Zhao Lin remembered his master's instructions and hurriedly came to the backyard.
"Senior Brother Yuan, where is the master?"
Zhao Lin turned around and didn't see Zhu Huaishan, so he went to Yuan Cheng and asked.
"Master is meeting guests in the study."
Yuan Cheng said half-jokingly, "You can tell me if you have anything."
"It's okay. I haven't seen Master for several days."
Zhao Lin said casually, taking a breath slowly to calm down.
He returned to the front yard and continued to practice boxing, but he did not dare to exert force and his movements were very slow. Otherwise, if he reached the critical point of breakthrough, it would be difficult to quit midway.
"Senior Brother Zhao practices boxing very seriously!"
"Yes, only in this way can we understand the essence of boxing."
"If nothing else, this attitude is worth learning..."
Zhao Lin turned a set of powerful and fast-paced Liuhe Quan into Tai Chi. The apprentices saw this and not only did not think there was anything wrong with it, but they all praised him.
Is this okay?
Zhao Lin couldn't help but grin.
After finishing a set of Liuhe Boxing, the sound of brisk footsteps rang in his ears. He turned around and saw Yuan Cheng appearing in front of him.
"Junior Brother Zhao, master asked you to go to the study."
Yuan Cheng patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "You and Master have a good understanding!"
Zhao Lin also felt strange, wondering if the master had noticed that he was about to break through?
With doubts and confusion, I came to the study door and knocked twice.
"Come in." Zhu Huaishan's voice came from inside.
"yes."
Zhao Lin opened the door and saw that in addition to Zhu Huaishan, there were two strangers wearing green shirts with arrow sleeves in the study.
"Zhao Lin, these two are the envoys of the Xingyun Sect." Zhu Huaishan leaned over and introduced.
"I've seen two...envoys."
Zhao Lin bowed and saluted.
The two looked calm and just nodded slightly.
Among them, the older envoy said: "We are ordered by the sect to give you this Moisturizing Pill as agreed." As he spoke, he solemnly took out a wooden box from his sleeve and held it in his hand.
Moisturizing pill!
Zhao Lin was shocked at first, and then joy surged into his heart.
He had been thinking about this pill, but he didn't expect it to be delivered today, either sooner or later.
Seeing him in a daze, Zhu Huaishan thought he was too happy. He coughed and reminded, "You still won't accept it?"
Zhao Lin quickly thanked him and took it with both hands.
The wooden box is about half the size of a palm and has an ordinary shape, with a circle around it sealed with fire paint.
"Open it and take a look." The older messenger said.
Zhao Lin glanced at his master, and after receiving a positive reply, he opened the wooden box.
There was a longan-sized, emerald-green elixir inside. The medicinal smell was tangy, with a hint of spiciness in the fragrance.
Just looking at the color, this elixir fits its name of moisturizing very well.
At this time, the younger envoy handed over a red pen and a piece of paper and said: "The elixir is intact, please sign."
Zhao Lin took the pen and paper and secretly admired it.
The Xingyun Sect sent two people to escort the elixir, with fire paint, a reply letter, and even specially made paper and pens, basically eliminating the possibility of transfer or engulfment. The work style is really rigorous.
"The mission is accomplished, and we will take our leave."
The two messengers stood up at the same time and said.
"take care."
Zhu Huaishan did not deliberately try to persuade Zhao Lin to stay, but indicated with his eyes that Zhao Lin would wait in the study while he sent the two of them out.
After a while, Zhu Huaishan opened the door and returned to the study, with a smile on his lips and the wrinkles on his face.
"Give me the elixir! You don't have a fixed place to live now, and you don't have a proper place to store your things. I will help you keep it first. You can take it after you practice your muscles."
"Yes." Zhao Lin handed the wooden box to the master.
Zhu Huaishan nodded with satisfaction, then suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, Yuan Cheng said just now that you had come to see me beforehand. Is there something wrong?"
Only then did Zhao Lin remember his purpose and said, "I heard my muscles rumbling when I was practicing boxing just now, and I felt like I was about to break through."
"Well, not bad, keep working hard..."
Zhu Huaishan twisted his beard and smiled. He stopped abruptly in the middle of his sentence and said in surprise: "What did you say?"
Zhao Lin repeated it again: "I heard my muscles rumbling, so I came to ask for advice..."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Huaishan grabbed his pulse.
Zhao Lin felt a wave of hot air penetrate into his body, as if an invisible big hand patted his shoulder, and then his whole body was shaken, his fascia trembled, and he made a subtle buzzing sound.
"hiss……"
Zhu Huaishan gritted his teeth, took a long breath, and was silent for a long time. The expression on his face was sometimes happy, sometimes solemn.
"I thought that no matter how fast you were, you would not be able to break through until early next year, but now it seems that I still underestimated you."
Zhao Lin said calmly: "Master, what should I do?"
"You sit down first."
Zhu Huaishan moved his lips, as if he was considering his words, and after a while he said: "Actually, he reached the third level of strength realm at the age of sixteen or seventeen, and is outstanding in Qinghe County, but it is not a rare thing in Xingyun Sect."
"Many disciples of the Xingyun Sect come from martial arts families and have strong family traditions. They have been taking medicinal baths since they were eight years old or even earlier. They also take various medicinal materials that strengthen muscles and bones. They have a solid foundation and have an innate advantage."
"So when they really start practicing martial arts, they will be able to accumulate skills and advance to the third level of strength and even the Qi realm in a few years."
Having said this, Zhu Huaishan looked at Zhao Lin, "Do you know what your problem is?"
Zhao Lin probed: "The martial arts training time is too short?"
"right!"
Zhu Huaishan clapped his palms together and said, "A year ago you were a peasant boy with no foundation, but today you have only been practicing martial arts for ten months."
"It takes ten months to break through to the third level of strength. Who will believe it?"
"But I have a spiritual beast map." Zhao Lin thought silently in his heart.
Moreover, there are only three spaces opened in the spirit animal map, and there are six left empty!
"Then do I still want to break through?" Zhao Lin asked.
"Of course. Just to delay martial arts is to put the cart before the horse."
Zhu Huaishan said categorically, "There is only the sound of muscles rumbling when you break through during muscle training, and there is no external manifestation. What I worry about as a teacher is what happens after taking the moisturizing pill and breaking through to the Qi state."
"Originally, I wanted to take you with me for two years, but now I feel that I have to consider your future safety. When you reach the second level of Qi Realm next year, you can go to Xingyun Sect."
"No one over there knows your true identity, and your aura at seventeen is not shocking."
Leaving next year?
Zhao Lin thought about going to a larger sect to practice martial arts in the future, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon.
However, before leaving, he must eradicate the Zuanshanbao gang, otherwise he will never be able to recognize his family. Moreover, Huzi killed Zhou Paotou and Zhu Dachun, which has become a thorn in his heart.
He doesn't know whether martial arts pays attention to things like mood, but there is no doubt that depression and depression will definitely affect martial arts practice.
Thinking of this, Zhao Lin asked: "Master, the sound of the muscles is not quiet, right? Are you going to break through outside the city?"
"That's not necessary!"
Zhu Huaishan stretched out his feet and stepped on the floor of the study twice. "I have a special practice room, which is underground here. No matter how loud the sound is, it can't reach the outside."
Then he chuckled and said, "Today can be considered a double blessing, good things come in pairs."
