Looking at the swordsman with a scar on his face and a long sword on his waist in front of him, Xiang Rong only felt as if he was in a different world.

If it weren't for the other party suddenly coming to the door, he would almost have forgotten that there was such an apprentice, after all, compared to Da Chu's great cause of recovering the country, a mere disciple is really not worth mentioning - but looking at the familiar demeanor of the other party, as well as the familiar sword on his waist, some dusty memories still came to his heart after all.

That was when he was still traveling the world, and when he came to Jibei, he picked up the orphan of this horse thief by chance. At that time, he was planning to stay in Jibei for a while, so he also raised him and taught him something casually.

As for the content of the professor, it will naturally not be the secret of the Great Chu royal family, and if he can teach something in Taixue, it can already be regarded as his kindness.

When people live for a lifetime, they will be more or less soft-hearted, and the former Great Chu Dynasty has also studied this when they studied the way of feathering and ascending to immortals - after all, even those who are extremely talented, and even a generation of Tianjiao, will often fall on top of these seven emotions and six desires, and be confused by them, fall into madness, and even turn into monsters.

Therefore, after the study of the Great Chu Dynasty, the conclusion recorded in the secret books of the royal family is that it is better to be blocked.

Forcibly restraining oneself is indeed powerful, at least it looks powerful, but in fact, it will make one's reason tense into a tight string, and the slightest wind and grass will break on the spot. Therefore, in order to be able to stabilize consciousness in the impact of those swords, and also to make the mood more mellow and free, it is relatively necessary to do what you want occasionally and do something that others can't understand.

After all, for him at that time, this kid really made him feel a little emotional, although he has the identity of a descendant of the Great Chu royal family, but what is the difference between this hidden day and the orphan of a horse thief?

What's more, he also heard at the time that his old friend had also come to Yanzhou to live in seclusion and teach students because he was excluded by the court.

"Then let's get one."

As soon as his mind moved, the fate of this child named Cui Yuan was changed.

But for Xiang Rong, this is no different from raising cats and dogs.

And in the next few years, he finally confirmed that in order to sit back and relax for his family, the little emperor of Nanchen actually gradually reduced the armament of various states, which also proved that this Nanchen's qi had indeed been exhausted - but at that time, he was alone, and it was probably difficult to complete this feat of recovering the country on his own. So he set off to the north, went to find the Mobei royal court, and became the national teacher of the grassland people.

Even if the grassland people had a war with the Chu people back then, there were no eternal enemies in this world. Just like Nan Chen Taizu was even willing to accept the remnants of the previous dynasty in order to attack the remnants of the Chu people, the current grassland people and he, the last person of the Great Chu, also have a common enemy.

So, the two sides hit it off.

With the world as a chessboard and all living beings as chess pieces, such a magnificent move, the leisure entertainment of the past was left behind by him, anyway, these idle pieces are indifferent to him.

is like that Ruan Shantao, who thought that if he took his disciple, he would be able to make him throw a mouse, but he didn't know that this was a trick he put outside, just to let those who wanted to attack him have a target to hit on the surface.

What's more, in addition to the target, these leisure falls can also play other roles.

Just like it is now.

"Good apprentice, you've grown into an adult."

Facing the former disciple, Xiang Rong first went up and hugged the other party hard, so that the other party felt the enthusiasm of the Chu people, and he also felt the other party's physical fitness.

It's okay, it's worthy of being the disciple he chose, just looking at this sturdy back, I'm afraid that it wasn't for the more than ten years since he left, this kid has never abandoned his swordsmanship.

It's good, it's really good.

With this good swordsmanship, this disciple is a little valuable.

"Come, come, come! Come in first! ”

Outside was not the place to speak, so Xiang Rong brought Cui Yuan into the big tent - and in the face of this former master, Cui Yuan was also a little excited. However, in addition to the excitement, he was more confused, and the master in front of him made him feel a little strange.

At that time, the master was melancholy, dull, unsmiling, and had a bookish atmosphere, but today's master is flamboyant, enthusiastic, and high-spirited, with a bit of domineering power in his gestures.

Although it was indeed his master, and they talked to each other about the past, no matter how much he tried to get closer, it was as if they were separated by a thick barrier.

Obviously, at this moment, they sat closer than they had been at the beginning.

"So, you later became famous in Jizhou and Yanzhou."

After a moment of small talk, Xiang Rong couldn't help but sigh.

"Then you should know all the masters of these two states, right, how is the level?"

“…… Very strong. ”

Cui Yuan was silent for a moment, but in his mind, he recalled several fights between himself and Nadu Chengfeng.

"It's really strong, not to be underestimated."

"Is that what you say......"

Xiang Rong nodded slowly, and then continued to ask.

"Then do you know that in these two states, are there any masters who are good at using fire blades?"

“…… Fire blades? ”

Cui Yuan was stunned.

Thinking of the so-called battle between himself and those masters, it seems that everyone has never used such a strange thing as a fire blade. Even if it was a few fights between him and Nadu Chengfeng...... The first time, Nadu Chengfeng fought with empty hands and short blades, the second time, he used a broadsword to cut off his sword, and the third time, he used Liu Qingyun's long knife to break his horse and defeat him, the original winner.

In the three battles, Du Chengfeng never used anything that could be regarded as a fire blade.

"I don't know, the disciple hasn't heard of it."

"Haven't heard of it?"

Xiang Rong's brows furrowed.

His disciple is more tendonal, and he shouldn't be able to tell a lie, and this means that the master who used the fire blade appeared in Jibei almost out of thin air.

Things got weird, God knows where Ruan Shantao found this disciple, and he had to deal with it carefully.

"So you better go back to the city first, this can be regarded as helpful for the teacher."

Thinking of this, Xiang Rong spoke.

"Also, if you see a master who is good at using fire blades, go up and give him a sword."

"Give him a sword?"

Cui Yuan couldn't help but be a little puzzled.

"But the disciple has no grievances with that person, and he doesn't even know who that person is......

"But he's better than you, isn't he?"

Xiang Rong raised his hand and patted Cui Yuan's shoulder.

"Good apprentice, how you have practiced along the way, as a teacher, you can also see it. Challenging the strong is part of the practice itself, isn't it? ”

"Spiritual ...... Part? ”

Cui Yuan's heart suddenly sudden.

If it had been before, he might have really felt that challenging the strong was indeed part of his cultivation.

But now, after hearing this, Cui Yuan instinctively felt that this master was planning to trick him into dying.