Loan Wusheng

Chapter 87: Endure the humiliation for a while, and tolerate the pain for a while! (5k)

In the rising heat, Zheng Jun took off his official robe, casually placed it on a sandalwood hanger beside him, and then immersed himself in the big wooden barrel.

"Whoo~"

The moment he sat in the wooden barrel, Zheng Jun felt a sense of comfort.

I feel like all those tense nerves these days have finally relaxed.

"I haven't felt this comfortable in a long time."

Zheng Jun sighed in his heart.

Ever since I traveled through time, I have been either taking out loans or paying off debts without a moment's rest.

The most common daily entertainment is to go to Huichunlou for dinner.

And it wasn't just a normal meal, it was a "team building" with his subordinates.

There is not much time to relax like this.

However, Zheng Jun only relaxed for a moment, and quickly adjusted himself again. He took the bottle of Earthly Evil Energy 'Blood Soul Evil Energy' in front of him, adjusted his body posture and breathing rhythm, and tried to get himself into a state of cultivation.

At the same time, Qingdai outside the house took the purple gold incense burner and placed it at the door.

Immediately, a wisp of green smoke rose up, and a faint fragrance spread throughout the air, soon filling the entire room.

The fragrance of the purifying incense burning in the purple gold incense burner is not strong, but it is not bland either. Instead, it is in just the right state, enough to make people calm and peaceful, so as to absorb the evil spirit of the earth in a better attitude.

This faint fragrance filled his lungs, and Zheng Jun did not hesitate at all and began to prepare to absorb the evil energy called "Blood Soul Evil".

However, it was the first time for Zheng Jun to use such high-end goods. Many things were not recorded in books. For example, Zheng Jun had never seen this medicinal bath before. So he could only ask Qingdai, a girl in a plain skirt, who was waiting outside the door.

After hearing Zheng Jun's question, Qing Dai immediately responded, her voice as sweet as an oriole: "Young Master, please practice your main cultivation technique first, and then release the 'Blood Soul Qi Evil', slowly guide it with your true qi, and then..."

Qingdai's voice was very clear and pleasant, and she explained the steps very clearly.

This is what she learned in Jishidiang.

Under Qingdai's guidance, Zheng Jun gradually began to absorb the 'blood soul energy'.

The medicinal herbs boiled into juice in front of him dyed the water in the bucket emerald green, floating lightly on the surface, and with the release of "Blood Soul Qi Evil", a neutralizing reaction soon occurred.

As the 'blood, soul and evil spirit' began to gradually enter Zheng Jun's body, Zheng Jun gradually relaxed and chatted with the plain-dressed girl Qingdai.

They mainly asked about the sisters' names, treatment, wages and so on.

The girl in the plain skirt is named Qingdai, and she plays a housekeeper-like role.

The other six maids are Baizhi, Jiangli, Ziyuan, Banxia, Kaempferia galanga, and Lianqiao.

Like Indigo, both are names of herbs.

'What a pity, Long Kui and Xue Jian are not here.'

Zheng Jun pondered in his heart.

After chatting with Qingdai, Qingdai took the initiative to propose to prepare the next item of medicine. Zheng Jun did not try to persuade her to stay. He thought to himself, "What does Jishitang mean by this? Are they also going to invest in me? This investment seems to be much stronger than the Cai family's. They are directly using money to open the way..."

To be honest, the Cai family did not give Zheng Jun much help in terms of cultivation resources.

But the help that the Cai family provided to Zheng Jun was in terms of personal connections.

If it weren't for the Cai family, Zheng Jun's career wouldn't have been so smooth and he wouldn't have become the head of the Black Mountain Guard.

However, Zheng Jun was somewhat surprised at the wealth and grandeur of Jishidiang.

There were medicinal baths, incense burners, and maids.

How much does it cost?

Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just talk about the girl named Qingdai in a plain dress who looks like a housekeeper standing outside the door.

He is proficient in pharmacology and also understands how to absorb dozens of types of evil spirits from the earth.

He can even refine some common elixirs.

It turned out to be an apprentice of an alchemist.

Such a girl who is proficient in everything and is more outstanding than the average rich lady would be sent to be his housekeeper...

When Zheng Jun asked how the money was transferred every month, he found out that the wages of the seven people, including Qingdai, Baizhi, Jiangli, Ziyuan, Pinellia, Kaempferia galanga, and Forsythia suspensa, were all paid by Jishidiang, so Zheng Jun didn't have to pay for anything.

Similarly, their "book deeds" are also in the hands of Jishidiang.

To put it bluntly, they came to Zheng Jun as "labor dispatch".

As for the medicinal bath and incense burning, it would cost over a thousand taels of silver each time.

"It's nice to have money."

Soaking in the medicinal bath and absorbing the 'blood, soul, and evil spirit', Zheng Jun couldn't help but sigh.

Now that it's here, let's make peace with it.

Even if these maids are not on the same page as me and were brought by Jishidiang to keep an eye on me, it would not hinder me from practicing martial arts.

It just so happens that if Jishidiang wants to invest in me, I can let them know my level first!
Let them see what a peerless genius is!

Let Jishidiang know about it. No matter what kind of amazing skills or secret inheritance it is, as long as you obtain it yourself, you can understand it instantly!

amount.

The prerequisite is that you have a slot. If not, just pretend you never said it.

Just as Zheng Jun was thinking, he suddenly felt a tingling sensation like a needle prickling his whole body!

"Hi~!"

Zheng Jun was caught off guard and was suddenly overwhelmed by the pain like a needle prick. He was frightened for a moment and could only stop thinking about those things and endure it.

This tingling sensation like a needle prick is naturally the effect caused by absorbing the "Blood Soul Qi Evil".

After all, the 'Blood Soul Qi Evil' is extremely violent. If it can be easily absorbed, it would be too disrespectful to take the word 'Evil' in the Earthly Evil Qi seriously.

In addition, the medicinal bath was filled with medicinal herbs that could promote the opening of Zheng Jun's pores and accelerate absorption. In less than a cup of tea, Zheng Jun felt as if he had fallen into a hell filled with tens of millions of silver needles, with needles pricking him everywhere. This feeling was extremely painful, even more painful than when he practiced the horizontal training kung fu.

And this pain comes from the dantian and the true qi, not the body.

Therefore, even though Zheng Jun possessed the great success level of hard qigong and the small success level of iron sand demon-subduing qigong.

But there is nothing I can do about the stabbing pain like a needle prick!

"No pain No gain!"

Zheng Jun took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and tightly grasped both sides of the wooden barrel with both hands. The huge force even left two fingerprints on the wood!

The material of this wooden barrel seems unusual as well.

If it was an ordinary wooden barrel, it would have broken if Zheng Jun had squeezed it like this.

Anyone who achieves great things must be able to endure humiliation and pain for a while!
Zheng Jun understood this truth deeply.

Although, the source of his skills came from loans.

But during the repayment process, he did not dare to slack off for even a moment.

Now that it feels like the pain is being pricked by thousands of needles, Zheng Jun can naturally endure it!
Gritting his teeth, Zheng Jun could feel that the blood and energy in his body seemed to be stimulated by something, like a small stream merging with a big river, rushing violently!
And the true Qi and this 'blood soul evil' are also converging.

The 'Blood Soul Qi Evil' suppressed the true Qi in Zheng Jun's body and was constantly consuming it. The true Qi that was originally filled in Zheng Jun's body began to be constantly tempered by the 'Blood Soul Qi Evil' and was gradually crushed into a罡.

There are two stages in accumulating Qi.

One is to gather Qi, the other is to refine Qi.

As the 'Blood Soul Qi' was digested by Zheng Jun, the 'Qi Gathering' stage was completely over, and Zheng Jun had officially begun to transform into the 'Refining Qi' stage!

At this moment, Zheng Jun's skin became hot and his muscles swelled rapidly.

It's like a balloon that is constantly being blown up, and there's no telling when it will burst. It seems like it could explode at any time, and the whole person is shaky!

"This 'Blood Soul Qi' is really fucking fierce, and this medicinal bath is also extremely torturous! The fight with Meng Xian made my blood spurt out and I was seriously injured, but it was not as severe as the pain I feel now. It hurts me so much!"

Zheng Jun forced himself to endure the pain and soaked himself in the medicinal bath.

[Gathering Qi through the heavens, refining the Qi! The progress of repaying the Broken Jade Skill is +258, and the current repayment progress is: 3000/3000. ]

【The Jade-Breaking Skill (Mastery) has been repaid.】

Seeing this, Zheng Jun realized that the 'Blood Soul Qi' around him had not ended yet, so he gritted his teeth and whispered in his heart: "I want to advance the Jade Shattering Skill!"

This 'Blood Soul Qi' is too powerful, and the progress is increasing so fast, we can't waste it!
Get an advance now!

【Advance payment successful.】

[Currently advanced internal energy: Jade-breaking Energy (minor success), repayment progress: 0/5000. ]

As the small ink characters appeared in front of him, Zheng Jun couldn't help but feel full of energy.

Getting feedback on your efforts is the best support point!

effort!

"..."

Qingdai went to the kitchen outside the house and prepared some pastries for Zheng Jun.

The cakes were not ordinary cakes, but cakes mixed with some medicinal materials, which could be considered medicinal food. They tasted very sweet.

As a senior pharmacist at Jishidiang, Qingdai has known these things since she was a child.

She looked towards the room where Zheng Jun was taking the medicinal bath with her beautiful eyes. She prepared the pastries while feeling a little confused.

The process of absorbing the 'blood soul evil spirit' is extremely painful, and one has to endure the impact of the evil spirit at all times.

Therefore, usually after absorbing the 'Blood Soul Qi Evil', people would be offered some delicious snacks to relieve the pain.

Qingdai had previously seen several outer-level warriors absorb the "Blood Soul Qi Evil" under the guidance of an old senior. The screams were incessant, enough to send chills down one's spine and make one's hair stand on end.

But what Qingdai didn't expect was that this Master Zheng didn't say a word and behaved calmly. This really surprised Qingdai and she felt that this Master Zheng was very unusual.

"It seems that Manager Shang has a good eye. Young Master Zheng is indeed a talented person. We have finally found a potential talent that is truly worth investing in."

Qingdai thought to herself that after steaming the pastry, she added some osmanthus flowers to make it scented with flowers. Then she stood up holding the jade plate and walked towards the wing room.

Qingdai, who grew up in Jishidiang since childhood, naturally does everything for the hall.

Qingdai will naturally report back to the hall about Zheng Jun's performance in the medicinal bath today.

Let the hall re-evaluate.

……

An hour passed in a flash, and Zheng Jun crawled out of the medicinal bath. He changed into an exquisite official robe with tight cuffs, tied a cloud-patterned belt, and stepped on jade brocade boots. He looked very powerful and majestic.

As soon as he went out, two graceful girls came to meet him and smiled at Zheng Jun, "Sir, wait a minute. It's not very elegant to have your hair down. Let us help you put on your crown."

"Ah."

Zheng Jun nodded and let the two women tie the crown for him.

Afterwards, Qingdai came over with a plate of cakes. Zheng Jun was not polite and ate all the cakes immediately. While eating, small ink characters appeared in front of him.

[Broken Jade Skill (Minor Achievement), current repayment progress: 452/5000. ]

452, plus the 258 from previous mastery.

A set of 'Blood Soul Qi Evil' plus this medicinal bath and burning incense can increase one's ability by more than 700 points!
Sure enough, no matter what, spending money is the fastest way to pay off debts.

Zheng Jun sighed.

Now, he has entered the stage of accumulating energy and refining qi, and is officially heading towards the outer qi.

A trace of Gangqi has already been nurtured in the body, but the Gangqi and the true qi coexist. If used, it is likely to cause some confusion.

Therefore, one must wait until the true Qi is completely transformed into Gang Qi before one can officially transform from a Qi accumulation warrior to an external Gang Qi warrior.

But no matter what, my current strength has become stronger than before.

When he thought of this, Zheng Jun felt extremely happy.

At this moment, the two maids also finished dressing up for Zheng Jun.

Zheng Jun looked at himself in the mirror and couldn't help but smile at his elegant self in the mirror.

The self in the mirror was wearing an exquisite official robe with tight cuffs that looked particularly close to the body. The hem of the robe was embroidered with cloud patterns in gold thread, and a cloud-patterned belt was tied around the waist, which made the figure look more upright. He was wearing jade brocade boots, and looked like a nobleman.

This look is very refreshing and elegant.

Zheng Jun looked at it and felt it was very fresh.

But if Zheng Jun were asked to choose, he would not make that choice.

"No need to do that, just braid my hair into a bun for me."

Zheng Jun chuckled and said to the two maids, "I'm not a young master from a noble family. I don't need to care so much about my manners."

Hearing what Zheng Jun said, the two maids named Baizhi and Banxia were a little surprised, but they still obeyed the order obediently and changed Zheng Jun's bun into a military bun.

The noble young man's elegance was indeed quite good, making Zheng Jun feel like he was a chivalrous knight roaming the world.

But he is not really a romantic knight.

Under his command were either soldiers from the county or members of the same boat association.

His base is in Heishan County, not in Bozhou City, let alone in Kyoto.

How can you get along with everyone if you act like a noble young man?
I started from humble beginnings and rose to prominence.

Rather than a noble family!
Don't forget your original intention.

After changing back to the warrior bun that Zheng Jun was more familiar with, Zheng Jun looked at Qing Dai again and asked immediately, "Qing Dai, how much did the medicinal bath and incense burning cost?"

"To answer your question, sir, most of the herbs used in the medicinal bath are relatively common and do not cost much silver. However, the Tianxiang leaves and Qingheliuzi are very expensive, costing about 1,200 taels of silver. The incense used is Ningshen incense, which costs 300 taels each."

Qing Dai answered obediently, and at the same time said, "Sir, the medicinal bath and incense burning just now were given to you by Shopkeeper Shang because he admired you, the young hero Zheng, and he gave them to you without charging any money."

“I know there’s no charge for this.”

Zheng Jun nodded, without any hesitation, and continued: "I want to buy it twice more, tomorrow night and the night after tomorrow, is it difficult?"

"what?"

After hearing Zheng Jun's words, a hint of surprise flashed across Qingdai's beautiful eyes, full of disbelief: "Sir, are you so anxious?"

This 'Blood Soul Qi Evil' is extremely painful every time.

Therefore, the warrior who absorbs the 'Blood Soul Qi'.

It is usually done once a month.

Although continuously absorbing the 'Blood Soul Qi' will not reduce the effect, there will be no sequelae.

But this pain is enough to stop many warriors. Even if they don't stop, they will have to wait for a few days before continuing to absorb.

As for Zheng Jun, he actually made an appointment to absorb the Blood Soul Qi and Evil Spirit tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, hoping to use up all the Blood Soul Qi and Evil Spirit in his hand in one go...

Qingdai had never seen such a warrior before!

"Shopkeeper Shang probably won't treat me this time, so I'll pay for it myself."

Zheng Jun coughed lightly, took out a stack of banknotes, looked at Qing Dai with great trust, and said, "Here is 10,000 taels. The future expenses for the elixirs in the mansion will be deducted from this. If it's not enough, tell me."

"I can't stop taking the pills. I need to take at least one Qi Storage Pill every day and one Leopard Tendon Pill every seven days. In addition, my brother-in-law needs to take one Blood Benefiting Pill every seven days, which will also be deducted from here."

He took the stack of banknotes handed over by Zheng Jun.

Qingdai, the girl in plain dress who felt that everything was under her control, actually felt at a loss.

What's going on with my young master?

Aren’t you afraid that I will run away with the 10,000 taels of silver?
Do you trust strangers so much?
Although Qingdai would not run away, she didn't know how to express her feelings about Zheng Jun's sudden trust in her.

Zheng Jun, on the other hand, was very calm.

Only ten thousand taels.

At worst, I could go to the neighboring county and borrow some from the local gentry.

There is no neighboring county, but there is a neighboring county.

There is no neighboring county, but there is a neighboring state, right?
Since Qingdai is from Jishidiang, why is Zheng Jun pretending?

Everyone can take what they need and just be a contact person.

This is pretty good too.

Qingdai and the other six little ones help her with laundry, cooking, and housework, and can also prepare medicine for medicinal baths.

How much effort can you save yourself?

Although, Zheng Jun doesn’t have to do the laundry or cooking on a regular basis.

But can the laundry done by a skillful professional maid be the same as that done by a soldier?

"Sir, the medicinal baths and incense burning for the next two days can be arranged, but..."

There was a hint of hesitation in Qingdai's eyes, but she still said, "Aren't you being too hasty? Although there are no side effects to absorbing the 'Blood Soul Qi Evil', the piercing pain is like a needle, which is definitely not something that ordinary people can endure. You..."

"Time waits for us not."

Zheng Jun said calmly: "Since you are obsessed with martial arts, you must stick to it. Stealing a little time to relax in your life cannot be used for martial arts!"

"Yes, son."

Upon hearing this, Qingdai couldn't help but silently feel that Zheng Jun was simply a martial arts fanatic. Her rating of Zheng Jun increased a lot. Then she quickly took her leave and went to prepare a medicinal bath for Zheng Jun for the next two days.

Zheng Jun himself let out a breath.

Assisted by medicinal baths to absorb the 'blood, soul, and evil spirits', the effect is indeed significant.

but,
It really hurts!

However, Zheng Jun must improve his combat capability as much as possible in the near future.

After all, the news that the Canghai Sect's outer elder Yuan Yi Zhenren and eight of his disciples had defected did make Zheng Jun alert.

Although he had killed an outer Gang before, that was when the opponent was seriously injured, so it was a trick.

Facing the outer force at its peak, Zheng Jun was not sure of winning.

　The 14th day of Riwan~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)