After the woman finished speaking, she looked at Xu Chunniang awkwardly.
"Girl, my child said something rude, I hope you won't take it to heart with him."
After saying this, she hurriedly took her child and left.
As she walked, she did not forget to teach her child a lesson, and slapped him hard on the butt with a slap as big as a palm fan.
"You just moved here, and you don't even know where you came from, and you dare to kowtow to me? If you like kowtow, kowtow more when your father comes back!"
"Woooooa ...
The boy burst into tears and shouted that he would not do it again next time. The other children looked at each other in confusion when they saw this.
Xu Chunniang smiled slightly, nonchalantly put the sword on her back again, walked through the streets and alleys, and stepped into the bustling streets with a lot of people.
Because he was carrying a sword on his back, many people looked back at him along the way.
In the secular world, even if women are educated, most of them cannot escape the fate of being a wife and mother.
There are indeed not many people like Xu Chunniang who can walk around with a sword on her back without any hesitation.
Standing in the mortal city, looking at the bustling people on the streets, she almost forgot her identity as a monk.
A cultivator who seeks the truth and immortality alone is always lonely.
But being in the bustling city of mortals, Xu Chunniang seemed to have experienced a little bit of the excitement of being a human being.
She walked into the wonton shop and the waiter recognized her at first sight. This customer's temperament was so unique.
He was poorly educated and didn't know how to describe it, but when he saw her, he felt happy from the bottom of his heart.
The waiter smiled brightly, "Sir, you are here, would you like to eat wontons?"
Xu Chunniang nodded and counted out eight cents from her sleeve.
The waiter took the money and brought out a large bowl of wontons in a few moments. "Enjoy your meal."
After eating the wontons, it seemed as if all the worldly atmosphere around her also entered her heart.
After eating the wontons, Xu Chunniang walked back, but at the gate of her courtyard, she saw a girl holding a bamboo pole.
The girl looked no more than thirteen or fourteen years old, with a thin figure and a pretty face, but her eyes were somewhat dull.
Hearing the noise, she looked towards the person coming and bowed.
"Excuse me, are you the new heroine who moved here?"
Xu Chunniang stopped and glanced at the girl. "I'm new here, but I'm not a female knight."
When the girl heard the first half of the sentence, she looked a little happy, but when she heard the second half, she looked a little disappointed.
But she quickly calmed down and bowed.
"I heard that you carry a sword. Even if you are not a female knight, you are still capable."
"So, you came here specially to wait for me?"
The girl pursed her lips, nodded, and then knelt down with a plop.
"I'm waiting for you here. I want you to accept me as your apprentice and teach me your skills."
"Hahahaha, you blind man want to learn swordsmanship?"
A laugh suddenly rang out, and several children who were hiding in the distance watching the fun laughed at the girl's words without any hesitation.
"How can a blind man wield a sword? Don't hurt anyone!"
"If the female master wants to accept her, she might as well accept me!"
Xu Chunniang glanced at the people in the distance. When they met her gaze, they immediately fell silent and dared not say anything more.
She looked back at the girl in front of her.
The girl's face showed some nervousness, but her lips were tightly pursed, and her hands, which were holding the bamboo pole with too much force, turned slightly white.
"You want to become my disciple and learn swordsmanship?"
The girl hesitated for a moment, then nodded heavily and said seriously.
“I know it sounds ridiculous for a blind man like me to learn sword fighting, but I want to protect myself.
Whether it's swordplay or boxing, I'm willing to learn as long as you're willing to teach me."
"But how can you learn if you can't see?"
"I can't see, but I have a keen hearing and can hear very subtle sounds. And although my eyesight is not good, I react quickly and have a good memory."
Xu Chunniang still shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, my swordsmanship is just average, and I don't have any plans to accept disciples for the time being."
The girl showed a look of disappointment on her face and forced a smile.
"Okay, my house is in the third yard in the alley. If you change your mind, you can always come to me."
The girl held on to the bamboo pole and walked away tentatively.
The few people who had just made fun of her followed her and laughed.
"Haha, I told you that you would be rejected. You are blind and still want to learn swordsmanship. That's simply wishful thinking."
"If they want to recruit female swordsmen, they should recruit healthy people like us. If you are blind, you should just stay at home and not go out too much."
Xu Chunniang, who was about to step into the courtyard, paused slightly when she heard these words.
A sentence that she had long forgotten seemed to ring in her ears.
"You have a birthmark on your face. It's so ugly. If you are so ugly, you should just stay at home and go out less."
As she grew up, she learned to ignore these words.
Since practicing Taoism, I have not been happy with things, nor sad with myself.
But a similar sentence still awakened her distant memory.
Xu Chunniang suddenly turned around and looked at the thin girl leaning against the bamboo pole.
The girl heard the teasing from others, but she seemed to be used to it. She remained calm and kept walking.
However, a few children who made fun of her were not satisfied with her indifferent reaction and kept finding hurtful words to hurt her.
The blind girl is somewhat similar to the stubborn girl she was when she was young.
Xu Chunniang was touched and walked quickly towards the girl, "Wait a minute."
The girl paused, turned around, and a look of hidden hope appeared on her face.
"Are you calling me?"
The laughter of several children stopped abruptly, and they were obviously a little surprised.
Xu Chunniang's eyes fell on the girl. "Actually, my swordsmanship is not very good, but my boxing skills are pretty good. Are you willing to learn?"
The girl's originally lifeless eyes almost burst into light, and she nodded hurriedly, "Yes, I do!"
"You don't have a foundation, so learning these things may be difficult for you."
The girl hurriedly said, "I am not afraid of hardship, I am really interested in learning."
Xu Chunniang nodded slightly, "Tomorrow at 11:00 a.m., don't be late."
Several children were shocked by this sudden change. The female swordsman had clearly rejected the blind man not long ago, so why did she suddenly change her mind
They rushed to catch up with her, "I want to learn sword too! My parents won't object."
"I have good eyesight, so I can definitely learn faster than a blind person!"
Xu Chunniang turned around and looked at the children. Just one look from her frightened them so much that they dared not say anything.
She shook her head. "She is only blind with her eyes, but you are blind with your hearts. If you continue to slander her with random words, don't blame me for being rude!"
At three quarters past the yin hour the next day, the girl was already waiting at the gate of the courtyard, a quarter of an hour earlier than the stipulated hour of dawn.
Xu Chunniang was swinging her sword in the yard when she heard the noise coming from outside the gate.
Just as she had imagined, the sword blank was extremely sturdy and more than enough for practicing sword moves.
After finishing her move, she casually put the sword aside and walked towards the gate.
The person standing outside the door was indeed the girl from yesterday.
"You're here pretty early."
The girl holding the bamboo pole bowed and said, "I can't see, so I have to work harder than others."