Seeing Zhang Zhenren's melancholy appearance in the early morning, he was puzzled and hurriedly asked the reason. The old man waved his hand, and instead of answering, he walked to the place where he had been meditating and turned his back to the little one.

"Hey, stinky old man, what's wrong with you? ”

Ling Chen couldn't get up, and although he was very worried, he didn't show it, but wanted to make the master happy in a relaxed tone.

"It's okay, Master is tired, you should rest quickly. ”

Zhang Zhenren didn't turn back, and after answering the little guy, he disappeared in place in an instant.

In the early morning of the second day, before dawn, a silver moon was still hanging high in the fish-belly-white sky. The little guy rubbed his hazy eyes, and when he opened them, he was greeted by a wrinkled face with a strange smile.

"Wow, ahhhh

Ling Chen shouted in fright, his body retreated again and again, and some drowsy sleepiness disappeared suddenly.

"Hey, you little rabbit cub, shouldn't you feel refreshed when you see this amiable face of your teacher early in the morning? ”

Zhang Zhenren stroked his beard unhappily and stared at the little guy with big eyes.

"Refreshed, it's almost as bad as being scared out of your mind. Really, why do you put your face so close early in the morning, you want to be beaten. ”

Ling Chen couldn't help but scold, but after thinking about it, his master's mood should have almost recovered, otherwise how could he have leisure to scare himself.

"Hey, you just got out of the school and you want to beat me? Your father Ling Dingtian doesn't have the courage to do this. ”

Zhang Zhenren regretted it a little before he spoke, but the words he said were like water spilled out, and he couldn't take it back. He knew that over the years, the little guy had actually missed his mother very much, but he didn't say it. So in the past few years, when chatting with each other, I have been reminding myself not to talk about his mother, but I didn't expect that today I didn't pay attention to it, and suddenly talked about Ling Dingtian.

"Master, can you tell me about my father? I haven't had the slightest impression of him since I was sensible, and my mother only briefly mentioned some things about my father to me before leaving, but they were not very specific. ”

In the early morning, when he saw the old man suddenly mention Ling Dingtian, he asked a little beggingly.

"Ahem, your father. Hmm, think about it for the teacher. The reason why he can be called the first person in the ancient capital dynasty is not unreasonable. He first became famous in the second year of the ancient martial arts, when the first emperor Gu Riyang took the civil and military double test and the national election. Ling Dingtian and seven others stood out from the millions of people, and eight of them were jointly named the 'Eight Ministers of the Ancient Capital' by the Emperor. It is said that in the early days, he had no sect and no school, and he had no teacher, relying on the mental method of being too one, selfless, and self-determined, he went to the major martial arts sects to smash the field and compete with others. Then learn the other party's exercises, rely on your own understanding to transform them, and extract their essence from the dross. Anyway, he is very talented, and he has never tasted defeat in the competition. After becoming a general, he has gone through battles large and small, and has never tasted a defeat, and has made many meritorious achievements. Especially when the Sinking Ice Continent raised troops to attack, he repelled hundreds of thousands of enemy troops with the strength of one person. Brave and invincible, he was named 'Ling Tiangong'!"

"You must know that in this dynasty, the magnates are divided into three, six, nine and so on. The emperor is the largest, followed by dukes, marquis, generals, uncles, and officials. Officials are also divided into civilian officials and military generals. The ancient star country respects martial arts, and military generals are much more noble than civilian officials. Your father was named 'Ling Tiangong', and it can be said that his status at that time was below one person and above ten thousand. ”

Zhang Zhenren recalled the past and told the past unhurriedly.

"Then my father is so powerful, have you ever tried to compete with the master? Is it true that even the master can't beat my father without a defeat? My father had such a high status back then, why was he killed by a traitor in the end? Is he really a traitor?"

The little guy threw out a series of questions, which made the old man laugh helplessly.

"Haha, you little bunny has a lot of problems. Your father has not tried against me. He is known as the first person in Wuji by the world, and he is only in his generation. You must know that this world is so big that people are human-oriented, and there are countless out-of-the-world masters hidden in the outside world, and there are even hidden old monsters. So you have to remember that keeping a low profile is the most important thing. ”

Zhang Zhenren took the opportunity to instruct the little guy, and then continued.

"As for why he was killed by a traitor in the end, I have been investigating it all these years, and I am not very clear. But I can tell you who have harmed your father, would you like to hear it?"

The old man asked tentatively, and the little guy heard it, thought about it, and then shook his head.

"No, my mother once said that I didn't tell my name because I don't have the strength now, and if I know, I will only live in the world with a sense of unwillingness, so it's better to rely on myself step by step, strive to grow myself, and rely on my own hands to uncover the old things, which is the best. ”

"Well, the son can be taught. With your ingenuity, I'm sure you've found some clues, and now it's up to you to uncover the past and clear your father's innocence. ”

"By the way, as a teacher, I can tell you one thing, your father is also a dual physical cultivator. ”

Zhang Zhenren was very satisfied with the little guy's answer, and the information revealed in the end was also very shocking to Ling Chen.

"However, don't be complacent, as a teacher, I also have to tell you something, the reason why you were able to cultivate both physically and physically, is also thanks to Ling Dingtian's lifelong skills that left in your heart back then. Of course, you don't need to be presumptuous when you hear this. If your willpower is not strong enough, you can't endure hardships, and endure the negative effects of dual physical cultivation, even if you rely on his skills, you won't be able to get to where you are today. Telling you is to spur you on and not make you easy to be complacent. Clear?"

"The apprentice is clear, Master rest assured, my parents' help to me is only to turn it into motivation, so that I can rely on my own strength to go to the end in the future!"

Ling Chen nodded firmly.

"That's great, you see you're in good spirits right now. Come, take out the wooden sword that the teacher gave you, and I will teach you the Tai Chi swordsmanship, and then you can go down the mountain and leave. ”

When Zhang Zhenren said this, he stretched out his palm to a wooden stick not far from the ground, and sucked it out of thin air, and the wooden stick flew quickly and lay on the palm of the old man.

"Isn't that the master going to leave me after practicing swordsmanship?"

Ling Chen's voice was very soft when he said this, but it still fell into Zhang Zhenren's ears, making his old body tremble, and he didn't know how to answer.

"Forget it, I've been thinking about this question these days, and although I'm sad, I feel better when I say it. I just want to see if that wooden sword is as amazing as you say, or if you just found a broken piece of wood to trick your apprentice. ”

The little guy shook his head, took out the pitch-black and smooth wooden sword from the bracelet and held it in his hand, feeling as light as paper.

"Hmph, pit apprentices? As a teacher, I never pit apprentices. If you don't believe it, you should first chop the wood in the hands of the teacher. ”

Zhang Zhenren shook the beard on the side of his mouth and held up the wooden stick. Seeing this, the little guy picked up the wooden sword in his hand and slashed it casually, only to see that the wooden stick was directly divided into two sections, one slipped and fell to the ground, and the other was held by the old man in his hand, and the incision on it was neat and smooth.

"Wow, this wooden sword doesn't look like the previous magic weapon. ”

I saw that the wooden sword in my hand was still so smooth, and there were no uneven gaps in the sword. Ling Chen still didn't believe it, and cut down the trunk of a towering tree not far away. Hearing only the sound of "clang", a horizontal incision immediately appeared on the thick stump, and the top of the dense foliage tree fell directly to the ground with the tail of the trunk, and the huge impact shook the dust on the ground.

"Oh my god, this is a magic weapon!"

Chen Chen raised his hand and waved away the dust and mist that came to his face, making a sound of admiration, and then looked at the wooden sword in his hand, which was still dark and smooth, leaving no other traces.

"Hmph, believe it this time, you know, this is made from the trunk of the thousand-year-old lightning tree, a priceless treasure!"

Glancing at the little guy with disdain, Zhang Zhenren had an uncontrollable look of pride on his face.

"Millennial Thunderbolt Tree?"

Ling Chen remembered that when he saw this wooden sword for the first time, Zhang Zhenren had introduced the material of this wooden sword, but because he had been cheated before, he didn't care. This time, he quickly searched his mind for relevant book knowledge, and when he remembered the introduction of a book about the thousand-year-old lightning tree, he even grew his mouth into a "0" shape.

"Yes, the Millennium Lightning Tree. Hmph, I remember the way you looked. It's okay if you can't remember, the old man told you! This thunder tree can be regarded as a treasure of heaven and earth. If it is a thousand-year-old thunder tree, it can be said that it is difficult to find in ancient times. This tree generally only grows in the ancient forest 'Wild Goose Forest Sea' in the 'Lei Lin', relying on the thunder for its own growth nutrients, growing for thousands of years, I don't know how many times it has been struck by lightning. It is also because it absorbs the power of heavenly thunder as its own nutrients, so it is extremely tenacious. However, the branches of the lightning tree usually burn themselves when they leave the trunk and then turn to ashes. There are only a few branches that do not self-immolate after being taken out, and this kind of branch is called lightning strike wood, which contains the power of endless heavenly thunder, so the weapon made from it is one of the best divine weapons. ”

"Boy, you can go and see if the stump you just cut is any signs of fire on it?"

Following the old man's words, the little guy walked to the stump with a confused face, and found that there were really some blackened burnt marks on the growth rings.

"Hehe, there are no cheaters this time. No, as a teacher, I haven't cheated you!"

Zhang Zhenren found out that he accidentally admitted that he had cheated the little guy, and quickly changed his words.

"Okay, okay, don't be surprised, hurry up and practice your sword. ”

Seeing the little guy holding the wooden sword in a daze, he didn't make a sound for a long time, so Zhang Zhenren had to open his mouth to urge.