Don't let Yu Ding take on any more disciples.

Chapter 271 Hiding one's strength at the first meeting?

"Really?"

The young man, who was lying on the ground panting from exhaustion, immediately jumped up in surprise upon hearing Yu Ding's words, and knelt down before Yu Ding, saying, "Master, your disciple kowtows to you!"

After speaking, he kowtowed three times.

"Alright, come with me!"

Yu Ding said calmly, then turned and walked into the valley.

Was the old man's dream really correct? Was his decision to become an apprentice a bit hasty...? Zhou Wu stared at Yu Ding's graceful figure, his eyes flickering, because according to his father, he was only told to find someone, without any instructions on what to do next.

The idea of ​​becoming his disciple came to him on a whim; he felt that this person was unfathomable, so he quickly became his disciple.

But at that moment, Yu Ding was already next to the little black chicken whose head was stuck in the ground, whose wings were on the ground, and whose claws were kicking the ground to pull it out.

then……

The soil on the ground flowed gently to both sides like water, and the little black chicken, which was exerting its strength, fell to the ground with a thud, looking around in confusion.

Not hasty, not hasty at all... Seeing this, Zhou Wu's smile became even warmer.

After all, although the old man in the family was a bit eccentric, he knew that the old man had a very high level of knowledge about the Eight Trigrams of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the divination he performed was never wrong.

"Hey, little black chicken, what are you doing sitting on the ground? It's cold on the ground, get up quickly."

He walked over to the little black chicken in a few steps, smiling as he extended a hand: "Let me help you up!"

The little black chicken, who was still confused, immediately flew into a rage when it saw that smiling face.

"You don't know how I ended up sitting on the ground..." The little black chicken swatted Zhou Wu's hand away with its wing, jumped up, and began frantically scratching and pecking at Zhou Wu with its claws, wings, and beak...

"Oh no! Help! This chicken has gone mad!"

Zhou Wu clutched his head and screamed as he fled into the mountains, yelling as he ran, "You chicken, don't push your luck! I'm just letting you have your way. If you don't stop, I'll make you into a black chicken and mushroom soup for my master tonight!"

Isn't this a bit too extravagant...? Yu Ding raised an eyebrow and glanced at the little black chicken.

Sensing the gaze of the jade cauldron, the little black chicken shuddered, froze on the spot, trembling all over, glaring at Zhou Wu with its eyes almost spitting fire.

Half of it was out of fright, and the other half was purely out of anger at this brat. Considering its noble status, being called a chicken was already a great insult, and now he actually wanted to use it to make soup as a gift.

This is truly... unbearable!
"Ah!" The little black chicken angrily closed its eyes, and the next moment it let out a cry like a human, flames really shot out of its eyes, and a beam of fire shot towards Zhou Wu.

Zhou Wu quickly crouched down, a flash of fire passing over his forehead. He reached up and touched it, seeing some charred remains. He exclaimed in shock, "Ah, you little black chicken can breathe fire! Could it be... chicken essence? Help, Master!"

Zhou Wu once again fled in panic.

"Youth is wonderful..." Yu Ding sighed as he watched the man and bird playing around. He took a step forward, and the distance between his feet quickly shortened. In just one step, he overtook the running man and chicken.

No matter how fast the man and the chicken ran, Yu Ding's pace remained steady, his figure always ahead of them.

“Zhou Wu, now that you have joined my sect, you must also learn about the origins of our Ghost Valley lineage,” Yu Ding said.

Zhou Wu leaped forward, performing a split in mid-air, a streak of fire flying between his legs as he dodged the attack. He quickly said, "Master, please speak! Your disciple is listening!"

"This place is called Ghost Valley of Yunmeng Mountain. It was once a vicious place occupied by ten thousand ghosts."

Yu Ding walked gracefully with his hands behind his back: "Later, I traveled here and converted all the ghosts. I also discovered that this place was originally a blessed land of spiritual energy. Therefore, I specially chose this place as my mountain gate and cultivated here."

"Huh? Doesn't that mean Master is the founding patriarch of our sect?"

As Zhou Wu hopped and skipped to avoid the little black chicken, he asked in surprise.

Yu Ding said calmly, "You could say that."

"Then wouldn't I be the founding disciple of our sect?" Zhou Wu said happily.

"No!"

Yu Ding turned to look at him and said, "Before you, I had another disciple named Huang Yu, who is your senior brother."

"Huang Yu... Senior Brother?"

Zhou Wu was taken aback, then smiled again. With that smile, his phoenix eyes appeared even more narrow and lively: "What kind of person is Senior Brother?"

"You'll see him soon."

Yu Ding said meaningfully, "As for your question... you will get your own answer after you have met him."

By this point, he had a pretty good grasp of the personalities of these two people.

Huang Yu is rather quiet and reserved, as if he has many worries on his mind. However, considering his background, the burden on his shoulders is indeed heavy.

As for Zhou Wu... although he seems very frivolous and carefree, always laughing and joking, this is actually just a facade he can project and create.

In reality, this kid is very cunning and bold, with a lot of tricks up his sleeve and a strong ability to react quickly to changing situations.

Just now, this kid knew he couldn't get out and went to sleep. Did you think he was really asleep? No, he was just trying to lure out the mastermind.

From beginning to end, this kid never let his guard down. Even when he was pretending to be asleep, his muscles were always tense, maintaining the best offensive posture at all times, like a fully drawn bowstring, ready to be released and burst out at any moment.

This is why Little Black Chicken got so angry when it encountered Zhou Wu, and immediately went up and slapped him several times.

"I see..." Zhou Wu smiled, his narrowed phoenix eyes flashing, as if he were thinking about something.

As dusk fell, the afterglow of the setting sun bathed Guigu Valley in a golden light.

Even without his master, Huang Yu did not stop cultivating. After finishing his practice, he walked calmly toward the reed hut with his sword on his right hand.

The setting sun cast his shadow long on the ground.

"Hmm?" But soon his eyes lit up and he noticed that there was a figure in front of the reed hut today.

"Yu'er, his name is Zhou Wu. From today onwards, he will be your junior brother. However, you must not be happy about this."

Yu Ding slowly opened his eyes from inside the reed hut and said, "Because you are destined to be each other's greatest rivals and enemies in this life."

He took Huang Yu as his disciple here, and then someone sent Zhou Wu here as well, so that they could meet here...

Therefore, his words were not alarmist, but rather a preventative measure.

As Yu Ding spoke, Zhou Wu, smiling, slowly turned around to face Huang Yu, who was walking towards him.

The two stood facing each other, their gazes and auras meeting in the air...

The next moment, Zhou Wu, who had been smiling, suddenly trembled, and the smile on his handsome face became even more amiable, his phoenix eyes almost narrowed into slits.

His trembling wasn't from fear, but rather from an involuntary excitement he felt at the man's appearance. He realized that although he had never met the powerful and imposing man before, he felt as if he had seen him before, as if it were a fateful encounter.

Zhou Wu smiled and said, "Hello, senior brother. You can call me Xiao Wu."

“Huang Yu!” Huang Yu said calmly, looking at Zhou Wu.

"Both of you are exceptional individuals, one in a million, possessing talents and intelligence unimaginable to ordinary people. Therefore, you two will undoubtedly become the most powerful people in the world!"

Yu Ding slowly closed his eyes again, and with a flick of his sleeve, he caused a chessboard beside him to fly up and stand in mid-air. The lines on the board began to glow and flow downwards, while those on the left flowed towards the opposite side.
"It can be said that this is both your good fortune and your misfortune. You two will inevitably take completely different paths in the future, just like the lines on this chessboard, one representing the vertical and the other the horizontal."

At that time, the lives, deaths, successes, and fates of everyone in the world, from kings and nobles to ordinary people, will be in your hands. However, only one of you will succeed, while the other will become a pitiful loser, one of the countless bones under the feet of the victor.

The victor will rule the world, representing our Guigu School, and will change the fate of the world and even the heavens and earth in your own way…

Upon hearing Yu Ding's last words, the two men's eyes suddenly blazed as they stared at each other.

With a flick of his sleeve, Yu Ding unleashed a crimson sword light that landed at Zhou Wu's feet with a sword hum.

"Now...are you ready?"

Yu Ding said softly, "If you are ready, then let your master see how much you have grown."

In fact, in his eyes, the difference in their abilities was obvious.

Huang Yu's cultivation is solid and profound, and his physique is also quite strong. In addition, he is several years older, which is equivalent to several more years of cultivation. With their talent, they can surpass their opponent in a year of hard work, let alone several years.

It's safe to say that the final result will be as expected.

At this moment, what he wanted to see was not a contest of strength, but rather the two people's swordsmanship and the difference in their abilities.

The two continued to gaze at each other.

At this moment, Zhou Wu raised his hand and the sword, which was shimmering with crimson light, landed in his hand, causing him to shudder.

Zhou Wu was surprised. He felt that the sword was perfectly suited to him, as if it were another arm created by heaven, which greatly enhanced his strength.

"Well then... senior brother, be careful!"

To receive such a divine weapon right after joining the sect, this master is definitely worth it... Zhou Wu's lips curled up, he channeled his true energy, and the sword in his hand shone with a fiery red light. He carried the sword and rushed quickly towards Huang Yu.

Seeing this, Huang Yu didn't say anything, but his gaze sharpened, he raised his sword, channeled his true energy, and the sword in his hand emitted a pale blue light as he went to meet Zhou Wu.

The two men were only three or four zhang apart when they were instantly close. Their two swords, one blue and one red, clashed together with a clang, sparks flying everywhere. The ground beneath their feet and the ground nearby cracked open with a snap, and chunks of stone flew into the air and shattered with a crack.

As the swords clashed violently, Zhou Wu's expression suddenly changed. He felt a powerful force extending from the sword to his arm, and he took the opportunity to flip backward and create distance between himself and Huang Yu. His narrowed eyes slowly opened.

Zhou Wu switched the sword to his left hand, shook his numb right hand, and then switched it back to his right hand, his expression becoming extremely solemn and serious.

He realized that his master was right; the man before him was indeed his mortal enemy...

At that moment, a black shadow flashed, and Huang Yu had already closed in, sweeping his sword horizontally. Zhou Wu's expression changed slightly, and he slashed down with his red sword. The next moment, only two indistinct voices and two sword lights, one blue and one red, remained on the ground.

Although the fight was intense, Yu Ding could see that Zhou Wu was like a ship in a storm, only able to retaliate but not to fight back, and could only retreat step by step.

The exchange between the two at this moment resembled a ninth-grade student bullying a sixth-grade elementary school student...

boom!
Before long, a figure was sent flying backward, his back slamming into the stone wall. With a crack, a spiderweb-like pattern appeared on the stone wall.

Huang Yu was the only one left on the spot.

Huang Yu glanced at his sword, then at the jade cauldron...

However, Yu Ding's expression remained unchanged.

Zhou Wu's body went limp, but as he fell, he plunged his sword into the ground to support himself, kneeling on one knee, his chest heaving violently.

However, his white linen clothes had some holes and bloodstains, but they were all done carefully, only damaging the skin.

"Chirp!" Under the reed canopy, the little black chicken's eyes showed worry.

Suddenly, the sunlight in front of Zhou Wu was blocked by a figure, who at the same time stretched out a hand.

It was Huang Yu!

"Cough cough cough, senior brother, don't you know how to go easy on me... cough cough, go easy!"

Zhou Wu couldn't help but smile wryly, reaching out to grasp that strong, powerful hand, and was pulled up.

"Alright, I have a general idea of ​​your level now."

Yu Ding looked at the two of them deeply and said, "Yu'er, take him to clean up and settle him in. From now on, the two of you will live together."

The two men's expressions changed slightly, and they turned to look at the jade cauldron in surprise.

"No, Master, how can two grown men live together?" Zhou Wu said urgently.

Yu Ding said calmly, "Two grown men, they have everything they need, why can't they?"

Zhou Wu opened his mouth, somewhat dumbfounded, but could no longer utter a rebuttal.

"This is also a good opportunity for the two of you to observe each other's eating, living and other habits up close."

Yu Ding said calmly, "And this may become his fatal weakness in the future."

The two looked at each other, but this time neither of them said anything.

"Starting tomorrow, I will teach you the Guigu breathing technique."

Yu Ding gazed at the two of them and said, "Furthermore, I will probably never take on any more disciples in the future."

The two were taken aback, then both turned and retreated.

After the two had walked away, Yu Ding looked at the backs of his two disciples and sneered again: "In front of me, you still play the trick of holding back your strength. Ha, you're really cunning!"
"Then I'll make sure you two live together from now on, sharing everything from food and clothing to shelter and transportation, spending every day together. Let's see how you hide it then..."

Yes!

He was right!

These two lads have actually started hiding their true strength from the very first time they met today...

He was right; those two brats were cunning and scheming.

"The next step is to decide what to send them."

Yu Ding pondered and said, "Since he is the ruler of the world, he must have a good understanding of how to govern the country and bring peace to the people. We will have to fight wars in the future, so we need some knowledge of astronomy, geography, military strategy and tactics."
"Hmm, we'll encounter Qi cultivators, immortal cultivators, and evil magic in the future. We can't afford to be bullied. How about we try some swordsmanship that can break through all laws with a single sword strike?"

(End of this chapter)