Zhang Xutuo urged the war horse to go to the Qujiang Pond in the southeast corner of Daxing City, at this time Daxing City is not called Chang'an, more is called Xijing or Beijing, today is the eighth day of the first month, the sky is cold, snow-capped, Daxing City inside and outside is like a world of ice and snow.

Zhang Xutuo rode a horse slowly, from beginning to end, without saying a word, Yuan Ba sat in front of him in high spirits, he was very interested in horseback riding, he would not ride a horse in his previous life, he had always dreamed that he could ride a war horse, holding a halberd in his hand, and shouting majestically, "Come and get a name!"

Today, when he rode on the Shenjun War Horse for the first time, a new chapter in his life would be opened from now on, and he wondered how Zhang Xutuo would build a foundation for him, give him pills, or teach him to meditate and practice qi?

The reason why Zhang Xutuo rode slowly on a horse was mainly to understand Yuanba's physical condition, and at the same time to consider how to teach this son, Yuanba sat in front of him, he could feel Yuanba's muscles and bones, and he felt that Yuanba's arms were very strong, as if he had practiced martial arts.

"Who have you learned martial arts with?" Zhang Xutuo asked coldly.

"The apprentice was self-taught, and from the age of three and a half, he cut down trees with a knife every day, 500 times a day. ”

"Who taught you the method?" Zhang Xutuo's face softened slightly.

"The apprentice is eavesdropping on what the martial artist in the Yang Mansion said, and no one teaches him. ”

Yuan Ba didn't tell the truth, he didn't want to tell Zhang Xutuo that he had learned Zhang's sword technique, and in fact he didn't learn the art of foundation building, which would not affect his future martial arts.

In fact, this is also what Zhang Xutuo is worried about, the first step in learning martial arts is extremely important, if Yuanba has been built by others, then no matter how he teaches it in the future, Yuanba can no longer practice his martial arts, this is like a piece of paper, white paper can allow him to paint, if it is scribbled by others first, then Yuanba, a good seedling, will be destroyed.

Zhang Xutuo was not worried that Yuanqing would worship other masters again, but that he was worried that he would not be able to build a foundation for Yuanba, so he put down his heart slightly and stopped talking.

A quarter of an hour later, they came to the Qujiang Pond, which was covered with ice and snow, and the ice was like a mirror. There are many tourists skating on the lake, Zhang Xutuo came to an inaccessible river, tied the horses, he squatted in front of Yuan Ba, pressed his shoulder, stared into his eyes and asked in a deep voice: "I will ask you again one last time, learn art from me, don't you really regret it?"

Yuan Ba also said very seriously: "I will never regret it!"

"Okay! Let's start now. ”

Zhang Xutuo pulled out his saber, this is his ancestral knife, called the Seven Star Cold Moon Knife, extremely sharp, he lightly jumped on the ice of the small river two zhang away, and carried it on his arm, 'Bang!', the saber cut into the one-foot-thick ice, and then cut the ice open, he actually cut a round ice sheet with a diameter of one zhang in an instant.

The ice sheet weighed hundreds of pounds, and with the strength of his arms, he actually lifted the ice sheet high and threw it onto the shore, and a one-zhang wide ice hole appeared on the surface of the river.

Yuan Ba was amazed by Zhang Xutuo's divine power, but he also looked at the ice cave and wondered, he somewhat understood what Zhang Xutuo meant, could this be his foundation?

Zhang Xutuo pointed at the ice cave and said coldly: "Jump down!"

Yuan Ba slowly walked to the river, looking at the steaming ice cave in a daze, he was only five years old, this is going to kill people, it will affect his development, it was said on TV, children should not swim in winter.

"Let me... Take off your clothes first. ”

Before he could finish speaking, his feet hung in the air, and Zhang Xutuo carried him in the air like a chicken, strode onto the ice, and threw him into the ice hole.

'Bang!', Yuan Ba fell into the glacier, he only felt countless needles stabbing at him, the cells in his body contracted violently, the cold that penetrated deep into the bone marrow, the pain was unbearable, and he screamed sharply.

He was desperate to climb ashore, but as soon as he was halfway up, he was kicked down by Zhang Xutuo, the cold in the water made his blood coagulate, he felt that he was going to die, and the fear of death made him can't help but beg Zhang Xutuo, "Please let me go ashore!" I really can't stand it, please ..... master."

Before he finished speaking, he was slapped in the face by Zhang Xutuo, and he shouted viciously: "Shut up Lao Tzu!"

Yuan Ba was beaten and starred, he hated it in his heart, and scolded: "Thief Zhang, Lao Tzu will cut off your head one day...... I won't let you go!"

Zhang Xutuo actually laughed, "Good scolding! Scold again, scold the eighteen generations of Lao Tzu's ancestors together!"

"Zhang thief, Lao Tzu your ancestors for eighteen generations!"

Zhang Xutuo sat under a tree, pulled a dry grass and chewed it in his mouth, squinting at Yuanba, at this time he didn't care, Yuanba could climb ashore, but this kid was stubborn, refused to beg him again, refused to go ashore, Zhang Xutuo didn't pull him, see how long he can be stubborn?

Half an hour later, Zhang Xutuo knocked on the ice that had just frozen, and dragged Yuanba, who had been frozen and bruised, ashore, he was actually just testing Yuanba's bravery, seeing that this kid was a hard bone, he liked it in his heart.

He took out a pot of wine from the horse bag, took out two vermilion pills, as big as walnuts, crushed one pill and put it into the wine jug, shook it for a while, the pill quickly melted in the wine, Zhang Xutuo pried open Yuan Ba's mouth again, poured another pill down on him, quickly peeled off Yuan Ba's clothes, sprayed the wine on him and rubbed it, and rubbed it repeatedly for nearly a quarter of an hour, Yuan Ba's complexion slowly returned to ruddy, and he finally woke up.

The first thing he said when he woke up: "Lao Tzu's little ** is frozen!"

Zhang Xutuo's cold face finally showed a smile, and he picked him up, "I've taken the medicine for you, now run for me, run eighteen miles!"

"What about my clothes?"

"No need to wear clothes, no woman will be interesting to you!"

Zhang Xutuo turned over and hit him on the back with the spine of the knife, "Run for Lao Tzu, if you scold Lao Tzu's ancestors for eighteen generations, you will run eighteen miles for Lao Tzu, run!"

Yuan Ba was naked, running up with one foot deep and one foot shallow, only to feel a heat bursting out of his body, making him hot all over, and he didn't feel cold at all.

Zhang Xutuo rode a horse to follow, and Yuan Ba slacked off a little, so he struck him in the back with the spine of his knife.

Many visitors who skate on the Qujiang Pond have seen a frightening scene, a naked child is running desperately by the pool, and behind him, a burly man rides a horse to follow, from time to time with the back of the knife to the child's immature back, fierce and miserable.

Some people tried to stop it, but the big man was so fierce that they stopped in their tracks, and their hearts were full of sympathy for the poor child.

Until dusk, the exhausted Yuanba almost crawled back to the small courtyard, his clothes had dried naturally, and Shen Qiuniang, who had been worried, saw that Yuanba had finally returned, she was overjoyed and hurriedly greeted her, "Great, you're finally back!"

She held Yuan Ba, and when she saw that his whole person was about to deform, she couldn't help but be surprised, "Yuan Ba, what's wrong with you?"

Yuan Ba took out a packet of medicine from his arms, handed it to her, and said weakly: "Let me soak in the potion for two hours at night." ”

Shen Qiuniang took the medicine bag and opened it, and saw that it was a black ointment, and smelled it again, the smell was fragrant, so she asked strangely, "What is this?"

"I don't know, I'm going to die tortured by that. ”

At this time, Niuniu ran out of the room, holding a bamboo sword in her hand, and jumped excitedly: "Brother Yuanba, I also practice martial arts, let's compete!"

Yuan Ba smiled weakly and bitterly, "Let's try to eat and see who eats more." ”

Yuan Ba ate three bowls of rice in one go, and suddenly had energy, and he suddenly realized that he was actually half hungry.

After eating, Shen Qiuniang boiled a large bucket of hot water, prepared two bath buckets, melted Yuanba's ointment into the water, and she soaked Niuniu's body with a kind of ointment, which is suitable for girls.

Soaking the body in potion is a basic means of building a foundation, almost all martial arts practitioners have to go through, the difference is only that the medicine is different, and it must be taken with the pill internally, originally Shen Qiuniang didn't start to build a foundation for her until March Niuniu was five years old, but since Yuanba had started, she was ahead of schedule.

"Auntie, why didn't you tell me, you can also martial arts?"

The room was steaming, Yuan Ba and Niu Niu each soaked in a bath bucket, Yuan Ba only showed a small head, and lazily complained: "I knew that my aunt knew martial arts, I wouldn't worship that demon as a teacher, he is too perverted, today he actually let me stay in the ice cave twice, I almost died." ”

Shen Qiuniang knocked on his little head and taught him, "First, auntie's martial arts boy can't learn; second, you are not allowed to scold your master for being a demon; third, you are not allowed to tell anyone, aunt knows martial arts, remember?"

"I remember!"

Yuan Ba asked curiously: "Auntie, since you know martial arts, why do you want to stay in Yang Mansion?"

Shen Qiuniang sighed softly and touched his little brain, "You don't understand what I said." ”

Yuan Ba's mind turned, and he suddenly asked: "Auntie, are you here for revenge!"

Shen Qiuniang trembled and stared at Yuan Ba in surprise. "Who told you?"

"I guessed it myself, no one told me!"

Yuan Ba knew that he had guessed right when he saw her expression, he was shocked in his heart, and asked urgently: "Auntie, you don't want to kill my grandfather, do you?"

Shen Qiuniang shook her head and smiled: "Silly child, don't think nonsense, your aunt's enemy is not your grandfather." ”

She stared at Yuan Qing and said with a serious face: "Yuan Ba, don't go out and talk nonsense, otherwise Auntie and Niuniu won't be able to live, you remember Auntie's words, don't go out and say it." ”

Yuan Ba nodded silently, "Auntie, I understand, don't worry! Your enemy, that is, my enemy, I will definitely help my aunt avenge in the future!"

Shen Qiuniang's heart was moved, she touched Yuan Qing's little face lovingly, who said that she had no son.