Chapter 94 World Three [8]

What happened late at night did not affect Luo Yuezhu's sleep. When the next morning came, she felt full of strength and was very conscious. Without waiting for her master to knock on the door, she had already changed her clothes and started jogging in the yard to warm up according to the previous day's routine.

Jing Ke nodded with satisfaction after seeing this, and then began to practice sword in the yard, indirectly allowing his little apprentice who was exercising to get in touch with more sword moves.

After a simple breakfast, Jing Ke asked his apprentice to continue doing horse stance with weights, while he himself rode his horse outside to inquire about the news.

The man in black who was thrown out by her by slitting his throat yesterday was found before dawn. Because the body was masked and wearing night clothes, it was obvious that he was not dressed like a good person, so he has now been taken away by the government officials for investigation.

After riding around on horseback, Jing Ke finally heard the news he wanted.

Last night, the demon cult raided the government office. One of the two Wulin Alliance members who were originally recuperating in the government office was taken away, and the other was poisoned with a strong poison that would kill him if he didn't get immediate treatment.

Jing Ke stopped and listened for a few more words, and soon confirmed that the person who was taken away was Lin Yusu, and the one who was poisoned was naturally the unlucky Yu Bujie.

Yin Honglian's style of doing things was exactly as she said, she didn't like fighting and killing. She just liked to secretly poison people and annoy them.

As for the assassin killed by Jing Ke last night, after being taken back by the government office, he seemed to be labeled as a suspected member of the evil cult. His origins are currently being investigated based on the items on his body.

After making sure that his little apprentice was not involved, Jing Ke rode his horse to a pastry shop, bought some cakes that were said to be very popular among young masters and young ladies, and then rode back.

After feeding the snacks he bought to his little apprentice as a reward, Jing Ke began to teach the most basic sword moves in the afternoon, starting with stabbing, chopping, wiping, and lifting, combining the movements of the upper and lower body, bow stance straight stabbing, horizontal chopping, and back lifting, etc.

After demonstrating once, Jing Ke let her apprentice practice on her own, constantly adjusting her sword movements. After spending a little time correcting her posture, they practiced each for a hundred times, slowly forming muscle memory.

The effect of the medicinal bath was quite obvious in the early stages. Luo Yuezhu, who had been unable to withstand swinging the sword three hundred times the day before, still had some strength left after completing each of the four movements a hundred times this time.

"Fifty times each." Jing Ke was not vague. Since his physical strength and endurance had not been developed to the limit, he would continue to increase it and strive to break the limit once a day.

"Yes, Master." Luo Yuezhu responded very quickly. Although it was only the third day that she touched the wooden sword, she had already fallen in love with the feeling of becoming a little stronger every day than the day before.

After striking the sword six hundred times, it was almost the end of the afternoon. After wiping the sweat from her forehead with the towel prepared by Xiaomu, Luo Yuezhu squeezed out an incense stick of time to look at the account book.

You must learn martial arts, but you must also not neglect the management of your business. You have to do both.

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Lin Yusu was taken away by people suspected to be from a demonic sect, which caused quite a stir in the Central Plains martial arts world.

The poisoned Yu Buduo was also taken away by the leader of the Qinglong Hall who came in person. Perhaps it was because the matter of the Demon Cult was more important, or perhaps the Wulin Alliance believed the so-called rumors and knew that Lin Yusu was seriously injured because he stole Jing Ke's things.

When the Wulin Alliance arrived at Feng'an City, it seemed as if they had no idea that it was Jing Ke who injured them. After taking Yu Buduo from the government office, they quickly retreated to the Yangzhou area.

This surprised Jing Ke a little, but since the people from the Wulin Alliance had no intention of getting back at her, she didn't bother to argue with them. Teaching her little apprentice was the most important thing at the moment.

In fact, the reason is not that complicated. It’s just that the people in the Wulin Alliance have the common problem of bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

The head of the Qinglong Hall, who had rushed over from the Yangzhou headquarters, was naturally furious at first and wanted to take revenge on the Qinglong Hall. But after hearing Yu Buduo's description and hearing that Jing Ke had pinned Lin Yusu to the ground in less than a quarter of an hour, he began to hesitate.

Although Lin Yusu was only in his early twenties, he was widely recognized within the Wulin League as having a great talent for martial arts. Even though he had only just started practicing martial arts, he was no worse than those who had been receiving instruction from renowned masters since the age of three.

It was precisely because of this that Lin Yusu was sent as a spy to ambush the Demon Cult, and he completed the mission extremely well.

The head of the Azure Dragon Hall was thirty-five years old. He had once sparred with Lin Yusu after Lin Yusu returned from the Demonic Cult. Although the head of the Azure Dragon Hall had won, it was with some difficulty, and his strength was only slightly stronger than Lin Yusu's.

To sum up, the leader of the Qinglong Hall, who had some idea of ​​his martial arts skills, felt that he was no match for Jing Ke. Not wanting to get beaten, he chose to be sensible and just kept on attacking the Demon Cult without dragging Jing Ke into it.

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After successfully getting the customized weapon for his apprentice from the blacksmith shop, Jing Ke continued to increase the difficulty for his apprentice. In addition to regular physical training every day, he also added actual combat.

However, this actual fight was not between Jing Ke and Luo Yuezhu, but between his own apprentice and the doorman who knew some martial arts.

"Don't show mercy. It's not your fault that Yuezhu was injured." Jing Ke specifically reminded him.

Actual combat requires an actual combat appearance. Cultivating keen perception and reaction abilities early on will only be a good thing for the young apprentice, so getting injured is worth it.

"Just like Master said, attack me with all your strength. If you can beat me, your monthly salary will be doubled." Luo Yuezhu said.

As the head of the household, Luo Yuezhu clearly knew better how to make the doorman display his true strength.

"Miss, I won't be polite then. Please bear with me." The doorman couldn't resist the temptation of doubling his monthly salary. He clenched the stick in his hand, shouted to encourage himself, and rushed forward.

The doorman was much taller than Luo Yuezhu, and the length of his wooden stick was much longer than his sword, so his attack range increased exponentially.

Luo Yuezhu didn't dare to rush forward right away, so she could only retreat while using the basic sword moves she had learned to resist the doorman's attack.

At the beginning, Luo Yuezhu was suppressed and could only attack but not defend.

But as the fight went on, Luo Yuezhu discovered that her strength was better than she had imagined. Many times, her body reacted before her brain could even react.

At this moment, Luo Yuezhu suddenly understood why his master always asked him to repeat the basic sword moves at least a hundred times every time he learned them.

It's not just a hundred times when you first learn something new. You still have to review the previous sword moves the next day, at least twenty times.

After gradually finding the feeling, Luo Yuezhu's fighting spirit was also aroused.

The effects of the internal energy that he had accidentally absorbed some time ago and the continuous medicinal baths also gradually manifested themselves. After finding the feeling of fighting, Luo Yuezhu successfully used a sword to cut off a wooden stick as thick as his wrist after a quarter of an hour, and successfully won the competition.

"Not bad, your sword moves are much smoother." Jing Ke, leaning against the stone table, affirmed his young apprentice's performance. "Tell me yourself, have you noticed any shortcomings when fighting the enemy?"

"My initial sword strike wasn't powerful enough. I should have dodged some attacks instead of taking them head-on. Taking them head-on would have made my knuckles numb. If the opponent had caught me, the sword in my hand might have gone flying."

Luo Yuezhu carefully recalled the previous game, "Master, if we play again, I will try to shorten the time."

Jing Ke nodded slowly, and began to understand why teachers always favor students with better talents. They seemed to understand everything without any instruction, which saved him, as their teacher, a lot of time and effort.

"That's good. Keep it up. After practicing external skills for three months, follow me to learn the internal skills." Jing Ke said.

"Okay, Master!" Luo Yuezhu responded loudly, while calculating the time in his mind.

If you start counting from the first day you start doing horse stance, you will be able to practice internal energy almost after the Chinese New Year.

By that time, the shop's account books should have been sorted out, and since I don't need to go out to visit relatives and friends, I can definitely concentrate more on practicing martial arts!

Jing Ke walked over with a smile, patted Luo Yuezhu's shoulder lightly, and at the same time released a trace of internal force to check the other's tendons and veins.

His body was much stronger than before, and he could use more medicine for the medicinal bath. After his physical condition improved, he could directly transfer his internal energy into his little disciple's body in small amounts.

That’s right, Jing Ke had planned to give his little disciple some internal energy early on.

After all, Jing Ke’s goal is to make his little apprentice as strong as possible in the shortest possible time, preferably strong enough to kill the enemy with his own hands.

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In this way, September and October passed relatively uneventfully, and November came quietly with the northwest wind.

More than a month after the last uninvited guest, the officials from the yamen suddenly came to the door and asked to meet Luo Yuezhu by name, even asking to see the doorman.

Jing Ke, who was concentrating on educating his apprentice, was also at home at the time. After hearing this, he asked the doorman to bring the official in. He and his little apprentice met the person from the yamen in the reception room in the outer courtyard.

"I am Liu Yong from the county government, nice to meet Miss Jing and Miss Luo." The officer who came was a ninth-rank constable, and he was quite polite when greeting them.

"Captain Liu, you're too polite. Please take a seat." Luo Yuezhu said, and quickly asked Xiaomu to bring the freshly brewed hot tea.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Liu Yong got straight to the point. "I wonder if Miss Luo and Lady Jing have encountered any suspicious-looking, unfamiliar individuals approaching the Luo residence recently."

"I don't know if there's anyone I don't know, but I haven't spotted anyone acting suspiciously yet." Jing Ke, who goes out for a walk every once in a while, said.

"Captain Liu, could it be that some thieves have come to Feng'an City?" Luo Yuezhu asked.

Captain Liu hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded. "Over a month ago, we found an unidentified body on the street. After investigation, we found that the body belonged to a low-level assassin from Luosha Tower, who had been commissioned."

"Rakshasa Tower assassins usually take two months to complete a mission after receiving an order. If there's no news after two months, it's assumed the previous assassin failed. Rakshasa Tower may then send out more assassins, or assassins of a higher rank, to complete the mission."

Captain Liu was worried that Luo Yuezhu had not heard of Rakshasa Tower, so he explained it in great detail.

"Since Captain Liu chose to come to my house at this time, does it mean that the killer's goal is to take my life?" asked Luo Yuezhu who reacted very quickly.

Captain Liu hesitated between nodding and shaking his head, then feigned deafness and avoided the topic. "The clues left on the body are relatively simple. We can only roughly determine that he hasn't sent any information to Luosha Tower in over a month."

"If nothing unexpected happens, more powerful killers will come to Feng'an City. Please be sure to pay attention to your safety." Captain Liu paused.

"Also, someone spotted Mr. Luo San in Feng'an City. If Miss Luo doesn't want to see him, she can avoid him and go to the south of the city."

Captain Liu's reminder was rather obscure, and Luo Yuezhu finally understood what he meant after thinking about it carefully.

Although the government office had no evidence yet, the so-called Luosha Tower assassin was most likely hired by Master Luo San. Calculating the time, the new assassin would be arriving soon, so they had better make some preparations.

After understanding what Captain Liu meant, Luo Yuezhu behaved very maturely and steadily. Not only did she personally see Captain Liu off, she also gave him some tea as a small reward.

Captain Liu is a good captain who cares about the local people. Although he came here this time because he didn't want any trouble to happen in Feng'an City, he also didn't want Mr. Luo's only bloodline to be killed by a thief and his property to be stolen by the thief.

After sending Captain Liu away, Luo Yuezhu, who had been acting like a little adult before, grabbed his master's sleeve and looked up at Jing Ke.

"Master, is Rakshasa Tower a very powerful organization?" Luo Yuezhu asked.

Jing Ke searched for the common sense that her body possessed and recalled the news she had heard while out and about during this period.

"Rakshasa Tower can be considered a force that is both good and evil. The righteous in the martial arts world have not called for its destruction. The strength of the tower owner should be similar to that of the elders of the Wulin Alliance."

"Compared to those large sects, Luosha Tower is not a very powerful force, but it is very strong for you. Currently, you can only fight a few moves with low-level assassins. If you want to defeat low-level assassins, you must at least learn the internal skills first."

Jing Ke tried to be as objective as possible in her assessment. She said that the existence of Luosha Tower naturally posed no threat to her. But one thing was very annoying: assassin organizations like Luosha Tower attached great importance to their reputation.

Unless she finds the headquarters of Luosha Building and beats down their leader, once the previous wave of killers fails, the next wave of killers will take over until they realize their true strength.

No, there is actually another way, which is to kill Mr. Luo San, the person who paid the money.

The employer is already dead, which means that the balance payment after the murder cannot be collected. Luosha Tower, which does not do business at a loss, probably will not send any more people after the current one it sends out dies.

But Captain Liu came to my house today specifically to remind me that if Mr. Luo San died suddenly tomorrow, it seemed that the suspicion that I was the culprit would be too high.