In the courtyard of the martial arts hall, there are many disciples practicing martial arts, some are stepping and punching, some are lifting stones to practice strength, and some are dismantling and feeding each other.

Yuan Xi followed the disciple towards the courtyard, thinking that he seemed to have started practicing these when he was four years old.

Everyone sat in the hall, looking at the door, all wanting to see how the young man in Cheng Yunde's mouth should be as rich as jade and magnificent.

I saw the disciple walk in with a young man dressed in coarse cloth and wrapped in rags on his back.

The young man is not short, only Zhang Zhongqian is about the same height as the few people here, his long hair is tied up at will, his sword eyebrows are starry, his face is thin and red, the bridge of his nose is very straight, just looking at his face, he is a heroic teenager. However, this dress is indeed too far from the image of a young man in the hearts of everyone present.

Even Cheng Yunde, who was sitting on the main seat, had some doubts in his heart, this glance was like a peasant boy. But Zhao Qianjun clearly wrote in the letter,

"This young man named Yuan Xi, the teacher is not good, his teacher is a hidden master, this young man has his true teacher, the disciple has experienced, his martial arts are extraordinary, in the eyes of the disciple, this son must not be a thing in the pool, and please see that the disciple has been filial piety to the master for many years, to help him settle in Pingnan City, and form a good fate. ”

Zhao Qianjun has personally learned the good of the mountain monks and apprentices.

Cheng Yunde believed in the words of his named disciple.

Zhao Qianjun said in the letter that he was afraid that the master would misunderstand, thinking that Yuan Xi, like himself at the beginning, needed the help of the master to beg for food. Whether it is for Yuan Xi or Shizun, it is not good for him to explain clearly.

Everyone was puzzled, looked at Yuan Xi for a while, and then looked at Cheng Yunde.

Cheng Yunde originally wanted to get up, but after seeing Yuan Xi come in, he didn't move.

Yuan Xi didn't pay attention to everyone's eyes, and after following his disciple into the hall, he saw the person sitting on the main seat, Uncle Zhao's master, and became an old-timer.

Yuan Xi stepped forward and bowed,

"The younger generation Yuan Xi has seen the old-timers. ”

After saluting, he picked up the tea leaves in his hand,

"Passing by the tea house, I see that this tea is good, I will bring you some over, can you taste it, does it fit your mouth?"

Cheng Yunde, who had already gotten up, took the tea with a smile and handed it to his subordinates.

"Shaoxia is polite, I have read Qianjun's letter, although I am not big here, there are still a few guest rooms, if you don't dislike it, you can stay here for the time being, and we will discuss the rest in the long run. ”

Yuan Xi saluted again,

"You have tormented the younger generations, the young man is ashamed, you can call me Yuan Xi, since you have come to your mansion, then listen to it. ”

However, with Yuan Xi's character and the master's teachings, he would not stay in the Yunde Martial Arts Pavilion to eat white food. Of course, he also knows that people will not keep themselves for white food.

For the time being, the follow-up arrangements will have to be discussed with the seniors.

Yuan Xi unwrapped the package and took out the tiger skin,

"Cheng Senior, this is the tiger skin that Zhao Da Bert entrusted me to bring you. ”

"Oh?"

Cheng Yunde was puzzled, Zhao Qianjun did not mention this matter in the letter.

Taking over the tiger skin, Cheng Yunde rubbed his hands back and forth on the leather surface, and couldn't help nodding,

"Yes, yes, what a good skin!"

Seeing Cheng Yunde accept the tiger skin, Yuan Xi also got what he wanted.

Cheng Yunde called someone and asked someone to clean up a guest room and let him take Yuan Xi to rest. Yuan Xi also saw that several people in the hall seemed to be deliberating, and after thanking him again, he followed his subordinates.

After Yuan Xi left, the hall became lively again.

"Master, this is what you call a young man? How do I think he looks like a boy from a mountain village, who came to us to learn martial arts?"

"Dad, you were just joking with us, were you?"

Cheng Yunde stretched out his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then said slowly,

"People meet each other, but most people look at people first by looking at their clothes, so there is an old saying that people rely on clothes and horses rely on saddles. ”

Cheng Yunde, who had already turned around and sat down, took a sip of tea and continued,

That's why eyesight is so important. The young man Yuan Xi, you just look at the surface, young and plainly dressed. If it weren't for Qianjun's letter, I would have paid attention to it, and the old man might have lost his eyes. Since he entered the house, I look at his pace, breath, and physique, and I can conclude that this Yuan Xi is worthy of the word young man, he must be a master who has been trained by a master, and from the perspective of momentum, he should have experienced a real fight. ”

Hearing Cheng Yunde say this, Cheng still doesn't believe it.

"Dad, you said that this young man is a master? How can he beat these senior brothers across from me?"

Cheng Yunde smiled,

"Say something about destroying his own prestige, if Daddy is right, I'm afraid Daddy is not his opponent at present, if you want to say ten years ago, no, five years ago, Daddy may be able to compete with it, after all, the fist is afraid of being young and strong, and the years are not forgiving, otherwise why would you embarrass the old man so much?"

As soon as I heard it, since my father said so, it should be no worse.

Zhang Zhongqian, who was sitting on the side, further said,

"Xiao Fei, you don't know, if you offend your father-in-law, our martial arts hall is just a few fists and embroidered legs for those big sects, and you can't get on the big stage. However, those big sects will not pass on the important kung fu of their sect to ordinary disciples, and they are generally passed on by the ancestors of the hall. Their ordinary disciples are just better looking at their moves than the disciples taught by our martial arts hall, and they are more capable of fighting. ”

I'm curious,

"Brother-in-law, how do you know this?"

"Isn't my family in the cloth business, and I often travel from south to north, and in order to prevent bandits and bandits, I still have to hire some good hands to help protect them, so I still know something. ”

Those who are engaged in the escort business, who must not say what sect they are, what kind of sect, and then play a few beautiful kung fu. The world is peaceful, this kind of escort trade is still very popular, after all, bandits and bandits are all people who can't eat, and there are not many people who know kung fu.

After finishing speaking, Zhang Zhongqian said to Cheng Yunde,

"Uncle Yue, do you know about the young master, and what will you do in the future?"

After listening to his uncle's words, Cheng Yunde first said to his son Cheng Shifei,

"Fei'er, your brother-in-law's family has a lot of business and knowledge, so I want to learn more from your brother-in-law in the future!"

After Cheng Shifei nodded in response, Cheng Yunde continued,

Qianjun's letter did not clearly say the origin of the young teacher, I am afraid that it will be inconvenient. Some people like to swagger, while others do the opposite. Look at that Yuan Xi, what he wears is actually not important to him, you didn't face to face with him just now, in my opinion, this is an extremely confident teenager, not the kind of ignorant and fearless self-confidence, but people have confidence in their hearts. ”

Glancing at everyone, Cheng Yunde continued,

"Don't say anything else, let you go to the General's Mansion or the City Lord's Mansion, what kind of mentality do you have? Seeing that he is a country boy, can you think about it, what uninformed teenager would be as easy as him?"

After speaking, he looked at Zhang Zhongqian,

"Shicai Zhongqian asked me what to do in the future, but in fact, I didn't think about it here. At first, I also wanted to ask him to help our martial arts hall, but how to open this mouth, I haven't thought about it yet, if I bother others to help with this help alone, this is not my Cheng Yunde's code of conduct, wait for me to contact the young man of Yuanxi and then discuss it. ”

After speaking, Cheng Yunde picked up the tiger skin,

"This tiger skin, you all heard it just now, Yuan Xi Shaoxia said that Qianjun asked him to give it to me, but Qianjun did not mention it in the letter, and this tiger skin looks like it has been a skin for several years, Qianjun once gave me a bear skin, spread it on the chair in my study. He comes to see me every year, why not let Yuan Xi Shaoxia bring it over? So this tiger skin is more chewy than Yuan Xi Shaoxia can carry this bag of tea. ”

Cheng Yunde, who was weighing the tea leaves, smiled, he was an interesting teenager.

Everyone dispersed, and Cheng Yunde got up to find Yuan Xi.

The garrison camp of Pingnan City, Zhou Bochang and Wu Zhong have brought people back to the camp and returned to their lives in Lu Yiping's big tent.

Lu Guanju has been locked up at home, saying that she is locked up at home, but she is just not allowed to leave Pingnan City, and it is impossible to let her stay at home honestly.

But she didn't dare to go to Daddy's big tent.

Otherwise, she would be sorry for what her father said to her,

"Guan Guan, dad please, be a girl!"

The girl is the girl, and the girl is a girl. Lu Guanju, who had changed back into women's clothes, was wandering the streets of Pingnan City.

In the big tent, Lu Yiping already knew the results of the investigation of the two.

He generally has a judgment in his heart, it seems that it is really Jingzhou. When Zheng Shuyuan and Wang Ji come back, I'm afraid they will have to leave for Ziyang City.

Thinking of the horses, he remembered the boy.

Sitting on the big seat, tapping the bookcase with the index finger of his right hand, he looked up and asked Zhou Bochang,

"Bochang, you said that the boy came back on that horse, and then went to the horse market to sell the horse?"

Zhou Bochang said,

"Yes, General, are you saying that this boy may be eccentric?"

Lu Yiping shook his head,

"I'm not talking about this, have you ever wondered why the boy picked up this horse? According to you, the boy should be ahead of you, but didn't you see this boy again on the way back? And the man who secretly helped you? I remember Wang Ji said that he offered to bring this horse back, but there was an accident. ”

Lu Yiping glanced at the two,

"What else did you two overlook?"

Zhou Bochang recalled all the things that happened that day, seemed to grasp some threads, and clenched his fists, he said in a deep voice,

"Is it negligent in his duties, or is the general seeing everything. After the general mentioned it, he thought of a little, could it be that there was someone behind the young man to protect him?"

Lu Yiping nodded, and at this time Wu Zhong also spoke,

"General, you mean, because of the boy, the man behind him saved us, and the reason may be that we bought the boy's bearskin. ”

At this time, Zhou Bochang continued,

"I didn't connect these two things before, second, think about it, when this boy saw us, he really didn't look like an ordinary country boy, do you remember the conversation between him and the fourth. ”

Wu Zhong nodded,

The boy was so calm at the time, and now that I think about it, in his eyes, we are all the same as him, no different. ”

Listening to the conversation between the two, Lu Yiping paced in the big tent,

"What is the origin of this young man? If he is really the master who saved you behind him, then this person will really save you because of a bear skin? It doesn't make sense, it doesn't make sense!"

After listening to Lu Yiping's words, the two of them also frowned, Zhou Bochang thought for a while and then said,

"Is there a plan to let that boy approach us?"

Hearing what the eldest brother said, Wu Zhong also took over the conversation,

"Big brother, didn't you say that the other party also stopped you with flying stones? What does this mean? This young man rode into the city alone, and then sold horses, is he giving us a message?"

Lu Yiping listened to the words of the two, and also thought in his heart, he was more interested in what kind of existence was behind the young man.

"It's not clear what the other party thinks yet, it's best for us to wait and see what happens, and when Zheng Shuyuan and Wang Ji come back, let's first determine whether those five people really fled to Jingzhou. ”

The two said yes and withdrew from the big tent.

Yuan Xi was very satisfied with his room.

The room was almost as big as his cave in Tianyu Mountain, and it was fully furnished.

Placing the package on the table, Yuan Xi poured himself a glass of water. The tea is just brewed by the next person, it is a little hot, and the tea is fragrant.

Yuan Xi, who sat down, thought about how to speak, and asked Cheng Seniors to guide him on his next way of making a living.

The door was not closed, and when Cheng Yunde arrived at the door, he saw Yuan Xi sitting there in contemplation.

Yuan Xi heard the footsteps, looked up and saw that it was Cheng Lao, and hurriedly got up.

Cheng Yunde walked in with a smile on his face, Yuan Xi hurriedly gave up his seat, and poured another cup of tea after he sat down.

Signaling Yuan Xi to sit down as well, Cheng Yunde opened his mouth first,

"Yuan Xi, how is it?

Yuan Xi got up and saluted and thanked him,

"Thank you for being an old-timer, this room is very good, I like it very much, it's just ......"

After Cheng Yunde heard this, he was a little suspicious in his heart, could it be that he disliked me for not being well entertained? He asked softly without showing his face,

"Yuan Xi Shaoxia, don't see the old man outside, if you have something to say, it's okay to say it. ”

Yuan Xi scratched his head,

"Don't laugh at me, I don't know how much it costs to stay here for a day?"

Hearing Yuan Xi's question, Cheng Yunde laughed heartily, and after laughing twice, he looked at this interesting young man and said,

"Yuan Xi's nephew, look at your age and my child's rights and wrongs, don't always be called an old-timer, the old man is a big man, just call me a uncle. Qianjun over there, you call you, let's talk about it, the old man is not that old!"

After taking a sip of tea, Cheng Yunde continued,

"The nephew just stays, and he can see the outside world if he mentions money or something. ”

After listening to Cheng Yunde's words, Yuan Xi secretly said in his heart, he deserved to be a kind person in Uncle Zhao's mouth. However, since he was a child, the master has taught Yuan Xi, and he has the ability, so don't worry about getting something for nothing.

Yuan Xi said,

"Then I will listen to Shibo's orders, but I have hands and feet in Yuanxi, and there are still some silver taels in the package, so I live here like this, and my heart is uneasy. It's not as good as this, what can Yuan Xi do in the Shibo Martial Arts Hall, although Shi Bo commanded, so that Yuan Xi can live well here and eat well. ”

Cheng Yunde nodded, thinking, yes, really good.

After thinking for a while, he asked Yuan Xi,

"Shi Bo has a question, and the nephew can say it, if it is inconvenient, he does not have to answer. ”

"Shibo, excuse me. ”

"Dare to ask where the teacher is, which sect and which school?"

When Cheng Yunde asked this, Yuan Xi was stunned, he didn't have any sect, and he didn't let the master's name say, so he couldn't say that it was the mountaintop cave sect.

Seeing that Yuan Xi was a little hesitant, Cheng Yunde knew a little in his heart, maybe his teacher was one of the nine major factions, but he lived in seclusion in Tianyu Mountain for some reason, he said to Yuan Xi,

"I don't need to say it if my nephew doesn't want to say it, I just want my nephew to help him guide the disciples in the martial arts hall, I don't know if your master has any rules that don't allow it?"

Hearing Cheng Shibo say this, Yuan Xi relaxed,

"Thank you Shibo for your understanding, the master's order is difficult to disobey, but I can give it a try when it comes to helping Shibo guide the disciples in the hall, if you think it's not good, I'll make another living." ”

In fact, Yuan Xi didn't have a precise plan for his future, and it was only an expedient measure to settle in this Yunde Martial Arts Hall. After you know more about this Pingnan City, you can make a plan for your future development.

Cheng Yunde laughed twice,

"The nephew is polite, I used to be a disciple of the sect, but for some reason, I left my hometown, came to Bazhou, and opened this martial arts hall to make a living. With the old man's eyesight, it can still be seen that the nephew's current skills are definitely above the old man. ”

Cheng Yunde was originally a native of Jizhou, born in Cangyanmen, the second major sect in Jizhou, and the first major sect in Jizhou was Yanyunzong, one of the nine major sects in the world.

He was originally a disciple of the sect, and he learned the strength of the internal strength, as well as the palm method of opening the rock palm. In addition, there are many exercises for weapons, knives, swords, and guns.

In a martial arts competition organized by the nine major factions, Cheng Yunde replaced his own sect and finally entered the top ten, becoming the only sect other than the nine major sects, and he was full of spirit. However, in the top 10 matchup, he lost and ended up in 10th place.

As for the reason, it is judged that his shot is not as good-looking as the Nine Major Factions.

Yes, in order not to cause injuries, the martial arts competitions organized by the nine major factions are scored from two aspects: effective attacks and aesthetic shots. If you want to fight with real kung fu, it's all a life-fighting move, you can't fight, and no one likes to watch it.

So many viewers who bought tickets to watch couldn't see how to make a move, so what else to watch?

Cheng Yunde also learned about this rule after the competition, so after the competition, he knelt down to thank his master and left the sect, because he felt that if he practiced martial arts like this, it would really be meaningless.

I'm like a monkey.

His master knew that he was unwilling and didn't want to live such a life. And he went with him, against all odds. After all, Cheng Yunde's tenth place has brought a lot of benefits to the sect.

As for the positions in the Jizhou army, the places that he Cheng Yunde has a crush on are all from Yan Yunzong.

In addition to the competition rewards, there are more people who come to Cangyanmen to seek art and apprenticeship. If someone learns from a teacher, the sect will have income. Only a sect can sustain itself for a long time, and even the nine major factions that have been rewarded by the imperial court are no exception. It's just that the apprenticeship fee they charge is higher.

However, there is no charge to enter the ancestral hall and become a disciple.

Such people are naturally chosen by a thousand.

Since Cheng Shibo said so, Yuan Xi is no longer polite, and he will take a look at how the disciples of the martial arts hall teach, and he will learn the same.

made a decision in his heart, and Yuan Xi said to Cheng Yunde,

"Cheng Shibo has raised Yuan Xi, then I will first be a chair martial artist in the martial arts hall, if there is anything I don't understand, I have to rely on the guidance of several senior brothers in the hall. ”

Speaking of this, Yuan Xi thought about it, before he came, Uncle Zhao said that there were five descendants in the Yunde Martial Arts Pavilion, and after he entered the hall, the people he saw didn't seem to see the two Senior Brother Cao and Senior Brother He that Uncle Zhao said.

Yuan Xi has promised to be a chair martial artist in the martial arts hall, Cheng Yunde is very happy in his heart, but he also knows that his own martial arts hall and temple are small, Yuan Xi is not a thing in the pool, and he will inevitably leave in the future, but it is good to be able to form a good fate.

At this time, he heard Yuan Xi ask,

"Uncle Cheng, when I came in just now, I didn't seem to see the two senior brothers Cao and He mentioned by Uncle Zhao, I don't know?"

As soon as he heard Yuan Xi's question, Cheng Yunde slapped the table, and then smiled bitterly,

"Let my nephew see and laugh!"