I am a swordsman in a strange city

Chapter 37 Household Registration in the Temple World

When Pei Ju woke up again, he was in the thatched hut again.

After he woke up, he lit the lamp, opened the thatched door, and went outside to take a look.

The sky was dark, without stars or moon.

He suddenly realized that there seemed to be no stars or moon here, and the sky seemed to be covered by a thick layer of clouds.

He came to the open space outside and practiced the sword technique three times back and forth. In the night breeze, he felt extremely comfortable. The sword in his hand cut through the void, and the sword chant made by cutting the wind made him feel that this was the most beautiful sound in the world.

After sitting in the dark wind for a while, he wanted to go back to the house to practice standing meditation and qigong, but he saw two lights coming out of the town in the distance.

There were two lanterns coming towards the thatched hut.

He was about to go back into the house, but he stopped again and watched the man holding the lantern staggering towards him.

About ten minutes later, the lantern came closer and closer, and gradually I could see clearly that there were two people, one in front and one behind. The person in front was holding a lantern in one hand and a hatchet in the other, and the person behind was also holding a hatchet in his hand.

As he got closer, he could clearly see that the man in front was older, had a beard, and was wearing coarse cloth clothes that were only available in this area. His hair was tied up on top of his head, forming a cloth bun, and his hair was scattered messily below his neck.

The young man behind was dressed similarly and had the same hair, but his face was not as weathered as the one in front. He looked much more childish and thinner.

In fact, the same is true for older people. Pei Ju didn't know if they were malnourished, but when they stood beside him, Pei Ju clearly felt that they were much shorter. When they saw Pei Ju, a look of confusion and scrutiny appeared on their faces, and there was also a hint of fear.

"Uncle, what's the matter with you coming to see me so late?" Pei Ju asked.

The older one said quickly, "No, no, young man. I came to look for you during the day, but you were not there. I heard people say that there were lights here every night, so I came here at night. Sure enough, you were here."

The reason they came here, of course, was to see the lights on here.

"What do you want from me?" Pei Ju already knew the fear that ordinary people here had towards these wandering people.

The elder immediately replied, "This is what I am. I am Hu Quan, the farm manager for Mr. Huang's family in town. Mr. Huang sent me to ask if Mr. Pei has returned."

"No." Pei Ju's face darkened, but he answered directly.

When the other party heard this, he seemed to have guessed it long ago, but he still sighed and pretended to be sad, saying: "Hero Pei is kind and righteous, it's just that the evil ghost is fierce. The master said that if you want to stay here, he can issue you a settlement document and give you this piece of land as well."

"Give it to me?" Pei Ju was puzzled. He knew very well that whether in this world or the outside world, household registration and land were not given casually.

If others give it to you easily now, there must be a reason or conditions.

"Young man, you're all alone now, and life isn't easy. Our master wants you to settle down here. First, you can wait for your third uncle to return. Second, our master thinks you're a capable person, so he persuaded the elders of the town to give you this piece of land. I only have one small request, which is that you can help look after this land..."

"If so, and there are any ghosts in the town, you can go and have a look if you have time." Hu Quan's words were still very tactful. No wonder the big landlord sent him here. Pei Ju felt that the other party must have a high status in the landlord's family.

He looked up at the rice fields. Before he could say anything, Hu Quan spoke up, "Young man, all the fields you can see belong to my master."

When he said this, he felt a sense of pride.

"Awesome." Pei Ju replied. In his opinion, no matter what era it is, being able to occupy such a large piece of land is very impressive.

He also understood that the other party wanted to subdue him.

But it didn't matter, since he had nowhere else to go anyway, so he said, "If that's the case, then let's decide it this way."

"Okay, young man, you are worthy of being a man of the world. You act straightforwardly. From now on, you will be one of us. My master will not treat you unfairly." Hu Quan said happily. He seemed very happy that he had completed the master's task.

He then said a few more polite words, saying that Uncle Pei Ju was a lucky man, and that he was a martial arts expert and would definitely come back.

Pei Ju certainly didn't believe these words. After they left, he looked outside again. It was pitch black, with some strange lights occasionally appearing in the distant mountains. He only thought about exploring again when he became stronger. Of course, more importantly, he wanted to go to the temple to see what was inside.

Go back to the house to practice qigong, swallow again and again, swallow the air into the dantian, go down from the Ren meridian, go up from the Du meridian, and then exhale.

I heard some strange bird sounds and some small wild animals foraging for food around.

Pei Ju didn't care and just focused on practicing Qi.

Until you wake up naturally.

It's bright.

The sound of grandpa fetching water to wash could be heard outside.

He got up and practiced swordplay, but now he didn't just practice swordplay alone, but coordinated his practice with his breathing. He had coordinated his practice with his breathing before, but it wasn't as deep and natural as it is now.

He felt that the power of the sword was stronger and the rhythm was better as he wielded it with each breath, and his thrusts were faster and more accurate.

His steps and leaps were as smooth as flowing water.

This is the feeling of fullness of power that comes after inhaling into the dantian.

When we returned to the training hall, Grandpa suddenly said, "Juzi, how do you feel in there?"

Pei Ju lit a stick of incense and said, "It's in there. Someone said they wanted to give me a household registration document."

Mr. Pei Si was silent for a moment, then said, "I'll tell you something when you come back from school tonight."

"Okay." Pei Ju didn't ask why.

Afterwards, I went to school with Zhou You.

Zhou You bought him another big bun and sat in the back of his car, listening to Zhou You say that he had written another letter and wanted him to help pass it on.

Pei Ju was stunned for a moment. For him, Zhou You was moving too fast. Didn’t he just write a letter to Wang Xiaoxia?

"Where is Wang Xiaoxia?" Pei Ju asked quickly.

"She came to me yesterday and told me that she already has someone she likes," Zhou You said.

"Oh, you have someone you like. Who do you like?" Pei Ju asked naturally.

Zhou You was silent for a moment, then said, "She said she likes you."

Pei Ju was a little confused again. He felt that some situations seemed absurd.

He didn't know what to say, so he just took a big bite of the big meat bun.

Biting a bun, his eyes swept between the pedestrians on the road.

Suddenly, he noticed someone on the side of the road looking at him. Following his feeling, he saw a man in gray work clothes and messy hair staring at him.

The gaze was as sharp as an eagle and as sharp as a knife.

Pei Ju was startled and looked away involuntarily to see if there was anyone from the police station. When he turned his head and looked back again, he found that the man was gone.

Seeking monthly ticket
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(End of this chapter)