HBWnovel Chapter 006 Martial Arts Disciple
Chapter 006 Martial Arts Disciple
Chapter 006 Martial Arts Disciple
The most frustrating thing about storytelling is when the audience doesn't understand. Seeing many people below looking completely bewildered, and then suddenly understanding while you're enthusiastically telling the story, your interest immediately wane.
Mingwu grinned: "Looks like you little rascals know nothing. No fun, senior brother, I'll start by teaching you some basic martial arts knowledge!"
He cleared his throat and continued, "In today's world, there are numerous sects and powerful families. The Northern Han has nine great families, and the Southern Tang has three pillars supporting the sky. There are four sects of Taoism, three temples of Buddhism, four major gangs, and eight evil paths. Let's start with the four sects of Taoism! Speaking of the four sects of Taoism, the first one, of course, has to be the most powerful one among the four sects, which is our Xuanxin Jade Emperor Sect!"
At this point, someone immediately asked, "Brother Mingwu, I've heard people say that the number one sect among the four major sects of Taoism is the 'Primordial Pangu Sect,' isn't it?"
Mingwu's face darkened: "What do you know? Those Primordial Pangu Sect, Jade Morning Spiritual Treasure Sect, and Hunyuan Morality Sect are just relying on the legacy of the Three Pure Ones, claiming to be the orthodox lineage of Taoism, and colluding with each other to barely be a little higher than our Jade Emperor Sect. Heh heh, although our Jade Emperor Sect is not a direct descendant of the Three Pure Ones, our founding ancestor received a dream from the Nine Heavens Emperor and created the 'Heavenly Emperor Jade Canon,' that was truly amazing! How can anyone else compare?"
Just as Mingwu was getting into his story, a commotion suddenly broke out outside the main hall. The door to the main hall was pushed open with a bang, and a group of Taoist boys, also dressed in gray robes, rushed in.
Although these disciples, like the disciples of Wenqu Temple, wore gray robes and were nominal disciples, they appeared to be much more robust than the disciples of Wenqu Temple.
"They're disciples from the lower courtyard of Wuqu Temple! What are they doing here?" Among the disciples of Wenqu Temple, those who recognized them immediately began to whisper among themselves.
Wuqu Lower Temple is a branch temple of Wuqu Temple among the eighteen temples of the Jade Emperor.
In fact, among the eighteen temples, only Lingxiao, Tianxiao, and Zixiao temples, and Wenqu temple, do not have a branch temple.
Each of the other temples has a lower courtyard. Only disciples who perform exceptionally well will become formal disciples; otherwise, they can only cultivate in the lower courtyard.
Of course, unlike the Sanxiao Temple, which has no branch temples, the Wenqu Temple is simply too bad to need a branch temple.
This group of disciples from the Wuqu Lower Academy numbered only five, but they were aggressive and didn't take the Wenqu Temple disciples seriously at all.
One of them shouted, "Where's Mingxin? Tell him to get out here!"
Mingwu stepped forward, smiling obsequiously, "Senior brother, is there anything I can help you with? I am Mingwu, and I am in charge of tonight's evening practice. If there's anything you need, just tell me!"
"You?" The martial arts disciple glared at him. "You dare to challenge me? Get the hell out of here!"
As he spoke, he raised his hand and slapped Mingwu across the face. Although Mingwu was a formal disciple, the status of a formal disciple of Wenqu Temple was far inferior to that of a nominal disciple of Wuqu Temple, a fact known to everyone in the sect.
Mingwu's obese body was sent flying far away, but the martial arts disciple still asked aggressively, "Mingxin, you coward, get out here!"
Lin Fei stood up, made a Qiankun Sword Finger gesture, and said calmly, "May you have boundless blessings. Senior brother, I am Mingxin. Why are you disturbing our evening cultivation?"
"You're Mingxin?" The man looked at Lin Fei, narrowed his eyes, and gritted his teeth as he said, "I'm Mingshan from the Wuqu Academy, and Mingchen from your Wenqu Temple is my cousin! He died at your hands!"
Lin Fei suddenly realized, but still pretended not to know: "What? Senior brother is joking. How could I dare to kill Senior Brother Mingchen? If you have any doubts, you can produce evidence and let the senior brothers of Xingzhi Temple come and arrest him."
Mingshan was so angry that he gritted his teeth. If he had evidence to sue Xingzhiguan, he wouldn't have come in person.
The group of cronies who used to hang out with Mingchen all insisted that he had accidentally fallen off a cliff and died. Xingzhi Temple naturally wouldn't go to such lengths for a mere Taoist boy from Wenqu Temple. That's why he called a few familiar fellow disciples to cause trouble today.
"Hmph, you think I can't do anything to you without evidence?" Ming Shan roared, raising his hand to throw a punch at Lin Fei.
Lin Fei was on guard. Before Ming Shan's fist could land, a martial arts disciple who had come to his side grabbed him and said, "Junior brother, you mustn't! If you kill this person in front of everyone, it will be difficult to explain to Xingzhi Temple. Let's proceed according to the plan we agreed on!"
"Fine!" Ming Shan waved his hand angrily and said to Lin Fei, "Kid, my cousin went to you before he disappeared. This grudge is on you!"
Lin Fei asked calmly, "Then what do you intend to do, Senior Brother?"
"Hmph, tomorrow morning, at the Martial Arts Hall, if you can walk out alive, this matter will be over!" Ming Shan sneered, "If you dare not come, you'll regret it!"
Although the Jade Emperor Sect strictly forbids bullying fellow disciples, it would be an extremely simple matter for a disciple of the Martial Arts Lower Academy to secretly deal with a mere nominal disciple of the Wenqu Temple.
"Senior brother, you're being completely unreasonable!" Lin Fei said, feigning grievance. "You have no evidence whatsoever, yet you want to take my life! What kind of logic is this?"
Lin Fei was not flustered at all, but he appeared very anxious on the surface. The more "evil" Ming Shan acted, the more Lin Fei could "promote good."
In the system's judgment, punishing evil and promoting good naturally brings rewards, but killing without cause is punished. If the reward is one hundred points, then the punishment is ten times greater.
Therefore, Lin Fei's actions now resemble a entrapment scheme. However, Ming Shan himself is no good person, otherwise Lin Fei wouldn't have been able to catch him. As the saying goes, "Jiang Taigong fishes, and those who are willing will take the bait." Ming Shan, however, is unaware that he is stepping into an abyss of no return.
"Hmph, what evidence do I need to teach you a lesson?" Ming Shan sneered. "I'll be waiting for you at the Martial Arts Hall tomorrow morning!"
The Wuqu disciple beside him also said, "Junior Brother Mingxin, don't blame your senior brother for not reminding you. If you don't come tomorrow, you won't be able to stay in the Jade Emperor Sect in the future!"
After issuing the challenge, the group of Wuqu disciples left without a trace. To them, the life or death of a mere Wenqu Temple disciple was nothing to them.
After the group left, the evening meditation at Wenqu Temple resumed. However, to the others at Wenqu Temple, Lin Fei was already as good as dead.