to look at the list.

Just as the matter seemed to be over, The siblings heard an exclamation, "Eh," and then saw their master suddenly sit up straight, his tiger-like eyes fixed on a spot on the list, and he spoke:

"How come Xiao Yu donated five hundred taels? That's more than everyone else combined. What's going on? Did he take a wrong path out of eagerness?"

"Replying to Master, Junior Brother Yu has been teaching at the martial hall these days and hasn't gone out. As for the five hundred taels donation, he said someone suddenly threw the silver into his room last night."

Meng Qifeng quickly replied.

Old Master Zhang narrowed his eyes but revealed nothing, merely saying, "Oh."

"It seems this kid is lucky to have encountered a righteous person who doesn't seek fame."

Under the cover of the roster, the old man's eyes brightened considerably as he scanned the list.

At the same time, he spoke calmly:

"By the way, Xiao Yu just finished his apprenticeship. How is he teaching disciples recently? His personality is straightforward; don't let him cause any trouble."

"A while ago, a wealthy young master who had studied abroad returned to learn martial arts. Junior Brother taught him alone. I heard that the young master has excellent talent, comparable to Senior Brother, and quickly got started."

"After hearing about the martial hall's porridge distribution today, he also voluntarily bought a month's worth of medicinal baths and Qi and Blood Great Pills. His name is... his name is Li Xijun."

As soon as Meng Qifeng finished speaking, Zhang Fuhu, seated in the master position, quickly locked onto the name on the list.

This seasoned Martial Sage's mind instantly guessed the general situation.

On the surface, he showed nothing, merely tossing the booklet to the siblings, telling them to go back to sleep early and buy grain for the porridge distribution tomorrow.

Inwardly, however, he had already made his plans:

'Li Xijun, a wealthy young master who returned from abroad to learn martial arts.'

'Heh, Xiao Yu is making up a story.'

'If someone could really sneak into my Life-Slaying Martial Hall at midnight and throw money, then I, a Martial Sage, would have practiced in vain.'

'However, his luck isn't bad, meeting such a kind person, and his martial arts aptitude is quite good.'

'Currently, the foreigners on the Western Continent are restless... I'll observe for a few more days.'

'If he is truly a gem, a martial arts genius, I am willing to help my Da Sheng produce another Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster, or even a Blood-Exchange Martial Sage.'

The next day

[Your Martial Arts System · Skin and Flesh Realm has increased from 15% to 19%.]

[Your "Subduing Tiger Bone Refining Method" realm has increased from Proficient 14% to Proficient 17%.]

[Your "Refining Spirit Detailed Explanation Aperture Opening Induction Method" has increased from 69% to 70%.]

Li Xijun, who had started waking up at five in the morning, contentedly reviewed his cultivation progress from the previous day.

With the medicinal meals, medicinal baths, and Qi and Blood Great Pills, he had cultivated to his heart's content.

Especially after his Spirit Refinement cultivation made a breakthrough, he only needed two hours of rest to be full of energy and arrive at the school early to practice basic cultivation methods.

This time, Ye Liuyun also arrived at the school early. Seeing that Li Xijun was not solely focused on cultivating martial skills, they felt relieved and pushed open the door to also begin their cultivation.

However, their gaze couldn't help but drift towards Li Xijun from time to time.

'I've never heard of this classmate Li Xijun arriving early before.'

'I've also heard about his family's financial situation,'

"It's not like Zhou Yibai, who suddenly received help from his family to afford advanced meditation classes for rest."

'Coupled with his precise control in easily dodging Zhou Yibai's attack during the previous practical combat class,'

'It's highly likely that his Psychokinesis talent is in the early stages of awakening.'

Ye Liuyun's eyes showed a hint of envy.

The Flowing Water叠浪 Method, which had always been extremely stable, as if its output was constant, showed some fluctuations, forcing him to stop. He decided to rest and adjust his state of mind.

'Ye Liuyun, Ye Liuyun, have you forgotten that saying?'

'Flowing water doesn't compete for the lead; it competes for continuity. Regardless of others, I will follow my own pace and become an Outer Scenery step by step!'

'Moreover, meeting classmates with such talent is my good fortune.'

'It would be best if we could become friends, but even being ordinary classmates is fine. At the very least, I won't be as foolish as someone like Zhou Yibai.'

Ye Liuyun adjusted himself internally, engaging in self-reflection.

Li Xijun, having just completed a cycle of Qi and Blood circulation, saw Ye Liuyun go to rest and took the initiative to strike up a conversation:

"Classmate Ye, I heard your family works in the Prevention Bureau."

"Coincidentally, I'm planning to buy a standard electromagnetic handgun for self-defense. I wanted to ask you, what are the chances of getting one approved for purchase now?"

After all, flaunting wealth in Da Sheng attracts attention. Being cautious, Li Xijun decided to ask this classmate first. If it didn't work out, he would simply ask Zhang Haifeng for help or go to the black market.

"Applying to buy a standard electromagnetic handgun?" Ye Liuyun confirmed.

"Yes, the incident with the Mythic Rift outbreak made me want to buy one for self-defense."

With the previous incident as an excuse, Li Xijun spoke with a clear conscience.

"Mm, that's true. I heard that some members of the Blood God Cult have indeed not been apprehended yet."

Ye Liuyun's heart stirred, and he proactively said:

"Classmate Li, if you don't mind, open the application procedure now."

"I'll help you apply. There's a guarantor ID field; if you fill in mine, it should be fine."

This offer of help was somewhat unexpected for Li Xijun.

"Then I'll trouble you, Classmate Ye."

"It's nothing, but I do have a small request."

Although he didn't like making friends in a stiff manner like Zhou Shenghao, Ye Liuyun, whose father was a deputy director within the system, knew how to build rapport with people.

"Classmate Li, your martial skills are outstanding, especially your combat movement techniques. If you have time in the future, perhaps we could spar more often?"

"I would be honored to spar with you, Classmate Ye, who is first in class and among the top in the grade."

Li Xijun readily agreed.