Your Fate Is Too Complicated

Commander Li left, and the others began training on their own.

Though they all had plenty of questions for Mo Yun, none wanted to waste the precious morning training time, so each threw himself into practice.

Daylight had fully broken when Commander Li returned, before the hour of instruction was even over.

He said the Village Master had been delighted to hear of Mo Yun's breakthrough and had agreed to provide resources to support him. For now, Mo Yun would receive one bottle of Qi-Blood Pills a month, with the amount adjusted later as circumstances warranted.

"Mo Yun, the Village Master has high hopes for you. Keep working hard!"

As he spoke, Commander Li pressed a bottle of Qi-Blood Pills into Mo Yun's hand.

"Come see me at the same time next month for another bottle!" Commander Li patted Mo Yun's shoulder.

Mo Yun was delighted. A bottle of Qi-Blood Pills cost a fortune; an ordinary family might not be able to afford one even after scrimping and saving for an entire year.

Then Commander Li added, "Also, the Village Master said that although you've mastered the basics of both the Tiger-Crouching Fist and stance training, you still have to follow the proper procedures. You'll need to pass next month's group assessment before joining the Guard Team."

Mo Yun nodded in understanding.

Joining the Guard Team a little later made no difference to him.

After all, he would be working in the Spirit Herb Garden from now on, with very little to do each day. Compared to his previous work in the Forge Room, life was wonderfully easy.

If becoming a guard hadn't meant voiding his indenture contract and regaining his freedom, he would have thought that keeping his head down in the Servants' Court and practicing martial arts at leisure was a pretty good life.

"Mo Yun, keep working hard and try to reach hidden force soon. If there's anything you don't understand about martial arts, come ask me anytime!"

When the agreed hour of instruction ended, Commander Li patted Mo Yun's shoulder and turned to leave.

"All right. I'll work hard." Mo Yun nodded, watching Commander Li's figure disappear from the training grounds.

After Commander Li left, they headed to the Spirit Herb Garden together.

Beside him, Tang Yin looked at Mo Yun wistfully.

"Mo Yun, I really envy you. With martial talent that good, if nothing else, reaching hidden force someday is a nail hammered firmly into the board. You'll be a local expert at the very least, able to get by anywhere!

"Unlike me. My martial talent is rubbish, and I can't learn anything. Sigh, Commander Li has been teaching us for almost twenty days, and I still haven't even caught sight of the Tiger-Crouching Fist's doorway, let alone stepped through it."

He sighed. "How can the gulf between people be so vast?"

Hearing Tang Yin's lament, Mo Yun thought for a moment and said, "You have a full, broad forehead. You're probably blessed with great fortune. Perhaps your talent simply lies somewhere other than martial arts?"

Tang Yin looked puzzled. "You know how to read faces too?"

Mo Yun nodded solemnly. "A little, just a little!"

Tang Yin's eyes lit up, and he hastily asked, "Brother Mo, where do you think my talent lies?"

Mo Yun said seriously, "Perhaps in a martial spirit!"

Tang Yin frowned. "Martial spirit? What's that? I don't think I've ever heard of it..."

Mo Yun continued, "It doesn't matter if you haven't heard of it. Just remember two phrases."

Tang Yin asked, "What phrases?"

Mo Yun said, "Blue Silver Entanglement!"

Tang Yin: "???"

Mo Yun said, "Invincible Golden Body!"

Tang Yin's face darkened. "What nonsense are you spouting?"

Mo Yun shook his head. "Nothing. I just suddenly thought of an old acquaintance. Perhaps your great fortune lies in those words. Give them a try if you get the chance."

Of course, ten-year solitary bamboo would suit you best, Mo Yun added inwardly.

Tang Yin: "..."

Though he didn't really understand, Tang Yin still quietly committed Blue Silver Entanglement and Invincible Golden Body to memory.

At some point, Han Tang came over and asked rather bashfully, "Mo Yun, could you take a look at me too? See what I'm suited for and where my great fortune lies?"

Mo Yun looked Han Tang up and down, pondered for a moment, then said, "Fellow Daoist Han, I think you're suited to pill refining!"

"Pill refining?" Han Tang was utterly bewildered.

"Yes, pill refining!" Mo Yun thought for a moment, then said solemnly, "Also, take a stroll around the back mountain whenever you have time. If you see a Little Green Bottle or something, make sure to pick it up. That might be your great fortune!"

Seeing how earnest and serious Mo Yun looked, Han Tang nodded without betraying anything, silently remembering the two key terms: pill refining and Little Green Bottle.

As though something had occurred to him, Mo Yun reminded him, "Oh, and Brother Han, if you run into danger, remember to quietly shepherd everyone into a protective position in front of you!"

Han Tang: "?"

What the hell did he mean, a protective position in front of me?

Seeing Mo Yun carry on so mysteriously, as though he really knew something, Tie Zhu joined in the fun. "Mo Yun, how about taking a look at me too?"

Mo Yun nodded, studied Tie Zhu carefully, then thought for a moment and said, "Brother Zhu, is your real name Wang Lin?"

Tie Zhu nodded. "Yes, my real name is Wang Lin. I'm from Wang Family Village in Tuyue Town..."

"I see." Mo Yun nodded thoughtfully, then smiled mysteriously. "Your great fortune lies in a bead. If you spot one on the road, remember to pick it up!"

"A bead? What kind of bead?" Tie Zhu scratched his head in confusion.

Mo Yun said, "A tiny one with a Five-Element Pattern marked inside!"

Tie Zhu nodded. "I see. I'll remember that. Thank you, Mo Yun!"

"We're brothers. No need for thanks!" Mo Yun waved a hand.

Seeing Mo Yun make it all sound so wondrous, Xiao Liu hurried over. "Old Mo, take a look at me! See if I have some hidden peerless physique that'll let me leap through the Dragon Gate like a carp once it awakens!"

Mo Yun: "..."

Mo Yun looked wordlessly at the sky, then patted Xiao Liu's shoulder. "I suggest changing your name to Old Six. As for great fortune and opportunities, you could go home and ask your parents. They might be peerless experts in hiding."

"Huh?" Xiao Liu was a little dazed. "My parents are peerless experts in hiding? Surely not. They're just ordinary, honest farmers..."

Mo Yun shook his head and said earnestly, "You can't judge everything by appearances. You'll understand someday."

Xiao Liu nodded thoughtfully. "Thanks, Old Mo. I think I've attained enlightenment!"

Mo Yun: -_-||

What exactly have you attained enlightenment about, hey?!

Just then, Luo Shan approached with an expressionless face and asked intently, "Mo Yun, could you take a look at me too?"

Mo Yun nodded, studied Luo Shan closely for a few seconds, then said with a solemn expression:

"You're very well suited to martial arts. Whatever you do, don't give them up. You'll definitely be a badass someday! Also, if you come across the Damaged Spaceship while you're out, remember to go inside and have a look. You might find something!"

Luo Shan looked bewildered. "Spaceship? What's that? A ship that can fly?"

Mo Yun gave an awkward chuckle. "Yes, a ship that can fly. Its overall shape is more or less like a ship!"

"I see. I understand. Thank you." Luo Shan cupped his fist.

"Why stand on ceremony with me? If you strike it rich, don't forget the rest of us!" Mo Yun grinned.

"All right." Luo Shan nodded seriously.

Meanwhile, seeing that everyone else had asked, the usually taciturn Zhang Qiang felt awkward about not asking too, so he said rather self-consciously, "Brother Mo, could you take a look at me as well...?"

Mo Yun nodded. "Sure. Let me take a look."

After studying Zhang Qiang carefully for a long while, Mo Yun shook his head helplessly.

"What's wrong, Brother Mo?" Zhang Qiang asked in confusion.

"Your fate is too complicated. My skills aren't up to scratch yet, so I can't make much sense of it," Mo Yun said, looking ashamed.

"Uh, all right..." Zhang Qiang paused, then reassured him, "It's fine, Brother Mo. I'm in no hurry. How about taking another look once your skills are up to scratch?"

Mo Yun said, "Okay, okay."

Zhang Qiang said, "Huh? Okay?"