Although Huang Donglai looks like a scholar and is a bit short, and does not look like a martial arts practitioner at first glance, in fact, he is good at martial arts, and he has learned excellent martial arts that are not passed down from the Huang Sect.
At least among his peers in today's martial arts world, Huang Donglai can be regarded as a "master gatekeeper". If not, his father would not dare to let him go out to do things alone.
"Haha... I see." Just when the masked man vomited blood and fell to the ground, and his accomplices were in panic, a burst of voices came from the carriage, "This little brother from the Huangmen, thank you for your help, but …Then it’s up to me to do it myself.”
As soon as the words fell, a strong wind rose.
In the flash of lightning, a figure suddenly emerged from the carriage. With just a wave of his sleeves, two masked men who were closer to him fell to the ground.
Huang Donglai's eyesight was not bad, but he could only tell that this man was using the "finger technique" - a finger technique that sealed the throat with one blow and killed the person instantly.
Of course, it's good to see this. After all, the person who took action was the youngest master in the martial arts world today, Shen Youran, the young master of the "Justice Sect" in Luoyang.
Shen Youran was just in her early thirties this year. She was born with a handsome appearance and extraordinary equipment. Her clothes were also very gorgeous.
This man is not only handsome in appearance, but also handsome in martial arts.
Just now, in the small space of the carriage, Shen Youran easily "clipped" all the cold arrows flying towards him with just his finger skills. Not to mention being injured, even the clothes on his body were not scratched at all. His superb martial arts skills are evident.
Sure enough, within a moment, Shen Youran had already cleared away the masked men surrounding the carriage; on the other hand, the leader of the masked men who was fighting with Shen Youran's coachman also saw Shen Youran's appearance. Then he chose to break away from the battle and escape.
The driver knew that something was wrong, so he did not rush to pursue him, but walked over quickly to ask Shen Youran for instructions.
"No need to chase." Shen Youran knew what he was going to ask, so he said directly, "I already know who sent that person. I have my own opinion on this matter, so there is no need to say more now." As he said this, he gave the coachman He winked.
The coachman also understood and knew that because Huang Donglai was present, it was inconvenient for the master and servant to speak, so he just made a promise and turned around to lead the horse.
"Haha..." At this time, Shen Youran walked up to Huang Donglai and said with a smile, "Thank you so much, young hero."
"It's easy to say, I'm just acting in self-defense." Although he has traveled through time for more than ten years, Huang Donglai still often uses words that are not found in this universe or this era. Of course, this Point... Sun Yixie is the same.
Shen Youran looked Huang Donglai up and down again, who was bowing to him, and asked: "The young hero should be no more than eighteen years old, so it is the Huang family's method again. If Shen is not mistaken... you are the Huang family." The young master of the family, Huang Donglai?"
"Exactly." Huang Donglai was somewhat surprised to be called by his name. He immediately said, "But I don't know who you are, senior?"
"Oh? You don't know me?" Shen Youran was also a little surprised.
"I'm new to the world. I may have heard the names of my seniors, but I don't recognize their appearance. I hope you can teach me." If Huang Donglai wants to be so polite, he can still say it. This is where he is better than Sun Yixie. At least he is This world has also read books seriously for several years, and is not at the level of "illiterate".
To make a long story short, Shen Youran revealed his identity to Huang Donglai and briefly explained the purpose of his visit to Hangzhou - it turned out that he was also going to visit the Sun Mansion.
The two discovered that they had the same destination and that they were both on the right path in martial arts, so they decided to go together.
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble when entering the city, they unhooked the horses from the carriage and asked the coachman to hold them. Then they gave the carriage full of arrow holes to the tea shed owner, who later chopped it up and used it as a pawn. Whether it was for burning firewood or for other purposes, they didn't care.
This place is not far from the city of Hangzhou. Shen Youran, Huang Donglai and the driver are all from the Lian family, so it won't take long even if they walk there.
That night, they managed to get into the city before the city gate closed. However, in order to avoid being abrupt, they did not go to Sun Mansion immediately. Instead, they found an inn to stay.
Early the next morning, Shen Youran's coachman took a letter of greeting written by his master last night and sent it to the Sun Mansion, informing Shen Youran and Mr. Huang Donglai that they would visit Mr. Sun in the afternoon.
After Sun Yuanwai got the invitation, he didn't think much about it. Because Huang Donglai was the son of an old friend, he treated it as one of his own. Although he had only heard of Shen Youran but didn't know him, but since he came with Huang Donglai, he probably He is also a friend of the same kind.
So, Sun Yuanwai ordered his servants to prepare a banquet for washing the dust at home, and also called his son Sun Yixie to come with him to prepare for the guests.
In the afternoon, Shen Youran sent his coachman out, saying that he was going to buy a new carriage, and he himself went to Sun Mansion with Huang Donglai.
As soon as these two people entered the gate of Sun's house, Sun Yuanwai personally welcomed his son out of the front hall. Unexpectedly... When the two parties were still seven or eight meters away (the front yard of a wealthy family is as big as a child), Huang Donglai and Sun Yixie The two of them just made eye contact and both screamed in surprise.
"Ah!" They both opened their mouths and widened their eyes almost at the same time, and raised a finger to point at each other, "You..."
It was obvious that they recognized each other.
Although one of them is now Sun Yixie and the other is Huang Donglai, they look exactly the same as their younger versions in the original world, except for their different hairstyles; they have known each other for so many years, so there is no reason why they cannot recognize each other.
After seventeen years, the two of them suddenly saw the person they knew before traveling through time. They were extremely surprised. And when they saw each other's reactions, they immediately understood that the other person must be in the same situation as themselves.
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"Ah what?" Two seconds later, Sun Yuanwai slapped his son on the back of his head, "Are you the one who treats guests like this?"
Of course, Sun Yuanwai was just pretending and didn't really hit him hard.
Sun Yixie was hit by this "tap", but he quickly came to his senses and said with a smile: "Haha... yes, the kid is excited." He then stepped forward, cupped his fists and raised his hands, and said to Shen Huang Er Humanity said, "Sun Yixie has met Master Shen and Mr. Huang... please invite me."
Shen Youran smiled, returned the salute calmly, and then stepped forward to greet Sun Yuanwai for a few words, and then walked into the front hall with Sun Yuanwai unhurriedly.
Huang Donglai and Sun Yixie followed behind them, winking and lowering their voices as if they were arguing, but they didn't say anything for the time being.
The four of them came to the front hall and sat down one after another. Shen Youran said a few more polite words, and then made it clear to Mr. Sun the purpose of their visit.
As a result, as soon as Shen Youran's words came out, the other three people present were stunned - he was actually here to invite Sun Yixie to the "Young Heroes Meeting".
The so-called "Young Heroes Meeting" is a grand martial arts gathering held in Luoyang City every four years during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
As the name suggests, the conference will invite young martial arts heroes from all over the world to gather here, and through civil and military competitions, the leader of this session will be determined.
As long as you are a decent person and are between sixteen and under twenty, you are likely to be invited, whether you are just starting out or someone who has already made some name for himself in the world. Of course, under normal circumstances, those young heroes or heroines who have left some achievements in the world have a higher chance of being invited. Naturally, no one would think of inviting those ordinary disciples who are not famous.
But there are exceptions... For example, if you come from a famous family and are a solitary person, like Huang Donglai, then you may still be invited even if you have never traveled around the world.
However...Sun Yixie doesn't seem to fit any of the above situations.
Although the Sun family has some contacts with people in the martial arts world, they have been in business for several generations. Therefore, strictly speaking, Sun Yixie is not a person in the world at all. He can be regarded as the dominant player in the Hangzhou fish market; to take a step back, Even if he could barely be considered a "queen of a famous family", he only knew a few sets of Wangbaquan that he learned from the Zhuangbang style, and he didn't know any serious martial arts at all, so it was all for nothing.
"Master Shen, have you made a mistake?" After hearing Shen Youran's words, Sun Yuanwai was very confused, "My Sun family has not been involved in martial arts for a long time. Besides... Dogs are not good at writing and martial arts..."
"Hey~ Mr. Sun is too modest." Shen Youran interrupted Mr. Sun with a smile and continued, "Mr. Ling's talent and deeds, not to mention the Jiangnan generation, who doesn't know about the entire martial arts world?" He paused, "Last year, when I was chatting with Leader Cao of the Qingzhou Salt Gang, he even said to me with emotion...'Having a son should be like Sun Yixi'. In my opinion, a young and promising young man like Mr. Ling is fully qualified to come." Join the Young Heroes Association."
"Oh? Is there such a thing?" Sun Yuanwai was a soft-spoken person. He was quite happy when he heard people praise his son so much, and his attitude seemed to have relaxed a little.
Seeing this, Shen Youran took advantage of the situation and said again: "It's absolutely true. I personally came to invite you this time. Firstly, I wanted to invite Mr. Ling to attend, and secondly, I wanted to explain this matter to you clearly." He paused and continued, " This year’s Young Heroes Association is just my turn to host the Luoyang Zhengyimen. As the leader of the Zhengyimen, outside of the lists recognized by the major sects, I have the right to invite anyone I think is qualified based on my personal judgment. The young heroes who came to participate in the conference...and Mr. Ling is one of the candidates who I think can make an exception to participate."
"Ha!" Sun Yixi also smiled proudly after hearing this, "Master Shen is indeed the best among people, he is really discerning."
Before he finished speaking, Huang Donglai on the side couldn't help it anymore.
"Brother Shen, think about it clearly." Huang Donglai hurriedly said to Shen Youran, "I think your understanding of Brother Sun is still a little biased. Don't just listen to other people's beliefs and lead the wolf into the house..."
"Shut up!" The rhythm of Mr. Sun's and Mr. Huang's mutual complaints has been deeply rooted in his bones, so now Sun Yixie almost blurted out, "Why can't I go? Do you think you are jealous?"
"I'm so jealous!" Huang Donglai also turned to look at Sun Yixie and replied without any sign of weakness, "I'm afraid you'll be beaten to death if you go!"
"Haha..." Shen Youran was amused by the two young men and said with a smile, "You two young heroes, please don't joke. The civil and military competitions of the Young Heroes Association are just exchanges and exchanges, not life and death battles; especially the martial arts competitions, they are always on point. So far, how can it hurt people’s lives?”
At this point, Shen Youran seemed to have remembered something, paused, and added: "Oh, by the way, Mr. Huang, you are also among the invitees of the Young Heroes Association; we sent an invitation to the Huangmen a month ago. Letter, I guess you had already left home before that, so you didn’t know you were invited yet, right?”
"Really?" Huang Donglai had been away from home for a few months. He really didn't know. "Ha! That's okay. I just want to see something." He said and touched the man sitting next to him with his elbow. Sun Yixie said, "Brother Sun, if that's the case, then you can come too. If it doesn't work, I can protect you."
"Go away! I still need you to protect me?" Sun Yixie curled his lips and said, "I can protect myself."
When Sun Yuanwai saw that his son and the son of an old friend had become "acquainted" inexplicably, and seemed to have a good relationship, he was a little confused. He could only think it was a good thing.
He thought for a moment and said, "Well... it wouldn't be a bad thing to let him have a long experience."
"Dad, that's it." Seeing that his father was still a little hesitant, Sun Yixie said, "Don't you worry about me, kid? Why don't you just go to Luoyang? It'll be fine."
Sun Yixie wants to go to the conference now, firstly because he was a little flattered by Shen Youran's compliments just now; secondly, because he heard that Huang Donglai was going, so he also wanted to join in the fun; and thirdly... He has been in this world for more than ten years, and he has never left Hangzhou very often, so he wanted to go out and broaden his horizons.
When Sun Yuanwai saw that his son had made such a statement, he thought that although his son was illiterate and not good at martial arts, his brain was quite flexible. With the Huang family's son accompanying him, he should not suffer any big losses, so he agreed.
The matter was settled like this, but it was still some time before the Mid-Autumn Festival, so they were not in a hurry to set off.
Master Shen was busy with his affairs and was leaving the next day, but Huang Donglai had nothing to do, so he decided to stay at the Sun family for a while. Then he and Sun Yixie would go to Luoyang, where he would send a letter of flying pigeon to his home. Just say hello.
That night, everyone had a banquet at Sun Mansion.
Sun Yuanwai had already read the letter sent by Huang Donglai before the banquet. When he saw the handwriting of his old friend, he felt very good, so he drank a few more drinks. As a result, he was too drunk and went to rest early. When Xu Shi was about to end, Shen Youran also left. Back to the inn.
So, only Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai were left at the table.
At this time, the two of them could finally say a few words that could only be said between "travelers".
"Damn, I thought I would never see anyone from that world again in this life. If I had known that you had also traveled through time, our brothers would have been able to meet earlier." Huang Donglai had also had a few more drinks at this time, but at that time The wine is not very good because of the distillation technology.
"Oh~ It's all a good thing." Sun Yixie said, "Now that we have met, we can hang out together again in the future. If nothing else... that young hero association, with the strength of you and my brothers, we will definitely join them immediately You can make a name for yourself."
"Pfft -" Huang Donglai spat out the drink in his mouth at that time, "Brother Sun, are you thinking too much?" He glanced at Sun Yixie with contempt, "I just sat down today. I found out, you don’t know martial arts at all, right?”
"Mao!" Sun Yixie said harshly, "Have I learned well?"
"Mao!" Huang Donglai said to Mao, "I am the one who has learned it, so I can see at a glance that you have no internal strength at all."
"Magical horse?" Sun Yixie's voice became even louder, "Does this world still have internal power?"
"Nonsense! Did you just find out?" Huang Donglai said.
Sun Yixie rolled his eyes and did not answer the question. Instead, he asked, "Then you have inner strength?"
"Of course I have internal strength." Huang Donglai replied in a matter-of-fact tone, "Hey, you said that I finally came to a world with martial arts skills and the conditions for learning. Why don't I practice hard?"
"Okay!" Sun Yixie heard this and slapped the table, "In that case, now that my brother is in trouble, shouldn't you pass on your ten or eight years of skill to me so that everyone can share in the blessings?"
"Go away! I'll pass it on to your sister!" Huang Donglai said, "I started practicing martial arts when I was five years old. After practicing for a year, I just learned how to let the breath travel through the meridians of the body. Only then did I start to generate internal force. I have only been practicing for ten years now. You want me to teach you my skills for ten or eight years? Are you a human?"
"Then instead of ten years, we are half brothers. Five years is enough, right?" Sun Yixie began to bargain.
"Go to hell!" Huang Donglai took another sip of wine, "Not to mention that I don't know the operation of 'internal strength and external transfer'. Even if I can, someone like you doesn't even understand the basic breathing method. , all the meridians in your body are blocked, and you can’t accept the power transfer at all. If they put a lot of internal energy into you, you will explode and die, okay?”
"Damn!" Sun Yixie cursed unhappily when he heard that there was no chance, and took a sip of wine, "So there is no shortcut?"
"Nonsense, have you watched too many TV dramas?" Huang Donglai said, "There is no shortcut to practicing martial arts. Unless you are a genius and have extraordinary talents, then you are awesome; otherwise you have to start with basic skills. After all, it’s useless even if you meet an old man who wants to give you his skills.”
"What about Xu Zhu? He doesn't have any qualifications. He just relied on hundreds of years of skills passed down from others to become awesome." Sun Yixie said unconvinced.
"Xu Zhu had practiced Arhat Boxing and Skanda Palm for two years before he was taught the technique. He knows what the internal energy meridians are, okay?" Huang Donglai said, "And are you sure that his qualifications are very low? This guy studied Tianshan. I haven’t even learned how to fold plum blossoms for a few days.”
"That's right." Sun Yixie nodded, "Hey, how about you teach me some martial arts. With my qualifications, I'll probably catch up with you after a few more years of practice."
"Haha..." Huang Donglai sneered, "It's okay, but what's the benefit?"
"What a genius? You actually ask me for benefits when I teach my brother something?" Sun Yixie shook his head and said, "You are really..."
"Okay, forget it." Huang Donglai knew that if he continued talking, Sun Yixie would tie him to the moral grill and grill him, so he quickly added, "I will write you a basic luck method in a while. You can follow it every day first." Start practicing.”
Ordinarily, he couldn't do this, because their Huangmen's martial arts had never been spread to outsiders, but since the two were friends from "two generations", there wasn't so much emphasis on it.
"Okay! It's a deal!" Sun Yixie immediately responded loudly, but after saying this, he thought about it and immediately added, "By the way, you'd better write it in simplified Chinese characters."
"Ah? Why?" Huang Donglai asked suspiciously.
"Anti-theft." Sun Yixie raised his voice, "If what you wrote is lost, others won't be able to understand it in simplified Chinese."
"Well, that makes sense." Huang Donglai nodded and muttered, but he immediately realized something, "Eh? That's not right. Brother Sun, when did you become so thoughtful? Doesn't this look like you?"
"Hmph..." Sun Yixie snorted coldly, "What's the point? You just don't know me well enough."
Huang Donglai didn't accept his trick: "Brother Sun, you don't know the characters here, right? That's why you asked me to write simplified Chinese characters."
"Mao!" Sun Yixie's tone was a bit weak, and it was just one word without any continuation.
"I really can't bear it anymore." Huang Donglai saw Sun Yixie's reaction and knew that he had guessed it right. "The person named Shen is definitely blind. He would invite an illiterate like you to the Young Heroes Association, and also... I went out of my way to take a trip myself.”
At this point, Sun Yixie suddenly looked solemn: "By the way... Se (Mr. Huang's former nickname, Mr. Sun often called him this), talking about this Master Shen..." He said, looking around Look, as if he was afraid of someone eavesdropping outside the room, he lowered his voice and said, "I think about it now... I'm afraid he has a conspiracy."
