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Chapter 269
Chapter 272. The Fang and Yang families
"Yes, counting forward, it was only 30 or [-] years ago,"

Uncle Ren sighed, feeling quite emotional. Seeing the two young men looking interested, he couldn't help but smile:
"Nearly 30 years ago, the Fang and Yang families didn't know each other. Our Fang family practiced traditional Chinese martial arts, and your Yang family ran antique collections. The two families are completely irrelevant. ,"

"It wasn't until something happened later that the two families came together. It was in the suburbs of the capital more than 20 years ago. On the fifth ring road today, an ancient tomb of the Ming Dynasty was discovered, which was very large in scale,"

"At that time, the archaeological technology was not as advanced as it is now. The Capital Cultural Relics Bureau had no choice but to call the practitioners of the local antique industry to participate in the excavation. Tim, your grandfather Mr. Yang was among them."

The young man nodded when he heard the words. It seems that his surname is Yang, and his name is Yang Tian. He has heard some past stories before:
"I've also heard about this in my family. It is said that my grandfather took out something very important from that ancient tomb. It later became the treasure of our Yang family's town house."

"Yes, then do you know what it is?"

"I don't know, I just heard that since then, our Yang family no longer only deals in antiques, but has started to study ancient martial arts?"

Uncle Ren nodded in affirmation, and then picked up what he just said:
"At that time, the Yang family was just an ordinary family in the capital. Mr. Yang was in his prime of life. In terms of qualifications and knowledge, he could not be said to be outstanding among the many colleagues who participated in the excavation. a great secret,"

Knowing that this secret must be related to the prosperity of the Yang family in recent years, Yang Tian and Fang Yi couldn't help but hold their breath together.

"It's a humanoid stone sculpture in an ancient tomb. At first glance, it looks like an ordinary decoration, but Mr. Yang is familiar with all kinds of materials of stone sculptures in the past, and found that the material does not belong to any of them. Instead, it looks like a rare volcanic rock."

"Not only that, but there are traces of grinding in the hollow of the inner wall, which seems to have engraved some words,"

"Using hard volcanic rocks to make stone sculptures is already very strange, coupled with these characters of unknown origin, Mr. Yang immediately knew that something was unusual, so he kept an eye on it and secretly brought the stone sculpture out when he left the scene ,"

"Originally, his original intention was just to keep this stone sculpture as a private collection, but as fate would have it, he accidentally learned that there was a place near the capital where people mined volcanic rocks all year round, so he went to seek confirmation with doubts."

"This place is naturally our Fang's family?" Fang Yi said immediately upon hearing this.

"That's right, Yi'er, as you know, our Fang family not only practiced martial arts, but also mined volcanic rocks to provide raw materials for some factories more than 20 years ago,"

"So, when Mr. Yang found our grandparents, the volcanic stone material of the stone sculpture was quickly confirmed,"

"Both parties were confused about why someone would use this material to make stone sculptures? What do the carvings on the inner wall mean? After many days of discussion, the two families finally made an important decision, which was to smash the stone sculptures."

"What?" As soon as these words came out, Yang and Fang were shocked at the same time, they couldn't believe that their grandfathers had such courage.

Yang Tian thought that this stone carving should be the treasure of his town house, and it has been kept until now, so he was even more puzzled: "But isn't this thing still in our Yang family?"

"It's true that it's still in Yang's house, but it was repaired afterwards,"

Uncle Ren smiled leisurely: "Tian'er, you can take a look after you go back. Although the stone sculpture is intact, there are many traces of repairs around it, but it's not easy to see."

"It's thanks to Mr. Yang's skill in mending with curium that this treasure won't cause such a catastrophe, hahahaha..."

"But having said that, thanks to our Fang family's deep understanding of volcanic rocks, we can hit it just right. Otherwise, if you are an ordinary person, even if you use brute force or a machine to cut it open, the writing on it will definitely be greatly affected."

"If this is the case, our Fang Yang family will not be where they are today."

Fang and Yang nodded their heads again and again, admiring the ingenious craftsmanship of the two grandfathers.

I could only hear Ren Ping sneer again and again, thinking that it is already a crime for your two families to steal while excavating the ancient tomb, and smashing it for selfish desire is malicious damage to national cultural relics, which can be said to be a crime.

It's really shameless to still brazenly show off here.

Yang Tian asked again: "Then the words on the inner wall of the stone carving are naturally the ancient martial arts of our Yang family?"

"That's right, it includes an inner strength method and a hidden weapon skill. The inner strength method is used to exercise the body and stimulate the potential of the human body. The two of you are quite popular now,"

"The unique skill of hidden weapons is naturally the volcanic stone bullets of our Fang Yang family, which are well-known in the ancient martial arts world. Outsiders usually call them 'flint' for short,"

"Back then, after the ancestors of Fang and Yang discovered this secret, they were very excited and determined to study it together. In addition, our Fang family practiced traditional martial arts, which has a considerable foundation, so we carried it forward in just a few decades."

"The two families got to know each other because of this unique knowledge of ancient martial arts, and they embarked on the road of practicing ancient martial arts together. Since then, they have become the same family regardless of each other,"

"In the next ten years or so, the flint hidden weapon gradually became famous in the ancient martial arts circles of the capital, and outsiders have always regarded our two families as one family. You all know this."

After saying this, Uncle Ren's face was full of glory, and even in the middle of the night, he could vaguely see the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

Yang Tian and Fang Yi were young and arrogant. When he heard what he said, they naturally became even more crazy, thinking that their two families were also the best in the ancient martial arts world.

Ren Ping knew that was definitely not the case. Although he was not very familiar with the ancient martial arts circle in the capital, he had heard about some of them when he was in Nanling, and the names of the Fang and Yang families were not among them.

Having nothing to do in the courtyard that day, Mei Hanxiao and Mo Ganyun even introduced to him all the famous forces and figures in the Chinese ancient martial arts world.

Among them, the capital is naturally the place where the most masters gather, but it is by no means the only one. For example, although the Longquan Mei family is in the south, but it can rank among the top ten in China in terms of influence, and no one dares to mess with it wherever it goes.

The Fang Yang family is far less famous than the Longquan Mei family, and they want to rule the capital, it's really beyond their control.

Sure enough, the middle-aged Uncle Ren is more mature and stable. Seeing that the two young juniors are too arrogant, he immediately shook his head: "Our Fangyang family has indeed become more and more prosperous in recent years, but compared to some ancient martial arts with a deep foundation There is still quite a difference in power, the two of you must not underestimate others."

"Oh? I've always wanted to know how many people in the capital are riding on the heads of our Fang Yang family?" Fang Yi was somewhat dissatisfied.

Uncle Ren smiled wryly when he heard the words, thinking about whether to ride or not. If there are really many people who are stronger than Fang and Yang, they may not say all of them.

However, it is inevitable for young people to be angry, so there is no need to discourage their enthusiasm too much. He smiled immediately: "The capital is a place where wind and clouds meet, and there are many crouching tigers, hidden dragons. If you want to talk about the top, the Dragon Mansion is naturally the first."

"Capital Dragon Mansion?"

"Yes, it seems that you have also heard it. Remember in the future, this kind of force should never be messed with at any time."

Fang and Yang looked at each other, apparently disapproving, paused, and said in unison: "Could it be that even the masters of our grandparents can't mess with them?"

"Why do you think their Dragon Mansion is so powerful?"

Uncle Ren frowned slightly and gradually lowered his voice: "This is not what my family says, but is recognized by the ancient martial arts community in the capital. There are two reasons, the most important."

"First, you think that our Fang Yang family discovered the secret of ancient martial arts in the past 30 to [-] years, and everyone else did the same, right?"

"In fact, it is not true. Many forces in the ancient martial arts world today discovered the secrets of ancient martial arts because of certain antiques. To be precise, most of them were during the rise of the antique market in the 90s and [-]s of the last century,"

"However, there are exceptions. The Capital Dragon Mansion is one of them. Speaking of their origins, I am afraid that they can be traced back to the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, or even the era of the Republic of China. At that time, there was no such a large antique market,"

"That is to say, there is a high probability that their ancient martial arts were inherited from their ancestors, but based on this, few in the entire ancient martial arts world can do it;"

"Secondly, the prosperity of an ancient martial arts force depends not only on the calendar, but also on the younger generation. The younger generation thrives when the younger generation prospers, and the younger generation loses when they lose. This can also reflect whether its foundation is deep or not,"

"The two of you have reached the fourth level of cultivation at such a young age, which is very rare, but do you know what the state of the children of the Dragon Mansion in the capital is?"

"What realm?"

"Crush strength, master the palm of broken iron, the sixth level of 'inner strength' cultivation! And I heard that some young people in their ranks have practiced the long-lost unique skill-the flower god sword!"

(End of this chapter)