Chronicles of Celestial Origins

"Da da da."

There was a knock on the door outside the house, and Tang Ning stood up and opened the door.

The sky outside was white and thick fog shrouded, and Wang Dehu came in from the outside: "I'm leaving soon, come and see you."

After hearing this, Tang Ning suddenly felt a sense of reluctance.

They didn't get along for long, only one day, but the feeling of reluctance was so real.

"You have a good time learning martial arts from them here. Even if you can't get revenge, if you learn good martial arts, it will not be a problem to support yourself. I have fulfilled my wish to see my old friends, and the task assigned by Lord Shen has been completed. I am leaving."

"Uncle Wang." Tangning called to him.

Wang Dehu turned around.

Tangning knelt down and kowtowed three times: "Thank you."

"Thank you, Lord Chen Congnan." Wang Dehu waved his hand and left.

Tangning looked at his leaving figure and felt a little sad for a moment.

Liu Ruhan walked over and wiped the dust on his forehead with her small hands.

The two of them returned to the bed again. After a while, there was another knock on the door.

Tangning quickly stood up and opened the door.

I saw a tall man with a stern expression standing outside the door, carrying a black sword: "Did Wang Dehu bring you here yesterday?"

"Yes." Tangning nodded.

"Follow me." The man said and turned to leave.

Tang Ning took Liu Ruhan's hand and hurriedly followed.

The two of them followed him out of the mansion and got into the carriage.

The carriage was swaying, and the man was sitting upright, his body motionless.

"Brother, where are we going?" Tangning asked in a low voice.

The man glanced at him and didn't answer. Tangning saw his stern expression and didn't dare to ask any more questions.

After driving for an unknown amount of time, the carriage stopped and the three people jumped out of the carriage.

This is a valley, surrounded by mountains, and the sound of chirping birds is endless.

Not far away, a group of children about Tangning's age were walking along the mountain road with two buckets on their shoulders.

The leaves rustled slightly, and a man flew through the air and landed in front of them.

The man was also dressed in black, holding a bamboo stick in his mouth. He seemed to be smiling but not smiling, with a cynical look: "Hey, Senior Brother Qi, why are you here free?"

"Leave these two to you."

"No way! How can you still accept someone after this happened! Still a girl?"

"It's the master's order."

The man curled his lips: "Come with me!"

"This is where you live. My name is Qin Luo. You can call me Mr. Qin. Let's take a day off today and walk around. Tomorrow we will start practicing like them. Over there is the kitchen. You can watch them. Whenever you want to eat, just go with them," the man said as he took the two to their accommodation.

"Um, Coach Qin, I'm practicing with them, what about her!" Tang Ning asked in a low voice.

"Yeah, I almost forgot, so be it! I'll arrange it for her tomorrow."

After the man left, Tang Ning and Liu Ruhan entered the room. This room was much inferior to the guest rooms in the caravan. It was small and simple, but fortunately it was still clean.

After staying in the house for a while, Tang Ning saw those people heading towards the living room one after another at noon, so she pulled Liu Ruhan and walked inside.

As soon as they entered, the crowd glanced at them.

It felt very awkward to be stared at by dozens of people. Tangning lowered her head and walked up behind a person to queue up consciously.

"Who are you? Why have I never seen you before?" asked a man of his age at the front of the team

"I just came today." Tangning whispered.

"Why are there still people coming today? Hasn't the recruitment deadline passed?" The child asked doubtfully.

Tangning didn't know how to answer, so she could only say, "I don't know either."

"Who is she? Why is there still a girl?"

"She is my sister, she came with me."

"Oh, my name is Gu Chengqian. I came two months earlier than you."

"My name is Tangning, and her name is Liu Ruhan."

Liu Ruhan kept her head lowered, holding Tang Ning's hand tightly with her little hand.

The two of them followed the team forward, went to the counter to receive their meals, sat down at the corner table, and returned to the room after eating.

"Hey, you guys live here!" Just as he walked to the door, a voice came from behind.

Tang Ning looked back and saw a boy with straight features and fair skin looking at them. It was Gu Chengqian who had just spoken to him.

"Do you live here?" Gu Chengqian asked

Tangning nodded.

"I live here, next to you." There are four rooms in this corridor. Tangning lives in the third room. Gu Chengqian pointed to the second room and said

"Don't you need to practice?"

"You have an hour to rest after eating every day. I happen to be fine. Can I come to your room and sit for a while?"

"Can."

The three of them entered the room. Gu Chengqian sat on the stool and Liu Ruhan sat next to Tang Ning on the bed.

"Did everyone here arrive two months ago?" Tangning asked curiously

"Of course not. Some have stayed for one year, some have stayed for two years, and some have stayed for three years."

Tangning nodded. No wonder he saw many people who were obviously much taller than them when he was in the hall just now: "Does everyone have to stay for three years before leaving?"

"Not everyone, most people have to stay for three years. The caravan has an assessment every year. If you pass the assessment, you can become a formal disciple."

"Formal disciple?"

"That's right! Only those who pass the assessment are official disciples and will further teach the techniques. If they fail to pass the assessment in three years, they can only become foreign affairs disciples."

"Do you know what the caravan does?"

"Of course I know." Gu Chengqian looked proud: "The caravan is the largest green forest gang in Chu State. All horse sales and transactions in Chu State are registered with the caravan. The leader of this generation's caravan is called Cui Yilin. He is known as the Jianyu Scholar in the world. A master of swordsmanship and one of the four great masters of Chu State."

"Scholar of Sword Rain?"

"That's right, because his swordsmanship is extremely high and his swords are as fast and dense as rain. In addition, he always dresses like a scholar, so he is known as the Sword Rain Scholar."

"Then have you heard of Dehu, Iron Arm King of Xizhou?"

"Xizhou Iron Arm? Never heard of it. By the way, where did you come from?"

"We came from Anning County, how about you?"

"I'm from Dongsheng County. My family runs a bodyguard bureau. My father asked me to come here to learn advanced martial arts and take over the bodyguard bureau when I go back."

The two of them chatted for the entire noon.

Tang Ning didn't understand anything, so she wanted to find someone to ask. Gu Chengqian was a cheerful person, so he would naturally tell everything he knew if he had the opportunity to show off his knowledge.

It wasn't until practice time came in the afternoon that Gu Chengqian left and promised Tangning to come back in the evening.

After dinner in the evening, Gu Chengqian arrived as promised, and the two talked a lot.

In the evening, someone sent him a set of blue clothes and told him what time and place to meet tomorrow morning.

Early the next morning, Gu Chengqian knocked on the door and woke up Tang Ning. Actually, there was no need for him to wake her up. Tang Ning had woken up early because she was going to practice with them today, and last night Gu Cheng Qian said that if she arrived late, she would be severely punished.

He woke up early, but Liu Ruhan was fast asleep. The two of them hugged each other tightly, and he couldn't break away, so he lay on the bed for a while longer.

"Tang Ning, Tang Ning." Gu Chengqian knocked on the door and shouted outside.

Liu Ruhan opened her eyes.

"Ruru, I'm going to practice. You can sleep for a while."

Liu Ruhan let go of her little hand, Tang Ning walked out of the room and followed Gu Chengqian to the foot of a mountain. When they arrived, there were already more than 20 people standing in four queues.

Tangning lined up behind Gu Chengqian, and people gradually joined the queue.

After a while, a man in black came, and everyone straightened up.

Tang Ning heard Gu Chengqian say yesterday that those wearing black clothes were official disciples of the caravan. This man's name was Xi Tiao and he was their instructor.

All disciples practice martial arts separately according to the length of time they have practiced martial arts. This place is a training ground for new disciples.

Tang Ning counted the number of people here, including himself, there were thirty-two people in total.

Xi Ti walked in front of them and glanced at everyone. His expression was serious and unsmiling, completely different from Qin Luo, who Tang Ning had met yesterday and claimed to be the head coach.

"Start." Following Xi Ti's order, everyone ran towards the mountain.

Tang Ning followed them and trotted behind them. This was the first exercise of their daily practice, running up the mountain.

After a while, he felt that he couldn't bear it anymore. He gasped for air and reluctantly followed Gu Chengqian in front.

Gu Chengqian was also panting, but not as hard as him.

Go up the mountain from here and then go back to the starting point from the east, a total of ten miles.

Running in the mountains is different from running on flat roads. It requires much greater physical exertion. Tang Ning has followed her father up the mountains since she was a child. She has been on many mountain roads, but she has never run like this before.

"Don't worry, be careful to control your breathing." Gu Chengqian said

After running for a while, Tang Ning felt that his heart was about to beat out of his chest and he was feeling dizzy. Although the entire team had slowed down at this time, he could no longer hold on.

He had to break away from the team and squatted down by the tree. His body was turbulent and uncomfortable.

Seeing the team getting further and further away, he wanted to stand up and catch up, but he was unable to do so, his limbs were weak, and his legs and feet were weak.

A kettle was handed to him. He looked up and saw that it was Xi Ho.

"There is only one road ahead, keep walking along this road." After Xi Ti said that, he chased after the team. His steps were very long, one step was one foot long. He was like a crane, light and airy, every time Landing on the ground, the toes only tap slightly and then take the next step.

Tangning rested for a while and felt much better, so she stood up and walked forward.

When he went down the mountain and returned to where he was, Xi Tiao was the only one there.

At this time, his whole body was completely soaked in sweat.