Volume 1: The Scourge of Ascension, Chapter 21: Five Years

A few days later, in the early morning, it was still dark. Cheng Hao practiced as usual. Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of him. This made his pupils shrink, and he was about to use his sword to attack. This person appeared silently, and he was probably not an opponent.

"Wait!"

The man raised his hand to stop Cheng Hao, but then looked at it carefully, and was silent for a long time.

"Nangong clan?"

Cheng Hao was also observing this person, just now because of nervousness and dim light, he didn't have time to take a closer look, but now after taking a closer look, he couldn't help but suddenly realize that this person and Nangong Que actually have a nine-point similarity. If it weren't for the fact that the aura was very different, I am afraid that Cheng Hao would directly regard him as Nangong Que.

"Yes, Nangong Que is my brother, the old man Nangong Huang. Hearing Cheng Hao's words, Nangong Huang nodded and took out a jade slip, "This is for you, you can see the contents of it with your spiritual power." After speaking, he glanced at Cheng Hao deeply, turned around and took off.

"Your master is fine now, don't worry, you can do it yourself!"

Just when Cheng Hao was stunned, Nangong Huang's voice sounded in his mind again. With a wry smile, he looked at the direction in which the other party was leaving, "It's really..."

seems to be an equal transaction, but in fact, before his strength is reached, he will always be controlled by others. Zao Wou-Ki should be in the Qingcheng faction, and now that his strength has dropped greatly, he is nothing more than a bargaining chip equivalent to pressing on the Qingcheng faction.

"That's it, as long as the master is fine. Cheng Hao muttered to himself, looking at the jade slip in his hand, but he was also very curious. Although he is not deeply involved in the world, he also knows that except for the Nangong family, there is absolutely no third person who has seen this kind of thing.

According to what Nangong Huang said, put the jade slip close to his forehead, and his spiritual power slowly penetrated into it. However, between breaths, a lot of information is transmitted to the brain memory through mental power.

"Little clouds and rain are decided, lightning channeling technique!"

The content in the jade slip was automatically written down, which was much more convenient than using paper and pen to record things, and this method made Cheng Hao frightened. The above content made him unable to calm down for a long time...

"It turns out that the internal force can still be used in this way, but the consumption is too great."

After a few days of practice, Cheng Hao was already able to use these two techniques preliminarily, but the consumption of internal force was a little unable to keep up, and he looked at the rain in front of him and muttered to himself.

The fact is indeed as he said, although a martial artist can also use some spells, not to mention the great consumption, and the power is far less terrifying than the cultivator's cast.

This lightning trick is also a surprise hole card against the enemy. After all, when the two sides were fighting, the other party suddenly summoned a bolt of lightning, and I am afraid that few people could dodge it. But what is the use of this little cloud and rain? Could it be that he will have to go to the clouds and rain in the future? But since the other party chose to give him this spell, he must have their reasons. Thinking of this, Cheng Hao couldn't help but look forward to it even more.

Time flies, it has been five years in a blink of an eye, and the breath of June permeates the city, and the heat has swept over the entire Qingzhou. At this time, Cheng Hao was already eighteen years old, and his beautiful figure contained huge tenacious strength, and his face was as clear as a carving. It looks like a bohemian on the outside, but the inadvertent light in his eyes makes people dare not underestimate it. The childishness on his face has not yet retreated, but it makes him feel more intimate.

During this time, in addition to practicing, Cheng Hao occasionally went to the academy, but all he learned was poetry, songs, calligraphy and painting exchanges, not that he didn't want to go, but he learned many things as soon as he learned them. After attaining martial arts, his memory is much better than that of ordinary people. Moreover, now my goal is no longer as simple as gaining fame.

After more than five years of hard practice, the true qi left by Zao Wou-Ki in his body had been completely refined by himself, but after he cultivated to achieve a small level of strength, he could no longer advance an inch, which made him a little impatient.

"Cousin, you said yesterday that you were going to go out with me to catch the market. ”

After practicing swordsmanship, Cheng Hao began to meditate, and at the same time he was thinking of a way to break through. heard Xu Qing running out of the house, shouting that he would go out with her.

"Okay, I'll come when I change my clothes. Cheng Hao responded.

"Whew!"

Thinking that it would be useless to consume it every day, and that it would be good to go out for a walk, I got up and stood up after a little pranayama. A purple electric light emerged from the palm of his hand and was extinguished by Cheng Hao's fist, bringing a breeze and blowing up the dust on the ground.

Seeing this kind of means, I have long been familiar with these. Xu Qing was not surprised. once followed Cheng Hao to catch fish in the lake, and everyone cast nets or fished, but he stood directly on the surface of the lake, and as soon as he brought a column of water, countless fish were thrown ashore. She also saw that Cheng Hao jumped down, and even the eagle could be caught. With Cheng Hao by her side for this time, she can be regarded as an eye-opener.

In the past few years, even the prefect of Qingzhou has come to visit him several times, and he behaved like a subordinate in front of Cheng Hao, and the business of the medical hall is much better than before under the intentional support of the government. His cousins and aunts also took more and more care of him, and last year they took Cheng Hao's parents to Qingzhou City. Cheng Hao saw these in his eyes, his cousin was too good to them, but he felt a little indebted to others.

went back to the room to change clothes, and as soon as she went out, she looked at Xu Qing in front of her: cardamom was childish, and full of vitality, her arms were very thin, like jade bamboo, and she was waiting outside on her toes. Seeing Cheng Hao, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional, it has been five years in a blink of an eye, and the little girl who was timid and didn't dare to speak when she saw her for the first time has grown up.

After being brushed on Xu Qing's face by Cheng Hao like this, he turned red, lowered his head and pouted, and said coquettishly: "I've been waiting for you for so long, can't you get out?" After speaking, he secretly glanced at Cheng Hao from the corner of his eye.

Xu Qing's little woman's posture made Cheng Hao a little funny. "Haha, let's go, let's go, if we don't leave, our eldest lady will be angry!" After speaking, she gently scratched her little nose, but was seen by her uncle and aunt who were about to open the door to do business, which made Xu Qing ashamed and angry, and the two chased and ran towards the market.

"You two slow down, what do you talk about in the streets? ”

Xu Mu and his wife couldn't help but feel a little relieved when they watched the two of them gradually run away, in their opinion, Cheng Hao, the son-in-law, probably couldn't run away.

At this time, Cheng Hao's parents had already gotten up, and they couldn't help shaking their heads and laughing when they looked at the two. At the beginning, Xu Mu strongly invited them to move to Qingzhou City, but the couple was afraid of causing trouble to each other. However, Xu Mu has expanded the medical hall a lot, and because of Cheng Hao, the business of the medical center is getting better and better, although Cheng Hao's mother can't see a doctor, it's no problem to help out.

And his father Cheng Jiahai, opened a blacksmith shop in the bazaar, due to the high prices in the city, the demand for various things is also large, Cheng Jiahai's craftsmanship is not to mention, and some warriors who walk the rivers and lakes will also frequent here, resulting in excellent business in the blacksmith shop. When he was too busy, he brought two apprentices, these two were Cheng Hao's childhood friends, Huzi and Ergou. will give the two of them a lot of wages every month, which makes their parents feel more grateful to Cheng Jiahai.

Cheng Hao took Xu Qing for a walk, bought some gadgets casually, and before he knew it, it was already noon, and it was not good to have such a big sun in June, so he didn't have to care about his cultivation, but he had to take care of the feelings of other girls.

In the past few years, Cheng Hao has also taught her to practice, with his own help, Xu Qing already has the strength of the beginning of internal strength, but not everyone is as perverted as Cheng Hao, Xu Qing can have such cultivation, in addition to Cheng Hao's help, her own qualifications can be regarded as the middle and upper reaches. After all, girls love beauty, so sun exposure obviously won't be in line with her wishes.

The two went around and went back to the infirmary, the weather was too hot, and the blacksmith shop had to rest these days, and both parents were helping in the infirmary. The aunt boiled a large pot of tea and mung bean soup to quench the heat and thirst of the patients in the hospital, and Xu Qing went to the kitchen to help make lunch.

After dinner, Huzi and Ergou came over and invited Cheng Hao to go fishing and hunting outside the city, thinking that since they had nothing to do, Cheng Hao agreed.

Outside Qingzhou City, the stone village where Cheng Hao is located is in the south of the city, and in addition to a few small towns and villages, there are endless deep forests. And this is the east of the city, not far in front of a big lake, called Taiping Lake.

According to legend, five hundred years ago, the king of Chu was incompetent and was bullied by various countries, resulting in the people's misery. The later generations of the king of Chu began to raise troops from here, with the expectations of the people, seized the throne, and then pacified the world, laid the foundation of the Chu State for nearly 500 years, and even the name of the country was not changed. As the only way to get to Kyoto, the name Taihei Lake comes from this.

Several people who have lived in mountain villages since childhood are very water-based. When they arrived at the lake, Huzi and Ergou took off their clothes and jumped into the water. Scattering joy, they didn't even care about the fishing nets they brought, maybe the fishing was fake, but it was their original intention to come and play in the water when it was hot, and Cheng Hao couldn't help but join in watching them play. It's like playing in childhood, and you forget the time.

"Huzi, Ergou, it's not too early, it's time to go back. ”

Seeing that it was approaching dusk, Cheng Hao urged.

A few people were about to swim to the shore, but they saw a painting boat approaching this way. At a low table in the boat, two men who looked to be in their forties and fifties were talking and laughing cross-legged, sitting opposite each other and drinking.

Originally, on the shore where Cheng Hao and the others were, there were several people standing there, three men and one woman, all of the same age as Cheng Hao and the others. The four of them looked at the painting boat, their expressions were slightly anxious, and they directly ignored Cheng Hao and the three of them.

I don't know what the situation is, Cheng Hao took Huzi and Ergou and went around to the side, and he didn't care about the people next to him, so he hurriedly put on his clothes. When he was about to leave, Ergou did not forget to get the fishing net he brought, just in order to find a suitable place to go into the water, the fishing net and the clothes were not in the same place.

The fishing net was where the three men and one woman were standing, and the two dogs were about to get it. But I heard the woman say with a disgusted face: "Hillbilly, get out of the way." After saying that, he tried to kick the fishing net under his feet, but accidentally tripped and fell to the ground.

"Yutong, be careful" One of the men was quick and held the woman who was called Yutong.

The woman who was called Yutong saw that she was out of shape in front of several people, and she was immediately annoyed and angry, and grabbed the fishing net and threw it at Ergou. The other three men looked at Ergou even more aggressively, as if as long as Ergou dared to resist, he would inevitably be beaten by them.

Ergou didn't know what to do for a while, but Cheng Hao couldn't stand it, the fishing net had no weight, and it didn't hurt to smash it, but who could bear being so humiliated in front of so many people?

"Within three breaths, kneel down and apologize, otherwise I will hit you to your knees. ”

Cheng Hao's gloomy voice reached the ears of several people, making the four of them feel a little funny.

"Apologize, otherwise you have to look good. ”

Ergou and Huzi have not been in Qingzhou for a long time, and they don't know Cheng Hao's strength. was afraid that he would suffer a loss, so he stood up at the same time, thinking that even if he fought, he was not afraid of the other party, not to mention Huzi's tall body, even Ergou, who grew up in the mountains since he was a child, and his strength was not comparable to ordinary people.

"Poof..."The four looked at Cheng Hao, and one of the men couldn't help laughing, gouging out his ears while saying, "Do you have a kind of repeat?" He thought these hillbillies were very interesting, even if they didn't know themselves, they dared to speak out.

"Again, I don't have to. Seeing that several people were so arrogant, Cheng Hao knew that it was pointless to continue fighting. I saw him raise his hand, and three men and one woman flew into the lake together, soaked in the water, and became soup chickens.

The four of them were so frightened that they didn't dare to make a sound for a while, floating on the surface of the lake and not daring to move, with only one thought in their hearts that they couldn't believe, "Grandmaster Strong"

"This is just a small lesson, don't look down on people in the future. "In fact, with Cheng Hao's cultivation, if he directly releases the realm, he can crush a few of them to death. After speaking, he looked at the stunned Huzi and Ergou, "Let's go, what else to see, do you want to spend the night here?"

"Oh, oh good!"

was shouted by Cheng Hao, and the two of them followed behind, not knowing what they were thinking.

"Wait!"

"Hugh away!"

And the painting boat was also about to approach the shore at this time, and the two men watched Cheng Hao and the three leave, and the two shouted angrily, and jumped off the boat at the same time, stepping on the lake.