A Martial Saint Among Men: From Joining a Martial Arts School

19. Disdain

White House.

"They actually let that kid succeed?"

When Bai Qiye heard the news of Chu Xuan's breakthrough, he was quite surprised.

The gaunt old man beside him chuckled, "Speaking of which, Seventh Master, you truly have discerning eyes. To think that someone with such meager Ding Shang aptitude could break through to become a martial artist is something even the head of the Lu Family Martial Arts School probably couldn't have imagined. This shows that Seventh Master's vision is even superior to that of Headmaster Lu."

"Hehe~!"

Master Bai was quite pleased and said, "Manager Zhao, that was a good flattery. Remember to keep it up in the future!"

Manager Zhao chuckled dryly twice.

Master Bai chuckled and said, "Although Chu Xuan only broke through at the last minute and his potential has reached its limit, his time hasn't come yet, so let's follow the rules. Give him a service contract tomorrow as well!"

"Seventh Brother, what's making you so happy?"

At this moment, a middle-aged man with a dignified face walked over.

Upon seeing the newcomer, the two immediately stood up.

Steward Zhao respectfully cupped his hands and said, "Greetings, Master!"

The middle-aged man before us is none other than Bai Dongxu, the head of the Bai family! He is also the true pillar of the Bai family!

"Big brother, you've broken through to the Transformation Realm?" Master Bai asked expectantly.

"How easy is it to reach the Transformation Realm?" Bai Dongxu shook his head. "This seclusion is just to thoroughly solidify my foundation. However, I do have a slightly better grasp of breaking through to the Transformation Realm."

"By the way, what were you talking about just now? You seemed so happy?"

Bai Dongchu, also known as Bai Qiye, immediately said, "Brother, I have some good news to tell you. Another one of the young people we've been sponsoring has successfully entered the Mingjin realm."

Of the eight people sponsored, two actually succeeded in their martial arts breakthroughs. This was a huge success for the Bai family!

Many organizations that provide funding often end up with nothing after a year!

This is the norm!

"Oh?" Bai Dongxu raised an eyebrow. "The family's sponsorship this time should have expired by now, right?"

Bai Dongchu smiled and said, "There are still two days left. According to the previous agreement, he must also come to our Bai family to serve as an offering."

"He only broke through in the last two days?" Bai Dongxu frowned. "What kind of innate talent does he have?"

"Category C!"

Manager Zhao chimed in, "Speaking of which, Chu Xuan's natural talent is actually a bit worse than that of a lower-grade C1; he should be considered a higher-grade D1. It was only because Seventh Master made an exception and allowed him to be selected."

"It's truly remarkable that this young man could become a martial artist within a year. Of course, we should thank Seventh Master even more..."

Bai Dongxu frowned even more deeply, shaking his head and saying, "Ding Shang's talent is already a stroke of luck to have broken through to become a martial artist; his potential has been exhausted. He's nowhere near as good as that Xu Yuan! There's no need to waste money on someone like him!"

Bai Dongchu's smile froze, and he frowned, saying, "Brother, it's only ten taels of silver a month. Our Bai family isn't short of that kind of money, is it?"

"It's not that we're short of money, but it's unnecessary! Our Bai family signing Xu Yuan is enough!" Bai Dongxu said calmly.

"Brother, that's not how business is done!"

Bai Dongchu's expression turned somewhat grim as he said, "According to the regulations, we..."

"Seventh Brother!" Bai Dongxu interrupted in a deep voice, "Are you telling me how to do things?"

Bai Dongchu opened his mouth, but finally sighed and said, "Alright then. I'll talk to him tomorrow and tell him to find another job."

"There's no need for that!" Bai Dongxu waved his hand and said, "He's just a martial artist whose potential has been exhausted. He's not worthy of my Bai family's attention! If you, Seventh Master Bai, were to make the trip in person, you would be underestimating yourself."

"Let him wait a few days, and he'll naturally find out what's going on."

Bai Dongchu opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing.

It's true that he and Bai Dongxu are brothers born of the same mother, but there are some things that can't be said. The one who truly holds power in the Bai family isn't Bai Dongchu, but his elder brother, Bai Dongxu!

There's no other reason than that Bai Dongxu is a martial artist who has reached the peak of internal strength!

The reason why Bai family's Baicaotang was able to stand firm in the inner city and why few people dared to make a move was because of Bai Dongxu's intimidation!

Although Bai Dongchu was also a martial artist, he had only just entered the Ming Jin realm. This was achieved with the help of the Bai family's abundant resources, and he practiced the health-preserving exercise, which was the easiest to break through.

As for combat strength, it's rubbish.

Of course, he could also proudly proclaim: I am invincible under the Ming Jin level!

However, if you were to fight against another martial artist who also possesses the Ming Jin skill, there would only be one outcome: a 30/70 split!

Others get three punches, he gets seven days' worth of beheading!

"In the end, it all comes down to strength!" Bai Dongchu sighed inwardly.

……

the other side.

Not long after Chu Xuan's family returned from his aunt's house, someone came to their door—the manager of a small gang in the inner city.

The other party first offered congratulations, and then directly stated their purpose: to invite Chu Xuan to be a retainer, and offered to pay five taels of silver per month.

Three more groups of people arrived in succession, all of them doing business in the inner city, and they offered similar terms.

Chu Xuan politely declined, citing a prior agreement with the Bai family. These people also subtly reminded Chu Xuan that the Bai family might not hire him, and that he could always turn to them later.

After politely seeing the group off, Chu Xuan began to ponder.

If he had a choice, he would still prefer to cooperate with the Bai family. Firstly, it would be to repay Seventh Master Bai for his past help. Secondly, the Bai family was stronger than these other forces, and their treatment would be better.

Being a servant of the Bai family is not like selling oneself into servitude; it doesn't impose much of a constraint on him.

The next day, upon arriving at the martial arts school, Chu Xuan once again felt the change in his status.

As soon as he entered the martial arts hall, the disciples in the outer courtyard who were practicing all stopped and greeted him respectfully.

"Senior Brother Chu..."

Each of them was extremely respectful, with obsequious and humble smiles on their faces, mixed with a hint of awe.

The chubby Ren Yan was also looking at Chu Xuan in the crowd, wanting to go up and say hello, but seemed to have some reservations.

Chu Xuan smiled and waved at him.

Ren Yan then came running over with a big smile on his face.

"What, you don't recognize me after less than a day?" Chu Xuan asked with a smile.

Ren Yan scratched his head awkwardly and chuckled, "Brother Xuan, you're a martial artist now. I thought you..."

"Stop being so nonchalant!" Chu Xuan said irritably. "If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me. Practice hard, I'll be waiting for you in the inner courtyard!"

"Okay! I understand, Brother Xuan!"

Ren Yan nodded emphatically, his face beaming with joy.

The other disciples looked at Ren Yan with envy, seeing this guy who had gotten incredibly lucky.

Having a senior brother from the inner court willing to guide you will undoubtedly greatly increase your chances of breaking through to become a martial artist.

Although Wei Hong, the senior disciple, would give them guidance, he would only come occasionally to answer their questions.

As for one-on-one guidance...

Stop dreaming!

Unfortunately, they hadn't had much interaction with Chu Xuan before, so they naturally had no face to say anything now.

Chu Xuan didn't linger. After saying goodbye to Ren Yan, he entered the inner courtyard.

"You must be the disciple my father just took on yesterday? You're quite handsome."

As soon as Chu Xuan entered the inner courtyard, a slender and beautiful young woman came out from the inner room, smiling at him.

Wei Hong then came out and introduced Chu Xuan, "Junior Brother Chu, this is your seventh senior sister, Lu Xiaoshuang, Master's daughter. She wasn't at the martial arts school yesterday, so you didn't see her."

Chu Xuan immediately cupped his hands and said, "Greetings, Seventh Senior Sister."

"You're welcome!" Lu Xiaoshuang waved her hand and handed a porcelain bottle to Chu Xuan, "This is a gift for us."

Chu Xuan glanced at it and couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Blood-nourishing pills!

It's exactly the same bottle as the one my aunt gave him.

Just as Chu Xuan was about to speak, Wei Hong said, "Junior Brother Chu, accept it! Junior Sister Lu gives a gift to every new disciple, so yours is no exception."

"Thank you, Senior Sister!" Chu Xuan didn't stand on ceremony and immediately accepted the gift and expressed her gratitude.

Lu Xiaoshuang responded and turned to leave, clearly not intending to say anything more to Chu Xuan. For her, delivering the blood-replenishing pills was more like going through the motions.

Several more senior brothers arrived afterward, and they simply nodded to Chu Xuan when they saw him.

As for gifts, there aren't any!

The contrast with the warm welcome Xu Yuan received upon entering the inner courtyard was like night and day. When Xu Yuan entered the inner courtyard, every senior brother and sister presented him with a gift, and when Xu Yuan casually passed by the outer courtyard, he attracted the envy of countless people.

Chu Xuan didn't care about this.

A gift would be nice, but it's okay if you don't!

What he was really looking forward to was the Bai family's offering contract.

Although I have broken through to the Ming Jin level and become an inner court disciple, I still have to pay my tuition!

With the Bai family's monthly stipend of ten taels of silver, he could continue learning at the martial arts school in peace; otherwise, he would have to find a way to earn money himself. This would inevitably take up a lot of his time and energy.

Unfortunately, we didn't see Master Bai even after dark!