The chivalrous spirit is fickle

"In this situation, if the villain threatens you with hostages and asks you to lay down your swords and tie your own hands and feet, what will you two choose?"

After the words fell, there was a long silence. Shen Yue's eyes became more and more confused, as if she saw a figure who looked like her mother, being held hostage and forced to submit.

Thinking of this, Shen Yue's body shook slightly, she took a step back, her lips moved slightly, but she did not give an answer. The same was true for Su Xue on the other side, but she was better than Shen Yue. After a slight distraction, she answered hesitantly.

"I...I won't surrender."

Hearing this, Shi Gu shook his head slightly. He looked at Su Xue with complicated eyes and then asked softly.

"If... that person is your future disciple, who has been by your side since infancy, with a full twelve years of fate and affection, at that time... would you still make this choice?"

Su Xue's face turned pale and she was unable to answer. It was clearly just a hypothesis, but after listening to Shi Gu's description, she felt a little pity for the little disciple in the description.

What if there really was such a poor child who had been with him for twelve years, calling him master day and night, and relying on him for life?

So...can I still do it?

On the other side, Shen Yue's eyes were hazy, as if covered with a thin layer of mist. She clenched her fair little hands, stepped forward, and said to Shi Gu stubbornly,

"Master...you are asking this...it's really shameless."

Shi Gu was stunned when he heard this, and then he burst into laughter. He stretched out his right hand, gently rubbed his eyebrows, and spoke slowly as if talking to himself.

"Yes, this assumption is a bit too shameless."

"However, this is not impossible. You will meet all kinds of people in the future, some good and some bad."

"Some people are so good that you can't believe it, and there are definitely people who are so bad that you grit your teeth."

"It's better to think more now than to panic when the time comes."

At this time, Su Xue had also come back to her senses. She was also somewhat dissatisfied with Shi Gu's repeated questioning. She took a step forward and stood side by side with Shen Yue and asked Shi Gu.

"What about you, Master? If you encountered such a thing, what would you do?"

When this happened, Shen Yue's eyes fell on Shi Gu, with a vague expectation in her, as if she was expecting Shi Gu to give the same answer as the one in her heart.

However, Shi Gu did not hesitate at all and answered calmly.

"No matter what, I will never surrender. If I can save him, I will save him. If I can't, I will kill the evildoer and avenge him."

Shen Yue's eyes flickered, her pupils shrank slightly, and her small face was full of loneliness without any concealment. Shi Gu seemed not to notice the disappointment on Shen Yue's face and continued to talk.

"I'm not from a respectable family. I never have been."

"So, I can better understand what those evil people are thinking. Under such circumstances, those evil people will never keep their promises."

"If you surrender, you will all be killed by the evildoer. Not only will no one survive in the end, but the evildoer will also go unpunished. It's really not worth it."

"..."

Silence once again enveloped the courtyard. Shi Gu looked at his two disciples who kept their heads down and said nothing. He could only smile bitterly and swallowed back the words he had not finished.

After a moment, Shi Gu sighed again, rubbed his forehead in distress, and said helplessly.

"Of course, there is another way that may be able to achieve the best of both worlds, but it is a little difficult to do."

Shen Yue and Su Xue's eyes lit up and a glimmer of light appeared again. They raised their heads and looked at Shi Gu with expectation.

Facing the expectant eyes of the two disciples, Shi Gu exhaled lightly and spoke slowly.

"This method is to keep your word."

"Keep your word?"

"Yes, you need to make your reputation of keeping your word spread throughout the world, and keep your promises."

"From the day you step into the martial arts world, don't make promises easily, but once you make a promise, you must fulfill it no matter what."

"Let the good guys and bad guys in the world know that you are a man of your word, and that you value your promise more than your life."

"Once those evil people know about this, they can use your promise to exchange for other people's lives."

Shi Gu gently pinched his fingers and spoke to Shen Yue and the others earnestly.

“This road may sound simple, but it is actually quite difficult to walk on.”

"You may not be able to control yourself, and your words may not be what you want to say. Moreover, if you break your promise once, everything in the past will be destroyed, and you will fall into an endless abyss."

Hearing this, Shen Yue's eyes flickered and shone, as if she had made up her mind, while Su Xue beside her frowned slightly.

Shi Gu took in the expressions of the two people, and suddenly felt a little tired. He couldn't help but whisper to himself.

"I really am not cut out to be a chef."

Shi Gu said this very softly, and Shen Yue and the others didn't hear it at all. After saying this, Shi Gu stood up, waved his hand gently at the two of them, and said.

"Okay, that's enough for tonight."

"You two should go back to bed. You have to practice tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, the two had different expressions. Shen Yue seemed to want to say something but stopped herself, while Su Xue heaved a long sigh of relief, looking as if a heavy burden had been lifted off her shoulders.

Shi Gu seemed to be afraid that Shen Yue would ask him something, so he turned around, flew up, landed on the roof and hid.

Seeing this, Shen Yue and the other person were stunned, then they went back to their own rooms, turned off the lights and went to sleep.

Half an hour later.

The stars are shining brightly, forming a long silver river that runs through the night sky.

Shi Gu was lying on the roof, looking at the starry sky, his brows furrowed tighter and tighter, his expression distressed, and he talked to himself.

"Is it so difficult to pass on knowledge and teachings?"

Perhaps, Shi Gu had never thought that he would encounter two extreme examples the first time he accepted disciples.

Judging from their performance tonight, Shen Yue will definitely take the most difficult path, and she will have no choice but to keep her promise.

She might let many bad guys go in order to keep her promise, but she will also save many more people at the same time.

But Su Xue had a different personality. After tonight, Shi Gu believed that for the rest of her life, she would not get close to anyone, let alone accept any disciples.

She won't leave herself any weaknesses; that's her nature.

The natures of these two people are like water and fire; they cannot mix.

Shen Yue is like water. Water can nourish all things, but it can also stir up huge waves and submerge everything.

And Su Xue was like fire, burning everything, destroying everything.

Not to mention the pure murderous aura that Shi Gu felt from Su Xue.

As soon as he thought of this, Shi Gu reached out and took out a small box from his arms. He slowly opened it and saw a piece of bones in the box. It looked like it had been cut from a living person, with flesh and blood stuck to it.

This is the dragon bone that will be given to Su Xue, the dragon bone cut from Zhou Ming's body.

"Forget it, let's take it one step at a time."

Chapter 77 Bone Setting (I)

The next day, early morning.

In Lin'an city, several figures were running quickly, all dressed in black. These men in black were agile, but they did not take the main road. Instead, they jumped onto the roofs, hunched their bodies, and ran stealthily.

Whenever they arrived at the eaves of a house, the men in black would take out a pile of papers from their arms and throw them into the yard like flowers scattered by fairies. Then they would turn around and rush to the next house.

One of the men in black moved the fastest and looked like the leader. His martial arts skills were so good that when his feet landed on the eaves, there was no sound at all.

He was seen as light as a swallow, flashing past the walls and eaves of Lin'an City. The man in black looked at the people who didn't notice him, and suddenly a feeling of pride arose in his heart.

"Haha, there really isn't a single expert in Lin'an City. Who can stop me? Damn it, no one can stop me (Pa)..."

Before the man in black could finish his words, he was kicked off the roof. He had no time to dodge or even curse before he fell heavily into the yard.

On the eaves, Shi Gu was holding a half-eaten pancake in his hand, looking at the dusty man in black with a dark face, then he jumped down and picked up the man with one hand.

"Who are you, this thief? Why are you running around on my roof so early in the morning? Will you pay for it if I break it?"

The man in black was grimacing in pain, but when he heard this, he took off the black cloth from his body, took out a piece of paper from his arms, handed it to Shi Gu, and explained with a smile.

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, I'm not a thief, look at this."

Shi Gu took the thick stack of papers with a puzzled look on his face. Before he looked at it carefully, he heard the man in black whispering in his ear.

"My hero, I see that you are very heroic and extraordinary, and you are definitely not an ordinary person. Would you like to have a martial arts competition to find a husband for you?"

Hearing this, Shi Gu's eyes twitched. The top piece of paper in his hand was a flyer for a martial arts competition to recruit a bride. This guy was actually here to hand out flyers? !

"No, you use your excellent Qinggong to distribute flyers?"

Hearing this, the man in black looked bitter, scratched his head, and said helplessly.

"Isn't this a helpless thing? The sect I became a disciple of is well-known, but not first-rate. But when I come out to find a job, people will look for resumes from first-rate sects."

"All the descendants of the Mai Divine Apprentice next door have been squeezed out and switched to tomb robbing. I am still making ends meet."

As he spoke, the man in black turned serious and pointed at the flyer in Shi Gu's hand, speaking very seriously.

"My dear hero, why don't you consider a martial arts competition to win my hand in marriage? I'll just be a shill and be responsible for shouting and cursing."

"This job is relatively easy. I think you are quite skilled, so you can take a position and be the last one on stage."

"You should beat all the ugly ones. If you meet one that suits the master's taste, you should lose on purpose..."

Shi Gu rolled his eyes. He knew the tricks of this martial arts competition very well. It was probably a scam, so he would not get involved in this muddy water.

Seeing Shi Gu's rolling eyes, the man in black didn't waste any words and directly tore off the top flyer, revealing a flyer that looked almost like a pornographic painting.

The man in black came close to Shigu's ear with a lewd look on his face, lowered his voice, and spoke in a very obscene manner.

"White Bird Temple has a big sale these days."

"Exotic, sucking and licking."

"Slim waist and thin willow, thin branches and big fruits."

"Hero, don't you want to give it a try? Let the lovely girl's warm tongue lick your ears all the way down..."

Shi Gu slapped the man in black on the face, stopping him from speaking any further, and his face became even darker.

Damn it, so this is how Akamon advertised their Shiratori-kan. Those troublemakers are so shameless.

The man in black had no idea what Shi Gu was thinking. He stood up again very professionally, tore off a flyer, came closer, and lowered his voice even more.

"Sir, why don't you take a look at this again."

"The Xiong family's old recipe has been passed down for a hundred years."

"Unique craftsmanship, amazing restoration."

"The living dead, the flesh and bones, I guarantee that you will rise again with your golden spear. No matter what kind of annoying little goblin it is, you will kill it until it loses its armor and becomes pale."

"..."

The corners of Shi Gu's mouth twitched constantly, and he really wanted to slap this tactless guy, but before he could move, the door next to him slowly opened.

Looking closely, it was Shen Yue and Su Xue who opened the door at the same time. The two little girls must have thought a lot last night. They looked like they were not fully asleep, with sleepy eyes and a soft look.

Shen Yue and Su Xue were still young, only about fifteen or sixteen years old, and had not fully grown up yet. However, they were already stunning beauties, making people unable to take their eyes off them.

The man in black glanced at Shen Yue and the other person, then turned around and gave Shi Gu a thumbs up with jealousy and envy.

"Brother, you're playing hard, can you handle it? Do you want to see the old male style again?"

"They are both my apprentices."

"Hey! Why is there a plot here? It's so unethical! This is too much. Come, take a look at this heroic old formula. You'll need it sooner or later..."

Snapped!

Shi Gu, who could no longer bear it, finally kicked the man in black out. The man in black didn't say anything more. He left an envious look, turned around, flew onto the roof and left quickly.

Shi Gu sighed helplessly, turned around and looked at Shen Yue and the other person who looked confused, and put on the airs of a master.

"Xiao Su, go fill the wooden barrel in the yard with water."

"Xiao Shen, go swing your sword a thousand times first."

Hearing this, Su Xue didn't hesitate at all and strode towards the wooden barrel. That wooden barrel was used by Shen Yue to practice martial arts earlier, and it could not be filled with less than twenty buckets of water.

Su Xue walked to the well and just as she picked up the wooden barrel, her face changed. For some reason, the small wooden barrel seemed much heavier than a stone in her hand.

On the other side, Shen Yue also followed Shi Gu's instructions, picked up the wooden sword she swung every day, and began to repeat the boring swinging of the sword. Shen Yue was also getting tired of it, so she asked Shi Gu while swinging the sword.

"Master, can't you teach me some new moves?"