It's October, and this year's autumn is coming to an end, and the wind is bleak, rolling up the dead leaves all over the city.

As the weather improved, things that had been delayed by heavy rain were put on the agenda again, such as various activities of ordinary people, such as the government's collection of autumn taxes from the people, and autumn decisions.

However, this year's autumn duel scene is much bigger than in previous years, and in the past, there were only about 10 or 20 prisoners to be beheaded in the Tokyo City Judicial Field, but this year, more than 40 heinous felons have been eliminated in one go. And when the people knew this, they even ran to tell each other, and everyone said that these guys should be damned, and it would be cheap for them to be stabbed with just one knife.

As for the reason, it is very simple, because the more than 20 felons who are the leaders of the Pink Swallow are all the leaders of the Pink Swallow. After being interrogated by the Dali Temple and other judicial yamen of the Criminal Department for a few days, they have confessed to the crimes they had committed before, and how many women from good families have been abducted by them, and now they have disappeared, which naturally makes the people in Tokyo hate them to the core, and many victims of the abduction of wives and daughters are even more hated to kill these thieves with their own hands.

And as the heads of these felons landed, the case of the destruction of the Pink Swallow, which had been widely publicized in the capital, was talked about even more. Although the court deliberately erased Sun Tu's various credits in this case, the eyes of the common people were bright, so the streets and alleys mostly called Sun Dutou upright and upright and eliminated harm for the people, and he was said to be the real reincarnation of Qingtian.

For the praise of these people, Sun Tu just smiled when he heard it. But soon, he couldn't laugh or cry again, because after this incident, his previous nickname of Iron-Faced Ruthless suddenly changed to Iron-Faced Yama, which was not a good name.

In fact, it's no wonder that the people would give Sun Tuan such a title, because he was really ruthless enough this time. Before the case was concluded, the government had already salvaged more than 200 corpses of the Pink Swallow thieves who were soaked in the river water from the underground ditch, and as far as everyone said, these thieves who were drowned in the ground were actually given life and death by Sun Tu's words.

Two or three hundred people drowned in a single word, and even if it was a deserving person, there was still some fear in the hearts of the people. So unconsciously, someone called Sun Tu Yama, and finally simply put the title of iron-faced Yama on his head - iron-faced selfless, murderous and ruthless!

However, in addition to this title, Sun Tu did not get any benefits from this case, his boss and subordinates were more or less rewarded, as far as he was the one who contributed the most and took the greatest risk, in the end, he was still the military attache of the ninth grade, and he was still the head of Kaifeng Mansion. In this regard, many of his subordinates felt unworthy of him, but he himself did not react much to this, because he knew very well that he had offended many officials in the DPRK and China this time, and of course those people could not take credit for themselves.

Maybe it's because he feels a little ashamed of Sun Tu, since the end of this case, neither Han Changzhou nor Xue Yuanpeng have handed over any errands to Sun Tu, and only let him continue to guard the Dongcheng Public Security Station. And Sun Tu was also happy to be free, especially after entering October, he didn't do much, and only sent people to guard the area of Mingyuefang in the north of the city, just waiting for an exact news.

Just three days ago, Sun Tu finally waited for the news, and did not go to the security station early this morning, prepared some beef and mutton and a few jars of good wine, and hired a board car to go straight to Mingyuefang in Beicheng to meet Zhou Dong, hoping that the other party could accept him as an apprentice and teach him martial arts.

Sun Tuke still remembers what Lin Chong said half a year ago, and at this time he already has a more detailed understanding of Zhou Dong.

Although Zhou Tong is not well-known in officialdom and history books, he is well-known among the people, especially in the rivers and lakes. Just because he has a good martial arts that are peerless, whether it is fists, feet, guns, sticks, or bow techniques, as long as people usually make him, he is extremely strong, and he has rarely encountered opponents for many years.

And what made him even more famous in the world was the acceptance of several world-famous apprentices - Lu Junyi, a jade unicorn in Hebei, Shi Wengong, a strong man who overwhelmed several mountains with a big gun, and Lin Chong, the head of the leopard head of the former forbidden army. No matter which of these apprentices are masters of the crowd, it can be said that Zhou Tong is the existence of Taishan Beidou in the martial arts of the Great Song Dynasty today, a real generation of grandmasters.

How many people in the world who practice martial arts have thought of worshipping Zhou Dong's disciples, but because of their uncertain whereabouts and extremely demanding requirements for accepting disciples, there are only these three disciples until today. Sun Tu also got Lin Chong's guidance and recommendation this time, so he could come to the door to ask for a meeting.

When he came to the entrance of Willow Lane where Zhou Dong's house was located, Sun Tu had already turned over and dismounted in order to show respect, and after tidying up his dress, he led the horse to lead the fully loaded cart that followed him down the alley, and finally stopped in front of a small courtyard.

If he hadn't known Zhou Tong's address from Lin Chong earlier, he couldn't believe that this generation of grandmasters would actually live in such an ordinary courtyard. After taking a breath, Sun Tu raised his hand and patted the courtyard door, and said loudly: "The junior Sun Tu asked to see the seniors of Zhou, and asked the seniors to open the door to see them." ”

After a while, the courtyard door was opened with a creak, Sun Tu raised his eyes, and saw a stocky and honest-looking young man smiling at him, and he hurriedly hugged his fists and saluted: "In Xia Sun Tu, I ask to see Zhou Dong Zhou's seniors, I don't know if the seniors can be at home?" In fact, he had already confirmed that Zhou Tong had not gone out since he came here, and now he was just asking.

The other party was also real, nodded and said, "Your Excellency is inside, you can come in with me and talk." As he spoke, he glanced at the cart that followed Sun Tu with some curiosity.

Sun Tu hurriedly beckoned the coachman to unload the things in the yard, and then he arched his hand and said: "Thank you for this brother, dare to ask the name of Brother Tai?" ”

"My name is Zhou Xiong, I heard that your name was mentioned, and I heard that you were on an errand in the yamen?" He didn't stop the coachman from leaving his things, Sun Tu saw this in his heart, and said with a smile: "Yes, he is now the head of Kaifeng Mansion, and it is not worth mentioning." ”

Zhou Xiong just smiled and didn't dig deeper. Just as the coachman put down everything and saluted Sun Tu to say goodbye, a slightly old voice came from the half-closed room on the left: "Xiong'er, who are you talking to?" But what kind of guests are coming? ”

"Father, it's Senior Brother Lin who wrote a letter to introduce Sun Tu." Zhou Xiong turned around and rushed back.

"Oh?" As he spoke, the door opened, and a person walked out slowly. Sun Tu looked up and saw an old man with an ordinary figure and white hair, but a red face full of energy was looking at him with a smile.

Although the old man was only dressed in cloth and still had a smile on his face, Sun Tu could still clearly feel a powerful aura from his body, which made his breathing slightly short. It wasn't until he took a deep breath that he recovered, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "Senior Sun Tu has seen Senior Zhou. ”

After Zhou Tong looked Sun Tu up and down a few times, he smiled and said: "Sun Dutou doesn't need to be polite, if you want to talk about it, the old man should come to thank you." If it weren't for your help before, I'm afraid that Lin Chong would be in a lot of trouble. ”

"The seniors are serious, Brother Lin is my friend, he has difficulties, I should help him. In addition, the juniors and Brother Lin are the same generation, and please ask the seniors to call me by my name, or San Lang. ”

"Hehe, San Lang is too modest. And these things...... It's too expensive, isn't it? Zhou Tong pointed to the vegetables and meat and a few jars of wine piled up in front of him, and said with a smile, but the title followed Sun Tu's meaning.

"This is just a little bit of the younger generation's heart, and I hope the seniors don't dislike it." Sun Tu had completely settled down at this time, and then he gave up his hand again: "Actually, the juniors came here today and have a request, I hope that the seniors can accept me as an apprentice, so that I can make progress in martial arts." ”

Zhou Tong shook his head with a smile: "San Lang, you are really direct enough." ”

"The younger generation is just a martial artist, and the worst thing is to beat around the bush. What's more, Brother Lin had told me earlier that he would recommend me to his seniors, so ......"

"Well, Lin Chong did write to the old man to recommend you before, saying that you are quite talented in martial arts, and I hope that the old man can give you good guidance. Actually, for the sake of the disciple you helped me before, the old man shouldn't shirk it. However, if you want to worship me as a teacher, it is a little difficult. Zhou Tong frowned slightly.

"I don't know what's the difficulty?" Sun Tu hurriedly asked.

Zhou Tong invited him to sit down at a stone table in the courtyard, and after pouring him a glass of water, he replied: "This time, the old man is already old, and he can no longer teach his disciples to learn martial arts as before; Second, the old man can't stay in Tokyo for too long, and after the New Year, after the sacrifice sweeps the deceased wife, he should leave, and in two or three months, he really can't teach you too much. ”

Hearing these reasons, Sun Tu couldn't help but be slightly stunned, but quickly said: "In fact, there is already some foundation in the next, and there is no need for seniors to teach from scratch." And with the cultivation of my predecessors, if you really want to teach me, two or three months is enough for me to use for a lifetime. ”

"Hehe, you're thinking quite clearly." Zhou Tong smiled again and shook his head. If he just instructed Sun Tu in martial arts, it would still be very easy for a master like him. But if he is really accepted as an apprentice, it will take a lot of effort for the old man to find out Sun Tu's shortcomings and make up for his weaknesses, which is indeed enough to make a qualitative breakthrough in his martial arts.

The old man's smile suddenly retracted again: "The old man is now sixty-four out, although he has instructed many martial arts over the years, but there are only a few people who are really under the door, do you know why?" ”

Without waiting for Sun Tu to answer, he picked up by himself: "Because the old man accepts disciples in addition to looking at people's roots and understanding, what he values most is his character. I have already accepted a bad disciple before, and the old man really doesn't want to have a second one, especially if you are still in the official gate! At this time, Zhou Tong finally expressed his real concerns.