The traveling businessmen set up their stalls on the street.
They are all indispensable hard currencies for people's daily lives, such as salt, kitchen knives, farm tools, cloth, etc.
There are also seven weapons on display, three heavy swords, one broad axe, two broad-backed broadswords, and one spear head.
"Hey, Qiqi, where did you pick up the weapons?" The old man stroked his beard, lifted the heavy sword upside down, and waved it around, then felt his arm was sore, put it back to its original position, and asked with a low smile.
The leader of the caravan whispered: "My husband is a good judge of goods. As long as these things are useful, who cares where they come from?"
"I guess the weapons you smuggled are from the official arsenal." The old man tested the sharpness of the ax blade with his thumb and sighed, "It's a good thing made of fine iron."
"My father-in-law, have you ever fought in the army?"
"When he was young, he was drafted into the army and suppressed the rebels."
The leader of the caravan said awkwardly: "It turns out that my father-in-law has seen the world and dare not lie. These weapons are indeed from the arsenal, but we are definitely not smuggling them. Instead, we collected them from other people after the official army lost the battle. "
The old man was surprised: "Is there another traitor?"
"They are not rebels, they are barbarians who came south to invade the border." The leader of the caravan cordially took the old man's hand, "Since I am a retired soldier, I must have a lot of fists and kicks to pass down the family, so why not buy some weapons that you can get and give them to your husband?" In the future, if my son uses this weapon to make great achievements, wouldn’t it be a great joy to honor our ancestors?”
"You said so..."
"Old man, we are also anxious to get rid of it. Let's do this. As long as you pay 40 cents for travel expenses, the weapons will be sold to you at the price we paid for them. You are innocent!"
"Well, I want that heavy sword."
"Okay, this is the one, right? I'll charge you four taels."
The merchant next to the leader touched him.
"look."
Zhao Chan trotted past the stall they had set up.
The leader of the caravan took the four taels of silver generously given by the old man and stopped Zhao Chan with a smile on his face: "Young Master, are you going to the Demon Slayer Division?"
Zhao Chan nodded.
"Oh, young man, please don't misunderstand me. We drank some horse urine last night and forgot our last name. Mr. Xiao Lang taught us a good lesson. Let us remember to be cautious when going out. Otherwise, we will be in trouble next time. It’s blood, but it’s life lost.”
Seeing that Zhao Chan ignored him, the caravan leader enthusiastically pulled him towards the stall.
Unexpectedly, this young man was surprisingly strong. He pulled a few times but didn't move.
"It's like this. We brothers discussed it over and over again, and we all agreed that we should apologize to the young man."
Zhao Chan took a step back, shook his head and said, "No need."
"Haha, Mr. Young Master, you really don't talk much. Tonight, our brothers will serve good wine and delicious food at the Xizhao Inn. Can Mr. Young Master, please give us some thin noodles as a guest there? Give our brothers a chance to make amends!"
After quietly listening to the words of the caravan leader, Zhao Chan turned around and ran towards the Demon Slayer Division.
"Brother..."
The leader of the caravan raised his hand to signal the younger brother to shut up, and asked the old man who bought the heavy sword: "Old man, do you know this kid?"
"Little Toad, his name is Zhao Chan and he is an orphan."
The old man walked home slowly with his heavy sword in his arms. The sword weighed nearly twenty-seven kilograms. He couldn't wield it at this age. Fortunately, his grandson practiced martial arts diligently. Now that he has suitable weapons, his martial arts skills will surely be improved to a higher level. .
The leader of the caravan returned to the brothers and said bitterly: "We have always been the ones bullying others, how can we be so stupid as to be bullied by others?"
"Yes, brother."
"Brother, he is a demon slayer from the Demon Slayer Division."
The leader said leisurely: "I thought about it carefully last night. Even if Zhao Chan is really a demon slayer, at his age, no matter how powerful he is, he won't be that powerful. Have you noticed that there are many outsiders in Youju Town?"
"I understand! Big brother wants to borrow a knife to kill someone!"
"Shh, keep your voice down, we know Zhao Chan is a demon slayer, but they don't know." The leader glared at the man.
"Will it cost a lot of money?"
"Are you angry?"
"Yes! The brat thinks he is lawless because he is a demon slayer! I can't swallow this tone of voice!"
The thug whose head was bruised and bloody by Zhao Chan said angrily: "Don't come forward in this matter. I'll find a foreigner who is willing to take action."
"Thank you, Brother Wu He."
…
Wang Huan counted out 30 copper coins and handed them to Zhao Chan: "Do you have any clues about Lao Liu's coffin now?"
Zhao Chan carefully put the copper wallet in his cloth and put it close to his body: "That's enough."
"Old Liu is an old bachelor with no friends. Fortunately, you are here to help him." Wang Huan sighed, "He should rest in peace even though he is under the influence of Jiuquan."
"I don't know what kind of illness Lao Liu is suffering from. He has a good life, but he has to go to the Evil Mountain. Doesn't he, an old paint picker, not know that the Evil Mountain is filled with miasma and monsters are rampant? None of us demon slayers dare to go there easily. "
Zhao Chan lowered his head and said nothing.
"I recorded your name in the "Demon Slaying Book". From now on, you will be the demon slayer of the Demon Slaying Division of Youju Town. When Shao Hua and the others come back, they will take the "Demon Slaying Book" to Yang County. Boss confirms."
"You come with me."
He and Wang Huan walked towards the backyard of the Demon Slayer Division.
This rented house has two courtyards. The front yard is the official residence where the demon slayer works, and the back yard is a warehouse for storing things.
There is a yellow seal on the warehouse door.
The talisman seal was painted with cinnabar, and as soon as the two people came closer, it lit up.
"This seal talisman was issued by the Demon Slayer Division of Yang County, and it's called the House Guard Talisman."
Wang Huan pointed at the talisman and introduced: "The house guarding talisman sucked the blood of me and Shao Hua. No one can open this door except the two of us."
Zhao Chan curiously observed the house-guarding talisman.
Wang Huan reached out and easily took off the house guard talisman, then pushed the door open and entered.
There were two large boxes in the room, but the rest of the room was empty.
He turned around and smiled: "Take the house guard talisman."
Zhao Chan stretched out his hand, but before he could get close to the talisman, the house guard talisman suddenly burst into light, and a huge force pushed Zhao Chan to stagger.
Wang Huan laughed loudly: "You know how powerful the house guarding talisman is, right? With it, ordinary people can't even think of breaking in."
Holding the house guard talisman in his hand, he walked to the big box on the left, opened it, and took out a yellowing book, "Come here."
"yes."
"Little Toad, you are a native of Youju Town. When I first came here a few years ago, you were less than half my height. I have watched you grow up and know you very well."
"Others who become demon slayers must undergo a year of inspection before they can be taught the body-building techniques of the demon slayer division."
Wang Huan handed the yellowed book to Zhao Chan: "Practice seriously, you are the one who was brought into the Demon Slaying Division by me, don't embarrass me."
The young man lowered his head and looked at it. The book was called "Shaking the Divine Sword".
"Brother Wang, this, is this an immortal method?"
"Listen to me." Wang Huan coughed. He didn't wear the leaky cloak today. He probably only wore it when dealing with monsters.
""Shaking the Divine Sword" is the most suitable technique for you in our Youju Town Demon Slayer Division. I also used "Shaking the Divine Sword" step by step in the body training realm.
In the realm of spiritual practice, physical training is the root, and the realm of physical training is the starting point, and it is the first step for you to climb to a higher realm.
What is bodybuilding?
Cultivation is about cultivating wealth and life. Only when the body is strong and strong can it be able to handle the subsequent process of picking spiritual energy and refining true energy with ease. Otherwise, the body will be broken into pieces when the spiritual energy penetrates the body.
The body forging realm is the foundation of the Qi harvesting realm. The more indestructible you polish your body, the faster your progress in the Qi harvesting realm.
have you understood? "
Zhao Chan replied: "For example, Old Liu and I walked through mountains and rivers to collect paint. Only by taking every step steadily can we avoid slipping and fall into the abyss, and can we successfully reach the place where the lacquer trees grow.
Brother Wang, is this true? "
"Yes, yes, that's right!" Wang Huan clapped his hands and laughed, "I tell you, no matter how hard you endure in the body forging realm, you can't overestimate the hardships you endure in the body forging realm. Those demon slayers in the qi harvesting realm of the Yang County Demon Slaying Department said that they regret it very much." After laying a solid foundation in the body-forging realm, I rashly broke through the realm, which has led to my current difficulties."
"I understand, I will take it one step at a time in the physical training realm."
""Shaking the Divine Sword" is said to be a sword manual, but in fact it is a set of methods to lay the foundation for sword cultivation."
"Shaking the Divine Sword" has twelve styles, divided into three levels.
The first level is [Sword comes out with a spirit]. When making a move, the control force is just right, neither strong nor weak.
Reaching such a state is considered a low-grade body forging state.
The second level is called [Sword comes out and retains the spirit]. If you kill it with one sword, if there is a spirit attached to the three-foot green edge, it will make the enemy frightened.
This is the middle-grade body forging realm.
The third level is [Sword Shaking God]. This level of "Shaking God Sword" can only be understood but cannot be expressed. At this stage, it is the high-grade body forging realm, which is only one step away from the Qi Extraction realm.
Wang Huan closed the warehouse tightly, reattached the house guard talisman, and returned to the official residence in the front yard with Zhao Chan. The two sat on stools, and Wang Huan turned over "Shaking Sword" and explained it to him carefully.
"Look, there are three levels of "Shaking the God Sword". Each level tells you how to polish your body. Only when you have polished your body can you achieve the goal of bringing out the divine with the sword, retaining the divine with the sword, and shaking the divine with the sword.
I am already a monk in the upper-level body-forging realm, and the third-level sword of "Shaking God Sword" is called God-shaking. I can only tell you that when I use up all my strength to swing that sword, I know that even if I can't kill the opponent, I can't kill the opponent. He also died without regrets.
I once asked other demon slayers who have practiced "Shaking the God Sword", and they all had different feelings about how the sword shook the God. That's why there is this saying, "It can only be understood but cannot be expressed in words."
Little toad, you must remember that you must not neglect the training of your body for the sake of swordsmanship.
The original intention of letting you practice "Shocking Sword" is that this sword manual can sharpen your body very well.
Never pick up the sesame seeds and lose the watermelon. "
He warned repeatedly.
Zhao Chan nodded heavily: "Brother Wang, don't worry."
He raised his head and glanced at the sky. It was noon.
"Our Youju Town Demon Slayer Department will not buy lunch for the demon slayers. Come on, you can eat at my house."
"I'll just go home and eat."
"Little toad..."
Zhao Chan put down the "Shaking God Sword" sword manual and ran out of the Demon Slayer Division. He knew that the sword manual was precious and the Demon Slayer Division would not let him take it away.
Wang Huan picked up the sword manual with a smile on his face.
Although Zhao Chan still had a three-foot peach branch stuck sideways on his waist, the young man was not as wary of him as he was last night.
"Brother Wang?"
Zhao Chan ran back to the door of the Demon Slayer Division and asked, "Brother Shao, where have they gone?"
All morning, there were only two of them in the Demon Slayer Department, and there were no other Demon Slayers.
"Oh, Shao Hua and the others went to Shanniu Village to look for clues about the mountain ghost. Since they reported it to the Yang County Demon Slayer Department, they couldn't just make empty words, right?"
Wang Huan smiled and said, "Are you worried about Shao Hua and the others?"
"Um."
"Don't worry, brat. Shao Hua and the others are experts in dealing with monsters. If there is any trouble, they will be withdrawn immediately."
After Zhao Chan ran away again, Wang Huan put "Shaking God Sword" back into the backyard warehouse.
After Zhao Chan went to the Demon Slayer Department last night and told him about the mountain ghost, in the early morning, Wang Huan and other Demon Slayers met to discuss it.
It is better to believe that it exists than to believe that it does not exist.
Although Wang Huan admitted that he did see the demon die with his own eyes, who knows if it was an illusion cast by the demon?
To be on the safe side, Shao Hua led eight demon-slayers and police officers from the town to go out to investigate for clues around Shanniu Village.
As for Wang Huan, who was exhausted from the battle yesterday and stayed in the Demon Slaying Department to guard, he also registered Zhao Chan's name in the "Demon Slaying Book" and taught him the "Shaking Divine Sword".
And looking for the sisters Bai Yuqing and Bai Youjun mentioned by Zhao Chan in the town.
They guessed that the two sisters must be clever mountain monks.
To deal with these people, the Demon Slayer Department of Youju Town could only investigate secretly. After all, Wang Huan, a high-level body-forging person, was not able to handle them if they annoyed them, so the Demon Slayer Department of Yang County needed to come forward.
The golden signboard of the Demon Slayer Division can indeed intimidate most monks, but Youju Town is alone and surrounded by mountains and rivers. Even if some monks kill them all, it will be a waste for the superior Demon Slayer Division to avenge them. A time-consuming and labor-intensive hassle.
In the final analysis, it all depends on strength.
Wang Huan and others are of low level, even the demon slayers of the Demon Slayer Division have to walk on thin ice.
…
Zhao Chan went to the coffin shop in Youju Town.
When the apprentice of the coffin shop saw it was him, he had a very friendly smile on his face: "Here we come! Please come inside, please come inside. Which coffin do you have in the photo?"
"My shopkeeper told me to give you a 10% discount."
The coffin shop owner's surname is Liu, but he and Lao Liu are not from the same ancestry, they are just the same surname.
"This." Zhao Chan walked to a coffin and patted it, his voice was thick and the materials were solid.
Lao Liu, a poor bachelor, can sleep comfortably in it.
"Okay, I'll charge you one hundred and twenty cash."
"I don't have any money with me. I'll bring it to you in the evening."
"Okay, walk slowly."
With the sale, the apprentice's address also changed from "you" to "you".
Zhao Chan still didn't go home. He trotted past Daguan Lane and ran towards the east of Youju Town.
The families living in Daguan Lane all have tall courtyard walls. These are the houses of wealthy families in the town.
He sniffed his nose and whispered: "It smells so good."
At noon, every household had a fire cooking.
The food in Daguan Lane is particularly delicious.
The only private school in the town is near Daguan Lane.
Almost all the students were from Daguan Lane. They had already gone home for dinner. The private school teacher was cleaning up the classroom. He heard footsteps coming from the courtyard. He looked up and saw Zhao Chan wearing a patchwork jacket.
"Why haven't you come to listen in the past two days?"
"Hello, sir."
Zhao Chan did not answer directly, but bowed respectfully.
The gentleman, who was nearly fifty years old, looked at the boy with a smile: "I haven't seen you for two days, and I have grown taller again."
Zhao Chan counted out ten copper coins and put them on the desk nervously. Before he could speak, the teacher said angrily: "I allow you to listen, but I don't ask for your money."
"Sir, I would like to borrow "Qiong Lin" which you often talk about. I will return it to you after copying it. Don't worry, I will not destroy even a corner of the page.
This ten cents is a testimony. I will take it away after I return it. "
