Chapter 24: Three people make a tiger and cause trouble
The years in the mountains always passed quickly. Long Qi sat in meditation in the morning, listened to the doctrines in the afternoon, trained his muscles and bones at noon, and practiced sword techniques in the evening. His days were not in vain, but he felt that something was missing and was a little boring.
There were twelve outer disciples in a courtyard and four in a room, so he and Liu Xia were naturally assigned to the same room.
After all, Liu Xia came from an official family. Although he was not familiar with human nature, he had experienced life and death together with others and understood them to some extent.
But I didn’t expect that Zhao Wuyang was actually in the same room with Long Qi that day.
Although this man is the son of the city lord, he does not have any of the bad qualities of a powerful son. He treats people sincerely and speaks in a gentle manner.
As for the last person, Xinyi, he was usually quite taciturn. Whenever he spoke to him, he would usually just say "hmm" or "yes" and nothing more. Long Qi always felt that he was a little strange, but upon closer inspection, he seemed to be just an ordinary disciple of the Tao.
Zhao Wuyang, usually gloomy, was summoned by the disciples of the Elder in Charge of Punishment that day, and he returned beaming. He had previously seemed absent-minded, but now he would frequently chat with Xinyi, even if he received no response.
Xinyi never showed any sign of boredom. Although she always had a blank expression on her face, she would listen patiently and even say something from time to time.
This surprised Long Qi and Lu Ying: they were surprised that Xinyi was obviously not someone to be trifled with, yet Zhao Wuyang could get along with her calmly; they sighed that one should not judge a person by their appearance, and although Xinyi looked cold, she would unexpectedly vent her anger for Zhao Wuyang.
Nowadays, when various sects recruit disciples, most of them will test them right from the start to see their aptitude. If the aptitude is average, they will be accepted as outer disciples. If they are extremely talented, they will be trained as inner disciples with special attention. If an inner disciple is spotted by an elder, there is a chance that he will be accepted as a true disciple.
But the Yuan and Qing schools were different; they completely broke this convention.
Yuan Qing recruited 64 disciples this time, all of whom were outer disciples. After some training, they were taught morality and sword techniques, and then took the inner sect promotion examination.
Although this cannot be said to be absolutely fair, it does give some opportunities.
Lingxiang often said that human nature is evil at birth. If all things were inherently good, why would we need to polish jade? Why not just let nature take its course and let it flourish wildly?
Where there are people, there are always right and wrong. Not all of the sixty-four new students are of high moral character. Just as some people in this world are poor and will always be poor, the root cause is that their character and mind are not worthy of being in a noble place.
The poorer your heart is, the poorer your body is; the poorer your body is, the poorer your heart is.
In the past two days, there have been some bad rumors circulating in the outer sect. It is said that a disciple, when he first entered the sect, overestimated his own abilities and wanted to become a disciple of the Elder in Charge of Punishment, Master Fu Yin, but was rejected on the spot.
On the day when Hufengdian announced the sect rules, after Master Fuyin finished speaking, everyone saw Zhao Wuyang chasing out. Once the rumor came out, some people immediately pointed the finger at him, making sarcastic remarks behind his back. If they saw him, they would roll their eyes at him or even push him deliberately.
Seeing everyone like this, Liu Xia was furious. That day, Long Qi dragged him along, and he knew what Zhao Wuyang had done. Such a filial son was being spoken of in such a way. Even if it had nothing to do with him, he couldn't help but go up and argue with him whenever he saw him.
On the other hand, Zhao Wuyang himself acted as if it was none of his business and continued to treat others kindly. Even if someone ridiculed him in person, he would just laugh it off.
Long Qi had been sitting on the sidelines, his mind completely distracted. The last time he heard Master Fu Yin's disciple mention Youran Residence, he wondered if Lingxiang had gotten into trouble again. Without him around, this little girl would cause trouble, which really broke his heart as a disciple.
apprentice?
That’s right, he is the apprentice and she is the master, what should he care about?
After class at noon that day, everyone gathered in the public kitchen to eat.
Zhao Wuyang had just finished preparing his meal and was walking down the aisle towards Long Qi and the others when suddenly a foot reached out and tripped him, causing the food and soup to spill all over the floor.
Seeing that Zhao Wuyang was about to fall on the broken porcelain, Xinyi behind him grabbed his robe.
Xinyi held the wooden table in one hand and pulled Zhao Wuyang up with the other.
Seeing this, Liu Xia became furious and rushed over immediately.
"Chengqi! What do you mean?!"
"What do you mean? What do you mean?" A man stood up. He looked to be over seven feet tall, but Zhao Wuyang was too thin. He looked like a dwarf in front of him.
"Why did you trip me?" Liu Xia raised his head and glared at Cheng Yu.
"Tripped someone? When did I trip anyone? Who did I trip? The government needs evidence to make a judgment. Do you have it?" Cheng Yu said arrogantly.
"I saw it clearly just now, it was clearly you who tripped him!"
"Oh! You're fine, you're calling out so affectionately, even young couples are not so shameless! Who can't talk big? You said you saw it, but did anyone else see it?" Cheng Yu relied on his big size and acted like a scoundrel who was not afraid of anything.
"you!"
Such a scoundrel made Liu Xia speechless with anger. He rolled up his sleeves and was about to teach Cheng Qi a lesson.
They all came to learn Daoism, and all had some basic skills before entering, not to mention Cheng Qi. Originally from a family background in the martial arts world, he had traveled extensively with his master since childhood, acquiring a solid kung fu arsenal.
Zhao Wuyang knew this very well. Looking at Cheng Yu, who was much bigger than him, and seeing that the two of them were on the verge of a fight, he was afraid that Liu Xia would suffer a loss, so he wanted to step forward to stop them. However, he was unexpectedly pulled away by Xin Yi and could not get away.
The two men had already attacked and were about to fight, but were suddenly stopped by someone.
"Hey~ We're all here to practice cultivation, why get so angry? Isn't cultivation about keeping calm? Besides, we're all fellow disciples and brothers in the future. We'll see each other every day. It's not good to make such a fuss."
It was Long Qi who stopped the two of them. He spoke nonchalantly, but Liu Xia was shocked.
The incident in Cangzhou City happened only three or four months ago. At that time, Long Qi was just a martial artist, but now he can catch two people in an instant. Although he has not used his full strength, he has also brought in his true energy. How can someone who only knows some moves be able to catch him?
It is truly astonishing that his cultivation has improved so much in just a few months!
Cheng Qi was also shocked: although he did not know any Qigong, he still delivered a powerful punch, but this man was able to catch it easily, and even caused a dull pain in his forearm. It was obvious that the man had some cultivation. If they were to face each other, he would definitely not be his opponent.
"Hmph! In that case, then let's not bother with him!" Cheng Yu quickly figured out the pros and cons, put away his moves, and asked his companions to sit down, as if what had just happened had never happened.
Long Qi hurriedly pulled Liu Xia back, but inadvertently winked at Xinyi. Just after they sat down, they heard a loud clanging noise from Cheng Qi's table. The leg of the wooden chair he was sitting on was broken in half!
The soup and food naturally spilled all over the floor. After he stood up with the soup leaves on his head, he yelled at Long Qi: "You are playing dirty tricks!"
Long Qi didn't even look up when he heard this. He put down his bowl of soup and said with a smile, "Hey, look at what you're saying. The government needs evidence to make a judgment. Has anyone seen it?"
Cheng Yu was speechless for a moment, but still felt extremely angry. Long Qi continued, "Besides, if I want to do something bad to you, do I have to do it in a shady way?" The provocation in his words was self-evident.
The companions behind Cheng Yu were naturally no ordinary people either. They could see the difference clearly and hurriedly pulled him aside to persuade him to give up.
Cheng Yu had shot himself in the foot, but Long Qi then said, "Don't forget to clean up properly, so as not to hurt the feet of your fellow disciples who come later."
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