chsdbacks Chapter 7 Face to Face
Chapter 7 Face to Face
This is since Liu Sheng awakened his innate wisdom.
My best day ever.
After having lunch, he set off from the martial arts school.
As for why they left after lunch...
That's because, of course, we've already paid for the meal.
You'd be missing out if you didn't eat it.
This is also what Liu Sheng followed in his previous life—
"I'll eat anything, but I can't stand being taken advantage of!"
Moreover, instead of taking the shortest route home through the county, he deliberately took a longer route northwards.
He looked at his formal disciple robes—
He wore a dark black robe with narrow sleeves, the collar and cuffs were trimmed with dark red brocade, and the wrists were fitted and embroidered with fine gold thread patterns.
A black and gold leather belt was tied around his waist, with an exquisite circular copper buckle in the middle.
As you walk, the hem flutters in the wind, revealing large swaths of dark gold cloud patterns, appearing and disappearing, giving it an ethereal, otherworldly feel.
The entire disciple's robe is woven from a specially made black brocade. It appears to be supple and heavy, but it is actually breathable and lightweight, making it more comfortable to wear than ordinary fabrics.
Liu Sheng liked it more and more as he looked at it, especially since he was carrying a spare disciple's robe to take home.
Double the happiness!
Although the words "Baji" were not printed on the clothes at all.
But in Yueya County, who doesn't know that this is the official disciple's robe of the Bajiquan Academy?
Who doesn't know that this means the person wearing it has embarked on a bright future?!
"Unfortunately, we are now under the rule of the demon race, and humans cannot tie their hair up. This shaved head looks rather strange and ultimately affects my handsome appearance."
Liu Sheng secretly felt sorry for him.
Within the Great Fan Dynasty, only a small number of human ministers and officials still chose to tie their hair up.
Most of them, however, followed the example of the demon race and had their hair braided.
The braided style starts from the center of the forehead, with the hair on both sides evenly divided and braided into several small braids. Some people choose to cross and coil them at the back of the head, while others choose to leave some strands hanging down to the sides of the ears.
This is a custom of the demon race.
Liu Sheng couldn't stand by and watch the humans follow suit.
Therefore, even though commoners were not allowed to tie their hair up, Liu Sheng did not choose to braid his hair, but simply let it hang down.
Considering that it would be inconvenient to practice martial arts with long hair, he cut it short around his neck.
This became known as shaving one's head.
I wouldn't normally think there's anything wrong with it, but with this outfit today, it's a bit of a letdown.
While pondering these thoughts, I didn't stop walking.
After practicing martial arts for a period of time, Liu Sheng's speed has also increased significantly.
Before long, he arrived at the entrance of the Beggars' Sect.
Then, he stood at the entrance of this branch, with a boundary of 10 zhang to the left and right.
They walked step by step.
Little by little, he measured the entrance to the Beggars' Sect with his own feet.
The five or six beggars guarding the gate of the Beggars' Sect were either lying down or sitting.
Everyone watched as Liu Sheng walked from left to right, and then from right to left.
She would occasionally turn her head to look at them.
There seemed to be a hint of provocation in his eyes.
At this moment, in the distance, two furtive figures were also staring at Liu Sheng from a corner, one of them even eating raisins.
The two of them are talking:
"Senior Brother, what is Liu Sheng doing?"
"The Beggars' Sect forced his family to pay their beggars' tax the other day. That kid, he definitely holds a grudge. Master will definitely like him!"
It turned out that the two figures were Lu You and Yang Hongliu. They were worried about Liu Sheng, so they followed him.
Although they are official disciples of the Bajiquan Academy, no one in Crescent Moon County dares to bully them.
But as a fellow member of the Bajiguan, after hearing Liu Sheng's plan...
Lu You also felt that Liu Sheng was being far too arrogant.
Looking at the gatekeepers of the Beggars' Sect, Lu You felt that if he were one of them, he might not be able to hold back at this moment.
They would most likely have already rushed forward and surrounded Liu Sheng, giving him a proper beating with the dog-beating stick technique.
Unfortunately, Liu Sheng's outfit still had a certain intimidating effect.
"Oh, what a pity."
Lu You and Yang Hongliu both felt it was a pity.
at this time
The beggars guarding the gate sensed that the visitors were up to no good.
But only one person went in to report the news.
The others did nothing.
Liu Sheng guessed that the Beggars' Sect already had a way of knowing who he was and that they knew he was already a formal disciple.
Seeing that someone had gone inside, he dared not be careless.
He immediately headed towards the West City Commercial Street, quickly left, and went home.
Lu You and Yang Hongliu quickly followed.
After they all left.
Lai San then emerged from the Beggars' Sect courtyard, arriving late.
He arrived too late; he didn't see a soul in sight.
They had no choice but to confirm with the gatekeeper beggar:
"You mean, the person who came looked to be sixteen or seventeen years old, had captivating eyes, and was wearing the formal disciple robes of the Bajiquan Academy?"
"Third Master, I've said it six times already, you have to believe me!"
"Oh no! Quick! Get me 20 taels of silver, come with me to Liu's General Store!"
At this time, Liu Sheng...
They had arrived at a spot not far from their family's grocery store.
But instead of rushing inside, he put on a smile and walked in another direction.
"What is he doing? Why isn't he going in when he's at his own doorstep?" Yang Hongliu asked curiously.
After thinking about some of the past deeds of his master and grandmaster, Lu You quickly came up with a guess.
But he didn't say it.
She simply followed Liu Sheng, along with Yang Hongliu.
Both of them were ranked martial artists, agile and quick, so Liu Sheng didn't notice them at all.
Then they saw this scene.
The owners of various shops, restaurants, and craft workshops were all greeting Liu Sheng.
"Hey, Xiao Sheng, you're back so early today! Oh, isn't that your formal disciple uniform?"
"I told you long ago, Xiaosheng definitely has talent. Tomorrow I'll send my Ping'er to Bajiquan too."
"Oh my, a formal disciple! That's incredible! If he passes the martial arts exam next year, Manager Liu will have to host a continuous banquet at the Red Willow Restaurant!"
Seeing everyone's enthusiasm, Liu Sheng could tell from their expressions that they were very pleased.
But he still said:
"Oh, not at all."
"It's all just luck, luck, luck."
"A martial arts scholar is highly sought after; it's not something I can easily pass the exam for. I dare not accept such an honor."
Seeing Liu Sheng's undisguised, radiant smile.
Now, let alone Lu You.
Even Yang Hongliu wanted to rush over and beat him up.
But she heard that if Liu Sheng passed the martial arts exam and became a martial arts scholar, he would have to hold a banquet at her house.
Forget it, my family owns a restaurant, I can't just beat or scold the customers for no reason.
Future guests are also guests.
So the two of them, gritting their teeth, followed Liu Sheng around the commercial street, their steps never stopping, and before they knew it, they had gotten lost three times.
Seeing that Liu Sheng was finally willing to return to his own shop.
The two finally breathed a sigh of relief, loosened their clenched fists, and went back to the martial arts school.
Lu You became even more determined to tell his master Gao Huang what had happened that day.
Liu Sheng strode into his grocery store.
Then I saw my father exchanging pleasantries with someone, and unsurprisingly, it was Lai San.
"Oh my, Manager Liu, I knew your child was born to practice martial arts. Look, in just five months, he's already a formal disciple of the Bajiquan Academy."
Because Liu Sheng walked around the commercial street three times, many shop owners already knew about it and came to congratulate him.
Therefore, Liu Zhutao knew about it.
At this moment, his face was all scrunched up in a smile:
"Third Master Lai, I don't deserve it, it's all just luck... Oh, not at all, it's just a child practicing for fun."
Lai San looked around the store, his eyes darting about furtively.
When he saw Liu Sheng enter, he quickly took out two silver ingots from his pocket.
They are all 10-tael silver ingots.
He smiled apologetically and said to Liu Zhutao:
"Manager Liu, this is the 10 taels of 'beggar's donation' you paid. According to the rules, we cannot accept money from the families of formal disciples of the martial arts school, so it should be returned to you."
Liu Zhutao exclaimed in dismay, "Third Master Lai, I only paid seven taels! You must have misremembered."
"How could that be? I remember it perfectly well. I paid 10 taels, and you will definitely accept it!" Lai San said with certainty.
"Is this...is this appropriate?" Liu Zhutao said, not delaying the moment, and quickly took the silver with both hands.
Lai San watched Liu Zhutao's actions, cursing inwardly, but continued aloud:
"Manager Liu, this is 10 taels of silver from me. Congratulations on your son becoming a formal disciple. I apologize for any offense I may have caused you before, but it was all due to circumstances beyond my control. Please forgive me."
Liu Zhutao took it again:
"Oh, Brother Lai, since you've put it that way, how can I not give you face? It's all a misunderstanding, it'll be fine once we've talked it out."
And so, Liu Sheng watched as the two men put their arms around each other's shoulders, as if they had known each other for a long time.
It seems like it's a moment too late.
They should be regarded as lifelong friends.
They had to cut off a chicken's head, drink yellow wine, and kneel down to become sworn brothers.
Especially before Lai San left, he kept turning back to look into the store.
Liu Zhutao also seemed extremely reluctant to part with him, waving goodbye repeatedly until he finally saw Lai San off.
When Liu Zhutao returned, he patted Liu Sheng's shoulder hard, his eyes slightly red.
She just watched Liu Sheng quietly.
It took him a long time to finally manage to utter a sentence:
"You've really lived up to expectations this time!"
Seeing that Liu Sheng wanted to say something, he continued, "Let's go eat first, we'll talk while we eat."
"Huh? Dad, it's only noon, and I already ate at the martial arts gym."
"Oh, I'm used to it. Then let's talk about it in our courtyard."
Liu Zhutao indeed needed to find a secluded place before he would speak.
When he led Liu Sheng into the courtyard, his first words stunned Liu Sheng:
"We'll have the shop assistant watch the store this afternoon so we can get some sleep. We need to keep watch tonight. That Lai San is definitely up to no good; he'll probably come to steal chickens or dogs either tonight or tomorrow night!"