Two days later, a cavalry team consisting of more than 50 cavalry from Cheng Yuanzhi and more than 200 cavalry from Huonu moved south in a mighty manner.

Crossed the river, passed through Anping, and arrived at Julu County on the 15th.

Julu, a place name that has been famous for thousands of years due to a battle between Xiang Yu and the Qin army, has once again become the focus of attention because of its horns.

Julu County was originally a small county with less than 10,000 households, but since Zhang Jiao established Taiping Dao, believers from all over the country have come in droves, and it has developed into a large county with more than 20,000 households and a population of nearly 100,000.

After the attack, the new county magistrate did not dare to take office. Today, Julu County has completely turned into a private kingdom of Taiping Road.

The Julu County Government Office has also become Zhang Jiao's temporary residence. After Cheng Yuanzhi and his party arrived, Taoists immediately led everyone to see Zhang Jiao.

In the county government hall, Cheng Yuanzhi, Huo Nu and Xu Kang knelt down on the ground and greeted each other in unison. Zhang Jiao knelt down and sat on the main seat, and ordered the three of them to get up and return to their seats. After some pleasantries, they asked about the current peace in Youzhou.

The missionary situation of Tao.

Huo Nu was the first to say: "Master Qi, in the five counties of Guangyang County under the jurisdiction of my disciple, there are now more than 30,000 Taoist households and 8,000 Taoist soldiers."

Zhang Jiao nodded and said: "Very good, you have made great achievements in developing Taiping Road to this point in just 5 years." He turned to look at Cheng Yuanzhi.

Cheng Yuanzhi first apologized: "The incompetence of my disciples has caused our Taiping Dao in Zhuojun to have no success for several years. Today, there are only more than 15,000 Taoist households and more than 3,000 Taoist soldiers in the seven counties of Zhuojun."

"Not bad." Zhang Jiao did not blame him, but encouraged him a few words, which made Cheng Yuanzhi burst into tears of gratitude. Finally, he looked at Xu Kang and said, "Who is this boy?"

"This is my disciple's adopted son, whose surname is Xu and Kang." Cheng Yuanzhi responded quickly.

Originally, Xu Kang had no chance to meet Zhang Jiao. It was only because of his special relationship with Cheng Yuanzhi that he had this opportunity. Just now he couldn't help but look at this Taiping Taoist leader who had been scolded by later generations for thousands of years and was almost demonized.

He was tall and had a kind appearance, so I couldn't help but have a good impression of him. When I saw him asking about me again, Cheng Yuanzhi had already introduced me, so he left his seat, walked to the hall, knelt on the ground, and said, "My disciple Xu Kang pays homage to my ancestor."

Zhang Jiao looked at Xu Kang for a while and said, "Raise your head."

Xu Kang didn't think much about it. He straightened up and looked at Zhang Jiao. He saw a flash of light in Zhang Jiao's eyes. Xu Kang was shocked and quickly lowered his eyes. He was surprised but not panicked.

Zhang Jiao gently stroked the long beard under his chin with satisfaction and said: "Yes, he is a talent that can be made. You are the adopted son of Yuanzhi, and you can also be regarded as a member of my Taiping Dao inner sect. You have mastered the 'Taiping Qingling Art'

What sentence is it?"

Cheng Yuanzhi said quickly: "The disciple taught the 'Ling Jue' to others without the consent of the master, and asked the master to punish him."

Zhang Jiao said: "It doesn't matter. I said he is already a member of my inner sect, so there is nothing wrong with practicing this technique."

Cheng Yuanzhi quickly thanked him, and then said to Xu Kang: "The ancestor asked questions, why don't you tell the truth quickly?"

"The disciple is stupid and can't practice until the thirteenth sentence."

"Oh, how many years have you been practicing?"

Xu Kang pondered for a moment and said, "It's been two months."

"It's only been two months." Zhang Jiao finally changed his color and looked at Cheng Yuanzhi, but Cheng Yuanzhi didn't know. Since he passed this technique to Xu Kang, he knew that the practice of this technique did not happen overnight, so he also

He didn't ask anything, for fear of putting pressure on Xu Kang, and usually just taught him martial arts. But when he heard that Xu Kang had already practiced 13 sentences, he was even more shocked than Zhang Jiao.

Zhang Jiao discovered from Cheng Yuanzhi's expression that even he seemed to be unaware of it, so he could not help but have doubts in his heart. In fact, he did not create the "Taiping Qingling Jue", but he was very aware of the difficulty of practicing it. After hearing about it for two months, Xu Kang

I practiced to 13 sentences. After I was surprised, I didn't believe it and said: "I didn't expect that your practice has progressed so quickly. Just in time, let me see how your martial arts is?" After saying that, he clapped his hands lightly and walked in from the outside.

A strong man dressed in yellow came, clasped his fists and saluted Zhang Jiao, but did not even look at the others.

Zhang Jue repeated his instructions, and the strongman turned around and said to Xu Kang: "Little brother, please."

Xu Kang saw that there was no way to escape, so he also cupped his fists as a salute. He looked up and down at the strong man. He saw that he had a strong back and strong waist, and his arms were thicker than his own legs. He couldn't help but feel a little weak. He took a deep breath and put down his confused thoughts.

Xu Kang has been dueling with Guan Yu these days (actually just being tortured by Guan Yu), and he doesn't know what his current kung fu is like. Although this warrior looks powerful, he should be far behind Cheng Yuanzhi. He has always been

With Guan Yu as a sparring partner (training with him), are you still afraid of him? Thinking of this, I felt reassured.

The two faced off for a while. Xu Kang knew that the other party was considering his youth and refused to attack first. He didn't say much, and punched with all his strength. The strongman also blocked with one punch, and there was a muffled "bang" sound, and the two fists intersected.

, Xu Kang's body swayed, but the strongman took three steps back, his eyes full of surprise. Although he only used 6 points of force for the punch just now, the opponent was just a child.

His strength can actually force him back. I don't dare to underestimate him now.

Xu Kang got the upper hand with one punch, his confidence increased, and he started to attack, but the strongman also used all his strength and slowly regained the disadvantage. Xu Kang knew that he was ultimately inferior to the opponent in terms of strength, so he attacked like this

To his disadvantage, he changed his moves and started to swim around the strong man.

The situation changed again. The lower body of the strongman was extremely stable, but not very flexible. He was confused by Xu Kang's turn and could only passively take the beating.

Zhang Jiao watched for a while and realized that his warriors had been completely suppressed and defeat was only a matter of time, so he said: "Okay, stop."

When Xu Kang heard this, he immediately stopped and retreated.

Zhang Jiao nodded in appreciation and said, "Yes, you have such skill at a young age. It is much better than the old Taoist me when I was young."

Xu Kang even said he didn't dare.

But the strongman was not convinced and said: "He only knows how to run around in circles. If he has the ability to punch and kick me, he can defeat me with his true ability."

Zhang Jiao scolded: "Nonsense, do you want to compete with a 12-year-old boy in strength? I'm not ashamed of myself. Why don't you back down?" The strongman had no choice but to back out.

Although the warriors lost to a child, Zhang Jiao was not angry. The yellow scarf warriors he trained were used to kill enemies on the battlefield, not to compete with others. The key to killing enemies on the battlefield is one sword and one sword.

Martial arts such as head-to-head confrontation and wandering around are simply not acceptable on the battlefield. After all, tens of thousands of people are crowded together and there are swords everywhere. Where are you going?

At that moment, Cheng Yuanzhi and the others had lunch with Zhang Jiao, and then were led to the designated barracks to rest.

Xu Kang saw that it was still early, so he asked Cheng Yuanzhi for leave and took Luo'er to wander around. Xu Kang was also surprised that the people here were far more enthusiastic than in other cities, and they seemed to know each other.

They all performed rituals with one palm and then exchanged greetings, which only made Xu Kang feel incredible.

Xu Kang walked around for a while and found that Luo'er was a little unhappy, so he asked: "What's wrong with Luo'er? Are you unhappy?"

"Luo'er misses her mother. Luo'er has been away from home for a long time. I wonder how her mother is doing? Do you miss Luo'er?"

Xu Kang looked at her sad expression and comforted him: "Your mother must miss Luo'er too. Okay, I'll take you home tomorrow. Is that okay?"

Luo'er heard this and said happily: "Really? Are you really going to take me home tomorrow? That's great. Luo'er can finally see her mother.

The next day, Xu Kang told Cheng Yuanzhi about his plan to go to Ye County.

Cheng Yuanzhi did not stop him, but just said: "Now that the world is in turmoil, the road may not be peaceful. If you want to go, bring a few more people with you."

"No, as long as Brother Guan and I go together."

Cheng Yuanzhi nodded and said: "Yun Chang is highly skilled in martial arts and calm. With him walking with you, you have nothing to worry about. However, this worship meeting will be held in one month, and 36 Fangqu commanders will be present by then. You must be early

Go and come back early."

"Yes." Xu Kang replied.

At that moment, Xu Kang and Guan Yu galloped south with two horses, heading towards Yecheng, Wei County.

Yecheng is the seat of Wei County. It is close to the Yellow River and has developed agriculture and commerce. It is one of the largest and most famous cities in Jizhou.

Luo'er's surname was Zhen, but she only knew that her home was in Yecheng. When asked where she was, she didn't know. Xu Kang originally thought that it would take at least a few days to find some clues, but he didn't expect that after asking, the entire Ye

Everyone in the city seems to know where the Zhen family is.

After Xu Kang found an imposing two-foot-tall gatehouse according to the address he got from passers-by, Xu Kang couldn't help but hesitated: "Is this really the right place?"

Guan Yu also said: "I heard that the Zhen family is a noble family with a common surname in Jizhou, so there should be quite a few people with the surname Zhen. Maybe Luo'er is just a young lady from one of the side rooms of the Zhen family."

Xu Kang nodded and said, "That makes sense. Should we still ask?"

Before Guan Yu could answer, Luo'er had already struggled to jump off his horse, and jumped to pat the door. While patting it, he shouted: "Open the door, open the door, I'm back. Mother, Luo'er is back, open the door quickly."

"

Xu Kang and Guan Yu had no choice but to dismount, hugged Luo'er and said, "Okay, Luo'er, stop now."

Luo'er said excitedly: "This is really Luo'er's home. Luo'er remembers it. Brother Xu, please call the door. Luo'er wants to see his mother."

"Okay, I'll call." Xu Kang had no choice but to knock on the door. Unexpectedly, before he knocked twice, a voice sounded from the side.

"Who are you? How dare you make a noise in front of the Zhen Mansion."

Xu Kang turned around and saw three people, dressed as servants in short clothes. Xu Kang looked behind them and saw a corner door open behind them. He thought they should be servants of the Zhen Mansion. When he saw someone knocking on the door, he

Come out from the corner door and take a look.

Before Xu Kang could speak, one of the three people suddenly looked directly at Luo'er and said anxiously: "Are you Miss? Are you Miss Luo'er?"

Luo Er said: "Who are you? How do you know my name?"

Xu Kang secretly rolled his eyes and thought to himself: Well, you come to recognize the family by yourself, but you don't even know who is in the family. How can you be considered a relative?

But the man obviously didn't mind. When he heard Luo'er admitting his name, he said happily: "It's really Miss Luo'er. Miss Luo'er is back. Quick, go and notify the housekeeper and the madam. She said the young lady is back."

People immediately ran into the corner door rolling and crawling.

The man in front of him nodded and bowed to Luo'er and said, "Miss, I don't know the slave. The slave is the gatekeeper."

"Wang Si, hurry up, take me to see my mother. Luo'er misses him so much." Luo'er said.

"Yes." Wang Si stood up and saw Xu Kang and Guan Yu. Seeing Guan Yu's extraordinary appearance, he cupped his hands and said, "I don't know what to call you two." "Xu Kang." "Guan Yu."

"It turns out it's Mr. Xu and Mr. Guan." Wang Sida said, "I wonder what the relationship between the two of them is with the lady?"

"It's just that when the road is rough, we draw our swords to help." Xu Kang said lightly.

"It turns out they are two knights——" Wang Si wanted to ask again.

Luo'er said impatiently: "Where do you have so many problems? They are Brother Xu and Brother Guan. They are sending Luo'er home. Don't block the way."
To be continued...