Chapter 12 Five Years Later

After Lu Yuan and the others left, a piece of news began to spread in the city.

The people who lost their children and the government officials holding torches rushed into Huang's mansion overnight.

The bloody scene shocked everyone again, and then a major trafficking case was solved.

At the same time, news about Jianghu knights punishing rape and eradicating evil began to spread to surrounding towns.

Rumors spread widely in the world. Some people said that the knight had strong physical skills and that he must be a master of the Songshan sect. Others said that his swordsmanship was superb and he must be a direct descendant of the Huashan sect. There were also many people who said that he had deep internal strength and must be a master of the Wudang Mountain.

Among these rumors, some people also mentioned that they were caused by the use of poison by quacks, but most of them were ignored and there was little market. People were more willing to believe what they thought was the truth.

In short, for Jianghu, this incident was like a spring breeze blowing across the lake, causing ripples that were not big or small, and became a topic of conversation in the tea house and restaurant for a while.

After this experience, Lu Hua'er began to learn martial arts seriously, and Lu Yuan and the old beggar became more cautious, and would not stay in each town for more than half a month.

Stop and go, flowers bloom and fall, and five years later.

The once 8-year-old child is now a 13-year-old boy and girl, and the old beggar has officially entered his seventies.

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Chengdu Mansion in July is something people both love and hate.

The delicacies there are tempting, but the most concerning thing is the local mosquitoes. Even the brave men who travel the world can't resist their enthusiasm.

But not everyone is like this. On the long street in the city, two ordinary-looking "beggar boys" mingled among them, and mosquitoes retreated wherever they passed.

Taking today's lunch, the two walked towards their location.

On the way, they came across a scene where two disciples wearing blue and black robes were fighting with each other. One of the beggars just glanced at them and took the other person around to leave.

When I entered an uninhabited old house, I saw an old beggar enjoying the shade under a tree.

When they arrived, the two of them took off their disguises and revealed their true faces.

Among them, the boy seems to have stepped out of the painting, with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, red lips and white teeth, extraordinary handsomeness, and a cynical smile at the corner of his mouth; the girl has a soft face and a slightly delicate body, looking charming, just like in the Jiangnan dialect book The girl next door in the movie just lacks the melancholy of expectation in her smart eyes, which ruins the overall artistic conception and makes the original gentleness more heroic.

The two of them were Lu Yuan and Lu Hua'er.

The three of them were sitting around eating as usual, when the old beggar spoke.

"Is it time to leave again?"

"Well, where do you want to go next?" Lu Yuan asked casually.

"Haha, it's up to you two to make the decision on this kind of thing."

"Hua'er, what did you say?"

Hearing Lu Yuan ask, Lu Hua'er held the rabbit head in her hand, her mouth slightly opened and full of red oil, but the words she said had a different flavor, "Every time you ask this, you must already have the answer in your heart, so why bother?" Ask me this little girl again."

As soon as these words came out, the old beggar was the first to speak out happily.

Lu Yuan also smiled. He was not embarrassed at all by being exposed. Instead, he said shamelessly, "Hua'er is still considerate and can always tolerate my willfulness. In that case, let's go east. The next stop is, um, Chongqing Mansion. That’s good.”

Hearing this, Lu Hua'er just glanced at Lu Yuan and continued to deal with the rabbit head in her hand.

Obviously this isn't the first time this has happened.

Although she made a habit of pushing against Lu Yuan every time, she also knew very well that there must be a reason why Lu Yuan made such a decision every time.

This is indeed the case. Counting the time, the main storyline of "Swordsman" will start in one year.

The first stop of the plot is Fuzhou City.

After so many years of accumulation, it’s time to consider planning those sect classics.

Thinking like this, Lu Yuan sorted out what he had gained from practicing in the past few years while eating.

First of all, in terms of Chinese martial arts, Lu Yuan successfully performed and entered the Huajin level two years ago.

If it means that Jin can better control the concentrated burst of force, then the characteristic of An Jin is "penetration", which can be said to be an insidious way to break defenses and specifically damage internal organs. The benefits to oneself are the filling of Qi and blood, and the enhancement of hematopoiesis and recovery.

As for transforming energy, it is another improvement in the control of one's own strength. The body will become more sensitive and the perception of danger will also become more acute. When fighting, with the help of comprehensive control of the body, one can easily resolve all kinds of attacks. The strength can really make it impossible for a feather to be added or a fly to fall.

And the most important point is that the internal organs of the human body begin to be strengthened in this realm, such as Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound is one of the exercise methods.

As for the Dan state above Huajin, Lu Yuan always felt that something was missing, and the ideas in his mind seemed a bit confusing.

Let’s talk about martial arts.

In terms of internal strength, the 5.3 version of "Longevity Gong" has functions including: five qi health preservation, automatic operation, automatic body protection, endless regeneration of qi, and improvement of root and bone. Taking the data as an example, Lu Yuan's internal energy retention ratio has reached five to three. Five years of internal energy in his body is equivalent to thirty years of hard training for an ordinary warrior.

In terms of unarmed skills, Lu Yuan integrated what he had learned through deduction and combined the fist, palm, finger, grasp, leg, and kick skills into a set called "Martial Arts". It has been continuously updated and has reached version 3.1.

In terms of weapons, Lu Yuan only practiced one sword, and what he learned was also combined into a set of martial arts, named "Sword Dao", which is version 3.5.

In terms of Qinggong, Lu Yuan liked it very much. Taking the book "Drifting on the Water" as a starting point, Lu Yuan continued to revise and modify it. Now the changes have been earth-shaking, and he renamed it: "Wandering on the Clouds"

The name alone shows Lu Yuan's expectations. The current version is 4.1, which can do short-distance dodging like a phantom; long-distance running and borrowing force, one step can reach seven feet; and because of long-term wandering, it is inevitable to often climb over the wall and cross the city, forcing Lu Yuan to constantly improve, even if it is flat ground, it can rise four feet.

The rest is the spiritual martial arts that Lu Yuan started to practice last year.

Due to too little relevant knowledge, he can only combine the two Buddhist scriptures to deduce a set of "Longevity Visualization Method" 1.7 version by himself, the core of which is to visualize himself in his mind. He practiced for a year, except that he became more sharp-eyed and sharp-eared, the rest has not changed much.

As for other miscellaneous skills, there are as many as more than ten kinds, which can respond to various emergencies at any time, and he is a real old man in the world.

After simply packing up, the next morning, while there was a caravan leaving the city, Lu Yuan and the other two followed far behind.

There are two roads to go from Chengdu Prefecture to Chongqing Prefecture, water post and land post.

If you go by land, one stop a day, then there are 23 stops between the two places, which takes at least 23 days.

If you change to the water route, you can take a boat down the Tuojiang River, enter the Yangtze River, and arrive in Chongqing Prefecture. Although you can reduce the walking on the rugged mountain road, the speed of the boat will also be affected by natural factors such as water flow and wind direction, and the docking and transfer of the boat will also increase the time. According to this rough estimate, a round trip will take more than a month.

This high time cost is amazing. If it were in the future, you could drive for more than three hours.

Fortunately, Lu Yuan and his team were originally in a playful mentality, especially after their kung fu was improved, the danger of survival along the way was greatly reduced.

After leaving the city, they deliberately kept a distance from the caravan to avoid misunderstandings. It was not until the sun was high that the three of them found a shade under the trees to eat in the sun.

But before they finished eating, they met another caravan, pulling goods past them, and it seemed that they were going from Chongqing Prefecture to Chengdu Prefecture.

Lu Yuan and his team were located on the official road. Although they were alert when the other party passed by, they did not look for trouble. Of course, it is not ruled out that the strange combination of the old man and the two young men suddenly appeared in the suburbs, which caused a great sense of "oppression" in the hearts of the other party.

If this is true, we can only thank the description of the rivers and lakes of the old man, women and children in the storybook.

In short, the strange conflicts in the film and television dramas did not appear.

Even Lu Yuan and the other two heard a special news from the passing caravan.

"Have you heard that the chief minister of the cabinet died of illness at home a month ago, which seems to have caused quite a stir."

"I don't know the details, but I only know that after his death, the current emperor stopped court for several days, gave him the title of Shangzhuguo, and posthumously named him 'Wen Zhong'. Many people cried for him."

"You know a lot about it."

"That's right. I heard that the master's family had an intersection with that person. During this period, they didn't even dare to leave the house and contacted people everywhere to cut off ties."

"Is it true? How do you know so much?"

"Well, the master's maid is my cousin. She is almost going crazy now. Together with other maids, they are thinking about the next way out."

......

The intermittent voice was captured by the three people with successful internal skills.

Lu Yuan paused while chewing dried meat and remembered the current time, July 21, the tenth year of Wanli (1582), and the time of Zhang Juzheng's death in history was... June 20, the tenth year of Wanli.

Thinking of this, for some reason, Lu Yuan suddenly had a very bad feeling.

He quietly looked at the old beggar beside him.

The other person looked normal, with no sign of anything unusual. Seeing Lu Yuan looking at him, he took the initiative to speak, "Look at what I'm doing. Those things have long been far away from me."

"Just care about me. I feel relieved when you have such an attitude."

"Haha, worry about nothing!"

The two ended their conversation and continued to eat as usual.

Lu Huaer, who was silent next to them, turned her eyes back and forth between the two, and felt that something was wrong.