Zhang Fan and the three of them sat on the ground and opened the books given to them by Master Wang, each page had humanoid images on it, and there were some small notes next to it, fortunately there were not many words on it, only Zhang Fan had never read a book among the three, and whenever he encountered something he didn't understand, Zhang Fan asked Da Niu about them.

Da Niu posed according to the image on the book, Zhang Fan and Wang Hao immediately felt that Da Niu had a kind of extraordinary taste, and several people were interested, so they looked at the book in the valley and studied it carefully.

At noon, the dumb man brought the food into the house, and then left without looking back.

Zhang Fan and the three of them ate with relish and ate the food they brought cleanly, Zhang Fan only felt that these meals were fragrant, much better than his father's.

Just when Zhang Fan and the others finished eating, the dumb man came over to clean up again.

"Senior brother, it seems that your skills are good, or you can just teach me how to stir-fry. "Wang Hao, this kid is the youngest, but his mouth is very sweet, and he actually began to set it off.

The dumb man glanced up at Wang Hao, didn't pay attention to him, but continued to pack up the dishes and chopsticks, and went out with the plates.

Wang Hao was snubbed by the mute's attitude, so he had to make a grimace at the mute's back.

After eating, several people came to the open space in front of the house and practiced according to the book, all thinking about learning martial arts as soon as possible, and then becoming outer disciples of the Returning Dao Sect.

Zhang Fan even had the idea of learning martial arts in the future, then becoming a disciple of the outer sect, and finally returning to his hometown.

Time passed inadvertently, Zhang Fan has been living in the valley for more than half a year, practicing martial arts in the valley for a long time, and several people have faintly revealed a kind of majestic and extraordinary temperament.

The biggest change among the three is the big cow, because it is at the peak of physical growth and development, coupled with diligent exercise, the big cow has become tall and big, a head taller than Zhang Fan and Wang Hao, and he is also very arrogant when he speaks, and he looks quite strong.

Zhang Fan has hardly changed except for growing taller, but Zhang Fan can still feel that his body is indeed much stronger than before.

This is not a change in age, but a change brought about by his own martial arts, which Zhang Fan himself has really experienced, and feeling this, Zhang Fan has worked harder to practice martial arts.

In addition to practicing martial arts, several people often help the mute to do some simple things, and it has always been the mute who takes care of their diet and daily life, although a few people didn't say it, but they are still very grateful in their hearts.

It's just that what makes Zhang Fan feel strange is that in addition to fetching water and cooking, this senior brother sits on a big rock in the valley all day long, looking at the sky in a daze, never saying anything, as if he has something on his mind.

Whenever Zhang Fan and the others went up to talk to the dumb horse, this senior brother was indifferent, making Zhang Fan and them feel like they were bored, and after a long time, they gradually got used to it.

On this day, when Da Niu was practicing martial arts, Zhang Fan leaned over to Da Niu: "Hey, Brother Da Niu, it's so strange that Senior Brother is dumb, why don't you talk all day long, like a piece of wood." ”

"What's so strange about this, of course the dumb can't speak, and if the dumb can speak, is it still called dumb. ”

Zhang Fan thought about it, and it was indeed the case, so he didn't ask.

At noon on this day, Zhang Fan and Wang Hao were sitting on the ground, and when the two of them were watching Da Niu practice martial arts, Master Wang came over from the hut on the west side.

Master Wang was still carrying the bamboo root from last time in his hand, but this bamboo leaf was empty, and it seemed that he was going out.

When Master Wang walked here, Zhang Fan and Wang Hao both respectfully called Master, Da Niu just wanted to stop, but Master Wang shook his hand, meaning to tell Da Niu not to stop, continue to do it.

Seeing the master coming here, Da Niu showed off his martial arts even more, jumping for a while, moving the ground for a while, and deliberately doing some difficult movements on his hands and feet from time to time.

Watching Da Niu practice martial arts, Master Wang showed a satisfied look on his face, and nodded again and again: "Well, not bad, not bad." ”

When Da Niu heard the master say this, he simply stopped and ran to the master.

"Master, when will we be able to become outer disciples?" Da Niu said to Master Wang, and Zhang Fan and the three of them all showed expectant expressions.

"It seems that you are not lazy, and you are making good progress, but if you want to become a disciple of the outer sect, this is far from enough, if you can beat your senior brother, then I will recommend you to the head of the outer sect. ”

Beat the senior brother, this is too simple, looking at the dumb and thin body, Zhang Fan thought a little disappreciatively.

"Okay, then I'll defeat Senior Brother. The big bull stood in place, staring at the mute with his eyes in his eyes. With his chin raised and his hands wrapped, he has the taste of a martial arts master.

"Come on, senior brother, for the sake of you being my senior brother, I will let you make three moves."

The mute's expression did not change at all, and he still stood behind Master Wang, as if he had not heard Da Niu's words.

"Senior brother, then I'll strike first. ”

Seeing that the dumb man did not react for a long time, and showed some contempt, the big bull jumped up from the ground, and then rushed towards the dumb man like a bull.

Zhang Fan also wanted to let Da Niu make a move, because in Zhang Fan's opinion, it was absolutely impossible for a thin and dumb person to be Da Niu's opponent, but the result was beyond Zhang Fan's expectations.

When the bull rushed in front of the dumb man, the dumb man struck.

I saw that the dumb man took a step back, and at the moment when the big bull approached, he suddenly raised his foot, and kicked the big bull like lightning.

Although the dumb man was thin and weak, the strength contained in his feet was incomparable, and the big bull was kicked into the air by the dumb man, and he turned two heels in the air and finally fell to the ground.

Before the bull could touch the horns of the mute's clothes, he was kicked away by the mute.

Zhang Fan was dumbfounded, he never thought that the tall and mighty bull would be kicked away by the thin mute.

Da Niu rolled on the ground for two times before he stopped, his expression was a little dazed, the speed of the dumb shot just now was too fast, and Da Niu didn't come back to his senses now. I didn't seem to expect that I would be kicked away by a dumb person.

And the mute's face still didn't change at all, as if it was just kicking a ball away.

Master Wang smiled, looking at the inexplicable heat in the eyes of the big cow, and finally looked at Zhang Fan and them: "See, you have more to practice." ”

Under Master Wang's gaze, Zhang Fan felt like a man on his back, and he only felt uncomfortable.

Zhang Fan is like returning to being stared at by a vicious wolf when he followed his father to hunt in the mountains, this feeling came without the slightest warning, and it was completely a natural idea from the bottom of his heart.

Zhang Fan was taken aback by this feeling of his own, shook his head, and recovered from that strange illusion.

Zhang Fan ran to Da Niu's side and helped Da Niu up.

"Yes, this is the real martial arts. After Da Niu was helped up by Zhang Fan, he swept away the decline just now, and Da Niu said with some understanding.

"When I'm not here, you can't be lazy, you have to practice more, I will often come to check the progress of your martial arts. Master Wang glanced at the three of them, and after saying this, he walked towards the outside of the valley.

Looking at the back of Master Wang's departure, Zhang Fan fell into deep thought.

Since Senior Brother Mute's martial arts skills would be so high, this was completely beyond Zhang Fan's imagination.

But since his martial arts are so high, what is he still doing here, is it just to take care of the three of himself for laundry and cooking, and the most incredible thing is that this senior brother is still a dumb person who can't speak, there shouldn't be anything greasy in this.

The more Zhang Fan thought about it, the more strange he felt, Master Wang took him as an apprentice and brought it here, could it be that the three of them practiced martial arts in the valley, and then went to be an outer disciple.

What is this Master Wang for, is it simply to help him cultivate himself into an outer disciple of the Returning Dao Sect, unless Master Wang is a distant relative of his own, but obviously Master Wang cannot be Zhang Fan's relative.

Or maybe Master Wang has a plan for the three of us, but there doesn't seem to be anything attractive to us.

From being intercepted by Master Wang halfway down the mountain and accepted as a disciple, to the current mute reaction, Zhang Fan only felt that everything was full of weirdness.

Is there really something wrong with this?

Zhang Fan was a little uneasy.

"Hey Zhang Fan, what are you thinking, are you stupid by the performance of the senior brother" Wang Hao's words pulled Zhang Fan back.

"Brother Da Niu, you said that the master accepted us as alchemy boys, but why does the master never do alchemy." Zhang Fan said the doubts in his heart.

Now Zhang Fan's only explanation is that Master Wang really needs two alchemy boys, and when he is alchemizing, it is inconvenient for him to help him when he is doing it, so he accepts the three of himself as apprentices.

"What's so strange about this, maybe the master is not ready yet," Da Niu said excitedly, now he has a higher goal, that is, to surpass the senior brother until he can defeat the senior brother.

Zhang Fan wanted to say something, but looking at Da Niu's excitement, he held back again.

Probably because I think too much, Zhang Fan thought in his heart.