Turn your head and think about yourself again——

"It is difficult for a doctor to heal himself."

"I have 'insight'. I can see the compatibility value of others with a martial skill, but I can't see my own."

Cao Xin looked at Ning Shuhua's attributes and looked at himself again, and couldn't help but sigh.

This is the limitation of 'insight'.

Even though he has a fitness database of hundreds of martial arts, he is unable to choose the most suitable martial skill for himself. In order to save time and maximize efficiency, Cao Xin can only find ways to obtain complete martial arts.

For example, the ‘Earth Rolling Dragon Skill’ obtained through Tang Miao.

For another example, after becoming a disciple of Ning Shuhua, Cao Xin was unable to follow his master's instructions step by step and practice in an orderly manner. Instead, he begged Ning Shuhua to give him the complete secret book in order to enter a martial skill in the [Skills] column.

Then simply and crudely improve it through 'source point'.

Fortunately, Ning Shuhua is reasonable and it would be difficult for others to meet such a request.

This is also the main reason why Cao Xin was willing to take the initiative to become a disciple after seeing that Ning Shuhua was willing to accept a disciple.

Without him!

Just because this master has the softest ears!

"Master praised the "Ning's Eagle Claw Technique" so miraculously that in the early years, the Ning's was even famous in the state. It has at least five levels. Once I get it, I can improve my strength even further."

Cao Xin is looking forward to it.

…

In reality, with the preparations for the escort agency and his apprenticeship with Ning Shuhua, Cao Xin's connections and knowledge are rapidly expanding, and his backers are becoming more reliable.

Especially connections.

In the process of preparing the escort agency, Cao Xin, or the Cao family, had closer ties with Duan Chong and his wife, and also had a closer relationship with Tang Miao.

Immediately, through Tang Miao, he got in touch with the Tang family, who was barely considered a local leader in Xijing, and hoped to run the escort agency together.

The next step is to truly integrate into Xijing through the Tang family.

Another level.

Due to the need to open an escort agency, they have to take the initiative to seek support from powerful people.

It seems shameful to say so.

But in fact, it is also a leap and expansion of the network.

Even without Duan Chong's strength, without the Tang family joining him, even if Cao Xin had a net worth of tens of thousands of taels, in the eyes of the powerful, he would be just a nouveau riche, a big fat sheep, with no possibility of clinging to him or cooperating with him.

From this perspective, opening a bodyguard bureau will indeed help the Cao family, including the Duan family, to lay down a foundation in Xijing City.

The preparations for the escort agency are in full swing.

Due to the targeting of the Embroidery Department, Cao Xin has not planned to go out for a while unless necessary.

Xijing City has not been easy in the past month or two.

in the past.

The soldiers, horses and Luo Xiu from the Military and Horse Division of the Five Cities, and the people from the two county offices of Zhige were stationed in each square, and there were watchmen on duty, so they could act quickly whenever there was any disturbance.

It’s just that the subjective initiative is not strong.

However, since the second half of last year, due to the rapid rise of the 'Iron God Marquis', officials at all levels have ordered the military commanders of the five cities and the people of the two counties to patrol every lane and lane every night.

It can be regarded as sharing the duties of watchman.

They even ordered manpower from all lanes and courtyards to be on duty every night.

Don't even say it.

With this kind of mobilization, the order of the entire Xijing City has been reduced. The number of petty thefts, major thefts, and even break-ins that occurred from time to time in the past have rapidly decreased.

It can be regarded as one of Cao Xin's contributions to Xijing City.

However, this defensive posture is effective against ordinary thieves, and can even cause a lot of trouble against many long-standing thieves.

But only Cao Xin could not be guarded against.

Cao Xin has the original fairyland, and he also has a great achievement in the "Night Walking Technique". When he moves at night, he can detect patrols in advance and go to the original fairyland. Wait for the patrol to go away, then come out and walk calmly through the streets and alleys.

Who can detect it?

It is precisely because of this that the name of the 'Iron God Marquis' spreads quickly, widely, loudly and brightly.

It’s really weird after all!

But recently, the precautions have become more and more strict, especially when Cao Xin killed twelve subordinate officials including Guo Sheng in one night. After the handyman work, many streets and alleys were fine, but in the homes of those who knew well, especially those like Yang

In the homes of powerful people like the official, martial artists have been hired to guard them in shifts throughout the night.

When Cao Xin wanted to do it again, the difficulty was different from before.

You can take a break.

"The strings in Xijing City cannot stay tight forever. It won't be too late for me to make a comeback after a while."

Cao Xin is not anxious, not obsessed, and not eager for quick success.

As the saying goes--

You can only commit a thief in a thousand days, but you can't guard against a thief in a thousand days.

They can hold on for January and two months, but what about March and May? What about a year and a half?

Unpreventable.

And Cao Xin's actions are like a "severe attack". Every now and then, the whole Xijing City will be shaken by black and white.

"Good."

…

In reality, I suddenly felt relaxed.

Cao Xin will have more time to spend in the original fairyland.

"Hey!"

"Hey!"

Under the warm sunshine of the rising sun, on the south bank of the Yuan River, a group of savages were busy at work.

It has been five months since the Wa savages moved to the territory last October.

Five months.

Enough for them to be proficient in using hoes and shovels.

Build a field bank.

Dig trenches.

All very skilled.

But there are also unfamiliar ones——

"Moo~"

"Toru~"

"Chewa~"

In two paddy fields, Wa Scar and Wa Zhuang were driving an ox and a plow respectively, and were plowing the fields crookedly.

This is technical work.

The two savages were newbies on the road. After almost a month, they still hadn't mastered the tricks. They were stumbling and inefficient.

Wa Zhuang was called "Dazhuang" by Cao Xin in the past. He was the strongest among the Wa tribe savages, but he was really bad at plowing. He pissed off the buffalo in just a few seconds——

"Moo~"

He stood there unwilling to move.

Wa Zhuang was so angry that he screamed and raised his whip to beat him.

"Wow~"

"I!"

Wa Hou looked anxious and ran into the field with his hands raised. He took the whip and plow handle from Wa Zhuang and shouted "Che" and "Che", and the buffalo brothers finally started to move again.

have to say.

Sometimes, talent is a wonderful thing.

Wahou used to be called "Skinny Monkey". Of course, this was also the nickname given to him by Cao Xin. Maybe even Wahou himself didn't know that he had this name.

Among the eight male adult savages of the Wa tribe, he is the smallest and thinnest. In the past, he was better at hunting because of his flexibility, but in fact he is not of much use and is at the bottom.

But when it comes to farm work, Wahou is a good hand.
To be continued...