A line of green mountains stretching for tens of thousands of miles, from west to east, towering majestically on the vast land. This is the Tianling Mountains, with hundreds of peaks located in it. The peaks in the west belong to Xi Xuanzong, which governs a total of 308 mountains, and the peaks in the east
The peak belongs to Dongxuanzong and occupies 300 mountaintops. At the foot of the mountain at the junction of Dongxuanzong and West Xuanzong, there is a magnificent city - Yunlong City!
Disciples from the two major sects who need to trade weapons, pills, etc. will come to Yunlong City to trade.
Yunlong City relies on two major sects, and after thousands of years of development, it has gradually developed into a big city with bustling traffic and a large flow of people.
The weapons workshop is a place that specializes in making swords, guns, swords, halberds and other weapons. There was a handsome boy about 9 years old, touching a sword that had just been made, and looking at it with obsessed eyes.
The sword seemed to be facing an extremely rare treasure, and he would rub the sword with his young hands from time to time. A sudden loud shout made him wake up from his obsessed state.
"You little bastard, what are you looking at? What's so good about this sword? Why don't you go and pour water for the guests?" The person who was scolding was the weapon refiner Fang Gang.
The boy woke up and hurried to the waiter to pour water for the guests.
His name is Meng Bufan. He comes from an ordinary family. He is only nine years old this year and lives with his only sister Meng Cuiyun. When he was five years old, his parents died after going to the mountains to pick herbs and were attacked by wild beasts. Poor
Yes, not even the corpses were found, only a few broken pieces of blood-stained clothes on their bodies were found. My sister was only eight years old at that time. It is conceivable, what did two such young children make a living? How did they survive?
The eight-year-old sister has supported the family. By washing clothes for others, making female celebrities, and with the kind support from the neighbors, the two siblings have been able to survive the past few years with difficulty.
It is true that the children of the poor should become masters early. Perhaps because of this, after several years of hard life, Meng Bufan developed a firm heart and a strong heart. When other children were nine years old,
Maybe he had started practicing martial arts early, or hiding in his mother's arms and acting like a baby. But Meng Bufan looked at his sister's pale and swollen hands that had been soaked in water for a long time. He felt distressed and insisted on becoming an apprentice in the weapons workshop. In addition to feeling distressed
Sister, he also has a martial heart, and he especially likes swords. When you enter the weapons shop, you can see all kinds of swords all day long?
It is a pity that as the saying goes, the poor are poor in literature and rich in martial arts, and the two siblings can only barely feed themselves. Meng Bufan will not tell his sister that he wants to practice martial arts, so as not to embarrass his sister. Without martial arts, there is no master, and
Without elixirs, Meng Bufan had been practicing basic skills such as horse steps, leg presses, and strength at home since he was 5.6 years old. After all, Yunlong City was influenced by two major sects and was also a martial city. Everyone knew these basic skills.
However, for those who have the conditions, they can practice basic skills for a year or two before starting to learn martial arts and improve themselves through elixirs. No one will practice these most boring basic skills for 4 years. So, through this
After several years of practicing basic skills, Meng Bufan has a strong little body.
"Little bastard, come here, the master has a few words to tell you." Fang Gang, the master craftsman, looked at Meng Bufan with a smile. Fang Gang looked bold and unrestrained, about 40 years old, burly and with a rough personality. He had just entered this field.
The weapon refining workshop was about the same time as Meng Bufan entered the weapon refining workshop. The two of them were really destined to get together as soon as they arrived. Unlike Meng Bufan, Fang Gang wandered to Yunlong City from outside, and no one else
Don't know where he comes from.
The strange thing is that although there are three other weapon-making masters in the workshop, since Fang Gang came here, more people have come to him to make weapons than the other masters, and this trend is getting more and more serious.
After Meng Bufan came to this weapons workshop, the weapon refiners and shopkeepers all liked and cared about him. Firstly, he was smart, and secondly, because he lost his parents at such a young age, but he had a heart for self-improvement and secretly cherished him.
He was a little impressed. Fang Gang was particularly fond of this apprentice. He often made excuses to ask Meng Bufan to buy various things for him, but often gave him several times the amount of money. For the extra money, he could find various reasons to let Meng Bufan buy various things for him.
Bufan had to accept it. Reasons such as you, a little brat, are not strong enough to help the master. You need to eat more meat. If you are strong, you can help the master work more.
After many rejections to no avail, Meng Bufan silently accepted his master's kindness, but secretly swore in his heart that he would repay his master well.
"It's extraordinary, Master, I'm telling you," Fang Gang said in a rare serious tone.
"It is a good thing that you have feelings for the sword. Whether it is a sword or any other weapon, when you refine it in the future, you must have a pious heart and give the weapon feelings, so that the refined weapon will have spirituality.
The combat effectiveness of weapons with spirituality will far exceed that of ordinary weapons. Although the weapons made by our weapons workshop are all ordinary, facing the weapons of the basic disciples of the two major sects, we should not be careless with anything you build.
Every weapon must be taken seriously and must be remembered.”
Meng Bufan said respectfully: "I remember, master!"
Fang Gang immediately regained his bold face. "Little bastard, master knows that you really want to learn martial arts and has been practicing those basic skills. You don't have to worry. If you practice these basic skills well, you will have unexpected benefits in the future."
Fang Gang continued: "Master is now passing on to you a set of top-notch body-training techniques. Well, this is a small hammer I made specially for you."
Fang Gang flipped his wrist, and a small black hammer appeared in his hand.
"This hammer weighs 50 kilograms. It is just right for you now. You will go home every day and follow my steps to temper weapons, hammering it 5,000 times a day. At the same time, you will use my unique skill "Hammer Tempering Technique". This will make you not want to take it.
The elixir can also temper the body, and at the same time it can improve the internal strength. In addition, don't forget to practice the basic skills. Well, this is the secret book of "Hammer Tempering Technique", you can read it when you go home tonight."
While talking, a yellowed booklet was handed over to me.
Meng Bufan was stunned by this sudden happiness. He was so happy that he was overwhelmed.
He has always dreamed of being able to temper his body and start learning martial arts. Now that this real happiness is in front of him, Meng Bufan's heart is filled with joy.
Meng Bufan knelt on the ground with a pop: "Thank you, master. I will practice hard and not let the master down."
Fang Gang laughed heartily a few times, turned around and went back to refining his weapons.
After finishing work in the afternoon, Meng Bufan went home in an excited mood, still holding the small black hammer in his hand. In fact, as an apprentice, he could have room and board in the weapons workshop and wouldn't have to work so hard every day.
Back and forth. But Meng Bufan couldn't worry about his sister. A twelve-year-old girl was at home alone, and Meng Bufan was worried.
Before I reached the door of my house, I saw a pretty and slim girl from a distance, waiting eagerly at the door. It was my sister Meng Cuiyun. Although she was dressed in simple clothes, only coarse clothes, the hardships of life could not be seen from her face.
Traces. A gentle and virtuous girl with a delicate and generous appearance, a sunny smile hanging on her face, waiting for her brother to come home. Ever since Meng Bufan became an apprentice in the weapons workshop, her sister has to leave work every day.
, are all waiting at the door for Meng Bufan to return.
Meng Bufan's heart warmed up, and he couldn't help but have thousands of thoughts. In his heart, his sister was not only a sister, but also like a mother. The two siblings relied on each other and depended on each other for life. They had gotten through the most difficult years. From now on, regardless of themselves,
Whatever you do, you must do your best to give your sister a stable life.
My sister has been a beauty since she was a child. Since her parents passed away, people have been coming to the house one after another, wanting to adopt her as a child bride. Many of them are from better-off families. If she had gone, she would not have lived such a miserable life and would not have eaten.
There was no meal at all, but Meng Cuiyun firmly refused. Even if someone asked her to take her younger brother with her, she did not agree. When others asked her why, she said:
"We, my brother and sister, will not live a life of dependence on others, especially my brother. I cannot live a life of dependence on others. I believe he will be successful in the future."
Meng Bufan was not very sensible at the time and could not remember these things very well. He learned about it later when he heard his neighbors talk about it. Therefore, Meng Bufan admired his sister very much and was influenced by her sister. He has been very self-reliant since he was a child.
Seeing Meng Bufan approaching, her sister smiled tenderly, took his little hand, and walked into her yard. The yard was not big, but it was full of colorful clothes. Those were clothes that her sister washed for others. There was only one
There were no clothes hanging in the corner, which were left for Meng Bufan to practice martial arts.
My sister had already prepared the meal. Looking at the only vegetable on the table, she smiled apologetically and said:
"Xiaofan, you are growing taller. You should eat more meat at this age. It's all because of your sister's incompetence that you can only eat vegetables more often." Yanran sounded like an adult, completely forgetting that she was also growing taller.
Meng Bufan smiled and said:
"Sister, why are you talking about this? It's just a temporary hardship, and it will pass soon. Besides, the people in the weapon shop take good care of me in life, especially my master. Don't worry, I will work hard, so
The days will pass soon. But you must take good care of yourself and don't let me worry."
Meng Cuiyun smiled happily and said, "Hurry up and eat, Zhao Hu will come to see you soon."
As soon as the two siblings finished eating, Zhao Hu rushed in with great enthusiasm, holding something wrapped in oilcloth in his hand.
Zhao Hu has been Meng Bufan's best friend since childhood, and the two families are not far apart. Zhao Hu is one year older than Meng Bufan, and he is dark and strong. He also has a straightforward and cheerful personality. His family owns a grocery store, so his family background is
Meng Bufan is incomparable. However, as best friends, Meng Bufan and the others have not become estranged because of their different family backgrounds. Whenever Zhao Hu has something good, he will never forget to share it with his good friend Meng Bufan. Since they are good friends,
Meng Bufan has never been polite to Zhao Hu.
Zhao Hu happily opened the oilcloth, revealing two golden chicken legs. They were fragrant and exuded an alluring smell.
"Sister Cuiyun, here you go!" Zhao Hu said as he handed the chicken leg to Meng Cuiyun. Meng Bufan had already unceremoniously picked up the other chicken leg and started eating it.
Meng Cuiyun smiled softly and said, "I'm full, you can eat."
Zhao Hu was a little unhappy, "Sister Cuiyun, why are you always so polite? My relationship with Bufan is like brothers, and I have always regarded you as my sister. Why are you always so polite to me? Besides, I'm here
Your family used to have plenty of food, so this is specially brought for you two."
Meng Cuiyun said solemnly: "Thank you, Xiaohu, I don't treat you as an outsider. I am really happy for Xiaofan to have you as a brother. I really don't like eating meat." Then he hesitated.
Sorry to say
"How about keeping the chicken legs for Xiaofan to eat tomorrow? He practices martial arts every night and needs to replenish his body."
Over there, Meng Bufan was still biting the chicken leg, pretending to be very happy on the surface, and said vaguely: "Okay, let me eat it tomorrow night." But in his heart, he was heartbroken, and he controlled his desire forcibly.
Tears shed.
This kind of thing has happened many times. The family occasionally buys meat, but my sister never takes a bite. The excuse is that she doesn’t like meat and only likes vegetarian dishes. She leaves all the meat to Meng Bufan. But in Meng Bufan’s vague memory before, his parents
When she was still alive, she had never heard that her sister had the habit of not eating meat. Obviously, her sister just felt sorry for Meng Bufan's health and wanted him to eat better. A nine-year-old child from an ordinary family would not pay attention.
Meng Bufan's precocious mind has allowed him to surpass his peers early. How could he not know his sister's painstaking efforts? What can he do? The only way is to grow up as soon as possible and let his sister stop worrying so much about him.