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He put down the book, looked up, and heard a knock on the door outside: "Is anyone there?"

Li Muchan raised his voice and said, "Please come in."

He put the book back in its place, stood up and left the house, meeting Yan Lengsi in the yard. He was walking in when he saw Li Muchan hurriedly stopped.

His honest and honest face turned red, and he hurriedly said: "Hello, Master Mingkong, I am Yan Lengsi, please call me Xiao Yan."

Li Muchan smiled: "Xiao Yan, how old are you?"

"Eighteen!" Yan Lengsi said hurriedly.

Li Muchan nodded and said with a smile: "Then I really want to call you Xiao Yan. I'm twenty, so you can call me monk. Come on, sit inside."

"Okay." Yan Lengsi nodded hurriedly and followed Li Muchan into the house. Li Muchan lit the candle, the light was bright, and the breeze in the room was like daytime.

Yan Lengsi sat on the chair neatly, with his hands on his knees and his posture upright.

Because there was no water for tea, Li Muchan said apologetically: "I'm sorry if there is no water for tea."

Yan Lengsi hurriedly said: "The water is in the well outside, I will help you get it!"

After that, without waiting for Li Muchan to agree, he jumped out. There was a muffled "bang" sound outside the house soon. He followed him out to take a look, but there was no sign of Yan Lengsi.

He turned around and looked around, hearing that the movement was in the rockery. He hurriedly walked over to take a look, and saw a hole under the rockery. He walked along the hole and entered, and Yan Lengsi was inside.

There was an octagonal well under his feet, and he was pulling a rope. He lifted it a few times and quickly pulled out a wooden barrel, which was filled with clear light.

He smiled and said: "It turns out there is a mechanism here."

Yan Lengsi carried the barrel like firewood, bent down and walked out of the cave, and said with a smile: "Mr. Ji and the others said they built a rockery above the well to prevent someone from poisoning."

"Yeah, that's a good idea." Li Muchan nodded, it was really interesting.

These old men usually have nothing to do, so they may just ponder these fantastic ideas.

He stretched out his hand to take the bucket, but Yan Lengsi quickly dodged and avoided it. He insisted on bringing it to the kitchen next to him, filled the kettle with a wooden ladle, added firewood under the pot, lit it, blew twice, and the firewood immediately

Burning, the fire is strong.

Seeing how skillfully he did it, Li Muchan smiled and said, "Is this the only way to boil water here?"

Yan Lengsi stared at the fire intently. The fire light danced and illuminated his eyes. He was focused and serious, as if he was doing something earth-shattering.

Li Muchan asked again, and then he replied and nodded hurriedly: "Yes, I have to go out to collect firewood every day. Master and the others use a lot of firewood."

Li Muchan smiled and said: "Is it hard?... It's better this time. I'm here. The two of us can do it together. It will be much easier."

Yan Lengsi shook his head hurriedly and said with a naive smile: "It's not hard, it's not hard... I can just do it by myself, I'm not tired at all."

Li Muchan smiled, did not argue anymore, squatted next to him, and was infected by his seriousness and concentration.

Li Muchan added a piece of firewood to the inside and asked with a smile: "Xiao Yan, are all the more than a dozen seniors masters?"

"Yes." Yan Lengsi nodded and said with a smile: "Each of them has advanced kung fu. It's a pity that I am stupid and can only learn one."

"Which senior is it from?" Li Muchan asked, then smiled and said, "Let me guess, is it Senior Li?"

"...Monk, did you really guess it?...Did Master tell you?" Yan Lengsi was surprised at first, and then suddenly realized.

Li Muchan smiled and said: "You can tell at a glance by your appearance and expression. Moreover, your movements are somewhat similar to those of Senior Li. You should have inherited his mantle."

"Is it really the same?" Yan Lengsi asked happily, scratching his head: "Master keeps scolding me for being stupid, but I haven't learned even 10% or 20% of what he taught me."

Li Muchan smiled and said: "In my opinion, Senior Li is too concerned and too impatient. I think you have practiced well and are very strong."

"Yes, what I practice is called Xuan Mang Da Da Gong, which specializes in strength training." Yan Lengsi said hurriedly.

Li Muchan smiled and said, "Then you must be very strong. How about we compete?"

As soon as he heard about the powerful skill, his heart was ready to move. He didn't want to see how strong Yan Lengsi was, but wanted to test how strong his own strength was.

"This..." Yan Lengsi was a little embarrassed.

Li Muchan smiled and said: "I also have a lot of strength. I am able to come here because of my natural power. Let's compare and see who is stronger."

"That's good." Yan Leng thought for a moment and showed excitement.

He has been staying with the elders and being trained all day long. Although he goes out to collect firewood every day, he has never fought against others, and he doesn't know how far he has trained.

However, the master kept scolding him, saying that he was stupid, that he was so stupid that he could only practice this mysterious and powerful skill in the years of the monkey. He also felt that he was very bad, but he didn't know how bad he was.

Li Muchan stretched out his palms and said with a smile: "Let's push each other with our palms to see who can push the other."

"Okay." This move was exactly what Yan Lengsi meant. He didn't want to start a fight as soon as they met and hurt the harmony. It would be best to try this.

He stretched out his right palm and touched Li Muchan's right palm. The two stood up and stood in a lunge at the same time. Li Muchan smiled and said: "You call start."

"Well... let's start!" Yan Lengsi nodded seriously, then suddenly shouted, and Li Muchan immediately pushed him out.

Li Muchan laughed and said, "Come on, do it again!"

Yan Lengsi's face turned red and he shouted to start, but he didn't react and was already defeated before he could use his strength.

No wonder Master keeps scolding himself for being stupid and slow, it is indeed true.

Yan Lengsi opened his eyes wide, coughed, shook his arm, and then stretched out his hand solemnly, touching Li Muchan's right hand.

He slowly counted his breaths, and then said softly: "Get ready..., start!"

The muscles all over his body tightened violently, and they moved at the same time as the shout. His whole body was like nails, motionless, his eyes widened, and his arms gradually grew thicker.

Li Muchan's smile remained unchanged, his expression remained as usual, his breathing was steady, and he felt secretly relieved. Although Yan Lengsi was extremely powerful, he was still inferior to himself.

He was so far behind that he restrained his hands and feet. Li Muchan was surprised when he saw that his whole body was getting thicker and thicker, as if he had grown stronger, and the strength in his hands was getting stronger and stronger.

The veins were winding on his face. Yan Lengsi held in his breath and exerted all his strength without letting up no matter what, as if he had to push Li Muchan away.

Li Muchan didn't move, gradually increased his strength, and dealt with it carefully. He felt that if he was not careful, the boat might capsize in the gutter. Yan Lengsi's resilience was amazing.

As time passed, the firewood burned with a "crackling" sound, breaking the tranquility in the room. Yan Lengsi's veins were bulging, his face was ferocious, and he stared at Li Muchan like an enemy.

"His..." The kettle suddenly made a hissing sound, and the water was obviously about to boil. Li Muchan smiled and remained motionless, letting Yan Lengsi work hard.

After a while, a "gurgling" sound was heard, and white gas came out of the kettle.

Li Muchan smiled and said: "Xiao Yan, let's just make peace."

Having said that, he slowly withdrew his strength. Yan Leng was still thinking, but seeing that Li Muchan had withdrawn first, he had no choice but to follow suit, otherwise he would not be able to win with force.

He put down his hand, and sweat poured down from his body. His back was wet in an instant, and the sweat dripped down, fell to the ground, and blended into the soil.

Li Muchan smiled and said: "As expected, I am worthy of Xuan Mang's great power. I have never met an opponent with this magical power. Today I have met one."

Yan Lengsi shook his head, looking downcast: "Monk, I'm not as good as you."

Li Muchan smiled and said: "Absolutely. With 80% of my strength, you are definitely the strongest among the people I have ever met."

"Really?" Yan Lengsi asked hurriedly.

Li Muchan smiled and said: "I am a monk, how can I lie?"

Yan Lengsi asked hurriedly: "What about Master?...Master said he wanted to find trouble for you."

As he spoke, he scratched his head and said with an embarrassed look, "Master said that if someone as stupid as me is found again, he might as well find a rope and kill himself."

"Haha..." Li Muchan shook his head and laughed, then picked up the kettle and went out.

Li Muchan and Yan Lengsi made tea, sat at the Eight Immortals table in the room, and talked about the rules here.

Yan Lengsi shook his head: "I don't know what,...get up on time every day, and then practice martial arts with the master. I practice all afternoon in the morning, go out to the city to collect firewood in the afternoon, and do whatever I want in the evening. Master doesn't care."

Li Muchan nodded, it seemed to be very regular, just like in the Xiaoqi Camp, as long as you follow the time.

"Senior Li taught you alone?" Li Muchan asked.

Yan Leng thought: "Master Li teaches, while the other masters watch and give pointers."

Li Muchan smiled and said, "Xiao Yan, how long have you been studying?"

"It's been a year." Yan Leng thought.

"Oh——?" Li Muchan was startled. He didn't expect that he had been practicing for so long. He smiled and said, "How about entering the country?"

Yan Leng thought: "That's great... I couldn't hold Shi Dunzi before, but now I can hold him and run for a long time."

Li Muchan said slowly: "Can Senior Li teach you other martial arts?"

Yan Lengsi nodded: "Well, there is also a set of sword skills."

Li Muchan smiled and said: "It must be a unique skill. I don't know how the seniors can teach me."

Yan Leng thought: "You have to choose a master, Master Ji is the best, but it's a pity that he doesn't seem to teach disciples."

The two were chatting, and suddenly there was the sound of footsteps. Old Man Li strode in. When he saw the two of them sitting at the table talking, he was startled and hummed: "Hey, you two can talk well!"

Li Muchan stood up and performed a military salute: "Senior Li."

"Master Li." Yan Lengsi stood up and saluted solemnly, which was completely different from Li Muchan's casual manner.

Old Man Li waved his hand impatiently: "Okay, okay, I'm not an outsider. I can just save these red tapes. Come on, come and have dinner with me!"

After saying that, he turned around and left, in high spirits.
To be continued...