"The reason has actually been solved, it's the demon mirror." Lu Sheng said calmly, "The Tea Clan has suffered heavy losses, so it's better to take a good rest, but I'm a little confused. Since you have Fei Lian's army behind you, why didn't you just start Then ask Fei Lianjun for help?"

Dong Qi sighed after hearing this.

"The envoy doesn't know that although Fei Lian's army is always around, we can't take advantage of it. The most we can do is to stuff some silver coins with them when they patrol, and let them allow us to follow them for business. That's all. We need to I really want to ask them to help me, but military regulations don’t allow it.”

Lu Sheng nodded: "That's right."

"The envoy is in a big city and doesn't understand our difficulties." Dong Qi sighed again, "Although our tea gang is a gang, such a gang is just a gang that is unable to resist the world and has no choice but to unite together. Otherwise. You can't even walk far if you work alone. You don't need any guides. The gangsters and various strange dangers on the road alone make it difficult to move."

"The world is tough, what other choice do we have other than staying together?" Dong Qi continued with a wry smile, "I am from a better family and practice martial arts to protect myself, but I almost run darts and errands for others, and hunt and do hard labor, just to learn some skills and be able to protect myself." Body. Today's young people either live in a state of intoxication and give up completely, or they all want to find a way out and live a stable life.

Just to live a stable life is already my biggest wish. "

Lu Sheng didn't expect that Dong Qi would have such knowledge, but he was rather impressed.

"You see clearly."

"Your Majesty is so complimentary. It's a pity that I didn't work hard to learn martial arts when I was a child, otherwise I would be able to live a safer life now. If I could be like your Majesty, not afraid of ghosts, brave and heroic, maybe my father would not die." Thinking of this, Dong Qi's eye circles turned red again.

She is indeed an independent and capable woman, otherwise she would not have made her own decision and asked someone to go to the Red Whale Gang for help. Although he was timid and scared to death, he was able to recover quickly, regroup, and put the tea gang in order.

"This is a talent." Lu Sheng defined it in his mind.

He chatted with Dong Qi for a while and waited until the maintained carriage drove over before he got into the carriage.

The wheels of the carriage sank slightly, and in the carriage were the mirror base and fragments that Xu Chui had collected, as well as two exquisite dark yellow books.

Lu Sheng sat down on his seat and the carriage started to drive slowly.

He reached out and took out the little stuffed animal and the piece of blue cloth. He put his index finger in his mouth and bit it hard. His index finger immediately opened a small hole, and a trace of blood oozed out. Lu Sheng just touched the puppets and pieces of cloth.

hiss.

Wisps of black smoke suddenly rose up and disappeared into the air in an instant.

Lu Sheng immediately felt a stream of cold breath flowing along his fingers, quickly flowing into his forearms, arms, and chest, and then quickly disappeared when it was about to enter his heart.

The breath flowed into it for a few breaths, then faded and disappeared.

"Deep Blue." He silently called out the modifier.

A light blue box emerged and hovered in front of his eyes.

Modifiable buttons appear behind most martial arts on the modifier. Only after Chi Ji Jiu Sha Gong, there is still no button to deduce.

"After reaching the eighth level, the amount of yin energy required to improve the Chi Ji Jiu Sha Gong is getting larger and larger. It's really troublesome." Lu Sheng shook his head slightly, retracted his sight from the modifier, and looked at the mirror on the ground. pedestal and glass fragments.

He stood up slightly and dragged the mirror holder over. There was still a little bit of blood on the wound on his index finger that had not been completely closed, so he applied it to the mirror base.

hiss.

Wisps of black smoke visible to the naked eye suddenly emerged, and large waves of cool breath poured into his palms. Lu Sheng's whole body was shivered by the cold. The sudden influx of breath was so big that he didn't react yet.

This mirror base has much more Yin energy than the previous piece of cloth and puppet.

According to Lu Sheng's own rough estimation, the amount of yin energy that increases the level of Tongli Martial Arts is one unit. Then the puppets and pieces of cloth add up to two units of yin energy.

As for this mirror holder, large amounts of Yin Qi poured in one after another, and it took ten breaths to stop. He estimated that there were at least six or seven units!

When the Yin Qi completely stopped, Lu Sheng looked at the mirror stand in surprise.

The original copper mirror base has now become mottled with rusty green, completely different from its previous smooth appearance, and looks much older.

"Is this what it looks like after the Yin Qi is sucked away? So what exactly is Yin Qi? What is its essence?" Such a doubt flashed through Lu Sheng's mind, but he immediately threw it behind him. He doesn't have the means or time to study the nature of Yin Qi now, so he should improve himself quickly first, solve the problem, and then come back when he has more free time.

After absorbing all the Yin Qi from the three things, Lu Sheng turned his attention to the Chi Ji Jiu Sha Gong on the modifier. Sure enough, this time, a modifiable button appeared behind Chiji Jiusha Gong.

Lu Sheng hesitated for a moment, but still didn't click on it. Instead, he looked at the martial arts boxes below.

Twilight Drum Dan Kung, Jinsha Kung, Jiujiang Iron Suo Kung, and Xiong Biao Shou, these four hard kung fu, together, formed the strong foundation of his anode state.

It was a near-perfect forging in all aspects.

"It is better to balance the yin and yang first, and then solve the problem of liquefaction of the inner qi." Lu Sheng put the mirror holder back to a farther place, tied it with a rope, then sat down again, closed his eyes and practiced Baoping Qi.

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Along the mountain city.

Xiao Hongye slowly got off the carriage and looked at the tall walled gate in front of him. In front of the gate were two stone sculptures of Pixiu, which looked ferocious and mighty.

The mansion is close to the river embankment, and the surroundings are deserted. There are not many residents in the mansion, and there is a medical clinic not far away. Old patients who keep coughing are constantly coming in and out, adding a bit of twilight to the neighborhood.

Xiao Hongye looked solemn, walked to the door, and knocked gently.

Boom boom.

After a while, the sound of slow footsteps came from inside.

squeak.

The red painted door slowly opened a crack, revealing a hunchbacked, one-eyed old man in gray clothes. The old man glanced at Xiao Hongye.

"The master just happened to get up, and Messenger Xiao always comes by such a coincidence."

Xiao Hongye squeezed out a smile on his fat face.

"You're welcome, Mr. Hei. I happened to have a five-hundred-year-old wild red lily tree at home. I thought that the officiant might be short of things to make tea when he first arrived, so I hurriedly sent it over." He picked up a small bag on his hand.

The hunchbacked and one-eyed Hei Lao looked at the things in his hands, his expression became slightly gentler.

"Come in." He opened the door.

Xiao Hongye smiled at him and entered the door very carefully.

The courtyard inside the door was no different from an ordinary courtyard, with rockeries, flowing water and small bridges. However, Xiao Hongye's sharp eyes accidentally saw a servant in the corner, digging a pit, as if he was burying something.

"Come with me, Master is in a good mood." Hei Lao led Xiao Hongye across the small bridge and into the main hall.

In the main hall, a tall, white-haired old man with one missing left ear was grabbing a thigh bone with one hand and eating heavily from the spice bowl in front of him. Large chunks of meat were torn from the thigh bones, and he chewed them up and swallowed them in two bites.

The old man has a powerful appearance and a red face. He only wears a simple white clothes, and the outline of the bulging muscles can still be seen under the clothes.

"Xiao Hongye has met the chief priest." Xiao Hongye entered the main hall and hurriedly clasped his fists. The old man in front of him had been a top master at the Sixth Pattern level many years ago. Although he was not his subordinate, it was not an exaggeration to be so respectful.

"This Northland doesn't look too bad. It seems that you, Messenger Xiao, are living quite well here." The old man said with a casual smile while chewing the meat.

"The chief priest is joking. This ritual ceremony is all arranged by you. Xiao is just beating up his deputy." Xiao Hongye said respectfully.

"You just talk nice. How is the coordination between the Shangyang family and the officials?" the old man officiating asked with a smile.

"The Shangyang family has recruited a mortal gang, called the Red Whale Gang, which is quite powerful in the north. We just want them to help collect sacrifices. The other party has already agreed.

There is no problem officially. Bai Feng Lao Dao has always cooperated well. "Xiao Hongye gave a brief introduction.

"Red Whale Gang? So, it seems to be a force formed by martial arts practitioners?" The old man asked again.

"Yes, this gang is the largest mortal military organization in the North, and its scale is pretty good. You can find any information you want from them." Xiao Hongye gave a general introduction.

"Is it a local snake? The wild dogs sent by the government to track down Li Shunxi seem to have disappeared in this mountain city. You go and check with them to see if they can find out." The old priest said calmly.

"Yes." Xiao Hongye nodded respectfully.

"In addition, your efficiency is too low. Let Baifeng and that Laoshizi Gang contact me directly. This period of time is crucial. I will be fully responsible for it first." The officiant said again.

Xiao Hongye's expression remained unchanged, and she did not seem to have any dissatisfaction at being deprived of power. She still lowered her head and said respectfully.

"That's what the officiant said."

"Messenger Xiao is quite good. He understands the general situation and takes into account the overall situation." From the side of the main hall, a charming and beautiful girl slowly walked out. She only wore a white tube top on her chest and a tight skirt on her legs. The hem of the skirt is so short that you don't even need to lift it up to still see its attractiveness.

The most eye-catching thing about the woman is not her sexy appearance, but the large black and purple centipede crawling on her waist and abdomen.

"It turns out to be the envoy Bai Jing." Xiao Hongye bowed with a smile.

"We have four envoys here this time for this Dharma sacrifice. They are all responsible persons stationed nearby." Bai Jing said with a smile, "With the chief priest presiding over the overall situation, and with so many envoys here, this Dharma sacrifice , there will definitely be no accidents.”

"Of course." Xiao Hongye agreed.

"Okay, Messenger Xiao, please go down and put down your things. I understand what you mean." The chief priest said calmly.

"Thank you, officiant." Xiao Hongye quickly bowed his head and bowed, then handed the things to Mr. Hei, and then left slowly.

When he left the main hall, he left the gate shortly after.

Bai Jing turned to look at the officiant.

"Sir, this Xiao Hongye is still very aware of the body. He will take the initiative to hand over power as soon as we arrive."