Time is like water, the years go by, and more than five years have passed in the blink of an eye.

At this time, Wuyang City is still as lively as five years ago, but the once warm Chen Mansion is no longer the scene of five years ago, the old gate has not been scrubbed for a long time, it is full of dust, the copper nail the size of a teacup on the door is no longer shiny, it looks a little dull, the plaque hanging on the top of the door is not as glorious as before, a few cobwebs make this plaque look very old, it looks a little lonely.

Inside the Chen Mansion, I thought it should be as dilapidated as the outside, but I never thought it would be a different situation.

I saw that although the courtyard at this time was not as smooth as before, but overgrown with flowers and plants taller than people, but the flowers and plants were obviously planted by someone, and they were sorted out and not messy, and they were pleasing to the eye at a glance, and then took a deep breath, the breath of flowers and plants was refreshing, and a bluestone path led straight to the main hall from the gate, ignoring the distance, making people feel quite a dense forest path.

At the entrance of the main hall, I saw a strange beast lying with bent legs, full of majesty, a golden fur made it extremely noble, the blue horn on the top of the head highlighted its extraordinary, a circle of lion-like mane on the neck added a majesty to it, and the occasional low roar from the throat was accompanied by a majestic righteousness.

Hundreds of meters to the west of Chen's Mansion, the Lei Martial Arts Hall at this time is no longer as lively as five years ago, most of the twenty or thirty people who practiced martial arts have already completed their studies, only these five or six people are still here because they are young and have not learned their skills.

Only when their group of people is gone, will the Lei Clan Martial Arts Hall open its doors to recruit a new batch of students, so as to ensure the quality of each of their martial arts practice.

In the backyard of the martial arts hall, at this time, there were two people sparring martial arts, only to see one of the strong men exuding blue true qi, punching forward one after another, during which the gusts of fist wind brought up the fallen leaves and dust on the ground, coupled with the impermeable blue fist shadow, making him look unusually fierce, and his body exuded a terrifying aura.

Although the young man opposite him was tense, he was not frightened by the terrifying aura of the other party, but dodged left and right unhurriedly, in order to avoid the strong man's fierce attack.

Although every punch of the strong man was full of power, the fist shadows were dense, and the fist wind brought the boy's clothes to fly back and forth, falling up and down, but it never hit the boy.

Seeing that such an attack had no effect, the strong man suddenly jumped high like a blue lightning, and then his right leg was like a battle axe, and he slashed down at the young man's shoulder, and the young man didn't seem to expect this move of the strong man, so he could only instinctively explode backwards.

As soon as the young man retreated, the strong man's attack fell, and then only a roar was heard, followed by dust flying, and the rolling dust instantly blocked the young man's vision, making it impossible to distinguish the direction.

"Huh?"

Realizing that something was wrong, the boy immediately moved quickly, wanting to get out of the dusty area so as not to fall into passivity.

It's just a pity that the boy seems to be a little late to notice, just when he was about to retreat and leave, he saw a blue light flash, and then an iron fist was rapidly enlarged in the young man's eyes, and the boy almost instantly relied on his instinct to block the sword in front of him, in order to resist the undodgeable punch.

"Bell~"

At the moment when the iron fist collided with the sword body, only the sound of metal striking was heard, followed by a rolling wave of qi erupting from the central area of the battle between the young man and the strong man, and the dust around the shock gradually dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye.

What was surprising was that he thought that the young man would be blown away by the blow of the strong man, after all, the strong man was as strong as a brute bear, and he exuded a terrifying blue true qi all over his body, which was not something that ordinary people could resist at all.

But the young man resisted the brute force with his slightly thin body, which made people feel very incredible, but the waves of qi that swept in the middle did not make people doubt the power of this punch at all.

"Ha, Uncle Lei, your trick doesn't work for me now!"

This young man was Chen Yan, and I saw that his face was flushed, and he was holding a sword in both hands to resist Lei Tai's iron fist.

"That's right, Ah Yan, you can actually resist my attack!"

Lei Tai saw that Chen Yan had blocked his attack, and his heart was full of relief.

I think that when Chen Yan first came to the martial arts hall, his moves were quite immature, and even the students of the martial arts hall could not easily defeat them, but now he can actually block his violent punch, which can be said to be a great progress.

"Heh!

I saw Chen Yan's sword body tilted, his wrist shook hard, and Lei Tai's iron fist slid out in the direction of the sword body's tilt.

Taking advantage of the moment Lei Tai's body tilted, Chen Yan directly slashed out the sword with transparent true qi attached to it in his hand from bottom to top, it was foreseeable that if Lei Tai couldn't dodge, then his chest would definitely be open.

Lei Tai is naturally not so unbearable, no matter how much he has been practicing martial arts for decades, I don't know how many people he has fought with, and he has never seen any moves, this scene can still be easily handled.

I saw Lei Tai quickly turn sideways, and then the sword almost clung to his body, and then Lei Tai took this opportunity to print Chen Yan's chest with a backhand.

"Huh?"

Chen Yan, who missed the sword, saw the palm slapped by Lei Tai, and his hair suddenly exploded, his pupils constricted, and then he was directly slapped out by that palm, and slammed into the ancient tree behind him.

"Hey,, it hurts!"

Chen Yan stood up after hitting the ancient tree, if he hadn't instinctively protected his chest with his true qi just now, it is estimated that Lei Tai's palm would directly make him turn his back and lose the ability to resist in an instant. But even so, he still crashed into the ancient tree, causing some back injuries and some inconvenience in his movements.

"Hey, I'm not fit to go toe-to-toe with others. ”

Feeling the pain coming from his back, Chen Yan sighed silently in his heart, and then raised his sword to counterattack Lei Tai.

The two people who exchanged hands instantly flashed with sword light, and fist shadows flew, but at this moment, the two of them no longer collided as fiercely as just now.

The sword in Chen Yan's hand seems to be slow and fast, as if defending and attacking, as if every move and style are natural, in line with the principles of heaven and earth, and he can always anticipate the enemy's opportunities and deal with them calmly. Lei Tai, on the other hand, is fast, wielding an iron fist, exuding a terrifying aura all over his body, like a prehistoric beast, which makes people dare not look at it directly.

The two of them fought back and forth for nearly half an hour, and no one took advantage, but if you look closely, you will find that Chen Yan is still as calm as at the beginning, and his breath is stable, but Lei Tai's momentum is not as magnificent as before, and the practice clothes on his body have also been torn open a few small holes, and it can be seen that Lei Tai has gradually fallen into disadvantage.

However, this is not a battle of life and death after all, both of them have room to spare, and they have not used real killing moves, if the two really fight to the death, then it is not yet known who will win and who will lose. But even so, it is not easy for Chen Yan to fight Lei Tai to such a point at an age close to the weak crown.

"Alright, let's stop!"

Lei Tai stopped after forcing Chen Yan away, and at this point, there was no need to continue fighting.

"Ah Yan, yes, you've made a lot of progress! You're not weaker than me now. ”

Lei Tai's eyes showed a little relief, so he could be regarded as living up to Chen Lei's trust.

Chen Yan returned the sword to the sheath, bowed, and said modestly: "Uncle Lei, you have won the award, if you hadn't let me, I would have been defeated a long time ago." ”

"Hahahaha, there's no need to be modest, you're much better than that stinky boy. ”

Lei Tai smiled and waved his hand, not reducing his praise for Chen Yan in the slightest.

"Uncle Lei, Lei Fat, aren't you coming back?"

As soon as Lei Yan was mentioned, Chen Yan almost blurted out Lei Fat, but fortunately he changed his words in time, otherwise he would be embarrassed.

Lei Yan originally said that he was going to Qingyun Temple to practice martial arts, and he came back two or three years later, but two years ago, a Taoist boy in Qingyun Temple came to the martial arts hall and handed Lei Tai a letter, and he didn't know what he wrote, and later Chen Yan learned from Lei Tai that the letter was written by the Qingyun Dao Chief, saying that Lei Yan's practice was a little full, and he still needed to practice in the temple for two or three years before he could come back.

"Well, it should be soon. ”

Speaking of Lei Yan, Lei Tai also missed it a little.

"And when will my dad come back?"

After being silent for a while, Chen Yan couldn't help but ask about Chen Lei.

Since Dad left Wuyang, he would send a letter back every once in a while, but in the past year or so, Dad has not sent a letter back, seeing that it has been almost two years, and Dad has no news at all, which makes Chen Yan more and more uneasy.

"This~, I guess I'm coming back soon. ”

Chen Lei said that he would be able to come back in three or four years, but more than five years have passed, and he has not returned, which makes Lei Tai can't help but wonder if Chen Lei has encountered an accident, but he can't tell Chen Yan about this doubt, so he can only answer the other party perfunctorily.

"Dad said he would come back in three or four years, but it's been more than five years now, and there hasn't been any news in the last year or two, do you know what he did back then?"

Chen Yan saw Lei Tai perfunctory himself, and suddenly became a little anxious.

"This~, I don't know what happened back then!"

Chen Lei originally came to the martial arts hall to tell himself what he was going to investigate, let him take care of Ah Yan, and told him not to leak this matter, especially not to let Ah Yan know, now Chen Yan asked, Lei Tai wanted to tell Chen Yan on the one hand, and on the other hand, he remembered Chen Lei's entrustment, which made Lei Tai feel extremely entangled.

"Daddy has no news now, Uncle Lei, if you know, tell me, okay?"

Chen Yan saw that Lei Tai obviously knew the truth, but he didn't want to tell himself, which made him even more anxious, and there was a hint of pleading in his tone.

"Hey, go find Mr. Huang, he knows more than me. ”

Lei Tai, who had been entangled for a long time, saw that Chen Yan was like this, and there was no way to do it, so he kicked the ball directly to Mr. Huang, and then turned around and walked to the front hall.