Yushu Shu, who had been nervously wondering if she had done something wrong, breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Wang Hao's question. She then replied gently, "In reply to my benefactor, I have been nimble-handed since childhood and can write different characters with both hands simultaneously. These manuals were all written by me on both sides at the same time, so there will be slight differences in the characters."
"Just as I thought!"
Wang Hao's eyes lit up as he looked at Yushu with excitement. She was simply a prodigy!
If that old guy Zhao Fengxue knew about this girl's talent, he'd probably rush over that very night to snatch her away and make her his last disciple.
It should be noted that Zhao Fengxue's family sword technique, Blood Wind Fast Sword, is only an incomplete martial art; in its complete form, it is an Innate martial art.
Unfortunately, due to a great upheaval, their family's martial arts were lost, leaving only half of the Blood Wind Fast Sword.
The Zhao family joined the Blood Robe Tower from its inception, using the power of the Blood Robe Tower and the Eastern Depot to collect martial arts techniques and create a matching sword technique based on the Blood Wind Fast Sword.
This sword technique, when used alone, is not very powerful, but when combined with the Blood Wind Fast Sword, its power is comparable to that of Innate martial arts.
This characteristic is somewhat similar to the Jade Maiden Pure Heart Swordsmanship, which is a combination of the Quanzhen Swordsmanship and the Jade Maiden Swordsmanship from the Return of the Condor Heroes era. Both techniques have average individual power, but their combined power increases dramatically.
However, compared to the two sword techniques of the Zhao family, they are inferior and cannot be performed by two people unless they can truly achieve a state of perfect harmony, so that the countless variations of the sword moves can be perfectly combined.
Therefore, to perform both sword techniques simultaneously, one must be able to multitask, and to a very high degree.
Some people may be able to perform two tasks Acquired through special training, but they are still far from being able to wield two Grandmaster- level sword techniques at the same time and unleash their full power.
This is something that cannot be achieved through Acquired work and training; it requires talent, and sometimes talent is even more important than Acquired work.
Wang Hao had once seen Zhao Dachui copy books with two pens; that was a training method.
However, Zhao Dachui's talent in this area was really not that great. Although he could copy books with both hands, his speed was quite slow, which led to him being scolded by Zhao Fengxue many times.
And Yushu is undoubtedly a genius in this field.
"My benefactor, is there anything wrong with what I did?"
Feeling extremely uncomfortable under Wang Hao's gaze, Yushu couldn't help but ask, her heart filled with curiosity and worry.
"There's nothing wrong with that. You need to intensify your practice of the Jade Wave Swordsmanship Technique and train your talent for multitasking more. If you can reach a level that satisfies me, I'll give you a big gift."
Seeing that Yushu was frightened, Wang Hao quickly composed himself, but still reminded her to train more in this area in the future so as not to waste this talent.
"Yes, benefactor, I've remembered. I will train hard in this area from now on."
Although she didn't understand why Wang Hao said that, Yushu still nodded in agreement.
Ever since Wang Hao rescued Wang Hao from that hellhole, Wang Hao has been her everything. She wouldn't even blink if he asked her to die right now, let alone something as trivial as this.
"Put these secret manuals in a box and seal them away. I'll need them in a few days. Then you can go and rest. Remember to take a piece of Ganoderma lucidum tablets and hold them in your mouth to refresh yourself before you go to sleep."
From now on, everything on Peach Blossom Island will depend on you. If you work yourself to exhaustion, I'll be in big trouble."
Wang Hao put down the manual and gestured for Yushu to leave and rest, while also instructing her to take some Ganoderma lucidum tablets to suck on.
Among the supplies seized from the Japanese pirates were many medicinal herbs. The herbs used to prepare the medicinal bath yesterday were obtained from these herbs, including Ganoderma lucidum (reishi mushroom).
Although they are just ordinary Ganoderma lucidum, they still have a certain effect on nourishing the spirit and can accelerate the recovery of one's energy.
Yushu's task was no small feat. Peach Blossom Island was currently in dire need of reconstruction, and this woman had to handle many things while also maintaining her own cultivation. It was a very tiring task.
"Thank you for your concern, my benefactor. I will go back to rest now!"
Nodding, Yushu picked up the dozens of martial arts manuals and slowly retreated.
"Looks like this girl has quite a bit of emotional trauma!"
Watching Yushu's departing figure, Wang Hao sighed.
This woman initially called herself Yushu, but then, for some reason, she started referring to herself as a servant, lowering her status and position by a level, clearly indicating that she felt inferior.
"Bang!"
"Damn Japanese pirates!"
Wang Hao slammed his fist into the artificial hill beside him, his heart filled with intense hatred for the culprits who had caused all this—the Japanese pirates.
These beasts all deserve to die!
What followed was rather uneventful. Every day, Wang Hao would teach the women the Jade Wave Swordsmanship. Although these women had only average Roshi, they were ruthless enough to themselves, could endure hardship, and their progress was not slow as they trained with all their might.
In the evening, Wang Hao would cultivate alone, followed by an Tokiomi of meditation to restore his energy.
On the tenth day, Lin Zhennan finally arrived at Peach Blossom Island quietly with a batch of supplies.
This was also Wang Hao's special instruction, to act discreetly and not to expose what happened on Peach Blossom Island.
"Brother Wang, the matter of claiming the reward with the heads of Japanese pirates has been a bit troublesome, and there have been quite a few eyes on me, so I only managed to find time today. I hope Brother Wang won't take offense."
As soon as he got ashore, Lin Zhennan apologized to Wang Hao with a forced smile. Although he had tried his best, it was only today that he had finally managed to handle everything properly.
"Going slowly is fine. The most important thing is to keep it a secret. I don't want a large number of martial arts practitioners or government officials to come and wander around Peach Blossom Island one day."
Wang Hao didn't blame him for this, after all, he had specifically instructed Lin Zhennan to get away from everyone's attention before coming over, just to avoid being noticed by the martial arts forces in Jiangnan, or even the government and the imperial court.
"Brother Wang, please rest assured. I led my fleet on a long voyage at sea before returning here, and all the men I brought are trustworthy. I guarantee there will be no mistakes."
Lin Zhennan made this guarantee with his hand on his chest; otherwise, he would have arrived at Peach Blossom Island a few days ago.
" Yushu, take your men and inventory the unloaded supplies. If there's anything else you need, write a list for Brother Lin. He'll send a ship over every month to deliver supplies to you."
"Yes!"
Yushu, who was following behind Wang Hao, nodded, waved to the women behind her, and led them toward the ships to unload the supplies.
"Brother Lin, do you know any female generals who are skilled in naval warfare? Preferably those who are out of government and have no connections with the imperial court."
After glancing at the women whose spirits and energy had improved significantly compared to ten days ago, Wang Hao pondered for a moment and then asked Lin Zhennan.
After all, he had promised these girls that he would fight against the Japanese pirates, and to fight against the Japanese pirates, one must know certain naval warfare tactics.
After all, naval warfare is different from land warfare; if one is not careful, everyone will perish at sea and the entire army will be wiped out.
Therefore, it is necessary to find Humanity Sect Yushu and the others naval combat skills. It doesn't matter how well they learn, as long as they don't suffer losses when fighting the Japanese pirates.
Following Wang Hao's gaze, Lin Zhennan glanced thoughtfully at Yushu and the others, pondered for a moment, and said, "I do have someone in mind, but she's not a female general. Her name is Zhou Xueyi, and her father is a general under General Qi."
As a child, she worked as a physician alongside her father and General Qi's army in the southeastern coastal region to suppress Japanese pirates. She offered many suggestions during the battles, and it is said that General Qi regretted that she was not born a man, otherwise he would have taken her as his last disciple.
Unfortunately, three years ago, along with General Qi's loss of power in the court, her father was also betrayed by his subordinates and died in a naval battle against Japanese pirates. She once declared that she would marry whoever could kill that traitor and avenge her father.
" General Qi!"
Wang Hao was startled. He had never heard of Zhou Xueyi, but he knew the General Qi very well.
There may have been many generals with the surname Qi in ancient times, but the most famous was undoubtedly General Qi Jiguang, the folk Hero who annihilated countless Japanese pirates.
In that era, only that Hero led troops to quell the Japanese pirates along the southeastern coast.
To receive praise from General Qi, Zhou Xueyi must be quite extraordinary.
"What's the traitor's name? Where is Zhou Xueyi now?"
Wang Hao didn't ask anything else, but went straight to inquire about the current situation of the traitor who caused Zhou Xueyi's father's death, clearly indicating that he had his eye on Zhou Xueyi.
"That traitor is named Feng Lun, the current prefect of Hangzhou. As for Zhou Xueyi, her whereabouts have been uncertain for the past two years, but she has mostly been moving around in the Jiangnan region, so finding her shouldn't be too difficult."
Lin Zhennan understood and quickly reported what he knew. Actually, it wasn't much intelligence, since what happened in the Jiangnan martial arts world back then wasn't a secret.
Although Feng Lun was despised by the martial arts community in Jiangnan, he was, after all, a member of the imperial court. No one was willing to invite trouble for someone unrelated to them. Even though Zhou Xueyi was indeed stunningly beautiful, few people would take the risk.
Even if some people went, their fates were not good, after all, Feng Lun was a prefect, and he had gathered many experts under his command.
However, he wasn't too worried about Wang Hao, after all, this man had forcibly slaughtered tens of thousands of Japanese pirates, including First-Rate and even Super-First-Rate pirate experts.
Faced with such a formidable killer, a mere prefect of Hangzhou is no match for him.
Nodding, Wang Hao said, "Alright, I'll handle the matter of that traitor Feng Lun. You go find Zhou Xueyi and tell her I don't need her to marry me; I just need her to help me train these girls properly."
With his eyes slightly narrowed, Wang Hao had roughly guessed the hidden story behind it all.
It was inevitable that as General Qi lost power in the court, those hostile forces began to purge General Qi's faction, and Zhou Xueyi's father was unlucky enough to be included in the purge.
It must have been deliberately arranged by those people that Feng Lun leaked the information, and in exchange, Feng Lun was appointed as the prefect of Hangzhou.
What a dirty deal!
However, Wang Hao was not very surprised by this. He knew that there were three dynasties in Huaxia history with the most intense internal strife, which brought down all three dynasties.
The Ming Dynasty was one such example. Although the internal strife in the Ming Dynasty had not yet reached the peak of the Donglin Faction period, it was already quite intense. Zhou Xueyi's father was a victim of this factional struggle.
"Brother Wang, please rest assured, as long as Zhou Xueyi is still in Jiangnan, I guarantee I will bring her to Peach Blossom Island within a month."
Lin Zhennan patted his chest and assured him, appearing very confident.
It should be noted that the Fuwei Escort Agency was a major local power in Jiangnan, possessing considerable influence. In particular, their prestige had soared after they had gained the merit of annihilating tens of thousands of Japanese pirates from Wang Hao.
This would make things much easier in the Jiangnan region, and finding someone wouldn't be difficult.
" Old Cheng, take a few men and accompany Brother Wang to Hangzhou City. If necessary, help clean up any loose ends and provide backup. Make sure no one disturbs Brother Wang's peace and quiet on Peach Blossom Island later."
Lin Zhennan also shrewdly found some helpers for Wang Hao, after all, he knew that Wang Hao was unfamiliar with Hangzhou and didn't even know where the prefect's residence was.
While such a solo attack with only a sword could eliminate Feng Lun, the prefect of Hangzhou, it would inevitably cause quite a stir, which is clearly inconsistent with Wang Hao's low-key style.
Therefore, it was essential to find a trustworthy person to guide and help, and Old Cheng was his confidant, someone with whom he had a life-or-death bond, and absolutely trustworthy.