Outside the banquet hall, a girl in a floral skirt walked in. Although she was not as good looking as Mu Xueqing, she was still somewhat bright and lively.

Cousin? When did I have this cousin?

Zhou Xing was stunned.

"Yinger, why are you here?"

The owner of the house quickly stood up with a look of care on his face.

The other clan elders stood up one after another and greeted the girl in the floral skirt, appearing very polite.

That degree of attention is far greater than that of Zhou Xing.

"This is?"

Zhou Xing felt that this girl seemed a bit familiar, including her name.

Father Zhou Tiande explained: "This is your uncle's adopted daughter. I met her when I was a child. Do you have any impressions of her?"

Zhou Xing recalled it carefully and only had the impression of Dianmo Lake.

in memory.

The head of the family, Zhou Tianwei, Zhou Xing's uncle, had only one son and no martial arts qualifications, so he only focused on doing business.

At a certain time, probably when Zhou Xing was three or four years old, the head of the family, Zhou Tianwei, adopted a "adopted daughter", probably this Ying'er.

But a few years later, the adopted daughter suddenly disappeared from public view.

At that time, Zhou Xing was just a child and had many peers in his family, so he didn't pay much attention to him.

Now, what's going on?

The adopted daughter who disappeared for a long time has now reappeared, and it seems that she is still highly sought after by all the senior members of the family.

"I am Yinger, Zhou Yinger."

The girl in the floral skirt was a familiar person. She hummed, "I've heard about your 'incompetent' cousin for a long time. I didn't expect that you would break through the channeling stage now. It's really unexpected..."

Um... useless cousin?

Zhou Xing looked stunned. This Zhou Ying'er was really rude.

"Okay, don't mind. Ying'er has that carefree personality and a sharp mouth..."

The head of the family, Zhou Tianwei, smiled at Zhou Xingdao.

He was worried that Zhou Ying'er's words would hurt Zhou Xing's self-esteem; but his words still showed his doting and support for Zhou Ying'er.

"Mom, what's going on with Zhou Ying'er?"

Zhou Xing asked in a low voice.

"You're talking about Ying'er. She has amazing talents since she was a child. When she was about seven or eight years old, she entered the forging stage and was sent to the 'Shuiyue Sect' in the eastern part of Chu State. Now, at the age of fourteen, she has been promoted

I am in the late stage of Tongmai. It is said that I have a 'middle-grade spiritual body' and was accepted as a disciple by the Shuiyue Sect elders. I am already an inner disciple..."

Mother Zhou said with a smile.

As she spoke, she seemed to be quite fond of Zhou Ying'er.

Shuiyue Sect? Late stage of Tongmai? Inner disciple?

This series of news surprised Zhou Xing and was a big blow.

You know, this Zhou Yinger is one year younger than herself.

Finally, he fully understood why the family head, parents, and others were not surprised by the news that he had been promoted to Tongmai.

All the truth turns out to be here!

The Zhou family actually secretly cultivated such a beautiful girl from heaven.

"Xing'er, now you officially know Ying'er. In the past, because I was worried that Ying'er's talent would be assassinated by a rival family, I never made it public. Now that Ying'er has become a disciple of the sect elder, you don't need to be too careful.

Already."

The head of the family, Zhou Tianwei, said with a smile.

Zhou Xing nodded in agreement, but murmured in his heart: This Zhou Ying'er was actually well protected. It was pity for her former self to endure Wang Lingyun's persecution.

"Little cousin."

Zhou Ying'er curled her lips and said in an old-fashioned way: "If you don't understand anything about martial arts from now on, you can ask me for advice!"

Zhou Xing: "..."

The entire dinner was said to be a celebration for Zhou Xing, but the real protagonist was actually Zhou Ying'er.

At the banquet.

The high-ranking officials in the clan highly respected Zhou Ying'er, and they often expressed compliments in their words.

Zhou Ying'er is not a humble person either. She often treats Zhou Xing, her "little cousin", in a "preaching" tone.

The clay figurine still has a temper.

Zhou Xing is not a clay figure, nor is he a broad-minded person who repays kindness with evil, so naturally he feels a little unhappy.

"Come on Zhou Xing! You are the star of the dinner! Congratulations to my Zhou family, another person has established a foothold in the sect..."

The head of the family, Zhou Tianwei, was an experienced man and took the lead in making a toast to alleviate Zhou Xing's embarrassment.

…

Late at night.

Zhou Xing and his parents returned to their small courtyard.

"Xing'er, don't take anything about today's dinner to your heart. Ying'er possesses a middle-grade spiritual body and worships under the sect elders. She has a bright future. The clan elders pursue her, and your uncle dotes on her. She is the best among human beings.

Common sense."

Mother Liu Yu advised.

"It is indeed human nature."

Zhou Xing smiled bitterly. After the banquet, he didn't really take it to heart. After all, Zhou Ying'er was also her cousin.

When it comes to the coldness of the world and the warmth and coldness of people, Zhou Xing has seen too much in the sect.

However, now that Zhou Xing has returned to the clan, his feeling of treating this place as "home" has made him experience a certain contrast in reality.

at this moment.

Fifteen-year-old Zhou Xing finally understood.

Whether within a sect, within a clan, or outside, the principle of respecting strength is the same.

"As long as you understand this. I hope you and Ying'er can live in harmony..."

Zhou Tiande smiled slightly.

…

Return to the wing.

After Zhou Xing calmed down for a while, he performed the "Yunsha Mind Technique" as usual, using his inner breath to wander through the meridians.

The practice of mental Dharma requires accumulation over time.

Practicing for one or two hours every day is enough; too much will not be beneficial.

Two hours later.

Zhou Xing ran the "Yun Sha Mental Technique" several times and couldn't help but sigh.

In terms of mental skills and inner breath, his progress was sparse and ordinary, far less than his amazing performance in the field of physical skills.

You can imagine.

Geniuses such as Zhou Ying'er and Le Feng are definitely far better than Zhou Xing in terms of their cultivation efficiency and progress in the internal breathing method.

Zhou Xing couldn't help but think of the red-faced old man's evaluation of himself.

At that time, the elder of the sect praised him highly, but at the same time he couldn't help but feel sorry for him.

"Why don't you try the "Bronze Statue Skill"."

Zhou Xing thought of the off-beat technique recommended by the red-faced old man.

In "Bronze Statue Gong", because there was no way to open the meridians, it was temporarily abandoned by Zhou Xing.

This time, Zhou Xing looked through "Bronze Statue Gong" again and saw the description above.

Upon closer inspection, Zhou Xing couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

first.

"Bronze Statue Kung Fu" is an ancient body training method that is specifically aimed at the field of "physical skills", which is very suitable for his talent.

Secondly.

The powerful effect of "Bronze Statue Kung Fu" is indeed good. It can greatly enhance physical fitness, strength, and especially defense!

After practicing the "Bronze Statue Kung Fu" to great perfection, your body will be like a bronze statue, invulnerable to swords and guns, and infinitely powerful.

The first chapter of "Bronze Statue Kung Fu" is divided into three levels: copper skin, copper tendons, and copper bones, which correspond to the body-forging stage, meridians-opening stage, and organ-refining stage.

As described above.

If Zhou Xing can cultivate to the "copper skin" level, he can basically ignore attacks at the forged body level, including slashing with ordinary swords.

If one cultivates to the "copper tendon" level, he can withstand attacks at the level of Tongmai, and even with his powerful body, he can run rampant at the level of Tongmai, like a ferocious beast in human form.

In terms of tyranny, there is certainly not much to criticize about "The Bronze Statue Gong".

However, as a partial martial art, it has very high requirements on physical fitness and perseverance. Even in terms of training time and difficulty, it is far ahead of martial arts such as "Yunsha Fist".
To be continued...