I come to see Bai Yujing today

Chapter 9: The weak dog in the mud actually tried to touch the flying blue phoenix

There is spring rain again.

The east wind blew fine spring rain over Tiger Hill outside Suzhou Prefecture, bringing with it a cool mist that drifted towards the city.

The Suzhou Prefecture is covered with lush green grass and towering houses. It is worthy of being the capital of southern Jiangsu Province, and it does have some of the prosperity of the Jiangnan region.

Chen Shuijun and General Xuan Zi from Xuantianjing walked side by side across the Liuwu Bridge in the city and walked on the bluestone street under the green bricks and green tiles.

The two were silent for a long time, and finally it was the nine-foot-tall purple-robed general with a stern and majestic look who spoke.

"Eighteen years ago, if you had not resigned in anger and brought...your son to Suzhou, you might have already been appointed as an official in Beijing. Chen Shuijun, I told you at that time that you had some real talent. At the Yankong Academy that year, you and Chu Muye were the only ones who caught my eye."

The purple-robed general stepped on the hollow blue bricks but never stirred up the water beneath them.

Chen Shuijun remained silent and just walked forward.

General Ziyi ignored Chen Shuijun's silence and said with his hands behind his back, "Actually, if you think about it carefully, you are not that old now. You are less than 40 years old. If you become an official, you can still go a long way... Instead of hiding in the alleys to teach children, why don't I write a letter for you, and you can go to Lianzhou, Taixi, Chenma... or Jiutang to be a county magistrate. In a few years, you can enter the government office..."

"It's really rare." Chen Shuijun suddenly interrupted the purple-robed general: "General Li Bodu, who has always been famous for his bravery, not only spoke to me in a negotiating tone today, but also tried to curry favor with me by offering me an official position."

Li Bodu stopped and turned his head to look at Chen Shuijun.

He saw that Chen Shuijun in the spring rain did not use the true energy in his body to block the new rain, but let the rain fall on his body and wet his clothes.

But Chen Shuijun did not look embarrassed in the rain.

He stood in the rain, letting the wind and rain come directly and become one with him.

Li Bodu suddenly recalled the several times he had met Chen Shuijun over the past decade, and then he recalled the autumn night eighteen years ago when Chen Shuijun came to the doorstep of his Li family carrying two baskets of wedding cakes to propose marriage.

Then his anger surged again.

If it weren't for Chen Shuijun, how could his Li family become the laughing stock of the nobles in Beijing.

If it weren't for Chen Shuijun, Yin Xi wouldn't have had to live in seclusion for eighteen years and wouldn't have never spoken to his brother in his entire life.

Thinking of this, the anger in his heart turned into a raging tiger, just like his name.

Bodun is a fierce tiger.

He was known as the Li family's fierce tiger in Xuantianjing. How could a fierce tiger be bullied by a mortal?

"Chen Shuijun, it's been eighteen years. You should have known that people like you are like a muddy abyss compared to the nobles in Xuantianjing. Even if the clanging iron is plated with a layer of silver, it is just a cheap and shoddy thing... I thought you would realize this after being entangled in poverty for three or five years, but I didn't expect that you have been hiding in the alley for more than ten years, but your temperament has not changed at all... You are still so arrogant, always wanting to pick a bright moon from the sky as a mortal."

Li Bodu's voice was grim and his brows were slightly furrowed. The rain around him seemed to be frightened by his aura and evaporated in mid-air. Not a drop of rain fell on half of the street.

"Yinxi is the moon in the sky, shining on the water. It is a blessing for you to be touched by your lowly bones. Now the moon in the sky will eventually rise to the clouds. You...don't hinder it anymore."

Chen Shuijun turned around and looked at Li Bodu calmly, as if he did not hear Li Bodu's threatening words, but there was still a questioning look in his eyes.

Li Bodu straightened his chest and said, "Si Yuanyan from the Si family came to propose marriage in person. He and Yinxi have been playmates since childhood. If you hadn't intervened, they wouldn't have waited until now."

"You've meddled in other people's affairs... Have you forgotten what I've done for the Li family, the contributions I've made, and the promises made to the old patriarch and the minister?" Chen Shuijun said calmly, as if he was talking about something insignificant. "The Li family owes me a lot, but now, whether it's the general who came here today or the minister in the capital, I'm afraid they've all forgotten, including your promises."

Li Bodu glanced at him and said in a normal tone: "Just as mother said, it's all your fault that you were born in a humble family, your bloodline is shallow, even if you do have some talent, it's almost impossible for you to grow up to be on par with a noble family like the Si family. It's all your fault that you are just an ordinary person, born with a world of difference from my Li family.

This is irreparable... As for the contributions you have made to my Li family, my Li family has already repaid you by not beating you to death."

"It's almost impossible..." Chen Shuijun didn't know when a cicada landed on his shoulder, and the wind blew it away: "Who can know what's going on in the world?"

He no longer complained about the debt the Li family owed him.

"Yin Xi didn't agree?" He said directly to the point: "If Yin Xi agreed, with General Xuan Zi's status and arrogance, he would not come to my small courtyard on Qihuang Street."

Li Bodu said: "The head of the Si family is the Minister of War, which is a perfect match for our Li family. The second son, General Si Yuanyan, has the potential to become a great man by riding a whale. He has always been highly regarded by the emperor. After two great achievements at Tiefo Pass and Lihe River, he has been awarded the title of Marquis of Killing Buddha and commands the Jade Armor Army. He is in the limelight in the court!

It is a blessing for Yinxi to marry the Buddha-killing Marquis."

Li Bodu spoke in a sonorous tone, but Chen Shuijun frowned: "Si Yuanyan has been married for a long time and even has a son and a daughter. His first wife... doesn't seem to have passed away. Do you want Yinxi to be a concubine?"

Li Bodu remained calm and said, "Yinxi's reputation has long been ruined by you. It's a good thing that she can marry into the Si family, and General Si will certainly not treat her unfairly. It's better than... hiding in my Li Mansion and being criticized for the rest of her life."

Chen Shuijun, who had always been calm, finally showed anger on her face after hearing what Li Bodu said: "Yinxi and I were originally in love with each other, but your Li family rejected me because of the view of the aristocratic family, which made Yinxi and I regret for the rest of our lives. Now, you want Yinxi to be your concubine?"

"So what?" Li Bodu snorted coldly, "Being Si Yuanyan's concubine is better than being married to you. From now on, I will watch you work as a county magistrate in a barren land and give birth to a mediocre bastard like the one in the courtyard just now, and you will have to work hard for the rest of your life!
Chen Shuijun, you and Yinxi are not the same kind of people. You insist on clinging to me because you think my Li family's power in the court is enough to help you rise to the top. It's a pity that you are born too humble. You are a weak dog in the mud, but you dare to dare to touch the high-flying blue phoenix. You really overestimate your own abilities!"

"One day, you will know that he is not some ordinary bastard. His name is Chen Zhian, and he is also Yin Xi's child." Chen Shuijun took a deep breath and spoke word by word. His eyes were like knives, piercing Li Bodu's eyes.

Li Bodu was a little dazed at this moment. He vaguely sensed a sharp aura from Chen Shuijun, which was completely different from Chen Shuijun's usual personality.

"Chen Shuijun is only at the Unpolished Jade Realm, how can I feel his brilliance?" Li Bodu thought to himself, and his words became more and more sharp: "He is not a member of my Li family, but an accident that my Li family did not investigate at the moment. He is your son, Chen Shuijun, and it just so happens that he lives a mediocre life with you on this Qihuang Street."

"I can also give him a future and ensure his safety for the rest of his life, as long as you write a letter to Yin Xi."

"Chen Shuijun...don't be too selfish. You should be thinking about Yinxi and looking for a way out for your mediocre son."

"I will find a way out for Zhi'an myself." Chen Shuijun interrupted Li Bodu and said, "General Xuan Zi, I am going on a long journey. When I come back, I will ask you to write the word bastard carefully."

Li Bodu suddenly burst into laughter: "Chen Shuijun, you remember my grudge, are you going to settle the score with me in the future?"

He thought to himself, "If I hadn't promised Yin Xi, I would really want to... crush your head today." Chen Shuijun stroked his sleeves lightly, and another cicada landed on his shoulder.

Li Bodu suddenly felt that the Chen Shuijun in front of him... seemed quite different from eighteen years ago.

But I don’t know what’s the difference.

The spring breeze is coming again.

The river wind is biting.

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Chen Zhian sat at the desk, looking at the two martial arts books placed in front of him.

"Shen Haohao is the granddaughter of General Tiebi. I think the two secret books he gave me must have some history."

Chen Zhian took a deep breath.

When he inhaled, he vaguely felt a stream of air flowing quietly in his stomach, which then dissipated throughout his body and disappeared.

Chen Zhian knew that this was the so-called "blood and qi".

He drank the ginger tea made with Chizhong Ginger, and blood energy suddenly appeared in his body, but he didn't know how to control this energy.

"The Great Snow Mountain Ginseng Qi Post... Judging from the name, it's probably a technique for controlling blood and qi."

Chen Zhian slowly opened the secret book and saw a line of words written on the title page.

"There is heavy snow at Tiefo Pass all year round. I listen to and watch the snow to comprehend the way to nourish Qi - the accumulated Yin turns into heavy snow, which falls everywhere in disorder. The blood and Qi ring in the cold night, and I cover myself with the Huang Zhong to nourish the Qi!"

He lowered his head and read the book of Daxueshan Ginseng Qi carefully. Two hours passed by unknowingly. It was already evening. The sun had set and the afterglow of the sunset shone on the wall, leaving only a faint light.

Chen Shuijun had returned a long time ago. He prepared dinner and invited Chen Zhian to come out for dinner. Then he went out again, but no one knew where he went. He only said that he was going to meet an old friend.

Chen Zhian hurriedly ate a few mouthfuls of rice and returned to his room, where he studied the Daxueshan Ginseng Qi Therapy until midnight.

Although I can't say that I've neglected sleep and food, I've been extremely focused.

Next to the Daxueshan Ginseng Qi Trap secret book, there was a cup of ginger tea. Chen Zhian drank the ginger tea made with red ginger while reading the secret book.

Late at night, Chen Zhian finally closed the Great Snow Mountain Ginseng Qi Post, stood up and stretched.

"Looking at the snow ginseng qi, transforming qi and nourishing qi, until both the true essence and the spirit are taken into consideration, it is really a good practice."

There was a gleam in Chen Zhian's eyes. This book described in detail the way of meditation on qi. What was even more valuable was that it contained many annotations, which seemed to be used to enlighten those who practiced qi. It was not obscure and difficult to understand. Many of the terms used in practice had detailed explanations.

"This Miss Shen is really thoughtful. If she gave me other books without annotations, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to understand them with my basic knowledge."

As he thought about it, he took out the silver note he got from Zhou Xiujing from under the bed.

"No wonder the way of cultivation cannot be widely spread among the people. Apart from the meat-eating masters who do it deliberately, the economic foundation of the common people is not enough to afford systematic cultivation."

Chen Zhian looked at the silver note worth two hundred taels of gold and felt somewhat relieved.

"The Daxueshan Ginseng Qi Tender records a prescription in detail, called Huangzhong Xingqi Decoction. Although it is not necessary to take the decoction, if you can take it every day, it can greatly speed up the progress of transforming and nourishing qi and accelerate the accumulation of blood and qi!"

As he thought about this, he looked at another boxing secret book, the Tiger Hold Fist Revised.

"I wonder if this Tiger Fist should also be accompanied by a decoction?"

Chen Zhian opened the Tiger Fist secret book, searched carefully, and indeed found a set of prescriptions.

"Blood Palace expel the stasis..."

"When practicing Tiger Embrace Fist, beginners will experience severe muscle pain, twisted fascia, dislocated bones, and blood stasis throughout the body. This Tiger Embrace Fist has improved the fist technique, and the degree of muscle, fascia, and bone damage has been greatly reduced, but it is still necessary to take this Xuefu Powder to relieve the pain, and then supplement it with Glauber's Salt to promote qi circulation and disperse blood stasis, before you can make rapid progress."

"Just these two prescriptions are probably worth a lot of money. If you take them every day, even a wealthy family would be bankrupt... These two hundred taels of gold are really a timely help."

Chen Zhian drank the rest of the ginger tea in the cup in one gulp, and felt that the blood flow in his body became much more obvious. He then sat cross-legged on the bed, placed his hands on his knees, closed his eyes, and used the method taught in the Daxueshan Shenqi Post to sense the blood and qi in his body.

In just a moment, Chen Zhian seemed to fall into chaos. In the chaos, there was a hint of blood, floating everywhere.

"Hmm? I can sense the blood and qi in my body right now? The Great Snow Mountain Ginseng Qi Post clearly states that in order to capture the qi, one must be calm in both spirit and body before being able to sense the blood and qi. For a beginner on the path of cultivation, it will take anywhere from one month to three months to get a glimpse of the secret..."

"It only took me a moment to sense it successfully. Could it be the work of Chi Zhongjiang?"

When Chen Zhian thought of this, he suddenly became alert: "Or am I born a genius in cultivation?"

He was feeling complacent in his heart, and the hint of blood in the chaos began to slowly dissipate along with his thoughts, filling the entire chaotic land.

Chen Zhian clearly felt that his limbs and internal organs began to feel hot, and the blood flow began to speed up, and then a thicker blood color was produced.

“Moving blood to nourish Qi… This is the Qi-nourishing Stage!”

Chen Zhian was shocked, and thinking of the description in the Great Snow Mountain Qigong Post, he became more and more convinced that his talent for cultivation seemed to be indeed extraordinary.

At this moment, the blood color in the chaotic land that he sensed suddenly condensed, and his thoughts refocused, revealing a clear picture in his mind.

It is the picture of Jade Capital in Heaven!
(End of this chapter)