On the official road outside Jinling City, cars came and went, and on a moving carriage, a slender jade hand opened the curtain, revealing a pair of worried eyes from behind the curtain, looking at the magnificent city wall of Jinling City.

The person driving was Xu Xian, and along the way, the beard on Xu Xian's chin grew a little longer, he touched his stiff beard, and said with emotion: "Miss Ning, Jinling City is really big." ”

Ning Wushu leaned out of the carriage and smiled bitterly silently. Before leaving the Spirit Mirror Gate, she didn't feel that the incompetent father who had abandoned her and her mother had anything worth saving, the reason why she left the Spirit Mirror Gate was because she was his daughter after all, and it was impossible to see death without saving her, and the other was that she was tired of staying in the dense fog-covered archipelago day and night, and wanted to come out and walk around.

However, now, Ning Wushu is really worried about Ning Liang, that is her father, he is a very good person, he has his helplessness and suffering, in that incident many years ago, he has done the best in his own ability, and now in the face of Dongfang Wei, Ning Liang has also shown enough attitude. Ning Wushu already hated him, although he was still not close, but the weight of the word "father" was obviously heavy.

And now, Ning Liang and even the entire Ning family are facing a catastrophe, where does she still have the heart to see if Jinling City is magnificent or not?

Right here, Ning Wushu's eyes suddenly widened, not far in front of their carriage, a horse came, and the person on the horse was Fu Jie, Fu Du drove the horse, sweeping the carriage at a very fast speed. When the two met face to face, Fu Jie's eyes quickly swept over Ning Wushu, his face changed slightly, and then as if he hadn't seen anything, he rushed away with a horsewhip, raising a cloud of dust. Xu Xian, who had eaten a mouthful of ashes, scolded: "Bah, what kind of person!

Ning Wushu lowered the curtain and sat back in the carriage. At a glance at Fang Cai's electric lightning, she saw the hint in Fu Jie's eyes that had changed many times in an instant. At first, she was surprised at first sight, and then there was a strong sense of warning and worry. This look was also there when Fu Jue left with the roster.

What was he warning himself? Why couldn't he stop and tell himself? What was he worried about? Didn't Ah come to return the things to Li Jingjing, why did he run out of Jinling City in such a hurry? Where was he going?

Ning Wushu closed his eyes, didn't listen to Xu Xian's cursing outside the carriage, and thought quietly.

The carriage drove into the busy city, staggering forward, and Ning Wushu sat motionless in the carriage, frowning and falling into deep thought. After a long while, Xu Xian shouted outside the carriage, "Miss Ning, the place has arrived." ”

Ning Wushu opened his eyes, rubbed his eyebrows, and laughed self-deprecatingly: "Really...... I don't have any information, so how can I guess? Then he lifted the curtain and jumped out of the carriage.

Their carriage stopped in front of a mansion with the word "Wangfu" written on the door. Of course, this is not the prince's mansion, but the owner of the mansion is surnamed Wang, Ning Wushu and Xu Xian glanced at each other, and walked towards the gate, Xu Xian was about to raise his head and knock on the door, but found that the door was open and not closed.

"Uh...... Don't close the door......" Xu Xian raised his eyebrows, or pulled up the copper ring handle and knocked on the door a few times, but after a long time, no one answered the door, and only a faint scolding sound could be heard from the crack in the door.

"This and this...... Miss Ning, you decide...... "After all, Xu Xian is a small shrimp in the rivers and lakes, and he doesn't know much about this kind of etiquette, and he doesn't know how to deal with himself in front of the mansion compound in the capital. Ning Wushu glanced up at the red lacquer gate, and said lightly: "We don't have time to wait, let's go in directly." If he really was his father's best friend, he wouldn't care about that. ”

After that, Ning Wushu didn't wait for Xu Xian, she stepped forward and pushed the door, but before her hand could touch the door, the door was opened all of a sudden, and a middle-aged man's face appeared in front of Ning Wushu, full of irritability and helplessness, and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

This middle-aged man has a decent appearance, sword eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and at first glance he is not an ordinary person, Ning Wushu was stunned for a moment, slightly blessed, and said: "The little woman is here to find Lord Shangshu Wang of the Ministry of Officials." ”

The middle-aged man let out an "oh" and responded, "This official is, who are you?"

Although the scene of Shangshu coming to open the door in person with an irritable face was a bit strange, at this time, Ning Wushu had no time to think about anything else, so he took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to the middle-aged man in front of him, with the envelope written "Wang Hua personally opened".

The official named Wang Hua was slightly stunned, took the letter, only glanced at the envelope, and exclaimed: "This is Brother Ning's handwriting, what are you ......?"

Ning Wushu raised his head and looked at Wang Hua. Wang Hua looked at Ning Wushu with beautiful eyebrows carefully, his eyes lit up, he seemed to understand something, and hurriedly said, "Come in and talk." ”

Ning Wushu and Xu Xian walked into the palace under the guidance of Wang Hua, Wang Hua led the two of them to walk in the courtyard of the house, and asked, "Are you Ning Wushu?" I saw you at Brother Ning's house many years ago, and between your eyebrows and eyes, you are very similar to Sister Mobai back then...... Hehe, niece Ning, you can call me uncle. ”

"Yes, Uncle Wang. Ning Wushu responded obediently and said, "I didn't expect Uncle Wang to recognize his niece at a glance. ”

"It's nothing, your uncle and I don't have any other skills, just have a good memory, and people who have met once can recognize it at a glance no matter how long it takes. Wang Hua replied with a smile and asked, "Didn't you disappear many years ago, how could you suddenly appear here with Brother Ning's letter?"

Ning Wushu groaned for a moment and said, "Uncle Wang, my father didn't let me know the contents of this letter, saying that Uncle Wang was only allowed to read it alone. Don't hide it from Uncle Wang, now that the Ning family is at a critical juncture of life and death, my father sent me here to ask Uncle Wang for help, and in addition, I also hope that Uncle Wang can take care of his niece. ”

"Life and death?" Wang Hua's expression became serious, he glanced at Ning Wushu, and then glanced at Xu Xian, who was holding a sword behind her as a guard, and nodded: "I understand." I'll take this letter back to my study now. Niece, you can go to my son and ask him to arrange a place for you to live first, he should be in the yard now...... By the way, Xiao'er's name is Wang Shouren, one or two years younger than you, you may have to live in Jinling City for a while, if you need help, you can just ask him. ”

"Yes. Ning Wushu answered, and after seeing Wang Hua leave, he walked to the backyard. Xu Xian followed behind her and asked helplessly: "Miss Ning, let's stay in this place?" Living in such a big official's house, I, Xu Xian, feel uncomfortable." ”

"Brother Xu, don't you want a stable life?" Ning Wushu smiled slightly and said, "Isn't it better to stay in the capital in the future as a nursing home or a dart master than to fight and kill in southern Hunan in the past?"

"Hey, that's before. Xu Xian touched his chin and said with a dry smile: "Xiangnan is a small place, and there have never been any talents, and I am also a small person, and I will never have a bright future, and I don't know what those powerful people can become." But in the past few months, I have seen so many powerful people, and I have found that I still have a bit of talent, maybe ......"

"Maybe you can make a name for yourself and be a person with a head and a face, right?" Ning Wushu laughed. After finding Wang Hua, her mood was a little lighter, the cordiality and calmness in Wang Hua's tone made her feel a lot more at ease, although she didn't quite understand the struggle of these court officials, but since she couldn't help in this regard, it was better to rest and recuperate for a while, after all, there are still many things to do in the future.

His mind was broken by Ning Wushu, and Xu Xian didn't show embarrassment, but grinned loudly: "Then you have to rely on Miss Ning's support, you are a real master!"

"Master? What master? This young lady, did he say you are a master?"

Suddenly, a crisp voice came from the side, and a handsome young man stepped forward, he was dressed in a Confucian shirt, but he held a wooden bow in his hand, and he was also carrying an arrow barrel behind his back, that appearance actually made Ning Wushu think of those disciples in the Spirit Mirror Sect who practiced martial arts during the day and discussed Taoism at night. The young man strode in front of Ning Wushu and Xu Xian, looked at the two of them a few times, and said with a smile: "This eldest brother has a strong body and calluses on his hands, and at first glance he is a person in the rivers and lakes and a practicing family, but he praises the young lady You are a real master, is it that young lady you are the kind of hidden martial arts master in the legend?"

"Uh...... Who are you?" asked Xu Xian, raising an eyebrow.

"Forgot to introduce yourself. The young man said, "My name is Wang Shouren, this is my home, you ...... Who is it?"

Ning Wushu glanced at Wang Shouren with interest, and replied: "My name is Ning Wushu, I came to ask Uncle Wang for help, Uncle Wang asked me to find you to arrange a place for us to live, but I didn't expect to meet here." ”

"Oh, my father asked me to arrange it?" Wang Shouren was a little surprised, and then scratched his head, revealing a distressed look: "It seems that my father is still angry with me......"

Ning Wushu saw that his face was full of embarrassment, and asked a little strangely, "What's wrong?"

"That's the case...... Wang Shouren said with some embarrassment: "This ...... The housekeepers and servants of the house, my father told them that they would not obey any of my requests unless I stopped practicing martial arts one day. Oh yes, the reason is that my father wants me to take the imperial examination, but I think that a champion like my father has to quarrel with other ministers in the court every day, and the quarrel has been fruitless for several months, so wouldn't it be better for me to practice martial arts and learn the art of war, and serve the country in the future? My father had just had a big fight with me before a pillar of incense, so I was asked to arrange your accommodation, apparently to force me to submit. ”

Ning Wushu, Xu Xian: "......"

Ning Wushu looked at the young man in front of him again, glanced at the bow on his back a few more times, and asked, "So you practice martial arts, is you practicing bows and arrows?" But bows and arrows can't be without skills, it's all hard practice, and it's really a bit difficult for you to become a master." ”

"Who says it's not?" Wang Shouren shrugged: "But my father doesn't let anyone teach me martial arts, and I can't do it myself." After thinking about it, when I first learned the six arts of Confucianism, I still practiced the basic skills of bow and arrow. During the ancient Three Kingdoms period, there were generals like Huang Zhong, and hundreds of years ago, Liang Shanbo also had an arrow master like Hua Rong. ”

Ning Wushu looked at Wang Shouren's helpless face, and suddenly felt a sense of sympathy. She involuntarily made her voice much softer: "Then how are you practicing with your bow and arrow?"

Wang Shouren said excitedly: "I've been practicing for more than half a year, and I've really practiced something, or, young lady, come and take a look?" Speaking of what he was interested in, Wang Shouren was excited, and dragged the two of them to the place where he practiced archery. And Xu Xian, who was carrying a lot of luggage, saw that Ning Wushu was noncommittal, so he shook his head helplessly, and had to follow.

The place where Wang Shouren practiced archery was very cold, just a small place behind his own residence, not even as big as the small courtyard of Ning Wushu on the island back then, he cleared out a place by himself, and pierced a few straw men as targets, and there were several tattered arrows on the straw men. After Wang Shouren came to the place where he practiced archery, he smiled confidently, stood opposite the straw man, took off the bow and arrow, bent the bow and wound it, and calmed down, and the arrow pointed directly at the straw man.

I heard him shout "Release!", and as soon as the strings sounded, the arrow flew out with a whizz, but Wang Shouren did not stop, and immediately pulled out another arrow from the quiver, wound it again at lightning speed, and fired another arrow. The arrow of the second hair was more powerful, and instantly caught up with an arrow in front of it, Wang Shouren's arrow was also shot extremely accurately, hitting the tail of the arrow of the front fire, with a bang, the arrow of the front hair exploded in the air with a sound of breaking the air, and hit the straw man violently, and then the speed did not slow down through the body of the straw man, and was heavily nailed to the brick wall behind the straw man.

"Wow, little brother, it's amazing!" Xu Xian couldn't help but praise, chasing an arrow after an arrow requires extremely strong control, if he really only took half a year to practice like this, I have to say, he is definitely a genius. However, after Xu Xian finished praising him, he still secretly glanced at Ning Wushu, because he knew that Ning Wushu was the real master of archery.

At this time, Ning Wushu also showed a look of surprise. This hand, she naturally will, it was a move she came up with many years ago when she couldn't often use the power of the world, in order to increase the strength of the bow and arrow. It took her half a year to practice this hand. But Wang Shouren was in such a bad practice environment, and no one taught him to guide him, let alone a group of fierce beasts to create pressure, so he practiced this trick in such a small broken yard, and his talent in bows and arrows was still above himself.

Looking at Wang Shouren's smug gaze, Ning Wushu blurted out: "You should be my apprentice." ”