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Chapter 24: Three people make a tiger and cause trouble

The years in the mountains always pass quickly. Long Qi sits in meditation in the morning, listens to moral teachings in the afternoon, trains his muscles and bones at noon, and practices sword techniques in the evening. His days are not in vain, but he feels that something is missing and they are a little boring.

There were twelve outer disciples in one courtyard and four in one room, so he was naturally with Liu Xia. Liu Xia was born in an official family, so although he was not familiar with human nature, he had experienced life and death together, so he understood them to some extent.

But I didn't expect that Zhao Wuyang would live in the same room with me that day. Although he was the son of the city lord, he didn't have the bad nature of a rich and powerful child. He treated people sincerely and spoke gently.

As for the last person, his name was Xinyi. He seldom spoke on weekdays. Whenever people spoke to him, he would just say "um" or "yes" and nothing else. Long Qi always felt that he was a little weird, but when he looked closely, he seemed to be just an ordinary disciple of Taoism.

Zhao Wuyang used to be frowning all the time, but after being called away by the disciples of the elder in charge of punishment that day, he came back smiling. He always looked absent-minded in everything he did before, but now he would chat with Xinyi at any time, and even if he didn't get a reply, he would still talk to himself.

Xinyi never showed any sign of annoyance. Although she always had a blank expression on her face, she would listen patiently and even say something from time to time.

This made Long Qi and Lu Ying amazed: they were amazed that Xinyi was obviously not someone to be trifled with, but Zhao Wuyang could get along with her like this; they sighed that one should not judge a person by their appearance, and although Xinyi seemed cold, she would actually vent her anger for Zhao Wuyang.

Nowadays, when sects recruit disciples, most of them will test them right from the start to see their aptitude. If the aptitude is average, they will be accepted as outer disciples. If they are extremely talented, they will be made an exception and trained as inner disciples. If an inner disciple is spotted by an elder, there is a chance that the elder will accept him as a true disciple.

But the Yuanqing School was different; it broke this convention.

Yuan Qing recruited 64 disciples this time, all of whom were outer disciples. After a period of training, they were taught morality and sword skills, and then took the inner sect promotion examination. Although this was not absolutely fair, it did give them some chances.

Lingxiang often said that human nature is evil at the beginning. If everything is good, why do we need to carve jade? Why not let nature grow wildly? Where there are people, there will be right and wrong. Not all of the 64 new students are upright. Just like in this world, some people are poor and will always be poor. The root cause is that their character and mind are not worthy of being in a refined hall.

The poorer the mind, the poorer the body; the poorer the body, the poorer the mind.

In the past two days, there have been some bad rumors circulating in the outer sect. It is said that a disciple, who had just entered the sect, overestimated his own abilities and wanted to become a disciple of the Elder in Charge of Punishments, Master Fu Yin, but was rejected on the spot.

On the day when Hu Fengdian informed the sect rules, after Master Fu Yin finished speaking, everyone saw Zhao Wuyang chasing out. As soon as the rumor came out, some people immediately pointed the finger at him, making sarcastic remarks behind his back. If they saw him, they would roll their eyes at him or even push him deliberately.

Seeing everyone like this, Liu Xia was furious. He was dragged by Long Qi to follow behind that day, and he knew what Zhao Wuyang had done. Such a filial person was actually said like this. Even if it had nothing to do with him, he couldn't help but step forward to argue with him every time he saw him.

On the other hand, Zhao Wuyang himself acted as if it had nothing to do with him and continued to treat others kindly. Even when being ridiculed in person, he would just laugh it off.

Long Qi had been sitting on the sidelines watching, his mind was not here at all. Last time he heard Fu Yin Zhenren's apprentice mention Youranju, could it be that Lingxiang had caused trouble again? Without him, this little girl would cause trouble, which really broke his heart as an apprentice.

apprentice?

That’s right, he is the apprentice and she is the master, why should he care?

After class at noon that day, everyone gathered in the public kitchen to eat. Zhao Wuyang had just finished his meal and was walking towards Long Qi and the others from the aisle when suddenly a foot reached out and tripped him. Immediately, the food and soup spilled all over the floor. He was about to fall on the broken porcelain when Xinyi, who was behind him, grabbed his robe. He held the wooden table in one hand and pulled Zhao Wuyang up with the other.

Seeing this, Liu Xia became furious and immediately stood up and rushed over.

"Cheng Yu! What do you mean?!" "What do you mean? What what do you mean?" A man stood up. He looked to be more than seven feet tall, but Zhao Wuyang was too thin. He was like a dwarf in front of him.

"Why did you trip me?" Liu Xia raised his head and glared at Cheng Xie.

"Trip someone? When did I trip anyone? Who did I trip? The officials have to provide evidence to make a judgment. Do you have any evidence?" Cheng Yu said arrogantly.

"I saw it clearly just now, it was you who tripped and he was fine!"

"Oh! You're fine. You're calling me so affectionately. Even young couples are not as shameless as you! Everyone can say such empty words. You said you saw it, but did anyone else see it?" Cheng Yu relied on his big body and acted like a scoundrel who could do nothing to him.

"You!" Liu Xia was so angry at such a scoundrel that he was speechless. He rolled up his sleeves and was ready to teach Cheng Xie a lesson.

Everyone came here to learn Taoism, and they all had some basic skills before they got started. Cheng Yu was even better. His family had been engaged in martial arts, and he had been traveling around the country with his master since he was a child, and had acquired real kung fu skills.

Zhao Wuyang knew this very well. Looking at Cheng Yu, who was much bigger than him, and seeing that the two of them were on the verge of a fight, he was afraid that Liu Xia would suffer a loss, so he wanted to step forward to stop them. However, he was held back by Xin Yi and could not get away.

The two men had already attacked and were about to fight, but were suddenly stopped by someone.

"Hey~ We are all here to practice, why are you so angry? Isn't it important to be calm and composed when practicing? Besides, we are all fellow disciples and brothers in the future. We will see each other every day. It's not good to make such a fuss."

It was Long Qi who stopped the two men. He spoke nonchalantly, but Liu Xia was shocked: the incident in Cangzhou City happened only three or four months ago, and Long Qi was just a martial artist at that time, but now he could catch the moves of two people in an instant. Although he had not used his full strength, he also brought his true energy. How could someone who only knew some moves catch it? His cultivation had improved so much in just a few months, it was astonishing!

Cheng Yu was also shocked: although he did not know Qigong, he still threw a powerful punch, but this man was able to catch it seemingly easily, and even caused his forearm to hurt slightly. It was obvious that the man had practiced Qi. The four of them were together, and if they were to fight, he would definitely not be his match.

"Hmph! In that case, then let's not bother with him!" Cheng Yu quickly figured out the pros and cons, put away his moves, and asked his companion who had stood up beside him to sit down, as if what had just happened had never happened.

Long Qi hurriedly pulled Liu Xia back, but inadvertently winked at Xinyi. Just after they sat down, they heard a loud clanging noise from Cheng Qi's table, and the leg of the wooden chair he was sitting on was broken in half!

The soup and food were naturally spilled all over the floor. After he stood up with the soup on his head, he yelled at Long Qi: "You guys are playing dirty tricks!"

Long Qi didn't even raise his head when he heard this. He put down the bowl of soup and said with a smile: "Hey, look at what you said. The government needs evidence to solve the case. Has anyone seen it?"

Cheng Yu was speechless for a moment, but still felt extremely angry. Long Qi then said, "Besides, if I want to do something bad to you, do I have to do it in a shady way?" The provocation in his words was self-evident.

The companions behind Cheng Yu were naturally no ordinary people either. They could see the difference between them clearly and hurriedly pulled him aside to persuade him to give up.

Cheng Yu had shot himself in the foot by doing this, but Long Qi continued, "Don't forget to clean up properly, so as not to prick the feet of the fellow disciples who come later."

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(End of this chapter)