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Regardless of the north or south, the driver was always talkative. After hearing that Hu Xiuwu and Chen Duo's destination was the Qixing Lion Dance Sports School, he began to talk:
"Why did you come at this time? It's summer vacation now. There's nothing to see at Qixing. If you want to see a lion dance performance, you have to come during school hours, preferably at the end of the semester, when the lion dance apprentices will have a final performance."
"That was when it was fun. Not only could you see the lion fighting scenes in the movie, but you could also watch the demonstrations by the masters. There was no entrance fee. Anyone who went could watch it for free."
Hu Xiuwu was very familiar with this routine, because both Wang Kaixuan and Xiaotian around him were so familiar with each other:
"We are students now. They go to school, and so do we. It's so hard to come to the south for a trip, and we'll regret it if we don't go and have a look."
"That's right. You can go to the mountain behind the martial arts school. I heard that the mountain has attracted a lion spirit because of the lion dances for many years. Sometimes people can hear the roar of a lion."
"I heard that during heavy rains, some people saw lions roaring at the thunder, trying to transcend the calamity and become immortals."
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After listening to a lot of true and false anecdotes, Hu Xiuwu and Chen Duo finally arrived at the gate of the Qixing Lion Dance Sports School.
The location of the Chil-Sing Lion Dance Sports College is quite remote; you can see the sea along the main road. It is summer vacation now, the school gates are closed, equipment has been returned to the warehouse, windows and doors are sealed tightly, and the huge campus is deserted, with only the wild wind occupying the playground and stirring up the dust.
Sports schools are almost all semi-closed management schools. It is hard to get a holiday to go out and relax. Are there any students willing to come back to visit their alma mater during the summer vacation? There will be plenty of time to visit in the next semester.
But the fact that all the students have left does not mean that there is no one left in the school. This is not an ordinary school. It is the base of the Lions Club and the face of the Lions Club.
Standing at the door, Hu Xiuwu was not in a hurry to go in. Instead, he called Liao Zhong first: "Hey, Uncle Liao, the two of us have arrived at the entrance of the martial arts school... Okay, I know what you mean."
Inform Liao Zhong of the two's whereabouts. If by some chance there is really something wrong with the Lions Club and they are able to keep Chen Duo and Hu Xiuwu, then Liao Zhong will know where to start the investigation.
Chen Duo was very familiar with this process. After Hu Xiuwu reported his location, he stepped forward and intended to cross the iron gate.
Hu Xiuwu quickly grabbed her hand and said, "Duo'er, what are you going to do?"
Chen Duo said in confusion: "Turn over, isn't that what a mission is? Lurk in, find the target, and eliminate the target."
Before the original Gu was eliminated, Liao Zhong only dared to let her do some decapitation operations. After the original Gu was eliminated, Chen Duo's Dan Shi could only kill people and could not capture them alive.
But she finally had more choices. Liao Zhong agreed to let Chen Duo and Hu Xiuwu come together, hoping that she could learn something from Hu Xiuwu. She was a flower-like girl and could not just be a temporary worker, who did dirty work.
She should live cleanly under the sun and enjoy the sunshine, instead of growing in a deep ditch hidden in the haze and struggling to survive stubbornly.
"I forgot that you have been doing decapitation operations before." Hu Xiuwu held his forehead and sighed, then explained, "We are here to question the locals this time, so there is no need to sneak in."
"We are here to ask questions."
"You watch."
Hu Xiuwu stepped forward and took a deep breath.
Then, he banged on the iron door frantically, making the frame creak, and shouted inside:
"Hey! Someone! Open the door!"
"I know there's someone in there!"
Chapter 190 Stone Lion
At the entrance of Qixing Lion Dance Sports College,
A little girl stood at the door like a fragrant orchid.
This girl looks like a junior high school student, still a little immature, but she is very cute, with delicate features and a face like peaches and plums. It's a pity that these peaches and plums are fairy peaches from the fairyland, which have a sense of loneliness and aloofness.
What is even more eye-catching is her big eyes, which are clear and bright, and full of innocence, just like a newborn baby who is curious about everything in the world.
Although she has a slender and graceful figure, her posture is very upright, so she does not give people a sense of fragility, but instead adds a bit of outstanding temperament to her.
If such a beautiful girl like her appeared at the gate of the Seven Stars Sports School when the school opened, she would definitely cause a commotion among the boys.
But now, what attracted more attention was the boy next to her who was shaking the iron gate loudly and kept shouting "Someone come", "Open the door", "I know there is someone inside".
Sudden change in painting style.
The boy was obviously with the girl, both of them were carrying the same style of backpacks and brown-gray jackets.
During the summer vacation, business was not very good, and his loud noise attracted the bored employees and bosses in the surrounding shops to either go out and watch or lean against the door to watch the fun.
"Stop yelling! What are you arguing about! You bastard, you're causing trouble here in the middle of the day."
Although Hu Xiuwu's move was not very elegant, it was very effective. Within a few minutes, a middle-aged man in his thirties, with ordinary looks, wearing a uniform with the Seven Stars Sports School logo, came over to the Seven Stars Lion Dance Sports College with a baton in his hand.
The man was very angry at first, but when he came over and saw that the person who was blocking the door and making a lot of noise was just a child, his anger subsided, and he knocked on the iron door with his baton, threatening:
"Where are you students from? Didn't your teacher teach you that you can't shout in public places? Go away! If you don't leave, I will call your parents."
"You are still young and you don't learn your lesson. You are still imitating others on dates! Go away, go away!"
"Are you Shishi, Chang Weidong?"
Before the visitor could continue preaching, Hu Xiuwu called out his name.
Hu Xiuwu had just finished reading the Lions Club's file. This Chang Weidong was an extraordinary person affiliated with the Lions Club and was also the head of the security department of the Seven Stars Lion Dance Sports Academy.
Chang Weidong is responsible for the daily security work of Qixing Sports School. He is also the gatekeeper of the Lions Club and is responsible for judging the identity of visitors.
Are they of the same faith? Are they enemies or friends? If they are friends, welcome them in; if they are enemies, fight them out.
Because his duties were very similar to those of the stone lions placed in front of doors in ancient times, and he was usually as stone-like and unmoved, the foreigners in South China gave him a nickname, Stone Lion Chang Weidong.
As soon as Chang Weidong heard Hu Xiuwu call him Shishi, he knew that these two children were different people with the same beliefs.
Chang Weidong raised his eyebrows. Because of Hu Xiuwu's performance just now, there were many people at the entrance of Qixing Sports School, so he could only get closer to the iron gate and whispered to Hu Xiuwu:
"Today I am shortsighted and I failed to recognize your identities. I just wonder where you two are from?"
"It goes everywhere."
"Everywhere?" Chang Weidong was shocked. Anyone would be shocked when the police suddenly visited them. It is human nature. However, those who feel guilty would have to think about what they had done and whether they had been discovered. They should not reveal any details.
Chang Weidong was known as the Stone Lion. His surprise flashed across his face and he asked calmly:
"Nadotong is still hiring child laborers? How can you prove that you are from Nadotong?"
As a "non-state-owned enterprise", Nadutong does not have stamped certificates like the police, but even private enterprises have to issue "identity cards" to their employees to prove their identities.
Hu Xiuwu took out an ID card that could be used anywhere. It was just made by Liao Zhong this morning and was still warm.
But he also agreed with Hu Xiuwu that this card was temporary, and once the Lions Club matter was over, this identity card would be immediately invalidated. If he wanted a long-term card, he would have to wait until Hu Xiuwu graduated from university and came to South China to apply for a job.
After looking at Hu Xiuwu's ID card, Chang Weidong finally opened the iron gate and let Hu Xiuwu and Chen Duo in.
Then Chang Weidong bowed to the people around him and said loudly: "I'm sorry, everyone. I'm a nephew who doesn't know any better. I'm sorry to bother you, neighbors."
Neighbors: We don’t feel bothered, we just hope you guys fight.
Seeing that there was no more excitement, the people in the surrounding shops dispersed and continued to watch the shops out of boredom.
Chang Weidong led Hu Xiuwu and Chen Duo into the campus.
The layout of Qixing Lion Dance Sports College is similar to that of Hu Xiuwu's school, with football fields, basketball courts, and track and field tracks. The only difference is that at the edge of the playground of Qixing Sports School, there is a large and undulating plum blossom pile formation.
There is a sand pit for long jump under the plum blossom piles to ensure that students will not injure their internal organs after falling from the plum blossom piles, but skin injuries are unavoidable.
The Lion Dance Club can use a sand pit instead of a sponge mat in order to select disciples who are willing to endure hardships, are not afraid of pain, and truly love the lion dance profession.
Every year, there are students from the Qixing Sports School who cannot bear the hardship and either change their major or drop out. However, any student who can persist will catch the attention of the Lions Club members. As long as they are sure that he has good character and a talent for practicing Qi, they will be accepted into the Lions Club.
Chang Weidong waited patiently until the three of them reached the center of the school yard, where there was nothing around and no one was around, before he asked:
"I don't know. What on earth is the matter that sent you two little guys here?"
When Chen Duo and Hu Xiuwu were together, Hu Xiuwu was always the one in charge of external affairs and communication, so it was Hu Xiuwu who answered him: "We just came to ask some questions. We don't know if President Huang Yuanbiao is in school."
Chang Weidong said, "The president is training with his disciples in the back mountain. Please follow me."
Hu Xiuwu followed Chang Weidong's footsteps and chatted, "Just now in the car, I heard the driver muttering to us that there are often lion roars coming from the back mountain of Qixing. It seems that this rumor is true."
Chang Weidong said helplessly: "There is no other way. You also know that our skills make a lot of noise when they are performed. Although we always have people guarding the surroundings and not letting outsiders enter the back mountain, there are always some unexpected situations that allow outsiders to hear the noise when we practice. That's why the saying of lion roar spread."
Hu Xiuwu understood: "So, you spread more rumors, saying that there is a lion spirit in the back mountain, and it needs to survive a catastrophe?"
"That's right. Instead of trying to clarify the rumors, it's better to muddy the waters. People won't believe the first rumor. This is an idea that Instructor Wang Wanghu came up with. I remember Nadutong also agreed to it."
When talking about this, Chang Weidong still spoke with admiration, and it was obvious that he was very convinced of Wang Wanghu.
"Wang Wanghu is the coach of your school's youth lion team. I remember he seems to be the junior of your principal."
"Yes."
"I heard that he was possessed by a demon and lost all his cultivation. Do you know what happened?"
"I don't know. If you want to know, go ask him yourself." Chang Weidong turned around and said with a smile, "Little brother, your ability to speak in such a way is too low-level."
Hu Xiuwu smiled awkwardly: "Ah? Ah, what are you talking about?"
Humph,
Chang Weidong snorted coldly, said nothing more, and just walked forward.
But he didn't notice that, without knowing when, his body had been stained with a hint of light red, like the qi of the morning glow.
Hu Xiuwu quietly took back his Three Corpses Qi. The Three Corpses Qi had the function of detecting lies. His Three Corpses were weakening day by day, and the Three Corpses Qi was not as obvious as before, which made it suitable for secret lie detection.
Judging from the reaction of the Three Corpses Qi, Huang Weiguo was telling the truth and was not simply trying to evade him. In fact, he only knew the result that Wang Wanghu's cultivation was completely destroyed, but he didn't know the specific process. He also thought that this was not simply a case of being possessed.
Interesting, it seems that there is indeed another hidden story behind Wang Wanghu's complete destruction of his cultivation.
Chapter 191: Lion Dance
At the foot of the back mountain next to the Qixing Sports School, the starting point of the mountain road leading to the mountain is inside the school, behind the teaching building.
There were two juniors from the Seven Star Sports School guarding the place, one with dyed white hair and the other wearing a long gown. When they saw Chang Weidong coming over, the one with white hair was a little frivolous and greeted Chang Weidong first:
"Uncle Chang, weren't you at school counting equipment? Why are you here?"
Chang Weidong said without further ado: "People are coming from everywhere. I'll take them both to see the principal."
"This is a person who knows everything, but he's so young? He knows everything..."
Chang Weidong slapped the man on the back of his head, interrupting Baimao's words and scolding him without any politeness:
"You know shit. You dyed your hair all white, and I haven't even settled the score with you yet. What do you think of a rabbit?"
The white-haired man flicked his hair and said conceitedly:
"Uncle Chang, you are out of date. He is so handsome, with white hair, like an immortal. The protagonist of a movie that was released a while ago has white hair and is extremely handsome."