Chapter One Hundred and Twelve: Recruiting Disciples

  My older cousin seems even more beautiful, but this beauty is obviously painted with makeup. I feel that she has a heavy heart, and it was already apparent when she saw me.

  Then I directly asked my cousin: "Are you here to ask about Sun Heng's whereabouts? I'll tell you now, I've been looking for him all along, unfortunately, I don't have any leads."

  Her eyes immediately turned red: "Where did he go? Why can't I get in touch with him all the time?"

  I glanced at my cousin and pulled her into the house to sit down: "Cousin, Sun Heng is your friend and also my brother. His disappearance has made me as anxious as you, and I've looked for him too. However, now neither of us knows his whereabouts or how he's doing."

  Chen Jing said on the side: "Yes, we have sent many people to find him, unfortunately, there is no clue."

  I remembered that several years ago, many people were sent to find Sun Heng: "At that time, we were all very anxious and wanted to find Sun Heng immediately. Our military department head personally ordered us to find Sun Heng. But later, we didn't get any clues."

  "My sister nodded slowly: 'I already know all this, I went to find your leader and heard the news. I don't believe Sun Heng just disappeared like that, he...he must still be alive, I can feel it...'"

  I frowned and said: "We also hope he's still alive, but things are hard to predict. So, I hope you won't continue looking for Sun Heng anymore..."

  "My sister nodded slightly: 'I'll try to forget everything... but if there's no news of Sun Heng's death, I... I still want to find him...'"

  I took a glance at the ring on my cousin's hand and carefully asked: "Cousin, are you married now?"

  My sister glanced at the ring on her hand and suddenly smiled: "This ring was bought by Sun Heng, just a month before he went missing... I've been wearing it all along, because I'm already his girlfriend... I really want to be his wife..."

  My cousin's words stopped here, and she started crying again. I looked at Chen Jing and said helplessly: "Cousin, don't cry, we will find Sun Heng... believe me, Sun Heng will come back to marry you."

  My older cousin slightly raised her head, gazed at the cloudless sky and sighed: "It's been more than three years, not a single message from him, I..."

  Chen Jing reached out and grasped her cousin's hand, saying softly: "Cousin, we will do our best to find Sun Heng for you, so don't worry, he'll definitely come back."

  The older sister looked at Chen Jing with a grateful expression, nodding her head. Then she held back her sorrow and forced a smile, asking Chen Jing: "You're my younger brother's girlfriend, right? You're really beautiful!"

  Chen Jing smiled slightly and said with great ease, "My name is Chen Jing. Hello, cousin. I've known Jin Cang for a long time. This time, I'm back to visit Uncle and Auntie, and also want to ask about Sun Heng's whereabouts."

  "My sister said with gratitude: 'Thank you all, Sun Heng has friends like you, even if... he will be very happy.'"

  Chen Jing sighed softly: "We'll work together and find Sun Heng."

  "Your words put me at ease. Little sister, when you have time, come visit my home with your brother, it's not far from here."

  Chen Jing smiled and nodded: "I'll definitely go to my cousin's house to play." She suddenly thought of something, turned around and said to me: "Help me get my bag over here, I want to give some things to my cousin."

  I knew Chen Jing wanted to give her sister some of her cosmetics and other ladies' items, so I nodded and took over Chen Jing's bag.

  Chen Jing disregarded her cousin's refusal and handed over her entire bag to her cousin, without knowing what was inside.

  This bag was just bought yesterday, not expensive, but very practical. The things inside were also chosen by Chen Jing herself, I don't know what they are. But thinking about it, they must be cosmetics and that kind of thing, girls like these things, who doesn't?

  Chen Jing's generosity left her cousin unexpectedly and delightedly surprised, and the previous sadness also slightly faded away.

  They were chatting and laughing about women's topics, I couldn't join in, so I went out to help my father with farm work.

  My father was originally unwilling for me to return and do farm work, but he couldn't bear my persistence, so he let me follow him to the fields near our home to weed some crops.

  Now there are fewer people planting crops here, but every household still plants some corn and vegetables, not only for their own consumption, but also to have something to do in their spare time, so as not to be too bored.

  People in the countryside and cities are quite different. During slack seasons, they won't go to bars or KTVs, nor do these things exist. So when they have free time, everyone grows some vegetables, melons, fruits or corn.

  His father said while weeding: "The current situation is unstable, you soldiers should be more careful."

  I smiled and said: "Don't worry, I've entered the army, but it's not in the usual sense of being a soldier, there's no real danger."

  I don't dare tell the truth to my father, because I'm worried that once they know, they will worry about me. So I have no choice but to lie, it's a kind of white lie anyway.

  "My words really reassured my father a lot: 'That's good, your mother and I were worried that you would be in danger. Now that we know you're not in any danger, we can also rest assured. By the way, is Chen Jing your girlfriend? How could you do this to her? What about Li Huanhuan and the others? And I strongly disapprove of you having multiple girlfriends!'"

  I smiled wryly and said, "Dad, what are you talking about?"

  His father sighed: "When you're young, you don't think about others. When you get old, you'll regret it. Whether it's Li Huanhuan and Dongfang Yu or this Chen Jing, they are all good girls. You, be sure not to do anything wrong, lest you regret it in the future!"

  I nodded slightly: "I know. Dad, this time we will be staying at home for a long time. If you have any heavy work to do, just tell me. My strength is really great and I can help you a lot!"

  Father smiled and forgot to continue scolding me: "That's great. I was thinking of rebuilding our house, but I was worried that one person wouldn't have enough energy, so I didn't implement it. Now you're back, and you say you have a lot of energy. That's great! Tomorrow we'll go up the mountain to cut down trees and prepare the wood for building the house."

  I laughed: "Nowadays, everyone builds brick houses, and wood is not needed much."

  His father just smiled: "I said you kid is bragging, right? Haven't said yet, you're already afraid...... Don't worry, I've already cut down more than half of the wood. Now it's just a dozen or so pieces left. No need for your help, one person, one day can finish cutting them all."

  I smiled and said: "I'm not bragging, if you don't believe me, we'll go up the mountain to cut trees tomorrow. Then you'll know whether I'm bragging or not."

  "Ha ha, that's settled then. Tomorrow we'll go up the mountain to cut down trees." He paused for a moment: "Our family has already prepared more than half of the money. Once we've prepared the wood materials, I'll go borrow some money from your uncle's house, and then we can start building the house. I'm telling you, this time I want to build a big three-room, three-story house. Do you have any ideas? You can tell me now."

  I laughed: "You built such a big house for what? You're not preparing it for me, are you?"

  "Dad nodded: "You're not young anymore, it's time to get married. When your girlfriends all move in, our house will be too small, how can we fit? So, I've discussed with your mom, this time when we build a new house, we'll add more rooms for you all to live in the future."

  I smiled wryly and said, "So that's what you think... Alright, let's build a three-story small Western-style house. Money is no problem, I have some money, enough for us to build a house. By the way, Dad, how much would it cost to build such a house here?"

  "My father said without thinking: 'I've calculated it, if we save a bit, it's about 150,000 to 160,000 yuan. But if you want to decorate it nicely, then it will cost around 200,000 yuan.'"

  "I smiled and said: 'That's not many, our family builds houses like this.'"

  Father was quite surprised: "Will being a soldier have a very high salary? Where did you get so much money?"

  I remembered that my parents had stayed at Li Huanhuan's house before, so I said: "It was earned by me and Sister Huan doing business. When I was a soldier, no one gave me money..."

  Father nodded: "I know, Huanhuan is really not simple, doing a big business and now very rich...... by the way, we haven't heard from Huanhuan for a long time, is she especially busy?"

  I could only lie again: "She's very busy, doesn't have any free time all day... but she'll be back in a few days, and then you can see her."

  Father was delighted: "Really? Then I'll tell your mother about it. Our home will be lively again..."

  Watching Father walk into the house with a big smile to talk to Mother, I also felt happy. Li Huanhuan is coming back, we can meet and chat, saying that we are unhappy is deceiving people.

  The next day, Father got up early and called me to go up the mountain to cut trees. At this time, Chen Jing and my cousin were still sleeping, so I didn't wake them up.

  I had done this before, so it wasn't very unfamiliar to me. My father was worried that I wouldn't be able to use modern tools, so he took charge of cutting down the trees himself and just let me assist him on the side.

  It has to be said that the changes in my hometown over the past few years have been quite significant. Due to the cultivation of medicinal herbs, income has increased, and people in my hometown have started buying modernized tools, greatly saving time. In just two hours, we were able to cut down enough trees.

  Father meant to let these freshly cut trees air dry for a few days before transporting them to the highway. I looked at those trees and they didn't seem too thick, so I said to Father: "I'll try to transport them to the highway now, you take a rest first!"

  Father looked disbelieving but still really let him go rest on one side.

  I tried to lift a log, it felt like 400-500 catties. But with my current strength, this weight is nothing. So I took a deep breath and carried the log down to the highway at the foot of the mountain.

  My father stared at me with a dumbfounded expression, not only did he not praise me, but instead repeatedly said: "Slow down slow down, watch your step, it's very slippery on the mountain..."

  I carried the wood on my shoulder and said: "This wood is wet, it's a bit heavy. But I can still carry it very easily, don't worry."

  His father smiled happily: "It seems that you have made great progress in these few years... but you should have suffered a lot, otherwise, how could you suddenly become so powerful?"

  I laughed and told my father about the time I spent learning from Master Kong, the Empty Stance master. After hearing me out, Father was shocked and said: "So the martial arts stories on TV are actually true... I thought they were all made up!"

  I smiled and said, "Those are certainly deceiving, but in our Huaxia, there really is a portion of people who have practiced martial arts, that is to say the people from Jianghu. My master Kong Xuan is the successor of Wudang Sect and also the current leader of Wudang. I am Master Kong Xuan's eldest disciple, so I can be considered as one of the top disciples of Wudang Sect."

  Father exclaimed excitedly: "I don't know if I can still learn this kung fu you're talking about?"

  I was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing: "You wouldn't also want to have great strength and be able to do more work, would you?"

  Father "haha" smiled: "I just thought so... I know I'm old, it's impossible to learn kung fu..."

  I fell silent for a moment, then said: "You're practicing martial arts now, although it's not very useful, but if you want to strengthen your body and keep fit, it can still be done. I'll call my master right away and ask him about it, then teach you some simple moves. My mom can also learn from it, just like dancing, at least it can help her get stronger and healthier."

  Father nodded, looking at the wood that I had carried down from the mountain in just a few trips, shook his head and said: "You really are very strong, if I had known earlier, I wouldn't have carried those woods alone slowly, I would have left them for you to carry back."

  I put down the last piece of wood: "Let's go back, find a car to come over and pull these woods back in the afternoon, and tomorrow we'll invite an excavator to come over and tidy up the empty land next to our house. We can start building soon."

  His father nodded repeatedly: "Yes, we can start building the house soon. This is what your mother has been urging for a long time. If she knew about it, she would definitely be very happy."

  I smiled and said: "Then I'll get in touch with my master, let you two old men start practicing Wudang Kung Fu. This way, double happiness will come to our door, and my mom will be even happier."

  "Ha ha!" his father laughed: "That's it! Hurry up and contact your master, I'm waiting for your news."

  So I quickly contacted Kongshou and told him that I wanted to teach my parents the Wudang Heart Method.

  After listening, he didn't say another word and agreed directly. However, when I was overjoyed and about to hang up the phone, he suddenly said: "You are now at home, don't go anywhere. Chen Lao has contacted me, he reminded me that I must tell you, never go outside in the near future, someone will be unfavorable to you."

  I frowned and said, "Is it that Wang Yingzu again? I know what to do. Master, if you have time, come to my place for a visit, I'd like to invite you over for a rest. As for the sect's matters, just leave them to Master Yichen for now. How does that sound?"

  Kong Shou said strangely: "Is there something you can't solve? Tell me, I'll help you solve it."

  I let out a sigh: "Of course not. Master, I was thinking of inviting you over to rest for a bit, you've been working too hard lately..."

  Kongshou smiled and said, "I'm not having any difficulties. Since the last breakthrough, I feel like I've become much younger all of a sudden, with boundless energy. By the way, let me tell you some good news - your junior fellow disciple, Yifan, has made another breakthrough. After a while, Yifan will be able to hold his own and become one of the pillars of our Wudang sect. At that time, I'll have him go assist you, and your days will become much easier."

  I happily said: "Yi Fan has broken through again? That's great. I don't need him to come over and help me, I'm at home now and there's nothing much to do, just idle. Let Yi Fan stay by your side and take care of you and Master Yichen instead."

  Kongshou laughed and said: "That's good too. Jin Cang, if you have nothing to do, then diligently cultivate your skills, don't put them aside."

  I hastily replied "Got it", then said: "Master, I want to help you gather a few more disciples on this side of my hometown, what do you think?"

  Kongshou said: "Of course, it's okay. However, it's not for me to accept a disciple, but for you to accept one yourself. You are the eldest disciple of our Wudang sect, carrying the responsibility of promoting and glorifying our sect. So now you can start looking for your own disciples, who will help you manage the Wudang sect in the future."

  I felt a lot of pressure on me all of a sudden and couldn't help but say, "Let's talk about this later, I don't have such plans for now."

  Kong Hou let out a sigh and said, "You should also think about it. The troops' affairs, you can't help with now, and they've excluded you multiple times. In my opinion, don't think about going back, just quietly collect disciples and pass on your skills, then take over as the leader of Wudang Sect. By the way, I forgot to tell you, our Wudang Sect already has more than 150 disciples now, divided into four departments, with you, Yifan, Huang Yier, and my newly accepted South Palace Qianlan as the leaders of each department."

  I was shocked: "Are there so many people? When did this happen? I... I haven't heard anything about it?"

  Kong Xiu laughed and said, "You've never cared about us, how would you know these things?! Nan Gong Qian Lan came back and complained to me, saying that she followed you east and west, south and north, but didn't get any recognition from you. She also said that you never took the initiative to find her, just like you completely ignored her. Ah... Jin Cang, Qian Lan is my closest relative, can't you be a little nicer to her?"

  I smiled awkwardly: "Aren't I busy, fighting all day, no time to go find her... I'll explain it to her later, you don't have to say more."

  "Haha" laughed emptily: "That's good. When you come back, I'll tell you more about our four departments. Now I have something to do, so I won't talk to you much."

  "I hastily said: 'Alright. Master, you take care of your body and don't overwork yourself. Remember to come visit me when you have time.'"

  Kong Shou hung up the phone, and I looked at my father beside me, smiling: "My master has agreed, after we go back later, I will start teaching you and my mother, as well as Chen Jing and my cousin, everyone will practice Wudang Heart Method together."

  Father exclaimed excitedly: "Wudang Heart Method? That's a secret book of the martial arts world, right? Alright then, let's go back and start practicing Wudang Heart Method."

  I saw my father was very excited, so I followed him quickly to hurry home and start practicing Wudang Kung Fu as soon as possible. I didn't think of anything else, just hoping that through practicing Wudang Kung Fu, the bodies of my parents and relatives could be better. A healthy body is the foundation of everything.

  After going home, I told my mother about my idea and she agreed immediately. She knew that her son wouldn't harm her, so she agreed so readily. As for Chen Jing and my cousin, however, it took me a lot of time to persuade them to agree to follow me in practicing Wudang Kung Fu.

  Especially my cousin, she didn't believe in any kung fu at all, forcing me to perform Wudang's body method on the spot, and taking advantage of her surprise, I got her to agree to my "request".

  I suddenly taught four people to practice Wudang Kung Fu, which was actually very hard. Fortunately, Chen Jing and my cousin were both young people with strong acceptance abilities.

  So I taught them first, and then let them go teach my parents. This way, my pressure was greatly reduced, and I could also have more time to cultivate myself. Yifan is now almost catching up with me, and I must not slack off in my cultivation. Otherwise, as the eldest senior brother, I would be laughed at by those junior brothers and sisters.

  Chen Jing and her cousin became close after a few days of contact. They practiced together, studying the parts they didn't understand, and with my guidance, they quickly grasped the introductory chapter of the Wudang Heart Method.

  Now they have started practicing too. And can take turns teaching my parents, giving me more time to practice.

  My Wudang Heart Method has always been stuck in the initial stage of Dacheng, and I have not been able to fully cultivate it successfully. So I calm down and slowly cultivate, with a single heart wanting to break through again, truly practicing the heart method of Wudang Sect, becoming a true and authentic Master Brother.

  And my parents, with the careful guidance of me and Chen Jing, as well as my cousin, finally mastered the method of cultivating the heart technique and began to cultivate.

  In the following months, our whole family spent time in cultivation. Sometimes, we were all cultivating and no one even cooked for us. We had to take turns cooking, whoever had the time would cook. Of course, my father and I didn't have a chance to cook because the food we made was basically not accepted by others. So they collectively excluded us from cooking.

  Time flies like water, and four months have passed in the blink of an eye. At this time, Chen Jing and her cousin had already felt the true energy inside their bodies and entered the entry stage of heart method. Father and mother were old after all, and they still hadn't felt the true energy inside their bodies.

  Li Huanhuan and others who had said they would return a long time ago still haven't come back, it's unclear if their mission was incomplete.

  I tried to contact them several times but failed and had no choice but to give up.

  Chen Jing and her cousin were busy cultivating, and they didn't have any time to care about other things. My cultivation had also reached its final stage, so I could only temporarily put down these matters and focus on my cultivation.

  When I was cultivating, time always passed quickly, and it felt like only a few days had passed, but in fact, several months had already passed. When I finally woke up from my cultivation, I found that the outside world had become a vast expanse of white.