Apprenticeship at Qingcheng Mountain, Senior Brother Yu Canghai

Chapter 236: Yangzhou Twin Dragons
Chu Yuan asked in confusion: "Why is this?"

Wouldn't it be good for Shilong to lead the "Shilong Martial Arts Field" and become a local boss in Yangzhou or the Jiangnan area?

Why do you want to join the Qingcheng Sect!
"I don't think I'm a talented or wise person, otherwise I wouldn't have obtained the 'Eternal Life Secret', one of the four great books, and studied it for several years without understanding anything. If it weren't for Taoist Qingyang's timely appearance, I would have been obsessed with the 'Eternal Life Secret', and Yu Wenzhi would have taken the 'Eternal Life Secret' on the order of that tyrant, and I'm afraid my fate would be unpredictable."

"Priest Qingyang said before that with my current strength and that of the Stone Dragon Martial Arts Field, we are already qualified to compete for the throne. The reason why I have not made up my mind to agree is because I feel that I am an ordinary person. If there is no one behind me, I will be unsure. I would rather not wade into this muddy water."

Shi Long looked at Chu Yuan and said.

Chu Yuan heard the hidden meaning in Shi Long's words!
He is an ordinary person!

The reason why he has come to this point is because of chance.

Let him and the "Shilong Martial Arts Field" participate in the next fight for supremacy in the world.

He needs someone to back him up.

The supporter he and the disciples of the "Shilong Martial Arts Field" chose was Chu Yuan and the Qingcheng Sect behind him.

They probably still thought that the Qingcheng Sect behind Chu Yuan was a very powerful hidden Taoist sect...

But the problem is!

The Qingcheng Sect was a small Taoist sect that he had just created not long ago, and it was extremely poor!

However, Shilong acted quite steadily.

People are willing to participate in the fight for supremacy only if there is someone behind them.

But nine out of ten things in this world are not as we wish, and you can’t tell whether you like it or not.

"Shilong Martial Arts Field" and Shilong himself have developed to such an extent that even if he does nothing, he is a threat to other forces in the Jianghuai area.

In other words, the world has not yet been in chaos. Once the world is in chaos, Du Fuwei will definitely not sit idly by and watch a behemoth like the "Stone Dragon Martial Arts Field" and the Stone Dragon by his side.

Shi Long and his "Shi Long Martial Arts Arena" have no other choice but to either join Du Fuwei or become hostile to Du Fuwei and decide the outcome.

Being looked at by Shi Long's bright eyes, Chu Yuan wanted to persuade Shi Long to think twice: "Master Shi, are you clear about the true situation of Qingcheng Sect?"

Shi Long said confidently: "The Qingcheng Sect must be an extremely powerful hidden Taoist sect that can teach a young master of the level of Taoist Qingyang."

Chu Yuan: ...

Not at all.

Not only that, the Qingcheng Sect was founded by him himself.

Moreover, it is a small Taoist sect that was founded only two or three years ago.

Chu Yuan did not hide anything and said directly: "Master Shi, to tell you the truth, the Qingcheng Sect is located in Qingcheng Mountain in Bashu. There was no Qingcheng Sect before. I founded the Qingcheng Sect. Therefore, the Qingcheng Sect is not a very powerful hidden Taoist sect, but a small Taoist sect that was founded not long ago. You need to think twice if you want to join the Qingcheng Sect."

Shi Long said in disbelief: "Master Qingyang is still very young, I can barely believe him when he says he created his own martial arts, but I don't believe him when he says he created his own sect."

Seeing Shi Long's firm tone, Chu Yuan could only say: "Since Master Shi insists, then just do as Master Shi wants. I just hope you won't regret it in the future."

Seeing Chu Yuan's agreement, Shi Long said happily, "Master Qingyang, don't worry. If you can join Qingcheng Sect as you wish, neither I nor the disciples of Shi Long Martial Arts Field will regret it."

He felt that the Qingcheng Sect was a large hidden Taoist sect similar to the Buddhist Jingnian Zen Temple, Cihang Jingzhai, and the Demon Sect.

Chu Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Since Master Shi and the Stone Dragon Martial Arts Arena are willing to join the Qingcheng Sect, then the Stone Dragon Martial Arts Arena will be a branch of the Qingcheng Sect in the secular world. The Qingcheng Sect's martial arts can be practiced by all disciples of the Stone Dragon Martial Arts Arena in the future. Before I leave, I will also leave some martial arts suitable for ordinary disciples to practice at the Stone Dragon Martial Arts Arena."

"Nine Heavens Gang Qi" is considered the Qingcheng Sect's secret and the sect's signature martial art!

Of course, it cannot be easily passed on to ordinary disciples.

"As for Master Shi, your status in Qingcheng Sect..." Chu Yuan was interrupted by Shi Long before he finished speaking. Shi Long bowed and said, "I am willing to take Taoist Qingyang as my master."

Chu Yuan taught him skills to open up his meridians, allowing him to break through the innate realm.

He felt that the relationship between master and disciple was just like this. He had no reluctance at all to take Chu Yuan as his master, except that the age difference was too big, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

Chu Yuan shook his head and refused: "Master Shi, the age gap between you and me is too big. It is not appropriate for you to take me as your master. In this way... you will be the master of the Qingcheng Sect's Yangzhou Dojo in the future, and you will be in charge of the Qingcheng Sect's Yangzhou Dojo."

Shilong Martial Arts Arena was originally founded by Shilong!

It would also be inappropriate for him to remove the title of the owner of the Shilong Martial Arts School after Shilong led the Shilong Martial Arts School to join the Qingcheng Sect.

In this case, it would be better to give Shi Long the position of the head of the Qingcheng Sect's Yangzhou Taoist temple.

If this can be accomplished, the Qingcheng Sect and the future Shilong... No, it is the Qingcheng Sect's Yangzhou Taoist temple, one in the west and the other in the east, will be able to gain a foothold in the world.

Chu Yuan felt that it wouldn't take long before the Qingcheng Sect would become the most prosperous Taoist martial arts sect in the world.

Shi Long was somewhat tempted and agreed, "Then it's settled."

In his opinion, whether it is the owner of a martial arts school or a dojo, it is just a change of name.

Chu Yuan nodded and said, "Okay."

Chu Yuan added: "After I go back, I will send a few elders from the Qingcheng Sect to help you manage the Qingcheng Sect's Yangzhou Dojo."

Shi Long said happily: "Of course this is the best."

He did not feel unhappy at all, and felt that Chu Yuan was placing people in his territory.

Instead, he felt that this was Chu Yuan truly accepting him and Shilong Martial Arts Field, and treating him and Shilong Martial Arts Field as his own.

Chu Yuan suddenly thought of Yu Wenzhi and asked Shi Long, "By the way, how is Yu Wenzhi? Hasn't he left yet?"

He knew that with the current strength of the Shilong Martial Arts Arena, Shilong must have sent people to secretly monitor the movements of Yu Wenzhi and others!
Shi Long looked puzzled. "We just got the news that after Yu Wenzhi escaped, he and several of his advisers returned to the five large ships docked at the canal wharf outside Yangzhou City. They didn't send a large army to encircle us, but they didn't leave either. They just forbade irrelevant people to approach. I heard that many people saw the imperial guards on the ships constantly transporting water from the river to the ships. I don't know what they are doing."

According to his original idea, Yu Wenzhi was beaten by Chu Yuan and escaped. He was no match for the two of them in a one-on-one fight. After failing to seize the "Eternal Life Secret", he would definitely not give up.

A large army should have been sent to besiege the Shilong Martial Arts Field and them, but who knew that everything imagined did not happen.

Chu Yuan said: "He should be healing on the boat. Yu Wenzhi was hit by my Fire Qi from the Secret of Immortality. If there is no expert to help him dissolve and suppress it, he can only use cold water to cool down and heal his wounds. Otherwise, he will spontaneously combust and die soon."

Shi Long asked Chu Yuan: "Master, what should we do next?"

Since he had already joined the Qingcheng Sect, Shi Long also changed the way he addressed Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan thought for a moment and came up with an answer in his mind: "Liu Wei, since Yang Guang sent Yu Wenhuaji to seize the "Eternal Life Secret", we should either drive Yu Wenhuaji and his subordinates out of Yangzhou, or keep Yu Wenhuaji and his subordinates in Yangzhou to deter the villains and prevent them from having this idea again."

Chu Yuan added: "Even if we can't kill Yu Wenzhi, at the very least we must drive Yu Wenzhi's five large ships out of Yangzhou."

Shi Long asked: "When will we start?"

Chu Yuan thought for a moment and said, "The sooner the better, the better. Tonight."

Since Shilong and Shilong Martial Arts Field are willing to join the Qingcheng Sect.

Once the "Eternal Life Secret" is in my hands and the news that I have practiced it spreads, as the leader of the Qingcheng Sect, I am bound to attract the attention of the whole world.

He took action in advance against Yu Wenzhi and the imperial guards on the canal outside Yangzhou City, drove them out of Yangzhou City, and used this to shock the world.

Of course, it would be best if we could keep it.

According to Shi Long, although each of the five warships was huge and the number of imperial guards on board added up to several thousand, they were on board.

If he and Shi Long handled the situation properly, Chu Yuan felt that there was still a chance to keep Yu Wenzhi, his imperial guards, and the five large ships.

Shi Long said: "Do we want to let ordinary disciples of Shi Long Martial Arts Field participate in this operation?"

Chu Yuan shook his head and said, "No need. It's just you and me. If we can accomplish this, it will truly shock the world. Do you dare?"

Shi Long looked at Chu Yuan and said with a smile: "Master, why not? Tonight, the two of us will go and fight the Sui Dynasty's imperial guards."

……

"Xiao Ling, look at those five big ships in the river!"

"What a huge ship! I've never seen such a tall ship before. It must be able to hold hundreds of people!"

"I heard he came this morning and hasn't left yet."

"Look at those soldiers wearing imperial guard uniforms. They appear to be from the imperial court!"

"It is said that since noon, soldiers have been continuously transporting water to the leading boat, and they are still doing so now. I wonder why the people on the boat are transporting so much water?"

"Maybe it's a distinguished person on the ship, boiling water for a bath?"

"Who's going to boil water for a bath on the boat?"

"We can't imagine the life of an official..."

Two ragged teenagers, one seventeen and the other sixteen, squatted in a corner of a food stall at the Yangzhou City South Gate Wharf, looking at the five towering ships standing in the canal not far away, and chatting casually.

The merchant ships and cargo ships that normally looked huge were so small and inconspicuous in front of the five large ships. "You guys, think about how to have your next meal. I won't sell you buns on credit tomorrow."

In the vegetable and meat buns shop next door, a beautiful woman named Zhen Sao, who was in her twenties and wearing an apron around her waist, walked out of the house and said to the two young men.

There are five markets in Yangzhou City, and the most prosperous one is the South Gate Market facing the Yangtze River. There are at least dozens of food stalls of various sizes. There is a constant stream of porters and guests who come here to eat.

However, it was already the afternoon before dusk, and it was already past mealtime. Every family was packing up things in front of their door, preparing to close, so every food stall was empty, with almost no one to be seen.

"Definitely next time."

The older boy among them looked up and responded to Zhen Sao with a smile.

They heard that a group of soldiers in a large ship had arrived outside the city, and they wanted to take advantage of the time when these soldiers got off the ship to see if there was any opportunity to make a fortune, so they rushed here upon hearing the news.

Who knew that the imperial guards on the ship were acting abnormally for some reason and didn't even get off the ship, leaving them with no chance to make a fortune.

In the past, these imperial troops would have already disembarked and acted tyrannically in the local area.

"If you steal with dishonest hands and feet and take crooked paths, you won't know where you will end up."

At this moment, a woman in her forties, who was a little plump, with fat on her face and triangular eyes, came out from the inner room. She moved the empty steamer on the table outside into the house, looked over here, and said something as she did so.

She is Feng Yang, the wife of Lao Feng, the owner of the bun shop, and Zhen Sao is her husband's concubine.

Because of her beautiful appearance, Zhen Sao is also the signature of the bun shop at this pier.

The two young men, who looked like beggars, had a flash of anger in their eyes when they heard this.

The older teenagers wanted to go up and argue.

But he was stopped by a younger and thinner boy, who shook his head at him.

"Hey, if you still don't accept what I said, then don't come here every day to eat for free."

All of this was seen by Lao Feng's wife, who came out again and sneered while working.

"Don't let them buy steamed buns on credit anymore, okay? If you let them buy them on credit again, I'll break your legs."

Lao Feng's wife had a bad temper. She turned around and warned Zhen Sao, who was silently tidying up the steamer beside her.

After saying that, Lao Feng turned around and went into the house.

The two young men looked at Sister Zhen and wanted to say something, but they felt a little blocked in their hearts and couldn't say anything.

Because it is a fact that they bought the buns on credit!
In fact, because of their affairs before, Zhen Sao had been beaten many times by Lao Feng's wife. Lao Feng, who was henpecked, did not dare to stand up for Zhen Sao.

But every time they came to buy buns on credit, despite what Zhen Sao said, she would still resolutely avoid Old Feng and his wife Feng Yang and sell the buns to them on credit.

At this moment, a young Taoist priest with an extraordinary temperament and hair tied in a hairpin, and a burly man in his forties, wearing black tights, appeared at the dock together.

Standing in front of the food stall, looking at the five large ships docked in the canal not far away.

When the two young men saw this scene, their eyes lit up and they looked at each other. They smelled the scent of a fat sheep.

It was obvious that these two people were of extraordinary status and did not fit in with the environment here.

If they could steal one or two valuable things from them, they would be able to live a comfortable life for a long time.

The two of them were in sync and immediately stood up and walked towards the two men together.

"I made a lot of money helping to move the goods today, and saved a few dozen coins!"

"Xiao Ling, if you save a few dozen coins, I can send you to school!"

……

They walked past the two of them while pretending to chat.

Just as they passed by the two of them, their eyes lit up with joy.

Got it!
But before they could take a few steps, two arms fell on the shoulders of the two boys at the same time.

"Little brother, you took our things!"

Shi Long looked at the two of them with a smile.

He was considered a local boss in Yangzhou, but he didn't expect that just when he and Chu Yuan left the city, preparing to check out the situation of Yu Wenzhi and his subordinates and figure out how to take action at night, a thief actually targeted them and dared to steal their things.

"This gentleman is joking. I don't know what you are talking about."

The young man who was caught by the stone dragon pretended to be confused.

"I don't know, what is this!"

Chu Yuan also laughed.

He tapped lightly with his fingers on the acupuncture points on the arm of the young man in front of him. The young man had long and smart eyes, a straight nose, a broad forehead, and a sunny smile on his lips. The young man's arm felt like being struck by lightning. His arm went numb and his whole body lost consciousness. Something fell out of his sleeve. It was the "Eternal Life Secret" that Chu Yuan carried with him.

They were able to steal things from two innate masters, himself and Shi Long. The stealing skills of these two young men in front of him were really superb.

Unfortunately, the innate masters had extremely sensitive perceptions, and the moment they made their move, they were seen through by Chu Yuan and Shi Long.

Chu Yuan looked at the two young men who were dressed in rags and looked like beggars, and roughly knew their identities.

During the two years in Yangzhou City, he was busy practicing the "Eternal Life Secret" due to time constraints and did not go looking for Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling.

Originally, he planned to meet them again before leaving Yangzhou City.

Unexpectedly, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were really good at picking people and took the initiative to steal from him.

"Oops!"

Seeing this scene, Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong secretly cried out in their hearts, they knew that they had met a master.

In their line of work, they are not afraid of anything except encountering experts or ruthless people!

Old Feng’s words just now rang in their ears again.

"It's over. Are our Yangzhou Shuanglong going to fail today?"

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling thought to themselves.

When Kou Zhong saw Xu Ziling's miserable condition, he wanted to struggle, but when he tried to struggle, he found that the arm of the middle-aged man in black on his shoulder was heavier than a thousand pounds, pressing him down like a mountain, making him unable to move at all.

"Are you two Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, and you call yourselves the Twin Dragons of Yangzhou?"

Chu Yuan asked the two of them.

Seeing the young Taoist priest with extraordinary temperament in front of him, he recognized them at a glance.

This made the two of them feel shocked. It turned out that this young Taoist priest, who was about the same age as them, had known them for a long time. They had really hit a wall this time.

"You two, we are just trying to make a living. You adults are so generous. Don't bother with us. Just treat us like a fart."

Xu Ziling begged for mercy in a low voice.

Chu Yuan ignored Xu Ziling's pleas for mercy, and pointed to Shi Long who was standing aside with his arm on Kou Zhong and said, "Do you know who he is?"

Without waiting for the two to reply, Chu Yuan continued: "He is Shi Long, the owner of Shi Long Martial Arts Field."

As soon as Chu Yuan finished speaking, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were frightened and pale.

The world is in chaos, thieves and bandits are everywhere, and everyone is in danger.

The first to flourish were the dozen or so martial arts schools and dojos in Yangzhou City.

In terms of scale and prestige, the first choice is Shilong Martial Arts Field, which was founded by Shilong, the number one martial artist in Yangzhou known as "Pushing Mountain Hand".

For a period of time, Shi Long handed over his martial arts school to his disciples and lived alone in a manor outside the city.

But since Shi Long reappeared in front of the world two years ago, his martial arts have improved by leaps and bounds. From a world-class master at the beginning, he has become a congenital master in one fell swoop.

In the past two years, he has defeated countless masters who came to challenge him, thus becoming famous in the martial arts world, and there is a tendency for him to be called the number one master in Jiangnan.

Under his leadership, the Shilong Martial Arts Field now has influence throughout the Jianghuai and even Jiangnan areas.

If we talk about who has the greatest power in Yangzhou City today, even the Yangzhou garrison may not be able to compare to Shi Long.

And they just stole from Shilong and his friends.

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling felt that they were probably going to die this time.

(End of this chapter)