Previously, Zhang Jing had said her home was in the county town, and she would go back to get clothes and other things, which would only take half an hour.
Luo Yang reminded, "Don't you need to bring a change of clothes?"
Zhang Jing replied, "Yes. I was just thinking of buying two new outfits. Can you wait for me?"
There was a clothing store nearby, so everyone decided to go shopping together.
Besides buying clothes, Zhang Jing also purchased mosquito nets, bamboo mats, buckets, toothbrushes, toothpaste, and so on.
After shopping for over an hour, the group finally returned to the Hongyun Brigade.
The dormitory at the Village Office was originally Fang Lin's place.
Since Zhang Jing wasn't a village official, it wasn't appropriate for her to stay in the dormitory at the Village Office.
Qin Piao's home didn't have any more rooms, Fang Lin didn't want to return to the dormitory at the Village Office, and Tang Guihua also wanted to stay in the same room as Luo Yang.
If they had Zhang Jing rent a room from other villagers, that wouldn't be convenient either.
After returning to the Hongyun Brigade, Luo Yang went to buy cigarettes and also took the opportunity to chat with the village head, Xie Runfa.
Fortunately, Xie Runfa was in the grocery store.
Upon seeing Luo Yang, Xie Runfa asked, "Niu Zai, how's it going with Boss Wang?"
Luo Yang replied with a wry smile, "I had a fallout with him."
After hearing this, Xie Runfa clicked his tongue and said, "Didn't I tell you before? He's very influential. Provoking him isn't a good thing."
It wasn't that Luo Yang wanted to provoke Wang Yunxiong; he had no choice.
"Village head, what will I do when my fish ponds run out of water in a while?" Luo Yang handed a cigarette to Xie Runfa.
Xie Runfa, wearing slippers and sitting with a leg crossed, swayed his foot.
"Water shortages are common in winter," Xie Runfa said as he lit the cigarette.
"I want to dig a canal, but it has to go through the land of the Xingang Brigade," Luo Yang said.
Seeing Xie Runfa frown, Luo Yang knew he couldn't help.
"If it was our village's land, it would be okay to talk about, but it's their village's land, so we need their approval," Xie Runfa explained.
"That makes sense. Village head, how much is it to rent a room in the Village Office per month?" Luo Yang got back to the main topic.
He came here to ask about the canal, but that was just by the way.
Xie Runfa asked curiously, "Aren't you staying at home?"
Luo Yang answered with a smile, "A friend of mine wants to stay for a few days and has nowhere to stay."
Not long ago, Luo Yang had even treated Xie Runfa's stomach illness.
"For you to rent, two hundred yuan a month will suffice," Xie Runfa responded readily.
Renting a small room from villagers would usually cost just over a hundred yuan.
Luo Yang took out two thousand yuan from his pocket and handed it to Xie Runfa.
"I'll pay for ten months of rent upfront."
"Renting for so long?"
"I'm not sure how long she will stay, maybe one month, maybe two. If she doesn't stay the full ten months, don't refund me the money," Luo said.
Hearing Luo Yang say this, Xie Runfa was very pleased.
After finalizing the deal with Xie Runfa, Luo Yang went back to help Zhang Jing move her things.
Qin Piao kindly said, "Zhang Jing, tonight you might want to soak in a medicinal bath earlier, then ask the master to massage you, so you don't return to the dorm too late."
Hearing this, Zhang Jing asked curiously, "What kind of medicinal bath?"
Qin Piao briefly explained, but she was also unclear about it.
"You'd better ask the master," Qin Piao said with a smile.
"Master, is the medicinal bath to open the governor and conception vessels?" Zhang Jing asked.
Luo Yang nodded.
He had thought Zhang Jing would be very excited, but instead, she was completely calm.
What was even more surprising was that Zhang Jingwan declined the medicinal bath, explaining, "I'd rather focus on practicing Kung Fu for now. Once you have opened the governor and conception vessels, then I'll ask the master to open mine."
Luo Yang then helped Zhang Jing move her things to the dormitory at the Village Office.
On the way, the two of them started chatting.
"Master, you're so young, yet your Kung Fu is so impressive. Your master must be a hermit of great ability," Zhang Jing said.
The secrets of the "Shennong Scripture," Luo Yang had always kept to himself.
Whenever asked about his master, Luo Yang usually gave a non-committal answer.
"You came to apprentice in secret?" Luo Yang changed the subject.
"Yes," Zhang Jing nodded.
"Isn't that bad? What will happen if your parents find out?" Luo Yang asked.
"I can make my own decisions. You don't need to worry about that."
The conversation shifted back to the topic of who Luo Yang's master was.
Great masters produce brilliant students, yet Luo Yang had no master.
The Kung Fu carved on the cavern walls in the stone cave from the "Shennong Scripture," although not taught to him in person, was studied by Luo Yang when he learned the Shadow Fist, which could be considered as having stolen the teachings.
However, Luo Yang didn't know who had left a set of Fist Technique, a set of Foot Technique, and a set of swordsmanship in the cave.
"Where is your master from?" Zhang Jing asked.
"My master asked me to keep it a secret, let's not talk about my master anymore," Luo Yang tactfully declined.
He escorted Zhang Jing to the Village Office dormitory and helped her settle her belongings.
Afterward, Zhang Jing followed Luo Yang back to Qin Piao's house.
At that time, An Yuying and Suyun had gone to class, leaving only Hong Jiaxin, Qin Piao, Tang Guihua, and Fang Lin there.
Being new, Zhang Jing didn't yet know everyone's names.
They introduced themselves to each other shortly after.
"Zhang Jing, you have many senior sisters. She is the eldest senior sister. I am also your senior sister," Qin Piao said with a smile.
Zhang Jing was a few years older than Hong Jiaxin.
Hearing that Hong Jiaxin was the eldest senior sister, Zhang Jing felt slightly awkward.
"Then please guide me more, eldest senior sister," Zhang Jing said with a smile.
Her smile was shallow and somewhat cold.
Hong Jiaxin had gotten lucky, being the first to apprentice under Luo Yang, and now had many junior brothers and sisters.
"My skills aren't that great, you should ask Luo Yang for guidance instead," Hong Jiaxin said with a smile.
"If the master's skills are so high, yours must also be strong," Zhang Jing said.
This statement made Luo Yang feel embarrassed.
It wasn't that he didn't want to teach high-level techniques to beauties like Tang Guihua, but they couldn't learn it all at once.
"They just started apprenticing under me, they haven't learned much yet," Luo Yang said with a smile.
"Master, what is considered high-level Kung Fu?" Zhang Jing asked again.
At that moment, Luo Yang had only made up three levels on the spot.
He had originally planned to think it over properly at night.
Now that Zhang Jing had asked, Luo Yang could only say, "Kung Fu that cultivates both internal and external aspects."
Zhang Jing showed interest, "By internal, do you mean Inner Strength?"
Luo Yang nodded.
His True Qi came from the "Shennong Scripture," and guiding his disciples to cultivate True Qi was a very difficult matter.
During their casual chat, Luo Yang's cellphone rang.
The call was from Qiao Zai Shui.
Answering the call, Luo Yang asked, "Little Sister Qiao, what's up?"
Joyously, Qiao Zai Shui laughed, "Master, someone has come to apprentice, can you come this afternoon?"
It was surprising that on the opening day of the martial arts school, several people had come to become apprentices.
"I'm coming now. How many people?" Luo Yang asked.
"There are two," Qiao Zai Shui replied.
After ending the call, Luo Yang headed to the county town. Although he initially planned to take Hong Jiaxin with him, seeing her chatting comfortably with Zhang Jing, he decided to leave alone.
While driving out of Hongyun Brigade, Luo Yang phoned Lang Yifeng to keep an eye on the village. If any strangers entered, he was to drive them out.
The Hongyun Brigade used to be Lang Yifeng's territory, and the village ruffians mostly followed his commands.
There weren't many exits at the entrance of Hongyun Brigade, making it easy to blockade.
As long as Hong Jiaxin stayed within the village, Luo Yang felt it was relatively safe.
Even if troublemakers managed to get into the village during broad daylight, leaving wouldn't be easy.
Moreover, driving back to Hongyun Brigade from the county town, if he sped up, it would take just about fifteen minutes, so returning in a hurry wouldn't be difficult.
Every time he left the village, Luo Yang also had to pay attention to his surroundings to see if anyone was following him.