Chapter 1,442: The Grand Master is so terrifying, evil guests come to his door
Chapter 1444 The Grand Master is so terrifying, evil guests come to the door
"When a dead tree comes back to life, how can it be called martial arts? It's simply a method of cultivating immortals?"
Fan Xian looked at the peach blossom tree and touched it again and again, confirming it and confirming it. He was 100% sure that it was not dazzling him or Zhou Chen's deception, it was something that really happened.
He is also someone who has read countless martial arts novels. In his opinion, the martial arts in this world are similar to the martial arts in the martial arts novels he has read before.
But the kind of martial arts displayed by Zhou Chen subverted his world view and made him unable to believe that this was really the state of martial arts.
Teng Zijing was also horrified. He had been practicing martial arts for many years, but what he saw really made him doubt his life. However, he restrained himself and did not lose his composure like Fan Xian.
Fan Xian suppressed the shock in his heart, turned back to Zhou Chen, and asked curiously: "Duke Zhou, can a great master do such a miraculous method?"
Zhou Chen said: "You are overthinking. Everyone's Qi characteristics are different, and their power and effects are naturally different. Among the five great masters, my Ruyi Jin Qi is special, so I can have this effect. The other four great masters have different Qi characteristics."
Grandmaster should not have the ability like me."
Hearing this, Fan Xian breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that all great masters had this method, but it seemed that was not the case.
Seeing that Zhou Chen answered all his questions, he couldn't help but develop a strong liking for Zhou Chen, the great master. He felt that Zhou Chen was not as scary and cold as the rumors, but was actually easier to get along with than the prince, the second prince and others.
Much.
"Want to learn?"
"Ah? What did the Duke say?"
Fan Xian didn't react and asked with a puzzled look on his face.
Zhou Chen said: "My technique is called Ruyi Jin. I created it myself. It can lead directly to the realm of a great master. If you want to learn it, I can teach you."
"teach me?"
Fan Xian looked incredulous.
Teng Zijing's eyes also widened. Is it so easy to get the secret manual of the great master's skills? Is Fan Xian really so gifted that even the great master looks at him differently?
Fan Xian couldn't wait to ask: "Duke Zhou, are you serious about this?"
"Seriously, I can teach you Ruyi Jin, but it's not too much to ask you to pay some tuition, right?"
"It's not too much, of course it's not too much. Sir, please tell me, how much money should I pay so that you can teach me the exercises?"
Fan Xian looked forward to it. Although the domineering Qi he was currently cultivating was extremely powerful, because he had no one to guide him, it was very difficult for him to practice. There were always problems, and it was sometimes strong and sometimes weak.
If he could learn the techniques of the great master, it would mean that he would have senior guidance. What's more, if he could directly learn the techniques of the great master, it would be impossible to be inferior to his domineering Qi, so he really couldn't wait to learn from Zhou Chen.
Martial arts.
Perhaps he felt that Zhou Chen was easy to get along with and had no airs, so he temporarily ignored why Zhou Chen was willing to teach him.
"One hundred thousand taels."
"How many?"
Fan Xian's tone of voice changed, and his eyes almost popped out.
Zhou Chen said calmly: "I'll teach you the technique and I'll guarantee you a hundred thousand taels to reach the ninth level. Whether you can break through the Grand Master depends on your own talent."
Fan Xian shook his head without hesitation: "Forget it then. Even if it's ten thousand taels, let alone one hundred thousand taels, I can't afford it. I'll just cultivate my domineering Qi honestly."
Although he coveted the great master's skills and the power of Zhou Chen's set of skills, but he paid one hundred thousand taels to learn them, he was not that wasteful.
Zhou Chen didn't care, he was just talking casually.
"It's up to you. I want you to get one hundred thousand taels just because you are compatible. If it were someone else, I wouldn't teach you one hundred thousand taels."
Fan Xian wanted to sneer, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that this was really the truth. Although one hundred thousand taels was a lot, if they could really get the Grand Master's skills and guidance, there would probably be many people who would be willing.
"But I really can't afford one hundred thousand taels, so I have no choice but to live up to the Duke's kindness."
"It doesn't matter. If you are seriously injured and on the verge of death in the future, you can come to me for help. I won't charge you more, only fifty thousand taels per life."
"Fifty thousand taels per life?"
After hearing this, Fan Xian shouted in his heart that he was a profiteer, "I don't think I should encounter this kind of situation."
Zhou Chen looked at Fan Xian with a half-smile, and said meaningfully: "That's not certain."
Seeing Zhou Chen's smile, Fan Xian felt a little uncomfortable for some reason, so he quickly changed the topic.
Zhou Chen left Fan Xian to eat, but Fan Xian did not stay and stood up to say goodbye to Zhou Chen.
"etc."
Zhou Chen stretched out his hand and the dagger hidden by Fan Xian flew into Zhou Chen's hand uncontrollably, startling Fan Xian.
"Your Majesty."
Zhou Chen smiled lightly and said: "The dagger is not bad, let me play with it for a while and return it to you later."
Fan Xian opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but Teng Zijing pulled him behind him, so he could only swallow what he wanted to say, bid farewell to Zhou Chen, and left the Zhou Mansion.
On the way back, Fan Xian said in confusion: "What do you think he did to steal my dagger?"
Teng Zijing said angrily: "You are too courageous. He is a great master, and you don't know how to restrain yourself. That is to say, the Duke of Zhen Guo sees that you are in love with him. Otherwise, if it were someone else, he would definitely teach you a lesson."
He still felt that Fan Xian was a bit too presumptuous. He was a great master, and he was still talking so loudly.
"What's the point? Don't you think that the Duke of Zhenguo has a good temper? He doesn't act too cool. Talking to him feels easier than talking to the Crown Prince and the Second Prince."
"You're right. There have always been rumors in Kyoto that Duke Zhen Guo has a cold and ruthless temperament. But I saw him twice, and I didn't see him being ruthless at all. I just felt that his aura was a bit scary. I looked at him with one look.
, I don’t even dare to speak.”
"Is it that exaggerated? Why don't I think so?" Fan Xian looked suspicious. He thought it was quite mild.
"I……"
Teng Zijing was about to speak when suddenly both he and Fan Xian's expressions changed and they turned around at the same time.
Under their gaze, they saw a black dot shooting towards them very quickly. One moment they saw the black dot, and the next moment it was already in front of their eyes.
"boom!"
They didn't know what hit the ground, but the two of them felt a roar in their ears, and then a powerful aftermath hit them, forcing them to retreat in embarrassment.
After finally regaining their balance, they raised their eyes and saw that both of them had their pupils constricted and were looking ahead in horror.
A large pit appeared where they had just stood, and in the center of the pit, only the handle of the knife was exposed.
Both of them recognized that it was Fan Xian's dagger that had just been taken away by Zhou Chen.
Fan Xian's face was full of horror: "Hey, Teng Zijing, how far are we from the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion?"
Teng Zijing swallowed and made an estimate: "I don't know, but it should be a few hundred feet long."
"You found us accurately from a distance of several hundred feet, and threw the dagger here, and it caused such a big aftermath. Is this really martial arts, not sword-controlling?"
Fan Xian felt that his throat was very dry and his voice had become hoarse. His eyes were fixed on the dagger in the center of the pit.
Teng Zijing: "Ah, so, just now, Duke Zhen Guo took the dagger from you just for this moment? What does he mean by warning you?"
Fan Xian thought for a while and said: "Probably not. If you really want to warn me, you can just be in the mansion. Maybe, you just want me to see the power of the Grand Master. After all, I just asked that."
"I and other mortals may really not be able to guess the thoughts of the Grand Master."
"Teng Zijing, what you said is right. The Grand Master is extraordinary and should never be provoked. This attack can really kill an enemy general in the midst of thousands of troops."
Fan Xian said with emotion, then went over and pulled out the dagger with force.
"It caused such a big noise, but the dagger was not damaged at all. It's amazing."
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In the mansion of Duke Zhou, Zhou Chen clapped his hands, took the chopsticks handed over by Sang Wen, and ate with Sang Wen.
"Young master seems to value this Fan Xian very much?"
Sang Wen was a little confused. She had been in the Zhou Mansion for a few months, and she had never seen Zhou Chen treat anyone like he did to Fan Xian.
Zhou Chen said: "This Fan Xian is a little different. I can't say that I value him. I just mentioned it casually. Besides, our house is short of money recently, so we can just get some from him."
Sang Wen reacted quickly, "Master, are you saying that his life may be in danger?"
"The inner treasury's financial power is a hot potato. There are many people in Kyoto who want to kill him. Maybe we can make a hundred and eighty thousand taels of silver from him, and it can also relieve the financial pressure on our house."
This was the reason why he used his special Qi in front of Fan Xian today, because he knew that Fan Xian would soon experience a life and death crisis. With Fan Xian's character, he would definitely be willing to buy his life with money.
"Let's eat, it's already cold."
After today, Teng Zijing gave up his previous idea of leaving Kyoto and chose to stay to help Fan Xian.
After going through a lot together, Fan Xian also trusted Teng Zijing very much. He promised Teng Zijing a large amount of money and agreed to keep Teng Zijing. From then on, Teng Zijing became Fan Xian's bodyguard.
In order to investigate the matter of the chicken-leg girl, Fan Xian began to look for people everywhere, and then in order to break off the engagement, he went to the Royal Courtyard to find Lin Waner and complete the break-off.
The next day, Zhou Chen left the house early in the morning, headed outside the city, and came to a hidden valley.
"Master."
Sun Yi has not been at home for a long time, and Zhou Chen came out this time just to see him.
"Have everyone been found?"
"According to the young master's instructions, they are all young men under the age of twenty, with good qualifications. There are seventy-two people in total, all bought from all over the country."
Zhou Chen nodded. He asked Sun Yi to buy people to train new subordinates.
Although the thirty-six constellations of the Star Guards have reached the seventh level or above, such cultivation is nothing in Kyoto. Not to mention the Black Cavalry, it is far behind the Tiger Guard, so he let
Sun Yi found more people and prepared to form a new Seventy-Two Disha.
In this system of feudal society, human life is sometimes really worthless. You can buy human life for a little money, and naturally you can also buy capable subordinates.
"You're doing well. Follow the training methods I gave you and train well. You must achieve something within three years."
"This subordinate will never betray the trust of the young master."
"Take me to see people first."
Although his cultivation as a great master can be said to be invincible in the world, he is only one person after all, and he has no time to do everything himself. He must cultivate subordinates who are strong enough and trustworthy enough, not only for himself, but also for those around him.
people.
He wanted to protect the people in the Zhou family, his own women, etc., and also to be wary of Emperor Qing and other old silver coins.
…………
Today, an uninvited guest suddenly came to the Zhou Mansion, and it happened that Zhou Chen was not in the manor.
This uninvited guest is Zhou Xingniang, who came to Zhou's house to fight against the autumn wind a few years ago, but was later driven away by Zhou Chen. She is also Zhou Chen's nominal aunt.
As Zhou Chen's biological aunt, Zhou Chen can ignore her or ask people to drive her away. But without Zhou Chen, even Tong Quan, the current housekeeper in the mansion, does not dare to be disrespectful in the face of this person and can only
She forced her way into the house.
After Zhou Xingniang arrived at the Zhou Mansion, she sat arrogantly in the hall and asked Tong Quan to call Zhou Chen. Tong Quan said that Zhou Chen was not in the house, and she scolded her severely.
Tong Quan knew what was going on with this person, so she didn't bother with her and let her keep an eye on her. Then she came to Zhou Chen's yard and asked to see Sang Wen.
When Sang Wen learned about this, he was quite surprised and prepared to go see this person, but was stopped by Tong Quan.
"Girl, you have a distinguished status, so it's better not to go. That old lady is not easy to get along with."
"Then let her keep making trouble in the house?"
If possible, Sang Wen would naturally not want to meet her. After all, although she was favored by Zhou Chen, she was not even Zhou Chen's concubine and had no status to meet Zhou Chen's biological aunt.
But the problem is, this aunt is making a lot of noise in the house, and she can't ignore it.
Tong Quan said: "Girl, don't worry, I have sent someone to find the young master. We will solve it when the young master comes back."
His idea was good, but Zhou Xingniang didn't follow common sense. Not only did she make a big fuss in the house, but she also broke into Zhou Chen's yard regardless of others' obstruction.
Especially after seeing Sang Wen and learning about Sang Wen's identity, he ridiculed her sarcastically. As Zhou Chen's aunt, he insulted Sang Wen contemptuously, called her a brothel girl, and climbed into the Duke's palace, etc.
The scolding was very unpleasant, and Tong Quan tried to persuade her several times, but not only was it useless, she was slapped twice by Zhou Xingniang...
After Zhou Chen received the notice from his servant, he rushed back to the city. Zhou Xingniang appeared again. This was indeed beyond his expectation, because he had forgotten about this person a long time ago. He did not expect that after a few years, she would come back again.
It's disgusting.
Returning to the mansion, Zhou Chen saw Zhou Xingniang showing off her power in the mansion, Sang Wen who was being scolded with his head lowered, and Tong Quan who had a swollen face.
As soon as Zhou Xingniang saw Zhou Chen, all her domineering aura disappeared and she faced Zhou Chen with a smile.
"Oh, Ah Chen is back. He must be tired after going out. You idiots, why don't you hurry up and get some water to clean Ah Chen? You are a piece of trash that you can't even see."
Zhou Chen looked coldly at Zhou Xingniang who came up to her, walked up to sit down without saying a word, and waved to Sang Wen.
"Are you wronged?"
Sang Wen shook his head: "No, Mrs. Gu has good intentions."
"She is kind-hearted?"
Zhou Chen sneered, he had learned who Zhou Xingniang was a few years ago, she was absolutely shameless, and even a shrew was more shameless than her.
Seeing the redness and swelling on both sides of Tong Quan's cheeks, he said coldly: "Auntie, are you coming to my house to show off your power?"
Zhou Xingniang, who was so majestic just now, laughed a few times and said to please: "Ah Chen, you are a book boy who has no rules at all. I will help you discipline you."
"Auntie's control is really broad enough. She even controls my house? But this is the last time. If there is a next time, don't blame me for not caring about the old man's face."
Zhou Xingniang's aura of calmness and self-importance made her breathless. She was shocked to find that her little nephew had become even scarier after not seeing him for several years.
But thinking about the purpose of her coming here, she showed a 'bright' smile again.
"Achen, look at what you said, I am your aunt, we are a family, I definitely want to do your best and have no other intentions."
"Come on, A Yuan, come here quickly."
Zhou Xingniang pulled a young man and came to Zhou Chen.
"Achen, this is your younger brother, Ayuan. He is two years younger than you. Ayuan, he is not called yet."
The young man named A Yuan hurriedly saluted Zhou Chen: "I've met my cousin."
Zhou Chen nodded coldly. He had a very bad impression of Zhou Xingniang, so he didn't have a good attitude towards her son.
Zhou Xingniang continued: "Achen, your uncle has just been transferred to Kyoto, and now he is serving as the censor in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He just went to report on his work today, so I brought Ayuan to see you. You are a dignified person now."
Lord Zhenguo is the backbone of our Zhou family, and my brother will be very pleased if you know this."
As he spoke, he lowered his head and wiped away two non-existent tears, which made Zhou Chen feel sick to his stomach.
But her words made Zhou Chen suspicious. He still had some impression of Zhou Xingniang's husband. His level was very average. He had been an official in other places for many years and had not been promoted much. How could he suddenly be transferred back to Kyoto?
Being appointed as the imperial censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate was a promotion to several levels at once.
