The road to Jianghu started from the martial arts hall

Chapter 14: Twelve Sutras
For most people in the world, seven hundred taels of silver is a sum of money that they could never earn in a lifetime.

Ordinary civilians in Daxuan could only earn five or six taels of silver after working hard from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.

But for Feiyutang, which monopolized half of the shipping share in Sanshui County, the floating wealth of only more than 700 taels of silver accumulated over the years was simply a huge joke.

Yan Ming, who came from a poor family, was stunned when he saw Fang Xun frowning. He had no idea about money exceeding one hundred taels. It was a lot anyway.

Thinking that Xun Ge'er was dissatisfied and believed that someone had hidden it, Yan Ming hurriedly explained.

"Brother Xun, the yamen runners are all clean, this is really the amount we have, even including the small change and copper coins we found on the gang members."

Fang Xun knew that the other party had misunderstood him, and shook his head and said, "Of course I trust my brothers, but I just think that Feiyutang's floating wealth shouldn't be so small."

In addition to daily expenses such as personnel and ships, Zhu Mingcheng also paid a large amount of silver to the county government as "rent" for the dock site.

The government of Sanshui County is the largest, and no matter how powerful the gangs and local tyrants are, they have to rely on others for support.

But seven hundred taels of savings is still too little. It would be normal to increase it five or six times.

Wei Lin put down the account book in his hand and said thoughtfully: "Most of the money earned by Feiyutang should have been handed over to its superiors."

"Let's talk about it after the Li family's accounts are sorted out."

Fang Xun nodded, closed the account book in his hand and threw it casually on the table, then gave another instruction to Yan Ming.

"You and the other brothers continue to be busy here. Master and I will leave first."

Finally he remembered something and continued.

"After you return to the county government office, go to the file room and ask Manager Ding to help me sort out the files of the tragic cases of family extermination in Sanshui County in the past thirty years. I will go and take a look tomorrow."

"Okay, Brother Xun!"

After Yan Ming agreed, Fang Xun and Wei Lin left the study and arrived at the front yard.

Then they saw a middle-aged man from the Li family, wearing a brocade robe and with slightly chubby cheeks, directing a group of servants to assist the constables in moving the full boxes to the front yard.

The man was Li Qing, the younger brother of Mr. Li and the second child in the family. Upon seeing the two masters arriving, the middle-aged man took the initiative to greet them.

"Brother Xun, Lord Wei!"

"Master Li, thank you for your hard work."

Wei Lin nodded, and after a polite reply, he casually said, "Tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m., my disciple will bring the Yamen's men to the Li Mansion on time."

A hint of joy flashed across Li Qing's face, and he quickly replied, "Thank you, Brother Xun and all the brothers for everything!"

Just now he saw with his own eyes how Yan Ming led six constables to form an exquisite joint attack formation, and Yu Ye, the deputy gang leader of the eleventh level of the acquired realm, was killed without any power to resist.

Seeing the detectives display their prowess, he immediately gained more confidence in the matter of the man in green.

After chatting for a few more words, Wei Lin and Fang Xun left Feiyu Hall and headed straight home.

The passers-by on the road were frightened by Xun Ge'er, who was covered in blood, and for a moment they didn't even dare to say hello.

Fortunately, the two did not stay on the street for long and returned home in just quarters of an hour.

As soon as he got home, Fang Xun couldn't wait to go to the backyard, took off his red-stained clothes, and threw the black armor vest that had done him great service aside.

He also carried a flintlock rifle, a bag of knockout drugs, and a bag of quicklime with him. The mysterious account book, martial arts secrets, silver bills, small change, and copper coins he had just looted were also carefully placed aside.

Then Fang Xun took a refreshing cold shower. The blood on his body was washed away in a short time, and he felt refreshed.

After Fang Xun put on his black vest again and changed into a short-sleeved shirt, he realized that the sun was setting in the west and the sky had darkened.

After looking up at the sky, Fang Xun saw Wei Lin leisurely walking into the backyard. He was still holding a food box in his hand, which exuded an enticing aroma. While his apprentice was taking a bath, he also went out to prepare a table of food and wine.

"Goo-"

Fang Xun's internal organs began to rebel again.

He shook his head. With the death of Mr. Li, Mr. Li’s birthday banquet was immediately cancelled, and he could not count on the buffet to fill his stomach.

"You're hungry, let's eat first."

Soon, the master and disciple filled a table with food in the middle courtyard of the back training ground.

It is October, the golden autumn month, when the weather is clear and cool.

In the evening, the gentle breeze blows on your face, and you can devour the table full of delicious fish and meat in no time, which makes you feel very refreshed.

After eating and drinking, Fang Xun picked up a thin bamboo stick and thought about something while picking his teeth.

After seeing this, Wei Lin asked curiously, "What are you thinking about? Tell me about it, Master?"

Fang Xun waited until the bamboo stick in his hand pulled out a piece of meat from his teeth before he spoke: "Master, I'm wondering if we can start opening up the twelve meridians now."

Wei Lin was stunned for a moment, not understanding why Fang Xun thought of this.

The eight extraordinary meridians in the human body are neither directly affiliated with the internal organs nor have any internal and external coordination relationship. They are also called "special paths and extraordinary operations". They control the qi and blood, true energy of the whole body and coordinate yin and yang. They are the foundation for the birth of internal strength.

The twelve main meridians are the channels through which the body's internal energy, qi and blood are output externally.

When martial arts masters fight, their internal energy will be circulated through the twelve meridians to unleash the true power of every move and every style, and it is no longer just a good-looking display.

Compared with the eight extraordinary meridians, the twelve main meridians are much more fragile. If the former are compared to a broad road, then the latter are narrow paths.

The two sets of meridians have their own functions and are equally important.

However, when a post-natal realm warrior practices to open up the twelve main meridians, he must be extremely careful. If he is not careful, he may damage the meridians and go astray.

Therefore, the usual practice is to open up the six meridians of the eight extraordinary meridians except the Ren and Du meridians.

During the process, your physical strength will gradually become stronger, and only after your meridians have become tougher, will you start to open up the twelve main meridians.

There are even people who open up the Ren and Du meridians first or even directly break through the innate realm, and then go back to open up the twelve main meridians.

In short, the Twelve Meridians are not something that beginners can touch.

In Wei Lin's opinion, Fang Xun had just entered the post-natal stage yesterday, and it was really a fantasy for him to start practicing the Twelve Meridians today.

However, he also knew his apprentice, and he probably didn't go crazy for a moment. He wouldn't have mentioned this matter to him without careful consideration.

Thinking of this, Wei Lin did not deny it immediately, but asked in confusion: "Why do you think so?"

After organizing his words in his mind, Fang Xun slowly said, "Master, I have reached the sixth level of the acquired realm!"

In an instant, Wei Lin was so frightened that he almost jumped three feet high, and felt that his young heart had been greatly frightened.

He suddenly stood up, rushed to his apprentice, grabbed his wrist and started to feel his pulse. Fang Xun did not resist and let his master examine him.

After a while, Wei Lin finally loosened his wrist, his eyes dazed.

"It really is the sixth level of the acquired realm, and the internal force is pure, without any signs of instability. How did you do it?"

(End of this chapter)