Chapter 26 Modifying a Martial Art (2/2)
“You’re saying that you don’t dare to accept a third-grade technique… but if it was a lesser-grade martial art, you would accept it?”
Zhou Donghuang raised his eyebrows and continued muttering, “But I don’t have any lesser-grade martial arts… third-grade techniques are the lowest grade of martial arts that I have.”
Zhou Donghuang’s voice was not very soft, and Qin Yi could hear him clearly. Consequently, Qin Yi began to tremble in his heart fearfully.
From what this Young Master Donghuang had said, this meant that he possessed even more potent martial arts than third-grade techniques?
A martial art more potent than a third-grade technique would be a second-grade martial art… in Yunyang country, probably only the Imperial Court has a second-grade martial art?
Qin Yi was so shaken that he started breathing faster, his chest rising and falling like a bellows, and it took him a long time to calm down.
“Forget it, since you don’t want a mainstream martial art, I’ll modify this Weighted Sand Palm and reduce its potency to the level of a lesser-grade martial art.”
Taking the paper on which the Weighted Sand Palm was recorded on from Qin Yi’s hand, Zhou Donghuang requested a pen from Qin Yi and began to write on the paper.
After about 15 minutes, Zhou Donghuang presented the paper once again to Qin Y.,
“It’s done. Now, this palm technique, even if practiced to its most extreme limit, will only have the potency of a lesser-grade martial art. This way, you can rest assured, can’t you?” Zhou Donghuang glanced at Qin Yi.
Qin Yi’s hands were shaking as he took the paper, and as he read the amended palm technique, his heart began trembling even more violently.
At first, he did not dare believe that Zhou Donghuang could modify a martial art by himself.
Someone who was able to modify a martial art technique was usually also able to create a martial art technique, and in the history of the country of Yunyang, there probably had never been such a gifted person.
Now, as he read the writing on the paper, Qin Yi was easily able to tell that this was indeed a lesser-grade palm technique martial art.
“Regarding the money for the herbs, you’ll pay for it first… and as for the ferghana horse, the Qin family should have one, so I won’t be lending you my ferghana horse.”
While Qin Yi was still stunned, Zhou Donghuang had already walked out of the Qin family’s receiving chamber, his voice reaching Qin Yi over a distance.
By the time Qin Yi recovered his wits, Zhou Donghuang was long gone.
This Young Master Donghuang… what kind of person is he?
Qin Yi’s eyes had an imposing look, having lived through more than sixty years of life, but still, he felt that he was unable to read this youth of only sixteen years old.
Taking a deep breath, Qin Yi carefully put away the lesser-grade palm technique in his hand and proceeded directly to find his son, the patriarch of the current generation of the Qin family, Qin Long.
“These few days, send invitations out saying… I, Qin Yi, invite everyone to a banquet in ten days to mark the adoption of Qin Xiaoyu as my daughter.”
Qin Yi told Qin Long sternly, “Send two invitations to Yunxuan Restaurant… one for Zhou Donghuang, one for Lin Lan.”
“Father, why are you suddenly adopting Xiaoyu as a daughter?”
Qin Long felt this was rather drastic. Even if Zhou Donghuang and Qin Xiaoyu were close, there was surely no need for this?
If his father adopted Qin Xiaoyu as a daughter, then Qin Xiaoyu would be his adopted sister, and his son Qin Fei would have to call her “Aunty.”
“Have a look at this.”
Qin Yi fished out a piece of paper from his pocket and passed it carefully to Qin Long. It was the paper that Zhou Donghuang had edited.
“This is…”
At first, Qin Long, Qin Long did not think much of it, but by the time he finished reading the words on the paper, his expression had changed completely.
“A martial arts technique?”
“More accurately, this is a martial arts technique given to the Qin family by Zhou Donghuang,” Qin Yi said. “Now, do you understand my decision?”
“Father, I’ll see to it at once!”
Qin Long sucked in a deep breath and suppressed his excitement; then he left hurriedly after returning the paper to Qin Yi.
Naturally, he clearly understood what a martial arts technique meant for the Qin family.
This was a stroke of good fortune for the Qin family!
And not long after Qin Long had left, Qin Yi rode his ferghana horse away from the Qin family and out of Qingshan Town, heading towards the prefecture capital.
…
Somewhere else.
Back in his room in the mansion behind Yunxuan Restaurant, Zhou Donghuang shook his head gently.
I forgot, in this country of Yunyang, a third-grade technique could be enough to trigger a bloodbath.
When I previously gave the third-grade swiftness technique, Star-Stepping Footwork to the second-in-command of the Green Wolf Bastion, I probably harmed instead of helped him.
I can only hope he was smart about it and kept it low-key, Zhou Donghuang thought to himself.
This time, with Qin Yi rushing to the prefecture capital to buy the herbs for me, I will definitely be able to obtain the herbs as soon as possible, and this way, I will be able to formulate an even better qi-gathering elixir in the shortest time possible.
Before he began practicing, a look of anticipation flashed across Zhou Donghuang’s eyes.
Traveling from Qingshan Town to the prefecture capital was actually far safer than travelling from Qingshan Town to Ningping town and the other small towns. There were public roads from the prefecture capital to all the small towns, and these public roads were patrolled by powerful adepts of the Martial Way from the Governor’s Household. Ordinary bandits did not dare take the risk of robbing travelers on these roads.
However, someone riding hard on a ferghana horse would still attract the attention of braver bandits who were willing to take a risk.
To avoid the risk of unnecessary complications, Zhou Donghuang had thought of getting the level-two adept of the Qin family to make the trip to the prefecture capital to buy the required herbs for him.