Chapter Thirty-Three
When he heard that people from two other aristocratic families would come to Songjiazhuang, Lu Cheng suddenly became interested. He never left Songjiazhuang and yearned for the outside world. Young people are always curious about new things.
The three major families in Datong County send their most outstanding disciples to compete every year. Last year, they were in Yejiabao, the Li family in the county town the year before, and this year they were in Songjiazhuang.
Originally, this incident had nothing to do with Lu Cheng. After all, he was just a traitor and chopped wood outside every day, so he had no chance to follow the Yejiabao and the Li family. But everything was exceptional, and Lu Cheng could carry a wild boar back, so what else could not happen?
"Yejiabao and the Li family have no talents, so this year our Songjiazhuang is sure to win." Zhao Siyan said disdainfully.
The competitions of disciples of the aristocratic family were very simple, because before the fourth level of internal strength, no one had practiced martial arts, and they usually conducted literary competitions. The opponent's elders only needed to test the level of internal strength. However, as Song Kaixuan entered the fourth level of internal strength, the competitions between aristocratic families would enter the martial arts competition.
But until last year, there were no disciples of the fourth level of internal strength in the other two aristocratic families. In other words, Song Kaixuan had no opponent at all. In the past two years, Song Kaixuan naturally took the lead. This year, the Li family and Yejiabao people were just humiliating themselves.
"Maybe Ye Family Fort and the Li Family may not send people here? Ye Tianlong from Ye Family Fort is only the peak of the third level of internal strength, and Li Yuncong of the Li family is the same. If they cannot break through the fourth level of internal strength, they will only humiliate themselves." Xie Naxin said that in order to pursue the cultivation of internal strength, disciples of the aristocratic family are strictly prohibited from practicing martial arts before the fourth level of internal strength. Especially outstanding disciples like Ye Tianlong and Li Yuncong are devoted to the cultivation of internal strength.
"I dare not determine whether the Li family will come, but Ye Family Fort will definitely send someone to come. Last year, Ye Tianlong stayed at the peak of the third level of internal strength for three years. If he could not break through, he would not deserve to be a member of the Ye Family Fort." Lu Zhong said slowly. Of course, even if a child of aristocratic family had peaked in three years, he might not be able to break through in three years. But the resources of the aristocratic family are not comparable to that of ordinary people. If Ye Tianlong took the spiritual medicine or the inner alchemy, it would not be impossible to enter the fourth level.
"Father, how long does it take for ordinary people to reach the third level of internal strength to the fourth level?" Lu Cheng asked.
Ye Tianlong is the most outstanding third-generation disciple of Yejiabao, but he has been at the peak of the third level for three years, and he may not be able to break through this year. It seems that he is also at the third level of internal strength. Although he has just reached it today, he also wants to become the fourth level of internal strength.
Lu Cheng had already made up his mind that if he reached the fourth floor of internal strength, he would immediately find an opportunity to sneak into the inner courtyard. The iron box below the threshold of the inner courtyard hall has always made him very curious. When he went there last time, he had only the second floor of internal strength. Although the induction was two feet long, it was only one feet deep under the ground. Now he had a four feet induction distance, even if he went deep into the ground, he could "see at a glance what was hidden in the iron box.
When Lu Cheng heard Lu Cheng's question, Lu Zhong and the other two suddenly became quiet. The three looked at each other with a very strange look on their faces. Finally, Lu Zhong smiled bitterly and glanced at Xie Naxin and Zhao Siyan.
If others asked this question in front of them, they would definitely think it was a sarcasm. They are people from the third level of internal strength. They have been in decades and have not yet broken through the fourth level of internal strength. How long do you think it will take to break through?
"Cheng'er, we three brothers have reached the third level of internal strength before we were thirty years old, but now thirty years have passed, and it is still only the peak of the third level. The third level to the fourth level of internal strength is a hurdle that some people can't overcome in their entire lives. Even the most outstanding disciples of these aristocratic families can't be able to do without three or five years with the help of elixirs." Zhao Siyan sighed.
Lu Cheng's problem also made him feel ashamed. Yes, it has been almost thirty years since they entered the third level of internal strength, but they have been stagnant. In the past ten years, they can still say that they have a clear conscience, but since they were forty, especially after Lu Cheng's arrival, they seem to have not listed cultivation as a top priority.
Lu Cheng was silent. He was very worried that he had reached the peak of the third level of internal strength. Although he had been going well along the way, the peak of the third level was an extremely difficult barrier. He would not have to wait until he was 60 years old, right? No, he had to practice harder. As long as he put in a hundred times more effort than others, he would not believe that he could not reach the fourth level of internal strength!
The next morning, Lu Cheng did not go to Baoqinglou to buy meat. After all, the family suddenly had more than 100 kilograms of meat, which was enough for them to eat for one or two months. The wild boar meat was tough and rough, and the taste was not as good as home-fried pork. However, it was more delicious than hare meat. The most important thing was that wild boar meat didn't cost money, so they could eat whatever they wanted.
Lu brought himself a few kilograms of cooked wild boar meat, and at the same time, he brought a piece of raw for Song Ping. He was not like Liang Hao, so he asked him to give him something, but he actually gave him two boxes of nodding. If it was just an ordinary date, it would be enough to send two boxes of snacks, but Liang Hao wanted to avoid labor, so it would not be enough to just rely on two boxes of nodding.
"Deacon Song, I picked up a wild boar on the mountain last night and asked you to try it." Although Lu Cheng killed an adult male wild boar, he didn't want others to know. It would be better that the wild boar came to him as he said yesterday.
"Lu Cheng, I didn't expect you to be so lucky, you were not injured, right?" Song Ping took the piece of wild boar that weighed ten kilograms with satisfaction. He had heard that Lu Cheng's luck was too good. But this way he could believe that if Lu Cheng killed an adult wild boar alone, he wouldn't believe it even if he killed him.
"It's okay. Is Liang Hao still here today?" Lu Cheng asked. He didn't see Liang Hao today.
"He is not here, the second master said, and the guards must be on high alert these days. Lu Cheng, you can cut a load of firewood every day during this period." Song Ping said. Although Liang Hao is a guard, he doesn't know how to be a human being at all. If the second master hadn't spoken, he would definitely torture Liang Hao.
Now Song Ping has taken over Lu Cheng's benefits, and the firewood in the firewood is piled up like a mountain. Even if Lu Cheng doesn't chop firewood for a year or two, the yard doesn't have to worry about lacking firewood.
Song Ping was worried that Lu Cheng would be disappointed, but he didn't expect that Lu Cheng would feel extremely comfortable when he heard that Liang Hao would not come. No matter how much wood Liang Hao cut, he would have no effect. On the contrary, once he was accidentally noticed by Liang Hao, he would expose his secrets.
Chapter completed!