When I came out of the inner courtyard, I met Xu Ping.
Xu Ping seemed to be waiting for him, his face was very enthusiastic.
"Senior Brother Cao."
Before, they all called me Brother Cao. After what happened, the outer disciples all called me Brother Cao Su. In fact, in terms of age, they were older than Cao Su.
"Brother Xu, just call me Cao Su. I'm not a senior brother."
Cao Su smiled a little.
Xu Ping is an ordinary resident of the North Outer City. His family background is very ordinary. He collected ten taels of silver and joined the martial arts school, hoping to find a good job in the future.
Cao Su was very strong in martial arts and achieved a breakthrough in Qi and blood.
Now he has become an inner disciple.
It has been so long since Xu Ping came to the martial arts school that he had direct contact with the inner disciples for the first time.
In Xu Ping's eyes, he and Cao Su were classmates who had experienced life and death, and their emotional foundations were different.
But he didn't know much about whether Cao Su, who became an inner disciple, would draw a clear line between him and an ordinary outer disciple.
Cao Su didn't.
He can feel the natural kindness.
Of course, he would not think that this was the only side of Cao Su.
Cao Su had also seen with his own eyes the cunning and cruelty of the Pegasus Village thieves.
Thinking of this, his tone became even more awe-inspiring.
"Senior Brother Cao, this is the rule of the martial arts school."
"When outer sect disciples see inner sect disciples, they all want to call me senior brother."
The martial arts gym has this rule mainly because most of the outer disciples are newcomers within one year, while most of the inner disciples have been practicing in the martial arts gym for many years.
Under normal circumstances, it is reasonable and reasonable for outer disciples to call inner disciples senior brother.
People like Hu Ze, Chen Feng, and Cao Su are all exceptions.
Cao Su shook his head and asked curiously: "Are you waiting for me here?"
"right."
Xu Ping's tone became heavier.
"Although a few of us escaped death, Junior Brother Zhang died outside the city forever."
"The martial arts school has given some compensation rewards to several of us, including Junior Brother Zhang, and also sent people to collect Junior Brother Zhang's body. Now it has been sent to Junior Brother Zhang and his family."
"Junior brother Zhang is the only son in the family. Now that a man like him has died, and the white-haired man is leaving the black-haired man, the family situation becomes even more difficult."
"I'm thinking that we should go to express our condolences tomorrow, which can be regarded as being a fellow disciple."
Xu Ping's words all make sense.
Cao Su had no reason to refuse.
He nodded and asked, "Who else is in Junior Brother Zhang's family?"
Xu Ping said: "There are also his old mother and younger sister. The old mother is nearly fifty years old and frail. The younger sister is only thirteen years old and has not yet been married."
This really adds insult to injury.
"I would like to ask Senior Brother Cao to lead the team, and a few of us will go together..."
Xu Ping tentatively spoke to Cao Su, but was interrupted directly by Cao Su.
"I can go, but there's no need to lead the team. I'm not good at leading a team, so you should lead the team."
Cao Su refused directly.
Although Cao Su wanted to express condolences to his junior brother's family, he definitely didn't want to make such a big show of it.
The matter of being in the limelight can be left to this junior brother Xu Ping who has a lot of dramas.
He just wanted to resolve the matter quickly and start a new stage of cultivation.
Xu Ping saw that Cao Su was resolute and did not force him.
"Okay, then just listen to Senior Brother Cao."
The two walked while talking, and soon arrived outside the martial arts gym.
As soon as I left the martial arts hall, I met several inner disciples who came together.
The inner disciples seemed to have just completed their mission and were in a state of exhaustion.
When I saw Cao Su and Xu Ping, I just ignored them and passed them by.
Cao Su saw Chen Feng.
Chen Feng stopped.
Chen Feng frowned and scolded: "Outer disciple, why don't you go home so late?"
"The situation in the city is chaotic. Don't show off outside all day long."
After saying that, he went in.
Xu Ping nodded hurriedly.
Wait until he leaves.
He said "poof".
A look of disdain.
"Senior Brother Cao, he doesn't know that you are also a disciple of the inner sect, right? You look like you are bossing around after entering the inner sect. What are you pretending to do?"
Chen Feng really likes to taunt people with a cold face.
When he first entered the inner gate, many people from the outer gate congratulated him.
But now, the boundary with the outer door has been completely drawn.
"Let's go and leave him alone."
Cao Su was not angry at all.
As long as you don't mess with him, that's fine.
What's more, what the other party said does make sense.
After the New Year, the situation in Pingcheng was chaotic, the price of food and meat soared, and the outer disciples' martial arts were too low. They wandered around outside for no reason, which would indeed cause trouble for the martial arts hall.
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Chen Feng was the last to step into the inner courtyard.
"What's wrong?"
After he entered the inner courtyard, he found that the atmosphere in the inner courtyard was a bit strange.
The inner disciples looked solemn, and a few people were whispering there.
After Chen Feng came closer, he heard them talking about the new inner disciples.
"Are there new inner disciples?"
Chen Feng couldn't help but ask.
I don’t know what’s going on recently, but there are many new inner disciples.
I heard that the number of students enrolled in martial arts schools has dropped, but the number of inner disciples has increased.
The more troubled times these days are, the more potential disciples seem to emerge.
"Yes, I have become a disciple of Mr. Tang."
When the visitor saw that it was Chen Feng, he smiled and said: "Chen Feng, speaking of which, the new disciple and you are from the same school!"
When Chen Feng heard this, his expression changed.
You haven't been a young disciple for long, and a new person has arrived?
He felt a little unhappy.
Because being Mr. Tang's young disciple, you will receive some special care. After all, Mr. Tang is a senior martial artist in the martial arts school. According to the insiders of the martial arts school, Mr. Tang is the third in command of the martial arts school.
Wei Kai does not accept disciples, so the treatment of Tang Lao's disciples may be second only to the direct disciples of the master.
Chen Feng frowned and said: "Recently, I haven't heard of any disciples from the outer sect who want to break through!"
"I heard that not long after I entered the outer sect, I had practiced some boxing and kicking before. I went out to do tasks before the New Year Festival and accidentally achieved a breakthrough in Qi and blood."
"It's a true life and death experience. This person can break through in such a big test, and he has some skills."
Several inner disciples were somewhat impressed when he said this.
After hearing this, Chen Feng became even more curious.
"Senior brother, who are you talking about? Maybe I met him when we were in the outer sect."
The inner disciple turned around and said with a smile: "This man's name is Cao Su, do you know him?"
Cao Su!
When Chen Feng heard this, his eyes widened.
A look of disbelief appeared on his face in confusion.
He never expected that it would be Cao Su.
Isn't Cao Su the recordkeeper of that martial arts school?
Can such a person achieve a breakthrough in Qi and blood?
Can such a person change his identity and become equal to him from now on?
Chen Feng's mentality suddenly became a little unbalanced.
He feels that other people's breakthroughs are too simple.
To know.
How much sweat he sweated and how much he spent in order to break through...
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Cao Su returned home.
I haven’t been home for a long time, but my home is still the same as before.
When he opened the door and came in, he heard Cao Xing, the guard at the house, calling his name.
Cao Xing recovered from his injuries and returned to normal life.
When Cao Su came in, he was pounding rice in the courtyard.
"Tomorrow is the "Bake Basket Opening Day". Boss Xu from Fangshi buys New Year cakes. I am thinking that I should be idle and do some odd jobs to supplement my family income."
He broke the wood into a pestle and scooped the bran rice into the mortar one by one.
"Opening the Basket Day" means the beginning of spring plowing.
A man in his prime carries a "year cake" and a tool in his hand as he walks into the field.
Chopping firewood, chopping trusses, and working in the wasteland.
This is a top priority, and Cao Su also knows it.
"After the spring plowing, it will be time for the government army to recruit troops, right?"
"Yes, according to previous years, after ten days, the government army will recruit troops."
Cao Su counted the time silently, feeling that the time was quite tight.
He wondered: "With this little time, can you have time to get married?"
"Time is really rushed."
Cao Xing's original intention was definitely not to get married at this time.
But the fate of his parents is greater than heaven. If he doesn't get married, he has no way to join the government army.
Joining the government army is his only way out at the moment.
So he could only obey his parents' orders and get married before leaving.
"But it should be in time."
Cao Xing told Cao Su that his mother had reached an agreement with the girl's family and that after two auspicious days, she would be able to marry him.
"Which girl?"
Cao Su asked.
"She is the daughter of the Liu family in the west of the city. I heard that my ancestor also came from a scholarly family. In this generation, the family has declined and the family is in a difficult situation. The family has three children and is overwhelmed."
Cao Xing didn't finish what he said, but Cao Su already understood.
If you can't afford it anymore, someone is willing to spend money to marry you off, and they hit it off right away.
"Okay, congratulations."
Cao Su smiled and held his hands in congratulations.
Cao Xing laughed dumbly, his younger brother...
It seems that they are becoming less and less serious. We are all a family, so there is nothing to congratulate about.
Cao Su walked back into the house.
I poured myself a bowl of water to drink.
Then he took out a pile of money bags from his arms and began to count the gains from this trip.
8 taels.
37 taels.
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A total of 115 taels of silver were harvested.
Among them, two Qi-blood breakthrough warriors have huge pockets, one has 37 taels and the other has 44 taels.
Sure enough, it is a gold belt for murder and arson. Ordinary people "work from sunrise to sunrise and rest from sunrise". If they work diligently for a year, they can only earn 10 taels of silver.
If you want to earn more than one hundred taels of silver, you can no longer just rely on dead wages.
For a warrior, one hundred taels of silver can only buy a middle-grade Qi and Blood Pill, which is consumed very quickly.
Silver is just an external possession. If it cannot be converted into martial arts training resources, it is just a number.
What Cao Su was most satisfied with was that he obtained the "Dagger Essence" this time.
Of course, he has already used this essence to further enhance his personal Qi and blood.
It seems that by killing Qi and blood warriors, there is a certain chance of obtaining the essence of martial arts from them.
For example, when he later killed a Qi-blood warrior who had no power to resist, he no longer gained the essence.
Or is it just a matter of killing and it all depends on the probability?
There was no instruction manual, and Cao Su didn't understand what was going on.
He could only make some guesses and estimate a range.
In short, it must be related to the killing and the strength of the person being killed. Otherwise, he would not have killed so many people and exploded such an item.
Ordinary people don't understand where the essence can be dropped.
As soon as he thought about it, the panel jumped out.
Name: Cao Su
Identity: A strong citizen of Pingcheng
Martial Arts: Iron Fist, Dagger Swordsmanship
Martial Arts Realm: Not in the flow
Item: Iron Fist Realm Essence (not available)
There was one more martial art, as if it was imprinted in his mind.
He could feel it without moving, it was a basic swordsmanship.
Because it seems that he has practiced this swordsmanship for many years, his flexibility and footwork have been greatly improved, and his personal combat power is not as simple as just improving his energy and blood.
"Learning the dagger sword technique can be used as a trump card."
Cao Su's first thought was to carry a short sword in his arms.
If your boxing skills are equal to those of others, immediately take out your dagger and confront the enemy.
Unexpectedly, the results will be brilliant.
No one would have thought that martial arts disciples who practiced Iron Fist would actually be able to master delicate swordsmanship.
Cao Su finally took out the "Fuhu Fist" handed down to him by Mr. Tang.