Chapter 67 Autumn Sword
Black Sword Martial Arts Hall.
Lobby.
The sandalwood incense lingers, calming the mind.
Qi Yue sits cross-legged on the straw mat in the lobby, her pretty face cold, her eyes slightly closed, and she crosses the long sword across her knees, silently regulating her breath.
The martial arts hall's "Sinking Water Skill" emphasizes self-cultivation and character cultivation. Impatient people cannot practice this skill.
Suddenly, a voice sounded, disrupting the quiet atmosphere in the lobby.
"Miss, Qi Xiuliang and I have something to tell you." Wang Luo stood outside the lobby, speaking calmly.
"Come in."
"Yes."
The two looked at each other, stepped at the same time, and walked into the lobby.
Wang Luo spoke first: "Miss, the man you rejected just now was Chu Liang, a warrior from Qingshi Village, who killed the tiger monster."
"I know." Qi Yue opened her eyes and spoke coldly.
"You know?" Wang Luo was stunned.
"This person has a bad character. I don't want to accept him into the martial arts school."
"Bad character?"
Qi Xiuliang frowned, stepped forward and asked: "Miss, you have no intersection with Chu Liang, how do you know that he has a bad character?"
Qi Yue did not answer but asked: "Do you know why Chu Liang was able to kill the tiger demon?"
"Because he has that strength!" Qi Xiuliang answered decisively. He witnessed the scene of Chu Liang killing the wolf demon with his own eyes and had confidence in Chu Liang's strength.
But Qi Yue refuted: "Wrong!"
"Where is wrong?"
Qi Xiuliang couldn't help asking.
He was just an apprentice in the martial arts school. It was reasonable that he shouldn't have a dispute with the daughter of the owner of the school, otherwise he would be easily targeted in the future.
But Qi Yue said that Chu Liang had a bad character, which forced him to speak.
Chu Liang saved the lives of their group of people, which was a life-saving grace.
If he didn't speak up for Chu Liang, what was the difference between him and a beast?
Qi Yue said coldly: "Chu Liang only practiced the most mediocre "Nourishing Blood Skills" and barely condensed a stream of blood and qi. He has never even learned any martial arts. How can he kill the demon tiger?"
"One stream of blood and qi? Impossible!" Qi Xiuliang argued, "He is at least a master of three streams of blood and qi, and may even have four streams of blood and qi!"
"Qi Xiuliang!"
Qi Yue looked at him coldly and asked: "I started practicing martial arts at the age of sixteen, and I have only condensed one stream of blood and qi until now. There is still a long way to go before the second stream of blood and qi! Chu Liang is about the same age as me. Do you think he will be a master of three or four streams of blood and qi?"
"He..."
Qi Xiuliang's tone stagnated. He wanted to continue to argue, but Qi Yue's words did make some sense.
Chu Liang was indeed too young.
The martial arts resources of his small mountain village were no more than large martial arts gyms like the Black Sword Martial Arts Gym.
Logically speaking, his strength should be lower than Qi Yue.
Unless he is a martial arts prodigy that only appears once in a century.
"Miss, even if Chu Liang only has one blood and qi, he must have killed the tiger demon himself."
Qi Xiuliang changed his direction and stopped arguing about blood and qi.
He directly told the story of Chu Liang shooting a wolf demon.
"At three o'clock in the morning, we returned to the county and ran into a group of wild wolves. At that time..."
He narrated slowly, telling everything that happened in the jungle at that time.
When Chu Liang shot arrows, Wang Luo's eyes widened.
"Nine arrows to kill the wolf demon?!"
No wonder Qi Xiuliang and his friends thought Chu Liang was a master with three or even four blood and qi.
There has never been such a sharpshooter in the county.
Monsters are very difficult to kill.
They are cunning and ferocious, and their vitality is tenacious.
In the complex mountains and forests, even monsters with only one blood and qi can mostly escape from warriors with two or even three blood and qi.
But Chu Liang only took a few breaths to kill a wolf demon known for its speed and insidiousness.
"Miss, Chu Liang has such amazing archery skills, it's normal that he can kill the tiger demon." Wang Luo immediately spoke.
"No, he didn't kill the tiger demon with archery." Qi Yue said indifferently.
"No?"
"Of course not!"
"Then how did he kill it?"
"He didn't use any weapons, he killed the tiger demon with his bare hands."
"Ah?"
Wang Luo was surprised. He had been in the martial arts hall and had never seen the body of the tiger demon.
How strong must it be to kill the tiger demon with bare hands?
"Miss, are you serious?" Wang Luo knew that Qi Yue couldn't deceive him, but he still asked.
"You are also a member of the Wu League. If you don't believe it, you can go to the Wu League to check the tiger corpse."
Hearing this, Wang Luo was silent.
He cast a look at Qi Xiuliang, indicating that he couldn't help.
Qi Xiuliang continued to argue: "Miss, you mean, Chu Liang couldn't have killed the tiger demon alone?"
"Well, there is a conclusion on this matter." Qi Yue responded indifferently, "Before Chu Liang killed the tiger demon, Wu Neng and his friends had already seriously injured the tiger demon. They made the greatest contribution in this matter, but Chu Liang took all the honors and silver."
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Qi Xiuliang stood firm and said immediately: "Chu Liang is broad-minded and upright, how could he do such a thing?"
"Qi Xiuliang, how long have you known Chu Liang? One day?" Qi Yue suddenly asked him.
"I..."
Qi Xiuliang opened his mouth, and his momentum suddenly weakened.
He and Chu Liang had indeed only known each other for one day.
To be precise, it was not even a day, at most it could only be considered half a day.
Qi Yue added: "This news was sent to me by Master Qi Hai in the martial arts hall. Master Qi Hai is an old man in the martial arts hall and has known you for many years. Do you believe him or Chu Liang, who you have only known for one day?"
"Miss, this matter may still be discussed." Qi Xiuliang gritted his teeth and spoke with a stiff upper lip.
"Qi Xiuliang, if you are dissatisfied with my Black Sword Martial Arts Hall, you can take back your money and go to another one. I won't stop you." Qi Yue spoke coldly and warned him directly.
Hearing this, Wang Luo hurriedly tried to smooth things over and said: "Miss, Chu Liang saved Qi Xiuliang's life after all, please understand."
"Well, take him away and let him think about it carefully."
"Yes!"
Wang Luo responded, and then pulled Qi Xiuliang's sleeve hard and pulled him out of the lobby.
If he continued to talk, he was afraid that this lady would get angry and drive Qi Xiuliang out of the martial arts hall.
Qi Xiuliang has been practicing martial arts in the Black Sword Martial Arts Hall since he started practicing martial arts. His best weapon is also a long sword, and he even bought a sword for this purpose.
If he changes to another martial arts hall, he may find it difficult to adapt.
Not long after, both of them returned to the martial arts hall with a bad look on their faces.
Chu Liang looked calm, and he had expected this.
Qi Lin hurriedly asked: "Brother Wang, Brother Liang, how is it going? What did the lady say?"
Qi Xiuliang was in a complicated mood, and his mind echoed with what Qi Yue had just said, and he did not respond for a while.
Wang Luo shook his head helplessly.
He said: "The lady is in a bad mood today and does not want to accept anyone into the martial arts hall, even Brother Chu."
"Bad mood?"
Qi Lin widened his eyes. Such a perfunctory reason is okay?
He vaguely guessed that there was something behind it.
After all, the two of them had been in there for a long time, and such a long time could not be explained by a bad mood.
"It seems that I have no chance to go to the Black Sword Martial Arts School." Chu Liang smiled easily, "Fortunately, there are many martial arts schools in the county. I will go to a few other martial arts schools to have a look."
"Wait!"
Qi Xiuliang suddenly spoke, with a firm look, as if he had made some kind of decision, and said to Chu Liang: "Sir, can you wait a little longer?"
Chu Liang smiled and said: "Don't call me Sir, it sounds awkward. You and I can be brothers, just like Brother Wang, just call me Brother Chu."
"Okay! Brother Chu, can you wait for the owner to come back before making a decision?"
"Owner?"
"Yes, the Martial Alliance issued a call for orders, which seems to be to deal with the changes in the deep mountains. The owner went to the Martial Alliance early this morning and should be back before sunset."
The owner of the Black Sword Martial Arts School is a master of five qi and blood.
In the county, except for the four skin refining masters, they are the most powerful with five qi and blood.
They are important members of the Martial Alliance, and they will be summoned every time there is a big event.
"When the owner comes back, I will go to see him and ask him to make a decision." Qi Xiuliang asked Chu Liang to stay with a serious look.
"No need, after all, we are not destined to be together, so we can't force it."
Chu Liang smiled, looking relaxed and free and easy.
Seeing him like this, Wang Luo on the side couldn't help but wonder if he was really the greedy and selfish person that Qi Hai said?
Judging from his face and words and deeds, Chu Liang didn't look like that kind of person at all!
"Brother Chu, where are you going now?" Wang Luo asked.
"Go to Qiu Dao Martial Arts School."
Chu Liang remembered what Song Zhong had said to him before.
Song Zhong himself came from Shan Quan Martial Arts School, but he didn't recommend Chu Liang to join Shan Quan Martial Arts School because the style of the martial arts school was different from Chu Liang's.
Among the three martial arts schools, Black Sword Martial Arts School is the most suitable for Chu Liang, followed by Qiu Dao Martial Arts School, and finally Shan Quan Martial Arts School.
"The martial arts of Qiu Dao Martial Arts School is "Qian Qiu Dao". Does Brother Chu know the sword method?" Wang Luo asked again.
"No, I was born a hunter, I like to hunt with a longbow, I only know some crude archery, nothing else."
"Vulgar archery..."
Wang Luo's mouth twitched, and he didn't know how to respond when he heard these five words.
He suspected that Chu Liang might be the best archer in the county.
If Chu Liang's archery was "vulgar", then no one in the county would be qualified to use bows and arrows.
"Brother Chu, do you have an archery master?" he couldn't help asking.
"Yes." Chu Liang nodded.
"Oh?" Wang Luo's eyes lit up, and he asked hurriedly: "Is that archery master still there?"
"No, he's dead."
A few simple conversations reminded Chu Liang of the old hunter.
He hadn't visited the old hunter's grave for a long time.
After learning martial arts this time, he would buy some good wine and cooked meat and go to his grave to visit him.
"It's getting late, I have to go somewhere else, so I'll leave now."
After chatting for a few words, Chu Liang said goodbye to them.
Several people wanted to see him off.
But Chu Liang said that they were from the Black Sword Martial Arts School, and it was inconvenient to take them to the Autumn Sword Martial Arts School, which would easily make people misunderstand that they were here to challenge the school.
They had no choice but to give up and watched Chu Liang leave.
Chu Liang led the donkey and walked leisurely towards the direction of the Autumn Sword Martial Arts School.
It was almost noon, the sun climbed to the top of the head, the smoke in the county town became heavier, and the flow of people on the road gradually became denser. Although it was not as lively as the market, it was still lively.
"Master, that Wu Neng is still secretly observing you from behind." Shu Da suddenly sent a message.
"Let him see, I'm not something that can't be seen in the light."
"The guy named Qi Hai is laughing, with a smug look on his face, which is really disgusting. I'm so angry that I want to bite him to death."
"Don't get angry, it hurts your liver."
Chu Liang was very calm and his mood was very stable.
He reached into his bag and patted Shu Da's head.
Shu Da is only comparable to a warrior with three blood and qi at present, and is not good at frontal combat. He can't kill a warrior like Qi Hai with four blood and qi for the time being, unless he is caught off guard.
"Master, Qi Hai also said that the Autumn Sword Martial Arts School is far inferior to the Black Sword Martial Arts School, and the "Autumn Sword" is not as good as the "Sinking Water Sword". If you go to the Autumn Sword Martial Arts School, your future achievements will definitely not be as good as the outstanding disciples of the Black Sword Martial Arts School."
Shu Da contacted Shu Er and continued to pass on the news for Chu Liang.
On the second floor of the teahouse, the fragrance of tea wafted.
Qi Hai picked up the teacup and chuckled, "Brother Wu, Chu Liang's future achievements will be limited, so don't keep staring at him. Time will give you justice."
"Yes, I understand."
Wu Neng retracted his gaze and responded a few times, but he didn't think so in his heart.
He couldn't wait until later.
In a few days, when the Martial Alliance finishes its investigation on the tiger demon, he will immediately find a way to capture Chu Liang and make him disappear from this world completely.