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No one would have thought that eight years ago, the old blind man and Fan Dahu had actually met each other. It was just that the times had passed and the old blind man's face had changed, as though he was a completely different person. So when he appeared again, Fan Dahu didn't recognize him.

"What's the enmity between the two of you?"

There was no hatred in the world for no reason. Lin Yiyuan firmly believed this, which was why he asked.

In such a short period of time, the old blind man's emotions underwent a drastic change. From his initial calmness to his current hatred, it was difficult to conceal.

"Hua Li, my son, my daughter-in-law's death, and this pair of followers were all done by this hypocrite!"

The old blind man gritted his teeth in hatred and continued to explain, "Outsiders frequently come to the mountains. I didn't pay much attention to their arrival and even asked my family to entertain them. Who would've thought that wolves would enter …"

Fan Dahu was born a rogue, eight years ago, he was still unknown, and it was only in these few years that he rose to prominence.

At that time, Fan Dahu was already past his prime, but he had nothing to show for it. However, he had always dreamed of making a windfall, because he firmly believed that "no man can make a windfall, no horse can make a night grass is not fat".

This was an old saying, and he wanted to think of a way to earn a lot of money. Hence, he came to the Lingnan to pay a visit to a master teacher in order to learn a technique to control people.

After many inquiries, Fan Dahu finally heard of the old blind man's name. At that time, the blind man was also considered one of the ten thousand miles of land, and his talent was extraordinary. His ancestral Gu techniques had reached perfection, and he had surpassed many seniors by leaps and bounds.

In the beginning, Fan Dahu did not casually bring up the matter of taking him as his master, but only displayed some interest in the theory of medicine, because the old blind man spent all his time taking care of the herbs, in order to get what he wanted, Fan Dahu who did not know anything also started to care about the theory of medicine.

The old blind man was clever, he took everything in his eyes, but did not mention anything. He had his own considerations, firstly, the ancestral Gu techniques in his family could not be taught to outsiders, and secondly, he did not understand Fan Dahu.

In fact, regardless of what industry one was in, if one's master were to accept a disciple, he or she would look down upon their character. On the contrary, if one's talent was lacking, he or she would be favored by his or her master.

In short, accepting a disciple was not a whimsical matter. There was a series of procedures, and basically, it was a test. Someone who could withstand a test might be able to break the traditional rules.

For example, "Family law cannot be taught to outsiders".

In many industries, there were rules of not passing on men to their daughters, of not passing on children to their elders, and of not passing on goods to the outside world.

However, since ancient times, there had been many people who had broken this rule. Apart from those who had seized the opportunity, the rest of them, without exception, had moved their master with their sincerity, making him risk the disrespect and infamy they had caused, in order to pass on their abilities to him.

This kind of thing was quite common in the martial arts world. It happened in other industries as well, but outsiders knew very little about it.

Following the ancestor's rules, the old blind man turned a blind eye to Fan Dahu's passionate speech. Finally, Fan Dahu could no longer hold back and became restless.

One morning, while the old blind man was taking care of the herbs, he kneeled to the side and started kowtowing as if he was pounding garlic, tears and snot flowing down his nose as he expressed his sincerity. This scene was exactly the same as when Fan Jianren was kneeling before him.

It went without saying that Fan Dahu's sincerity did not move the old blind man, and was firmly rejected!

Fan Dahu didn't learn anything nor did he know what was meant by sincerity. In his heart, he hated the old blind man to the core!

Back in the days, when the ancient emperor ascended to the throne, there was a "three requests for recommendation".

To put it bluntly, this was the way to go!

It meant that it wasn't that I wanted to be the emperor, but you forced me to be, and since you were all so sincere, then I had to reluctantly accept it. But first of all, if I ascended the throne, everyone would have to listen to me, or else they would be beheaded.

The logic was simple, but Fan Dahu did not understand. He knew nothing about the rules of the game and only thought that if he knelt down, you would have to accept him.

Just this kind of conceited thought didn't work no matter where one went. One couldn't even dream of becoming a master teacher in his entire life unless one was fortunate. However, the possibility of one stepping on dog shit was negligible.

After being rejected, Fan Dahu stayed on the spot and started to think about other things. This time, he had a plan, he planned to steal the secret manual and take it back to think through it. However, how could the old blind man's things be so easy to steal?

After thinking about it again and again, there was no conclusion, so Fan Dahu could only find some people who came with him to discuss it with.

The reason was that the old blind man himself was an expert in handling medicinal herbs. Making this in front of him was equivalent to cheating on them when the plan was overthrown, so everyone could only discuss the method and come to a conclusion. The group of people all agreed that if they wanted to take advantage of the situation, they could not do it recklessly, and the old blind man was the most difficult existence to deal with, so as long as they lured him away, it would be easier to make a move against him.

This little girl was pretty, and she was simple, so it was naturally easier to deceive her. As long as they tied her up, and found a place with no one to hang her up for the night, the old blind man's family would definitely be anxious to find her. At that time, when there was no one at home, they would be able to get her easily.

After some discussion, the knot in Fan Dahu's heart was finally resolved. Feeling depressed, he drank some of the rice wine he brewed in the mountains that night and fell asleep.

Ever since then, Fan Dahu had never mentioned anything about taking in a master again. The old blind man was actually a little disappointed with this, and inwardly sighed at Fan Dahu for not having the courage, nor the determination to persevere.

At the same time, the old blind man also had another idea as to secretly guard against Fan Dahu from stealing's teacher.

Stealing a teacher was a taboo in this world, especially in the martial arts world. Once a master was found out, he would easily destroy the hand scripture or even take a life!

Using the words that Monkey Sun had said to Patriarch Subhuti in the middle of the night when he was taking him in as his disciple in Journey to the West, there wasn't a single sound coming from him. He was the only disciple!

That is to say, I am the only one here, what ability does Master have to live forever and learn from me?

I won't leak it.

Many times, passing on martial arts was a big matter, and there were many disciples under the Master, but not everyone could learn real skills unless the Master was willing to teach them. If the Master was willing to teach them, then it would be a taboo, and even more of a problem of character.

It had to be said that the old blind man's perception was very strong. He had expected Fan Dahu to steal his master, but he had never thought that these people would be so daring to kidnap his granddaughter and take the chance to steal her cultivation technique.

As the old saying goes, one shouldn't be afraid of thieves!

Back then, the old blind man had encountered such a situation. Furthermore, the thief was at home, and it was hard to guard against him.

After a few days, Fan Dahu and his group still could not find a suitable opportunity to strike, but just like when they just arrived, they did not display any signs of evil intentions.