My Cultivation Starting from Archery

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"I understand, this is a test of the sword!"

Xu Wencai held his feather fan and bowed with a fist, "I shall exert all my effort and not let His Majesty down!"
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"Then, Mr. Xu, you should prepare well. Once the day arrives, we will set off immediately. Moreover, being a scholar, it's imperative to have guards during warfare. Even General Fang needs a Deputy General of the Profound Image Realm as an aide. These two guards—"

Mr. Hou pointed towards the door where the sword-bearing guards were standing, "have been selected from the Forbidden Army, both are Assistant Generals of the Meridian Passage Realm and will henceforth be Mr. Xu's personal protectors."

"This subordinate pays respects to Mr. Xu!"

The two guards stepped forward and gave a respectful salute.

"I still have some official matters to handle, so I won't stay much longer. The safety of Mr. Xu is in your hands."

After Mr. Hou gave his instructions, he left the estate.

Xu Wencai sat on a long bench, gently swaying his feather fan, gazing at the two deeply respectful guards standing at the door, lost in thought.

"Bang!"

The door was kicked open.

Zhu Tong walked in carelessly, "Hehehe, you little kid have really made something of yourself, haven't you!"

"Indeed!"

"Third-rank!"

The rest of the people also squeezed in continuously, seeking excitement, "You've really hit the big time!"

"They even appointed you 'Wo Long', what's going on?"

"Old Xu, hurry up and tell us!"

"..."

Xu Wencai started speaking slowly, "Call me Mr. Xu, or Mr. Wo Long."

Everyone was startled, but they didn't take it seriously, assuming it was a joke.

"Old fellow, you've really made it big!"

"Yeah, yeah, now you've got to treat us to a big meal."

"..."

"Generals."

Xu Wencai walked over to the guards, and before he could speak, the latter proactively handed over silver, he bowed with a fist, "Thank you, once I take office in You State, I will repay you. Zhu Baizong, General Zhao, let's go, today's feast at Immortal Crane Tower is on me."

"You're really putting on airs. What position are you holding in private?"

"Exactly, look at how pleased he is with himself. Third-rank is indeed a high office."

"Let's go, let's go, we must get a good feast out of the old kid today."

"..."

Inside the Immortal Crane Tower.

A banquet was grandly set.

However, everyone felt a bit displeased.

Ever since they received the imperial decree, they felt like Xu Wencai became a different person, as if a thick barrier had been erected between them. The conversations and drinking no longer felt as joyous as before.

Their mood for drinking was diminishing more and more.

It was almost to the point of parting on unpleasant terms.

In the end.

Xu Wencai raised his cup and proclaimed, "Gentlemen, thank you for your cooperation over the two years we've served together in the army, as well as for your care on the battlefield. But... there's no such thing as a feast that never ends. After this cup, I will be off to take my post in You State. From now on, our association with each other may grow less and less."

His words were somewhat diplomatic.

But anyone with a bit of sense could detect the estrangement in them.

To translate, it was as if they were taking separate paths under the same sky—from brothers to merely colleagues, signaling a cut from their past.

"Bang!"

Hearing this, Feng Yong slammed the table and stood up, "Old Xu, are you serious?"

"Do you really think you're some high official now?!"

"You've only had the imperial decree for half a day and already you have this attitude, who are you trying to show?"

"What do you know? He's being transferred to You State, and who knows how high an official he will become. Does he need to stay under Mr. Chen's command anymore?"

"You mean he doesn't plan to mix with Shanshi anymore and wants to be his own boss?"

Zhu Tong was the last to understand.

"Otherwise, what do you think he means?"

"I've seen it for a long time that he has ambition. How many times in the night he would be lying there, looking at the entire map of Dasheng, if not to dream of commanding as a leader with free rein?"

"We wouldn't have said anything if you wanted to be a commander, but did you have to cut ties with us? What, do we embarrass you now?"

"Speaking in riddles, disgusting!"

"Let's go, let's go!"

"Who cares for his treat, leave the money with him."

People started pulling out silver coins from their waists, tossing them on the table, and one by one they left the banquet.

"A base fellow when in high position, contemptible!"

Zhu Tong finally found a couple of words to describe his feelings, spitting them out before grabbing his hammer and leaving.

At the dining table, only Wang Zhi and Xu Wencai remained.

Xu Wencai stared at the silver coins scattered across the table and the leftover feast, unable to speak for a long time.

Wang Zhi stood up, sword in hand, his voice relatively calm, "I'm about to leave, do you have any message you want me to deliver to Shanshi?"

"I'd trouble Mr. Wang to deliver this letter to Mr. Chen."

Xu Wencai pulled out a letter he had written in the next room while everyone else was drinking.

"Well, farewell."

Wang Zhi bowed and left.

...

Military City.

The small training field.

Chen Sansi continued his arduous spear practice as always.

With the dual reinforcements of treasure medicine and Spiritual Grain, his proficiency kept climbing.

The Meridian Passage Realm had four stages, each with different utilities.

The Entry Realm was also known as Tong Qiao.

After Tong Qiao, the Qi-Blood refined strength can flow within the body. While increasing the strength of the meridians and the physique, it also brings incredible explosive power. From then on, Martial Artists rely not only on their physical strength but also on the dormant meridians within the body.

The Expert Realm was known as Opening Veins.

The human body has a total of twelve main meridians and the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, making twenty primary meridians, plus countless smaller ones. Opening the twelve main meridians constitutes the success of Opening Veins.

After Opening Veins, strength can be stored in these twelve meridians. The amount that can be stored depends on how much the meridians have been widened and the number of smaller meridians that have been opened.

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