Xijing, Chang'an, northwest corner of Xuanyangfang Cross Street

A magnificent mansion, the door is painted vermilion, the door is mottled with red paint, and the color is slightly dull, telling the past glory of this family and the dullness after the world.

In front of the gate stands two black pillars of one zhang and two feet, the pillars are engraved with dense small characters, the width between the columns is about one zhang, among which the left pillar is said to be "valve", the right pillar is said to be "reading", indicating that this family is the home of "valve reading", the small characters engraved on it record the qualifications and merits of the master, and only the family that has been out of the three grades or more can enjoy the glory.

On either side, on the left and right, stood eight halberd-wielding guards, dressed in military uniforms, in high spirits, and vigilantly scanning the passing crowd.

The building in the courtyard is simple and generous, after stepping into the gate, it is a large-scale courtyard, the courtyard is heavy, there are three rooms on the left and right sides of the courtyard, it is the place where the servants and guards live, the center of the courtyard is a lobby, and there is a courtyard at the back, which should be the inner house.

The building in the whole house is basically made of sturdy and durable nanmu, fir wood, the shape is beautiful, the structure is simple, the carving is exquisite, the beams are interspersed, the bucket arches out of the eaves, and the ground is paved with bluestone, smooth and bright.

The backyard is a large martial arts training ground, and there is a weapon rack on the side of the field, with more than ten kinds of weapons such as swords, guns, swords, and halberds. Each weapon is cold and shining, and it is a masterpiece that will be produced by the superintendent.

Li Rong was wearing a white samurai uniform, sitting on his hips with a heavy waist, drawing out a long knife and slashing in the air, breaking the wooden stake in front of him into two.

In the center of the martial arts training ground, dozens of wooden stakes of different thicknesses and heights of more than one person were erected, and white marks were drawn on the surface of the stakes.

Li Rong's figure moved, and he dodged into the stake forest, the sword light broke through the air, and slashed at the stakes one by one like lightning, and the blade cut it into two pieces along the white mark on the stake.

"Da Lang's knife skills have improved again," a white-haired old man on the sidelines smiled.

"Yes, the young master's sword skills are always a little stronger than me." A burly young man next to him said.

"It's much stronger, you're just a third-rank samurai now?" Another young man with an ordinary face and a slender figure sneered.

Li Rong nodded slightly towards the old man.

The white-haired old man on the sidelines is the big housekeeper of the Li family, Li Rong is what he grew up watching, his surname is Ge, and Li Rong is called Ge Lao.

As for the two young men, they were Li Rong's entourage, the burly man was called Ge Fushun, who was the grandson of Ge Lao, and the other slender young man was named Li Shi.

"One inch into the wood", Li Rong said in his heart, unfolding his body and moving rapidly around a wooden stake.

Dozens of white marks are carved horizontally and vertically on this wooden stake.

The knife flashed, the long knife flew, and the basic knife technique of chopping, chopping, wiping, and belt was slashed on the stake along the white traces.

"Da Yan's martial arts are much stronger than when the old man was young." Ge Lao said praisefully.

Li Rong slashed out dozens of knives in an instant, and the swords all hit the marks, and the lightning-like body style, the speed of the knife, and the amazing accuracy all showed his excellent knife skills.

"It's a pity that I haven't been able to perfectly control the strength of my sword technique!" Li Rong stopped to check the depth of the knife qi into the wood, some of them were an inch deep, and there were still some more than an inch deep, obviously because of his lack of control over the knife qi.

"Old Ge, you're praising me again." After Li Rong practiced the sword technique, he slowly exhaled the turbidity in his chest, "My father often said that martial arts are difficult, talent and talent are important, and hard cultivation is even more important. ”

"Haha, that's because the old man is jealous of you, he was not as smart as you when he was a child." Ge Lao smiled.

Ge Lao's name is Ge Bao, and he is the personal guard commander of Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian.

Li Xiaogong is a relative of the Tang family, and in the process of seizing the world, he took Bashu in the west, captured more than 30 states, and captured Zhu Cang; conquered Xiao Liang in the south and destroyed Xiao Milling; He also appeased the Lingnan Prefectures, almost single-handedly pacified the south, ranking second among the twenty-four meritorious heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, second only to Taizong Li Shimin's brother-in-law and eldest grandson Wuji, which can be described as a meritorious service.

Li Rong's father, Li Hui, is Li Xiaogong's second son, and he was also raised by Ge Lao.

"Young Master, you practice basic sword techniques every day, how useful is it?" Ge Fushun asked with a big grin.

Ge Fushun has always been like this, straightforward and fast-talking, but Li Rongzhi likes his character, and does not really treat him as a servant, but as a friend.

"No matter how clever your martial arts are, they are all made up of these basic moves, if you can't even do the basic moves, then you can cultivate the martial arts to the point of profundity?" Li Rong asked rhetorically, put the knife back into its sheath, and slowly walked out of the martial arts training ground.

"Look at the point where I have learned the dragon snake marksmanship, I always feel that it is not as powerful as Li Shi's lightning knife technique?" Ge Fushun looked like he was offering a treasure, and took down a spear from the weapon rack next to him to practice.

"Dragon and snake marksmanship is a marksmanship derived from the battlefield of the battle array, and the moves are naturally simple, and you want to play with a spear on the battlefield, that is the way to die?" Li Rong smiled, "Didn't you always want to be a general?" Wouldn't it be better to learn battlefield marksmanship? As for the fact that you can't beat Li Shi because you don't work as hard as him, you are much lazier than him. ”

Ge Fushun has a rough personality, generous, and somewhat informal, this kind of person is suitable for mixing in the army. On the contrary, Li Shi is naturally cautious and taciturn, which is simply two extreme personalities.

Li Shi's martial arts talent is not as good as Ge Fushun, but he is more diligent than Ge Fushun, and his hard work is also deeper, so Ge Fushun can't beat Li Shi.

As the two spoke, Ge Fushun walked off the field, holding a spear, wielding it one move at a time, rolling up gusts of wind, and a shot was pointed on the stake, and the powerful force smashed the stake to pieces.

"Stupid!" Ge Lao scolded angrily.

To be honest, Ge Fushun's marksmanship is good, but he has not cultivated his true qi, he is only a third-grade warrior, not far from the fourth-grade, and his qualifications are good in terms of his age, of course, it is far worse than Li Rong.

"I think I'm doing a good job!" Ge Fushun put away the spear and said with an innocent expression.

"You take the big gun pile I taught you to stand for a month and then practice marksmanship!" Li Rong said solemnly.

Ge Fushun seems to have very powerful marksmanship, but in fact he is scattered and powerless, and there is no sense of agility at all, which is obviously caused by a weak foundation.

"Don't go to the station yet!" Ge Lao said.

As a generation of masters, Ge Lao has an extraordinary vision, and he can see Ge Fushun's problem at a glance.

Li Rong chatted with Ge Lao for a few more words before going back to the room to change clothes and prepare for dinner.

Sitting on the couch, Li Rong was thoughtful. "It's been seven years since I came to the Tang Dynasty!"

At present, the soul in this body is no longer the former Li Rong, but the future Baguazhang Grand Master, the three-time champion of the World Underground Boxing Championship, and the first place in the mixed martial arts competition, Huo Ning. Due to the failure to impact the supreme realm of the inner fist, the blood vessels in the brain burst and unfortunately died. After death, the soul actually traveled to the Tang Dynasty and attached to Li Rong, who accidentally practiced and went mad. After arriving here, Huo Ning found that this was really a high-martial world, similar to the Tang Dynasty in Master Huang, and the true qi really existed. Li Rongjiu's unsatisfactory "Water Book" is actually one of the so-called four strange books, Huo Ning practiced "Water Book" under surprise, and to his surprise, the cultivation was successful.

Of course, Huo Ning also inherited Li Rong's memory. Later, Huo Ning came to the conclusion based on his experience of cultivating "Water Book" that only when he and Li Rong's souls were fused and their spiritual power was strong that they could succeed in cultivation.

Exquisite meals, meat and vegetarian combinations, both nutritious and good-looking.

Li Rong didn't taste the quality of the food too much, grabbed the Hu cake in his hand and ate it in two bites.

"Let's eat together!" Li Rong said to the three of them.

Due to the habits of the times, Uncle Ge still abides by etiquette, never eats at the same table with Li Rong, and does not allow Ge Fushun and Li Shi to serve on the table, which makes Li Rong feel helpless.

"I've just eaten it, eat slowly, chew slowly and swallow slowly is good for your body." Ge Lao said.

"Old Ge, chewing and swallowing slowly is for ordinary people. As a martial artist, you need to replenish a lot of energy, how long do you have to eat according to the way the children of the family eat? Li Rong said. He has always been dismissive of the family etiquette that Ge Lao said. What kind of gate valve aristocrats, it's all bullshit.

"Da Yang's ideas are always different. By the way, the lord wrote to you to let you enter Beijing. Guozijian's studies have ended, so it is better to enter the right path as soon as possible. Ge Lao said.

"yes, got it." Li Rong said casually.

After Li Rong practiced the knife in the morning, he had to go to Guozijian.