The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 87 Disaster
For Li Jingxiao, what he gave to Maoshan this time was nothing more than a basic internal skills secret book.

In martial arts novels, there are many people who have cultivated internal skills.

But most of these people are at the bottom of society and pose no threat to me at all.

But if you give it to Maoshan, there will definitely be a reward in the future.

The Maoshan leader's act of giving the thunder spell talisman also proved that the other party understood very well that give and take is the long-term way.

For ordinary people, internal strength is the Taoist secret skill.

There is no doubt at all, and no reason to suspect that I have been fooled.

However, if one only has internal strength but no advanced swordsmanship or boxing skills, he is nothing more than an ascetic monk.

After seeing off the excited Shi Delong, Li Jingxiao thought for a moment and called Zhao Junheng, asking him to call his cousin Zhao Da, also known as Zhao Junming.

When Li Jingxiao taught the Five Tigers Breaking Door Knife to his guards, he was certain that this martial art would appear before the retired emperor and the emperor.

At that time, I was just a minor official of the eighth rank. Among people like Zhao Junming, there would definitely be someone who would accept Xia Shouzhong's enticement.

In this case, it would be better to hide it and let the emperor and the emperor emeritus worry about it all day long.

It would be better to send it out in disguise through the guards around him.

Anyway, it's just a third-rate internal martial arts technique. Compared with the real Taoist method, the gap is still very large.

When Zhao Junming arrived, he was accompanied by Erfu and Zhao San, also known as Zhao Junheng, who served as his personal guards.

There are also the cousins ​​Jiang Liu and Liu Qi, who taught them the internal power cultivation method of the Five-Man Five-Tiger Door-Breaking Sword.

He also transferred a trace of internal energy into the five people's bodies, allowing them to quickly feel the energy.

It will be much easier to practice the internal skills of the Five Tigers Breaking Door Sword.

However, the level of cultivation you can reach in the end depends entirely on your personal talent.

Moreover, it was just a Five Tigers Breaking Door Sword, which could not threaten him either.

Li Jingxiao also believed that after the emperor and the emperor emeritus obtained the complete secret book, they would not teach it on a large scale.

Even the emperor and his son would practice on their own first, and when they were truly successful, they would probably keep it secret and never pass it on to outsiders.

After the five people have practiced their luck for three cycles and are sure they can practice on their own.

Erfu simply knelt on the ground and said, "Sir, I don't want to be an official anymore. I just want my descendants to serve you."

Li Jingxiao's eyes lit up, and he thought to himself that Erfu was lucky even though he was stupid, so he did what was in his heart.

But Li Jingxiao couldn't help but wonder if this kid was too loyal to be a traitor?

Instead, it is the emperor or the emperor emeritus's people?

Seeing this, Zhao Junming, Zhao Junheng, Jiang Liu and Liu Qi hesitated for a few seconds, and like Erfu, they all knelt on the ground to show their loyalty.

Li Jingxiao could see that Zhao Junming and the other three were obviously being coerced by Erfu.

He smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Alright, you can still serve me in the Jinyiwei.

Besides, even if I accept you, I will still have to find a way out for you in the future.

Now that we are all officials, there is no need to go through so much trouble. We should just focus on our work."

Zhao Junming and the other three finally felt relieved. Who doesn’t love fame, wealth and power?
Although they were grateful to Li Jingxiao for passing on the secrets of his magical skills to them, the four of them could not make the decision to resign from their official positions and become retainers at the moment.

But this does not mean that the four of them are ungrateful.

We will have to wait and see who he is.

Anyway, Li Jingxiao is not in a hurry and has plenty of time to observe slowly.

Even if these people can do a good job in the future, it will actually be a reward for yourself.

He left Zhenwu Temple with his personal guards and just arrived at Zuixian Tower.

Then they saw the servants of Jia Zhen and Jia Lian gathered outside the gate of Zuixian Tower, chatting and bragging with the servants of Niu Zhanpeng, Liu Wei, Hou Liang and others.

As soon as they saw Li Jingxiao coming, all the servants and domestic servants bowed politely.

Jia Zhen and Jia Lian's servants ran forward with smiles on their faces.

While shouting "son-in-law", one of them held the reins and the other knelt on the ground, waiting for Li Jingxiao to dismount. It would be easier to do so by stepping on his back.

Li Jingxiao shook his head helplessly. He would never do such a thing as stepping someone off his horse.

He turned over and dismounted from the right side, and casually threw two silver melon seeds to Shou'er and Zhao'er.

The two of them originally thought that Li Jingxiao didn't like them, but when they got two small melon seeds weighing one penny, they immediately smiled.

He also understood in his heart that although Li Jingxiao had suddenly become rich, he was still not used to the behavior of a noble family.

I couldn't help but feel more favorable towards Li Jingxiao.

Even if they are servants for generations, no one really wants to be treated like a slave.

Zhao Er hurriedly got up and said with a smile, "Sir, this is Master Zhen from the East Palace and Master Lian from my humble family.

Half an hour ago, he brought Uncle Xiaorong here.

Later, Uncle Niu, Uncle Liu, and Uncle Hou also came with a few brothers from the same clan."

Li Jingxiao nodded. It was true that helping Zhao Junming and the others with the Five Tigers Breaking Door Sword internal energy had wasted quite a bit of time.

Tell Erfu and the others to order their own food.

Following Zhao'er and Shou'er, I went up to the big private room on the third floor of Zuixianlou.

Before I even entered the door, I heard bursts of noise coming from inside.

Li Jingxiao guessed after listening for a moment that these guys must be gambling.

After entering the private room, Jia Zhen was the banker. Jia Lian, Jia Rong, Niu Zhanpeng and a dozen other sons of noble families gathered around a round table, shouting at Jia Zhen to roll the dice quickly.

Li Jingxiao shook his head helplessly.

A group of idle dandies who get together to drink, gamble, or play with women.

I, the host, am late again. It would be strange if these people don't have some fun.

When they saw Li Jingxiao coming in, Niu Zhanpeng and others immediately quit.

Li Jingxiao could only say first, "I'm late, so I'll drink three cups as punishment later."

"Three cups are not enough." Niu Zhanpeng and others had long known that Li Jingxiao had an extraordinary alcohol tolerance. For him, being fined three cups was not even enough to rinse his mouth.

Li Jingxiao was helpless, thinking that the wine had already gone into his mouth, so he put it all into the inventory.

He smiled and said, "Okay, okay, three big bowls, that should be fine, right?"

Niu Zhanpeng and others stopped mentioning that he was late, but instead dragged him to the gambling table.

Li Jingxiao actually doesn't like this thing and always feels it is a waste of time.

But I still understand the principle of adapting to local customs.

In just the time it takes to stick up an incense stick, Li Jingxiao had seven or eight hundred taels of silver in front of him.

Not to mention treating guests three times, even eight or ten times would be no problem.

He couldn't help but smile and said, "It's freezing cold, the dishes are already served, why don't we finish eating first?"

Of course, a few people who won money agreed, but some of those who lost money were unhappy.

Li Jingxiao looked at Jia Zhen and Niu Zhanpeng.

Niu Zhanpeng said with a smile, "It's a one-shot deal. If you win, you get your money back. If you lose, you'll be broke for the next few months."

After saying that, he threw all the silver bills in his hand away.

Look at Jia Zhen, who is the banker and has won a lot. He has an expression that says, "I'm not afraid of how much you bet, I can still win."

Li Jingxiao couldn't help but roll his eyes when he saw this.

In that case, I might as well throw the banknotes in my hand on it.

I have no reason to help Jia Zhen, who is in charge of the bank, to reduce his burden.

And Jia Zhen would never thank himself.

Needless to say, the ending was that the silver note in Li Jingxiao's hand turned into 1,600 or 1,700 taels.

Although Jia Zhen cursed, he only blamed himself for not shaking the dice more. Since he lost money, he might as well eat more good wine and food.

So at this dinner tonight, everyone was clamoring for the best wine from Zuixianlou.

Li Jingxiao was naturally not stingy, and the group of people drank until they were drunk.

When Li Jingxiao went to pay the bill, he had spent more than fifty taels of silver on wine alone.

After settling the bill, Li Jingxiao asked the servants and domestic servants of each family to come in and carry their masters back home.

On the contrary, because Jia Rong was younger than his peers, no one deliberately forced him to drink.

When he handed his biological father Jia Zhen to a few servants to carry down the stairs.

He followed Li Jingxiao with a somewhat unsteady step, "Uncle, in a few days the two families' farms in the north will send some game over before the end of the year.

Before my father and Uncle Lian went to the banquet today, they also said that they would invite you to a gathering at the East Palace.

Do you see? "

Li Jingxiao thought about it and nodded, since Keqing and her two maids Baozhu and Ruizhu had all shared their experiences.

In addition to the four girls in the Jia family, there should be some experience packs among so many maids.

Of course, Li Jingxiao and his wife are now in the best relationship.

Naturally, he wouldn't be so anxious, but that didn't stop him from visiting the Jia family.

If you have a goal, it will be easier to ask for it in the future.

"Okay, if there's nothing important that day, let's get together."

Jia Rong was overjoyed. This time he invited Li Jingxiao over simply to take the opportunity to give Li Jingxiao the chance to get in touch with You Sanjie.

Becoming a concubine in the future will also be beneficial to the Ningguo Mansion.

If he is interested in You Erjie as well, then he should send someone to find Zhang Hua, give him some money and ask him to cancel the engagement on his own initiative.

It is difficult for a girl whose engagement has been broken off to get married.

Zhang Hua himself is a scoundrel, and the fact that You Erjie is engaged to such a man shows how far the You family has fallen.

If given the chance to become Li Jingxiao's concubine, Jia Rong felt that his second aunt would definitely agree.

Li Jingxiao sent everyone away before getting on his horse and going home.

Qin Keqing, Baozhu and Ruizhu were indeed still awake.

Seeing their husband coming in drunk, Baozhu and Ruizhu hurriedly brought him tea and towels.

Qin Keqing took off his cloak, handed it to Baozhu, and asked with a smile, "Sir, who did you invite today?"

Li Jingxiao took a sip of tea and casually told what happened tonight.

When Qin Keqing heard that her husband had won 1,600 to 1,700 taels of silver gambling, she was happy but also a little worried.

Li Jingxiao held his wife's hand and said with a smile, "Well, your husband never likes to play with money. If you hadn't been delayed and left late,

It was hard to refuse, so I just played a few games casually.

If I'm lucky, I could invite them a dozen or twenty more times."

Qin Keqing finally felt relieved and continued chatting while asking the maid to bring hot water for her feet.

Seeing his beautiful wife washing his feet personally, Li Jingxiao couldn't help but feel emotional.

He secretly thought that the ancient times were still better, and he liked Qin Keqing more and more.

He took Qin Keqing's hand, asked her to sit next to him, and said with a smile, "Madam, you should soak your feet and relieve your fatigue."

Qin Keqing was happy in her heart, but she kept refusing.

Although I am married, I still feel a little embarrassed to show my feet.

Li Jingxiao held on tightly, and Qin Keqing could only mutter a few words in a slightly blaming tone.

Then she let Ruizhu take off her shoes and socks. When her feet touched Li Jingxiao's, she looked at her husband with tenderness in her heart.

Li Jingxiao couldn't help but chuckle when he saw this.

The daughter-in-law at this time is still the best. As long as the husband is three points good to his daughter-in-law, he will get twelve points in return.

In the evening, Li Jingxiao had to compete with Qin Keqing, Baozhu and Ruizhu.

After a busy day, I successfully upgraded to level 8 (77/800).

He closed his eyes and thought for a while, then added the attribute points gained from the upgrade to his physique.

Constitution: 10, Bones: 14, Comprehension: 14.

Increases cultivation speed by 80%.

After a night, I lay in bed and practiced the Lightning Thunder Fist for 8 hours. As expected, my practice speed increased a bit.

It increased from Xiaocheng (63/200) to (72/200).

He was so happy that he pulled Qin Keqing to do morning exercises together.

After he went to the yamen, Qin Keqing slept soundly until after 10 o'clock before getting up.

As soon as he woke up, he told Baozhu and Ruizhu to ask the kitchen to start stewing some ginseng chicken soup in the afternoon.

Baozhu and Ruizhu nodded quickly, and the master accompanied them and his wife in martial arts competitions every night.

He works so hard, so of course we need to give him more nutrition.

While Li Jingxiao was meditating in the yamen and practicing the immortal Changchun Gong, he was thinking in his heart whether he should add a few attribute points to his physical fitness when he leveled up in the future?

Otherwise, if you act like this every day, even the best body will collapse.

Fortunately, it only takes 800 experience points to level up now.

More than 100 experience points per day.

It takes about a week to upgrade.

I just don't know how much the upgrade experience will increase after level 10.

After practicing for more than three hours, it was almost time for lunch and the Eternal Spring Skill had gained 3 experience points (218/500).

Li Jingxiao's ears suddenly moved, and he heard footsteps coming from outside the yamen.

A moment after he opened his eyes, Zhao Junming's voice came from outside the room, "Sir, someone from the Northern Pacification Office came over and said that the commander-in-chief wants you to discuss an important matter."

Li Jingxiao frowned after hearing this, but he still stopped practicing, stood up and put on his cloak.

He took Zhao Junming, Erfu and others to the Northern Pacification Office.

When I entered the main hall of the yamen, I saw the commander-in-chief, two deputy commanders, and three of the four assistant commanders, all sitting inside.

Although Li Jingxiao was a first-class general, he was still someone else's subordinate after all as a fourth-rank pacification envoy.

He had also realized these days that if he didn't care about the affairs of the two pacification offices, the emperor and the retired emperor would not care either.

It was clear that he, the pacification envoy, was an official of the new pacification office, which was specifically responsible for dealing with matters concerning demons and evil spirits.

As long as nothing strange happens, Li Jingxiao can do whatever he wants.

Thinking of this, Li Jingxiao immediately understood and clasped his fists in a salute, "Sir, why did you summon me here?"

Commander Zhou Boyi hurriedly stood up, looking a little anxious and eager, and walked forward to hold Li Jingxiao's arm and said.

"Don't blame me, Lord Li. There is indeed an urgent matter. We are helpless and can only ask you to come here to discuss it."

Li Jingxiao stood up straight and became alert.

But Zhou Boyi was probably really anxious and had no time to test the waters with Li Jingxiao.

He grabbed his wrist, took him to sit down, picked up a letter on the table and handed it to him.

"Master Li, please read it first. We'll talk about the others after you finish reading them."

Li Jingxiao couldn't help but become curious now. He took the letter, quickly scanned it, and soon frowned.

"Sir, have you sent someone to confirm it?"

(End of this chapter)