Chapter Seventy-Four: The Old Monk and the Old Thief
"Brother Ling is really bold enough, aren't you really afraid that Grandpa Huangyu will be unfavorable to Your Excellency."
Zhong Jianhong led Ling Tianyun to walk on the edge of the wide square in the Zhongshan Martial Arts Dojo, and he said with a serious expression. At the same time, he was also looking at Ling Tianyun to see how he reacted. But to his disappointment, Ling Tianyun's face did not change at all. He was calm and calm, standing on the snow-covered ground.
"Why did Brother Zhong say this, could it be that Senior Zhong would really be unfavorable to his subordinates."
Ling Tianyun faced the cold wind, he frowned slightly, he didn't know why Zhong Jianhong mentioned these things again at this time, and he felt that he was indeed not malicious towards him.
"Do you know, Brother Ling's coming to my martial arts dojo is really dangerous, and Grandpa Huangyu has decided to kill you in this martial arts dojo."
Zhong Jianhong threw another earth-shattering bomb, and his flat tone seemed to be saying something inconsequential. But his eyes were still fixed on Ling Tianyun's face, and he didn't believe that Ling Tianyun wouldn't react at all after hearing the news. If there is no reaction, then this person must have come prepared, and he doesn't care about the Zhong family's disadvantage for him.
After Ling Tianyun heard this, a huge wave suddenly stirred up in his heart, and his face instantly became solemn, but it quickly recovered. He didn't understand why Zhong Jianhong directly said his plan to be unfavorable to him, and he also directly said that he was going to harm him. All this happened too suddenly, what kind of heart is this Zhong Jianhong. This couldn't help but make Ling Tianyun have a lot of doubts in his heart, why did he tell him this.
Ling Tianyun's instantaneous changes were all seen by Zhong Jianhong, and the young man in front of him who was about the same age as himself was obviously only slightly surprised, but he still hadn't grasped his details. He still stood calmly in the wind and snow, looking at himself with faint eyes.
"Brother Zhong is really good at joking, and this kind of joke is not funny at all." Ling Tianyun snorted at the other party, and at the same time concealed the anxiety in his heart, of course he couldn't let the other party know the uneasiness in his heart. Sure enough, this Zhong family really wanted to kill themselves. But what puzzled him was why Zhong Jianhong wanted to find out to him, and he made it clear directly, which couldn't help but make him have a strong curiosity about Zhong Jianhong, who looked like a weak scholar in front of him, and at the same time raised his vigilance in his heart.
"Are you kidding? Could it be that Brother Ling really thought that Zai Xia was joking? This Zhong Jianhong's tone was solemn, and he looked at each other with serious and sincere eyes. He seemed to be telling the other party that he had given enough sincerity, and if he didn't believe it, then he couldn't help it.
"The Zhong family is a famous martial arts family, and Zhong Huangyu's predecessor is a famous martial arts family, so why should he embarrass a junior for having a share. Could it be that just because there was a conflict with the people of the Guiwu Dojo, you have to harm Zaixia, this is too much to say. If it spreads to the rivers and lakes, it will inevitably take advantage of the mouths of others and even be criticized by others. β
Ling Tianyun's tone was also very serious and said to the other party, and a pair of handsome eyes also looked at the other party. He didn't believe that this Zhong Jianhong would have such a good heart to say this to him, to put it bluntly, he was reporting to him. The other party must have wanted to get another piece of information from him, and he vaguely guessed what it was.
"Brother Ling, you are too naΓ―ve, I am helping you. You and I have a feeling of attracting each other when we meet, and of course I don't want you to be hurt by the Zhong family. Looking at Brother Ling's dignified appearance, there will be immortal achievements in the future, which is also undesirable for the Zhong family and Zaixia. β
Zhong Jianhong said in a sincere and sincere tone, which made people feel good about him immediately after hearing it, and they would believe him even more.
Suddenly, Ling Tianyun was almost moved by what he said, he looked at Zhong Jianhong's eyes that were as clear as Gu Tan, he was almost moved by his sincere words, and he almost believed the other party. But he still felt a strange aura on the other party's face, and that aura felt very familiar to him. He turned his gaze to the other party's body again, and saw that Zhong Jianhong had a jade pendant tied around his waist, and the jade pendant was hollowed out and carved with some patterns, and he felt that he had seen it somewhere.
Ling Tianyun carefully analyzed the other party's words while his gaze shifted away from him.
"Brother Zhong, I really can't think of a reason why Senior Zhong wants to harm him, if Senior Zhong really wants to harm him, maybe from the moment he enters the gate of this dojo, he will become a prisoner under the stairs, so why do you need to ask Brother Zhong to accompany him everywhere to visit this dojo."
Ling Tianyun had no choice but to pretend to be confused, he knew that the other party was helping him, and he was really helping himself. But he had to find out the purpose of helping him, of course he wouldn't find out at this time, he was waiting for Zhong Jianhong to say it himself. He hoped that it would be better to grasp the initiative in his own hands, and he didn't really trust Zhong Jianhong. Even the old monk didn't get his real trust, let alone the young master of the Zhong family who met for the first time.
Zhong Jianhong didn't speak, he sighed and walked strolling. Ling Tianyun followed his footsteps closely, and the two of them walked side by side.
In this wide dojo square, hundreds of sturdy men are practicing with their upper bodies on their upper bodies and facing the cold wind. The momentum was magnificent, like a group of tigers descending from the mountain, and a loud shout was like a thunderstorm in spring, so that the snow on the trees next to the square fell straight down.
The two walked side by side, Zhong Jianhong with his hands behind his back, while Ling Tianyun held the saber in front of his chest. Neither of them spoke, and fell silent for a moment.
From the perspective of outsiders, although these two teenagers of the same age have different shapes, they walk side by side, but there is a harmonious charm that arises spontaneously. Ling Tianyun's figure was quite high, with a steady momentum like a mountain, while Zhong Jianhong's figure was elegant and free, and a trace of a tired scholar's breath emanated.
"Brother Zhong, I have a question below, I don't know if to ask or not." It was Ling Tianyun who broke the silence, he felt that it was not a way to remain silent like this, and a knot had to be opened. If Zhong Jianhong is sincere in helping himself, no matter whether he has a purpose or not, he can make good use of it.
"Brother Ling, please ask, if you can sign back, you will definitely give Brother Ling a good answer." Zhong Jianhong was refreshed, and quickly answered Ling Tianyun.
"Look at this martial arts dojo below, where did these hundred big men come from, and carefully observe the lower guiwu dojo, this is obviously a small military fortress, I don't know if I can give an answer to these Zhong brothers."
"Hahaha, it turns out that Brother Ling is asking about these, in fact, these are Khitans, and the Zhong family has also been granted by His Majesty the Emperor to open a martial arts dojo here. Our Han people are not prosperous, and His Majesty the Emperor is ready to build a tiger army. So I bought these hundreds of big men from the Khitan Kingdom and handed them over to my Zhong family for training, I don't know if Brother Zhong can be satisfied with this answer. β
This explanation was beyond Ling Tianyun's surprise, but he couldn't tell the truth from the false, so he had to agree with the other party's statement.
"I've already answered a question from Brother Ling, I don't know if Brother Ling can answer a question for you."
Ling Tianyun's heart froze, he didn't expect this Zhong Jianhong to come out like this, this one was beyond his expectations.
"Brother Zhong, please speak." He said to the other party.
"I don't know if Brother Ling has heard of the 'Jade of the Apocalypse'." Zhong Jianhong asked him his own question, and at the same time, he also stopped walking forward, looking eagerly at each other in his eyes, hoping that Ling Tianyun would answer him as soon as possible.
"Jade of the Apocalypse", as soon as Ling Tianyun heard this name, his eyes showed a confused look, he shook his head blankly and said, "I'm sorry, I've never heard of it below. β
When he got Ling Tianyun's answer, the other party's eyes were full of disappointment. Zhong Jianhong had a lonely look on his face, and his whole body almost exuded a gloomy atmosphere. He turned his gaze to the rest of the martial arts arena and sighed for a long time.
This feeling made Ling Tianyun look very strange, could it be that this so-called 'Heavenly Apocalypse Jade' was very important to this person. Suddenly, his heart was shocked, and he remembered the jade pendant that suddenly appeared in his arms, could it be that this jade pendant was the "jade of the apocalypse", but what was the effect of this jade pendant, which made him puzzled.
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On the other side of Lanzhou City, on a hillside to the west of the city, there is a small stone pavilion for people to rest on this hillside. On the path leading to the small stone pavilion, two people walked towards the stone pavilion through the thick snow. The two men seemed to be struggling to walk, walking very slowly, leaving deep footprints in the thick snow of the trail.
One of the two was a skinny old monk in a tattered robe covered in oil, and the other was a bald old man with only a few gray hairs left on his head. That old monk was of course the old monk who said goodbye to Ling Tianyun, but at this moment he was still in this Lanzhou City, but his mount, the little black donkey, didn't know why it wasn't by his side.
The other balding man, dressed in a shabby padded jacket and with the eyes of a thief, followed the old monk with his body bent over. The old man's pair of thief eyes couldn't help but spin around the old monk, and he was still carrying a package in his hand, which seemed to be very heavy, which made his already rickety body even more rickety at this time because of the force of carrying the package.
"I said old monk, can you slow down, your thief grandfather can't walk." The thief-eyed old man hurriedly shouted to the old monk in front of him. Because he had already fallen behind the old monk for some distance.
"You thief old man, you won't hurry up yourself, I'm not welcome to be an old monk if you don't hurry up." The old monk replied viciously, and he continued to walk towards the small stone pavilion without even looking back.
"You dead monk, the tiger is not powerful, your thief grandfather is a sick cat," the man with his back suddenly scolded. Suddenly, his figure changed suddenly, and his rickety figure had been all the way, as if he had grown taller, and a powerful aura suddenly attacked the old monk in front of him.
Suddenly, the surrounding snow gathered as quickly as if it had encountered a tornado, turning into a sky of snow and shrouding the monk. The snowflakes gathered more and more, turning into a curtain of snow that surrounded the old monk.
With a loud "bang",
The old monk shot out of the snow curtain and shot straight towards the stone pavilion on the hillside, and in an instant he arrived at the stone pavilion.
"You dead monk, don't run away if you have a kind. Let's see if you can break free from your thief's grandfather's 'Great Heavenly Luo Hand'. The old man shouted, rubbing his feet and shooting like cannonballs at the stone pavilion on the hillside. When he was about to reach the edge of the stone pavilion, he saw the old monk show a strange smile.
He shouted, and his body came to a stop, and his feet just hit the ground. A powerful momentum suddenly pressed, and that momentum turned into a fierce air current that blew him over, so that he couldn't help but flip a few times in the air, and then landed firmly on the ground.
"Turn over a few more heel fights for the old monk and I will appreciate it, hahahaha."
When the old monk saw the old man's embarrassed appearance, he couldn't help laughing. The loose robe swayed in the cold wind.