Chapter 39 Gao Liu City Guards
At the martial arts arena, all the inner courtyard apprentices had arrived. Li Yuan also saw Wang Gong and Zhao Xiaoming, who were not named. Seeing him coming, they nodded.
"Now that everyone is here, let's go!"
Yue Yunjin was holding a hardwood spear with a red tassel, and he looked tall and heroic. When he saw that everyone had gathered, he turned around and left.
Li Yuan and others followed quickly, carrying weapons on their backs.
The apprentices in the outer courtyard have already started their day's work. Looking at the inner courtyard apprentices who are carrying weapons and look heroic and capable, they can't help but feel envious.
It was just daybreak and there were not many people on the road. The group walked in silence and soon arrived at the city gate.
Xilulu~
Li Yuan looked in the direction of the sound.
Outside the city gate, Tang Tong was riding a horse with a gun in hand, communicating with someone. At this time, he waved his hand, signaling Li Yuan and others to come forward.
Li Yuan looked at him.
Outside the city gate, there were dozens of people lined up. At the front were the leaders of each family, all riding tall horses and holding swords.
"A second-level spear, second-level inner armor, and first-level boots... The old man says he's bold, but he's actually more cautious than anyone else!"
Li Yuan was secretly complaining in his heart.
He also deliberately took a long detour and passed by the leaders of various teams. None of these leaders were easy to mess with, but among the crowd, Tang Tong's "light" was the most dazzling.
The rest of the team leaders, whether it was Chai Gang leader Liu Jin, Yu Gang leader Xiahou Liang, or Sanhe Gang leader Wang Dong, were far behind.
He was very jealous, especially the second-level inner armor, which was probably several times more expensive than the spear. It was a real luxury item.
Glancing at the messy disciples, Li Yuan muttered in his heart: "The financial resources and influence of the Weapon Forging Shop are probably much greater than those of the other families."
In the past life, the forging shop was not comparable to blacksmithing. Weapons that had reached a certain level were at least considered munitions...
"Brother Li, long time no see."
When Li Yuan was thinking about it, Wang Gong and Zhao Xiaoming came over, leading a slow horse.
"Is something wrong?"
Li Yuan was neither cold nor hot.
"No, this is also our first time participating in something like this, and we wanted to keep Senior Brother Li company."
Zhao Xiaoming said softly.
It was not even April yet, but she was already wearing cool clothes. The slim-fitting martial arts robe outlined her conspicuous curves. As soon as she appeared, she attracted everyone's attention.
"Senior Brother Yue is the team leader."
Li Yuan took a few steps back, alert.
"…My little sister is being abrupt."
Zhao Xiaoming looked a little embarrassed, but Wang Gong seemed to have forgotten that he had been cheated out of a bottle of Blood-Nourishing Pill, and whispered:
"There will be a small gathering in the inner city in a few days, led by Miss Lu. I heard it is related to the Divine Weapon Valley. If Senior Brother Li is interested, can I help him make the connection?"
Miss Lu?
The legitimate daughter of County Magistrate Lu Yunqing, Lu Bailing?
Li Yuan's heart was slightly moved, but before he could reply, he heard Yue Yunjin's deep voice:
"coming!"
The sound of dense horse hooves followed, Li Yuan looked up, and dozens of people outside the city also looked over.
On the official road, a group of more than ten riders came galloping. Everyone was wearing a sword and armor. They were very imposing and caused a commotion outside the city. Tang Tongdu pulled the reins of his horse with a serious expression.
"City Guards!"
Li Yuan heard someone screaming nearby, and he looked from afar and felt depressed.
How could Qiu Long suppress the many forces in the inner and outer cities, the bandits and horse bandits rampant in the towns and villages, and make them pay tribute every year?
It’s all thanks to these three hundred city guards.
As far as he knew, these 300 men were all strong and powerful. They all learned martial arts, and there were as many as eight of them who had cultivated internal strength. There were 30 cavalrymen, and their strength was very powerful.
"Why is Brother Liu here? Where is Commander Qiu?"
Sanhe Gang leader Wang Dong spoke first in a loud voice.
"Whoa!" In the distance, dozens of riders stopped at the same time. The leading knight urged his horse forward and bowed, saying:
"The commander has already forced the great thief Nian Jiu into Fajiu Mountain and is pursuing him. He has asked me to come here. Please go search the mountain and capture and kill this beast!"
"I was just about to help you, how dare you trouble the commander to come and ask for help?"
Wang Dong accepted the gesture with a bow, patted his horse, and followed first:
"Brothers, follow me!"
Dozens of elite members of the Sanhe Gang responded in unison and quickly followed. The other forces were not to be outdone and followed suit.
"Follow!"
After saying this, Tang Tong urged his horse out.
How the hell do I keep up with this?
Looking at the leaders of various teams going away in front of him, Li Yuan just felt a little confused.
Carrying a hammer weighing more than 30 kilograms and racing with a horse, right?
"go!"
Yue Yunjin held his spear behind him and trotted after them.
The stance and the step are inseparable, the White Ape Cloak Hammer naturally has footwork, combined with the breathing technique, it is very durable for long-distance running. Among the apprentices, even the weakest one has made some progress in blood and energy. Although he cannot keep up with the horse, he has not left the team.
However, the one with the back hammer naturally fell behind.
"This kid has such good endurance?"
Wu Ming glanced at Li Yuan who was always following behind him, and then looked at Liu Chen, Tian Ding and other apprentices who were at the end, and couldn't help feeling surprised.
"Damn, how come that guy is faster than me?"
Seeing Li Yuan in front walking slowly but not strenuously, the few inner courtyard apprentices at the back became a little anxious.
They were waiting to see the expression of this talented junior brother who had chosen the heavy hammer when he was left alone.
Now, they could only look at each other and grit their teeth to keep up.
"It seems that there aren't many apprentices who have achieved great success in Qi and Blood in the entire outer city of Gaoliu County? Or is it the same as what Liu Qing said, that those who are ambitious and talented have all gone to Zhelong Mansion?"
Li Yuan didn't feel tired even though he was carrying the heavy hammer.
Although his blood and energy could not match those old apprentices who came from wealthy families and had practiced martial arts for several years, he was not much behind.
The blood and energy training method of superior martial arts has miraculous effects. Although he does not look as strong as those old apprentices, he actually has very good physical strength.
In addition, it is blessed by the perfect level White Ape Cloak Hammer Technique.
Not only was he not tired, he even had the energy to try out the different frequencies of the Ape Six Breathing Method to complement his long-distance running, and gradually found a way out.
"It's quite interesting to use the breathing method this way. If I hadn't come across this, I wouldn't have discovered it."
After adjusting his breathing several times, Li Yuan even felt somewhat at ease, but he could also feel the blood in his body being slowly consumed.
The run lasted for dozens of miles. At first, Li Yuan was in the mood to take a look at the scenery outside the city, and occasionally saw some small villages, but later he felt tired.
It was just before noon when we arrived at the foot of Fajiu Mountain.
At this time, except for a few horseback leaders who went into the mountain as if nothing had happened, most of the disciples and apprentices were tired and sweating, and several of them sat down on the ground.
I have to make some temporary adjustments.
Wang Gong and Zhao Xiaoming, who were riding on the same horse, were also shaken badly and took shelter under the shade of a tree to rest. Further down the mountain, woodcutters from the firewood gang were coming down the mountain carrying freshly cut firewood.
Under the shade of the tree, Li Yuan wiped the sweat off his face and looked at the woodcutters. He suddenly felt that life was hard.
"It's at least sixty miles round trip. My second brother has to make this trip every day, rain or shine, to earn seven cents of silver!"
Gaoliu County is a large county that has been built for thousands of years. The nearby mountains have long been cut down, and the occasional pieces left are the private plots of a few families in the city.
Even to chop wood in the mountains outside Fajiu Mountain, one had to join the Firewood Gang to be qualified. Ordinary people who wanted to chop wood had to walk more than ten miles through the mountains.
"No wonder my second brother wanted to send me to the forging shop even if he had to borrow money or give me money. I have never experienced a truly hard job..."
Li Yuan took out some dry food and chewed it slowly, then sat on the grass under the tree. His mind was distracted, and it took a while before he heard Yue Yunjin's voice.
"Gather and go into the mountains!"
(End of this chapter)
