There was silence in the private room for a moment.
Lin Ran stared at Sun Xu with her big watery eyes, waiting for Sun Xu to give her an answer.
"You said you wanted to become your teacher and learn martial arts from me?"
Sun Xu paused for a moment, and then asked Lin Ran with a look of disbelief. Lin Ran was like a wealthy lady, and she actually wanted to learn martial arts. This was beyond his expectation. When he said this,
I'm afraid not many people will believe it.
"That's right, I'm begging Master Sun to accept me as his disciple. I'm definitely not joking. As long as I can practice martial arts, I can endure any hardship." Lin Ran looked sincere, and she had already expected that after she made this request
, Sun Xu would show such a surprised expression because she had seen the same scene many times since she was a child.
But every time, because of her grandfather's intimidation, she failed to become a disciple.
But now, there will be no such impact in Jiangcheng.
This was her best opportunity to become a disciple. She cherished this opportunity extremely. Although she didn't know how strong Sun Xu was, she somehow had a strong intuition that if she could become a disciple of him, she would definitely do it.
A lucky thing.
"Master Sun, don't be surprised. My cousin has been obsessed with martial arts since she was a child. However, she lives in a family where she can't help herself. Her grandfather firmly opposed her contact with martial arts, so that she had many apprentices in Jinyuan City since she was a child, but she didn't.
If I can succeed, I finally came to Jiangcheng this time and met a martial arts master like you, which rekindled my desire to become a disciple." Wen Nan also explained to Lin Ran when he saw this.
These words gave Sun Xu some understanding of Lin Ran.
It is a rare thing for a rich young lady to be obsessed with martial arts since childhood.
However, the difficulty of martial arts is not just talk. There are thousands of people who join martial arts, but only a handful of them can persevere and truly embark on the path of cultivation. Especially on this earth where spiritual energy is exhausted, cultivation is extremely difficult.
It is absolutely impossible to achieve anything with just passion.
What's more, his Immortal Emperor's standards for selecting disciples are extremely high. In his previous life, he also had several disciples, but those disciples were either extremely strong-minded, extremely talented, or had rare physiques.
, a person who can get twice the result with half the effort through cultivation.
Before he was assassinated and fell, even his disciples were all well-known figures in the world of cultivation, and none of them were mediocre.
Ordinary people are definitely not qualified to be his disciples.
He could tell at a glance that the Lin Ran in front of him did not have a rare physique or an excellent talent. As for his character, he had only met him twice, so he didn't know much about it, and he couldn't make a judgment at a glance.
"You want to practice martial arts with me as your teacher, can you tell me why you want to practice martial arts?" Sun Xu looked Lin Ran up and down, did not nod, but did not refuse directly, but asked like this
.
Lin Ran heard the words and said truthfully: "I don't know the reason, but I just like him. Every time I see the warrior, I can't help but take another look. I have an indescribable impulse in my heart."
"Then do you know that the hard work required to practice martial arts is not something ordinary people can bear?" Sun Xu continued to ask without showing any expression on his face after hearing this.
"I know, but don't worry, Master Sun, I can bear all these hardships!"
Lin Ran looked at Sun Xu, and a sense of determination suddenly rose in his big watery eyes. This kind of determination may not be seen in the bodies of poor people, let alone a wealthy lady.
arrive.
"Okay, since you sincerely want to become my teacher, then I'll give you a chance." Seeing this, Sun Xu picked up two empty bowls from the dining table and placed them in front of Lin Ran: "If you can hold them
If you hold these two bowls on horseback for fifteen minutes, I will accept you as my disciple."
Lin Ran's face immediately showed excitement when he heard this and said: "Thank you, Master Sun! Thank you, Master Sun!"
Although she had never done the horse stance, she was born in a martial arts family and had seen her elders do the horse stance many times since she was a child. She knew that this was the basis for practicing martial arts, and she also knew that Sun Xu was testing her.
She must seize this opportunity.
Without any hesitation, she immediately spread her legs slightly, squatted down, spread her arms, palms upward, and held up the two porcelain bowls.
Sun Xu picked up the chopsticks and did not pay attention to Lin Ran.
Fifteen minutes of horse stance is a piece of cake for a trained martial artist, but it is different for ordinary people. Especially since Lin Ran has lived in a wealthy family since childhood, he can see Lin Ran's arms at a glance.
The strength of the muscles in her upper body and legs was beyond what she could achieve just by standing on a horse for fifteen minutes, let alone holding two porcelain bowls in her hands.
Her limit is ten minutes at most.
If she wants to persist for fifteen minutes, she must have great perseverance. If she can persevere, she will definitely achieve something in her cultivation. Sun Xu doesn't mind accepting such a disciple.
Wen Nan watched nervously from the side. Whether his cousin could succeed in becoming a disciple depended on whether she could persevere.
Time passed by.
Lin Ran's clothes were soaked with sweat, and her legs and arms began to tremble slightly.
Sun Xu glanced at it and continued to use his chopsticks.
Ten minutes later, Lin Ran's muscles began to tremble violently and her body began to shake slightly, but she still did not give up at this time. She was still gritting her teeth and persisting, trying her best to stabilize her legs and arms.
Don't let the two porcelain bowls in your hands fall to the ground.
Seeing this, Sun Xu stopped his chopsticks.
Eleven minutes, twelve minutes, thirteen minutes.
Wen Nan, who had been looking at the time, was extremely nervous. She could also clearly feel that her cousin had already reached her limit. She was just holding on with the breath in her heart, but this breath could be used up at any time.
"Fourteen minutes! One minute left! Hold on, you must hold on!" Wen Nan looked at the watch and secretly encouraged Lin Ran in his heart.
Snap!
But at this moment, Lin Ran's left hand suddenly shook, and the porcelain bowl he was holding flatly fell to the ground.
This fall broke Lin Ran's heart.
One minute off! Just one minute off!
But just for this minute, I didn’t persist!
She gritted her teeth, with endless regret in her heart, but she knew that she failed the test, not to mention one minute, even if it was just one second.
She failed to become a disciple!
"Ai Yi, isn't this Sister Wen? I heard that you are in the second private room of Jinzhan Restaurant, and I, Liu, have come to visit you!" At this moment, a middle-aged man with a large string of Buddhist beads suddenly pushed
Opened the door and walked in.
"Hey, what are you doing?" The man asked again when he saw Lin Ran gaiting there.
"Liu Wei?" Wen Nan immediately showed disgust when she saw this man. She came to Jiangcheng. Although she had the support of the Lin family behind her, strong dragons sometimes couldn't overpower local snakes. This Liu Wei was one of them.
There's absolutely no good thing going for you when you come to visit.
"Liu Wei, today is the banquet for my cousin to ask for a teacher. I advise you to go back to where you came from!" Wen Nan said coldly.
"Apprenticeship?"
Liu Wei pushed open the door and entered with the intention of disgusting Wen Nan, but he didn't expect to encounter this scene.
He turned sideways and looked at Sun Xu, who looked like a student. Wen Nan actually asked his cousin to become a student as his teacher?
This was definitely an opportunity, and he immediately taunted: "Is it this boy? I'm afraid he's not yet an adult, right? Sister Wen, you actually let your cousin become a disciple of a boy who doesn't even have full hair? Sister Wen, don't you?
Do you know any martial arts masters? That’s right. You have just come to Jiangcheng not long ago. It’s normal that you don’t know any martial arts masters. Unfortunately, the person behind me is Master Feng from Xin City. For Sister Wen’s sake, I
Liu Wei is willing to help introduce Master Feng, and I beg your cousin to become a disciple of Master Feng. What do you think?"
Liu Wei said, pointing to a middle-aged man wearing Taoist robes behind him.
This middle-aged man is what he calls Master Feng, known as Feng Daoxian of Xin City. With his Taoist immortal style, he is obviously a Taoist.
However, when Master Feng saw Sun Xu's appearance, there was a hint of disdain in his eyes, and he snorted without hesitation.
"How dare you let a boy with no hair even grow into his disciples?" (To be continued)