The Glory After Rebirth [重生之尊荣]

Chapter 388- 390

Chapter 388: A Visit from Friends

Nobody in the Ling family cared about what kind of speculations people were making. All their efforts were concentrated on the preparations for Ling Zhang's wedding.

Everybody was taken aback when they learned that Ji Yin planned to include some manuals of long-lost skills of the Millennium Pavilion as part of Ling Zhang's trousseaus.

"Grandfather, these things belong to the Millennium Pavilion, don't they? Would the Clan Leader and the other clansmen be okay with you giving them to me? They'd probably be angry with you, wouldn't they? You should take them back right now." Ling Zhang hastened to decline the offer.

But Ji Yin replied, "The Clan Leader has given his consent to this. Otherwise I wouldn't have taken them out. These are for you, and you should take them without any misgivings. The Clan Leader said you may take these as a wedding gift from the Millennium Pavilion."

Ling Zhang was astonished. "They're really meant for me?"

"Of course. Nobody's going to ask for them back," responded Ji Yin.

Ling Zhang was really amazed that Ji Yanlai had agreed to give him some manuals of long-lost skills to be his trousseaus. Now that these things had been given to him, what to do with them was completely at his discretion. Such generosity surprised Ling Zhang greatly.

"Yuwen Tong is a master of military strategy and tactics. For him, these manuals of warcraft would be like the frosting on the cake. It's no big deal. Those diagrams are for you to learn in the future. There are also some fairly good manuals of internal energy, which you may use to lick your subordinates into shape. Just take them."

Half of these manuals were about warcraft, and the others half various formations. According to Ji Yin, if he didn't give these things to Ling Zhang, they would only end up being buried in dust in the book chamber of the Millennium Pavilion. Needless to say, the beneficiary of the manuals of warcraft would be Yuwen Tong, though they'd been given to Ling Zhang. He had learned quite some formations, but the diagrams Ji Yin was offering to him at this moment were about relatively advanced formations, which Ling Zhang was not yet ready to start learning. There were also a few manuals of internal energy, which were actually of little use to Ling Zhang himself, but he could use them to train his subordinates.

"Thank you, Grandfather, and I'll have to thank the Clan Leader as well," said Ling Zhang.

Ji Yin beamed, "After you marry Yuwen Tong, I'll go back to the Millennium Pavilion with the Clan Leader to make preparations for our move. When everything's done, I'll come here to keep you company. That manor that I bought previously is meant for you, but it never crossed my mind that Yuwen Tong would act so quick. I'm afraid living in that manor is not an option for you for the moment. Come to think of it, I should've finished the preparatory work for the move by the time when you and Yuwen Tong are settled in the palace, and I'll be able to have plenty of time to instruct you in formations.

I could see that recently you've been too busy to find enough time to clear your mind and focus on your cultivation of internal energy, which is why you still have a long way to go before you can make a breakthrough. After these things are handled, take a month out for closed-door cultivation. You should be able to reach the third layer successfully by the end of it."

Ling Zhang listened to him attentively and then said, "I'll carve out time for closed-door cultivation after the wedding ceremony."

Ji Yin clapped him on the shoulder, "There's no need to rush into anything. Haste does not bring success. Do it step by step."

"I will," promised Ling Zhang.

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"Young Master, the trousseaus are ready, and the wedding robes have been delivered here from the palace too. The preparatory work here basically is finished. All that's left is to determine the list of subordinates who are to go with you to the palace on the wedding day," said Jiang Yu.