the heavens

Chapter 1 Apprenticeship to Huashan
Daming, Chongzhen period.

Surrounded by mountains, apes climb, chicks sing, and at the top of the peak, there are dense vines and abnormal obstacles.

But he saw a middle-aged man on the cliff with no way to find, climbing down the vines on the cliff with his hands and feet.

Strange to say, the middle-aged man climbed this cliff, but he didn't show the slightest fear. What's even more strange is that the middle-aged man was carrying a young man on his back.

Not long after, the middle-aged man fell to the ground, and the young man on his back jumped off directly. The young man had a dark complexion and looked a little dazed.

The middle-aged man gestured towards the boy, who turned out to be a mute.

The boy didn't say a word, but at this moment, a young female voice came from not far away.

"Grandpa, brother Chengzhi, come and see, a big brother here has passed out."

As soon as the middle-aged man heard it, he walked towards the source of the voice.

In the grass, a girl in a floral dress was looking worriedly at a frail scholar lying in the grass.

"Grandpa, save this big brother, he was bitten by a poisonous snake."

Seeing this, the mute stretched out his hand to probe the frail scholar's nose, then gestured towards the girl, picked up the frail scholar, and rushed towards the mountains and forests.

……

When Lu Fengqiu woke up, he felt very weak all over his body. He was originally a nominal disciple of Yuquan temple in Huashan, but he only remembered that he was studying a scroll left by Chen Tuan in Yuquan temple, but somehow he came to the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty.

When I first arrived here, I was dressed in strange clothes, and was treated as a visitor from a foreign country, and was almost poisoned by thieves.

Between stumbles, he knew that this was the last years of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, when the world was in chaos and the people were in dire straits.

Inside the pass, Li Chuang is rebelling, and outside the pass, the Manchu Emperor Taiji is staring at him, and the Great Ming Dynasty is at stake.

After disguising himself, he pretended to be a weak scholar and came to Mount Hua, wanting to see if there was an opportunity to go back, but he never thought that he would be bitten by a poisonous snake, and the poison surged up in an instant, the world spun, and he lost consciousness.

"Shui Shui."

Lu Fengqiu's mouth was parched and he couldn't help speaking.

The girl waiting by the side couldn't help being overjoyed when she heard Lu Fengqiu's voice, and hurriedly brought a bowl of water from the table beside her.

Lu Fengqiu barely supported himself and drank the water in the bowl.

"Thank you for saving my life, girl!"

Seeing the girl looking at him curiously, Lu Fengqiu couldn't help thanking her.

The girl smiled brightly, waved her hands and said, "Big Brother, just call me Xiaohui. Xiaohui is not capable of detoxifying the five-paced snake. It was Eunuch Mu who saved you."

After drinking water, Lu Fengqiu felt his body regain some strength. He looked around and found that he was in a wooden house. The furnishings in the house were quite simple, with only a few wooden tables and benches.

"I don't know what the name of the big brother is. How could he be bitten by a five-step snake at the foot of Huashan?"

Xiaohui is approachable and kind-hearted, but she doesn't have any precautions.

Lu Fengqiu coughed dryly, and said: "In Lu Fengqiu, there was a famine at home, and I fled here, and I was bitten by a poisonous snake when I was not paying attention."

Xiaohui smiled and was about to say something when someone walked into the room.

Seeing the man, Xiaohui couldn't help but said, "Eunuch Mu, big brother has woken up."

Lu Fengqiu only heard a hearty laugh, and then saw an old man dressed in plain clothes, with white hair and beard, walking towards him.

"Big Brother, this is Eunuch Mu who cured your snake poison."

Xiaohui made a point aside.

Hearing this, Lu Fengqiu cupped his hands towards the old man and said, "Little Dear Lu Fengqiu, thank you for saving my life."

The old man smiled, looked at Lu Fengqiu's face, and then said: "You kid has a lot of luck, if it's a quarter of an hour later, even the Immortal Da Luo will come, and it won't be able to save your life."

When Lu Fengqiu heard the words, he couldn't help saying: "It all depends on the old man's skillful hand to rejuvenate, dare to ask the old man Gao's name, so that the boy will remember it in his heart."

The old man chuckled and said, "The old man's name is Mu Renqing."

When Lu Fengqiu heard the words, his heart was shocked, and he couldn't help but look at the old man twice more.

"But the head of the Huashan School, the sword fairy Yuan Mu, the old man?"

Mu Renqing said calmly: "I think there is no second Mu Renqing in the world."

Lu Fengqiu couldn't help being astonished. The head of the Huashan School, Mu Renqing, isn't that the number one expert in the Jade Blood Sword?
Did he come to the world in the Jade Blood Sword?
No wonder he encountered a lot of beatings and killings along the way. Before, he only thought that the world was in chaos and there were many bandits.

But I didn't expect that there are all over the rivers and lakes.

Lu Fengqiu couldn't help but figured out that he was originally a nominal disciple of Yuquan Temple in Huashan, and he practiced in the temple just to try to be quiet and do nothing. Of course, the main reason is that the consumption at the foot of the mountain is too high. He has no money in his pocket, so it's better to go up the mountain. , green mountains and green waters, cultivate sentiment every day, isn't it beautiful.

Now that he came to this world out of nowhere, and was rescued by the world's number one expert by mistake, isn't this a great chance.

It would be the best thing if he could worship Mu Renqing as his teacher.

Lu Fengqiu was still thinking about it, but Mu Renqing said to Xiaohui who was beside him: "Xiaohui, this kid has recovered from his injuries, let him go down the mountain."

Saying that, Namu Renqing wanted to leave.

When Lu Fengqiu heard this, he was not willing to let Mu Renqing go.

"Senior Mu wait a minute!"

Mu Renqing couldn't help frowning, turned around and said, "Do you have anything else to do?"

Lu Fengqiu propped himself up, got off the bed, cupped his hands and said, "Senior Mu, you saved Xiao Ke's life, no matter what, you have to let Xiao Ke repay you, otherwise, Xiao Ke's conscience will be hard to rest."

Mu Renqing couldn't help but look at Lu Fengqiu more, and said: "I don't ask you for anything in return for saving people. When the injury is healed, let's go down the mountain."

Seeing this, Lu Fengqiu said directly: "Senior Mu, wait a minute, I have good words to tell you!"

Mu Renqing stopped and asked with great interest, "What kind words do you have?"

Lu Fengqiu had countless thoughts in his mind, knowing that Mu Renqing had a strange temperament, if he couldn't scratch his itch, he might not be able to stay in Huashan.

He couldn't help saying: "Senior Mu, the world is in danger tomorrow, and the common people are in dire straits. If Senior Mu wants to save the common people in the world! You still need to listen to the boy!"

Mu Renqing couldn't help but sneered and said: "The boy is very arrogant. I, Mu Renqing, have two disciples who are working under the tent of Chuang Wang Li Zicheng. They want to make a living for the people of the world! What do you say?"

Lu Fengqiu said in a deep voice: "Li Chuang started at a young age, endured hardships and stands hard work, and now he is the most powerful among the rebels from all walks of life. It is not wrong for Senior Mu to help him."

Mu Renqing said: "Oh? Listening to your words, it seems that there is more meaning behind the words!"

Lu Fengqiu said: "Senior Mu, it's not just nonsense. The enemy of Ming Dynasty is not inside the pass, but outside the pass. Although Li Chuang seems to be powerful now, Li Chuang is short-sighted. Even if he invades Beijing in the future, I'm afraid it won't last long, if the world wants to be safe for a long time, Li Chuang is really not the master!"

"If Li Chuang really ruled the world, I am afraid that Huang Taiji outside the pass will be happy. At that time, the Manchu Qing army will go south, and the world will change hands. From then on, the Han people will be occupied by the Tartars. This is really not a blessing for the people of the world. .”

Mu Renqing couldn't help shaking his head and said, "In your opinion, which of these rebels is worth helping?"

When Lu Fengqiu heard the words, he said calmly: "My boy thinks that the uprising army of the 72nd Battalion of the Thirteen Clans is not the image of the Ming Lord. If the Han people want to survive for a long time, they have to find another Ming Lord."

Mu Renqing listened, with a thoughtful look on his face, and after a while, Shi Ran said: "Although you are exaggerating, you are also a person who cares about the country and the people. It is not in vain for this old man to save your life."

Lu Fengqiu saw that Mu Renqing's conversation had turned around, so he immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Senior Mu, I am alone, and I have nowhere to go. I want to worship Senior Mu as a teacher, and I will be successful in my studies in the future. Do your part for the people of the world."

Mu Renqing looked at Lu Fengqiu with a smile that was not a smile, and said leisurely: "If you want to learn from a teacher, just say so, why beat around the bush."

Lu Fengqiu couldn't help feeling uneasy, he couldn't figure out what Mu Renqing was thinking, if he failed to become a teacher, he would always try to find a way to stay here, stealing a teacher would also steal three or five tricks, so that he would not be raped when he walked in the rivers and lakes in the future Get rid of it.

"Senior Mu is very thoughtful, so I can't hide my thoughts from senior."

Mu Renqing flicked his sleeves, smiled slightly, and said: "Looking at your young age, you are not much different from the old man when he was a junior. He is also a son of sincerity."

"However, you speak wild words and cannot be my apprentice, but you are still a scholar with a conscience. If you want to stay, you can be with the mute as a companion."

"This old man also wants to see if the world will be run by the Manchus as you said in the future."

This Mu Renqing has always been weird, he doesn't like you if you are disobedient, but if you are too obedient, he thinks you are too stupid and spineless.

Although Lu Fengqiu's words were respectful, the meaning behind them made Mu Renqing more or less interested.

Hearing this, Lu Fengqiu felt disappointed and couldn't directly learn from his teacher, but it was better than being driven down the mountain. As long as he stayed on the mountain, he would have a chance to learn from his teacher.

"Thank you, Senior Mu."

……

In this way, Lu Fengqiu stayed in Mount Hua, chopping firewood and cooking with the dumb uncle every day. Mu Renqing taught his apprentice Yuan Chengzhi to practice martial arts. Lu Fengqiu always learned one or two tricks when delivering meals. Practicing hard alone, but no one to guide, and learning secretly, naturally it is not fast to enter the country.

Until one day, when Mu Renqing was pointing Yuan Chengzhi, Lu Fengqiu watched from the side and couldn't help saying a word about his opinion on that boxing technique, which made Mu Renqing look at him with admiration.

After that day, Mu Renqing acquiesced that Lu Fengqiu was a member of Huashan, and asked him to follow Yuan Chengzhi to practice sooner or later, and give him some pointers from time to time.

After one month, Lu Fengqiu made great progress.

Lu Fengqiu then asked Mu Renqing to pay homage to him again. Mu Renqing did not refuse this time, but tested Lu Fengqiu on the boxing techniques he had taught Yuan Chengzhi for nearly a month. Renqing's eyes lit up, and he nodded slightly.

Lu Fengqiu observed the words and expressions, and his mind was flexible. He immediately bowed down and said: "Master, please accept my apprentice's bow."

With a smile on his lips, Mu Renqing accepted Lu Fengqiu's kowtow.

He stroked his beard and said: "Get up, from today onwards, you are the fourth apprentice under the old man's sect. When you enter my Huashan gate, you must not bully your master and destroy your ancestors, and you must not bully your goodness. Do you remember?"

Lu Fengqiu said in a deep voice: "Disciple would like to follow Master's instruction!"

"By the way, Xiaohui, where did Cheng Zhi go?"

Mu Renqing asked Xiaohui who was on the side.

Before Xiaohui could react, in the blink of an eye, the elder brother became Grandpa Mu's apprentice.

Xiaohui feels that Lu Fengqiu is a kind person, and compared to Brother Chengzhi's silent wood, Xiaohui thinks that Lu Fengqiu is closer to her.

So Mu Renqing asked her to take care of Lu Fengqiu's daily life, and she didn't refuse.

"Eunuch Mu, brother Chengzhi went to the mountains to gather medicine with his grandfather, and he hasn't come back yet."

Mu Renqing couldn't help but shook his head and sighed: "Chengzhi, this child, although the poison in his body has been cleared, he is still in a daze. I don't know when he will open his mind."

Lu Fengqiu listened from the sidelines, and couldn't help thinking to himself, it seems that it is indeed as he guessed, this is not the world of the original book, but the world of the Jade Blood Sword in the drama version, which has changed a lot from the original book.

(End of this chapter)