When Yan Liqiang stood at the west gate of Pingxi City again, it was already the morning of October 28th!
I haven’t entered the city for more than a month. Even in the early morning, the west gate of Pingxi City is already bustling with people. People are coming and going in the whole west gate. People entering and leaving the city are bustling. Because the temperature is getting colder, charcoal is used in the city. Increasingly, carts of charcoal sellers were crowded at the city gate, forming a long queue, like a train.
Looking at the people coming and going in front of him, Yan Liqiang felt like he was back in the world again. The most important thing was that his mood at the moment was different from a month ago.
After paying the entrance fee and entering the city, Yan Liqiang glanced at the bulletin board at the city gate. The wanted portrait of Guo Shanfeng was still posted there. However, after more than a month of exposure to the wind and sun, the wanted portrait had long been removed. It was much damaged, and no one was watching in front of the portrait. A gust of cold wind blew, and the edges of the damaged portrait began to tremble, just like yellowing leaves ready to fall from the tree at any time.
Shanfeng has not been found for more than a month, and the security in Pingxi City has already been relaxed. Both the policemen in the prison yamen and the city foxes and rats in the city are already tired. Even the soldiers at the city gate are tired. After relaxing, although the temptation of a hundred taels of gold is great, trying to find someone who doesn't exist at all will make you feel discouraged and lose motivation over time.
Almost everyone thought that Guo Shanfeng had run away after committing a murder.
Looking at the shaking wanted portrait, Yan Liqiang smiled and walked directly towards the direction of the martial arts management.
Today there is a swordsmanship class given by Shi Changfeng. Thinking that he has not been to the martial arts hall for a long time, Yan Liqiang couldn't help but want to come and take a look. Last time, Shi Changfeng took good care of him, but this time, from the beginning to the present, It's been almost two months, but he hasn't met Shi Changfeng yet. It's a bit embarrassing to think about it.
According to his "last" experience, many freshmen should have woken up from the initial excitement by this time and know that everything in the Guoshu Hall is not as beautiful as everyone imagined before coming. The highest goal of the county-level Guoshu Hall is to cultivate Samurai, here, can't learn too many advanced martial arts and secret techniques. The teachers' teachings are all based on this, and they are all basic things for advanced warriors. At this stage, it is said that a thousand words are ten thousand, Hard training is not as important as hard work. The best place in the martial arts hall is the training ground where people practice hard. Therefore, those students who think that they can learn advanced and gorgeous martial arts in the martial arts hall may be disappointed.
Not only that, for many young people who are not deeply involved in the world, Pingxi City is a prosperous place. In such a place, the so-called students of the Junguoshu Hall are ordinary existences. , that halo in front of your neighbors, the classmates around you are all similar to you, your strength makes you no longer proud...
More people will find that in a place like this, your personal strength is far less useful than the family background and money of other classmates. Everyone's life and circle will gradually show a huge gap. Some people You can already live a life in Pingxi City with BMWs, beautiful cars, and beautiful women, but you are still calculating how much money you will have left for yourself if you eat less than one steamed bun for breakfast every day this month. You are working hard every day. While squatting on horseback, some students have already become apprentices outside the martial arts hall, learning other better techniques and taking high-grade elixirs. They don’t work as hard as you every day, but they make greater progress than you, and they are better than you. There is hope of becoming a warrior...
The huge gap and loss will make many people feel at a loss, even confused and doubtful. Those who can overcome this level will work harder and spend more time in various training grounds of the martial arts hall. Those who cannot overcome this level will Slowly immersed in wine and sex, his will gradually became depressed and decadent, and finally he lost everyone...
Under this circumstance, many people have learned to choose the weekly classes in the Guoshu Hall. Some freshmen have learned to skip classes. As for the reasons for skipping classes, some people have found the right goals and learned how to skip classes. Without a choice, some people have lost their way and have given up unknowingly.
Entering the Guoshu Hall again, not many people would force their attention to Yan Li anymore. In the past two months, except for the first day of school, Yan Liqiang has not appeared in the martial arts hall, let alone made any limelight in the martial arts hall. Not many people paid attention to it, and there were no new topics. The halo of being ranked first among the top three in the national martial arts examination in He County has slowly faded away. Yan Liqiang and Guang Tongchen have completely become passers-by among the many students in the martial arts hall.
This is exactly what Yan Liqiang needs and deliberately creates. Many times, being ordinary is the best protection.
When they arrived at the large classroom, Shi Changfeng had not yet arrived, and Shi Dafeng and Shen Teng were nowhere to be seen. According to Yan Liqiang's previous understanding, the basic swordsmanship taught by Shi Changfeng had already been taught to them at home. It was his uncle who taught Shen Teng basic swordsmanship, and Shi Dafeng's father paid Shi Dafeng to hire a teacher to teach him. Unfortunately, Shi Dafeng was not interested in basic swordsmanship at all. His favorite weapon was a knife, and he felt comfortable using it.
After waiting in the classroom for a while, Shi Changfeng came.
Shi Changfeng's eyes swept across the classroom. When he saw Yan Liqiang, he paused for a moment, and then started class.
Yan Liqiang has already taken the same class for the second time. In this class, Shi Changfeng only taught the Bengzi Jue, one of the basic movements of basic swordsmanship, in less than twenty minutes, and then class has ended.
As soon as he walked out of the classroom, a voice rang in Yan Liqiang's ears.
"Yan Liqiang..."
Yan Liqiang turned around and saw Shi Changfeng standing under a tree not far from the classroom door with his hands behind his back, looking at him, and Yan Liqiang ran over quickly.
"I met Teacher Shi..."
Shi Changfeng looked at Yan Liqiang carefully from head to toe. His face was a little serious and he didn't smile. "I remember that you were the top three in Qinghe County this year. A few months ago, I was the one who ranked you first in the county examination in Qinghe County." Invited..."
"Well, I didn't expect Teacher Shi to still remember it!" Yan Liqiang said with a smile.
"Nearly two months since school started, this is the first time I've seen you in the Chinese Martial Arts Hall. I don't see you in class or at the training ground on weekdays. I don't know what you are busy with. You must know that from the moment you enter From the moment you enter the Junguo Martial Arts Hall, your past achievements are no longer enough. You must not be complacent or arrogant. Although the things taught in this Martial Arts Hall are not deep, they are the foundation for advanced warriors. Only with this foundation, Once you become a warrior, you can go further in the future. If you let your guard down now, you may regret it in the future!" Shi Changfeng said to Yan Liqiang in a serious voice.
Yan Liqiang really didn't expect that Shi Changfeng cared so much about him. Last time, Shi Changfeng looked at him with admiration and admiration because he saw an injustice on the road at the city gate. But this time, he did nothing, but he didn't expect that Shi Changfeng would let him. Feng was still thinking about it, knowing that he hadn't come to class for almost two months. It seemed that Teacher Shi really cared about him. If he didn't care about himself, who would care whether you live or die.
"Thank you, Teacher Shi, for your warning!" Yan Liqiang said respectfully.
"Do you live near Sanyuan Street now?"
"I live in a village to the west outside the city. Food and accommodation are cheap there, and no one will bother me when I practice..."
Hearing what Yan Liqiang said, Shi Changfeng was slightly stunned, "I remember that your family is not in a tight situation, and you still make a living in the blacksmith workshop. Why..."
"Well, well, I don't think I am a child anymore. Even if I study in the Junguo Martial Arts Hall, I have to slowly learn to support myself and relieve some of the burden on my father at home. If I spend less than one tael of silver here, my father can be at home. You don’t have to work so hard..." Yan Liqiang looked like a good student who was constantly striving for self-improvement.
Shi Changfeng's expression softened a lot and he nodded slightly, "It's good to be able to support oneself, but don't put the cart before the horse and lose the big for the small. As long as you can advance to the warrior level as soon as possible, you will have your own money and clothes, so why worry about it!"
"Yes, I remember!"
After encouraging Yan Liqiang for a few words, Shi Changfeng left. Yan Liqiang originally wanted to find Shi Dafeng, but then he thought that before his crisis was completely resolved, he should not get too close to Shi Dafeng, so as not to implicate him. , thinking like this, Yan Liqiang walked directly down the mountain.
Just as they walked out of the gate of the martial arts hall, a carriage stopped at the gate of the martial arts hall. The curtain of the carriage opened and a person stepped out. When Yan Liqiang and that person saw it, they were both stunned.
"Sixth Master!"
"Li Qiang!"
The person who got off the carriage was none other than Lu Pein...
(End of chapter)