Qin's Disciple

Whoosh, whoosh—

As the enormous waves in the visualization diagram gradually surged, Wei Luo seemed to hear the sound of great waves crashing against the reefs.

The sound steadily grew louder until it became a thunderous roar.

Without realizing it, he entered a strange state.

The great waves rolled on without end, their might astonishing.

After watching for who knew how long, he suddenly caught a glimmer of insight within the waves and tried to incorporate their overwhelming force into his own fist technique.

Just as Wei Luo was gradually losing himself in it, a wave of dizziness struck without warning.

When Wei Luo opened his eyes again, everything around him had vanished.

"Not bad. To remain in meditation for two hours on your first attempt shows that your understanding of fist techniques runs quite deep."

Master Qin's voice sounded, and only then did Wei Luo come back to himself.

So much time had actually passed. He had thought only a few minutes had gone by.

After becoming master and disciple, Master Qin's attitude was indeed different from before. Even his tone had grown much kinder.

"From now on, come here every day to contemplate it. Once the visualization diagram has been completely imprinted in your mind, you can cultivate on your own."

"Yes, Master."

A trace of delight appeared on Wei Luo's face. The visualization diagram was the foundation of the Folding Waves Fist.

With the visualization diagram, his future progress in practicing the fist technique would also be faster.

Looking at the visualization diagram, Wei Luo spoke from the heart.

"Master Qin, was the Layered Wave Force comprehended from this visualization diagram?"

"That's right. If you can cultivate the fist technique to great mastery, you'll be able to fuse two forces. If you reach perfection, you'll be able to fuse three."

Three forces could only be fused at perfection?

Wei Luo froze. Under normal circumstances, reaching perfection in a fist technique only meant reaching the force-training level.

But Qin Changfeng's punch in the East Courtyard earlier had already fused three forces. Could it be that Master Qin was not at the third stage of training, as everyone guessed, but had already reached force training?!

Seeing the expression on Wei Luo's face, Qin Changfeng seemed to know what he was thinking. Yet he did not expose it, only adding,

"When you come to study the visualization diagram in the future, remember not to touch or damage it.

There is only one copy of this visualization diagram. If it loses its spiritual resonance, I'll hold you accountable."

Only one copy?

Wei Luo first nodded in agreement, then asked in confusion,

"Can't Master make another visualization diagram yourself?"

Qin Changfeng laughed silently, a trace of reminiscence surfacing on his face.

"Only when one's martial path reaches the realm of comprehension is it possible to create a visualization diagram. This diagram was also..."

"Forget it. Those are all old affairs from years ago. You needn't know so much.

If you can truly comprehend this visualization diagram in its entirety, I'll give you a great gift."

Comprehension? A great gift?

Qin Changfeng had stopped halfway through his words, stirring Wei Luo's curiosity.

But it was not appropriate for him to ask further, so he merely nodded and assented.

It had to be said, becoming master and disciple truly brought different treatment.

After studying the visualization diagram, Master Qin called Wei Luo aside again. Beyond the fist technique, he even asked where Wei Luo lived and what his family circumstances were like.

Upon learning that Wei Luo's home was still in Yellow Mud Alley, he took the initiative to offer him a place of his own in the courtyard.

But the Sun Family had just given him five hundred taels. Wei Luo felt too embarrassed to move directly into his master's courtyard, so he politely declined.

It was not until evening that Wei Luo bid Master Qin farewell and returned to the East Courtyard.

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"Shen Wu! You bastard!"

Before he even entered, Wei Luo heard an angry curse tinged with sobs from inside the courtyard.

"You go to brothels to have your fun all the time, and I've never once interfered. Now you're actually telling me to get out? Do you have any conscience left?!"

"Come look, everyone! I've been with him for half a year, and now he wants to become a heartless man who abandons me!"

Inside the courtyard, Li Yue sat collapsed on the ground, crying as though her heart had been torn apart while continuously cursing.

Shen Wu stood to one side with a livid face, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

Quite a few crewmen lived in the courtyard and had not yet gone home. Seeing this scene, they gathered to watch the spectacle, covering their mouths as they snickered.

"Stop talking. The bond between us is over. Go find a good family and marry into it."

As more and more people gathered, Shen Wu felt his face was being utterly disgraced. He hurriedly tried to pull Li Yue up.

But the moment he pulled, Li Yue struggled even harder, harder to pin down than a pig during New Year festivities.

Afraid of hurting her, Shen Wu could only let go again.

"Shen Wu, I won't leave. I'll never leave you for the rest of my life!"

"You want to marry a young lady from the Sun Family? Then I can be your concubine. Don't worry, after the wedding, I absolutely won't cause you any trouble!"

After making a scene and then begging, Li Yue continued to throw tantrums and roll about. Shen Wu's gaze grew colder and colder.

"Neither of us has a marriage agreement, nor do we have children. If you keep pestering me, don't blame me for being rude!"

The moment Wei Luo entered the courtyard, he saw this melodramatic scene, and the corners of his mouth were difficult to suppress.

Among the crowd, he spotted Zhao Xiu and Liu Changle, who were cracking sunflower seeds. After asking a few questions, he learned the whole story.

Simply put, the Sun Family had chosen a young lady and set the date. Shen Wu would soon be marrying into the Sun Family.

Thus, Li Yue had immediately become Shen Wu's burden.

Wei Luo was not at all surprised that Li Yue had been cast aside.

Li Yue had thought she could bind Shen Wu to her by throwing herself into his arms, but she did not know that such affection was truly too cheap.

Before long, someone secretly in love with Li Yue even appeared and took the lead in condemning Shen Wu for being heartless.

He then said he was willing to take Li Yue in, only to be viciously cursed out by Li Yue in front of everyone, causing yet another round of laughter.

In the end, Shen Wu could no longer bear the humiliation. He directly abandoned Li Yue and left the residence.

"Stupid woman. She looked down on us back then, and now she's been played and tossed aside. Serves her right."

Liu Changle glanced at Li Yue, who was wailing on the ground, without a shred of sympathy.

But Li Yue was not the only one who had developed thoughts of currying favor.

"Congratulations, Brother Wei, on becoming Master Qin's disciple!"

After the melodramatic farce, everyone noticed Wei Luo. An endless stream of people came forward to congratulate him.

Everyone looked at Wei Luo with a measure of respect in their eyes.

Quite a few people even said they wanted to treat Wei Luo to a meal, but he declined them one by one.

Before long, even Sun Qianchuan arrived.

"Brother Wei truly is a hidden dragon. I misjudged you before. Since today is Brother Wei's great day, why don't we head to the inner city and have some fun?"

A hidden dragon? Misjudged him?

Looking at Sun Qianchuan's warm smile, Wei Luo felt a wave of disgust.

He had not forgotten in the slightest how disdainful Sun Qianchuan had been toward him before.

Now that he had become Master Qin's disciple, Sun Qianchuan immediately came crawling over.

Were you and Li Yue born from the same mother?

"Young Master Sun, you're too polite. But I have matters to attend to, so please go enjoy yourself."

The meaning in Wei Luo's words was clear: he had no desire to associate with someone like Sun Qianchuan.

At this moment, Zhao Xiu quietly advised him.

"Wei Luo, there's a strong chance Sun Qianchuan will become the Sun Family's head in the future. There's no harm in befriending him. On the contrary, he'll invest in you as much as possible."

Zhao Xiu was not wrong. If one were an "ambitious" person, one would surely set aside past grievances and befriend Sun Qianchuan, benefiting each other.

A confident look also appeared on Sun Qianchuan's face. With his status as a young master of the Sun Family, even Shen Wu had to treat him respectfully.

"Come to think of it, Wei Luo, we were both taught by Master Qin. Give me some face."

"I've already learned martial arts, yet I still have to give others face? Wouldn't that mean I have no face at all?"

With that, Wei Luo strode away, seemingly unwilling to say another word to Sun Qianchuan.

Zhao Xiu and Liu Changle froze, then hurriedly followed after him.

Wei Luo had already seen far too much of people fawning on the powerful and trampling the weak.

If he became like everyone else, he would not only disgrace himself, but also disgrace the [Great Thousand Revelation] bestowed upon him by Heaven.

Even after the three of them had gone far away, fury still smoldered in Sun Qianchuan's eyes.

He had lowered his status to invite Wei Luo out for entertainment, yet Wei Luo had actually dared to refuse him face.

After being rejected again and again in public, resentment could not help rising in his heart.

Wei Luo sensed Sun Qianchuan's piercing gaze, but did not care.

Instead, he pulled Zhao Xiu and Liu Changle along to drink at a restaurant.