Cao Su came to the martial arts hall and reported to Mr. Tang to go out.
Xu Ping and others surrounded Cao Su and walked towards a residence in the south of the city.
In the southern boundary of the city, there are more civilians.
Everywhere you can see hungry civilians with sallow faces and thin muscles, looking at these martial arts disciples wearing training uniforms with indifferent eyes.
"On the New Year's Day two days ago, there was a riot in the south of the city."
"Although the government troops suppressed it in time, many civilians still died."
riot?
Cao Su felt a little strange when he heard what Xu Ping said.
"Food and meat are too expensive, and many civilians have been hungry all winter."
"On the New Year's Day, a wealthy family in the south of the city sacrificed live animals. Under the instigation of some civilians, they attacked the wealthy family."
"Robbing for food, grabbing money, grabbing women..."
Although Xu Ping's family background is average, he is quite well-informed.
None of the outer disciples had heard of him.
Cao Su didn't know either, he just returned to the city yesterday.
Xu Ping suddenly lowered his voice and said: "I heard from people that there seems to be a shadow of the Wanping Sect in this riot. The government army ordered them to keep silent, so no one dared to discuss this matter anymore."
Wanpingjiao?
Cao Su's heart moved. He always had a natural fear of religions that emerged in troubled times.
History has long proven that this kind of religion will only further stimulate class antagonism and conflict.
"So we are in the east of the city, which is relatively peaceful."
"The south of the city is very dangerous now."
Xu Ping pointed to an alley and said, "It's just ahead."
In fact, he didn't need to say it, Cao Su and others had already heard some cries coming from the alleys.
When I walked into the Zhang Family Courtyard, I saw that the musicians were singing in unison, and the sky was filled with yellow paper.
Xu Ping took the lead and greeted the person in charge.
"Brother Zhang and we are in the same class, but we never thought that he would be ahead of us."
"Brother Zhang is a good man. When he was in the martial arts gym..."
Xu Ping's voice was deep, and everyone who heard what he said was in tears.
You can imagine a happy scene of Xu Ping and Zhang Tao holding hands, practicing and drinking in a martial arts studio.
The person in charge was Zhang Tao's uncle, who was filled with emotion.
Leading people inside.
Before stepping through the gate, a girl with disheveled hair and wearing a snow-white shroud suddenly rushed out of the mourning hall.
With a crying face, he roared at everyone.
"Why is it that only my eldest brother died, and why are you all fine?"
"What are you doing here? Let's go!"
Xu Ping and others were immediately embarrassed, neither advancing nor retreating.
"Nonsense!"
The principal's uncle stopped the girl.
The girl was very thin and had no strength. She just kept crying over there.
There is a lot of blame in the words.
"This is Zhang Tao's sister Zhang Yueling. She and Zhang Tao have been dependent on each other since childhood." Someone introduced her to Cao Su.
In fact, Cao Su had already guessed it. He had made his identity very clear just now.
The uncle stopped Yue Ling, and everyone quickly burned the incense.
Then he took out the prepared memorial ceremony and completed the hanging ceremony.
I also visited Zhang’s mother who was ill in bed.
Everyone's heart was heavy.
In these troubled times, I don’t know if this family can still survive in the city.
They didn't stay any longer.
After a few simple words, he left Zhang's house early.
Before leaving.
He saw the girl from the Zhang family standing at the door with tears in her eyes, full of anger and sadness.
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Afternoon.
Cao Su and others returned to the martial arts hall.
The rest of the people were in the outer gate, while Cao Su could enter the inner courtyard.
Everyone looked at him with envy, jealousy, curiosity, and confusion as they watched him walk into the inner courtyard.
Cao Su dealt with it calmly and did not panic.
The inner courtyard is not as lively as the outer courtyard at all, and there are far fewer people practicing.
Many inner disciples have missions, and those who stay at the "headquarters" to practice mostly practice by themselves hiding in their rooms. They don't have everyone boxing together like in the outer courtyard.
Cao Su suddenly didn't want to practice in the inner courtyard.
If he practiced like this, how could he have the chance to pick up the leaks?
After walking into Master Tang's courtyard, Cao Su saw several brothers practicing boxing.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, my fellow disciples seem to be able to witness the cultivation.
Tang Yangfeng currently has a total of nine disciples, three of whom are doing tasks outside and six who stay at the martial arts gym.
Cao Su is the ninth old man and the youngest disciple.
The eighth child is Chen Feng, a disciple of the outer courtyard who joined the inner sect not long ago.
"Lao Jiu is here!"
Tang Yangfeng waved to Cao Su cheerfully.
"Let me introduce you to my new disciple, Cao Su. Please get to know him."
Cao Su didn't wait for Tang Yangfeng to finish his introduction, and then took the initiative to greet all the senior brothers.
"Cao Su has met all the senior brothers."
He has a gentle expression, and at first glance, he looks like a good person.
So the senior brothers also smiled and returned the greeting.
Only Chen Feng ran over and patted Cao Su on the shoulder.
He looked very familiar.
"Cao Su, you are good at it, have you broken through the qi and blood?"
Cao Su couldn't understand what Chen Feng wanted to do.
He said a few words in a very calm and humble manner: "It's just good luck and a breakthrough happened by chance."
lucky?
Chen Feng was even more annoyed when he heard such words.
But he also had a certain temperament, which he didn't show, but looked enthusiastic.
Chen Feng has always had a bad mouth, and today he was uncharacteristically uncharacteristic.
Several senior brothers were very strange and only regarded them as real "acquaintances".
"Now that we all know each other, let's sit down first. I want to tell you something."
Tang Yangfeng motioned for everyone to sit down.
There are many stone pillars in the courtyard.
You can sit anywhere you want on a stone pier.
After Cao Su sat down, he heard Tang Yangfeng say.
"Pingcheng is in a troubled time. The purpose of our martial arts school is "courage and belief, self-training and self-improvement." I won't say more about what these words mean. Don't run out all the time when you have nothing to do recently. In addition to doing tasks, you'd better be honest.
Please let me practice in the martial arts hall and strive to break through the realm of strength as soon as possible."
Bravery, perseverance, determination, trust.
The purpose of the martial arts school made Cao Su feel dazed for a while, especially as it seemed like the motto of a certain university in his previous life.
Tang Yangfeng added: "There is one more thing I have to do. You must be prepared."
"A few days ago, Mr. Zhu from the City Lord's Mansion told me that this year, the Pingcheng Mansion Army will expand its recruitment by 200 new troops. Pingcheng will definitely not be able to recruit so many people, and it will not be enough even including the villages outside the city. Therefore, the gap may be caused by our numerous troops.
The martial arts school will make up for it."
Do martial arts schools make up for the recruitment gap in the government army?
When Cao Su heard this, he wondered why no one had ever told him about this?
The martial arts school is actually related to the government army?
It sounds like the martial arts school is like a reserve force for the government army.
"But you don't have to worry too much. The disciples from the martial arts school who join the government army are at least very capable."
"The disciples of the martial arts school join the government army every three months, which can be regarded as completing the tasks assigned by the martial arts school. There are benefits from the government army, and they will also receive the benefits from the martial arts school."
After Mr. Tang finished speaking, everyone was speechless.
It was not easy to directly express whether he was happy or not, so he just remained silent.
Later, Mr. Tang gave some other instructions.
"Lao Jiu, come with me. I haven't given you any lessons today."
At the end, Mr. Tang called out to Cao Su.
After entering the inner sect, as long as the martial arts master has free time, he will inevitably test the disciples and supervise them every day.
"Fuhu Fist, did you read and study it after you went back last night?"
Master Tang came up and checked the homework.
Cao Su scratched his head in embarrassment. Although he had obtained the secret book "Fuhu Fist", he only had a rough look at it yesterday, and he still hadn't figured out the method of luck.
"Master, Fuhu Fist is profound. Although my disciple has read through it, he has not yet learned its subtleties."
Tang Yangfeng shook his head after hearing this.
"Fuhu Fist is just a little more difficult than Iron Fist. It's not profound. You just need to remember to practice diligently. Iron Fist is still your current major. Try to reach the realm of Dacheng as soon as possible."
"If you have any problems in your practice, you can always come and ask me. If I am not here, you can also ask some senior brothers for advice. These are the help you can use on your martial arts path. Don't just immerse yourself in hard work."
Tang Yangfeng gave some warnings, and then said with a smile: "Now is a good opportunity. Is there anything in particular you want to ask me about?"
Cao Su really has some questions he wants to ask.
Hearing Mr. Tang take the initiative to ask an NPC question, he thought about it for a moment and asked directly.
"Master, this disciple does have questions to ask."
"Before a breakthrough in the force realm, the warrior must accumulate energy and blood to break through. Every breakthrough in energy and blood will greatly increase the warrior's energy and speed. However, there is no upper limit to the breakthrough in energy and blood. How many times of breakthrough in energy and blood can the warrior reach a certain level?
Entering the level of strength?"
Cao Su's question was actually mainly about his inability to use the "Iron Fist Realm Essence" item, but he asked in another way.
He wanted to know when he would be able to use this item.
Tang Yangfeng smiled, showing some surprise.
"I didn't expect that a warrior like you, who has just made a breakthrough in Qi and blood, has already begun to consider such long-term issues."
"There is indeed some theory here."
"To put it simply, it can be thought that the number of Qi and blood breakthroughs is linked to the cornerstone of martial arts. The more breakthroughs, the stronger the foundation, and the greater the potential in the future..."