Seeing that the situation was not good, Lin Ping hurriedly said: "I heard that the owner of the lake looks like a fairy, so I am curious."
"The Lord of the Lake is naturally like a fairy." Senior Brother Chang glared at him.
Lin Ping felt angry in his heart, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes.
But he also understood that people had to bow their heads under the eaves. This was not the South Altar, and there was no room for him to act wild. Everyone's martial arts skills were higher than his own.
He turned to Li Muchan and revealed a sneer: "Senior Brother Li, let's compare notes!"
Li Muchan shook his head and said with a smile: "Junior Brother Lin, I am no match for you."
"Senior Brother Li, your swordsmanship is exquisite. How will you know if you are not as good as me if you don't try it!" Lin Ping stared at him with a hint of intimidation.
He hummed to himself, among these people, the only one who could make him vent his anger was Senior Brother Li!
Li Muchan secretly laughed, this Lin Ping is somewhat smart, but he is young and energetic and cannot control himself.
It's like when someone scolds you, and you know it's not worth it, but you still get angry, and want to scold you back, or even start a fight. Controlling your anger is easy to say, but extremely difficult in practice, and almost no one can do it.
His murderous intention towards Lin Ping has always been hidden in his heart and not shown to the public. Xinghu Xiaozhu is unpredictable and requires caution.
"Let's forget it." Li Muchan shook his head.
Senior Brother Chang said: "Junior Brother Lin, you can't beat Junior Brother Li, so don't bring shame on yourself!"
"I can't beat Senior Brother Li?!" Lin Ping raised his voice.
"Nonsense!" Senior Brother Chang glared at him angrily: "Can I still lie to you?!"
"Senior Brother Li, he has no internal strength..." Lin Ping shook his head in disbelief.
Senior Brother Chang hummed: "Internal and external forces are both forces. Although Junior Brother Li has no internal strength, he has a lot of strength!"
Lin Ping shook his head: "I don't believe it! You will know after comparing!"
Li Muchan smiled and said: "Junior brother Lin, forget it, our little bit of farming skills is really not worth mentioning, nor is it worth discussing."
Senior Brother Chang said with a smile: "Junior Brother Li, what you are saying is not right. You two have to start from the first level of martial arts training. If you want to advance to the second level, you have to defeat all the first level disciples. You are the only two new disciples here. If you want to advance to the second level, you can only
Step on the opponent!"
Lin Ping glanced at Li Muchan.
Li Muchan shook his head and said with a smile: "Senior Brother Chang, there are only two of us. Doesn't that mean that I can't beat Junior Brother Li and I will never become a second-grade person?"
"Not bad!" Senior Brother Chang nodded.
Li Muchan smiled bitterly: "Then you can never learn advanced martial arts?"
"Why can't you learn?" Senior Brother Chang asked.
"Can a first-level disciple learn second-level martial arts?" Li Muchan asked.
"That's natural!" Senior Brother Chang nodded and said with a smile: "It seems that you don't understand that our grades are different from those of martial arts. They are one and the same... Even if you are a first-grade disciple, let alone want to learn second-grade martial arts.
Even if you want to learn sixth-grade martial arts, you can do it!"
"So that's it..." Li Muchan suddenly realized that this seemed to be different from what Senior Sister Xu said.
"Senior Brother Li, come on!" Lin Ping jumped out a foot away, pressed his sword and shouted.
Senior brother Chang hugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "Junior brother Li, if you are forced like this, how can you, as a man, not take action?"
Li Muchan smiled bitterly: "I don't want to hurt the harmony..."
This Lin Ping is a man who cannot afford to lose. Once Li Muchan really defeats him, he will form a grudge and kill him in the future, which will arouse suspicion.
Senior Brother Chang smiled and said: "You have already made a grudge!... If you don't make others jealous, you are a mediocre person. Just do whatever you have to do!"
Li Muchan nodded helplessly and walked slowly to Lin Ping: "Junior Brother Lin, let's stop at the end of the order, don't hurt your kindness."
"Okay!" Lin Ping nodded and said in a deep voice: "Watch the move!"
The sword flashed, and he drew his sword and struck with lightning speed.
"Ding..." Li Muchan pulled out the Blue Water Sword and held it in front of his chest. The tip of the sword collided with the blade. He took advantage of the situation and took a step back to release his internal energy.
The sword flashed, and Lin Ping followed up with a stab. Li Muchan drew the sword with his right hand and slashed the sword body.
"Ding..." Lin Ping's sword swung away, he staggered a step sideways, and turned his head in surprise.
Li Muchan smiled: "Junior Brother Lin, please——!"
Lin Ping sheathed his sword and said seriously: "Senior Brother Li is indeed amazingly powerful! Look at the sword!"
He stabbed out with his sword again, and before Li Muchan swung his sword to strike down, the sword force changed, swish, swish, swish, and the sword thrust out several times in a row, forming a sword light.
Li Muchan has a blue water sword in his left hand and a long sword in his right hand. One is soft and the other is strong, one is yin and the other is yang. The two hands display completely different sword techniques, forming a whole, with two swords, one bright and one dark, guarding the whole body.
But he could hear the tinkling tinkling tinkling, and Li Muchan was so protected that no matter how fast Lin Ping's sword was, it was difficult to get past the thunder pool.
Meng Shichao whispered: "Senior Brother Chang, this Junior Brother Li is amazing, he seems to be able to do two things at once!"
"Yeah!" Senior Brother Chang nodded.
There are many people in the martial arts who use double swords, mostly women's Yuanyang swords, but the moves are the same, they just change one sword into two swords to increase the power.
It's rare to see someone like Li Muchan perform different moves with both hands.
If such a multitasking person could practice the combined sword technique, his power would be astonishing, and he would be uniquely endowed.
Senior Brother Chang said with emotion: "It seems that we have really recruited a great talent this time!"
"The lake owner must be very happy!" Meng Shichao said excitedly.
"Well, if such a talent is carefully cultivated, he will soon become a sixth-grade disciple." Senior Brother Chang said.
Lin Ping struck out with his sword very quickly, one sword after another, making people breathless, but Li Muchan swung his two swords with ease and put up a light curtain to block the sword light.
The hundred moves passed in the blink of an eye, and Li Muchan said with a smile: "Junior brother Lin, we are evenly matched. You can't do anything to me, and I can't do anything to you."
He has become more and more proficient in the Luoyang Sword Technique. Practical combat is of great benefit to his practice. Fighting against others is worth half a month of hard training.
Lin Ping gritted his teeth and said nothing. The light of his sword became more and more dazzling. He was aroused to have a ferocious nature and had to stab Li Muchan. He really couldn't swallow this breath.
Senior Brother Chang couldn't see it and said in a deep voice: "Junior Brother Li, stop hiding your clumsiness!"
Li Muchan agreed, and the right sword suddenly sped up, while the left sword slowed down. The difference between the faster and slower became larger, but the power was stronger.
"Ding ding ding ding..." After a series of sword clashing sounds, Li Muchan's green water sword was unknowingly placed on Lin Ping's neck.
"Junior brother Lin, I accept the offer!" Li Muchan sheathed his sword, clasped his fists and smiled.
The blade was so cold that it penetrated into the bones. Lin Pingjun's face turned red and he stared at Li Muchan, as if he wanted to swallow him.
He noticed a sneer in Li Muchan's eyes, which made him furious and wanted to stab Li Muchan through a hole with a sword.
Li Muchan smiled and said: "Victory and defeat are common matters for military strategists. Junior Brother Lin does not need to take it too seriously."
Lin Ping took a deep breath, slowly suppressed his anger and frenzy, and forced a smile: "Yes, Senior Brother Li is really good at swordsmanship, I admire him!"
Everyone could see the resentment in his heart and was a little disappointed.
Senior Brother Chang clapped his hands and said loudly: "Okay, everyone has seen what the two junior brothers are capable of. Don't waste any more time, everyone can go about their business!"
Everyone dispersed and each began to practice.
Lin Pingjun's face slowly recovered. After thinking for a while, he came to Senior Brother Chang and said, "Senior Brother Chang, when can we start practicing?"
Senior Brother Chang also acted as if nothing had happened and said with a smile: "Only when the Lake Master comes out of seclusion and goes through the initiation ceremony will he be considered a formal disciple."
"When will the master of the lake leave the customs?" Lin Ping asked.
Senior Brother Chang said: "It's almost time. Why, are you in a hurry to learn martial arts?"
Lin Ping nodded: "We are already so far behind your brothers, we have to work harder to catch up."
"Haha, what a good boy, you are ambitious!" Senior Brother Chang smiled and pointed around: "But it's not too late for a few days. Let's take a good break first and calm down before talking."
"...Yes." Lin Ping nodded helplessly.
Li Muchan said: "Senior Brother Chang, is there no forbidden area here?"
"As long as you don't enter a woman's yard." Senior Brother Chang said with a smile.
In the early morning, Li Muchan was practicing swordsmanship on the martial arts ground. The Luoyang sword technique was superior to the Bishui sword technique. Besides, he didn't want to use the Bishui sword technique to avoid getting involved in Canghai Mountain.
"Junior Brother Li!" A delicate voice suddenly sounded. He stopped his sword and turned around to look, but it was Xu Xiaorou.
Xu Xiaorou was wearing a green shirt and waving to him at the edge of the martial arts training ground.
Li Muchan sheathed his sword, pointed at himself, and asked if he wanted to greet him. Lin Ping was not far from him, glaring at him fiercely.
"Hey, Junior Brother Li, Senior Sister Xu is calling you, why don't you go quickly?" Senior Brother Chang showed a strange smile on his dark face.
Li Muchan said: "Senior Brother Chang calls her Senior Sister?"
"We have seniority in the lake, and we only follow the order of entry, regardless of age." Senior Brother Chang said, waving his hand: "Hurry up and go!"
Li Muchan smiled and came to Xu Xiaorou: "Senior Sister Xu."
"Which room are you in?" Xu Xiaorou asked.
Li Muchan pointed and Xu Xiaoju said: "Let's go over there!"
Li Muchan didn't say much and took her into the house, causing a burst of strange laughter from outside. Xu Xiaorou rolled her eyes at them as she walked in.
The crowd laughed even more strangely. Xu Xiaorouxiu blushed and turned her head to ignore them.
Entering the room, Xu Xiaorou took out a celadon bottle from her arms, which was half a palm-sized round shape with round curves, and handed it over: "Here, here is the Peiyuan Pill, a total of twelve pills."
Li Muchan stretched out his hand to take it and said with a smile, "Thank you, senior sister."
"Here are the ones I begged for, as well as those from Senior Sister Zhang and Senior Sister He." Xu Xiaorou said proudly, "Taking these is worth your three years of hard training!"
Li Muchan smiled, put away the porcelain bottle, and said, "Sister, are you leaving?"
Xu Xiaojudao: "We can only leave after the lake master comes out of seclusion."
"Are you going back to Baiyun City?" Li Muchan asked.
"Yeah." Xu Xiaorou nodded and said with a smile: "Maybe if you are lucky, you can still meet her."
Li Muchan said: "Senior Sister, if nothing happens, please take me and Junior Brother Lin for a walk."
Xu Xiaorou smiled and said: "Okay, just forget it, Junior Brother Lin, I'm too lazy to pay attention to him!"
Li Muchan said: "Junior brother Lin has been used to being the young altar leader since he was a child. It is inevitable that he has a bad temper. I can't blame him. He will get better after a while."
"Humph, I only look at people based on their nature, and he..." Xu Xiaorou shook her head.
Li Muchan said: "Okay, I won't take Junior Brother Lin with me."
Xu Xiaorou smiled: "I told Senior Sister Zhang and Senior Sister He that we can go to Xiushui City together!"
Li Muchan smiled and said: "It couldn't be better, I also want to see Xiushui City!"
To eat, you have to go to a building on the top of the mountain. This building is called Wuweige. It has three floors. You can eat on each floor, with different prices and different tastes.
Most disciples below the fifth rank are on the first floor. The prices on the second and third floors are too high and cannot be afforded by the disciples below the fifth rank. This is also the motivation for advancement.
Li Muchan had dinner on the first floor last night, and it was Senior Brother Chang and the others who invited him.
Xu Xiaorou pulled him to the second floor, where it was very quiet and the surroundings were simply decorated, with solid pine floors and large square tables, and the light was discernible.
The two of them arrived at the window and sat down across from each other. When they put their hands on the table, they felt solid and safe.
Li Muchan saw many female disciples, all dressed up in fancy clothes and with an air of youthfulness. They were talking and laughing with their heads down, and glanced at Li Muchan from time to time.
The men and women at Xinghu Xiaozhu are strictly guarded. Male and female disciples are separated and practice in different places. They rarely meet, except in the Wuwei Pavilion.
After passing the fifth rank, you can build waterside pavilions on the lake or build houses on the mountains. Men and women can meet each other freely, and the defense between men and women disappears. There is a huge difference between being strict and having nothing at all. The sharp contrast is also the driving force for promotion.
Seeing him looking around blankly, Xu Xiaorou teased: "Aren't these senior sisters pretty?"
Li Muchan smiled and nodded, feeling friendly. All of these female disciples were beautiful, and none of them were ugly. They were similar to the Canghai Sword Sect. He felt inexplicably friendly.
Xu Xiaorou smiled and said: "We are stricter about accepting female disciples. The first rule is that they should not be too ugly."
Li Muchan said: "Beauty and ugliness are natural, this..."
Xu Xiaorou hummed: "Beauty and ugliness are innate, and so are talents. There is no fairness in this world, right?"
Li Muchan smiled and nodded.
"You order!" Xu Xiaorou pushed a wooden board over, waved to him in the distance, and smiled at him: "Eat with all your heart, and don't be afraid of me spending money!"
"Okay." Li Muchan smiled.
A slender girl in a white shirt came over and said with a smile: "Junior Sister Xu, when did you come back?"
"I just came back yesterday, Senior Sister Ling'er, who is in charge of cooking today?" Xu Xiaorou asked with a smile.
"Senior Sister Mei'er is the chef, you are in good hands!" the girl in white shirt said, looking at Li Muchan: "Is this the new junior brother?"
"Yes, we recruited them in Baiyun City, and they will enter the Elder's Hall in the future!" Xu Xiaorou said with a smile.
The girl in white shirt smiled and said: "The lake owner will be very happy."
"That's natural!" Xu Xiaorou smiled happily.
Li Muchan ordered two dishes, and Xu Xiaorou also ordered two. The girl in white clothes nodded to Li Muchan: "Junior brother, you must work harder, you must go to the Elder's Hall in the future!"
Li Muchan smiled and said: "Senior Sister Xu, it is said that the Lake Master is very powerful and has excellent martial arts skills. How high is he?"
"The lake master's martial arts is like the sea, no one knows how high it is!" Xu Xiaojudo.
Li Muchan nodded and shook his head.
Xu Xiaojudao: "The lake master's martial arts is beyond the scope of martial arts. No martial arts master can beat her."
"It is said that there is a Nangong Sidao in Dayan, who is known as the best master in the world. Who is higher and who is lower between the two?" Li Muchan asked.
Xu Xiaorou looked at him in surprise: "Do you also know Nangong Sidao?"
Li Muchan smiled and said: "I heard it in a restaurant in Baiyun City. He is known as the best master in the world, and his majesty is unparalleled!"
Xu Xiaojudao: "I heard from the Lake Master that Nangong Sidao's martial arts is also outside the scope of martial arts. The two have never fought before, so I don't know whether they are good or bad."
"Does that mean the Lake Lord can be an enemy of Nangong Sidao?" Li Muchan said.
Xu Xiaorou nodded: "That's natural!"
While we were talking, the dishes came. First, there was a plate of mixed cantaloupe, which was very colorful.
"Where does the lake owner usually live?" Li Muchan asked.
"Well, have you seen the two layers of water pavilions on the lake? That's where they are." Xu Xiaorou pointed out the window.
Li Muchan took advantage of the situation and looked over. The lake surface was like a mirror, and the waterside pavilions were like chess pieces on a chessboard, arranged in a strange pattern. Li Muchan raised his eyebrows and swallowed his words.
These waterside pavilions were actually arranged into a nine-gong diagram. He had learned the art of Qimen Dunjia in the military, but he couldn't tell, otherwise it would make people doubt his identity.
Not everyone can learn the art of Qi Men Dun Jia.
"Ding..." A clear sound suddenly sounded, lingering, as if it came from a very far away place, but also seemed to be in the ear.
Xu Xiaorou stood up immediately: "The Lake Master is out of seclusion!"