Dirty, starving, rows of people with withered grass on their heads, pedestrians' faces numb and hopeless, lifeless.

That's what the street looks like.

In just three months, the situation has become worse and worse.

Ren Qiu was dedicated to practicing martial arts before, and almost didn't pay attention to the external situation, but after passing the assessment today, the pressure on his body was relaxed, and he found in vain that everything around him was changing.

What the hell is going on?

There are so many starving people, selling sons and daughters, why does the government care.

It seems that something happened that he didn't know.

The mood that was slightly relieved was immediately raised, and the pace was quickened to go back, and when I arrived at the mouth of the alley, there were several fierce-looking people squatting there.

When one of them saw Ren Qiu, his face changed slightly, and he immediately got up and kicked a few people next to him.

They know me.

Ren Qiu's heart moved, his face was silent, he walked over without squinting, and walked through the alley to the door of the house, and saw four or five men in short clothes standing at the door.

Walking over slowly, the qi and blood flowed secretly.

"But Brother Ren Qiu in person?"

"Yes, it's me, you are?"

Ren Qiu glanced at the door frame, and the dry grass planted before going out in the morning did not fall, indicating that the door had not been opened.

The face softened slightly, which can be shown for the time being, these people are not hostile.

The person who asked the question was a man with pigtails, neat and neat, and arched his hand: "In Xia Yuan Zheng, in the city and outside the city, do some gambling stalls." ”

As he spoke, he took out an IOU from his sleeve and handed it over: "This is the IOU of nine taels of silver that your father owes in my gambling stall, with a signature on it, as for the authenticity, please take a look at it." ”

Ren Qiu took it, and when he looked at it, he knew that it was true, and there was also an IOU at home, which was found from the father he killed.

"Nine taels of silver?"

"Yes, nine taels of silver. ”

Ren Qiu's fingers rubbed the arrears, the nine taels of silver more than three months ago, the profit was rolled, and now hundreds of taels are possible.

What do you mean by this group of people?

If you don't come early or late, you just came today.

A trace of clarity passed in his heart, he took off the money bag from his waist, threw it directly, took the pigtail, and didn't look at how much it was, and said: "The money is ruined, it's disturbed." ”

With that, turn around and leave.

Suddenly, he paused, turned around and said, "By the way, Brother Ren, these days I have sent my brothers to look for you, but I have not bumped into you, but at the door of your house, I found a lot of ill-intentioned people, afraid of disturbing your family, and I secretly disposed of them." ”

"I checked the identities of these people, and they were all some scumbags who were doing some stealing and stealing things. ”

"Brother Yuan, thank you. ”

Ren Qiu looked at him deeply, his thoughts flew around, and he understood many things at once, before he wondered, why the people from the gambling stall hadn't come to the door yet, and now it seems that people have come early, but they didn't do it, but they helped him take care of the home.

The fundamental reason is that he entered the martial arts academy.

As for why it suddenly appeared today, I must have inquired about it, and I will be assessed today, and once I pass it, I can say anything, but if so, it will be another bill of arrears.

Thinking of this, I sighed a little, those who can live nourishingly in the city are not simple people.

"Brother Ren doesn't have to be polite, acquaintance is fate, the current world is becoming more and more chaotic, make one more friend and many roads. ”

"It's getting late, so I won't bother and take my leave. ”

The pigtails gave up his hand and led the person to turn away.

Ren Qiu rubbed the bill in his hand, shook it into powder with all his strength, and chuckled: "It's a little interesting." ”

When I got home, I stewed the meat in a crockpot and went to the yard.

Contemplating it, the small sword in his mind, blue-gray fluorescent circulation, half condensed and half illusory, compared to yesterday, today is a little more condensed.

At this rate, it will be fully solidified in two months at most.

Two months?

Zhou Yuan.

Ren Qiu opened his eyes, and a trace of intense murderous intent flashed.

Early the next morning, as soon as I got out of the alley, I saw several men in short clothes squatting there, and when I saw him, I immediately nodded and bowed.

"What are you?"

"Boss Yuan ordered me to wait at the door of your house, for fear that some people who don't understand the rules will disturb your family. ”

Ren Qiu nodded slightly: "Then thank you." ”

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A gambling stall, early in the morning, no one, more than a dozen men in short clothes are cleaning up, in the room on the second floor, pigtails leaning on a young girl, holding two iron eggs in their hands, turning.

On the stool next to him, there were several men in short clothes.

"Master Yuan, why don't you explain to the surnamed Ren directly, let's pay him to do things, isn't it okay, why bother to make such a big deal, the brothers have complaints. ”

"A fool, the world is getting more and more chaotic now, and the masters with a little strength are being stared at by countless people, with our strength, it's okay to buy some people with no background, and those from the martial arts academy can be moved?"

"But, but I also inquired, the surname Ren is in the martial arts academy, but he doesn't have any friends to back up, I surveyed and assessed yesterday, and I look at it in general." ”

The corners of the pigtail's mouth twitched, the iron egg in his hand was pinched, he straightened up, and put his foot on the person who spoke: "You know a fart, no matter how ordinary a disciple of the Martial Academy is, that is also a disciple of the Martial Academy." ”

"There are two martial arts academies in the county, which one is not a behemoth, there are many disciples under the sect, and the masters are like clouds, as long as we take a little edge, in this increasingly chaotic world, it is a talisman. ”

"Master Yuan, we are not short of money, why don't we also have some connections and enter the Martial Arts Academy?"

The pigtail glanced at a few people helplessly: "Master Yuan, I came out of the Martial Academy, but I haven't passed the assessment, as for you...... Forget it. ”

Several people were embarrassed and looked at each other.

......

......

Today's atmosphere is different from usual, Ren Qiu has just arrived at the door, and the courtyard door opens, facing the old face: "Senior Brother Ren, it's still so early, come in." ”

Ren Qiu nodded, he was the first to come.

The man came over with a fruit plate: "Senior Brother Ren, my name is Lu Dongsheng, just call me Dongsheng, and I will be a disciple of the Martial Academy in the future, please take care of it." ”

"Senior Brother Lu is polite. ”

"Come, eat some dim msum, this is bought by Liu's shop, his family has been making dim sum for decades, and the taste has always been good, try it." ”

After a pleasantry, the rest of the people also came.

Before Lu Dongsheng left, he said in a low voice: "Senior Brother Ren, the third senior brother and the second senior brother don't deal with each other, and the fifth senior brother Zhou Yuan is the second senior brother's person, you have to be careful." ”

"Thank you, Senior Brother Lu. ”

"You're welcome, let's just come and go back and forth in the future. ”

......

Not long after, Liu Zhuangzhuang's body like a giant bear appeared at the door, and everyone bowed their hands.

Liu Zhuangzhuang's footsteps turned and came to Ren Qiu: "Yes, it didn't disappoint me." ”

patted Ren Qiu on the shoulder, then turned around and went to the backyard.

The rest of the people looked at Ren Qiu enviously, and being able to get the appreciation of the second senior brother can be said to be a step to the sky, and since then they have a backer in the courtyard.

Ren Qiu ignored the gazes of others, pondering in his heart the words of Lu Dongsheng, and many of his previous doubts were also solved at this moment.

Second senior brother, he has not met so far.

There is also an extremely mysterious senior brother, and even many other people say that they have never seen it.

Liu Zhuangzhuang's strength, in the current martial arts academy, except for the master, no one is invincible, some people speculate that he has already reached the third stage, and his blood is like a rainbow.

Qi and blood are like rainbows, 10,000 catties of strength, brave and unmatched, can rival thousands of people, can open a hospital to teach apprentices, and call teachers and ancestors.

In the entire county, you can count it on one hand, and you can be described as the top master.

As for Zhou Yuan, he has been polished like lead for four or five years in the second stage, and there is still no hope of a breakthrough.

The second senior brother who took refuge in this hope to be supported.

No wonder, Zhou Yuan refused to introduce him to the Martial Arts Academy, but Liu Zhuangzhuang forcibly brought him in, it turned out that there was such a relationship.

Secretly vigilant, it seems that now everyone regards him as Liu Zhuangzhuang's person.

Sure enough, he could faintly feel that an extremely cold gaze was swirling around him.

Don't mess with yourself and try to keep a low profile.

Two months at most, when the illusory little sword was completely condensed, he had a hunch that his strength would be greatly increased.

When the time comes, there will be some strength for self-preservation.

After making up his mind, he ignored Zhou Yuan's faint eyes, and carried his qi and blood and polished his strength.

At noon, everyone received the medicinal soup, and Ren Qiu lined up in the queue of official disciples, and soon received his share.

The bowl is very large, and inside is a thick black substance, which does not reflect in the sun, which is very eerie.

Sure enough, the treatment is different from that of informal disciples.

The medicinal soup of the informal disciple is crystal clear, slightly faint black, and the medicinal taste is not so strong.

Take a deep breath and take a sip from the bowl.

A stream of heat was like volcanic magma, going straight down from the throat, and then spreading out in the abdomen, flowing through the whole body, mixing with qi and blood.

"What a strong medicine. ”

Ren Qiu put down the bowl, hurriedly came to a no-man's land, picked up a big stone, carried blood and qi, and ran the rolling stone gong.

Qi and blood rolled, the strength hit the meridians, the meridians of the whole body protruded, and the muscles like iron and stone were bronzed in the sun.

One, two, three......

After half an hour, the medicine was finally exhausted, sweating profusely, and the ground was wet, but the whole body was extremely comfortable.

"Senior Brother Ren, Senior Brother Third called you over. ”

Ren Qiu answered, tidied up his clothes, and went to the backyard, as one of the three major disciples, Liu Zhuangzhuang was qualified to enjoy a small courtyard alone.

Not far away, Zhou Yuan's face was gloomy, his palm pressed on the big stone, the 'click' stone cracked, and two words came out of his mouth: "Ren Qiu~"

A person next to him said in a low voice: "Fifth Senior Brother, this guy toasts and doesn't eat and drink, do we want to ......?"

As he spoke, he touched his neck.

Zhou Yuan shook his head: "Don't act rashly, maybe this is Liu Zhuangzhuang's deliberate backhand, once we make a move and are caught, he will not be soft." ”

"As for that little crumb, I wanted to use his sister to make him obey, but looking at the meaning of Liu Zhuangzhuang today, he is very important to him, so he can't be kept. ”

"Then what should we do, the second senior brother has been out for half a year, why hasn't he come back yet, and we won't be crushed like this with him. ”

Zhou Yuan turned his hand and slapped him, and scolded: "Second Senior Brother is also something you can discuss?"

The man bowed his head and did not dare to speak.

Zhou Yuan said lightly: "There is an opportunity, don't worry, since he has entered the realm of qi and blood, he will leave the city sooner or later, and it will be easy to get rid of him at that time." ”

All the disciples in the martial academy, whether they are formal disciples or informal disciples, are not allowed to fight.

Once discovered, the martial arts will be abolished, or they will be killed on the spot.

This is an iron law and a rule.

At least on the surface, no one dares to disobey it, and all the disciples coexist peacefully, no matter how big the contradiction is, they dare not show it.

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