In the back mountain of Zhaixing Pavilion, Xia Yu followed Taoist Master Ming Yu over a hill and arrived at a small courtyard located in the mountain col.
"This is it..." Taoist priest Ming Yu pushed open the ajar door and walked in.
Xia Yu followed him into the small courtyard, and saw a hill-like pile of wood in the yard. There was a large wooden pile in the middle of the yard, and there was a stone next to it, which should be used for cutting firewood and sharpening knives.
There is a small wooden house in the corner near the yard. I went in and took a look. It was not big inside. Half of the house was piled with dry firewood, and the other half had several log piles. One of them was a little taller, and the others were very short. They were barely visible.
It is a table and stools, and there is some dry thatch on the ground next to it, which should be used for sleeping.
Looking at such a simple place, Xia Yu couldn't help but feel depressed secretly. It seemed that Zhaixing's resentment towards him was not that great. He didn't even give him better conditions for chopping firewood! But he probably only needed to chop for a few days.
Just wait until his anger subsides.
After all, he knows that he has understood the meaning of the sword, so he shouldn't refuse to teach him... Forget it, it doesn't matter that the conditions here are not so good. Anyway, I have lived in places that are much worse than this, so don't be afraid! I can bear it! Mingyu's expression is also the same
It's a little weird, and I secretly thought to myself, no wonder the adults ordered this place to be cleaned up a few days ago. It turned out to be for this boy! What is so special about this kid that makes the adults look at him so differently?
Speaking of which, Star Reaching is also a "cunning" one. He has already made arrangements for Xia Yu. No matter how Xia Yu performs in the assessment, the woodshed here will definitely be the first stop he must go through.
If Xia Yu fails the test, Zhai Xing will say, "You can't even pass the test, why do you want to learn swordsmanship?"
Go to the back mountain to chop wood!"
If Xia Yu passed the test, but later couldn't help but use sword skills, Zhai Xing would say, "So you know how to use sword skills, so you don't use them all the time, does it mean you don't like swords?"
Since you don't like swords, why should you learn swords?
Go to the back mountain to chop wood!"
But now that Xia Yu has not shown off his swordsmanship, Zhaixing still threatens him with words and secretly forces him to come here.
Anyway, no matter what Xia Yu does, Zhai Xing can always find out what's wrong. Zhai Xing has been holding in his anger for several years. If he can't make Xia Yu lose his temper this time, he will always feel that something is missing.
What.
So, what Xiaopang Qiao said is actually right. Xia Yu has a knack for offending people, and he especially offends big people, and those big people are often very petty... At this time, Xia Xia Yu saw this.
After that, there was no frown or any expression of dissatisfaction. Mingyu couldn't help but nodded secretly. In any case, this young man still had a good character.
He said to Xia Yu in a warm voice: "Young Master Yuwen, you can stay here temporarily for the time being. The conditions in the mountains are simple, so don't worry about it."
"Don't dare.
Thank you, Taoist Master Mingyu, for sending me here."
Xia Yu quickly thanked him.
"What you have to do is chop wood, but we have a rule here. You can't use a hatchet, you can only chop with a sword."
Mingyu said with a smile.
"Uh..." Xia Yu was stunned, "Cut with a sword?"
"right!"
Mingyu smiled, pulled out a sword from the wood pile in the woodshed, picked up another piece of wood, and said, "I'll show you."
After saying that, he took Xia Yu to the yard, placed the wood on the big wooden stake, then waved the sword in his hand, and chopped the wood into evenly sized pieces in three strokes.
Then, he handed the sword to Xia Yu and said with a smile: "Young hero Yu Wen, try it."
Xia Yu was a little confused and took the sword in a daze. He found that it was an extremely ordinary sword with extremely poor quality. Even the sword he bought casually for appearance was better than it. He looked at the sword in his hand and felt a little confused.
Confused, "If you use this sword like this, it will break easily, right?"
"Then it's up to you to protect it..." Ming Yu said with a smile, "Sir, you can only use one sword to cut the wood here. If you accidentally break the sword twice, you will
I can only chop it with my hands."
"..." Xia Yu couldn't help but secretly complain, isn't he too stingy?
But it doesn’t matter, I have a lot of swords in my storage ring! If it breaks, I’ll have to use my own! Although it’s easier to think this way, Xia Yu also knows that his swords can’t be used under Zhai Xing’s nose, and he can’t use them under the eyes of Zhai Xing.
Xing's request was obviously to use his true energy to protect the sword, but he didn't know that one day
How much firewood does it take to be considered qualified? With such an awkward tool, if the workload is particularly heavy, the corresponding energy consumption will also be a lot. From this point of view, the firewood job given by Zhaixing may not be enough.
It's easy! Xia Yu thought as he held his sword and followed Ming Yu's instructions to chop a few sticks of firewood.
He still "doesn't know" swordsmanship, but when he chops wood, he uses the sword as a knife. It's a simple chopping action, so he doesn't need to hide anything.
Mingyu nodded and said with a smile, "That's it."
"Taoist Priest, how much firewood do I need to chop?"
Xia Yu asked.
"Everything here has to be chopped down..." Taoist Master Ming Yu pointed to the yard and added, "There will be new shipments later, and someone will deliver them to you at that time. In addition, the firewood you have chopped
, someone will come and transport it for you every day, so you don’t have to worry about it.”
"I know..." Looking at the mountains of firewood, Xia Yu couldn't help grinning, "Is there a time limit?"
"This adult didn't say anything.
But... I suggest you do it as quickly as possible. If it's too slow, there may not be enough space here when new ones arrive."
"..." Looking at Xia Yu's depressed expression, Ming Yu smiled and comforted: "Chopping firewood here is indeed a very hard job. You have to be mentally prepared. It's okay to start slow. Once you get used to it,
alright."
"Well, thank you, Taoist Master Mingyu."
Xia Yu nodded helplessly.
Mingyu smiled slightly and said, "By the way, my lord asked you to give him the sword."
"What sword?"
Xia Yu asked subconsciously, looking at the sword he bought to replenish his balance, what is the purpose of reaching for the stars?
Are you afraid that you might break the broken sword he gave you when you were chopping wood, and use your own sword to cheat?
"My lord said, you know what sword he is talking about."
Mingyu said.
Xia Yu was stunned for a moment, and then smiled awkwardly. The sword that Zhaixing was talking about was his! He would not be interested in this sword that was used to decorate the appearance and make money! Alas, he didn't expect that a big shot like Zhaixing could do it.
You're so stingy. It's really hard for me to hand over a useful sword after finally getting it...