At the beginning of September, it was said that it was a refreshing autumn, but the scorching summer did not let go of Xinghua, a small city in the south of the empire, even if it was already dusk, it was still hot and dry.

On the edge of the north gate of Xinghua, two young people held a folding fan, leaning against the city wall, one of them was named Zheng Jian, the posture was a little fat, standing on one leg, one leg against the wall, folding the fan in his hand, closing his eyes and recuperating if he didn't look carefully, he thought he was asleep.

The other young man is named Qin Chong, compared to Zheng Jian, he is not so peaceful, Qin Chong's physique is relatively strong, unlike Zheng Jian, who has obvious fortune, at this moment he looks around, as if waiting for something.

"It's September, why is it still so hot!" Qin Chong said.

Zheng Jian said angrily: "You didn't grow up in Xinghua from childhood to adulthood, you don't know that this day has to be hot until at least November." ”

"Yes, it's still good at the beginning of the sun, these years are either in Shuning or Xiangyang, as soon as it arrives, the weather will be cool in September, and you can still see snow in winter, and I haven't seen a snowflake in Xinghua, a ghost place for more than 20 years."

Zheng Jian sighed: "You say that I also kind of want to see snow once, a few years ago it was said that there was also snow on Lotus Mountain, and it was a pity that I didn't go that time." ”

"It's a pity, just a few pieces of ice chips, and a group of uninformed guys are so happy, I really want to see the snow and I don't know what it will be." Qin Chong was disdainful, and pouted again: "When will this kid Chuyang arrive, he has been waiting here for half an hour, and the city gate should be closed half an hour later." ”

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Two miles away from the city gate, a young man rode a horse slowly towards the city gate, the young man was slightly fat, thinner than Zheng Jian, seemed a little tired, yawned from time to time, and the stubble on his chin knew that it had not been trimmed for more than ten days, this young man was Han Chuyang, finally, Han Chuyang returned to Xinghua City before the city ban.

"Ah Jian, Ah Chong, I'm back!" Han Chuyang saw his brother's tiredness and smiled.

"You're back!" Zheng Jian said: "We have been waiting here for nearly an hour, but Ah Chong has waited badly, but fortunately, you can rush back before the city ban, and you don't have to sleep in the wilderness." ”

"After ten days of driving, I saw that it was almost there, so I slowed down the speed to relieve the fatigue of hurrying."

"Ah Jian, don't talk about the old days yet, the early sun has been on the road for a day, and you must be hungry." Qin Chong patted the two of them on the back and said, "Let's go, let's find a place to rub and wash the dust for the early sun." ”

"Okay, I want to eat lo mein and lychee pork! But I am hungry to death, Xiangyang people eat all somen noodles, directly boil in water and add some broth is a bowl of noodles, how can we Xinghua lo noodles be delicious. ”

"Okay! Yes! Yes! Just eat lo mein! ”

Buyun Restaurant is an ordinary restaurant in the south of the city, because it is close to the homes of three people, so it has become a frequent place for three people to get together.

"The boss came to marina noodles, lychee meat, fried squid with green peppers, oyster soup, fried taro. Arrange a window seat for these dishes. Zheng Jian ordered.

"I haven't been here for two years, I think you learned to be a cook here, and after dinner, you went to play cards with us in the teahouse next door, just like yesterday." Han Chuyang said to Zheng Jian.

Qin Chong sighed with emotion: "Yes, just like when we met the master when we got married, I still remember it now." ”

"The master said back then that he liked the talents of the two of you, and it was a passing thing to accept me." Zheng Jian smiled: "Look at it now, you two are not much better than me." ”

Zheng Jian and Han Chuyang are distant cousins, because Han Chuyang's ancestors have changed their surnames to Han, so although the two are cousins but have different surnames, but the two families live very close, Zheng Jian is two years older than Han Chuyang, and they are like biological brothers when they are young, the two met Qin Chong when they were six years old, Qin Chong's father and Zheng Jian and Han Chuyang's father are small, Zheng Jian, Han Chuyang and Qin Chong smell like each other after they met, and they played together every day, and the three of them became obsessed with martial arts stories after they learned from each other, learning the heroes in the story, In a small temple called Tianji Temple in the village, Zheng Jian is the eldest, Han Chuyang is three months younger than Qin Chong, but his face is more mature, the three of them are young and ignorant, so they let Han Chuyang be the second, Qin acted as the third, and many years later Qin Chong mentioned this matter and said to Han Chuyang to call me the second brother.

Not long after the three of them got married, an "old man" outside the temple who was wearing a green robe, his hair had all turned white, but his face did not look old, the old man held a wooden scepter, and smiled at the three of them: "Do you want to become a strong man in the world?" ”

The three who were still teenagers replied almost without hesitation: Yes!

"Then from today onwards, you will be my apprentices." The old man looked at Han Chuyang and said: "You have excellent talent but your heart is not strong, pass on your practice called "Heart Refining Technique", if you break through the heart barrier one day, it will soar for nine days." ”

After that, the old man's left index finger was a little at the center of Han Chuyang's eyebrows, and a white light entered Han Chuyang's mind.

The old man looked at Qin Chong again, "Your talent is also good, and your heart is also tenacious, I will see many disasters and calamities after you, and I hope you can stick to your heart in the future and don't go astray." ”

After that, the white light entered Qin Chong's mind.

Finally, Zheng Jian: "Your qualifications are mediocre, and your heart is the same, pass on a set of "Yun Xin Tips", I hope you are diligent and diligent, and he may succeed in the future." ”

After the sermon was finished, the three of them knelt down and bowed together.

"Apprentice, thank you, master."

The old man nodded and said, "Today's matter is the secret of the four of us, you must not publicize it, and don't let people know what you have learned until you have achieved success, remember." ”

"Yes, master." The three of them answered.

"Alright, it's time for me to go."

Qin Chong said: "The master's kindness to preach today is unforgettable, I don't know how to call it, he can repay the master if he succeeds every day." ”

The old man smiled: "It is not easy to achieve something, you have to be more diligent, the title will be exempted, if there is a fate in the future, we will meet again." ”

With that, the old man walked out and slowly escaped into the void.

The three of them rubbed their eyes, and their eyes were full of incredulity.

Qin Chong was the first to react and said, "We are worshipping the gods as masters?" ”

Zheng Jian and Han Chuyang nodded blankly.

"It seems like this."

After a while, the three of them cheered and rejoiced in worshipping the gods as their teachers, and after a few abrupt stops, they remembered what the old man had said quietly.