Dragon Gate Pavilion
To Lin Yan’s surprise, Kui Shan did not show any disappointnt or disgust when he heard his decision.
“Martial arts, martial arts, boy Lin, your heart for martial arts is even more resolute than I thought. That’s good. With this perseverance, at least you won’t regret it.”
Kui Shan handed over a wooden tablet carved with patterns. There were 20 thumb-sized squares engraved on it.
“Kid, I don’t know you well, but you’re quite to my liking. This is a at card with a total of 20 squares. Each square can be exchanged for a catty of at strips in the dining room. Take it as a gift from .”
Lin Yan hesitated slightly. Thinking of Xiaozhi, he took the at card. “Thank you, Master Kui!”
“Don’t celebrate too early. You’ve entered the Dragon Gate Pavilion, but it’s extrely difficult for you to stay. You’d better take care of yourself!”
After sending Kui Shan off, Lin Yan heaved a sigh of relief and turned to bow to Elder Wen behind him.
Elder Wen was the person who welcod the guests at the Dragon Gate Pavilion. Master Kui had just brought Yu Qian in to do sothing, and Elder Wen was accompanying her. Hence, no matter how Geng Bing rang the bell, Elder Wen did not co out.
“Elder Wen, I’m sorry.”
“It doesn’t matter. An evil guest like him dares to make a fuss in front of the Dragon Gate Pavilion just because he gave a small gift. He deserves to be beaten to death.”
They were naturally talking about Geng Bing. Lin Yan knew without asking that Elder Wen must have accepted Geng Bing’s gift and agreed to deliver sothing for him.
Elder Wen looked indignant, but Lin Yan couldn’t guess what he was thinking.
“Co with . I’ll show you where you live and introduce to you the layout in the hall so that you don’t bump into others.”
As if to prove his indignation, Elder Wen was clearly much more enthusiastic towards Lin Yan.
In the novels of his previous life, such gatekeepers were often hidden experts. However, Lin Yan observed his expression and felt that this Elder Wen had thinning hair and a shriveled figure. He seed more like an ordinary elder.
“Our Dragon Gate Pavilion looks like a large courtyard, but it is actually divided into five small courtyards. They are the Instruction Yard, the Dragon Yard, the Tiger Yard, the Wei Yard, and the Wu Yard.
“Among them, the Instruction Yard is the inner courtyard of the Pavilion Master, the Guest Masters, and the martial arts masters. Rember, you are not allowed to barge in.”
Lin Yan bowed. “Got it.”
“Dragon, Tiger, Wei, and Wu are the disciple yards. For example, when you first enter the academy, you’ll enter the Wu Yard. After two months, if you pass the assessnt, you can choose to enter the Wei Yard. Of course, if your talent is exceptionally high, it’s not impossible for you to enter the Dragon Yard.”
Lin Yan asked, “What if you don’t pass the assessnt?”
“Then I can only leave sadly. Of course, if you have enough money, it’s naturally another matter if you spend a large sum.”
It seed that this was what Master Kui ant by ‘extrely difficult to stay’.
His heart skipped a beat. “Elder Wen, the girl nad Yu Qian who ca in previously, did she enter the Wu Yard like ?”
“She…” Elder Wen clicked his tongue and sighed. “The young lady’s family is quite rich. It’s said that she paid a large sum of money before she entered the academy. Two months later, she can directly enter the Wei Yard for a year without needing to take the assessnt. She even has a specialized teacher to teach her.”
200 taels?! And she could only stay for a year? It was really too expensive!
Elder Wen continued walking with Lin Yan.
“In the Dragon Yard, there are only a few genius disciples from our pavilion or the rich families in the city. Rember to avoid them.”
The courtyard in front of him faced south. There were a few unique red-walled houses arranged neatly. There were also colorful flowers and rockeries. They did not look like dormitories, but more like so ho hotels he had seen in his previous life. It was pleasing to the eye.
After walking for a while.
“This is the Wei Yard. This is where the core disciples of our pavilion reside.”
This place was relatively crowded. It was similar to the university dormitory in his previous life, but they were all single rooms side by side.
“Finally, this is the Wu Yard. There are more people in the Wu Yard, and new disciples will be introduced every month. They are all four-person rooms. However, if you want to stay in a single room, you can also rent it in the Wei Yard. You just have to go to the administrative office to register. You have to spend one tael a month.”
One tael of silver was equivalent to four months of Lin Yan’s salary. It was really too expensive.
However, it was no longer safe to stay at ho. With Xiaozhi around, it was inconvenient for him to stay in the common bed. He had just asked Elder Wen about it. The disciples were allowed to bring a family mber into the pavilion. He only needed to go through an application and registration. Although it was expensive, he could only grit his teeth and pay it first.
“Lastly, this martial arts arena. The disciples of the Dragon, Tiger, and Wei Yards have their own special martial arts arena. You are a disciple of the Wu Yard, so you practice martial arts here.”
The martial arts arena occupied a large area, half the size of a football field. The grayish-yellow soil was compacted and not paved with bricks. So tools were arranged, and it was rather simple.
At this mont, many people were practicing martial arts in the venue. When they saw the two of them, they whispered to each other.
“There’s another newcor.”
“It’s a guy. It’s boring.”
“Junior Sister is still the prettiest.”
“Cultivate, cultivate…”
The corners of Lin Yan’s lips twitched. This feeling inexplicably reminded him of school in his previous life.
Unfortunately, outside the Dragon Gate Pavilion was another world that was extrely dangerous.
He continued forward.
“This is the dining room. You can fetch food here to eat…”
“This is the dicine room. You can co if you’re injured, but you have to spend money…”
“A quiet room. It’s used for closed-door cultivation, but it costs money…”
“Playing room, used for entertainnt…”
Upon hearing that Lin Yan wanted to rent a single room, Elder Wen brought Lin Yan to the manager’s office.
“Elder Wen, why don’t I see the Tiger Yard?”
“Oh, there’s only one small house in the Tiger Yard. It’s inside the Dragon Yard.”
“Are there fewer disciples in the Tiger Yard than in the Dragon Yard?”
“That’s not it. There are many disciples in the Hu House.”
“Then how can they live here?”
“The students of the Tiger Yard don’t live here. That small house is for the officers of the Tiger Camp to rest. The disciples of the Tiger Yard are all from the Tiger Camp. The city lord entrusted our master to teach them. They all live in the Tiger Camp, west of the Dragon Gate Pavilion.”
Tiger Camp!
Lin Yan was slightly shocked. He did not expect soone from Tiger Camp to be at the Dragon Gate Pavilion. No wonder Geng Bing blocked the door just now.
After receiving two sets of clean gray specially-made cultivation kung fu shorts, two wooden lunch boxes with cutlery, and a wooden waist token with the word “Dragon” engraved on it, Lin Yan handed over two taels of silver to the manager with heartache. Then, he took the key and found the rented room.
The area was not small. There were all kinds of furniture. It could not be compared to the warmth at ho, but it gave him a sense of security.
He imdiately went out and ran all the way to Liuying District.
“Xiao Lin, have you t Kui Shan?”
When Elder Li asked, Lin Yan said respectfully, “Thank you for your concern, Elder Li. Master Kui sent his regards. He said that he would visit you in a few days.”
Elder Li nodded. “Alright, alright. Since you’ve decided to practice martial arts, you have to rember that martial arts is a killing technique. It’s a bloody and life-or-death battle! Since you’ve practiced martial arts, there’s an inch of sharpness in your chest. You have to hide your anger in your heart and nurture a sense of heroism in your bones!”
At this point, Elder Li’s eyes widened, and his entire body emitted a cold and majestic pressure.
Lin Yan was shocked and said solemnly, “Thank you for your guidance, Elder Li!”
“You can go!”
He carried Xiaozhi and walked away quickly.
“Brother, aren’t we going ho?”
“Xiaozhi, I’ll bring you to a new ho today. We’ll stay in the new ho from now on.”
“Sure, sure!”
After all, Xiaozhi was still a child. Seeing that she had walked on a path that she had never taken before, she stared at it without blinking, full of curiosity.
Not long after, Lin Yan brought Xiaozhi into the Dragon Gate Pavilion.
“Xiaozhi, this is our new ho.”
“New ho! New ho! Brother, we’re moving to a new ho!”
“I’ll take you to eat sothing delicious today!”
There were not many people in the dining room. Other than the stove, there were several small black tables. Soone had specially arranged for them to prepare the dishes.
Especially in the rightmost corner, a fat chef with a scar on his face crossed his arms and sat with his eyes closed to rest.
Beside him, there was a large pot bubbling. It was filled with fat and lean pork. The at was glossy and ruddy, and the soup was thick, emitting a rich fragrance.
There was rice at the window. There were not many dishes, and they were greasy. However, there was almost no at. Everyone could receive three simple als on ti every day.
Lin Yan led Xiaozhi to get a simple al first before spending money to buy a second serving. Then, he took out his at card and went to the scar-faced chef in the corner.
The cook took the at tag. “You were recomnded by Kui Shan?”
“And you are?”
“I’m in charge of at. My surna is Zhu. The at tokens are issued by . If you want to get a at token in the future, you can co to . I’ll give you a 10% discount!”
“Thank you, Master Zhu!”
Master Zhu accepted the at card and took out a file to carve a cross on the first square. Then, he took out a big spoon and delivered two pieces of fat at into his lunch box.
After returning to the room, Lin Yan placed the food on the table, washed Xiaozhi’s face, and carried her to sit down.
Xiaozhi stared straight at the at in the bowl and kept swallowing her saliva.
Lin Yan picked up a large piece of at and placed it in Xiaozhi’s bowl. “Xiaozhi, you must be hungry. Eat quickly.”
“Brother, there’s so much at. It slls so good!”
“Xiaozhi, eat slowly. There will be more at in the future.”
“Okay!”
Seeing that Xiaozhi was focused on eating the at with her face buried in the lunch box, Lin Yan wiped her face with a cloth. “Take your ti, take your ti.”
Killing people, copying poems, and practicing martial arts. Thinking about how he had only awakened for three months, he had really done great things. Compared to his previous life, it could be said to be full of ups and downs. It was incomparably exciting.
But at this mont, when he saw Xiaozhi burying her head in the at and smiling happily, he felt that all the risks he took were nothing.
“Brother, you eat, you eat too!”
“Alright, let’s eat together!”
He took a bite. It was soft, juicy, and fragrant. It was delicious!
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