Chapter 5 External and Internal Cultivation
Liufu Sword Temple.
After Mrs. Liu took Hu'er to the Sword Courtyard, she asked the little maid to lead Hu'er to bathe and change clothes, and then entered the main hall by herself.
Liu Jingtao sat at the table at this time, holding an old-made book in his hand, which seemed to be more engrossed, and after the old lady entered the hall, he slowly put down the book and picked up the teaglass.
After taking a sip of tea, the old lady walked over, sat down on the other side, glanced at Liu Jingtao, and said, "Master, these two children, the older one is called Nie Lin, fourteen years old, more stable and polite, a little Shen Fu, quite a clever and smart child."
And the little one is called Nie Hu, twelve years old, vigilant, a little wild and untamable, but he is also a very filial child, and he takes care of that Lin'er, but I can see that they are not brothers of the same mother!"
Liu Jingtao put down the teacup, and then said lightly: "That Lin Zi is hard-fated, and the people who are all dead have miraculously come back to life, in fact, this is not the effect of the old man's drugs, but this incident made the old man pick up a big leak and found a genius with excellent qualifications!"
The old lady nodded and said: "Fortunately, the old man found out early, if the people of the Tang family found these two children, they would not have to take the lead, last year, the Tang family received two good seedlings, overpowering my Liu family, then every time Tang Wanli saw the master, he always had to make fun of a few words, and the old man was always depressed about this matter."
Now that my Liu family has a good seedling, cultivate it carefully, and those boys in my own family will spur them to work hard, and the next year's Sword Pavilion will try to beat the spirit of the Tang family!"
Liu nodded and said with a smile: "You don't believe it, that tiger is on the street, holding an axe, actually let a second-level swordsman break his calf, and even lose his surname, he is born with a domineering spirit that ordinary people do not have, and there is a kind of indomitable bravery, which is in line with the essence of the family's sword, and the future achievements will definitely surpass the disciples with foreign surnames accepted by other branches of the family, so that the strength of the family in the family will rise to another level, hehe!"
"Master, in addition, that Lin'er, I look good, why don't you also accept it and be a registered disciple, so that this tiger can also have a restraint, otherwise with this tiger's surname, I can't say how much chaos will be caused in the future!"
Liu shook his head and said: "This Lin'er, the injury has not healed yet, let's wait for a while, let's wait for a while, as for this Hu'er's surname, it is actually just right, if you polish it again, it will not be beautiful, and the old man is not a person who is afraid of trouble, even if this kid makes some trouble in the future, as long as no one is killed, who can help the old man?"
Old Madam Liu said angrily: "You have such a stinky temper, and now you haven't officially entered the door wall, so you have started to protect your shortcomings, and you are not afraid that those boys in your own family will be jealous and make trouble!"
Liu raised his eyebrows and said: "Those boys, if anyone dares to cause trouble in their own family and engage in internal strife and contradictions, the old man will definitely pick their skin, and the Liu family's family motto will let them remember it since they are sensible, if they still make mistakes in this, they will naturally have a meal!"
At this time, Liu Jingtao's sword attendant Ada entered the hall and reported: "Master, the two young masters, as well as a few young masters and young masters, have all gathered and waited in the sword hall of the Sword Academy, and Hu'er has also washed and dressed up, waiting for the master to pass!"
"Well, let's go!"
After Liu got up, he was about to leave, when he saw that Ada seemed to have something to say, and asked as he walked, "Ada, do you have something to say?"
Ada is about fifty years old, his body is always rickety, his beard and hair are white, and he is even older than Liu Jingtao, he walks behind Liu Jingtao, and he doesn't look like Liu Jingtao's swordsman.
Hearing Liu ask, Ada said: "This tiger doesn't seem to be very obedient, when he dresses him, he always shouts that he wants his brother to wear the same clothes as him, and the little one has to make his own decisions, let people take a set for him, and after he asks people to bring it to Steward Zheng, he won't make trouble!"
"Oh, this kid has always thought about his brother in his heart, this filial piety is very rare, let him go, tell Zheng to manage things, what needs their brothers have in the future, as long as they don't go too far, promise them, these trivial matters, no need to report to the old man!"
After that, the three of them took a few maids and went to the Sword Hall of the Sword Academy.
After Hu'er officially became the introductory disciple of the Liu family, his new life also opened a new page.
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After the New Year, the north also began to thaw in spring, but the weather is still cold.
After Hu'er became an introductory disciple of the Liu family, coupled with Nie Lin's occasional nudge, he has been learning swords for more than a month, but he is currently starting from the basics, so he can only be a junior swordsman.
And after a month of cultivation, Nie Lin's body is almost better, and he will come out from time to time to walk around and bask in the sun.
Through this month's cultivation in the Liu family, coupled with some information mentioned by Hu'er every time he came back, Nie Lin also had a deeper understanding of the Liu family.
The sixth branch of the Liu family in this Bazhou City, the head of the family, Liu Jingtao, has made small achievements in the way of the sword since he was young, and he has been immersed in the sword practice of the Liu family for 20 years, and now he has the realm of a fourth-level swordsman, in this Bazhou City, he is on par with the head of the Tang family branch, Tang Wanli, and the two families in this Bazhou City, they often compete with each other, and the struggle in the way of the sword is particularly fierce.
Although there was a struggle, what surprised Nie Lin was that in addition to the fierce struggle between the Tang and Liu families in the way of the sword, they had a close cooperative relationship in other business operations, that is, a few years ago, a child of the fast sword Yang family also came to Bazhou to work hard for the branch family business, in recent years, the relationship with the two families has been ambiguous, and they have a certain influence in Bazhou, but they have not been suppressed by the Tang and Liu families.
This strange relationship between these ancient families made Nie Lin very confused, and he didn't know much about the relationship in his previous life.
However, one thing he still knows is that these three families are fighting fiercely in the way of the sword, but it does not affect the relationship between them, it should also be regarded as a kind of competition of good surnames, and other aspects are cooperative relations, which is probably the main reason why these great families have stood in the Heavenly Empire for hundreds of years.
Liu Jingtao has two sons and two daughters, and the daughters are married to big families who can match the Liu family, even the daughters-in-law, and most of them are daughters from big families.
His two sons, the eldest is called Liu Chengming, has two sons and one daughter, is currently a ninth-level swordsman, his strength is not bad, and he is a candidate to replace the next head of the family, the second is called Liu Chengfeng, an eighth-level swordsman, with three sons and one daughter, who manages the sword academy at home, and after Hu'er became a beginner disciple of the Liu family, he was personally taught by this Liu Chengfeng in the early stage.
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It was almost noon, after Nie Lin basked in the sun outside for a while, he felt in a good mental state, and after exercising, he returned to the house, and saw Hu'er running back in the air, his face full of joy.
"Hu'er, if you don't learn swords, what will you do when you run back?"
Hu'er had a smile on his festive little face, and said: "Brother, I successfully tried the sword this morning and became an intermediate swordsman, Liu Bo said that I can become an official swordsman within three months, he asked me to think about what kind of 'sword fetus' to use at that time, and he will personally take me to the trial to collect it!"
When Nie Lin heard this, he was quite happy for Hu'er, he didn't expect that in just one month, Hu'er would become an intermediate swordsman, and among the many swordsmen he had seen, those who could become official swordsmen within three months could already be called geniuses!
However, thinking of the 'sword fetus', Nie Lin thought about it and said, "Hu'er, I won't ask you about the exercises they teach you, but do they want you to cultivate internally or externally?"
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