Xiao Ruofeng handed the message to Lei Mengsha. Lei Mengsha, staring at the message in his hand, opened his mouth wide in shock: "Aaaaah… this…"
Xiao Ruofeng helplessly helped Lei Mengsha close his jaw.
Lei Mengsha: "The Marquis of the West and the Heir of the West, both have broken through to the Great Unbound Realm! Oh my god, this is crazy! Who could have such power? How could the Marquis of the West, who even the Master declared couldn't advance, enter the Great Unbound Realm in a single day?"
Xiao Ruofeng picked up a pen and wrote a line, handing it to the Iron-Faced Official of the Hundred Knowledge Hall: "Only giving half the information isn't the Hundred Knowledge Hall's style. Find out the reason!"
The entire Tianqi, with all its factions, was astounded upon learning that Marquis Bǎilǐ and his son had both stepped into the Great Unbound Realm.
The mastermind behind it all, Su Sheng, was leisurely strolling through an iron shop, his youthful spirit radiating:
"How much for your cheapest long sword?"
"Seven hundred cash!"
"Seven hundred?"
Su Sheng's eyes widened. He knew that back when he taught at the academy, he could only earn four taels of silver a year. Add to that the grain and other things students' parents used as tuition, and he could barely make ends meet.
Now, a single long sword cost seven hundred cash? Almost a tael of silver, three months of Su Sheng's income.
He had entered the Marquis of the West's manor, but since it was his first lesson, the only greeting was a kowtow, and there were no red envelopes or money.
Su Sheng stood at the door, gazing at the ordinary long sword, counting the coins in his pouch three times: "Five hundred cash?"
"Get out, get out, poor scholar, what are you doing buying a sword if you have no money?"
"Who said I have no money? Show me your best sword!"
As he spoke, a masked man tossed a pouch to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper opened it, his eyes widening: "This…"
"What's wrong? Is it not enough to buy your best sword?"
"Enough, enough, enough!"
The shopkeeper took down the sword hanging highest in the shop, respectfully handing it to Su Sheng: "Sir, please!"
Su Sheng was about to decline when the masked man said: "I am from the Hundred Knowledge Hall. I wish to buy a piece of information from you, sir. Please."
The Hundred Knowledge Hall?
Since transmigrating to the world of Young White Horse, Su Sheng had heard the name of the Hundred Knowledge Hall.
It was said that the Hundred Knowledge Hall was everywhere, knowing everything, its branches spread throughout the land. There was no secret they couldn't uncover, no person they couldn't find.
The Hundred Knowledge Hall's main hall gathered news from across the land, but no one had ever found its location!
There were three legends about it, and anyone who cracked the secret would find the Hundred Knowledge Hall.
It existed in the most brilliant, yet darkest places in the world.
It was the most boisterous yet quiet existence in this world of dust. It was everywhere, yet nowhere.
The six Iron-Faced Officials who controlled the world's rumors, there was only one piece of information they couldn't find—the appearance of the other five!
Su Sheng was surprised. He was just a poor scholar who couldn't fight, why would the Hundred Knowledge Hall seek him out?
"You don't get something for nothing. I may not be able to give you the information you want."
Ji Ruofeng: "No worries, whatever happens, consider it a connection we have made."
Su Sheng: "Alright, ask away. If I know, I'll tell you everything without holding back!"
Ji Ruofeng: "I heard that today you just entered the Marquis of the West's Manor, becoming the tutor of the Marquis of the West's son. Do you know that today, the Marquis of the West and his heir both broke through to the Great Unbound Realm?"
Su Sheng looked confused: "What… what realm?"
Ji Ruofeng: "The Great Unbound Realm?"
"What Yao Realm?"
"Great-Un-bound-Realm!"
"Great what?"
Ji Ruofeng couldn't help but clench his fists.
Su Sheng: "Sorry, whatever your Hallmaster is called, I'm just a scholar. I was teaching at a private academy before. This time, I was lucky enough to be appreciated by the Marquis of the West's son's wife, so I can teach the young master to read and write. I have no idea about the Great… whatever mirror you said."
Ji Ruofeng was a bit disappointed: "Never mind, you're not someone from the jiānghú [martial arts world], you wouldn't know anything about the jiānghú, but do you know if anyone went to the Marquis of the West's Manor today? Was anything out of the ordinary?"
Su Sheng slightly shook his head and deliberately recounted today's events at the Marquis of the West's Manor: "The young master ran away and was brought back. There's also another tutor for the young master, who is stunningly beautiful, like a closed moon and a sinking flower. Her name is Su Niang, the Marquis of the West's son is very interested in her, and they discussed swordsmanship for a while..."
Li Huo and Li Tian, who were following Su Sheng, couldn't help but chuckle, hearing how Su Sheng was fooling the Hallmaster of the Hundred Knowledge Hall. They had to protect Su Sheng but couldn't be detected by the Hundred Knowledge Hall, making it very difficult to endure.
Ji Ruofeng, of the Hundred Knowledge Hall, watched Su Sheng leave with the long sword, his brows furrowed. He had a feeling that the secret behind the Marquis of the West and his heir's breakthrough would be very difficult to find out. The Hundred Knowledge Hall might gain another secret it couldn't uncover.
After Ji Ruofeng left, Su Sheng didn't stay outside. He returned to the courtyard, and immediately opened the "Nineteen Styles of Embroidery Sword," eagerly starting to read.
He didn't practice the sword, but read while practicing the sword in his mind!
Thanks to his innate martial arts vein, Su Sheng discovered that, despite being ordinary, both the Nineteen Styles of Embroidery Sword and the Five Tiger Breaking Mountain Saber held very profound martial arts principles.
Understanding their essence, he could potentially forge his own path in the future.
"Something's wrong!"
Su Sheng, while reading the Nineteen Styles of Embroidery Sword, furrowed his brow. Now that he had an innate martial arts vein, when he walked outside, no one noticed. Bǎilǐ Dōngjūn hadn't even started learning martial arts, and people knew he had an innate martial arts vein. But the Hundred Knowledge Hall's people didn't notice his innate martial arts vein, which wasn't scientific.
【Your innate martial arts vein has been hidden by the system. You can unhide it if needed.】
Su Sheng understood: "No need!"
Who would want to be the target of everyone's attention when they could develop quietly? Besides, Su Sheng hadn't even started learning martial arts yet. If the Heavenly Outer Heaven discovered him, he might be turned into a cauldron for the Demon Cult's leader!
Su Sheng was very satisfied with the system's feature, the ability to hide his innate martial arts vein. It really appealed to him.
While Su Sheng was reading the Nineteen Styles of Embroidery Sword, Li Huo and Li Tian had already arrived in the Marquis of the West's Manor's main hall, reporting Su Sheng's trip to Bǎilǐ Luòchén and Bǎilǐ Chéngfēng.
Upon hearing how Su Sheng had played the Hundred Knowledge Hall for a fool, Bǎilǐ Luòchén slammed his fist on the table: "This Mr. Su, I really like him! Hahaha, to make the Hundred Knowledge Hall come away empty-handed, he's truly not simple!"