Chapter 210 Is your mind flying?
Su An's goal is to travel around the world by sea.
Su Wu's goal was to search for martial arts arenas all over the country, specifically going to places where people from the martial arts world gathered together, and getting off the boat at the Shuzhong pier.
Su Wen firmly believed what his teacher said, "If three people walk together, one of them must be my teacher," and prepared to go ashore to find a school to experience orthodox teaching. He landed at the Xuzhou Outer City Wharf.
Tianbao and Bai Yu also said goodbye to Su An at Longxi Wharf.
The children who used to eat, drink and play together were now scattered everywhere.
Longxi is located on the southeastern border of Dai Viet, belongs to the Bund, and is a trade and commerce hub for neighboring countries.
At the mooring, you can see ships from various countries coming and going, and on the dock there are people wearing costumes from various regions and speaking with various accents.
It is bustling with people, and even after dark it is still very lively with a constant stream of people.
Among these people, there were two young boys and girls who were dressed modestly and had ordinary faces. They moved quietly among the crowd and were inconspicuous.
"Jiuer, let's find a place to stay first, eat something to fill our stomachs, and then continue our journey tomorrow." The young man held the girl's sleeve as they walked forward, blocking the crowd for her. When he turned around, she could see the mischief hidden in his eyes.
Tianbao, “…”
She needed some time to get used to the name.
"Jiuer, why don't you say anything? Do you think my decision is feasible?" The young man asked again, and this time there was a smile in his voice.
Tian Bao secretly pinched his palm and said, "That's enough."
Bai Yu laughed muffledly.
Which line is almost there?
It was so hard to make my senior sister suffer a setback.
It cannot be almost the same, it must be enough to break even.
The Longxi Wharf is extremely large, and the road outside the wharf is also very spacious, able to accommodate four carriages running side by side.
There are inns of different grades on both sides of the road for people to choose from.
Bai Yu walked along with Tianbao, and every time he saw a high-end inn, he felt sad.
Even though I had money, I couldn't spend it carelessly. Even though I had a pocket full of banknotes, I had to pretend to be poor and find a seemingly unremarkable inn to stay in. I found an old, small room at the far end of the pier, took two rooms and paid a deposit. By the time I had eaten and showered, the pier had gradually become quiet.
After turning off the lights, Bai Yu opened the window of the room, only drew the mosquito net, lay on the bed with his eyes open, and counted silently in his mind.
After a while, I heard a very slight movement in the room.
He smiled, lifted a corner of the mosquito net, and teased the dark figure that jumped in from the window, "Jiu'er, why are you breaking into my brother's boudoir in the middle of the night? There is a difference between men and women."
The shadowy figure approached, raised his hand and slapped him on the forehead, saying in a dull voice, "Robbery, give me money."
"Here, here, here. How many do you want? I brought a hundred this time. I'll give you ninety-nine and leave one for me."
"Stop talking nonsense and bring it all."
“…”
Bai Yu handed over all the 100 banknotes and said helplessly, "Jiu'er, it's inconvenient for a man to go out without money. He has to pay for everything he eats and drinks, right?"
Tianbao put away the banknotes and left without a moment's delay. "I'll pay."
"..." Bai Yu refused to give up, "I really won't let anyone take the banknotes away this time! Jiu'er? Jiu'er? Just pay attention to me!"
The shadow has already settled next door.
After returning to his room, Tianbao threw a thick stack of banknotes into the space, went to bed, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
No matter how the neighbors scratch the wall.
Guiyi Pavilion has a base in the Chishui area and opened a martial arts school to scout for talents for the forces. It is also a transit station for Guiyi Pavilion's information transmission.
The martial arts school is located at the foot of Qingshan Mountain, 30 miles away from the Bund, and is under the jurisdiction of Darong Xindu.
At the end of June, the martial arts school recruited a new group of teenagers aged eight to sixteen.
There were nearly a hundred applicants, and after multiple rounds of screening, only ten were left to do odd jobs in the martial arts school.
July came in a blink of an eye. On the first day of July, the martial arts hall's library suddenly caught fire in the middle of the night. A huge fire burned for half the night, almost burning all the books and rare copies in the library.
"Master, this is the person who first discovered that the library was on fire. Her name is Jiuer, and she is a new disciple we recruited at the end of last month." It was almost dawn when the fire was extinguished. The manager of the martial arts hall brought a girl of about twelve or thirteen years old into the reception hall and reported to the person sitting above.
The owner of the museum was about forty or fifty years old, with a deep and dignified face. His sharp eyes were fixed on the girl. "Your name is Jiuer? What's your last name?"
The girl hunched her shoulders, lowered her head, and answered tremblingly, "Master, I am an orphan. I don't know my last name or surname. My brother also gave me the name Jiuer."
"Look up."
The girl looked up, her face covered in dusty marks, probably left by smoke from helping to put out the fire.
The hands clasped in front of him were also covered with ashes, and even the gaps between his fingernails were black.
Wearing the uniform gray training suit of martial arts school disciples.
The whole person looked ordinary and unremarkable, except for his pair of eyes which were exceptionally clear, filled with the cautiousness and uneasiness of an innocent person.
"The library caught fire in the middle of the night. How did you happen to discover it?" The library owner narrowed his eyes, stared into the girl's eyes and asked again.
The girl looked embarrassed and hesitated for a long time before whispering, "I, I got up to go to the bathroom..."
"Besides noticing the fire, did you notice anything else? For example, did you see anyone acting suspiciously?"
"No, I noticed the fire was already huge when I started it. I was so scared that I just kept calling for help. Later, everyone came and I joined my brothers and sisters in putting out the fire... Master, I really didn't see anything."
The man was silent for a moment, then stood up and walked to the girl with his hands behind his back. A heavy sense of oppression suddenly pressed down on the girl, scaring her so much that she trembled all over.
The man lowered his eyes and said, "Put your hand out."
Upon hearing this, the girl shrank even smaller and stretched out her hands tremblingly. When you got closer, you could clearly see blisters on the backs of her hands caused by the flames. They were densely packed and shocking.
After staring at the girl for a moment, the man's voice softened, "Go down. Steward, take her to get a box of burn ointment."
The steward responded and led the girl away.
It was already daybreak when the girl returned to the dormitory behind the martial arts hall. A slender and slightly thin figure was waiting at the door of the girls' dormitory, running around anxiously. When he saw her come back, the boy immediately rushed to her and looked her up and down.
The more he looked, the worse his expression became.
"Does it hurt?" The boy's voice was tense as his eyes fell on the blisters on the back of the girl's hand.
"It doesn't hurt. The owner gave me a box of burn ointment. It will heal soon after applying it." The girl smiled innocently and held up the box of burn ointment as if showing off.
Bai Yu pursed his lips even tighter, picked up the burn ointment, opened it, and applied the ointment lightly and carefully on the blister.
He lowered his head to hide his face, and his barely audible voice drifted into the girl's ears. He gritted his teeth and said, "If you do this again next time, I will complain to Grandma Su!"
"It's just a minor injury, it doesn't really hurt." Tianbao sighed.
She had experienced worse pain, so this little burn was nothing.
Right now, I still need to gain the trust of the martial arts school. If I come here and accomplish nothing, wouldn’t it be a waste of time?
She wanted to pick up the entire Guiyi Pavilion.
This small martial arts school is just a starting point and we cannot give up halfway.
The boy applied the ointment, looked up, and smiled slightly, "It really doesn't hurt? I'll burn my hand later to see how much it hurts."
Tianbao, “…”
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