He possesses countless magical skills, but Xu Ming only knows a superficial knowledge. Some of the skills are too demanding and cannot be learned now.
For example, the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, Nine-Cloud Demon Transformation Gong, Tai Chi Zuntian Diagram and other magic skills that require strong support cannot be used without strong spiritual power.
Xu Ming is eager to improve his cultivation. If he can master all these magical skills, not to mention the body of nine leaks, even the emperor in the palace will be unable to do anything to him.
The speed of cultivation is not fast, and the speed of absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy is astonishingly slow, but Xu Ming has to do this.
Although the body of nine leaks absorbs spiritual energy at an alarming rate, it cannot absorb it all into the body. Now that the body is sore, it is suitable to absorb a little bit. The fluctuation will be very small and will not be noticed by others.
When Xu Ming woke up from practice, it was already evening. His whole body was filled with spiritual energy and the pain was gone.
After getting out of bed and stretching his body, Xu Ming held the three-foot Qingfeng in his hand.
Keng
With a flick of his left thumb, the three-foot green sword was unsheathed and a bright light fell in the air. Xu Ming reached out with his right hand and grasped the hilt of the sword.
Buzz
After flicking it lightly, the sword trembled slightly and made a sword sound.
The bright sword body is engraved with mysterious textures, and there is a thin groove in the center. Above the groove, two small words are engraved - Can Meng!
"Canmeng?" Xu Ming frowned, why did he name this sword like this.
Xu Ming shook his head, was too lazy to pay attention, tied the sword around his waist, and then pushed the door open and walked out.
It was getting dark at this time, Xu Ming did not intend to go out, and directly asked Xu Da to prepare the food and drinks.
"Third Young Master, someone wants to see you." As soon as he finished instructing Xu Da, Xu Er hurried over, breathing heavily.
"Meet me?" Xu Ming frowned. He didn't have many friends, so he couldn't help but asked in confusion: "Who?"
"This," Xu Er hesitated. It seemed that he knew who the visitor was. Seeing that Xu Ming was a little impatient, Xu Er had to bite the bullet and said, "It's an old sergeant."
"Old sergeant? Let him in." Xu Ming wondered, why did the old sergeant come to see him?
These old sergeants are all soldiers on the battlefield. Three days ago, Xu Wuxing led his men to kill the Chen family. Those people were these old sergeants.
Although these people obeyed the orders of the Xu family, they were only part of them, and Xu Wuxing only summoned a small number at that time.
After the sergeant retired from the battlefield, most of them were free from restraints. They followed Xu Wuxing in name, but in fact they were free.
They can listen to Xu Wuxing's orders if they want to, and nothing will be done to them if they don't.
Even Xu Wenzhong ignored these people and allowed them to choose. Even His Majesty the Imperial Palace had nothing to do with these sergeants.
Soon, the servants delivered the food and drinks one by one, and the old sergeant was invited into the room by Xu Ming.
"Let's sit down and have a drink together." Xu Ming greeted warmly, and at the same time asked the two of them to sit down and have a drink together.
The old sergeant was not polite and sat down happily. He did not move the dishes and chopsticks, but looked at Xu Ming quietly.
Xu Ming touched the wine glass with his right hand and looked at the old sergeant in front of him.
He was about fifty or so, with a wrinkled face and a bald head. He looked no different from ordinary old people, but his upright sitting posture and occasional fierce aura let the three of them know that he was no ordinary person.
"I don't know what to say, but you should know that I don't know much, so I can only toast you with a toast!" Xu Ming sighed lightly and raised his glass in toast.
The sergeant was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "Third Young Master, two brothers, please come."
The two of them hurriedly raised their glasses. This man was a senior, and the momentum he occasionally exuded made them aware that the old sergeant was stronger than them.
"Please!" Xu Ming drank a glass of wine and filled it with the old sergeant himself.
The old sergeant watched Xu Ming pouring wine for him in person, and couldn't help sighing, recalling: "Your uncle treated me the same way when we first met."
Xu Ming smiled and grabbed a chicken leg alone: "I don't know how to pretend to be polite. I can eat whatever I want. Please forgive me."
Xu Da and the other two were startled. They were about to remind Xu Ming, but they saw the old sergeant staring at Xu Ming closely, as if he wanted to see something from Xu Ming.
After a long time, the old sergeant laughed out loud, drank a glass of wine, grabbed an elbow, and said with a smile: "It's still comfortable in this state."
Xu Da and the other two breathed a sigh of relief. The old sergeant in front of them was the top controller of the group of retired sergeants. If he was not welcome, then if something happened to the Xu family in the future, these people would no longer care.
Xu Ming smiled, very happily, and even took a few bites of chicken legs: "I'm so greedy, I haven't eaten like this for three days."
The old sergeant laughed, and the two of them had no choice but to smile bitterly, very reservedly.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, the old sergeant reluctantly wiped his mouth and wiped his greasy hands on his body: "Master Xu Ming, I wonder how much you know about your uncle?"
"Old senior?" The faces of Xu and Da changed and they looked at the old sergeant nervously. This is a taboo for the Xu family and the entire Zhao family!
The old sergeant waved his hand nonchalantly: "Master Xu Ming obviously trusts you when he allows you to sit down and eat together."
The two of them were silent.
"Please tell me." Xu Ming put away his disrespect and listened attentively.
The old sergeant was silent, and a slight fluctuation of spiritual power emitted. After making sure that there was no one outside the house, he said: "Since it is taboo, I can't say much. I can only tell you that your uncle's name is Xu Jue!"
Xu Ming was confused. Would it be useful to just say one name?
It is a taboo in the entire Zhao Dynasty. I am afraid that this name cannot even be mentioned.
The old sergeant obviously knew what Xu Ming was thinking, but he didn't say anything more. He turned to look at the two of them: "Go get a basin of water. This water must be clean!"
Although Xu Da and the other two were confused, they followed the instructions and left.
Xu Ming looked at the old sergeant in confusion, why did he need a basin of water? Did he wash his hands and leave after eating?
After seeing Xu Da and his two men leaving, the old sergeant said solemnly: "Master Xu Ming, I implore you to pass on the martial arts of General Xu Jue if you have children in the future!"
Xu Ming was slightly startled and very confused: "Isn't my uncle practicing my Xu family's mental method?"
The old sergeant shook his head and did not answer, but just begged: "I will hand it over to you later. I hope Master Xu Ming will take good care of General Xu Jue's inheritance."
Xu Ming glanced at the old sergeant helplessly and nodded lightly: "I will take good care of my uncle's things, but have you crossed paths with the wrong person?"
The old sergeant smiled, he understood what Xu Ming meant.
The Xu family and Xu Ming have a body with nine leaks. They are complete trash. Even their reputation outside is very bad. They are the prodigal son of the emperor and a big-hearted beast.
But the old sergeant didn't care. He saw things clearly than those people. Although he rarely came to the Xu family, Xu Ming's actions in the past ten years were well known to everyone, and he even started fighting with the Chen family.
He saw all this with his eyes and analyzed it with the retired sergeants for three days before reaching an agreement.
Although the two Xu Liang brothers are very talented, one of them strictly abides by his father's orders and will not object.
Xu Fei has his own ideas and wants to realize his dream, but he will only keep it buried in his heart and be restricted by the rules of the Xu family.
The only person they could entrust was Xu Ming, who was undistinguished but had a better mind than the two brothers.
"General Xu Jue's inheritance has always been kept by us, but General Xu Jue is a member of the Xu family after all. We are just subordinates, and we cannot pass it on on behalf of the general." The old sergeant sighed.
Seeing what Xu Ming wanted to say, the old sergeant said again: "Maybe I'm paranoid. I'm afraid those people will have second thoughts and steal General Xu Jue's relics and give them to the old dog."
Born with two minds? Old dog? Xu Ming was silent. Although he didn’t know who the old dog was, he also knew that he was not someone he could provoke now.