As the night grew darker, Xia Qing threw down a scrap or two of silver and prepared to leave.

The liquor store is indeed well-informed, and everyone has it, but it is also full of ridiculous rumors. Some news would be silly if it were taken seriously.

A long-haired young man walked by, looked back at Xia Qing, and suddenly turned around and sat down. Xia Qing raised his head, it was none other than Hong Qishao, who was the first to appear on the stage to challenge.

"Childe, is that you?" Hong Qishao stared at Xia Qing with an excited expression.

A wandering swordsman not far away suddenly looked over, seemed to hear something, his eyes flickered, pretending to glance unintentionally and lowered his head to continue drinking, but his body was slightly sideways and pricked up a pair of ears. On him, Xia Qing vaguely smelled a vaguely familiar aura, the unique aura of the disciples of the Five Poisons Sect, and the unique smell of dealing with various poisons all year round.

Xia Qing became vigilant, he didn't expect that this kind of small wine shop had the eyeliner of the Five Poisons Sect, it seemed that the disciples of the major evil sects had come. The seemingly calm Xihaiyuan has come to know how many demons have come.

"Childe, childe......" Hong Qishao kept calling.

"I'm sorry, you recognized the wrong person. ”

Xia Qing pressed the big hat on his head, got up coldly and left. Sure enough, as soon as the front foot left, the wandering swordsman stood up and paid the bill and left.

The streets were brightly lit, but the small alleys sandwiched between the streets were pitch black, Xia Qing lowered his head and walked quickly, quickly turned into a nearby alley, and took out a dagger from the Qiankun ring given by Qin Yuan. There was the sound of footsteps in the darkness, and someone quickly followed, and the person who came seemed to be a little anxious, and hurried forward.

Xia Qing held his breath and stuck to the wall, deliberately let the person who followed him walk over, and then rushed up from behind him, with a sharp dagger on the other party's neck, "Don't move!

"Yes...... It's me, Xia Gongzi, it's me ......" The person trembled.

Xia Qing frowned, and with the help of the hazy moonlight, he found that it was really Hong Qishao's guy who followed.

The dagger is very sharp, cold and cold, and with a slight movement of the hand holding the dagger, he can easily cut his throat, Hong Qishao's body kept trembling, until Xia Qing slowly removed the dagger, and then secretly breathed a sigh of relief, his shirt was already soaked.

"I said, you confessed your mistake. Xia Qing's voice was cold.

"Xia Gongzi, I know it's you, you can change your appearance, and your voice can be disguised, but your height can't be changed. At this time, it is impossible for an ordinary teenager to come out to drink alone!" Although Hong Qishao is not a good person, he is witty and intelligent, he recognized Xia Qing at a glance, and suddenly knelt down with a snap as he spoke, "Young Master Xia, accept me as an apprentice, I want to practice martial arts with you." ”

Xia Qing was surprised, "You want to worship me as a teacher?"

"Childe teach me!"

Hong Qishao knocked his head a few times, after losing to Xia Qing, he was not angry, but admired, eager to practice martial arts with Xia Qing, especially when Xia Qing and Xiao Wu fought in public, after a tie in public, his heart was shocked, and he was even more determined to worship Xia Qing as a teacher.

"You're older than me, how can I take you as an apprentice?"

Xia Qing shook his head, all kinds of cows, ghosts, snakes and gods rushed over, there were enemies everywhere in the dark, and he didn't want to involve Hong Qishao, so he urged: "I myself have cultivated shallowly, how can I be qualified to accept apprentices." Hong Qishao, Lord Hong, let's go, let's go!"

"Lord Hong?"

Hong Qishao's eyes suddenly turned red, and he looked up at Xia Qing, "Young Master Xia, are you laughing at me too?" Everyone calls me Lord Hong, which sounds good, but in fact, they are all making fun of me, laughing at me for being so old and still achieving nothing, and still being an idle little rascal. I also want to make a career, I also want to get ahead, but fate has ever given me a chance to choose? My father died early, I lost my mother at a young age, and my grandmother, who was the only one who depended on me, was seriously ill and paralyzed in bed when I was seven years old, and I had to beg for food. When I grew up, I couldn't even get food, so I could only go to be a little rascal, and I would accompany the servants with smiling faces all day long, hoping to slip a bite of food through their fingers. ”

Xia Qing was silent.

"Once, I also had a dream, dreaming of growing up to fight with a sword to go to the end of the world, dreaming of being as happy as the legendary masters of the rivers and lakes. However, I couldn't find anyone who was willing to teach me martial arts, not a single one, even the old blacksmith on the street corner disliked me, and everyone was disdainful when they saw me. I can't get out of the small city of Xihaiyuan, and as long as I can't find food at the end of the day, my grandmother will starve in bed. Hong Qishao's eyes turned even redder, his face was sad and angry, and there was deep sadness, "I have obviously worked very, very hard, but why do I still live such a humble life? Why?"

Xia Qing continued to be silent, but he didn't expect that under Hong Qishao's frivolous face, there was such sadness hidden.

"Xia Gongzi, please take me as an apprentice, please help me, I don't want to be so humble for the rest of my life, I don't want to watch my grandmother suffer with me. Xia Gongzi, please!" Hong Qishao kowtowed, as if a drowning man had caught a rope in the turbulence.

Xia Qing sighed faintly, "I'm sorry, I really can't help you, it's hard to protect yourself." Better stay away from me, for you and your grandma. ”

On the street outside, the breath of the disciples of the Five Poisons Sect faintly came again, Xia Qing lowered his voice, lest he lure the demons over, and now is not the time for the fish to die and the net to be broken.

"Those demons who suddenly poured in from the city are here to hunt down and kill Gongzi?" Hong Qishao is very smart, and he can understand it at one point.

Xia Qing was silent, did not admit it, and did not deny it.

"Young Master Xia, maybe I can help you, there is an underground passage under the statue of the Chenghuang Temple in the east of the city, which can lead all the way to a cave five miles away, and you can go out of the city silently!" Hong Qishao said.

Xia Qing's eyes lit up, "Really?"

"It's true, I stumbled upon it when I was begging for food when I was a child. In this West Sea Plain, there is no place I don't know, and there is nothing I don't know. Hong Qi nodded sparingly and pleaded again, "Young Master Xia, teach me martial arts, okay......?"

Xia Qing was silent, and then, still shaking his head, "Thank you for the news, but I'm sorry, I really can't help you." There's some silver taels here, you can take it, and take good care of your grandmother." ”

Xia Qing left a dozen taels of silver and turned to leave.

The wind and rain are coming, the major families and all kinds of cows, ghosts, snakes and gods are here, and at this time, really letting Hong Qishao stay by his side will only hurt him.

Xia Qing was kind-hearted, but Hong Qishao was unyielding, caught up and blocked in front of Xia Qing, and knelt down again. What he wants is not silver taels, but martial arts, and he wants to master the ability to earn silver taels through cultivation, Xia Qing is the only one who can lead him to get started, and if he misses the opportunity, there will be no more, "Xia Gongzi, I want to feed my grandmother with my own hands and give her a peaceful old age, help me." You are the only one in this world who can help me, please, help me......"

Xia Qing stopped and was silent again, stung by Hong Qishao's bitter pleading, remembering himself who begged Grand Steward Zhao to teach him the exercises when he was helpless. Hong Qishao has lived such a humble life, how good is he to be? Born in the Xia Wangfu, he seems to be high, but in fact, he knows that he has to bear greater pressure and challenges. Once the Yan Kingdom is destroyed, the country will be ruined, and the end will be worse than Hong Qi!

"Xia Gongzi, I just need to learn a little ordinary exercises, as long as I am introduced, I am not afraid of hard work or danger, I can make you a cow and a horse, please help me." Hong Qishao continued to beg, it is not shameful to beg people, the real shame is that he has no ability but does not know how to work hard. Hong Qishao hates his current self and longs to change himself.

"Martial arts training is very hard, it's best to be an ordinary person, have you thought it through?" Xia Qing asked.

"I'm not afraid of hard work. Hong Qishao saw hope.

Xia Qing asked again, "It will be very dangerous to follow me, maybe you haven't learned any skills, people are going to die, aren't you afraid?"

"Don't be afraid, if you have worked hard, it will always be a hundred times better than living a humble life like now!" Hong Qishao was very resolute.

"Martial arts training is not what you think, with determination and perseverance, you will definitely be able to practice. Don't you say that you are most familiar with Xihaiyuan, and get these things ready to come back to me tonight. Remember, tomorrow morning as soon as the sky dawns, don't wait!" Xia Qing's figure disappeared into the darkness in a flash, and disappeared in an instant.

A note slowly fell from the air and landed in front of Hong Qishao, with large and small incense burners drawn on it, as well as a pair of strangely shaped bamboo armor and a hollow wooden sword.

Hong Qishao put away the note, turned around and left, not daring to delay for a moment. No matter how strange Xia Qing's orders were, he had to do his best, this was the only chance to step into the martial arts.