After obtaining the "Ape Fencing Technique", Su Rui left the backyard of the government office.
After instructing his servants to go to the market to select several solid wooden swords of different styles, he began to practice the "Ape Fencing Technique".
He had mastered the sword techniques mentally, but not physically. To be able to execute them quickly and effectively against various attacks would require considerable practice and accumulation. His goal for himself was to, at the very least, practice the techniques until they became conditioned reflexes!
His understanding of a martial arts master is that he has strong skills and mobility, as well as the ability to micro-control or layout.
The "Ape Fencing Technique" happens to be the technique that can give him powerful physical strength and mobility. As long as he practices it well, coupled with his eyes, becoming a young martial arts master will be as easy as eating a cucumber, right?
The servant quickly brought back the wooden swords, and Su Rui discovered that among them was a wooden sword made of lightning-struck peach wood. He clearly remembered the movie scene where peach wood swords were used to slay ghosts and zombies. Regardless of whether the movie plot was true or not, he chose this wooden sword without hesitation as the first sword of his swordsmanship career. Consider it a commemoration of the past world!
This wooden sword is two feet long, shorter than other wooden swords. It is dark red all over, with clear wood grain, as if it was forged from fire clouds.
Su Rui felt the sword was quite heavy in his hand, which was not suitable for a man of his age.
However, based on its special material, Su Rui felt that it didn't matter if it was a little heavier.
After asking the servants, I learned that this peach wood sword was actually bought from a young Taoist priest. Since the sword was too short, it was suspected that it was modified from a broken sword, so the price was not high.
Su Rui picked up another long sword made of paulownia wood. This sword was the same length as the standard long sword, three feet long, but it was slightly lighter than the peach wood sword.
He asked the servants to put away the remaining wooden swords, and then hid in his room to start practicing sword skills.
It was not until nearly the hour of You that Su Rui walked out of the room and found the dusty Captain Wu in the government office. He had just returned to the county government office from Jiqi Town and was reporting the investigation results to County Magistrate Su.
Suri sat by the door and listened.
According to Captain Wu's description, there were no obvious signs of a struggle at the murder scene committed by the Chen family's hunters, but the possibility of a false scene cannot be ruled out. There were indeed signs of a chase and struggle from the Chen family to the temple two kilometers away, but the monk Liu Yishou mentioned was nowhere to be found. The trunk of the giant, split tree near the temple bore claw marks. Ten small holes, one to two inches long, were found on the trunk at chest level. The walls of the holes were stained with poison, likely caused by hand. Examination of the Chen family's female corpse confirmed the poisonous stain on her fingernails...
A lot of details were mentioned later, and the more Su Rui listened, the more creepy he felt. The results of the investigation obviously confirmed the hunter Liu Yishou's statement. The young lady of the Chen family really had come back to life!
County Magistrate Su did not seem surprised by the results of the investigation. He simply ordered Captain Wu to stop the investigation and wait for instructions.
When Captain Wu came out of Magistrate Su's official residence, Su Rui greeted him: "Captain Wu, my father said that from now on, every twilight hour, you will be the one teaching me kung fu!"
"The county magistrate did say this. Erlang, come with me!" Captain Wu nodded, then walked out of the county government office.
Arriving at the county government office, Captain Wu seemed to have just remembered something and said apologetically, "Erlang, my daughter is at home, and I'm the only one keeping her company. I need to go back after my shift to keep her company, so that she and her daughter can rest assured. The master asked me to teach you martial arts, so of course there's no problem. But as for the place to practice... I'm afraid you'll have to practice in my yard!"
"What's the big deal? Wu Laoshi, don't act like a little girl. Just lead the way!" Su Rui waved his hand. He really didn't care. He hadn't felt bored in the county government office these past few days, but he didn't dare to interact with many people, for fear of accidentally revealing his identity. Now, having a place to practice martial arts outside the county government office would be even better.
Captain Wu patted Su Rui's shoulder gratefully, turned around and led the way without saying a word.
Su Rui covered his shoulder and grimaced in pain. He felt like the bones in his shoulder were about to be broken, but since Captain Wu was in front of him, he couldn't show it.
Walking through the streets and alleys, the two of them arrived at the west district of the county town.
Captain Wu's compound was located in an alley near the west city gate. This area, nestled against the mountains, was primarily populated by hunters. Hunters lived on the edge of their blades, enjoying a good harvest but starving without. While they possessed considerable military prowess, their livelihoods were limited, and they displayed little regard for their surroundings. Consequently, this western district became one of the most chaotic and difficult to manage areas in the entire county.
In the original body's memory, Captain Wu was born in this area, and after being promoted to captain, he did not move away from the area.
Tongqu County didn't have a detailed urban residential plan; each area was simply assigned a certain number of households. As a result, the county's residential architecture was chaotic, with both large and small houses within the same area. This made management difficult and contributed to the chaos.
"Xiao Xuan, why are you leaving the yamen so early today?"
"It's getting late, it's already Youshi!"
"Brother Wu, is there any news about my family's case?"
"Not yet!"
"Damn chicken thief, he even steals the hens that lay eggs..."
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Captain Wu led Su Rui along the stone path beside Huanxi River. People kept greeting him along the way. Captain Wu responded to every one of them.
Su Rui, watching from the side, found the scene very familiar. It was also at this time that he learned that Captain Wu's full name was Wu Xuan.
"Mom~, I'm back!"
After walking along Huanxi for about a quarter of an hour, Captain Wu stopped in front of a courtyard gate and shouted in a muffled voice.
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