Chapter 5 When Life Is at Stake
"Mouse, didn't you go out first to avoid the limelight? Why did you kid run back? β
In the back gate of a palatial mansion in Chang'an City, two figures were talking in the corner.
One of them, dressed as a housekeeper, looked around as he spoke, as if he was afraid of being seen.
This belongs to the "Yongxingfang", next to the imperial city, and is only two streets away from the palace city in the north.
The sky had gradually darkened, and the lights were on, and from time to time there were Wuhou patrolling the streets, passing by in groups in front of their doors.
"Sixth brother, it's not my brother, I have to come back, it's true that the money you gave last time has already been used up, you can't starve your brother to death in that poor country, right?"
"Besides, it's been half a year since things happened, and there is no rumor at all, I'm afraid the momentum has long passed, why are you still nervous?"
This mouse, called the mouse, was a lean young man, dressed like a farmer, but with two playful mustaches, and when he spoke, a pair of eyes were purring, revealing a hint of lewdness.
"You can't save some flowers, hey, I still have two gold ingots here, you can take them first, go out of the city early tomorrow morning, don't come to Chang'an City for the time being without my summons."
This steward also has no way to take this person, who let this be his own brother, such a lack of success, I really regret letting him do that thing in the first place.
The door was closed again, and the butler-like man returned to the mansion, and the lean young man weighed the two gold ingots in his hand, and his heart suddenly burst into joy.
At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, copper coins and silk were mainly used for market circulation, although there were many gold and silver products, but most of them were used for rewards.
Two gold ingots, a full twenty taels, how many copper coins and silk cloth can be exchanged for?
Seeing that another team of Wuhou was about to come in the distance, this young man called Mouse turned to the right and turned into a deserted alley.
Turning around, all the way to the south, and when I was about to get out of Yongxingfang, a courtyard appeared in front.
Compared to Fang Cai's mansion, the courtyard in front of him is much smaller, but the same exquisite decoration is not something that ordinary people can afford to live in.
Seeing that there was no one on the left and right, the mouse didn't go out of the door, he twisted his body forward and jumped over the courtyard wall.
"Are you really here?"
When the mouse groped his way to a room with the help of his memory, he suddenly heard a familiar voice from the room.
"Door master, my subordinates have done everything according to your orders, and this time I came back to take a little entanglement, and I went away, but my subordinates are a little reluctant to leave youββ"
The mouse, who was not afraid to go into the house, spoke softly to the people in the house through the door.
"Yes, this seat is also a little reluctant to you, but unfortunately, this matter is too involved, the people of 'Lijingmen' have been secretly tracking, at least at this stage, you can't stay in Chang'an City."
"In this way, you will do one last thing for this seat, and then leave Chang'an. Here is a new directive from the Lord, which you will personally deliver to your sixth brother in a moment. β
"This is a letter to his master, you don't need to know the contents, and you will leave as soon as the letter is delivered. As a reward, a thousand taels of gold have been prepared for you in the manor outside the city, and you can go and get it yourself when you leave the city tomorrow. β
At this moment, the door suddenly opened, and a letter flew out of the room, and it landed in the hands of the mouse.
"Thank you to the subordinates, the subordinates retired-"
The mouse was overjoyed in his heart, and he temporarily came to see the door owner, but he didn't expect such an unexpected gain.
That's a thousand taels of gold, and you can't spend it in two lifetimes, right? ββ
The letterhead in his hand was very thin, and it didn't seem to contain too many things, so the mouse didn't stay any longer, and returned the way it came, still coming out of the air over the wall.
The moon had risen in the east, and although it was not the fifteenth night, I could barely see the scene on the streets.
"Why are you back again?"
When I saw the mouse again, the housekeeper known as "Sixth Brother", his brows were furrowed.
Although the mouse is his own brother, it is already a taboo for him to come to Chang'an City without permission today.
Relying on himself in front of his master, he still has some power, and he can be regarded as a fake public to protect his brother once, but he didn't expect this mouse to go and return again.
"Sixth brother, this is definitely the last time I'll bother you, here is ......"
The mouse reached out from his bosom and took out the letter that the master had given him.
Before he could finish speaking, he felt that his eyes were black, and he suddenly couldn't breathe, and the blood in his body seemed to stop flowing, and he fell to the ground.
"Mouse, mouseβ"
No matter how the butler shouted, the rat who was still alive and kicking was already curled up on the ground at this time, his body was constantly twitching, and a large amount of black blood flowed out of his eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and other seven orifices.
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When the death case occurred in Yongxingfang, Li Zhi's treatment of Qin Qiong in the Qin Mansion had reached a life-and-death moment.
Regarding Qin Qiong's conduct, Li Zhi's deepest impression is not from the real history, but the "Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" that swept later generations.
Loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness are a good interpretation of Qin Qiong's life.
It's been half a year since I came to Datang, and I've been dating Qin Qiong for more than three months, and from the impression of Li Zhi, this Qin Qiong in front of me is more like a character in Romance.
"Although the old man has been riddled with injuries all year round, he has not yet reached the point of being dizzy, and the performance of His Royal Highness the King of Jin in the past three months is no longer explained by ordinary prodigies."
"At the beginning, the old man was reluctant to accept His Highness as an apprentice, indeed because of His Highness's special physique, but now the old man is still unwilling to accept His Highness as an apprentice, but he is afraid that the old man's little trick will insult His Highness's rare talent."
Qin Qiong's eyes were like torches, staring directly at Li Zhi standing in front of the bed, as if he wanted to see his bones.
"Hehe, Uncle Qin, is this complimenting me? But if you really want to talk about my physique, 'Heavenly Leakage Body', I don't know how much Uncle Qin knows? β
Qin Qiong's words still made Li Zhi feel a little creepy, but he didn't expect that he was already trying his best to hide it, but he was actually seen by Qin Qiong.
Fortunately, his focus was only on Li Zhi's special physique, and Li Zhi simply started to talk nonsense from the "Heavenly Leaky Body".
"The 'Heavenly Leaky Body' has existed since ancient times, but it is also the rarest physique in the world. I am ashamed, the old man knows very little, and people who only know this kind of physique cannot cultivate internal strength, and it is difficult to become a civil and martial artist after all. β
When Qin Qiong spoke, Li Zhi also stared at his eyes, and he could see that he was not lying, and there seemed to be no need to lie.
"Uncle Qin, the little nephew is indeed a master of medical skills, but if you dare to say big words that can heal your injury, it will fall on me, the 'Heavenly Leaky Body'."
Since the other party didn't know much about the "Heavenly Leaky Body", Li Zhi felt that it would be much easier to do.
"Oh, could it be that you're a 'Heavenly Leaky Body' that can remove the pain of the old man?"
If someone else said this, don't say that the other party was just a child, even an adult Qin Qiong might scoff at it.
After all, his injuries are clear to him, and even Sun Simiao, the most prestigious miracle doctor in Datang, is helpless, what can he do as a seven-year-old child?
However, the person who said this in front of him was Li Zhi, so it's another matter.
A person who was very weak three months ago, and wished that a gust of wind could blow him down, after more than three months, just practicing the "Five Fowl Opera" is like being reborn.
Not to mention anything else, Li Zhi, who is more than seven years old, is now not inferior to Qin Qiong's fifteen-year-old eldest son Qin Huaidao, who has been practicing martial arts for many years.
Whenever the brothers of the Qin family used Li Zhi's strength to talk about things sourly, Li Zhi blamed the fact that his strength had increased to the amount of food that had increased out of thin air recently.
Li Zhi is indeed quite edible, and this phenomenon has started since he woke up a few months ago.
To be precise, after releasing a trace of gray gas from that weird pocket gun and filling the meridians around Li Zhi's body, Li Zhi's body seemed to have turned into a black hole of energy.
Three meals a day, the amount of food eaten at each meal has increased by two or three times compared to the original, except that his body has grown taller and burly, and he has not seen much flesh grown.
This is also one of the reasons why the eldest grandson Wujian wants to give a gift to the Qin Mansion, saying that it is Li Zhi's food expenses, but it may not be a polite remark.
"Uncle Qin, I am the 'Heavenly Leaky Body', as the name suggests, I can't hold internal force in my body. And the last time I was injured, Zhang Ananda, the chief eunuch in the palace, also used internal strength to heal me, but he was like a mud cow entering the sea and the trace was gone. β
"Therefore, the little nephew thought, Uncle Qin's body is overwhelmed because of the swelling of internal force, if my 'Heavenly Leakage Body' can eliminate Uncle Qin's strength, will it solve the root cause of your injury?"
"The internal force is dissipated, first consolidate the foundation and cultivate the yuan, regulate the muscles and bones, and then rebuild in a timely manner, although it will take a lot of effort, it will be far better than the current situation, and your martial arts cultivation path can also have a chance to reach the peak again."
Qin Qiong was not surprised at all when Li Zhi was able to say this, after all, his own injury had been mentioned to Li Zhi more than once.
Scattering Gong is his only way out, but he has never found a suitable method of scattering Gong, and the innate is already regarded as a double cultivation of life, and blind scattering Gong will often lead to death.
"How sure is Your Highness?"
Qin Qiong also asked, and she didn't feel a burst of amusement.
He is a dignified "half-step martial arts god" powerhouse, a figure who can be counted all over the world, and when he encounters such a problem, he is actually asking a seven-year-old child for advice?
In fact, Li Zhi himself is not sure, he is not false about studying medicine, compared with the people of this era, at least more than a thousand years of precipitation.
But he has only seen the thing of "scattered gong" in novels, how can there be such a thing in reality?
The reason why Li Zhi dared to bring it up to Qin Qiong was because he knew that Qin Qiong's current situation was very bad, and he would really travel west if he was a little careless.
Whether in history or in romance, Qin Qiong died of injuries and illnesses, and Li Zhi is now regarded as a dead horse as a live horse doctor.
The most important thing is that Li Zhi is blindly full of trust in the strange pocket gun suspended in his dantian.
In fact, since the last time he devoured the internal force that Zhang Ananda had entered, as well as the energy transformed by Sun Simiao's "Heart Protecting Pill", this pocket gun had not moved.
It's like falling asleep completely.
If it weren't for the fact that it could be clearly "seen", it was suspended in his dantian, and Li Zhi would have wondered if this gun had really appeared.
In this weird Tang Dynasty, first the "Heavenly Leaky Body", and then the Dantian Hanging Gun, I am afraid that no matter how bizarre things are, Li Zhi can also accept them.
Qin Qiong can see the changes in the past few months, how could Li Zhi himself not know?
Since Qin Qiong still judged that he was a "Heavenly Leaky Body", it seemed that the true situation in his body was covered up by a mysterious power.
In the absence of other options, Li Zhi could only attribute all the changes to the pocket gun suspended on the dantian.
With the lessons of the past, Li Zhi felt that something that could increase energy would definitely be able to stimulate the pocket gun, including the increase in his own appetite, and it was estimated that the gun was also responsible.
"Uncle Qin, you can lose an internal force to me first-"
Li Zhi didn't know how to convince Qin Qiong, so he simply came to see is believing, turned his back, and asked Qin Qiong to inject an internal force into his body to try.
Qin Qiong was a little puzzled, but still according to what Li Zhi said, he raised his right palm and injected a shallow internal force into Li Zhi's body.
Sure enough, like entering the sea towards the mud cow, it disappeared without a trace in an instant.
Li Zhi could clearly feel that the internal force that Qin Qiong had infused in, first along his meridians, swam into the dantian, and seemed to circle around the weird pocket gun, and then disappeared.
And then, there is no then......
Is it because there is too little energy in this internal force?
Li Zhi couldn't help but think.
"Uncle Qin, what do you think?"
Li Zhi didn't turn around, still maintaining his posture with his back to Qin Qiong.
"Your Highness, it is indeed able to lure away the old man's internal force, your 'Heavenly Leaky Body' is really magical, the old man can't feel where the internal force went?"
"However, the old man's skills are so domineering, although His Highness has a special physique, can he really withstand it?"
The method can work, but Qin Qiong is worried about Li Zhi's body, don't put another His Royal Highness King Jin in order to save him Qin Qiong.
"That's it, Uncle Qin, just let it go, if I don't feel good, just speak up and remind you in time."
Li Zhi saw that the strange pocket gun was really effective, and his heart was finally much more steady, but he still didn't talk too much.
In this way, Qin Qiong began to infuse his internal force into Li Zhi's body again, from the beginning of a thread, a wisp, to a gradual one, two, and three percent......
Qin Qiong gradually accelerated the delivery of internal force, and the swelling pain in his body gradually subsided.
"Uncle Qin, don't worry about me, we can't give up halfway-"
With the continuous input of Qin Qiong's internal force, Li Zhi could clearly feel that the restlessness of the pocket gun seemed to be even more "cheerful" than last time?
Just imagine, Qin Qiong, a master of the realm of "half-step martial arts and gods", how can his strength be comparable to that small "Heart Protecting Pill"?
When Li Zhi felt that the speed of internal force coming in slowed down, he realized that the swelling pain on Qin Qiong's body had been temporarily relieved, and he was worried that he would stop there, so he couldn't help but give advice.
It stands to reason that this should have been an extremely dangerous thing, and Li Zhi himself has become a boring spectator at this time.
"Watching", Qin Qiong's internal force continued to enter his body, and then reached the dantian, and then was swallowed by the strange pocket gun.
This time is not short, Li Zhi entered Qin Qiong's room, it was still less than noon in the morning, and now that the sun has turned westward, this unique "scattering gong" is still continuing.
In fact, whether it was Qin Qiong or the weird pocket gun in Li Zhi's body, it seemed that Li Zhi's body was still too bad, and he never dared to do it with all his might.
Zhang Ziyan and the Qin family brothers had been guarding the door for a long time, and the strict tutoring made them not dare to enter rashly.
However, through the gap in the door, the three of them could still vaguely see the scene in the house, and just because they couldn't hear Qin Qiong's moaning for a long time, the three of them believed in Li Zhi for most of it.
After lasting for more than three hours, most of Qin Qiong's skills had "dissipated", and her complexion and aura had finally returned to normal.
At this time, suddenly, the speed at which Qin Qiong's skills were leaking out suddenly became faster.
"This is? β¦β¦β
Qin Qiong and Li Zhi were both taken aback.
Qin Qiong was worried about such a fast speed, would Li Zhi's body be able to withstand it?
What Li Zhi is worried about is that if this continues, Qin Qiong will not be played to death by himself, no, he should be played to death by that weird pocket gun, right?
At this time, Li Zhi was completely powerless, and even if Qin Qiong wanted to slow down or remove his palms, he couldn't do it.
"Your Highness, you? βββ
"Uncle Qin, I'm ...... I know thatβ"