The years when I explored the fairyland.

Chapter 12: Anne

Another day, early morning.

"Come, come, you two, drink this medicine first. One bowl each, drink it in big gulps. It may be bitter, but don't hesitate."

“At the beginning of martial arts, standing practice is the most important. Standing practice, also known as horse stance, requires one to experience the flow and movement of qi and blood before one can find a way to control and condense it.

Only after passing these two levels can one be considered a true beginner and a true warrior. "

“You are still young, so there is still time.

Only by laying a solid foundation can we take advantage of the stage of physical development to fully temper our muscles, skin and bones, not only raising the upper limit of our body, but also building the most perfect foundation."

"As long as you follow my training method, believe me, there will be a day when all the warriors in Baisha City will bow down to you."

"Now, the three movements of the dragon, follow the instructions I taught you, move, move..."

"Xu Cheng, Second Junior Brother, why does your swimming dragon feel like a lizard? It's a dragon, an angry dragon, it must be fierce and mighty, ready to devour anyone it chooses!"

"Yi Huai, my little junior brother, what are you laughing at?
Your swimming dragon is not even a lizard, it looks like a walking chicken. The swimming dragon ascending to the sky style requires stretching and reaching the four extremes of strength. What is yours?"

In the backyard, a pot of qi-replenishing and blood-tonifying soup had been shared by three brothers. Although it was bitter, they ate it all.

Chu Zhou sat on a small stool with his hands on his legs. The cold air was like a summer breeze, taking away the heat and sweat from his body.

He had obviously just finished practicing martial arts and was now instructing his two fellow apprentices.

The two little guys each occupied a place, practicing Chu Zhou's improved Three Swimming Dragon Styles with all their might. Whenever they found something wrong, they would start scolding without showing any mercy.

Of course, although he cursed harshly, Chu Zhou was still quite satisfied in his heart.

On the one hand, they had practiced the three dragon moves frequently before and were quite proficient in them. Even if there were some changes, they were not many after all, so they just had to focus.

Besides, both little guys have good talents.

Especially Yi Huai, this kid is actually a very active person. Even if he is beaten, he will not change his bad habits. He has a tenacity in his bones.

Coupled with his passion for martial arts, he seems to be crazy and determined to survive.

Even though Chu Zhou was only giving him instruction for the first time, he could actually feel a slight flow of energy from him.

This is certainly not something that was achieved today, but is the result of previous accumulation.

Yi Huai was able to grasp the strength using the simplified version taught by Taoist Xuan Zhen, which shows how talented he is in martial arts.

As for qi and blood?

Then you really need to keep nourishing yourself and strengthen your body.

Chu Zhou believed that within a month or two, once his physical defects were made up, he would be able to become a warrior.

As for Xu Cheng, he doesn't have such a high talent for martial arts, but he has a clear personality and is very interested in medicine!
He could read such a complicated medical book quietly, remember everything he saw and apply what he learned to other situations.

In fact, some of the tricky questions he raised could not be answered even when Taoist Xuanzhen was still around.

And since discovering that he had a talent in this area, Taoist Xuan Zhen had handed over all the routine tasks of seeing patients, prescribing medicine, processing and decocting medicine to him.

That's why Chu Zhou assigned him the task of preparing the 'Qi-replenishing and Blood-nourishing Soup'.

Just when the two little guys were practicing hard, Fan Zhong strode into the backyard. He paused for a moment and looked at the two people who were moving around with a hint of envy in his eyes.

However, he restrained himself quickly, just glanced at it and lowered his head.

Walking quickly to Chu Zhou, Fan Zhong whispered, "Young Master, are you looking for me?"

Chu Zhou did not answer immediately, but tilted his head slightly and asked, "Uncle Fan, how do you think the two junior brothers are doing?"

Fan Zhong raised his head and took another look, then said, "I am just a rough man, how can I know how well the two young Taoist priests are practicing?
However, it won’t be bad if the master teaches in person.”

Chu Zhou laughed and asked, "Do you want to learn?"

"Oh, I can learn?"

"When you are old, your muscles and bones are fixed. It is not easy to practice successfully."

Chu Zhou tilted his head slightly, as if seeing the disappointment in Fan Zhong's eyes, and smiled and said, "I remember, Uncle Fan, you have a son, right?"

"Two sons and one daughter. The master should be asking about my eldest son. He is fourteen years old this year and can already help with farm work at home."

Chu Zhou said, "Fourteen years old! This is the best age for practicing martial arts. If Uncle Fan is willing, you can send him to my place. All the medicine expenses will be borne by the temple.

As for how much he can learn and to what extent, it depends on his own efforts. "

Fan Zhong stood up straight at once, his face full of disbelief: "Really?"

"Why did I lie to you!"

Chu Zhou turned around again, looked at the two fellow apprentices who were concentrating on practicing martial arts, and said softly: "Uncle Fan, this is your reward for sticking with us.

Also, from now on, don’t call me ‘Master’. I don’t like it. From now on, just call me ‘Master’!”

Fan Zhong hesitated for a moment, then said, "Yes, Master, I will let my eldest son come over tomorrow to listen to your instructions.

If he disobeys, I will beat him and scold him. Master, please don’t give me face.”

"I will!"

Chu Zhou finally smiled and said, "Uncle Fan, don't worry. If your eldest son does well in his studies, I don't mind accepting another disciple on his behalf."

"Thank you for your reward, Master!"

"Okay, let's get down to business. I called you here today because there are three main things you need to do."

"Master, please give your orders."

Chu Zhou straightened his body slightly, took a small stool from the side, put it behind Fan Zhong, waved his hand for him to sit down, and said: "First, Master has been buried, and the property of Xuanzhen Temple should be taken over by me, so I need to check the accounts." "Second, Master is gone, and people's hearts may be unsettled.

So, I need Uncle Fan to help me find out. If someone is doing something dishonest, we have to deal with it.”

These are two different things, but they can actually be seen as one. Before, it was Fan Zhong who handled these chores and served as the chief steward.

At this time, hearing Chu Zhou wanted to take over, he didn't say anything nonsense and said directly: "This is what should be done. The master of the temple allowed me to inform everyone, and there will be a result in the next two days at the latest."

After a pause, he spoke again: "But, Master, although taking over the industry is the right thing to do, it is useless if the core problem is not solved!"

"The Xue Mansion, the Four Seas Gang, the Zhan Family, or even more people, will not let us go."

"How do you know I didn't solve the problem?"

"Ah! Is there any?"

"The third thing I want you to do is to arrange for people to go to Baisha City to collect information, especially from the Xue Mansion, such as the death of Xue Nu last night?
And, what were the reactions of other families?
If you have any, please report it to me immediately!"

Chu Zhou said it lightly, but Fan Zhong was a little stunned: "Are you talking about Xue Nu, the Xue Mansion's chief steward died?

When did he die? Didn't he come to pay his respects at the funeral yesterday? How could he have just died?"

"Of course he's dead, I killed him!"

Chu Zhou tilted his head slightly, looked at Fan Zhong and said, "Eventually, we have to let some people realize that my Xuanzhen Temple is not really powerless to fight back, so that they will be a little afraid."

"But is it the old master's secret technique?"

"Yes!"

"That's good. This is enough."

Chu Zhou shook his head: "I'm afraid there are still people who are still unwilling to give up, so I need you to help me collect information and see their specific reactions."

This is Chu Zhou’s main purpose.

After all, he had only been here for a few days, and his understanding of the rules of this world, the ways of the world, interpersonal relationships, combat power, etc. all came from the memories of his original body.

And the original body, after all, was just a teenager of sixteen or seventeen!
He didn't know whether his intimidation was effective.

Or to what extent?
Therefore, he needs enough information and needs to truly know himself and his enemy in order to support his next action.

Please note that he still has the task of [founding a school of thought], and how this will unfold in the future is also a big problem.

Fan Zhong was even more excited. He got the task, and when he left, his steps were full of strength, as if he had unloaded a heavy burden.

Chu Zhou looked at his departing back and couldn't help but smile.

There was a saying in the previous life that human nature cannot withstand the test!

In fact, Fan Zhong has done a very good job. Even when his master died, he worked hard to support the situation of Xuanzhen Temple.

After Chu Zhou woke up, she tried her best to cooperate with his various actions.

He has strong execution ability and excellent scheduling and arrangement skills. All kinds of matters are handled clearly in his hands.

It also encourages the maintenance of the precarious situation of Xuanzhen Temple.

However, his ability and loyalty does not necessarily mean that he is selfless.

Chu Zhou believed that the people who contacted him privately would not be just one or two groups. He was not interested now, but what about later?
What about after a long time?
It’s hard to say what will happen, so Chu Zhou wants to nip this trend in the bud.

Therefore, he gave him a place to learn martial arts and also clearly informed him of Xue Nu's death. This was both an inducement and a deterrent. He gave him benefits and also made him see hope, thus completely stabilizing his heart.

This is the way to control your subordinates!

The original body naturally didn’t understand, but Chu Zhou had seen it many times in his previous life, and he just used it this time.

I have to say that the effect is remarkable. In the afternoon alone, various accounts were sent over.

Chu Zhou met many tenants and several shopkeepers, and after flipping through the account books, he had a general idea of ​​Xuanzhen Temple's assets.

Not counting the Xuanzhen Temple itself, or the gold and silver in the secret room, the 500 acres of top-quality farmland alone is a guarantee and a certification of the landlord class.

It's hard to imagine what owning land meant in an ancient context.

Then there is an inn in the city. It is not of high quality, but it has a lot of customer traffic.

Both grain stores have complete purchasing channels and corresponding customer groups.

These three shops can bring Xuanzhen Temple an income of about fifty taels of silver every month.

Even after deducting the various expenses of the Taoist temple, there is still a net profit of nearly thirty taels.

Don't think it's too little. In Baisha City where an adult laborer can earn less than one or two taels of silver a month, this income is very considerable.

Furthermore, Taoist Xuanzhen was also a stingy person. He had never been willing to spend money in the past, and the money in the secret room was saved in that way.

But Chu Zhou is different.

With a wave of his hand, he waived a lot of rent for the tenants. In the past, after a good harvest, he could only keep 30% for the tenants, but now it has become 35%.

As for the employees and shop managers in the shops, they were given an additional sum based on their wages.

In fact, it didn't cost that much, but this one action alone has won the hearts of the people.

On the other side, Fan Zhong also returned after gathering information.

The death of the Xue Mansion's chief steward and the fact that the Xue Mansion had been beset by ghosts were already known to everyone.

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