Chapter 13: Happiness and Pain Coexist
After nightfall, the snow did not stop, and the cold wind kept beating against the windows, and the sound was hula and hula, as in the city, and I don't know what happened to the victims outside the city, but probably the situation will not be better.
In the study, two pots of charcoal were burning, and the dark purple flames were swaying from side to side, like two jumping elves.
Chen Chao, dressed in black clothes, stood behind his desk, pinching the hanging sleeve of his right arm with his left hand, and holding a wolf hair with his right hand, and was tracing.
After about half an hour, the closed door of the study was pushed open from the outside with a creak, and an old man with gray hair, sunken eyes, and a goatee under his chin entered.
This person Chen Chao has the impression that he usually acts as a housekeeper at the gate of the Xiangfu, surnamed Han, called Han Zhong, and the people of the Xiangfu generally call him "Han Butler", who is happy and likes to join in the fun.
Deeply fusing his memory, Chen Chao knew that Han Zhong's identity was not as simple as a housekeeper, his true identity was actually the head of the dead soldiers raised by Chen Chao in the mansion, and the housekeeper was just used by Han Zhong to confuse everyone.
Chen Chao is the prime minister of Daji, and on the bright side, secretly, there are too many people to kill Chen Chao.
There are few masters around to protect him, and Chen Chao has died a thousand and eight hundred times.
Chen Chao summoned Han Zhong over tonight to discuss important matters.
When Han Zhong came in, he found that Xiang Ye was writing behind the desk, so he didn't bother much.
Usually, the Chen Dynasty rarely summoned Han Zhong, but this was the first time in so many years, which made Han Zhong a little flattered.
"Old Han, all these years in the Prime Minister's Mansion, can you still live in the habit?"
Han Zhong was so frightened that he trembled, and hurriedly bowed over, "Xiangye is polite, Xiangye is grateful for the kindness of Xiangye back then." My generation of Jianghu people don't care so much, the prime minister's mansion is magnificent, and the old slave lives in it. ”
Chen Chao's eyes were very calm, and he had an inexplicable sense of closeness to the old man in front of him.
In his memory, Han Zhong was originally a ranger who ran the rivers and lakes, and his martial arts were not weak, but the forces of the rivers and lakes had always been rejected by the imperial court.
Martial artists who violated the prohibition and carried knives and guns were an extremely unfavorable factor for the rule of the imperial court.
Ten years ago, the royal families of several countries reached a consensus and ordered the cutting off of all forces.
I heard that the blood was pervasive and lingered for a long time, some Jianghu families were uprooted by the imperial court, and the number of dead was unknown, and in addition, there was a reward of ten taels of silver for killing a warrior, and even some children, women and children were not let go back then.
Han Zhong was naturally in the list of strangulations in the imperial court, and when he was desperate, Chen Chao threw an olive branch to Han Zhong, asked him to remain incognito, and left him in the prime minister's mansion to cultivate dead soldiers.
Over the years, the master and servant have cooperated seamlessly, and the combat power of the dead soldiers of the Prime Minister's Mansion can be called a must.
Han Zhong was also very sincere to the Chen Dynasty, and in the past ten years, he personally built the Dead Soldiers Group for the Chen Dynasty and saved the Chen Dynasty from danger several times.
"Han Lao, get up, no need to be polite." Chen Chao held the void and put down the wolf in his hand.
Han Zhong raised his head and looked at Chen Chao, "Xiangye, call the old slave to come tonight, I don't know what's going on?" ”
"Old Han might as well guess." Chen Chao did not say.
Han Zhong groaned, contemplated for a moment, and remembered Qin Xiangru's arrival today.
As the "clairvoyant and ear of the wind" in the house, Han Zhong naturally knew what happened between Xiangye and Qin Xiangru.
He tried to say, "But three days later, Xiangye went out of the city for disaster relief?" ”
Chen Chao nodded, "That's true." Han Lao, this phase needs Han Lao's cooperation to lure the snake out of the hole after three days. ”
Luring the snake out of the hole? Han Zhonghu was suspicious, but quickly understood what was going on.
This alertness is also one of the reasons why Chen Chao reuses Han Zhong.
Han Zhong said, "Xiang Ye wants to take the opportunity to lure out the female assassin who assassinated Xiang Ye in the palace that day and escaped in the hands of Meng Zhao?" People from the Ning family in Yunzhou? ”
"Yes!"
Today, Qin Xiangru came and said that the disaster was urgent and could not be delayed.
But Chen Chao still insisted on leaving the city in three days, and asked Qin Xiangru to make preparations with great fanfare, the purpose was to lure out the female assassin.
These three days were enough time for the female assassin to know about the incident and prepare to assassinate Chen Chao again.
This is to lure the snake out of the hole.
"Okay, the old slave will go and prepare."
"Trouble Han Lao. Be sure to catch it alive. ”
"Yes."
Han Zhong received the order and was about to leave, but was temporarily stopped by Chen Chao, "Han Lao, I want to practice martial arts, I don't know if Han Lao can teach him." ”
When Han Zhong heard this, he stumbled and almost fell to the ground.
Many years ago, Han Zhong persuaded Chen Chao to practice martial arts, not to mention becoming a first-class master of the rivers and lakes, but he had a little kung fu in his hands, and he also had the power to fight back in the event of assassination.
But at that time, Chen Chao refused without thinking about it, and Han Zhong never mentioned it again.
He thought that Xiangye was usually busy with government affairs and couldn't separate his spirit from practice.
But today, what's wrong?!
"Old Han?" Seeing Han Zhong contemplating his eyebrows and thinking about things, Chen Chao couldn't help but remind.
Chen Chao wants to learn martial arts, which is also prepared. In this era, there is real martial arts, flying eaves and walls, jumping three feet high, all of which are real.
Chen Chao didn't want to be assassinated next time and be opened by the assassins again.
"Xiangye, with all due respect to the old slave, Xiangye's current body, it's a little late to practice martial arts, the roots and bones have been decided, and forcibly practicing will do all kinds of harm but no benefit...... However, the old slave suggested that Xiangye could find another way. ”
"Oh?" Chen Chao suddenly became interested, and his eyes lit up, "What is a different way, Han Lao said in detail." ”
Han Zhong arched his hand, raised his eyes and said, "It is no longer feasible for Xiangye to take the road of external martial arts, but the road of making drugs, using drugs, secret weapons, or light skills may make a difference." ”
Chen Chao is now thirty years old, and he has missed the best opportunity to practice.
The martial arts masters of this era, who have not started polishing their foundations since childhood, can only take some tricky roads at the age of thirty.
"It's okay, it's troublesome to Han Lao."
The next moment, Han Zhong's palm flipped over, and an ancient book and a parchment scroll appeared in his palm, Chen Chao approached, picked it up and looked at it.
According to Han Lao, the parchment scroll is the internal strength of poison, and the ancient books are some basic knowledge about poison, which requires Chen Chao to spend time and memorize it carefully, so as to lay a good foundation for the use and production of poison in the future.
"Okay, let's practice this first, and if you don't understand something, ask Han Lao." Chen Chao took the parchment scroll and ancient books, waved his hand to send Han Zhong away, and nibbled on books in the study alone.
This has a feeling of letting Chen Chao live a hard life in the third year of high school again.
But there is joy and pain.
Because Chen Chao came into contact with martial arts, he opened the quaint parchment scroll, and Chen Chao began to practice according to the above internal strength and heart method, calling the "Five Poisons Heart Sutra".
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At first glance, a small question mark slowly popped up on Chen Chao's forehead, is it certain that cultivating the Poison Sutra can prolong life?
But Chen Chao couldn't manage so much, and according to the hints on the parchment scroll, he began to meditate cross-legged, pinching his fingers with his hands.
After a while, a warm current tried to break through the meridians in Chen Chao's body that had dried up for many years, making Chen Chao's whole body exude heat.
After touching it for about an hour, Chen Chao was sweating profusely and woke up from his meditation.
He looked at his hands, and couldn't help but clench his fists, feeling that he couldn't finish his whole body.
At the same time, Chen Chao also found that a layer of foul-smelling black dirt emerged from the surface of his skin, thinking that this was the impurities in his body.
There is a play to become a martial arts master!
Chen Chao couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised, and then this practice was a night, tireless.