Chapter 178

He Tianshu was surprised and asked, "How do you know that there are rumors in this forbidden area?"

Zhang Xiaohua said mysteriously, "It's all written in the book. Anything that prevents people from exploring will always arouse people's curiosity. The more you obstruct and cover it up, the more information there will be about it."

He Tianshu smiled and said, "The book is really vivid.

However, it seems that no one dares to explore this forbidden area. Of course, there are indeed a lot of rumors. "

Zhang Xiaohua quickly pricked up her ears, wanting to satisfy her curiosity. Unfortunately, He Tianshu sighed and said, "But you're not a disciple of the Misty School. I can't tell you these things. Just give up on this idea."

Zhang Xiaohua complained, "Captain He, if you don't want to say it, just say that there isn't. Now that you mention it, I'm always thinking about it. Can I still sleep at night?"

He Tianshu shook his head and said, "No matter if there is or not, I can't tell you.

Besides, if you can't sleep, even ghosts won't believe it. "

Zhang Xiaohua saw that He Tianshu refused to say anything. Naturally, she knew the severity of the matter. She scolded Zhang Xiaohua, "Xiaohua, don't be naughty. Since Captain He said so, there must be some difficulties. Why do you have to make it difficult for him?"

Zhang Xiaohua said resentfully, "I was just joking. I wanted to test Captain He's principles and see if he can withstand the test. He's a disciple that Boss Ou can trust."

Thus, the three of them left the fork in the road while talking. Zhang Xiaohua still didn't give up and looked back at the end of the mysterious path in the distance.

The three of them walked along the path and casually looked around for a while before He Tianshu led them to an exquisite small courtyard. He said, "This is the guest room of the Pharmacy Hall. Let me take you in. There seems to be no one in the courtyard right now. Just find a place to stay. I might as well stay here and accompany you."

Zhang Xiaohu felt bad and said, "Captain He, you should go back to your place. We can take care of ourselves."

He Tianshu shook his head and said, "It's better if I don't go back. Didn't you see it just now? When these people saw that I won today, they were all unconvinced and wanted to challenge me. I defeated a bunch of them in the training room, so I'm sure there are many people waiting for me there. I can't afford to offend them, but can't I just hide?

I'm definitely staying here tonight. "

Zhang Xiaohu had seen the scene in the training room and knew that what He Tianshu said was true. He smiled and nodded.

Zhang Xiaohua was naturally happy as well.

There were many rooms in the small courtyard. He Tianshu asked, "Do you two brothers live together or separately?"

Zhang Xiaohua said first, "Of course we live together. I haven't lived with my second brother for a long time. I slept very soundly last night."

Zhang Xiaohu thought of Zhang Xiaohua's question this morning. He was really afraid that he would say something in his sleep again, so he said, "Forget it, Xiaohua. You've grown up now. You can live by yourself in the future. Don't you live alone in Huanxi Villa?"

Zhang Xiaohua was not willing to do that. She just said no, and Zhang Xiaohu insisted.

Suddenly, Zhang Xiaohua seemed to think of something and said quickly, "Second brother, I lied to you this morning when I said that you called Changge. You didn't say anything at all. Besides, I slept so soundly at night. How could I hear you?"

But how could Zhang Xiaohu believe her words now?

He Tianshu also felt strange when he heard them mention Changge.

So, at Zhang Xiaohu's insistence, the three of them each found a guest room and rested.

It was getting late. Outside the small courtyard, the sound of insects kept rising and falling. In the empty guest room in the small courtyard, only the three of them were doing different things.

Zhang Xiaohu was lying on the Kang with his hands behind his head. The expression on his face was either happy or sad. His eyes were fixed on the roof. The shadow of the roof flickered with the flickering light. No one knew what he was thinking.

He Tianshu was sitting cross-legged on the Kang with his hands and palms facing the sky. He was practicing and regulating his Qi-circulation. Although he wanted to calm down, the victory during the day always disturbed his practice. After several failed attempts, he completely gave up. He lay on the Kang with his clothes on and a smile on his face. He must be recalling his previous victory.

Zhang Xiaohua also walked back and forth in the room a few times. Then she got on the Kang, sat cross-legged, and practiced the Worry-Free Heart Sutra.

In the beginning, Zhang Xiaohua did not draw Qi into her body. She just refined the Genuine Qi in her meridians. Because it seemed that she had not found the Qi of Heaven and Earth in other places except for the medicine field in Huan Xi Mountain Villa, Zhang Xiaohua naturally did not have any expectations here.

However, after the Genuine Qi ran for several cycles, Zhang Xiaohua still habitually drew Qi into her body.

When she used her perception to explore the outside world, she was pleasantly surprised to find that the Qi of Heaven and Earth here was frightening. It was several times more than the medicine field in Huan Xi Mountain Villa.

Therefore, Zhang Xiaohua opened all the pores on her body without hesitation and tried her best to draw the rare Qi of Heaven and Earth into her body. Soon, the Qi of Heaven and Earth around her was completely absorbed by her black-hole-like body. Then she felt that there was a lot of Qi of Heaven and Earth coming to her from all directions. Zhang Xiaohua was overjoyed. She calmed down and her state of mind was as calm as an ancient well. She steadily drew Qi into her body and refined it in her meridians.

Midnight came as promised. Zhang Xiaohua fell asleep in an instant. That breath-like flickering still matched the strange frequency and resonated with the stars in the night sky. Immediately, endless starlight surrounded Zhang Xiaohua and was drawn into her body in an orderly manner and gradually refined.

For a long time, Zhang Xiaohua had encountered many problems when practicing Carefree Heart Sutra. Even the simplest method of drawing Qi into her body was difficult for her. At first, she thought that it was because of her aptitude that she could not feel the Qi. But later, when she practiced in the medicine field and in the woods, which were completely different, a trace of doubt arose in her heart. Perhaps the Qi of Heaven and Earth was also different from the place.

Although this was what he thought, and he had also encountered a dense Yuan Qi of Heaven and Earth on that rainy night, the Carefree Heart Sutra did not have any explanation for this. This made him even more puzzled. What was this Heart Sutra?

It was the crystallization of the predecessors' experience. If such a simple thing was not recorded, how could others practice according to it?

At least, there should be a note at the side.

Now, in the guest room of the pharmacy hall, Zhang Xiaohua faced this problem again. Once again, she was sure that one sentence of Carefree Heart Sutra was not equivalent to ten thousand sentences. The Qi of Heaven and Earth was indeed related to the place of practice. It was not described in the Heart Sutra that the Qi of Heaven and Earth was endlessly scattered between heaven and earth.

Because, although the Qi of Heaven and Earth in the guest room of the pharmacy hall was many times more than that in the medicine field of Huan Xi Villa, the Qi of Heaven and Earth in the medicine field was, after all, too little. The Qi of Heaven and Earth in the pharmacy hall was also calculated according to the "Qi of Heaven and Earth". Compared to the theoretical description, it was far … far away!

Since she had come to this conclusion, Zhang Xiaohua's first thought when she woke up in the morning was to think of the token in He Tianshu's hand!

If she had this token, wouldn't her daily practice be much stronger than in Huan Xi Villa?

Today was already the third day of the Martial Arts Exhibition. Besides the fact that there were too many children in Fledgling Eagle Hall, the other competitions in other places had also ended. Naturally, He Tianshu had no other choice. Although Zhang Xiaohua did not acknowledge him as her master, she was still very close to becoming his disciple. If she wanted to compete, as her cheap master, he still had to watch. When he saw Zhang Xiaohua yesterday, He Tianshu did not ask about the results of the competition. This was because he had the same mentality as Zhang Xiaohu. After all, he was from Fledgling Eagle Hall and understood the strength of those children better than Zhang Xiaohua. He knew that Zhang Xiaohua was far from being their opponent. He had only come to participate in the Martial Arts Exhibition for fun.

Even though Zhang Xiaohua had already learned a little of the Ethereal Steps' qinggong technique and a little of the Ethereal Steps' movement technique, in He Tianshu's mind, Zhang Xiaohua had only learned a little of the concept of the Ethereal Steps. Naturally, he did not have any extravagant hopes for her.

Therefore, he did not think that Zhang Xiaohua would have any good results in the competition.

Of course, a result of six draws was definitely not a good result. Zhang Xiaohua would not show it off in front of He Tianshu.

In fact, when He Tianshu came over in the morning and told Zhang Xiaohua that he wanted to go with Zhang Xiaohu to watch Zhang Xiaohua's competition, Zhang Xiaohua said embarrassedly, "Team Leader He, you have a lot of things to do in the Pharmacy Hall. You should be busy with the Pharmacy Hall's matters. My competition is really nothing to see. You shouldn't go."

Hearing this, He Tianshu was even more certain of his thoughts. He thought to himself, "I've seen this kid get beaten up a lot by others. If he had a thirty percent chance of winning, he wouldn't be so noisy and pull me over?"

Thinking of this, He Tianshu said seriously, "That won't do. Zhang Xiaohua, no matter what, I can still be considered your first teacher. How can I not watch you compete?

Even if it's just a glance at your improvement, I'll be gratified. My efforts were not in vain. If there are any shortcomings, I can teach you properly later.

Don't you think so? "

Zhang Xiaohua thought to herself, "Where did your efforts come from? Don't talk about the fist technique. You haven't even finished teaching the footwork of the Misty School, let alone the fist technique."

However, seeing He Tianshu's insistence, she could only say, "Alright."

But He Tianshu still wouldn't let her go. He Tianshu turned around and raised his eyebrows. "Oh right, I forgot. Nie Xiao Er and the others don't seem to have anything going on today. Why don't I pull them over to cheer you on?"

Zhang Xiaohua was shocked and hurriedly said, "There's no need, Captain He. It's not good to trouble them."

Just as she was about to pull He Tianshu's sleeve, who knew that He Tianshu was already prepared. With a tap of his foot, he used the Ethereal Steps' qinggong and slipped away, leaving only a sentence in the air. "No trouble. They're happy!"

As a result, when they came out of the Medicine Hall, other than Zhang Xiaohua, there were also four other people, including Zhang Xiaohu, He Tianshu, and Nie Xiao Er. The group of seven people majestically charged towards the Young Eagle Hall.

The disciples of the Misty School who saw them along the way were very surprised. The competition was already over. Who were they looking for trouble with?

The disciples of the Misty School all came from the Young Eagle Hall and naturally knew that there was still one last day for the competition of the Young Eagle Hall. However, every disciple of the Misty School had participated in the competition of the Young Eagle Hall. Of course, no one was interested. For decades, there had never been an older disciple who came to watch the competition of the Young Eagle Hall. Yesterday, Zhang Xiaohua's competition was watched by Zhang Xiaohu, Changge, and Chen Chen. Not only were the two team leaders of Zhang Xiaohua surprised, but the team leaders and disciples in the nearby arenas were also surprised.

Today's competition had not officially started yet when they saw Zhang Xiaohua leading six adult disciples behind her over. The disciples of the Young Eagle Hall who did not know the truth began whispering. Zhang Xiaohua's ears and eyes were sharp and she had already understood. It was nothing more than, "See, I've said it before. Where it's possible to make mistakes, one should be lenient. Don't always kick people around like a ball. Look at this, someone must have lost yesterday and is borrowing people today to get back at them."

"I know what you mean. If you want to kick them, then so be it. But before you kick them, you have to inquire about the opponent's background. You see, they have someone backing them up in the sect. Isn't this bad?"

"Look, it's probably this kid in front. He must have lost miserably yesterday and is looking for someone to back him up today. He's afraid of being beaten up again."

"Quickly go find Steward Xu and say that someone is coming to make trouble."

"Xiao Er, yesterday you secretly ate a drumstick in the kitchen. Look, they're here to catch you."

What the hell? Zhang Xiaohua did not know whether to laugh or cry!

Team Leader Chang was also dumbfounded. You can't play like this. Yesterday, three people came to watch the competition. Today, there are only six people. That's almost more than our contestants. What are you doing? Haven't you seen enough of the Young Eagle Hall's competition?

Alas, how could he know that this group of people did not have any good intentions? They were all here to see how Zhang Xiaohua would be kicked out of the arena!

Otherwise, how could the five people's wretched smiling faces cause Team Leader Chang to misunderstand?

Fortunately, He Tianshu was still somewhat experienced and knowledgeable. Seeing that Team Leader Chang's expression was not good, he quickly explained that he was from the Pharmacy Hall and had taught Zhang Xiaohua martial arts. Today, he came to take a look. The other few also practiced fist techniques with Zhang Xiaohua.

But how could Team Leader Chang believe him?

He secretly said in his heart, "Who are you trying to fool? How could I not know Zhang Xiaohua's martial arts footwork? You're from the Pharmacy Hall, how could you teach it?"

However, the martial arts competition was not restricted to onlookers. Team Leader Chang could not say anything and only nodded.

Not long after, the time arrived. The competition on the last day of the Young Eagle Hall's Martial Arts Competition officially began.

On the arena, the two youths' fists and feet danced, attacking and defending well. Everyone below the arena watched with rapt attention. Only Zhang Xiaohu was somewhat absent-minded. From time to time, he would look at the door and secretly say in his heart, "That, that, why hasn't she come yet?

Yesterday, I didn't hear that she wasn't coming today. Could it be that after seeing my embarrassing state yesterday, she didn't want to come today?

Did I say something yesterday that made her angry?

Or was it presumptuous of me to invite her to dinner yesterday?

Did she think that because I don't know internal strength and my martial arts are not good enough, she didn't want to come today? "

Alas, in short, strange thoughts emerged in his mind from time to time. There was only one purpose, which was to explain why Chang Ge did not come to the Young Eagle Hall today.

Just as Zhang Xiaohu's imagination was running wild, several matches had already been fought on the arena. As for how many matches, Zhang Xiaohu naturally could not tell us.

At the end of a match, a child was kicked off the arena by his opponent. Leader Chang announced the result. The other two contestants each used their qinggong and floated onto the arena. Everyone praised them. Just as Zhang Xiaohu's attention was slightly shifted to the match on the arena, he heard a beautiful female voice in the distance say, "Hall Master, it's over there. Look, it's the arena with the most people. En, yes, it's the one with a lot of tall disciples over there. There's also a disciple who is stupidly watching the match, who is close to the arena!"

Zhang Xiaohu immediately felt that the sky had just brightened and his mood had just woken up. He cheerfully wanted to turn his head and walk away, but his face was flushed purple. With great difficulty, he restrained himself. After waiting for a few moments, which felt like several eras, he pretended to inadvertently turn his eyes and "just happened" to see Chang Ge and a middle-aged woman who was accompanied by Chang Ge walking over not far away. And, oh, there was no "and". Even if there was, Zhang Xiaohu would not be able to see it.

He immediately put on a happy expression and took a few steps forward. He stepped forward and saluted, "This humble one is Zhang Xiaohu. Greetings, Hall Master Qin."

Wasn't the middle-aged woman accompanying Chang Ge the Bright Green Hall's Aunt Qin?

Aunt Qin returned the salute slightly and said with a smile, "Zhang Xiaohu, how are you? We've met before, in the conference hall and at your apprenticeship ceremony. There's no need to be polite. I just came to watch Zhang Xiaohua's competition. Yesterday, Chang Ge told me about Zhang Xiaohua's competition. I was very curious, so I came to watch."

Zhang Xiaohu smiled and made a gesture of invitation. He said, "Xiaohua came to compete for fun. Sorry for disturbing Hall Master Qin's time."

Aunt Qin waved her hand and said, "It's okay. The initial competition of the Martial Arts Exhibition is over. There's nothing to do in the hall for the time being, so I came to watch. I also think highly of Zhang Xiaohua, so I came to cheer him on."

After she finished speaking, she walked to the arena first. However, when she passed by Zhang Xiaohu, she said with a smile, "Oh right, I also liked the story you told yesterday about the bird egg."

Zhang Xiaohu was prepared to salute Chang Ge in a serious manner, but when he heard this, his face turned a little red, and his saluting posture was a little awkward.

Chang Ge was generous. He saluted with a smile and said, "Zhang Xiaohu, the story you told was very good. How about you tell me more when you have time in the future?"

There was no reason for Zhang Xiaohu not to be happy. Naturally, he was overjoyed. Even his mouth was crooked from smiling. He said repeatedly, "Of course, if Chang Ge is willing to listen, I'll be happy to tell you."

Chang Ge felt strange and asked, "Zhang Xiaohu, you were fine just now. Why is your mouth crooked now?

Could it be that you're smiling crookedly? "

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