Time still flew by in such a tacky manner!
Another half a year's time flew by like flowing water.
Junior Leopard gradually gained a firm foothold among the Wu's inner core disciples.
In fact, ever since he knocked Shi Jing down with one move last time, he had gained a firm foothold among the inner core disciples. Of course, the enmity between him and Shi Jing had also been formed.
However, Junior Leopard wasn't afraid. His cultivation had already reached Level Two a year ago. Among the group of inner core disciples, he was at the forefront.
One should know that in the entire Wu's, there were only 17 people whose cultivation had reached the Bone-Forging Realm. These 17 people were all Elders. The rest were all below Level Four.
Among these 17 people, there weren't many who accepted disciples. Other than the First Elder Lyu Yiyue and Xu Yong, there were only three or four people who accepted disciples. Adding on the direct relatives of the next generation in these Elders' families, there were only a dozen inner core disciples. Among these dozen people, there were only four or five people who were similar in age to Junior Leopard.
Among these four or five people, the only one who was on bad terms with Junior Leopard was Shi Jing. Even though the two of them were on bad terms, it had to be said that Shi Jing had an extremely high talent for practicing martial arts. His martial arts had also broken through Level One and entered Level Two.
His cultivation wasn't bad. It was because of this kind of cultivation aptitude and comprehension that Lyu Yiyue could tolerate him.
Of course, after the lesson with the Fiery Eyes and Junior Leopard, Shi Jing's arrogant personality was somewhat restrained. Other than Junior Leopard and his seniors, he got along well with the others.
Not only that, because he was generous and had a high status, he made friends with a group of inner core disciples who followed his lead. The shadow that Junior Leopard left on him gradually faded as time passed. He also slowly began to shake.
As for Junior Leopard!
In the eyes of the Wu's inner core disciples, he was a slightly mysterious person. Like his teacher Xu Yong, he rarely showed his face in public. He was very gentle and had a good attitude towards the group of inner core disciples. His cultivation was also not bad. He had already reached Level Two. Among all the inner core disciples, his strength was also outstanding. That was all.
As for his real strength, no one really knew the details.
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"Master, why did you ask me to come here?"
On this day, the sun was just right. Junior Leopard was practicing when he was called into the room by Xu Yong.
"You have been in the Wu Family for two years?!" Xu Yong touched the short beard on his chin and asked thoughtfully.
"Yes, I've been in the Wu's for more than two years!" Junior Leopard said.
"Yes, two years ago, when you came here, you were only a child. Now, you have grown into a young man, and your martial arts cultivation is progressing rapidly. It seems that my decision back then was not wrong!"
Looking at Junior Leopard who had grown into a teenager, Xu Yong smiled with satisfaction.
In these two years, one taught wholeheartedly and the other learned wholeheartedly. Not only did Junior Leopard's martial arts progress rapidly, his feelings for this cheap teacher also gradually deepened.
Xu Yong was low-key, modest and steady. In terms of character, he greatly suited Junior Leopard's taste. In addition, he spared no effort in teaching Junior Leopard. It could be said that he taught Junior Leopard everything he knew. Therefore, Junior Leopard was extremely grateful to him. In these two years, Junior Leopard also understood Xu Yong's character very well. He knew that Xu Yong definitely had something to say when he called him here today.
Sure enough, after sighing with emotion, Xu Yong raised his head and said, "Zhou Bao, you have been here for two years. It's not a short time and your martial arts can be considered to have made great progress. In these two years, you have always stayed in the Wu's Main Residence and even rarely went out. You have never accepted a task. Although your martial arts progress is great, your experience is insufficient. Now that your cultivation has stabilized above Level Two, it's time to accept some tasks. What do you think?!"
After saying this, Junior Leopard suddenly understood. In these two years, he was indeed somewhat addicted to martial arts. If it was someone else, they would have long been tired of practicing like him. However, he was different. He had too many secrets and there were too many things for him to study. In addition, he himself had a deep interest in martial arts. Therefore, unconsciously, he almost forgot that there were still many tasks for an inner core disciple like him to do in the Wu's.
In fact, in Xu Yong's opinion, with his current martial arts and understanding of martial arts, he could have already finished his apprenticeship. In these two years, Xu Yong taught him everything he could. He even told him some of his experience of breaking through the Skin-Toughening Realm and stepping into the Bone-Forging Realm. The rest of the things were Junior Leopard's own business.
The master led the way, but the cultivation depended on the individual. Now, Junior Leopard needed time to polish and gain experience.
Therefore, all along, Xu Yong had been waiting for Junior Leopard to come to him and ask him about going out to do tasks and gain experience. Who knew that this kid wholeheartedly threw himself into the limitless sea of martial arts and couldn't be stopped. In the end, Xu Yong even suspected that if he didn't come to remind him, he might bury his head in this courtyard and practice martial arts for the rest of his life, not caring about the world.
As a last resort, he personally called Junior Leopard over and asked him about the task.
And the reason why he chose this time was mainly because he found that there was a task that was very suitable for Junior Leopard now.
"A few days ago, our Wu's had a batch of goods robbed in Black Shakou of Zhonghe Prefecture. Now we still haven't found out who did it. Now we are going to send people to investigate. The task has been put up. Your Senior Jin has accepted this task and is going to summon a group of inner core disciples to go with him. You should also go!"
"Yes!" Junior Leopard nodded and didn't raise any objection.
"Well, you go to your Senior Jin. I have already informed him. Along the way, you should listen to your Senior Jin. He is about to finish his apprenticeship and has more experience in Jianghu than you. If there's anything you don't understand, you should ask him. If he doesn't let you do it, don't do it!"
Xu Yong talked for a long time and carefully exhorted Junior Leopard on the things he should pay attention to. After talking for the time it took to burn a stick of incense, although Junior Leopard felt annoyed, his heart was greatly moved. He didn't dare to refute and nodded in agreement.
"By the way, Zhonghe Prefecture is not far from Tian Long Mystic Mountain. If there's a chance, go there and settle that matter!"
Just when Junior Leopard was about to go out, Xu Yong suddenly said, "If there's a chance, go. If there's no chance, forget it. Anyway, don't let anyone know!"
"I understand!"
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"Senior Jin, are you really going to take Zhou Bao with you?!"
Not far from the courtyard where Junior Leopard and Xu Yong were, there was a larger courtyard. At this time, there was a group of young people gathered in the courtyard.
The leader was 17 or 18 years old, six feet tall, with a sesame-sized mole between his eyebrows. A pair of slender eyes flashed with intelligent light. His face was a little long and narrow. To put it bluntly, it was a horse's face. His appearance was ordinary. In fact, except for the mole between his eyebrows, there was nothing memorable about him.
This person was Jin Nanqing, the one who accepted the mission to Black Shakou. He was an inner core disciple of the Wu Family and a direct disciple of Elder Hu Yi.
At this time, he glanced at the person who asked the question. He was about 17 or 18 years old and said with a smile, "Elder Xu told me this matter personally, so I naturally can't refuse. Moreover, although Junior Brother Zhou is young, his martial arts have been imparted by Uncle Xu, especially the Thirteen Punches of Desolation. It is said that he is quite accomplished in it and his cultivation has reached Level Two. Even if compared with me, he is not a bit weaker. This time, it is really a good thing for him to go with us!"
"But Brother Jin …! “
"Zhou Zhengming, you don't have to say anymore. I know that you are on good terms with that Shi Jing. However, that's your problem and it has nothing to do with me. I advise you not to get involved in this. It's better for an ordinary inner court disciple like you not to get involved in the grudges between two core disciples!"
Zhou Zhengming's face turned pale and he immediately swallowed all the words he wanted to say back into his stomach.
"Alright, everyone, I know what you are worried about. You are just afraid that after Junior Brother Zhou comes, the reward after the mission will not be easy to distribute. You don't have to worry about this. Uncle Xu has already told me clearly that Junior Brother Zhou is only going to gain experience in this mission. He will not fight with us for the reward!
Once these words were spoken, the surrounding people's faces immediately relaxed.
It should be known that when the Wu Family went out on a mission, each person who accepted the mission was very particular.
For example, the reward for this mission was not bad. It was almost half of the value of the lost goods. However, it was also very difficult. This Qinlingjun City was thousands of miles away from the location of the accident. Moreover, the situation was not very clear. It was very difficult for one person to complete it. Therefore, every time there was such a mission, after the person who accepted the mission accepted the mission, he would recruit some inner core disciples as assistants to complete the mission together. As for the number of people and the distribution of the reward, naturally it was discussed beforehand.
The reward was only so much. Adding one more person meant more reward. This group of inner core disciples were naturally not happy.
It was just that because Junior Leopard was an inner core disciple, no one was willing to say it out loud.
No one was willing to offend Junior Leopard, such a young inner core disciple with a boundless future. Only Zhou Zhengming had a good relationship with Shi Jing. He knew that Shi Jing and Junior Leopard were like fire and water. Therefore, he opened his mouth to ask questions. Unexpectedly, just as the words left his mouth, he was beaten back by Jin Nanqing.
Now that they heard Jin Nanqing say that Junior Leopard would not fight with them for the reward, the crowd naturally would not ask for a rebuff. Instead, they faintly had a feeling of curiosity towards Junior Leopard. They wanted to see what kind of ability this inner core disciple had.
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"The goods were robbed. This is really shameful. I don't know what these fellows were thinking. They could have just left the delivery to the escort agency. Why did they have to do it themselves? Now that something has happened, they have to bear the responsibility themselves. What a bunch of idiots!"
Returning to his resting place, Junior Leopard touched his chin. His mind was thinking about what Xu Yong had said. His expression became strange.
There were also escort agencies in this world. The Wu Family had a large business and monopolized the ironware business. No matter how much manpower they had, it was not enough. Therefore, things like transporting goods would usually be done by an escort agency that they were familiar with. In fact, this was what the escort agencies did.
However, Zhonghe Prefecture was a little special. The head of the Wu Family here was also surnamed Wu. He was a branch of the Wu Family.
This branch of the Wu Family had developed for many years. It was unknown how many main branches and branches there were. Some had already fallen apart, but some still held some power. The Wu Family in Zhonghe Prefecture was one of them.
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