During this time, Fang Ju came back to give lectures, and it was Elder Shui who was imparting knowledge. If there was something they didn't understand, the three of them discussed it together. If they really couldn't figure it out, they would ask Elder Shui the next day. After repeating it many times, Fang Ju came back and gave Gu Shengchao a book with "Interpretation of Formulas" written on the cover.
The ancient sage was surprised: "Is this what you are studying?"
Yang Qianhui curled her lips and said: "No, we asked Elder Shui too much, and she became suspicious, so we had to tell you about you. Elder Shui is such a good person. He gave us this book, saying that it would make you more Take a look, but you must return it to her in five days.”
Gu Shengchao was in trouble: "How can I memorize such a profound thing in five days? How about I invite you water elders to have a drink and have a good chat, maybe we can extend it for a few days."
Fang Ju smiled and said: "Our Elder Shui is a woman, her name seems to be Shui Linglong. I'm afraid she won't be able to drink."
"A woman becomes an elder in her twenties?" Ancient Sage was surprised. Such a woman could only be gifted. He had no choice but to copy every day. His fingers were stuck in the pen and he did not dare to stop. On the fifth day, he finally finished copying and asked Fang Ju to send it back.
Gu Shengchao had free time to carefully read the book "Explanation of Formulas". The more he read, the more subtle it became. He combined it with the formulas of Iron Arm Magic and Phoenix Dance Sword Technique to refer to the book. of excellence.
Like a key, it opened the door to understanding and made many things that had troubled the ancient sage Chao suddenly become clear. Not only did he gain a deeper understanding of the Iron Arm Magic and the Phoenix Dance Sword Technique, but he also found several omissions. Liu Ximei and Wan Ruo were in a hurry at that time. There were details that were not explained clearly, but Gu Shengchao also understood them through the explanations in "Explanation of Formulas" and became even more powerful.
He couldn't put it down and read a paragraph before going to bed at night to fall asleep. On the contrary, Yang Qianhui and Fang Ju didn't pay much attention to this book. They only liked various routines and moves. Maybe it was because they were in a good environment and had a solid knowledge of poetry, poetry and poetry since childhood.
On this day, Gu Shengchao sent Yang Qianhui and Fang Ju to Yunqi Palace. When they returned to their residence, they found that Lu Wanshan had not gotten up yet. Normally, he would have been exercising in the corridor at this time. He knocked lightly but no one opened the door. He leaned close to the crack of the door and shouted: "Old man Lu, get up."
There were groans and heavy breathing in the house, but they refused to open the door. Gu Shengchao was worried about Lu Wanshan's safety and broke in directly. When he saw that Lu Wanshan had rolled off the bed, he was out of breath and his face turned red. Gu Shengchao carried Lu Wanshan to bed and quickly went out to find a doctor.
After the doctor took his pulse and prescribed some medicine, Gu Shengchao sent the doctor out and asked quietly: "May I ask how my old man's condition is?"
"Alas, even the gods can't save him from his terminal illness. The few medicines I prescribed can only relieve the disease. Please serve him well these days and fulfill your filial piety!" The doctor's face was heavy and he didn't want to say anything.
Gu Shengchao took the medicine and came back to boil it. Lu Wanshan drank it but had no effect. His breath became weak day by day. After persisting for more than ten days, he finally took in less air and outgas more, and he was about to die. Yang Qianhui and Fang Ju also knew that he was dying soon, so they stayed with him to take care of him.
"Feng Wu Sword, Wan Yan Xi, I promised her a gift when she becomes an adult, you must remember it." Lu Wanshan grabbed Gu Shengchao's hand and babbled, finally closing his eyes.
Fang Ju was the most emotional and burst into tears immediately. Yang Qianhui also burst into tears. The ancient sage held back his tears to deal with Lu Wanshan's future generations.
Yunshang City, the capital city, is high up and blackbirds can't fly up. Traditional burials are still carried out here. Fang Ju paid for a good coffin to be buried in Lu Wanshan, and his crutches were also put into the coffin. The three of them felt depressed and empty when they returned to the house.
Gu Shengchao found a bunch of keys from the east wing room and tried to open the copper lock of the main room one by one. It was clean and spotless, with beds and furniture. Gu Shengchao and Fang Ju searched carefully and did not find the sword mentioned by Lu Wanshan. They only found the house deed and some documents of the house, carefully wrapped in oil paper. The name on the house deed was Wu Jiang, and they did not know who he was. .
"Could it be that the old man was confused and said nonsense before he died?" Fang Ju was a little skeptical.
Gu Shengchao firmly believed that Lu Wanshan would not cheat. He thought carefully and stood at the door of the room and said, "Fang Ju, if you were a thief, where would you look first when you entered the door?"
Fang Ju thought for a while: "It must be right in front, then the cabinets, and under the bed. You must check any places with gaps."
Gu Shengchao thought hard and remembered one flaw, that was the door itself. No one would check here. He and Fang Ju looked carefully and finally found something unusual, that is, the door and door frame were wider and thicker than others. After the door was pushed inward, there were traces of splicing on the door frame against the wall. Gu Shengchao took out his dagger and pried it, and sure enough he pulled off a wooden bar, revealing the sword box hidden inside.
The sword box was close to the door frame. Gu Shengchao carefully pried it out with a dagger and held it in his hand. He couldn't restrain his inner impulse, his hands trembled involuntarily, and he put the sword box on the table tremblingly. He wanted to open the sword box, but his hands were shaking and refused to obey.
Fang Ju laughed at him: "What kind of treasure is this? It can make you so excited, let me do it!" She opened the buckle, easily lifted the lid, and an ancient sword came into view.
The sword is about two feet long including the hilt. It is short and compact. The word "Feng Wu" is engraved on the sword. The blade is dark green, but it does not shine coldly like ordinary swords, and it does not look sharp.
Yang Qianhui also rushed over to watch this sword that Lu Wanshan could never forget.
Gu Shengchao held the sword in his hand and asked Fang Ju to find a strand of long hair from her bun and gently fall from the blade of the sword. The long hair flew in the wind and blew past the blade of the sword, immediately breaking into two pieces.
"Yeah!" The three of them exclaimed at the same time.
Fang Ju planned to take the sword and look at it, but when she stretched out her hand, she was afraid of being hurt by the sharp blade, so she quickly said: "Brother Gu, put the sword on the table and I'll take a look at it too."
The ancient sage Chao put the sword into the box, and Fang Ju picked it up and couldn't put it down.
"What are you planning to do?" Yang Qianhui asked Gu Shengchao.
Gu Shengchao said without hesitation: "When I have the opportunity, I will go to Beihu to fulfill Old Man Lu's wish, find the woman named Wan Yan Xi, and give her this sword." After buckling the sword box, Gu Shengchao replaced it. Put it in the door frame and seal it with wooden strips. You will never find it unless you check it specially.
"Let me play with this sword for a few days." Fang Ju said with a smile.
"No." Gu Shengchao refused directly and asked: "There are not many magic soldiers in the world. Haven't you heard of the Phoenix Dance and the Phoenix Sword before?"
Yang Qianhui shook her head and said: "I only know that the Qingyun Sword in Yunqi Palace is the sharpest weapon in the world, I don't know anything else."
Gu Shengchao took the sword from Fang Ju's hand, weighed it in his hand and said: "This Phoenix Dance sword is famous in the Dawu Dynasty, no less than the Qingyun Sword of Yunqi Palace. If you are not good at it, you can only wear this kind of magic weapon." It will bring great disaster to yourself, so it is better to be careful." The phoenix sword in his hand lightly passed through the air, then disappeared into the body, hung in the Dantian, and was nourished in the Five Soul Formation.
Yang Qianhui knew what Gu Shengchao said was right. Knowing that her kung fu was low, she pulled Fang Ju back to practice kung fu quickly. Gu Shengchao put all the things in the main house back into place, locked the door, and put the key back into the east wing. He also cleaned the place where Lu Wanshan once lived, locked the door, and took back the key to the east wing. Live in the west wing room for storage.
Yang Qianhui has been stimulated by something unknown recently, and she has been practicing harder and harder. She often asks Fang Ju to fight with her. Fang Ju is afraid of hurting the young lady, so the two of them sparring without the feeling of actual combat. Gu Shengchao stepped forward and became Yang Qianhui's sparring partner. He only parried but did not fight back, leaving Yang Qianhui to attack only. At first, Yang Qianhui couldn't let go, but later she saw that Gu Shengchao's tight defense really couldn't hurt him, so she let go and used all the kung fu she had learned to attack.
With a good sparring partner like Gu Shengchao, Yang Qianhui made rapid progress. Fang Ju was not to be outdone and pestered Gu Shengchao to practice together. Gu Shengchao had no choice but to finish sparring with Yang Qianhui every night and then fight with Fang Ju. The two practiced martial arts actively, and they came back every day to explain what they had learned that day and were more attentive, fearing that Gu Shengchao would not accompany them to fight in actual combat.
After more than a month like this, Gu Shengchao noticed that Fang Ju was always depressed, so he quietly asked her if she was in trouble. Fang Ju pulled Gu Shengchao to the east wing and said with a sad face: "We are almost running out of money, and we can't think of a way out. Not only can’t we pay Brother Gu’s wages, but our survival in Yunshang City is also in question.”
The ancient sage was puzzled: "Your young lady is the daughter of a prince, how come she has no money?"
Fang Ju explained: "Brother Gu also knows that we ran away secretly. If we ask for help from home, we will be taken back and we will never be able to practice kung fu again. The young lady is eager to practice kung fu, and I can't bear to make her sad. I never dare to do anything about the lack of money. tell her."
Gu Shengchao comforted him: "Don't worry, the money you paid me is all there, I will take it out now to meet the urgent need."
Fang Ju pouted and said, "Your little money will eventually be spent. Can you find a perfect way to stay here for a long time?"
"You are the best at cooking. If not, we can open a restaurant. If we can make a living, your lady can also study in Yunqigong for a long time." Gu Shengchao had long seen the booming business of restaurants on the street, and had just planned this.
Fang Ju thought for a moment and doubted: "Is my craft successful?"
"No problem, I've eaten out a few times occasionally, and it's far less delicious than what you make." Gu Shengchao encouraged her.
Fang Ju wondered: "Opening a store requires capital, and I'm afraid your little money is not enough." She lowered her head and saw the jade bracelet on her wrist, and couldn't help but be delighted: "Brother Gu will come with me tomorrow to see how much this bracelet is worth?"
The next day, Fang Ju pretended to have a headache and Yang Qianhui went to study alone. Gu Shengchao accompanied Fang Ju to a pawn shop. Fang Ju handed the jade bracelet in. The person at the high counter glanced at the two of them, with a hint of excitement in his eyes, and immediately asked seriously: "This bracelet is for you to get married." Dowry?"
"No, someone else gave it to me." Fang Ju spoke quickly and replied immediately.
Gu Shengchao knew in his heart that they first regarded the two as a newly married couple. They tentatively asked about the origin of the bracelets and estimated the price they could accept. Fang Ju answered that it was such a good thing that they probably would not give it. too much.
Sure enough, the person inside said slowly: "This bracelet can be used for up to thirty taels of silver."
"Thirty taels?" Fang Ju almost jumped up. The estimate exceeded her expectations.
Gu Shengchao said, "This bracelet has flaws, couldn't you see it?"
"Where?" The people inside looked around but couldn't find it. As soon as Gu Shengchao stretched out his hand, they immediately handed it out. The people inside thought to themselves: "These are two fools. How can they say that their things are not good? It seems I can make a lot of money today.”
Gu Shengchao took the jade bracelet, pulled Fang Ju and walked out. The people inside knew they had been deceived and shouted loudly: "Hey, don't go, I took the forty taels."
"That's inappropriate." Gu Shengchao left without looking back.
