Chapter 45 Outer Gate

  Ye Wen composed himself, looking at Xu Xian's strange expression, secretly guessing that it was probably because the crowd saw him not returning for a long time and came out to look for him. Xu Xian knew where this place was, so he came looking for him and happened to see his practice just now, but...

  "Xu Shidi, what's with that expression?"

  He didn't know that Xu Xian had been searching for half a day and finally saw Ye Wen in this place, seeing him practicing martial arts there, he didn't go up to disturb him. The martial art was unknown what kind of routine it was, more importantly, Ye Wen's moves were really too ugly, those fists and palms coming out seemed to be casual, couldn't see any ingenuity at all.

  Xu Xian naturally didn't know that Ye Wen had simply ignored the routine of Meng Zhang's moves, and was single-mindedly comprehending the meaning of this set of martial arts and some of its subtle techniques. So the posture he came up with was mostly his own random creation, just to test out some of the tricks he had just grasped, and it wasn't even close to the original Meng Zhang style. And such wild flailing wouldn't look good no matter what.

  Adding to the soft and fluffy appearance of his palm, Xu Xian couldn't help but be even more perplexed. He only saw his senior brother slowly and leisurely drawing circles with his hand, seemingly without exerting any force. Xu Xian wondered if this kind of palm technique could even swat a fly to death, let alone hit someone.

  After watching for a while, Xu Xian even felt bored and started yawning. Just then, Ye Wen kicked up a clod of earth, and what was originally an apparently powerless palm actually turned the clod into powder. This scene scared Xu Xian so much that he stopped his original action, and it wasn't until Ye Wen turned around that he looked like this.

  Until Ye Wen spoke up, Xu Xian didn't come back to his senses. The impression left by the last palm just now was too deep and still lingered in Xu Xian's mind. So as soon as he opened his mouth, he asked: "Brother, what kind of palm technique did you practice earlier?"

  Ye Wen knew his junior brother had already seen it, so he didn't hide it and casually replied: "Cotton Palm!"

  "Soft Palm?" Xū Xián recalled that this palm technique indeed gave people a soft and fluffy feeling, and the name was quite fitting. However, after seeing Yè Wén's last move, he wouldn't think that the power of this palm technique was also soft and fluffy, on the contrary, it was even more fierce.

  But thinking that he could learn such powerful martial arts after officially starting, Xu Xian was excited and became even more interested in the palm technique Ye Wen used earlier.

  "Big brother, can you teach me this set of palm techniques?" Seeing Ye Wen look at him, Xu Xian immediately said: "Of course, it's after formally becoming a disciple!"

  Ye Wen didn't think much and casually replied, "After you formally join the sect, you can learn whatever you want, as long as it's a skill that our Shu Shan Sect has...". When he said this, he wasn't concerned about the level of difficulty or whether someone was worthy to practice certain skills, because among their generation in the Shu Shan Sect, they were already at the highest level. As for not having enough cultivation to practice? Let's talk about that after Ye Wen summons these high-level skills!

  Xu Xian was overjoyed when he heard this, although the previous set of moves didn't look very beautiful, but its power was not ordinary. Xu Xian, who had just formally entered the Jianghu as a rookie, couldn't wait for the next day's entrance ceremony to end so that Ye Wen could teach him this palm technique.

  Unfortunately, he was still daydreaming on this side, and Ye Wen suddenly poured a basin of cold water over his head.

  "This set of palm techniques I've just begun to comprehend, if you want to learn it, I'm afraid you'll have to wait a bit longer!"

  "Enlightenment?" Xü Xiǎn didn't quite understand.

  "It's just that I haven't mastered it yet..." As he said this, Ye Wen's face also felt a bit hot. The grand leader of the sect, his own family's martial arts, and as the leader, he hadn't even mastered it yet, but was instead seen through by someone else - it was truly a bit embarrassing.

  "Huh...” Xú Xián also didn't expect that Yuè Wén hadn't mastered this set of palm techniques, and it took him a while to react and understand what Yuè Wén meant.

  It's only natural that he would teach him after mastering this palm technique. This isn't strange at all, as Ye Wen is the sect leader, and it's only right that he should be the first to practice any powerful martial arts within the sect. As for where Ye Wen got his martial arts manual, he hadn't given it a thought, since he wasn't originally a disciple of Shu Shan Sect, nor did he know what the former Shu Shan Sect looked like.

  As for Ye Wen, Xu Xian didn't ask and he wouldn't say. As for how he guessed, that's not his concern, whether it was a guess about having an unexpected encounter or unintentionally obtaining this secret recipe, or if it was the secret martial art passed down by the ancestors of Mount Shu School, or even if Ye Wen created it himself, it didn't matter to him.

  As for Ning Ruxue? Ye Wen hadn't even considered taking out this set of martial arts to share with that junior sister, and for now he only planned to cultivate it by himself. Even if Xun Xian saw it and wanted to learn, he would have to wait until he had practiced enough before teaching him. He wasn't afraid that Xun Xian would have any ideas, once he entered the door, Ye Wen would first give him a book on internal energy techniques, which would be enough to keep him busy for at least one or two years.

  Waiting for him to finish his internal training, he himself estimated that he had already practiced this set of martial arts to the point of being extremely familiar with it. Who knows, by then he might have obtained some other good secret manual! At that time, taking out the Mian Zhang would be no big deal.

  If Ning Ruxue asked himself where this set of martial arts came from, he could also claim to have created it himself. Xu Xian happened to see him practicing and thought that his awkward movements earlier should be convincing enough. With a witness, Ning Ruxue wouldn't ask any more questions! He didn't know that his earlier movements were not just awkward, Xu Xian initially thought his senior brother was having a seizure.

  Anyway, Ye Wen's skill in making up nonsense is not one bit off, and he can even come up with a set of lies that are self-consistent, well-structured, and don't have any obvious flaws on the surface.

  Two people slowly returned to the big house, Zhao Shu had already prepared dinner, Ning Ruxue and Yue Ning as well as Zhou Zhiruo were all waiting on one side, the bowls and chopsticks on the table hadn't moved, it seemed they were waiting for their return.

  "Why aren't you eating?"

  As soon as Ye Wen entered the house, he saw big and small eyes staring at him, still unaware of his identity and some rules. Before he could react, he noticed that no one was moving their bowls or chopsticks, which made him even more curious, and he couldn't help but ask a question.

  Ning Ruxue's face turned pale, while Yue Ning and Zhou Ziruo, the two younger ones, didn't dare to speak up. It was Zhao Shu who smiled and said, "The master hasn't arrived yet, how can we start eating?"

  Ye Wen only then reacted, himself being a sect leader, still had some status. Although he thought a lot about big things, when it came to small things related to daily habits, he still habitually followed his previous way of thinking, almost forgetting that there were many rules here.

  Looking at himself not taking the lead, not being the first to pick up his chopsticks, probably everyone in this house can only stare blankly at a table full of food. Ye Wen actually felt a sense of superiority as if he were the master.

  With a mischievous grin, he walked up to the main seat, picked up his chopsticks and casually picked up a green vegetable, saying "Eat!"

  After that, the people at this table picked up their chopsticks and started eating. Even Ning Shimei, who had been looking at her with disdain, eager to snatch the position of the host, was waiting for her to take a bite before moving her chopsticks. Ye Wen felt a sense of pride in her heart.

  "Being the boss is really cool!"

  The pleasure of being superior to others is easy to get hooked on, which is also why many people who have gained power will go all out to continue fighting for even greater power. They can no longer bear the life of living under others and looking up to them.

  Ye Wen had only been transported for more than half a year and had just begun to get a taste of this feeling, but he was already reluctant to let go. And he didn't think there was anything wrong with that.

  "With desire, there is motivation! This way I can keep improving and lead the Shu Shan Sect to become stronger!" He has always believed in this principle, now it's time to put it into practice.

  He glanced at the people present, himself sitting upright, Ning Ruxue and Xu Xian, two junior brothers and sisters, sat on either side, leaving only his own two disciples. This was all of Shu Shan Sect's disciples. Zhao Shu stood by, waiting to serve, as a miscellaneous servant of Shu Shan Sect, she didn't have the qualifications to sit with these people for dinner, she could only wait until everyone finished eating before going to eat herself.

  Although Ning Ruxue and she were very close, Ning Ruxue didn't intend to change this rule either. Ye Wen wouldn't deliberately change it either, playing a game where everyone is equal. If Shu Shan Sect was equal for everyone, what would be the point of being the sect leader?

  However, after looking at these few people, although it's more lively than half a year ago when there were only myself and Ning Xue, just three or four little cats are still not enough.

  Moreover, as the direct disciples of the sect, Yue Ning and Zhou Zhiruo were still too young. It would take at least another 10 years for them to grow up. Before that, could the Mt. Shu Sect rely solely on their senior brothers and sisters?

  "There are still too few people!" After eating a few mouthfuls of rice, Ye Wen's mind began to think about the grand plan for the development of the Men's Sect. "Not to mention anything else, our Shu Mountain Sect's mountain gate is built in such a magnificent manner, but there are only three or five people who know that I am sparse and don't know that our Shu Mountain Sect is like a ghost temple, with no living people at all!"

  "Besides, if we want to develop in the future, just the three of us running back and forth, I'm afraid we'll be exhausted before we can make a big name for ourselves! It seems that we need to think of a way to make our sect stronger!"

  Putting down the bowl and chopsticks, Ye Wen looked at Ning Ruxue: "Sister, I have something to discuss with you!" Although this sister didn't get along with him, for now, she was the only one he could discuss things with. As for Xu Xian? He would wait until he officially joined the sect before talking to him.

  When Ye Wen put down his bowl and chopsticks, everyone at the table stopped their chopsticks and looked at him. Ning Ruxue also did the same. Upon hearing Ye Wen speak, she nodded in response: "Please go ahead, Shixiong!"

  "I think our school still has too few people! And relying solely on us to recruit disciples for development seems a bit slow! I intend to establish an outer sect, widely recruiting disciples to boost our influence, what do you think, Master Sister?"