"Let's talk about it."

Lu Fan was not interested, but he didn't refuse directly, leaving himself a little leeway.

The two of them talked and came to the tenth floor of the library pavilion.

He paid special attention to the fact that there were several young men and women reading books on each floor.

The same is true for the tenth floor.

If only he had such a chance.

Lu Fan was very envious of the treatment of these people.

However, he also knew that it was impossible for others to be like him, who could cultivate various exercises and martial arts without bottlenecks.

Even if he stayed in the Library Pavilion every day, it would definitely not be as effective as his cultivation.

Otherwise, then it's worth it?

"It's all ninth-order alchemy here, you can choose for yourself."

Li Ruoqiu took Lu Fan to a row of bookshelves, pointed to one of the empty spaces and said, "There are not many alchemy techniques, even the ninth order, even if there are only a few dozen books in the palace's library pavilion. ”

"That's enough."

Lu Fan smiled and nodded.

He changed his previous thoughts, originally he was worried that the ninth-order alchemy technique would not be enough, so he thought about receiving a few copies of martial arts such as ninth-order sword techniques or marksmanship.

But now that he has dozens of ninth-order alchemy techniques, it is enough for him to cultivate.

He wanted to train his body to be indestructible, even immortal.

Although I don't know if anyone has done it, he wants to try.

Maybe he can find a new path of cultivation.

"Dragon Elephant Divine Body Skill", "Ten Thousand Refining Body", "King Kong is Not Bad", "Heart Refining Skill", and so on.

All kinds of alchemy techniques dazzled Lu Fan.

Just looking at the name, he couldn't tell whether it was good or bad, so he chose a copy of "The Body of Ten Thousand Refinings" and practiced it first.

He could still get several copies anyway.

It's really not good, take the war merits in exchange.

Sooner or later, he will learn all these alchemy techniques.

"Alright, that's it."

Lu Fan took the exercises in his hands and said, "I'll go and choose another one-level exercises." ”

"Well, come with me."

Li Ruoqiu turned around and led Lu Fan into a room.

Also on this level.

There was no one in the room, just a row of bookshelves, and a few cabinets.

"All the human-level exercises are here."

Li Ruoqiu pointed to the bookshelf and said, "Including martial arts, it's also there, you can watch and choose." ”

"Okay."

Lu Fan roughly counted, and all the human-level exercises and martial arts combined, there were only a few dozen.

The exercises are even more pitiful.

It is enough to see the rarity of human-level exercises.

You know, this is the library of the imperial palace, after thousands of years of accumulation in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the heritage is extremely profound.

No family or sect can compare.

Lu Fan started from the beginning, looked at the past one by one, and finally fixed on the exercises at the end.

"Tao Sutra"!

That's it!

Lu Fan quickly made a choice, took the exercise in his hand, and glanced back at Li Ruoqiu, "I have chosen." ”

"Hmm."

Li Ruoqiu instructed: "But you must keep it well, and remember to return it after you use it." ”

"Yes."

Lu Fan nodded slightly.

"Let's go."

Li Ruoqiu motioned for Lu Fan to leave first, she walked around the room for a while, and then came out and closed the door.

The two chatted casually and came downstairs.

Lu Fan wrote his name in the registration book, pressed his handprint, and left the library with the exercises.

The human-level exercises have finally arrived.

The rest is cultivation.

Lu Fan was in a particularly comfortable mood at this time, and he had more expectations in his heart.

When he completes the human-level exercises, what kind of cultivation and realm will he reach?

What kind of strength will it achieve?

There are still so many alchemy techniques waiting for him to cultivate, and when all the alchemy techniques are practiced to perfection, how far can he grow?

……

……

Lu Fan returned to the side hall, and it was just time for lunch.

Gao Wancheng was sitting in the main hall, guarding a table of wine and food, sitting dry, without moving chopsticks.

"Lu Fan, you're finally back."

Gao Wancheng beckoned to Lu Fan, "Come over and eat." ”

"Oh."

Lu Fan came to sit down opposite Gao Wancheng, looked at the wine and food on the table, and said with a smile: "It's quite hearty." ”

"In the palace, I definitely can't lose my mouth."

Gao Wancheng picked up the wine jug, poured a glass of wine for Lu Fan, and said, "These are all imperial dishes of the palace, and ordinary people don't have a chance to eat them." ”

"Thank you."

Lu Fan didn't expect that there were such benefits as an errand in the palace, not only could he not lose his mouth, but also because he ate well, he could add a lot of allocable attribute points.

It just so happens that he is in need of stat points right now.

"It's all said, you're not polite with me."

Gao Wancheng also poured himself a glass of wine, and raised his glass with a smile, "Come on, let's do one first." ”

"Okay, cheers."

After eating and drinking, Lu Fan returned to his room, took out the Taoist scriptures, and looked through them from the beginning.

With the previous foundation, he cultivated quickly.

I don't know how long it took, Lu Fan closed the Dao Sutra, put it aside casually, and opened the attribute panel.

Name: Lu Fan

Lifespan: 17/776

Power: 141.24

Dexterity: 52.29

Mental Power: 51.35

Physical strength: 135.72

Repair: four products

Exercises: Vientiane Demon Suppression Skill is complete, the first weight of the Tao Sutra (0/10)

Martial arts: The six imperial gods are perfect, the thousands of hammers are perfect, the gods and demons are perfect, and the nine turns of the golden body are perfect

Assignable stat points: 168.36

After eating a meal just now, the assignable stat has increased by 0.6.

Not bad.

He now has 168.36 allocable stat points.

If it is added to the exercises, it is equivalent to 16,836 experience points.

I wonder if I can cultivate the Dao Sutra to perfection in one go?

Try it!

Lu Fan's mind moved, and he added 10 points of experience to the Tao Sutra, and the remaining experience was 16236.

The next moment, the Dao Sutra was upgraded to the second level.

The spiritual power in Lu Fan's body increased slightly.

For him now, it's almost negligible.

Go on!

He added another 50 XP to the remaining 16186.

The Tao Sutra was upgraded to the third level.

His spiritual power had increased slightly.

Plus!

Lu Fan added 100 experience points, and the remaining experience was 16086.

The Tao Sutra was upgraded again and advanced to the fourth level.

His spiritual power increased slightly.

And then come.

Lu Fan added 500 experience points, and the remaining experience was 15586.

The Tao Sutra was upgraded to the fifth level.

This time, the spiritual power in his body had increased significantly.

Go on!

Lu Fan added another 1000 points of experience, and the remaining experience was 14586.

The Tao Sutra was upgraded to the sixth level.

The spiritual power in his body has increased dramatically.

Again!

Lu Fan added another 5,000 points of experience, leaving 9,586 experience.

The Tao Sutra was upgraded to the seventh level.

The spiritual power in his body swelled wildly, almost filling the dantian.

You're almost there!

Go on!

Lu Fan added all the remaining experience.

It's just a little bit worse, and the Dao Sutra hasn't been upgraded to the eighth level.

Open the properties panel and sweep your gaze to the exercise.

The Seventh Weight of the Tao Sutra (9586/10000)

Only 414 experience points away.

That is, a difference of 4.14 points can be assigned.

At Lu Fan's current speed, he can save enough in just two or three days.

If he cultivates more diligently, maybe two days will be enough.

That's it.

This kind of cultivation speed was enough to satisfy him.

After all, this is a human-level exercise, and if you want to practice it to his current state, it may take ten or eight years, or even longer, if you want to practice it to his current level.

How old did he get?

Not even an afternoon.

It's already too much beyond the others.

Lu Fan's mentality is very stable now, and he knows that if you want to hurry, you can't reach it.

Especially in martial arts, you can't be in a hurry.

didn't get up, Lu Fan took out the "Ten Thousand Refining Body" again and looked at it carefully.

Soon, he closed the exercises and began to practice.

With the previous foundation, no matter what kind of alchemy technique, when it came to Lu Fan's hands, it was easy for him to comprehend, and his cultivation was extremely smooth.

Towards evening, Lu Fan got up and got out of bed and walked out of the side hall.

Walking in the palace, almost all of the faces you meet are fresh.

Occasionally, a few people recognized him and greeted him.

They are all dragon shadow guards who participated in the big competition together.

When he came to the outside of the Heart Cultivation Palace, he happened to meet an acquaintance who came out of the Heart Cultivation Palace.

The man also saw him and was surprised, "Lu Fan, it's actually you?" ”

Lu Fan looked at the other party carefully, and saw that he was wearing an official uniform, smiling, and radiant.

You don't need to ask to know that the other party is proud.

"Xu Zhao, you are an official."

"It's all thanks to you."

Xu Zhao smiled and said, "Your Majesty just summoned me, and now I am serving in the Hanlin Academy. ”

"It's a good job."

Lu Fan was a little surprised, "You can stay by the emperor's side often, maybe you can become a celebrity by the emperor's side in the future." ”

"I'm just a bachelor in the Hanlin Academy, and I'm just a fifth-grade student."

Xu Zhao said politely: "There is no comparison with you, a third-grade imperial guard." ”

"Oh?"

Lu Fan was stunned and said, "You also know?" ”

"Of course."

Xu Zhao nodded and reminded, "Don't you forget what I do?" ”

"Oh, yes."

Lu Fan said: "You are helping the emperor draft documents, so you are naturally well-informed. ”

"It is indeed beneficial to be by the emperor's side."

Xu Zhao looked at no one around, and whispered: "The emperor saw that I had worked hard recently, so he specially rewarded me with a book of cultivation exercises, and told me to practice hard, so that I will have a good body in the future and be able to help him do things better." ”

"Then congratulations, both civil and military."

Lu Fan smiled: "You will definitely do a lot in the future!" ”

"Promise your good words!"

Xu Zhao arched his hand with a smile on his face.

He finally made it out.

After a few days, when he had saved enough money, he sent someone to redeem Liu Dai and bring Liu Dai to the capital.

He wanted to have a family.

……

……

In the evening, Lu Fan returned to his mansion.

Ye Wuchen had already returned, sitting in the living room, leisurely drinking tea.

He was also wearing the military uniform of the imperial guard, but it was slightly different from Lu Fan's clothes.

Lu Fan also sat down, poured himself a cup of tea, and asked, "When did you come back?" ”

"I'll be back at noon."

Ye Wuchen smiled: "Eat here." ”

"So idle?"

Lu Fan asked tentatively, "Don't you need to be on duty in the palace?" ”

"No, I don't."

Ye Wuchen shook his head lightly, "You shouldn't need it, right?" and Yan Qing. This is the emperor specially taking care of the three of us. ”

"Oh."

Lu Fan glanced at Ye Wuchen's clothes, and suddenly realized that it should be of different grades, and the clothes he wore were also different.

"Don't look at it."

Ye Wuchen said with a smile: "Yan Qing and I are only fourth-grade imperial guards, one level worse than you. ”

"As for the other players who have won the rankings, like Zhu Jingtian and Mu Yan, they are all five-rank imperial guards."

"And there's more."

After a pause, Ye Wuchen continued: "The emperor specially selected sixty dragon shadow guards and crowned them as the six-rank imperial guards. ”

"Oh? Sixty? ”

Lu Fan was a little surprised, "Doesn't that mean that there are still people in our Zhennan Army who can stay in the capital?" ”

"That's right."

Ye Wuchen nodded, "Qin Yu, Meng Ran, Cao Ning, Song Yu, the four of them stayed." ”

"That's pretty good."

Lu Fan naturally knew what this meant, being able to stay in the capital and stay by the emperor's side was equivalent to gilding them with a layer of gold, and when they returned to the Zhennan Army, they would be very different regardless of their identity and status.

You must know that the worst thing they are doing now is also a six-rank official position.

After returning to the Zhennan Army, he will definitely be promoted.

At that time, it is likely that he will become a high-ranking officer.

"Childe, it's time to eat."

Zhiqing knocked on the door and came in, saluting the two of them.

"Okay."

Lu Fan and Ye Wuchen got up at the same time and came to the dining room.

The table was already full of food and drink.

Sweet and sour carp, stir-fried shredded tenderloin, milk soup with pu choy, braised sea cucumber with green onion, roast duck, stir-fried kidney flower, fried double crispy in oil, fish fillet, Yipin tofu, braised prawns, Sixi meatballs, hibiscus chicken slices, etc.

A dozen dishes, plus two jugs of wine.

"It's all a northern specialty."

Ye Wuchen greeted with a smile: "I specially ordered someone to make it, try it quickly." ”

"You're a noisy host, huh?"

Lu Fan glanced at Ye Wuchen, "How do I feel like a guest?" ”

"Haha."

Ye Wuchen laughed, "Since we are friends, let's not separate each other." ”

"Eat."

Lu Fan picked up the chopsticks, tasted every dish, and nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad." ”

"Here, take a sip."

Ye Wuchen picked up the wine glass, raised his hand at Lu Fan, and said with a smile: "The two of us will depend on each other in the future." ”

"You're not right."

Lu Fan corrected: "It should be called blessed and shared." ”

"Well said!"

Ye Wuchen clinked glasses with Lu Fan, "Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

After eating, Lu Fan opened the attribute panel, and the assignable attributes increased by 0.8.

Not bad.

According to this eating method, he will be able to accumulate enough attribute points in less than two days to upgrade his exercises.

Now he has no shortage of food at all.

Money is enough to spend.

Even if you have delicacies from the mountains and seas every day, you can afford to eat them.

And as his strength increases, so does his amount of food.

In the future, he will only accumulate stat points faster and faster.

Even if you have a lot of experience to level up, it doesn't hurt.

He still cultivated faster than those so-called geniuses, and much faster!

……

……

The next day, in the morning.

Lu Fan did not go out, but stayed at home to cultivate.

Ye Wuchen didn't go out, he took a reclining chair and found a shady place in the yard, blowing a cool breeze comfortably.

Near noon, Lu Fan heard a commotion outside, got up and got out of bed.

As soon as he arrived in the living room, he saw a crowd of people pouring into the living room.

And everyone has a gift in their hand.

The person in the lead is none other than Li Yongtai.

Behind Li Yongtai were Qin Yu, Meng Ran, and Cao Ning.

Long Yingwei, the Zhennan Army who came to Beijing to participate in the big competition this time, are all here.

"Commander, why are you here?"

Lu Fan hurriedly invited everyone into the house and instructed the maids to make tea and pour water.

"You've moved to a new house, so of course we're going to come and see."

Li Yongtai smiled: "What? Not welcome? ”

"Welcome."

Lu Fan nodded and smiled at everyone, "Please take a seat." ”

"Give, give you a gift."

Li Yongtai handed the calligraphy and painting in his hand to Lu Fan, "This is my handwriting." ”

"Thank you, sir, this gift is too valuable."

Lu Fan took the calligraphy and painting, unfolded it and looked at it, only to see a big mortal character written on it.

The dragon flies and the phoenix dances, the momentum is extraordinary!

"Good word!"

Lu Fan praised it.

"yes."

"It's so well written."

"It's especially rare."

Everyone praised it.

"Zhiqing, hang this in the most conspicuous position in the living room."

Lu Fan put away the calligraphy and painting and handed it to Zhiqing behind him.

"Yes, Childe."

Zhiqing left with calligraphy and paintings.

"Lu Fan, this is my gift to you."

Others presented gifts.

There are jewels and jade, as well as antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and so on.

It's all worth a lot of money.

Even Ye Wuchen took out a gift and handed it to Lu Fan, "This night pearl is for you." ”

Lu Fan was not polite, took it in his hand and looked at it carefully.

The bead was about the size of an egg, crystal clear, and emitted a faint white light.

The light is soft and not harsh at all.

Holding it in his hand is heavy, aptly expressing Ye Wuchen's heart, very heavy, very heavy!

"Thank you!"

"Your gifts are too precious."

Lu Fan gestured to everyone, "Thank you very much." ”

"What's polite to us?"

"That's it!"

"We're all comrades-in-arms."

Everyone took a few polite steps and sat down.

"Childe, there are guests asking to see you."

The housekeeper came in and reported.

"Who?"

Lu Fan asked.

"He said his name was Gu Chen."

The housekeeper said, "I have come to make amends to my son." ”

"Huh?"

Lu Fan was stunned for a moment, and he didn't really want to see this person.

Moreover, tomorrow is the time for the agreed competition, what will the other party do?

Make amends?

Or is there another purpose?

He raised his head, looked at everyone, and finally fell on Li Yongtai's face.

"Let Gu Chen in."

Li Yongtai nodded slightly, "Listen to what he has to say." ”

"Okay."

Lu Fan waved his hand at the housekeeper, "Let him in." ”

"Yes."

The butler bowed and left.

After a while, he returned, with one more person behind him.

It was Gu Chen.

It's just that Gu Chen didn't come empty-handed, but with a knife.

Pitch-black scabbard, pitch-black hilt.

Before it was unsheathed, a chill could be felt.

Lu Fan was surprised, thinking that he couldn't wait for tomorrow?

Coming to the challenge today?

Everyone was also a little puzzled, and looked at Gu Chen with an unkind face.

Feeling everyone's gaze, Gu Chen smiled awkwardly, "Don't get me wrong, I'm really here to make amends." ”

As he spoke, he raised the knife in both hands, came to Lu Fan, and bowed his head slightly, "This is my family heirloom knife, named Kunwu, please accept it." ”

Lu Fan didn't answer.

"Last time, I was too much of a mistake."

Gu Chen's face was ashamed, "I really can't help myself to challenge you in a delusional way, but now that I think about it, I'm really ashamed." ”

"I'm sorry, I apologize to you."

"And I will make amends to you from the bottom of my heart."

Gu Chen raised his hands and said, "This knife is my heart, please accept it." ”

"What about tomorrow's joust?"

Lu Fan didn't expect that the other party would be so cowardly, and he came to apologize before he competed.

Is he that scary?

Although he was ruthless and injured a few people when he faced the Dragon Shadow Guard of the Royal Forest Army, he was measured.

There will be no fatalities.

Even if he competed with Gu Chen, he would at most seriously injure the other party and teach him a lesson.

After all, he still has a place to use Gu Chen in the future.

The bet was the one he used to tie Gu Chen.

"I throw in the towel."

Gu Chen glanced up at Lu Fan and explained, "Of course, the bet is still valid. Tomorrow I will explain this to people on the busiest street in the capital, and announce in public that I know that I am not your opponent and take the initiative to admit defeat. ”

"Why?"

Lu Fan still didn't understand.

Wouldn't it be too much to admit defeat like this?

It will be looked down upon in the future.

"I'll tell you the truth, it's my father."

Gu Chen sighed lightly, "He asked me to admit defeat, and took out the family heirloom knife and asked me to apologize." ”

"I didn't agree at first, but then I thought about it, I really wasn't as good as you."

"Even if you can't beat you in a martial arts competition, you still can't avoid making a fool of yourself."

"So be it."

Speaking of this, Gu Chen laughed at himself, "It saves the pain of flesh and skin." ”

"Gu Lingyun asked you to come?"

Li Yongtai answered: "He is interesting. ”

"My father said that he and you are old acquaintances."

Gu Chen turned his gaze to Li Yongtai, "Please also look at your father's face and help resolve this matter, our Gu family doesn't want to make a feud with Lu Fan." ”

"Since you've said so and your attitude is so sincere, I can't show up."

Li Yongtai glanced at Lu Fan and said, "Lu Fan, or is it like this?" You accept Gu Chen's gift and apologize to him, cancel the competition, and let him admit defeat directly. ”

"Okay."

Lu Fan nodded, "Just listen to you." ”

Lu Fan still has to give this face.

What's more, he doesn't suffer.

earned a treasure knife for nothing, and it did not damage his reputation.

Even better than his direct victory over Gu Chen.

Save time and don't say it, and the other party will admit it.

There was really no reason for him to refuse.

Thinking of this, he took the knife in his hand, grasped the hilt of the knife in his right hand, and jerked it.

"Huh!"

The knife is unsheathed.

The pitch-black blade is cold to the touch and has a chilling chill.

Lu Fan's fingers flicked on the blade, making a clanging sound.

"Good knives!"

"Sure enough, it's a family heirloom!"

Everyone praised it.

They are all connoisseurs and can naturally tell the difference between good and bad knives.

"I'll take the knife."

Lu Fan was also very satisfied, and nodded slightly, "The matter of the competition will come according to what you said, I won't show up tomorrow, you go and admit defeat in public." ”

"Okay."

Gu Chen breathed a sigh of relief and arched his hand, "Don't worry, I will definitely handle this matter well, and it won't damage your reputation." ”

"Alright, since it's said and done, so be it."

Li Yongtai answered on the side: "Gu Chen, you have to remember this lesson and make less trouble in the future." ”

"Yes, my nephew understands!"

Gu Chen's face turned solemn, and he said loudly: "In the past, I was too reckless and didn't think about the consequences, but now I know, Long Yingwei is not easy to mess with, especially Long Yingwei of the Zhennan Army." ”

"Well said!"

The crowd was praised for their delight.

"And the bet."

Gu Chen turned his gaze to Lu Fan, his expression slightly uneasy, "I don't know what you want me to do?" ”

"I haven't thought about it yet, I'll talk about it later."

Lu Fan doesn't lack anything now, and he really doesn't have anything for Gu Chen to do.

But what if you can use it one day?

How to say that the Gu family is also a big family in the capital, Gu Chen, as the prince, is not weak in his own strength, maybe he will be of great use in the future.

"Okay then."

Gu Chen hugged his fists, "Since this is the case, I won't bother, if there is a need in the future, if you open your mouth, as long as I can do it, I will definitely go all out." ”

"Hmm."

Lu Fan nodded and watched Gu Chen leave.

……

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(End of chapter)