I began to understand the myriad things by chopping wood

Chapter 242 Come again
Jinling Mansion, Yao Family, deep in the secret room.

The pale-faced middle-aged scholar Shen Xu had sweat on his forehead, and the abacus in his hand kept changing, almost creating an illusion. Even in the secret room, there was a whirring sound of wind.

Mysterious energy alternated between the abacus chips, and divine secrets imperceptible to others were engaged in the conflict. Shen Xu gritted his teeth and continuously injected power into the abacus chips in front of him. However, the abacus chips in front of him just cracked one after another. Even if he kept adding new abacus chips, he couldn't stop the speed at which the chips cracked.

Click.

Finally, when the last abacus broke into two pieces, a blush appeared on Shen Xu's pale and sickly face, and then he let out a wow and spat out a mouthful of blood, staining all the abacus in front of him with blood.

He lifted his wide sleeves and slowly wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. He was silent for a long time, then suddenly looked to the side:
"You standing here affects my performance."

The owner of Qiufeng Tower, who folded his arms and said nothing, snorted softly:
"You were so arrogant just now, and now you are talking nonsense! Did you lose?"

"You don't have eyes?"

Shen Xu said sharply.

Facing the world's number one assassin in front of him, he was not polite at all and showed no fear at all.

I'm afraid that even Yao Yuzhi, the head of the Yao family, would not dare to speak like this to his own brother.

The owner of Qiufeng Tower narrowed his eyes slightly, moved his fingers twice, and a chill suddenly rose in the secret room.

But Shen Xu just had a furious look on his face, gritting his teeth and collecting the abacus that he had carefully refined for many years, but now they were all destroyed in the battle.

Qiufeng Tower Master didn't say much after all, but just said lightly:
"So who is it? Did you figure it out?"

"The Mu family."

Shen Xu said firmly:
"This is not the style of Zhikong Mountain. If there is anyone else in the world who can stop me, it is only the people of Beidu Mountain Mu Family."

really……

The master of Qiufeng Tower nodded, remembering that Xie Yuan's intelligence contained records of his contacts with the Grand Master of the Mu Family. It seemed that their relationship was indeed close.

However, the Mu family has been destroyed, and since then, neither the murderer nor the survivors of the Mu family have shown up until now. Therefore, even though everyone in the upper echelons of the Dali Dynasty's cultivation world is curious, I'm afraid that no one knows the inside story.

"Who is it from the Mu family?"

The owner of Qiufeng Tower asked calmly.

No matter who it is, no one can protect the person he wants to kill.

Shen Xu rolled his eyes:
"How should I know? Almost all the people in the Mu family are dead. Who can tell who escaped and who didn't? But this method, this attainment..."

He gritted his teeth and said:

"It can only be one of those old guys, otherwise there is no way I can lose! Impossible!"

The owner of Qiufeng Tower nodded and did not refute his arrogance.

The man in front of him was the greatest genius of Zhikong Mountain in the past hundred years. When he was a disciple, he was known as the "Heavenly Calculator" of that generation. He had great hopes of inheriting the mantle and becoming the master of Zhikong Mountain.
It's just that he has a bad heart and is greedy for worldly things. He also feels that divination greatly reduces his lifespan. To make up for the loss, he practices forbidden techniques and secretly does many things that anger heaven and man, and is expelled from Zhikong Mountain.

But Shen Xu was indeed a genius. Even his own master personally chased him and failed to let him succeed and escape.

If you were to ask who is the hardest person to escape from, it would probably be the Tianji masters of Zhikong Mountain. Facing someone who can predict the future, even if you run to the edge of the sky, you might bump into him at the next intersection.

However, Shen Xu himself was deeply immersed in this art. Before he was forty, his cultivation was higher than many old men in Zhikong Mountain. He eventually escaped from the mountain gate and disappeared.

So he lost in this battle of destiny, and the only remaining master of the Mu family must be one of the elders.

"So, where is he now?"

The owner of Qiufeng Tower asked quietly.

Shen Xu shook his head and said dejectedly:
"I don't know."

Qiufeng Tower Master's eyes flashed:
"What about Xie Yuan?"

"I was obscured by him. I don't know."

Shen Xu continued speaking.

Qiufeng Tower Master put his hands into his sleeves and said slowly:

"If I don't know this or that, then what's the point of me needing you?"

Shen Xu glanced at him and suddenly laughed:
"Didn't I help you find Xie Yuan before? You didn't live up to your expectations and someone took him away right under your nose. One Yao family master was defeated directly, and the other chased him for thousands of miles but was still thrown off. You Yao family are really interesting, hehe..."

The owner of Qiufeng Tower had a calm look in his eyes as he stared at Shen Xu quietly. The temperature in the secret room gradually dropped.

Shen Xu looked at him, fearless, even his messy hair began to flutter, and he said in a ethereal voice:
"Why, are we going to take action at the Yao family? Hahaha, guess what I have done since I received the invitation from you, the world's number one assassin?"

The owner of Qiufeng Tower said coldly:
"Even if the Yao family dies out, what does it have to do with me?"

"Then just do it and see what the consequences are. Talking so much nonsense is not your style."

Shen Xu smiled strangely.

The two men confronted each other for a moment. The atmosphere in the secret room was heavy and the air seemed to be still.

However, after a while of tension between the two, they suddenly withdrew their momentum at the same time, as if nothing had happened just now.

Shen Xu coughed twice and said slowly:

"I want five pairs of ginseng fruit. The extra two pairs are compensation for what I just did."

Qiufeng Tower Master closed his eyes:

"It's not over yet. If it works, I'll give you two more pairs."

Shen Xu's eyes lit up and he said happily:
"Okay, okay, why didn't you just say that earlier?"

"Do you have any other tricks?"

The owner of Qiufeng Tower asked.

Shen Xu glanced at him and grinned:

"nature.

"Although the Mu family is very clever, I am no pushover. He was marked by me without knowing it. If I find him again..."

Qiufeng Tower Master nodded slowly:

"That's best."

……

Jinling Prefecture, west city gate.

Xie Yuan looked at the city gate where there was a lot of people, his expression was a little complicated for a moment. He didn't expect that after going around in circles, he ended up back at the Yao family's old nest.

But he was calm in his heart. After all, he had dared to run around Jiangnan by himself before, and he was not alone this time.

Mu Chaoyun led the way, and the two disguised people kept walking forward along with the crowd, gradually arriving near the Qinhuai River.

The Qinhuai River is a place of flourishing willows and smoke. The scent of powder is the strongest in the whole of Jiangnan.

Looking at the red sleeves waving on the buildings on both sides of the river, Xie Yuan looked strange and muttered:

"Miss Mu, is it inappropriate for you to take me around this place?"

Mu Chaoyun pursed his lips and said lightly:
"It's better for me to bring you here than for you to come alone."

Xie Yuan shook his head repeatedly:

"I'm still young. If I hadn't followed you, I wouldn't have come to a place like this!"

Mu Chaoyun was choked and couldn't help but say:

"What do you mean you are younger? There is not much age difference between us. Considering the life span of a Grandmaster, the difference is just a little bit!"

She seemed to be quite concerned and couldn't help but use a rigorous divination to calculate for him, which made Xie Yuan grit his teeth:
"Miss Mu is also young, we are generally young!"

Martial artists before the Grandmaster level all have the hidden worry of shortening their lifespan, but for those who have reached the Grandmaster level and above, it is normal to live past 150 years without any illness or disaster.

It’s just that many masters have fought their way to the top. In martial arts, competition is more important than maintenance. It is really difficult to die peacefully.

Mu Chaoyun snorted and walked to a medium-sized brothel on the Qinhuai River. He said calmly:

"arrive."

"what?"

Xie Yuan was stunned. Did he really want to visit a brothel?
Mu Chaoyun didn't tell him the destination along the way. He thought they were just passing by Qinhuai, but did they really end up here?
Mu Chaoyun walked in first. It was morning and few girls in the building were up. Even if there were a few, they were just yawning and stretching.

Even though it was the dead of winter, these charming girls were only wearing thin gauze in the warm room. They looked so graceful in the hazy view that Xie Yuan was afraid to look at them any longer. He only cared about them with his eyes and their noses.

When the girls saw Mu Chaoyun, they all greeted her a few times, but they were not very respectful. Instead, they looked at the honest man behind her with curiosity, and some even threw him a few seductive glances with a smile.

It's rare to see someone visiting a brothel so early in the morning, and being brought in by this mother.

Mu Chaoyun quickened his pace slightly, and went upstairs with Xie Yuan, and when they reached his room in the corner, he slammed the door shut.

Several girls in the hall watched the two men enter the room, and they all started whispering to each other with smiles on their faces.

"Auntie Chun is personally receiving guests? That's really rare!"

"So early in the morning, he's looking for Auntie Chun again. I think this guy is really hungry... hehehe."

"How many people who come here aren't hungry? I think that man looks pretty strong. Anyway, he has nothing to do during the day. If he comes to me, I can give him a discount."

"Slut, is it your turn yet? I heard that Auntie Chun was also a top prostitute when she was young. She must be in her 40s or 50s now, right? I'm afraid she'll suck that guy dry in a little while, and leave it to you to fuck all by yourself! Hahaha~"

In the room, Mu Chaoyun and Xie Yuan were both silent. They turned their heads away from each other, not daring to look at each other's expressions.

The girls downstairs thought that they were talking and laughing quietly, so that the people upstairs wouldn't hear them. But who knew that with Xie Yuan and Mu Chaoyun's cultivation, each one was more sharp-eyed than the other, and they heard every word of the conversation. There were even more explicit ones, but Xie Yuan didn't dare to recall them.

He was silent for a while, then hummed:
“This environment is quite unique.”

Mu Chaoyun's face was already flushed, and she felt a little embarrassed and annoyed. Upon hearing what Xie Yuan said, she felt that there was something else going on, and her fair cheeks turned red.

In fact, she had been hiding here for some time, so she shouldn't be embarrassed by a few words...but the situation was different today.

Mu Chaoyun waved his hand, and a formation flag in the corner of the room lit up. The noise outside suddenly disappeared, and the room became quiet.

Xie Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and felt more at ease.

He looked at Mu Chaoyun and wanted to say a few witty words to ease the awkwardness - in front of Mu Chaoyun and Situ Qin, Xie Yuan was more unruly than anywhere else.

But when he saw the blush on Mu Chaoyun's face, it was as if the fairy Guanghan had fallen into the mortal world. Xie Yuan felt that she was so beautiful, but at the same time, he seemed to feel a little bit awkward.

A single man and a single woman were in a secret room in a brothel, with professional players cheering outside. The vivid and explicit description made the two of them feel uncomfortable to hear, but at the same time, pictures appeared in their minds involuntarily.

The room was silent and both of them could hear each other's heartbeats.

Mu Chaoyun was a little flustered for a moment. He had brought Xie Yuan to his hiding place originally to make arrangements for the next step, but he never expected this development.

"Those prostitutes, they are really..."

She couldn't think of any words to curse, she just felt that in this situation, everything she said would be a little strange.

Feeling that Xie Yuan seemed to be daydreaming, Mu Chaoyun felt his heart beating like a drum, and couldn't help but think in panic:

"He is still young. What if he gets carried away and bullies me in secret? How should I resist? Or should I not...Oh, I am the Grandmaster."

Mu Chaoyun was dizzy for a while, and suddenly he remembered that he was a master and could knock Xie Yuan away with one hand. He didn't know why he was so panicked.

But her heart was still beating fast, she twisted the corners of her clothes with her hands, stared at the ground, and glanced at Xie Yuan out of the corner of her eye, wondering what he would do.

He came over...

Mu Chaoyun's whole body was tense, and she felt that time was passing very slowly. Every time Xie Yuan took a step, ten thoughts would race through her intelligent mind, fighting with each other, and she felt dizzy for a moment.

Seeing Xie Yuan approaching, Mu Chaoyun blushed and subconsciously stretched out his hand:

"Not now...eh?"

Xie Yuan was reaching for the vase on the bookshelf. Hearing this, he glanced at her and said in surprise:
"Not what now?"

"No, it's nothing."

When Mu Chaoyun saw that Xie Yuan was just going to get the vase, he breathed a sigh of relief and his cheeks became hot involuntarily.

But at the same time, she felt strange. Was she the only one who was having these wild thoughts? Was this vase prettier than her?

Xie Yuan touched the vase and raised his eyebrows:

"Miss Mu, there is a secret room here, right?"

Mu Chaoyun collected his thoughts and looked at Xie Yuan with a flash in his eyes:
"good."

Xie Yuan had just looked around and felt that Mu Chaoyun's suite might not be that simple. Looking at the bookshelf, this vase seemed special.

He chuckled and turned the vase. As expected, he felt as if he had touched the mechanism. He could not help but wait quietly for the secret room to open.

A moment passes.

The room was silent. Mu Chaoyun stared at him quietly, causing Xie Yuan's expression to slowly become strange:
"Isn't this usually the case?"

"It's usually like this, but why is it so simple here?"

Mu Chaoyun walked to the table next to him, sat down slowly, and flicked a switch under the table.

The large bookshelf turned over silently, revealing a door at the back.

This seemingly ordinary brothel is actually a different world.

Mu Chaoyun looked at Xie Yuan, his lips curled up slightly and then retracted. Although he was slightly embarrassed, he was able to detect the secret room so keenly, obviously he was no longer a rookie.

Xie Yuan did not rush in, but asked:

"Miss Mu, what exactly is this place? Why did you choose to settle here?"

Mu Chaoyun's figure changed. He revealed his true appearance when he entered the house, and now he changed back to his previous disguise.

A very charming woman appeared in front of Xie Yuan. Although there were fine lines at the corners of her eyes, her eyebrows and eyes were still charming. The beauty mole at the corner of her mouth made her look extremely charming. Her whole body exuded a mature and seductive charm.

She opened her mouth and said in a soft and hoarse voice:
"Chun Sanniang, the most popular courtesan in the Hairpin Flower House 20 years ago, was once very popular on the Qinhuai River and earned countless silver for the brothel. Now, with the permission of the brothel's owner, she can stay in the brothel to retire. She doesn't have to worry about anything, but her status is very special and she can come and go freely - this is her public identity.

"In fact, Chun Sanniang has been an assassin trained by Qiufeng Tower since she was a child. She killed countless people in Jinling Mansion by taking advantage of her opportunities to enter and exit various households. She has sophisticated methods and outstanding talent. She eventually reached the Grandmaster level and is one of the three Grandmaster assassins of Qiufeng Tower. She is considered the deputy leader of the tower."

Xie Yuan understood:

"So Miss Mu, you dealt with her, assumed her identity, and broke into Qiufeng Tower?"

Mu Chaoyun nodded:

"The first one with the most smooth information flow in the world is the Six Gates of the government. Chunyu Tower gathers all the martial arts intelligence in the world. The second one is Qiufeng Tower, the uncrowned king of the underworld. As a killer organization, their information channels have always been smooth, not to mention that they have the support of the noble families behind them, so they have all the news from both the black and white worlds in their hands.

"It's not convenient to go to Chunyu Tower to inquire, so I went to many places and finally chose Qiufeng Tower."

Xie Yuan saw that Mu Chaoyun spoke calmly, but having just witnessed how powerful the owner of Qiufeng Tower was, he naturally knew that it was not so easy to get into this place. What's more, Chun Sanniang was a master assassin who rose from humble origins. It might not be so easy for ordinary people to deal with her.

But Mu Chaoyun first cut off the divination of the abandoned disciple of Zhikong Mountain from a distance, and then showed this strength. It seems that she has made great progress in the past year or so, from a new master who broke through by force to a real strong man with all kinds of means.

Xie Yuan nodded slowly, then asked:
"What's next?"

"I said before that there is a way to get into the Jianzhen Lake."

Mu Chaoyun said slowly, and walked towards the secret room first:

"Follow me. Oh, and remember to use the Sky Hidden Technique."

Xie Yuan did as he was told and his body turned into a shadow, following behind Mu Chaoyun.

Mu Chaoyun couldn't help but glance back, feeling a little surprised.

If she herself did not know the Sky Hidden Art, and had not been connected to the Eight Trigrams Lotus, she would have been unable to detect Xie Yuan's whereabouts... Her progress in the Sky Hidden Art was almost faster than her practice with the Eight Trigrams Lotus day and night, which was amazing.

Xie Yuan followed Mu Chaoyun and walked down the narrow stairs from the room to the basement.

"The owner behind this Zanhua Tower is from the Yao family, but the prostitutes outside are unaware of this. This is just a Qiufeng Tower stronghold controlled by Chun Sanniang, and few people know about it."

Mu Chaoyun explained as he walked down, and then suddenly walked sideways into a tunnel.

Xie Yuan hurriedly followed. In the dark tunnel, there was only the fire starter in Mu Chaoyun's hand. The tunnel seemed to be even quieter than above. They could hear each other's breathing.

Looking at Mu Chaoyun, who was walking forward in the narrow tunnel with her graceful figure looming in the distance, Xie Yuan felt uneasy for some reason and thought to himself:

"We were together all day and night in the escort agency, and I was the one who prepared her bath water. I didn't see her having so many evil thoughts now. Could it be that we haven't seen each other for so long that a short separation is better than a new marriage?"

Xie Yuan felt vaguely that his mind was somewhat conflicted. He took a breath, calmed his mind, followed Mu Chaoyun slowly upwards, and saw the light ahead.

The light came from a dry well. The tunnel was connected to the side wall of the well and was completely invisible from above.

Mu Chaoyun turned his head and nodded, indicating that they should go up from here. Then he took light steps and walked out of the well gracefully.

Xie Yuan felt that they were already some distance away from the Zanhua Tower, so he followed out of the well with some curiosity and looked around.

This is the backyard of a residential house. This house looks ordinary, similar to the surrounding rows of houses.

The noise and humidity of the Qinhuai River came from afar. From here, one could faintly see a corner of a tall building along the river. It was about the size of a market town away, and bystanders would never have imagined that there was a secret passage connecting them underground.

However, according to legend, there are not only secret passages built underground in Jinling when it was the imperial capital, but also huge underground palaces and ancient ruins. They have never been unearthed and no one has ever seen them. Perhaps only the Yao family has the exact information about them.

Mu Chaoyun, disguised as Chun Sanniang, was standing in the middle of the backyard at this time, looking at a man in gray in front of her.

Xie Yuan stood quietly beside him. The man didn't notice that there was another person here at all. He bowed respectfully to Mu Chaoyun:

"Youyan greets Master Chun!"

Mu Chaoyun nodded, and his voice became indifferent:

"Do you know why I called you here?"

The Qiufeng Tower assassin codenamed Youyan shook his head and waited quietly for Mu Chaoyun's explanation. Mu Chaoyun looked at him and said slowly:
"If you want to compete for that opportunity, even if your last name is Yao, your hope is slim."

Youyan nodded:

"Master Chun is right. My skills are still far from perfect."

He is the gold medal assassin of Qiufeng Tower, and sounds like he is of a pretty good level.

But above the gold medal assassin, there are human level, earth level, and heaven level.

Only assassins who have reached the highest level can be considered the true elites of Qiufeng Tower.

Mu Chaoyun simply said:

"I can help you."

Youyan's eyes lit up, but there was no more expression on her face. Instead, she cupped her hands and said:
"Thank you for your kindness, sir! But... I don't know why you chose me?"

He himself was not a direct subordinate of Chun Sanniang, but because he was born in a branch of the Yao family, he had always been closer to the owner of Qiufeng Tower, although the owner of Qiufeng Tower did not make an effort to cultivate this unknown person from the branch who was not even a waste in his eyes.

Mu Chaoyun looked at him and said slowly:

"I think you have potential, but you are somewhat buried under the OP's leadership."

Youyan's expression changed, but she didn't show any joy. Instead, she said cautiously:
"I am very loyal to you all, my Lords."

Mu Chaoyun smiled, and the beauty mole at the corner of her mouth blossomed with a bit of charm:

"Loyalty is a good quality, but the better the quality, the more you need to choose the right person. Although your last name is Yao, the host doesn't even look down on many people in his main family, and he never takes your side branches seriously. Has he ever taught you individually?"

Youyan lowered her head and did not answer.

Xie Yuan glanced at Mu Chaoyun, somewhat puzzled.

There is really no need to talk about Mu Chaoyun's acting skills. The more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to lie... But as a deputy OP, it would be difficult for him to directly instigate a member of the Yao family branch to rebel against the OP who is from the main family, right?

Mu Chaoyun and Xie Yuan looked at each other, pursed their lips, and then continued:

"Besides, the little genius of the Yao family has recently returned to the building. I'm afraid the owner of the building will not pay any attention to you guys."

Youyan cupped her hands:

"Your Excellency is right. Please allow me to think twice before returning home."

Mu Chaoyun smiled slightly:
"You don't have to refuse in a hurry. I don't mean to ask you to betray the owner of the building or Qiufeng Building. It's just that I have something to do recently and I'm short of people. I see that you are a promising talent, so I want to train you. I will help you fight for that position first. After you succeed, you help me do two things, and that's it. If the matter goes against the interests of Qiufeng Building and the owner of the building, you can refuse it yourself."

Youyan was finally moved by what she heard. These conditions were very sincere.

Although such huge benefits and huge leniency conditions mean that what happens next will definitely be extremely difficult.

However, his development in Qiufeng Tower has reached its peak, and his cultivation has become somewhat stagnant. If there is no opportunity, his lifelong achievements may end here.

Now that Master Chun, the Grandmaster, has extended an olive branch to him, it is his chance to change his destiny.

Compared with the possible difficulties ahead, the obvious opportunity ahead made him more excited.

When people can see the immediate benefits, they tend to ignore the potential risks.

You Yan hesitated for a moment, thinking that if she missed this chance to soar to the sky, she would regret it for the rest of her life. She immediately bowed and said in a deep voice:

"I am willing to serve you like a dog or a horse!"

"very good."

Mu Chaoyun showed approval, and then said:
"Practice your skills now."

"Ah? Your Excellency means...?"

Youyan was a little surprised.

Mu Chaoyun nodded:

"I will take a look at your problem now and give you some advice. Go back and practice well so that you can win this opportunity."

Youyan was refreshed, and immediately clasped his fists and bowed, and responded loudly:
"Yes!"

After saying that, he immediately took up his stance and used his unique skills.

Just as Xie Yuan was wondering what this meant, he heard a clear and elegant voice as soft as a mosquito's hum:

"Watch well and study hard."

Xie Yuan looked back and saw that Mu Chaoyun looked expressionless and seemed to be thinking about something.

He watched Youyan's movements carefully and found that this set of short sword and sword techniques should be the essence of Qiufeng Tower.

The sword techniques are extremely concise, and every move and every style strives to be refined, yet they can burst out enormous power in an instant, showing extremely profound skills in a small space.

"The swordsmanship of Qiufeng Tower Master seems to be the same. From the Qi and Blood Transformation Realm to the Grandmaster Realm, different realms have different powers. It is a set of assassination swordsmanship with great potential."

Xie Yuan nodded slightly and looked carefully.

This sword technique has no unnecessary movements, and the moves are all honed over and over again. In terms of speed, ferocity, and explosive power, it is one of the best sword techniques he has ever seen.

There are disadvantages, that is, there are fewer changes, but assassins don't need too many changes, so this set of swordsmanship is the most suitable.

Because Mu Chaoyun wanted to give her guidance, Youyan deliberately performed each move very precisely and clearly, so that someone with such advanced swordsmanship skills as Xie Yuan could understand the key points at a glance. After performing it twice, he understood it.

[Autumn Wind and Fallen Leaves Sword: (1/100)]

"Hmm... this is the first time I understand a set of Kung Fu."

Xie Yuan's eyes flashed and he nodded repeatedly.

This sword technique is not as high-grade as the Nine Styles of Cloud Dragon, but if one uses the Tianyin Technique to launch a sneak attack, this sword technique is more suitable than the Nine Styles of Cloud Dragon. It can almost leave a person unable to react, which fits his style very well.

He nodded slowly at Mu Chaoyun, indicating that he had understood, which made Mu Chaoyun slightly stunned.

So fast?
She couldn't help but confirm with Xie Yuan with her eyes, and after he nodded in response, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows slightly.

As expected of him, he can comprehend the Eight Trigrams Lotus at will. His comprehension is truly amazing.

Mu Chaoyun looked at Youyan and waved his hand:
"Change."

Youyan was stunned for a moment, feeling that her problems had not been fully exposed yet, and Lord Chun hadn't given her any guidance, so why did she change?
However, he had to obey the Grandmaster's order. Just as he was about to use his fists and feet, he heard Mu Chaoyun say:
"You know the Golden River Technique of your Yao family, right?"

Youyan hesitated for a moment and said:

"Master Chun, I know how to do it, but I only know the Xiaojinhe Kungfu."

"I don't think the Great Golden River Kung Fu will be taught to you side branches. Practice it."

Mu Chaoyun ordered.

Youyan was a little confused. What was so good about this internal martial arts?

But since Mu Chaoyun wants to watch it, maybe he wants to guide me from the basics.

Youyan patiently set up the stance, stimulated his inner breath, and his whole body was filled with tremendous energy like a great river, surging out wave after wave.

At this time, Mu Chaoyun gave some more pointers on the secrets of breathing and the strategies of moving Qi. How brilliant were the master's opinions?
Youyan felt that he had gained a lot, and he was immediately cheered up. Putting aside his doubts, he continued to practice Xiaojinhe Gong layer by layer, asking for detailed advice on the methods of internal movement and breathing.

【Xiaojinhe Gong: (1/100)】

Xie Yuan was silent. This was not the first time that he had learned Kung Fu by watching, but this was the first time that he had understood the inner strength clearly.

Seeing Youyan looking like he had met a wise leader and was full of energy, and showing all his skills sincerely, Xie Yuan could only sigh that Mu Chaoyun was very cunning.

After all, in Youyan's opinion, Chun Sanniang was a master of all the skills she possessed, and she only didn't know a few unique skills of the Yao family - but Chun Sanniang didn't care what he could learn given his status.

After demonstrating his own skills, Mu Chaoyun saw that he could not get any more questions from him, so he asked:
"Do you understand everything?"

Youyan was stunned for a moment, not understanding what was meant, when she heard a voice behind her.

"I see."

"How many points do you remember?"

"I forgot everything!"

Xie Yuan saw Mu Chaoyun looking at him with a puzzled look and smiled awkwardly:
"I remember everything, about 80% or 90%."

Youyan's expression suddenly changed, and she suddenly realized that Lord Chun's voice was also different from before. It was cold and a little hoarse, like a mountain spring in the hazy moonlight.

"You are not Chun Sanniang! Who are you!"

Youyan shouted and drew out his dagger, but before his eyes he saw Mu Chaoyun taking a step forward, and then he fell to the ground and died.

Mu Chaoyun withdrew his hand and pointed at the corpse on the ground:
"During this period of time, you will pretend to be Youyan, who has joined my team. His real name is Yao Yan. Well, this guy has killed many people and deserves to die."

Xie Yuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and shook his head:
"I trust your judgment. You don't have to explain this to me."

Mu Chaoyun said without comment:

"So that you won't talk too much."

Xie Yuan opened his mouth and sighed:
"I'm not going to argue with you about a stranger."

outsider?

Mu Chaoyun was stunned for a moment, his eyes widened, and a blush suddenly appeared on his disguised face, making Chun Sanniang, who still had her charm, look a little naive.

"So I'm not pretending to be him to..."

Xie Yuan asked tentatively.

"Of course we have to go to Qiufeng Tower."

Mu Chaoyun calmed down and nodded.

"what?"

Come again?

Xie Yuan was somewhat confused, somewhat helpless, and somewhat at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"Of course you have to make good use of your strengths. Aren't we going to enter the True Lake?"

Mu Chaoyun said calmly:

"The Yao family has kept a secret of the carrying capacity of Jianzhen Lake for their own internal use. Part of it was opened to the assassins of Qiufeng Tower, and there was one such case recently.

“If you perform well in the internal selection, you can enter Jianzhen Lake. This is the easiest way.

"However, if you want to act authentically, you must use Youyan's skills completely, so I will teach you that."

Xie Yuan hesitated and sighed:
"Good Master, I just escaped from the hands of the Master of Qiufeng Tower. Am I going to run into him again?"

Mu Chaoyun said calmly:

"He may not care about it. I have calculated that this is a lucky way and will be much smoother than other methods."

Xie Yuan thought back to the blood sword that destroyed everything, and he really didn't want to experience it again.

However, the best way to avoid being hit by this sword is to improve your strength as quickly as possible.

Otherwise, I have already entered his sight and I will probably face him again sooner or later.

It was not a pleasant feeling to be targeted by the world's number one assassin, and Xie Yuan didn't want to have a bad sleep in the future.

"彳庍口巴."

Xie Yuan still nodded.

Mu Chaoyun asked Xie Yuan to search Youyan's body, but found nothing special except a short sword and some silver coins.

Then she took out a porcelain bottle and poured it on the corpse. After a while, there was a little smoke and the corpse turned into a pool of clear water and merged into the ground. After a moment, no trace was left.

Xie Yuan raised his eyebrows. Mu Chaoyun had quite a lot of strange and peculiar things.

"Let's go."

Mu Chaoyun took Xie Yuan back to the ancient well and walked back to the Zanhua Tower.

"There is still one month left. During this time, you stay here and I will guide you to practice well. I think with your level of swordsmanship, your progress should be quite fast. However, Xiaojinhe Gong is a cultivation method after all, so you should try your best to have a good form."

"There is no problem with the Xiaojinhe Gong. One month is enough to reach the same level as Youyan."

Xie Yuan said solemnly.

In fact, he was being modest. As soon as he switched to the Yang Shen Gong, his Xiao Jin He Gong was immediately higher than You Yan's level. You Yan's cultivation was not bad, but it was only at the early stage of the second transformation realm.

I didn’t expect that I could learn a third type of internal skill… If I could cultivate this skill, I would become a real master of internal skills.

When Mu Chaoyun heard him say this, he just thought he was bragging.

Xiaojinhe Kung Fu is not considered top-notch within the Yao family, but looking at the world, it is also a top-notch internal skill with a good effect, and it cannot be achieved overnight.

Xie Yuan just hesitated and said:
"But...I will only live in your room for this month?"

Mu Chaoyun's face was slightly hot, but he said seriously:

"You took me in once, so I'll take you in once, and we're even now."

That's true. The two of them have lived together for a long time, so there's nothing wrong with them living together again.

But there was always something wrong with the brothel room. Especially at night, there were obscene sounds all around, and if the two of them didn't activate the soundproofing formation all the time, they would probably go crazy or have sex.

Xie Yuan said "oh", pondered for a while, and asked:
"Will you give me a bath?"

Mu Chaoyun was silent for a moment, then said calmly:
"I've thought about it and decided that you should live over there by the well."

"Don't, you just said..."

"Just now, now is now."

"But……"

"No buts, you are Youyan, remember your identity."

Seeing Mu Chaoyun's firm attitude, Xie Yuan could only sigh and wished he could slap himself.

Why are you talking so much?

The knee pillow is gone... oops.

Mu Chaoyun had a stern face and heard the sighs behind him, not knowing what he was thinking.

For the next month, Xie Yuan practiced the Autumn Wind and Fallen Leaves Sword and the Little Golden River Kung Fu in that secluded residence - in Mu Chaoyun's opinion.

In fact, Xie Yuan only needed to practice the Autumn Wind and Falling Leaves Sword wholeheartedly. After trying the Xiaojin River Technique on the first day, he directly converted it into the Health-preserving Technique and immediately reached the fifth level, which was the level of cultivation that matched the second level of Qi and Blood Transformation.

It is said that the Yao family's Golden River Kung Fu is an internal skill that the Yao family's ancestor learned from the great river, and it is divided into two sets, large and small.

The Dajin River Skill can be regarded as the top internal skill. The internal energy is like the Yangtze River, endless and waves like mountains, with infinite power. The Xiaojin River Skill is not as strong as the Dajin River Skill, but the strength is also layered and continuous. It is easiest to stimulate the aftereffects in the moves, making it more difficult for people to resist, which is very good.

Xie Yuan mastered the Xiaojinhe Gong and gained different styles of internal energy, which he applied to different occasions with great effect and improved his strength.

Of course, the price he paid was that the health-preserving exercises had returned to the starting point, but for him, the health-preserving exercises were so familiar to him that it was not difficult for him to practice them again.

After a month of hard practice, his Autumn Wind and Fallen Leaves Sword had rapidly improved to a level that could match Youyan, which even surprised Mu Chaoyun.

For Xie Yuan, his understanding of swordsmanship is already quite deep and his foundation is very solid.

Below, the perfection of the Yunshan Sword Style laid an extremely solid foundation. Above, there were the master sword techniques such as the Yunlong Nine Styles, which provided a bird's-eye view. In addition, the power of the sword heart helped him understand the essence of sword techniques. It was very easy for him to learn sword techniques such as the Autumn Wind and Fallen Leaves Sword, which emphasized the basics and required refinement.

Xie Yuan's current physique, understanding, and ability configuration are typical of a swordsman genius, except that he is not extremely passionate about swordsmanship. But even so, he has already come a long way in the swordsmanship, and few people at the same level can match him.

So after a month, even Mu Chaoyun couldn't find any fault with Xie Yuan. He felt like Youyan had come back from the dead...

Even she, who killed Youyan with her own hands, felt this way, so other people who were not prepared would not be able to notice anything unusual about him.

"Keep working hard. The selection for Rujian Zhenhu will begin in a few days. Then you will be able to bring that thing out."

Mu Chaoyun encouraged.

Xie Yuan nodded slowly:

"If I wasn't afraid of being exposed, I would have wanted to practice in the lake for a while longer."

"It's okay. Most of the strange phenomena of the lake in the lake are caused by it. As long as you hold it, you will benefit from your practice in the future."

Mu Chaoyun comforted her while holding a book in one hand and smoothing her hair with the other.

Xie Yuan looked at Mu Chaoyun reading elegantly at the table while he himself was practicing martial arts hard in the yard. For a moment, he felt like he was back at the Longteng Escort Agency.

Still need to practice...

Xie Yuan increased his strength in his attacks, but even though he had made great progress in the past month, it was still not enough.

Mu Chaoyun quietly raised her eyes from the book, her bright eyes reflected Xie Yuan's figure, and her expression was peaceful.

It would be great if it could always be like this.

Two days later, Xie Yuan was practicing sword alone in the yard of an empty hut.

Suddenly, the ground went dark and a shadow appeared.

Xie Yuan perked up and was about to call Miss Mu, but suddenly he felt something was wrong and slowly raised his head.

A middle-aged man with a blurred face appeared in the air above the courtyard, looking down at him.

(End of this chapter)