C96

97.

Chu Ming accompanied Er Wazi into the forest. The forest wasn't very dense, but it was rather desolate. There was some distance between trees. There were many wild rabbits and pheasants in the forest. When they had nothing to do, the villagers would come and hunt a few and change the food, but most of the time, the forest was owned by the Zhao Family Village.

Perhaps it was because of Chu Ming's nostalgia for Lu Zeng, but he remembered everything that happened at a young age very clearly, just like what happened yesterday.

After walking for about half an hour, Chu Ming finally saw a shabby little wooden house in front of him. There was a chair outside the house, and there were traces of renovations on both sides. The location of the wooden house was also very good. The sun did not affect the light source, and at night, the moon could still shine down. It was definitely a forbidden area.

With a squeak, the door opened and a person walked out of the house. It was Da Tong.

Er Wazi waved his hand excitedly at Da Tong and shouted, "Big Bro, I've invited big brother over!"

Da Tong turned his head and saw that Chu Ming was following behind Er Wazi. When he saw Chu Ming's arrival, Da Tong was naturally overjoyed and immediately went up to welcome him.

Arriving in front of Chu Ming, Da Tong clasped his hands and then kneeled down, saying, "Big brother Chu Ming, I want to acknowledge you as my master!"

When Chu Ming heard this, he was stunned for a moment. Then he picked up Da Tong and said, "Get up. I still haven't said that I want you as my disciple."

"Then please accept me as your disciple, Big Brother Chu Ming!" Da Tong wanted to kneel down again, but was stopped by Chu Ming.

Chu Ming frowned and asked, "What are you doing learning martial arts?"

Da Tong shouted with a resonant voice, "Take revenge for my father and mother!"

"Avenge your father and mother?" Chu Ming looked doubtfully at the thirteen or fourteen year old boy in front of him. He was the same age as when he had lost Lu Zeng, so Chu Ming could understand Da Tong's feelings.

The communicator nodded and said, "My father and mother were killed by the eight warriors of the Zhao Family."

When Chu Ming heard this, he asked, "What happened?"

When I was ten years old, the Eight Dog of the Zhao Family charged into my house for some unknown reason. They killed my father and my mother, and that county magistrate and the eight dog of the Zhao Family walked into my house for some unknown reason, but they were very bad and ignored my complaints. In the end, I had no choice but to come here. Da Tong thought of his parents and couldn't help but cry.

Chu Ming's heart was aching, he touched this child who looked very similar to him, and said, "Da Tong, the martial arts I learned are not something that can be taught to others, but I can train you guys in ways that strengthen your bodies. As long as you have the ability to react, your body, and your strength, you will be much stronger than ordinary people.

When Da Tong heard this, he thought for a moment before finally nodding his head.

Chu Ming smiled and said, "That's fine. From today onwards, I'll teach you some basic skills and body tempering methods. As long as you have the heart, you'll be able to fight against those eight dogs in less than three years."

Da Tong and Er Wazi both nodded.

Chu Ming smiled and said, "That's good. The two of you run a circle around the forest before returning to Haikou Village's Er Wazi's home. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Master!"

Chu Ming quickly waved his hand and said, "No need to call me master, just call me by the usual way. I'm only teaching you how to improve your body. You're not qualified to be called master."

"Yes, big brother Chu Ming!"

Chu Ming smiled and said, "Then I'll wait for you at the house of the second child of Haikou Village. You two must be self-disciplined, and if you can't do it, don't lie to me, or else you will only harm yourselves and will have nothing to do with me."

"Yes sir!"

"Then let's begin. We must return before sunset."

"Yes sir!"

The two little ghosts turned around and started running without a word.

Chu Ming looked at the background of the two and faintly smiled. He muttered to himself, "These two little devils."

When he walked out of the forest, he discovered that he was on the beach, facing the endless sea. Chu Ming had some regrets as he walked down the road, in just a short 19 years, Chu Ming had gone from being a child to becoming a man. Even though he wasn't very old, but in terms of experience, no one could compare to him.

A cold wind blew and Chu Ming felt goosebumps all over his body. He could not help but tremble as he let out a breath and walked forward. Before he walked too far, he saw a woman squatting not far in front of him, holding a wooden stick in her hand. There was a large wooden board on the ground, and a few pieces of wet clothes were stacked on top of it.

Chu Ming was also a bit lost, so he quickly went up and asked: "May I ask ? ?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, his scalp went numb. The person in front of him was none other than Lin Xue'er.

Lin Xue'er raised her head. When she saw Chu Ming, she was stunned. Chu Ming was also stunned. The scene was a bit awkward, so she asked first, "What are you doing here?"

Chu Ming pointed at his clothes and said, "How do I use seawater to wash? Can I still wear it? "

"No." Lin Xue'er lowered her head and said in disdain.

Chu Ming wanted to cry, but seeing how carefully Lin Xue'er was holding her clothes, he knew that she must have her own thoughts. Furthermore, her clothes were clearly lacking a lot of blood stains, indicating that Lin Xue'er's words were not true.

Chu Ming sat beside her and looked at her, saying, "Are you the one who does all the household chores?"

"Why do you ask? Does it have anything to do with you? " Lin Xue'er didn't even look at Chu Ming as she said such embarrassing words.

Chu Ming scratched his head and smirked, saying, "No, I just saw that you were busy with housework and didn't go out to walk. It's not good for your body and mind."

"There are so many household chores, and now there's one more. How can I have the time to spare?" Lin Xue'er continued to beat on her clothes.

Chu Ming's heart ached as he looked at his clothes, afraid that Lin Xue'er would be happy. After piercing through it with a swing of the rod and hearing Lin Xue'er's words, he panicked as he said, "How about, I do you a favor. Otherwise, it would be boring to roam around all day long."

Lin Xue'er flipped through Chu Ming's clothes and said, "Just consider this a favor."

"You ?" Chu Ming was a bit angry, but when he thought about it, he still had to be grateful to others. Thus, he endured it and said, "Alright."

When Lin Xue'er heard this, she coldly snorted and said, "Truly useless."

Chu Ming could only gnash his teeth in anger.

Lin Xue'er washed herself for a while and then put it in the basin. Then, she stood up and walked back. Chu Ming quickly followed her.

Lin Xue'er saw that Chu Ming had followed her and found it extremely strange. She asked, "What are you doing with me?"

"I can't find my way back." Chu Ming smiled bitterly, "That's why I'm waiting for you to come back with me."

Lin Xue'er sighed and said no more.

Just like this, the two of them walked for another fifteen minutes before returning to Haikou Village. Chu Ming had memorized most of the scenic spots along the way. In this way, he would be able to see the way forward in the future.

Chu Ming entered the house and coincidentally bumped into Lin Jin who was rushing outside. Seeing him so agitated, Chu Ming couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Lin, what's wrong?"

"Too late, too late. I have to go catch some fish by the sea. It's a bit late today." As he said this, Lin Jin sprinted towards the seaside. He even almost knocked over Lin Xue'er, who was about to enter the house.

Lin Xue'er said angrily, but Lin Jin ignored her. He didn't even look back as he disappeared.

Chu Ming bitterly smiled. He knew that if the two of them stayed in the same house, it would be awkward. Thus, he turned around and left the house.

Along the way, he met many children, and whenever he met villagers who were idle, they would come and talk to Chu Ming. Most of them wanted to invite Chu Ming to eat something with Chu Ming, but since Chu Ming had no appetite at the moment, he rejected them one by one and continued on his way until the end of the afternoon. Only then did Chu Ming feel the need to go back and rest, since his head was still heavy.

"..."

In the desert.

A white shadow flashed. A handsome scholar gracefully landed in front of a small tea shop at the edge of the desert. The owner of the tea shop only glanced at the tea shop before returning to his work. In the endless desert, even winter did not feel cold. It was as if the sun was high in the sky. At noon, people stood in the surroundings. There was even a slight burning sensation.

The white-clothed scholar opened his fan to block out the glare of the sun as he elegantly walked into the tea shop and sat opposite another green-clothed scholar. Then he put away his fan and said to the owner, "Have a cup of tea."

The owner didn't answer and just picked up a bottle of wine and tossed it over. The wine bottle fell steadily onto the table of the two scholars as if it was under his control.

The white-clothed scholar placed the fan on the table and smiled. "I want tea. Why did you send me some wine?"

"What you want is wine, so why do you call it tea?" The boss finally spoke. He was covered in patches, and even his hair was scattered in front of his eyes; it was extremely unclean.

The white-clothed scholar raised his hand and laughed. "Hahaha, amazing, amazing!"

The boss just snorted and didn't reply.

The white-clothed scholar didn't care. He lifted the wine bottle in front of him and poured himself a cup. He then lifted it and poured a cup for the green-clothed scholar.

The green-clothed scholar raised his cup and took a sip.