Chapter 11: Apprenticeship with Yannan

"Little brother, you asked Gu Ming to come to me, but you have a decision in your heart?" Gu Yuzi still had a quiet look, but there were some fluctuations in his heart.

"The kid is willing to worship Mr. Gu Yu as a teacher, but I think Mr. will grant me two requests." Meng Guyun's simple words were said very slowly, but his tone was very firm, and his breathing was short, which showed the entanglement in his heart.

"Okay, let's hear it." Gu Yuzi didn't seem surprised, and said lightly.

Meng Guyun took a deep breath, suppressed the waves in his heart, and secretly encouraged himself, also reminding himself of what his next words meant.

"Mr. Gu Yu, first, during the period of learning art with you, if my parents and brother are in trouble, I must go down the mountain to rescue them, and you can't stop them; Second, no matter how long I study with Mr. Gu Yu, I hope that Mr. Gu Yu will retain this friendship between master and apprentice. ”

Although Gu Yuzi was prepared, he was still stunned when he heard the words, as if it was not Meng Guyun who was speaking at this time, but his eldest disciple Zhang Mu, if he didn't stop Zhang Mu at that time, drove him out of the school, and vowed not to see each other again, Zhang Mu would probably follow him for more than six years... I didn't expect history to repeat itself at this time.

"Little brother, I can promise you the first one, but there is a premise, that is, within your ability, I will allow you to go down the mountain to rescue, as for the second one, I can't agree, you must learn from me for nine years, and the friendship between master and apprentice can be retained." Gu Yuzi knew that this was already his biggest concession, although he was very relieved that Meng Guyun cared about this master-apprentice relationship, but in principle, he would not retreat.

Gu Yuzi's ruthless and calm words stung Meng Guyun again, but he thought about it carefully, if he was not capable, how could he talk about saving his parents and brothers, he would only lose his life in vain, as for the second one, it was not that he didn't have confidence in himself, but he was afraid that he would miss his parents and brothers too much, and he wouldn't be able to endure such a long period of suffering.

"Okay, Mr. Gu Yu, then it's a word, I will definitely pass your test and study for nine years!" Meng Guyun made up his mind in his heart that he must learn to be a leader, and he no longer struggled, returned to his former arrogance, and replied proudly.

"So you still call me Mr. Gu Yu?" Gu Yuzi was also relieved and said with a smile.

"The teacher is above, please bow to the dream of Guyun!"

"Good, good, good!" Gu Yuzi shouted hello three times in a row, then laughed heartily, holding Meng Guyun's little hand with both hands, thinking that this kid was probably the person he loved and proud the most in this life.

Early the next morning, Gu Yuzi rarely gathered all the people in the valley together, saying that there was an important notice, and the people in the valley didn't know what made the mountain chief pay so much attention, this kind of gathering everyone together and being notified by Gu Yuzi in person, may not be encountered once a year, and generally major decisions, Gu Yuzi is to convene some important people in the valley, tell and explain to them, and then they will notify them layer by layer.

"Everyone, today in the next to gather everyone together, in fact, in the next private matter, Gu Yu Fort has been established for ten years, some of you have just been on the mountain, and I have been on this Yannan Mountain, in this Gu Yu Fort and in the next ten years, although we are from all over the world, we don't know each other before, but life is just a hurry of dozens of cold and summer, ten years of time I also have long regarded everyone as relatives and brothers, so although it is my private matter, I still want to share it with you."

Although Gu Yuzi didn't say much, he said it very sincerely, most of the people in the valley were saved by Gu Yuzi, and gave everyone a place to settle down in the troubled times, plus his personality and unfathomable skills, everyone was sincerely grateful and respected for him, Gu Yuzi said that the people in the valley were regarded as relatives and brothers, why didn't they do so?

"Master Shan, without you and I Yuan Dalong, even if I were not killed by the robbers, I would have starved to death, meeting you in this troubled world is the greatest blessing in my life, your private affairs are the biggest thing in our castle, you are willing to share with us, it is our honor, everyone is right!" A big man shouted loudly, and before he could finish speaking, he received a response from everyone in the fort.

"Okay, then I won't sell it, Yun'er, come here!" Gu Yuzi beckoned to Meng Guyun and motioned for him to come over, at this time Meng Guyun was also amazed by the reaction of everyone in the castle, he knew that Gu Yuzi was the founder of Gu Yubao, but he didn't expect him to have such prestige in the castle, when he was in Tianmeng Mansion in the past, the family and maids were also very respectful to their parents, but everyone in Gu Yubao looked at Gu Yuzi's eyes, obviously shining. At this time, he heard Gu Yuzi calling himself, as soon as he turned his head, he saw that the eyes of everyone in the castle were all shooting towards him, and under the enthusiastic gaze of everyone, he suddenly became embarrassed, only felt that his cheeks were red, and he seemed to not even be able to walk, so he slowly moved to Gu Yuzi's side.

When he was about to get to Gu Yuzi's side, Gu Yuzi actually picked up Meng Guyun, let him sit on his right elbow, and raised it high, as if he was afraid that someone in the fort would not be able to see him clearly. This move made Meng Guyun feel even more shy, and he didn't even dare to raise his head.

"Everyone, this little brother's name is Meng Guyun, a native of Heng'an, from today on, he is my disciple of Gu Yuzi, and at the same time, he is also the last disciple I received in this life, and like the white soldiers, he is also the young mountain chief of our Gu Yu Fort!" Gu Yuzi held Meng Guyun up, ignoring his embarrassment at all, and said loudly.

"Congratulations to the mountain chief! Congratulations to the young mountain chief! "Seeing Gu Yuzi so happy, everyone was also affected by his emotions and sincerely congratulated.

Meng Guyun began to slowly get used to this atmosphere after being put down by Gu Yuzi, although he was still very excited, but he was not as shy as before, he began to look for Lin Xin in the crowd, and after a while, his eyes locked on Lin Xin in the front row, the moment Meng Guyun's eye contact with Lin Xin, Lin Xin was also looking at herself, the two looked at each other, as soon as their eyes exchanged, it was Lin Xin's turn to be shy, she quickly lowered her head, avoided Meng Guyun's gaze, and after a while, she raised her head again, found that Meng Guyun was still staring at himself all the time, and kept giving himself a look. She naturally understood what Meng Guyun meant, and the other party wanted her to take him to continue to visit Gu Yu Castle. Meng Guyun was able to stay, she was very happy in her heart, and Meng Guyun was called Gu Yuzi's last disciple, although she was surprised and envious, but she was also sincerely happy for him, so she also responded to Meng Guyun with cheerful eyes, however, the cheerful eyes slowly dimmed, turning into a worry in her heart, after all, Meng Guyun's identity is no longer the same, and he is just an ordinary child in the castle who can no longer be ordinary, can he still get along with him as before?

Meng Guyun didn't notice the change in Lin Xin's expression and the worry in her heart, and when she got her eyes in response, she became happy and continued to accept everyone's congratulations with Gu Yuzi.

"Yun'er, although your injury is no longer serious, but after all, the major injury has just recovered, it is not advisable to overwork, in the next few days, you will still visit the castle with Lin Xin, but your identity is different now, you have to ask a few more whys when visiting the valley, don't just wander aimlessly, as usual for the teacher or come to you after dinner every day, if you accumulate any problems during the day, you can tell the teacher together. Once you've recovered, we'll start the lesson. Gu Yuzi instructed carefully. Meng Guyun and Lin Xin's eye contact Gu Yuzi had long seen it in his eyes, after all, Lin Xin's appearance was originally his arrangement, which not only allowed Meng Guyun to get familiar with Gu Yubao as soon as possible, but also gave birth to a sense of belonging in this unfamiliar environment.

In the next half a month, Meng Guyun slowly integrated into the life of Gu Yu Fort, Lin Xin continued to take him to visit Gu Yu Fort, and Gu Yuzi explained to him in detail the structure and structure of Gu Yu Fort, it turned out that Gu Yu Castle had a clear position and a clear division of labor, so everyone could perform their duties and live and work in peace and contentment. First of all, the first leader of Gu Yu Fort, and also the highest decision-maker, is naturally Gu Yuzi, the position is the mountain chief, and the general leader of all things in the fort; Secondly, there is also a deputy mountain chief, named Qiu Zheng, who is equivalent to the position of mountain chief, and when the mountain chief is not in the castle, he is the highest decision-maker in Gu Yu Castle; Under the deputy mountain chief, there are seven major departments of military, politics, etiquette, law, industry, ghosts, and agriculture, which are in charge of the daily operation of Guyu Fort, and the mountain army: the person in charge Yan Tan, the general leader of Gu Yubao public security, training, military counseling, combat plans, etc.; Shanzheng: Han Wei, the person in charge, Gu Yubao, the general leader, politics, ideology, culture, all kinds of technical learning, talent training, etc.; Mountain Ceremony: Nie Tian, the person in charge, Gu Yubao, the general leader, art, vocal music, etiquette, banquet arrangements, etc.; Mountain Law: Shi Wendian, the person in charge, the general Gu Yubao rules formulation, supervision, enforcement and punishment; Shangong: Cui Guang, the person in charge, the general leader of Gu Yubao technical research, construction, weapons, tool manufacturing, etc.; Mountain ghosts: Lu Wanqing, the person in charge, Gu Yubao medicine, astrology, divination, etc.; Shannong: The person in charge Guan Qicheng, the general leader Gu Yubao money and grain, food and lodging, production, work, etc. The seven departments are directly connected to the mountain chief and deputy mountain chief, and each manages its own department, but the horizontal communication is smooth, and it is the central department of Gu Yu Castle. This actually explains the doubts in Meng Guyun's heart, why everyone in Gu Yu Fort is some refugee orphans, but they can have a clear division of labor, self-sufficiency, and some people can export written documents and are extraordinary.

"Yun'er, you have been in the castle for nearly a month, and your injuries have basically healed, you have been in the valley for so long, and you know more about the valley feather castle, starting tomorrow, you will officially start teaching."

Hearing this, Meng Guyun was overjoyed, for half a month, the more he knew about Gu Yubao, the more he admired Gu Yuzi, and he also wanted to start studying soon, when Gu Yuzi visited him at night, he had hinted many times that his body was fine, but Gu Yuzi had always smiled and was not in a hurry, but just told him to take care of his body.

"Teacher, you've finally started teaching me skills!" Meng Guyun was very excited.

"The teacher's requirements are very high, Yun'er, you have to be mentally prepared." Gu Yuzi smiled.

"Teacher, are you going to go there for class tomorrow, with Senior Brother Bai Bing?" This question has actually been bothering Meng Guyun for a long time, he has been on the mountain for nearly a month, and many people have seen it, but they have never seen him, the senior brother, the young mountain chief of Gu Yubao, and Lin Xin doesn't know anything about it, and he doesn't say anything about asking Gu Yuzi, as if there is no such person.

"The white soldier has been with me for three years, and now he is carrying out the three-year test I gave him, and he is not in the fort at the moment, and you will only have a chance to meet him if he passes the test." Gu Yuzi did not shy away from Bai Bing's whereabouts this time, and directly told Meng Guyun.

Gu Yuzi's voice was not loud, but Meng Guyun heard it clearly, since the apprenticeship, although he occasionally thought of his mother at home and his father and brother who went on the expedition, but most of the time was spent in excitement, and he almost forgot Gu Yuzi's unkind conditions for accepting apprentices, and at this moment when Gu Yuzi mentioned it, he remembered it again, and couldn't help but worry about his senior brother who had not yet met, hoping that he could pass the teacher's test.

"By the way, Yun'er, there is one more thing, you can choose someone in the valley to be your attendant, accompany you to study and practice martial arts, do you have your own candidate?" Gu Yuzi obviously didn't want to discuss too much with Meng Guyun about the matter of Bai Bing, so he changed the topic.

"Can anyone?" Meng Guyun's eyes lit up.

"Anyone can do it as long as the other party wants to."

"Then I want Lin Xin to be my attendant." Meng Guyun said happily.

"Okay, Lin Xin's side, I will call someone to inform you, you have breakfast tomorrow, and you will come to Gu Yuju's martial arts arena to find me at the end of the day." Gu Yuzi then told Meng Guyun some details, which left the excited Meng Guyun alone.

The next day, Meng Guyun arrived at the martial arts practice field outside the house on time, last night he didn't sleep well due to excessive excitement, but he was not affected at all, and his spirit was bright. As soon as Meng Guyun walked into Gu Yuju, he saw a thin body standing on the martial arts field, and if he looked closely, it was not Lin Xin who else.

"Lin Xin, why are you here?" Meng Guyun stepped forward to greet with a grin.

Lin Xin was already very nervous, and when she saw someone coming, she was even more nervous, and she didn't dare to look up at all, so that when Meng Guyun approached, she didn't find that it was him, and when she heard his voice at this time, she was first startled, and then she found that it was Meng Guyun, and then she turned into joy.

"Last night, Brother Gu Ming informed me that I was waiting here at midnight today, saying that the mountain chief had something to order, so I came over early to wait." Lin Xin still had palpitations and whispered. "Guyun, do you know what the mountain chief is looking for me for? It's my first time here. Lin Xin saw that Meng Guyun didn't speak, just looked at herself with a strange smile, and the nervousness that had just improved rose again, and asked in a low voice.

"The teacher's arrangement, how would I know." Meng Guyun shrugged his shoulders cutely, shook his head and smiled.

"You don't know, so what are you doing here?" Lin Xin saw that Meng Guyun said this, and she was even more unintentional in her heart, but seeing Meng Guyun's strange smile, she suddenly remembered how he could appear here so early for no reason, he must have hidden something, he must have deliberately not said it, and asked a little angrily.

"The two little ones are still on time, although the inside of Gu Yu Fort is not as cold as outside, the temperature is still very low in the early morning, you two still have to pay attention to keeping warm." Gu Yuzi's voice came from far to near, followed by Gu Ming, although his voice was not loud, but it was very penetrating.

"Lin Xin saw it, and saw the mountain chief. Thank you for your concern. Lin Xin was arguing with Meng Guyun, but she didn't notice that Gu Yuzi and Gu Ming had approached, and hurriedly saluted.

"The apprentice has seen the teacher, and the apprentice is grateful for the teacher's concern." Meng Guyun was very calm, and said with a smile.

"Lin Xin, do you know why I asked you to come here today?"

"Lin Xin doesn't know, please, please show the mountain chief." It was the first time that Lin Xin had such close contact with Gu Yuzi, and her mood was even more nervous, and she had no time to take care of Meng Guyun anymore.

"Lin Xin, don't be nervous, I asked you to come here today because Yun'er applied to me to ask you to be his attendant, are you willing?" Gu Yuzi saw Meng Guyun with a strange smile on his face, knowing that he must not have explained it to Lin Xin, seeing that she was so nervous, he didn't sell Guan Zi at the moment, and directly picked out the intention.

"Ahh Lin Xin almost couldn't believe her ears, she had heard someone in the castle talk about it, she could be regarded as half of Gu Yuzi's disciple if she could be the young mountain chief's attendant, and her status in the castle was naturally needless to say, and she could also accept Gu Yuzi's cultivation with the young mountain chief every day, except for some special occasions and circumstances, it was basically the same as what Gu Yuzi's disciples had learned, and she could be with Meng Guyun every day, she was naturally very happy in her heart.

"Lin Xin thanked the mountain chief," Lin Xin respectfully bowed to Gu Yuzi, paused for a while, and then turned around and saluted Meng Guyun, "Thank you to the young mountain chief." Lynn was tranquil, and although her eyes were full of light under extreme happiness, there was no joy in her voice.

Gu Yuzi naturally read from Lin Xin's eyes that she was a thousand people who were willing to be Meng Guyun's attendants, but Meng Guyun did not have such skills, seeing Lin Xin's indifferent reaction, she couldn't help but be a little worried, and urged, "Lin Xin, you haven't said whether you want to or not." ”

"Lynn is willing." Lin replied briskly, and Meng Guyun breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"Okay, Lin Xin, since you are willing, from today on, you will have the same surname as Yun'er, change your name to Meng Linxin, and be responsible for the young mountain chief's daily life and diet, and urge the young mountain chief to study hard, if the young mountain chief has any irregularities, you can report it directly to me, and if you have any dereliction of duty, I will also punish you, and even abolish your position as a scholar, do you understand, are you willing?"

"Lin Xin understands, Lin Xin is willing." Meng Guyun heard that she had to do so many things as an attendant, and she had to take risks and be punished, for fear that Lin's heart would change her mind, but she didn't expect her to agree, which made Meng Guyun a little surprised.

"Good! Yun'er, you also have to encourage yourself at all times and study hard, although Linxin is your servant and takes care of your daily life, but you can't treat her as a subordinate, you have to be responsible for doing things, and you can't let others take it for you, do you know? Gu Yuzi turned to Meng Guyun and instructed Zhengse.

"Teacher, rest assured, Yun'er will study hard in the future and live up to the teacher's cultivation, besides, Linxin is my friend and a girl, Yun'er will only care about her, protect her, and will not let her take me to blame." Meng Guyun said solemnly.

"Okay, let's get started."