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Although Wang Cheng's predecessor had never been to the town, he would eventually arrive there by following the road.
However, in the winter, the road is covered with snow, making it difficult to identify the correct road.
It's dozens of miles. If Wang Cheng had just traveled through time, he would have been too tired to walk after walking only ten or eight miles.
But even though he had walked more than 20 miles, Wang Cheng didn't feel tired at all.
"It seems that even if my Daluo essence has not been released, it is quietly improving the constitution of my body. It seems that even if I don't practice, my body will sooner or later become strong enough to accommodate this strand of my Daluo essence. However, practicing the exercises can speed up this process."
Wang Cheng started his journey early in the morning, and around noon he had already seen a group of buildings.
"Finally, we have found our target. Sanhe Town is the only town within a radius of dozens of miles. It is much stronger than ordinary villages. I just don't know what the situation is like there. Can we find a way to practice..."
Wang Cheng looked at the town in the distance and walked towards it quickly. When he arrived at the entrance of the town, he found that there were actually village guards guarding it.
At a curtain wall fence, several village guards looked at Wang Cheng who was approaching and shouted from a distance:
"Who are you? This is Sanhe Town. If you want to enter the town, you must first pay a copper entrance fee."
Wang Cheng's mouth twitched when he heard this. He had heard of the county collecting city fees, but had never heard of paying fees to enter the town market.
But he didn't say anything, threw a copper coin to the other party, and just said:
"The villagers of Black Mountain Village come to the town to buy food. Here, this is the entrance fee."
Seeing that Wang Cheng readily paid the entrance fee, the village guard did not make things difficult for him. He just looked at the stick Wang Cheng was carrying and said:
"Go in, and don't cause any trouble, otherwise the Sanhe Gang won't let you off easily!"
Chapter 610 Heading to the County
Wang Cheng walked on the main street of Sanhe Town. The entire street was swept very cleanly, without any trace of snow. It was obvious that this place was much cleaner than the village.
Of course, this cleanliness is relative to the roads in ordinary villages and cannot be compared with modern roads.
It was almost noon. After Wang Cheng came in and walked a short distance, he saw a tavern.
Of course, there is also a three-story building in the middle of the street, which also says it is a restaurant. It is obviously much more upscale than this tavern.
Wang Cheng walked into the tavern. Although it was almost noon, there were not many people inside. In the tavern, a slightly plump middle-aged boss hurriedly asked with a smile:
"Sir, what would you like to eat? Our apricot wine tastes pretty good, and the dishes here are also quite unique and the prices are very affordable."
Wang Cheng looked at the owner of the tavern and nodded slightly:
"No need for wine, but give me some food. Is there any meat?"
The tavern owner was stunned when he heard this, but then he smiled and said:
"Of course, the braised pork in this shop is quite good. Would you like to have one?"
Wang Cheng nodded slightly and said casually: "Then give me one portion."
Taking advantage of the opportunity to serve the dishes, Wang Cheng asked the boss:
"Boss, I don't know where is the most convenient place to learn boxing and kicking in Sanhe Town."
Hearing Wang Cheng's words, the owner of the tavern laughed:
"You've asked the right person. It's actually in Sanhe Town. If you want to learn martial arts, there's only one way, and that's to join the Sanhe Gang, or you can go to the county town and join some martial arts schools there, where you can also learn martial arts."
Wang Cheng raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this:
"Isn't there any other martial arts school in this town? If I want to learn martial arts, I have to go to the Sanhe Gang?"
The tavern owner nodded as a matter of course, then sighed:
"Of course. In fact, there is no benefit in practicing in those martial arts schools in the county unless you become a formal disciple of the school. Otherwise, even if you practice in the school for a period of time, you will still have to join those gangs in the end."
Wang Cheng was quite curious when he heard this. After all, although his predecessor Wang Mang was already over 10 years old, he had always stayed in Heishan Village and didn't know much about the outside world.
Therefore, Wang Cheng did not understand the cultivation methods of this world. The reason why Wang Cheng did not stay in Heishan Village was that although it was relatively safe in Heishan Village, Wang Cheng did not want to stay there forever. No one knew if there would be other unexpected events...
Not long after, the shopkeeper brought up a plate of braised pork. Wang Cheng tasted it and found it tasted pretty good.
Moreover, the taste of the food was also a new experience for Wang Cheng.
Originally, for Wang Cheng, no matter how wonderful the taste was, he would not feel much.
But after accepting this body, the ordinary five senses gave Wang Cheng a very novel feeling.
As for the food in Heishan Village, Wang Cheng only steamed and cooked it. The meal he had in this tavern was his first delicious meal since he came to this world.
Wang Cheng did not stay in the tavern for long. After ordering some food and finishing his meal, he left the tavern and came to a bookstore in the town market. Although it was called a bookstore, there were not many books. It was just a small shop opened by an old man.
Seeing Wang Cheng coming, the old man glanced at Wang Cheng:
"Young man, I don't know, are you here to buy books or the four treasures of the study?"
Wang Cheng smiled and said:
"Hello, old sir. I came here hoping to learn some words. I hope you can read these books, and then I am willing to give you a tael of tea money."
After hearing Wang Cheng's words, the old man looked at Wang Cheng carefully, and finally said with a smile:
"Although learning to read and write is less time-consuming than practicing martial arts, it is very demanding on one's aptitude. It is not easy to remember something just by reading it a few times. Are you sure?"
Wang Cheng placed a small silver ingot on the desk, bowed and said:
"I hope the old gentleman will help me!"
Seeing this, the old master did not persuade him any further. He took out some books that Wang Cheng pointed out and began to read...
After some time, Wang Cheng walked out of the bookstore. The old man looked at the silver in his hand and shook his head:
"What a pity! Studying is not that easy. Even after ten years of hard study, it is still difficult to pass the imperial examination. I hope he can wake up in time."
For Wang Cheng, it was very easy to understand the words in the book, so even if the old man only read it once, Wang Cheng had already memorized the words of this world.
Not only that, Wang Cheng also proposed to read some other books. Maybe the old man felt embarrassed to take one tael of silver for just reading a book, so he generously let Wang Cheng look through it, but only reminded Wang Cheng not to damage the book.
Wang Cheng did not return to the mountain village, but found an inn and stayed there directly. The room fee was not much, only 30 copper coins a night.
"We can go to the county town tomorrow. I just hope I can learn some useful boxing techniques there."
As for joining the Sanhe Gang, Wang Cheng had no such plan. Wang Cheng was relatively young, although his body was much stronger than his peers.
But after all, he is not an adult. Even if he joins the Sanhe Gang, he will probably need a lot of contributions to learn useful skills. To be honest, it is not easy.
But it is different in a martial arts school. As long as you can demonstrate a certain level of aptitude, you will easily be valued by the school. In this way, your chances of obtaining advanced inheritance will be much greater.
And another thing is that no one knows when these gangs will be destroyed, and Wang Cheng doesn't want to live such a precarious life.
Nothing happened that night. After staying overnight, Wang Cheng asked the people in the inn about the way to the county town early in the morning.
When it was getting light, we had some breakfast, then left Sanhe Town and headed towards the county town.
Sanhe Town is not far from the county town, but it is not close either. It is also about fifty or sixty miles away. Even though Wang Cheng is in good health, it took him nearly three hours to reach the outside of the county town.
Compared with Sanhe Town, it is obvious that Qingshan County has more people of higher level than Sanhe Town.
Compared to the wooden walls of Sanhe Town, the city walls of Qingshan County were built with bluestone. The ten-foot-high walls were enough to withstand most worldly dangers.
Wang paid two copper coins for the entrance fee and entered the city. He did not go anywhere else, but went straight to the location of the martial arts hall.
Chapter 611 Tieshan Martial Arts School
Tieshan Martial Arts School, as one of the four major martial arts schools in Qingshan County, has nearly a hundred people in the entire school.
However, among these people, there are only three true disciples, a small number of disciples are registered disciples, and most of them are apprentices who come to learn boxing.
Wang Cheng came to Tieshan Martial Arts School, looked at the four big words "Tieshan Martial Arts School" on it, and walked in.
As soon as Wang Cheng entered the room, a disciple came up to him:
"Little brother, are you here to learn boxing?"
Wang Cheng nodded slightly and said with a smile:
"That's right, I'm Wang Cheng. I've heard of the great name of the master of Tieshan Martial Arts School, so I came here to learn martial arts from him."
Hearing Wang Cheng's words, the disciple also smiled:
"I'm sure you've heard about the rules of boxing training. It's 3 taels of silver for three months, and the martial arts school will provide a lunch. If you can master the basics of boxing within three months, you'll have a chance to be chosen by the master as a registered disciple."
Wang Cheng smiled slightly when he heard this:
"I know all the rules, but I would like to trouble you to introduce me to the master."
"Okay, come with me. I'll take you to see the master. My name is Zhou Xian, and you can call me Brother Zhou from now on."
"Okay, Brother Zhou."
Soon Zhou Xian brought Wang Cheng to the backyard. Along the way, Wang Cheng saw many disciples practicing boxing in the outer courtyard martial arts training ground.
Most of them are apprentices. There are probably not many registered disciples. It is good enough to have a handful of them.
When we arrived at the backyard, we saw a middle-aged strong man about 40 years old instructing several disciples in boxing. He was Tiehu, the owner of Tieshan Martial Arts School.
At this time Zhou Xian brought Wang Cheng in, but did not disturb the other party from teaching boxing. Instead, he just watched there.
After a cup of tea, Tiehu pointed out the flaws in the boxing skills of the people in front of him, then looked at Zhou Xian and asked:
"Zhou Xian, is this a new disciple who has just come to the gym to learn martial arts? You know the rules, right? If you can't get into the Iron Mountain Fist within three months, you will need to pay the silver again. But practicing martial arts is not easy. If you don't have perseverance, you'd better give up the idea of practicing martial arts as soon as possible."
Wang Cheng bowed and saluted:
"I have made up my mind, Master. I hope you will support me."
Then Wang Cheng took out a silver ingot of ten taels. When Tiehu saw it, he nodded slightly:
"Okay, since you have made the decision, don't regret it. Zhou Xian, take him to get a set of martial arts apprentice clothes, and then teach him the basics of boxing."
Zhou Xian said respectfully upon hearing this:
"Okay, Master, I understand."
Zhou Xian then took Wang Cheng towards the outer courtyard. As an apprentice, he could not enter the inner courtyard to practice martial arts before becoming a registered disciple.
Zhou Xian walked out with Wang Cheng and introduced him:
"Junior brother, next I will take you to get a set of clothes for a martial arts disciple, and then teach you the introductory boxing techniques of our martial arts school."
Wang Cheng smiled and said, "Okay, Senior Brother, you can arrange it."