Chapter 135: Poor people and short ambitions
Xin Zhen smiled and said, "That's right. Right now, there are too few teachers in the Sword Sect and too many students. I really can't take care of it all. Senior Brother Yue doesn't have many disciples here, so he should be able to spare some time."

Yue Buqun shook his head and said, "I have quite a few disciples. My wife and I teach thirty or forty disciples, but it is not easy at all. Besides, we often have things to deal with down in the mountain, so we simply cannot spare the time.

Moreover, teaching disciples is a very private matter. Although the Sword Sect and the Qi Sect have some connections, it is not very good after all. I am sorry that I can't help with this matter."

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Brother Yue, don't refuse too quickly. I didn't invite you to teach empty-handed. I heard that Brother Yue is often worried about his income. If Brother Yue is willing to teach the disciples, you only need to spare one hour every day. My Sword Sect can give you a hundred taels of tuition every month. Of course, the same goes for Sister Ning and Brother Linghu."

After hearing this, Yue Buqun was suddenly moved.

The Huashan Sect is poor.

Some readers may ask, as one of the Five Mountains Sword Sects, even if Huashan Sect is poor, it shouldn’t be that poor, right? Look at the Taoist Tianmen of Taishan Sect, who is willing to offer 50,000 taels of silver for a sword technique. Huashan Sect is also one of the Five Mountains Sword Sects together with Taishan Sect, so it shouldn’t be that shabby, right?
But in reality it is so ugly.

If it were the Huashan Sect before the conflict between the Sword Sect and the Qi Sect, it would naturally be extremely prosperous. At that time, the Huashan Sect's sphere of influence was extremely wide. In their territory, whether it was bodyguards or owners of taverns, restaurants, or brothels, they all had to pay tribute to the Huashan Sect in accordance with the rules. Therefore, the Huashan Sect at that time was as prosperous as the Songshan Sect and Taishan Sect today.

However, after a fierce fight between the Sword and Qi sects, only the young Yue Buqun and his wife were left, and they could hardly even keep up the appearance, let alone maintain their original sphere of influence.

In fact, the only place Huashan can cover now is Huayin County. Outside Huayin County, Huashan Sect’s words are actually not very effective.

Therefore, the income of Huahuashan Sect is really little nowadays, and it has to support dozens of disciples, so the daily expenditure is already quite high. They can only live frugally to barely maintain a balance between income and expenditure. But even so, they dare not accept disciples, after all, they really cannot afford to support them.

One hundred taels of silver may not seem like a lot, but if Ning Zhongze and Linghu Chong were to go together, it would be three hundred taels of silver per month, and three thousand six hundred taels of silver per year!
Moreover, I only need to be there for two hours a day, which will not affect my teaching of my apprentices.

Yue Buqun pondered for a moment and said, "If I need to go out, I may not be able to go."

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "It's OK. We actually implement the ten-day system, with two days off every ten days, which means we can have six days off every month. Moreover, Brother Yue can arrange his own teaching time. He only needs to have 24 hours of teaching every month. You can finish these 24 hours in three days if you want."

Yue Buqun's heart was immediately moved. If he worked eight hours a day, he could earn one hundred taels of silver in three days. This was a good job, and the Sword Sect and Qi Sect were not far away. The pay was high, the work was minimal, and it was close to home. It was a good thing.

Yue Buqun thought for a moment and said, "What do you need me to teach you?"

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "You only need to teach the basic Huashan swordsmanship and Hunyuan Gong."

Yue Buqun nodded and said: "Okay, Yue agrees. In addition..."

Yue Buqun looked a little hesitant.

Xin Zhen said: "Brother Yue, please speak up if you have anything to say."

Yue Buqun was a little embarrassed and said: "...If we are only teaching the basic swordsmanship, Liang Fa, Shi Daizi, Gao Genming, and Lu Dayou are all very good at learning. They should be able to teach the new disciples."

Xin Zhen laughed: "Their level is a little lower."

Yue Buqun said "oh" with some disappointment.

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. I will make a teaching plan. As long as they can follow the teaching plan, there shouldn't be any problem." "Lesson plan?" Yue Buqun looked at Xin Zhen in surprise.

Xin Zhen took out a booklet from his arms and handed it to Yue Buqun.

Yue Buqun was confused, so he took it and looked at it. He exclaimed in surprise, and then his face became more and more surprised. After a while, he looked up at Xin Zhen and said, "Xin Junior Brother, how did you come up with such a wonderful idea?"

Xin Zhen smiled. In fact, there was nothing surprising about his teaching plan. It was just a step-by-step approach with theoretical support.

The step-by-step method is divided into basic preparation. The basics of swordsmanship include stabbing, chopping, pointing, lifting, picking, collapsing, intercepting, chopping, wiping, slicing, clouding, hanging, blocking, and pressing.

The footwork types include bow step, empty step, Ding step, rest step, kneeling step, inserting step, sitting step, leaping step, following step, jumping step, turning and dodging, and raising the knee, which are balanced and coordinated with the sword finger movement.

The first stage is to practice these things first, and then move on to the study of basic swordsmanship.
There are forty-eight moves in the basic Huashan sword technique. Xin Zhen divided it into three difficult stages. Each stage has sixteen moves. You need to learn one stage before moving on to the next.

In this way, the tasks at each stage are very clear and will not cause the disciples to have a weak foundation.

As for the theoretical support, it is necessary to know not only the facts but also the reasons behind them. Xin Zhen wrote down all the key points and mysteries of each sword technique. Then every disciple will have a copy and can evaluate themselves according to the teaching plan. Every disciple will know his or her own shortcomings and can study in a targeted manner, so the progress will naturally be faster.

Under the guidance of this lesson plan, it naturally becomes very clear.

Yue Buqun thought to himself that if he had this teaching plan earlier, his disciples' sword skills would probably be several levels higher than they are now.

Yue Buqun exclaimed: "When it comes to teaching, Junior Brother Xin is indeed outstanding. He is worthy of being a scholar and a top scholar!"

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Brother Yue, thank you for your compliment. If there are no other questions, then let's settle it like this, shall we?"

Yue Buqun was now quite cheerful and nodded, saying, "Okay, let's settle it like this. As for when we can start, Junior Brother Xin can send someone to let us know and we can get started."

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "You arrange the time, you can start anytime."

Yue Buqun nodded and said, “Then I will discuss this with my wife and others first. When the result is reached, I will send someone to inform them.”

Xin Zhen said goodbye immediately. When leaving, Yue Buqun hesitated and asked, "Can you give me a copy of this teaching plan?"

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "You can keep this one and study it first."

Yue Buqun said happily: "Okay, then I won't send you off."

That afternoon, Linghu Chong arrived at Wuliang Temple. He was very happy to see Xin Zhen and said, "Brother Xin, we can spend every day together from now on."

(End of this chapter)