The clear sky in summer is bright, and the sky is deep blue. At noon, the sun hangs high in the southern sky, baking the earth. There is no coolness in the whole world, and the sky is scorching. The cicadas are high on the willow branches.
They were shouting loudly, and the harsh sound made people drowsy.
Huayin City is a city at the foot of Huashan Mountain. Because it is located in the north of Huashan Mountain, it is called Huayin.
After more than a month of traveling, Xu Zifan finally arrived at the foot of Huashan Mountain.
After he came to Huayin City, he started his own actions. He had to create a condition to join the Huashan Sect.
At this time, Huashan was severely weakened due to the sword fight fifteen years ago. Just a few years after Yue Buqun took over as the head of Huashan, the entire sect was in a state of being in need of help, with only two big cats and two small cats.
What is needed to build a sect? What is needed to travel around the world? The most basic thing is of course food, clothing, housing and transportation, and the thing that determines all of this is of course money.
Thinking of this, Xu Zifan repeated his old trick, bringing real-world items to this world and selling them. After working for more than half a month, he finally collected ten thousand taels of silver.
Huashan disciples are also divided into inner disciples and outer disciples. The inner disciples are directly taught martial arts by Yue Buqun, while the outer disciples are like handymen. Most people with no bad records can become outer disciples, and he prepared the money.
The target is of course the inner disciples.
On this day, the sky was clear and clear, and Xu Zifan was preparing to go to Mount Huashan to become a disciple.
The mountain in the west, Shaoyang Yongshi, all things flourish, so it is called Huashan. Huashan is also called Xiyue and Taihua Mountain. It has been famous for its dangerous dangers since ancient times and is the base of the Huashan Sword Sect.
At the foot of Wancheng Huashan Mountain, there are thousands of rocks in Hanzhong. Xu Zifan raised his head and looked at the majestic Huashan Mountain. Is he finally going to take the first step in this world? He is very much looking forward to it.
When we were halfway up the mountain, there was a square stone tablet in front of us, with the words Huashan School written on it, with ancient and powerful fonts and a dragon-snake style of writing.
At this time, a sword-wielding young man, wearing a green shirt, appeared on the mountain road ahead. He looked wary and cupped his hands to Xu Zifan and said, "My hero, stay here. The Huashan faction is stationed ahead."
Xu Zifan said happily: "Hello, hero, I'm here to become a disciple. Please help me inform you. Thank you in advance!"
The young man in green shirt and holding a sword blocking the road in front of him was obviously relieved when he heard that he was here to learn from his teacher. He looked Xu Zifan up and down, and made a gesture behind the tree on the mountain road next to him. He saw the leaves on the tree rustling.
Another young man in green shirt holding a sword came out from behind the tree and said, "He is here to become a disciple. You first look at the Dianshan Gate, and I will take him to meet the master."
After saying that, he waved to Xu Zifan and asked him to follow him.
After walking for more than two hundred meters, the road turned around and it suddenly became clear. There was a flat land of about two acres in front of me. There were pavilions and pavilions on the ground, and there were two rows of buildings. There were several peach trees in front of the building, and there was a
A martial arts training platform paved with bluestone slabs.
Then the young man holding the sword took Xu Zifan to a lobby. Xu Zifan looked up and saw a plaque on the lobby. On the plaque were written five golden characters "Qi Sword Chongxiaotang", with iron characters and silver hooks, unruly, like
The sharp sword soaring into the sky is full of edge. This is the place where the Huashan faction receives guests.
After the sword-wielding young man arranged for Xu Zifan to sit down, he said, "I'm going to find the master right now. Please wait a moment!"
Xu Zifan cupped his hands and smiled: "Thank you, hero."
After about a stick of incense had passed, a person walked out of the back hall. As soon as the person entered the hall, he laughed heartily. Xu Zifan looked up and saw a scholar in green clothes walking out, wearing a light robe slowly, shaking his right hand.
Holding a folding fan and looking cool, the visitor said with a smile: "I am Yue Buqun. I am the head of the Huashan Sect. I didn't know that you were coming, but I didn't go far to greet you. Please forgive me!"
Xu Zifan stood up, clasped his fists and saluted respectfully: "Xu Zifan, I would like to pay my respects to Mr. Yue. This time I came to Mount Huashan to become my disciple!"
Yue Buqun looked at Xu Zifan and said with a smile: "Where is Mr. Xu's family name?"
Xu Zifan looked pious and replied: "I am originally from Fuzhou Prefecture. I have been doing business overseas with my father since I was a child. When I went to sea a few years ago, I encountered a big storm and my father died unfortunately. I wandered alone and finally returned to my hometown."
Yue Buqun kept looking at Xu Zifan with a smile, and asked again: "Have you ever studied martial arts? It seems that Mr. Xu is already past the age of martial arts training!"
"I have never studied martial arts, but boy, I have loved martial arts since I was a child, and my physique is different from ordinary people. Please have mercy, sir, and accept me as your apprentice! This is my apprenticeship ceremony." After that, Xu Zifan took out a piece of silver worth ten thousand taels.
ticket.
Yue Buqun looked at the banknote for a while, but did not take it. He asked with a smile: "Is your physique different from ordinary people?"
"Yes, when I was a child, I was playful and was washed up on a small island by the waves. I found a plant with a red fruit. I was thirsty at the time and was not sensible, so I ate it randomly. Afterwards, I found that my strength was getting stronger and stronger.
He is bigger than ordinary people." Xu Zifan said without blushing and his heart not beating.
After Yue Buqun listened to Xu Zifan's story, he suddenly stretched out his right hand, as fast as lightning. When Xu Zifan reacted, he found that Yue Buqun had taken his left wrist in his hand, and then felt a warm current from his left wrist to his whole body.
It flows away, circulates in a circle, and then fades away.
"You are indeed in good health and a prodigy in martial arts. It's a pity that you are a bit older. If you are willing, you can become my outer disciple of Huashan Mountain. However, you will be exempted from the chores. Just practice hard and learn martial arts on the mountain! When you have improved your cultivation level, you can go inside.
Door." Yue Buqun took back his right hand and looked at Xu Zifan and said calmly.
Outer disciple? This result is not what Xu Zifan wants, but it can avoid the chores, which is indeed convenient for practice.
It seemed that Lao Yue still didn't believe him after all, and suspected that he was a spy from another sect. But why could the spy Laudeno be an inner disciple, but he was an outer disciple? After thinking about it, Xu Zifan understood.
Regarding Lao Denuo, Yue Buqun knew very well that he was sent by Zuo Lengchan, and accepting Lao Denuo as an inner disciple made it easier to monitor Lao Denuo at all times.
And what about himself? Yue Buqun probably suspected that he was a spy, but he was not sure, and he didn't know who he belonged to even if he was a spy? What exactly did he come to Huashan to inquire about? He just refused to drive him down the mountain, and he didn't
It fits his reputation as a gentleman's sword, but doesn't fit the character of this old swindler. Besides, doesn't he still have the ten thousand taels of silver? Do you really think he can roam the world and rob the rich and give to the poor at will?
So when he was not sure which party sent him as a spy and what he needed to find out, he accepted himself as an outer disciple and made himself an outsider first, then made specific arrangements after he understood it. In the end, he said that he didn’t need to be a handyman, so he just
Practice hard on the mountain and wait until your cultivation level has improved before entering the inner sect. This will make it easier for you to observe yourself or if you are not a spy, it will also give you a way out and you will not lose a disciple.
Thinking about it this way, Xu Zifan figured it out, hey, Lao Yue lived up to his reputation as an old swindler and a hypocrite, and he went through so many twists and turns in accepting a disciple.
"Master, please bow to me, my disciple." After saying this, Xu Zifan cupped his right hand into a fist, covered his right fist with his left hand, bent his waist at a forty-five degree angle, and bowed three times sincerely.
Xu Zifan doesn't care whether Lao Yue is a hypocrite or something. Lao Yue also has his own difficulties and is just forced by the world. He has a clear conscience and is indeed here to learn skills, so he must be sincere.
Yue Buqun smiled and said: "Tomorrow morning, after you pay homage to the souls of the ancestors of our sect, you will officially be my Huashan disciple." Then Xu Zifan felt a soft force lifting himself up, and Xu Zifan followed this force.
He had the strength to stand up straight.
This chapter has been completed!