"Master, I have completed the basic training. Please teach me how to hit people with my fists." Early in the morning, when it was still light, Garcia shouted to Ji Yijun outside his window.
"Run away?" Ji Yijun asked while lying on the bed with his eyes half closed.
"I ran around the town ten times."
"Jumped?"
"Well, like a frog, it jumped fifty times in the back alley."
"Did you... do it too?" he asked while yawning.
"Of course, this is the most exciting one. I did an extra 100 times of horse stance punches after the 500 times you required." Garcia's voice was full of excitement, as if he had punched many enemies with one punch.
"You're so cruel. Wait for me at the old place." This time Ji Yijun was finally half awake. He sat up and gave the order.
"Okay, okay! I bought you the best white bread and a small bucket of fresh milk from Aunt Lisa." Garcia's voice quickly became softer, and this guy ran away while speaking.
Ji Yijun really admired the martial arts talent and enthusiasm of the children here. Garcia was only sixteen years old, but he was as strong as a calf. Since Ji Yijun agreed to teach him kung fu, he got up early every day to practice, and he would only do more and never be lazy. When Ji Yijun himself was practicing martial arts, he was lazy and worked for three days and rested for two days. He could not compare with him at all.
However, teaching people martial arts is much more interesting than running a shop and being a bodyguard. While Li Jia was still half asleep, he simply washed up and went out.
The place where Ji Yijun and Garcia agreed to meet was not far from their shop. It was just through two alleys. It was an open space near the river, where children often gathered to play. Before Ji Yijun arrived, he heard a "ha, ha" sound coming from the other side. How come there seemed to be more than one person
Ji Yijun turned the corner and found that there were actually four or five guys practicing boxing with Garcia. Garcia was at the front, facing these guys, and they followed Garcia's movements and punched, imitating him to make "ha, ha" sounds. Seeing Garcia's serious look, Ji Yijun laughed secretly. Could it be that he had just accepted an apprentice, and in the blink of an eye, he would become a master
He didn't interrupt them, but walked over to take a look, frowning. Wasn't this the group of Enrique he had just met? How come these little hooligans were hanging out with Garcia again
When Enrique and the others saw Ji Yijun, they stopped what they were doing and stared at him awkwardly and nervously.
"Master, Master, Enrique and the others were defeated by you last time, and they also want to learn Kung Fu from you." Garcia ran over excitedly and said, "I said Master's Kung Fu is amazing, and these idiots will definitely not be able to learn even the simplest moves. They didn't believe me, and just now they tried to imitate me."
"Nosy!" Ji Yijun slapped Garcia on the head, then looked at the gang of hooligans in front of him and said unhappily, "Last time, you took a knife and wanted to stab me? Why should I teach you?"
Enrique and his men ran over and knelt before Ji Yijun without hesitation. The leader, Enrique, said, "We apologize, Master, please forgive us. You are so amazing, and we all admire you, so we are willing to learn from you."
"You are the magician's guard, you must be powerful and generous. Please spare us." Another gangster also flattered him.
Ji Yijun found that these little hooligans were flexible, so he asked, "But you are bad guys. What if you learn my skills and do bad things?"
"Enrique and his friends only fight and bully people, they haven't done anything bad. The last time they robbed with a dagger, it was because the gold coins were too attractive. This year the lord has been tight on money, and everyone is having a hard time, so naturally they thought of doing something crooked. But later he told me that he didn't really want to hurt anyone." After all, Garcia knew them since childhood, so he said a few good words for Enrique, "Besides, they wander around because they have nothing to do. If the teacher disciplines them and gives them something to do, they won't cause trouble everywhere."
Ji Yijun had some difficulty listening to Garcia's long speech, but at least he understood that Garcia was speaking for them. However, Ji Yijun didn't believe in the words of not wanting to hurt people. He had fought with them personally, and it was normal for them to kill people in anger.
But it can be seen that they are not the most evil people. People of this era have not received much education, let alone any knowledge of the law. The so-called morality is based only on innate conscience or the teachings of rural slang. It is indeed impossible to judge their behavior with modern people's concepts.
Ji Yijun held his chin up, walked around the few people who were almost prostrating themselves, and then said: "If you want to learn Kung Fu, you have to give me a decent reason to impress me, right? For example, your father is sick and you need to make a living? Your sister was kidnapped and you want to take her back? You have been an orphan since childhood and you want to seek revenge?"
Enrique and the others were puzzled. They looked at each other for a long time. Enrique said, "My father is a tailor and my mother takes care of my younger brothers and sisters at home. I just want to learn your skills so that I can have a way out in the future. We can help you with work, help you get information, and do things that you are unhappy and inconvenient to do."
"Yes, from now on you just need to point your finger and someone will do everything for you." Others echoed.
"Also, from now on, we will beat whoever you tell us to beat. We will all fight together and use the skills you taught us. We are not afraid of anyone," Enrique added.
Help with the work? Get information? Beat whoever I want? Ji Yijun narrowed his eyes, thought for a while and said, "Okay then. I will give you a test. If you pass the test, I will teach you."
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In the Rose and Crystal Inn, where Xiao Chen and his party were staying temporarily, the bards Galdo and Letona were hiding in a small room, discussing something in a low voice.
"I still don't understand what level of magicians those two are." Letona, who had been speaking very little, held a white crystal in his hand. "But this magic-detecting stone tells me that their mental power is quite strong. Especially Xiao Chen, he seems to be practicing some magic every night."
Galdo crossed his fingers and lay on a sofa, thinking. He said, "We can't stay any longer. As a wandering bard, staying in such a luxurious hotel for one night is already too much. If we continue to live with them, it will definitely arouse suspicion."
"What should we do? Do you want me to take action and give them a try?" Letona took out a small staff from his bag. "I can sneak into Xiao Chen's room at night... and see how he reacts."
"Well, that's it! But we must not be discovered. It would be terrible if he caught us. The spy of the Temple of War, Pas, saw them coming. It is definitely not something that ordinary magicians can do. We need to understand their origins and investigate their details. Now it seems that they are most likely magicians from outside the continent, which means there are many possibilities." Galdo pointed to the sky outside the window. "You know, his power may not reach that far. Maybe we can become allies with these people. We must not cause trouble for the adults."
"Okay. I understand. Then I'll start." Letona took the magic wand in his hand and muttered something. Soon, a pale green light emanated from the magic wand, and a magic circle appeared in the void, and then a hand slowly floated out from the magic circle.
"Keep quiet and don't attract the attention of old man Ikasa." Galdo looked at Letona seriously as he cast the spell. This was a spell to summon ghosts. Since he couldn't reveal his identity, he let this undead play with Xiao Chen upstairs.
Gradually, the head and chest of the undead slowly emerged from the magic circle. This ghost was basically translucent and looked like a human woman, but her pale eyes, sharp fangs and several-inch-long nails looked very creepy. Galdo had seen Letona cast spells many times, and the ghosts summoned each time were different. This one today was of the best quality, with a solid body and sharp claws. It was perfect for testing Xiao Chen's ability.
However, just as the ghost's thigh floated out of the magic circle, Letona's face suddenly changed, and he whispered: "Not good, he is practicing with his mental power, and seems to be preparing to release magic. Wisdom is supreme, what kind of mental power is this, it actually penetrated the room and fell in front of me."
"Stop it now."
"No, my mental power is tied up by him. He, he won't let me go... Ah, he is going to release magic... Ah!!!"
Lightona's voice suddenly stopped, and he suddenly screamed with the summoned ghost. A moment later, Galdo also felt a force rushing into his mind. Fear, extreme fear. All the most horrible things he had ever seen appeared in front of him in a way that was several times more horrible. He couldn't help but let out a huge scream...
After an unknown amount of time, Galdo, covered in sweat, woke up. He sat down on the ground, still shaking. In front of him, the ghost had already disintegrated, and Letona fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth, and fainted.
He... He must have discovered us. This is a warning. Such a terrifying magician will not allow anyone to peek or offend. Just when we were about to test him, he launched such a powerful attack. Could it be that Xiao Chen has actually known our details? The more Galdo thought about it, the more scared he became. He really didn't dare to think about Xiao Chen anymore. He pushed open the window of the hotel, picked up Letona with one hand, and kicked hard. Like a flash of lightning, he rushed out of the house.
At this time, Xiao Chen was in ecstasy after successfully performing his first magic. Although he didn't know why the magic he released was attracted by an unknown force downstairs and radiated downstairs by itself, this was the first step to success after all.
Was there someone shouting just now? He just hoped that nothing would happen, right? He thought with a guilty conscience.
Xiao Chen had no idea that he had inexplicably scared away two spies who were about to attack him, and also caused the people sleeping in several nearby rooms to have nightmares for the entire night.