Section 5: Utilizing Individual Talents

"How unfortunate! Why have I worked so hard to practice swordsmanship, if not to secure first place!" Zhang Xiuchuan shouted passionately among the crowd

"Senior Brother, what do you think is going on?" Zhao Qianjie asked Wang Tianyi while putting on his boots.

Early the next morning, Wang Tianyi, Zhang Xiuchuan, and Zhao Qianjie set off from Qingzhou City, carrying swords and bundles, embarking on their first journey into the martial world

Wang Tianyi, Zhao Qianjie, and Zhang Xiuchuan's routes are aligned on the same line. Yang Yuehai instructed them to travel together. Wang Tianyi's route is the longest, as he is heading to Yangzhou to deliver invitations to two parties: one is a disciple of the sect leader, currently living in retirement near Yangzhou, who holds the rank of a fifth-grade military official in the court, and the other is the Changle Gang in Yangzhou.

Indeed, that is also true. Zhang Xiuchuan felt frustrated again

Yang Yuehai and his three instructors sat around a table, with a pile of envelopes on the left side of the table and an open cloth bag on the right side, filled with gleaming silver coins

"This year's martial arts competition has been postponed," Yang Yuehai said loudly

The disciples of the sect were excited upon seeing silver. The Qingcheng Sect is a large landlord with many additional enterprises, making it far better to be a disciple of Qingcheng than of a small, impoverished gang. Moreover, they believe that after you complete your training, you can work in Qingcheng's own escort agency or enterprises, or be recommended to work in certain allied sects.

Half an hour later, the forty disciples of Group Wu were all lined up in the martial arts hall. The martial arts hall is a spacious venue exclusively for the disciples of Group Wu to practice their skills indoors. Of course, compared to the training halls of the other four groups, this martial arts hall is the smallest and the most rudimentary

Yang Yuehai could not help but think that this task allocation truly makes the best use of each person's talents. Ding and Wu, with their poor martial skills, were assigned to run errands. Wei Quanying, who came up with this idea, truly deserves to be the future leader.

"Master, hasn't the sword practice been canceled? It's not even dawn yet, why are we up so early?" Many disciples rubbed their sleepy eyes and got up to get dressed.

Master, allow me to go to Emei.

"Do not close the doors and seal the books; these prestigious sects will be personally delivered by your senior uncles. You are responsible for the easier tasks. The distance of the journey will be arranged according to your martial arts skills, as the current situation is not very stable. I have already made arrangements; the disciples who can travel together should do so for safety. Do not wear the uniforms of the Qingcheng Sect, as your strength and experience in the martial world are still insufficient, and Qingcheng does have its enemies"

The disciples of Qingcheng gather at the martial arts training ground every day at the crowing of the rooster to practice swordplay. However, due to the heavy snowfall in recent days, the swordplay practice has been canceled, allowing the disciples to enjoy sleeping in and relish their leisurely and comfortable days.

"There is no need to worry about this at all. Your status is quite low; in the world of martial arts, who would hold a grudge against you? As long as you do not stir up trouble and walk honestly, you will be quite safe." Seeing that he had frightened his disciples, Yang Yuehai quickly added.

Haha, so it turns out we are not going to the training ground, that's great! A group of disciples exclaimed with excitement.

Get up, hurry! I don't know when Yang Yuehai and *Tu* *Shu* have already pushed the door open, loudly calling out to the members of Group Wu

Be careful not to run out of money and end up retiring in Xuzhou

Hahaha, everyone was laughing so hard that they couldn't stand up straight, and even the instructors couldn't help but smile. The students of Group Wu were merely the backdrop for the competition, and even Zhang Xiuchuan was quite pleased with himself for this joke.

Yang Yuehai assumed a serious expression and said, "Enough with the nonsense. The sect leader's son, your senior brother Wei Quanying, has proposed that in another six months it will be the sect leader's fiftieth birthday. We at Qingcheng must celebrate the sect leader's birthday in a grand manner, so the martial arts competition will be rescheduled to coincide with the sect leader's birthday celebration"

Each of you will be provided with two swords, and the travel expenses will be allocated according to the distance. I have already assigned who is responsible for delivering the invitation to which hero

Alas, in this day and age, even getting a good night's sleep is impossible! Zhang Chuanxiu complained loudly

Master, allow me to go...

Alright, enough with the nonsense. I will begin the allocation now

As soon as this statement was made, the disciples' cheers immediately diminished, and many people's faces began to turn pale.

Tianyi, that's great, we can go together. Xiao Zhao went to the foot of Mount Tai, and I went to Xuzhou. Zhang Xiuchuan laughed as he put his arm around Tianyi's neck and said, "How much travel expense do you need?"

"Master, what are the other groups doing?" a disciple asked.

Team Ding is responsible for the renovation and remodeling of the Qingcheng Sect, as well as the expansion of the training grounds. They are tasked with preparing various materials and will also go down the mountain to purchase and oversee transportation. Teams A, B, and C need to strengthen their training to uphold the reputation of our new Qingcheng Sect at the martial arts competition

"Be quiet, stop talking... I speak and you do not listen, shut up! ... Stop talking, be quiet!" Yang Yuehai repeated several times before his disciples fell silent. "The Wuzhu group is truly a bunch of useless people!" Yang Yuehai thought angrily, "However, being the coach of the Wuzhu group is indeed quite leisurely; where there are disadvantages, there are also advantages, hehe."

Master, I wish to go to Shaolin

"An idiot, the right eye twitches for disaster, the left eye twitches for wealth"

The master told me that I might have to be away for two months and gave me two hundred taels of silver for travel expenses said Tianyi with a smile while looking at the picture book

You lazy individuals. Do you know about training in the cold of winter? Hurry up and eat, then gather in the martial arts hall; there are matters to attend to

Great! We can finally go out and have fun! The disciples were all filled with joy and excitement

Moreover, we in Qingcheng wish to invite renowned sects from all over the world to gather in Qingcheng. Therefore, I have an honorable task for your Group Wu," Yang Yuehai glanced at the items on the table and continued, "Go deliver the invitations.

Ah, could it be that the sect leader is giving us a Spring Festival bonus

Therefore, the entrance fee for the Qingcheng Sect is quite expensive; however, every month there are subsidies provided to the disciples, covering expenses for food, clothing, and weapons. Every two years, when Qingcheng recruits new disciples, the number of applicants is overwhelming, as it is a wealthy and influential sect.

Ha, you have struck it rich, while I only have one hundred taels. Let's consider it a free excursion. Sigh, how about we first have a big meal in Qingzhou?

I don't know

That's great! My right eye kept twitching yesterday; it turns out I'm going to get rich!

Indeed, it's just about sending invitations! These people are getting arrogant again