On the way here, Qiao Heng had analyzed how much father-son affection Ye Gucheng could have for him as an apprentice. He thought about it, and he felt that this had to be said from Ye Gucheng's motive for accepting apprentices.

If the other party sees that he is a manufacturable material, and does not want to let his martial arts decline, so he chooses to accept the apprentice, and there is still some master-apprentice affection between them more or less.

However, if the two sides of the apprenticeship and apprenticeship have the wrong purpose from the beginning, even in ancient times when the master and apprentice were like father and son, it would probably be difficult for the two to have pure feelings again.

That's fine, anyway, he didn't expect anything from the beginning, and sometimes a lot of things are mixed with feelings, but it's not easy to deal with. Today, Qiao Heng has long found that he is better at dealing with naked/naked/naked interest relationships, which is clear, clear, and the most clean.

But in any case, Qiao Heng, who has always been stingy with superficial work, will not take the initiative to provoke the fragile master-apprentice relationship between each other.

Even King Nan, before Qiao Heng came to Feixian Island, had told him that he must respect his teacher.

Nanwang knew that many wealthy gentry and wealthy merchants had the habit of inviting Jianghu people to be masters for their children, and the Jianghu people had always had mixed reputations for these rich children. They have a superior family background, since they were young, there are special people for their enlightenment, literacy and reading are all basic skills, food and clothing are worry-free, and their physical fitness is relatively better. However, some of them, who are accustomed to being noble, how can they endure the hardships of martial arts, this coming and going, it will inevitably provoke the master to be furious.

He knew that his son had also grown up pampered since he was a child, and those who practiced martial arts often got up before dawn to practice martial arts, so he also specially reminded that he must not be late for the first day of his apprenticeship.

Qiao Heng turned around, and a dignified man who was walking towards him met his eyes, and the other party was dressed in white, and he was like a god.

"Dare to ask Your Excellency, is it the Lord of Ye City?"

Ye Gucheng looked at the young man in front of him whose aura was like a pine valley, and responded, "I am." ”

Qiao Heng said sincerely and politely: "I came to visit the city lord at the order of my father, hoping to worship under the city lord's door." ”

Ye Gucheng said: "You don't need to say much about your intentions, I already know." His voice was calm, not as cold as Qiao Heng thought.

Ye Gucheng's eyes were cold, his gaze fell on Qiao Heng's waist, and said, "You use a sword?"

Qiao Heng knew that the soft sword wrapped around his waist could not hide the real swordsman, and he said vaguely: "If you want to worship the city lord as a teacher, you should use the sword." "He will use a sword, and he will use a sword, and a spear, and a halberd, and a whip...... For him, the sword is just one of the relatively convenient and convenient weapons to use, and it has no special meaning.

Ye Gucheng said, "Draw your sword, let me see your sword." "There are two swords in a sentence, but the meaning is not the same.

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Recently, there have been some changes in the City Lord's Mansion.

There are very few outsiders in the city lord's mansion to stay overnight, but not long ago, the housekeeper actually cleaned up a small courtyard, and it didn't take long for a young man to move in.

Hearing this son call the city lord his master, everyone knew that this young man was actually an apprentice accepted by the city lord.

Listening to the accent of the son, he should be from the Central Plains, and later someone heard the housekeeper call him the prince, and everyone realized what the identity of this son was.

There were only two princes in the dynasty, one of them was the king of Pingnan, and the other was the king of Taiping.

This prince is not only the personal disciple of the city lord, but also the son of the king of Pingnan in the current dynasty, and the attendants in the city lord's mansion who were arranged by the housekeeper to serve Qiao Heng knew that the rules in the family of these noble children of the imperial court were not the same as those of the Jianghu people, and they were a little difficult to grasp the standards for a while.

But after getting along for a while, everyone found out that the prince who lived in the City Lord's Mansion was not the kind of person with a particularly big shelf, and he was not so difficult to get along with.

Except for the special instructions to get some good food in terms of eating, there were no other requirements. However, the maid who was responsible for taking care of Qiao Heng's daily life was careful, and saw that he liked to practice calligraphy, so she prepared some more paper and pen for him.

As the butler of the city lord's confidant, he saw something else.

On that day, the city lord returned from the coast with the prince, although the city lord didn't say much, but he had been by Ye Gucheng's side for a long time, and he could still see that when the city lord's eyes fell on the son, he seemed to be thinking about something, and he didn't look away until he was half a beat late.

The butler asked tentatively, "But what's wrong with the son?"

Ye Gucheng just said lightly: "You are too worried." ”

Things still have to start from the day Ye Gucheng asked Qiao Heng to draw his sword.

That day, Ye Gucheng suddenly asked Qiao Heng a question: "In your heart, what is the essence of the sword?" Maybe he was seriously teaching his apprentice as a master, or maybe he just asked it casually, this question he may have asked every sword practitioner, just looking at his expression, it was difficult for others to tell the reason why he suddenly asked like this.

This question was somewhat unexpected by Qiao Heng, it was rare that he didn't make up some high-sounding words to deal with the past, he said, "I don't know. ”

For a beginner in kendo who is just about to apprentice, there is nothing wrong with this answer.

So, Ye Gucheng said: "You should be sincere with the sword in your hand." ”

Qiao Heng said: "I don't understand. ”

Ye Gucheng said: "Those who learn swords should be like this. ”

Qiao Heng: "For me, swords and swords, guns and axes are all murder weapons, no different, sincere to the sword is no different from sincere to other weapons, and sincere to the sword, why not be sincere with yourself?"

Ye Gucheng said coldly: "Then you shouldn't have worshipped me as a teacher." ”

Qiao Heng shook his head and said slowly, "That's why I should worship under the city lord's gate." Why should I ask others for what I already know, what I have, and what I understand? If I want to learn from a teacher, I naturally want to learn what I don't know, I don't have, and I don't understand. In order to create a perfect practice for himself, he was unwilling to let go of anything that might be beneficial to him.

Ye Gucheng: "But you may not learn anything, in vain." ”

Qiao Heng said: "Until the end, who can know the result?"

These words coincided with Ye Gucheng's words to answer Liu Tingzhi that day, and Ye Gucheng's eyes moved slightly.

Ye Gucheng saw from the eyes of the young man opposite, who were like bright springs, that they were obsessed with doing what they were doing their own thing, and their indifference to everything.

The prince of Nanwang he saw had a completely different image from the person he imagined based on the letters of Nanwang. However, this is such a young man, who is preparing to point the sword.

However, in those eyes, he did not get a glimpse of the greed and desire for constant self-aggrandizement and arrogance.

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The sea and land transportation is inconvenient, and it is a new apprentice, so it is impossible for Qiao Heng to return to Pingnan Wangfu from time to time.

Nanwang understands this truth, but whether he can understand it intellectually is one thing, and whether he can accept it emotionally is another thing. The prince grew up in the palace, and from childhood to adulthood, the farthest place he has ever been to has never left the fiefdom of King Pingnan. Now that he is far overseas, not to mention whether he can get along with Ye Gucheng, just one disadvantage is enough for him to suffer.

He originally wanted to send someone to send something over from time to time to visit the prince by the way, but as soon as he had this idea, he was persuaded by Mrs. Ru.

Mrs. Ru said: "All masters of the rivers and lakes have their own temperament. Lord Wang, you sent people over to visit the prince in three days, and understood that people would say that you have a heart for your son, but those foolish people, maybe they will make up some bad things, saying that you are worried that the city lord Ye will treat the prince harshly, if this is for the city lord Ye to listen to it, how can he not care in his heart? If he is angry with the prince because of this, it will not be what the prince wants. ”

She was right.

If the lady lives in the palace and depends on the favor of the prince, if she can please the prince, it is better than anything else. She had already seen that the prince was the prince's treasure, and if she wanted to make the prince happy, it was better to start directly from the prince.

It's not without benefit to herself that she says this, the love between people is out of getting along, and if the prince doesn't come back for a long time, maybe she can have some other opportunities.

Nanwang listened to her words, but the reason was not that he was worried that Ye Gucheng would think too much, but that he was afraid that the person in the capital would think too much. Although the prince went to Feixian Island to apprentice, he had already written it on the note, and the emperor knew about it and approved it, but if he was too diligent in the contact, it would still not be good.

Therefore, except for occasionally receiving a letter from King Nan, Qiao Heng rarely saw someone from King Nan's Mansion come over.

In fact, there is nothing to worry about, as Liu Tingzhi thought that day, as long as Qiao Heng is willing, he can be a perfect apprentice in the eyes of others - even if his master is Ye Gucheng, who is now like an immortal in swordsmanship and arrogant and extraordinary.

He can perfectly meet all the fantasies and requirements you have for a character like "apprentice", and Qiao Heng can do this, in fact, there is no special reason, it is still the so-called experience, and it is just a doctor.

Nanwang looked at the reply letter sent by Qiao Heng that reported good news but not bad news, frowned and sighed.

Qiao Heng's days on Feixian Island are quite peaceful, in the early morning, he learns the sword with Ye Gucheng, watches the sea quietly during the day, watches the tide rise and fall, and bathes in the cool sea breeze at sunset.

It's just that he has a heavy heart and heavy thoughts, and in the face of this vast smoke wave, even if he is in such a beautiful scenery, he doesn't have much interest in looking up at the universe and looking down on the prosperity of categories, and he can't experience much fun in his eyes.

Feixian Island is like spring all year round, but it is cooler at night, coupled with the heavy water vapor, every night, Qiao Heng easily does not go out, even if he goes out, he has to wear slightly thicker clothes.

At first, Ye Gucheng didn't notice him, but after noticing, he took advantage of the morning to practice swords for Qiao Heng, and then couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

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