57. The promise of the master
At that time, Xia Qingqing loved to dress up as a man, He Tishou misunderstood her as a man at first, apostasy for her, and wanted to commit suicide after learning the truth, but was saved by Yuan Chengzhi, and worshiped Yuan Chengzhi as a teacher and threw himself into Huashan. It can be said that it was because of the confusion of his women disguised as men that he got to where he is today. When she first arrived in the country of Boni, she repeated her old ways, which caused a local tribal princess to be crazy and infatuated, and made a lot of jokes, so He Tishou deliberately said it just to tease her.
Xia Qingqing smiled and nodded at He Tishou, and said deliberately: "Dare to be sarcastic, see that I don't deduct your pocket money." He turned his head to Liu Meng and said: "You are Brother Yuan's junior, here you are your own person, tomorrow I will ask Yuan Shou to tidy up an elegant yard out, all the treatment is according to Xihua's standards, what use are you not used to, although I told my grandmother, we don't lack money the most." ”
Is it meant to let yourself stay for a long time? Liu Meng hadn't figured out the routine yet, everything was handled in an honest and obedient manner, and he immediately stood up and thanked Xia Qingqing.
Xia Qingqing hadn't returned to the Central Plains for a long time, so he asked about some things and people he remembered, and Liu Meng answered them one by one. Suddenly, Yuan Chengzhi ended his contemplation, coughed to stop everyone's chat, and asked Liu Meng, "How are your martial arts?" Without waiting for the other party to answer, he said to himself: "The Hengshan faction is dominated by music, light skills, and swordsmanship, although Xiaoxiang is honest and upright, but he does things in a decent manner, and he will not relax if he wants to teach his disciples." Yuan Chengzhi raised his head and ordered: "Someone!" Go to the armory and fetch a long sword, and ask for a sharp blade three feet six inches long. ”
In the Wuyue Sword School, the long sword system used by each faction is different, and the long sword of the Hengshan School is slightly narrower, and the blade and the sword body are almost integrated, so that the stabbing speed is faster. Yuan Chengzhi, as a close disciple of the Divine Sword Immortal Ape Mu Renqing, is much stronger than his fist and foot kung fu. Since returning to the Boni country, when he has nothing to do, he often delves into the swordsmanship of various sects, and wants to focus on Huashan swordsmanship, supplemented by the subtlety of the golden snake swordsmanship, and recreate a swordsmanship to comfort the master's regret that many exquisite swordsmanship of this sect have been lost.
Therefore, the arsenal has almost all kinds of weapons in the rivers and lakes, among which the long sword is the most. After a while, a small servant sent the long sword, and Yuan Chengzhi nodded at Liu Meng, who was looking over, and said, "You go and practice a few moves, and I'll see what level your swordsmanship has reached." ”
Do you want to show you what you look like? Or do you want to find out the level of the younger generation of disciples? Although Liu Meng was puzzled, he couldn't help but listen to the other party's orders. He immediately stood up, went out to the open space outside the hall, took the long sword from the little man's hand, and prepared for the drill.
When the gunpowder collapsed from the insecticidal platform into the sea, the long sword was lost, and later in the days when it was floating on the sea, he simply forgot the admonition of "the sword never leaves the hand". At this time, as soon as he stretched out his hand to hold the sword, he felt that the palm of his hand was like an electric shock, and the numb feeling passed from his arm to his shoulder, and finally to his waist, and goosebumps all over his body were aroused.
That is said to be in the insecticidal platform, I only hate that the sword is not fast enough and not ruthless enough, I only hate that the swordsmanship is not exquisite enough, and I only hate that the internal force cannot be powerful for a long time. Seeing everyone fall one by one in the enemy formation, but they were trapped, no matter how desperately they rushed to kill, they couldn't catch up, and the feeling at that moment was as if they were pierced through the heart by a sword, and it hurt to the heart.
I just hate myself for not being strong enough! As if he had returned to the moment when the blood was flying, holding the hilt of the sword tightly, Liu Meng's arm trembled a little with too much force, and a layer of mist quietly appeared in his eyes, and he roared violently. "Yikes!" Like a trapped hungry wolf, he launched a desperate pounce on the enemy in front of him.
There was a loud sound, and the body rushed forward at the same time as the long sword was unsheathed, with a flash of lightning, and before the sword whistle disappeared, another sword stabbed out. After rushing forward four steps, Liu Meng made a total of four swords, and in the end, the dense sound of sharp blades breaking through the air made a sound, like a thunderbolt exploding in front of the hall, making a buzzing sound.
What a sharp swordsmanship! Yuan Chengzhi's brows moved, and the surprise in his eyes could not be concealed. He Ti opened his mouth wide in surprise, pointed at Liu Meng, who stopped his figure, and shouted: "The sword is like a thunderbolt, and the momentum is like thunder!" These four stabs must at least have the realm of entering the house! Xia Qingqing didn't know much about swordsmanship, but seeing that her husband and He Tishou were both shocked, she couldn't help but move in her heart, and carefully looked at this young man who was almost burned by hatred.
Taking a deep breath, Liu Meng froze his mind, stabilized his emotions, and secretly wiped away the tears that slipped from his cheeks while returning the sword into the sheath. Then he returned the sword to the servant standing outside the hall, and returned to the lotus hall to sit down again.
Yuan Chengzhi's eyes were blazing, and he nodded approvingly: "Your swordsmanship level is very good, as long as your internal strength can keep up, it is not a problem to take the opportunity to win the ordinary first-class masters on the rivers and lakes." After a pause, he turned his face to Xia Qingqing and He Tishou and said, "When I was his age, I had already learned the Yangwu swordsmanship with my master, and I began to prepare to practice the Storm Fast Sword, and I was already very good at dealing with the four ghosts of the Yellow River. But if I meet him, in terms of swordsmanship alone, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold up the five moves. ”
Yuan Chengzhi's praise did not exaggerate in the slightest, Xia Qingqing recalled that Brother Yuan's performance back then was indeed not as sharp as Liu Meng, and the corners of his mouth twitched at the moment, and he did not object to it. Yuan Chengzhi asked Liu Meng to stretch out his hand again, put on the pulse to check the operation of his internal force, and then said strangely: "Your internal force is a masculine route, Zhongzheng Ping and Li Yin are domineering, and you should practice the Zhenyue Jue of the Hengshan faction, but why are you so strong in internal force when you are not old?" That's it, why is the level of internal force so poor? wasted the prestige of Zhenyue Jue. ”
Liu Meng admired the results of Yuan Chengzhi's investigation, and immediately answered truthfully that he had taken red fruit aloe vera by chance, but the foundation was too shallow, and he had not been able to refine the medicinal power, so he only increased the capacity of internal force, but there was no qualitative change.
After understanding this reason, Yuan Chengzhi nodded and said: "I see, but Zhenyue Jue is also a good internal skill, and the longer it takes, the more this effect can be shown." After investigating Liu Meng's martial arts level, Yuan Chengzhi already had a plan in his heart, smiled and picked up the wine glass in front of him, and drank it all. Then he looked at Liu Meng and said softly: "The sect suffered this catastrophe, and it was painful in my heart at first glance, but when I left, I made a vow with my brothers that I would never set foot on the Central Plains again in my lifetime." Therefore it is difficult for me to take revenge myself. ”
Seeing that after the other party heard this, his face turned pale in an instant, and Yuan Chengzhi also knew that he was too disappointed, so he comforted at the moment: "However, I have always been a disciple of the Huashan faction, how can I not repay the master's kindness for raising and raising?" So I plan to let you live here for a while, and I will teach you personally, and with your good foundation, within two years, you will be able to compete with the so-called top masters. When the time comes, you will return to the Central Plains, sword the enemy, and avenge the Wuyue Sword Sect. ”
"Moreover, the inheritance of the Five Mountains must not be broken! Be wary of your hard work, go and talk to Hu Shinephew, and let him pay attention to finding some talented and intelligent children, so that he can pass on the incense here. ”
Teach yourself martial arts in person, and then go back to take revenge by yourself. This result is reluctant, and it is better than leaving yourself in the end regardless of the question. Of course, if you look at it from a pragmatic point of view, the benefits you get are enormous. After all, Yuan Chengzhi was recognized as the number one master in the rivers and lakes back then, and now that decades have passed, he still doesn't know where to go.
After discussing the meeting again, and deciding on the aftermath of the sect's catastrophe, Liu Meng returned to the guest room after saying goodbye, and found that there was a handsome scholar waiting for him outside. This scholar stepped forward to give a salute and introduced himself, he was ordered by his wife to serve Young Master Liu with him, and there were two personal maids, who had to be selected by the young master himself tomorrow morning.
Xia Qingqing once said that according to the seniority, Liu Meng is Yuan Chengzhi's apprentice and nephew, and he is his own family, of course, he enjoys the treatment of a young master, not to mention that "the last thing we lack is money".