Martial Arts Song

Chapter 9 Rapid Progress
"Good morning!"

When Chen Qing walked from Nanba District, where he lived, to Songshan Road where the Tiger-shaped Gate is located, the sky was already bright, and the sun slowly emerged from the other side of the mountain.

The morning sun shone slantingly across the land, and the streets were filled with people working hard to make a living.

Among these people, there are hawkers who sell steamed buns, flour cakes and other breakfast items; there are farmers who bring fresh fruits, chickens, ducks, geese and livestock to sell; there are also shops that rent stores and sell various goods; In a specific corner, carpenters, bricklayers, etc. are waiting for their employers.

Of course, there are also restaurant owners and waiters who get up early in the morning to buy groceries; office workers who commute to work and have a bite of breakfast here; and ordinary people who have no money at home and come to buy their daily necessities.

As people come and go, occasionally one or two rickshaws pulling people pass by.

These people intertwined into a short and bustling morning market on Songshan Road.

Amidst such excitement, the tiger-shaped gate also opened its doors to welcome the morning of this day's plan.

When Chen Qing arrived, there were already two teenagers wearing white upper body and black lower body loose training clothes at the door of the tiger-shaped gate, cleaning the door with brooms.

Chen Qing also met these two people yesterday. They were one of the dozen teenagers practicing in the front yard.

He took the initiative to say hello, and the two teenagers looked back at him and said "good morning" back.

Since we didn't know each other's names, that was all, there was no conversation.

Walking into the door, Chen Qing saw other teenagers spread out in the front yard, middle yard, and backyard cleaning.

Yang Ming is not here, only another equally strong young man named "Ren Yan" is there.

At this time, the young man named "Ren Yan" crossed his arms and kept walking in the front, middle and backyard, urging the group of teenagers to clean.

When he saw Chen Qing, he said politely: "Go to the kitchen to find a rag and follow them to wipe the human pile in the front yard."

After hearing this, Chen Qing didn't say anything. He went straight to the kitchen to find a rag and joined the three teenagers who were already wiping the human stake in the front yard.

"Hey, new guy, what's your name?"

During the cleaning process, one of the three teenagers who followed Chen Qing to clean the human pile asked curiously.

Chen Qing glanced at him and replied briefly: "Chen Qing."

"My name is Fang Yu, what does your family do?"

The man introduced himself with a smile and asked again.

Those who can afford to pay hundreds of dollars in tuition fees to come to the martial arts gym each month have some strength in their families, so there are also some who want to explore and make friends among them. After all, many friends have many paths, maybe they will be used in the future. Can you get on?
As an adult, Chen Qing could naturally see through the thoughts of this young man named Fang Yu at a glance.

After thinking for a while, he chose to "tell the truth" and replied: "I haven't done anything. My family just moved to Qianyang from the countryside not long ago."

Once he told a lie, he needed countless lies to cover it up. Moreover, Chen Qing now only wanted to focus on practicing boxing and improving his body, and was too lazy to engage in useless social interactions, so he simply blew himself up.

really!

After hearing that Chen Qing's family had just moved from the countryside not long ago, the young man named Fang Yu said "Oh" and immediately lost interest in talking and stopped talking.

The other two people also withdrew their gazes towards this side.

Later, Fang Yu and the other two occasionally talked, but they ignored Chen Qing.

Chen Qing was also happy to be in peace and silently wiped the human pile.

Soon, after the front yard, middle yard, backyard and human piles were almost cleaned, Ren Yan made an inspection and shouted loudly: "Okay, put down the broom and rag, everyone come and gather, let's practice!"

When everyone heard what was said, they quickly put down their things and came to the people pile in the front yard to gather in formation.

Because he didn't know this group of teenagers, Chen Qing chose to stand at the back.

Ren Yan didn't care about him. After glancing at the assembled people, he shouted again: "Everyone takes his place at the stakes!"

After everyone heard this, they ran to stand in front of a personal pile.

Chen Qing was stunned because he had never practiced in front of a human stake.

After everyone stood in front of the human pile, Chen Qing discovered that the human pile in the front yard was already full!

He immediately stepped forward and said to Ren Yan: "Senior brother, there are no more human stakes."

After Ren Yan glanced at him, he said: "There are always as many people as there are human stakes in the door. You just came yesterday and your human stakes haven't been finished yet. Yang Ming was not here this morning because he was looking for someone to make them." With your human stake, you can just practice it facing the air for a while."

As soon as these words came out, the other teenagers standing in front of the human pile burst into laughter.

"Hahahahaha!"

This kind of laughter is similar to the laughter after being treated specially in junior high school and high school in the previous life.

To say there is malice, there is not much, but to say there is no malice at all, that is impossible.

When Ren Yan heard these laughter, he immediately frowned, raised his eyes, and shouted: "Why are you laughing!"

For a moment, there was silence.

Chen Qing was an adult in mind, so he was not affected by the laughter just now. After listening to what Ren Yan asked him to practice facing the air, he just nodded calmly and said, "Okay."

Then, he found an open space behind the crowd and stood there, looking straight as if there was a human stake in front of him.

In fact, it doesn't matter if he wants a human stake or not. There were no human stakes in his drill in the Intermediate Courtyard yesterday. The reason why he asked was just because he didn't want to be special.

Ren Yan was slightly surprised that his mood was so stable.

It's really rare to see such a calm person at such an age.

After nodding secretly in his heart, Ren Yan came to the crowd and shouted: "Start practicing!"

Following the order, the teenagers in front of the human pile began to take the "tiger step" posture one by one, and began to practice with concentration.

Chen Qing also started practicing focused on the air.

As the [Essence] value in his eyes began to beat, Chen Qing quickly became immersed in the extremely standard "Tiger Step" drill.

During this period, Ren Yan crossed his arms and kept walking around everyone. From time to time, he would make a sound or take action to correct the movements of the young people who were practicing.

But from beginning to end, he never came near Chen Qing.

Because, Chen Qing's movements are so standard!

"What Yang Ming said is actually true. This boy is actually practicing so well!"

Ren Yan, who was walking around, always paid attention to Chen Qing behind everyone with his peripheral vision, and was filled with surprise.

time flies……

Soon, the sun was three o'clock in the sky, and the sun slowly climbed to the top of everyone's heads.

As it approaches noon.

Outside the tiger-shaped gate, a rickshaw stopped slowly.

A figure in a suit and top hat got off the rickshaw.

He casually took out his wallet from the inner pocket of his suit, took out a five-yuan note and handed it to the coachman. The figure stepped into the tiger-shaped door.

"Ok?"

As soon as this out of place figure came in, it immediately attracted the attention of almost everyone in the front yard. The reason why it was almost was because there was still one person who was not looking at him.

This person is Chen Qing.

Following the drill, after the values ​​​​in his left eye started to beat crazily again, Chen Qing had entered a state of concentration with "nothing else to focus on".

"This gentleman, you are looking for——"

As a member of the Tiger-shaped Sect, Ren Yan immediately asked the other party.

But before he finished speaking, the figure took off the top hat and interrupted with a smile: "Junior Brother Ren, long time no see. Don't you even know Senior Brother?"

Ren Yan, who was interrupted, was stunned when he saw the other party's appearance, and then shouted respectfully: "Senior Brother Yan!"

"It seems that Junior Brother Ren still remembers me."

The man in a suit, known as Senior Brother Yan, smiled and said, "Okay, you can go about your business. I'm here because Master wants to see me."

After that, he walked towards the middle courtyard again.

However, while leaving, he also looked at Chen Qing, who was immersed in the drill, and did not look back until he entered the middle courtyard.

After Ren Yan heard that the master was looking for him, he didn't say anything more. Instead, he looked away and looked at the people practicing "Tiger Step" again. He frowned and shouted: "Who told you to stop? Keep practicing!"

……

The man in a suit, known as "Senior Brother Yan," walked all the way through the middle courtyard and arrived at the backyard.

In the backyard, in the attic on the second floor.

Huang Xunhu had already heard the noise and stood on the balcony corridor on the second floor. He looked at the man in suit with his hands behind his back and said calmly: "Yan Hao, why are you here in person?"

Yan Hao, a man in a suit, smiled slightly and said, "Master finally has something to ask, how can I not come in person?"

"Yeah."

Huang Xunhu said without audible emotion: "Come up."

After saying that, he turned around and walked into the tea room next to him.

Yan Hao smiled slightly, walked up to the second floor, and entered the tea room together.

However, when he walked into the tea room and saw He Xihong sitting in the tea room, making tea with an indifferent expression, Yan Hao couldn't help but stiffen.

Then, he saw him smiling reluctantly: "Junior Sister Hong is here too. Didn't you go to study abroad in Xilu? When did you come back?"

After hearing this, He Xihong just glanced at him with an indifferent expression and said nothing.

However, Huang Xunhu, who sat back at the tea table, said: "Ahong just came back yesterday. It's normal that you don't know. Where are the things?"

After Yan Hao heard this, he reached in with his left hand and took it out. He had been holding the top hat in his hand upside down. He took out a document bag that had been folded several times from the top hat, then stepped forward and placed it on the tea table.

After putting it away, he quickly returned to where he was just now and glanced at He Xihong.

Immediately afterwards, I heard him say: "After investigation, my people and the information in the Nanba Patrol Room, Master, the family you investigated is just an ordinary person who moved from Sanjia Township, more than 60 kilometers away from Qianyang. People. The man is a carpenter, and the woman helps in the kitchen of a restaurant. They have two sons, one is studying over there in Jiuhua, and the other is shining shoes over there on Grand Cross Street."

After that, he paused and asked curiously: "Master, why are you investigating this family? This is an ordinary family that can be seen everywhere in Nanba District."

"This has nothing to do with you."

Huang Xunhu reached out and picked up the folded document bag on the tea table. While slowly opening it, he said, "Tell me, the purpose of your visit today."

"Oh, Master, what you said hurt my heart a bit."

Yan Hao sighed: "I just haven't been here for a long time and missed you, so I took this opportunity to come see you!"

"is it?"

Huang Xunhu looked at him and said with a smile: "Then you have finished reading now? Can you go?"

Yan Hao was suddenly speechless
Then I saw him sighing and saying: "Hey, Master, please don't rush me away. Lao Cao and I have already had a huge quarrel. Let me enjoy the rare master-sect friendship here."

Upon hearing this, Huang Xunhu looked at him with narrowed eyes and said, "I have already said that I will not interfere in the affairs between you and Cao Rongwu. Please stop beating around the bush and go back."

As soon as these words came out, Yan Hao couldn't help but narrowed his eyes slightly, and the expression on his face slowly calmed down.

However, he quickly thought of something. After taking a look at He Xihong who was making tea, he let out a long sigh and said, "Master, can you bear to see things like this happening among fellow disciples?"

Huang Xunhu seemed to be struck by these words, and he frowned slightly inadvertently, and then heard him say: "If you really get to that point, you can come to me, and I will try my best to save your life."

"..."

Yan Hao was speechless.

After a long while, he chuckled, bowed to Huang Xunhu, and said thanks: "Then thank you, Master."

After that, he straightened up and left the tea room without looking back.

After Yan Hao left, He Xihong, who had been making tea and saying nothing, suddenly said: "Master, he just had treasonous thoughts for a moment."

While speaking, a cold murderous intent emerged from her indifferent eyes.

Upon hearing this, Huang Xunhu waved his hands and said: "Forget it, let's talk about deeds regardless of heart. Everyone can have evil thoughts at the moment. As long as he doesn't do it, don't worry about him. Moreover, if he is really going to die, the whole Nanba will be in chaos, which will harm Many people will die. Your current state is not suitable for such a thing."

After hearing this, He Xihong said nothing, but the killing intent in her eyes gradually calmed down.

……

"Junior Brother Ren, I'm leaving first."

Yan Hao left the backyard, walked through the middle courtyard, and came to the front yard, and said to Ren Yan with a smile.

After Ren Yan heard this, he politely said, "Senior Brother Yan, it's already noon. Let's eat before we eat."

"No, there is something else."

Yan Hao smiled, and then looked at the young man who was focusing on practicing "Tiger Step" again and never looked at him the whole time.

He didn't look away until he reached the door.

And this incident, for Chen Qing, who was immersed in the "Tiger Step" exercise, was just an episode during practice.

In the next period of time, Chen Qing was completely immersed in the "Tiger Step" drill.

Every morning I get up at dawn and walk from my home in Nanba District to the Hu-shaped Gate in Yunyang District, where I clean first and then practice the exercises.

I practice from the morning until lunch, take a short break after eating, continue practicing in the afternoon, and continue practicing until I finish dinner in the evening and go home.

After returning home, I had a simple meal and then went to bed until dawn the next day.

This cycle starts over and over again.

After he "exploited himself", the fact that his family moved from the countryside quickly spread among other young students. Therefore, these students whose families had some assets did not come to "befriend" him. Let him feel at ease and be able to practice more focused.

Time flies, and a month passes in a flash, from June to July.

In this month, Chen Qing's practice results have also improved by leaps and bounds, and his whole person has undergone great changes without even realizing it!
　Two in one, see you tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)