If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 23: Nine-transformation bone-changing pill

Guan Zhong's words were all reasonable, but Guan Huchen had a secret that he couldn't tell, even Guan Zhong couldn't tell him.

He shook his head and said, “Even though I clearly expressed my intention to surrender, Yu Yu just glanced at me with a sneer on his face, and told me to perform well in the upcoming war to quell the rebellion of the Thirty-Six Kingdoms.

They say nonsense like 'The Qin Dynasty recruits people based on their talents, military merit is the first priority, those who have made contributions will be rewarded, and those who have talent will be recruited'.

He himself is the typical example.

Relying on the relationship between the Meng family and Concubine Li, he was appointed a general at the age of 13 and became the third-rank Marquis of Lieyang at the age of 15.

Along the way, he followed the "God of Killing", "Soldier Butcher", "King of Generals" and other "Ten Famous Generals of the Qin Dynasty" to gain military merits for free.

This rebellion of the thirty-six western countries may sound terrible, but in the upper reaches of China, it is basically an easy fruit to pick.

The fruits were easily picked by little Yu Yu.

When he returns to Xianyang with the merit of destroying the thirty-six kingdoms in the west, the emperor will not know what honor he will bestow on that bastard."

"Master, be careful with your words!" Guan Zhong's face turned pale.

"That kid" was already a heavy burden for him to bear, but he didn't expect Guan Laoya to even dare to call him a "bastard".

According to Marquis Lieyang's style of implicating ten clans of the royal family of Lu, once Guan Fu is convicted for his words, his entire family will not be able to escape.

Almost at the same time, in the camp of Marquis Lieyang at Black Tiger Ridge, thousands of miles away from Hengsha Pass, a short, fat middle-aged man with protruding ears opened his eyes and laughed strangely, "Old Duck Guan is indeed Old Duck Guan. He dares to say anything to get himself killed. He even dares to make up stories about the Marquis. How wild!"

Even though he was a close confidant of Marquis Lieyang, he didn't dare to say that word.

"I must report this to the Marquis immediately and make Guan the Duck a dead duck!"

He stood up from his cross-legged sitting position, intending to leave the tent and go to the general's tent nearby.

Before pulling open the tent curtain, he suddenly stopped and said, "Although Guan Laoya's clairvoyance is a defective product, it is still the pupil of an immortal. The Marquis became a general at the age of thirteen, and has always wanted to gather two personal lieutenants, clairvoyance and superb hearing. Now eight years have passed, and he still cannot get what he wants. Cousin Tianming has not yet completed his magical power, so he cannot go down the mountain in a short time.

Besides, the Marquis also knew that Taoist Qingsong helped Guan Laoya apply for the Yi Gu Dan.

Now the Marquis still has some expectations for Guan Laoya, and he is only gossiping behind his back, which I am afraid is not a capital crime.

After all, Lord Hou!"

The Marquis's background was no secret in Xianyang City, and there were countless people who said bad things about him behind his back.

This Qin general with a pair of huge protruding ears returned to his tent and continued to sit cross-legged.

The big ears trembled slightly, and circles of transparent ripples gathered from all directions to the earlobes.

"Old Duck Guan, I will continue to pay attention to you, so you better take care of yourself!"

Hu Chen didn't know that his private conversation in his own lobby had been known to others. He was still sneering, "Yu Yu was originally a bastard with an unknown father. Who in Daqin doesn't know that?

And don't make a fuss, you are my companion and I trust you.

Only in front of you can I open my heart without any scruples and relax my depressed mood.

Even if you are my biological elder brother, don't even think of hearing me say a word against the noble lady of Great Qin.

I know the fierceness and cruelty of the Qin Dynasty much better than you do."

Hu Chen's tone was very calm when he spoke these words, but the calmer it was, the more it showed that he took it for granted.

Guan Zhong was so moved that his body trembled and his face flushed.

"Master, old servant, old servant, woo woo"

He burst into tears.

"That's enough. You're almost a grandfather. Stop acting like a child." Hu Chen waved his hand.

He is forty-three years old this year. His eldest son got married five years ago, but unfortunately he has no children.

Guan Zhong is the same age as him, and his daughter-in-law is seven months pregnant.

Guan Zhong wiped away the moisture from his eyes, and with a warm heart of loyalty to his master, he pulled himself together and said, "Master, Marquis Lieyang doesn't like you because your Immortal Eyes are not strong enough?
It’s not enough to be able to see the lines on the palm of your hand within a thousand miles. How strong does one have to be to be qualified?

If I take Qingsong Dao Tong's Nine Revolutions Bone Changing Pill, will that be enough?"

Hu Chen said: “Whether there is Marquis Lieyang or not, I really need a Nine Revolutions Bone Changing Pill.

You only know that I have the eyes of an immortal, but you don’t know that the eyes of an immortal also have different levels and realms.

In essence, the Immortal's Eye is a type of pupil-based magical power, and ultimately it is still a natural magical power.

Innate supernatural powers come from a "inspiration" bestowed by God and hidden in the blood.

The supernatural power'inspiration' is essentially also a kind of qi, and the 'immortal qi' refined by cultivators, the dragon qi and earth qi contained in the dragon veins, are all differentiated from the innate qi.

However, the magical power "inspiration" is the most special and extremely rare. It only exists in the body of living beings, and is not as active as the earth's energy and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in blessed caves, famous mountains and rivers.

Some people are gifted with natural abilities that ordinary people don't have.

For example, my innate supernatural powers and my immortal eyes.

Compared with ordinary people, those who are born with supernatural powers are considered to be gifted.

But among all those who are born with supernatural powers, some are more gifted and have more "inspiration".

Of course, the most important thing is to create inspiration from nothing.

The quality and quantity of "inspiration" can be improved later.

The simplest and most effective way to improve your spiritual power is to use the Immortal Pill."

Hu Chen's eyes flashed with anticipation, and his tone became excited. "The Nine-Transformation Bone-Changing Pill is the best elixir in the world that can change tendons and bones.

After the elixir has been transformed nine times, it is almost like reaching divine level.

Swallowing one pill may even give birth to the rarest sacral bone!
I dare not dream of immortal bones, but at least my clairvoyance can repair past defects.

For example, distance can now only be seen at a distance of a thousand miles.

It is said that the clairvoyance under the Jade Emperor can stand at the South Gate of Heaven and see the four continents.

The four continents, how many tens of thousands of miles are they?

Also, my clairvoyance is unstable and can easily cause violent fluctuations in spiritual energy, which can then alert the target.

If someone uses Taoist magic to cover the sky, it is likely that he can block my view.

In Shu Kingdom, there are very few strong people who can reach the limit of my immortal pupils.

But China is a land of talented people, and there are many practitioners of cultivation.

In the court of the Qin Dynasty, there are even golden immortals.
To be honest, it’s no wonder that Yu Yu looks down on me. In front of those immortals, my immortal eyes are useless.”

Seeing the frustration and shame on the master's face, Guan Zhong immediately comforted him: "Master, there is no need to be modest! Compared with the blessed land of China, what is the West Shu where you were born?
With the same innate supernatural power, nobles from the upper country can easily obtain magical pills and elixirs.

You have lived for more than forty years and have only just come into contact with the way to improve your spirituality.

It is extremely difficult for you to ask Qingsong Taoist for medicine.

It is said that the nobles of the upper country may eat magic pills as food after they are born.

It’s not that you are not as good as them, it’s that your resources are not as good as theirs.

Under the same conditions, you must be outstanding and not inferior to any nobleman in the Qin Dynasty!"

At this point, the old loyal servant showed a worried look on his face again, "You also said that when the elixir reaches the ninth level, it is almost divine. Since the Nine-Turn Bone-Change Pill is so precious, will Taoist Qingsong give it to you easily?"

"It's not charity. The Nine Revolutions Bone Changing Pill is what I deserve."

Hu Chen shouted excitedly: “Look where we are now!
Even at Hengsha Pass, which is close to the northern desert, there is a pharmacy run by our Guan family.

You are the elder in the family, so you must know what the Guan Family Medicine Shop is mainly engaged in.”

Guan Zhong's heart moved, and he vaguely understood something.

Over the years, the Guan family has purchased a large amount of medicinal materials from Western countries.

Among them are Ganoderma lucidum and other immortal herbs such as the hundred-year-old Zhuguo, the thousand-year-old Polygonum multiflorum, and the ten-thousand-year-old ginseng.

In addition to what the master and young master in the family need for their daily practice, there are still a lot of magical medicines left.

In other words, the spiritual herbs used for cultivation are all of slightly inferior quality.

The real high-end goods have always remained.

The Guan family's alchemist's skills are not good enough, and they are afraid of wasting the hard-earned spiritual objects. In fact, it's not a bad thing. If it is in Western Shu, it is definitely a unique one, but compared with the Great Qin Taoist Palace, it is nothing.

"In recent years, the Guan family has been contacting the alchemists of the Great Qin, hoping that they would help them make elixirs. Could it be possible? Is Taoist Qingsong willing to help us make elixirs?" Guan Zhong said excitedly.

Hu Chen shook his head and said, "The little thief Qingsong has set his eyes on the miraculous medicine that the Guan family has accumulated for a hundred years, but he is too busy with his mission and needs to travel back and forth between the thirty-six countries.

He proposed a plan, using my military achievements in the Rebellion of the Thirty-Six Kingdoms in exchange for an opportunity for Master Ge Dan of the Great Qin to take action.

Use all the magical medicines in our family's treasury to exchange for the raw materials for refining a furnace of Nine-Transformation Bone-Changing Pills.

If this carrot hadn't been dangling in front of me, how could I, the master, disobey the instructions of my ancestors, stop studying at home, and agree to serve as the cavalry commander of the Iron Cavalry Battalion with the Prince of Qinghe?"

He was the second oldest in the family. He and his eldest brother Guan Wenlong, one a military man and the other a scholar, both served in the court of Shu.

Three years ago, their father died of depression.

Both of them chose to return home to mourn for their father. The King of Shu agreed and praised them as filial sons.

In the middle of last year, thirty-six countries formed an alliance to besiege Shu. The eldest brother Guan Wenlong took the initiative to return to the court to give advice to the King of Shu and helped the Prince of Qinghe to formulate a "National Protection Strategy" to seek help from the Qin Dynasty.

Guan Huchen was asked by his grandfather to continue studying behind closed doors.

In fact, even without Old Master Guan’s reminder, Guan Huchen was unwilling to return to the army to be a “filler baby”.

The Alliance of Thirty-Six Nations, not to mention other vassal states, only the State of Lu had ten immortals who were famous in the West.

Is he going to the front to die?
After Marquis Lieyang crossed the Liusha River, Hu Chen began to get restless.

He wanted to serve under Marquis Lieyang and eventually bring his talent to the Eastern Qin.

But according to Old Master Guan's divination, Hu Chen had better wait another ten years before he could gain power.

Having been eager to take action, and having received the promise from Qingsong Taoist, Hu Chen could no longer hold back, and immediately came out of seclusion, led the Shu guards, and followed Marquis Lieyang to fight against the million-strong army of thirty-six countries.

Hu Chen not only participated in every major war, but also accepted Qingsong Taoist's mission after the rebellion of the Thirty-Six Kingdoms was initially quelled, went deep into the Xisha Desert, used his clairvoyance to capture "Sha Manyu", and then the previous story happened.

It can be said that Hu Chen really made great military achievements.

“Unfortunately, the rebellion of the Thirty-Six Kingdoms was essentially a rebellion by the Kingdom of Lu against the Emperor, but on the surface it was only a threat to the Kingdom of Shu.

As a general of Shu, my military achievements are not for the Qin Dynasty, but for protecting my country and being loyal to the King of Shu. Alas, what a pity. "Hu Chen sighed with regret.

He made contributions to the Shu Kingdom, so he should be rewarded by the King of Shu, not the Emperor of Qin.

If he had joined the Qin army before and became an official general of the Qin, even if he came back this time to rescue his motherland, he would have served the Emperor and made military contributions to the Qin. His name would definitely be included in the Emperor's imperial edict of reward.

(End of this chapter)