Taoist master wants to ascend

At the martial arts arena, all the apprentices from the inner courtyard arrived. Li Yuan also saw Wang Gong and Zhao Xiaoming, who were not named, and nodded when they saw him.

"Everyone is here, let's go!"

Yue Yunjin, who was carrying a hardwood red-tasseled spear and was tall and powerful, turned around and left when he saw the people gathered.

Li Yuan and others followed quickly with weapons on their backs.

The apprentices in the outer courtyard have begun their day's work. Looking at the brave and capable inner courtyard apprentices carrying weapons on their backs, they can't help but be envious.

It was just dawn, and there were not many pedestrians on the road. The group of people walked in silence, and soon they arrived at the city gate.

Xilulu~

Li Yuan followed the sound and looked.

Outside the city gate, Tang Tong was communicating with people on horseback and carrying a gun. At this time, he waved his hand and motioned for Li Yuan and others to come forward.

Li Yuan looked at it.

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 carrying knives and swords.

"Second-level spear, second-level inner armor, first-level boots... The old man says he is bold, but he is actually more cautious than anyone else!"

Li Yuan cursed in his heart.

He also deliberately took a long detour and passed by all the team leaders. None of these team leaders were easy to mess with, but among the crowd, Tang Tong's 'light' shone brightest.

The rest of the leaders, whether it was Liu Jin, the leader of the Chai Gang, Xia Houliang, the leader of the Fishing Gang, or Wang Dong of the Sanhe Gang, 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 chaotic disciples of various schools, Li Yuan murmured in his heart: "The financial resources and power of the Weapon Forging Shop are indeed much greater than those of the other families."

In the previous life, the weapon forging shop was not comparable to blacksmithing. The weapons that had reached the advanced level were at least considered arms...

"Senior Brother Li, long time no see."

When Li Yuan was thinking about it, Wang Gong and Zhao Xiaoming came over, leading a rogue horse.

"Is something wrong?"

Li Yuan is neither cold nor hot.

"No, this is our first time to participate in this kind of thing. We want to be with Senior Brother Li."

Zhao Xiaoming said softly.

It was not even April yet, but she was already dressed very coolly, and her slim-fitting military robe outlined her conspicuous curves. As soon as she appeared, she attracted all the attention from all around.

"Senior Brother Yue is the team leader."

Li Yuan took a few steps back, alertly.

"...The little sister is abrupt."

Zhao Xiaoming's face was a little confused, but Wang Gong, as if he didn't remember that he had been tricked into taking away a bottle of Blood Accumulating Pill, whispered:

"In a few days, there will be a small gathering in the inner city. Miss Lu is taking the lead. I heard it is related to the Valley of Divine Weapons. If Senior Brother Li is interested, can I help you with this?"

Miss Lu?

County magistrate Lu Yunqing’s legitimate daughter, Lu Bailing?

Li Yuan's heart moved slightly, but before he could reply, he heard Yue Yunjin shout in a deep voice:

"coming!"

The sound of horse hooves followed closely. Li Yuan raised his head, and dozens of people outside the city also looked at him.

I saw a group of ten people riding fast horses on the official road. Everyone was armed with swords and armor. They were full of momentum and caused a commotion outside the city. Tang Tong reined in his horses and looked solemn.

"City Guards!"

Li Yuan heard someone nearby exclaiming. Looking from a distance, he felt depressed.

How could Qiuda be able to suppress the many forces in the inner and outer cities, the mountain bandits and horse bandits running rampant in the villages and towns, and make them pay tribute every year?

The reason is these three hundred city guards.

As far as he knew, these three hundred people were all strong and strong, and everyone learned martial arts. Eight of them had perfected their inner strength, and there were thirty cavalrymen. They were very powerful.

"Why is Brother Liu here? Where is Commander Qiu?"

Wang Dong, the leader of the Sanhe Gang, spoke first with a loud voice.

"Hush!"

In the distance, dozens of knights stopped in unison. The leading knight urged his horse forward, cupped his hands and said:

"The commander has forced the big robber Nianjiu into Fajiu Mountain and is pursuing him. He is calling for me to come. Please go and search the mountain to capture and kill this beast!"

"We are about to help, how dare you ask the commander to ask for help?"

Wang Dong bowed his hands in agreement, slapped his horse, and took the lead to follow:

"Brothers, follow me!"

More than a dozen elite members of the Sanhe Gang responded and quickly followed. The other gangs were not to be outdone and followed suit.

"Follow up!"

After saying a word, Tang Tong spurred his horse out.

How the hell do you keep up?

Looking at the group of team leaders leaving in front of them, Li Yuan felt a little confused in the wind.

Carrying a hammer weighing more than 30 kilograms and racing against a horse, right?

"Walk!"

Yue Yunjin tied his spear back and trotted to keep up.

There is no separation between stakes and steps. The white ape's cloak hammer naturally has footwork, and combined with the breathing skills, it is very durable for long-distance running. The apprentices have a small amount of energy even if they are not good enough. Although they cannot keep up with the horses, they do not break away from the team.

However, those who carry the hammer naturally fall behind.

"Is this kid so stamina good?"

Wu Ming glanced at Li Yuan, who was always following him, and at Liu Chen, Tian Ding and other apprentices who were at the end, he couldn't help but feel surprised.

"Damn it, how come that kid is faster than me?"

Seeing Li Yuan who was not walking fast but not strenuously ahead, the few apprentices in the inner courtyard who were left behind became a little anxious.

They were originally waiting to see what the expression of this talented young junior brother who had chosen the heavy hammer would be like when he was pulled to the end.

At the moment, all they can do is look at each other and grit their teeth to keep up.

"It seems that in the entire outer city of Gaoliu County, there are not many apprentices with great qi and blood? Or is it like Liu Qing said, are all the ambitious and talented ones going to Zhelong Mansion?"

Li Yuan was not tired even though he was carrying a heavy hammer.

Although his blood and energy could not keep up with the old apprentices who had such a good family background and practiced martial arts for several years, it was not much worse.

The blood and energy training method of superior martial arts had a miraculous effect. Although he did not look as strong as those old apprentices, he was actually very strong.

In addition, he was blessed with the perfect level of White Ape Cloak Hammer Method.

Not only was he not tired, he also had the energy to try the different frequency bands of the Ape Six Breathing Method, so as to match it with long-distance running, and gradually found a way out.

"It is very interesting to use the breathing method in this way. If it weren't for this run, I wouldn't have discovered it."

After adjusting his breathing many times, Li Yuan even felt a little comfortable, but he could also feel that the blood and energy in his body was slowly consumed.

This run was dozens of miles. At first, Li Yuan was still in the mood to look at the scenery outside the city, and occasionally he could see some small villages, but later he felt tired.

It was just before noon when they arrived at the foot of Fajiu Mountain.

At this time, except for the leaders of several families who rode horses and entered the mountain as if nothing had happened, most of the disciples and apprentices were sweating profusely, and several of them sat on the ground.

They had to take a break.

Wang Gong and Zhao Xiaoming, who were riding on the same horse, were also shaken and took a rest under the shade of a tree. At the foot of the mountain farther away, woodcutters from the firewood gang were carrying freshly cut firewood down the mountain.

Under the shade of the tree, Li Yuan wiped his sweat and looked at the woodcutters. He suddenly felt that life was hard:

"It's at least more than 60 miles to go back and forth. My second brother has to run this way every day, regardless of wind or rain, to earn seven coins of silver!"

Gaoliu County is a large county. It was built thousands of years ago. The nearby mountains have long been cut down. The occasional remaining ones are the private plots of the families in the city.

Even for the mountains outside Fajiu Mountain, you have to join the firewood gang to be qualified to cut firewood. Ordinary people who want to cut firewood have to walk more than ten miles in 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..."

Taking out dry food and chewing it slowly, Li Yuan sat on the grass under the tree, his mind wandering, and it took a while before he heard Yue Yunjin's voice.

"Gather, enter the mountain!"