Chapter 22: Wealthy and Free to Accept Apprentices

The other Shaolin monks present also nodded.

Only Du Dajin seemed a little hesitant.

The word "hide" used by Abbot Xuanci was really harsh. Du Dajin recalled the details of his interactions with Li Ming and felt that he was a good person.

Moreover, there was a hint of confusion on Du Dajin's face. It was obvious that he knew very little about the Rebellion of Huogong Toudao mentioned by Abbot Xuanci.

Several eminent monks present saw his expression and guessed what Du Dajin was thinking. They looked at each other and showed some helplessness.

It is no wonder that Du Dajin was unaware of the situation, because to Shaolin, the rebellion of Huogong Toudao was not a decent thing, and telling it to others would only lead to ridicule.

Therefore, for so many years, the entire temple has kept it a secret and few people outside know about it.

Huogong Toudao was just a lowly fireman in the Shaolin Temple. He had no chance to learn martial arts and it was impossible for him to have a strong talent for martial arts. He was often beaten and humiliated by the monks in the Jixiang Kitchen in the Shaolin Temple.

But this Fire Monk endured humiliation and secretly learned Shaolin martial arts for twenty years, eventually achieving great success. Finally, he broke out and started a civil strife in the Shaolin Temple, defeated all the Shaolin monks, and killed the then abbot of the Bodhidharma Temple.

At that time, external forces took the opportunity to cause chaos, causing great losses to Shaolin.

Not only was his vitality severely damaged, but a number of martial arts books were also destroyed and lost in this chaos, including the Arhat Subduing Tiger Fist and even part of the seventy-two unique skills.

Eventually, Huogong Toudao rebelled against Shaolin, fled down the mountain, founded the Vajra Sect in the Western Regions, and became the headmaster.

Shaolin suffered heavy losses in this attack and it took decades for it to recover.

This matter has always been regarded as an old scandal of Shaolin, so it is normal that Du Dajin was unaware of it.

Considering that Du Dajin had recovered the original boxing manual this time, which was a great achievement, Abbot Xuanci explained it to him briefly and at the same time reiterated that this martial arts school was extremely important to the Shaolin School.

The other monks also nodded.

To be honest, what they care about is not the Arhat Subduing Tiger Fist, but they speculate that Li Ming has the originals of other Shaolin unique skills. If they can be found, it will definitely be a great thing for Shaolin!

Xuan Ci saw that Du Dajin was still hesitant, chanted the Buddha's name, and said gently: "Dajin, you don't have to be nervous. According to your description, the owner is very young. He definitely couldn't have stolen my Shaolin secret skills. Maybe it was passed down from his master, or maybe he got it by chance."

"We won't be unreasonable when we go to him. We just want to negotiate with him. There won't be any problem."

Master Xuannan, the head of the Dharma Academy next to him, also nodded.

"Yes, even if this owner's ancestors or teachers have secretly learned our Shaolin secrets, that is a thing of the past. As the saying goes, misfortune may bring blessing. Now if he can keep the original martial arts, it will be a good thing for our Shaolin. As long as he is willing to return the property to its original owner, we will never pursue the matter."

The old monk spoke with confidence, as if he had already determined that all the Shaolin martial arts in Li Ming's hands were stolen.

Du Dajin thought for a moment and nodded.

Li Ming has become famous recently. Many people in the martial arts world have heard of him, and the location of Qianming Martial Arts School is no secret at all.

After some discussion, Abbot Xuanci looked at the head of the Discipline Institute, who was always known for his good temper.

"Junior Brother Xuanji, you and Junior Brother Xuannan should go together. When you get there, you must persuade Pavilion Master Li in a kind way and not to hurt the relationship."

Master Xuan Ji, the head of the Discipline Institute, stood up and nodded in agreement.

Someone else interrupted.

"By the way, Abbot, we just received news that the Fuwei Escort Agency suffered a disaster not long ago. Now the whereabouts of the chief escort Lin Zhennan and his wife and their son Lin Ping are unknown. This should be done by Yu Canghai of the Qingcheng Sect. Should we intervene?" Upon hearing the news, a gleam of light flashed in Abbot Xuanci's eyes.

"Not only the Qingcheng Sect, but the Five Mountains Sword Sects have also been active recently, causing unrest in the martial arts world. They did this probably for the Sword Manual of Exorcism. To be honest, this Sword Manual of Exorcism also has a connection with our Shaolin. If it falls into the hands of evildoers, it will easily lead to disaster. It is best for us to keep it in the custody of Shaolin..."

After a pause, Xuan Ci added: "But retrieving Shaolin's secret skills is more important, so let's deal with this first."

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Seven Heroes Town.

The town has become much more lively recently.

After many days of hard work, the thieves in Black Wind Village were handed over to the higher authorities, and they finally felt relieved. Captain Xing and his apprentice also received a great achievement.

And it was almost as everyone guessed, the remaining bandits in Black Wind Village started an internal conflict after running back. It is said that some of them killed each other, and the rest divided up the things and fled.

This bandit's den naturally collapsed, and in recent times, the shadow of bandits that had hung over the heads of nearby residents completely disappeared.

The nearby villages and towns no longer had to worry about being invaded by bandits, and finally returned to a stable life.

Especially in Qixia Town, the merchants' business has become more prosperous, and there are more merchants coming and going. As a result, the business of Tongfu Inn has also become better. Basically, they are busy from morning to night every day.

Li Ming has become a hero in the eyes of everyone in town, so much so that going out has become a headache for him now.

Because no matter where you go, you will be greeted with a lot of praise.

Even now, when he buys things in town, no one is willing to collect money. The excessive enthusiasm makes Li Ming feel a little embarrassed.

However, in recent times, the martial arts school's business has been good!

Even after this incident, Li Ming had raised the registration fee for the martial arts school to five hundred taels of silver, but there were still people signing up.

In a short period of time, the number of disciples in Qianming Martial Arts School has grown to more than 30 people. In addition to the rewards issued by the higher authorities for capturing many bandits, Li Ming's account has increased by nearly 10,000 taels of silver!

Today, Qianming Martial Arts School has extremely strong financial resources.

Li Ming also added another rule for recruiting disciples to the martial arts school, which is to look at talent - if you meet a disciple with outstanding martial arts talent, he can join Qianming Martial Arts School without paying the registration fee.

After all, the attribute points brought by the silver and money income are still too few, far less than the benefits that a disciple with martial arts aptitude can bring.

As the news spread, more people came to sign up, all wanting to try their luck. It even caused quite a stir in the martial arts world. No one expected that such a good thing could exist in the world!

For a time, the reputation of Qianming Martial Arts School among ordinary people and grassroots warriors skyrocketed!
After all, everyone dreams of being the lucky one. A for-profit martial arts school can actually accept disciples for free, which is almost like charity.

In front of Qianming Martial Arts School.

Shangguan Haitang was sitting at the tea stall across the street, looking in the direction of the martial arts hall with great interest.

In recent days, she has not left, but has been observing in secret.

The more she learned, the more interested she became in Li Ming!
Wouldn't it be a waste to open a martial arts school in Qixia Town with such a talent? Why not let him join the Dragon Guard Villa and serve the court!

Shangguan Haitang has already started to think about it.

(End of this chapter)