The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 23 Mistake Zhou Tong as a thief

"Old Mr. Zhou, I don't understand something. Why have you been unwilling to accept that kid as an apprentice?" Zhang San asked puzzledly, bowing his body slightly.

Zhou Tong said in a serious voice: "That kid's perseverance and endurance are excellent. There are countless people who came here to look for the old man before, and no one has ever been so sincere. However, the old man is old and no longer accepts apprentices. I don't have more energy to teach them martial arts, so why bother to harm others!"

Li Si said in a deep voice: "Mr. Zhou, I think you can consider taking him as an apprentice?"

"Why?" Zhou Tong looked at Li Si curiously.

I saw Li Si respectfully said: "That kid has been here for a month, and he has never had the slightest sign of retreating, and he lives in the woodshed. No matter the wind or rain, he has never cried to you, and he has never opened his mouth. Entering the courtyard, I have been waiting for your answer, this is a man of great perseverance."

"Although I don't know what he intends to do in martial arts, this endurance alone is far beyond ordinary people, extraordinary. Moreover, he never sleeps a little longer every day, gets up on time for morning exercises, his martial arts seem immature .I think that kid has great potential, and if you put it bluntly, that kid may not be worse than the disciple you taught."

"Since you have closed your door and refused to accept disciples, and you have made an exception to teach martial arts to the other four people, there are no more than one person, and there are many less. Myself. Besides, the sincerity of that kid, even the two of us feel a little touched, if he also follows you to practice martial arts, maybe he can learn all your martial arts skills and carry them forward!"

Previously, Zhou Tong had been unwilling to accept Zhao Gou as his apprentice, just because Zhao Gou's identity was unknown, he didn't understand the rules of the world, he was sloppy, and there were people following him behind him, so he didn't want to cause trouble; another reason was his own promise, he didn't want to He accepted apprentices again, but he saw that Zhao Gou's heart of practicing martial arts was so firm, and his heart as hard as iron gradually softened.

After a month of observation, apart from other things, Zhou Tong could see that Zhao Gou was devoted to practicing martial arts and pursuing martial arts.Moreover, from his moves, Zhou Tong knew that Zhao Gou's martial arts foundation was somewhat weak.I knew it from the beginning, and after a month, I was surprised to find that the foundation of Zhao Gou's martial arts began to become stable, and the same move was used again, but the power was different.

Hearing Li Si's words was exactly what Zhou Tong thought in his heart, he really had the intention to accept Zhao Gou as his disciple.However, Zhou Tong couldn't walk out of his vow, and he didn't want to be a person who broke his promise and got fat, so he hesitated.When Li Si's outspoken words woke Zhou Tong up, he suddenly found himself in a circle and almost couldn't get out. In fact, as long as he let go of all this and calmly think about it, he would be able to think about it, which has been bothering him for a long time.

It is really the authorities who are obsessed with the bystanders!

Zhou Tong smiled slightly, but didn't answer. Instead, he talked about it and said, "Next, you two should stay here and continue to observe, or return to the villa?"

Zhang San answered: "Since you are here, we two brothers will go back too, so it is inconvenient to stay here."

"Farewell!"

So, Zhou Tong, Zhang San, and Li Si said goodbye to each other, Zhou Tong turned and went back to his hut, while Zhang San and Li Si rode away on the horse with a smile on their faces.

"Third brother, do you think Mr. Zhou will accept that kid as his apprentice?" Li Si sat astride the saddle, turned around and looked at Zhou Tong who was leaving behind, and asked in a low voice.

Zhang San said confidently: "Don't worry, old four, he will definitely accept that kid as his apprentice. It's time for us to go back and do business. The mission is finally completed."

Zhang San and Li Si rode towards Tokyo with peace of mind. Their real purpose was not only to follow Zhao Gou, but also to let them help him, give him a little help, and let Zhao Gou Become Zhou Tong's disciple as soon as possible.At the beginning, they followed Zhao Gou to this place, and passed on the flying pigeons about the situation to the villa.

Unexpectedly, news came from the villa asking the two of them to help Zhao Gou worship him as a teacher.As for the reason, Zhang San and Li Si didn't understand it until today when they saw that the man was Zhou Tong, they didn't understand the above meaning.As long as they let Zhou Tong accept Zhao Gou as their disciples, then they can return to Beijing, otherwise they can only stay here and continue to follow Zhao Gou.

Even though the two of them complained in their hearts, there was nothing they could do. Seeing Zhao Gou living his life in a hurry, the two of them were very anxious.It wasn't until they saw Zhou Tong's boxing techniques that Zhang San and Li Si knew that the boy who wanted to learn from him would be a generation of martial arts master Zhou Tong, and immediately thought of a plan.

Zhang San and Li Si didn't have any verbal communication, they sang and harmonized, and completed the task assigned by the above without any flaws.The two of them also saw the complex look on Zhou Tong's face, and guessed that Zhou Tong would not be able to pass the test in his heart.So, the two of them gave Zhou Tong a reason to convince himself, let him accept apprentices again, that is, disciples behind closed doors.

When Zhou Tong was teaching martial arts in the villa, the two of them hadn't entered the villa and had no contact with Zhou Tong.However, Zhang San and Li Si still guessed a little bit through the fight, and prescribe the right medicine, hitting the key point, which made Zhou Tong change his mind and decided to accept apprentices again.

Zhang San and Li Si happily turned around and left. Zhou Tong walked with heavy steps, and his complicated mood made it difficult for him to make a choice.When he walked to the thatched hut where Zhao Gou lived, Zhao Gou was sleeping soundly. After taking a look, he sighed softly: "Is it God's will?"

Zhou Tong looked at Zhao Gou sleeping on the straw covered with a bed of cotton wool. Wang Gui quietly gave it to Zhao Gou. It was Zhao Gou who chopped it himself, and piled it neatly together to form a natural wall to shelter some heavy rain.

Zhao Gou, who was soundly asleep, opened his eyes suddenly, stood up quickly, grabbed a piece of wood, threw it towards Zhou Tong, and struck with all his strength.The weak candlelight can only illuminate a little bit of the road, and it is impossible to see the situation outside clearly. Zhao Gou thought it was a villain, so he shot without hesitation.

Zhou Tong's slight sigh made the sleeping Zhao Gou hear a different sound, and suddenly woke up.Zhao Gou didn't know that it was Zhou Tong standing outside, and it was impossible for anyone to come out in the middle of the night.So, Zhao Gou shot without hesitation, without any weapons in his hand, he could only use firewood to throw it out.

Zhao Gou threw the firewood with all his strength and galloped towards Zhou Tong; Zhou Tong was a little surprised when he saw Zhao Gou woke up, and wanted to turn around and leave. Cut firewood.Zhou Tong turned around and looked at the firewood galloping forward. Hearing the sound of the firewood breaking through the air, he whispered to himself, "Isn't this kind of power that ordinary children can possess?"

Zhou Tong caught the firewood Zhao Gou threw with his hands without hesitation, frowned, and remained silent for a long time.Compared with him a month ago, Zhao Gou at this time has the greatest power. He has so much strength in his whole body. Anything he throws away can be like a hidden weapon, and he can hear the sound to judge the enemy's strength. The direction, even Zhao Gou himself was a little surprised, let alone Zhou Tong.

"Listen to the sound and argue?" Zhou Tong looked at the piece of firewood in his hand in a daze, frowned, and thought to himself: "With his foundation in martial arts, no matter how fast he is, it is impossible to learn it within a month." This trick. However, his strength is indeed much greater, and it seems that this kid also has some talents."

Zhao Gou followed closely behind and quickly came to Zhou Tong. He couldn't see Zhou Tong's appearance clearly, so he shouted: "You villain dare to come here, take a trick from me!"

Zhou Tong didn't say a word, just stood there and let Zhao Gou attack continuously.Zhou Tong also knew that Zhao Gou's martial arts had improved by leaps and bounds in just one month, which even he couldn't believe.Therefore, Zhou Tong also wanted to try Zhao Gou's martial arts.Zhao Gou couldn't see who was coming, so he instinctively told him that the person in front of him was very skilled in martial arts, so he must not be careless.Therefore, Zhao Gou showed no mercy at all, and tried his best to use all the boxing techniques and other martial arts he had learned in Lin Chong for three years.

"Arhat Boxing!"

"Tong back fist!"

"Red Fist!"

"Plum Blossom Fist!"

"Lin Family Fist!"

Zhao Gou used more than a dozen kinds of boxing in a row, including Shaolin boxing and other boxing styles. What surprised Zhou Tong most was that Zhao Gou could also use "Linjia boxing", which is Lin Chong's family boxing.That unique boxing technique Zhou Tong knew at a glance. He was also Lin Chong's teacher who taught him how to use marksmanship. How could he not know the martial arts that Lin Chong was good at.

"This kid can know so many punches at such a young age!" Zhou Tong looked at Zhao Gou, who was only six years old, and was able to use so many punches in one go. The foundation is weak, just because he pays attention to boxing skills, the boxing skills he knows are too complicated, why does he know that kid's family boxing skills?"

Zhao Gou was so absorbed in attacking that he ignored who Zhou Tong was in front of him. In his eyes, it was as if he saw prey. He attacked without hesitation, and Zhou Tong easily blocked all the continuous attacks.Furious, Zhao Gou attacked again without any hesitation.

At the same time, the sound of the battle between Zhao Gou and Zhou Tong aroused Yue Fei, Wang Gui and others who were sleeping soundly in the room. The four of them got up curiously, and when they heard the sound of someone fighting, they got dressed and left in unison. go out.Yue Fei and the others were lighting up lanterns, rubbing their sleepy eyes, and hearing the sound of fighting coming from outside, they couldn't help feeling sleepy, so they lit up lanterns one after another.

When everyone was holding the lanterns and pushing open the gate, the faint light happened to shine on Zhou Tong's face. Looking at the wrinkled and smiling face, Zhao Gou hurriedly stopped his attack and exclaimed: "Old Mr. Zhou, I don't know it's you, but I still hope to forgive you, please forgive me!"

Yue Fei and the others also stared wide-eyed, and stepped forward one after another, looking at their master and Zhao Gou in amazement, they all looked at each other in dismay, feeling baffled.They didn't understand why Zhao Gou fought with his master. From the beginning to the end, Zhou Tong didn't fight back, but just stood on guard, which made them even more confused about what happened.

Seeing that Yue Fei and the others got up, Zhou Tong nodded slightly, looked at Zhao Gou again, and asked, "What is your relationship with Lin Chong? Why do you use his family boxing technique?"

Zhao Gou replied truthfully: "Instructor Lin is the boy's mentor, and he taught the villain's martial arts."

"So that's it!" Zhou Tong suddenly realized and nodded, "So, he was the one who asked you to come to the old man?"

"Yes, it was Coach Lin who asked me to come to you!" Zhao Gou replied respectfully.

Zhou Tong frowned and asked in confusion, "Since he is your master, why do you call him instructor instead of master?"

Zhao Gou wept, and sighed: "It's not that the kid doesn't want to call you master, it's because Teacher Lin told the kid not to call, he said that I'm learning from you as a teacher, maybe you will accept me as an apprentice, if you call me master, you will mess up your seniority. Moreover, Teacher Lin didn't let me serve tea, and he didn't hold the ceremony of apprenticeship, so the boy called him Teacher Lin."

(End of this chapter)