Chapter 8 Back to Hometown
A few days later, the Jiangnan Provincial Training Team returned, and Xu Jingming also left the Starry Sky Fighting Hall and prepared to return to his hometown.
In the afternoon, Binhai City High-speed Railway North Station.
"Only in Binhai City, take good care of yourself." Xu Jingming and Li Miaomiao hugged each other. Li Miaomiao was wearing a mask and followed a female assistant. Although Xu Jingming had entered the World Martial Arts Competition twice, once in the quarterfinals of 16 and once in the quarterfinals of 8, after all, he rarely showed his face publicly. When walking on the street, few people could recognize him. But Li Miaomiao was different. She was very popular. Even if she was very Buddhist, she only broadcasts live once a month, but she still had tens of millions of fans. If she didn't wear a mask, she would be recognized quickly.
"I guess I will be able to arrange everything in two or three days, and I will be able to go back then. Sister Kong has already gone to Mingyue City in advance and their houses have been rented." Li Miaomiao said, Sister Kong was one of Li Miaomiao's two assistants.
"Xiao Zeng, I must take good care of your boss these days." Xu Jingming said to the thin female assistant "Xiao Zeng".
"As for the order." Xiao Zeng immediately raised his chest and replied.
Xu Jingming nodded with a smile, and hugged his girlfriend again.
"Send me a message when you get home." Li Miaomiao instructed me.
"Okay, I'm leaving."
Xu Jingming turned around, carried his backpack, passed the level and took the high-speed rail.
Li Miaomiao took the female assistant and watched Xu Jingming's back disappear into the passage before leaving.
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On the high-speed rail, Xu Jingming sat in his seat, with a three-foot-sized light curtain floating in front of him.
The light curtain can only be seen clearly from Xu Jingming's angle. The brightness of other angles is not enough and will deform.
"Dear relatives, friends, brothers and sisters, from now on, I will settle in Mingyue City! Everyone is welcome to travel to Mingyue City, and I will definitely entertain you all the way!" Xu Jingming sent a message in the social circle, and soon there were replies.
"Junior brother, the journey is good!" This message is Senior Brother Fang Xinglong, the owner of the Starry Sky Fighting Hall.
"Old Xu, have you left Binhai?" This is the national teammate and good brother "Hengfang".
"Senior brother, you finally returned to Mingyue City. Brothers have long been eager to see you!" This is the junior brother "Zhu Tong" of the Baji Sect of Mingyue City.
"I'm back, come to see me early." This is the leader of Mingyue City's "Dai Tongda", and one of Xu Jingming's two masters when he was young! When he was young, Xu Jingming's enlightenment master was his father, and then under the guidance of his father, he became a teacher.
"It turns out that Yueshi is a very beautiful city, and you will definitely travel if you have the opportunity." This is a world-class martial arts master "hunter" Mikeqi, who once studied in Xia Kingdom and was proficient in Chinese.
"The master is going back to his hometown, so he must treat you to dinner. Many old classmates want to see you." It is a high school classmate Wu Wei.
As time goes by, messages appear one after another.
There are old classmates, relatives, teammates in the provincial and national teams, as well as some experts and friends in the world martial arts circle who are not acquainted with each other, as well as some martial arts circle agents, coaches, and apprentices whom they have taught themselves.
Xu Jingming looked at the messages and smiled and responded to his friends one by one.
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Beijing, in a Chinese-style villa.
Liu Hai, who was eating the third meal of the day, was also looking at the social circle on the light curtain. When he was in seclusion every year, he usually looked at the social circle to learn about external information during meals.
"Jing Ming left Binhai and returned to Mingyue City?" Liu Hai knew it, "It was forced by Cheng Zihao, the Tiger Shark Group."
"National Key Cultivation List."
Liu Hai gently tapped the screen, looked at the candidates on the list, shook his head helplessly, "I found several old friends, and my mouth was broken, but Jing Ming was still wiped out."
"There are 20 people on the list, twelve martial arts masters, and five other fighting schools. Only three places can compete... In the end, these three places were obtained by two professional martial arts players and one professional Sanda player."
"Professional Sanda players are Grand Slam players."
"Two professional martial arts players, one has won the fourth place in the World Martial Arts Competition! The other has entered the World quarterfinals three times, and their results are better than Jing Ming."
The list this time is too special, and Liu Hai only has the right to recommend it, so he has tried his best.
...
The scenery outside the window was whirling by.
Xu Jingming looked up at the window, chatted in the social circle for a while, and had already entered the territory of Mingyue City.
The high-speed rail takes only 35 minutes from Binhai City to Mingyue City.
"I'm back home." Xu Jingming was in a good mood. At first glance, there were countless weeping willows beside the river outside the high-speed rail window. The scenery of the Jiangnan water town makes people feel relaxed and happy.
Although in terms of economy, Mingyue City cannot be compared with the economic center of Xia Kingdom, "Binhai City", but in terms of livability, Mingyue City is much stronger. The entire city seems to be a city built in a park, with a slow pace of the city, and many elderly people across the country have moved here to retire.
"Mingyue City, I'm back." After leaving the high-speed rail station and taking the driverless smart car, Xu Jingming went straight to his parents' residence, which was a rather historical villa area. Before he was eighteen years old, he almost lived here.
In the villa community.
When Xu Jingming walked in the alley, the stone bricks on the ground had traces of time. Some were old stone bricks, and some should have been damaged. They were replaced by new stone bricks by the property. A blurry graffiti on the wall caught Xu Jingming's eyes and he couldn't help but reach out and touched them.
This graffiti was painted on the wall of Li Daniu's house when she was five years old. So much has passed, but there are still blurred traces left.
Walking on this alley, I thought of the scene when I was a child, my father picked me up and dropped me off when I was carrying a schoolbag. At that time, the robot was not that smart, and my mother was responsible for cooking and my father was responsible for picking me up and dropping me off.
"In a blink of an eye, twenty years have passed." Xu Jingming walked to the familiar gate of the courtyard, pushed it gently, and the door was not locked and opened in advance.
Xu Jingming walked into the front yard, which was a small courtyard of more than 30 square meters. Xu Jingming practiced martial arts for a long time when he was a child.
"Dad, mom." Xu Jingming shouted.
"Jing Ming is back!"
"It's Jingming who is back!"
A sound came from inside the house. Xu Jingming pushed open the door of the living room and saw that his parents had already stood up. Xu's mother was wearing pajamas and slippers, and Xu's father was wearing short-sleeved shorts. After all, in the summer, he was very casual at home.
"Jingming." Xu's mother saw her son and hugged her happily, "I miss you so much, where is Miaomiao? You are the only one who comes back?"
"Miaomiao is back in two days." Xu Jingming said with a smile.
Xu's father walked out, looked at Xu Jingming, and asked, "Where is your weapon?"
"It's all delivered. Because there are a lot of things and they are all heavy items, they will not arrive tomorrow and will be delivered to the new house." Xu Jingming said.
Father Xu nodded.
Xu's father, named Xu Hong, is about the same height as Xu Jingming, and is much stronger. After all, he was a fierce man who created the Baji Sect in Mingyue City. He majored in Baji and practiced studs every day. The studs of Baji Sect, such as hitting tree studs with his arms, chest, shoulders, back, elbows, etc., which is also considered studs. There is also a single-arm inverted studs that are mainly practiced with arms. It is difficult to stand up one-arm inverted studs. Simplify the point of "two-handed studs", and then simplify it is "push-up studs"... There is also a studs to train both legs...
The various skills of the Baji Sect are to make every part of your body powerful, as fierce as a bear and a tiger.
Father Xu is just a tiger's back and bear's waist, and he has a domineering aura when he stands there.
"Dad, you're going to lose weight." Xu Jingming said, "You're over 200 pounds now."
"It's 210 kilograms." Xu's father shook his head and said, "There's no way. When I'm old, I often suffer from waist injuries. I have to practice more leisurely. I only practice for two hours a day, so I've gained weight. In the past, I have always maintained it at 190 kilograms."
"If you have less time to practice, let you eat less. If you eat, can you not gain weight?" Xu's mother's figure was enough to make many young girls envious. It was just that wrinkles on her face and a little white hair on her head exposed Xu's mother's age.
Xu's mother was a painter. When she was young, she walked around the world with Xu's father, and later settled in Mingyue City.
"I'm used to eating, but I can't control it." Xu's father smiled.
"You are so wary when you were young. You went to visit those fighting schools around the world. You often had to compete with each other when you went." Xu's mother shook her head, "I was so hurt that I could withstand it when I was young. I felt it when I was old. It hurts here and there every now and then. Jingming, you should take it as a warning, and focus on health preservation in the future and fight less."
"Yes, fighting martial arts weapons is very dangerous." Xu's father nodded. When his son was twenty years old, he was broken by his opponent in the arena of the World Martial Arts Competition. The couple were panicked when they saw it off the court.
"Don't worry, my parents, I have returned to Mingyue City to settle down. Who are you looking for to fight?" Xu Jingming said with a smile.
"Jing Ming is back?" A voice came from the upper floor.
"Grandpa?" Xu Jingming was extremely happy.
"Your grandpa knew you were coming back today, so he came here early in the morning. He was sleepy in the afternoon and took a nap." Xu's mother said, "I guess I heard the sound of us chatting."
Xu Jingming put down his backpack and walked to the atrium of the villa. He saw the white-haired old man walking down, with his footwork quite steady.
"Grandpa." Xu Jingming walked to the stairs.
"Good to come back, isn't Mingyue City more beautiful and comfortable than Binhai City?" The white-haired old man narrowed his eyes with a smile. Of course, he was very happy when he saw his eldest grandson.
"I won't leave when I come back this time, and I will spend a lot of time with my grandfather." Xu Jingming also felt sorry for his grandfather.
Grandpa, named Xu Guishun, came from a rural family. When he was young, he became a professional e-sports player and his game nickname was "Not Name Master".
At that time, it was still a mobile game! Grandpa once won Fmvp and his career income was quite high. Later, after retiring, he became a game anchor and saved a lot of money over the years. Only then did the Xu family save the foundation.
But my grandfather is already eighty-eight years old and his health is getting worse and worse.
"Come on, eat fruit." My dad and mom were all ready with two large fruit plates, grapes, bananas and watermelons.
"Eat fruit." Mr. Xu was in a very good mood. He sat down and picked up a piece of watermelon and handed it to Xu Jingming. "Try the watermelons in his hometown, these are all local melons."
"Grandpa, I'll do it myself." Xu Jingming also sat down and picked up the watermelon.
I still remember that when I was a child, my grandfather often took me to play. At that time, my mother was still very young and my father was in his prime, so he often brought a group of apprentices to practice martial arts.
Now, my grandfather is old, full of wrinkles and his face is covered with old-fashioned spots.
My mother also has a lot of white hair and wrinkles that cannot be hidden. Although my father is tall and strong, he is sixty after all, and he has a dusk atmosphere.
"No one can stop birth, old age, sickness and death." Xu Jingming thought, "I have grown up, but my parents have grown old, and my grandfather has been missing every year."
When he returned home, he felt the warmth of family, but Xu Jingming felt the ruthlessness of time.
"These fruits were bought by your father just went to the morning, and they are all the freshest." Xu's mother said.
"It's delicious." Xu Jingming ate and smiled happily.
Chapter completed!