Chapter 773: Apprenticeship
The beggar in front of him stopped, turned around and waved at Ximen Zhan Sakura, who no longer had any doubts in his heart, and didn't care about the disputes behind him, and quickly followed.
Turning east and west, as if walking through a labyrinth, in front of a dilapidated house, the beggar finally stopped, and waited for Ximen Zhan Ying to approach, the beggar arched his hand and said: "Ximen girl, Gang Master Wei is waiting for you in the house." ”
Ximen Zhan Sakura thought that this beggar was really a member of the beggar gang, pushed open the hidden door, entered the courtyard, the beggar outside immediately brought the gate from the outside, Ximen Zhan Sakura frowned, vigilant, saw the light in the hall, walked over slowly, entered the hall, only to see an old beggar sitting on a wooden chair, crossed Erlang's legs, humming a small song in his mouth, Ximen Zhan Sakura recognized at a glance that it was the leader of the beggar gang.
She let out a sigh of relief, a stone fell in her heart, and stepped forward and said, "Senior Wei! ”
Qi Ning turned his head and saw that Ximen Zhan Ying was wearing a light purple long skirt, heroic, with a bit of delicateness, haha smiled, beckoned, Ximen Zhan Ying approached the past, looked around, Qi Ning smiled and said: "Good girl, this place is very hidden, no one will disturb us, you can rest assured." ”
"Senior Wei, you..... How do you know someone is following me? Ximen Zhan Sakura's beautiful big eyes blinked and stood beside Qi Ning.
Qi Ning smiled and said, "Three days later, you will have to compete in front of the palace, someone is bound to win, and it is not surprising to send two people to keep an eye on you in these two days." But such small characters, you don't have to take them to heart, you can get rid of them with a little trick. ”
Ximen Zhan Ying said: "Senior Wei, you ..... You are really like a god, I went back last night and told my father according to your method, today the emperor really made a will, and postponed it for three days, and asked the palace to compete in front of the palace to decide the winner. ”
"That's good." Qi Ning said with a smile: "If the emperor doesn't give an order, this family business will have a turnaround." Now the initiative is no longer in Duan Shao's hands, but in your hands, as long as you can defeat the East Palace Iron Guard in front of the palace in three days, Duan Shao will have no face to ask the emperor for marriage again. ”
Ximen Zhan Ying's eyes widened and said, "Seniors also know about the East Palace Iron Guard? ”
Qi Ning laughed, and Ximen Zhanying immediately frowned and said, "But..... But my father also said that the East Palace Iron Guard is a first-class master, and his outer kung fu is by no means simple......! There was already a look of worry between his eyebrows.
Qi Ning sat up and said with a smile: "What, scared?" ”
"I ...... I'm not afraid of him, I'm ..... I'm afraid that if I lose, the emperor will immediately decree a marriage, and if that happens, ......! Ximen Zhan Ying bit her lip and frowned.
Qi Ning shook his head and said, "Good girl, when I was in Xiangyang, I saw that you were very bold, why don't you have the courage now." When you were in Xiangyang, you weren't afraid of those two Northern Han assassins, and you dared to catch up alone, but now you are just an iron guard of the East Palace, so you are scared like this? ”
Ximen Zhan Ying smiled bitterly: "Senior, actually..... In fact, I knew in my heart that with my martial arts, I was not the opponent of the Eastern Qi Iron Guard at all. ”
"So you're ready to give up?" Qi Ning sighed: "Good girl, don't you want to marry my apprentice?" ”
Ximen Zhan Sakura said angrily: "Senior, I'll see..... I don't think he's worried at all. I knew that there would be a martial arts competition in front of the temple three days later, but ..... But he didn't come to me today, and he didn't give me an idea. ”
"Good girl, you can't wrong him." Qi Ning immediately said: "From yesterday to today, my apprentice has always been anxious. He's now planning a big plan, and he's ready to take a gamble if the last resort comes. ”
"All or nothing?" Ximen Zhan Ying said curiously: "Senior Wei, he ..... What's the plan? ”
"This ......!" Qi Ning pretended to be mysterious and said, "Let's not talk about it." ”
Ximen Zhan Ying hurriedly said: "Senior Wei, just tell me, I'..... I just wanted to know what the hell he was doing. ”
"That's it." Qi Ning sighed and said: "My apprentice is young and vigorous, he plans to take you away once you are defeated, and from then on, he will stay incognito and fly without asking about the affairs of the world." He shook his head and said, "This kid is so bold that even I can't persuade him." ”
Ximen Zhan Ying was stunned for a moment, then a sweet color appeared between his eyebrows, lowered his head, and snorted: "He..... Is he really going to do that? He..... He's going to take me away? ”
"Good girl, you're not really going to fly away with him, are you?" Qi Ning's eyes widened.
Ximen Zhan Ying's cheeks were slightly red, and he lowered his head and said, "I..... I don't know. I..... I didn't expect him to be willing to do that for me. ”
"He's so bold that he can't do anything." Qi Ning sighed: "But if you really want to leave, how can your father and the Marquis of Jinyi give up?" And that emperor, disobeying his will, do you think the emperor will let you go? ”
Ximen Zhan Ying's delicate body trembled, sobered up, and hurriedly said, "Senior Wei, you ..... You must persuade him not to do foolish things. I..... I don't care, but ..... But it can't ruin his future. Youyou said: "He can think like this in his heart, I have ..... I'm already happy. ”
Qi Ning put his hands behind his back, circled around Ximen Zhan Ying, and sighed: "A good girl like you, you can't be married by someone else." Since I want to fulfill you, I will not stand idly by. He raised his hand and touched his chin, and said with a smile: "Good girl, do you want to defeat the Eastern Qi Iron Guard?" ”
Ximen Zhan Ying was stunned for a moment, and then said excitedly: "Senior, you ..... Didn't you already have a plan? But just a moment of excitement, he immediately said bitterly: "But my father said that martial arts has always been gradual, and if you don't work hard, even if you are talented, you can't learn great kung fu." ”
"Your dad is right." Qi Ning said: "Ximen Shenhou is the top master today, even he has no way to let you improve your martial arts day and night, and my old name Huazi naturally can't turn stones into gold." ”
Ximen Zhan Ying said disappointedly: "Then how can you defeat the Eastern Qi Iron Guard?" A look of distress: "I asked the second senior brother today, and he told me that the eight iron guards around the prince of Dongqi are not ordinary people. The world did not know that hundreds of people died in order to elect these eight people. ”
"Oh?" Qi Ningqi said: "How do you say this? ”
"The second senior brother told me that this East Palace Iron Guard was secretly selected." Ximen Zhan Sakura said: "There is a special place in Dongqi for training iron guards, selecting healthy children, and then locking them in that secret place, and training these people extremely harshly since childhood. At the beginning, there were hundreds of these children, and every other year, there would be some people who couldn't stand dying in it, and in the end there were only a few people left, and when these people passed the final experience, they could be transferred to the side of the monarch and the prince of Eastern Qi, as personal guards, although the number was not many, but each of them was an extremely difficult role. ”
"I see." Only then did Qi Ning know the origin of the Eastern Qi Iron Guard, and thought to himself that the method of training the Iron Guard in this way was cruel, but it was undeniable that the Iron Guard who came out of iron and blood did have extraordinary ability and willpower.
Ximen Zhan Ying gritted his teeth before continuing: "Once the Eastern Qi Iron Guard moves, he will not give up until he achieves his goal, and once he is defeated, he will ...... Commit suicide and apologize! ”
Qi Ning frowned, it seemed that the Eastern Qi Iron Guard was even more difficult to deal with than he imagined.
If there are only two roads in front of him, one is to win and the other is a dead end, then anyone will do everything to win, and the combat effectiveness that erupts will naturally be even more amazing.
Seeing Qi Ning frowning, Ximen Zhanying only thought that this old man had no choice, and said with a wry smile: "Senior, I know that this time there is a lot of luck, although I won the opportunity to compete in front of the palace, but ...... But the result is already doomed, I ...... It is not the opponent of the Eastern Qi Iron Guard at all. ”
"Miss Simon, you have disappointed me." Qi Ning sighed, "Do you know what my apprentice likes about you the most? In fact, it's not your appearance, nor your figure, of course, these two points may also be part of the reason, but the most important reason is the spirit of not admitting defeat in you. My apprentice told me that you are an extremely strong girl in your bones, and you will not give in no matter what difficulties you encounter. ”
Ximen Zhan Ying gritted his teeth and sneered: "Senior, don't worry, even if I compete in front of the palace this time, I will definitely lose, but until the end, I will never admit defeat." ”
"Good!" Qi Ning smiled: "As long as you have this perseverance, then I bet that this time you will definitely win in the competition in front of the palace." He motioned for Ximen Zhan Ying to come closer, and then said softly: "However, there is indeed a huge difference in martial arts between you and the Dongqi Iron Guard, and in three days, I have no way to make you a top master, so you must not fight with him head-on." ”
"Can't fight head-on?" Ximen Zhan Ying frowned and said: "The competition in front of the palace is a competition, if you don't fight head-on, then ..... So how can it be regarded as a martial arts competition in front of the palace? ”
"A martial arts contest is like a battle between two armies, and it is also necessary to pay attention to strategy." Qi Ning smiled and said: "Attack the enemy's strength with your own shortcomings, and if you are undefeated, you will see the hell." Good girl, from today onwards, I will teach you the strategy of dealing with the Eastern Qi Iron Guard, but ...... You have to do one thing. ”
"What's the matter?"
"Worship me as a teacher." Qi Ning pretended to be and said: "I am a member of the beggar gang, and the martial arts of the beggar gang must be taught to you, and you must abide by some rules, if you don't worship me as a teacher, I will ..... I can't help you. ”
Ximen Zhanying was stunned, Qi Ning smiled and said: "Anyway, Qi Ning is my apprentice, you will soon become my apprentice's daughter-in-law, in the final analysis, you will also call me master, but it is a matter of time, now worship me as a teacher, then there is nothing inconvenient." ”
Ximen Zhan Sakura hesitated for a moment and asked, "That's ..... Then I don't have to join the beggars, do I? ”
"No, no, no." Qi Ning laughed and said, "Good girl, how can I be willing to let you become a flower child." ”
Ximen Zhan Ying breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that as long as he didn't join the beggar gang, it would not be a big deal to worship you as a teacher, and he didn't talk nonsense, so he arched his hand and said: "The master is above, please accept Zhan Sakura's worship!" He was about to bow down, but Qi Ning had already reached out, grabbed Ximen Zhan Ying's wrist, and said with a smile: "Don't worship, don't worship, just call my master." ”
Ximen Zhan Ying was held by him, and immediately felt that it was inappropriate, and wanted to withdraw his hand, but was held tightly by Qi Ning, a little embarrassed, and said, "Master, you ..... You let go of your hands! ”
"Zhan Sakura, from now on, I will teach you the countermeasures to deal with the Eastern Qi Iron Guard." Qi Ning not only didn't let go of his hand, but also said with a smile: "Don't panic, teaching martial arts, it is inevitable that there will be physical contact, it is difficult to avoid, you see that I am a lot older, will I still take advantage of you?" ”
Ximen Zhan Ying saw the old beggar in front of him grinning, his eyes were only staring at his face, frowning slightly, thinking to himself how this old master became more and more improper, he would never run into an old rascal, right?