A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 114 Adequate Preparation

(bracelet)

Lu Cheng brought Ding Baiying, his master and his two apprentices to a pretty good restaurant, ordered a table of food, and treated them to a good meal.

After the meal, seeing how generous Lu Cheng was, Ding Chong and Ding Tai became closer to Lu Cheng.

After eating and drinking, Lu Cheng walked out of the restaurant and turned to Ding Baiying and said, "Miss Ding, thanks to your guidance these days, I have made such progress in my swordsmanship."

"Brother Lu, don't be so polite. Didn't you also teach me the art of close combat? We can teach each other, and there's no need to thank each other."

"Okay then. However, I have prepared a small gift for Miss Ding. Please don't refuse it."

As he spoke, Lu Cheng took out an object wrapped in a handkerchief from his arms and handed it to Ding Baiying.

Ding Baiying was still a little curious: "What is this?"

"Would you know if you open it and take a look?"

Ding Baiying took it subconsciously, opened it, and saw a silver bracelet inside. The shape of the bracelet was large and ordinary, but it was carved with two peach blossoms, which made it look particularly delicate and beautiful.

Although there are many fakes in Lu Cheng's jewelry collection, this bracelet is real. Although it is only a few hundred yuan, the workmanship is quite fine, which is rare in this era.

At first sight, Ding Baiying liked it a little, but then he quickly wanted to take it back: "Brother Lu, I can't accept this gift. This is for women..."

"Isn't Miss Ding a woman?"

"That's not what I meant, it's just that..."

"Miss Ding, this is the first time in my life that I have given a gift to a woman. Please don't refuse. I will leave first. Bye."

After saying that, Lu Cheng turned around and left, not giving the other party a chance to refuse.

"Hey, Brother Lu..."

Ding Baiying shouted loudly, which immediately attracted the attention of the people around her, and they quickly put away the bracelet in their hand.

Ding Chong and Ding Tai, who were waiting on the side, came over immediately. Ding Chong smiled and said, "Master, we both saw it just now. What gift did that Brother Lu give you? Can I have a look too?"

"Nothing, let's go."

"It's really nothing? I saw it all."

"Alright, hurry back. Also, did you call him Brother Lu? He is of the same generation as me and my senior brother, you should call him Uncle Master."

"Yes, yes, my uncle and my aunt both have the last name Lu. I don't know if there is any difference between these two Lu's."

In the following period, in addition to exercising and practicing swordsmanship every day, Lu Cheng would visit Xiong Tingbi from time to time to talk to him about the situation in Liaodong and share his views.

At the same time, Lu Cheng was also making some preparations to go to Liaodong.

Lu Cheng no longer needed to prepare medicines, poisons, weapons, etc. He had prepared two or three goose-wing swords and Miao swords as backup, as well as a lot of swords and guns he had picked up on the battlefield before.

Even a precious sword forged from tempered steel would have its blade bent after a brutal bloody battle.

Just like in the original drama, when Ding Baiying fought to the last moment, even a top-quality Miao Dao was chopped into jagged pieces.

It is very necessary to prepare more weapons that are handy for you.

Not only that, Lu Cheng also asked Lu Wenzhao to help him find a way to get a two-stone strong bow and enough feather arrows, and stored them in the storage space.

In fact, with Lu Cheng's current strength, it would be no problem for him to pull a stronger bow.

But bows above the third stone are considered precious bows, and only those families of generals who have produced brave generals can have them.

Rumor has it that Yue Fei was born with supernatural powers and could use a three-stone bow.

In addition to various weapons, Lu Cheng also stored some food and drinking water in the storage space in case of emergency.

Four cubic meters of storage space was not small. If used to store water alone, it could hold four tons, or 8000 kilograms. Although the weapons took up some space, the remaining space could hold one or two thousand kilograms of food, plus drinking water, which was definitely no problem.

Of course, Lu Cheng didn't expect to rely on himself to feed the soldiers with all the food.

Once the population base increases, the amount of food and water consumed every day will be a huge number.

Of course, Lu Cheng has also thought of many countermeasures on how to raise food and wages for his soldiers in the future.

If Lu Cheng wants to do business, he can make soap, perfume, glass, distilled liquor, etc., which are essential for time travelers.

If you want to do a business with no capital, the rear camps of the Jiannu or the caravans doing business with the Jiannu are all good targets for zero-dollar purchases.

Lu Cheng has made sufficient plans for how to train and maintain the troops.

Of course, whether some things are suitable for this era still needs to be verified.

As time went by, the court was still in chaos, and there was an endless debate on how to deal with the defeated generals.

In fact, Yang Hao and Li Rubai committed such a big mistake that it would be inadequate to kill them no matter how many times. But both of them have backers and civil servants who support them. Even if they have been defeated, those supporters will try their best to clear their names and reduce their punishment.

Otherwise, those interest groups’ control over local military forces will be greatly weakened, and they will be put in a passive position in political struggles.

Under such circumstances, Xiong Tingbi, the appointed Censor-in-Chief, actually stayed in the capital with nothing to do.

If Lu Cheng had not visited him frequently, this important official who was about to go to Liaodong would have been almost ignored.

On this day, after visiting Xiong Tingbi again, Lu Cheng took the initiative to go to Ding Baiying's residence.

Ever since he gave Ding Baiying a bracelet last time, Ding Baiying has never taken the initiative to come to see Lu Cheng again.

Since the other party is not coming, Lu Cheng will of course take the initiative to go.

What's more, Lu Cheng has not yet met Ding Baiying's other two disciples, Ding Xiu and Ding Xian.

When Lu Cheng crossed most of Yanjing City and arrived at the gate of a courtyard, he happened to see two young men fighting in the courtyard.

One was about seventeen or eighteen years old, and his weapon was a long Miao Dao. The other was about fourteen or fifteen years old, and his weapons were two short swords.

The young man who wielded the Miao Dao was obviously more skilled in martial arts. His every move was powerful and fierce.

As for the one who wielded dual swords, he had nimble steps and the swords in his hands were extremely flexible, so for a moment he was not at a disadvantage.

After watching for a while, Lu Cheng had already guessed the identities of the two people.

After the two men fought for more than ten moves, the young man wielding dual swords suddenly felt unsteady in his hands. He took two steps back and coughed a few times.

"Junior brother, are you okay?"

"It's nothing, I just haven't slept well recently and I have a cough."

After the two of them finished talking, they saw Lu Cheng standing outside the door.

Lu Cheng bowed to the two of them and said, "I am Lu Cheng, and I am here to see Miss Ding Baiying."

The young man wielding the Miao Dao also immediately bowed and said, "My name is Ding Xiu, and this is my fellow apprentice Ding Xian. We know you and have often heard my master talk about you. My master is not here right now, would you like to come to the yard and wait for a while?"

Lu Cheng nodded and walked into the yard.

Ding Xiu glanced at Lu Cheng's sword and said, "My master said you are very powerful. How about we fight each other?"

"No problem at all."

The Ding Xiu in front of him was naturally the monk Jia Qian who later fought against more than a dozen fully-equipped elite Jurchen cavalrymen with infantry and cavalry, and won. He was definitely the ceiling level of combat power in the world of Embroidered Spring Blade.

Of course, at this moment, Mr. Jiaqian has not really grown up yet.

People who practice martial arts all like to compete with each other to see who is better.

Lu Cheng also pulled out the goose-wing knife from his waist and held it in his hand: "Please!"

Ding Xiu was not polite either. He took the initiative to attack. Relying on the longer Miao Dao in his hand, he swung it and attacked directly towards Lu Cheng.

With a "clang" sound, the move was taken without a doubt.

Lu Cheng's Yan Chi knife arrived first after striking later, and the back of the knife hit the back of the opponent's knife heavily, directly pressing the opponent's Miao knife to the ground.

After just one move, Ding Xiu knew that he was no match for the other party. He put away his Miao Dao and bowed: "You are indeed very strong. I am not your opponent yet. However, I am younger and I will surpass you sooner or later."

At this moment, two figures walked in from outside. They were Ding Baiying and Ding Chong.

Seeing Lu Cheng, Ding Baiying's expression became a little unnatural, and he quickly said, "Brother Lu, why are you here?"

"I have made great progress in my swordsmanship in the past few days. I would like to exchange ideas with Miss Ding again."