Chapter 25: Grinding
Tang Yu valued Shangguan Xiu very much, not only gave him a jade plate from Yuwangfu, but also gave him a silver ticket of 1,000 taels of silver as his use to collect evidence of the crimes of hundreds of civil and military officials.
Until Shangguan Xiu returned home, he felt like he had a dream.
It was amazing that he first became a nominal spy of the Duwei Mansion, and now he has become a confidant of King Yu, and in an instant, his identity has changed dramatically.
He couldn't believe all this for a while, but the jade plate in his arms and the silver ticket of one thousand taels were real, which also reminded him that he was not dreaming, and what happened to him was real.
Shangguan Xiu tossed and turned in bed, his mood was difficult to calm down for a long time, he simply sat up and meditated to regain his energy.
While running the aura in his body, he divided the aura into two parts, which were infused into the Zhongfu and the two scapular acupoints.
The Zhongfu acupoint and the shoulder acupoint squeezed out the aura poured in again and again, and Shangguan Xiu re-poured the aura into it again and again, and in the process of repeatedly squeezing out and pouring in and squeezing out and pouring in, the aura gradually began to gather in the two acupuncture points.
When Shangguan Xiu meditated until the end of the day, he stood up from the bed, changed into a black brocade robe, put on a mask, stepped on his saber, and walked out of the house.
With the identity of Yuwangfu, the nominal identity of Duwei Mansion is dispensable for him, but he is unwilling to give up the stern gentleman Huadie.
Now there is still some time before Yinshi, and Shangguan Xiu takes this opportunity to practice the instantaneous step wind in the courtyard.
Instantaneous Wind is not such a difficult skill to practice, as long as you are in the wind attribute and master the know-how of Instantaneous Wind, it can be practiced quickly.
Shangguan Xiu used the instantaneous step wind to run against the root of the wall, at first he was not proficient, his feet were fluttering, and he lost his balance and fell to the ground after running a few steps. After falling more than ten times, Shangguan Xiu's use of the instantaneous step wind became more and more handy.
At this time, looking at Shangguan Xiu running against the courtyard wall, his feet were like stepping on two winds, the speed was staggering, and sometimes his feet seemed to be in a suspended state, and he was striding out in the air.
This feeling is so amazing, and Shangguan Xiu himself enjoys it.
Just as he was enjoying his practice, he suddenly noticed a strange fluctuation in the air around him.
He immediately put away the instantaneous wind, stopped, and closed his eyes and quietly perceived.
Ever since his cultivation had reached the Spiritual Transformation Realm, his sense of the wind had become more and more acute, and any slight movement around him could not escape his perception.
The fluctuations in the air are becoming more frequent and intense, and it is clear that someone is rapidly approaching their side.
Who is it? Shangguan Xiu stood in the middle of the courtyard, hanging his head and closing his eyes, carefully feeling the fluctuations in the air. After a while, the air fluctuations stopped, and although Shangguan Xiu didn't open his eyes to look, he could feel that the other party was hiding on the roof of his house.
He subconsciously hooked his fingers and wanted to pull out the saber on his waist, but at this moment a night wind blew, and he keenly smelled a familiar fragrance in the wind, the fragrance of the flower butterfly.
Shangguan Xiu suppressed the urge to raise her eyes and look up, and muttered secretly in her heart, she shouldn't have waited for herself on the top of Yunmen Mountain, why did she come to her house?
I couldn't understand what Hua Die's intention was to sneak here, Shangguan Xiu deliberately pretended to be stupid, as if he didn't notice her existence at all, and practiced the eighteen swords of the wind in the courtyard.
It didn't take long for the sound of a change outside.
Knock – knock, knock, knock, knock!
One long and four short changes are the five watches, that is, the Yin time.
Shangguan Xiu straightened his clothes as if he was fine, opened the courtyard gate, walked outside, and after closing the courtyard gate, he took a deep breath and quickly rushed out in the direction of the north city gate.
Now Shangguan Xiu didn't use the instantaneous breeze, firstly, he didn't want to cheat, and secondly, it was also because of the presence of Hua Butterfly.
Shangguan Xiu ran in front, and without looking back, he could feel that Hua Butterfly was following him far behind him.
After thinking about it carefully, he also understood Hua Die's intentions, she was secretly monitoring whether she was cheating.
Hua Die is so worried about him, instead of feeling uncomfortable, he still feels very warm, Hua Die is really trying her best to teach herself, not fooling things.
Her presence aroused Shangguan Xiu's fighting spirit, and he took a deep breath, exerted twelve points of strength, and rushed forward almost at a sprinting speed.
Shangguan Xiu ran from his house to the city gate in only seven minutes, which was already his fastest speed.
The officers and soldiers guarding the city gate tonight are the same as those from last night, and from a distance, they saw a black-clothed Shangguan Xiu wearing a grimace mask running in a hurry, and no one dared to step forward to stop him.
There was no need for them to stop him, Shangguan Xiu showed the token of the Duwei Mansion from a long distance, and shouted: "The Duwei Mansion handles the case!"
The officers and soldiers bowed down to both sides and retreated, and Shangguan Xiu did not stop for a moment, directly through the city gate and ran to the outer city.
Running to the outer city in one breath, Shangguan Xiu's physical strength decreased sharply, and his speed slowed down a lot, and when he finally ran to the foot of Yunmen Mountain, Yin Shi had already passed twenty minutes, and the next mountaineering, Shangguan Xiu took another ten minutes, adding to a piece, he was just a quarter of an hour late.
When he went up to the top of Yunmen Mountain, Shangguan Xiu's whole person was so tired that he was about to collapse, as if he had just been salvaged from the water, his face and body were full of beads of sweat, and his clothes had already been soaked with sweat and stuck tightly to his body.
"How late are you?"
Hua Die, who was secretly following Shangguan Xiu, had reached the top of the mountain before him at some point.
She sat on a stone for a long time, looking condescendingly at Shangguan Xiu, who was bent over her waist and panting like an ox.
"I ...... I've done my best......" Shangguan Xiu was so tired that he didn't even bother to speak, he looked up at Hua Die, who was sitting on the stone as if he was fine, and he also felt admiration in his heart, he didn't know if she used Lingwu, and even if she did, her speed was fast enough.
"What I want is not only your best efforts, but also your speed and physical strength, so that you are tired like a dog after running for such a distance, what can you do in the future?"
Hua Die snorted coldly, jumped down from the stone, walked up to Shangguan Xiu, and said, "Let me tell you, you were late for a total of three incense sticks, do you remember the punishment rules I set yesterday?"
Shangguan Xiu gasped and slowly straightened his waist, now he really couldn't run, if he was to run around Yunmen Mountain three more times, he would have to be exhausted to death.
He took off his mask, wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and face, shook his head and said, "In a quarter of an hour, no one can do it, no matter who it is, it is impossible to run from my house to the top of Yunmen Mountain in a quarter of an hour." ”
From Shangguan Xiu's residence to Yunmen Mountain, there is at least a distance of more than 20 miles, this is not counting the distance up the mountain, such a long way, without using Lingwu, only relying on a pair of meat legs, he doesn't think anyone can run in a quarter of an hour.
Listening to his words, she was unconvinced, and Hua Die sneered and asked, "What if I can?"
"Can you?"
"It's not just me, in the Duwei Mansion, just pick out anyone who can do this. What you think is incredible, in fact, is just a trivial thing in the eyes of others, do you know what it is? This is the gap in knowledge. If a hillbilly has always held the vision and insight of a hillbilly, then he will always be a dirt bun, and it will be difficult to become a big tool. Now, do you have anything else to say to me?" asked Butterfly in a domineering manner.
Shangguan Xiu looked at Hua Die blankly, he couldn't stand the contempt of others for him, especially since the other party was still a woman.
He stared at the butterfly for a long time, and without saying a word, put on his mask again, turned and ran down the mountain.
Behind him, the old god reminded loudly: "Remember, three laps, don't come back and be embarrassed if you run one step less!"
Shangguan Xiu, who was running down the mountain, muttered indistinctly.
"I said Hua Butterfly, are you too strict with him. As he spoke, a large man spun out from behind a large rock at the top of the mountain, and this one was Angry Claw.
He shook his head with a smile and said, "If you want to run a distance of more than twenty miles in a quarter of an hour, or without using spiritual martial arts, this is in the entire Duwei Mansion, I'm afraid that few people can do it!"
It also wraps you and me. He muttered to himself.
Hua Dietou said without replying: "I can't teach him anything about spiritual martial arts, if I can't even teach him martial arts, then I will be too much of a failure." You should understand the importance of physical strength in practicing martial arts. ”
"But you don't have to be so strict all at once, isn't this pulling out the seedlings?"
"It's not about pulling out the seedlings, it's just a test, and I want to see where his limits are. Hua Die shrugged her shoulders and said, "If she can't even endure this little hardship, is she still worthy of being an errand in the Duwei Mansion in the future?
I don't quite agree with Butterfly's teaching method, but Angry Paw has to admit that she has some truth in what she said.
He said quietly: "It's never been so important to someone or something, you...... I guess I like him, right?"
Hearing this, Hua Die immediately turned around, glared at Angry Claw with electric eyes, and said in a deep voice, "What the hell are you talking about?"
"It's not the best, otherwise, I would even have the heart to commit suicide by jumping off a cliff. Furious Paw smiled bitterly.
He has been pursuing Huadie for so many years, she doesn't say anything to herself, if she has only been in contact with Shangguan Xiu for so many days, she will be moved, and his self-esteem will be too frustrated.
Butterfly rolled her eyes and said, "Just because I don't like him doesn't mean I like you." ”
"What's wrong with me?" Furious Paw looked down at himself exaggeratedly.
Butterfly sneered and said, "Because you're not smart enough." ”
"I'm not smart?"
"If you're smart enough, you know it's time to shut up. ”
Angry Paw blinked, sullen. He shook his head and said, "I'll go first, and you should follow up early!" Before the words fell, the others had already walked down the mountain. Author's Note:
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