I looked at the grand and impressive martial arts academy, thinking that if I stayed there for a few years, maybe I could get a military job after I graduated. It would be nice to have a stable career.

Although I have thought about opening a clinic to save lives and heal the wounded, being a doctor is too risky. If I get involved in a medical dispute, regardless of whether I am right or wrong, my reputation can be easily ruined.

Just as he was daydreaming, Li Si, who had always been a taciturn person, suddenly spoke up: "Second Young Master, isn't the Martial Arts Academy on holiday? Why are there so many people walking around?"

I looked carefully and saw that there seemed to be someone walking back and forth in the yard.

I said, "No way? There's no reason to start school so early. I see there are quite a few people."

Because it was too far away, I could only see people walking around and couldn't see their appearance clearly.

Li Si glanced at me and said, "Second Young Master, did you discover something and come to the back mountain on purpose?"

I was confused by what Li Si said, and I said angrily, "What can I find? I was just bored and wanted to find a place to practice my skills."

But I stopped talking, my face changed, I looked at Li Si in disbelief, and said, "Quick, go to the palace to find His Majesty."

Although Li Si is a taciturn person, he is much more meticulous and smarter than Zhang San. When he heard what I said, he immediately understood what I meant. He bowed to me and ran down the mountain without saying a word.

I quickly hid behind a tree to avoid exposing myself without knowing who was around.

Looking at those people coming in and out of those rows of courtyard houses, there were quite a lot of them.

I don't believe it's such a coincidence that I just came to the back mountain to practice and find out where the rebels are hiding.

I really don't know whether I am lucky or unlucky. Zheng Xian is right. As long as I appear, the enemy has nowhere to hide. It's like they are rushing up to be caught by me. I am speechless.

I stood behind the tree and observed for a long time and found that these people were well-trained and very regular. People often came in and out of the house, but no one was hanging around outside.

I don’t know when Zheng Xian will send someone over. Standing in this desolate mountain wilderness, I feel so cold.

I thought about it and decided that these people couldn't run away for a while, so I might as well find a place to practice properly.

I carefully went down the mountain, found a relatively open place, and started practicing with an axe.

I forgot about the time during this practice. It was not until it was completely dark that I felt hungry and wanted to go home for dinner.

I was carrying an axe and was about to walk towards the house, but before I had taken a few steps, I heard deafening sounds of fighting. Since the surroundings were relatively empty, the sounds of fighting traveled particularly far, were particularly loud, and were particularly scary.

I quickly found a tree and climbed up, and unexpectedly I saw people bustling about in the martial arts academy, with flames flashing. It seemed that a fight had broken out, and it was very intense.

I squatted on the tree and watched for a while, when I suddenly heard a "thump thump" sound. When I looked carefully, I saw someone jumping down from the wall.

I counted and saw about ten figures jumping down from the wall, staggering towards my house, one step deep and one step shallow.

I don't know whether these dozen people are friends or enemies, but there are dozens of men, women, young and old in my house, and none of them know martial arts. Those secret guards will only stare at me secretly and will not rescue them. I'm afraid Zhang San and Li Si alone are no match for so many people.

I quickly jumped down from the tree, carefully followed these people, and ran towards my house.

These dozen people soon came to the outside of my house. They paused for a moment, probably talking in low voices. I was afraid they would find out, so I didn't dare to get too close, and therefore I couldn't hear what they were discussing.

After a while, they all jumped onto the wall and jumped into my house like dumplings.

When I saw this scene, my heart almost jumped out of my throat.

I was just afraid that they would jump into my house, and just as I feared, they actually broke in.

I felt like crying but I had no tears. I really couldn't get any help from heaven or earth and I didn't know where to go for help.

But I had no time to think. If I delayed for another second, our people would be in greater danger.

I couldn't care less and ran after him with my axe in hand. I didn't have the martial arts skills of those people to jump over the wall and enter the house. I ran to the side door and knocked a few times before the gatekeeper opened the door for me.

When the doorman saw it was me, he was about to greet me, but I didn't have time to waste on him. I pushed him away and ran towards the yard as fast as I could.

By this time everyone had finished dinner, and the little book boys were reading aloud, while the servants had returned to their own rooms, some were chatting, some were washing. Before long, everyone turned off the lights and went to bed.

In the evening, Lu Chuan had moved to the house with his wife, children and luggage, and lived next to Jinping. The three of them had also eaten dinner. Lu Chuan's six-year-old son Lu Wenhui lay by the window and listened quietly to the book boys reading, while the Lu couple were packing their things. Although there were not many things, it would take some time.

Lu Chuan's wife An Yun was packing clothes on the side of the road and said with a smile: "I'm going to eat braised pork tonight. I'm so happy."

Lu Chuan said: "I didn't expect the food here to be so good, with fish and meat, and full meals."

An Yunlu said: "My husband, the Second Young Master is so good to you, you must work hard for him, don't let him down and lose this job. The world is unstable now, and it's hard to find a job."

Lu Chuan said, "I know. After the New Year, the children of the academy will have to go back to the academy. There are less than half of the people in this house, so the job won't be difficult. I believe that the job of housekeeper is more than enough for me."

An Yunlu smiled and nodded.

Like other book boys, Jinping developed the habit of reading at night. At this time, he also held the book in his hands and read aloud in a low voice with concentration.

Yiping and Yingchun were in the main room. Yiping was practicing calligraphy while Yingchun was tidying up my clothes and preparing the clothes, shoes and socks for me to wear tomorrow.

The house was quiet and peaceful under the cover of night, and everything seemed beautiful. But as a dozen figures rushed into the house, screams pierced the night sky, breaking this rare tranquility and beauty.

Before I rushed to the yard, I heard Yingchun's scream, followed by Yiping's terrified shout: "Who are you? What do you want to do?"

I was rushing over anxiously. Zhang San and Li Si, who were still feeding the horses and tidying up the carriage in the stable, heard the scream. They were so scared that they dropped the work in their hands and jumped hard, flying over my head!

I looked at the two figures above my head and was so scared that I almost banged my head against the pillar of the house.

In addition to climbing walls and running on rooftops, people in ancient times could actually fly!

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