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Chapter 390: Visiting Master Wen Wanxiushan

Zhou You was not in a hurry to inquire about the specific requirements such as the three parties' joint guarantee and passing the seven levels.

The next day, he took a few people out to visit.

There is no need to rush. For now, I have food and shelter, so I don’t need to worry about livelihood needs. I will try to find a way first.

Zhuang Tie heard about Master Zeng, who was very popular in the literary circle after moving to the capital.

Mr. Zeng's skills in seal script are among the best in Beixuanzhou. Although scholars look down on each other, his peers all admit that they are far inferior to him.

After he moved to the provincial capital, countless young talents came to him to learn from him.

Even the noble families in the city sent people to pay a visit and give gifts and greetings.

One might ask why Master Zeng had such a status and position since he did not practice martial arts and was born in a commoner family?

Others may not know, but Zhou You knows it very well.

It turns out that some martial arts schools have a long history and too many branches from generation to generation, which leads to many disagreements due to different understandings of the successors.

Every once in a while, the martial arts books of the sect would be recompiled, summarizing the choices from all sides and establishing orthodox teaching materials.

An indispensable role in such a grand event is a great scholar who is proficient in ancient and modern texts.

The older the martial arts school, the closer the characters used to write the foundation of the boxing skills are to the Nine Cauldron Seal Script. How can a bunch of unsophisticated people understand them? They still need to ask authoritative research experts for help.

Master Zeng is a master in this field. He doesn't know any martial arts, but he is not afraid of others stealing his martial arts skills. In addition, his seal script skills are unrivaled in all the cities in Beixuanzhou. The martial arts comments he makes are absolutely authoritative.

"Learning to ask questions well is so popular."

Master Zeng couldn't help but feel a little regretful when he explained this.

Originally, Zhou You could have achieved the same high level of achievement in seal script as him.

Unfortunately, Zhou You is still a warrior. Even if he has a deep foundation in seal script, no sect would invite him to help reorganize their boxing skills, for no other reason than they are afraid that he would learn secretly.

After Master Zeng moved to the capital, all the sects and families gave him face and gave him houses, servants, furniture, etc., and he easily bought a new house in the capital.

There were even martial artists who had received his kindness and came to him to serve as his bodyguard, like Panjinshan.

When Zhou You visited Master Zeng's home in the city, he saw a martial arts master practicing boxing behind the door, who also performed the important job of gatekeeper.

Hearing that it was Master Zeng's disciple who was visiting, the martial arts master was a little surprised, "You are also a martial arts master, how can you be Master Zeng's disciple?"

"To be honest, I am a man of both literary and martial arts abilities."

The martial artist turned around and reported doubtfully, and after a moment he invited him in.

In the courtyard, Zhou You met old friends such as Panjinshan and Dujuan, and was filled with emotion.

Pan Jinshan grabbed him and asked him about his master. When he heard that Mao Laoliu's family was killed by the rebels and Mao Lang disappeared after killing his master, he felt sad and angry, but also felt a bit powerless.

The rebels entrenched in Gongliang City disappeared, the Five Animals were destroyed, and Mao Lang bore the infamy of killing his master, but he was the most innocent and tragic victim. Even if he survived, he would be trapped in an endless purgatory and unable to escape.

Thousands of thoughts and tens of thousands of words all turned into one word: "What a damn world."

After meeting old friends, Zhou You walked further in and met Master Zeng and his junior sister Zeng Ruyu, whom he had not seen for many days.

"Master, what are you doing?"

Master Zeng bowed to Zhou You and said, "Zhou You, if you hadn't let my family out of the city, Gongliang City would have been the place where my whole family would have died."

He only learned about the tragic situation in Gongliang City afterwards, and felt a sense of fear when he recalled it.

Zeng Ruyu watched Zhou You quietly at the side. When they met again, she had become much more elegant, as graceful and quiet as a night-blooming cereus under the moon.

After drinking half a cup of tea, the two sides talked and got to know each other better. The situation of Master Zeng coming to the city was similar to what was spread outside. The key point was that Zhou You heard about his experience of escaping from the city at the last moment, living in a mountain village to avoid the limelight, and then coming to the city.

Master Zeng nodded after hearing this. "It's not easy for you to come this far after all the hardships. Well, now that you are a martial arts master, do you plan to open a martial arts school?"

"That's exactly what I was thinking. I don't have any connections in the capital city. Right now, it seems that the only way is to pass the seven checkpoints."

Master Zeng devoted himself to learning literature and was almost an amateur in martial arts. If he did not have Panjinshan and martial arts masters to protect him in his family, he would probably not know the meaning of the identity of a traveling martial arts master.

"Wait a minute, I thought of something that might be useful to you."

He turned around and took out a large stack of books, flipping through about ten of them before he found a letter between the pages.

"A few years ago, I re-edited the classics for Wanxiu Mountain and exchanged letters with their headmaster."

"Although the letter contained only greetings, the headmaster mentioned that if any of my juniors needed help, I could take this letter and seek help from any disciple of Wanxiu Mountain."

Master Zeng smiled and said, "I am just a scholar, I don't need this, you can take it."

Zhou You held the letter in his hand, glanced at the words on the envelope, and felt a stinging pain in the corners of his eyes.

A familiar aura, the person who wrote this is definitely more than just a martial artist, the 'shanzhang' is undoubtedly a strong martial artist.

This gift is too heavy.

Zhou You was about to speak, but Master Zeng raised his hand to stop him, "I don't need to thank you for saving my family. Don't mention anything else. If this letter is useful, keep it."

Zhou You nodded and put the letter in his arms.

Zeng Ruyu at the side asked, "Senior Brother Zhou, are you married to the daughter of the Qi family?"

Why do you ask this?
Zhou You shook his head honestly, "The Qi family disappeared too quickly, there was no time to find them. I'm still trying to find out their whereabouts."

There was no way. Qi Qingdi missed her sister and kept asking where her family had gone.

"What the Xu family and the Qi family did this time was not authentic."

Master Zeng commented, "They abandoned the city and fled without firing a single arrow, leaving Gongliang City to be devoured by tigers and wolves."

"From what I know, these two families were so frightened that they left Beixuanzhou and went to Dijing to join the main family."

There is no other way. The road from Beixuanzhou to Dijing is too far, and it is difficult to reach there under the current situation.

Zhou You suddenly asked, "Master, Junior Sister Zeng's marriage doesn't last many years, right?"

Three years of mourning is neither long nor short, and it is almost over.

Master Zeng nodded, and a dissatisfied snort came from the side.

Zeng Ruyu got up and left without giving Zhou You any face at all, and she didn't realize that what Zhou You said was wrong.

……

Zhou You watched Zeng Ruyu leave in amazement. What happened?
Master Zeng smiled and shook his head. "This child's temperament has changed recently. I can't figure it out. Just get used to it."

After Zhou You bid farewell to Master Zeng, he went to visit Li Hao.

After all, Li Hao is involved in the martial arts circle, so the information he knows must be more in-depth and detailed.

Besides, he has Wanxiu Mountain behind him, so he can find out the specific identity of the "mountain chief" and his status in the mountain.

Now that Zhou You knew the specific situation, he could prescribe the right remedy to maximize the effectiveness of the letter.

(End of this chapter)