The duel with Zhaang Qing gave Zhaang Ye a fair bit of insight. He returned to his small courtyard to mull over the fight for a while, comparing some of his new ideas with the combat skills recorded in the *Lingbo Triple Extremes*. His Saber Technique had actually improved slightly again.
Zhaang Ye swung the Purple Copper Thick-Backed Saber over and over. By the afternoon, he felt a pang of hunger. He put the Thick-Backed Saber away and headed out of the Zhaang Mansion.
Just as he reached town, Zhaang Ye suddenly spotted a familiar figure. He let out a soft sound of surprise and then shouted, "Zhaang Jin, where do you think you're going? You still owe me one hundred fifty thousand taels of Gold. Hand it over now!"
