Chapter 382: The Martial Arts Dynasty: Into the Mountains
Lu Ning brought Ah Fu back to the restaurant and ordered roast chicken and rice.
"Aning, why did you come to the county alone?"
"I'm here to buy something."
"What about you? Why did you come to the county seat alone?"
"I heard that the county is a good place for people to eat, so I came here to give it a try."
The two of them chatted while eating.
After eating, Lu Ning was not in a hurry to go back, but instead wandered around the county town with Ah Fu.
Especially the various stalls on the roadside made Lu Ning feel very novel.
After a while, Lu Ning stopped at a stall selling books.
The owner of the bookstall was a scholar who copied and sold his books. At this time, there were some customers standing next to the bookstall.
Lu Ning glanced at it casually, then picked up a book and started reading.
"A Ning, are you literate?" Ah Fu was a little surprised when he saw Lu Ning flipping through books.
He remembered that Lu Ning probably had never read a book.
"She's pretty good at it." Lu Ning said casually while watching.
Lu Ning was holding a book called "Martial Arts Dynasty" in his hand at this time, which generally introduced the history of this world.
Obviously, this world is not any world that Lu Ning knows. Even the imperial court is a martial arts dynasty that uses force to rule the country. And the emperor who is currently in power is one of the best martial arts masters in the world.
"Eastern White Dragon." Lu Ning remembered the emperor's name.
"Both have the same surname: Dongfang. I wonder if it has anything to do with Dongfang Qingmu." Lu Ning always felt that Dongfang Qingmu's identity was not simple. Now that he saw that even the emperor also had the surname Dongfang, he couldn't help but connect the two.
This world is ruled by force, so there are many martial arts sects.
Even the official positions are based on the sect recommendation system. Those who are recommended from each sect can be a high official, and it goes without saying that they are strong.
A powerful warrior can form a nation.
A powerful warrior can easily guard a large county by one person.
What surprised Lu Ning was that there seemed to be mountain spirits and wild monsters in this world. It was recorded in the book that in the past, the area was wild and there were many mountain spirits and wild monsters. Emperor Wu led the masters of the major sects to kill all kinds of mountain spirits and wild monsters and drive them away.
Ghostly, this is how the huge Wu Dynasty was founded.
However, what is written here is similar to the earth’s myths, history and legends, and I don’t know whether it is true or false.
But since there is martial arts in this world, Lu Ning cannot help but believe that these things should be real.
"Hey, kid, do you want to buy it? If not, just put it down." The stall owner saw Lu Ning holding the book and reading it for a long time. Seeing that he had no intention of buying it, he couldn't help but waved to him.
Judging from the clothes of Lu Ning and Ah Fu, he could only save face by not chasing Lu Ning away until now.
Having read almost everything that should be read, Lu Ning put the book down with a smile.
"Afu, do you know where there is a blacksmith shop?"
"I know, I'll take you there."
Ah Fu walked in front and soon took Lu Ning to a blacksmith shop.
A strong man was forging iron at the door of the blacksmith shop. His upper body was naked and he was sweating profusely. His strong muscles were powerful.
There are many weapons such as swords, guns and sticks placed against the wall. In addition to weapons, there are even kitchen utensils used by the common people, which is relatively complete.
The strong blacksmith glanced at Lu Ning and the others, and when he saw that they were just two waiters, he lowered his head and continued to hammer patiently, making endless sounds of tinkling, tinkling, and knocking.
Lu Ning looked at the many weapons on display, especially the swords, and felt happy.
There is no boy who doesn't like swords.
He picked up a knife, weighed it casually, and asked, "How much does this knife cost?"
"You want to buy a knife? The knife you are holding costs three taels of silver."
When Lu Ning heard about it, he immediately thought it was too expensive.
He only has a little more than one tael in his pocket now.
"Is there a cheaper knife?"
"No, no, the cheapest one costs two taels of silver."
"What about the dagger?"
"Dagger? Do you really want to buy it?" The blacksmith stopped swinging his hammer.
"Want to buy."
The blacksmith went into the house and took out a dark dagger and came out, "This dagger is worth one tael of silver, so take it if you want it."
Lu Ning took the dagger, weighed it, and touched the blade, feeling somewhat satisfied.
"Is this dagger sharp? Can you give it a try?"
"Bring it here." The blacksmith asked for the dagger again, then took out a piece of scrap metal that looked like a kitchen knife and chopped it off with the dagger in front of Lu Ning.
"Cang~" The scrap metal was cut into pieces by the dagger. On the other hand, the dagger's blade was not damaged at all.
"It's not expensive for you to have a tael of silver."
"I'll give it a try." Lu Ning took the dagger and also tried cutting scrap metal.
The knife cuts one section at a time, and it is indeed sharp.
He pinched the scrap metal and found that it was real iron and not fake.
So Lu Ning paid a tael of silver to buy the dagger.
Buying a dagger was a last-minute idea on his part.
Lu Ning knew the importance of carrying a weapon with him when he met the masked woman before and was injured by the opponent's dagger.
After fighting against Lieyang, he also deeply understood the advantages of weapons.
Now I see many warriors with swords in the county town, and I can't help but think of buying a sword for myself.
He originally wanted to buy a knife. After all, he is now stronger and the knife can better take advantage of his strength.
Unfortunately, the knife is too expensive and I can't afford it, so I can only settle for the next best thing.
However, this dagger is not bad, and Lu Ning is quite satisfied with it.
He sheathed the dagger and put it in his arms.
"Afu, come back with me. It's still too dangerous for you to stay alone in the county town."
"Will you teach me martial arts when I go back?" Ah Fu's eyes shone.
Now he only wants to practice martial arts.
"Okay." Lu Ning nodded.
Although he doesn't know the martial arts of this world, it's not him who has the final say on how to teach them.
He had to trick Ah Fu back first, because he couldn't trust Ah Fu to stay here alone.
"Great!" Ah Fu cheered happily, making Lu Ning jump up and down.
Lu Ning took Ah Fu to the city gate again, paid four cents and got on the mule cart.
Several more people came one after another, but they were all unfamiliar faces. The few people who came in the morning did not come again. They must have stayed in the county town.
"Drive~"
The old man drove a mule cart, pulling Lu Ning and others slowly out of the city gate.
The journey was slow and leisurely, and there were no accidents. When it was almost dark, everyone returned to Heishu Village.
Lu Ning took Ah Fu to Huangyan Village again. When they walked back to the village, it was already dark.
"Afu, where do you usually sleep at night?"
"I'm sleeping in a ruined temple, where else can I sleep?" Ah Fu answered casually.
He is used to using the sky as his quilt and the earth as his bed.
Lu Ning wanted to take Ah Fu home, but his current home was also very crowded, so there was no other way for the time being.
"Take these five cents first. When you are hungry, go to some house to buy something to eat." When they parted, Lu Ning put the five cents into Ah Fu's hand.
It's not that he doesn't want to give more, it's not safe to give too much.
"Hey, Ah Ning, you are the best to me." Ah Fu happily grabbed the five cents in his hand and was having a good time.
The two agreed to meet tomorrow and then separated in front of the ruined temple.
When Lu Ning returned home, it was completely dark and the house was also pitch black.
He pushed the door open, closed it, and went to bed.
After closing his eyes, he directly entered the system's trial space.
But he quickly withdrew again.
He intends to choose Sun Ba for the trial, but choosing Sun Ba requires spending 20 attribute points.
He only has 10 attribute points left now. Oh, no, it has become 11 now because eating has improved again.
But if 20 trials are consumed, the spare 1 point will be used up, leaving only 91 points, which is not feasible.
This 1 attribute point is used to save lives and cannot be wasted yet.
So Lu Ning did not choose to take the trial.
Don't rush, wait until the attribute points increase.
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The next day, after Lu Ning had eaten, he went out with his bow and arrow on his back.
Now everyone in the family has no control over Lu Ning, so they just let him go.
Lu Ning took Ah Fu directly into the mountain.
The purpose of going into the mountains is to practice archery and to hunt to make money.
"I can draw the eagle bow like the full moon, look northwest, and shoot at the wolf."
Every time he shoots an arrow, Lu Ning will think of this poem by Su Shi and feel it is very powerful.
Unfortunately, there are small mountains and forests nearby. In a few days, we can only catch a few birds and rabbits, which can only fill the stomachs of two people. It is simply impossible to catch large prey.
During this period, Lu Ning also taught Ah Fu archery, but Ah Fu was too weak to draw the bow and arrow, so he could only stare in envy.
So Ah Fu could only act as a companion. Lu Ning shot the prey, and Ah Fu ran to pick it up. Ah Fu was quite happy when he found the prey.
"It seems that we should consider going into the mountains."
Big prey can only be found in the deep mountains.
When thinking about going into the mountains, the first thing Lu Ning thought of was of course his cheap would-be brother-in-law, Shi Hu.
Firstly, he doesn't know the way, and secondly, he has no experience in going into the mountains. Even if he has some strength now, he still doesn't dare to go into the mountains rashly.
When Lu Ning was thinking about going into the mountains, Dongfang Qingmu and others in the other county were also thinking about going into the mountains.
Zhao's courtyard.
At this time, two people were talking in the yard, it was Dongfang Qing and Zhao Yanchun.
"I'm not late, hahahaha." A burly man walked in with a big knife.
His voice was bold and bold, and before anyone arrived, his voice reached their ears first.
"Brother Tiansheng." Seeing the visitor, Dongfang Qingmu and Zhao Yanchun raised their hands to him at the same time.
The person who came was none other than the main force this time—Pei Tiansheng.
Pei Tiansheng is the only master of Jinjin training among the three, and his strength is unfathomable.
To deal with that mountain spirit this time, we mainly have to rely on him.