The next day, Cheng Hao woke up early in the morning. He wouldn't have gotten up so early after being tired all day yesterday, but with that magical jade pendant, he swept away the fatigue of the whole day in a short period of time and got up early

His mother was still cooking, and Cheng Hao resisted the urge to go to Old Man Zhao immediately, picked up the scroll and studied it silently! After yesterday's events, he definitely didn't dare to find an excuse to sneak out today.

After breakfast, my mother went to wash the clothes, and my father picked up the farm tools that had been made for Uncle Wang's house in the next village yesterday and prepared to send them in person.

Seeing that his father and mother were busy, Cheng Hao put down the book, got up and ran to Grandpa Zhao's house.

As soon as I arrived at the door, I was separated by a distance of more than ten meters. I saw the figure of Old Man Zhao standing in the hall. He just stood motionless, facing the side wall from which a three-foot sword hung from it. He just stood and stared, motionless, as if the space he was in had also stood still with his stillness, and even the cold wind that sometimes blew through the air did not affect him or everything around him in the slightest.

At this moment, Lao Zhaotou is different from the past and yesterday

In the past, he was an old talent full of wealth, and he was mediocre.

Yesterday, he seemed to be a peerless swordsman who could kill one person in ten steps with the three-foot Qingfeng in his hand, and not leave a line for thousands of miles.

Today, he seems to have turned into a sharp sword, compared to the three-foot green peak hanging on the wall. It seems that he is more like a sword, a sharp sword out of the sheath!

"Wei can split the sun, and Li can break the weak water" is not enough to describe his strong sword intent at the moment

Cheng Hao, who was in shock, had forgotten to speak at the moment, forgot to walk, and just stood there in a daze. As if frozen, motionless, it seemed that only a slight movement was needed for him to recover.

Not to mention him, I'm afraid it wouldn't be much better for anyone. If he knew what kind of existence the old man in front of him who had accompanied him throughout his childhood was in the rivers and lakes, he might not be surprised.

"Come in!"

Old Zhao Tou's voice interrupted Cheng Hao's thoughts, and at this moment, Old Zhao Tou seemed to be back in the state of that old showman. walked to the armchair next to the table of the Eight Immortals, greeted Cheng Hao, and sat down. Cheng Hao answered, moved into the house, and waited for Old Man Zhao's next words, and the silence lasted for a moment!

"I asked you here to tell you about that jade pendant, it's a priceless treasure, and I've been carrying it for decades. But if I had a choice, I'd rather it wasn't mine... Because of it, my family... And me, carrying too much... I'm tired..."

Old man Zhao looked out the door and muttered, as if he was reminiscing about something. Cheng Hao didn't understand his words very well, and he didn't know what was going on behind it, but he could feel the sadness.

"Your family, Grandpa Zhao, what are you talking about?"

Looking at the old man in front of him who was both kind and fearful, Cheng Hao felt that the old man Zhao in front of him was a little pitiful, and wanted to know the story behind this.

"Heh... It's all gone, you must remember to keep that jade pendant properly, you will know my identity one day, you just need to understand that I don't hurt your heart. ”

Speaking of this, Old Man Zhao's expression was unprecedentedly serious, which made Cheng Hao, who usually likes to play tricks in front of him, a little stunned, and nodded again and again.

"Grandpa Zhao, don't worry, if you want to go back at any time!" Saying that, Cheng Hao took out the jade pendant and returned it to Old Man Zhao. Although it's magical, and I like it too, the more it is, the more unacceptable it becomes.

Old man Zhao shook his head, pushed Cheng Hao's hand away, gently grabbed his shoulder and said, "Hao'er, grandpa has been wandering all his life and has no heirs. So I've always treated you like my own grandchild, but now you're leaving. Grandpa doesn't want to leave regrets, I just want to ask you again, are you willing to accept grandpa's martial arts inheritance?"

Hearing this, Cheng Hao was a little at a loss! Grandpa Zhao had not let him practice martial arts for a day or two, but he was not interested, so he was perfunctory every time. But today, Old Man Zhao was so serious, he couldn't bear to refuse. But I will leave the village at the beginning of spring next year, and I don't know how long it will take to come back. In his eyes, reading is a big deal, and dancing with a sword is definitely not as important to him as reading.

"Grandpa Zhao, you said that martial arts practice is not something that can be achieved in a day or two, and when I go to the county seat next year, what can I learn in a few months? There are so many people in the village who want to learn from you, you see..."

Cheng Hao refused a little unconfidently, he was not interested in martial arts, and he didn't want to delay his studies, so he still hoped that Old Man Zhao could take back his life.

"I don't know how to teach those people, and I don't want you to kill people and set fires when you practice martial arts, but I just don't want my martial arts to be lost like this. All you have to do is nod your head and get down on your knees to worship you. Obviously, Old Man Zhao just recognized him, and insisted on pretending to be intimidating.

"Okay!!" Hearing what Old Man Zhao said, Cheng Hao pouted and had no choice but to compromise, thinking that it would only be a few months anyway, and he would follow the old man's family. At that moment, he got up and stood in front of Lao Zhaotou, knelt down and kowtowed a few times, and the master was considered to have entered the door.

"Good, good, good!"

Old man Zhao said three good words in a row, and then took out a wooden sword from under the case behind him and handed it to Cheng Hao's hand and said: "You are the only disciple in this life, so in the next few months, I will try my best to learn what I have learned in my life, and it is up to you how much you can learn." With that, he got up and walked to the backyard.

Cheng Hao followed all the way. In the backyard, Old Man Zhao stood in the center, looking ahead, with his back to him

"The magic of the jade pendant, I think you have also understood something, you can't take it with you for a while, and the teacher will keep it for you for the time being, and return it to you after a while. What I'm best at is swordsmanship, I'll show you first!"

After speaking, Old Man Zhao lifted the long sword and practiced it, slowly and calmly trying one move at a time. Cheng Hao has a trick in the back, but he doesn't have a trick to learn. He has practiced these simple basic moves too many times over the years, even if he is perfunctory, he can learn them well after practicing for a long time.

A few hours have passed, and Cheng Hao is really tired. Today, Old Man Zhao insisted on not letting him rest, and the coquettish tricks in the past are useless today. The cold winter of Layue made him sweat tired, and he no longer had the strength.

"Master, take a break! Cheng Hao couldn't help but say.

"Well, it's almost noon, so go back. In the afternoon, I will go to your father and mother, and from tomorrow until the day you leave, I will practice with me here the rest of the time except for sleeping at night. ”

After Lao Zhao finished explaining, Cheng Hao, who was full of despair, turned around and left.

Sure enough, in the afternoon of the same day, Old Man Zhao found Cheng Hao's father and mother and asked Cheng Hao to go to his house on time every morning, saying that it was to strengthen Cheng Hao's "study"! No one in the whole village knew that Old Man Zhao was not only knowledgeable, but also a master of martial arts!

The parents felt that this was a good thing for Cheng Hao, so they readily agreed. This made Cheng Hao feel a little desperate, knowing that he might not have a good time in the past few months.