Chapter 363: The Golden Bell in the Nine Yin Manual! (4200 words long chapter, more to come in the evening)

Logically speaking, if Murong Fu wanted to recruit Xin Zhen for his own use, the best way would be to visit him in person. Note that it should be a door-to-door visit, not a visit from the rooftop.

Xin Zhen had thought that Murong Fu would come to recruit him, but he did not expect that Murong Fu would climb onto the roof of his own house.

This is a very hostile behavior and it is obviously not intended to recruit.

However, Murong Fu's next words surprised Xin Zhen. He only heard Murong Fu politely bowing to Xin Zhen and said, "I am Gusu Murong Fu. I came here today because I heard from my two retainers that Master Xin's martial arts are very strong. I tried it tonight and it is indeed extraordinary.

I sincerely invite Master Xin to join the Murong family in Gusu. If Master Xin is willing to join, the Murong family is willing to defend him from the harassment from the Beggars' Sect. As long as Master Xin and his family are in Gusu, no one can harm them."

Xin Zhen hesitated for a moment and said, "So you climbed onto my roof to test me and recruit me?"

Deng Baichuan saw the uneasy look on Xin Zhen's face and said quickly, "Mr. Xin, please don't mind it. It was my Third Brother Bao who made you sound so rare. We just couldn't believe that a young man could have such martial arts skills, so we did something so presumptuous.

We were very careful to get on the roof tonight and didn't make any noise, but we were still discovered by Master Xin. Master Xin is indeed extraordinary and a leader among the young people in the martial arts world!"

Deng Baichuan praised Xin Zhen, thinking that the young man would be secretly happy about it, but he saw a very incredible expression on the young man's face, and Deng Baichuan was a little stunned.

All I heard was Xin Zhen's words: "You...want to recruit me...and then you want to test me and come to my rooftop to recruit me..."

Xin Zhen burst out laughing.

When Liu Bei visited Zhuge Liang at his cottage three times, it was not just a formal visit with all the courtesy. Even when Zhuge Liang was taking a nap, Liu Bei still had to stand outside the door waiting for him.

Murong Fu, who also had great ambitions, had already been told in detail about his abilities by his trusted subordinates, so he had to go to the trouble of testing them, and he had to climb onto the roof of his own house.

Xin Zhen scratched his head, not because he was unable to make a decision in the current situation, but because he felt puzzled by Murong Fu's behavior. You say he doesn't know etiquette, he looks polite, but you say he is sincere in recruiting people, the person is on your roof.

Xin Zhen's mind worked quickly, and he finally came to a conclusion that these people were all sick.

If you weren't sick, you wouldn't do such a thing.

Xin Zhen shook his head and thought, forget it, why bother talking so much to these sick people.

Unexpectedly, when he shook his head like this, Murong Fu immediately frowned and said, "Mr. Xin, you really don't want to think about it carefully, you should know that you can't escape if you want to, the Beggars' Sect is omnipresent, you can't hide.

And my Gusu Murong family has Qingyun Manor, Chixia Manor, Jinfeng Manor, Xuanshuang Manor and other martial arts manors under its command, and there are also many martial artists. If my Murong family wants to protect some people in Gusu, let alone the Beggars' Sect, even the Emperor of the Song Dynasty will not be able to find these people. "

Xin Zhen nodded repeatedly. Yes, since he had been forced to come into contact with the martial arts world, there was no way he could stay out of it.

Maybe he really built up a force, otherwise he couldn't even protect his own home, and even a few beggars dared to bully him.

Oh, and there is Murong Fu. I don’t believe that when he goes to visit Qiao Feng, he would dare to go directly to the roof of someone’s house. In the final analysis, it’s just that the other person looks down on him.

Murong Fu saw Xin Zhen nod, thinking that he agreed with his opinion. He was not surprised at all. He nodded and said, "It's good that you understand this principle. Pack up and follow Feng Boye to his Xuanshuang Manor. He will protect you."

Having said this, he turned around and was about to leave. It was just a matter of recruiting a young man, and the fact that he went there in person showed how much importance he attached to him. He didn't need to worry about the rest.

Murong Fu turned around and his expression instantly became cold, with a hint of arrogance. Xin Zhen couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Haha!"

With such a narrow mind, do you still want to achieve anything?
This smile made Murong Fu turn around in surprise and look at Xin Zhen with a questioning look in his eyes.

Xin Zhen waved his hands and said, "You are very rude, but you came here with good intentions after all. If I beat you, it would make me look too narrow-minded. You should leave now."

Murong Fu frowned and asked, "You want to fight us?"

Xin Zhen nodded and said, "Well, you are very lucky. If it were me before... before, you would have to be beaten up before you could leave. But forget it now. You should leave quickly before I change my mind."

Murong Fu laughed in anger and said, "I want to see how you beat me!"

Xin Zhen shook his head slightly and said, "Your request is quite strange, but it is not impossible to satisfy you..."

Before he finished speaking, Xin Zhen turned into a streak of green smoke in the dark night and floated towards Murong Fu and the other four. Feng Bo'e and Bao Bu Tong shouted in surprise, "Master, be careful!"

As they spoke, the two of them took the lead to block Murong Fu, one of them threw a palm and the other threw a punch, and they both attacked Xin Zhen.

Although Murong Fu was amazed at Xin Zhen's lightness skill, he felt that Feng Bo'e and Bao Bu Tong's caution was a bit excessive.

No matter how strong a boy of fifteen or sixteen is, how strong can he be?

Murong Fu didn't even think about taking action himself. He just stood with his hands behind his back and looked sideways.

However, the next moment he tensed up all over.

One could see the wind from Feng Bo'e and Bao Bu Tong's fists stirring, but Xin Zhen ignored their fists and let them land on his body. The young man's clothes fluttered, but his body remained motionless.

The young man stretched out his long arms and grabbed Feng Bo'e and Bao Bu Tong's necks. With a burst of internal force, the two men became stiff. Xin Zhen threw them both far away and then went towards Murong Fu again.

Deng Baichuan and Gong Yeqian were horrified. Deng Baichuan had strong internal strength and punched him. Gong Yeqian's palm technique was known to be the second best in Jiangnan, so he naturally used his best palm technique.

The strong wind stirred up by the two men was much stronger than that of Feng Bao and the other two, but the young man did not dodge or evade, and met the fists of the two men with his chest.

Fists and palms hit his body, and his clothes fluttered, but the young man remained motionless. Then he stretched out his arms and grabbed the necks of the two men, and with a burst of internal force, the two men also stiffened.

Xin Zhen did not kill them, nor did he even hurt them. These four people were different from the four evil men. Although they had various flaws, they were not pure evil people.

Today's Xin Zhen is decisive in killing, but he is not completely without bottom line. He kills anyone he meets, and he killed the three evil men because they are truly evil.

The people from the Dali branch of the Beggars' Gang abducted and sold women and children. This was what Xin Zhen hated the most, so he showed no mercy to the people from the Dali branch.

But as for the four great ministers, it would be enough to drive them away, there was no need to kill them.

Xin Zhen was quite satisfied. He was not arrogant, but wanted to test the power of the Golden Bell Cover in the Nine Yin Manual. The Golden Bell Cover was originally considered a top-notch horizontal training skill, used by Huang Shang's enemies. It was easy to practice and quickly master. Huang Shang admired the Golden Bell Cover very much, so he recorded it in the first half.

The second half of the Golden Bell Cover training method was improved by Huang Shang himself based on his superior internal energy, and it is said to be ten times more powerful than the first half.

The "Black Wind Twins" were able to run rampant in the martial arts world after only practicing 70% to 80% of the first half.

As soon as Xin Zhen had mastered the internal energy of the Nine Yin Scriptures in this life, he began to practice the Golden Bell Cover, because many martial artists in this Tianlong era became famous for their fists and feet, and many of them did not seldom use weapons in fighting.

——This is probably related to the Northern Song Dynasty court’s control over weapons.

This Golden Bell Cover is perfect for defending against fists and kicks, so a lot of effort was put into it.

After trying it today, he was very satisfied with the effect of the Golden Bell Cover. Xin Zhen began to wonder whether he should let Qiao Feng hit him with a palm to see who was stronger between him and the Sweeping Monk.

But after thinking about it, he decided to give up. Boss Qiao's palm power was too strong. Xin Zhen thought that with his current skills, he would not die from one of his palms, but injuries were inevitable. It would be a loss if he had to lie in bed for several months.

However, what Murong Fu saw made him horrified.

Murong Fu was originally turning sideways, but now his face changed drastically with shock.

His four great ministers were left to him by his father. Their strength was certainly not as good as his, but they were already the best in the world.

Especially Deng Baichuan and Gong Ye Qian. If the two of them join forces, I may not be able to defeat them.

However, this young man, facing the powerful inner strength of Deng Baichuan and Gong Ye Qian, who was the second best in Jiangnan Palm Technique, used his body to take the blows, but his body remained motionless!
Murong Fu was extremely shocked. When his father was still alive when he was a teenager, in his mind, his father was naturally the best in the world. But even if it was his father, he probably wouldn't dare to take the punches from Deng Baichuan and Gong Ye Qian, right?

Even if you pick it up, there's no way you can remain unscathed!
"Wait!" Just when Xin Zhen was about to continue to subdue Murong Fu, Murong Fu suddenly shouted loudly.

Xin Zhen stopped and looked at Murong Fu without saying a word. When Murong Fu looked at Xin Zhen's calm eyes again, he felt hot all over, and even had an itchy feeling on his back. Murong Fu knew in his heart that this was when he was frightened to a certain extent, and his back might have been sweating like a pig.

Murong Fu quickly bowed and apologized, "Mr. Xin, I was presumptuous about what happened tonight. I am so sorry. I hope you can forgive me. Yanziwu will definitely repay you later."

Xin Zhen said, "Oh, tell me about it."

Murong Fu said, "I heard that your father is in the rice business, and there are more than a dozen rice shops in Yanziwu. I will have my men give these rice shops to your father, along with the deeds of these shops. Do you think this is feasible, Master Xin?"

A shop plus the qualification of a rice shop was worth a thousand strings of cash. It took the Xin family three generations to accumulate wealth and they were able to buy a shop to use as a rice shop and also have a small building to live in. They were considered a wealthy family in Gusu.

However, Murong Fu was willing to give away the deeds of more than a dozen shops, which were worth about 10,000 strings of cash, which was quite a generous gift.

Xin Zhen thought for a moment and said, "That's not enough. Please help me fend off the harassment from the Beggars' Sect."

Murong Fu's face showed embarrassment. If Xin Zhen was willing to join his army, he would naturally protect his men. But now he had to fight against the huge Beggars' Sect, which was not worth the loss.

Xin Zhen laughed and said, "I'm not asking you to go and take on the Beggars' Sect head-on, just help me keep an eye on my parents and sister, and don't let anyone take them away. If a large group of Beggars' Sect comes, I will naturally handle it."

Murong Fu breathed a sigh of relief. This didn't count as fighting against the Beggars' Sect. He only needed to exert some strength behind the scenes. He nodded quickly and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Xin. I will let Mr. Deng handle this matter personally. Mr. Deng is very meticulous and will definitely be able to protect Mr. Xin's family."

Xin Zhen smiled and nodded, "Very good, Master Murong is thoughtful."

Murong Fu didn't want to stay in front of Xin Zhen any longer, so he quickly said, "Master Xin, I'll take my leave now."

Xin Zhen nodded, and Murong Fu pretended to be calm, turned around and performed his Qinggong skills, but he was panicked in his heart, his feet slipped and he almost fell, so he quickly adjusted his steps and left.

Xin Zhen shook his head, jumped down the courtyard, returned home, explained to his parents that the visitors were from the Gusu Murong family, and then said to Xin Chang and his wife: "...We won't go out for now. Murong Fu will send someone to help me keep an eye on them. The Gusu Murong family is very powerful in Gusu City. With them keeping an eye on them, the Beggars' Sect won't be able to cause any big trouble."

Mr. and Mrs. Xin Chang were overjoyed to hear this. They certainly didn't want to live a life of displacement, so being able to stay would be great.

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Also, Murong Fu said he would give me a dozen shops and then send me the property deeds."

Hearing this, Xin Chang's face suddenly became serious and he said, "Jin'er, did you promise him something?
The Murong family is undoubtedly a powerful family in Gusu, but I heard that the Murong family is actually people of the underworld.

You are good at studying. If you can pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi in the future, it will be much better than relying on the local tyrants in Gusu.

We don’t need to covet a dozen shops and choose to join these local tyrants!”

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Dad, don't worry. I still look down on the Gusu Murong family, and I can't possibly join them. But Dad, don't worry about taking over these dozen shops. If you don't, he will be the one who will be worried."

However, Xin Chang did not let Xin Zhen off so easily. He said, "Zhen'er, what exactly is going on? Tell your parents the truth, including how you got your martial arts skills. From what you said, the Murong clan is very afraid of you, but the Beggars' Sect has provoked us, and you are still worried that they will attack us. What's going on?"

Xin Zhen nodded immediately and said, "I should be honest with you, parents..."

"And me!" Xin Yu raised her hand.

Xin Zhen smiled and touched his sister's head, saying, "Yes, I should be honest with you."

Xin Zhen looked at Xin Chang and his wife and said, "To make a long story short, I have a very powerful master. This master has never been known in the martial arts world. It is similar to a hidden sect, but the martial arts tradition is very strong.

Murong Fu was a little rude before he saw my martial arts, so these things are given as apology, so it’s okay to accept them.

As for the Beggars' Sect, it is powerful and has many factions within it. There will always be people who take risks for their own benefit, so we have to be on guard. That's about it."

Xin Zhen spoke briefly and to the point, making the matter clear at once.

Xin Chang heaved a sigh of relief and said, "I understand. The Beggars' Sect may not dare to come in large numbers, but some people may come secretly. But now that the Gusu Murong Clan is watching us, we should be safe for the time being."

Xin Zhen nodded and said, "But don't go out for the time being. If you go out, the situation will be very complicated and there might be accidents."

Xin Chang and his wife naturally understood and nodded repeatedly: "Then don't go out for now!"

(End of this chapter)