roccoschili Chapter 369 I pretended not to see the act I was putting on!
Chapter 369 I pretended not to see the act I was putting on!
Meanwhile, the sky was just beginning to brighten in the small courtyard in the west of the city.
Zhang Fan hadn't slept all night, but he was full of energy.
He carried a wooden box out of the inner room and placed it on the stone table. The lid was opened, and inside were dozens of copies of the "Sunflower Manual" neatly stacked.
The two female assassins who acted together last night are standing in the courtyard, looking at this box of secret manuals, their eyes twitching uncontrollably.
Zhang Fan patted the box and ordered, "You two, gather your brothers and sisters in the pavilion, take these manuals, and head to the city and surrounding areas to find a way to distribute them. Remember, tell everyone that this is a 'copy' of last night's miraculous martial art!"
"Not only that!"
Zhang Fan stroked his chin. "We also need to spread the word that this 'Sunflower Manual' is the number one martial art in the world, and that mastering it will make you invincible! Oh, and go to all the teahouses and restaurants, bribe the storytellers, and have them tell stories for three days and three nights straight, exaggerating to the point of exhaustion!"
To generate buzz, an online army is a must!
Although the two female assassins were shocked and couldn't understand why the immortal master would give away such a divine skill, they still clasped their hands and replied, "Your subordinates obey!"
After saying that, the two picked up the wooden box, and in a flash, disappeared into the morning mist.
Watching their departing figures, Zhang Fan's lips curled into a villainous smile.
He turned around and went back inside, locked the door, took out his phone, and dialed Zhu Feng's number.
"Hey, sir! Great victory! The plan is going smoothly!"
Once the call connected, Zhang Fan recounted the blunder of mistaking a real assassin for a hired hand last night, as well as his actions this morning, including distributing the "rubbing" and hiring storytellers to create hype.
On the other end of the phone, Zhu Feng remained silent for half a minute after listening.
Then, a sigh came from the communicator.
"Good heavens..."
Zhu Feng pinched the bridge of his nose, shook his head and laughed, "Comrade Zhang Fan, we sent you to ancient times to carry out a mission, and what you did... you directly transplanted all our modern pyramid scheme brainwashing, online hype, and marketing tactics to the Qin Dynasty!"
"You've probably stirred up quite a hornet's nest in the martial world!"
Zhang Fan chuckled and said into the phone, "Sir, you can't blame me. It's just a case of 'a common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime.' Those江湖 figures are eyeing the Academy of Natural Sciences every day. If we don't give them something to do, how can we focus on development?"
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Fan was in a good mood and poured himself a cup of tea.
……
Meanwhile, the "Juxian Teahouse" in Xianyang City was already packed with people.
The passageways and staircases were crowded with martial arts practitioners carrying knives and swords.
"Snapped!"
A gavel struck the table, and the once noisy teahouse fell silent.
On the high platform, a storyteller exclaimed excitedly, "Ladies and gentlemen, listen to the tale! Last night, a fire broke out in the west of the city! Do you know what treasure the man in black stole?"
"Stop keeping me in suspense! Tell me!" a swordsman in the audience slammed his fist on the table and roared, veins bulging on his neck.
The storyteller lowered his voice, "That's an ancient immortal's secret manual, hailed as the greatest martial art in the world... the Sunflower Manual!"
"hiss!"
A collective gasp filled the room.
"The Sunflower Manual? Is there really such a divine skill in this world?" An old swordsman stood up, his eyes filled with disbelief.
"Sir, just how powerful is this martial art? Is it even more powerful than the signature techniques of our various sects?" someone shouted, their voice filled with doubt and urgency.
The storyteller unfurled his folding fan: "The ultimate techniques of all the major sects? They're nothing compared to this treasure! Legend has it that this technique emphasizes 'the great way is simple, returning to one's true nature!' Once mastered, even the simplest move will allow you to take on ten opponents!"
He paused, then gestured and described the famous exercise: "Take the first movement of this manual, for example, which is called 'Chest Expansion Exercise'!"
This move is a method for cultivating internal energy.
With arms outstretched, he gathered a breath of innate true energy in his chest, transforming it into a three-foot-high wall of energy that was impervious to swords and spears!
He brought his arms together again, releasing his inner energy. Within a radius of three zhang (approximately 10 meters), even a fly could be shattered by this force!
"The second kicking exercise is an external martial arts leg technique!"
With a single kick, internal energy was channeled into the toes, carrying immense force; even a thousand-pound iron city gate could be kicked through!
After he finished speaking, the teahouse fell silent.
Everyone was stunned.
Within half a day, the news spread like wildfire throughout the streets and alleys of Xianyang!
In front of the steamed bun shop in the east of the city.
"Have you heard? The 'Body Rotation Exercise' in that manual is actually a combination of lightness skill and hidden weapon technique! As long as you rotate your body, your internal energy can be transformed into needles of energy and shot out, easily taking someone's head from three hundred paces away!"
"What's so special about that? There's a beggar in the west of the city who found a fragment of a book last night. He practiced 'jumping exercises' for half an hour, and this morning he stepped on the instep of his left foot and leaped over the city wall of Xianyang!"
"That's right! Someone saw it with their own eyes! Last night, someone finished practicing the entire technique, and a strange phenomenon appeared above his head, with hundreds of flowers blooming around him. He ascended to heaven on the spot!"
"Oh my God..." The people around him felt their legs go weak and they almost knelt down in worship.
……
Meanwhile, inside a hidden cave outside the city.
Lu Zhang was covered in sweat after a day of martial arts practice, but his eyes grew increasingly fervent.
He meticulously performed the continuous movements according to the little figure drawn on the silk scroll.
Although the movements occasionally tore open the wound in his groin, causing him to grimace in pain, he felt an extraordinary sense of pleasure, as if a current of energy was flowing through his body.
Just then, he suddenly felt a chill down his spine and instinctively turned sharply to the side.
"Knock!"
An arrow grazed his scalp and embedded itself firmly in the stone wall.
Lu Zhang turned around abruptly, and upon seeing who it was, he was shocked: "Shadow? How did you find us?"
The man in black standing at the cave entrance chuckled, his eyes turning cold: "When it comes to tracking, your skills are far from adequate. How dare you embezzle a peerless martial arts technique? Hand it over!"
It was Shadow. Shadow was even more shocked when he saw the red stain between Lu Zhang's legs.
Was this an injury sustained in the fight?
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhang felt a sudden surge of panic.
Shadow's martial arts skills far surpass his own; if they were to actually fight, he would have no chance of winning.
But then he thought to himself, he had been practicing the world's number one divine skill for almost a whole day!
Upon realizing this, Lu Zhang's confidence soared.
He took a deep breath, slightly parted his legs, and let his arms hang naturally, immediately adopting the "Seven-Colored Sunshine" starting stance from the "Sunflower Manual".
Upon seeing this bizarre starting stance, Shadow was greatly alarmed.
As expected, we were still a step too late!
This opening move was flawless; he had never seen anything like it in all his years of experience in the martial arts world.
Shadow gripped the dagger in his hand tightly, momentarily hesitant to step forward.
Seeing that the other party was intimidated, Lu Zhang snorted coldly and immediately used the first move, "Chest Expansion Exercise".
He raised his arms out to the sides and suddenly spread them outwards, then took alternating steps, quickly approaching the shadow.