Martial Cultivator

Third on the Hidden Dragon List? !

These words are like a huge stone thrown into the South Lake, causing countless waves to stir up, and like a thunder on the ground, deafening and enlightening!

This time around, it’s no surprise that Xie Nandu is included in the Qianlong Ranking. After all, she is an academy student and a real genius, but why is there Chen Chao? You must know that Fang Wai's Hidden Dragon List has always not included monks from Daliang. No matter how great or talented Fang Wai is, Fang Wai will exclude them, but this time it is different. The Qianlong List was changed but Chen Chao was included in the list. In other words, it is very likely that starting from this time, the Qianlong List will change. The monks from Daliang may be able to be on the list in the future, as long as they really have the ability.

But what makes the academy students even more confused at this moment is why Chen Chao ranked third on the list for the first time. What does this mean? Is it because the monks outside the country praise him, or does he really pay enough attention to him? In other words, does Chen Chao really deserve to be ranked third on the Hidden Dragon List?

The Hidden Dragon List has always been a benchmark for young monks. It is a list that countless young geniuses are vying to be the first to set foot on. There is no doubt that this list is a supreme honor for young monks. This is the first time for Chen Chao It was ranked third on the list, which is really shocking.

In particular, Chen Chao was a martial artist, and he was the martial artist most looked down upon by the monks on the mountain.

After saying this, the dean disappeared quietly, and Wei Xu slowly walked out of the small pavilion in the middle of the lake. As everyone moved out of the way, the scholar slowly left.

Chen Chao stood by the lake with Xie Nandu on his back. After listening to Wei Xu's words, he felt a little lost. After a while, he softly said, "Tenth."

He was naturally talking about Xie Nandu's ranking.

Xie Nandu said softly, "Third."

Chen Chao chuckled and said, "It's not bad."

"There are still sensible people among the monks outside Fang Wai. They are not all idiots. Your life is probably getting more and more difficult." Xie Nandu is such a smart person and has always had a clear understanding of these situations. Now Fang Wai's Changing the rankings to include Chen Chao and Xie Nandu sent at least two signals. The first was that Fang Wai really began to pay attention to Daliang Chao. The reason for paying attention may be because Chen Chao performed too well, but in fact it should be The battle between the Emperor of Daliang and the Demon Emperor made everyone outside the country understand a truth, that is, it is really possible for the top warriors of the Daliang Dynasty to become one of the strongest in the world. In this case, if Daliang is not taken seriously, The monks in the north and the monks outside the country are really hopeless.

As for the second one, why the Chen Dynasty is raised so high? Apart from the strength of the Chen Dynasty itself, it may also be to dig holes for the Chen Dynasty. You must know that countless young monks outside this area are flocking to the Hidden Dragon List. Nowadays, a young warrior from the Liang Dynasty can be among the top three, which will definitely attract the dissatisfaction of countless young monks. Then the life of the Chen Dynasty is destined to be difficult, which is similar to what Xie Nandu said.

Chen Chao looked indifferent. He had enough troubles, not least.

"Let's go." Xie Nandu was a little tired. Although she felt very comfortable with the smell of Chen Chao, it was not a good thing after all to be watched in such a large public.

Chen Chao nodded. He was indeed a little uncomfortable in front of everyone.

But when he took a few steps forward, he heard a voice from the lakeside, "How can Chen Chao He De be ranked third on the Hidden Dragon List?!"

This was a questioning voice, but it was obvious that the person questioning was not Wei Xu, nor the monks outside Fang, but Chen Chao here.

Chen Chao ignored it and continued to move forward slowly, paying no attention to it.

But soon another voice came out, "As a close disciple of the dean, how can you be so disrespectful!"

What the man originally wanted to say was probably more extreme, but after worrying about the dean, he changed the vocabulary. This means that the dean has left. Otherwise, these students would obviously not dare to do it in front of the dean. Open your mouth like this.

Chen Chao stopped.

Xie Nandu said, "It takes a lot of time to argue."

Chen Chao frowned.

Xie Nandu shook his head and said, "Fighting is unreasonable."

Chen Chao said softly, "They spoke rudely first, and I took action later. How can they say they are unreasonable?"

Xie Nandu said nothing.

But Chen Chao still sensed Xie Nandu's will and continued to move forward.

Chen Chao's indifference, in the eyes of many students, is simply that the young warrior did not dare to face these things directly, and felt guilty that he could be ranked third on the Qianlong Ranking, so he left in despair, but some students There was some disappointment in their eyes. They originally wanted to see the drama in the academy.

Xie Nandu suddenly said, "Fight if you want."

She didn't know why she changed her mind again.

Chen Chao shook his head and said, "Forget it, why compete with them?"

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Returning to the small courtyard, Liu Ye, who heard the commotion, ran over and opened the door. But the moment he opened the door, he saw his young lady weakly leaning on Chen Chao's back, and immediately said angrily, "Chen, you are doing this to my family." What did the lady do?”

Chen Chao was too lazy to pay attention to her, walked sideways into the small courtyard, and put Xie Nandu down under the eaves. Liu Ye asked anxiously, "Miss, what's wrong with you?"

Xie Nandu shook his head weakly, and then Chen Chao handed over a pill.

Xie Nandu didn't even have the strength to raise his hands at this moment, so he could only watch like this. Chen Chao simply stuffed the elixir into Xie Nandu's mouth, "I'll use my Qi machine to help you digest the medicine. It will make you feel better."

Xie Nandu said with difficulty, "What about yourself?"

Chen Chao did not give an answer.

Later, with the power of Chen Chao to help Xie Nandu digest the pill, the face of this talented woman from the Xie family became less ugly. Liu Ye was worried on the side, but did not dare to say anything more, but she wrinkled during the process. How many times brow.

In a blink of an eye, it was getting late.

Chen Chao looked pale and asked Liu Ye to bring the stove. After lighting the fire, he sat down

With a fire in front of him, Chen Chao said tiredly, "If this happens every day in the future, I would rather hide in Shendu and never go out for the rest of my life."

Xie Nandu said, "Even if you hide in the Divine Capital and make up your mind never to leave, you are now on the Hidden Dragon List. I don't know how many young monks want to compete with you. When the time comes, it will be fair to come to the Divine Capital." How can you hide in a battle? Do you still want to hide from my Daliang Chao face? "

Chen Chao retorted, "When you say that, does Daliang Chao's face fall on me alone?"

Xie Nandu smiled and said nothing.

Chen Chao quickly lost his temper and said, "You are right. These things cannot be avoided. It is best for me to prevent them from finding them."

Xie Nandu shook his head and said, "You can't avoid it."

Chen Chao smiled and said, "Then I will ruthlessly kill a few of his so-called young geniuses. Then I will see who dares to do something in front of me."

Xie Nandu said nothing.

Chen Chao quickly remembered what happened outside the city.

Then there was silence again.

Xie Nandu said, "Actually, you are not afraid of what you are talking about."

Chen Chao smiled dryly and said, "Warm things up."

The firelight illuminated the face of this talented girl from the Xie family. She smiled slowly and said, "There's no need to please me. If you really want to please me, you should kill that demon emperor when you have the chance in the future. Otherwise, you can kill that demon emperor." It’s okay to give the master a beating.”

Chen Chao touched his cheek and said, "Many years."

Xie Nandu smiled and said, "I can live for many years anyway."

Chen Chao nodded, "That's true."

"I heard that the morning glow in Infatuated View is also very beautiful. It is a masterpiece, but few people can see it."

Xie Nandu said, "Can I go see it again in the future?"

Chen Chao said, "Shall I take you with me?"

Xie Nandu shook his head and said, "Let's go together."

Without that word, the meaning would be completely different.

Chen Chao smiled and said, "That's it."

Chen Chao suddenly said, "After the injury is healed, I will go to Jianqi Mountain."

Xie Nandu didn't stop him and just asked, "Have you thought of a way?"

"The general gave me a letter before he left the capital of the gods."

Chen Chao looked at Xie Nandu and said, "But I'm only half sure."

Xie Nandu said oh.

Chen Chao sighed with emotion, "This general is really admirable."

"You're impressed if you get it?" Xie Nandu paused, then said softly, "It's indeed impressive."

Chen Chao said softly, "It's a pity that I met this general too late."

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Huanglong Prefecture, Yunze County, Yanxia County, Qingwa Town.

Qingwa Town, which has a name similar to a water town in the south of the Yangtze River, is actually not very beautiful. The name comes from the fact that every household in the town uses the special green clay in the town to make tiles, so that later the Liang Dynasty ruled the world. After that, the word "green tile" was used as the name of the place, but in fact there were no literati in the town, and there was no scenery in the south of the Yangtze River. A small stream that was so pitiful that it could hardly be called a stream often stopped flowing in summer and winter. Most of the people in the town have never been to school. Apart from the famous kiln factory in the town, there is actually nothing that they can use.

At this afternoon, a large group of children who had had lunch ran out of their houses and ran and played in groups in the town. A burst of cheerful laughter came out, which made people feel happy when they heard it. A rickety old man, The man with gray hair walked slowly from the end of the long street. The children who were running and playing here saw the old man coming, but stopped playing for fear of accidentally bumping into the old man. Originally, the old man was thin. It looked like a weed in the autumn wind. It was not known when it would fall. If they collided like this, they would be completely dead.

In fact, the town is not big, and children run around in the town all day long. Almost everyone in the town is familiar with him, but looking at this old man, he just feels unfamiliar.

Only a few children know that the old man actually came to this town recently. According to the old people who have lived in the town for a long time, the old man is not actually an outsider. He is the owner of the dilapidated courtyard in the east of the town. Both of their parents died early when they were young. After that, they had no worries, so they went out to make a living. However, this journey lasted for many years, so long that they didn’t know how long it was. Anyway, those people of the same generation as the old man had long since become He saw the piles of loess in the mountains outside the town.

Now that the old man has returned to the town, the old people say that this is the return of fallen leaves to their roots.

The children watched the old man pass before continuing the game they had paused before.

The rickety old man came to the small wine shop at the end of the long street, handed out the wine gourd in his hand, and said with a smile, "Have a bottle."

After saying this, the old man asked again, "Where is your mother?"

Today, the wine shop is not the charming wine woman, but a girl who looks no older than eleven or twelve years old. The girl took the wine gourd and then said softly, "Mother is not feeling well today. I will take my place for you." She looks at Tiandian.”

The old man nodded with a smile and said, "Although winter has passed, the days in early spring are also cold, so you need to wear more clothes."

The girl nodded, and while filling the old man with wine, she suddenly said, "My mother was still talking about it a few days ago. You have been using this wine gourd for many years. Mother said that the water in it is just like wine. You don't use it at all." No need to spend money on drinks.”

The old man chuckled, "That's right, you can deceive anything. It's just this mouth. Why are you deceiving it?"

The girl was just joking and nodded when the old man said this.

After pouring the wine, the girl handed the wine gourd to the old man and said, "Have a drink."

It's two. "

The old man took out an ordinary money bag from his arms, took out two Daliang Tongbao, and then took a few more. "I guess I won't be able to come tomorrow. My little girl, could you please send me another pot?"

The girl only took two Daliang Tongbao in the old man's hand, and quickly smiled and said, "The town is not big, it won't take long for a trip. I think my mother will be able to guard the shop tomorrow. If my mother doesn't get up, I will give you after closing time." You send it?”

The old man smiled and nodded, "No need to worry, no need to worry, I can do it whenever I have free time."

After saying this, the old man waved his hand and turned around to leave.

The girl suddenly asked, "The old man in the town said that you are also from the town, but you went out to work a few years ago. Is it true?"

The old man slowly turned around again, looked at the girl, and said with a smile, "Yes, I went out for a walk, and I became old in a blink of an eye, but I still accomplished nothing. It's not easy to hang out outside!"

As if the conversation had started, the girl quickly asked, "Aren't you married and have children?"

The old man shook his head, "I have a daughter-in-law who has been gone for many years, and my daughter is also married."

The girl frowned and said, "Then why don't you let your daughter accompany you back? You will always be alone."

The old man was very calm and said with a smile, "Little girl, you don't understand. A married girl is just thrown water. She is still his own girl. She has a husband and a new home. Besides, I don't want her to accompany me. What a wonderful person."

The girl was a little angry and said, "This makes no sense."

The old man smiled and said, "There are so many unreasonable things in the world."

The girl smiled and said, "But don't be sad, I will come to see you when I have time, just to chat and have a companion."

The old man smiled and nodded without refusing.

After that, the old man swayed and turned around, sipping wine along the way. The town was not big, and it didn’t take long for the old man to reach the small courtyard on the east side of the town. The paint on the wooden door was seriously peeled off. In fact, when he came back, the lock on the door was all gone. It rusted to death early, and he didn't replace the door after that. He didn't necessarily lock the door at night, so he just lived like that.

Walking into the yard, the old man lay down on a deck chair in the yard, and the wine gourd was placed on the table beside him.

The old man squinted his eyes, as if he was reflecting on his life.

But not long after, a paper kite floated in from outside the yard and fell in front of the old man.

The old man opened his eyes slightly and saw a child outside the courtyard gate looking nervously inside.

The old man didn't get up, but quickly squinted his eyes again, not planning to say anything.

The child standing at the door struggled for a long time, and finally knocked gently and asked softly, "Can I come in to pick up something?"

The old man hummed softly.

The child then boldly walked into the yard that had been deserted for a long time.

The child breathed a sigh of relief when he looked at the small courtyard that was now considered clean and different from the previous one. No one had lived in this courtyard all year round and there were weeds everywhere in the courtyard. Later, I don’t know who came out with the rumor. The yard was said to be haunted, so the children kept it at arm's length. Originally, even if the yard now had an owner again, the children were unwilling to get close to it, but the paper kite was made for him by his mother herself. If he lost it, Oh, he feels so distressed.

Arriving in front of the old man, the child tiptoed to pick up the kite and turned to leave. But after thinking about it, he turned around and bowed deeply to the old man, whispering "Thank you."

The old man slowly opened his eyes, looked at the child, and said with a smile, "It's nothing."

After hearing this, the child suddenly felt a lot more at ease, and gained the courage to ask the same question as the girl in the wine shop before.

The old man nodded, "I have indeed been to many places. At the farthest point, I saw the Great Wall."

After hearing this, the child suddenly became energetic and asked hopefully, "Have you seen that general?"

Looking at the child's expectant eyes, the old man shook his head and said, "No."

The child's eyes were suddenly filled with disappointment.

The old man asked curiously, "What, do you know that general?"

The child shook his head and said softly, "How is it possible? He is a general. How can I know him? It's just that my father often said that he is the greatest hero in the world. I also want to meet him."

The old man said casually, "He is not a great hero, he is just a bad old man."

The child was a little angry, "The general is guarding the Great Wall for us, how can you say this to him?"

The old man was a little stunned and said nothing.

The child quickly reacted and apologized again with a red face.

The old man didn't care and said, "All great heroes must be old. He has lived for so many years and he is also an old man."

The child shook his head, still unwilling to accept this statement.

The old man didn't hesitate too much. He just picked up the wine gourd and took a sip. Then he saw the child staring at the wine gourd in his hand and said with interest, "Take a sip?"

The child swallowed, but shook his head.

His father wouldn't let him drink, not even rice wine during the Chinese New Year.

The old man sneered, "What are you afraid of? Just take a sip if you want. It's just a beating. What's there to be afraid of?"

Intrigued by the old man's words, the child took the wine gourd, raised his head and took a big sip, but soon choked and his face turned red.

The old man laughed.

The child glanced at him and quickly took another sip in anger. This time he barely swallowed it, but his face suddenly turned red.

After drinking, the child's chatterbox opened up and asked, "You have traveled so far and seen many amazing people, right?"

The old man asked, "Who is so amazing?"

"The kind that can fly?"

The child is also a little unsure.

\u003e  The old man smiled and said, "I've seen a lot of them."

The child immediately became interested and pestered the old man to tell him a story.

The old man shook his head, "My story doesn't sound good."

The child thought for a while and asked, "Then do you know the story of the general? I heard from dad that he is also from Huanglong Prefecture."

The old man nodded this time, and then slowly began to talk about the story of the general. However, he was not a good storyteller, so he just told it in a straightforward manner. However, when he told those stories, they were still very magnificent, and the children would sometimes feel happy listening to them. Full of yearning, the old man looked at the child and said with a smile, "I spent many years on the Great Wall. Then I felt homesick, so I went home."

The child was surprised and said, "If he's not on that Great Wall, then who's guarding it? Dad said the monsters over there are cannibals."

The old man smiled and said, "With such a big Liang Dynasty, can't you find someone who can replace him?"

The child nodded and agreed with the old man's statement, but quickly asked, "Where is the general's home? Is it close to us? Can I go find him?"

"It's not that far, but what are you looking for him for?"

The old man took a sip of wine, very calmly.

The child said, "See if he is as tall as dad said, one foot tall, and then say thank you to him."

"Thank you?" The old man raised his eyebrows and said, "What are you thanking him for?"

The child said of course, "If it weren't for him, we would have been eaten by those monsters. Of course we have to thank him."

The old man shook his head and said, "Without him, there will be others, and you won't be eaten."

The child was still stubborn and said, "But it's him on that Great Wall!"

The old man said nothing, as if he didn't know how to respond to these words.

after a long time.

The old man thought for a while and suddenly said, "That's it."

The child continued to ask, "Then where is he?"

The old man shook his head and said softly, "Old man, I forgot."

The child was a little disappointed, but still very satisfied. After all, he heard the story here today.

He raised his head and saw that it was almost dark, and then he said, "I have to go home, otherwise Daddy will scold me."

The old man nodded and said with a smile, "I hope you can still get out of bed tomorrow."

He had already drank wine, and the child also broke the bottle, "I drank it anyway, I'm afraid I'll die!"

The old man gave a thumbs up, "You are ambitious!"

The child smiled and said, "Anyway, when I grow up, I want to join the army and go to the Great Wall in the north. Where can I not drink?"

The old man threw cold water and said, "It will kill people."

"I'm not afraid. They're not afraid of death, and I'm not afraid either!" The child waved his little fist, a little excited.

The old man sighed and said, "Why are they not afraid? Even if they are afraid, they have to go. But if you are not afraid, you are amazing."

The child chuckled.

The old man thought for a while and said, "Send something to you?"

The child was startled and was about to refuse.

The old man shook his head, "Don't refuse, it's not a good thing."

Then the old man slowly stood up and walked into the house. When he came out, he had a wooden knife in his hand. The wooden knife was not exquisite, even a little rough. After handing it to the child, he said, "When I was your age, , I also thought about joining the army all day long, but when I was young, I made myself a knife. Looking at the knife every day, I felt like I was the most amazing person in the world. "

The child took the wooden knife and couldn't put it down. After thinking about it, he handed over the paper kite in his hand and said, "Then I give this to you as a return gift!"

The old man shook his head and sighed, "I'm old and can't run anymore."

But the child said categorically, "I must give it to you, then we will be friends from now on!"

The old man said oh, took the kite, and said with a smile, "Then I'll take it."

The child nodded happily and said, "I'll come and play with you tomorrow!"

The old man smiled and nodded.

The child turned around happily and jumped away.

The old man smiled and watched the child leave, not forgetting to remind the little guy to close the door for him.

Lying on the recliner again, the old man murmured, "How wonderful it is to be young."

Taking the wine gourd on the side, the old man drank the last sip. There was already a moon in the sky, and the moonlight fell all over the ground, just on the old man.

The old man put the kite in his arms, narrowed his eyes slightly, and laughed softly, "My life is not in vain."

As he spoke, for some unknown reason, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him. It was himself when he was a teenager. He looked at the old man over there and suddenly asked, "Do you regret it?"

This general, who had fought hundreds of battles in his life and had guarded the north for countless years for the human race, smiled and shook his head and said, "How could it be?"

"Are you happy then?"

After hearing this question, the general smiled and said, "Of course."

So my teenage self nodded and said with satisfaction, "Then I'm really amazing!"

The general also smiled and said, "You are nothing extraordinary, I am."

The young man snorted and walked away.

The general looked at his back and murmured, "Goodbye, Daliang."

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It was afternoon again, and a girl carrying a jug of wine trotted to the door. Today, her mother was guarding the shop. She hurriedly brought the wine to the old man. When she came to the door, she wanted to push the door open, but she stretched out her hand. For a moment, she paused, and finally it turned into a knock on the door.

very light.

She seemed afraid of disturbing the old man inside.

The girl shouted softly, "Are you in there?"

After waiting for a long time, no one answered.