Chapter 364: No trees were planted ten years ago ( completed today)

Murong Fu was probably really scared, for the next day Deng Baichuan came to his house in person, bringing with him the deeds of thirteen rice shops, and took Xin Chang to the Gusu government office to handle the transfer of ownership.

Xin Zhen also discovered that there were many more vendors and people of all kinds near his home, all of them unfamiliar faces. The beggars who were originally nearby had also disappeared, probably having been driven away by these people.

However, Xin Zhen did not let down his guard. Although Murong Fu did a very good job in terms of appearance, his family was his family. If the Beggars' Sect really wanted to fall out, they would be able to break in.

Moreover, Xin Zhen did not trust Murong Fu very much. Murong Fu was a scheming person. If he kidnapped someone and then put the blame on the Beggars' Gang, it would be difficult for Xin Zhen to find out who did it, and things would be troublesome.

At that time, whether it is to wipe out all the forces of the Murong family or to completely turn against the Beggars' Sect, the price will be extremely high, and his own family may not be able to escape unscathed.

Therefore, Murong guarded the periphery, but he himself could not let his guard down.

However, these things did serve as a wake-up call to Xin Zhen. Now that he had been exposed, he could no longer live peacefully as an ordinary person. He needed power to protect his family.

Sometimes you can't just keep quiet just because you don't want to cause trouble. There are always some ambitious people who want to stir up trouble.

On the surface, they are of course afraid of their own military power, but what if they deliberately hurt their relatives in order to deal with their enemies, and then put the blame on their enemies and use their own hands to get rid of them?
This kind of thing is not necessarily impossible.

Xin Zhen has seen too many evil human hearts. Although he himself is a very kind person, he does not hesitate to speculate on human nature with the greatest malice.

After careful consideration, Xin Zhen made three decisions immediately.

The first is to teach the family martial arts. Xin Chang and his wife, as well as Xin Yu, all need to learn martial arts. Although they may not be able to become very powerful, as long as they have a second- or third-rate level, it will be enough to resist most dangers.

The second is to accept disciples. Heaven, Earth, the Emperor, parents and teachers are all important. The disciples you accept yourself are much more reliable than outsiders.

The third is to recruit some forces. This is a more urgent issue at the moment. If we can recruit some small forces, although they may not be able to withstand big storms, they can play a role in protecting our families.

As for big forces like the Gusu Murong Clan and the Beggars' Sect, I will naturally deal with them myself.

Do it when you think of it.

Xin Zhen called a family meeting and talked about the matter. Xin Chang said with some concerns: "It's good to be able to learn martial arts, but can your sect allow martial arts to be passed on to outsiders? I've heard some storytellers say that sects are most wary of passing on martial arts skills to outsiders. If your master finds out, will you..."

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Dad, don't worry, there are not many successors in our sect, and everyone can choose to pass on their martial arts to someone, and the sect will not interfere.

Besides, the people in my sect are basically hermit gentlemen, they don’t take martial arts seriously, and think it doesn’t matter if it is passed on.”

Xin Chang felt relieved after hearing this and said, "If this is the case, it would be the best. Learning some martial arts is a good thing.

Although this Gusu City is safe, it seems to be full of dangers. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have met with a bad fate this time."

The mother was also worried and said, "I am already so old and a woman, I am afraid I won't be able to learn it!"

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Mom, don't worry, I'm going to teach you martial arts, and I'm going to teach you what you can learn.

Besides, you are not very old, only about thirty-four or thirty-five years old, how can you be considered old?
It’s not easy for you to become a great master, but it’s definitely more than enough to protect yourself.”

After hearing what Xin Zhen said, Xin Chang and his wife felt relieved.

Xin Yu was very excited and said, "Brother, I can learn to be like you, jumping onto the roof in a flash, and jumping down from the roof in a flash."

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Did you see it?"

Xin Yu nodded and said, "My parents saw it too."

Xin Zhen looked at Xin Chang and his wife, and they nodded. Xin Chang said, "Zhen'er is really an expert at high altitudes."

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "This is just child's play. You will be able to do it when the time comes."

So Xin Zhen began to teach his parents and sister martial arts. He didn't need to learn the rest for the time being and started learning the internal power techniques.

Xin Zhen first taught them the introductory Quanzhen Heart Method, which was relatively easy to understand.

Moreover, the Quanzhen Heart Method and the Nine Yin Scriptures are a perfect match. When you have made some progress and then practice the Bone Strengthening Chapter of the Book of Changes, you will usher in an explosion. Your internal strength will increase very quickly. This has been verified by all the Quanzhen disciples in The Return of the Condor Heroes.

It will be much easier to practice martial arts moves after gaining internal strength. The physical fitness of ordinary people can hardly support the high-intensity movements of jumping, running and jumping, and they will hurt themselves if they are not careful.

But with internal strength, speed, bounce and reaction will increase greatly, and then you will be able to learn anything much faster.

However, it does not mean that they have to learn nothing. Xin Chang and his wife, as well as Xin Yu, are people who do not exercise much all year round. Therefore, when practicing internal strength, they also need to exercise their bodies to train their hands and feet, balance, and ability to judge distance.

After the inner strength is cultivated, the hands, feet and eyes will be able to coordinate with each other, which will be of great benefit to future cultivation.

It took Xin Zhen a long time to think about what kind of martial arts to use for training.

It is best to learn sword and boxing techniques after developing inner strength. Even the most basic Huashan sword technique is not something that lazy parents can practice.

However, Xin Zhen thought of the Tai Chi practiced by the old men in the park in later generations. He suddenly had an idea and simply taught Wudang Tai Chi to his parents and sister.

This Tai Chi emphasizes intention rather than moves and can be practiced with or without internal strength. It is also extremely helpful in integrating the strength of the whole body, making it the most suitable form for physical exercise.

Originally, Xin Zhen was only interested in the physical training effects of Tai Chi, but he did not expect to make a great discovery after letting his parents and sister practice it.

After my parents and sister had cultivated their Quan Zhen inner strength, they were surprised to find that their inner strength increased much faster when they practiced Tai Chi than when they sat cross-legged.

After careful consideration, Xin Zhen believed that the Tai Chi Quan and Quanzhen Heart Method both originated from Taoism, and that because of the same origin, they actually promoted each other. This was a good thing.

However, learning martial arts is not something that can be achieved overnight. But as long as you get the hang of it, practice well and make progress every day, you will be happy.

Xin Zhen was not in a hurry. He taught his family martial arts every day, and he also read and wrote to practice internal skills to pass the time.

Xin Changben was anxious to open a rice shop to make money, but he practiced martial arts at home every day and spent a lot on food and drink. As the pillar of the family, he was naturally very worried.

However, after Murong Fu let go of his contempt, he was still quite considerate in his handling of matters.

After the dozen or so rice shops were transferred to the Xin family, they did not withdraw their staff, but retained all the personnel and maintained normal operations. Only the shopkeepers knew that the rice shops had changed owners.

During these days, the shopkeepers of these rice shops were brought to the Xin family by Deng Baichuan, and they met with Xin Chang and set up rules. From now on, these shopkeepers only need to come to reconcile the accounts every ten days and transport the surplus to the Xin family.

Most of these dozen or so shopkeepers are honest, but some of them have other ideas.

But Xin Chang was used to the rice business after all, so he only needed to reveal a little and these shopkeepers would know that the new owner was originally the owner of a rice shop. However, it was not easy to fool him, so they suppressed their thoughts for the time being.

But it was Xin Zhen who completely shocked them. After Xin Chang talked with them, Xin Zhen would meet with them in private.

Then he showed them some very spectacular moves such as making five holes in a plate, crushing a stone into powder, and breaking a stick as thick as an arm with bare hands. The shopkeepers were so happy that their faces turned pale.

In fact, this was because Xin Zhen was lazy. He had many ways to control people, but most of these methods required careful planning. However, these people were not worthy of Xin Zhen using these methods, so he just used force to intimidate them.

With Xin Chang's expertise in front and his military deterrence behind, these shopkeepers probably wouldn't dare to do anything tricky. If they really dared to do so and were able to hide it from Xin Chang, then Xin Zhen would have to admire such a strong man.

Sometimes when he had nothing to do, Xin Zhen would often take a glass of wine, jump onto the roof, find Deng Baichuan, and the two would drink and chat.

Deng Baichuan was rather reserved at first, but Xin Zhen's easy-going nature and his enthusiasm for the martial arts world made Deng Baichuan want to be a mentor, and he began to tell Xin Zhen about the things in the martial arts world.

However, Deng Baichuan discovered that Xin Zhen did not seem to be so interested in the affairs of those big sects. Instead, he was more interested in local forces, such as martial arts villages in various places.

Every time he talked about some place, the young man would ask about what forces there were in that place, what outstanding people there were, and so on, and he would always ask in great detail.

Deng Baichuan had been a retainer of the Murong family for many years, and because of the Murong family's tradition, he had a deep understanding of the forces in various places. If he were an ordinary person, he would really not be able to answer Xin Zhen's questions. But even so, Deng Baichuan would sometimes still be hesitant when asked.

However, most of the time Xin Zhen was quite considerate and sometimes even showed Deng Baichuan some tricks, which made Deng Baichuan very fascinated and willing to tell Xin Zhen about things in the martial arts world.

Through Deng Baichuan, Xin Zhen gradually built up the martial arts world in the Tianlong world in his mind.

Originally, all he knew about were the sects that appeared in the story line experienced by Duan Yu, Xiao Feng, and the young monk Xu Zhu, but he had no idea about the local forces outside of the story line.

Deng Baichuan filled in the gap left by Xin Zhen, but it was still not enough. However, there was already a rough outline, and it only needed to be filled in later.

After more than ten days, Deng Baichuan felt empty. That night, when he saw Xin Zhen coming up with a bottle of wine again, Deng Baichuan even had the urge to run away, because he was really empty-handed!
Fortunately, he had prepared some words. When he saw Xin Zhen coming up, he immediately said, "Mr. Xin, today I have some news about Gang Leader Qiao. Do you want to hear it?"

Xin Zhen nodded and said, "Brother Qiao, what big thing has he done recently?"

Deng Baichuan said: "Your brother Qiao has a bad reputation in the martial arts world. During this period, he killed his adoptive parents Qiao Sanhuai and his wife, and also killed his master Master Xuanku. He is really betraying his master and ancestors!
This incident caused such a huge stir in the martial arts world that the genius doctor Xue Muhua and the two heroes of the You family held a heroes' conference in Juxianzhuang.

Divine Doctor Xue sent out the invitation to heroes just to discuss how to deal with Qiao Feng."

Xin Zhen nodded and said, "When does it start?"

Deng Baichuan quickly said, "At the end of this month."

Xin Zhen estimated the distance, nodded, thought for a moment and said, "What has the Beggars' Sect been doing recently?"

Deng Baichuan shook his head and said, "The Beggars' Sect has been in a lot of trouble lately. They drove out heroes like Leader Qiao, but the sect is still in chaos. That's why they haven't investigated the Dali branch yet.

Now that the meeting has been held at Juxian Manor, it is estimated that most of the masters of the Beggar Gang have gone to Juxian Manor, and no one is paying attention to the affairs of the Dali Branch.

In my opinion, the Beggars' Sect will not be able to accomplish anything in the short term. No one in the sect obeys each other. This largest sect in the world may be on the decline!"

Deng Baichuan seemed to be gloating.

Xin Zhen frowned. The meeting at Juxianzhuang was a major turning point for Qiao Feng. Whether Azhu lived or died would have a huge impact on Qiao Feng. Well, yes, was Azhu there?

Xin Zhen immediately turned around and asked, "Mr. Deng, is the girl Ah Zhu who is with your master in Yanziwu now?"

Deng Baichuan looked at Xin Zhen in surprise, wondering if Master Xin had fallen in love with his maid. If so, perhaps he could tell the master. With his broad mind, he would probably marry Miss Azhu to him as long as he was willing to marry into the Murong family.

Deng Baichuan said quickly: "Miss Ah Zhu is not in Yanziwu now. The young master must have sent her to do something."

Xin Zhen was basically certain in his mind. Based on his consistent experience, as long as he did not change things personally, things would basically return to their original track. Therefore, by this time, Azhu should have been seriously injured and was accompanied by Qiao Feng.

And Azhu is the biggest bond of Qiao Feng. If Azhu could survive, perhaps it could change Qiao Feng's later choice.

Xin Zhen wanted to rescue Ah Zhu, but he was not comfortable leaving his parents and sister in Gusu. He was wary of the Beggars' Sect and was worried about Murong Fu.

As for the idea of ​​taking them to Juxian Manor, Xin Zhen did not have it in mind, because there were too many masters gathered in Juxian Manor, and it was possible that there would be conflicts with these people. Once a conflict occurred, he could retreat safely, but he could not guarantee that he could protect the three people.

Xin Zhen couldn't help but feel a little regretful. He hadn't thought enough over the years and thought he could stay away from the world for the rest of his life, so he didn't make any plans in advance. As a result, he is now in trouble everywhere.

Grass!
(End of this chapter)