Hidden moth

Chapter 238 Passing by the Green Mountains, No Sound

Because of Fabre's incident, He Kao has been a little sensitive to Jianghu wanderers recently. What's more, he just witnessed Chang Anju's "crime" last night, and he has no idea what kind of person this person is.

But after listening to Chang Anju's self-introduction, He Kao found it a bit funny. Not all wild warlocks were in Fabre's group. Chang Anju's experience was a bit like Wu Yanjun's, except that he hadn't found an organization yet.

Chang Anju's master is called Zhang Laosan, which doesn't sound like his real name, but that's what his master told him. Zhang Laosan is a street performer and must be a practitioner of the Xingshen Sect, because the technique he taught Chang Anju was the Xingshen technique.

He Kao had certainly dealt with Xingshen Sect sorcerers before, such as Peng Xian, the former president of Jinxing Media, who had died at his and Xiaopang's hands. There was also Li Xiuyuan, the Xingshen Sect's leader, whom He Kao had recently escorted to the foot of Mount Everest.

Street performers are almost extinct nowadays. If anyone has real talent, they might as well do a live broadcast of their talent show. In today's cities, no one is allowed to just pick a place and set up a stage.

But when Chang Anju was young, he could still see all kinds of traveling performers in the county town and rural markets. Zhang Laosan was a plaster seller who boasted about the efficacy of his plasters, saying that he wished a lame man could go to the Olympics if he applied them.

The master also taught Chang Anju how to make plasters. Of course they do have therapeutic effects, which are nothing more than promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, dispelling wind and dampness, unblocking meridians and relieving pain... Similar products can also be bought in pharmacies.

Jianghu people don't just set up stalls and sell plasters; they use unique skills to attract customers. Zhang Laosan wields a flying fork, which he wields with great vigor and energy, using his shoulders, back, legs, and arms to spin and catch the fork.

At the Olympics 88 years ago, someone actually performed a flying fork.

This is a typical martial arts stage, which focuses on dazzling performances. In short, the atmosphere is lively and the spectators often cheer loudly... The martial arts stage also has opera performances, in which actors perform flying forks while singing opera texts.

Zhang Laosan was alone, a solitary swindler. In the past, those who dared to venture out on their own often had some self-defense skills, or even did some low-cost business on the side. Public security back then wasn't as good as it is today.

Chang Anju's current cultivation level is that of a second-level angler. As for how high Zhang Laosan's cultivation level was back then, Chang Anju was not sure, but He Kao judged based on his retelling that it should have been only second-level.

Chang Anju met his master at a country market. He was fourteen years old that year and in the second grade of junior high school. He was at an age with all kinds of dreams in his heart. After seeing Zhang Laosan's flying fork skills, he mistook him for a martial arts master in the movies and pestered him to become his disciple.

Jianghu artists only stayed at each market for a few days at most, and each time they arrived, they would go to a different market. Chang Anju, for some unknown reason, had been obsessed with it, but he kept going to different markets to watch Zhang Laosan perform the flying fork trick.

He took out all the New Year's money he had saved for several years and forced it on Zhang Laosan as a fee for becoming his apprentice. He even chased Zhang Laosan and almost ran away from home... In the end, Zhang Laosan sent him back home and returned the money to his parents.

There is no way not to send the child back, otherwise he will become a suspect of child trafficking, and Zhang Laosan doesn't want to be sued.

Chang Anju's father was open-minded. He not only thanked Zhang Laosan, but also, seeing that his son was so fascinated, begged the street artist - could he teach the child a few tricks?

Anyway, just fool him and let him stay at home to practice, so he won't run around everywhere.

Zhang Laosan actually agreed. Since he wanted to teach, he should teach well. He had lived in the Chang family for three months. Anyway, the countryside was big and there was no shortage of rooms.

The master did not teach Chang Anju the flying fork, but told him that if he wanted to learn the flying fork skill he must first practice the basic skills, including external training of the body and internal cultivation of the mind... In fact, what he taught was the art of raising the spirit.

Later, Chang Anju realized that he had been fooled, because the magic of the gods had nothing to do with playing with flying forks. In comparison, playing with flying forks was just a small trick.

According to Chang Anju's personal observation, the master's business at the stall was particularly good. Not only were there many people watching, but the cheers were also very loud. After the performance, the plasters he brought were always sold out.

This is probably related to the art of Xingshen. As long as Chang Anju learns this, he doesn't need to perform flying forks if he wants to be a street performer like his master.

The master did not teach him any opera or martial arts, but mainly taught him the art of activating spirits and the skill of making plasters.

The master only stayed in his house for three months, repeatedly explaining the various details of practicing the art of spiritual enlightenment, and imparting the fundamental mental methods and several applied techniques. When he left, Chang Anju had not yet started practicing.

Master only spent three months getting him to memorize it repeatedly and imprint it in his mind. While the child's comprehension skills may not be sufficient yet, his memory, especially his rote memory, is excellent. He can slowly comprehend and cultivate this in the future.

My master didn’t have a mobile phone at the time, so after saying goodbye, he lost contact with me, as if he had disappeared on the other side of the green hills, leaving no trace and no voice.

Zhang Laosan probably didn't expect Chang Anju to succeed in his cultivation, but only passed on the Dharma to him because of opportunity. He also told Chang Anju that if he could cultivate to the basics and break through to the higher levels in the future, he would have the opportunity to inherit the Dharma of a higher realm.

As for the origin of this opportunity, Zhang Laosan himself couldn't explain it clearly. In short, the secret of heaven cannot be revealed. This is what his master's master told him, and he just repeated it verbatim...

After listening to Chang Anju's story, He Kao sighed, "Your father is so open-minded! I'm truly enviable!" During this experience, the person who most touched He Kao was not Zhang Laosan, but Chang Anju's father. When his child wanted to learn martial arts skills, he asked a master to come home and teach them, something most parents today wouldn't be able to do.

Chang Anju's expression darkened at the mention of his father. Upon hearing the tragic news about his brother, his father had fainted and never regained consciousness. That was why he had pursued Zhong Jinghui across borders, vowing to avenge her and eradicate her evil.
Seeing this, He Kao immediately changed the subject, thus easing the atmosphere in time.

Chang Anju's experience proves that many so-called wanderers in the world are the inheritance of martial arts sects that are scattered outside, and it is possible that they have been passed down for several generations.

Eastern society as a whole has only been in the information age for less than twenty years, perhaps even just a decade. The ability to contact someone anytime, anywhere was previously unimaginable.

Not only Chang Anju, but also his master and his master's master, have all severed ties with the Shu Sect. However, their lineage was inherited by the official Shu Sect disciples.

The inheritance of casual cultivators like this often ends in discontinuity. Only in extremely ideal circumstances, when a successor in later generations can break through to a high level, can he sense the call of the cave heaven and return to the sect... This is the case with Gu Chun.

If Elder Gu had not broken through to a higher level back then, he might have become a wandering cultivator, and perhaps he would have left behind a legacy somewhere in the world and taught disciples like Chang Anju.

The inheritance of Chang Anju is still in pretty good condition. The first to third level spells have not been lost, and the sect rules that come with the secret techniques have also been passed down.

However, we cannot expect all independent practitioners in the martial arts world to always keep their inheritance intact. If the secret method is missing, not only will it be impossible to practice, it may even lead to deviations with serious consequences.

We cannot expect everyone to pass down the sect rules in full. Even if the master has explained the sect rules, we cannot expect all successors to abide by them consciously.

While they are mastering the techniques, they are actually out of control, which is also a hidden danger.

The Shumen started a large-scale census of disciples last year, which was followed by comprehensive information management. It can be said that this has achieved something that has never been done in history.

First, find out the situation of all enrolled disciples, including the information they have taught to their disciples, and register them one by one to avoid loss of contact and control.

During this process, as for those wandering around the Jianghu, they would contact each one they found. If they were willing to accept the supervision of the Shumen, they would provide their contact information and could return to the Shumen after passing the assessment.

What if they don't want to? Some wanderers are free and unrestrained, unwilling to accept the supervision of the Shumen, but the Shumen will also record their situation. As long as they don't commit any crimes, they don't have to pay attention to them.

This is what Elder Gu has been doing for the past year. He had actually discovered Ye Liangchen and Lan Jiuwan a long time ago, but he left a loophole and handed them over to He Kao.

What is the law of fate? Chang Anju's chance encounter with He Kao is the law of fate!
Although He Kao did not reveal his identity, he gave a detailed introduction to the current situation of Shumen and gave Chang Anju the contact information of the Shumen Information Office, including email address and hotline number, etc.

Last year, the Zongfa Hall joined forces with various major sects to establish an office with its headquarters in Fengwei Township and a permanent office in Xijing, which is specifically responsible for information management.

If Chang Anju is willing to return to Xingshen Sect and become a formal disciple, he can take the initiative to contact the sect's information office, report his personal situation and accept the sect's assessment.

If he is unwilling, He Kao will not force him, but will report the information he has about Chang Anju to the Shumen.

Chang Anju is not Fabre, so of course he is willing. He feels like a lost child who has finally found his home, and He Kao is the policeman who sent him home. He is so excited that he almost cries.

He drank several large cups in a row and thanked He Kao profusely. Later, his tongue became sore when he spoke, but He Kao stopped him in time and prevented him from drinking any more.

Chang Anju was curious about everything about the Shumen sect, and kept asking about various situations, from history to reality, from official announcements to gossip, and of course the various details of the clan law and orders.

He Kao had just consulted several elders in Jinghua Cave Heaven, and tonight was a good opportunity for him to learn and teach right away.

Chang Anju said excitedly, "I'll contact the Shumen Information Office tomorrow, no, tonight... What materials are required to be submitted, and what format is required..."

He Kao smiled and dissuaded him: "Don't worry, there's still time during the day. As for the format and content requirements, I can tell you."

The two chatted for a long time, and finally mentioned a situation. Zhong Jinghui's bad deeds were not done by her alone. She had a group of accomplices who were also the backbone of the original fraud group and now fled here together.

Since they have come all the way here, Chang Anju doesn't want to let them go.

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(End of this chapter)