Astral Apostle

   Chapter 156 "Recovery of vitality" and road encounters

The administrative division of the Daxia Dynasty is probably in the structure of provinces, states, prefectures, counties, and villages. The world is divided into twenty-four provinces, and each province is divided into multiple prefectures. …Although there are some administrative divisions with other names mixed in, but the level is roughly the same.

  The area where Zhou Jing and his party are now is Jingzhou in the area of ​​Luhe (province), and the state capital is called Anlinfu, which is prosperous and prosperous.

   Several people left Wujiazhuang and went straight to Anlin Mansion.

  There are many wild forests in the south, and the environment is complicated. The group sometimes takes the official road and sometimes the forest road.

   Although there was a riot in Wujiazhuang, the government would pursue it, but in this era, the news was not spread quickly, coupled with bureaucratic habits, the administrative efficiency was not high.

   Even if the wanted is issued, the portrait is much worse than the real person. After all, it is not a photo, so it is difficult to distinguish.

   And the so-called countermeasures, ordinary sea capture documents, ordinary police will not take it seriously, unless there is pressure from the peak, otherwise no one wants to provoke the wanted strongmen at will, just deal with the traffic at will.

   The green forest tycoons like Li Chun and the three can still walk freely, and even dare to go to the state capital. It is because of such an environment. In this world, it is possible to encounter green forest people and Jianghu people who go out.

   Zhou Jing was not idle on the road. When he had time to rest, he practiced martial arts by himself. The basic training method of martial arts and the wind flow were majors, and he also practiced a lot of Zhongping Spear.

  Because of Apostle No. 4's purple martial arts qualifications and the assistance of accelerated training, the entry into martial arts is extremely fast, and the efficiency far exceeds that of the main body.

   In just a few days, the No. 4 Apostle activated the extraordinary system of [Martial Daoist], gave birth to the first ray of martial arts arrogance, and entered the first realm "the cornerstone".

   However, unless there is a particularly urgent situation, he does not intend to release martial arts arrogance easily. Otherwise, the characteristics are too obvious, and as soon as the future main world explorer comes in, he will know that something is wrong.

   But it does not mean that he does not use the martial arts system. The martial arts arrogance flows in the body, which can also provide attribute blessings. The first corner of the cornerstone does not have many special effects, and it is very camouflaged. It does not seem to be much different from the current world martial arts.

   In addition, Zhou Jing and Li Chun had in-depth communication and learned about the martial arts and extraordinary system of the current world. They really got some gains and learned some information that was different from the main world information.

Martial arts in this world is no longer a secret. In fact, it is widely spread, and even ordinary people can practice one or two hand-hand poses at will. It is more like a skill that ordinary people can practice. "Same, not uncommon.

   Even if you don’t know any kung fu, as long as you work hard and eat well and drink well, you will be able to keep fit in the long run, and it’s not a problem to play two or three casually.

   But this level, in the eyes of those who are truly proficient in martial arts, is just a fake handle.

  The current world's orthodox martial arts system is mainly based on various types of moves, learning a set of moves, and often practicing is the practice. If you practice deeply, you will be able to strengthen your qi and blood, and slowly develop a breath of inner qi, which will greatly increase your strength and your kung fu.

   Only those who have developed a breath of qi are qualified to be proficient in martial arts.

   For example, Li Chun and the three of them are all such people who practice martial arts. There are strong and weak people, but they are far superior to ordinary people... In another way, the three of them can be regarded as "elite units".

  It is said that Jianghu people are the best at this way. They have been honing and strengthening their internal strength all the year round. They can go up and down, and they can perform the light art of flying over the eaves and walls. All kinds of moves are greatly increased in their hands, and they are more powerful than ordinary people who practice martial arts.

   It's just that the inner power of the current world does not have the miraculous performance of flying flowers and plucking leaves and spitting out with strength. At most, people can be very skilled. It is very powerful to be able to deal with dozens of people at the same time. It is very rare to fight against a hundred people.

   Therefore, in the judgment system of the main world, it still belongs to low martial arts.

  According to Zhou Jing's understanding, although the internal force in this world has no fancy effect, the practice of this inner qi breaks the bottleneck of the extraordinary and allows the physical fitness at the limit of mortals to have room for further improvement.

   In addition, what he cares most about is that the level of martial arts in the current era is not a regression, but stronger than in the early days of the Daxia Dynasty, and has been improving.

  In the outdated data of the main world, the internal power of "D19 plane" is just a rumor to be believed by people in this world, and not many people have practiced it. But now it has been confirmed by the world and is becoming more and more known.

   Even if some martial arts practitioners don’t know why, they can break the limit of mortals by practicing now, and they have inner strength without knowing it.

   If it is explained by the theory of the main world, it is that the energy concentration of this world is on the rise.

   In short - this is not a world where the vitality of heaven and earth is slowly decaying, but a world where vitality is constantly recovering, and extraordinary power will become more and more active.

   Ordinary people exercise themselves, and it will become easier and easier to cross this extraordinary threshold. If martial arts continue to develop, the level of people who practice martial arts will become stronger and stronger, and the extraordinary level has the potential to "upgrade".

   As for the extraordinary other than martial arts, Li Chun and the three did not know much about them, and they only heard some rural rumors.

  There are many monks and monks in the world who go around the world under the banners of praying for the wind and rain, drawing talismans to catch ghosts, and fortune-telling, but they are basically pretending to be mysterious, just to collect some money, which is most common in red and white affairs.

  It can be rumored that some of them have real skills, but Li Chun and the three have never met, but they don't know the truth and they just think that the foolish villager was deceived and spread the truth.

  Zhou Jing just kept it in his heart, and he will visit later.

   In addition to his own practice, he also taught Zhang San and others to practice martial arts.

   Of course, it is not the martial arts of the main world, but the "Zhongping marksmanship", as well as some practical knife skills.

  Zhang San and other five followers were all villagers and peasants in the past. They were not familiar with martial arts at all, and suffered from malnutrition for a long time.

  If they want to be successful in their martial arts, they need years of nourishment and hard training, and it will be impossible for them to achieve results in a short period of time.

   However, Zhou Jing doesn't expect them to be on their own anytime soon, as long as they don't become helpless, so at present they only teach some simple and practical moves.

   For example, those who use sticks only practice basic movements such as sweeping, stabbing, and slashing, and other advanced uses such as movement techniques and sets of moves are not taught now.

   In this way, what Zhang San and several others practiced was like a straight-forward battlefield kung fu.

   Zhang San and others decided to follow, and they were grateful for the grace of Zhou Jing for teaching art, and they practiced very hard.

   In addition, when Zhou Jing taught Zhang San and others, he did not avoid Li Chun and the others, but when he talked about the skill of using a knife, it attracted Lu Xinniang's interest.

  Lu Xinniang was also a knives expert, and found that Zhou Jing could also use knives, so she approached him to exchange experience.

   Unexpectedly, she realized that Zhou Jing had a lot of experience with knives, especially above her.

   Zhou Jing was not stingy and gave some pointers.

  Although this apostle has never practiced swordsmanship, the knowledge and skills in his mind will not disappear. With his Lv8 swordsmanship experience, it is more than enough to teach Lu Xinniang.

   After getting along all the way, Zhou Jing's temperament towards Li Chun and the three of them was about the same.

   Li Chun is a copycat strategist. It is unclear how the strategy is, but he has his own set of rules for speaking and acting, and usually he comes forward to communicate with people.

  Lu Yunzhao has learned martial arts since he was a child. He has a straightforward temperament and likes to make friends with people, but he always has the feeling of being educated by a big family. Although he is not polite, the taste of green forest is really not that heavy.

  Lu Xinniang is different from her brother, she values ​​the loyalty of the green forest more, and she is also a martial idiot who doesn't like red makeup and guns.

   Zhou Jing had a good time with the three of them. He also inquired about a lot of information and had a deeper understanding of the current world.

  …

   The group stopped and went, and after a few days, there were only a few dozen miles left from the Anlin Mansion.

   At noon, the sun is fierce.

   Several people saw that the weather was hot and wanted to find a place to rest.

  The crowd walked out two or three miles and found a wine shop beside the road, so they walked in, planning to eat lunch before continuing on their way.

   There are only two tables in the restaurant.

   There were several guests dressed as businessmen at a table, and they were chatting casually. Seeing that Zhou Jing and the others didn't seem to be irritating, they quickly stopped talking and buried their heads to eat.

  The other table is a square-faced man, wearing a hat and green clothes, with a whip around his waist, a bag and a long red wooden stick by his hand, the ends of which are covered with iron.

   This square-faced man was drinking and eating meat on his own, when he heard someone entering the store, he turned his head to look at everyone, his eyes turned around, and finally landed on Zhou Jing, showing a curious look.

   Zhou Jing and his party of nine sat down at two tables, summoned Xiao Er to ask for food, and asked for some water and wine to eat and drink on their own.

   The man with the square face next to him frequently cast his gaze, as if he was recognizing something.

   Seeing this, Li Chun was moved, he simply picked up a bowl of wine, raised the bowl to the man with the square face, and said with a smile:

   "This hero invited me, if you don't dislike it, why don't you come and have a drink with me?"

   This square-faced man did not refuse, he clasped his fists and said a nuisance, then took his luggage and whistle and sat down at Li Chun's table.

   Li Chun cupped his hands and asked, "I don't know what to call this hero?"

  The square-faced man returned the salute: "It's true below."

   Zhou Jing couldn't help but glanced at his washbasin.

   Sure enough, the person lives up to their name, this face is the real square…

   Li Chun said yes, with a look of surprise, and hurriedly said, "Could it be that Brother Fangzhen, who is known as Taisui over the mountain?"

   "It's easy to talk about it, it's right here." Fang Zhen looked around, clasped his fists and said with a serious face: "If I'm not mistaken, the few people here are the leaders of Hongyun Mountain, the clear fan Li Chun, the genius Lu Yunzhao, and the embroidery knife Lu Xinniang face to face?"

   "It's me waiting."

   Li Chun stroked his beard and smiled, his eyes eager.

   This Fangzhen is a green forest tycoon wandering around, with outstanding martial arts and a lot of fame. What is commendable is that he has not joined any cottages yet.

When    met such talents on the road, Li Chun had an old problem, and he became interested in recruiting again, and he also wanted to invite him up the mountain to join the team.

   Fang Zhen said a long-awaited sentence, then turned to look at Zhou Jing, solemnly cupped his hands, and asked:

   "And this burly-looking good man, if he guessed correctly, he is urging Brother Yan Luo Chen Feng?"

   "I'm Chen Feng." Zhou Jing raised his eyebrows and asked curiously, "I urge Yama? When did I get this nickname?"

   Fang Zhen laughed outright when he heard the words:

"Haha, but my brother didn't know. Your recent story of beating Wujiazhuang with one enemy and a hundred sticks has spread across the borders of Jingzhou. I don't know who gave you the name of urging Yama and spread it together. I Passing by this place, I just heard about it, and I really admire the skills of my brother, and the brother's righteous indignation and the ease of sharing the wealth among the people, I am also very heartbroken. When we meet at this moment, how can we not get to know each other? "

   Zhou Jing nodded in understanding, but felt a little helpless in his heart.

   Urgent Yama... Although this nickname is quite appropriate, it is not very pleasant.

   But forget it, at least I have a name initially, and my requirements can’t be too high.

   "So that's the case. Brother Fangzhen has a bold temperament and is also a hero. Come, you and I have a drink!"

  Zhou Jing calmed down, gave a compliment, and did not hesitate, clinking glasses and drinking with him.

  Because Fang Zhen is also a native of the green forest, everyone chatted a few words, and seeing that they had similar temperaments, they accepted this person to have a drink together, and Li Chun frequently touted it, the atmosphere at the dinner became warm, and they soon became brothers and sisters.

   After chatting for a while, Zhou Jing learned that Fang Zhen was coming from another direction, and after a little question, he knew that the government had not posted his own sea arrest document at this time.

  The matter in Wujiazhuang is still fermenting, and the official process is not over yet.

   So I can swagger into the city without fear of being stopped.

   Li Chun worked hard to befriend Fang Zhen during the banquet. Although Fang Zhen was quite useful, he was obviously more interested in Zhou Jing and wanted to take the initiative to make friends with Zhou Jing.

   After eating for a while, Fang Zhen took a sip of wine and suddenly asked curiously:

   "I forgot to ask each other just now, why did the three leaders go with Brother Chen Feng? Could it be that Brother Chen Feng has already climbed up Hongyun Mountain and sat on the top seat?"

   Hearing this, Li Chun turned his head and glanced at Zhou Jing, thought about it, and told the truth:

   "I was originally going to the prefecture to do business, but I met Brother Chen Feng in Wujiazhuang and admired him as a man, so I offered to help. Brother Chen Feng planned to see around, so I invited him to go with him and look after each other."

   "So it is." Fang Zhen's eyes lit up, looking at Zhou Jing: "I also love to travel around, wandering around. I met my brother today. If my brother doesn't dislike it, why don't I wait for a while?"

   He was wandering around, and there was no special place to go, but at this time he wanted to act with Zhou Jing and make friends.

   Zhou Jing was a little surprised. After thinking about it, he didn't refuse. He smiled and said, "Thank you Brother Fang, how could I dislike it? It's a pleasure to have brothers on the road!"

   "Haha, so it's settled." Fang Zhen was overjoyed.

   Seeing this, Li Chun was a little depressed.

   He also wanted to invite people up the mountain to join the team, but he didn't expect to be kidnapped by Zhou Jing before he could say anything.

   But after thinking about it, if Zhou Jing can join the team, then Fang Zhen will most likely join, killing two birds with one stone... Thinking of this, Li Chun thought about it, and his mood was relieved.

   At this time, Fang Zhen looked at Li Chun again and asked, "The three leaders, but I don't know what you have to do when you go to the prefecture? Is there a place where you can use your brothers?"

   Li Chun smiled, lowered his voice slightly, and said:

"It's not a big secret, and it's okay to talk to my brother. I'm going to the prefecture, and I have three things to do. First, a local friend has a way to let me buy some warehouse ordnance for the cottage. I I came here specially to see this middleman, to see if we could negotiate a deal. Second, there was an old friend of mine in the prison camp of the Anlin Mansion, who was also a hero in the world. I dropped by to take care of him. The third is Meet local heroes and make friends."

   Zhou Jing had already asked about the tasks of these three people before, so it was not surprising at this time.

   He just complained secretly... This Li Chun is looking for talents everywhere, making friends with powerful people, saying that he is a copycat strategist, but in fact, I am afraid that he is not the human resources director of Hongyun Mountain, right?

  …

   At the same time, in Anlin House, Anhe Academy.

   Students wearing buns and green robes gathered in twos and threes among the pavilions and corridors of the academy to read and discuss Taoism, creating a scholarly atmosphere.

  Wu Zheng has a long beard, wears a green robe, and has a jade pendant hanging from his waist. His appearance is quite outstanding.

   He is the eldest son of the Wu family. He is not at home. He was sent to this state academy to study early, and he has high hopes for obtaining a name in the future.

   The students in this Anhe Academy are all from wealthy families. In addition to reading and talking all day, they drink and have fun and go around romantically.

   At this time, Wu Zheng was standing in a small pavilion, holding a scroll, smiling, chatting and laughing with his classmates around him, so leisurely and happy.

   At this moment, a book boy rushed into the courtyard, ran over in a hurry, and shouted in panic, breaking the peaceful atmosphere of the academy:

   "Eldest son! Disaster! A strong man made a riot in Wujiazhuang, killing the old lady, the second young master and the third young master, and the family property was occupied by the local villager!"

When the    voice fell, Wu Zheng was stunned, his face full of disbelief.

   The next moment, his eyes suddenly turned white, and he fell to the ground. His emotions were too intense, and he fainted.

   "Brother Wu!"

   Surrounded by academy students, they hurried to the side and hurriedly pinched Wu Zheng's people for treatment.

   After a while, Wu Zhengcai woke up leisurely.

   His face was bloodless, he quickly grabbed his book boy's forearm and said in a trembling voice:

   "Quick... Quickly take me to the sister's family for help! I have to take back the Wu family's property!"

   (end of this chapter)