Chapter 856 - 401: Drinking Essence Soup Daily, Eating Essence Treasure Monthly—Mere Hardships Cannot Hinder Me

Chapter 856: Chapter 401: Drinking Essence Soup Daily, Eating Essence Treasure Monthly—Mere Hardships Cannot Hinder Me

The feast was extremely sumptuous, surpassing ordinary restaurants.

Li Xian followed Yu Hai into the Vegetarian Restaurant to experience it. They saw a group of Gold Appraisal Guards in the arena. They overheard the discussions; the Red Team won the polo match overwhelmingly.

The atmosphere of the Black Team was sullen and displeased.

As soon as Li Xian and Yu Hai took their seats, a young man from the Red Team shouted, "I say, Yu Hai, who is this you’re bringing? Could he be a new colleague? How come I haven’t heard anything?"

This man, named Bai Qinghao, was just one of the main players and possessed solid martial arts skills, coming from the Bai Family in Jade City.

Yu Hai replied with a smile, "You could say that. He’s been called by the Central Lang General to serve as a temporary attendant."

Someone from the Black Team shouted, "Temporary attendant? What’s that? An attendant is an attendant, what’s with the ’temporary’?"

The speaker, named Su Kuo, was tall and strong; he had been very brave in the polo match just now. His charge while holding the ball was like a general, and his roar was intimidating.

Yu Hai said, "It’s a long story, but in short, for the next month, he will follow us on duty."

Li Xian clasped hands in salute to everyone. Another person from the Red Team said, "Vague words, you better be clear. If a spy sneaks in, will you take responsibility?" This person had a long face and slender mouth, named Yao Duan.

Yu Hai intended to cover for Li Xian, but seeing everyone’s curiosity growing, he realized he couldn’t leave it unsaid. He glanced at Li Xian covertly, seeing Li Xian looking indifferent and calm, smiling at him as if to say: Feel free to speak.

So Yu Hai briefly explained the situation.

Upon hearing this, the Gold Appraisal Guards understood that Li Xian was neither a family heir nor recruited through selection. They soon felt uninterested, and any intention to befriend him diminished, as their glances turned contemptuous.

After a burst of boos, the topic switched back to the previous polo match.

Li Xian knew that the strong must rely on themselves. How does others’ contempt concern him? He quietly observed the guards, thinking, "Indeed Yu Nan City is impressive. With just a quick glance at the polo match earlier, I could see that their martial arts are exceptional. Their strength should not be underestimated."

After finishing a simple meal, Yu Hai told Li Xian that there was nothing urgent at the Marquis Station today, so he could go back first and return for duty at the Marquis Station at the Mao hour tomorrow.

Li Xian left the Marquis Station and looked for an inn along the street, spending ten taels of silver to rent a room long term. After settling all his belongings, he took a long, deep breath.

He took out the "Dubhe Saber Technique," "Stone-Pushing Palm Technique," and "Suffering Body," three sets of martial arts. He first flipped through the "Dubhe Saber Technique." The Saber Technique was indeed exquisite, but someone had deliberately set challenges, causing practitioners to frequently hit bottlenecks during training.

Stuck for days or months, the Saber Technique showed no progress and tormented the mind, leading to self-doubt and restless nights. The "Stone-Pushing Palm Technique" was similar. The palm technique was not difficult but training was very physically demanding. Performing the "Stone-Pushing Palm Technique," each palm was like moving a thousand-catties boulder.

Very quickly, extreme exhaustion set in, leading to intense fatigue.

The "Suffering Body" was a method of body refinement. During training, the entire body would be in piercing pain, unbearably so. These three martial arts temper the body and mind of practitioners from three different angles.

Training without progress, training with great exhaustion, and training with acute pain. Although they are only basic martial arts, if one can achieve minor achievement, it testifies to strong will and exceptional body and mind.

Li Xian’s eyes shone brightly. Having reviewed the three sets of martial arts, he felt his heart fire rising: "Heaven rewards diligence, why fear no progress? As for the Stone-Pushing Palm Technique and Suffering Body... my perfect appearance and exceptional healing power, why fear fatigue? The path is before me, how can mere suffering stop me."

"If it is just like this, even for mere verification, there is much to gain!"

(ps: Jade City is a major city at the confluence of Yu Nan Dao, Guan Long Dao, and Wang He Dao. Madam Wen, Zhao Ranran, the Five Mountains Sword Alliance, Daoxuan Mountain, Candle Sect...etc., may come to Jade City at some point, whether passing by or for various purposes.

Hopefully, everyone does not view it as an isolated, closed ’instance.’ There are connections between regions. It’s not easy for Little Li to rise in such a place, but Heaven rewards diligence, progress every day.)