Chapter 100 World Three [14]
It was his little disciple's birthday, so Jing Ke, as the master, naturally had to express his gratitude.
However, Jing Ke did not choose any fancy ornaments or jewelry, but instead presented eighteen ordinary weapons.
Not only did Luo Yuezhu obtain a better quality sword, but he also unlocked seventeen additional weapons.
Jing Ke's requirements for his apprentices were simple. He didn't ask them to master all eighteen weapons, but they should at least understand the basic moves of eighteen common weapons. This way, when encountering enemies using different weapons, they wouldn't be caught off guard right away.
Forcing growth is not a good thing, so on the day of his little apprentice's birthday, Jing Ke simply demonstrated the use of other weapons to give the little apprentice a general idea.
The relationship between the Demon Cult and the Wulin Alliance did not ease because of the Spring Festival and the Lantern Festival. Instead, it became more and more intense, forcing the court to sit idly by and send masters from the Sihai Pavilion to assist the Wulin Alliance in order to drive the Demon Cult out of the Central Plains as soon as possible.
The location of Feng'an City is a bit awkward. Just as Captain Liu had worried before, if the conflict between the Demon Cult and the Wulin Alliance intensifies, Feng'an City might become an innocent victim.
But as time passed, Captain Liu found that the situation he was worried about did not seem to happen. It seemed as if the people from the Demon Cult and the Martial Arts Alliance deliberately avoided Feng'an City, and no one took the initiative to cause trouble here.
This strange atmosphere lasted from the beginning of the year until June after the New Year. After the arrival of midsummer, the friction between the Demon Cult and the Martial Arts Alliance gradually decreased.
Although the Sihai Pavilion lost a lot of manpower, it also absorbed a lot of new forces and turned many elite disciples from small sects into members of the Sihai Pavilion.
The friction and fighting among the three forces did not divert Jing Ke's attention. During the past six months, she continued to be a master who strictly required her apprentice to do so. Not only did she help her little apprentice to make some progress in internal strength, but her lightness skill was also better than that of ordinary martial artists.
To give the simplest example, the doorman and the servant who could fight Luo Yuezhu for a few moves with weapons years ago, after Luo Yuezhu started to practice internal strength, they could basically not last more than five moves.
If it were now, if Luo Yuezhu wasn't worried about hurting them by hitting them too hard, she would only need one move to subdue both of them at the same time.
Such progress is actually very obvious. If it were an ordinary person, it might take several years of hard work.
But Luo Yuezhu did not have many opportunities to come into contact with martial artists with average talent, and the person she knew best was her own master.
As for Jing Ke's strength, there is no need to elaborate, it is already at the ceiling level.
So Luo Yuezhu didn't think she was amazing at all. Wasn't she just able to defeat many ordinary people with one move? This was far inferior to her master. She still had to work hard for 19 years to achieve this!
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Jing Ke originally planned to take some time to take his little disciple back to the sect's headquarters, because his little disciple's internal strength had successfully broken through to the second level, and some of the medicine that could enhance the internal strength that was hidden in the warehouse could almost be fed to his little disciple.
If that kind of thing is kept for too long, the medicinal effect will slowly disappear. It is better to feed it to my little apprentice as soon as possible and let her become the best in the world.
"Master, are you going to take me to travel somewhere else?" Luo Yuezhu asked after hearing this, "Are we leaving Feng'an City?"
"Almost. Working in isolation all the time is not conducive to your accumulation of practical experience. If you go out and walk around, you will meet all kinds of people. You can try your hand with them and gain some experience in the martial arts world."
Jing Ke didn't deny that Feng'an City was already a large town in the eyes of ordinary people, but in Jing Ke's opinion, it was still a little lacking. It wasn't as prosperous and extravagant as the capital, nor as rich and abundant as the Jiangnan hub.
Especially in Feng'an City, there are basically no major sects stationed there. Compared to sects, the so-called martial artists in Feng'an City are more like a group of people with no one to rely on who got together and then unified the name of the sect.
"Master, can we leave in September? I still want to stay in Feng'an City for three months." Luo Yuezhu said.
"Huh? Don't you like going out in the summer?" Jing Ke asked.
Luo Yuezhu shook her head. "I...I want to wait until the anniversary of my mother and the others' death before leaving."
After hearing what his little apprentice said, Jing Ke finally realized that according to the current regulations, family members must observe mourning for the death of an immediate family member.
During the previous dynasty, it was three years, but after the establishment of the new dynasty, the rule of three years of mourning was changed to one year by the third emperor.
"Okay, then we'll set off in September. This will give you some time to arrange things at home." Jing Ke said, patting his little apprentice's head.
The little apprentice has grown taller than he did during the Chinese New Year, and is now almost up to his shoulders. If he continues like this, he might really be as tall as himself.
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There are still three full months from June to September.
After the conflict between the Demon Cult and the Wulin Alliance came to an end, Jing Ke noticed that there seemed to be more unfamiliar faces coming to Feng'an City. These people were either holding swords or walking briskly, clearly from martial arts families.
There shouldn't be anything good in Feng'an City that can attract both the Demon Cult and the Wulin Alliance, right? Could it be that they're coming for him?
A highly likely guess emerged in Jing Ke's mind, and she didn't want to see this happen.
So when he saw Yin Honglian, who looked familiar to him, on the street, he sent a message directly to her, asking her to meet him in the private room of the teahouse.
Yin Honglian was very happy at first when she received the message. Jing Ke was willing to contact her actively, which meant that their relationship was pretty good.
But when she thought about the fact that Ye Wenxin from the Wulin Alliance was still chasing her, her mood was no longer so good.
Ye Wenxin's martial arts skills are not worse than Yin Honglian's. If they fight head-on without using any tricks, Yin Honglian will not be able to defeat the opponent.
This resulted in Yin Honglian being unable to shake off Ye Wenxin, and she could only come to the teahouse box designated by Jing Ke, knowing that there was someone following her.
"Jing Ke, let me make one thing clear in advance. I have no intention of revealing your information, but there is someone following me that I can't get rid of." Before Yin Honglian even sat down, he confessed his situation first.
"I know, she is from the Wulin Alliance?" Jing Ke asked.
"Yes, the one following me is Ye Wenxin. She is the direct disciple of the Wulin Alliance Leader and the youngest leader of the Suzaku Hall. Many people think that she has a good chance of becoming the Wulin Alliance Leader in ten or twenty years."
After hearing the three words "I know" from Jing Ke's mouth, Yin Honglian relaxed immediately. She quickly sat down and poured herself a pot of tea.
"Why does she follow you, or rather, what does she want to get from you?" Jing Ke asked.
Yin Honglian shook her head. "I don't know. I gave her the corresponding antidote a long time ago. Her Junior Brother Yu's injuries are almost healed. I don't owe her anything now."
"Then why did you come to Feng'an City again? Are you here just to give me something, or do you want to get something from me?" Jing Ke directly asked the question that concerned him.
"Jing Ke, don't get me wrong, I treat you as a good friend. I appeared here this time simply because I heard the news from the Wulin Alliance, so I came to join in the fun." Yin Honglian said with a smile.
What else could Yin Honglian have come to Feng'an City for? Of course, it was to get closer to Jing Ke and try to persuade her to join the Demon Sect.
"Where is Lin Yusu? Is he dead?" Jing Ke naturally didn't believe Yin Honglian's words.
One is the left protector of the Demon Sect, and the other is the head of the Suzaku Hall of the Wulin Alliance. Both of them have great backgrounds. How could they waste their time on useless things?
"No, the leader of the martial arts world is using high-quality ginseng and other medicinal herbs to keep Lin Yusu alive. I guess he won't die in the next few years." Yin Honglian smelled the scent of the tea leaves and took a perfunctory breath.
"If I'm hosting, why don't we go to Fengming Tower next time? The wine there is much better than the tea here." Yin Honglian suggested seriously, "If you're worried about your little disciple, you can take her with you."
Jing Ke's face darkened when he heard this. "Have you forgotten what your Right Protector did last year?"
Yin Honglian was stunned for a moment after hearing this. It took her a while to realize what Jing Ke meant. She immediately sat up straight and apologized, "Sorry, this was my negligence."
"Fortunately, you only made a mistake once in front of me." Jing Ke put down her teacup. "Tell me the truth, besides you and Ye Wenxin behind you, are there any other notable people in Feng'an City?"
"The elders of the Wulin Alliance may have concealed their identities and I'm not too clear about the specific situation. Over the past six months, all the obstacles we had planted in the Wulin Alliance have been eliminated." Yin Honglian said.
"My previous invitation still counts. If you and your disciple are willing to come as guests, the leader and I will definitely treat you as guests of honor and will never let irrelevant people disturb you." Yin Honglian said, trying to offer more benefits to convince Jing Ke.
But before she could finish her words, the door of the box was knocked.
"Ms. Jing, I am Ye Wenxin from the Wulin Alliance. I wonder if it would be convenient for Ms. Jing to meet with me." Ye Wenxin, who followed in, asked outside the door.
Jing Ke raised his eyebrows slightly, and when he saw the smile on Yin Honglian's face become stiff, he had the urge to watch a show.
"It's Miss Ye. I've heard of you for a long time. Why don't you come in and have a chat?" Jing Ke said, not refusing Ye Wenxin's request.
So, the original two people in the box became three, and the atmosphere became subtle.
Ye Wenxin looked young, probably no more than three years younger than Yin Honglian. He was wearing a plain green dress, and had no fancy hair accessories on his head. He only used a simple wooden hairpin to hold his hair up.
Compared to Yin Honglian, who sat casually and spoke in a casual tone, Ye Wenxin seemed to be extremely particular about rules and politeness.
However, after a few brief greetings, he also offered good conditions on behalf of the Wulin Alliance, wanting to invite Jing Ke and Luo Yuezhu to go to Yangzhou.
"If Miss Jing is willing, the Wulin Alliance is willing to offer the position of elder. You two can also choose from the secret manuals and techniques in the warehouse." Ye Wen thought to himself that the conditions offered seemed quite good.
Jing Ke said indifferently, "Oh," and asked a question that concerned her, "Lin Yusu and I have a grudge. If I want to kill him, will you stop me?"
After hearing this question, Ye Wen pondered for a moment, "Miss Jing, are you planning to take action because Lin Yusu once stole a valuable treasure from your sect?"
"Yes, he is an ungrateful person who deserves to be killed." Jing Ke said in a flat tone.
There are some things she didn't tell her little apprentice, but that doesn't mean Jing Ke doesn't know.
For example, Lin Yusu had indeed been a homeless beggar for a period of time, and he had indeed been taken in by the Luo family for a period of time.
At that time, his little apprentice was still young, so Lin Yusu had no impression of him as he had only stayed at home for three months.
But Xiaomu, who was relatively older, remembered it very clearly. She knew that her master had taken in a half-grown boy with a decent appearance and changed his nickname to Lin Su, intending to train him to be his son's deputy.
It's a pity that Lin Su doesn't have much ability, but he is extremely ambitious. After dressing himself up like a decent person, he set his sights on the eldest lady, wanting to go from a slave to a master and become the son-in-law of the Luo family.
The eldest daughter had already taken over the family business at that time, so she naturally would not be attracted to a man without any skills. So she rejected him directly and transferred him to work in the shop.
Xiao Mu was not sure what Lin Su had done specifically, but after the eldest lady transferred him away, she never saw that person again.
Lin Su, Lin Yusu, combining the existing clues, it is easy to guess that they are the same person.
As for why he changed his name, it was probably because he wanted to distance himself from the Luo family and at the same time to make a fresh start.
When he infiltrated the Demon Sect as an insider, he clearly revealed that the Luo family of Feng'an City was in his debt to him. There is no evidence to prove that he did it intentionally. But there is also no evidence that Lin Yusu did all this unintentionally.
Jing Ke did not reveal anything about this extremely terrible and mood-damaging thing to her little disciple, but she herself always remembered it, so she was so concerned about Lin Yusu's situation.
But Ye Wenxin seemed to be unaware of this matter. One of them was the head of the Suzaku Hall, and the other was the deputy head of the Azure Dragon Hall. They really didn't have much time to meet each other.
"Let me add one more piece of information. When Lin Yusu was an insider in the Demon Cult, he often talked about the fact that Mr. Luo saved him. Everyone who had a good relationship with him knew this." Yin Honglian added lazily.
"Lin Yusu is neither a fool nor forced to come to the Demon Cult as an insider. He should be very clear that what he did would anger us. Under such circumstances, he keeps mentioning the Luo family's kindness to him..."
Yin Honglian paused at the appropriate moment, sneered, and left the subsequent possibilities to Ye Wenxin to guess and savor.
Ye Wenxin frowned, "We are not aware of this matter. If it is true, I will ask Master to hand Lin Yusu over to you two to handle."
It was obvious that Ye Wenxin was also very disgusted with this ungrateful behavior and directly expressed his position on behalf of the Wulin Alliance.
"Ms. Jing, if you are willing to settle here with us, I am willing to bring back Lin Yusu's head for you even if it costs me half my life." Yin Honglian added.
"Ms. Jing, the Wulin Alliance has been tracking the whereabouts of the right protector of the Demon Cult. Once I have any news, I am willing to provide it to you free of charge as soon as possible." Ye Wenxin abides by the rules, but she is not pedantic. She quickly thought of a way to check and balance the Demon Cult.
The Wulin Alliance does have a Lin Yusu who has a grudge against Jing Ke, but the Demon Cult is not much better. The Demon Cult's right protector is the enemy of Jing Ke's beloved disciple, and the two sides are separated by a deep blood feud.
After hearing Ye Wenxin mention the right protector, Yin Honglian couldn't help but glare at him, cursing him in her heart for being despicable and shameless.
"Everyone is aware of the Right Protector's style of doing things. I think the real culprit is Lin Yusu. The fact that your Wulin Alliance can allow such a person to become the deputy hall master is enough to explain the problem." Yin Honglian said bluntly.
"The Wulin Alliance is very busy, and occasional oversights are inevitable. We are willing to do our best to make up for our mistakes. As long as Miss Jing is willing, the Wulin Alliance is willing to hand over Lin Yusu to us." Ye Wenxin said calmly.
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