Chapter 11 (1/2)
”Younger martial brother Zhang, how do you like the scenery here?” Ren Yifan asked, pointing to a forest in front of him.
After Zhang Tianshi came out of his room and Ren Yifan, he followed him from a path behind the kitchen to a forest behind Shushan. The distance from the kitchen to the woods is about the same as that to the square at the foot of Shushan mountain, except that there are stone steps to walk down the front of the mountain, while the only way to get to the woods from the kitchen is through the Loess path between the mountains.
”Little brother, the scenery here is good, but I guess it will be my work place in the future?” After Zhang Tianshi finished answering, he then asked back.
”Yes, this is the last place I want to show you, and it's also a place for you to work and practice in the future. Because you used to cut firewood for a living, you can do it in the kitchen. It's very handy for you. So, do you have any questions?”
”Thank you very much. There is no problem.” Although Zhang Tianshi answered in this way, he was very tangled in his heart.
”Ha ha! Younger martial brother Zhang, if you have any problems, just say it. Don't write it all on your face. I know you can't accept it now, but cutting firewood is a kind of cultivation. ”
”Little brother, I've been chopping firewood for many years, but I haven't seen any practice.”
”Well, in that case, you can see what's different between what I cut and what you cut.”
Then Ren Yifan jumped up to a five foot tall tree with his wood knife in his hand. After six slashes at different heights and directions on the tree, Ren Yifan fell to the ground and kicked the trunk of his feet, and then ”crackled! Crack The voice of any one of the feet, then gradually with the division of the tree and spread out.
”It's amazing, little brother! You not only cut down the tree in an instant, but also divided it into sections Zhang Tianshi said, looking at the six trunks of almost the same length on the ground.
Although Zhang Tianshi felt that the felled tree was not very thick, it took him dozens of knives to cut it down, let alone divide the trunk into sections.
”Younger martial brother Zhang, the practice of cutting firewood is like you regard this tree as an opponent. As long as you find out its weaknesses and break them down one by one, you will be finished by knocking it down again.”
”I see. The tree can be cut like this. Thanks for your advice. I will practice more.”
”Well, after you cut down all the trees, you will move to the backyard of the kitchen. The path from the kitchen to this forest is difficult to walk on rainy days. You must remember to be safe. The spiritual power here is no worse than that on the top of Shushan mountain. Therefore, it is very helpful for your cultivation. Also, you must remember not to go to the huge cave behind the woods In our forbidden area of Shushan, anyone who goes in without the leader's token is guilty of the taboo of Shushan. ” Ren Yifan gave Zhang Tianshi the firewood knife, and then pointed to the deep forest and told him.
”OK, thank you very much for your help.”
”Ha ha! This is my responsibility as a little elder martial brother. As for your future achievements, it depends on your own fate. ”
Ren Yifan's words make Zhang Tianshi no longer feel entangled in confusion. For this little elder martial brother who is very enthusiastic to help him, he reminds him of the masked great Xia of Longxi mountain, and thus feels that there are many good people in the world.
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”come here, come here.” After Ren Yifan left, Zhang Tianshi, who practiced cutting firewood alone, suddenly felt a mysterious call.
”Who?” Zhang Tianshi saw that there was no one in the next four weeks, so he felt that the call came from the depths of the woods.
”I must have been cutting firewood all the time, but there is a forbidden area in Shushan mountain mentioned by my elder martial brother. How could someone call me?” Zhang Tianshi said to himself in the deep woods.
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since then, Zhang Tianshi has come here every day to cut firewood and practice his sword. In his spare time, he will go to the younger martial brother to learn the Shu mountain sword technique. Sometimes he will go to the library to read books. At the same time, he also looks forward to seeing Fang Weixue. However, he doesn't dare to say hello and just looks at him from afar. But sometimes when he is alone, I can still hear the voice from behind the woods Call the mysterious voice of your past.
Taiqing palace in Shushan --
”younger martial brother Wang, how is the boy holding the broken sword recently The leader asked the elder Wang Shoufeng.
”Elder martial brother, it seems that the young man has been appointed to the kitchen to cut firewood. Before he came to Shushan, he seemed to make a living by cutting firewood, so now he goes to the woods to cut firewood every day, so there is nothing special about it. But he got a good score in the entrance test, so I don't know how he was sent there. So why don't you transfer him back to live and practice with other excellent new disciples? ” After Wang Shoufeng answered, he asked.
”To the woods to cut wood? Has there ever been any complaint or dissatisfaction? ” The leader of Shushan did not answer, but asked.
”I haven't heard of it, but I get along well with Ren Yifan, and I seem to like this practice of cutting firewood.” The elder Wang Shoufeng replied.”Well, you don't have to go back and wait and see.” The leader stood up and stroked his beard, as if he had something else in mind.
A year later, the woods in the back of Shushan Mountain --
”ha ha! The poem is so powerful! I didn't expect to have such a success in just one year. It seems that you are also very talented and have a strong understanding! ” Ren Yifan looked at a piece of good tree trunk and said with a smile, and has not called Zhang Tianshi, who has a good relationship with himself, as his younger martial brother.
”I'm flattered, but I'm not as good as you are.” Not long ago, Zhang Tianshi, who has been able to use the sword and is proficient in Shushan sword technique, has become a swordsman, and does not call Ren Yifan, who has a good relationship with himself, as a little elder martial brother.
”You are modest. You can see that your share of such a thick tree trunk is shorter than that of me before. Moreover, you have become a swordsman in less than a year without basic skills before, while most other people with basic skills are not as fast as you! But why don't you use a good sword all the time when you practice sword, but use this broken sword all the time? ” Ren Yifan asked.
”This broken sword was left to me by my father, and accompanied me through many hardships along the way. Besides, I am used to it.” Although Zhang Tianshi answered this way, he thought that he could not tell Ren Yifan that this was the jade Yang Sword, an ancient magic weapon. At the same time, he also felt how those ordinary swords could be compared with this sword.