Zhou Ang's life quickly became a routine of
going to the city gate in the morning to train his body, spar with Ao Chun, and also take time to guide him in calligraphy. He would have lunch at the mountain gate and then go straight to the yamen in the afternoon.
Although he was still no match for Ao Chun, Zhou Ang felt he was improving rapidly. He had even begun to observe and analyze Ao Chun's swordplay. Although he was still defeated in one move, Ao Chun himself admitted that Zhou Ang's swordplay was becoming more and more casual and surprising.
Zhou Ang felt that this was progress.
After practicing with the iron sword issued by the yamen for three days, they switched to practicing with a pair of peach wood swords that they had dug out from the mountain gate's warehouse. The peach wood
