The next morning, Zhao Yu got up early and came to the house where Mr. Chen rested. Unexpectedly, he saw an old teacher who seemed to be exercising outside the house.

I saw the old teacher wearing only thin clothes, with one arm up and one stone slowly holding up a stone lock.

According to Zhao Yu's visual observation, the stone lock weighs at least 60 kilograms, and it is not easy for adults to lift it with one arm, but this Grand Master Chen is good. Not to mention his figure, even the arm holding the stone lock does not shake, which shows that the basic skills are quite solid.

Thinking about it again, an old man in his seventies or eighties could lift a stone lock weighing more than 60 kilograms easily, which made people wonder how brave the old teacher was when he was young.

No wonder even his adopted son Xue Ao said that even the old teacher was thirty years younger, he was not sure that he could win steadily.

"Brother Mao, is this, Mr. Mao?"

Seeing Mao Zheng and two or three guards standing beside him, Zhao Yu came over.

“…”

Mao Zheng glanced at Zhao Yu with a subtle expression.

Since the Grand Master Chen pointed out to him yesterday that Zhao Yu was "a genius in his heart dare not recognize him as his adopted son", Mao Zheng's evaluation of Zhao Yu in his heart has been reduced. After all, he was kind-hearted and persuaded yesterday, but who would have thought that Zhao Yu's false intentions would be exchanged for Zhao Yu's false intentions.

I can only say that Mao Zheng is really worthy of being the son of Mao Gong in Ye County. Although he had some opinions about Zhao Yu, he still answered Zhao Yu's question elegantly: "Whenever he has free time, he will not neglect morning exercises...that stone lock was asked by the old man to come to the people in your village."

"oh."

Zhao Yu nodded suddenly, then turned his head to look at the old teacher who was swinging the stone lock.

To be honest, he came here just to ask the old teacher when he left Kunyang and went to Ye County. Unexpectedly, the old teacher actually had morning exercises in his village.

Judging from this attitude, it seemed like he wanted to stay in the parody for a few more days, which made Zhao Yu feel a headache.

At this time, Grand Master Chen also noticed Zhao Yu's arrival, and with a slight "bang", he placed the stone lock in his hand on the ground.

Seeing this, an escort from the side immediately walked forward with a piece of dry cloth: "Old man."

"Um."

The old teacher took the dry cloth, wiped his body and armpits, and then smiled and walked towards Zhao Yu and Mao Zheng.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu hurriedly bowed and said, "Sir..."

However, before he could finish his words, the old teacher smiled and said, "Zhou Hu, the mountain is full of spiritual energy, I am going to stay for a few more days..."

Zhao Yu's face froze under the mask.

I have to say that the old teacher in front of me was the object of flattery wherever I went, but it was a huge trouble for Zhao Yu. He was eager to send the old teacher to Ye County and end his mission as a "guide" early, but who would have thought that the old teacher actually wanted to stay in his village for a few more days.

He also said that he was full of spiritual energy. Zhao Yu lived on this mountain for many years, but he had never felt any spiritual energy - although the air was really good.

"It seems that I can't get through..."

Looking at the old teacher's smiling look, a layer of sweat couldn't help but seep out of Zhao Yu's forehead.

He immediately realized that the reason why the old master wanted to "stay for a few more days" was not because of the "full spiritual energy in this mountain", but was waiting for him to answer the matter of "whether he agreed to be his adopted son".

"...You won't be unwelcome?"

The old teacher asked with a smile.

Zhao Yu suppressed his irritability and forced himself to smile and said, "Why did you say this by your elder? It is our honor to stay here for a few more days..."

Hearing this, the old teacher laughed with satisfaction, and even turned to Mao Zheng and smiled: "Zizheng, what did I say, it would be okay to stay for a few more days."

Mao Zheng smiled without saying a word, and then looked at Zhao Yu with a profound meaning. Unfortunately, Zhao Yu was cursing his mother secretly at this moment and never noticed it.

After a while, after everyone had breakfast together, the old teacher smiled and said to Zhao Yu: "Zhou Hu, please gather the group of children we met yesterday for me. I should teach them the principle of 'evil' that cannot defeat justice'."

Zhao Yu was helpless and had no choice but to call Deng Bai and Deng Song brothers and ordered them to gather the naughty children in the village.

The reason why we have to look for the Deng brothers is because the two brothers were the children in the village at the beginning. With their relationship with Zhao Yu, they were naughty and troubled in the village. Until they got older and became the captain of the "city ban" in the past two years, under the promotion of Guo Da, the two brothers gradually became steady and got rid of the "naughty" behavior.

Soon, the children in the village were summoned in an open space outside the village and played the game of "Officers and Soldiers and Bandits" again.

But this time, a disrespectful old man volunteered to become the "leader" of the children who were acting as officers and soldiers, as "a passing officer and soldier", and led them to hammer the other children who were acting as black tiger thieves and scream.

During this period, the Deng brothers who joined the "Black Tiger Thieves" in the name of Zhao Yu also tasted the taste of the old master's fist and enjoyed the same treatment as the five tigers of Chenmen.

With the intervention of this old teacher, the Black Tiger Thieves were soon defeated by the officers and soldiers.

This kind of artificial intervention angered the children who pretended to be the Black Tiger Thieves. These naughty children stood in the distance regardless of Zhao Yu, the real leader of the Black Tiger, and pointed at Grandmaster Chen and shouted and cursed. Zhao Yu secretly broke into a cold sweat for them.

Of course, these unrestrained boys were finally beaten by Master Chen and he never dared to speak ill again.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Yu suddenly thought of Xue Ao.

He felt that with Xue Ao's personality of "the eldest, the second, the third, the third," he probably had been beaten a lot by the old teacher when he was young.

After beating the group of naughty naughty children, Grandmaster Chen asked the children to sit around him, and he sat on the ground like those children, telling these children who are not well-versed in the world about what officers and soldiers are and what bandits are.

Given that these children are still young, Grandmaster Chen also talks very lightly when telling the truth, saying that officers and soldiers only protect their families and the people, while bandits are evil people who do everything they want...

During this period, a child may interrupt and said, "Old man, what you said is wrong... When a villain attacked Kunyang, it was my Black Tiger Thieves who protected the county town."

From the side, there were other unconvinced children who agreed: "That's right, there are nursery rhymes."

After saying that, a few children sang: "There are mountain bandits in the north of Kunyang, retreating rebels and protecting the people."

Master Chen stroked his gray beard and listened to the nursery rhyme with a smile.

After a while, he smiled and asked the group of children, "Little kid, is it really a bandit who you are talking about? Don't forget that the leader of the black tiger thief in your mouth is Yingchuan Commander, an officer and soldier!...The real evil thief, they robbed their families and do everything they can, and they will kill people without blinking...If you encounter these scums, it would be bad. They will kill your parents, snatch away valuable things from your family, and even you little kids will not let you go..."

As the old teacher described vividly, a group of children who were once proud of "thieves" were immediately scared and pale.

It's no wonder. After all, they have only seen the "Black Tiger Thieves" and have never really encountered other bandits.

About an hour later, these naughty children were gradually corrected by the old master. Even a few of them "worship Zhou Hu" and "worship the black tiger thief" also shook their beliefs after Master Chen said that "the black tiger thief is not a thief but an officer and soldier."

In fact, Grand Master Chen was right. The Black Tigers have gradually gotten rid of the image of "bandits", especially in Kunyang. There is no difference between the local people watching the Black Tigers and the county soldiers.

During this period, Zhao Yu was quietly watching.

According to what he saw, the old teacher really wanted to correct the children's ideas, perhaps hoping that these children from bandits' nests could also take the right path.

Putting aside the others, Zhao Yu really respects this old teacher. After all, with his identity and status as this old teacher, it is hard to imagine that he would spend so much energy on a group of "sons of mountain people".

But even so, Zhao Yu still hopes that the old teacher will leave here as soon as possible.

He said to Mao Zheng quietly: "Brother Mao, will the old man stay here delay the visit to Ye County to pay homage to the Lord of the Order?"

Mao Zheng smiled faintly and said, "It's okay, my father's day of worship is October 22."

When Zhao Yu heard this, his masked face changed suddenly.

What does this mean? Is this group of people planning to live until October 22nd?

Although Zhao Yu knew very well that the powerful Tai Shi Chen had no time to live in his village, Mao Zheng's words really shocked him.

"My elders stay here for the time being, has it bothered me?" Mao Zheng asked meaningfully.

"Of course not, why did Brother Mao say this?"

Zhao Yu was quite shocked, and he felt that there was something in Mao Zheng's words.

That night, Mao Zheng smiled and said to Master Chen: "Sir, Zhou Hu has begun to be a little suspicious."

"Haha, of course."

Master Chen stroked his beard and smiled, "That Zhou Hu is a smart man, wise and cunning. I deliberately stay here, so he must be suspicious... Just call him suspicious. Although I want to accept him as his adopted son, he also needs to beat him..."

Mao Zheng nodded when he heard this.

So, Grand Master Chen lived in Heihu Village for three consecutive days.

Every day, this old man went to play with the children. After playing, he taught them the correct concept of life and what good is and what evil is. At noon, he went to Zhao Yu, Niu Heng, Guo Da, and Chu Jiao to drink wine happily and eat meat in large pieces.

After a few days, let alone Niu Heng, even Guo Da, Chu Jiao and others couldn't help but give a thumbs up when they mentioned this old man: "That's a respectable old man."

Only Zhao Yu has suffered so much these days that he doesn't understand what this old man wants to do.

Until the afternoon of the fourth day, that is, on the afternoon of the ninth day of the third lunar month, Grand Master Chen felt that it was almost the same, so he ordered Mao Zheng to invite Zhao Yu alone to the house where he temporarily lived.

"Come on, Zhou Hu, sit down."

After a while, when Zhao Yu came to the house, Grand Master Chen asked him to sit down at the table, and then asked with a smile: "That day, I proposed to accept you as my adopted son. Three days have passed. What are you thinking about?"

"Is this really the case?"

Although Zhao Yu didn't understand why the old man was staring at him, he also knew that this matter might not be able to get through.

Obviously, unless he answers, the old teacher may continue to live in his village.

Thinking of this, he bowed and said respectfully: "With the elder's value, Zhou Hu is flattered, but the elder's identity is extraordinary. He may be rumored and dare not rush to the top..."

When he heard Zhao Yu politely refusing, Grand Master Chen was not angry or annoyed. He chuckled and said, "Zhou Hu, you don't want to be my adopted son, but you have a strange intention towards the court and don't want to meet me one day, right?"

“…”

Zhao Yuru was struck by lightning and suddenly looked up at Grandmaster Chen, and his expression became a little unnatural.

He forced himself to calm down and said with a smile: "Why do the boss think so?"

"Oh."

The old teacher snorted lightly, the smile on his face slowly closed, and his tiger eyes became cold.

For a moment, the old teacher faintly exuded an unparalleled aura.
To be continued...