"This is different. Teachers and senior brothers often say that Junior Brother Ding has extraordinary qualifications. We, the senior fellow apprentices, will have the highest achievements in his future. How can he compare with us?? " said Cai Gang from Kengzhu City.
"Zheng Yun! You are about the same age as me, and you actually said that I am not good. Do you want to practice with me?" Ouyang Chong couldn't help but looked at Zheng Yun fiercely.
"Haha, I can't bear the ridiculous praise from the teacher and senior brother. I let them down. Senior brother Ouyang, you are right. I am just ordinary. Senior sister Zheng is not busy practicing with you. Junior brother, I want to ask you for some advice. I hope
I can learn more from my senior brother." Ding Kui took out the iron rod for training and pointed at Ouyang.
"Huh, Junior Brother Cai and I haven't finished today's strength training, so we won't accompany you." After saying that, Ouyang Chong pulled Cai Gang and turned around to leave.
Lin Bi from Laowu Town pulled the angry Zheng Yun and said to Ding Kui: "Junior brother, please ignore them both. You can't rush the matter of gathering fighting spirit. The five of us all started apprenticeship training a year earlier than you. That's not it.
You haven't condensed it yet, you are only eleven years old, it's still early."
Even the usually taciturn Xu Bin from Huling City came over, patted Ding Kui on the shoulder, and said, "Junior brother, I believe you can do it."
The Ouyang family once approached Ding Dao, the old protector of the country, to find a position in the military for their son, but was rejected by Ding Dao. After the incident with the Ding family, Ouyang Qian, the lord of Xinyu City, often laughed at the downtrodden Ding family at some noble gatherings.
, the family members who attended the party all heard about it.
"I'm fine. Thank you for your concern, brothers and sisters. If it doesn't work this year, it will be next year. I'm confident." Ding Kui said with a smile.
In fact, he was sighing in his heart: Alas, if the magic power in my body is not completely transformed, I may not be able to gather fighting spirit in this life.
Just as Ding Kui was thinking, someone tapped his shoulder from behind.
He turned around and saw that it was his senior brother.
Feng Liang from Lianhe City was the first aristocratic child to train with Lu Ji. He has already been promoted to the Blade Knight.
Feng Liang is twenty years old and nearly 1.8 meters tall. His nose is very high and hooked, and his charming deep eyes make him look very handsome. Today he is wearing a white gown and standing with a smile on his face.
Behind Ding Kui.
"Senior brother, I didn't succeed the first time I condensed Dou Qi. The key lies in the fusion of Qi, blood and energy in the meridians. Dou Qi Kung Fu introduces energy into the meridians. If the Qi and blood in the meridians reject the energy, then Dou Qi cannot be condensed, and the Qi cannot be condensed.
Insufficient blood can also cause cohesion failure, so junior brother, you have to pay attention to qi and blood. Sometimes the wrong use of certain medicines can also cause failure." Feng Liang was also worried that Ding Kui would be discouraged, so he told him his own experience.
Ding Kui couldn't express his pain, so he could only nod his head.
"Okay, today I will give you the last lesson of common sense and talk about knights' mounts." Feng Liang took Ding Kui to the stable in Heifan Village.
There is a valley inside Heifan Village, and the surrounding mountain walls are hundreds of meters high, almost vertical to the ground, and very steep. Although it is summer, the area near the top of the mountain is still filled with smoke, and the surface of the mountain wall is covered with moss.
The entire cottage is about three hundred acres in size. There is a playground of one hundred acres in the center. There is a row of wooden houses built on the wall of the cottage, which look a bit like barracks.
Feng Liang pointed to the horses in the stable and introduced to Ding Kui: "The mounts used by the cavalry armies of various countries in the continent today are war horses produced by the two northern empires.
Ordinary cavalry rides include the Ancient Yuan Empire's 'Wuding Wuyingliu' and the Tongbei Empire's 'Walking in the Snow and Chasing the Wind'. The one I ride is called the 'Pure Blood Thunder Horse', which is the standard mount for knights.
High-level knights will choose the one-in-a-million 'leopard body and thunder colt' as their mounts. The leopard body and thunder colt can only be found in the grasslands at the junction of the two empires. The 'leopard body and thunder colt' cannot be found in every horse group.
More than ten horses.
As for the top-of-the-line 'Tiger Striped Thunder Horse', it is extremely rare in the world. There is only one in Shaodian Kingdom, and it was a gift from the Emperor of Tongbei Empire when the current king ascended the throne."
When he heard that there was only one horse in Shaodian Kingdom, Ding Kui's eyes lit up and he asked: "Has senior brother seen the 'Tiger Striped Thunder Horse' before?"
"Well, I haven't seen it. The Feng family has lived in Lianhe City for generations. Only when the legitimate son wants to inherit the title of earl, will he go to the capital to see the king. Let's not talk about this first. Let me tell you the characteristics of these types of horses.
..." Feng Liang spent the whole two hours introducing Ding Kui to mount knowledge.
"Finally, you have to remember that knights' mounts are not limited to these types of horses. Some special beasts, even monsters, can become knights' mounts. Not all horses can become mounts. Pingzhong County's specialty 'grass mud horse'
'It can only be used for viewing and giving gifts."
In Ding Kui's heart, ten thousand grass and mud horses galloped past.
There is a mythical beast in this world. It is indeed worthy of the name of a mythical beast. If anyone gives me this, I will be in a hurry.
After awakening, Ding Kui was still undergoing apprenticeship training with his teacher, completely unaware that a crisis was coming quietly.
The Tongyuan River originates from the "extremely frozen ice field" at the northern end of the Shenyuan Continent. It goes straight through the continent from north to south and pours into the South China Sea, winding for nearly 100,000 kilometers. The narrowest part of the Tongyuan River is more than ten kilometers long, and the widest part is over 100 kilometers long.
Hundreds of kilometers have become natural borders between countries.
Shaodian State was across the river from Qi State and Cao State. The three kingdoms had been fighting each other for thousands of years, but no country had occupied the territory on the other side of the Tongyuan River.
Shuanglong City is a relatively large wharf in Shaodian Kingdom on the Tongyuan River. Not only many ships going north and south dock here, but also one-third of the commercial ships from Yangyuanzhou and Cao Kingdom dock here.
On this day, Manager Chen from Jiangyang Shipping Company went to Shuanglongcheng Wharf to count the goods.
Jiangyang Shipping Company has a ship of goods shipped from Cao State every day, and Steward Chen is the steward who counts and checks the goods. As usual, after the goods are counted correctly, Steward Chen can go home.
It was a coincidence that on the way home, Manager Chen ran into his friend Shopkeeper Liu. Shopkeeper Liu was a pen and ink dealer in Qingshui County and had known Manager Chen for many years.
"Oh, what kind of wind brought you here, Brother Liu, and you didn't even say a word to my little brother."
"I heard that a batch of good inkstones had been shipped from Cao State, so I hurried over to take a look, and by chance I met Brother Chen."
"Yes, I heard about it too. The batch of inkstones is expected to arrive tomorrow. Brother Liu and I haven't seen each other for more than half a year. Come on, let's go to Wangjiang Tower for a few drinks. I'll take you on the boat to look at the inkstones tomorrow.
"
"Okay, okay, thank you for your help, brother, I will be the host this time."
"Hey, isn't this a slap in my face? How can I let you spend money when you come to my territory? Let's go, let's go, let's get drunk today."
Manager Chen took Shopkeeper Liu's hand and walked towards Wangjiang Tower.
The two came to Wangjiang Tower, asked for a private room, and ordered a table of wine and food. The sky and the sea began to blow, sometimes laughing loudly, sometimes whispering, and chatting happily. During the dinner, the two of them even started talking.
The wine came and I drank until I was red-faced and flushed. Steward Chen was obviously too drunk. When he left the table to go to the toilet, he had to be supported by the restaurant waiter.
Manager Chen put his arm around the waiter's shoulder and staggered towards the latrine. However, he told the waiter in a very low voice: "It's top secret and can only be transmitted orally. If any of the upper and lower lines are exposed, they will immediately take poison and commit suicide. Notify No. 5 of Poisonous Scorpion, Pingzhong County, Zhongwangzhou."
Pay local bandits to assassinate Ding Kui."
Manager Chen and Shopkeeper Liu continued drinking until dark. Eventually, Manager Chen got drunk, and the restaurant sent someone to take him home, while Shopkeeper Liu found an inn to stay at.
Xiao Ou, a waiter in a restaurant, came home from work and saw his wife's brother Niu Er at home. He couldn't help but frown.
"How did you come?"
"Hey, brother-in-law, I have something to discuss with you. This time it's absolutely reliable. Let's go into the room and talk slowly."
Xiao Ou and Niu Er didn't have time to have a cup of tea when they heard Xiao Ou yelling in the room: "You are a piece of shit that can't hold up the wall. You must have lost all your money in gambling again. This time you made up an excuse."
I'm borrowing money, no! I have no money and I won't lend you even a copper!"
Niu Er walked out of the room angrily, spat on the ground, and muttered as he walked: "What a stingy guy, my sister will be unlucky for eight lifetimes if she marries you."
Niu Er couldn't borrow the money, so when he arrived at the casino, he could only wander around, chatting up people everywhere to get some gambling money, but he was so unlucky that no one was willing to give him money, so he could only go home in despair.
The next day, shopkeeper Liu rushed back to Qingshui County without choosing the inkstone.
Manager Chen sent Shopkeeper Liu off and returned home without leaving the house. He was found violently dead at home the next morning.
A few days later, people from Qingshui County also discovered that Shopkeeper Liu was missing.
A few days later, a young man in rich attire came to Wangjiang Tower, sat in the private room where Manager Chen had entertained Shopkeeper Liu, and faced the river alone, meditating.
Bang bang, a man wearing a tight-fitting floral green robe stepped up the stairs and walked into the private room.
"Report it to your lord, he has done it."
The young man in the rich robe turned around and glanced at the man in the brocade robe. He found a chair and sat down at random and said, "Oh? OK? Tell me."
"Manager Chen arranged for him to pay attention to the defense status of various passes in Qingshui County." The man in brocade robes stood beside the young man in Chinese robes with his hands lowered.
"Well, how many times has he contacted Manager Chen?"
"He has known Manager Chen for many years, and this is the first time he has a task arrangement."
"Shopkeeper Liu was born in Qingshui County. His father sneaked into Shaodian from his country more than fifty years ago and died more than ten years ago. It was at that time that he succeeded his father as a hidden stake in Qingshui County, lurking in Qingshui County." Jinyi
The man continued to report shopkeeper Liu's confession to the young man in Chinese clothing.
The young man in rich clothes smiled softly: "Haha, so to speak, it was my young master Dianmi who happened to catch a big fish."
Shaodianmi is a child of the royal family. According to his seniority, he is called Uncle Shaodiandan. He was a close confidant promoted by Shaodiandan after he secured the throne and served as the director of the Intelligence Department.
"If I hadn't happened to arrive at Qingshui County that day, happened to see the trusting eagle, happened to find Shopkeeper Liu rushing to Shuanglong City, and happened to follow them to the joint here, I still wouldn't have been able to catch this big eagle that had been lurking for more than fifty years.