Wait a Moment

"What? You've already mastered it?" Yin Tieyan's thick eyebrows furrowed in disbelief when he heard Shi Feizhe had succeeded.

"Indeed!" Shi Feizhe said confidently, "The Sun Moon United Heart Art strengthens the spirit and divides it into two. It's truly profound!"

Yin Tieyan couldn't figure out what was going on. He was a direct disciple of the Sect Master, ranking third. Years ago, his master had arranged for him to work secretly on this matter with Martial Uncle Hua.

Over the years, he had seen people go mad from practicing, seen them become simple-minded, seen them become half-mad and half-simple-minded, but he had never seen anyone succeed!

"Is that truly the case? Then congratulations, Junior Brother!" Yin Tieyan suppressed his questions and surprise, then said with a smile, "It's late today. How about tomorrow I go with Junior Brother to Martial Uncle Hua to verify?"

"Alright!" Shi Feizhe saw the sky darkening and nodded.

"Since Junior Brother has already successfully cultivated, I will arrange a separate room for Junior Brother so you can have some peace and quiet!" Yin Tieyan added.

"Thank you very much!" Shi Feizhe cupped his fists and said.

"Since you have successfully started cultivating, you are now one of us! You should say thank you, Senior Brother Yin!" Yin Tieyan pretended to be quite displeased, saying it in a joking manner.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Yin!"

"You're welcome! As someone who's been here longer, let me teach you a trick. Within our sect, you must pay attention to seniority!" Yin Tieyan said, "Although the sect is small, you must be cautious in your words and actions."

He didn't know if Shi Feizhe had truly mastered it or was faking it. He also didn't know if Shi Feizhe would become a confidant of the Sect Master or Martial Uncle Hua after joining the sect, so he did Shi Feizhe a favor.

In any case, he wasn't losing anything.

When Shi Feizhe heard about "paying attention to seniority" and "being cautious in words and actions," his face darkened. The memories of being a working-class drone before transmigrating began to attack him again!

Damn it, before transmigrating, he had to be cautious in words and actions in the workplace, paying attention to the boss's preferences and the relationship between superiors and subordinates. After transmigrating and joining a sect, he still had to have a sense of seniority and be cautious in words and actions!

What was the point of transmigrating then!

"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother Yin!" Shi Feizhe suppressed the unhappiness in his heart and said.

"Let's go, Senior Brother will take you to choose a quiet room!"

So Shi Feizhe returned to his small room, took his luggage and long saber, and moved to a room near Yin Tieyan. Although he changed rooms, he was still in the same large courtyard!

"Brother Fan, I'll treat you to drinks in a couple of days!" Shi Feizhe finished packing and said to Fan Jianqiang.

"It's a small matter, a small matter!" Fan Jianqiang lay on his bed, waving his hand casually, "Now that you've moved out, I'm living alone! Comfortable, oh~"

"We're all in the same large courtyard, let's visit each other often!"

"Sure, sure!" Fan Jianqiang said.

I still need to see how you, this stooge, will act!

After assigning a room to Shi Feizhe, Yin Tieyan immediately rushed to the Skill Transmission Hall without stopping. The Skill Transmission Hall was lit by candlelight, and Hua Wushuang was reading a scroll.

"What? He succeeded?" Hua Wushuang was also shocked.

During the day, the Sect Master had told him to pay close attention, and in the evening, there was already a result.

Was it too much of a coincidence?

According to their careful deliberation and experiments, although this version might be the final one, no one had succeeded in cultivating it for several months. This made him suspect if something was wrong.

As a result, a newcomer came today and succeeded after cultivating for half a day.

"Could there be something fishy about this person?" Hua Wushuang suspected.

It wasn't that he was overly suspicious. In a few months, dozens of people hadn't succeeded. Suddenly, someone succeeded in half a day?

Isn't that too fake? Does this person have ulterior motives?

"Martial Uncle Hua, even if there's something fishy, they wouldn't be this stupid, right!" Yin Tieyan thought all the way and said.

Hua Wushuang heard Yin Tieyan's words and thought carefully. That's right, who with something fishy would succeed in half a day? Wouldn't that just invite suspicion?

"Could he really be a genius?" Hua Wushuang muttered to himself.

"This disciple dares not comment!" Yin Tieyan replied.

"Hmm..." Hua Wushuang pondered for a while, then said, "Let's not tell your master about this for now! This person's background is unknown, and his cultivation speed is so fast, I'm afraid there's a trick! We still need to observe for a few days! After confirming, we'll report to the Sect Master, lest the Sect Master be happy for nothing and blame us!"

"How should this disciple reply to him?"

"Just say that I and the Sect Master are out on business for the next few days. After we return in a few days, I will personally test him and take him in as a disciple!" Hua Wushuang casually made up an excuse.

"Yes! Then this disciple will reply to him like this and stall him for a few days."

"Hmm~ You must observe him closely these few days to see if he acts strangely. If he wants to go out for a walk, let him. There's no need to restrict his movements, just observe him secretly!" Hua Wushuang instructed carefully.

"Yes!" Yin Tieyan understood. This was a strategy of appearing relaxed but being secretly vigilant, luring the snake out of its hole.

"Go!" Hua Wushuang said to Yin Tieyan.

The next day, when Shi Feizhe learned from Yin Tieyan that the Sect Master and Martial Uncle Hua, whom he had met yesterday in the Skill Transmission Hall, were both "out on business," he felt quite regretful.

"Then... what about the ten taels of gold?" Shi Feizhe asked.

Ten taels of gold was truly not a small sum! The hanging man with the saber from before only had a little over twenty taels of gold and silver combined, and most of it was silver.

Yin Tieyan said with a smile, "Naturally, we have to wait until Master and Martial Uncle Hua return to test you, but if Junior Brother Shi is short on money, I can advance some to Junior Brother first!"

"Really?"

"Really!"

"Even ten taels of gold?"

"Even ten taels of gold!" Yin Tieyan said with a smile, "As long as you are loyal to the sect, our Sun Moon Radiance Sect is not short on money!"

Although their sect was not short on money, they wouldn't just give it away randomly.

Ten taels of gold was truly not a small sum.

In this era, the ratio of gold to silver was between 1:12 and 1:14, fluctuating depending on the region. Ten taels of gold was one hundred and twenty taels of silver, which converted to over a hundred strings of copper coins.

Don't underestimate the purchasing power of copper coins. You should know that when Shi Feizhe first started at the medical hall, he only earned twenty copper coins a month. In Qiu Yang City, ten taels of gold could buy a large courtyard with three entrances!

Therefore, this money was mainly given to Shi Feizhe to see how he would spend it. Yin Tieyan wanted to see if he could find any flaws in Shi Feizhe.

If Shi Feizhe had no problems, he would naturally receive the ten taels of gold as a sect reward in the future. If Shi Feizhe had problems, and they were discovered by only spending ten taels of gold, the sect would definitely praise him for being efficient!

"I wonder how Junior Brother Shi plans to spend the money after taking it!" Yin Tieyan handed the ten taels of gold to Shi Feizhe and said with a smile.

Shi Feizhe looked at the gold and felt a surge of emotion.

In this world, he had worked at the medical hall for over a month and only earned twenty copper coins. He had worked at Three Talents Manor for seven or eight days and didn't get a single cent, and almost lost his life! All the travel expenses along the way were obtained by killing people and looting their corpses.

Now, finally, relying on his hard work and talent, he had obtained money through legitimate means. The feeling in his heart was difficult for outsiders to understand.

"How about inviting the brothers in the courtyard to have a good meal together!"

Good heavens, the corpse-looting old devil Shi can now get money without looting corpses!