"As for my boss, your martial techniques and cultivation thods are fine, and you have no problems fighting enemies, but you lack so killing intent. Sotis you can't bring yourself to strike a killing blow, missing better ways to win!" Xiaoyao continued, pointing out one of Guxing's weaknesses that wasn't really a weakness.
This wouldn't affect Guxing's strength. When Guxing needed to be decisive, she would still be very decisive. However, since they knew about this issue, it was best to resolve it.
Originally, as a martial artist, one had to experience such scenes of slaughter. This could temper the mind and make Guxing's already resilient will even more tenacious.
"Alright, I understand!" Guxing nodded in response.
"Boss, I'm just asking you to experience it, not to personally take action. Don't misunderstand ! Although so things can't be explained clearly and must be personally experienced, as long as you see it with your own eyes and can feel it, you'll understand—there's no need to try it yourself!" Xiaoyao reminded Guxing, afraid she would misunderstand his aning and end up with blood on her hands, which was not what he wanted to see.
He wanted to train Guxing's killing intent, but he also didn't want Guxing to be stained with blood. This would taint her purity, which was not what he wanted to see.
Of course, he wouldn't mind if Guxing killed people either. If necessary, even becoming a killing maniac wouldn't be a problem!
This might seem contradictory, but it was also very realistic. Staying alive was always the greatest prerequisite!!
"Understood!" Guxing nodded.
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...
"Tch, how co you don't show this much concern for ? I've killed countless enemies on the battlefield, but you never expressed yourself like this," the Young Miss said very unhappily. This was differential treatnt from Xiaoyao.
"Do you need it?" Xiaoyao replied very directly.
"I need it!" The Young Miss nodded seriously.
"Go find Third Miss!" Xiaoyao moved his mouth slightly.
"Won and brothers are different. I need comfort from a brother more!!" The Young Miss responded without thinking. If anyone heard this, they would definitely rack their brains wondering what this was all about.
"..."
Xiaoyao decided not to continue and to talk about serious matters.
"I've chosen well for you—go to White Deer Academy. I believe Third Miss will like it too."
"White Deer Academy? You want us to beco scholars? What kind of joke is this!!" The Young Miss objected. This was too strange. Did he want to say that their scholarly temperant wasn't enough and they needed to cultivate it?
"No, although White Deer Academy is called an academy, they are a genuine martial arts sect. Their martial techniques and cultivation thods are the most nurous among all the sects currently known. The reason they're called an academy is because they have many books! Of course, they also have so scholarly atmosphere because they not only collect various secret manuals but also collect other books... Originally, I wanted to go there too, but I have other matters!" Xiaoyao said.
"I understand. You want us to have more exposure to various martial techniques and cultivation thods," the Young Miss said, stroking her chin. She could sense Xiaoyao's intention.
They had already done very well in all aspects, but there was one drawback on the battlefield: they only encountered war techniques—martial arts suitable for battlefields, and war techniques were generally very simple.
This wasn't really a problem either. They could still kill enemies and achieve victory!
However, being too rigid would always be sowhat problematic. They now needed to combine hardness with softness—just a little bit would be enough. However, this little bit wasn't simple and required a lot of work.
Sotis, that little bit of sothing wouldn't be any simpler than anything they'd done before. They were stuck precisely on this little bit!!
"Oh, then how do we enter these two sects?" the Young Miss asked again. She didn't inquire about what Xiaoyao's business was because she felt that Xiaoyao's business should be investigating his background.
"The entry thod for these two sects is very simple, which is also why I chose them. You just need to demonstrate your strength and then pay tuition fees!" Xiaoyao said with a smile.
Actually, with the potential of Guxing and the others, all the major sects would compete to recruit them. However, sotis so sects liked to put on airs—they wouldn't easily accept those who ca to their door and insisted on setting up conditions.
Conversely, if they didn't go, these sects would instead offer conditions to attract people. This was a very ridiculous phenonon, yet one that could be seen everywhere.
Right now, Xiaoyao didn't have ti to let people co find them, because that would require making a na for themselves first. So he chose the simplest option. Fortunately, what he wanted was among these simplest choices.
"That's good!" The Young Miss seed relieved. She hadn't thought about one thing—sothing she would never consider.
"What's good about it? We need to pay tuition fees, and the bank notes from our side aren't accepted here. We're very poor right now," Nangong Suxin said irritably.
"Yes, we didn't plan on spending money here this ti, so we didn't bring much cash. Although they also use gold and silver here, our little money is only enough for living expenses. The tuition for major sects definitely won't be enough—we need to find ways to earn money first," Nangong Third Miss took out so gold and silver, which was clearly all the wealth of the three won.
As for jewelry, they did have so, but they didn't carry much on them. They were different from ordinary young ladies of noble families—they all lived in the military, where wearing too much jewelry was very inconvenient.
As for Guxing, she definitely wouldn't have any. Aside from a peace jade pendant that Xiaoyao had given her, she had no other jewelry, and she obviously wouldn't sell this jade pendant either.
Therefore, they could now be considered poor people. Before earning money, they weren't even as well-off as poor people!!
"Mm, we need to earn money. I'll go collect protection fees!" the Young Miss said, nodding.
"..."
"You really never change your bad habits. But currently speaking, the fastest way to get money is through robbery. Finding so wealthy but heartless people to rob the rich and help the poor is one thod," Nangong Suxin criticized the Young Miss while saying sothing that wasn't much different from what the Young Miss suggested. Of course, the Young Miss felt it was very different.
"What I do isn't robbery—I collect protection fees. If they have any trouble, they can co to . Since I've collected protection fees, I'll protect them," the Young Miss very seriously stated her position on collecting protection fees, as if this were a very sacred profession.
"..."
"Young Miss, you don't need to collect protection fees for now. When you enter White Deer Academy, try to collect from your fellow disciples. Currently, you do have tuition fees," Xiaoyao said.
"We do? Is this enough?" Nangong Third Miss was very confused. Were the tuition fees here so cheap that the few taels of silver in her hand would be enough?
"This definitely isn't enough. They're a major sect. Even if they're willing to reduce so tuition fees because of your good talent, it still won't be enough!" Xiaoyao shook his head in response. That little money was fine for living here, but to enter those sects, even small sects might be sowhat difficult.
"Then why did you say it was enough..." Nangong Third Miss spoke up, indicating that he was playing with them.
"When I said enough, I wasn't talking about what you have, but what I have. To be safe, I brought so gold..." Xiaoyao said while squatting down and taking out gold from his ankle.
"..."
"You call this 'so gold'?" Nangong Suxin asked in a daze.
What Xiaoyao took out were six gold bars, each weighing at least one liang. Six jin of gold—this would be a huge sum wherever gold could be used as hard currency.
This should be enough for tuition fees, at least for the first few years. They believed there would be solutions for later!!
"Yes, it's so. I was afraid it would be too heavy, so I didn't bring much. This works well as weight training. Spend it carefully—this is my life savings!!" These gold bars were all Xiaoyao's savings and also served as weight training tools that he always carried.
"I feel like you have more than this..." the Young Miss looked at Xiaoyao sowhat suspiciously. She felt there should be quite a bit more gold on Xiaoyao's feet.
"Cough cough, just a little left. I'm keeping it to marry a wife. Don't take away even my wife fund—that would be immoral," Xiaoyao said. Yes, he did have a bit more, though it was unclear exactly how much this "bit" was.
"..." The won fell silent.
"If I marry you, won't this wife fund beco mine!" the Young Miss said with a grin, hooking Xiaoyao's shoulder.
"..."
"And there's the boss's dowry..."
"If you marry her, the dowry becos yours, which saves money..."
"..."
"Cough cough!" Xiaoyao coughed dryly a few tis and said, "Let's decide like this for now. We'll temporarily separate. You go to White Deer Academy, and we'll go to the Huangpu Family."
"What do you an?" the Young Miss asked with a darkened expression.
"It ans we're not going the sa way, so we need to separate now. This is your travel money and tuition fees—spend it carefully," Xiaoyao handed the gold to Nangong Third Miss!
If he gave it to the Young Miss, it would quickly turn into alcohol. Nangong Suxin could also manage it, but Nangong Third Miss seed the most trustworthy.
"Why are you escorting Seventh Sister and not ? This isn't fair! How about I go to the Huangpu Family with you first, then you co with to White Deer Academy..." What the Young Miss cared about was this, not whether they separated or not. She wanted "fair treatnt."
"You're several people together, while my boss is alone, so of course I'm escorting her. Don't cause trouble—all this back and forth escorting is botherso. Hurry up and cultivate—that's the important thing. Don't waste the resources here," Xiaoyao replied, rejecting the Young Miss's proposal.
"Let it be wasted then. I want to go with you!" the Young Miss said carelessly.
"I support you!" Nangong Suxin said.
"..." Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. I thought about it—I can't let you off so easily. Besides, this guy only cares about Seventh Sister anyway, so it would be boring for to go along," the Young Miss suddenly changed her mind again. This didn't surprise anyone at all, because the Young Miss was just like this.
"By the way, I forgot to remind you—you need to coordinate your backstories this ti," Xiaoyao said.
(End of Chapter)
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