Yan Liqiang didn't know where Li Hongtu had gone. He had been practicing peacefully under the waterfall, but he kept thinking about what had just happened. Such a triangular relationship was really complicated. Now he finally understood why the back mountain of Luyuan was a restricted area. It was probably because the three of them lived here.
The woman named Xiaoying who just spoke had a voice that was no longer young. Now it seemed that the three of them must have had a lot of stories when they were young.
Yan Liqiang practiced under the waterfall until noon, when the sun was high in the sky.
A few days ago, he had already felt exhausted by this time of practice, but in the past few days, with the strengthening of the Yijing Xisui Jing, Yan Liqiang's strength has been increasing every day. Today, when he practiced to this point, he felt that he still had a lot of strength left, and he had not yet reached the point of exhaustion.
Just when Yan Liqiang was thinking about whether he should carry those "accessories" on his back to practice in the future to increase his weight, a figure flashed by the pond. It was Li Hongtu who returned.
"Master..." Yan Liqiang stopped suddenly.
"We have almost finished our practice this morning. Li Qiang, come here, I have something to tell you!" Li Hongtu looked at Yan Liqiang and waved at him.
"Okay!" Yan Liqiang stopped, threw the dragon-back steel spear into the pond, then took a step forward and easily jumped over the water surface of more than ten meters, and landed steadily next to Li Hongtu, just like strolling in the garden.
The expression on Li Hongtu's face no longer had the rage he had in the morning. Instead, he seemed a little inexplicably melancholy and lost. He had calmed down. Yan Liqiang didn't know what happened after Li Hongtu chased after him, but it didn't seem to be too bad, otherwise, with Li Hongtu's temper, he wouldn't be so calm.
"Have you noticed that your physical skills and lightness skills have improved rapidly in recent days?"
"Thank you for your teachings, Master!"
"It's not easy to keep your balance while shaking your body while holding a big gun on that smooth boulder. But once you get used to it, every second you stand on the boulder is a time to practice your body movements and footwork. You will gain a lot without realizing it. In the future, with a gun in hand, you can move forward or backward with just a move of your feet, and no one can stop you!" Li Hongtu glanced at Yan Liqiang and took a long breath with a calm expression. "But the speed of your progress still exceeded my expectations!"
"My skills are far inferior to yours, Master!" Yan Liqiang said modestly.
"Ahem... Ahem... You don't have to come to my place so often in the future..."
Yan Liqiang was stunned for a moment, "Master, what do you mean? I don't quite understand!"
“From now on, every three days, you will take one morning to go over there to find the guy named Ji. He will teach you archery, and he will also be... he will also be your master!” Li Hongtu said this and avoided Yan Liqiang’s sight somewhat embarrassedly.
"Master, you... didn't you tell me not to look for that Ji guy? Why..."
"Just go when I tell you to go. Why are you talking so much nonsense? I'm your master. Do I need to explain to you what I do?" Li Hongtu suddenly became angry and glared at Yan Liqiang. "Anyway, I told you that it's your business whether you go or not. Well, today's training ends here. I'm going to sleep. Don't bother me if you have nothing to do..."
After saying this, Li Hongtu flicked his sleeves, ignored Yan Liqiang, and walked straight towards his thatched hut.
Looking at Li Hongtu's back, Yan Liqiang stroked his chin with one hand and a smile appeared on his face. Although what Li Hongtu said was a bit unexpected, it was actually good news for Yan Liqiang.
For a long time, Yan Liqiang has been practicing Kyudo by himself, relying on his talent. He has no reference and no one to guide him. Yan Liqiang also wants to see how good other Kyudo masters are...
Watching Li Hongtu enter his thatched hut, Yan Liqiang put on his clothes and pants that he had placed by the pond, and then left.
This afternoon was his three-day rest time. Three days ago, he had made an appointment with Fang Beidou and Xu Enda to meet this afternoon to discuss things. After having dinner and practicing the Yi Jin Xi Sui Jing several times to strengthen and restore his physical strength, Yan Liqiang left the Deer Garden. This time, he did not ride the rhinoceros horse again, but strode towards the Imperial Capital City.
Because Baijiapu was just outside the west gate of Dijing, and was in the same direction as Yan Liqiang's trip from Luyuan to Dijing, Yan Liqiang went directly to Baijiapu first.
Baijiapu, the human resources market of the capital, was still bustling. Yan Liqiang did not ride a tall horse this time when he came to Baijiapu, so no brokers came to him to sell wet nurses and maids. Yan Liqiang went directly to the place where he had agreed to meet with Xu Enda and the others last time. As expected, as soon as Yan Liqiang arrived, he saw several familiar faces waiting there and looking around. When they saw Yan Liqiang appear, the young men suddenly showed relieved expressions.
Except Xu Enda, several other young people are here.
"Well, where is Xu Enda? Where did he go?" Yan Liqiang walked over and asked when he saw that Xu Enda was not there.
Those young men showed expressions of grief and anger on their faces, and each of them seemed to want to say something but stopped themselves.
"What's going on?" Yan Liqiang looked at a guy who was about his age, "Xiaowu, tell me..."
"Brother Xu is in trouble!" Xiao Wu clenched his fists tightly, his face full of anger and sadness, "Last night, Brother Xu was on his way home when he was ambushed in the alley by that bastard Guo Si and stabbed..."
"Guo Si?" Yan Liqiang frowned. "Is he the thug who scammed people on the street last time?"
"Yes, it was that bastard. Brother Xu went home alone last night. We were not there, and it was dark. He was attacked by Guo Si and his men in the alley without being careful. He was injured. If they had fought openly, Guo Si would not be Brother Xu's opponent..."
"Is Xu Enda okay now?"
"Brother Xu was injured, and it seems that the injury is not light. We just found out this morning. Brother Xu asked us not to delay our appointment with you, and we all came here to wait for you..."
"Where is Xu Enda now?"
"We have sent Brother Xu home from the clinic. Brother Xu is now recovering at home!"
"Come on, take me to Xu Enda's house first. This matter has something to do with me after all. If it weren't for me last time, you wouldn't have gotten involved with those bastards. Now Xu Enda is injured, I won't ignore it. We'll talk about the work later..." Yan Liqiang said solemnly to the young people.
After hearing Yan Liqiang's "loyalty", the young men looked at each other, nodded, and took Yan Liqiang to see Xu Enda...
(End of this chapter)