I have to say that the six words Zhang Sanfeng sent to Lu Jing before leaving were indeed very useful.
The last trace of hesitation in Lu Jing's heart disappeared.
——If you want to think about retreat, think about advancement first!
Indeed, he had always thought about continuing to live his peaceful life, but this world has obviously changed.
If you don't face the difficulties at this time, learn more skills, and get more life-saving trump cards, when the situation continues to deteriorate, there will be no place to retreat even if you want to.
So Lu Jing left his master's courtyard and went home directly without going anywhere else.
He first wrote two letters and sent them from the inn.
Then he took inventory of the things on hand, selling what should be sold, and giving away what should be given away, leaving only the soft ones that were easy to carry, and the most important medicinal materials to him in that room.
Lu Jing originally wanted to sell the house as well, because he didn't know if he would be able to come back.
But this is his starting point in this world after all. Lu Jing has lived in Wujiang City for more than two years, and he has developed feelings for this important water transport town and the prosperous place in the world.
In addition, a few hundred taels of silver was nothing to him now, so after some hesitation, Lu Jing decided to keep the house.
Maybe one day I can come back to support myself in old age.
Then he dealt with a circle of martial arts people who came after hearing the news.
There is no way, Lu Jing is now considered the most popular person in Wujiang City, and his every move cannot escape the eyes of others. Especially since he has just penetrated the Ren and Du lineage and entered the first-class, he is the center of attention.
Hearing that he was leaving, the entire martial arts community in Wujiang City was in a state of shock. People came to see him from sunrise to sunset in the past few days.
For a time, Lu Jing had to close the door to thank guests, but there were some people he had to meet, such as Mr. Zhao Banshan, who had always been kind to him, and Hall Master Huang of Sanhu Hall, etc.
Lu Jing also asked them to help take care of Zhang Sanfeng and his four other teachers after he left.
After everything was arranged, Lu Jing dressed up for Amu, put on clothes and a hat.
He also packed his luggage and picked up his Zen staff. At this time, Niu Jiu and other porters also walked in from the door, picked up the pile of packed medicinal materials, and carried Lu Jing all the way to the merchant ship bound for the capital.
Until the merchant ship left the river bank, you could still see many people from the martial arts world gathered around the pier, as well as people from the city and porters, standing there reluctantly, unwilling to leave for a long time.
After Lu Jing got on the boat, he took Amu directly into the room. After walking for a while, he finally couldn't help but open the window.
Looking at Wu Jiangcheng getting further and further away, he felt very complicated.
Lu Jing felt even more mixed emotions when he thought about the way his master turned away from him when they parted. He obviously didn't want him to see the look on his face.
But no matter how reluctant he was to give up, he finally took this step.
As the master said, although Wujiang City is good, it is only a corner of the world, and besides, he has reasons to go to the capital.
Lu Jing took his eyes away from the window, calmed down his mood, and then took out a newly bought Kyoto miscellaneous book from his luggage, and started reading it with the sound of the rushing river in his ears.
More than ten days passed in a flash.
Life on the ship was boring. Apart from eating, sleeping and reading, there were no other pastimes, and I couldn't even practice martial arts.
However, in the past few days, Lu Jing occasionally walked around and chatted with other passengers on the ship to pass the time.
In addition to him and Amu, there was also a traveling merchant and the family members of an official family, mainly female, who should be the official's mother, wife, daughter, and two maids, plus two guards. A handsome young man.
It could be seen that the two people had just come out to travel around the world not long ago. There was still a nervous look on their young faces, and they looked like gangsters. However, after seeing Lu Jing boarding the boat, the nervousness in their eyes disappeared. .
He seemed to let out a long sigh of relief, and from time to time he walked around Lu Jing with an admiring look on his face, as if he wanted to go up and talk to him, but didn't have the courage.
In addition to them, there were three scholars on board who were planning to go to Beijing to take the exam, and two were waiting for Zhao who were planning to go to the capital to find work. These people were very polite to Lu Jing.
Because they are basically locals of Wujiang City, they have long been familiar with Lu Jing's name.
Even the traveling businessman from the capital who has been staying in Wujiang City these days has heard about Lu Jing's deeds, and it should be because he has been traveling all over the country, which also makes him very good at talking to people.
At the same time, he didn't have much of the copper odor of a businessman. Instead, he was quite outgoing and liked to make friends. He took the initiative to visit Lu Jing on the first day he boarded the ship.
During these days, Lu Jing mainly chatted with him and asked him a lot about the customs and customs of the capital. As they chatted, the two of them talked about the recent situation in the world.
The traveling merchant sighed, "Business has become increasingly difficult in the past two years. Although the purchase prices of many goods in various places have been rising, there are fewer and fewer people willing to sell goods."
"Is it because the world is not peaceful?"
"That's right, several of my friends have been robbed more than once this year. They lost all their money, and even lost their lives. They worked hard for most of their lives, and in the end they only left orphans and widowed mothers with a lot of debt. Who are they looking for? Are you trying to reason?" The traveling merchant shook his head repeatedly.
"Is it already this serious?" Lu Jing raised his eyebrows.
"Yes, the East China Sea is the most chaotic. Secondly, I heard that the native tribes in the northwest are also clamoring to establish a country. The trade routes on both sides have been cut off. Coupled with the severe drought, many bandits have emerged in the Central Plains, and even Even on this river... I heard that some areas are not very flat. In previous years, this kind of thing would have been unimaginable."
As soon as the traveling merchant said this, everyone on the boat saw two small boats suddenly emerging from the reeds in the middle of the river and speeding toward them.
The boatman operating the boat was obviously quite experienced. When he noticed something was wrong, he immediately turned the boat's bow to avoid it.
However, in terms of flexibility, a fully loaded merchant ship was obviously no match for the two-leaf flying boat.
It didn't take long for him to be caught up again.
Then everyone saw several grappling hooks shot out from the flying boat, firmly holding on to the side of the ship.
Then the seven or eight men on the boat carrying steel knives climbed onto the boat by climbing onto the rope behind the grappling hook.
The leader of the group had his chest open and his fine clothes were blown by the river wind.
When he got on board he grinned, showing yellow teeth.
"Hehehehe, you are unlucky today and bumped into a swarm of us. However, you guys only want money and don't want to seek life. If you are sensible, you should take out all the valuable things! As long as you cooperate obediently, then we also……"
He suddenly paused when he said this, because they had robbed more than ten ships during this period, but this time he saw that none of the passengers on the ship showed any fearful expression. Instead, they all looked at him with strange eyes. Looking at him.
