I am a swordsman in a strange city

Chapter 5 Swordsman Prerequisites
In the courtyard of Pei's Zhangui Sword Hall, the light from an incandescent bulb spread across the courtyard, covering it with a layer of dim yellow.

In the shadows outside the yard, a man appeared at some point. He looked inside through the fence of the yard. The door of the training hall was closed and there was no light inside.

He came to the door and wanted to push it open, but he pushed it gently and found that the door was locked. He wanted to climb into the yard. In his opinion, the Zhan Gui Jian Tang was the guardian of the flower field. If he could get rid of it, it would be much easier to move around in this area and he wouldn't have to be so nervous all the time.

At this moment, he looked at the darkness inside and he understood that the opportunity had really come.

……

Pei Ju stood there without moving, because he had no way to escape from the sword light.

The old peddler seemed to be drawing his sword towards him, but he actually drew an arc and stabbed the young peddler beside him in the middle of his eyebrows. A trace of panic flashed in the young peddler's eyes. He screamed and fell backwards, but at the moment he fell, a shadow jumped out from his body.

The gray shadow went out of the temple, but at this moment, Pei Ju vaguely heard a tiger roar, and then the scene in front of him quickly collapsed.

Then the whole person was pulled out, felt cold, and then fell rapidly, as if falling into an abyss, but suddenly fell into a warm hot spring.

The man outside who was about to climb into the yard suddenly stopped because he faintly heard a tiger roar, and then immediately followed the wall of the alley outside and quickly disappeared into the darkness.

Pei Ju woke up and found himself lying on the table.

Then he found that his grandfather seemed to have woken up earlier.

On the other side, Mrs. Wen and Xiaoqiu both fell under the table.

Pei Ju thought that it would be better to put a few round-back chairs here so that people would not fall to the ground.

At this time, Mrs. Wen also woke up.

But Xiaoqiu didn't wake up, so the three of them helped her to the sofa on the side.

Then he went to pour a glass of warm water for Mrs. Wen. After that, he saw Grandpa light a stick of incense and mutter something. He knew that it was words of thanks to the mountain king.

"Fourth Master, how is Xiaoqiu?" Mrs. Wen felt like she had a dream, but she couldn't remember it clearly. She just felt very tired.

"Xiao Qiu is fine, but she will be more sleepy during this period. Madam needs to take good care of her."

At this time, Mr. Pei Si came to the coffee table on the other side, picked up the phone and made a call. Pei Ju didn't hear it clearly, just a few short sentences, like an agreed code.

Afterwards, Xiaoqiu woke up, looking somewhat dazed. At this time, Pei Ju said, "Grandpa, let me take them back."

"Well, send them to Qianmen Street, call a car, let Madam Wen and Xiaoqiu get in, and then come back." Fourth Master Pei instructed.

Pei Ju responded, then helped Xiao Qiu out of the door. The alley was neither long nor short. Along the way, Mrs. Wen kept sighing, as if she had endless things to say, but all she could say turned into sighs.

Xiaoqiu looked very light and was helped to the entrance of the alley.

It wasn't too late now, around ten o'clock in the evening. There were street lights on the street. Under one of the street lights, there was a rickshaw parked there. A man in black was sitting on the footrest of the rickshaw. He was wearing a black pointed hat and had a lit cigarette in his hand. The wind blew, and the sparks flickered in the distance.

"Xiaoyong, take us back." Mrs. Wen said. She knew the other party and it should be him who sent him here.

The young man named Xiaoyong responded immediately and said, "Aunt, what happened to Xiaoqiu?" "The Fourth Master said that she is cured. Take us back first." Mrs. Wen had regained her composure at this time, and no one could tell what was wrong on the surface.

"Okay, let's get on first." Xiaoyong also helped Xiaoqiu get on the rickshaw.

Pei Ju stopped and stood aside, watching the rickshaw quickly go away.

Rickshaws are about to be eliminated, but they can still be seen occasionally. Some wealthy families still have rickshaws, and when the younger generation in the family wants to ride, they take them out and pull them.

Pei Ju returned to the training hall and saw his grandfather sitting there with tea already made.

He sat down next to his grandfather.

Master Pei poured him a cup of tea and said, "Today, you were able to quickly identify which one was the ghost. It seems you have quite a talent."

Pei Ju had come to his senses by now, and realized that his grandfather had brought him into the [Spiritual Ceremony Field] and would never let him fall into death.

"[Staying Overnight at the Mountain Monarch Temple] is a ritual site where we test the talent of our successors. I wanted to take you in later, but a 'ghost' came in today, so I'll take this opportunity to let you practice. I've also taught you some of the taboos there."

Although Pei Ju still had a feeling of fear in his heart, for some reason, it seemed as if something had sown a seed in his heart. That was the fearless spirit in the heart of the scholar at the ceremony of "Staying Overnight at the Mountain Monarch Temple".

"When we deal with ghosts and monsters, we must first have a fearless heart. Only when we are fearless in our hearts can we not be easily invaded by ghosts and monsters. When we draw our swords, we can move forward and kill ghosts and monsters. This is a prerequisite for becoming a professional swordsman." Master Pei Si said seriously.

After Pei Ju entered the "Staying Overnight at the Mountain God Temple", the world in his heart seemed to open up.

"Go and have a rest. Tomorrow is Saturday and you don't have to go to class. Go see your mother. She called today and hopes you can stay there for a day." said Mr. Pei.

Pei Ju was silent for a moment, but he was excited because he heard the words "employed swordsman". However, he suppressed his excitement and said, "Okay."

All he remembered of his father was his name and a photo. He could not recall any interactions with his father, and his mother had remarried. He did not hate her, but after she formed a new family, he would hardly go to her unless she called him.

Time ticked by, and in the blink of an eye, my mother had given birth to a daughter in her new family.

He washed himself carefully without touching his wound. When he entered his room, he saw his grandfather burning incense in front of the Eight Immortals Table again and changing the offerings.

"Grandpa, that Xiaoqiu?" Pei Ju couldn't help but ask, although he had guessed something.

"Xiao Qiu's affairs are handled by the relevant departments." Mr. Pei Si replied quickly.

Pei Ju returned to his room, which contained a table, a bed, a cabinet, and a sword hanging on the wall.

The sword is a wooden sword, a red date wood sword, and is used for practicing swordsmanship.

He took it off casually, then stood on the edge of the bed and began to practice the basic sword moves. His feet moved left and right on the edge of the bed lightly and nimbly, and the red date wood sword in his hand turned with his body. The sword flowers swirled around his body, which was extremely beautiful, like a red feather spreading out.

He likes swordsmanship and wants to become a professional swordsman who can carry a real sword while walking around. It can even be said that this is his dream.

But in the past, whenever I talked about this, my grandfather seemed a little hesitant. Now I want to verify it, and I have gotten his permission.

(End of this chapter)