Chapter 258: Riding the Waves, An Unexpected Sound
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"Little brother, you see we are just idle on the boat, how about we come and compare notes?"
"Eh?"
Because they were taking the waterway from Luoyang to Hangzhou, Weiming and others were on a boat at this time. After spending the initial novelty, Weiming sat bored on the bow of the boat and looked at the scenery of the canal in front of him.
At this time, he suddenly heard the scholar's invitation to compete. Weiming couldn't help but glance at the other party, and then turned his attention to Sister Meng who was not far away.
Yes, during this trip to Hangzhou, Meng Qiansi also went with Weiming and others, and Weiming only found out about this after leaving Xiaoyao Valley. According to the scholar, Meng Qiansi wanted to surprise Weiming.
Hmm~ Needless to say, Wei Ming is really pleasantly surprised. After all, although we can see each other often, it is still not as good as the day and night interactions in the past. What’s more, Wei Ming clearly knows that this trip to Hangzhou will definitely create many waves. Meng
With your sister's help, everything will go smoothly.
When the scholar saw Wei Ming and looked at Meng Qiansi, he also hurriedly said with a smile: "Miss Meng, please rest assured, my little brother and I will hold back our strength during the competition, and we will never damage the boat in the slightest."
Meng Qiansi smiled slightly when she heard this and said: "It doesn't matter, it's just a small merchant ship on the left and right. As long as you don't sink it, I'll do whatever you want."
"Hey! Thanks a lot, Miss Meng." The scholar thanked him.
"What are you talking about?" Meng Qiansi also nodded slightly.
Then the scholar looked at Dan Qing, who was holding up his drawing board and drawing, and asked: "Stupid painter, do you want to come?"
Danqing did not look back, he just continued to draw and said, "I won't get involved. This canal is vast and the scenery is magnificent. I was just about to draw a few pictures."
"hey-hey!"
Hearing Danqing's answer, the scholar laughed a few times, but he was not surprised at all. He turned back to look at Weiming again and said, "Little brother, what do you think?"
Wei Mingxin said, "You don't mean to ask for my opinion!"
However, after thinking about it, Weiming agreed.
After all, river life is boring, and competing with scholars can not only pass the time, but also hone your martial arts skills, so why not do it?
After the decision was made, the two stood opposite each other on the deck and took a stance.
Since he is competing with a scholar, he naturally has to use short-handled martial arts. Although Wei Ming does not know many short-handled martial arts, one of which is the Fang Xuanling Monument taught to him by the scholar, but they can all be used.
Superior martial arts.
As for weapons, after Weiming thought about it for a while, he finally chose the clear fan given by his master between the jade flute and the fan.
It's not that there is any special reason, it's mainly because the fan looks cooler when used.
"You actually use a fan to compete with me. Should I say, little brother, that you are arrogant? Or are you confident?" The scholar gently shook the folding fan and said slowly.
I have to say that if you ignore the slightly obscene smile on the corner of the scholar's mouth, he really looks like a man of letters.
Weiming was already in a fighting state at this time. Hearing the scholar's half-joking words, he also shook his folding fan lightly and said with a smile: "What a rare opportunity! When I compete with you, senior scholar, I naturally want to ask you for advice on short-hand kung fu."
A lot."
"Hey~ Interesting!" After hearing what Wei Ming said, the scholar didn't hesitate and said directly: "Since you are so eager to learn, then naturally I, a poor scholar, can't hide my secrets, so let's join in!"
Having said that, the scholar directly moved Taozhi Yaoyao towards Wei Ming.
Although Peach Blossom Fan is a martial art with the purpose of protection, it also has its own uniqueness in attacking. If you don't know, you don't dare to be careless, so you use the Xiaoyao Fan to move against the wind to dodge and block.
Compared with the scholar who specializes in one or two martial arts, although the unknown short-handled martial arts is not the most among all the martial arts he knows, there are still four. However, although the number is large, the problems that come with it are
Not to be underestimated.
In fact, this is also a problem that has always existed in Weiming. He is mixed but not refined, and he is knowledgeable but not pure. Although under the advice of his master Wu Xiazi, he gradually began to master the martial arts after intensively practicing the Small Wuxiang Kung Fu, but after all, it is
water
Even if you work hard, you won't see much effect for a while.
Before finding a better way, all I can do is seize the opportunity and work hard.
Let’s go back to the discussion with the scholar.
The scholar is still the scholar he was before, an innate master of the eighth level.
Weiming is no longer the same as before. Not only has his cultivation reached the fourth level of Xiantian, which is close to the peak of a young master, but he has also learned a lot of superior internal skills and unique moves.
It is no exaggeration to say that with Wei Ming's current strength, if he had a life-and-death fight with the scholar, he would be at least 30% sure of defeating him. Even if he lost, there would be a high probability that both of them would die together.
But sparring is not a life-and-death fight after all, not to mention that Wei Ming has limited his own weapons to short handles, or at most, fists and kicks, so the outcome is naturally no longer in suspense.
But this is exactly in line with Wei Ming's wishes. After all, today is different from the past. Even if he only uses short handles and fists and kicks, Wei Ming can fight hundreds of moves on a par with the scholar.
Stop gossiping.
In the blink of an eye, the two had been fighting for more than half an hour, covering everything from the deck to the bow, from the mast to the roof, and even briefly floated on the river for a while.
The short-handled martial arts is already known for its quickness and agility, and this fight between the two can be regarded as a model, showing their dodge and parry.
The scholar's fight was hearty, and Wei Ming benefited a lot. Although his attributes have not changed, his use of moves has improved to a higher level.
In this way, I competed with scholars during the day, studied painting with Danqing in the evening, and sat on the bow of the boat with Sister Meng at night to watch the stars. Life on the river passed like this for three days, until late at night on the fourth day, something unexpected and surprising happened to Weiming
occur...
"Sister Meng, you haven't told me yet, why do you want to go to Hangzhou with us?"
That night, Weiming and Meng Qiansi were together as usual, leaning on the bow of the boat and looking up at the stars. Weiming suddenly asked.
Meng Qiansi did not show any surprise, as if she had already guessed that Weiming would ask this question, she smiled lightly and teased:
"You actually held back your asking until now. I thought you weren't curious at all?".
Weiming pressed his cheeks in embarrassment and did not answer, while Meng Qiansi also said to herself: "If I count them in detail, there are three reasons why I came out this time. This is the first one..."
Meng Qiansi turned to look at Wei Ming, the smile on her face was 70% love and 30% doting. Although she didn't say it clearly, her meaning was fully expressed.
After laughing, Meng Qiansi's face turned serious and continued: "As for the second, it is related to Fengdu, and it is also the main purpose of scholar and Danqing coming to Hangzhou. One is to unite the Beggar Gang to rescue General Qi from the imperial court, and the other is
It was the Perak Hall, the Haisha Gang and some forces from Hangzhou who joined forces to attack the offshore Japanese pirates. Fengdu was involved in both operations, and naturally I, the former leader of Fengdu, was involved."
"Is this so!? Fengdu has also arrived in Hangzhou?"
Unexplained surprise and a bit of enlightenment, it turns out that many things have changed without even realizing it.
The disappeared Fengdu reappeared in the world, and Pilitang and the Haisha Gang, who were originally strangers to each other, have become cooperating from the beginning to jointly fight against Japanese pirates.
"Sister Meng, what's the third reason?" Wei Ming asked.
"The third reason..." Meng Qiansi's expression changed again, the smile on her face became a little more playful and narrow-minded, and she asked: "...Wei Ming, you don't know?"
"Uh~ I...what do I know...?"
Weiming was a little flustered by the look in Meng Qiansi's eyes, and was a little embarrassed to speak.
Meng Qiansi knew Weiming well. Seeing his expression, she knew that he really didn't know the inside story. She couldn't help but sigh slightly and said leisurely: "I heard that a new shepherd came to Yichun Court in Hangzhou recently, named Bihai Mingzhu.
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"who!!"
This short sentence made Weiming stand up in shock, his eyes full of surprise and disbelief.
But when Weiming came back to his senses, he happened to face Meng Qiansi's playful expression.
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"Uh~Sister Meng...I..."
Weiming was speechless all of a sudden and didn't know what to say.
"Go to bed early! Something good may happen tonight!"
Meng Qiansi smiled slightly, said something unclear, and walked into the cabin.
"By the way~" The moment before entering the cabin, Meng Qiansi turned around and added, "The words just now are what the Pearl Girl asked me to tell you."
After saying that, without waiting for Weiming to ask, he disappeared before Weiming's eyes.
"Sister Mingzhu? You said something good will happen tonight?"
This sentence aroused curiosity, but Weiming had mostly forgotten about his previous surprise.
After thinking for a while, Weiming still couldn't figure out the reason. He simply shook his head and returned to the cabin, took off his coat and lay down in the hammock to prepare for sleep.
Just when Weiming was about to close his eyes, a familiar voice suddenly sounded from his mind.