The Book of Troubled Times

Li Shentong looked at the wine gourd over and over for a while, uncorked it leisurely and smelled it, his expression moved slightly, and he took another sip.

Then he raised his head and thought about it as if aftertaste, smacked his lips, and took another big gulp.

Looking at that appearance, I feel like I killed half of the gourd in one bite...

Finally, he put the gourd aside with a "boom" and put the stopper on again: "General."

Zhao Changhe: "..."

Li Shentong leaned back and leaned on the chair leisurely: "I want to wander outside the world and watch the clouds and water, but I have to deal with ordinary things. The contradiction of the old way is here. The wine is the same. I want the misty cloud and mists to have a long aftertaste, but I can't get rid of the strongness inside. It blows up the Lingtai, lingering, but the aftertaste is here unexpectedly. If I say that I just like the rigidity that I don't want, I don't know what his expression is."

A real alcoholic, Zhao Changhe himself drank Yuxu's wine, and he only thought it was delicious and mellow, and he had never tasted so much of it.

Li Shentong suddenly stared at the wine gourd again, frowned, not knowing what he thought of.

Perhaps what he thinks of now is the true meaning that this pot of wine wants to express, but it is impossible for Zhao Changhe to see the secret signals of these two seniors.

He didn't intend to understand other people's love, so he tried to ask: "Is there anything else you want me to take back, senior?"

"No." Li Shentong said indifferently: "He didn't even think about what I would bring back."

As he said that, he looked at Zhao Changhe again, thoughtfully: "This is not a new brew, it has been three years old. He is full of people, so it is unlikely that no one has sent wine for three years, but he specially asked you to give it, just to let me take a look at you..."

Zhao Changhe: "..."

Li Shentong waved his hand: "I've seen it, that's all it is, I thought it was majestic enough, but it may not be as good as Situ after seeing it this way. It is said that there are scars on the face, and I thought it was a man, but it is actually quite handsome when I look closely. It's boring."

Zhao Changhe: "?"

Where do you buy pigs?

Li Shen said: "Since I have the righteousness to give wine, I will repay you. What do you want?"

Zhao Changhe also knew in his heart that giving wine is not a favor, but rather Yuxu's favor... Yuxu asked him to deliver wine, in fact, it was a recommendation from an elder: this junior, please take a look at it.

So before Zhao Changhe thought that he could invite Li Shentong to beat Maitreya. After all, with this fate and Situ Xiao's friendship, he might be able to invite him. It's just that Tang Wanzhuang cautiously rejected it. It seems that Tang Wanzhuang has a certain avoidance of Li Shentong, but I don't know the reason for it.

If you don't mention this kind of request, what can you ask for from God Huangzong? Of course it is body forging experience. This may also be the original intention of Yuxu's recommendation. Yuxu himself is not a body trainer, so he has nothing to say in this regard. It is appropriate for him to come to Shenhuangzong for advice.

Due to the defect of the array disk, the blood god sect has incomplete inheritance, and it didn't even say what medicine is needed for body training, and it has to be supplemented by heavenly scriptures, let alone the specific method of body training. Are the basic methods of Zama stepping up stone locks and soaking medicinal baths in the early years still suitable for today? Are there other esoteric methods? have no idea. The heavenly book also only guides the need for certain items, but the various experiences in the training process cannot be given to me by the heavenly book.

To this day, apart from looking for blood ginseng and other items to forcibly improve Zhao Changhe's body training, he has basically stopped his body training practice because he doesn't know how to do it. In fact, even if I continue to look for Juntian Blood Jade and Sharp Blade Grass now, I feel quite confused. I don’t know what to use and how to use them. I don’t have the enthusiasm that I must, because I lack clear guidance.

But with such an important matter right in front of him, Zhao Changhe said without hesitation: "I want senior to help me."

Li Shentong nodded: "Say."

"My dear friend Yu Bashan is missing, and the last clue must have been injured... I don't know where she is at the moment, and what kind of powerful enemy she might encounter, but the scope should not be far away... I hope the seniors can help to pay attention to this matter. If you can help me at a critical point, the junior will be very grateful."

Li Shentong was stunned for a moment, and his gaze became a little rare when he looked at Zhao Changhe: "Do you know what you could have gotten?"

Zhao Changhe said decisively: "It's not important."

"Ha..." Li Shentong laughed and said, "You don't even know where the person is, and if I agree, it can be considered as nothing, as long as I can't find it, it will be fine. Isn't it useless?"

Zhao Changhe said: "How seniors do it is seniors' business, I just say what I want."

"Hahahaha..." Li Shentong finally laughed out loud, "Okay, I'll take care of this matter."

Zhao Changhe said: "Thank you senior... oh, this friend is..."

"Yue Hongling." Li Shentong said indifferently: "She has passed by the Emei area, and if you think about your relationship, you will know it is her."

Zhao Changhe was overjoyed.

He passed by Emei once, which showed that his judgment was correct, Yue Hongling had indeed gone to Miaojiang, and this direction was not in vain.

And if Li Shentong knew about this, it would be even more convincing.

Zhao Changhe left his seat and saluted: "Then I would like to trouble seniors to pay more attention... well, this junior will not bother senior anymore, so I will leave."

Li Shentong smiled: "If Situ is here, I can keep you here for a few days. If he is not here, I think it would be boring for you to live here... Most of the towns outside the mountain are the property of my Shenhuangzong. You can do what you want, and the board and lodging are free."

"Thank you, senior." Zhao Changhe saluted again and turned to leave.

Li Shentong said behind him: "Horse stance, lunge, running and lifting locks, although you don't have to do it every day, but you can't completely abandon it. The exercise of muscle energy and blood is always effective... You may have been abandoned for a long time, and you feel fragmented and stagnant in the way of body training."

Zhao Changhe paused.

Li Shentong continued: "The method of the Blood God Sect lacks targeted tempering... For example, the method of horizontal training needs to withstand various attacks continuously to temper your own copper skin and iron bones. If the Blood God Sect is more aggressive, have you repeatedly beat trees, mountains and rocks?"

Zhao Changhe thought for a while, the Blood God Sect has repeatedly slashed knives, but that counts as the basic skill of knives, although it also has targeted muscle training, obviously it can't be regarded as exercise.

After hesitating for a moment, he replied: "The special function of guiding blood energy and evil energy according to the blood evil work is also one of them."

"Well... it can also be considered as the training of muscle qi and blood." Li Shen said: "When you learned this exercise in the early years, you have been paying attention to the changes in qi and blood, but now that you have become accustomed to it, have you continued to pay attention to and guide it?"

Yes, and no... Whether it is eating the fruit Xia Longyuan gave or the later Dragon Elephant blood ginseng, it seems to be digested naturally, but in fact it is naturally formed according to the operation of blood evil power. But this is not conscious, but the basis of the practice is there, formed naturally, I did not deliberately observe the catalytic process of the energy of these natural treasures entering the body, and did not deliberately guide to bring about any targeted changes.

This is not actively exercising, but passively receiving the energy of Tiancaidibao. It is not as good as Zamabu's medicated bath in the early years.

In fact, the method of body forging has always been there, but I have long ignored it.

If I was reminded like this, I would be able to react quickly. If I had carefully checked and guided myself while eating Dragon Elephant Blood Ginseng, I should be able to perceive the process of "Dragon Elephant Transformation" in which the muscles improve layer by layer and the strength increases accordingly.

By extension, if you get the so-called blade grass in the future, it should be the process of guiding the medicinal power into the body and observing how the power sharpens, making the evil spirit like a blade, and turning it into thousands of blades.

The previous power is suitable for "separation of gods and Buddhas".

In fact, every step has a very clear ladder, and it suddenly becomes clear.

Zhao Changhe was enlightened, and bowed to the end: "Thank you for your guidance, senior."

Li Shentong waved his hand: "I didn't teach you anything, that's what your blood god taught yourself, but I just told you not to ignore it. Go ahead."

Zhao Changhe saluted and went out.

An old man came in from outside the door and passed by Zhao Changhe. Zhao Changhe bowed his hands politely. The old man also nodded and turned his head to see Zhao Changhe go out all the way. He walked slowly in front of Li Shentong and asked in confusion, "Why did you point him out? Isn't he stabbing Situ in the back..."

"Situ needs a strong opponent, so that he can compete with each other and each get something. If he bullies a person who doesn't have a famous teacher inheritance, it's very face-saving to win? A hero?"

"Uh...he may not have a famous teacher. He may have stopped practicing external skills, but he has always had the shadow of Tang Wanzhuang and even the Four Elephant Sect, especially Tang Wanzhuang who has spared no effort in teaching." The old man bit the accent on the word Tang Wanzhuang, as if to remind Li Shentong of something.

"His meridians are somewhat obstructed. No matter how many inner skills Tang Wanzhuang teaches, his main practice is still in the outer skills." Li Shentong seemed not to understand his reminder, and was too lazy to say more: "What's the matter here?"

The old man glanced outside the door again, and lowered his voice: "Zhai Muzhi's people are recruiting civilian husbands again, and those who don't go pay the money... How can people afford the money... The disciples from the outer sect are all crying to us..."

Li Shentong's expression turned cold.

"There is also the spring tax money that Miao Jiang sent to Shu County, it has arrived nearby... Do we want to..."

The old man made a cut gesture as he spoke.

Li Shentong knew why the old man was a little wary of Zhao Changhe, and he deliberately emphasized Tang Wanzhuang when talking about it. When Zhao Changhe lived at the foot of the mountain, the old man was even considering whether to give up on this matter.

Because the current Zhao Changhe gives people the impression that he is very close to the imperial court.

In the battle of Maitreya, it seemed that Tang Buqi was the coach, and there were a lot of battles in the battle, but in fact, the knowledgeable knew how much role Zhao Changhe played here.

What they Shenhuangzong is doing, is it not Maitreya?

Theoretically, killing Zhao Changhe and planting it to Zhai Muzhi is what Shenhuangzong should do.

Li Shentong didn't say anything, just smiled: "Just do what you have to do, why do you have so many scruples? It's really getting better and better."