Long nights, no sleep.

Zhou Qing, who was lying by the window, looked at the night sky east of Dongguo Town, and he didn't know how long it took, lightning and thunder appeared in that sky, but above the inn where Zhou Qing was located, there were stars.

"Boom~"

An extremely dazzling golden thunderbolt fell from the night sky, and a deafening thunder sound reached Zhou Qing's ears, and then the vision of the eastern sky disappeared.

Zhou Qing by the window knew in his heart that at this moment, on Qingcheng Mountain at the edge of the town, there should be a result.

"Master, I hope you can come back safely. ”

After waiting for a long time, Wu Laodao did not return to the inn, Zhou Qing yawned, touched the side of the bed and fell down, and fell asleep after a while.

This night, he fell asleep and was awakened by strange dreams several times, but he woke up but did not remember the appearance of the dream.

In the early morning of the next day, on a branch outside the inn, several small birds were chirping, and Zhou Qing in the guest room sat cross-legged on a wooden chair and sitting.

In the past month, Zhou Qing would be called up by Wu Laodao every day before dawn, squatting and walking for an hour, in order to strengthen his body, and after sunrise, he would meditate cross-legged for an hour.

Wu Laodao once said to Zhou Qing: "When the sun rises and the moon sets, it is the time of the day, when the aura between heaven and earth is the strongest. ”

Although the old Taoist priest who went out last night has not yet returned, Zhou Qing has woken up before dawn because of the habit he has developed in the past month.

One hour of horse walking, another hour of cross-knee practice, after one set, Zhou Qing stood up, walked to the window and looked at the crowd on the street, and let out a heavy sigh.

Originally, there was a cheap master who could be relied on, but it was only a month, and now this master seems to be gone.

"Get out of here, and don't seek him. Zhou Qing's mind echoed with the words left by Wu Laodao last night, so he cleaned up his affairs and left Dongguo Town.

That Sumeru Temple is a treacherous place in Zhou Qing's eyes at this time, and with Wu Laodao's strong cultivation, he is categorically afraid to go, even if the old Taoist priest didn't say that last night, he won't go.

After all, it was only a month of getting along, and it was not cost-effective for him to take his life in vain.

Even so, when Zhou Qing walked to the edge of the town, he still stopped and looked back at Qingcheng Mountain, and secretly made a decision in his heart.

"Although January is short, but our master-apprentice love is true, if one day I Zhou Qing can walk with the sword, the art is shocking, I will find the temple, for you to avenge. ”

Looking at the direction of Qingcheng Mountain, Zhou Qing knelt down and kowtowed, which can be regarded as the last explanation for this shallow master-apprentice relationship.

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The official road was flat, and occasionally a few cars and horses passed by, all of which went away without stopping, and Zhou Qing walked forward with his little hands on his own.

The destination of his trip was Jinling County, and on the way, he was thinking about the future as he walked.

Almost all of Wu Laodao's things during his lifetime were left to Zhou Qing, such as illusion matchlessness, talismans, cultivation books, and a lot of wealth.

The reward for slaying demons in Xiaowangzhuang a few days ago, as well as some of the money that the old Taoist priest had saved before, was enough to make Zhou Qing live a carefree life for a long time.

With Zhou Qing's ability, he can't travel around the world like Wu Laodao, and his understanding of this world is not too deep, so it is most appropriate to temporarily live in Jinling City for some time.

When I cultivate to a higher level, I have a deeper understanding of this world, and then I will make another plan.

Dongguo Town is seventy or eighty miles away from Jinling City, and with Zhou Qing's foot strength, he finally rushed to the county seat at night.

After finding an inn and having a good meal, he went into his room to rest.

The next day, when Zhou Qing was having breakfast, he stopped him when he came to eat at the second end of the shop.

"Little brother, I would like to ask you something. ”

"Whisperer, please. The shopkeeper looked at Zhou Qing and responded politely.

"Are there any tooth people in your county?" As he spoke, Zhou Qing took out a few copper coins and put them on the table.

"Some ......"

The shopkeeper took the copper coins on the table and pointed out to Zhou Qing in detail where a tooth man lived.

If you want to live in this county for a while, it is naturally not convenient to live in an inn, so Zhou Qing wants to find a place to live in the county, either rent or buy, because he is not short of money.

After eating a few bites at will, Zhou Qing walked out of the inn, and found the place where the tooth man lived according to the shopkeeper's instructions, and the tooth man asked Zhou Qing to go back to the inn first and wait, and when there was news, he would go to the inn to find him.

Back at the inn, Zhou Qing took out the wandering miscellaneous book and looked at it, and near noon, the tooth man found the inn.

The two walked around the county for more than an hour, looked at a total of four houses, and finally, Zhou Qing decided to buy one of them and settle down in the city temporarily.

The house Zhou Qing bought is not big, the courtyard wall is more than a foot high, the flat front yard can allow him to practice his hands and feet, and although there are only four rooms in the two-story small building, it is enough for Zhou Qing alone.

This house is located in the west of the county and has not been inhabited for a long time, because the house is covered with a thick layer of dust.

After having enough daily necessities in the city, Zhou Qing began to clean up his house, cleaned up the house, and went to the kitchen to cook a meal for himself, and the day passed like this.

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Two months passed in a flash.

In the past two months, Zhou Qing got up every day before dawn to practice. As before, no matter how windy or rainy, for two hours a day, thunder does not move.

On this day, after Zhou Qing finished meditating, he could already sense that there was an invisible warm current rotating in his lower abdomen.

"It's been three months, and I get up every morning to inhale the aura, and it's finally a little small, but if you want to open your mind, you have to hold on for a long time. Secretly sighing in his heart, Zhou Qing went into the house and took out a book.

The title of the book in his hand is "Floating Cloud Steps", and there are very few words in it, mainly painting some small figures of different shapes.

"After three months of horse walking, you can start practicing this set of floating cloud steps. Recalling Wu Laodao's words in his mind, Zhou Qing walked out of the house and practiced according to the pictures in the book.

This exercise is divided into nine layers, and the painting inside is the same as the general martial arts practice method, which is a set of martial arts books for self-defense and physical fitness.

After practicing in the courtyard all morning, Zhou Qing was already sweating profusely, and he found that the nine-layer floating cloud steps were too complicated.

"Starting tomorrow, let's start practicing from the first level, and when we are proficient, we will gradually work together. Putting the book away, Zhou Qing went into the house to rinse it, changed out of his sweaty clothes, and went out with his hands behind his back.

After living here for two months, Zhou Qing is also quite familiar with the county seat, he turned a small street with a familiar car, and when he walked into a street, he saw an unkempt man kneeling on the side of the street on the street, and there was a sign selling Shen Fu relatives standing next to him.