From a paper-making apprentice to a celestial master

"So, Master, are you worried that Old Zhou or the Corpse Demon Sect behind him might cause some trouble?"

Then, Qin Shuang asked curiously.

Liu Quan picked up the bowl of porridge and took a big gulp. He tapped the table with the tip of his chopsticks, as if he was organizing his thoughts. He didn't speak for a while.

"I'm not necessarily afraid of Old Zhou."

The problem is that he might just be a scout sent by the Corpse Demon Sect.

If that were the case, the repercussions behind it would be enormous.

Even worse, he ran away.

"Wouldn't it have been better to run away?"

Qin Shuang asked, puzzled.

"It would be troublesome if they ran away."

Liu Quan sneered and said, "Think about it, he's been holed up in this town for over ten years. How many funerals has he handled? How many coffins has he nailed down? Who knows how many people's heads he's tampered with?"

The Huang family's situation might just be the tip of the iceberg.

He paused, then waved his hand, "Of course, if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. There are plenty of capable people in the government, so it's not our place to worry too much."

Besides, his departure actually presents an opportunity for our business.

Why?

Qin Shuang was stunned.

"Before, because Old Zhou had a coffin shop in town, many people would entrust their funeral arrangements to him to save trouble."

Years ago, I had a minor conflict with him, so that old man never introduced me to any business opportunities.

Now that's great, he's run away. I just rented a yard next to his house, and in a few days I'll put up the signboard, make some paper figures to ward off bad luck, and then business will be good!"

Liu Quan said with a smile, a shrewd glint in his eyes.

"ah?

So, Master, you went to rent a shop this time?

Qin Shuang asked curiously.

"Not entirely."

Liu Quan waved his hand, chuckled, and said, "I've had the idea of ​​renting a shop for a while now. It just so happens that I have a nephew from the same village who works for Master Wu in town. He said something happened to Master Liu's family and asked me to go and take a look."

And guess what happened?

It was his third concubine who had a nightmare last night. She said she dreamed that Master Wu's long-deceased first wife was standing at the head of the bed, pointing at her face without saying a word.

The third concubine woke up in fright and cried all night.

"Is this wealthy man's house haunted too?"

Qin Shuang asked.

"What's going on?"

It was just a nightmare.

This kind of thing happens often.

Many things, no matter how scary they sound, are actually nothing to worry about. Six or seven out of ten are just people scaring themselves.

Although there are many ghosts and monsters in this world, how easy is it for ordinary people to encounter them?

Liu Quan said casually, "Of course, I definitely won't point it out. I just sprinkled some incense ash in her room to ward off evil spirits and did some calming rituals, and that's about it."

Master Wu is a bit stingy. I spent almost two hours making a big fuss about it, and he only gave me five taels of silver.

As soon as they left Master Wu's house, they heard about Old Zhou running away.

Isn't this a perfect coincidence?

He casually rented the shop next door to him...

Liu Quan muttered to himself, his words carrying a hint of street smarts and slickness.

As they were talking, Liu Hu also came in. Upon seeing Liu Quan, he quickly greeted him, "Master, when did you return?"

"It's good that you're back."

Master, let me tell you, we ran into a big guy yesterday…”

Liu Hu looked excited and was about to continue the story.

"I've already heard about this from your junior brother."

"It's nothing, you can all go about your business. The sky won't fall."

Liu Quan waved his hand.

Since that thing didn't come knocking last night, it means Qin Shuang is safe, so he doesn't need to worry too much.

Qin Shuang finished her breakfast and began clearing the table and washing the dishes.

Just as he was thinking of continuing to practice standing meditation with his senior brother, he suddenly seemed to remember something, quickly took off the peach wood bracelet, and said:

Master, this bracelet did a great job yesterday, protecting me at least twice. But I think its spiritual energy seems to be almost depleted. How can I replenish it?

"That's normal. I forgot to tell you yesterday. Just put it in front of the altar in the main hall. There's incense burning there every day, which is perfect for nurturing it. Leave it there for ten days to half a month, and it will recover."

Liu Quan explained.

"I see."

Qin Shuang nodded, walked into the hall, placed the bracelet neatly on the altar, lit three incense sticks, bowed, and put them into the incense burner before leaving.

In the courtyard, Senior Brother Liu Hu had already taken up his stance. Qin Shuang didn't say much, walked over to him, got into position, and followed suit.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths...

Almost instantly, he entered a meditative state, and the power within his body was steadily unleashed with the help of the stance.

This stop lasted for almost half an hour.

He didn't stop tidying up until the sun had risen high and he was soaked in sweat.

We have no choice but to accept it.

He was exhausted.

He controlled the internal energy, using it all to cleanse and strengthen his flesh and bones.

Standing meditation is essentially a process of continuously accumulating "energy" and then using that energy to strengthen the body and increase strength.

Then, he glanced at the attribute panel again.

Six Yang Stance Exercise: Minor Success (3/400)

……

"Relying on my own to practice standing meditation is indeed much slower."

Qin Shuang silently calculated in her mind, "It's taken so long to gain only one or two experience points."

If you practice once in the morning and once in the evening, it would take at least one or two hundred days to progress from the initial stage to the advanced stage of Liuyang Zhuang Gong.

"This is all thanks to the 'Heaven rewards diligence' effect on the attribute panel; each complete training session consistently grants a small amount of experience..."

Qin Shuang exhaled a breath of stale air, but felt a sense of relief in her heart.

Although he was able to quickly improve his Six Yang Stance skill by relying on spiritual energy points.

However, by practicing standing meditation, one can feel the progress one makes at every moment, which is also reassuring.

Then he glanced to the side.

My senior brother is still practicing standing meditation.

However, his senior brother's stance was slightly different from his.

He knew that it was because he was standing in the Baoyuan stance, which was the first level of the Liuyang stance, while his senior brother had already entered the second level and was standing in the Shouyi stance.

Moreover, my senior brother has also practiced this stance very deeply. Although his body does not move while he is standing in the stance, to outsiders, it always seems as if he is constantly changing his posture.

"This is the conversion from fixed pile to movable pile."

The stance training has reached a level that is ingrained in one's very being.

At this moment, Master Liu Quan walked over and began to explain.

"Converting a fixed pile to a movable pile?"

"Is this a manifestation of stance training reaching the very core of one's being?"

Qin Shuang's heart stirred; she was slightly shocked, and even more so, somewhat envious.

"You're already envious?"

Unexpectedly, Liu Quan laughed and looked at him, saying, "But you, have you really never practiced stance training before?"

After saying that, he walked up to Qin Shuang, circled him twice, and looked him up and down on his legs, waist and shoulders.

He even reached out and pinched Qin Shuang's shoulder blades, patted the outside of his thighs, and finally pressed on his spine, his expression becoming increasingly strange.

"No."

Upon hearing this, Qin Shuang quickly shook her head.

"Looking at your stance training, it seems you've already reached the point of using strength to refine your skin and flesh?"

Liu Quan then asked.