At the martial arts arena, all the apprentices from the inner courtyard arrived. Li Yuan also saw Wang Gong and Zhao Xiaoming, who were not named, and nodded when they saw him.
"Everyone is here, let's go!"
Yue Yunjin was carrying a hardwood red-tasseled spear and was tall and handsome. When he saw the people gathered, he turned around and left.
Li Yuan and others followed quickly with weapons on their backs.
The apprentices in the outer courtyard have begun their day's work. Looking at the brave and capable inner courtyard apprentices carrying weapons on their backs, they can't help but be envious.
It was just dawn, and there were not many pedestrians on the road. The group of people walked in silence, and soon they arrived at the city gate.
Xilulu~
Li Yuan followed the sound and looked.
Outside the city gate, Tang Tong was communicating with people on horseback, holding a gun. At this time, he waved his hand and motioned for Li Yuan and others to come forward.
Li Yuan looked at it.
Outside the city gate, there were dozens of people lined up. At the front were the leaders of each family, all riding tall horses and carrying knives and swords.
"Second-level spear, second-level inner armor, first-level boots... The old man says he is bold, but he is actually more cautious than anyone else!"
Li Yuan cursed in his heart.
He also deliberately took a long detour and passed by all the team leaders. None of these team leaders were easy to mess with, but among the crowd, Tang Tong's 'light' shone brightest.
The rest of the leaders, whether it was Liu Jin, the leader of the Chai Gang, Xia Houliang, the leader of the Fishing Gang, or Wang Dong of the Sanhe Gang, were far behind.
He was very jealous, especially the second-level inner armor, which was probably several times more expensive than the spear. It was a real luxury item.
Glancing at the mess of disciples from various schools, Li Yuan murmured in his heart: "The financial resources and power of the Weapon Forging Shop are indeed much greater than those of the other schools."
In the previous life, the weapon forging shop was not comparable to blacksmithing. The weapons that had reached the advanced level must at least be regarded as arms...
"Senior Brother Li, long time no see."
While Li Yuan was thinking about it, Wang Gong and Zhao Xiaoming came over, leading a rogue horse.
"Is something wrong?"
Li Yuan is neither cold nor hot.
"No, this is our first time to participate in this kind of thing. We want to be with Senior Brother Li."
Zhao Xiaoming said softly.
It was not even April yet, but she was already dressed very coolly, and her slim-fitting military robe outlined her conspicuous curves. As soon as she appeared, she attracted all the attention from all around.
"Senior Brother Yue is the team leader."
Li Yuan took a few steps back, alertly.
"...My little sister is being abrupt."
Zhao Xiaoming's face was a little confused, but Wang Gong, as if he didn't remember that he had been tricked into taking away a bottle of Blood Accumulating Pill, said in a low voice:
"In a few days, there will be a small gathering in the inner city. Miss Lu is taking the lead. I heard it is related to the Valley of the Divine Weapons. If Senior Brother Li is interested, can I help you with this?"
Miss Lu?
County Magistrate Lu Yunqing’s legitimate daughter, Lu Bailing?
Li Yuan's heart moved slightly, but before he could reply, he heard Yue Yunjin shout in a deep voice:
"coming!"
The sound of horse hoofbeats followed. Li Yuan raised his head, and dozens of people outside the city also looked at him.
I saw a group of ten people riding fast horses on the official road. Everyone was wearing a sword and armor. They were full of momentum and caused a commotion outside the city. Tang Tong reined in his horse and looked solemn.
"City Guards!"
Li Yuan heard someone nearby exclaiming. Looking from a distance, he felt depressed.
How could Qiuda be able to suppress the many forces in the inner and outer cities, the mountain bandits and horse bandits running rampant in the villages and towns, and make them pay tribute every year?
The reason is these three hundred city guards.
As far as he knew, these 300 people were all strong and strong, and everyone learned martial arts. Eight of them had developed internal strength, and there were 30 cavalrymen. They were very powerful.
"Why is Brother Liu here? Where is Commander Qiu?"
Wang Dong, the leader of the Sanhe Gang, spoke first with a loud voice.
"Hush!"
In the distance, dozens of knights stopped together. The leading knight urged his horse forward, cupped his hands and said:
"The commander has forced the big thief Nianjiu into Fajiu Mountain and is pursuing him. He is calling for me to come. Please go and search the mountain to capture and kill this beast!"
"We are about to help, how dare you ask the commander to ask for help?"
Wang Dong bowed his hands in agreement, slapped his horse, and took the lead to follow:
"Brothers, follow me!"
More than a dozen elite members of the Sanhe Gang responded and quickly followed. The other gangs were not to be outdone and followed suit.
"Follow up!"
After saying a few words, Tang Tong spurred his horse out.
How the hell do you keep up?
Looking at the group of team leaders leaving in front of them, Li Yuan felt a little messy in the wind.
Carrying a hammer weighing more than 30 kilograms and racing against a horse, right?
"Walk!"
Yue Yunjin tied his spear back and trotted to keep up.
The white ape's cloak hammer naturally has footwork, and combined with the breathing technique, it is very durable for long-distance running. The apprentices have a small amount of energy even if they are not good enough. Although they cannot keep up with the horse, they do not break away from the team.
However, those who carry the hammer naturally lag behind.
"Is this kid so stamina good?"
Wu Ming glanced at Li Yuan who was always following him, and then at Liu Chen, Tian Ding and other apprentices who were at the end, he couldn't help but feel surprised.
"Damn it, how come that kid is faster than me?"
Seeing Li Yuan who was not walking fast but not strenuously ahead, the few apprentices in the inner courtyard who were left behind became a little anxious.
They were originally waiting to see what the expression of this talented young junior brother who had chosen the heavy hammer would be like when he was pulled to the end.
At the moment, all they can do is look at each other and grit their teeth to keep up.
"It seems that in the entire outer city of Gaoliu County, there are not many apprentices with great qi and blood? Or is it like Liu Qing said, are all the ambitious and talented ones going to Zhelong Mansion?"
Li Yuan was not tired even though he was carrying a heavy hammer.
Although his blood energy cannot keep up with the old apprentices who come from a good family and have been practicing martial arts for several years, he is not far behind.
The blood tempering method of superior martial arts has miraculous effects. Although he looks not as strong as those old apprentices, he actually has very good physical strength.
Coupled with the blessing of the Perfect Level White Ape Cloak Hammering Technique.
Not only was he not tired, he still had the energy to try out different frequency bands of Yuan Liu Breathing Method to match the long-distance running, and gradually found his way out.
"It's very interesting to use the breathing method in this way. If I hadn't run around like this, I wouldn't have discovered it."
After adjusting his breathing many times, Li Yuan even felt somewhat comfortable, but he could also feel that the blood in his body was slowly depleting.
This run lasted for dozens of miles. At first, Li Yuan was still in the mood to take a look at the scenery outside the city. He could occasionally see some small villages, but later he felt tired.
It was just before noon that we arrived at the foot of Fajiu Mountain.
At this time, except for a few leaders on horseback who entered the mountain like no one else, most of the disciples and apprentices were so tired that they were sweating profusely, and several of them fell to the ground.
Had to make some temporary repairs.
Wang Gong and Zhao Xiaoming, who were riding together, were also jolted by the bumps and hid in the shade of a tree to rest. Further at the foot of the mountain, there was a woodcutter from a firewood gang carrying fresh firewood down the mountain.
Under the shade of the tree, Li Yuan wiped his sweat and looked at the woodcutter, suddenly living a difficult life:
"It's at least more than sixty miles back and forth. Second brother has to run like this every day. Rain or shine, he only earns seven pieces of silver!"
Gaoliu County is a large county. It has been built for thousands of years. The nearby mountains have been cleared long ago. What is left is the private land of several families in the city.
Even for the mountains outside Fajiu Mountain, you have to join a firewood gang to be eligible to cut firewood. Ordinary people who want to cut firewood have to walk more than ten miles of mountainous terrain.
"No wonder the second brother sent me to the weapons forging shop even if he borrowed money and stuffed his money. I have never been exposed to real hard work..."
Taking out the dry food and chewing it slowly, Li Yuan sat on the grass under the tree, his mind wandering, and it took a while before he heard Yue Yunjin's voice.
"Gather and go into the mountains!"
