Although time was tight, Sun Shuping's footsteps were steady. His face was flushed, and his cloth clothes had been replaced with fur. He looked energetic, very different from the impoverished old scholar of the past.
His current job was to train young scholars for the Cloudwisp Society, and he earned quite a lot.
Although he usually did not need to show his face in public, he often could not help but want to go on stage and win the applause of the audience. Firstly, he was itching to show his skills. Secondly, the money he earned from the stage belonged to him, and the Cloudwisp Society did not take a single cent.
Sun Shuping, on the other hand, often felt embarrassed and advised his boss to think about the long term and withdraw some money. He now considered the Cloudwisp Club to be half his home. Naturally, he hoped that the Cloudwisp Club could have a long history and flourish so that lowly artists like him could walk with their backs straight.
When he returned to his room, he saw his disciple, Stone, lying on his stomach and reading a picture book. He frowned and said, "Stone, what are you looking at instead of going on stage to study?" Sun Shuping had originally not planned on letting his disciple continue in this line of work, but after joining the Cloudwisp Society, he changed his mind. He wanted to nurture him properly.
Stone raised his head. "Master, I want this book!"
Sun Shuping had read Li Qingshan's picture book once before. Although it was interesting, it was just a story to coax children. There were almost no words, and the length was too short. It was not suitable to be used as a book or song, so he did not think much of it.
Now that he heard Stone say this, he felt that it was not a bad idea to make this story into a segment. It was a good chance for Stone to practice his eloquence on stage.
Liu Chuanfeng and Sun Fubai knew of the existence of this picture book. It was all thanks to Sun Fubai's connections that it had been able to spread so quickly. However, they also felt that this picture book, which did not conform to the family's standards, could not possibly compete with Chu Danqing of the School of Painting. In the blink of an eye, they threw this matter to the back of their minds. They focused even more on revising Li Qingshan's book.
Every time they finished revising a chapter, they would immediately spread it everywhere through the mouth of the writer. The effects were excellent. The Cloudwisp Society's reputation soared, filling the two with confidence. More than ten days had already passed.
Li Qingshan sat in the meditation room and examined his body. Inside the Divine Talisman of Great Creation, specks of power of will gathered and glowed brightly.
His book and painting quickly spread among the two groups. In every teahouse and tavern, every child whispered to each other, Li Qingshan's name. It was spreading out bit by bit, turning into bits of faith and gathering into the ocean of wish power.
Meanwhile. As for the cultivation of Ox Demon's Fist of Great Strength. There had never been a day when he stopped using spirit stones to buy medicinal pills. He was already halfway there. In another half a month, he would be able to reach the next level.
Seeing that it was getting late, Li Qingshan thought that it was about time for her to arrive. After waiting for another half an hour, An finally appeared outside the door and threw herself into Li Qingshan's arms. She looked a little angry.
"Who made us so angry?" Li Qingshan stroked her long hair with a smile.
During this period of time, An was extremely busy. The eminent monks that the One Thought master had invited all hurried over from various places. An would visit every single one of them, chanting the buddhist dharma a few times and exchanging a few words of buddhist wisdom. It was basically a test.
If the eminent monk just happened to bring a disciple or two with them, then it would be even more troublesome. They would have to compete to see whose disciple was better. Even when there was no wind, there would still be waves.
With An's cultivation in buddhism, the One Thought master obviously achieved complete victory. He was filled with pride, so he was in a jubilant mood every single day. An, on the other hand, was extremely vexed. This greatly affected the time she spent with Li Qingshan.
Compared to arguing with the monks, she was much more willing to stay in his arms peacefully.
She switched to a more comfortable position. The Path of White Bone and Great Beauty really is right. These bald donkeys should all be burned to death! Today, the nun that the old nun brought clearly couldn't win against me in an argument, yet she insisted that I shave my hair, or I wouldn't be clean at all. It's my loss. She did not care about the outcome, but she did not want to waste time.
Li Qingshan broke into laughter and pinched the tip of her nose. "Looks like your comprehension of the Path of White Bone and Great Beauty has improved yet again."
"Exactly." An held his hand and carefully studied the patterns on it. Her large eyes blinked a few times, and she suddenly thought of something. "Let's go into secluded cultivation!"
Since when did dull secluded cultivation become her favourite activity? That was solitude where she would never be disturbed.
Li Qingshan said, "The assembly of dharma is about to formally begin. If I go into secluded cultivation now, the One Thought master will definitely eat me up. You should just listen carefully. You'll definitely gain an even deeper comprehension of the Path of White Bone and Great Beauty."
An was only acting coquettishly. Before him, she would always become a little more "normal".
Li Qingshan said, "There's only the two of us on the island right now, so let's just treat it as secluded cultivation. We'll go into secluded cultivation for a few hours!"
An said softly, "Alright."
The next morning, the fragrance of sandalwood wafted into the air. An had already left. Ever since the first eminent monk arrived, she had been in charge of every single morning class in the Anāsravāṇa temple. This should have been an extremely great honour, but it also left her particularly troubled.
The One Thought master knew that his disciple was not easy to appease. He was afraid that she would stubbornly insist on doing things her own way and become a laughing stock, so he promised her many pills. In order to earn a portion of pills for Li Qingshan, all she could do was shoulder the responsibility of the primary disciple of the school of Buddhism seriously. As long as she could help him, she could endure this momentary separation.
Li Qingshan accepted the pills from her. Apart from being happy and relieved, he also felt that it was rather strange. He shook his head and tossed this strange thought out of his head.
He had not told An about what Qian Rongzhi had left behind. As her guardian, he did not want An to have anything to do with a woman like that.
Of course, if Qian Rongzhi really did die outside, he could tell An. Dead people would not affect An's future anyway.
However, he had never heard anything like that.
He had only heard from Han Qiongzhi that after Qian Rongzhi completed a mission safely, she immediately accepted a second mission. The location of the mission was even further away from the main headquarters of the Hawkwolf Guard in Clear River prefecture. She basically seemed like she was seeking death.
However, Li Qingshan had a feeling that she would not die outside so easily. If she were not quite confident, she would never have done something like that.
Whatever. Her life or death had nothing to do with him.
Li Qingshan stood up and made his way into the depths of the bamboo forest. He began practising. An was working hard for his sake, so how could he slack off at all?
There was an unnatural rustle from the leaves. Li Qingshan suddenly turned around and threw a punch.
With a thump, it landed in a hand that seemed to be forged from metal.
Li Qingshan said, "Tieyi, why have you come?"
"I've come to pay my debt!" Han Tieyi was slightly surprised. The power of the punch actually made his hand ache slightly.
"I almost forgot. Tang Zi still owes me two punches." Li Qingshan swung his fist. Han Tieyi retreated rapidly, vanishing into the bamboo forest.
"Come to the Main Martial Arts stadium of the school of the Military. Don't forget, you have a debt to pay as well."
"Unfortunately, I like collecting debts the most, not paying them!" Li Qingshan shot off like an arrow, directly pursuing him.
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