[System] Eight Wilderness Returns

Chu Ni looked seriously at Ye Gucheng, who was only nine years old, with a flash of admiration in his eyes.When he was young, Ye Gucheng looked like a jade carved in snow, which made people feel happy when they saw it. Beautiful things are always pleasing, so some people pursue beauty, even though Chu Ni is not a person who pays attention to appearance, But he also has to say that when Ye Gucheng grows up, his appearance must be extremely outstanding.

Ye Gucheng didn't smile often, his lips were pursed into a line all the year round, and his face rarely had strong expression fluctuations, but Chu Ni could still feel the sadness in him because of Ye Lin's death.

What surprised Chu Ni even more was that Ye Gucheng's roots were excellent, and his talent in swordsmanship made Chu Ni look sideways.

After dealing with Ye Lin's funeral and the civil strife in Baiyun City, Chu Ni was able to relax. He had seen Ye Gucheng practicing sword once. At that time, Chu Ni saw Ye Gucheng's understanding and enthusiasm in the way of swordsmanship. Judging that his future achievements must be extraordinary.

Ouyang Shaogong's understanding is not low, but he has no interest in swords, while Ling Yue is devoted to swords. Unfortunately, compared with Ye Gucheng's talent in swordsmanship, his talent is the gap between Yinghuo and the sun and the moon.

It is undeniable that after seeing Ye Gucheng's talent and enthusiasm, Chu Ni did have the urge to accept Ye Gucheng as his disciple for a moment, but his reason quickly made him restrain this urge.

Ouyang Shaogong’s lesson from the past is still there. Chu Ni is indeed very vigilant about the mission target now. Ouyang Shaogong may be the prince Changqin crossing the soul, and Ye Gucheng may also be reborn or crossed. Chu Ni He didn't want to experience another betrayal and injury, so he only recruited Ye Gucheng to him after he finished practicing the sword.

"Chu Daochang." Ye Gucheng held the long sword behind his back and cupped his hands towards Chu Ni.

Chu Ni's eyes flickered on the sword behind Ye Gucheng.It wasn't a particularly good sword, and of course it couldn't be said to be bad, but in Chu Ni's eyes, it wasn't good enough, and Ye Gucheng was only nine years old now, so it was suitable to use this sword.

"You learn swords?"

"Yes."

"How long?"

"Two years."

Chu Ni raised his eyebrows, but he was a little surprised. Others have been learning swords for two years, and they are still practicing basic skills such as swinging swords, splitting swords, and horse stances, but Ye Gucheng can practice a set of swords in a decent manner.

"Is there a master?"

"No."

"You are the Young City Lord of Baiyun City." Chu Ni looked up at him and said, "Old City Lord Ye will not refuse to hire you a master."

Ye Gucheng looked up at Chu Ni, and said word by word: "Those people have a sword in their hand but no sword in their heart, so they are not qualified to be my master."

Hearing this, Chu Ni smiled, and asked, "Then do you have a sword in your heart?"

"Yes!" Ye Gucheng said firmly.

Chu Ni held the Qianye Changsheng sword in front of him, stroked the sword with his right hand, and said: "I learned swordsmanship at the age of seven, killed people at the age of ten, and mastered swordsmanship at the age of 12. It has been more than ten years now, I am qualified to be your master ?”

Ye Gucheng straightened up involuntarily, and said: "The Taoist priest has a sword intent in his heart, which is rare in the world. If he can worship under the Taoist priest's door, it will be the luck of Gucheng."

"But under my sect, it's not so easy to get in." Chu Ni looked straight into Ye Gucheng's eyes and said, "One year, I'll give you one year, and within this year, if you can practice the sword Yes, I will take you in."

A light flashed in Ye Gucheng's eyes, and he immediately responded, "Yes!"

Chu Ni is indeed a little happy to see the hunter today. He has a high vision. He has talent but does not accept those who have no love for kendo. He does not accept those who are passionate about kendo but have no talent. Objects are not accepted. In fact, Chu Ni seldom really thought of keeping others under his door.

Because his own experience in the master's school was not pleasant, Chu Ni was not enthusiastic about accepting apprentices, but Ye Gucheng's talent in the way of swordsmanship really made Chu Ni amazed, and it also made him really feel the first time. The idea of ​​accepting the other party as a disciple was born.

In the end, he chose to give the other party a year. In his opinion, Ye Gucheng is an excellent sword embryo. There is not much pressure to train the sword in one year, and this year is enough for Chu Ni to observe. Judge whether Ye Gucheng's character and dedication to kendo can satisfy him.

Practicing swords is not an easy task.Some people get up early and stay late, and it takes ten years of hard work to achieve something, while some people can't make a decent set of swordsmanship throughout their lives. Even Chu Ni, who has mastered swordsmanship at the age of 12, still insists on practicing swordsmanship every day. , never slack off.

However, those who are not firm in mind, especially children who are still young, find it difficult to have such determination and perseverance.The more talented some people are, the more they want to be opportunistic, and the more they want to be lazy about daily sword practice.

One way of the sword is not just talent, you can sit back and relax. Without solid basic skills and years of practice, no matter how delicate the sword move is, it is just a castle in the air, and it may shatter and disappear at any time.

What Chu Ni wants to see is whether Ye Gucheng has the perseverance and perseverance for several years.

Ye Gucheng did not disappoint Chu Ni either.

Only half a year later, Ye Gucheng had already experienced the sword intent.

Chu Ni looked at the cute ice and snow in front of him, but always liked Ye Gucheng with a cold face, and a rare smile appeared on his face.

Ye Gucheng will surely achieve great things in the future.

Chu Ni didn't have any disadvantages in accepting this apprentice.

Thinking of this, Chu Ni subconsciously stretched out his hand to pat Ye Gucheng's head. This is a habit he developed in the last world, but as soon as his hand touched Ye Gucheng's hair, he remembered that the other party didn't seem to like being with people very much. After contacting him, he coughed slightly in embarrassment, pretending not to notice Ye Gucheng's suddenly tense body, and said: "Since you have realized the sword intent, then I will keep my promise and accept you as my apprentice. ?”

"I am willing."

"Okay!" Chu Ni withdrew his hand, slightly hooked the corners of his lips, and said, "From now on, you are my disciple, and I will teach you with all my heart. As for how far you can go on the way of swordsmanship, it is up to you It's up to you."

After a pause, Chu Ni continued: "I come from Chunyang Palace, but I am no longer a disciple of Chunyang, and you have nothing to do with Chunyang. , but since you have entered my sect, you have to swear in front of me—with the sword in your hand, seek the true way of heaven and earth!"

Ye Gucheng's face turned serious, and he knelt down in front of Chu Ni on one knee, and solemnly swore: "Disciple Ye Gucheng, I swear here—from now on, I will travel thousands of miles before my eyes, and use the sword in my hand to seek the heaven and the earth!"

[Congratulations on starting the mentoring system, please check the specific information yourself. 】

[Ye Gucheng has already joined your sect, the system automatically defaults Ye Gucheng as your disciple, and rewards Tongbao 2000, money 300, and a special item, a long sword with a black scabbard. 】

Mentoring system?Chu Ni raised his eyebrows, thinking of the master-student system that Su Yaoyan had introduced to him in the game, he couldn't help being curious.

The master-apprentice system here is still somewhat different from that in the game.In the master-apprentice system in the game, the master can accept 2 direct disciples and 10 ordinary disciples, and the ordinary disciples will automatically become teachers after reaching the full level, and each disciple can worship 1 direct master and 3 ordinary masters.However, the master-apprentice system here does not distinguish between direct disciples and ordinary disciples. Chu Ni can accept an unlimited number of apprentices, and the master-apprentice relationship is permanently preserved, unless Chu Ni chooses to expel the disciple from the school, or the disciple takes the initiative to betray the master, and Each disciple can only worship one master, if the disciple joins other sects, the disciple will automatically betray the master by default, and become a "red name" in Chu Ni's eyes.

From this point of view, it seems that the master Chu Ni has a great advantage, but correspondingly, the master needs to teach the apprentice to a certain extent, and if the apprentice does something cruel and inhumane, the master Chu Ni must also bear the corresponding responsibility. responsibility.

In a way, this system is more like the fetters of masters and apprentices in the real martial arts world.

The higher the achievement of the apprentice, the more rewards the master can get. Of course, the more rewards are actually for the apprentices. For example, the black scabbard sword rewarded by the system this time, although it is indeed of excellent quality, a It doesn't look like an ordinary sword, but Chu Ni already has the Qianye Changsheng Sword, and this black scabbard sword is probably prepared for Ye Gucheng.

However, Ye Gucheng is only ten years old now, he has just realized the meaning of the sword, and his swordsmanship is still immature, but this black scabbard sword is too sharp, and the current Ye Gucheng cannot match the strength of this black scabbard sword .

After thinking for a while, Chu Ni decided to keep the sword for now, and reward Ye Gucheng with the black scabbard long sword as a gift after Ye Gucheng's swordsmanship is perfect.

It’s just that Ye Gucheng is his disciple now, so he can’t help but give the entrance ceremony. After thinking about it, he took out a sword tassel from the package and handed it to Ye Gucheng, saying: “This is a Taiji sword tassel made of special ice silk. , I found out by accident many years ago, but this sword tassel is useless in my hands, and this Taiji sword tassel is also compatible with the sword you are using now, so I might as well give it to you as an introduction gift."

"Thank you, master." Ye Gucheng reached out to take Jiansui, with no obvious emotion on his face, but a glint of joy flashed in his eyes, he bowed to Chu Ni, and then tied Jiansui to the sword.

Seeing that Ye Gucheng also likes this sword spike, Chu Ni felt a little relieved, and then asked: "Baiyun City is located above the South China Sea, but it has a lot of trade with the Jiangnan mainland. You will inherit Baiyun City in the future. You can't be ignorant of the affairs in the world. And as far as you know now, how many sword masters are there in Jianghu?"

Ye Gucheng thought for a moment, then replied: "There are many masters with outstanding reputations in the Jianghu, but when it comes to sword masters, there are Wudang elder Mu Taoist, Emei sect head Dugu Yihe, sword devil Jiang Kui who has retired, and sword masters. ..."

Speaking of this, Ye Gucheng paused, as if he was judging whether this person can be compared with the previous sword masters, and finally said: "...and the one who just became famous not long ago, Su Wangyan."

Chu Ni's body shook, and he looked at Ye Gucheng with fiery eyes, and his voice couldn't help but lowered a bit: "Su blasphemy?"

Ye Gucheng said: "Yes, Su Wangyan has only been active in the Jianghu in recent years. It is said that his swordsmanship is excellent, and he can use sword energy to hurt people dozens of feet away. Many masters in the Jianghu have been defeated by him. Jiang Kui, a reclusive swordsman, once admired his and Su Huayan's swordsmanship, which is between brothers."

"Oh?" Chu Ni hooked the corners of his lips, feeling inexplicably happy, and asked, "Then do you know where Su Wangyan is now?"

"He's at Wanmei Villa."