Legend of the Great Sage

then, Li Qingshan had even joked, “This monkey’s swinging a tree branch around randomly and he still dares to call this some Sword Sect of the World? He even wrote such a thick book! What an absolute joke!” Afterwards, he just casually tossed it aside.
He did not notice that Gu Yanying had picked it up again.

“W- what are you trying to do? This belongs to our Mountain Manor of the Divine Ape.
Please…”

Hou Hongtao’s eyes were extremely sharp.
As Gu Yanying flipped through the pages, he made out many of the words and diagrams.
It truly was absolutely wondrous.
It could not be a fake.

Rip! Gu Yanying grabbed a page and tore it out.

“Ah!” “Stop!”

Everyone almost cried out at the same time, as if they had just been slashed by a blade.

“Since we are the new masters of this place, then we must uphold all the responsibilities of the old master as well, which is teaching everyone swordsmanship.
Unfortunately, we do not practice the path of the sword, so we can only let you all study it yourselves.” Gu Yanying casually tossed out the page she had ripped out, “Please check if it is real, marquis, before sticking it on the screen wall outside.”

“Sticking it on the screen wall?”

Hou Hongtao caught the thin page carefully in his hands as he doubted his ears.
This was the White Ape Sword Classic for heaven’s sake.
Even if he became the new lord of the manor, he would never show this book to anyone without good reason, let alone ripping it up and sticking it on the wall.
To members of the martial arts community, they would rather let their wives sleep with someone else than hand over their secret manuals.

“That’s correct.
We don’t practise the path of the sword, so the book is useless to us.
Keeping it hidden is a waste, so we plan on teaching the White Ape Sword Classic to everyone.
How do you feel about this?”

Everyone was overwhelmed with shock and joy.
They were so happy that they were in disbelief.
Who could object to this?

Occasions where people threw their lives away for a secret manual in the martial arts community were just too common, yet could any of them rival the White Ape Sword Manual? They could obtain it without even the slightest bit of risk.
Since when did something so great exist in the world?

“Y- you want to make the White Ape Sword Classic public?” Hou Hongtao asked.

“Yes.
Everyone, even servants and guards, can view it freely.
If anyone tries to stop that, the others are welcome to cut them down immediately.
I’ll leave this to you to handle, but you better burn it into your memory, because once you lose it, it’s gone.
It would be best if everyone makes a copy first.”

Gu Yanying said with great consideration.
In the eyes of the swordsmen, she was basically like a goddess.

Hou Hongtao sensed everyone’s gazes gather on him.
Their gazes were completely different from earlier, when they recommended him as the lord of the manor.
As he held the thin page, it suddenly seemed to weigh like a rock in his hands.

He still refused to accept this, “If it’s just a single page, I don’t think there’s anything impressive about it at all! You better just take it back!”

“Of course it’s not just a single page.
It’s just that the White Ape Sword Classic is far too deep and profound.
In order to prevent you all from suffering from cultivation deviation, we’ll release it slowly.
I will guarantee a daily release.
Tomorrow will be the second page and the day after will be the third, until the entire book is released.
How’s that?”

“An impressive scheme, ma’am! You actually want to use a single book to control us all!” Hou Hongtao said coldly.

Gu Yanying sighed, “Sigh, all I have is kind intentions, and I still have to face such criticism.
If that’s the case, then we’ll step down willingly and hand the position of manor lord to you.
The White Ape Sword Classic will be yours as well.
You can teach it to whoever you’d like.
Qingshan, let’s go!”

“Please hang on, the two of you.
I’m willing to accept the two of you as lords of the manor!” “Yeah, we just happen to be in need of two kind, generous manor lords like you.”

Two innate masters exchanged glances before both switching sides.
If the White Ape Sword Classic ended up in Hou Hongtao’s hands, he would not even show it to his very own father, let alone outsiders like them.

In particular, the weaker swordsmen all voiced their support loudly.
Hou Hongtao did not care about this single page, but they did.
They did not care about the future.
They just wanted what was presented right before them for now.

Gu Yanying shot a glance at Li Qingshan and stared at Hou Hongtao, “Do you have anything else you’d like to say? If you still object, then we’ll leave right now.
We definitely won’t stick around!”

Hou Hongtao shivered inside.
They were no longer united anymore and the duo only needed to activate the formation to overwhelm him.
Coupled with a casual strike, that would be his death.
Even if they actually left, no one would probably stop them.
Everyone only cared about the White Ape Sword Classic.
The hall would definitely experience an extremely brutal battle.

That was because no matter who obtained the White Ape Sword Classic, they would never share it with anyone else.
Only a single person would be emerging from this hall in the very end, while they only needed to loop back here…

“If that’s the case, I’m also willing to accept you as the new manor lords.
I hope you will uphold your promise, or we definitely won’t forget about this!”

“That goes without saying, but I do hope you can behave, watch out for each other and wait for the releases obediently.
If anyone harbours any other intentions and tries to claim the White Ape Sword Classic for themselves…”

“Then I, Hou Hongtao, be the first one to stop them!”

“Alright.
We need to go back and recuperate.
Please take your time with studying the first page of the sword manual, everyone!”

Gu Yanying left the hall with Li Qingshan in tow and returned to the back courtyard of the mountain manor.
The young swordsmen watched reluctantly as she left, before developing a deep sense of envy towards Li Qingshan.

But very soon, their attention was drawn away by the page of the sword manual.

“Marquis, hurry up and show us the White Ape Sword Classic.”

“What’re you in a rush for? Let me check if it’s real or not first.” Hou Hongtao began studying it carefully with a serious expression.

Everyone chimed in, “Are you looking down on this page of the sword manual?”

……

A gust of cold wind blew a snowflake into her face and Gu Yanying sneezed.
She rubbed her nose and smiled, “The will of the heavens control the will of the people.
How interesting!”

“Heh, we’re basically mocking ourselves right now.
Those people were completely unaware that they were being controlled by the will of the heavens.”

“And who isn’t affected by their environment? Let’s just try and deal with it in the gentlest way possible! These are all your future readers.”

“Hah, fair enough.”

“Manor lord, madam, you’ve finally come out.
I’ve been worried sick.” A middle-aged woman made her way over swiftly to receive them.
Her face that still possessed some of her former beauty was filled with worry.
She was even carrying two large coats in her hands.

“You are?” Li Qingshan was surprised.
He did not recognise this woman at all.
He could vaguely recall that he seemed to see her when they broke into the main room in the back courtyard and gained control over the formation.

“I’m Yuan Feifei.
I’m responsible for managing the back courtyard of the mountain manor.
I’ll be responsible for all of your basic necessities.
I’ll definitely leave you satisfied.”

Yuan Feifei carefully observed their responses.
She was originally a concubine of the White Ape King, but her beauty declined with her age later on, so through her scheming, she became the caretaker of the main courtyard.
Together with Hou Hongtao, they managed the interior and exterior of the mountain manor.

While she did know some martial arts, her strength was just pitiful, having only just reached the innate realm.
She basically completely relied on pleasing the White Ape King to consolidate her position.
Now that the White Ape King was dead, she was obviously in a hurry to offer up her services and protect her position.

“Hah, who said the will of the heavens can control the will of the people? This is a perfect example of man conquering the heavens!” Li Qingshan accepted the coats and draped one around Gu Yanying with a smile.

Gu Yanying began laughing as well, “It’s just influence at the end of the day.
It’s unable to twist it completely, or this would be the Asura realm.”

Yuan Feifei was puzzled.
She had no idea what they were talking about.

ps： 华丽丽的四千字，这个月要努力恢复更新，不管你们信不信，我会一直相信。希望让人失望，但失去希望也就失去了一切。