Blue Phoenix Chapter 5 – You’re a Boy?!

The village returned to normal as soon as Lord Rong Liang led his entourage away. Although the villagers were proud of the fact that someone as important as Lord Rong Liang had visited them, they also knew that they were in no condition to entertain him or waste time on celebrating. They had their chores they needed to do to fill their stomachs and ensure their livelihood.

While most villagers missed the excitement of the visitors, Hui Yue could not help but feel happy when things returned to normal. The last month had been the first break the pair had taken from cultivation, but Hui Yue did not enjoy the forced break. He was filled with excitement upon remembering Lan Feng’s promise about teaching him a martial arts skill, and this morning he hurried to pick up the goats even earlier than usual.

Upon reaching a fairly close hillside, Hui Yue sat down impatiently and waited for Lan Feng to understand his hint. He wanted to be able to use the qi he had painstakingly gathered over these last few years.

‘Do you even know what a martial arts skill is?’ Lan Feng asked slightly overbearingly as he disliked it whenever anyone tried to rush him.

‘I expect you to explain it to me,’ Hui Yue said with the sweetest smile on his face and a naivety in his eyes that made Lan Feng snort with disdain.

‘I’ll explain. But only because I need you to be strong,’ Lan Feng said arrogantly. ‘Don’t think I will fall for your stupid acting.’ Hui Yue had nothing to say in return as Lan Feng was as usual correct, and in the end he would gain the knowledge needed.

‘Martial arts skills are ranked the same as cultivators. That is to say: Student, Disciple, Practitioner, and so on. Each rank is split into low, medium, and high level.’ Hui Yue nodded as it made sense.

‘The cultivation base of a martial arts skill has nothing to do with what rank you are at. It is only to rank the potential strength of the skill. Martial arts skills have no actual rank restrictions; they all depend on how much qi you can use and the ability will grow together with

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