This Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, who grew up in the streets and alleys of Yangzhou City as orphans, inevitably became contaminated with the habits of a gangster, and their words and deeds were a little slippery.

But Meng Xiuyuan could still see that seven or eighty percent of their words were sincere.

Come to think of it, as the words say, as two fatherless and motherless gangsters, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling rarely received the kindness and kindness of others in their past lives.

In addition, they are affectionate and grateful by nature, so Meng Xiuyuan's casual help in this hardship made them deeply touched.

"Meng Gongzi, what do you say?

If you wish, I still have a spare room in my house, and I will be able to pack up enough for them to stay in temporarily. ”

Shi Long was on the side and asked in a low voice to Meng Xiuyuan.

He could see that since Meng Xiuyuan had helped these two teenagers many times, he was also quite optimistic about them, so he simply thought about being a favor, if Meng Xiuyuan really included the two of them in the future, then he could be regarded as contributing.

However, Meng Xiuyuan shook his head when he heard this, and only said "Please two" to Kou and Xu, and then turned around and went back to the house.

Shi Longzi didn't say much, smiled at the two people in the courtyard, and also followed Meng Xiuyuan.

Seeing this, although the two teenagers regretted in their hearts, they still saluted Meng Xiuyuan's back in unison, and then respectfully put the things they brought in front of the door of the hut and placed them before leaving quietly.

……

After a small twist and turn, Meng Xiuyuan's life was as usual, and he was still concentrating on martial arts research every day.

However, unlike the previous one-minded cultivation of the "Recipe for Longevity", Meng Xiuyuan added one thing to his daily homework, that is, to recall from the beginning that he had been exposed to the martial arts in his previous two lives, and to find a way to sort them out, trying to absorb a trace of martial arts in them.

It is foreseeable that this process will be very long, after all, Meng Xiuyuan had been exposed to countless divine secrets in his previous two lives, and their truths were very different, and it was difficult to generalize.

Moreover, if Meng Xiuyuan didn't care about the help of the "epiphany state", he was not very perceptive in martial arts, and it would naturally be even more difficult to do such a huge work.

But it is also foreseeable that this will be a very meaningful process.

Although compared to this Tang world, the martial arts level produced by the previous two worlds, Yitian and Tianlong worlds, due to the environment of heaven and earth, is indeed generally low. If you have to compare them, most of them can only be classified into the category of "acquired martial arts".

However, that doesn't mean that those efforts are useless.

"Tai Chi Boxing", "Eighteen Palms of Descending Dragon", "Six Veins Divine Sword", "Qiankun Great Shift", "Tianshan Folding Plum Hand", which kind of magic skill, is not the essence of what a martial arts master has learned and understood all his life.

Meng Xiuyuan asked himself, if he talked about martial arts talent, he couldn't match any of them. But he has an advantage, that is, he is well-informed and has the opportunity to combine the strengths of each family to help him.

This cultivation may not be able to see obvious results for a while, but its effect is quite long-term.

Just like Meng Xiuyuan's "Recipe for Eternal Life", which he now insists on cultivating every day, taking the essence of the five elements between heaven and earth to strengthen the five organs, although it is not obvious for the growth of strength in a short period of time, no matter which path he goes in the martial arts in the future, this will be the precious wealth he has accumulated, which will benefit him a lot.

Meng Xiuyuan's physical body is strong at this time, and his true qi is vast, although he doesn't know if he can compete with the strongest in this world, but at least he should be able to protect himself in this troubled world.

Therefore, he does not hesitate to take out more time to do these most basic things.

In this way, after more than a month and a half, this cottage came to the guest again.

This morning, Meng Xiuyuan was cultivating in the house, but suddenly heard a few small "bang" sounds outside the courtyard, as if the sound of something heavy falling on the ground.

Out of caution, Meng Xiuyuan's figure flashed, and in an instant, he had already arrived at the door from the practice retreat room, and when he looked around, he saw a few bags of fresh meat and vegetables at the gate of the courtyard.

"Wait...... Who asked you to deliver something? ”

Meng Xiuyuan spoke indifferently, and stopped Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, who had just put down their things and were about to leave quietly, from behind.

The two teenagers were startled when they heard this, and hurriedly turned their heads, looking a little nervous. However, looking at their clothes and appearances, they are much better than half a month ago, at least at a glance, they are no longer two gangsters.

"Meng Daxia, I'm really sorry.

We didn't want to disturb your practice, sorry ......"

Xu Ziling's face was slightly red, and his fists were clenched, as if he felt guilty that his hands and feet were a little heavier when he was carrying things just now.

"Haha, Meng Daxia, don't blame.

As soon as the two of us figured out for ourselves, these days, you should have run out of vegetables, fruits, and meat and vegetables here, so we thought of sending you some.

Wouldn't it be a waste of time for you to go to Yangzhou City again......

Kou Zhong snorted and explained with a smile at Meng Xiuyuan.

At this moment, Shi Long heard the sound and also walked out of the house.

He heard Kou Zhong's words, and then looked at the piles of vegetables, fruits, and meat outside the courtyard, and couldn't help but immediately understand what was going on, chuckled, and whispered to Meng Xiuyuan:

"These two little brothers are really extraordinary.

This perseverance and courage alone is not shared by everyone. ”

Meng Xiuyuan didn't answer when he heard this, but turned to look at Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling:

"Thank you two for your concern, but we can do these little things ourselves, and we don't have to work with others.

In fact, before that, it was all the disciples in Mr. Shi's dojo who came to send us these daily necessities.

Do you know why they don't come now? ”

The two teenagers were stunned by Meng Xiuyuan's question, although he heard about the closure of the Shilong Dojo and the dismissal of all his disciples in Yangzhou City a few days ago, he didn't understand the reason at all.

Seeing this, Shi Long smiled slightly, and opened his mouth to answer for Meng Xiuyuan:

"Two little brothers, Meng Gongzi is actually concerned about your safety.

In the future, you should come to this hut less.

I have a lot of strong enemies in the rivers and lakes, and I don't know when I will find this place.

Meng Gongzi is benevolent and righteous, and is willing to stay and deal with me together, but even so, I dare not say that it is foolproof.

I'm afraid that those disciples in the dojo will be implicated, and they have all been dismissed.

You two are irrelevant people, so there is no need to get into this troubled water......"

When Kou and Xu heard Shi Long's words, their hearts suddenly dawned, and they realized that Meng Xiuyuan's slightly cold attitude turned out to be that he didn't want to get them into trouble.

"Meng Daxia, you are so kind to us, we will do a little thing for you, we are not afraid of being implicated!"

Xu Ziling puffed up his chest and said to Meng Xiuyuan seriously.

"Xiaoling is right, Meng Daxia, you don't have to worry about the two of us.

The two of us brothers grew up in this Yangzhou city since childhood, and we have long been familiar with each other in the open streets and dark roads.

Even if a wicked person does come to arrest us, we can find a dog hole and get out of the city......"

Kou Zhong echoed on the side, and his words were a little more joking than Xu Ziling.

When Meng Xiuyuan heard this, he could see that their affection was genuine, not all out of utilitarian hearts, and he couldn't help but move slightly in his heart.

After a while, he suddenly took out a booklet from his arms, stretched out his hand and threw it, causing it to slowly fall into Xu Ziling's arms.

The two teenagers subconsciously looked at it, but saw the words "Analysis of Internal Strength" written on the book.

"That's it, in troubled times, meeting can be regarded as fate.

Thanks to the kindness of the two little brothers, you can take your things and go.

Just think of it as a friend, don't think about it.

You should remember what I said last time......"

After saying a word without a beginning or an end, Meng Xiuyuan immediately turned around and walked towards the house. But with the cleverness of Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, they still understood what he meant.

Obviously, Meng Xiuyuan was emphasizing that he was just giving away the book as a friend, so that the two of them should not misunderstand that he wanted to accept apprentices.

"Thank you Meng Daxia!" "Meng Daxia, don't worry, we will never dare to go outside and talk nonsense, it will insult your reputation......"

Even though Meng Xiuyuan's figure had disappeared in front of the door, the two teenagers were still outside the courtyard, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing again and again.

……

Speaking of which, what Meng Xiuyuan gave to Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling was not a secret book of magical skills, but just a little essay record in his spare time when he recently summarized the internal skills he had learned in his life.

The four words "Analysis of Internal Strength" are not modest, but a real book as its name suggests, and its content is quite basic. In the eyes of real masters, it can only be regarded as a martial arts enlightenment textbook.

However, with Meng Xiuyuan's cultivation at this time, what can be written by hand will not be too bad after all.

If Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling cultivate according to their earnestness, they dare not say what masters they can cultivate, but as a small citizen in the market, it is still no problem to barely protect themselves in troubled times.

More importantly, if the two of them are willing to further study martial arts in the future, then this book can be regarded as laying a solid foundation for formal martial arts practice in the future.

The reason why there was this book donation was that Meng Xiuyuan saw that the two of them were sincere and not bad-hearted, so he wanted to help them, and secondly, he also sent the two of them away, so that they didn't want to bother again.

The meaning of Meng Xiuyuan's words was very clear, and these two young men were clever and could understand it.

Therefore, from this day on, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling have never been to this green bamboo hut again.

Meng Xiuyuan and Shi Long once again returned to cultivation that was almost in retreat. Except for the occasional discussion of the study of the "Recipe of Longevity", there is always silence in the hut.

In a flash, it was more than March again.

Until the early morning of this day, Shi Long suddenly found Meng Xiuyuan, and said to him with a slightly nervous expression:

"Meng Gongzi, I think something is wrong......

At this point, Shi Long took a deep breath before he continued:

"When I woke up this morning, I was distraught and unable to concentrate on the book.

I thought, is the enemy coming? ”

As an innate master, Shi Long has reached the realm of refining qi and transforming gods. Although there are not many miracles on weekdays due to the lack of deep skills and low realm, such accidental inductions are often very accurate.

It is obviously unusual for Shi Long to be so uneasy.

Meng Xiuyuan was about to open his mouth to comfort him when he heard this, but suddenly heard a rush of footsteps outside the courtyard from far and near.

"Meng Daxia, Mr. Shi, something is wrong......

Then came the voices of Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling.

Meng Xiuyuan and Shi Long flashed out of the door, and the two teenagers they saw were rushing over, their faces covered with sweat.

"Two little brothers, what's going on?!"

Shi Long was flustered at this time, and he couldn't care about his usual demeanor, so he hurriedly asked out loud.

I didn't see them for March, and the two teenagers obviously didn't work hard, and the internal qi in their bodies had begun to take shape, although they were out of breath, but after a little relaxation, they could continue to speak clearly.

"Mr. Shi, we have received news that five Wuya ships are coming from the north along the canal to Yangzhou this morning.

The ship was full of soldiers, and looking at the posture, it was very fierce.

In this Yangzhou city, there is no one who is worthy of them to come to find trouble, it must be your enemy! ”

Xu Ziling spoke first and explained to Shi Long.

"Yes, those warships still have the flag of the Yuwen Valve.

Mr. Shi, think about it, have you sinned against any master of the Yuwen Valve? ”

Kou Zhong then added.

"Five-tooth ship...... Yuwen Valve ...... This is the people of the imperial court.

Two little brothers, are you mistaken? ”

Shi Long was taken aback when he heard this, and asked subconsciously.

In his heart, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were just two children who grew up on the streets of Yangzhou, and where could they have such a high level of insight and be able to recognize the symbols of the Wuya Ship and the Yuwen Valve.

No, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling immediately shook their heads when they heard this, their expressions were very firm.

"You can't be wrong, Mr. Shi.

Since that parting in March, the two of us have been looking around for news, wary of the enemy you said is coming to your door.

During this period, we made a lot of preparations and learned a lot of things.

For today! ”

Kou Zhong's rare face is straight, and he doesn't have a hippie smile like usual.

At the same time, Xu Ziling turned to look at Meng Xiuyuan and said to him:

"Meng Daxia, I think the enemy is numerous, and it is invincible.

Please also make a decision quickly with Mr. Shi.

We've already arranged our escape route, and it's too late for us to do it now. ”

Shi Long's heart trembled when he heard this, although he knew that it was Meng Xiuyuan's light, it could be seen that these two young men were facing such a danger, and they were still thinking about him wholeheartedly, and he couldn't help but be quite moved.

After a while, Shi Long, who had eased his emotions, also turned to look at Meng Xiuyuan and asked him in a low voice:

"Meng Gongzi, what do you say we should do?"

At a critical time, Shi Long subconsciously chose to believe Meng Xiuyuan's judgment.

"Didn't Mr. Shi say earlier that he wanted to fight the enemy to break the suffocation in his heart?"

Meng Xiuyuan's face had been very calm, and he only asked Shi Long in a warm voice.

"I do have the intention of fighting the enemy.

However, I didn't expect it to be so strong......"

Shi Long had a slightly wry smile on his face, and he couldn't care less about euphemism between his words:

"Looking at this fanfare, maybe the person who wants this "Recipe for Longevity" is not Yuwen Valve, but Yang Guang's faint monarch behind them.

Even if I win this battle, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to survive.

And this treasure book of "Recipe for Longevity" will be taken away by the faint king......"

At this time, the matter is no longer just about the little thing in the rivers and lakes, and when Shi Long speaks, he can't help but feel cold.

On the side, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling heard the name of the tyrant Yang Guang, and their faces turned pale and their bodies shook slightly. They never thought that Mr. Shi's enemy would be so big.

"What does Mr. Shi mean, do you want to escape?" Meng Xiuyuan asked bluntly.

"No, there are so many people in the court, and since I have been locked up, I can't escape.

Meng Gongzi, you follow these two little brothers.

At this point, I don't need to bother you anymore. ”

Shi Long thought for a moment, and finally said decisively.

Meng Xiuyuan shook his head with a smile when he heard this, and patted Shi Long's shoulder:

"Mr. Shi, how can it be so serious, it is like parting with life and death.

Friend, if you think this is tricky, just ask. ”

Shi Long was stunned when he heard this, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

He didn't understand why this Meng Gongzi still looked calm in the face of such a desperate situation.

(End of chapter)