The next day, in the Hongchen Inn.

Xue Weihai went to the inn for morning tea as usual. The difference is that he is not alone today, and a middle-aged man with a slightly pale complexion follows behind him.

Song Kai was teaching Nie Lingdang how to keep accounts at the counter. When he saw Xue Weihai coming, he immediately came over.

"Old Xue, this gentleman, please come upstairs, please come upstairs," Song Kai was very happy and pulled Xue Weihai upstairs.

"Looking at Song Lang, you are so happy, I guess you are proposing your marriage..." Xue Weihai smiled while walking.

"Hahahaha, I followed Mr. Xue's trick. Although Manager Liu did not agree to my proposal immediately last night, he had already thrown away the bride price of Yang Huaiyan, and he no longer confines Mrs. Liu to meet me. In general, success is right in front of me," Song Kai said while laughing in a low voice, while instructing Changsheng to bring a pot of good tea and get some pastries, peanuts and the like.

As soon as he sat down, the middle-aged man who had been following Xue Weihai bowed and said, "Song Lang, thank you for saving your life, Zhou remembers it in mind."

"Ah?" Song Kai was stunned, and his eyes looked at the middle-aged man again. He slapped his forehead suddenly and recognized that this person was a patient injured by a knife. He smiled and said, "Brother Zhou is joking. I am just a prescription seller. It is Mr. Sun who saves your life."

When Zhou Ce heard Song Kai speak so straightforwardly, he directly called himself "big brother". He was stunned at first, and then laughed.

Song Kai also realized that the title of "big brother" is not commonly used now, and only people with excellent relationships call it this way. Even so, Song Kai just smiled and did not take it seriously.

"Since Brother Song Kai is so straightforward, it's wrong for me to be pretentious. If my brother encounters difficulties in the future, just say it," Zhou Ce nodded and smiled.

Xue Weihai waved his hand, looked at Song Kai, and said, "Boy, the weather is good today, and the health of Duwei Zhou has recovered a little. Why don't we go outside the city to see what the tea leaves are like? I have been thinking about this for the past few days, but I just saw that you didn't think about food and food the previous two days, so I didn't have the nerve to ask you to go."

Song Kai nodded, "Okay, I'm just about to go out of the city."

"Then let's go after dinner. The boat is ready," Xue Weihai drank a cup of tea. "It just so happens that Zhou Lang, you can try the dishes in this restaurant, let alone, it really tastes a bit."

Soon, the wine and food were served. Although Zhou Ce's body had not fully recovered, it was not a big deal. As long as he did not move his shoulders vigorously, it was only a matter of time to recover.

At the dinner table, Song Kai pretended to inadvertently inquired about Zhou Ce's condition, nodded, and said that in another half a month, it should be scarred.

Zhou Ce smiled gratefully.

"Brother Zhou, how did you get this injury?" Song Kai asked.

Zhou Ce subconsciously glanced at Xue Weihai, then looked up and smiled, "I was hurt when fighting with bandits. I am ashamed that the other party was just some rural brave bandits, and I actually hurt me. If it weren't for the magic medicine from Song Lang, my life would have been over."

Song Kai was stunned when he heard Zhou Ce's tone and asked quickly: "Brother Zhou, it sounds like, you... are very awesome?"

"Ah?" Zhou Ce was confused.

"It's martial arts," Song Kai also watched the passionate young man who grew up in Jin Yong's martial arts in his previous life. Naturally, he had been looking forward to those mysterious kung fu for a long time. "The kind of kung fu flying over the eaves and walls, and taking the head of the general in the crowd of troops."

Zhou Ce laughed loudly after hearing this, "Brother Song, your statement... is really ashamed. Zhou is indeed a little good at Kung Fu. Well, well, in front of Mr. Xue and Brother Song, I don't have to be ashamed of myself. There are not many people in this entire Suzhou City who can beat me in swordsmanship."

When Song Kai heard this, he immediately bowed his hand and his expression suddenly became very serious, "I beg Brother Zhou to accept me as his disciple."

"Ah?" Zhou Ce and Xue Weihai were both stunned.

"Brother Song, are you kidding?" Zhou Ce frowned, and when he looked at Song Kai, he didn't seem to look like him.

Song Kai scratched his head, "It's not a joke. To be honest, Brother Zhou, Song was almost killed. That experience has left me still scared. Therefore, over the years, I have always wanted to learn martial arts by a famous teacher. I don't want to be able to do martial arts in high school, but I also want to have the ability to protect myself."

Xue Weihai put down his chopsticks and said seriously: "Song Kai, you should be cautious about this matter. To be honest, although we haven't been together for a long time, I have a good impression of you. Whether it is your poetry, literary talent, business strategy, or your behavior, it makes me admire you. If you don't dislike me, I may recommend you to the court as an official. Even if you are the smallest official position, you will have servants and soldiers around you. As for learning martial arts, this is really unworthy."

Zhou Ce was also amused and cried. After drinking a glass of wine, he said, "Yes, Brother Song, it's not that Zhou is unwilling to teach you martial arts. It's really not worth the effort. Zhou was born with brute force, and he had been standing in a stance to make his body and breathing since he was a child, so he achieved his achievements today. But even so, you can see that if you are not careful, you will die. So, martial arts are just the end of the way."

Song Kai didn't want to be an official, so it would be fine if the peace and prosperity came, but the key was that this was the end of the Tang Dynasty. In a few years, disputes would arise and the Tang Dynasty would be destroyed. At that time, the bigger the official, the more anxious he was.

"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Xue is just not what Song wants to be an official. Brother Zhou, this is my only plea. Please help Brother Zhou," Song Kai said seriously.

Zhou Ce glanced at Xue Weihai.

Xue Weihai sighed softly, then smiled, "Whatever you want, Zhou Lang, I bet this kid will give up after less than a month of learning."

Zhou Ce laughed, reached out and patted Song Kai on the shoulder, and said, "Brother Song, if you insist on learning martial arts, I will definitely teach you all. But you must understand that no matter how high your martial arts are, you will be defeated in the face of arrow rain and guns. Even if I face more than a dozen brave men, if the other party fights desperately, I will be injured. And you, please forgive Zhou for saying bluntly, Brother Song, you are weak in physique, and it is really difficult to achieve anything in the martial arts."

Song Kai smiled and raised his glass, "As long as Brother Zhou is willing to teach me."

Zhou Ce and Xue Weihai just smiled and did not dissuade them.

Not long after, the dishes were served.

Zhou Ce praised the meal.

Song Kai took the opportunity to inquire about martial arts. After a meal, he finally got a general understanding of the martial arts of the Tang Dynasty.

Generally speaking, kung fu is divided into two categories: one is the kung fu riding horses and shooting in the army, and the other is the kung fu that cultivates one's character and fights alone. The sword technique learned by Zhou Ce was called the Tiger Roar Knife. It was originally a sword technique passed down by the Zhou family. In conjunction with the internal energy of the Zhou family, the tiger roar could be emitted during the fight, hence the name. Later, from the generation of Zhou Ce's great-grandfather, the Zhou family began to enter the court as a general, and then the Zhou family's sword technique gradually changed. When Zhou Ce's hands, the tiger roar knife was mainly chopping and killing in the army, and fighting alone as a supplement.

"The sword technique used by the two armies is completely different from when fighting alone," Zhou Ce explained with a smile while eating the meat from the pot. "The two armies fight against each other by brute force, so the army only uses swords and guns, but not swords. The sword body is too thin, and sometimes it breaks the shield by itself, and the moves cannot be fancy. With one knife, you have to take away one arm and one leg..."

Song Kai nodded straight, but he felt a little regretful. It seems that Zhou Ce’s sword technique is not necessarily suitable for him, but what is his internal energy? Are they the Eighteen Palms of the Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms in the TV series?

"Brother Zhou, you said you still have internal energy in your family. What is that?" Song Kai asked.

"Oh, it's a special breathing method. If you want to learn, I will teach you that the amount of a person's power can be not only related to his own strength, but also to his posture and weapons. Of course, if you cooperate with the breathing method well, you can increase your strength again, and you can use force for a long time without fatigue," Zhou Ce explained a little, "The internal energy passed down from our family is a method of vigorous force. If you practice to the extreme, you can make a tiger-like roar. However, this internal energy is very harmful to the body. If it is not an emergency, I will not use it."

Song Kai completely understood this time that there was no Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palm. The so-called internal energy was nothing but something like hard qigong in later generations. To put it bluntly, it was to mobilize the potential of his body to the greatest extent in a short period of time and issue a fatal blow. The key is that this tricky thing can also hurt the body.

Song Kai sighed and nodded to show his understanding. He smiled and bowed, "Then, tomorrow, no, this evening, I will ask Brother Zhou to teach you."

"Haha, of course there is no problem," Zhou Ce laughed.

Xue Weihai listened with a smile on the side, and did not make any comments. He just drank while thinking about his thoughts.

After the wine and food, Xue Weihai stood up and said, "Let's go quickly, it will take a while for the water to arrive at the tea garden."

Song Kai went downstairs, arrived at the counter, and said to Nie Lingdang: "Give some money, I have to go out."

Although Nie Lingdang has not officially become the shopkeeper yet, she has fully in charge of the financial income of the inn.

"What are you doing!" Nie Lingdang just raised his head slightly, glanced at Song Kai, and then continued to look down at the account book income.

"...Who is the boss?" Song Kai slandered in his heart, but he had to answer, "Go outside the city to see the tea."

"Tea?" Nie Lingdang looked up, and a dimples appeared on his face. "Can you make money?"

"...Of course!" Song Kai nodded fiercely.

"Okay, I'll give you three hundred cents to save some money. If you need more money, you have to come back and discuss with me," Nie Lingling said, taking out a purse and throwing it to Song Kai.

Song Kai shook his wallet depressedly.

Xue Weihai and Zhou Ce have already walked out of the store.

Nie Lingdang suddenly shouted: "Hey! Old man, haven't paid yet!"

Xue Weihai stopped and his old face, which had been smiling, suddenly turned pale.

Song Kai hurriedly said, "Mr. Xue is sorry, I treat you, I treat you!... The surname Nie! Be careful that I will fire you!"

Nie Lingling glared at Song Kai, "You dare! Be careful I will chop your head."

"... Mr. Xue is my guest, how can he charge him money!" Song Kai whispered.

Nie Lingling snorted: "It's fine to have one meal or two, look, he had morning tea, lunch, and dinner in the store yesterday, and he didn't pay for it. Today he had morning tea and lunch. Do you think this inn is a charity?"

Xue Weihai looked at Nie Lingling with a red face, walked over with his hands behind his back, and said, "I am a supreme member. I should pay as much as the meal, just write it in my account."

After hearing this, Nie Lingling immediately smiled and bowed to Xue Weihai, "Brother-in-law, don't blame me. Since I am the shopkeeper, I have to be clear about public and private affairs. Although this inn is Song Kai, there is also my dividend. If Song Kai wants to treat her in the future, just say and let Song Kai pay the bill. I will always give you a discount."
Chapter completed!