Xiuxian, I can travel to another world

Chapter 3 Wear Again
In the ruins, two cold bodies lay on the ground, one with a knife in the throat and the other with a collapsed heart.

"Master!"

Qin Bo walked quickly towards the pale-faced Zhu Ju, and said with joy in his voice:

"Are you okay?"

"It's okay." Zhu Ju shook his head and looked at Lu Pu who had appeared at some point.

"Hasn't my brother-in-law left?"

"I received news that the old man's enemies were planning to retaliate against his descendants, so he deliberately left to lure them into action." Lu Pu's face was solemn.
"But I didn't expect..."

"They were so quick to act. Luckily, nothing happened to you. Where were you hiding just now?"

"Over there." Zhu Ju's eyes flashed, and he pointed to an inconspicuous corner behind the house, changing the subject and asking:

"Brother-in-law, will there be anyone coming later?"

He was lucky to escape this time. If there was another assassin trying to kill him, he might not be so lucky.

"Humph!"

Lu Pu snorted coldly, his face gloomy:
"Don't let your wife and children suffer any harm. This is the rule of the underworld."

"Don't worry, the hall master will personally take care of this matter. If anyone else comes to the Third Santang, he won't be polite!"

"call……"

He exhaled lightly and looked directly at Zhu Ju:
"But the iron must be strong itself. If you can cultivate the Thirteen Horizontal Refinements, you will be able to resist such things, so you must practice well."

"Yes." Zhu Ju nodded:
"I see."

After explaining a few things, Lu Pu left in a hurry overnight without staying. This time his departure must be real.

…………

Two days later.

Letter from Hejian Prefecture.

"My second brother is dead?"

"The Sanfentang attacked the Qinghe Gang on the pretext of violating the rules of the martial arts world, and the entire city was thrown into chaos."

Zhu Ju put down the letter and thought:
"In other words, the only ones left in the Zhu family now are the eldest brother who suffers from tuberculosis and myself who has no martial arts skills."

"Could it be that the Sanfentang took action themselves and then put the blame on the Qinghe Gang so they could take advantage of the situation?"

"The old man did this to suppress bandits for the imperial court. Even the government can't intervene if his descendants are killed. The Sanfentang can just take advantage of the situation and swallow up the Qinghe Gang..."

Shaking his head, Zhu Ju sighed helplessly:
"No matter what, now that I have the entire Sanfentang backing me up, no one should dare to touch me without seeing the truth."

"If I traveled through time and space to become a rich young man, I would still have to live in fear. Not to mention going to a brothel to listen to music, I couldn't even go out. Wouldn't that mean I traveled through time in vain?"

"You're too young. Doing that kind of thing is harmful to your health..."

"All right!"

With a helpless sigh, Zhu Ju stood up and slowly walked to a bedroom.

There was a wooden barrel in the room that was as tall as a person and could be hugged by three people. The barrel was filled with hot water.

He took out the medicine and poured it into the water. After the medicine liquid was fully mixed with it, Zhu Jufang took off his clothes and stepped in.

"hiss……"

The scalding hot water made his skin tense and turn red at a speed visible to the naked eye, while a burning breath flowed into his body through his open pores.

Great medicine!

Closing his eyes, Zhu Ju silently adjusted his breathing and tempered his body according to the method described in Shisan Henglian.

'good! ’

"All I need is a hot bath every few days. I don't need to practice day and night, and I can get started. Even if I lack a martial arts foundation, it doesn't matter. This martial art is really suitable for me."

'There are also disadvantages.'

"It's not easy to refine the elixir, and ordinary people can't afford it. The progress of cultivation is slow, and it's easy to hurt the body in the later stages, and the body will become stiff. It's difficult for anyone other than a top-notch body-refining genius to cultivate it to perfection. These many shortcomings also make the truly wealthy look down on this method."

time flies.

The sun rose and set, and I didn't know how much time had passed.

someday.

"Wow..."

Zhu Ju opened his eyes wide and jumped out of the bathtub.

The first level of external training!
Flesh realm!
Success!

"Over a month, pretty much as Lupu predicted. It seems my bones are really just mediocre."

In more than a month, he had cultivated the first level of the external training of Thirteen Horizontal Refining, the skin and flesh realm. According to common sense, the speed was not slow.

But this is because the original body has a good foundation, not because Zhu Ju has outstanding bones.

in contrast.

According to Lu Pu, his physique was mediocre, and he was the type that would hardly achieve anything even if he practiced very hard.

Otherwise, when the old man was alive, he would not have allowed his son to play around, and Lu Pu would not have specially sought out the "Thirteen Horizontal Refining" method to teach, which did not require much attention to one's aptitude and understanding.

After stretching his muscles, Zhu Ju could clearly feel the surging power in his body.

He stepped up to the table, reached out and grabbed the corner of the table, and easily lifted the heavy solid wood table.

"He can easily play with things weighing 40 to 50 kilograms with one hand, and he can easily throw an adult weighing over 100 kilograms away. He has only practiced for a month and can already crush the professional boxers and strongmen of his previous life."

"Martial arts..."

"It's really amazing!"

Putting down the table, Zhu Ju, with shining eyes, picked up the scissors beside him and poked his skin.

He didn't dare to use too much force, just a light touch, but he could feel the toughness of the skin surface.

"The skin is so tight that even a sharp blade can hardly break it without exerting any strength. Sticks are even more resistant to it. Once you reach the second or third level, you'll have no problem resisting the swords and knives of ordinary people."

"Apart from anything else, this technique's ability to save lives is truly first-rate."

"Hmm..." "It's just that my movements and reactions are a little slow, even worse than before I practiced martial arts."

Zhu Ju now feels like his body is wrapped in a heavy and thick layer of cowhide, which greatly increases his sense of security while limiting his movement speed.

"It must be an illusion."

Gently shaking his head, he murmured:

"Compared to the huge increase in strength, the speed has barely changed, so it naturally feels like it's slowed down."

"If you're slow to react, you can only passively take the beating. No wonder people look down on you."

"Master." The maid's voice sounded outside the door:

"Manager Yuan from the forest farm wants to see you."

Yuan Chong?

What is he here to do?
After changing clothes and going out, the cold wind blew in his face, making Zhu Ju realize that winter was approaching.

So……

The forest farm will probably have no income in the next few months.

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patio.

The short Yuan Chong was like a nimble giant monkey, jumping and moving back and forth in the yard.

As the chief guard of the forest farm, he naturally possesses certain strength.

At Zhu Ju's request, they practiced in the courtyard.

Monkey Fist!

The moves of this boxing style look a bit funny, like monkeys playing around, but in fact, every move is insidious and vicious, and can easily knock out eyes, lock throats, and cut off people's genitals.

The body movements are agile, the external movements respond to the internal stillness, and the intentions are very fast. It is indeed a good boxing style.

at least,

Zhu Ju now knows that he is definitely not his opponent.

"Uncle Qin."

Zhu Ju was confused as he watched Yuan Chong demonstrate the Monkey Fist. He could only whisper to the expert beside him:

"What do you think?"

In Zhu Shuang's words, Qin Bo was the greatest legacy left to him by his original parents, and he was absolutely loyal to him.

In fact, the original body was raised by Qin Bo since childhood, and their relationship was more like father and son than master and servant.

"He's hiding his abilities."

Qin Bo, with his gray hair, is not good-looking and looks like an ordinary old man, but he has reached the initial stage of inner energy cultivation.

His eyes swept over Yuan Chong in the field, and he spoke slowly:
"Master, this man is not as honest as he appears. You have to be careful."

Zhu Ju nodded slowly.

As the manager of Zhujia Forest Farm, he was paid several taels of silver every month. According to the prices in Leping County, it was impossible for him not to have even a decent set of clothes.

Yuan Chong chose to come to see him in tattered clothes. Maybe he was really short of money, but it was more likely that he did it on purpose.

"What is his true strength?"

"He's almost at the peak of his powers, and his boxing skills are not bad either. He can barely be considered a peak of his powers." Qin Bo's expression was calm.
"At his age, that's all. But in a small place like Leping County, it's more than enough to look after a forest farm."

People who practice martial arts reach their physical peak at around 30 years old, and then their physical condition deteriorates. At Yuan Chong's age, his strength will only get weaker and weaker. Unless he has some means to change his fate, it is impossible for him to become stronger.

Not to mention Yuan Chong, even Qin Bo is no longer as strong as he was in his prime. His only advantage compared to his youth is his rich experience.

"Then..." Zhu Ju thought for a moment and asked:
"When will I be stronger than him?"

"This..." Qin Bo frowned and thought for a moment before saying:
"As long as the young master can cultivate Thirteen Horizons to the second level, his foundation will be not much different from his. However, if he wants to maintain his upper hand, he must cultivate to the third level, or cultivate the master's Primordial Iron Hand. By then, people like Yuan Chong will be nothing."

"If you practice diligently, you should be able to do it within three to five years."

It takes one or two years to reach the second level, and two or three years to reach the third level. Doesn’t that mean it will take three to five years?

Qin Bo had tried to shorten the time as much as possible so as not to undermine his confidence. After all, it was a well-known fact that the Thirteen Horizontal Refining became more difficult as the time went on.

After three to five years of cultivation, he reached the third level and his talent in martial arts was already quite good.

Zhu Ju shook his head slightly.

He didn't think it would take so long, not because he believed in his talent, but because of his financial resources.

In addition to hard training, Shisan Henglian can also use the help of medicine. As long as he is willing to spend money, his cultivation can make rapid progress.

The price-performance ratio is not high.

Spending several thousand taels of silver to improve one's cultivation level is not so extravagant even when the old man was alive.

"Medicine is expensive. I can still afford it with my current financial resources, but the costs will increase as time goes on, and my income will gradually fall behind my expenses. However, there are many ways to make money."

"Master."

Yuan Chong stopped practicing breathlessly and bowed:

"My martial arts skills are limited, so I'm sorry for the poor performance."

"Manager Yuan is too modest." Zhu Ju shook his head and smiled.
"Although I'm not proficient in martial arts, I can see that Manager Yuan's boxing is agile and powerful."

"Well……"

"Now that the weather is getting colder, it's inevitable that the forest farm's income will decrease. Let's stop working there when the snow starts to fall."

"Yes." Yuan Chong lowered his head, shielding his shining eyes, and replied:

"Master, don't worry. Even if it's freezing cold, as long as we can go up the mountain, I will definitely send people up there and won't hesitate."

"That's not necessary." Zhu Ju shook his head.
"Just follow the old rules."

After seeing Yuan Chong off, Zhu Ju walked to his study. After confirming that there was no one around, his figure gradually disappeared.

Swish!
In a flash, he suddenly came to another ancient and quaint world.

My biggest secret, and the easiest way to make money, is naturally to travel to another world!
(End of this chapter)