"Six taels of silver. Here!" Zhao Han took out six taels of silver and tossed them over. Scholar Liu caught them steadily.
"Not bad. These nine Sea Wave Paintings all look quite real." Zhao Han had seen the sea before, after all, and could tell that Scholar Liu had put care into them.
"You've seen the sea?" Now it was Scholar Liu's turn to be surprised.
This was the Great Zhou Kingdom, an inland country far, far from the ocean. Yet the man before him had actually seen the sea? That was far too strange.
Zhao Han explained, "I read about it in books, and I've seen paintings of the sea as well. The sea is vaster than any lake; every river eventually flows into it."
"So that's how it is!" Scholar Liu nodded. Now that was more normal.
Holding the nine paintings, Zhao Han left Scholar Liu's home. After burning incense, Scholar Liu continued painting—still painting Liu Ruyan.
It was clear that he was truly captivated by her.
When he reached an empty alley, Zhao Han took out the nine paintings and pasted them onto the wall. Then he fixed his eyes on the first one and began practicing Mad Saber Three Stacks Wave.
"First Wave!"
"Second Wave!"
"Third... Wave!"
After practicing at full strength twenty times, he found himself running out of steam. Fortunately, he had Energy Pills on hand. One pill down, and his vigor and stamina instantly recovered considerably.
Gradually, after he had completed ninety repetitions, the nine paintings also lost their effect.
Zhao Han felt a not-insignificant force spread through every part of his body. This was the effect of Mad Saber Three Stacks Wave advancing.
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