Half a month later, in the city of Yepu.
Jiang Xiao was standing in the courtyard of a quadrangle, watching the seven Jin Lu (golden monks) practice their swordsmanship.
These seven tall and sturdy ghost-faced monks were as uniform in height as if they had been chopped and chiseled. They also wore identical "uniforms"—wide straw raincoats and hats, making them a pleasing sight.
For Jiang Xiao, the past half month had been a month of cursing in the streets.
These! Fucking! Ghost-faced! Monks!
Each and every one of them was simply a beast!
On the level of cold weapons, at least on the level of greatsword skills, their talent was frighteningly high!
What kind of biological trait was this? It was disgusting!
It was like they learned everything they were taught!
If this continued, Jiang Xiao, the "master," would be out of a job.
Jiang Xiao had also taught the wildlings of the birch forest, even converting all the soldiers there into greatsword legions.
Those wildlings were also capable of anything, and they learned quickly, but compared to the ghost-faced monks, they were worlds apart.
In just under half a month, the ghost-faced monks had learned at least 70 to 80% of Jiang Xiao's greatsword skills at the gold level and below, and had reached a level of mastery.
Now, Jiang Xiao had begun teaching them the platinum-level "sword flick," but for now, it was just single-sword flicking.
The double-sword flick technique was at the diamond level, and its difficulty was far greater than that of the single-sword flick.
Jiang Xiao discovered that among his seven disciples, Jin Wu (Gold Five) and Jin Shisi (Gold Fourteen) had the most outstanding learning abilities.
The other Jin Lu (golden monks) were still consolidating and solidifying their gold-level greatsword skills, while Jin Wu and Jin Shisi (Gold Fourteen) were already practicing platinum-level single-sword flicks.
However, Jiang Xiao had not been without gains in the past half month. In the process of teaching this group of "weapon masters," Jiang Xiao's diamond-level Lv.0 greatsword skills had also been raised to diamond-level Lv.1.
"Yo-ho, practicing?" A broken gong-like voice came from the doorway, and then Jiang Xiao saw a Ruishou (mythical beast) walking in upright.
Jiang Xiao: ???
He saw that the "Ruishou (mythical beast)" suddenly opened its mouth. Like a lion dance, Jiang Xiao saw Da Chui's (Big Hammer's) big bald head from within its bloody maw.
This guy was clearly over forty years old, but his mentality was like that of a child. He was very mischievous, comparable to Senior He Yun.
Senior He Yun also liked to joke around, but at least he still had some airs, and people respected the old man.
But Da Chui... Jiang Xiao's respect for him had been personally buried by Da Chui. This big bald head was too unreliable. Sometimes, Jiang Xiao would grit his teeth at his antics.
Jiang Xiao said, "What are you doing? You want to do a lion dance?"
Da Chui's head was in the Ruishou (mythical beast) head, laughing loudly: "Today, we're holding a apprenticeship banquet for you. This was requested by your good disciples."
"Huh?" Jiang Xiao was stunned for a moment, and looked at the Jin Lu (golden monks), whose movements were uniform. Their dark ghost faces were expressionless, and he didn't know who had come up with the idea.
While pondering, Jiang Xiao looked at Jin Wushijiu (Gold Fifty-Nine) and said, "Wushijiu (Fifty-Nine), was it you?"
Although the Jin Lu (golden monks) all looked alike and had the same characteristics, these creatures, which were very similar to humans, also had some complex inner lives and different personalities. The lowest-ranked Wushijiu (Fifty-Nine) was the most careful.
The ghost-faced monks had no gender, but if they did, Jiang Xiao would think of this Wushijiu (Fifty-Nine) as female.
Sensible, considerate, careful, and calm.
She was the most capable of suppressing her own nature. Without Jiang Xiao's order, she would never attack, no matter who provoked her.
This was no small matter.
Every Star Beast had its own nature. Even with high intelligence, the genes flowing in their blood could not be erased. But this Jin Wushijiu (Gold Fifty-Nine) was truly awesome, disciplined to a certain extent, even to the point of self-abuse...
Among them, the most hot-tempered was Jin Ershiyi (Gold Twenty-One).
The one with the strongest learning ability and the highest talent was Jin Shisi (Gold Fourteen).
The one with the strongest combat ability was currently Jin Wu (Gold Five).
The one with the most ulterior motives, especially awkward, and always looked like he was being bullied was Jin Shiqi (Gold Seventeen)...
"Don't think they only know how to fight, but the Jin Lu (golden monks) are all very loyal!" Da Chui (Big Hammer) walked into the house with the Ruishou (mythical beast) head on, swaying as he said, "After they finish practicing, have them come in and help me move things."
Jiang Xiao grinned and looked at the square formation in front of him, "Go ahead."
This was not Da Chui's (Big Hammer's) residence. After the Jiang Xiao trio settled here, the Ying Jun (Eagle Falcon) brothers arranged houses for the three of them.
Originally, each person had their own courtyard, but at the request of He Yun and the blind woman, the trio moved into a large quadrangle. He Yun lived in the east wing, and the blind woman moved into the west wing.
At the doorway, the Ying Jun (Eagle Falcon) brothers walked in with some special fruits and pastries, and greeted Jiang Xiao.
Li Haoge's serious, square face revealed a hearty laugh: "Haha, I heard that Commander Jiang is holding a belated apprenticeship ceremony today, so we came to add some atmosphere."
Jiang Xiao "Uh..."
Yue Yuchen also put away his former cold appearance and said with a smile, "Recently, many ghost-faced monks have begun to switch to greatswords, but they don't have the courage to become disciples yet. They're still observing the results of your disciples' training.
They don't know how well you're teaching, but we brothers know that the progress of these seven Jin Lu (golden monks) is visible to the naked eye. It seems that your future disciples will be more and more numerous.
Commander Jiang, you're a great talent!"
Jiang Xiao said with a smile, "You're too kind, you're too kind. Just call me Jiang Xiao. Jin Wushijiu (Gold Fifty-Nine), what are you standing there for? Hurry up and take the things."
Jin Wushijiu (Gold Fifty-Nine) hurriedly ran over.
"By the way." Jiang Xiao looked at the Ying Jun (Eagle Falcon) brothers and asked, "We've been here for more than half a month, and there's been no movement on the other side of the mountain. Has this crisis passed?"
Li Haoge: "Don't underestimate the intelligence of the Wang Ming (Desperado) clan. They are all diamond-level creatures, apex predators. These guys are very insidious."
Yue Yuchen said, "As long as we protect our own people and don't have internal strife, so that they have no way to start, there should be no problem. Maybe the Wang Ming (Desperado) clan is waiting for the ghost-faced monks to fight.
In this case, the number of Wang Ming (Desperado) clan should not be large. Facing the nearly thousand ghost-faced monks, they are still under a lot of pressure."
Jiang Xiao thought for a while and said, "If, as you said, the other side is waiting for us to have internal strife, then one day they will discover that the ghost-faced monks here are different from the ghost-faced monks in other ancient pagodas. This is a relatively orderly society.
In this way, the Wang Ming (Desperado) clan will one day be unable to restrain their thoughts and will launch a strong attack here?"
Li Haoge nodded with a solemn expression and said, "Very likely. There are three ancient pagodas here, three pillars of light. This is a great temptation."
"Hmm..." Jiang Xiao pondered for a long time and said, "Have you brothers ever thought about taking the initiative?"
Li Haoge's face was stunned: "Huh?"
Yue Yuchen stroked his sparse stubble and thought for a long time, "It seems a little too risky?"
"Heh." Jiang Xiao smiled and said, "How can others be allowed to snore beside one's bed?"
Yue Yuchen nodded thoughtfully.
Jiang Xiao continued, "Since you can't transfer your base, you have to take root here, then there's nothing to say. Our choices are not many."
Li Haoge said quietly, "The ghost-faced monks here are indeed suffocating. They have been looking forward to a great battle, but this battle has been delayed. We brothers are indeed very troubled. Currently, the Yin Lu (silver monks) are still relatively stable. Once these guard teams can't hold back, then something really bad will happen."
"Blocking is worse than dredging." A faint voice came, obviously supporting Jiang Xiao's opinion.
Everyone turned to look to the west, but saw that elegant woman in a white robe with a white cloth strip covering her eyes was standing on the stone steps in front of the west wing, silently "watching" everyone.
To the east, an old voice came: "It's also good to prepare for war. Little friend Jiang can expand the number of his disciples and give the ghost-faced monks something to do.
In this way, it can reduce the possibility of internal strife among the ghost-faced monks, divert their attention, improve their combat skills, and also prepare for defense against the enemy, killing many birds with one stone."
Obviously, He Yun hoped to make full preparations and was unwilling to take the initiative.
But no matter what the two people in the east and west wings thought, it seemed that Jiang Xiao had become the person in charge.
It should be known that He Yun and the blind woman were both Starry Sky-level powerhouses, capable of crushing a Star River peak newbie like Jiang Xiao with one hand...
But at some point, Jiang Xiao seemed to have become the "leader" in this team of three.
There were too many factors involved. Strength was of course the foundation, but relying on strength alone, both the blind woman and He Yun were qualified to become the person in charge of the team, and they didn't even need to listen to Jiang Xiao's suggestions.
To put it bluntly, He Yun wanted to train Jiang Xiao, hoping that his old bones could play some residual heat.
And the blind woman's thoughts were even more complicated: gratitude, appreciation, a sense of belonging, a sense of identity, and so on...
In fact, when Jiang Xiao, as the vice-captain of the Tail Feather Regiment, still placed the title of "Three Tails" on the blind woman's head, Yu Qiushi, without violating her own principles, had already automatically lowered her status and become a soldier under Jiang Xiao.
And the blind woman's request for battle may also be from her own perspective. She couldn't stay here for too long.
Having walked through and seen it, she would open the next stage and continue to move forward, continue to wander.
In this world, no one and nothing could stop her from wandering.
Different from the situation where the blind woman wandered with He Yun before, the two were said to be a team at that time, but more of a cooperative relationship, a mutual benefit.
At this time, the blind woman chose to wander with Jiang Xiao, which was a serious team, a serious comrade-in-arms!
The old captain who understood her the most and identified with her the most had already left, and this new regiment commander was exactly the same as the old captain. His ideas and behaviors were simply inherited from the old captain. The blind woman had lost many people, and she didn't want to lose another one on this alien planet.
Three Tails did abandon her teammates. There was no doubt that she entered the Holy Ruins without authorization, but this behavior was extremely complex.
In fact, in her heart, Three Tails did not abandon anyone, but at a special moment, the sudden eruption under strong pressure did cause her to abandon her teammates. Therefore, the nature of Three Tails' actions was very complex.
This world is not a black-and-white world either.
In addition to black and white, there are many grays.
Her behavior did not match her heart, just like her life, which was a contradictory existence.
Therefore, it was not appropriate to use the word "abandoning teammates." After thinking about it, Jiang Xiao thought that it was more appropriate to use "lost teammates."
"Haha! How is it? The conditions are a bit simple, but let's make do with it." Da Chui (Big Hammer) placed the Ruishou (mythical beast) head, which resembled a mythical beast in ancient Chinese mythology, on the Eight Immortals table. Two Jin Lu (golden monks) carried the table into the courtyard, and one Jin Lu (golden monk) also placed the chairs.
Jiang Xiao bared his teeth, "Apprenticeship ceremony, what do you mean by putting a 'pig's head meat' here? The apprenticeship ceremony is just about drinking tea and kowtowing, isn't it?"
"Ah?" Da Chui (Big Hammer) was obviously stunned for a moment. He patted his big bald head and said, "This is a gift from your disciples."
Jiang Xiao also scratched his head and said, "Are you sure that putting 'pig's head meat' is not for worshiping ancestors?"
Da Chui (Big Hammer): "How would I know? Oh well, that's it. You big boy, what are you nagging about with me? What? You're not happy that I got you a Ruishou (mythical beast) head?"
Jiang Xiao said in an unfriendly tone, "You Central Plains person, speak Mandarin to me! You're showing off your half-assed Dongbei dialect here."
At the same time, on Earth, in the training ground for the World Cup individual competition.
Jiang Xiao was sitting in the audience, nudging Yi Qingchen, who had a buzz cut, next to him with his arm: "Say a Central Plains curse word for me, not too harsh."
Yi Qingchen was propping up her greatsword with one hand, watching the battle on the field. Hearing this, she turned her head and blinked her beautiful eyes, "What?"
Jiang Xiao: "Hurry up, I'm in a hurry."
Yi Qingchen's face turned slightly red, and she whispered, "Guisun'er (grandson of a turtle)."
On the alien planet, Jiang Xiao shouted at Da Chui (Big Hammer): "You guisun'er (grandson of a turtle)..."
"What the fuck!?" Da Chui (Big Hammer) was stunned for a moment and strode forward.
Jiang Xiao hurriedly retreated, shouting loudly: "Protect me! Protect me! I can't beat him, come on, all seven of you come at him together!"
Da Chui (Big Hammer): "..."
......
Twenty minutes later, Jiang Xiao sat in the chair, took the lantern flower tea handed over by a Jin Lu (golden monk), and took a sip.
Jiang Xiao nodded and said, "Since you are all so considerate and willing to formally hold the apprenticeship ceremony in our Chinese way, then I will also be more formal. Of course, I will teach you all my skills. Now, let me give you names first!"
At the same time, on Earth, Jiang Xiao took out his mobile phone and hurriedly searched for the ranking of the Tiangang Disha constellations.
Jiang Xiao in the alien planet looked at Jin Wu (Gold Five), who handed over the tea, and said, "In the future, you will be called Jin Yong (Gold Courage)!"
Jin Wu (Gold Five): "Yes!"
Jiang Xiao beckoned to Jin Shier (Gold Twelve) next to him, and Jin Shier (Gold Twelve) hurriedly handed over the tea.
"Jin Shier (Gold Twelve), in the future, you will be called Jin Man (Gold Full)!"
"Jin Shisi (Gold Fourteen), you will be called Jin Shang (Gold Wound)."
"Jin Shiqi (Gold Seventeen), you will be called Jin An (Gold Dark)."
"Jin Ershiyi (Gold Twenty-One), you will be called Jin Yi (Gold Different)."
"Jin Ershiwu (Gold Twenty-Five), you will be called Jin Tui (Gold Retreat)."
"Jin Wushijiu (Gold Fifty-Nine), you will be called Jin Hui (Gold Wisdom)!"
Looking at the seven respectful disciples, Jiang Xiao nodded secretly in his heart.
Okay, let's do it this way!
If the ghost-faced monk clan is so considerate and respects me so much...
Then let's open the door! Accept disciples!
Don't ask me what I know, just tell me what you want to learn!
Ask me, and I will teach you everything!
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