"Sunflower acupoint-pressing hand!" Chen Hai's hands turned into two afterimages and hit the wooden board, directly poking two holes.
"Well, not bad. You've practiced quite well. You're ready to become a master." Bai Zhantang said as he crossed his legs and cracked melon seeds.
"Are you sure?" Chen Hai rubbed his red fingertips. This move just now had exhausted all the internal energy in his body.
"It's pretty good. With your aptitude, you can reach this level in just one month. It's beyond my expectation. But I'm curious, why do you have to poke your arm hard every time you practice?" Bai Zhantang said after throwing all the melon seed shells in his hand to the ground.
Chen Hai did this to get himself injured and enter combat mode. Wouldn't he use the free talent plug-in? But of course he couldn't tell anyone about this.
"It's not important, Lao Bai, do you think I can go around after training like this?" Chen Hai asked the key point. For his own safety, he hasn't left Qixia Town for a whole month.
"Take a turn? I suggest you don't go far from Guangyang Prefecture. The rebels have been making a lot of noise recently, and only our place is safe. Hey, this is the power we have gained through fighting. Besides, if you meet a thief now, you can only turn around and run. If you meet someone with good lightness skills, you may not be able to escape even if you run." Bai Zhantang said seriously while leaning against the millstone.
"Hey, hey, hey, could you please stop being lazy here? There are so many guests outside, you're too busy to handle it all." Guo Furong said to Bai Zhantang with dissatisfaction as she walked through the curtain while shaking the rag in her hand.
"I'm teaching Old Chen martial arts. This is serious business, okay?" Bai Zhantang didn't feel guilty at all. How could slacking off be considered laziness
These two words are written differently.
Guo Furong put her hands on her hips, looked at Bai Zhantang, and threatened, "Then I'll tell the shopkeeper, let's see what she says."
"No, Xiangyu has been busy all day and just took a break. I'll go greet the guests. I'll go now."
After Bai Zhantang left, Guo Furong mysteriously took out a letter from her arms and handed it to Chen Hai.
"What is this?" Chen Hai flipped through the envelope twice and found that there was not even a name on it.
"This is for my Senior Brother Zhuifeng. I heard that he was recently sent to Guangyang Prefecture. Take this letter and ask him to teach you." Guo Furong explained, "To be honest, I have only practiced the Shocking Wave Palm for the first few levels. I am afraid that I will teach you the wrong way. Lao Bai is very skilled in martial arts, but he doesn't know how to teach."
"Besides, my Senior Brother Zhuifeng often goes around to catch thieves. You can also follow him to other places. As long as you don't get involved in the fights in the martial arts world, the people in the martial arts world will still give my Senior Brother some face."
"Is it true? One letter is enough?" Chen Hai was a little surprised.
"Don't worry, he still owes me a big favor, and he is very afraid of me. By the way, when you find him, remember to say hello to him for me. And if you are ready, tell the shopkeeper before you leave." Guo Furong listened to the greetings outside and spoke so fast as if she was about to repay the favor.
After saying this, she ran out. If she didn't leave, her wages would be deducted. She only had two cents of silver a month, and if it was deducted a few times, it wouldn't even be enough to pay for cosmetics.
Holding the letter, Chen Hai thought for a while, then turned around and went to his room to pack his things. Half a month later, after his injuries had completely healed, he built a simple bamboo bed and slept in the same room with Dazui and the others.
In fact, even if what happened today hadn't happened, Chen Hai was also planning to find a time to leave.
It’s not that the people in the inn were mean to him, on the contrary, they all took good care of him.
Having lived here for such a long time, the shopkeeper did not charge him a penny for food and drink. Big Mouth would not forget to take him with him when he prepared special meals every now and then. Lao Bai even taught him his unique skill, the Sunflower Acupoint Pressing Hand. Although the time was short, Chen Hai did not learn anything yet.
Guo Furong and Lu Qinghou were even worse, because they both felt that they owed Chen Hai a big favor because of his help that time. Guo Furong wrote down everything that happened when she was learning the Jingtao Palm. Although her martial arts skills were not very good, these things could just prevent Chen Hai from going astray, and it was a very good negative example.
Lu Qinghou even read through the secret book left by Guo Juxia, and then with the help of Guo Furong, he explained it to Chen Hai word by word.
Mo Xiaobei contributed all the tools she had used to learn martial arts, and also acted as Chen Hai's second teacher after school. Her qualifications were much higher than Chen Hai's. When the two of them faced off, Chen Hai estimated that he would be defeated if he could not withstand two moves.
In short, during the time he has been here, Chen Hai has had little contact with Zhu Wushuang and Yan Xiaoliu because they had to patrol the streets, and the relationship between them is average. However, his relationship with others is very good.
Of course, Chen Hai did not do nothing. Relying on his knowledge of Yanhuang, Chen Hai localized some marketing methods and successfully brought the business of Tongfu Inn to a new level.
He spent ten minutes packing up his things. Actually, he didn't have much, just two sets of clothes and some change.
He looked at his little bed with a bit of nostalgia. After all, he had lived there for a while. Then Chen Hai went out with his package, went up the stairs and went to Tong Xiangyu's room.
"Boss, do you have something to talk to me about?" The door to the second floor was not closed. Chen Hai knocked on the door lightly, walked in and said.
"Hey, are you planning to leave today? Why are you in such a hurry?" Tong Xiangyu was a little surprised when she saw Chen Hai coming up.
"Yes, I've been here for a month and it's quite comfortable. I'm afraid if I stay any longer, I won't want to leave." Chen Hai said with a laugh.
"If you want to stay, stay longer. If you don't want to leave, that's fine too. It would be nice to find a job and get married."
"No, traveling around the world is my dream. I will set off one day." Chen Hai continued to use the original reason.
"Then I won't keep you here. Come on, help me carry something."
With the help of Chen Hai, the two dragged a heavy box out from under the bed.
Tong Xiangyu untied the chains and flipped them over, and all kinds of magical weapons appeared in front of Chen Hai.
Tong Xiangyu carefully took out a black long-barreled weapon from the pile of weapons. "This is something my mother left me. I opened it once before. You always have to have a trump card when you travel in the martial arts world. Zhan Tang has seen that this is the Tang Sect's Torrential Pear Blossom Needle. It is said to be incredibly powerful. Since you are leaving, I will give it to you."
"No, no, no, how can this be possible? This is what your mother left for you..." Chen Hai hurriedly refused.
"Take it." Tong Xiangyu stuffed the thing into his arms, "I don't plan to travel around the world, this is useless, and besides, I'm not giving it all to you."
"Thank you very much, shopkeeper!" After putting the things into his package, Chen Hai clasped his fists and said, he felt very lucky to meet such a group of people here.
"Don't be so polite. I can have this business now thanks to your help." Tong Xiangyu took out a purse from her arms and put it on the table. "Here is ten taels of silver. You need some money to travel around. Although it's not much, it's my gift."
"This..." Chen Hai looked at Tong Xiangyu's sincere expression and was deeply moved. "I cannot thank you enough for your kindness. If we have a chance to see each other again in the future, I will definitely not refuse to help you if I can!"
"Okay, okay, let's go. It will be dark if we go any later, and it's not safe to walk at night." Tong Xiangyu smiled and stuffed the money into Chen Hai's arms and took him downstairs.
The rest of the people from the inn were already waiting for them downstairs.
"Brother Chen, I heard that you are leaving, and I have nothing to give you. This is a letter. Whenever you meet people from Hengshan Sect, show it to them. If they dare to offend me, I will never let them go!" Mo Xiaobei said to Chen Hai with tears in her eyes. She was reluctant to part with the stories that Chen Hai had told her, as they were so novel that they could be used as storybooks.
"Thank you. I have told you Brother Bai some of the stories that have not been told. You can go to him to listen." Chen Hai took the letter, touched her little head and said.
Walking past Mo Xiaobei, the big mouth next to him took out a small cloth bag and said, "You know, I'm poor and I don't have any skills. This is some beef jerky and some dry food that I made. Although it's not much, it's safe and it's definitely not gutter oil."
"Thank you, Big Mouth. Don't worry, you will find someone to spend the rest of your life with." Chen Hai said after giving him a hug.
"Although I have some skills, most of them are not good ones. I won't say anything else. This is the footwork tutorial of the Sunflower Acupoint Pressing Hand. I stayed up late to write it. I'm giving it to you, but I hope you don't follow my old path." Bai Zhantang handed a stack of papers filled with words to Chen Hai.
"I know, and you know that I practice martial arts only to strengthen my body and protect myself." Chen Hai said with a smile, "By the way, I wish you and the shopkeeper a happy wedding in advance. I may not be able to make it back in time."
After passing Bai Zhantang, the last people standing were Guo Furong and Lu Qinghou, a couple who had experienced many misfortunes.
"Remember to say hello to Guangyang Prefecture when you go there." Guo Furong smiled and waved.
"I don't know martial arts, but I am relatively knowledgeable about literature. Here are some annotations on rare characters, maybe they can help you." Lu Qinghou handed a booklet to Chen Hai.
"Thank you, everyone. All good things must come to an end. See you again!" Chen Hai apologized to everyone.
"Bon voyage~"
"Come back and have a look when you have time~"
Along with the blessings, Chen Hai embarked on his journey of repaying his debt. The matter of one thousand Lord God points has always been on Chen Hai's mind.
In the evening, Yan Xiaoliu sneaked in from the gate mysteriously.
"Everyone, something big has happened!"
"What's the big deal? You're so nervous all day long." Bai Zhantang said to him as he brought him a bowl of water.
"There's bandits in Cuiwei Mountain!"
"That's not right. Ever since Huilan killed all the bandits, there haven't been any bandits around here." Big Mouth said curiously.
"Yes, the bounty offered by the underworld family couldn't do anything to Sister Fu, and now there are still people who dare to come here to be bandits?" Lu Qinghou shook his hair and leaned over to ask.
"This time is different. I heard from the higher-ups that this group of bandits is made up of defeated rebels. They have amazing combat power. It is said that their leader even knows how to fight!" Yan Xiaoliu said solemnly, "I am here to inform you that you should not leave the town recently. Wait until the higher-ups wipe out the bandits first."
"Don't leave the town?" Tong Xiangyu was stunned for a moment and looked at Bai Zhantang.
Swish, Bai Zhantang's figure disappeared from the inn in an instant.
"What's wrong? What's wrong with Lao Bai?" Yan Xiaoliu was a little confused.
"I'm going to die. Why didn't you tell me earlier? Chen Hai just left a few hours ago." Guo Furong looked depressed. If something happened to Chen Hai, she would live in guilt for the rest of her life.
"Sister Fu, don't worry, don't worry. Lao Bai is good at martial arts and can catch up with you." Lu Qinghou patted Guo Furong on the back and said comfortingly.
"You can't blame me for this. I just received the news as well." Yan Xiaoliu slapped his thigh and stood up. "Well, you guys go find it first, and I'll go get some information."
Ten minutes later, Bai Zhantang jumped in from the door, picked up the teapot and took a big sip of tea.
"Zhan Tang, have you found it?" Tong Xiangyu heard the voice and quickly came down from upstairs.
"Oh my God, Lao Bai, have you encountered rebels?" Guo Furong said in surprise as she turned around.
There were more than a dozen large cuts on the back of Bai Zhantang's clothes, and blood was seeping out.
"Quick! Scholar, go get the medicine for the wound!" Tong Xiangyu ran behind Bai Zhantang and gently touched his wound, "Does it hurt, Zhantang?"
"It's okay, just a minor injury." Bai Zhantang wiped his mouth, "This time I'm in big trouble. I just ran fifty miles when I ran into that group of rebels. They blocked the official road that stretched eighteen miles to our side. My goodness, there were more than two hundred of them."
"The leader is very good at swordsmanship. Judging from his moves, it should be the Gale Sword Technique."
"Did you suffer a loss? Oh, when you encounter this kind of thing, just run away. Why are you trying to show off?" Tong Xiangyu patted him with heartache.
"No, I was running, but the rebels' tactics were elementary precision, and they would hit the target the first time. I ran ten miles but was still caught up by the wind blades. Fortunately, the distance was far enough and the wind blades were almost dispersed."
"What about Chen Hai? Have you found him?" Guo Furong asked.
"I don't know. I didn't see him along the way. Either he had already passed away, or the problem might be serious." Bai Zhantang sighed.
At this time Yan Xiaoliu ran in and, like Bai Zhantang, started by drinking water in big gulps.
"Everyone, the problem is more serious. I have found out that this group of bandits is composed of 80% of the rebels and some thieves hiding in Cuiwei Mountain. Their goal is to get Guangyang Prefecture to release their general. Guangyang Prefecture has refused twice, and now they are making a fuss."
"Let's not talk about this for now. Where's Chen Hai?"
"Don't worry. I asked the carriage team, and they said that this group of rebels came down from Cuiwei Mountain two hours ago. Calculating the time, Chen Hai must have passed by long ago. But I want to remind you, don't leave our county recently, otherwise you may not be able to come back." Yan Xiaoliu said.
"I know, those bandits are so fierce, will they rush directly towards us?" asked Lu Qinghou.
"It shouldn't happen. Even if it does, don't be afraid. Magistrate Lou is guarding the city gate with more than a hundred people. I will be there soon. Don't worry, we will be fine!"
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