Yan Liqiang left the Gray Hall with the key in his hand, feeling somewhat depressed. To be honest, although he knew that as an outer disciple of the Sword God Sect he would have to do some chores inside the mountain gate, he had never expected that the chores assigned to him would be to clean the toilet.
That damn Huo Zhiyi is already an inner disciple, and his status in the Sword God Sect is much higher than mine. I have never seen him before, nor have I had any dealings with him. I don't know why he is targeting me
Until he walked out of the Gray Hall, Yan Liqiang seemed to still be able to feel the sneer of that damn servant behind him.
Just two minutes after Yan Liqiang left the Gray Hall and was walking on the way to Tianqiao Peak, three people suddenly came from the fork in the road in front of him and met Yan Liqiang head-on.
The three men, like Yan Liqiang, were wearing grey clothes and grey belts, and were between eighteen and twenty years old. They were obviously the lowest-ranking outer disciples of the Sword God Sect. Ma Liang was among them.
When Ma Liang saw Yan Liqiang, his face was filled with ill intent.
"How is it, brother Li Qiang? The menial job assigned to you by Huo Zhiyi today is not bad, right?" Ma Liang pouted, looked at Yan Liqiang with a mocking expression, "Don't you know the elders of our sect? Why don't you find someone to talk to you?"
As soon as he saw Ma Liang's face, Yan Liqiang knew that after leaving the Discipline Institute a few days ago, Ma Liang must have inquired about his background and found out that he had been fooled, so he was furious and wanted to get back at him. The fact that he was arranged to clean the toilet today was probably Ma Liang's trick behind the scenes to make things difficult for him and embarrass him.
In my previous life, I was working in the workplace, where there were all kinds of open and secret struggles. In this life, I joined the Sword God Sect, so such things are inevitable. As the saying goes, where there are people, there is the world of martial arts.
"Thank you for your concern, Senior Brother Ma. The menial job that Officer Huo assigned to me is not bad!" Yan Liqiang smiled gracefully and elegantly. He knew why Ma Liang jumped out at this time. He probably wanted to see his embarrassed face so that he could have the pleasure of torturing others. The more he wanted to see it, the more he would not let him have his way and the more he would make him hold it back. This is called fighting with others, the fun is endless!
"Hahaha, that's right, that's right. From now on, the toilets on Tianqiao Peak will be cleaned by you, brother Li Qiang. Brother Li Qiang will stay there every day. It's not easy for ordinary outer disciples to do such menial jobs." Ma Liang and the two people beside him laughed.
"Well, someone has to do this kind of thing. It's okay to assign it to me!" Yan Liqiang still smiled.
"Hahaha, Senior Brother Huo is also from the Cangzhou branch of the Sword God Sect. I knew Senior Brother Huo back then. What do you think? As long as you beg me, I will go to Senior Brother Huo and say a few good words for you. I will ask Senior Brother Huo to arrange a lighter job for you, so that you don't have to do the dirty work on Tianqiao Peak. What do you think?" Ma Liang crossed his arms, waiting for Yan Liqiang to beg him.
How could Yan Liqiang fall for such a trick? Yan Liqiang knew that if he really asked him for help, what awaited him would only be teasing and humiliation, not help. This was the G-spot of villains like Ma Liang.
“Brother Ma, why do you say that?” Yan Liqiang looked at Ma Liang in astonishment. His talent for pretense exploded once again. He also accused Ma Liang of something he didn’t like, so he would teach him a lesson in the future. “The brothers on Tianqiao Peak are all skilled craftsmen of the Sword God Sect. The Sword God Sect can have its current status because of the contributions of the brothers on Tianqiao Peak. It’s no big deal to serve the brothers on Tianqiao Peak, even if it’s just cleaning the toilet. It’s a bit dirty and tiring. Brother Ma said this because he thinks it’s shameful to serve the brothers on Tianqiao Peak and he wants to avoid it as much as possible!”
After hearing what Yan Liqiang said, Ma Liang's face changed instantly and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back. Ma Liang never expected that Yan Liqiang would interrupt him with a casual word. Once the hat Yan Liqiang put on his head was confirmed and spread out, his future as a small outer disciple in the Sword God Sect would be over.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Ma Liang, with a pale face, was furious and hurriedly tried to distance himself from the matter. "I was just reminding you that I have never said a bad word about the brothers on Tianqiao Peak. Don't slander them..."
"You are so young, don't talk nonsense..." The man next to Ma Liang also changed his expression, waved his fist, and said to Yan Liqiang fiercely, "If I hear any rumors, I will punish you!"
“Forget it, since this person is so ungrateful, let’s just forget about it and let’s go, hum…” Ma Liang didn’t dare to say anything more. He snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves, and left in a somewhat embarrassed manner, not daring to pester Yan Liqiang anymore.
Watching Ma Liang and the other two leave, Yan Liqiang smiled slightly, then walked directly towards Tianqiao Peak.
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Along the way, the disciples of the Sword God Sect came and went. When he met other disciples of the Sword God Sect, Yan Liqiang would take the initiative to make way and not compete with other disciples for the road. This was also the rule of the Sword God Sect. When low-level disciples met high-level disciples, they were all very polite and modest. And when the disciples of the Sword God Sect saw Yan Liqiang, they couldn't help but look at Yan Liqiang twice. After all, a handsome boy like Yan Liqiang was rare even in a place like the Sword God Sect where elites gathered.
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Tianqiao Peak of the Sword God Sect is a bit like the famous Qianji Hall of the Lingshan Sect. However, compared to the all-encompassing Qianji Hall, Tianqiao Peak seems to be more pure. The entire Tianqiao Peak only does one thing - metal processing!
It is said that there is a strange fire coming out from the ground in the belly of Tianqiao Peak, which is most suitable for tempering various metals and making various metal tools, weapons, ornaments and the like. Therefore, the entire Tianqiao Peak has become the manufacturing base of the Sword God Sect. The Sword God Sect is known as the leader of the four major sects in the world. The people gathered on Tianqiao Peak are naturally all capable and powerful people. From a certain perspective, the strength of Tianqiao Peak of the Sword God Sect is at the top-notch level of the Han Dynasty. In the whole world, among all the sects, the imperial court, and even the big families, there are no more than seven families that can compare with Tianqiao Peak in terms of metal processing capabilities.
In the Sword God Sect, Tianqiao Peak is the easiest to find. As long as you look up, you will find a mountain with smoke rising during the day and flashing red light at night. That mountain is Tianqiao Peak...
Yan Liqiang arrived at Tianqiao Peak, but instead of going up the mountain, he found a place to live at the foot of the mountain.
The place where Yan Liqiang lived was relatively remote, in a valley on the leeward side of Tianqiao Peak. The valley covered an area of three to four hundred acres, like a small farm. The valley was surrounded by woods on all sides and was shielded by the trees. On the ground of the valley, there was a vegetable field of several hundred acres and two fruit forests. On the small hillside next to the fruit forest, there were several small courtyards next to each other. Yan Liqiang lived in one of the courtyards.
Right next to the vegetable field, close to the slope of Tianqiao Peak, are two large manure pits. The garbage and excrement from Tianqiao Peak are discharged into the two large manure pits in this small valley through sturdy and hard clay pipes as thick as buckets buried underground.
Yan Liqiang understood as soon as he arrived here that this small valley was basically the garbage disposal center of Tianqiao Peak and also a grain and vegetable production base...
When Yan Liqiang arrived at his yard, several free-range chickens were running around in the yard. A big rooster saw Yan Liqiang walking into the yard, and it flapped its wings and flew from the ground to a persimmon tree outside the yard...
Yan Liqiang knew that Ma Liang and that damn Huo Zhiyi would not arrange any good place for him, but when he saw this place, he was happy. In Yan Liqiang's eyes, this place was actually like an isolated small mountain village with a farm style. There were no villas or tall buildings here, but it was quiet enough and seldom disturbed. It was like a natural oxygen bar, just right for him to practice. These days, he was crowded with a lot of people every day and had no chance to practice Yi Jin Xi Sui Jing, so his cultivation stopped all of a sudden. This place was just right.
If I wanted to find a place like this in my previous life, it would not be easy. I would have to pay to go to the so-called ecological farms to experience it. And those so-called divine farms are not as good as this one. The two manure pits are about 200 meters away from the yard here, separated by vegetable fields and orchards, so there is no impact at all...
(End of this chapter)