Yonghefang.
There is a long street behind Shengyun Tower, which could have accommodated two carriages traveling side by side, but at this time, the small street was full of people and seemed a bit crowded.
Because every night, both sides of the street are filled with various food stalls. The vendors are constantly shouting, and pedestrians stop and go, attracted by the delicious food on the street.
Although it was completely dark, every vendor had a lantern hanging on his cart, and the pillars of the shops behind were also covered with lanterns, lighting up the entire street.
The sound is noisy, but full of life, and in some ways also very beautiful.
Zhao Yuantu, Xu Ling, Su Yun, and Zhang Tianwen were visiting the snack street.
Several other apprentices felt that they could not fit into their circle, so they consciously found reasons to leave.
Zhao Yuantu and Xu Ling already had snacks bought from vendors in their hands, eating as they walked.
Compared to Zhao Yuantu's rough eating style, Xu Ling was much more elegant, but both of them looked very interested.
Zhang Tianwen, on the other hand, smelled the smell of oil smoke in the air and fanned himself with a look of disgust.
Although Su Yun was not so obvious, she still frowned slightly.
"What happened to Han Zhao? It takes so long to go to the toilet?" Zhang Tianwen said impatiently: "Did he leave first by himself?"
He would never come to a place like this, but Han Zhao proposed to visit, and Zhao Yuantu and Xu Ling both agreed, so naturally he couldn't say anything.
Unexpectedly, halfway through their shopping, Han Zhao suddenly said that he had a stomachache and needed to go to the toilet.
Zhang Tianwen originally wanted to invite Zhao Yuantu to have fun, and he also found an opportunity to send Su Yun and Xu Ling away. After all, they were likely to compete with him.
But Zhao Yuantu and Xu Lingfei had to wait for Han Zhao to come back, which made them stand there for almost half a quarter of an hour.
"No." Zhao Yuantu said inarticulately while eating: "It doesn't take long to go to the latrine."
"Elder brother." Xu Ling scolded, "Don't talk about such things while eating, okay?"
"Sorry." Zhao Yuantu grinned.
At this time, a tall and handsome young man trotted towards the four of them. He was wearing a standard black training uniform. It was Han Zhao who had just finished venting.
"Junior Brother Han, you are finally back, the skewers are almost cold!" Zhao Yuantu handed the mutton skewers in his left hand to Han Zhao.
Han Zhao took it with a smile.
Xu Ling ate roasted chestnuts with sugar in his mouth and muttered: "What's wrong, Junior Brother Han, are you so happy and you picked up money?"
"Indeed, I picked up more than a dozen copper coins when I left the latrine." Han Zhao nodded and polished the harvest of the trip.
"That's really good luck." Xu Ling smiled. He didn't expect that Junior Brother Han had such a good attitude. He was clearly provoked by Fang Hongyun earlier, but now he looked like he was fine.
"Hey~" Su Yun glanced at Han Zhao and picked up the copper coins at the door of the latrine.
"These kebabs are so delicious!" Han Zhao bit into the mutton kebabs, his mouth full of oil. Today he really saw how rich the rich people in the inner city really are.
Zhang Tianwen's meal cost him forty taels of silver.
Fang Hongyun said a few words to him and paid him more than ten taels of mental damages, which made him want to be scolded a few more times.
"Junior Brother Zhang was treating us just now. It's my turn this time. Everyone can eat whatever you want and I'll pay." Zhao Yuantu pointed at the food stalls all over the street.
"I won't be polite." Xu Ling inserted the straw into the top of the fire crystal persimmon and sucked it.
"Me too." Han Zhao didn't stop talking.
Zhang Tianwen and Su Yun were naturally very generous, but they didn't eat a bite along the way and were obviously not interested in the food from these roadside stalls.
The five of them wandered around for a while before getting ready to go home.
Before leaving, Zhao Yuantu was about to join Han Zhao, but was stopped by Zhang Tianwen, and the two talked alone.
When Zhao Yuantu returned to the martial arts hall, he found Lu Yi lying on a wicker chair in the yard, looking at the moon.
"Master, you haven't rested so late?" Zhao Yuantu stepped forward, took out a paper bag from his arms, and offered it with both hands: "Master, these are the fried melon seeds I bought for you. They are still hot!"
"When you go out to eat, why don't you bring me some melon seeds?" Lu Yi said angrily.
"This...I..." Zhao Yuantu shrank his hands in embarrassment.
"Okay, don't give it to me yet! It won't taste good when it's cold." Lu Yi reached out and took the melon seeds from Zhao Yuantu's hand.
"Don't be complacent even if you've made a breakthrough. It's just the beginning! Starting from tomorrow, come to my room after lunch every day, and I will teach you the fundamental diagram perception skills of Shanshanquan alone."
"Yes, Master!" Zhao Yuantu, a tall man of 1.9 meters, stood in front of Lu Yi with his head bowed like a child.
"Why don't you go back and rest early? You smell of alcohol all over your body."
"Yes!" Zhao Yuantu wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve as if he was receiving an amnesty, bowed respectfully to Lu Yi, and hurriedly ran towards the east wing.
"Really..." Lu Yi shook his head and laughed.
As a martial arts master, he had never tasted any delicacies, but it was fun to tease his disciples. A boy like Han Zhao is too smart to be amused, so he is still fun to be a disciple.
...
Early the next morning.
Han Zhao went to a roadside stall and ate a dozen rice dumplings, then went to the martial arts gym to practice.
Lu Yi reminded him yesterday that he should pay attention.
As soon as he walked to the street where the martial arts school was located, he noticed several gorgeously decorated carriages parked at the door, all with family emblems printed on them. It looked like they were from large families in the inner city.
Han Zhao walked into the martial arts hall and saw several middle-aged people nodding and bowing around Zhao Yuantu, insisting on inviting him to have morning tea.
Zhao Yuantu looked very embarrassed, but after Lu Yi spoke, he followed.
When he passed by Han Zhao, he still had a wry smile on his face, obviously not used to this.
'This is really called Hedong in three years and Hexi in three years. ' Han Zhao thought.
【Every inch of time is worth an inch of gold, and every inch of gold can buy an inch of time. 】
Han Zhao ignored the prompt.
I just sighed in my heart, the bone training realm and the blood training realm, one is in the middle level, and the other is in the upper level, close to the top level, there is really a huge difference.
After Han Zhao saluted Lu Yi, he walked towards the inner courtyard. When he walked to the middle aisle, he noticed Li Fei's figure in the corner of the courtyard outside.
The other party was naked from the waist up, showing off his strong muscles, and kept hitting the heated sand in the iron pot with his fists.
"Senior Brother Li, morning!"
Han Zhao was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said hello to Li Fei.
Apparently, Li Fei had given up on practicing the Mountain Breaking Sword Technique and chose to practice the Mountain Shaking Fist. It seemed that Zhao Yuantu's breakthrough had stimulated him.
He is almost twenty-five years old. Mountain-Shaking Fist and Duanyue Sword Technique are complementary martial arts, but the former is much less difficult. Now that he has changed training, there is still hope for him to break through to the blood training realm.
After all, he has good qualifications and comes from a big family in the city. His overall conditions are much better than Zhao Yuantu's.
Li Fei raised his arm, wiped the sweat on his face, and smiled at Han Zhao: "Good morning, Junior Brother Han."
After saying that, he calmed down and continued practicing.
Han Zhao entered the courtyard inside. Xu Ling, Su Yun, and Zhang Tianwen were all inside.
When Zhang Tianwen saw Han Zhao walking in, he showed a rare smile and stepped forward and said: "Junior Brother Han, from today on, you will be the one sparring with me."
Hearing the gloating in his words, Han Zhao felt unhappy.
When they were practicing before, Xu Ling and Li Fei were willing to take the initiative to sparring with him, and Su Yun would occasionally come to him. Only Zhang Tianwen always looked higher than his head. Unless Lu Yi asked, he would simply pretend that Han Zhao did not exist.
Now that you are suddenly coming together, I'm afraid something is wrong.
"Then I'll trouble you, Senior Brother Zhang." Han Zhao bowed his hand to Zhang Tianwen.
"Easy to say, easy to say." Zhang Tianwen pulled Han Zhao aside, "Junior Brother Han, I heard that you are registered at Xu's Rice Shop, and you get one tael of silver a month?"
"Yes, Senior Sister Xu is righteous." Han Zhao nodded, already guessing what he was going to say.
Zhang Tianwen stretched out four fingers and waved them in front of Han Zhao, "I will give you four taels of silver every month. How about joining my Zhang family?"
"I'm just a skin-training warrior. I don't feel comfortable taking this money. I appreciate Senior Brother Zhang's kindness." Han Zhao declined politely. Zhang Tianwen meant that he should sign a contract directly with the Zhang family. This was not the same concept as a nominal contract. Signing a contract could only be signed by one family, which was equivalent to selling himself.
"Don't worry, I won't give you such a good deal in vain. As long as you can help me persuade my senior brother to come to my Zhang family, I guarantee that if there is any dangerous thing in the future, I won't let you take action."
Zhang Tianwen waved his hand. He thought Han Zhao wanted benefits but was afraid of death, so he made a verbal promise.
Anyway, Han Zhao should be able to break through to the bone training realm if he has better luck in the future. The four taels of silver a month can barely make up for the loss, which can be regarded as a tie-in.
[Capitalists are not that bad. If it is less than ten liang, you don’t need to consider it. If it is more than ten liang, you can consider it. 】
"I think Xu's Rice Shop is very good and free. As for which one Senior Brother will choose in the end, I can't control it. Senior Brother Zhang, you should tell Senior Brother yourself about this kind of thing." Han Zhao refused again.
After saying that, he bowed his hands to Zhang Tianwen and went to Xu Ling to practice sparring.
Seeing Han Zhao's refusal one after another, Zhang Tianwen looked a little unnatural and wanted to have an attack, but he held it back.
He's just a follower of senior brother!
Do you want to get four taels of silver a month just for your name?
Don’t know how to praise!
"Junior Brother Han..." Xu Ling looked at Han Zhao approaching, her pink lips opened and closed slightly, but she hesitated to speak.
She was a little moved and thought she had seen the right person.
After all, the conditions offered by Zhang Tianwen were very generous. Once Han Zhao agreed, it would most likely affect the senior brother's decision.
Moreover, the Zhang family is a large family in the inner city. Although they do not have a martial arts master, they do have five quasi-martial arts masters at the blood training realm, who are much stronger than the Xu family.
Even if Zhang Tianwen is not a direct descendant, the Zhang family is definitely willing to have another master in the blood training realm, and the price they can offer is definitely higher than hers.
"Senior Sister Xu, I will spar with you from now on. Please give me your advice." Han Zhao stood in front of Xu Ling.
"Yeah!" Xu Ling nodded heavily.
Seeing this situation, Su Yun on the side also gave Han Zhao a high look.
Quite principled and courageous.
I just lost Zhang Tianwen's face, and I'm afraid life will be difficult in the future.
The strength of the Zhang family is slightly better than that of the Su family.
...
"It's time to eat! It's time to eat!"
During lunch time, Han Zhao ran towards the kitchen with brisk steps.
Although it's not nice to say this, since Zhao Yuantu is not here at noon today, he can eat more.
"Let's get started!" Han Zhao suddenly opened the kitchen door.
Lu Yi grabbed the roasted chicken leg and stopped chewing when he saw Han Zhao's "lively" side.
Han Zhao: "..."
Lu Yi: "..."
[Changing the topic at this time can effectively alleviate the embarrassment. 】
Han Zhao looked solemn and saluted Lu Yi, "Master Lu, you didn't go out to eat today?"
Lu Yi rarely eats at home. Today, so many people invited Zhao Yuantu to a banquet, but he didn't even go with them.
Is this reasonable?
"Sit down and eat." Lu Yi chuckled and pointed to the seat next to him.
"Yes." Han Zhao sat down "demurely".
"Three roast chickens, two for you and one for me." Lu Yi pushed two plates of untouched roast chicken over.
"I'm getting older. I used to be able to eat five roast chickens and a bowl of rice in one meal, but now I can't. You young people need to eat more, so that you can get stronger and stronger!"
"What are you talking about? Judging from your majestic appearance, it's clear that your sword is still young." Han Zhao quickly complimented. After having a meal with Zhang Tianwen, he realized that dozens of taels of silver were worth a person of Lu Yi's level. , it’s just drizzle.
Lu Yi was indeed kind-hearted when he was willing to accept Qian Si Yin.
Moreover, it was said that lunch was included for half a year. After expiration, Zhao Yuantu would still ask him to have lunch on time, saying it was Lu Yi's wish.
"I didn't expect you to be able to say flattering words. Are you doing it for the sake of the roast chicken?" Lu Yi scolded with a smile, which seemed to be a bit helpful.
He knew that people like Han Zhao looked kind and peaceful on the outside, as if they didn't argue about anything, but in fact they were extremely angry.
This kind of mentality is good for practicing martial arts. After all, practicing martial arts is all about having this tone.
It's just that when reality fails to achieve the desired goal, such an attitude is harmful.
In this regard, Lu Yi could only watch. He could not do anything and was not prepared to do anything.
Life and death are determined by destiny, wealth and honor are determined by people, and you have to strive for everything by yourself!
"Master's eyes are indeed very bright! You can see through him at a glance." Han Zhao acted like a good boy. A teacher like Lu Yi is easy to get close to.
Lu Yi in the simulation is indeed worthy of the word "master".
"Eat, eat!" Lu Yi noticed the change in Han Zhao's title and waved his hand in disgust.
When Han Zhao heard this, he stopped pretending and rolled up his sleeves directly to get started.
Just as half of the roast chicken was eaten, there was a rush of footsteps outside.
Zhao Yuantu rushed into the kitchen, "Okay, okay! It's just time for dinner."
Seeing Lu Yi glare at him, Zhao Yuantu quickly saluted, "Master."
"Why are you back? Those people didn't let you eat?" Lu Yi asked doubtfully. It is impossible for a blood training level warrior not to be competed for.
"No, I drank tea all morning and ate a lot of cakes. They took me to drink flower wine at noon. I never saw such a battle, so I ran back directly." Zhao Yuantu explained: "Master, you I have said that wine is a medicine for piercing the intestines, and sex is a bone scraper. Those who practice martial arts are most taboo on these two points, and I remember them all!"
"I'm telling you not to indulge in this, not to give up." Lu Yi said angrily: "At your age, some people have children who are ten years old, so it's time for you to get married."
"It's all up to the master." Zhao Yuantu scratched his head: "But I like stronger women, preferably the ones similar to me. Please excuse me, master."
"Got it." Lu Yi nodded. He was not interested in his apprentice's XP. After all, he had seen all sorts of strange XPs in his old life. This was considered normal for Zhao Yuantu.
"Master, I haven't eaten yet." Zhao Yuantu looked at the roast chicken on the plate and smiled.
"There are two left in the pot for you, go and get them yourself." Lu Yi tilted his head towards the stove.
"Thank you, Master."
The three of them sat on the table and attacked the roast chicken.
Seeing that he was almost done eating, Han Zhao poured a bowl of barley tea for Lu Yi and Zhao Yuantu, and then said: "Elder brother, Senior Sister Xu asked me to tell you that she wants to invite you to become a worshiper of the Xu family. I wonder if you are willing." Not willing? If you don't have this intention, I will help you reject her."
It's just the right time to bring it up, it won't be too deliberate, and Lu Yi is also present.
"This..." Zhao Yuantu stopped drinking tea and said, "I have to think about it."
"It should be." Han Zhao nodded.
"The Xu family? Not bad, relatively powerful. Too strong a force is not suitable for you. The Xu family can be one of your choices." Lu Yi said. Although he did not express his position clearly, he was able to speak for the Xu family.
Zhao Yuantu has a relatively straightforward personality. If he joins top forces with martial arts masters, if he doesn't get along well, it will be detrimental to his future development.
The Xu family is just right.
He has a good impression of Xu Ling, at least he won't cheat Zhao Yuantu.
Han Zhao said no more. His mission had been completed, and the focus was on Zhao Yuantu's own choice.
No matter how good the relationship is, if you rely on it to an extreme, one day the relationship will break down.
"Han Zhao, thank you for worrying about my affairs." Zhao Yuantu said sincerely. He has a straightforward personality and has no ill intentions, but he is not stupid. He could see clearly who was really nice to him and who was being hypocritical.
"Elder brother, you are serious." Han Zhao smiled.
Seeing this situation, Lu Yi also smiled.
Unlike other apprentices who have backgrounds and will definitely return to the family in the future, Han Zhao and Zhao Yuantu hope to inherit his mantle and provide for him until his death.
As for his daughter, after entering the Fucheng Martial Arts Academy, if the chick turns into a phoenix in the future, he cannot hold back and let her stay in such a small place.
It is naturally a good thing that the two of them can get along well with each other.
After lunch, Han Zhao prepared to take a nap to prepare for the afternoon practice with plenty of energy.
