Tian Yuan Xian Ji

Chapter 6
"Da da da."

There was a knock on the door outside, Tangning got up and opened the door.

Outside, the sky was white and the fog was lingering. Wang Dehu entered from the outside: "I'm leaving soon, come and see you."

Hearing these words, Tangning suddenly felt a sense of reluctance.

They didn't get along for a long time, only one day, but the feeling of reluctance was so real.

"You are here to learn martial arts from them. Even if you can't avenge yourself, if you learn martial arts well, it will not be a problem to support yourself. I have fulfilled my wish to meet my old friends, and I have completed the task assigned by Mr. Shen. I am leaving."

"Uncle Wang." Tangning stopped him.
Wang Dehu turned around.

Tangning knelt down and kowtowed three times, "Thank you."

"Thank you, Mr. Shen Congnan." Wang Dehu waved his hands and left.

Tangning looked at his back as he left, feeling a little lost for a moment.

Liu Ruhan walked over and wiped the dust on his forehead with her small hand.

The two returned to the bed again, and after a while, there was another knock on the door.

Tangning quickly got up and opened the door.

I saw a tall, stern man standing outside the door, carrying a long black sword: "Did you bring it with Wang Dehu yesterday?"

"Yes." Tangning nodded.

"Follow me." The man said and turned to leave.

Tangning grabbed Liu Ruhan's little hand and quickly followed.

The two followed him all the way out of the mansion gate and into the carriage.

The carriage swayed, the man sat upright, and his body remained motionless.

"Big brother, where are we going?" Tangning asked in a low voice

The man glanced at him and didn't answer. Seeing his stern expression, Tangning didn't dare to ask any more questions.

After driving for an unknown amount of time, the carriage stopped, and the three jumped out of the carriage.

This is a valley surrounded by mountains, and the sound of birds chirping can be heard incessantly.

Not far away, a group of children about the same age as Tangning were walking on the mountain road with two buckets on their shoulders.

The leaves swayed slightly, and a man flew across the air and landed in front of them.

The man was also dressed in black, with a bamboo stick in his mouth, the corner of his mouth seemed to be smiling but not smiling, with a cynical look: "Yo, Senior Brother Qi, why are you here when you are free?"

"These two are handed over to you."

"No! What time is it, why are you still accepting people! And a girl."

"It's the master's order."

The man pouted: "Come with me!"

"This is where you live. My name is Qin Luo. You can call me Coach Qin. Let's take a day off today and take a walk around. Tomorrow, I will start practicing like them. Over there is the kitchen. Look at them." When is the time to eat, just go with them." The man brought the two of them to the dormitory and said

"Well, President Qin, I'll practice with them, what about her!" Tangning asked in a low voice

"Yeah, I almost forgot, let's do it! I'll arrange her tomorrow."

After the man left, Tangning and Liu Ruhan entered the room. Compared to the guest room in the caravan, this room was far inferior. It was small and simple, but fortunately it was clean.

After staying in the room for a while, it was almost noon when Tangning saw those people heading towards the living room, so she dragged Liu Ruhan and walked inside as well.

As soon as they entered, the crowd glanced at them.

It was awkward to be stared at by dozens of people. Tangning lowered her head and walked behind a person, consciously lining up.

"Who are you? Why haven't I seen you before?" asked a man of his age at the front of the team

"I only came today." Tangning whispered
"Why are there still people coming today? Hasn't the recruitment deadline passed?" the child wondered

Tangning didn't know how to answer, so she could only say, "I don't know either."

"Who is she? Why is there a girl?"

"She's my sister who came with me."

"Oh, my name is Gu Chengqian, I came two months earlier than you."

"My name is Tangning, and her name is Liu Ruhan."

Liu Ruhan kept her head down, her little hands tightly holding Tangning's.

The two followed the team forward, went to the cabinet to get their meals, sat down at the corner table, and returned to the room after eating.

"Hey, you live here!" As soon as he reached the door, a voice came from behind him.

Tangning looked back and saw a fair-skinned boy with fair features looking at them. It was Gu Chengqian who had spoken to him just now.

"Do you live here?" Gu Chengqian asked
Tangning nodded.

"I live here, next to you." There are four rooms in this corridor. Tangning lives in the third room. Gu Chengqian pointed to the second room and said.

"Don't you need to practice?"

"There is an hour to rest after eating every day. I happen to be fine. Can I sit in your room for a while?"

"can."

The three entered the room, Gu Chengqian sat on the stool, Liu Ruhan sat next to the bed next to Tangning.

"Did everyone here arrive two months ago?" Tangning asked curiously

"Of course not. Some have been there for a year, some have been there for two years, and some have been there for three years."

Tangning nodded. No wonder when he was in the hall just now, he saw a lot of people who were obviously much taller than them: "Does everyone have to stay for three years before leaving?"

"Not everyone. Most of them have to stay for three years. The caravan has an assessment every year. If you pass the assessment, you can become a formal disciple."

"Official disciple?"

"That's right! Only those who pass the assessment are formal disciples, and they will be taught the exercises further. If they fail the assessment for three years, they can only become foreign affairs disciples."

"Do you know what caravans do?"

"Of course I know." Gu Chengqian looked proud: "The caravan is the largest green forest gang in our Chu country. All horse trading transactions in the Chu country are registered with the caravan. The owner of this generation of caravans is called Cui Yilin, and the Jianghu people are called Jianyu Scholar. He is recognized. The master of swordsmanship is also one of the four masters of Chu State."

"Scholar Jianyu?"

"That's right, because his swordsmanship is extremely high, his swords are as fast and dense as rain, and he himself always dresses as a scholar, so he is called Jianyu scholar."

"Then have you ever heard of Dehu, the iron-armed king of Xizhou?"

"Xizhou Tieji? Never heard of it, by the way, where did you guys come from?"

"We came from Anning County, how about you?"

"I'm from Dongsheng County. My family runs the escort bureau. My father asked me to come here to learn superior martial arts and go back to take over the escort bureau."

The two were chatting for a whole noon.

Tangning didn't know anything, so it was impossible to ask someone to ask her. Gu Chengqian was a cheerful person. If he had the opportunity to show his erudition, he naturally knew everything.

Gu Chengqian didn't leave until it was time for practice in the afternoon, and told Tangning that he would come back in the evening.

After dinner in the evening, Gu Chengqian arrived as scheduled, and the two talked a lot.

In the evening, someone brought a set of blue clothes and told him what time and where to assemble tomorrow morning.

Early the next morning, Gu Chengqian knocked on the door to wake Tangning up. In fact, he didn't need to wake up. Tangning woke up early because she was going to practice with them today. Last night, Gu Chengqian said that if she arrived late, she would be severely punished.

He woke up early, but Liu Ruhan was fast asleep, the two hugged tightly together, and he couldn't break free, so he lay on the bed for a while longer.

"Tangning, Tangning." Gu Chengqian knocked on the door and shouted outside.

Liu Ruhan opened her eyes.

"Ruru, I'm going to practice, you can sleep for a while."

Liu Ruhan let go of her little hand, Tangning walked out the door, and followed Gu Chengqian to the foot of a mountain. By the time they arrived, there were already more than [-] people standing there in four queues.

Tangning queued behind Gu Chengqian, and people joined the queue one after another.

After a while, a man in black came, and everyone straightened up.

Tang Ning heard from Gu Chengqian yesterday that the person wearing this kind of black clothes was an official disciple of the caravan. This person was named Xi Ti and was their instructor.

All disciples practice martial arts separately according to the length of time they practice martial arts. This place is the training ground for new disciples.

Tangning counted the number of people here, including himself, a total of thirty-two people.

Xi Ti walked in front of them and swept his eyes over everyone. He looked serious and serious, completely different from Qin Luo, who Tangning met yesterday who claimed to be the head coach.

"Start." With the order of Xi Ho, everyone ran up the mountain.

Tangning followed them and ran in small steps. This was the first exercise of every day, running a mountain.

It didn't take long for him to feel a little unbearable, gasping for breath, barely following Gu Chengqian in front of him.

Gu Chengqian was also panting, but not as strong as him.

Go up the mountain from here and then go down the mountain from the east back to the original point, a total of ten miles.

Running a mountain is different from running a flat road. It takes a lot of physical strength. Tangning has followed her father up the mountain since she was a child.

"Don't worry, pay attention to control your breathing." Gu Chengqian said

After running for a while, Tangning felt that her heart was about to jump out, and she felt dizzy. Although the team's speed had slowed down at this time, he couldn't hold on any longer.

He had no choice but to break away from the team and squat down by the tree, his body felt as if the river was overwhelmed, and he was uncomfortable.

Seeing the team getting farther and farther away, he really wanted to stand up and catch up, but he couldn't do it, his limbs were weak, and his legs and feet were weak.

A water bottle was handed in front of him, and he looked up to see that it was Xi Ho.

"There is only one road ahead, keep walking along this road." Xi Ti said, and then chased after the team. He landed on his toes and took the next step.

Tangning rested for a while, feeling much better, so she stood up and walked forward.

When he went down the mountain and returned to his original place, only Xi Ti was there.

At this time, his whole body was already completely soaked in sweat.

(End of this chapter)