That night, Ma Chao tossed and turned. He couldn't sleep at all. He thought about how powerful he would be in the future and how he would become a master admired by the world. Then he thought about whether or not he could learn it. At dawn, he got up and waited in the yard. When the sun came out, Lu Fei still hadn't come out. He stood next to the pile of firewood and chopped it as an enemy. He waved the axe in his hand and wantonly chopped it.
In fact, Lu Fei had already woken up, but he wanted to see Ma Chao's patience. When the sun was high in the sky, he had already finished chopping all the firewood. Ma Chao looked at Lu Fei's room and walked back and forth in the yard. No one knew what he was thinking.
Lu Fei didn't walk out of the yard until Ma Teng's wife called them to eat. Ma Chao immediately walked up and said, "Uncle, you're awake."
Lu Fei nodded and said, "I'll teach you martial arts after we eat."
Lu Fei said, "When internal energy is practiced to a certain level, it will form a layer of Qi to protect the body. This way, ordinary swords and knives won't be able to hurt us. Do you understand?"
Ma Chao nodded and said, "Just like uncle."
Lu Fei reached out and pressed his hand on his back and said, "Feel it carefully." After he finished speaking, he transferred his Qi into Ma Chao's meridians. Ma Chao's eyes suddenly lit up and said, "So this is internal energy. I can feel it."
Lu Fei said, "Try to hit the chair with your palm."
Ma Chao did as he was told and hit the chair with his palm. With a "kacha" sound, the strong internal energy smashed the solid wood chair into pieces. Ma Chao's eyes widened in surprise. Lu Fei withdrew his internal energy and looked at him with a smile and said, "Now you know how powerful it is."
Ma Chao said, "Uncle's internal energy is so powerful. Quickly teach me."
Lu Fei thought for a moment and said, "Actually, your father's Neigong is also very powerful. However, I have a superior cultivation method here called the 'Divine Radiating Scripture'. Although it is difficult to cultivate, once you master it, you will be invincible. Are you willing to learn it?" He thought that Ma Chao's talent was outstanding and his natural disposition was intrepid. This kind of tyrannical cultivation method was perfect for him. Moreover, he wanted to take Ma Chao as his disciple and bring him back to Youzhou to guide him personally. In this way, he and Ma Chao would be as close as father and son. No matter what happened in the future, Ma Teng would not betray him.
Ma Chao said resolutely, "I'm willing to learn."
Lu Fei smiled faintly and said, "Alright, then I'll pass on the chants and Qi circulation techniques to you. If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me." He then passed on some introductory techniques to Ma Chao. Ma Chao happily left.
Ma Chao would naturally tell Ma Teng about this. Ma Teng was both happy and worried.
After more than ten days of Lu Fei's teachings, Ma Chao's Neigong had already reached the introductory level. At this time, Lu Fei also mentioned to Ma Teng that he wanted to leave. After all, there were still many things waiting for him to do. Ma Teng and his wife discussed in private. Young Master Lu liked his child so much that he could not hold up Ma Chao's future. If he followed Lu Fei, he would definitely have a bright future. Therefore, he immediately went to beg Lu Fei shamelessly, hoping that Lu Fei would accept Ma Chao as his disciple.
Lu Fei laughed inwardly. However, he revealed a hesitant expression and said, "That's not a problem. However, I still have many things to do in Youzhou. Unless Ma Chao is always by my side, I won't have the time to teach him."
Ma Teng was delighted when he heard this and said, "Of course it's best if Ma Chao is by Young Master Lu's side. He will definitely have a bright future."
Lu Fei said, "Since Brother Ma doesn't mind, then I'll take him as my second disciple."
Ma Teng immediately called Ma Chao over and told him to listen to his master and learn martial arts well. When Ma Chao heard that they were going to Youzhou, he was naturally excited. However, Ma Teng's wife secretly shed tears. Lu Fei comforted her, "Don't worry, Madam. When things are stable in the future, I will definitely let Ma Chao come back to see you often."
That day, the three of them bade farewell to Ma Teng and his wife and hurried towards Youzhou. Naturally, they had to disguise themselves on the way. It was already early winter. Lu Fei bought a mink coat for each of them to wear, disguising them as merchants.
On this day, the three of them arrived at the boundary of Shangdang Prefecture. Lu Fei suddenly remembered his agreement with Zou Yuzhi and said, "Zhiyu, take Ma Chao back first. I still have some things to do." Zhiyu was Lu Fei's courtesy name. After the two of them became familiar with each other, Lu Fei had been calling him by that name. Thinking that Lu Fei was probably going to recruit some talents, Han nodded and said, "Don't worry, Youzhou is just ahead."
Lu Fei passed on some martial arts chants to Ma Chao and said, "If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask Uncle Han for advice. When we reach Youzhou, there will be even more powerful martial arts experts. They will definitely help you."
After bidding farewell to the two of them, Lu Fei headed south. He thought that it was still early. There was still a month until the first day of the new year. He should first check out the current situation of the other prefectures.
He once again hired a carriage and drove leisurely towards the south. On the way, he spent a lot of time sightseeing. Sometimes, he would take a nap in the carriage when he was not in a place to visit. At dusk on this day, he saw a city in front of him. No matter how hard he tried, he was still a step too late. The city gate had already been closed. He had no choice but to find an empty space by the official road outside the city gate. He parked the carriage there and started a fire next to the carriage. He took out the raw meat he had bought in advance and roasted it over the fire.
At this time, it was already late. There were only a few people who dared to enter the village. Lu Fei was not afraid of the cold and did not want to live in someone else's house. He thought to himself that after eating, he would just sleep here and be the first to enter the city tomorrow.
After a full meal, he lay on the roof of the carriage and drank wine. He stared blankly at the stars in the sky. Not far from him was a tall city wall. On top of the wall, soldiers came and went, guarding the city. Lu Fei thought that if he really needed to fight in the future, he would have to find a military counselor as soon as possible since he had no experience and no knowledge related to marching and fighting. He also had to start studying the art of war. Otherwise, if the enemy attacked, no matter how powerful his martial arts were, he would not be able to defeat thousands of soldiers and horses.
Thinking of this, he opened the System page and browsed. The System had all the books on the art of war from ancient times to the present. Lu Fei thought that now that Sun Tzu's Art of War could be seen everywhere on the market, the great Chairman Mao's Art of War would definitely not be seen by the people of the era of the Three Kingdoms. He immediately bought a book on protracted war.
While Xu Feng was concentrating, he suddenly saw a shadow flash from the top of the city wall. A black shadow fell from the city wall, and it seemed to be carrying another person. After landing, it disappeared into the distance in the blink of an eye. Even the soldiers did not notice it.
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