Chapter 99: Chapter 95: The Li Family’s Twin Young Masters_1
On the second day, the Sanjue Martial Arts Hall was buzzing with news. The revered Feng Yueming from the Spring and Autumn Martial School paid Pavilion Master Lu Shanchuan a visit before dawn. As a result of their lengthy conversation, the Sanjue Martial Arts Hall resolved to reinstate its martial arts teaching fees, aligning their prices with those of other schools.
With the release of this information, a wave of anger swept over the crowd.
Of course, their ire was not directed at the Sanjue Martial Arts Hall but instead at Feng Yueming.
The common people were unanimous in believing that the Sanjue Martial Arts Hall had succumbed to Feng Yueming’s pressure to change their prices.
In the martial chef’s kitchen, Lu Yan casually cooked ’Yinuo Lizard Meat’.
From the very start, he had no intention of being stubborn.. He knew the principle that the tree that stands tallest in the forest is always the first to be toppled, didn’t he?
He initially offered low-cost martial arts training merely to gain fame.
Otherwise, how long would it take to slowly build up a reputation?
Now that his objective has been achieved and Feng Yueming has conveniently acted as a catalyst,why not take advantage of this situation?
After all, he was not the one being cursed.
Moreover, with his fees being identical to those of other martial arts schools, if someone wished to practice martial arts, they would surely choose him first.
Because not only is he skilled, but he will teach as long as he gets paid. He isn’t one to hide and hoard knowledge.
Therefore, even after restoring the price, there were still endless people coming to learn martial arts.
Three days later, Li Quan reported that a visitor wished to see him.
Upon entering the living room, Lu Yan saw a young man calmly drinking tea with three burly men standing behind.
The young man, both handsome and refined, was dressed in a long silk mauve robe. A jade belt dangled from his waist, with gemstones embedded in it, evidently of significant value.
This young man was not of common origin.
Lu Yan, bowing his fist, asked, "I am Lu Shanchuan. May I ask who the young master is?"
The young man stood up and smiled. "I am Li Canglin."
Lu Yan was taken aback. "May I ask if you are one of the famed Li twins, Li Canglin?"
Out of the young generation of the Li family from Baicao City, two were the most famous heroes. Both had reached the Martial Marquis rank before reaching the age of twenty-five. They were commonly referred to as the twins of the Li family.
Li Canglin was one of them.
The other one was named Li Cangqing.
"It’s only a reputation. Nothing worth mentioning." Li Canglin laughed off the inquiry.
"Young Master Li, please have a seat."
Lu Yan invited him to sit down and then asked, "The arrival of Young Master Li is indeed an honour. However, I must express my curiosity. What brings Young Master Li here?"
"Our young master always enjoys making friends with valiant heroes, and promotes a culture of humility and respect. He has over three hundred retainers. Pavilion Master Lu, given your obvious talents, would you consider joining our ranks?" The sturdy man behind Li Canglin asked.
So, they came to recruit him.
However, Lu Yan was uninterested in the offer.
In the past, he joined the Red-clad Guard out of necessity due to his lack of resources.
But now, he had men and resources under his command. Additionally, he also possessed a second-tier blood land vein, leaving him with no need to join the Li family.
"Thank you for your appreciation, but since the destruction of my family, I lost all aspiration. Now, I just desire to run a martial arts school, make a little living and pass down what I’ve learned in the course of my life, living peacefully in my twilight years. I have no desire to get involved in the affairs of feudal lords again." Lu Yan politely refused.
"Lu Shanchuan, the young master came in person as a sign of..." The big man’s face changed as he prepared to reprimand him.
"Zhao Lu."
Li Canglin stopped the man, the smile never leaving his face. He seemed not to bear any ill will from being refused. He stood up and spoke, "Everyone has their ambitions. I am not one to force people against their will. If Pavilion Master Lu doesn’t want to get involved in the affairs of feudal lords, I won’t insist. I’ll take my leave."
"Safe journey, Young Master Li."
Lu Yan stood up and escorted Li Canglin and his party to the door.
"Young Master, Lu Shanchuan is being disrespectful. The young master personally visited him for recruitment, yet he dares to refuse. How about we teach him a lesson..." Once they had left the Sanjue Martial Arts Hall, Zhao Lu couldn’t hold back.
Slap!
Li Canglin slapped Zhao Lu and sent him flying five meters away, his face instantly swelling up.
"Idiot."
With a cold gaze, Li Canglin looked at Zhao Lu, saying, "The competition between our faction and Li Cangqing’s faction is becoming increasingly fierce. I am certain that Li Cangqing behind him will also come to recruit Lu Shanchuan. Since Lu Shanchuan cannot be used by me, we cannot push him to Li Cangqing’s side. If you find someone to deal with him, you are practically pushing him towards Li Cangqing."
"Yes, yes, I was wrong, Young Master, please forgive me."
Zhao Lu knelt down, repeatedly kowtowing.
"After following me for so long and still being this foolish, if there’s a next time, just kill yourself."
Li Canglin kicked Zhao Lu away and strode off.
On the rooftop, Lu Yan silently watched.
"Open-mindedness and respect for the talented? What a joke," Lu Yan sneered and returned to his room.
Two days later, another young man came to visit.
Unexpectedly, the one who followed the young man was Wang Dao.
Now, Wang Dao’s state was completely different from before. His eyes were bright, his spirit was vigorous, and he was like a freshly drawn war knife.
After Lu Yan arrived at Baicao City, he would spar with Wang Dao whenever he had free time. Under Lu Yan’s guidance, Wang Dao finally cleared the fog and achieved the unity of man and martial arts with his Reflecting Moon Blade two months ago. He received the special gift from heaven and earth, thus achieving an Acquired Martial Body. His whole appearance seemed much younger, and he looked only in his forties.
When Lu Yan had achieved the unity of man and martial arts with his Vajra Body, his Qi-blood capacity and physical strength increased by 50%.
However, that was because Lu Yan had already achieved the Acquired Martial Body three times before, his foundation far surpassing ordinary people.
As for Wang Dao, he was a normal person, and achieving the Acquired Martial Body for the first time had drastically increased his qi-blood capacity and physical strength, doubling it.
Of course, Wang Dao didn’t recognize Lu Yan.
Lu Yan didn’t look the same as when Wang Dao had met him.
After exchanging courtesies, Lu Yan learned that the young man was one of the Li Family’s twin sons, Li Cangqing.
No wonder Wang Dao, who had owned the Red Blood Blade, a divine weapon, had never been robbed. So he had been backed by one of the Li family’s twin sons, Li Cangqing.
Li Cangqing was not as handsome as Li Canglin, but he had a calm demeanor and didn’t have the arrogance that made people uncomfortable. He was more pleasant to be around.
As expected, Li Cangqing’s objective was to recruit Lu Yan, but just like with Li Canglin, Lu Yan politely refused.
"Pavilion Master Lu, until we meet again, I hope we can become friends in the future."
Li Cangqing stood up and made a fist in salute, not showing any anger at being rejected, maintaining a mild demeanor.
"To become friends with Young Master Li is an honor for me."
Lu Yan made a polite reply, then accompanied Li Cangqing and Wang Dao to the entrance of the martial arts hall.
After that, he returned to the rooftop, watching the two men leave.
"It seems that the competition between the two factions in the Li Family is becoming more and more intense. Even though I’ve broken the limit five times, both of the young masters have personally come to recruit me."
Lu Yan reflected.
In his mind, some information about the Li Family surfaced.
He had been in Baicao City for so long, how could he not learn about the only overlord in the place?
The current Clan Leader of the Li Family is a seasoned Master Level strongman who is in his twilight years. The selection of a successor is an imminent matter.
And there are two candidates in the Li Family who are most qualified.
One is Li Canglin’s father, Li Wenxuan.
The other is Li Cangqing’s father, Li Wenxin.
Both were the most outstanding talents of the previous generation. Today, in their forties, they are already at the peak of Martial Marquis, just one step away from Inner Strength Master.
With their talents coupled with the resources of the Li Family, their chances of reaching the Master Level in the future are very high.
The Li Family has split into two factions because they support these two men, and the fight between them, both open and hidden, is getting fiercer.
"Li Quan, collect information about the Li Family’s twin sons and give it to me in seven days."
Lu Yan instructed Li Quan.
After seven days, two sets of information were placed in front of Lu Yan.
Lu Yan started reading through them one by one.
High martial arts talent, understands restraint, but is very suspicious. This was the general assessment of Li Canglin.
The assessment of Li Cangqing was that he had a very high martial arts talent, was open-minded, did not care about small details and like to make friends with heroic figures.
Lu Yan rubbed his palms together, turning the two pieces of information into scraps of paper.
