Yongcheng is a city located in the west of New Tang Dynasty, about three to four hundred miles away from Chang'an. After leaving Yongcheng and walking eastward along the Weishui River, you can reach the prosperous Tang capital Chang'an in a few days.
A carriage was on the road to Yongcheng, walking leisurely.
Sitting on the edge of the carriage were Yi Hongyan and Mr. Tsing Yi. Yi Hongyan was driving forward with a riding whip, while the young master in Tsing Yi was holding a book in his hand, paying no attention to the bumps in the car, and was looking at it intently. Sitting in the carriage were the Yingping brother and sister and Ye Changshan.
It turned out that this group of people left Panxian Village and walked all the way to the northeast, planning to stop at Yongcheng first. After arriving at Yongcheng, it will take at most two days to reach Chang'an.
Along the way, Ye Changshan felt novel. After all, he had only been to a small town before. So from time to time, he opened the car curtain and looked out the window, experiencing this unheard of "flowery world".
However, Yingping changed his usual lively and active attitude. He had been eerily quiet since he got into the car, spending most of the time in a daze, and sometimes even grinning silly. Seeing her brother's stupidity, Yiyi was a little worried. Wouldn't his brother become a fool now that he comes from a poor family?
Just when Yiyi was extremely worried, Yingping suddenly patted Ye Changshan and said -
"Hey, Changshan, do you think this humble family really has such great magic power? It attracts people from all over the Central Plains, regardless of gender, old or young, even cutting off their heads to squeeze in."
Ye Changshan couldn't help but be speechless, thinking to himself, isn't this nonsense? See how happy you are? Why are you asking such childish questions?
Although Ye Changshan felt funny in his heart, he still answered seriously and said, "That's natural. Even a country boy like me has heard about the deeds of a poor family, let alone those literati and knights."
"Hmm... That's true. After all, the leader of the Han Clan is a genius who is only seen once in a thousand years, maybe even more than once in a thousand years. I think there is only one like him in the history!"
Ye Changshan ignored the proud Yingping and continued to admire the scenery outside the window.
When Yingping saw that the chat ended with him, he spoke again: "Hey! Have you heard of it? Some admirers from poor families couldn't get into the family after taking the cold exam five times in a row. This year, many people are still persevering. , and even ran to take the exam.”
"This spirit is also admirable." Ye Changshan responded without looking back.
"Admire? I think you are stupid. You don't know how much you weigh? You will know the depth of this cold test once you take it. Are you still trying to get away with it? You don't even have to look at the people who have passed the cold test!"
"who?"
"Of course he is one of the most favored people in the world, like me!" Yingping boasted with one hand on his hips and the other pointing his thumb at himself. Then, he said with a smile: "Hey! Changshan, you said that the master of the sect is such a heroic figure, he will definitely not accept me as his disciple just because of my father's face, right? Hey! There must be something in me." This trait made him think that I was a malleable material, so he made an exception and accepted me as his disciple, right?"
Trait? I'm afraid you don't have any special qualities other than your mysterious self-confidence, right?
Ye Changshan said amusedly, but before he could speak, he heard Yiyi say——
"Brother, you are bragging again!"
Although Yiyi was not sensible, she would know that her brother was bragging whenever she saw Yingping's habitual arrogant smile.
"Go, go, go, what do children know?" Seeing his sister's fault, Yingping couldn't help but feel slightly embarrassed, and then he imitated the way his rebel father used to deal with them. Immediately afterwards, he found another topic to change the topic and said——
"Changshan, who do you think my biological father is?"
How could Ye Changshan know? He could only make a random guess: "I don't know, maybe he is a senior official in Chang'an."
"Well...it's very possible..."
Yingping touched his chin with his hand and thought. Then, his eyes suddenly narrowed into a thin slit, as if he had discovered something extraordinary, and said mysteriously to Ye Changshan -
"Could it be...could it be that my biological father...is the leader of the Han Clan!?"
'hiss--'
The horse pulling the carriage suddenly stopped as if encountering some resistance, and neighed from its mouth. At the same time, the carriage suddenly stopped. The three people in the carriage were caught off guard by this sudden situation and fell down in the carriage one after another.
After a while, Yi Hongyan pulled up the curtain and said seriously: "What do children know? What nonsense are you talking about here!"
After saying this, he dropped the curtain and went to comfort the frightened horse.
Ye Changshan and the other three were confused and didn't know what was going on. They had to get up and sit down, waiting for the carriage to get back on the road.
At this time, Yingping was also much more awake. He straightened his somewhat messy clothes and said to Ye Changshan: "It is said that the catastrophe was caused by the sect master leading the Central Plains countries to drive away the barbarians. Calculating this...his old man is nearly two hundred years old. , and it can’t be..."
"Cough! Cough!"
Yi Hongyan's voice clearing his throat came from outside the curtain, and Yingping shut up obediently after hearing this.
After a while, Yingping suddenly poked his head out of the car and looked up and down at the young man in Tsing Yi who was concentrating on reading. The young man didn't know whether he was looking too seriously and didn't notice Yingping who just poked his head out, or he didn't want to pay attention to him at all and continued to read the book in his hand.
"This...um...what should I call you?"
Because the young man in green never introduced himself, and his adoptive father never mentioned his identity, Yingping was never sure how to call him.
The young master in Tsing Yi seemed to be too immersed in watching Yingping's words and did not respond to Yingping's questions.
However, Yingping was thick-skinned, and he didn't take it seriously when faced with the silence of Young Master Tsing Yi. Instead, he said with a smile: "Brother! How about I call you eldest brother? You're not a few years older than me anyway."
Young Master Tsing Yi's eyes still did not leave the book in his hand, as if the book in his hand had great attraction.
Yingping finally felt a little embarrassed, but he still didn't want to shut up, and continued shamelessly: "Brother, let me ask you, you are from Chang'an, you must know the situation there better than me. Hehe, this... this poor family Among them, which senior brother is the most powerful?
Seeing Yingping asking about the poor family, Young Master Qingyi finally responded. He asked while flipping through the book: "What aspect are you referring to?"
"Of course it refers to the cultivation aspect!" Seeing the young master in Qingyi finally speaking, Yingping suddenly became more energetic and asked while the iron was hot.
'Cultivation' in the Central Plains generally refers to martial arts practice, and practitioners refer to people who practice martial arts. For thousands of years, the Central Plains has been in a chaotic state of disputes among nations and vying for power. In this environment, martial arts practice naturally flourished. Martial arts practice is not just about cultivating the body and practicing some external skills, but also 'cultivation both internally and externally'. What does it mean to cultivate both inside and outside? 'External' is easy to understand, it means physique, body, and 'internal' refers to "internal force". Practitioners feel the aura of the sun and the moon between the heaven and earth, mountains and rivers, absorb the essence of heaven and earth, and cultivate the abundant natural energy in the world into the body and sink it in the Dantian, which becomes "internal power". Practitioners call this "internal power" It is the "breath of heaven and earth". The inner strength cultivated in the "inside" is released through the "outside" of the body and body. This is what makes a practitioner stronger than ordinary people.
Upon hearing this question, Mr. Qingyi put down the book in his hand. He put his elbows on his chin and frowned slightly, as if he was deep in thought. After an all-round comparison, he said with some solemnity: "If we say that the most powerful person in cultivation from a humble family, then... he should still be... well... the third child."
There was a trace of uncertainty in the tone of the young master in Qingyi, but Yingping didn't care so much, and asked curiously: "What is this third senior brother capable of?"
Seeing him asking this question, the young master in Qingyi simply closed the book and introduced the third senior brother with a serious face. He said: "In terms of talent, this third senior brother is indeed a 'natural talent'. He is a strong man at the peak of Tianji at a young age. What is even more amazing is that he has only been in martial arts for ten years. This third senior brother He started practicing at the age of ten and entered the Kaiyang realm within one year. At the age of fourteen, he broke through the three realms of Xiaoman, Jingzhe and Daman. This speed of practice is unprecedented and unparalleled. It was even more so at the age of twenty. After entering the Tianji realm, at the age of twenty-one, he created his own "Yang and Sword Technique", which became unparalleled in the world. In just ten years, he had completed a journey that thousands of practitioners would never complete in a lifetime. It was so amazing. His talents are astonishing, and as of today, this third senior brother has achieved great success in the Tianji realm. In time, he will definitely enter the Tianshu realm, become a great master, and look down upon the heroes of the world."
"Twenty years old? Great achievement in Tianji Realm?" Yingping didn't seem to believe his ears.
Practitioners in the Central Plains divide the realm of martial arts into six categories - Kaiyang, Xiaoman, Jingzhe, Daman, Tianji, and Tianshu. The entry-level realm is called the "Kaiyang" realm, followed by the "Xiaoman" realm, and then there are the three realms of "Jingzhe", "Daman" and "Tianji", and at the top is the realm of all practitioners in the world. The "Tianshu" realm that I don't yearn for. In martial arts, if you achieve "Kaiyang", you will be considered a "practitioner", and "Xiaoman" means you have achieved a little success. If you reach "Jingzhe", you can enter the palace and become a guard beside the emperor. If you reach the realm of "full", you can establish a mountain and establish a sect. The strong people in the "Tianji" realm are very rare. The number of Tianji strong people can even directly determine the strength of a country, and this can also show its preciousness. As for the "Tianshu" realm, if you reach this realm, you can be respected as a great master. According to legend, there have been no more than a dozen great masters in the Central Plains who have entered the Tianshu realm for thousands of years. Today, there are only three masters in the world: the Master of the Han Clan, the Master of the Caotang Hall, and the Master of the Yunyue Pavilion. Therefore, it is no wonder that Yingping found it incredible when he heard that the third senior brother from the Han family entered Tianji at the age of twenty -
It's amazing that there really are such talented people in this world!
Yingping was shocked by the deeds of these three senior brothers and could not speak for a long time. Seeing this, the young master in Tsing Yi stopped paying too much attention and picked up the book again to concentrate on reading.
Yingping finally recovered from his surprise. Then he put on his previous smiling look, licked his face and asked, "Hey! Brother, you, look at me... Hey! Can you reach the level of Third Senior Brother in the future?"
After saying that, Yingping's eyes widened and he looked at the young master in green with expectation.
The young master in Tsing Yi did not put down the book in his hand. He just glanced at Yingping sideways, then moved his eyes back to the book and softly uttered two words——
"cannot."
Yingping was startled, and then asked reluctantly: "Then if I forget about food and sleep and practice hard, can I achieve it?"
The young man in green glanced at him again, then shook his head.
"Then...it doesn't matter if it's later! Thirty years old? Forty years old? Or...fifty is fine!"
The young man in green seemed to be a little impatient. He turned his back to him and went to study by himself.
When Yingping saw this, he didn't want to ask any more questions. He lowered his head and returned to the carriage and stopped talking.
[I, Yingping, am going to Chang’an! 】
