Mysterious Martial Arts: The Record of the Swordsman

Chapter 262 Asking the Woodcutter across the Water

The sun was shining brightly at noon that day, and the Fang family, which had been deserted for a long time, became lively again.

I saw that the plates on the dining table had been piled high on several levels, taking up almost no space to put the dishes and chopsticks on the table. However, the sound of frying and frying in the kitchen was still coming one after another, and the servants were also very busy, and everyone was jumping on their backs, just for Send chicken, duck, fish, hooves and elbows to the hall as soon as possible.

Shopkeeper Fang showed a nostalgic look on his face. He didn’t touch a single chopstick of the food and pushed it all to his son who was immersed in cooking. He kept mumbling, “Have you had enough, good boy?” Make some more" and "Daddy can get whatever you want to eat."

Xiao Shitou ate quickly with his hands on the floor, turning a deaf ear to shopkeeper Fang's words. Instead, Hong Wending, who was sitting beside him, said politely: "Uncle Fang, there are only three of us here. Isn't the food cooked a little too much?"

A smile appeared on Shopkeeper Fang's fat face, and he waved his hands disapprovingly: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. You are all growing up, and you are both martial arts practitioners. Naturally, you need to eat more to be energetic."

This time Xiao Shitou has been away from home for several months, following his master to go out for a wander. Even though shopkeeper Fang is reluctant to leave, he can only look forward to it. Until he came back this time, he found that his son had indeed grown a little taller. Although there was still a gap between the height of eight years old, he finally looked like a six or seven-year-old child.

He touched Xiao Shitou's head happily and began to chatter continuously.

"Your mother sent a letter from the countryside last month, saying that Lao Taishan is getting healthier now and plans to come to Xiamei Town to see you."

"I didn't know when you would come back, so I wrote back and said I would leave later. Now that you are back, I have to inform your mother to come over quickly."

"By the way, your grandpa said he found a folk remedy that can cure your strange disease. He is very confused now, so don't use a plaster for headaches and fever as a treasure..."

Xiao Shitou raised his head from the pile of food, as if he was thinking about what kind of new dish "Mother" was. When he realized that this was inedible, he lowered his head and ate hard again.

Hong Wending looked at the two father and son, wondering how they could get along so mismatchedly until now. After thinking for a moment to no avail, he simply stopped thinking. The chopsticks in his hands began to leave afterimages, piercing into the dinner plate, and quickly consuming the mountain of vegetables in front of him. .

He went down the mountain this time to follow his master Jiang Wen's instructions and go out alone to do errands. However, because Lin Pingzhi was sent to Huixian Temple to study Taoism and Fu Ningdie was sent to a private school, Xiao Shitou stayed on the mountain and was bored, so he He also offered to go down the mountain to see his father, and also to visit his junior sister who was studying hard in the cold window.

Jiang Wen had recently been entangled in many affairs of the Wuyi Sect and was too busy to take care of him. Naturally, he agreed to Xiao Shitou's request and sent the two of them down the mountain together.

The two of them first went to the private school next to Bailian Martial Arts Hall, and successfully met Ningdie dressed as a boy and shaking his head.

Fu Ningdie said with tears that she wanted to go back to the mountain. She now lives in the same house with Yan Yongchun, and Yan Yongchun has always been careful and hardworking in doing things. After receiving Jiang Wen's entrustment, he supervises Ningdie to go to school every day. Even if Ningdie wants to He resisted, but he couldn't run away or fight, and he almost fell into depression in just a few days.

Fu Ningdie felt that she must have offended her master by gossiping, so she begged her two senior brothers to put in a good word for her and let her live. However, she guessed that Xiao Shitou was ignorant and only wanted to go home to work, but she didn't guess that Xiao Shitou was ignorant. The reliable Hong Wending was also restless today and didn't even remember what she said.

Hong Wending was a little absent-minded along the way, because the previous fighting situation was still vivid in his mind. Hong Wending also slowly figured out why the master didn't let him compete with Hu Fei in the first place...

Although Hu Fei was a strong opponent and his sword skills were superb, it was only after the fight that Hong Wending discovered that Hu Fei's martial arts approach was completely opposite to his own.

He is like a foundation that is constantly being excavated and dug deeper day by day. In order to build a nine-story platform, he is constantly building up soil. The stronger the foundation, the smoother the future martial arts path will be; and Hu Fei is like a ladder between cliffs. The plank road is dug in the most dangerous and dangerous place. This kind of ladder is narrow and dangerous, spreading twists and turns, all just to reach the top.

When the master first accepted him as his disciple, he had said that his martial arts talent was extremely good, but for this reason, he did not want him to be exposed to advanced martial arts too early, lest his path to martial arts be restricted or even blocked by his predecessors. A whole body of potential.

However, the martial arts practiced by Hu Fei is an extremely dangerous path with a sword. The ladder can be ascended or descended, and the road becomes narrower as you go further. Even if he finally reaches the top of Lingyun, the scenery he remembers is just a winding road. The winding stone wall.

This kind of martial arts is extremely magical, and it seems to be innately compatible with his secret dragon-shaped fist. Once he loses control and starts to imitate, it will lead to disaster. The previous fight was indeed harmful and useless. Hong Wending himself could clearly realize that if he was not firm enough in his martial arts and mentally tough enough during the fight, he would inevitably go astray.

Hong Wending still remembered the deep fear in Jiang Wen's eyes when he said this, but Hong Wending understood that this was by no means a fear of Hu Fei's martial arts, because this level of obsession alone would never affect the master's ability. My master, out of curiosity, asked about the reason.

And Jiang Wen also bluntly told him that he had faced more terrifying, more powerful, and more bizarre martial arts. The kind of power that was extremely hard and fast and frightening people's hearts was enough to subvert the mentality of ordinary warriors and make them unable to regenerate. If you don't have the courage to resist, and you have experienced the despair brought about by extreme oppression, you will be so worried about Hong Wending's situation.

Finally, Jiang Wen told him that love is the most difficult to last, so many lovers will inevitably become unloving; nature has its own permanence, so willful people will never lose their nature. If Hong Wending wants to take a further step in martial arts, he must grasp his mood and not lose it. To have thoughts that are clear and harmonious, you must also understand the principle of neither breaking nor establishing.

With the normal performance of the small stone, the food on the table was finally wiped away. He stood up with satisfaction, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and suddenly said.

"Dad, I'm going to the county." Shopkeeper Fang was instructing his servants to take away the leftovers. He couldn't help but wonder when he heard this.

"My dear son, what are you doing in Chong'an County? If you want to eat anything, dad will send someone to buy it for you."

Hong Wending explained on his behalf: "Uncle Fang, master asked us to go to Chong'an County to do things. Firstly, we need to apply for household registration documents for the people, and secondly, we also want to check the property."

Nowadays, a large group of minnows have been settled by the Jiuqu River. It is not as simple as living in a house. The first thing it brings is the issue of household registration.

If such a large group of people are not registered, they will be considered refugees in the eyes of the government. They may cause trouble at any time. In such a sensitive period, they may even be surrounded and suppressed by officers and soldiers. And if they want to register, it will be even more troublesome. Even Jiang Wen himself is worried. He is a gangster with unknown origins, and he said that he wanted to help others solve the problem, which was a bit unreasonable.

Fortunately, Chong'an County is located in a mountainous area and borders the two provinces. It has been facing the problem of refugees for a long time. Especially in recent years, when wars have been frequent, there will always be people taking refuge with their families and waiting until the war subsides before returning to their place of origin to live.

Our Lady of the Red Lotus thoughtfully advised Jiang Wen that as long as he paid some money to the county officials, the household registration documents could be issued quickly. If he was planning to expand the Wuyi sect, he would naturally have to register all the members of the sect. , otherwise this den of rebel thieves, big and small, would gather in the mountains and forests, and the den might be destroyed at some point.

Jiang Wen said that professional people do professional things. Hongyang has taught professionals to rebel for hundreds of years. They are right to listen to them.

Of course, Jiang Wen didn't think of writing a letter asking Geng Jingzhong to send someone to handle this matter. However, the Geng family had just completed the power transition, and as a vassal king, it was inconvenient to interfere in local government affairs. Just do some small things that can be done with money as Hong Wending's experience.

After hearing Hong Wending explain the whole story, shopkeeper Fang no longer stopped him, he touched the beard on his chin and praised.

"Master Jiang is very considerate. This matter cannot be delayed. However, things are done in Chong'an County a little differently from other places. You are not sophisticated enough and can easily be deceived."

Then he seemed to have made up his mind and stretched out his hand to greet the butler.

"Arrange for Zhao Wu and the others to go to the county to deliver cloth goods, and take the young master there with them... There is a small shop that has been vacant outside Yuxiu Gate in the east of the county. Let's clean it and let the young master stay. "

Shopkeeper Fang usually seemed honest and honest, but he was quite shrewd when it came to business. He made clear arrangements for Xiao Shitou and Hong Wending's trip to Chong'an in a few words, and even took care of business.

Hong Wending cupped his fists and said, "Thank you uncle!"

Shopkeeper Fang waved his hand nonchalantly: "No need to be polite. Thanks to the Vajra Indestructible Body Tiangang Boy Skill taught by the boss, it is naturally my honor to be able to help Mr. Jiang."

Then shopkeeper Fang seemed to remember something again, and quickly added to the two Wuyi disciples across the table full of messy dishes that had not yet been cleared away.

"By the way, nephew, although Chong'an County is small, there are a lot of things going on. Please remember not to go out at night, in case you bump into something unclean."

Hong Wending said doubtfully: "My father and I also passed through Chong'an County in the past. Although the atmosphere there was dull, we didn't notice anything wrong."

Unexpectedly, shopkeeper Fang said mysteriously: "That's because my nephew doesn't know something. Others don't want to get involved and keep silent. If you think about it carefully, if there is peace and peace in Chong'an County and the people live and work in peace and contentment, why do we merchants have to start a new business? , are they all coming here to do business in Meizhen?"

"Does Master know these things?"

"Not only did Master Jiang know about it, he also disguised himself as a Taoist priest and took Master Luo from the martial arts school with him. However, he kept silent after he came back and said that he no longer wanted to deal with the matter. Naturally, the others had no choice but to give up."

Hong Wending thought for a moment, then remembered Jiang Wen's instructions before leaving, and immediately nodded solemnly with a solemn look on his face.

"Thank you uncle, I understand. I will be more cautious this time when I go out."

"There is no need to be conscientious. Ever since the tragedy in Qianming, there have been some unexplained legends in Chong'an County, but everything has been fine these past few years. Otherwise, I would not worry about you two children going."

As Shopkeeper Fang said this, he put his hands on the ground and clasped them together in front of him, making a somewhat twisted gesture, "If you really can't dodge and bump into me, you can learn from me and say 'Old Buddha is compassionate, Old Buddha is compassionate. "Buddha saves you, turn around and leave quickly, it should be okay..."