Chapter 4 Chapter 4

"Your Uncle Zheng shouldn't try to gain the recognition and respect of others by deceiving you, and you questioned him privately, not in front of everyone. In fact, you considered the honor of the Quansheng Gym and your Uncle Zheng. The reporters heard that this is not what you want." Qu Xiangnan said slowly, "You are a good boy, you did nothing wrong." Hearing Master's words, the boulder weighing heavily on Baicao's heart fell down with a "plop", and she suddenly felt extremely relaxed.Although she told herself over and over again that she did nothing wrong and it wasn't her fault, she couldn't sleep peacefully every night and wondered over and over again whether she had done something wrong.

"Then can I come back?" The corners of her lips raised excitedly, she forced herself to suppress the excitement in her heart, her eyes sparkled brightly.Since she is not wrong, then she can go back to the Quansheng Gym. "Baicao..." Qu Xiangnan frowned deeply, avoiding her eyes.He heard about this incident in his hometown in the country, and tried his best to make several phone calls with the furious Senior Brother Zheng. "Is Master Zheng not forgiving me..." Seeing Master's dejected face, Baicao's heart gradually sank again.In fact, she still got into trouble, that's why she felt uneasy every night.She clearly knows how the masters have always treated the master, but she still caused such a trouble, the master will be very embarrassed.

"I am willing to apologize to Master Zheng! I am willing to accept any punishment! As long as Master Zheng can forgive me and allow me to return to the Quansheng Gym, no matter what I am asked to do, I will..." Seeing that Master did not speak for a long time, she panicked .Even when she was kicked out of Quansheng gymnasium, she never panicked, because she felt that it was temporary, as long as the master came back, she could go back, she always thought so! "Master is the one who got you down," Qu Xiangnan sighed, and said bitterly, "You are a talented child, if it weren't for Master, you would have been able to participate in various actual combats, and you would have made your mark in the Taekwondo world long ago. .Because of Master, you were looked down upon and suffered all kinds of humiliation and unfairness. Sometimes you think, if I hadn’t taught you Taekwondo at that time, your future would have been much brighter.”

"Master!" Baicao shouted in pain. "Master is useless, knowing that you have been wronged, there is no way to help you uphold justice." Qu Xiangnan also felt extremely painful in his heart, but he himself was dependent on others in Quansheng gymnasium.If he leaves Quansheng Gym, no other gym will accept him who is regarded as a shame in the Taekwondo world, and Guangya, his daughter, if he leaves, she will no longer be able to stay in Quansheng Gym.He owed his daughter too much, how could he bear to break her stable life again. "I understand, Master, I'm sorry, I'm the one who caused the trouble...I...I'll figure it out on my own, Master doesn't need to miss me." She was shocked, hurt and flustered, and the tears in her eyes blurred her vision, but she Not daring to let herself cry, she bit her lip desperately.

She has worked hard since she was a child, just to hope that one day she can be proud of her master, and let the world know that her master, Qu Xiangnan, is a great person, and is by no means a scum or a disgrace.Now, she has not yet made Master stand proudly in front of the world again, but she made Master feel so embarrassed. "Baicao, you continue to live in Songbai Gymnasium first, and when Senior Brother Zheng's anger subsides, I'll see if there is any way for you to come back." Qu Xiangnan patted the back of her hand, but his hand was so cold that she suddenly felt sad.

"Yes, Master." In the desolation and hesitation, her heart was empty.In the past, even if she was despised and hated by other disciples in Quansheng Gym, she didn't care because she had a master.The master taught her not to worry about the pressure of the outside world, as long as she kept her inner principles and beliefs, it was enough, but now... In the twilight glow. Baicao walked out of the master's room silently, and a figure stood in front of her. "Do you regret it now?" Standing in the light and shadow of the sunset, Guangya stared at her, and said with a sneer: "I heard all your conversations. Haha, you finally know how ridiculous you are! Everyone despises him and hates him, but you are like an idiot Worship him and recognize him as a teacher! The year before last, Master Zheng planned to accept you as an apprentice, but you rejected Master Zheng in public, embarrassing Master Zheng!"

"Qi Baicao, do you always feel that you are great, and loyally follow a master who is despised by everyone, even if because of this master, you are isolated and rejected by everyone in the gymnasium, and you have no actual combat opportunities and no representatives. Opportunity for gymnasium competition! But, you think you are great, don’t you?!” "Now? How about it? Are you disappointed? When you encounter difficulties, he only cares about protecting himself. Even you, his most beloved disciple, can give up without blinking an eye! So, he is a You are an out-and-out scum, and you are the biggest fool and idiot in the world! You finally recognized him, and you actually trusted him to follow him, hahahaha, don’t you think you are stupid too!”

Guangya's loud laughter echoed in the sunlight of the courtyard, Baicao looked at her silently, until she saw that she couldn't laugh anymore, then slowly said: "He is your father." "He's not! He's a shameful person!" Guangya's face turned pale, and she said sharply, "I don't recognize him. He did despicable things and killed his mother. He is not me. father!" "Guangya, don't you really know how much Master loves you?" Baicao took a breath and said sadly, "But you never paid attention to Master, and never talked to Master, just like other disciples in the gymnasium, you use contempt for me. Do you know how uncomfortable Master is? Although Master has never told me about the past, I don’t think Master will be what they say. I am Master’s disciple, and I can Trust Master, you are Master's daughter, why can't you trust him?"

"Haha, you trust him, and the result of your trust in him is that you did what he usually taught you and were kicked out, but he couldn't say a word for you!" Guangya said disdainfully, "If he can do it for you Conflict with Uncle Zheng, even if he is kicked out because of it, I will start to respect him a little bit!" After finishing speaking, Guangya looked coldly at Qu Xiangnan's door and snorted. When Baicao returned to Songbai Gymnasium, it was already dark.She didn't go back to the room first, but directly picked up the broom and began to sweep the road silently. This was the work she should have done in the evening.The disciples of Songbai gymnasium who passed by her looked at her with strange eyes, and then someone ran towards her excitedly, shouting: "Baicao, why did you just come back!"

It's Xiaoying. Seeing Xiaoying's flushed and excited face, Baicao felt sour. If Xiaoying hadn't taken her in, where would she be at this moment?But how long can she continue to stay in Songbai gymnasium? How can Songbai gymnasium allow her to stay forever. "Oh, a terrible thing happened while you were away! The Jin Minzhu you defeated yesterday brought all the disciples of Changhai Gymnasium to seek revenge, as if he was going to kick the gymnasium! After that, he couldn't come back You, they seem to be in a hurry to get on the plane and go back to China, so they had to leave unhappily, and you can't imagine how depressed they were when they left!" Xiaoying said like a cannonball, she was so excited that she didn't even notice that she continued to sweep the floor Her Baicao was a little more silent than usual.

"So excited! Changhai Gymnasium finally dare not underestimate us anymore, hahahaha! Who told them not to send their big disciples over to communicate with each other in the first place? It's embarrassing, hahahaha! It's a pity that you weren't here just now, otherwise we will be sent to the school again." It would be better for them to fight to the death!" Xiaoying thought about it again, uh, in fact, Baicao may not be able to beat the dark-skinned young man next to Jin Minzhu, that young man seemed very powerful. "But it's fine if you're not here. The image of a mysterious master has been created. They will never forget you. They will say that a little girl who sweeps the floor in the Songbai Gymnasium is unfathomable. The Songbai Gymnasium is really hidden. Hahahahaha !" "Ah, Senior Brother Ruobai." Suddenly seeing Ruobai's figure approaching, Xiaoying immediately closed her mouth, stood up straight, then bowed to him respectfully, and shouted: "Hello, Senior Brother Ruobai!" Baicao held the broom in her hand and silently bowed her head to Ruobai. Ruobai's eyes fell on Baicao. He looked at her slowly, as if seeing her for the first time, the scrutiny in his eyes made Baicao raise his head involuntarily, and meet his eyes.Those eyes were as bright as the moon, and also as distant and distant as the moonlight. She was slightly taken aback. Ruobai looked away from her, glanced at the broom in her hand, and said, "You don't have to do this again in the future." "...?" "I apologize to you on behalf of Xiuqin. She shouldn't have falsely passed on Master's order to let you do all the cleaning work. I never noticed it. Please forgive me." Ruobai's voice was as light as moonlight. "What, is Senior Sister Xiuqin pretending to be Master's order to make Baicao work?!" Xiaoying was stunned, and immediately became angry, "Why is Senior Sister Xiuqin doing this! Baicao is doing well, and it didn't hinder her, and she even helped Xiu Da said good things, why is Senior Sister Xiuqin..." "It's what I like to do, it's nobody else's business." From the very beginning, she knew that Xiuqin was deliberately trying to embarrass her, but she would feel at ease only when she was working hard, otherwise she would feel like a thick-skinned person living and living for nothing in the Songbai gymnasium. "Please let me get on with it." She looked at Ruobai with bated breath. Ruobai stared at her for a few seconds, looked at the pleading in her eyes, and said flatly: "As you like." Ruobai's back disappeared into the twilight at the end of the path. Xiaoying continued the previous topic, clung to Baicao who was sweeping the floor and kept talking: "It seems that Jin Minzhu cares about you very much, she will never dare to look down on people like that in the future! And oh, everyone is beginning to accept I like you now, have you noticed the way everyone looks at you... Hey, why are you not excited? By the way, where did you go after school today? It seems that you are very silent at the moment. Is there something wrong? Unhappy things?" Is she unhappy? The night was dark, a few stars twinkled among the dense branches and leaves, Baicao sat on the tree with her knees hugged, the leaves swayed gently, rustling in her ears.She looked up at the stars in the night sky, and the stars that could calm her down every time before now just gave her a cool feeling in her chest. Master is her only relative. Her father was originally a doctor in a small clinic near the Quansheng Gymnasium. After her parents passed away one after another, her master adopted her. It was the master who fed her, housed her, and taught her Taekwondo.Before meeting Master, she never knew what Taekwondo was.But whenever she was practicing taekwondo, the master's eyes always had a glow of excitement. When she kicked and attacked neatly, the master stared at her as if seeing the hope of a lifetime. So she practiced more and more focused. If becoming a taekwondo master can make the master happy, then no matter how difficult it is, she will continue to practice until the day she succeeds. Master also always taught her to remember to be honest, patient and indomitable no matter what.No matter what you do, you can't violate the principle of being a human being.At the beginning, she didn't understand why the master had to tell her these things over and over again, until the master she heard in the tone of ridicule from others passed by. She doesn't believe those rumors. It is impossible for the kind and sad master to do such a thing. Although every time she carefully tried to ask the master, the master always sighed silently and did not answer her, but she still firmly believed that the master was definitely not what the rumors said.From then on, she redoubled her requirement to be an upright and innocent person, and she must never discredit Master in the slightest. However, the result of what she did was— He was kicked out of Quansheng Gymnasium. On a big tree with dense foliage. Baicao buried her head deeply into her knees, and the leaves rustled, just like her chaotic heart that was gradually overwhelmed. She always thought. As long as the master comes back, the life of being kicked out of Quansheng Gymnasium can be ended. Although in the Quansheng Gymnasium, except for the master, the other masters and disciples have always treated her coldly, as if she was an invisible person and ignored her.But no matter how cold it is, Quansheng gymnasium is always her only home, let alone her master. Is there no going back? She could hear the helplessness in Master's words, and she understood that Master must have tried his best and tried his best for her, but he still couldn't go back? So, after all, she did something wrong.If she had pretended that she hadn't seen that fake wooden board at all, if she had kept silent, she would happily welcome Master back in the Quansheng Gymnasium, help Master pack things, and let Master see the progress of her recent practice. Stars twinkle among the leaves. After an unknown amount of time, she slowly raised her head buried in her knees, took a light breath, put her hands on the thick branches under her body, and was about to jump off, but suddenly froze. A boy sat leaning against a tree. The boy seemed to have been sitting there for a long time, and the stars shone on him through the leaves, as if there were rays of light flowing and blooming from his body. Baicao stayed on the tree. I don't know if I should jump off. The leaves rustled softly. The night was silent. He sat peacefully alone, as if asleep, as if the whole world belonged to him.She didn't dare to disturb him, and she couldn't help but relax her breathing. "it's time to go?" The young man seemed to have noticed her movement, raised his head slightly, looked up and smiled at her who was a little at a loss sitting in the tree trunk, in the starlight of the night, there seemed to be a gentleness like water flowing in his eyes. Baicao stared at him blankly. My mind went blank. He stood up, stretched out his right hand to her in the tree, and asked, "Do you want to come down?" She jumped down from the tree, and her right hand landed on his right hand that was extended to her. It was warm and warm. She blushed suddenly and withdrew her hand hastily. "You...why are you here..." She didn't know what to say, but she didn't speak, and the silence made her heart beat chaotically again. "I'll come and see you." Chu Yuan said quietly, with a natural tenderness in his voice. "Ok?" She looked at him in bewilderment. "You've been in the tree for a long time, and you look like you're having trouble." The big tree can be seen from the window of the hut. She sat alone on the tree with her knees hugged, as if she had been forgotten by the whole world, and her figure was as sad as a star.Looking at her from a distance, this kind of sadness suddenly made him unable to continue reading peacefully. "Is there anything unhappy? Do you want to tell me?" It was only then that Baicao realized that she had unknowingly walked to Chuyuan's hut, and the big tree she climbed was facing his window.What Xiuqin once said flashed in her ears, brother Chuyuan likes to be quiet, and no one should disturb him. "I'm sorry to bother you," she said apologetically. "Do you have to keep such a distance from people?" Chuyuan stared at the short-haired girl with deer-like eyes in front of her. She opened her eyes slightly, not knowing what he meant. "Laugh when you are happy, talk to your friends when you are sad, don't sit alone." He stroked her short hair as if he was her brother, "Yesterday you and that Korean I have seen the little girl's actual combat, her legs are very neat, and her words are also very good. That kind of energetic appearance is suitable for you." "I……" The sudden praise made Baicao blush, her eyes sparkled brightly, then she lowered her head in embarrassment, stared at her toes, and said: "...Actually, I did something wrong yesterday, I should be patient, no I should have kicked her out on purpose, I was out of revenge and deliberately wanted to humiliate her..." "Silly girl." He laughed nicely, and gently rubbed her hair, "How old are you this year?" "Fourteen." "Yeah, you are only fourteen years old. You are the age of passion and impulsiveness, and you are not an eminent monk who has attained the Tao." "..." She looked at him foolishly. "Do what you like, and do what you think is right." In the night, Chu Yuan's eyes smiled like stars. "But, I seem to have done something wrong," she bit her lips sadly, "Everyone said I did something wrong, and even though Master said I did something right, he couldn't help me... I feel very sad ..." "Do you think you did something wrong?" He heard that she was talking about another thing, and it might be that thing that made the girl's eyes always have a hint of melancholy. "I don't know...but I regret it. If I knew this was the result, maybe... maybe I wouldn't do it..." "Then you think you did something wrong?" "No, I didn't do anything wrong!" Her chest heaved, "I just regret it... No, I don't really regret it... I didn't know that things would turn out like this..." It was too incoherent, he couldn't listen Don't understand what she's talking about, in fact, she herself is also in a mess, but she feels so sad that she is about to explode! "Look, you did what you thought was right until now, didn't you?" "……yes." "The consequences of many things are beyond your control." He stared at her and said, "All you can do is to do what you think is right. As for the latter things, since they are not under your control, don't worry too much about them." Think about it." "But……" "There is no dilemma in the world that you can never get out of, as long as you can keep going." Chuyuan smiled and said to her, "Trust your own judgment." The wind was gentle that night. The leaves rustled above his and her heads. Baicao slept soundly all night. Ever since she was kicked out of the Quansheng Gym, she has never slept so soundly. In the dream, the figure of the boy shrouded in starlight seemed to be sitting under a tree, accompanying her. In the next few days, Baicao went to class as usual, trying not to think too much about things.After school, she worked harder and kept the Songbai Gym spotless. She secretly hoped that if she really couldn't go back to the Quansheng Gym, the Songbai Gym would continue to take her in for the sake of her hard work. . Except for the first day when Master came back, she sneaked into Quansheng Gymnasium under the cover of Guangya, and she never had a chance to see Master again.When she met Guangya on campus, she wanted to ask her master how she was doing recently, but Guangya always kept a dark face and ignored her. On this day, Baicao and Xiaoying came back from school, and as soon as they stepped into the gate of Songbai Gymnasium, they felt a strange atmosphere. Looking around, the courtyard was empty, without a single disciple.She and Xiaoying quickened their pace and found that all the disciples were gathered outside the practice hall, and they all looked inside. The disciples of the Pine Gymnasium turned their heads to see her, staring straight at her as if seeing a monster.That strange look made Baicao's heart tremble. When she was in Quansheng Gym, everyone looked at her like this. Could it be... She didn't have time to think about it, she took a few steps forward through the gap where the disciples got out of the way, and saw the long, kneeling figure with gray temples in the practice hall, she was dizzy before her eyes, and her head exploded with a bang! "Master──!" Baicao rushed in, frantically trying to help the master who was kneeling in front of Pavilion Master Yu, why is the master here, why is he kneeling, what's wrong? "Baicao, kneel down." Qu Xiangnan kept his body still, ignoring her anxious and panicked hands. "Kneel down!" Hearing the command in Master's voice, Baicao struggled a bit, and finally bent her knees, knelt beside Master, and knelt in front of Pavilion Master Yu like him. "Please accept her." Qu Xiangnan leaned over and asked the curator Yu. "Master! What are you talking about?!" Baicao turned pale with fright, no matter how much she cared about, she got up and tried to help Master up.Qu Xiangnan kept leaning over, holding her back, forcing her to bend down and kneel to Pavilion Master Yu too. "She is naturally suitable for practicing Taekwondo. She is a rare good seed, but because she follows me, she has never had the opportunity to participate in actual combat and competitions." Qu Xiangnan said bitterly, "Please accept her, I believe she will definitely To win glory for the Songbai Gymnasium." He negotiated with Senior Brother Zheng several times, but Senior Brother Zheng still refused to accept Baicao again, and he himself was unable to bring her out of the Quansheng Gym.Master Yu is a humble gentleman who is respected by the taekwondo world, and switching to Songbai gymnasium will bring her better development. "That's not appropriate." Master Yu frowned slightly, his disciple was sent by his master to join his master, such a thing had never happened before.Ruobai stood behind him, his eyes lightly fell on Baicao who was in a panic like a child. "I beg you." Qu Xiangnan lowered his body even more sadly, "She has no father or mother, and she was expelled from the Quansheng Gymnasium. If you don't accept her, she will have nowhere to go. " "I can do it! Master, I have hands and feet, and I can support myself," Baicao clenched her lips, with tears rolling over her chest, "Master, it's me who didn't live up to my expectations and put you in a difficult situation. You don't have to worry about me. No matter where I go, I will live a good life. You are my master, a person like my father, you will always be my master, and I will never take others as my master!" "Stupid boy," Qu Xiangnan raised his head slowly. After a few days of seeing each other, his white hair on the temples has grown a lot. Baicao's heart aches. Master is not yet forty years old, but he is already as old as fifty years old. people. "Master doesn't want you to give up Taekwondo and practice with Master Yu Guan. You will become a great Taekwondo player in the future." "Master---" She doesn't care if she can become a great taekwondo player in the future, she only practices taekwondo because the master wants her to do it! "So, please accept her. One day, you will be proud of her." Qu Xiangnan kowtowed heavily on the ground. Shocked, Pavilion Master Yu hurriedly bent down to help him, but he insisted on kneeling on the ground and refused to get up.Master Yu sighed and said, "Why are you doing this?" These years, Qu Xiangnan must have had a hard time.He also went to the World Taekwondo Competition in South Korea many years ago, and saw with his own eyes Qu Xiangnan's high spirits when he won the championship and the hell after being found out for taking banned drugs.After returning to China, he heard that Qu Xiangnan's wife had given birth prematurely because she couldn't bear the blow, and she died after the child was born.Qu Xiangnan was devastated, and later he heard that Qu Xiangnan actually beat a brother who laughed at him in the same gymnasium to serious injury, and even beat that person inhumanely. Because of the beating incident, the domestic taekwondo circle completely disqualified Qu Xiangnan for life, and he was not allowed to teach taekwondo or accept students in any gymnasium. In the end, only Quansheng gymnasium took him in because of past affection. Unexpectedly, he secretly accepted apprentices. Guanzhu Yu looked at the girl who was kneeling with Qu Xiangnan. She was fourteen years old, her eyes were clear and stubborn like a deer, her body was slender, and her legs were slender.She lived in the Songbai Gymnasium for a period of time, and she was able to endure hardships. Although he didn't see her fight with Jin Minzhu in person, but from Ruobai's report after the incident, he knew that this girl still had at least some qualifications for practicing Taekwondo. of. If you have been following the song to the south. This girl will indeed be delayed. "I'll just accept her. No matter how well she practices taekwondo in the future, she will always be from Songbai Gymnasium. In fact, I also like this little girl very much. She can endure hardships and has tenacity." Master Yu reached out to support Qu Xiangnan again, unable to bear to see him kowtow to him. "thank you." Qu Xiangnan stood up slowly.His judgment was indeed correct, because of the previous incidents, almost everyone in the Taekwondo world looked at him with contempt, and only occasionally when they met Master Yu, Master Yu would nod politely to him hint. "I'm sorry, Master Yu." Unexpectedly, Master Yu would actually agree to Master. Baicao was grateful for Master Yu's generosity, but she could not do so. "During this period, the Songbai Gymnasium has taken me in, and I will remember it deeply. However, I cannot betray my master. It was the master who adopted me since childhood, taught me Taekwondo, let me go to school, and taught me how to be a man. The master is my life. My master is my only master, please forgive me." She bent down deeply, knowing that although she could not stay in Songbai Gymnasium, she would always remember the kindness of Gym Master Yu. "Haha, you really are a good boy." Master Yu nodded and smiled, "Okay, it is really rare for you to have such a heart for your master. From now on, you will stay in the Songbai Gymnasium, and it will be regarded as the Songbai Gymnasium to the outside world. Under the sect, you can have the opportunity to fight and compete, but you don't need to call me a teacher, how do you think?" "Master Yu..." Baicao was too shocked to speak, and at the same time felt extremely ashamed. "That's it, Ruobai, you take Baicao to practice in the future." Master Yu ordered, and at the same time helped Qu Xiangnan up from the ground. "Yes." Ruobai replied. dusk. The sky is full of colorful clouds. Baicao sent Master out of Songbai Gymnasium. "Governor Yu is a good man," Qu Xiangnan said with emotion, "The Gym Challenge is about to start, and he said that you have the same chance to compete fairly as the other disciples in the Songbai Gym." Baicao was stunned. She also has the opportunity to participate in the Gym Challenge? "Practice hard, remember what Master said, you have a very good talent, don't waste it." In the glow, Qu Xiangnan told her again, "What you need to do now is to accumulate more practical experience... your previous competition experience Too few, you will suffer when you meet a real master...Master hopes that one day you can become a great Taekwondo player and stand on the highest and most dazzling position..." "Yes, Master." Looking at the back of Master Xiao Suo going away, Baicao silently swore that she would let Master wait until that day. At night, the moonlight fell on the window of the hut, and Chuyuan sat at the table reading a thick medical book. The murmur of running water and the rustling of leaves mixed together, making everything extraordinarily quiet.Occasionally, when he looked up, he could see the big tree outside the window, with dense branches and leaves, and stars shining in the gaps between the leaves, but there was no longer the lonely figure of the little girl sitting with her knees hugged. "Knock knock!" There was a light knock on the door. "Please come in." Chuyuan put down the book in his hand, and saw the short-haired girl gently pushing the door open.Seeing him, there seemed to be some joy in her deer-like eyes, but when her eyes fell on the book in his hand, she seemed a little embarrassed. "I'm here to return the medicine oil." Baicao clenched the small medicine bottle tightly, there was less than half of the medicine oil left in it, in fact, it should have been returned to him long ago.Putting the warm medicine bottle next to the medicine cabinet, she bowed to him and said, "Thank you." "You're welcome." Chuyuan smiled and said that the bruise on her forehead had completely healed, and her skin was as healthy and shiny as autumn wheat. "I..." The little impulse in her heart made her want to tell him, "I will live in Songbai Dao Museum in the future, and the owner of Yu Museum has accepted me." "Ah, that would be great." The smile on the corner of her lips still had a perfect curvature. She stared at him blankly for a few seconds, then suddenly felt a little bit disappointed, and hurriedly said: "Then I'm leaving, and I won't disturb you anymore." "it is good." Chuyuan got up and sent her to the door. Ah, yes. "Senior Chuyuan, if I clean outside the house every day, will it disturb you?" She stood at the door and looked up at him. "Won't." Chuyuan smiled. She looked up like a cute little deer with her eyes full of cautious anticipation. "Thank you!" Baicao was as happy as if she had received the best gift, she was finally able to do something for him.He healed her, gave her medicated oil, and talked to her when she was sad, but she never knew what to do to repay him. The next morning when Master Yu officially accepted her, the disciples of Songbai Gymnasium were still asleep. Baicao had already wiped the mats in the practice hall clean, and washed the dirty Taoist robes that the disciples had replaced the night before. , Neatly placed on the clothesline in the courtyard. When the disciples came out of the room in twos and threes and began to do various warm-up and preparatory activities, Baicao had already changed into the Taoist robe, tied a belt, ran ten laps, and was holding a big tree to press his legs.It's been a long time since she practiced in Taoist clothing, and she felt a long-lost excitement in her heart, as if the cells in her whole body were alive again. In the morning light, the disciples looked at Baicao with strange eyes, and their eyes fell on her Taoist robe and belt. Even Ruobai took a look at her before ordering the disciples to gather together and start the formal training. "Assemble──!" "sorry Sorry!" Panting for breath, Xiaoying narrowly arrived before Ruobai's words fell, hoo, she was not late at all.Her hair was uncombed and unkempt, and she tied it up with a rubber band while running, and suddenly found Baicao in the crowd, her eyes lit up, and she squeezed to stand beside Baicao. "It's dangerous, huh, luckily I'm not late, Senior Brother Ruobai is very scary!" Xiaoying was panting desperately while gesturing casually to practice basic movements with everyone, lowering her voice and showing a terrified expression to Baicao beside her. "Did the alarm clock not go off?" Baicao remembered that she had set the alarm clock for Xiaoying and placed it beside her bed. "It's ringing, haha, I killed it after only one ringing!" Xiaoying said triumphantly, her voice couldn't help getting louder, Ruobai glanced at her through the team, scared Xiaoying immediately closed her eyes Mouth, dare not speak for a long while. The sun in early spring is bright and cool. After finishing the basic exercises, Ruobai asked the disciples to start training in groups, practicing basic skills such as front kick, side kick, and back kick. Xiaoying and Baicao are grouped together. Holding the target with one hand, Xiaoying was surprised to find that the strength of Baicao's feet was so strong, and each kick hit the target so hard that she could hardly hold the target.But what surprised her even more was the Taoist robe and belt on Baicao's body. "Your Taoist robe is too torn." Xiaoying frowned and said.What kind of Taoist robe is that? It looks like it has been worn for at least several years. The original snow white has become old and yellow, and the material of the clothes is worn out. A patch was applied.The trousers are obviously much shorter, and the hem of the trousers reaches Baicao's knees. Is it comfortable to wear? "Not broken." Baicao lowered her head to check the Taoist robe on her body, there was no breakage, because she had patched the joints, so it was extra strong. "Please, it's old, okay!" Xiaoying rolled her eyes. "The older it is, the softer it is to wear. It's very comfortable." Baicao turned around and kicked the foot target in Xiaoying's hand.This Taoist robe was given to her by her master when she first practiced taekwondo. At that time, she thought it was very beautiful, and secretly looked at it in front of the mirror. "Well, what about your belt?" Her hand was about to go numb, Xiaoying moved her wrist with a bitter face, then continued to stare at the white belt around Baicao's waist with wide eyes in disbelief.Did she read it right? It’s leucorrhea, below black belt, red-black belt, red belt, blue-red belt, blue belt, green-blue belt, green belt, yellow-green belt, yellow belt, white-yellow belt, and white belt. The worst leucorrhea among the ten grades! Even children who are just learning Taekwondo can get rid of leucorrhea and advance to a higher level after practicing for a while.How could it be possible that Baicao is still leucorrhea until now?Although she didn't know exactly how many years Baicao had been practicing, at least Baicao had been practicing taekwondo in Quansheng gymnasium when she was at the same table with her in junior high school. It's still a leucorrhea! It's incredible. "Take a five-minute break." As Ruobai's voice fell to the ground, the disciples either sat on the mats to rest or chatted and played. Pingping, who was wearing a yellow belt, walked over curiously at the belt around Baicao's waist, and had the same question as Xiaoying: "Baicao, why are you wearing a white belt?" "I'm a leucorrhea," Baicao smiled shyly, "so of course I can only wear a white belt." "is that a lie!" "how is this possible!" Xiaoying and Pingping yelled at the same time, they could defeat Jin Minzhu with a blue belt, and kicked Jin Minzhu flying with one leg, how could it be only at the level of a white belt!Hearing the commotion here, the other disciples turned their heads to look over one after another, and almost all their eyes stayed on the white belt around Baicao's waist for a moment.Yi Feng was very close to them, and when he heard their conversation just now, he yawned lazily, and said, "Did you not take the belt promotion exam in your gym, so you have always been a white belt?" Baicao lowered her head and touched the white belt. The disciples of the Songbai Gymnasium who practiced with her had at least white and yellow belts even if they were just beginners, and she had been wearing this white belt for several years. "Well, I didn't take the test." Every time the color of the tie is upgraded, it must pass the test in the gym, and the fee for the test must be paid out. Part of the source of money for each gym comes from here.She didn't have the money to take the exam, and the master once wanted to pay her to be promoted, but she also refused.It costs a lot of money to pass the test for each color of the belt, and Master's own life is already very stressful.Although in the Quansheng gymnasium, people often ridiculed him for being the lowest white belt after practicing for so long, but is the quality of kung fu only proved by the color of the belt? After being ridiculed for a long time, she cared less and less about it.It's just that sometimes when I see the black belt around someone else's waist, I feel that the fluttering black belt against the white Taoist robe is really beautiful. "That's right, hehe." Xiaoying scratched her head and said awkwardly.Oh, how did she forget that Baicao is an orphan, and her life is extremely frugal, and the meals she usually eats at school can't be more simple, and often a little pickles and a steamed bun will kill her lunch. How can she have the money to take the entrance examination. "gather!" Ruobai asked his disciples to regroup to practice in groups, as if he didn't pay attention to the situation on Baicao's side just now, and calmly shouted the password: "Kick forward!" "Side kick!" “后踢！” "..." 松柏道馆的弟子们整齐划一地做着动作，干净利落，虎虎生风，一件件雪白的道袍在清晨的阳光中亮得耀眼。 而在傍晚的训练中，百草一脚后旋踢，晓萤手中的脚靶竟然被踢飞了出去！ "Ouch!" 晓萤被震得后退两步，吃痛地转动手腕，额角冒出冷汗。 “对不起，是踢到你的手了吗？”百草急忙上前看她的手，见好像是手腕有点扭到了。 “没有。”晓萤有点沮丧，“是你脚上的力道太大，我拿不住你的靶。” “啊，晓萤，你拿不住百草的脚靶？！” 周围的弟子们惊讶地问。只有双方实力相差很大的情况下，一方才会拿不住另一方的靶。在松柏道馆的女弟子里面，除了初薇和秀琴，基本就是晓萤最出色了。 晓萤一脸黑线。 承认这点很丢人的好不好。虽然她私下和百草比试过几次，每次都输给百草，可是难道她连百草的靶都拿不住吗？明明百草和她都是十四岁！ 若白走过来。 他捡起被晓萤跌落在地上的脚靶，站在百草面前，淡淡地说：“后旋踢。” 百草一怔。 众弟子瞪大眼睛，正在对练的初薇和秀琴也吃惊地看过来，见若白右手握着脚靶，目视百草，沉声说：“后旋踢！” "yes." 百草不再犹豫。 她立定！ turn around! 飞踢出去！ 在全胜道馆的时候，没有弟子肯和她对练，每次都是师父帮她拿脚靶。师父告诉她，要把攻击的目标放在心中，不要用眼睛去看，全神贯注，一击而中！ “啪──！！！” 清脆的踢击声中仿佛贯注着飓风般的力道，如同初春的第一道惊雷，在练功厅里层层回响。 众弟子呆呆地望着百草。 秀琴的眉心不可察觉地皱了皱，初薇仔细看了眼百草，亦枫轻轻打个哈欠，晓萤兴奋地欢呼起来：“哇！帅呆了！百草你好棒哦！” 虽然不习惯这么直接的赞美，百草还是脸颊微红地对晓萤露出一个笑容，然后站定身子，屏息看向面无表情的若白。他是在考教她的腿力吧，师父从来只是让她好好练习，并没有告诉过她，她的腿力究竟如何。 若白放下手中的脚靶，没有看百草，对晓萤说：“往后你和丰石一组练习。” "what?" 晓萤张大嘴巴，就是说，若白师兄考验百草腿力的结果是，她不适合和百草一组练习，百草必须换更厉害的弟子来对练吗？哇，百草好强大啊！ “百草，你和……” 若白的目光逐一看过众弟子，秀琴皱着眉低下头，初薇微仰着脸，他的视线停留在秀达身上几秒钟，秀达立刻惊惶得脸都白了拼命摇头。 “……你和亦枫一组练习。” 亦枫──？ 这句话无疑于若白轻描淡写地在练功厅丢下一个炸弹！众弟子都快昏厥过去了，初薇诧异地看着若白，秀琴的身体僵硬住，仿佛不相信那句话是若白说出来的，晓萤已经目瞪口呆彻底被震晕了。 百草不太明白为什么众人会有这么强烈的表情，但是既然若白这样决定，应该是有他的道理。她对若白垂目鞠躬，说：“是。” 然后她又向懒洋洋坐在垫子上的亦枫鞠躬行礼说：“请多指教。” 亦枫瞟了眼若白，伸个懒腰，从垫子上站起来，笑容漫不经心地对她说：“往后也请你多多指教。” “亦枫是二师兄哎！” 晓萤无法从震撼中缓过神，直到晚上做作业的时候依旧喋喋不休地重复同样的话题。 “若白师兄每次馆内实战和练习都是和亦枫师兄一组，也只有亦枫师兄能够和若白师兄一较高低。你别看亦枫师兄平时爱瞌睡，好像很懒的样子，其实他功夫超厉害的呢，每次和其他道馆比赛，几乎全都靠他和若白师兄了。” 晓萤星星眼地看着有点发愣的百草，崇拜地说：“若白师兄让你和亦枫师兄一组，就是认可了你的实力了吧。是觉得你很厉害很厉害，只有亦枫师兄配和你一起练习，其他弟子都不是你的对手了吧！哇，难道其实你也能打败初薇师姐和秀琴师姐？哇，百草，我爱死你了！你以前怎么没有告诉过我，你才是真正的高手，神秘而低调的高手……” 她有这么厉害吗？ 百草手里握着笔，听得愣愣的。虽然一向知道晓萤说话喜欢夸张，可是，忍不住地，她也有点小小的激动。 在全胜道馆的时候，除了秀达那次偶然事件，她从来没有机会和其他弟子们对练和实战，更别提代表全胜道馆和别的道馆比赛了。她不知道自己的功夫究竟怎么样，是什么水平，到底有没有可能真的像师父所希望的那样，有朝一日能成为了不起的跆拳道选手，为师父也为她自己争得荣耀。 也许…… Can she really do it? 她咬紧嘴唇，感觉心脏砰砰砰地狂跳起来。她以前只是把那当作一个梦想来看，一个遥不可及的梦想，一个虽然遥不可及也会拼命去努力的梦想。 可是，她难道真的是有机会的吗？ 在百草正式加入松柏道馆的第二天，喻馆主就应邀去加拿大，为那里刚刚普及的跆拳道运动当特邀指导去了。这一去要去很长的时间，临走前喻馆主像以往一样，将馆内所有训练和比赛的事情交给若白全权处理。 还没等大家因为师父的离开而生出懈怠之心，若白便已在晚练的时候宣布，这周六将举行一场馆内比赛，选拔出代表松柏道馆参加道馆挑战赛的人选，其中男弟子两人，女弟子一人。 Is it finally time to start? ! 松柏道馆的弟子们屏住了呼吸，一年一度的道馆挑战赛终于马上就要正式开始了吗？ !自从去年的挑战赛止步于复赛第二场后，将近一年来每天坚持不懈地练习，练功场上洒满了汗水，而他们期待已久的道馆挑战赛终于又要开始了啊！ 从若白宣布周六进行馆内挑拨比赛的那一刻起，松柏道馆的弟子们仿佛体内被打入了兴奋剂！ “啊啋──！” "Yeah!" “啊哈──！” 练功厅里实战时的喝喊声比平时高了好多倍，一个个弟子们踢腿的力道也比平时用力得多！ 每年一度的道馆挑战赛是岸阳每个道馆弟子心目中的圣战！ 尤其对于松柏道馆的弟子们，几年来眼看着松柏道馆已经逐渐沦为岸阳的二流道馆，道馆挑战赛是他们重振松柏雄威的唯一机会！而前几届道馆挑战赛，每次辛辛苦苦打入复赛后，都是很快就输掉被淘汰，可是这次──应该会不一样了吧！ 不仅松柏道馆的其他弟子们如此，就连晓萤也不再像以前那样在训练的时候偷懒和迟到，全神贯注地投入了练习，一天的训练下来，她的腿上到处都是淤青。 "It hurts!" 晓萤痛得连声惨叫，百草没有理会她，继续低头用药油帮她揉搓腿上的伤。说起来，这还是她第一次见到晓萤如此认真地练习。 “轻点！轻点！啊，痛死了，好了没啊，差不多就行了啦！” 晓萤乱七八糟地喊着，终于看见百草抬起头，塞上药油瓶的塞子，连忙喊：“哎，别塞别塞，我还没帮你擦呢！” “不用，我马上还要再去练呢。” 百草笑了笑，擦擦手，坐在床边开始换道服。在学校趁着课间的时间她已经把作业全都写完了，回到道馆可以专心地把精力全部用在练习上。亦枫前辈虽然看起来懒洋洋的，但是只要她流露出想多练一会儿的想法，他就一直陪她练下去。今晚她还想多练一场，亦枫知道了以后，居然也同意陪她练。 心里有些不安。 她明白是自己打扰了亦枫前辈休息。 可是，她真的想多练练。师父一直说她实战的经验太少，如今难得有亦枫前辈这样的高手陪她实战，她不想浪费这么好的机会。 “哦，那你去吧，我是不行了，疼得一步也走不动了。”晓萤歪倒在床上，忽然笑着说，“百草，你知道吗，我超喜欢每年的道馆挑战赛！就好像道馆里所有人的心全都紧紧地拧在一起了，为了同一个目标在拼命地努力！” 她怎么会不知道呢？ 虽然每次道馆挑战赛全胜道馆都是垫底的名次，连复赛都从没有闯进去过，就算这样，百草记得在每次挑战赛之前，所有的师伯和弟子们会竭尽全力地去练习和准备。虽然全胜道馆的实力差，被其他道馆看不起，但是想要赢取胜利的那颗心，并不比任何道馆差。 只是，她从来没有机会参加。 “其实我知道我不可能代表松柏道馆去参加挑战赛了啦，但是还是想要为师兄师姐们加把油，”晓萤趴在床上，眼睛闪闪地说，“好像我多努力练一会儿，就可以把备战的气氛变得更热烈些！” Yes. 这两天看着身边的弟子们努力加油地练习，仿佛有烈火在燃烧一样，百草全身的每个细胞也都被激起了斗志。 “对了，百草，我不会手下留情的哦！”晓萤忽然很严肃地说，“虽然我和你是好朋友，但是周六比赛的时候，我会竭尽所能去战胜你的！” “好，我也会的。”她点头。 无论是多好的朋友，只要站在赛场上就是对手，全神贯注地进行比赛才是对于对手和朋友最大的尊重。师父一向这样教导她。 “哈哈哈哈，哎呀，一想到周六的馆内选拨赛，我就好激动啊！不行，我也坐不住了，百草啊，我跟你一起去再多练会儿吧！”晓萤一骨碌从床上爬起来，也换上了道袍。 为了准备周六的馆内选拨赛，松柏道馆的弟子们起早贪黑地练习，百草更是其中练得最刻苦的一个。 天不亮她就起床。 夜已经很黑很黑，所有弟子都睡下了，亦枫也实在撑不住去睡觉了，她还在练功厅里继续练习。 练功厅里的灯似乎是彻夜亮着的。 有好几次，若白站在纸门旁边的暗影里，凝视着垫子上那个穿着满是补丁洗得发旧的道袍的女孩子。 她脸上满是汗水。 黑发被汗水濡湿，黏在她的脸上。 她的眼睛倔强有神，全神贯注，盯紧空中某个地方，仿佛那里就是她要攻击的目标！旋身！飞腿！一遍又一遍，几十遍，几百遍地重复着同一个出腿的动作！ 若白的出现和离去，百草丝毫未曾察觉。 她只恨时间太短了！ 如果再多给她一天的时间练习，如果一天的时间可以变得更长些！可是，时间总是飞快的就过去了！ 这天已经是周五的下午。 一放学，百草就急匆匆拿起书包往外走，早一点回到道馆就可以早一点开始练习。不知道为什么，对于明天的选拨赛她忽然越来越紧张，总觉得自己的出腿不够快不够有力。 她还要多练习练习。 这是她期盼了那么多年的机会，终于有希望参加道馆挑战赛，哪怕这希望再渺茫，她也不可以错过！ 可是，为什么今天校园里这么多人，堵得水泄不通的样子，很难从拥挤的人群里走出校门。哎呀，她要赶着回道馆呢，吃力地在人群的缝隙中挤着向前走，百草有点急了。 "what happened?" 晓萤也想抓紧回道馆，能多练一会儿是一会儿啊。今天是怎么了，初中部和高中部是在不同的区，虽然最终都要顺着主干道走出学校大门，人群会变得拥挤些，但是从没有像今天这样拥挤熙攘到夸张的地步！ 深深吸口气，百草按压下心中的急躁，师父告诫过她好多次，她的脾气太急太冲，是练习跆拳道的大忌。 “是那里。” 静下心来，她看到了造成人群堵塞的原因。在距离学校大门口十几米的地方，乌压压重重叠叠的学生们聚集在一起，好像是包围着什么，人数越聚越多，将道路堵得水泄不通。 远远的，可以听到人群中不时发出兴奋和激动的呼喊声。 就好像明星来了一样。 或许真的是明星吧，因为虽然隔着这么远的距离，也根本看不到被人群包围的是什么样的人，可是她依然能感受到从那里散发出的让人不由自主想去接近的气场。 当她终于和晓萤奋力挤出学校的大门，回到松柏道馆，打扫完卫生，换上道袍，一路小跑，跑到练功厅里集合时，却再一次感受到了同样的气场。 百草疑惑地向练功厅里望去。 这几日来为了馆内选拨赛每天紧张练功的松柏道馆弟子们，竟然还没有开始练习，如同在校园大门处的那些学生一样，将她不知道的什么人团团围住，热烈地抢着说话。 她看不清里面两人的模样，只能看出那是一个少年和一个少女。就算这样隐约地看着，也能看出是极出色的人物，耀眼的光芒从重重包围中透出来，仿佛要灼伤人的眼睛。 若白站在人群外。 他的身体挺拔秀逸，垂目望着地面，神色依旧淡淡的，好像并不关注那被包围的两人。可是，百草总觉得他有哪里不同。 不由地盯着若白看。 这样的若白跟她平时见到的若白不太一样，虽然看起来还是淡然而疏远，却好像从他的手指到背脊，全身的每个细胞都在紧绷。 若白抬起头。 他看了她一眼，眼神冰冷淡漠。 百草赶忙把视线离开，忽然觉得自己好像侵犯到了别人的隐私。 “我说呢，原来是廷皓哥哥和婷宜姐姐啊！”晓萤兴奋的话语声从包围圈的最里层传出来，“难怪整个学校都轰动了，你们这次去韩国去了好久好久啊，在韩国的昌海道馆是不是学到了很多东西呢？” “在昌海能学到什么东西，”是初薇的声音，“昌海的那些人根本不可能是廷皓哥哥的对手。” “是啊！是啊！” 松柏道馆的弟子们想起上次昌海道馆的金敏珠之战。 “昌海道馆也没什么了不起的！” “前几天昌海道馆来跟我们交流了，被我们打得人仰马翻！” “昌海道馆的一个女弟子打不过我们，还哭了呢！” “是啊！是啊！” “就他们那水平，同时上四五个都不可能是廷皓前辈的对手！说不定是昌海道馆发现咱们跆拳道水平进步得太快，马上就要打不过咱们了，才请廷皓前辈和婷宜前辈过去交流，想要偷师！” “对！肯定是这样！” “我和哥哥来之前，在昌海道馆也听说了。”那女孩子声音清雅柔和，如同宜人的春风轻轻拂过水面，“是一个叫做百草的女孩子将金敏珠打败的，对吗？” “咦，婷宜姐姐你也知道了啊！！”晓萤高兴地说，“就是百草打败的那个金敏珠，百草很了不起哦，她是……” “啊，百草，你来了！”忽然一扭头看到百草就站在人群外，晓萤连忙向她招手，“快进来！快进来！这是贤武道馆的廷皓哥哥和婷宜姐姐呢！你以前肯定听说他们的名字对不对！” 随着晓萤的挥手，松柏道馆的弟子们闪开一条缝，百草看到了那只曾经在传说中听到过的两个人，贤武道馆的廷皓和他的妹妹婷宜。 这是她第一次亲眼看到他们。 那少年如同太阳般俊朗耀目，目光明亮地望入她的眼底。她愣了下，他却笑起来，仿佛看到一个极有趣的人。 那少女又是另一种光芒，如同月亮般的柔静温雅，对站在人群外的她和煦地微笑，问：“你就是百草？”