Since the Yongmu period, Zhang Zebang, the first assistant to the cabinet, with the full support of the Yongmu Emperor, has vigorously promoted reforms to reverse the situation of political corruption, lax border defense, and poor people's wealth for so long before Yongmu.

As a result, Yongmu Ten Years is also known as Yongmu Zhongxing.

In the Shuntian Mansion of the Ming Dynasty, the people on the street were bustling, the cries of selling came and went, and it was very lively, and everyone's face was full of satisfaction and happiness.

Yongping Street is mostly the place where the imperial court officials live, and there is a mansion called Li Mansion in an inconspicuous place, and the owner of the house, Li Hanhai, is not only the secretary of the household department of the court, but also the most trusted minister of the saint today.

At this moment, Li Shangshu, who was extremely majestic in the court, sat on the chair as if he had lost his soul.

"It's been more than a month, haven't you found it yet?" Li Shangshu muttered to himself alone in the study.

Bang bang~

There was a knock on the door of the study, Li Hanhai cleaned up his mood, his face was majestic, and asked, "Is there something wrong?"

"Sir, Madame hasn't eaten all day today. The maid outside the door said.

"Okay, I see, I'll go check it out. Li Hanhai got up and wanted to leave the study, but looked back at the table, there was a book on the table, which was his favorite, but unfortunately the book was still there, but the person was gone.

Since Li Xiao and Dongfang Weiming came, Xiaoyao Valley has become active in an instant, and Li Xiao, who has been integrated into Xiaoyao Valley, is even more chic, bringing a lot of laughter to Xiaoyao Valley.

When early winter arrived, light snow fell slowly, spreading on the ground in a white expanse.

Before the time came, Li Xiao had already gotten up, and Li Xiao, who had set the goal, had a kind of paranoid madness about practicing martial arts, and began to stand on the pile to practice the mental method before dawn every day, and then stood up again when he fell down, until late at night, before he slept for an hour, and got up again before dawn, and so on.

Every day is like this, and the iron-beaten body can't withstand such crazy martial arts training, but Li Xiao relied on perseverance to survive, and fortunately there was a medicinal bath prepared by a divine doctor, otherwise his body would have collapsed a long time ago.

It's been half a month, and Li Xiao has been persisting every day, but he can't store internal force in the dantian, and he feels that every time the internal force appears, it will be pulled away by an inexplicable energy.

Li Xiao specially went to consult the senior brother, Gu Yuexuan couldn't give an explanation, and even the master couldn't do anything about it, if it wasn't for the belief of guardianship, Li Xiao didn't know if he could still insist on practicing martial arts.

Although there is no internal strength, Li Xiao's body is getting stronger and stronger, and now he can stand on the pile for a longer time, unlike the first time he stood for half an hour and collapsed.

"Here we go again. Li Xiao smiled bitterly, and the inexplicable energy once again pulled away from his internal force, Li Xiao was unwilling, clenched his fists fiercely, and roared: "No, don't allow it, come back." ”

Li Xiao frantically operated the Mind Method, day after week, fighting against mysterious forces.

Li Xiao's whole body muscles were tense, his muscles were like shadows, and his face was flushed.

The mysterious power seemed to be laughing at Li Xiao's indiscretion, like fishing, retracting and releasing to absorb more internal force, and finally Li Xiao fell to the ground exhausted.

Li Xiaoban's fist did not let go for a long time, even if he fell to the ground unconscious from exhaustion, his expression was hideous.

Even if I try hard, I can't change it? Do I still have hope of becoming stronger? I'm not reconciled!

Li Xiao closed his eyes unwillingly and fainted on the ground, a tear fell into sweat and disappeared, and it seemed that this was it.

"Senior brother, why don't you see my eldest brother come to dinner. Dongfang Weiming, who had just finished confinement, and Gu Yuexuan, were sitting at the dining table waiting for the meal to start, and Dongfang Weiming, who had not seen Li Xiao, asked curiously.

"I don't know, it seems that I haven't seen the third junior brother all day yesterday, so I should practice martial arts in my room. Speaking of Li Xiao, Gu Yuexuan felt distressed, and said: "The third junior brother is abusing himself, practicing martial arts like this, he is still angry that he can't practice internal strength." ”

"What's the matter, senior brother, can't my brother cultivate his internal strength?" Dongfang Weiming was anxious and asked.

"Yes, it's been a long time, and the master saw that the third junior brother was so masochistic, so he went to Shaolin to find a solution for him. Gu Yuexuan looked at Dongfang, who was stunned, and said, "Oh, by the way, you don't know about this matter yet, it just so happened that you were locked up by your master during this time." ”

Dongfang Weiming's heart was full of self-blame, the eldest brother's desire for martial arts in his heart was so strong, so how much of a blow would the eldest brother suffer if he couldn't cultivate his internal strength, but I didn't know stupidly.

"But no matter how much you practice martial arts, you can't skip eating. Seeing Lao Hu serving the dishes, Gu Yuexuan asked, "Uncle Hu, have you seen the third junior brother?"

Lao Hu thought for a while and said, "It seems that since yesterday, Xiao Gongzi has not been out of the room, probably still in the room." ”

"I'm going to call my brother. Dongfang Weiming left the table in a hurry.

Li Xiao's door was tightly closed, Dongfang Weiming knocked lightly on the door, and shouted softly: "Big brother, have you gotten up?" ”

Dongfang Weiming didn't get a response, so he knocked on the door and shouted, "Big brother, are you in the room?" ”

Dongfang Weiming pushed open the door, and when he entered the door, he saw Li Xiao lying on the ground, motionless.

"Big brother, big brother, what's wrong with you?" Dongfang Weiming saw Li Xiao who fell to the ground, and hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, Li Xiao did not respond to Dongfang Weiming.

"Why hasn't it been so long?Hasn't the third junior brother gotten up yet?" Gu Yuexuan saw that Dongfang Weiming hadn't come back for a long time, so he also came over to take a look.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Dongfang Weiming holding Li Xiao, Li Xiao's coma caught Dongfang Weiming off guard, and Dongfang was at a loss.

"This kid told him not to overcultivate, and he was not afraid of hurting his foundation. Gu Yuexuan, who came to inspect, simply checked the pulse, and found that it was excessive martial arts training and fainted, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Take him to the divine doctor, don't hurt the foundation. Gu Yuexuan called to the east.

"Good. Knowing that Li Xiao just fainted after practicing martial arts, Dongfang Weiming relieved a lot of his heart and picked up Li Xiao to go to the divine doctor.

"This ...... Where is this?" Li Xiao woke up from his coma and saw that he was in a strange place full of doubts.

"Hey, it hurts. Li Xiao, who just wanted to sit up, pulled his muscles and felt like he was torn, and he was weak.

"Big brother, you're awake. Dongfang Weiming pushed open the door and walked in, holding a bowl of medicine in his hand, and said excitedly when he saw Li Xiao who had woken up.

"Well, unclear, where is this, what's wrong with me?" Seeing the appearance of unclear, Li Xiao asked.

"Big brother, don't you remember, you fainted from practicing the day before yesterday, and you had been fainting for a day when I found you, and then I sent you to the divine doctor. Dongfang Weiming blew the hot medicine, brought it to Li Xiao, and said, "Come and drink the medicine, the divine doctor will prescribe it to replenish your body." ”

Yes, Li Xiao remembered that the day before yesterday he fought against the mysterious force, but failed to regain his internal strength, but lost more of his internal strength, and finally fainted from exhaustion.

After drinking the medicine, Li Xiao lay back on the bed and didn't say a word, Dongfang Weiming didn't dare to disturb, picked up the bowl and left the room.

So......

Am I destined to not be able to cultivate my internal strength? Li Xiao, who was lying on the bed, closed his eyes in pain, his eyes full of unwillingness.

Protect the Valley of Escape, protect everything I cherish, what to protect?

Is it just my three-legged cat's kung fu? I'm afraid I can't even beat a passerby.

What is this?

Li Xiao, who opened his eyes, was stunned, and waved his hand vigorously in front of him, as if he was touching something.

"Hiss~" Li Xiao exerted too much force, and his muscles were pulling and hurting badly, and he gasped.

Li Xiao didn't care, sat up strugglingly, and looked at the previously virtual screen, which showed his own information.

Name: Xiao Li

Age: 18

Internal Strength Method: Carefree Mind Method (First Layer, Pseudo)

Martial Arts Exercises: None

The simple information could not hinder Li Xiao's excitement, and sure enough, the traverser must have a golden finger, although it was late, but it still appeared.

So the reason why I can't cultivate internal strength is because I absorb it? Is it because I have absorbed enough energy to appear now? Li Xiao speculated like a detective.

But how to use this thing, is it just to show my information and laugh at me? Li Xiao was speechless.

Open Sesame ......

Come out, system......

It's up to you, Goldfinger......

Li Xiao tried a variety of methods, but the virtual screen did not change.

Could it be that it is a drop of blood to recognize the master? Li Xiao pondered.

Just do it, Li Xiao casually swiped his fingers, ready to drip blood to confess the master.

Uh-huh, I have blood, but where should I drop it? Li Xiao felt sad for his IQ for the first time, this is happiness is sadness, sure enough.

Wait, I remember reading novels before, the protagonists relied on the idea communication system, and I should be the same, right?

"Putting it away"

Li Xiao thought silently.

Wow Ka Ka ~

Put it away, sure enough, it was put away, Li Xiao looked at the disappearing virtual screen and wanted to jump up happily, although his body didn't allow it.

"Hehe, I'm not bullying in online novels, thank you. Li Xiao revealed inexplicable joy in his self-talk.

Come out and go back, come out and go back......

Li Xiao had a lot of fun.

Wait, I'm not here to be stronger? Mistaken, mistaken, do it again.

"Come out, system. ”

"Goldfinger, are you there?"

"Bootstrap Elves, let's talk. ”

However, it is useless, why? Is it useless to use my mind? Why is my golden finger so useless? Li Xiao was desperate, thinking that he would be bald and stronger in the next second, but he didn't expect it to be just a dying struggle.

"Do you want to become stronger, do you want to dominate the rivers and lakes, do you want to live forever?" a charming voice quietly rose.

"As long as you sign a contract with me, you will have what you want. ”

A sheepskin contract appeared in front of Li Xiao out of thin air, Li Xiao looked at it in a daze, why is it so weird? But I have nothing to deceive, as long as I can protect Xiaoyao Valley, why not sign the contract!

Li Xiao looked at the contract, and he didn't know which country's text it was, like a ghost drawing a symbol, Li Xiao only beat the drum in his heart, and his hand stayed on the contract.

For the sake of Xiaoyao Valley, Li Xiao cheered for himself.

The hand pressed it, and the finger seemed to be pricked by something, and the blood dripped on the contract.

Congratulations, the contract has come into effect!