Chapter 196 Meeting with the Same Disciple
Seeing that Lu Taiqiang was rushing to answer, the young man who asked the question looked at Lu Taiqiang with some displeasure and said indifferently: "Taiqiang, you are now a martial arts master, and you practice the Cold Iron Palm, so you are not afraid of this bit of scorching sun. But your aunt and your sister-in-law and others can't stand the bumps and heat along the way! And this time, your responsibility is to guard, and the specific arrangements of the itinerary are decided by me and your uncle."
Lu Taiqiang raised his eyebrows when he heard this. Just as he was about to speak, Lu Jiancang took over and said, "Taiqiang, just do as Taiqiong said and take a rest before leaving."
"Father, half an hour won't be too much." Lu Taiqiang said unwillingly.
"Tai Qiang, don't forget that our Lu family is a prominent family in Fangqiao City after all. I, Third Uncle, you, and Dai Dachun are all powerful martial artists. With four martial artists escorting us, do the bandits outside the city really dare to rob us? Hehe, I'm thinking of sending a few waves of blind bandits to vent the frustration I've felt over the past two years! Okay, you don't need to say more. If something really happens, Third Uncle and I are here." Lu Taiqiong said arrogantly.
Lu Taiqiang glanced at Lu Taiqiong and said, "Okay, you guys go to the nearby forest to rest for a while, I'll go to the front to check the situation."
After saying that, Lu Taiqiang shook the reins and rode forward.
Before Lu Taiqiang had ridden far, he saw someone riding a yellow horse coming towards him.
"Zi Ling!" Lu Taiqiang saw the man coming on horseback and thought the figure was familiar, so he called out subconsciously.
However, after Lu Taiqiang shouted, the man had already ridden his horse more than ten meters away.
Lu Taiqiang could see clearly that the man just looked like Qin Ziling. Just when he was about to say that he recognized the wrong person, the man smiled at him and said, "Senior Brother Lu."
"You, it turns out to be Ziling! I thought I recognized the wrong person!" Lu Taiqiang reined in the horse, then sat on the horse's back and punched Qin Ziling in the chest, laughing: "You kid, you are really cautious in doing things, and you even put on makeup to disguise yourself, so what!"
"Hehe, I'm used to it!" Qin Ziling smiled, then asked curiously: "Brother Lu, aren't you practicing martial arts at Shuiyue Villa? What are you doing here alone?"
"Alas, it's not just one person, it's a whole family!" Lu Taiqiang sighed.
"Did something big happen in Fangqiao City?" Qin Ziling's expression changed slightly.
"No, the county defenders and the Chenglin County rebels are still in a stalemate, but sooner or later, the two sides will have to decide the winner. Whether the county defenders win or the Chenglin County rebels win, it's not a good thing for my Lu family!
So, my grandfather decided to transfer some of the clan members and property to Qinghe County for development a few days ago. You should know that my uncle's son, Lu Taiqiong, is one of the six young masters of Fangqiao County and the pride and the hope of the future. This time he led people to Qinghe County for development, and I was specially transferred to escort them. "Lu Taiqiang replied.
"So that's how it is. Then why are you alone here now?" Qin Ziling asked.
"They are taking a rest in a small forest beside the official road at the back. I am worried, so I look around to see what's going on," said Lu Taiqiang.
Qin Ziling looked at Lu Taiqiang with some surprise when he heard this.
"What are you looking at? People change! Besides, I'm a martial arts master now! The word 'master' has the word 'master' in it. How can I be the same as before?" Lu Taiqiang glared at Qin Ziling, then puffed out his chest and said proudly.
"That's right, that's right." Qin Ziling nodded quickly.
"Let's go and take a rest in the small forest and drink some tea to quench our thirst." Seeing Qin Ziling nodding repeatedly, Lu Taiqiang was very pleased. He turned his horse's head, pointed to the small forest a mile ahead, and said.
"Don't you want to check the surrounding situation?" Qin Ziling asked.
"That's about it. I'm mainly annoyed by Lu Taiqiong's arrogant attitude and the way he deliberately orders Luo Yuke around. It's not like he doesn't know that Luo Yuke is my fellow disciple. Isn't he deliberately embarrassing me by doing this? Speaking of Luo Yuke, she deserves it.
It would have been great if I had followed you back then, but you had a pair of snobbish eyes, and seeing that Nangong Yue had a promising future, you turned to him. It would have been fine if you said you turned to him, but you had to make fun of you and belittle you from time to time, disregarding the friendship between fellow disciples, which really offended Master Zuo. So Master Zuo established Shuiyue Villa and spared no effort to cultivate us, but he was unwilling to give Luo Yuke even a little resource.
Now, Yu Yan and others have secretly become Condensed Strength Martial Artists, and Senior Brother Zheng has even secretly become a Transformed Strength Martial Artist. Originally, with Luo Yuke's talent and years of martial arts training, even if she can't Condensed Strength now, she should at least be at the Iron Skin level like you. But in the end, she still stays at the Cowhide level. "Lü Taiqiang said.
"How is Luo Yuke related to Lu Taiqiong again?" Qin Ziling said with a frown.
Qin Ziling doesn't like the character Luo Yuke from the bottom of his heart, but she was the sweetheart of his predecessor in this body. Qin Ziling has merged the body and soul of his predecessor, and there are still some different complexes left.
Of course, the influence of this complex on Qin Ziling is almost negligible. As long as he turns a blind eye to it, it will soon disappear completely.
But now that he had met her, Qin Ziling still had to ask.
"You know, I used to interact with Luo Yuke quite a lot because of Nangong Yue. Seeing that Master Zuo didn't like her and that I had become a Jinli martial artist, she came to me and asked me to help her talk about her affairs. As a result, she happened to meet Lu Taiqiong.
This Lu Taiqiong is a lecherous guy. As soon as he saw Luo Yuke's big butt, he fell in love with her. You also know that Luo Yuke is a snobbish woman. Lu Taiqiong is one of the six young masters of Fangqiao City and the most favored grandson of my Lu family. He fell in love with Luo Yuke, and she couldn't resist.
Of course, the main reason was that she herself had no intention of resisting. Otherwise, we were from the same sect, so I would definitely stand up. But she had no intention of resisting, so I naturally let her go. Fangqiao City is now in a turmoil, and people are uneasy. Many merchants with some wealth have already thought about leaving.
It's just that the roads are not safe these days, and most people are not brave enough to go to a strange place where they are unfamiliar with the people. The Luo family also has some assets, and it just so happens that the Lu family wants to transfer some people and property to Qinghe County, so they took advantage of Luo Yuke's relationship and followed along.
The Luo family had to rely on Lu Taiqiong, so Lu Taiqiong naturally became more arrogant and treated Luo Yuke as a concubine and maid. Originally, this was nothing, but Luo Yuke is also my fellow disciple. He always acts so high-profile in front of me. Do you think I am upset? And this Luo Yuke is really disappointing! Forget it, I will not say it anymore. I will be annoyed if I say it. "Lu Taiqiang said, and waved his hand impatiently.
Qin Ziling smiled disapprovingly when he saw this.
Lu Taiqiang's shortcomings and strengths are very obvious.
His disadvantages are that he likes to put on airs and care about his reputation; his advantage is that he values friendship among fellow students and is loyal.
Now, because of Luo Yuke, it is normal for him to have this reaction.
Soon, the two of them rode their horses side by side and arrived at the small forest.
After all, the Lu family is not an ordinary family. When everyone was resting, the small forest and the trucks parked on the official road were surrounded by Lu family's private soldiers and generals holding weapons and on guard, looking quite stern.
When they saw Lu Taiqiang coming with a stranger, they all showed a hint of surprise and astonishment.
However, seeing that Lu Taiqiang and Qin Ziling were talking and laughing, he did not dare to stop them.
Lu Jiancang and Lu Taiqiong still knew how to enjoy themselves. They had already set up a coffee table and chairs on the grass in the shade of a tree in the small forest.
There were fruits and snacks on the coffee table, and a beautiful woman was serving them. Luo Yuke was also there.
Luo Yuke was a martial artist. Different from the women serving Lu Jiancang and Lu Taiqiong, she wore tight clothes that made some parts of her body look particularly spectacular, attracting some servants to secretly glance at her from time to time.
At this time, Lu Jiancang and others saw Lu Taiqiang and Qin Ziling walking towards them, talking and laughing.
Lu Taiqiong frowned slightly, while Lu Jiancang and Luo Yuke both looked surprised.
"Qin Feng greets Uncle Lu!" Before Lu Jiancang could speak, Qin Ziling walked forward with a smile and bowed.
"Haha, what a coincidence that I meet you here!" Lv Jiancang smiled and pointed to a chair nearby, saying casually, "Sit down!"
Qin Ziling had not concealed his accent to begin with, and after addressing him like that, Lu Jiancang naturally knew that the man in front of him who changed his appearance and called himself Qin Feng was Qin Ziling.
Luo Yuke also recognized Qin Ziling at this time.
"Thank you, Uncle Lu." Qin Ziling sat down without any hesitation and nodded to Luo Yuke as he sat down.
As for Lu Taiqiong, he also just nodded slightly.
In Fangqiao City, Lu Taiqiong was considered a top figure. Seeing that Qin Ziling, a little-known guy, just nodded at him, he couldn't help but show a hint of displeasure on his face and asked, "Taiqiang, who is this Qin Feng..."
"He also graduated from Hantie Dean's School. I just happened to meet him on the way, so I invited him to have a cup of tea together." Lu Taiqiang replied as he sat down next to Qin Ziling.
"So he is your fellow disciple in Hantie Academy. No wonder you have never heard of the name Qin Feng! But it's true. There are only two martial artists in Hantie Academy, you and Zheng Xinghan. The others are just ordinary people. It's normal that I haven't heard of them." Lu Taiqiong said lightly.
The news about Zheng Xinghan's breakthrough to become a Huajin martial artist, and Yu Yan and others' breakthrough to become martial artists, were temporarily suppressed, so as to prevent Shuiyue Villa from developing too fast and inevitably attracting attention. After all, Lu Taiqiang was backed by the Lu family, so it was okay to be a little high-profile, which would also help him fight for power in the Lu family.
Therefore, only Lu Taiqiang's breakthrough was made public.
This also made Lu Taiqiang, who had never been valued by the Lu family, become the best among the three generations of the Lu family.
This is also the reason why Lu Taiqiong deliberately targeted and belittled Lu Taiqiang.
"Indeed!" Qin Ziling smiled faintly, then winked at Lu Taiqiang, who had a hint of anger on his face.
Lu Taiqiang then stopped getting angry and ordered his servants to pour tea for Qin Ziling.
"Yu Ke, I'm really tired from the journey. Can you help me massage my neck?" Seeing that Lu Taiqiang didn't dare to get angry, Lu Taiqiong curled his lips, waved to Luo Yu Ke beside him, then pointed to his shoulder and said.
