It's nearly noon

A small servant in the Tongfu Inn held a dinner plate, knocked on the door of one room after another, and delivered meals to the guests staying in the hotel.

The door of the guest room of Tianzi Room A was locked from the inside, and in the open space in the center of the guest room, the upside-down Xu Ruyi was naked, his eyes were closed, his left hand was propped up on the ground, and his right hand was covering his dantian. His feet were in a row, and the weight of his entire body was pressed on his left hand. The white gas that kept coming out of his nose was from the bottom up, enveloping his face, making it impossible to see his face clearly, and sweat kept falling from his face and falling to the ground with a slight sound.

I am most afraid of being disturbed by others, but fortunately, Xu Ruyi has already greeted the store and asked them not to disturb themselves.

"Whew" Finally, Xu Ruyi let out a sigh of relief, his legs slowly closed in mid-air, and then fell to the ground, and the person also stood up from the ground, crackling, and a series of explosions occurred in his body.

Counting it, it has been three days since I came out of the palace. In the past three days, Xu Ruyi has not left a single step since he entered this guest room, and has been practicing martial arts. It took him one day to transform the newly acquired twenty-three years of power into the internal power of Tiangang Tongzi Gong, and then use this internal force to cultivate the "White Bone Zen" divine skill.

Now that three days have passed, feeling the surging internal force in his body like the Yangtze River, looking at his crystal clear body that seems to be shiny, Xu Ruyi clenched his fists and smiled with satisfaction. That's what it means. Not bad. Merely..... I don't think I'm used to it. ’

That's right, with this skill, Xu Ruyi has completely practiced the first four layers of "White Bone Zen" and entered the stage of practicing the five senses for the fifth time. Picking up the towel on the shelf by the wall, Xu Ruyi wiped the sweat off his body indiscriminately. Then he reached out and picked up the clothes that had been placed on the bed and put them on his body. When the first skin training of "White Bone Zen" was completed, Xu Ruyi found that his skin was fairer, and his defense seemed to increase slightly. It's hard to say how it feels. Just walking a few steps and wiping himself with a towel, these movements are not complicated, but he just doesn't feel very comfortable. It's a feeling of incongruity.

Every movement of the human body is controlled by the human brain, and it is necessary to think before doing it. But Xu Ruyi felt as if he had made a move first, and then realized it。。。。。 Moreover, his body seemed to be more sensitive, and he seemed to feel his pulse beating whenever he wanted to.

'Huh, it seems that something is not quite right' finally put the clothes on his body, Xu Ruyi was surprised to find that the clothes were smaller, and they were a lot smaller.

Xu Ruyi didn't have any other clothes to change, Li Caiyu gave him a piece of clothing when he left the palace before, and he had to reluctantly wear this one at the moment.

Looking down and thinking about it, Xu Ruyi felt that he should go to the street to buy a dress first, and it had been three days, calculating the time, it was time to go and see the fat man.

In the small courtyard of the back hall of Renxintang Pharmacy, Yun Zheng, who was fat, was sitting on a small stool, quietly busy with the work in hand. There were many sticks and planks scattered on the ground around him, and if you looked closely, it seemed that something was being weaved.

Qian Kemu and Li Er are both in the front hall of the pharmacy, after all, they still have to open for business. At this moment, Yun Zheng was the only one left in the small courtyard, quietly busy and very devoted, and he didn't even notice that someone was standing behind him.

"What are you doing?" a cold voice sounded behind Yun Zheng.

"Cage drawer" Yun Zheng replied without raising his head and did not stop.

"Cage drawer?" A figure slowly walked in front of Yun Zheng and looked down at the busy Yun Zheng.

Xu was because the figure in front of him blocked the sunlight, and Yun Zheng finally stopped. Looking up at the figure in front of him, "Who are you?"

Standing in front of him was a young man of about fifteen years old, his long black hair pulled up high by a hosta. Under a pair of sword eyebrows is a pair of Danfeng eyes that narrowed slightly, and the essence in the eyes made people dare not look directly. The skin is like snow, and it seems to have an eerie glow. Dressed in a simple pale blue robe, he was standing quietly in front of him, looking down at him.

"Little, little father-in-law?" Yun Zheng asked tentatively, the appearance of the person in front of him seemed to make him a little unfamiliar, but he could still vaguely see the shadow from before. The body has also grown taller, and he no longer looks like an eight or nine-year-old child.

"Well" the young man nodded, his voice cold, "Yes, you can still recognize me." When I was shopping for clothes before, with the help of the bronze mirror in the store, Xu Ruyi also saw the changes in his appearance and height, and he also felt more and more the evil of "White Bone Zen".

In the Ming Dynasty, there was no store that directly sold ready-to-wear clothes, and Xu Ruyi did not have the time to wait for the tailor to make it for him, so he spent money to buy a piece of clothing in the store that others had finished and didn't want.

"The recovery is good" Xu Ruyi looked Yun Zheng up and down, and asked, "What kind of cage drawer?"

"Eh" Yun Zheng scratched his head, "After all, it's a guy who wants to steam people, and he can't let it go if he's small." ”

"Hahaha" Xu Ruyi laughed heartily, pointing at Yun Zheng, "You are preparing so early, you also have a heart." ”

"Hehe" Yun Zheng echoed with a smile and stood up from the ground. The voice seems to be a little shrill and awkward.

"You, who are you?" Hearing the sound in the courtyard of the back hall, Qian Kemu walked in from the front hall.

"I, Xu Ruyi, can't recognize me?" Xu Ruyi replied lightly.

"Ahh "What kind of kung fu is Xiaomen's master, why haven't you seen it for three days, and it has changed so much?" Qian Kemu was a little puzzled in his heart.

"En" Xu Ruyi nodded and said, "Three days, the time is just right, Yun Zheng is recovering well, and he has the money to shop."

"It should be, it should be. ”

"Yun Zheng is almost recovered now, so our family will take him away. Take care of the shopkeeper, there will be a period later. ”

With that, he turned around and walked towards the back door.

"Take care, father-in-law. Qian Kemu returned the salute, did not block it, did not say anything, and watched in place. Yun Zheng was still carrying the unformed cage drawer in his hand, and slowly left through the back door behind Xu Ruyi.

Shaking his head, Qian Kemu returned to the front hall of the pharmacy.

There was no one else in the front hall, only the guy Li Er was lying on the counter, dozing off little by little.

"Wake up, wake up. Qian Kemu pushed Li Er's head.

"Shopkeeper, what's wrong?" Li Er rubbed his eyes.

"The little door master came just now and took Yun Zheng away. Qian Kemu said.

"Take it away, take it away, what does it have to do with us?"

"The little door master looks a little wrong," Qian Kemu frowned and said, "You are also a practitioner, you have some knowledge, you say... Is there any way in the world that people can grow up in just three days?"

"Grow up?" Li Er was a little puzzled, "The little door master has grown up?"

"En" Qian Kemu nodded, "Three days ago, he was still an eight or nine-year-old child, but just now, he has become a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, and his appearance has grown a little, and he is almost unrecognizable." ”

"Sizzle~" Li Er gasped, "No, I haven't heard of this kind of kung fu, are you sure?"

"Sure, there is still some similarity between the eyebrows and eyes, but I can't recognize it if I don't look carefully. Qian Kemu's brows tightened, and he slapped the table, "In a while, you want to send a message to the Li Hall Master in the palace and tell him about it, I'm afraid that his subordinates may have lost the trace of the little door master now." ”

"Eun, I'll go in a while" Li Er also knew that the matter was a little serious.

If Li Caiyu lost Xu Ruyi's traces and couldn't be contacted, how could he arrange for someone to send him to the Blue Jade Mansion.

Qian Kemu and Li Er's worries were right. Several of Li Caiyu's subordinates have lost traces of Xu Ruyi. They had been standing near the inn, pretending to be vendors. Xu Ruyi had changed his appearance when he walked out of the door of the inn before, but his clothes were tight and didn't fit. They didn't care either. It's still at the door of the inn. Not only did Tianmen lose Xu Ruyi's traces, but even Zhu Yuanzhang's Jinyi Guards and Inspectors also lost Xu Ruyi.

Jinyiwei and Jianxiao are both spy intelligence agencies under Zhu Yuanzhang, but they are two different units. Jin Yiwei is responsible for investigating hundreds of officials on the surface, and at the same time has the power to interrogate and arrest, which can be regarded as a hunting dog under Zhu Yuanzhang; They don't have any rights, but they can directly present the information they feel valuable to Zhu Yuanzhang's hands, which is equivalent to a falcon in Zhu Yuanzhang's hands. Among the large number of folds that Zhu Yuanzhang reviews every day, the secret folds of the inspection account for a large proportion.

Now it can be said that Xu Ruyi has disappeared in this Nanjing city.

Maybe for a long time, only Tianmen could find some traces, for no other reason, they knew Yun Zheng, a fat man who was very easy to identify... If you can find Yun Zheng, maybe there is a way to find Xu Ruyi.

Nanjing's Mochou Lake, after all, it has begun autumn, and the weather is already a little cold. The once lush willow trees by the lake are now devoid of their foliage, leaving only bare branches and willow, which sway in the breeze.

Casually folded a willow branch and held it in his hand, looking at the calm lake, Xu Ruyi said casually, "Do you have any other plans for yourself?"

"Everything is arranged by my father-in-law. Yun Zheng on the side said in a low voice.

"Listen to my arrangement?" Xu Ruyi's eyes were far-reaching, "The road we gave you may be a little hard, and it's too late to regret it now."

"No complaints, no regrets" Yun Zheng's voice was very firm.

"Okay" Yun Zheng nodded with satisfaction, "Our family has learned before that there are many rootless people like us in this Nanjing City, except for those who work in the palace and the major royal palaces, the rest are basically gathered in the rotten alleys outside the city, right?"

"Back to my father-in-law's words, yes"

Located not far from Nanjing, Rotten Man Alley is notoriously dirty. Yun Zheng had heard of this place. There is only one word difference between the lazy alley where Yun Zheng lived before and this rotten alley, but the difference can be described as a heaven and an underground. Lazy Alley is located in the city of Nanjing, where poor families gather. Although the house is simple, it can still shelter from the wind and rain. The people who lived there were also legitimate citizens of the Ming Dynasty. Rotten Man Alley is different, not to mention being located outside the city, it is not actually an alley, but it has a bunch of rotten shacks and thatched houses. There were only two kinds of people, beggars and eunuchs. The eunuchs here are not talking about their identity, but about their bodies. Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang once ordered that the people were not allowed to castrate themselves (historical facts). But because of Zhu Yuanzhang's wanton killing of the eunuchs in the palace, there are not many people in the palace, which leads to frequent external recruitment. And there are many poor people in the world after all, for various reasons, some do it themselves, and some are forced by their parents, they are all castrated outside the palace first, and then try to enter the palace. It is conceivable that there are only a few people who can enter the palace, and most of the eunuchs end up on the streets. These people are not as strong as ordinary people because of physical reasons, and the identity of eunuchs is already despised by people, and they originally had a family, and their families were unwilling to let them go back. Rotten Man Alley was originally a gathering place for beggars, and then slowly these poor people without roots also gathered there. Conditions there were extremely poor and plagues were rampant. But these eunuchs didn't care, and every day they followed the beggars into the city to beg, living a life that didn't care about life and death. In order to distinguish them from eunuchs in general, people called them rotten people.

The Rotten Man Alley was originally called the Beggar's Nest, but later as the number of these rotten people increased, exceeding the original number of beggars, this beggar's nest also became the Rotten Man Alley.

"How much do you know about Rotten Man Alley?" asked Xu Ruyi.

As an ordinary poor person, Yun Zheng still has a deep understanding of Rotten Man Alley. briefly told the situation of Rotten Man Alley, Yun Zheng kept silent.

"Well, it's about the same as our family knows. Xu Ruyi nodded again, and then said gloomily, "The first task our family gave you was to let you go there." ”

Yun Zheng's eyes widened, surprised, surprised and fearful.

Xu Ruyi faced the lake and didn't see Yun Zheng's expression, but he could guess it. But he ignored it: "You're actually a rotten person now, and you're the same kind of person as them." Although these rotten people are now living like a mess of mud, there are many of them, and the people who beg every day are all over the city of Nanjing, and if they are used well, they are also a force. ”

Speaking of this, Xu Ruyi turned his head and glanced at Yun Zheng, seeing Yun Zheng's surprised and frightened expression, Xu Ruyi chuckled, "Don't be afraid, our family didn't let you go to death." ”

Shaking his head, Xu Ruyi looked at the lake again, "The most valuable power in the world is intelligence, and the most terrifying people are those who are not afraid of death." The huge number of rotten people is the basis for obtaining information, and they live worse than dead, so they will not be afraid of death. Don't you think?"

"What does my father-in-law need me to do?" Yun Zheng heard Xu Ruyi say that he would not let him die, and he also relieved his heart, "The villain is only afraid that he will not be able to do well." ”

"It's okay" Xu Yunzheng waved his hand, and he didn't care, "There is plenty of time, you don't have to be nervous." Our family will pass on a set of kung fu to you in a while, so that you have the ability to protect yourself, and then give you a sum of money. All you have to do is to integrate the forces there as much as possible and turn it into our territory. When the time comes, we will be useful. ”

Squinted at Yun Zheng, and said softly, "When you integrate the power there, you will have the capital to cook... ”

Hearing the five words "capital for cooking", Yun Zheng's body seemed to be full of motivation, "Please rest assured, the little one will do his best." ”

"Okay! very good!" Xu Ruyi was very satisfied, "Next, our family will pass on your kung fu, are you literate?"

"The small, the little one is illiterate, which disappointed my father-in-law" Yun Zheng lowered his head with some shame.

"It's okay," Xu Ruyi waved his hand, "Our family also thought that you might not be able to read." Next, I will read it sentence by sentence, and you can memorize it sentence by sentence. ”

"Yes"

"The world's martial arts are mainly divided into internal and external skills, the two complement each other, and in the end, it is difficult to distinguish between the superior and the inferior. The kung fu we want to teach you is called "Sword Technique to Ward Off Evil Spirits", although this martial art is called swordsmanship, but in fact it is mainly based on internal skills. It can be done quickly, the only condition is that only people without roots can practice, and of course, this is not a problem for you. After this skill is practiced, the body is like a ghost, fast as lightning. The swordsmanship moves are vicious, although they are not invincible in the world, but they can be regarded as first-class masters. If your skills reach the peak, our family can also pass on your "Sunflower Treasure Book" to help you reach the realm of heaven and man" Xu Ruyi briefly introduced the martial arts he was going to teach him, wanting him to understand the power of this martial arts, but unfortunately looking at Yun Zheng's ignorant face, he obviously didn't understand much. Don't blame him, how can a woodcutter who has been chopping firewood for more than 20 years understand what internal and external strength is, the realm of heaven and man.

"That's it, the next thing you memorize with your heart is" Xu Ruyi briefly recalled the "Evil Warding Sword Spectrum" that he had exchanged for Yun Zheng before in his mind, and said, "If you want to practice divine skills, you must first go from the palace." Alchemy and medicine, both inside and outside. The thirteen total momentum is not to be despised, the qi forces the body a lot of condensation, the momentum is in the heart, the abdomen is relaxed and calm, the source of the fate is in the waist, the movement is quiet in the quiet, the tail is in the top of the pass, and the spirit is in the flesh and bones。。。。。。。 ”

sprinkled with more than 3,000 words, Xu Ruyi spoke eloquently, and her voice was clear. Xu Ruyi finished reading it again, and didn't pause, and memorized it again, and then again, and again. It took seven or eight times in a row before he stopped and looked at Yun Zheng.

It can be seen that Yun Zheng is really trying to memorize, but his head doesn't seem to be very easy to use, there are some beads of sweat on his fat face, his lips tremble slightly, and he is reciting a few passages of his own, but the look in his eyes is a little embarrassed, obviously he has not memorized much.

You can't memorize it even seven or eight times. Xu Ruyi squinted, a wave of anger surged up in his heart, and there was a cold light in his eyes.

"Ah" Yun Zheng looked at Xu Ruyi's expression, he was afraid, he had forgotten most of what he had written down just now, and the look of fear on his face became even stronger.

"Father-in-law, father-in-law, I" Yun Zheng stammered, not knowing what to say.

"Sizzle~" Xu Ruyi took a deep breath, barely calmed down the dryness in his heart, looked left and right, and found that there was no one around, Xu Ruyi opened his mouth with a smile, "I can't be too demanding of you, so let's do it" Xu Ruyi tilted his head and thought about it, "Next, you start from the beginning, if you memorize it wrong, our family will take this willow branch and whip you" raised the willow branch in his hand and signaled to Yun Zheng" If you are beaten, our family will correct your mistakes, and then you will recite it from the beginning, and if you forget any sentence, our family will also whip you, and then tell you again, and then you will recite it from the beginning. If you make a mistake, you will be beaten until you can memorize it word for word. Okay, let's get started."

"Father-in-law, I" As soon as Yun Zheng spoke, the willow branch in Xu Ruyi's hand was accompanied by a fierce wind sound, and it was slammed on Yun Zheng's left cheek.

"Ahh

"Smack" was another whip on Yun Zheng's right cheek, "Let's let you start to carry it." There are no words 'father-in-law and me' in the exercises, so when you are beaten, there is no word 'ah', so our family hit it a second time. Let's remind you again" shook the raised willow branch gently, and Xu Ruyi said slowly, "The first sentence is that if you want to practice divine skills, you must first come from the palace." Think about it carefully, if you don't want to be strong, how can you make your dreams come true? Is it all up to our family? Let's start after thinking about it, our family doesn't want to hear any more words that we don't want to hear. ”

After a moment of silence, Yun Zheng's voice slowly sounded. "Desire... I want to practice divine skills. There was suppressed pain in his voice, but there was also his stubbornness.

For the next half hour, the sound of "pop, pop" barely stopped. The willow branch in Xu Ruyi's hand was pumped on Yun Zheng's face, body, and hands, with great strength. But Yun Zheng never complained of pain again, he didn't have time to complain about pain, he had to concentrate on reciting.

Slowly, the frequency of whipping decreased, and the chill in Xu Ruyi's eyes slowly disappeared. Half an hour later, Xu Ruyi casually threw away the willow branch in his hand and nodded, "Well, it's good to memorize it, you must recite it often in the future, don't memorize it wrong, otherwise you will die if you practice forking." ”

"Yes, the little one understands" Yun Zheng said in a hoarse voice, there were stripes of bruises on the exposed skin on his body, and there were hardly a few pieces of good skin, in fact, the place covered by the clothes was not much better.

"Remember the sword spectrum, let's explain the practice method to you again, and you have to memorize it carefully, but I won't beat you this time, because it's all common sense, and the location of the acupuncture points and veins. You don't have to say a word, even if you miss one or two things once in a while, you can ask someone, but don't tell anyone about it. ”

Seeing Yun Zheng nodding in understanding. Xu Ruyi spent about half an hour telling Yun Zheng what he should know.

After the teaching of martial arts, Xu Ruyi came to the lake and squatted, put his hands on the lake, washed his face, and refreshed himself. After a simple wipe with the sleeve of his clothes, Xu Ruyi said again, "I won't see you again for the next period of time." It's up to you to do what you do in Rotten Man Alley, but we can give you an idea."

Looking at the people boating on the lake in the distance, Xu Ruyi's mood also improved, "Rotten Man Alley has existed for several years. The dignitaries and nobles don't want to get involved, but they should already have their own organizations. If you go now, there will be no bones left that will be swallowed, so" Xu Ruyi paused for a moment, "You'd better practice martial arts first, at least to the point where you have the ability to protect yourself, and then go and join the organization there, I don't think there will be too many organizations there, but there are still three or four, big or small." You pick one to join, with your hard work, you should be able to show your talent quickly, and then through the contradictions between various organizations, how to develop is up to you. ”

Reaching out and taking out twenty taels of silver from his arms and handing it to Yun Zheng, Xu Ruyi said again, "You take these silver back to Renxin Hall to treat the injury, just now our family was a little heavy, you... Don't take it to heart. ”

"My father-in-law is serious, you are also good for me" He was beaten like that just now, Yun Zheng didn't cry out in pain, but now listening to Xu Ruyi's apology, which is not an apology, he choked up a little.

"Alas" Xu Ruyi sighed and waved his hand, "You go, take care of yourself." ”

"Then, how can the little one contact you?" Yun Zheng asked.

Xu Ruyi pondered for a moment and said, "I still have something to do in the future." In this way, today is the eighth day of the ninth month, and you will not make much progress for a while. We.... Xu Ruyi thought about it, "We will meet again on the first day of the first month." At that time, there should be a temple fair in the Jilong Temple, let's see you at the gate of the Jilong Temple. ”

"Jilong Temple, on the first day of the first month, at the gate" Yun Zheng repeated, wrote it down, and then knelt on the ground, "Father-in-law take care, the little one goes." ”

"En" Xu Ruyi waved his hand again.

Yun Zheng stood up and limped away.

Looking at Yun Zheng's back, Xu Ruyi sighed. He didn't know why he had fallen so hard. In fact, he also understands that even if more than 3,000 words are written on paper and asked him to memorize them by himself, he will have to memorize them for a long time, let alone let a person like Yun Zheng who has no foundation listen to it and memorize it at the same time. But he just can't control himself,

Maybe I've really become bad. Shaking his head, Xu Ruyi left these undeserved feelings behind. He doesn't have time to lament the change in himself now, and he has to plan for the next step. The goal of killing three million people has not been accomplished, so how can he have time to grieve here. 'Historically, Zhu Yuanzhang should have started the massacre of the generals of the Lanyu family next year, and he had to plan well here. After all, more than 10,000 lives can't be wasted.

On the edge of Mochou Lake, a handsome blue-robed young man squatted quietly on the ground, holding his chin in his hands, his eyes narrowed slightly, and there was a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth. Such a picture is beautiful, if you don't pay attention to the cold light in the young man's eyes.

In the Renxin Hall, seeing that Yun Zheng was alone and came back, Qian Kemu and Li Er knew that things were in trouble, and now even Tianmen had no clues to find their little door master, and Xu Ruyi would disappear completely.