Chapter 52: Expanding the Outer Gate

  "Outer Disciple?"

  Xu Xian had an expression that was indeed so, while Ning Ruxue sighed softly: "Master brother is still thinking about this matter!", as for Yue Hang on the side, he had a thoughtful look.

  Ye Wen glanced at Yue Hang and continued to express his own thoughts: "These outer door disciples, although they are considered my Shu Mountain Sect's disciples, are not included in the ranks and cannot obtain the transmission of my Shu Mountain Sect's exquisite skills!"

  Ning Ruxue heard this and asked with a puzzled face: "Then how can they still be willing to stay?"

  Ye Wen knew this was a problem for many people, so he said: "Outer door disciples who perform well can be directly converted to inner door disciples, listed in the inheritance of my Shu Mountain Sect, and can be taken as direct disciples by senior members of the sect to practice deeper skills!"

  When it came to this point, everyone understood. The outer door that Ye Wen had set up was actually a method of screening excellent disciples. This method is not unusual, some large factions with many disciples would also do the same, but now the Shu Mountain faction can't wait for others to come and pay homage, where did they have the capital to do these things?

  If it were a normal establishment of an outer gate, I'm afraid it would have scared off some who wanted to come and pay their respects. However, the guards sent by the Xu family have solved this problem.

  As the ten guards of the Xu family, even if they were treated as outer disciples, they had no dissatisfaction, let alone having the opportunity to truly join the Shu Shan Sect and become a true disciple. The status and position are naturally not comparable to those of the lower people, which gives these people a direction to strive for, believing that there is no reason why these guards should not respond.

  Having understood this, everyone stopped entangling themselves in this issue. After all, this was a good way to resolve the whereabouts of those guards. Giving these people the title of outer door disciples also made them part of the Shu Shan Sect, and it was only natural for them to stay behind and watch over the mountain gate.

  There was only one last question, and Ning Ruxue didn't know whether to ask or not, just as she was hesitating, Xuan spoke up: "Then who teaches the martial arts of these outer disciples?"

  Ning Ruxue glared at her junior brother, Xu Xian was puzzled, and when he saw Ning Ruxue glance at Yue Hang, he realized that this involved internal affairs of the sect and it wasn't good to discuss in front of outsiders. He suddenly became aware that he had been reckless, as this matter concerned the transmission of martial arts within a family sect, which couldn't be discussed openly with outsiders.

  Yue Hang is also an old river and lake, naturally will not misunderstand this truth, seeing the crowd discussing this topic, he immediately said: "Drinking a bit too much, I'll leave for a while!" This is to borrow urine to slip away for a while, let these Shu Shan faction family members discuss those things.

  Ye Wen stopped Yue Hang, smiling and saying: "General Yue, wait a moment, let me say a few words before we go together!" Ye Wen's words clearly indicated that Yue Hang didn't need to avoid suspicion.

  "As for the external school's martial arts, I plan to pass on our school's entry-level techniques and some basic fist, foot, knife, and sword skills to each of the external disciples. These people won't have a fixed master teaching them, so we'll take turns going to teach them every now and then. As for how much they learn, we don't need to worry about that!"

  Ning Ruxue nodded in understanding, realizing that Ye Wen was going to use this method of letting things unfold naturally to select the truly talented and outstanding disciples. At the same time, this approach wouldn't require too much energy from them, and teaching martial arts at regular intervals wouldn't affect his own cultivation or teaching of his direct disciples. On the contrary, it could be a form of relaxation.

  However, she was not clear what kind of kung fu Ye Wen would teach these outer disciples. Just as she wanted to ask, Ye Wen seemed to notice her doubts and continued: "As for the martial arts that can be taught to outer disciples, they are temporarily set as the basic internal breath control method, Shu Mountain swordsmanship, and Shu Mountain long fist!"

  Shu Mountain Swordsmanship, Ning Ruxue knew that, and the basic Qigong method also knew, were all left over by the old Book Mountain School. To be honest, these two sets of martial arts are not particularly remarkable, and it's okay to teach people.

  As for the Shu Mountain Long Fist, Ning Ruxue was also clear that it was actually the same fist technique used by Ye Wen and Zhang Gui when they fought each other today. At that time, Ye Wen had practiced it himself and she had seen it before, but the moves were too big and not suitable for her to practice, so she didn't learn it and didn't ask much about it, thinking it was just something her senior brother had come up with - this fist technique wasn't particularly brilliant, and the moves weren't complicated either. Ye Wen called it something he had figured out himself, and she hadn't suspected anything, naturally not knowing that the original name of this fist technique was Tai Zu Long Fist.

  She didn't think this set of boxing techniques was anything special, but today she saw Ye Wen use this technique to fight against Zhang Gui and even fought a draw with the orthodox school's Zhengquan, and slightly gained the upper hand, it can be seen that this seemingly ordinary technique still has its own unique advantages.

  She didn't know that Ye Wen and Zhang Gui had the upper hand against their enemies because his internal skills were higher than Zhang Gui's, so he could use these moves more comfortably, and sometimes even deliberately forced Zhang Gui to collide with himself. Later, defeating the enemy was also done with a soft palm rather than the Taizu Long Fist, so Ye Wen didn't think this set of fist techniques was anything special.

  Seeing Ning Ruxue seemed to want to say something, Ye Wen didn't wait for her to speak and continued directly: "Also, I have a set of knife techniques that can be used by some outer door disciples who are not yet qualified to enter the inner door!"

  "Way of the Sword?"

  As soon as he mentioned the knife method, Yue Hang came with momentum. His family's martial arts were knife methods, and he himself was mainly knife methods. Before, he only knew that Ye Wen's Shu Shan Sect was a Neigong-based internal cultivation sect, but today he learned that their fist and footwork skills were also not bad. At the same time, according to some news, this Shu Shan Sect originally specialized in refining swordsmanship, who would have thought that they also taught knife methods.

  Ye Wen nodded, but didn't continue to explain. Yue Hang was curious, but it wasn't convenient for him to ask further, after all, martial arts were a secret, and he really had no way of inquiring about it.

  Ning Ruxue and Xu Xian were not interested in asking, Ning Ruxue knew that her senior brother had changed a lot recently, but she wouldn't hide things from herself. Xu Xian was not interested in knife skills, he still remembered the soft palm technique Ye Wen promised to teach him.

  The people at the table suddenly fell into silence, Ye Wen stood up and said: "I'll be right back!" Then he got up and walked out of the main hall in the direction of the toilet. Yue Hang saw Ye Wen leave his seat and suddenly remembered something, so he also excused himself and followed him out.

  Ning Ruxue and Xu Xian looked at each other as the two of them left their seats, then they also stopped talking, and it was unclear what they were thinking in their minds!

  It turned out that the two people who went out started talking while walking, and after a few sentences, Yue Hang finally understood what Ye Wen meant by wanting to talk to him alone, and this was something he had been hoping for.

  "In Mr. Yue's escort agency, there are many escorts who are skilled in martial arts, but I don't know if Mr. Yue intentionally wants these people to further improve their skills?"

  This was something that Yue Hang naturally had no reason to refuse, after all, the more powerful the Escort Master became, the stronger his Escort Bureau would become, and the louder his reputation would be. In the future, he would also be able to earn even more commission, and even open up branch offices, which for him was a huge temptation.

  It's just that to improve this martial art, apart from personal factors, one also needs to find a good master. The quality of the people under his command is hard to say, but it's really not easy to find such a teacher. Now it seems like Ye Wen intends to personally instruct these people under him?

  Ye Wen nodded without waiting for Yue Hang to ask, indicating that it was indeed the case, and put forward his own requirements: "The only requirement is to let these people hang up the name of my Shu Mountain Sect's outer disciple!"

  Yue Hang finally understood what Ye Wen was after! His escort agency traveled all over the country, making it easy to gain fame, and Ye Wen was seeking fame - through his escort agency, he indirectly spread the name of the Shu Shan Sect!

  To be honest, although the escorts' martial arts skills are not high, they have contact with many people and all kinds of people from different walks of life, so they are actually the group that can spread some messages to all directions most easily.

  Ye Wenming intended to hang the name of Shu Shan Sect next to the signboard of Yue Shan Escort Agency, so that while Yue Shan Escort Agency became more famous, Shu Shan Sect would also become better known to more people.

  Yue Hang thought for a moment, if the Shu Shan Sect could really make its subordinates stronger and stronger, then his own agency would gradually expand. Moreover, according to what Ye Wen had just said at the banquet, he was willing to teach some internal family exercises to those who entered the outer gate of Shu Shan.

  In the martial arts world, those who understand internal skill training and those who don't but only rely on brute force are in completely different realms. The difference between them can be described as heaven and earth. Except for a small number of people with exceptional innate talent, the probability of becoming a master for those who do not understand internal skills is so low that it can be ignored, while understanding internal skills makes this possibility infinitely greater.

  He wasn't greedy, as long as one of his many subordinates could become a similar level to himself or Gong Sunmu, the Yue Shan Escort Agency could be promoted another grade, and even opening a branch was not impossible.

  If it were someone else, they would still need to worry that the Shu Shan Sect would take advantage of the opportunity to cultivate their disciples and then swallow up his security firm. However, Yue Hang didn't have to worry about this because his own son was the Shu Shan Sect's leader's eldest disciple, which also served as a kind of insurance for him. To put it bluntly, after he sent his son into the Shu Shan Sect, his security firm had almost become an external enterprise of the Shu Shan Sect.

  After weighing the pros and cons, Yue Hang said with a determined heart: "How many people does Ye Zhangmen want first?" As soon as this was said, it basically meant that the matter had already come to a conclusion.

  Ye Wen smiled and said, "Don't need too many, just send ten young and clever ones from the Escort Bureau. They don't have to stay on the mountain every day, they can come up to learn for a while and then go back! This way, it won't affect the Escort Bureau's business!"

  Ten people also thought of by Ye Wen, its meaning is self-evident.

  Yue Hang nodded: "I'll arrange it after I get back!" He was indeed a decisive person, once he made up his mind, there's no need to drag things out. Unexpectedly, Ye Wen shook his head: "No rush, let's send someone over after the new year!" After speaking, he smiled mysteriously again: "Later on, I'll have a gift sent to General Yue's hands personally!"