Lian Cheng watched the two of them, who were still stunned by the shock, and thinking about their kindness, he immediately made a decision.
“Master, Mistress, I am a disciple of Huashan, so the sword techniques I create are also Huashan sword techniques, and the movement techniques I create are also Huashan movement techniques, right?”
Upon hearing this, Yue Buqun and his wife's eyes immediately lit up.
They instantly understood Lian Cheng's meaning.
Logically, self-created martial arts belonged to the individual, and the sect had no right to forcibly claim them, this was the rule of the martial arts world.
But now, Lian Cheng was willing to hand over the Lian Cheng Sword Technique and the Lingbo Weibu to Huashan, Huashan would then have two more unique skills, and their foundation would become even stronger.
Such dedication made the couple deeply moved.
Ning Zhongze lovingly rubbed Lian Cheng's head and smiled gently: “Good child, you are a good child.”
Yue Buqun was also moved: “Cheng'er, you are so considerate of the sect, Master and Mistress won’t stand on ceremony with you, we will accept your kindness. But Master can't let you suffer a loss, two unique skills plus the previous discovery of the cave, count as three great achievements, tell us what you want directly, and we will try our best to satisfy you!”
Upon hearing this, Lian Cheng only shrugged.
His reason for handing over the Lian Cheng Sword Technique and the Lingbo Weibu wasn’t for any great achievements, but to repay kindness.
Old Yue and his wife were so good to him, he naturally had to share good things with them. This would not only strengthen their relationship, but also allow them to grow stronger together, and in the future, they wouldn't need the evil-subduing sword technique.
Furthermore, Old Yue sometimes gets stressed and starts to overthink.
For example, in the original story, Old Yue felt uncomfortable about Linghu Chong learning a mysterious sword technique without telling him, and even becoming stronger than himself. This emotion, if nurtured for too long, could easily turn into resentment, even hatred.
Therefore, there was a reason why Old Yue disliked Linghu Chong in the original story.
To avoid this situation, Lian Cheng naturally wanted to confide in Old Yue more, and would not hide good things from him.
Only by being honest with Old Yue could he truly gain his trust.
However, Old Yue had said that much, if he didn’t ask for something, Old Yue’s face wouldn’t be saved.
Lian Cheng thought for a moment and smiled: “Since that’s the case, please trouble Master and Mistress to have a good quality sword made for the disciple. As the saying goes, a good sword matches a hero, the disciple is going to be a heroic figure who travels the world and helps those in need, the sword cannot be too cheap, Master and Mistress cannot be stingy with the money!”
“Hahaha!”
Yue Buqun couldn’t help but laugh: “That’s no problem, Master will contact the blacksmith tomorrow and have a good quality sword custom-made for my good disciple!”
Although Huashan was relatively poor, ordering a sword was still a small matter.
Moreover, in the eyes of Old Yue and his wife, Lian Cheng only made this one request, which was truly considerate of the sect. He could have asked for much more, such as taking a look at the Purple Mist Scripture, learning the Tai Yue San Qing Feng, all kinds of excellent options were available, but the little guy only wanted a sword.
Such an honest child!
Yue Buqun and his wife exchanged glances, both secretly nodding.
This honest disciple didn’t know how to ask for good things, as their elders, they naturally couldn’t pretend not to know, they must cherish this child even more in the future.
The next morning, Ning Zhongze finished teaching the disciples their morning exercises, followed by Yue Buqun guiding their practice.
Perhaps because he was stimulated by Lian Cheng's excellence yesterday, the disciples all put in extra effort, even Linghu Chong, who was usually the most carefree, was now practicing swordsmanship with focus.
Yue Buqun looked on, nodded in satisfaction, and temporarily handed over the teaching task to Linghu Chong.
He and his wife then followed Lian Cheng to a secluded place and began learning the Lian Cheng Sword Technique.
“Master and Mistress, the Lian Cheng Sword Technique is derived from Tang poetry, so if you first deeply understand the mood and rhythm of Tang poetry, learning the Lian Cheng Sword Technique will be easier. This sword technique has a verse for each move, but it prioritizes intention over form, as long as the moves conform to the mood of Tang poetry, it will be considered mastered. Here is the sword manual, take a look first, I will demonstrate later.”
Yue Buqun and his wife took the sword manual, and seeing the name, their eyes twitched.
This was not a sword manual, it was clearly a selection of Tang poetry!
But then again, the Lian Cheng Sword Technique was essentially a Tang poetry sword technique, so it made sense for the sword manual to be a collection of Tang poetry, it's just that if anyone got this sword manual, learning it would be impossible!
For a moment, the couple was both amused and speechless.
Yue Buqun casually flipped through it and then handed the manual to Ning Zhongze, he had a good understanding of Tang poetry and didn’t need to look at the manual.
Ning Zhongze carefully flipped through it. The thirty-six Tang poems were all familiar, they were ones she had learned as a child, even if she had forgotten some, as long as she saw the first line, she could recite them.
However, understanding the mood and rhythm of Tang poetry was not so simple.
Seeing Ning Zhongze close the poetry collection, Lian Cheng said: “Then, I will start the demonstration now, the first move, Maple Bridge at Night! The moon sets, the crows cry, and the sky is filled with frost, maple leaves and fishing lights, facing the sorrow of sleep......”
He recited poetry while dancing his sword, the verses were fluent and the sword technique was exquisite.
Even though they had seen it yesterday, Yue Buqun and his wife couldn’t help but marvel again and again, becoming even more focused on learning the Lian Cheng Sword Technique.
However, to their surprise, Ning Zhongze’s talent in swordsmanship was clearly higher than Yue Buqun’s, but Yue Buqun’s learning speed was more than twice as fast as Ning Zhongze’s.
Thinking about it carefully, Yue Buqun loved Confucianism.
Judging from his daily attire, speech and behavior, if he wasn’t a martial arts practitioner, he might be a scholar, his understanding of Tang poetry was definitely better than Ning Zhongze’s.
The Lian Cheng Sword Technique, however, prioritized intention over form, so Yue Buqun naturally found it easy to learn.
Ning Zhongze’s understanding of Tang poetry was inadequate, making learning difficult.
This outcome gave Yue Buqun a small sense of pride, after all, being outdone by his wife in talent was quite embarrassing, now he had finally won once.
Sure enough, the Lian Cheng Sword Technique was amazing!
However, to prevent his wife from getting angry, he had to properly comfort her tonight.
Fortunately, Shan'er was already seven years old, and for seven years, he hadn’t had the opportunity to be intimate with his wife. Tonight was also a good time. As for Shan'er, she could be taken care of by the female disciples for one night.
(Yue Ling’shan: I am your biological daughter, right?)
In the evening, after dinner, Lian Cheng didn't rush to sleep, but wandered around Huashan, as if he was digesting his food.
The night was beautiful, compared to the smog that covered the world in later years, the stars were now all over the sky, dazzlingly beautiful, making one wonder about the vastness of the universe and the insignificance of humans.
If he had a system, it would now beep and say he had an incredible talent, and had comprehended the Stellar Body Tempering Technique or something.
He would just chuckle, if only he had a system, then he wouldn't have to worry about anything.
As the saying goes, if effort was useful, what need for geniuses? If geniuses were useful, what need for systems?
A system is a cheat code for winning, who wouldn’t want one?