Sword from Hengshan

Chapter 5: White Ape Offering Peaches
The words are divided into two parts.

Zhao Rong left the martial arts hall and headed straight to the north of the city, thinking about Bao Datong's words and weighing his thoughts all the way.

In the middle of the day, the sun is like a disk.

Crossing the busiest Ximiao Street, one after another comes into view, with towering archways, simple and elegant roof tiles, and exquisite and complex wood carvings.

There are many similar buildings in Hengyang City, but the two huge vermilion pillars placed in front of the mansion in front of you are extremely majestic. Stone lions are arranged on the left and right, and a plaque hangs on them with the words "Changrui Escort Agency" written in four large characters with flying dragons and phoenixes.

The name of the escort agency is similar to a business name, so it is not randomly chosen.

If you want your career to be long-lasting, use "long, constant, long". If you want everything to be auspicious, use "auspicious, auspicious, blessed" and so on. If you want good fortune and prosperity, Rui Yongchang will be prosperous, and if you want everything to be prosperous, you will be prosperous. This kind of business name song is sung in many places in Hengzhou Prefecture.

Zhao Rong stopped and looked at the plaque, hesitated for a few seconds and then stepped forward.

"Little brother, what are you doing?"

Pu Kui, the bodyguard on duty at the door, had already noticed Zhao Rong. A pair of eyes under his thick eyebrows were looking at him, secretly on guard. The Changrui Escort Agency has just been robbed. In a pinch, everyone looks like a thief.

"Nagging."

Zhao Rong cupped his fists at the middle-aged man in front of him who was wearing a light gray cloth, a dark blue belt around his waist, and thick leather boots.

Then he stood closer and said:

"I heard that Chang Rui was stepped on the plate and lost the red goods. We are gathering people. Could you please inform Lu Shilai, head escort, that my younger brother is here to help."

Pu Kui frowned.

Losing the red goods means losing the escort's goods. He understood it as soon as he heard it, but it was not a good thing to be mentioned in front of others. The kid in front of him did not mince his words and was in trouble.

Pu Kui was unhappy, and then he thought again:
"This guy named Lu Shilai and Lu Biaotou. Even if you know him, it's not easy to chase him away directly."

He touched the iron ring hanging the weapon on his belt and sneered:
"Where did you come from and where did you hear the rumors?"

His tone was neither salty nor cool, and he waited for the other party to pass the threshold, which meant announcing that he was a disciple of the sect.

Zhao Rong is not a brainless person. When he heard the other party's more cold words, he knew that he had offended him.

But Zhao Rong deliberately tested his reaction.

If Chang Rui Escort, the thief who robbed the escort, really couldn't afford to offend him, he would probably show some fear. Zhao Rong had heard a lot of rumors from the outside world. If he really provoked someone evil, even if Bao Datong's favor was there, he would not do it. Wading in muddy water.

"My little brother heard about it from hearsay. He just practiced some idle boxing and kicking skills and wanted to find a place to use them. Changrui is the most famous escort agency in Hengyang City, so he came here because of its reputation."

Zhao Rong said these two sentences in a respectful tone and with proper etiquette.

Pu Kui's color softened a little, and he looked at Zhao Rong's body and the tender beard at the corner of his mouth, and couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle.

"Little brother, there is still a shortage of guard helpers at the dock. You can go over there and sell some of your strength."

"There are quite a few people like you who come to ask for work these days, and I won't hide it from you. If there is no trustworthy person to recommend, the escort agency will not accept people randomly, otherwise sooner or later they will be targeted by thieves and become sheep."

Zhao Rong thought to himself: "Being in the escort business is like walking on thin ice, so it's normal to be on guard."

He took out a letter from his arms and felt that the weight of the letter was even heavier.

"Brother, I happened to be introduced by someone."

Pu Kui reached out and took the letter, looked at it, and found that it was indeed addressed to Lu Shilai, Head Guard Lu.

Immediately, the look he looked at Zhao Rong became different.

"Hold on."

Pu Kui turned around and entered the door of the escort agency. Zhao Rong looked inside and saw many people coming in and out. The collars and cuffs of these people were all decorated with dark red thin edges in a unified style.

Then he looked at the streets and alleys outside Changrui Escort Agency, and his eyes wandered over several clumsy sesame seed stall owners.

There are complaints from customers over there from time to time.

"If you don't eat fried cakes, how can you eat them if they are so mushy?"

"Can you be more neat!"

"..."

These few people should be the informants of Changrui Escort Agency, just like the plainclothes people who set up a roadside stall selling pancakes and fruits in later generations.

"You are so careful in the city. It seems that the thief who robbed the escort is not simple."

Zhao Rong thought about it and turned his eyes to the door of the escort agency.

Next to Pu Kui was a middle-aged man about five feet tall. He had a dark complexion and had an inconspicuous appearance among the crowd. However, his knuckles were thick, especially the fingertips, which were blue and black. It is very possible to practice horizontal kung fu such as Eagle Claw Kung Fu.

The middle-aged man's steps were steady and his footwork was far better than that of Pu Kui beside him.

What Zhao Rong noticed most was the sword tied to his waist. The hilt of the sword was engraved with a peak and a wild goose flying through the rain and fog, which was exactly "Wild Goose Peak in the Mist and Rain". This is one of the eight scenic spots of Hengshan Mountain. There is also a poem in Hengyang City:

"The geese pass by the Hengyang border fortress far away, and the sun and moon look at the Tianshan Mountain from the top of the peak. The mist and sky are passing by, and the rain and clear rainbow fall into the flying spring."

This is an acrostic poem. Carrying this sword is equivalent to announcing one's family status.

The person who came was none other than Lu Shilai, an outer disciple of the Hengshan Sect.

The fact that Lu Shilai can be the head escort here shows the relationship between the Changrui Escort Agency and the Hengshan Sect. This is also the reason why Bao Datong sold a favor to let him come.

Lu Shilai has been helping the Hengshan Sect take care of things for more than ten years. He has the ability to recommend new outer disciples to the sect. After the seniors in the sect check their identities, they can at best be sent to work for the affiliated forces of the Hengshan Sect.

If you are talented, you will most likely be chosen by the seniors in your sect and become a disciple.

Bao Datong's favors are not that great, but he can still arrange for someone to join the Changrui Escort Agency.

Whether he can get Lu Shilai's recommendation in the future depends on Zhao Rong himself.

After greeting each other, Lu Shilai was not too eager. He briefly asked about the relationship between Zhao Rong and Bao Datong, put the letter away, and without mentioning any favors, he led Zhao Rong through the gate of the escort agency.

The people in the escort office just glanced in this direction, and no one asked anything.

It's easy to do things if you have acquaintances.

Knowing that the escort agency was in turmoil, Zhao Rong followed Lu Shilai all the way without looking around. Pu Kui also followed him into a courtyard.

"Brother Zhao, I need to make things clear to you."

"The Changrui Escort Bureau is somewhat famous, but this escort travels all over the country, and it is a business that licks blood at the edge of the knife. Who knows if one day they meet a group of strongmen, their wealth and life will be at stake."

"Brother Bao said that you have martial arts skills and are good at boxing and kicking. But I see that you are no more than a spoon dancer, and he likes to add jealousy to his words, so I want to test your skills."

Lu Shilai clasped his hands behind his back, his expression still calm:

"It's not that I violated the agreement I made with Brother Bao, it's just that seeing that you are young, I can't bear to see you lose your life in vain."

"Boss Lu, don't hesitate to give me some advice."

What surprised Lu Shilai slightly was that the young man in front of him didn't show any disappointment after hearing what he said. Instead, he took three steps back and made way for him.

I saw him standing upright with his feet together, his hands hanging gently by his sides, and his eyes naturally looking at himself.

Then swing your toes forward a small step to the left, bend your knees slightly, and show your solid horse stance skills while shaking your steps.

Could it be that what that fellow Bao Datong said was true?
Lu Shilai had been practicing martial arts for many years and had met many seniors of the Five Mountains Sword Sect. His eyesight was much better than that of Pu Kui beside him, so he immediately became interested.

He was itching for a while and wanted to fight Zhao Rong with fists and kicks.

You'll know if it's the right product or not after you try it.

You can change your mind.
"I'm more than three times older than him. I'm also one of the top three escorts in the Changrui Escort Bureau, and I've even joined the Hengshan sect. Zhao Rong came here with Bao Datong's favor. If I end up fighting with him, not only will I be It seems that the big one bullies the small ones and makes things difficult for them.”

"If this reaches the ears of Master and his elders, wouldn't they think that I have dishonored the family tradition?"

Lu Shilai touched the short beard on his chin and said to Pu Kui beside him: "You should try your boxing and kicking skills with him."

Pu Kui did not refuse.

"Don't worry, head guard, I will strike with caution and I will never hurt Brother Zhao."

"Since I was introduced to you by the owner of the gym, I must have mastered the arm-through boxing technique. I don't know which way it is? Hongdong arm-through, Heyi arm-through, or eight-door arm-through?"

Pu Kui could not cultivate his internal strength, but he could cultivate his physical body horizontally, and he was also a master of martial arts.

As a wandering man, ordinary boxing and kicking skills are commonplace in his eyes.

Zhao Rong didn't say anything and only responded with moves.

He turned his wrists outwards, palms down, stretched his arms overhead and then stretched them out. Looking at the back of his hands, he quickly lifted his feet off the ground and made a move like a white ape offering peaches.

His movements opened and closed widely, and his sleeves made a short vibrating sound.

Zhao Rong made another move in succession, and Pu Kui was slightly startled.

Lu Shilai on the side looked strange and murmured:
"The white ape offers peaches and his hands turn over the sky. He coils his horse and bends his bow to shoot forward. His arms rise and fall to open up the world. He punches and lifts his legs in a chaotic movement."

"It's actually the most difficult internal arm-through boxing technique to practice. Brother Pu, we made a mistake. This is not just a show. Brother Zhao's boxing has a lot of inner energy hidden in it."

Pu Kui shouted "good".

With a shout, he clenched his fist and rushed forward, using the arm-through fist technique as well!

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　Little seedling, please water it~~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)