The chivalrous spirit is fickle

At West Wind Ferry, in a long reed forest, a small boat was anchored.

The fisherman on the boat, wearing a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat, swallowed a carrier pigeon and his mouth was full of blood.

Suddenly, his mouth puffed up and spit out a bamboo tube. After he picked up the bamboo tube and looked at it, he grinned, revealing a row of yellow teeth.

"Hey, has this big fish escaped to Lin'an City? It's a good place to bury the body."

……

The storm is coming and the crisis is approaching.

However, the situation among the three masters and apprentices in Lin'an City was a completely different one.

"Master, I want to eat hot pot!"

Looking at the vegetable porridge on the table, Shen Yue put down her bowl and chopsticks and said so.

Snapped!

Shi Gu slammed the table and said angrily.

"Pah, you look like hot pot to me."

At this time, Su Xue also put down her bowl and chopsticks, stood beside Shen Yue, and said.

"Master, I want to eat hot pot too."

Looking at the two traitors, thinking of his remaining savings, and his own theater that was barely breaking even, Shi Gu could not help but put his hand to his forehead and sighed.

"This life is unbearable."

Chapter 80: Peaceful Daily Life

Since when, the food in Shigu's family has become worse and worse.

Perhaps, it started from accepting these two wronged disciples.

Green vegetables and white porridge is not a shabby meal, but compared with the carefree life before Shi Gu, it does seem a little light.

Shi Gu held the bowl of rice and drank the porridge slowly, but his brows were tightly furrowed and he looked very worried.

These days, the theater's business is not very good and is just self-sufficient. The people of Lin'an City prefer to see thinly dressed women posing on the stage rather than listening to opera.

Shi Gu was not a businessman. He was used to a carefree life. These days, he often took his two apprentices out to eat. As a result, his two apprentices' appetites became spoiled.

So, when Shi Gu started trying to live a more frugal life, the two disciples began to say some words that were disrespectful to their teacher and ancestors.

Especially after Shi Gu secretly went out to eat hotpot alone two days ago and was caught by these two little girls, these two traitors became more unscrupulous.

After breakfast, Shen Yue and Su Xue also began their daily practice, but today's practice was a little different from the boring repetition of the past.

In the spacious courtyard, Shen Yue replaced the wooden sword with a pure white sword. The sword body looked like colored glaze and was definitely not an ordinary item. It was one of the weapons in Shi Gu's collection.

Shi Gu then picked up a wooden sword, stood in the yard, looked at Shen Yue and Su Xue, and said.

"Today, it's time to teach you some moves."

"You two, tell me what moves you want to learn."

Hearing this, Shen Yue and Su Xue gathered together to discuss something, but their opinions seemed to be different, and after analyzing the situation, no one could convince the other.

After a moment, Shen Yue spoke first. She held the sword in her hand and asked Shi Gu with anticipation on her face.

"Master, are there any particularly beautiful and intimidating sword techniques? I want to learn them."

Shi Gu didn't say much. He picked up the sword in one hand and walked to the center of the yard. He moved his body and held the wooden sword, performing a set of sword moves within the narrow range.

When the wooden sword was swung, it was neither fast nor slow, but it made people feel unusually crisp and neat. Every move was smooth and flowing, which made people feel very comfortable.

However, after a set of sword moves, Shen Yue was a little disappointed. She shook her head unsatisfiedly and said.

"I don't want this kind of swordsmanship, I want the kind of... uh... the kind of sword moves that look... really powerful."

Listening to Shen Yue's description, Shi Gu sighed, then quickly stepped forward and snapped his fingers at Shen Yue. After Shen Yue held her head and cried out in pain, Shi Gu spoke slowly.

"I think I understand what you mean, but there's no point in learning that kind of thing."

After saying that, Shi Gu took a few steps back, put two fingers of his left hand together, made a sword gesture, and the wooden sword in his hand floated up and stopped in front of him. The next moment, a stream of water gathered and wrapped around the sword.

The water surged and turned into a lifelike dragon, coiling around the sword. Shi Gu reached out and grasped the sword again, and his body moved.

The sword rises and the dragon roars.

Shi Gu's figure was as graceful as a swimming dragon, moving quickly through the courtyard. The damp air hit his face, as if a rain cloud had gathered above the courtyard.

As the last sword move was performed, Shi Gu turned his body and shot the long sword upwards. The water dragon on the sword body made a clear sound and went straight into the sky.

The dragon's body circled in the clouds and then suddenly exploded.

The next moment, countless raindrops fell and landed on the mud in the yard, making a light rain in the yard.

Shen Yue looked astonished as she looked at the scene in front of her. The light in her eyes almost overflowed. Without any hesitation, she rushed towards Shi Gu.

"Master, I want to learn this! I want to learn this!"

Snapped!

Just when Shen Yue was about to pounce on Shi Gu, Shi Gu slapped her on the head. Shen Yue's body suddenly tilted, and then she became furious. She pounced on Shi Gu with her teeth bared and punched him.

Boom, boom, boom.

There were three crisp sounds. Shen Yue was like a wooden fish. After being hit three times by Shi Gu with a wooden sword, she finally calmed down.

As for Shi Gu, he felt that his merits and virtues had increased a lot.

After teaching Shen Yue a lesson, Shi Gu stuck the wooden sword into the ground, rubbed Shen Yue's painful head with his palm, and explained helplessly in the other's dissatisfied eyes.

"You never know what is good."

"This set of swordsmanship looks powerful, but its lethality is far less than the previous one. If we meet, we will definitely lose."

Shen Yue was puzzled, so she reached out and grabbed Shi Gu's sleeve and asked.

"Why? This sword technique looks more powerful."

Shi Gu didn't know how to explain it. After thinking for a while, he raised his right hand and a ball of water condensed in his palm.

"This water ball is condensed but not solid, and the power is dispersed. If it is hit out, the power it can exert is very low."

As he spoke, Shi Gu swung his palm forward, and the water ball flew out like an arrow, hitting the distant fist accurately.

Bang! The water ball exploded, countless water droplets scattered all over the ground, and the fist pole shook slightly.

Shi Gu raised his hand again and gathered a drop of water with his index finger. The drop was crystal clear, but it was trembling slightly.

"And this drop of water has the same power as the water ball before, but the power is concentrated in one spot. If it is thrown out, it will have twice the result with half the effort."

After saying that, Shi Gu flicked his finger and water drops burst out. The trajectory could not be seen clearly, but at the moment when Shi Gu flicked his finger, a fist-sized hole suddenly appeared in the center of the fist pile in the distance, passing through the fist pile.

"To put it simply, it's like a stick and a needle. Under the same force, the stick will stay outside your body, while the needle can pierce your flesh and blood."

"So, when true masters are fighting for their lives, they will look extremely ordinary, without any earth-shattering momentum. But if someone is blind enough to get close to them, they will die an extremely ugly death."

"Of course, masters of a higher level don't have such concerns. In their hands, they can control power in a way that ordinary people can't imagine, so they can use killing moves that are loud but still terrifying in terms of lethality."

"Girl, do you understand?"

Shen Yue nodded as if she understood, blinked her big eyes, and answered softly.

"Master, I understand."

Shi Gu felt relieved when he heard this, and spoke to Shen Yue in a gentle and persuasive manner.

"So do you know which sword technique to choose?"

Shen Yue's expression straightened, she nodded seriously and replied.

"I'll choose the technique that looks powerful."

"Why don't you change your master?"

Under Shi Gu's strong pressure, Shen Yue finally chose the first set of swordsmanship. After comforting Shen Yue, Shi Gu looked at Su Xue again and asked.

"Xiao Su, what about you? Do you choose a knife or a sword?"

Su Xue answered without hesitation.

"I choose the knife. I want to learn the knife technique you used to kill someone that day, Master."

Hearing this, Shi Gu was not surprised at all. He stood in place and hooked his finger at Su Xue, motioning her to come closer. Su Xue was puzzled, but still walked over obediently.

thump.

As soon as Su Xue walked to Shi Gu, she was hit on the head by Shi Gu.

"You fool, how can you want to learn the master's unique skills right away?"

"I'm willing to teach you, but your body can't support it."

After saying that, Shi Gu shook his head helplessly and sighed softly.

"Forget it, I'll choose a set of exercises for you so you don't have to choose blindly."

Shi Gu no longer counted on the two rebellious disciples' understanding and began to teach them every move step by step.

Shen Yue's realm has been stabilized, so there is nothing to worry about. As for the dragon bone in Su Xue's body, it was taken out from Zhou Ming's body, so the situation is a bit special.

If she is lucky, she can inherit Zhou Ming's realm, but how much she can inherit depends on Su Xue's luck.

By noon, Shigu felt a little tired. White porridge and green vegetables are nourishing for the body and stomach, but they cannot resist hunger.

When Shi Gu started rubbing his belly, Shen Yue and the other person stopped moving at the same time. They looked at each other and seemed to have a strange tacit understanding.

The two men threw away their weapons at the same time, walked quickly forward, and came in front of Shi Gu with an attentive look on their faces.

"Master, are your legs sore? Let me massage them for you."

"Master, let me rub your shoulders."

Shi Gu was startled when he saw this, and then he began to enjoy it with a calm look on his face. The two little guys didn't have much strength, so these shoulder rubbing movements were just right for them.

It is hard not to be happy when there are two young girls massaging your shoulders and back with their beautiful smiles.

Being a master actually has such benefits, Shi Gu couldn't help but feel proud.

"Master, are you hungry?"

Listening to Shen Yue's sweet voice, Shi Gu emptied his mind and squinted his eyes in enjoyment.

"Well, now that you mention it, I'm a little hungry."

Su Xue followed closely behind, begging softly.

"Then... Master, shall we go eat hot pot?"

Shi Gu didn't think much about it and responded casually.

"Okay, let's go eat hot pot...wait a minute..."

Shi Gu realized that he had spoken out of turn and his heart skipped a beat. When he wanted to make amends, he was carried by his two disciples all the way to the courtyard gate.

It was easy for Shi Gu to break free from these two people, and he would not hurt them. But seeing how happy they were, Shi Gu could only chuckle and let them carry him out of the yard.

So, passers-by on the street saw two beautiful girls supporting a man and walking into the crowd.

Pedestrians on the street were hurrying along with their heads down. The scene before them should have been eye-catching, but they seemed to have become accustomed to it and it was no longer new to them.

Gradually, more and more people walked on the street and the flow of people became crowded. Shigu was in a good mood. He squinted his eyes and ignored everything, even though the crowd became crowded.

A down-and-out scholar, holding a few old books, timidly pushed his way through the crowd, shouting in a low voice.

"Give way, give way."

As the scholar said this, his feet slipped and he fell into Shi Gu's arms. A dagger pierced through the old books and stabbed into Shi Gu's heart and lungs.

Chapter 81: Flocking in (I)

Amid the noisy voices, the dagger flashed by like a poisonous sting, piercing through the thin pages of the book and reaching Shi Gu's heart and lungs.

The dagger was hidden between the wrists, about three finger joints long, and coated with a deadly poison.

The scholar had a confidence that others did not know about. He was sure that he had succeeded, so he walked past the man, holding the dagger in one hand, waiting for the man to die.

However, he wanted to keep a little distance, as he wanted to make himself look casual, as if everything was done effortlessly.