Another few days passed. Because there had been no breakthrough for a long time, Zhou Chen did not stay in seclusion these days. Instead, he drank tea, chatted and played chess with Mei Changsu every day.
It seemed that he had relaxed a lot, but only Mei Changsu could tell that Zhou Chen was just loose on the outside and tight on the inside. In fact, the string in his heart was still tight.
He is also trying to find a way to relieve Zhou Chen's knot, but this is not an easy task.
Zhou Chen is the same type of person as him. If he wants to accomplish something, he will try his best to accomplish it.
So if you want to persuade Zhou Chen, you still need a good opportunity.
Internal skills and mental skills cannot be broken through, so Zhou Chen can only practice martial arts, swordsmanship, boxing, and light skills every day. He is relatively good at all of them, but he is not the best in any of them.
After all, time is there. Even if he has gifted skills, he only has six or seven years to practice. He can't multitask and spends more time on practicing internal skills. Therefore, external skills and moves
In terms of performance, it is naturally slightly inferior.
When fighting against people with a lower level than himself, his powerful internal strength and physical strength can crush him. But when facing opponents of the same level, his flaws in this area will be exposed, just like when he challenged Chai Ming the Golden Eagle before.
That battle.
Zhou Chen also tried the method of diligent study and practice that he used when reading novels, such as drawing a sword and stabbing it a thousand times, ten thousand times, etc. every day.
The effect is indeed there, but to be honest, it is not as exaggerated as imagined. The biggest advantage is that it can develop a muscle response.
Zhou Chen stopped practicing sword practice until his clothes were soaked with sweat, then went to take a shower and change clothes.
When he returned to the room, he found Mei Changsu already sitting there.
"Didn't you take Fei Liu out to play? Why did you come back so soon, where is Fei Liu?"
Mei Changsu smiled and said: "Fei Liu is practicing Kung Fu. He couldn't even sustain twenty moves under your hands. You stimulated him so much that he went to practice Kung Fu when he came back."
Fei Liu is a simple child. When he saw Zhou Chen practicing martial arts before, he thought it was fun and wanted to compete with Zhou Chen.
The result can be imagined, Zhou Chen was able to restrain him with eighteen moves. If it was a life and death duel, Fei Liu might not be able to sustain even eighteen moves.
It’s not that Fei Liu is not strong, but it’s only been four years since Fei Liu Zheng’er Ba Jing started practicing Xi Yang Jue. Although his talent is good, there is no way he can compare with Zhou Chen who is extremely talented. He is inferior to Zhou Chen in every aspect.
Naturally, the only option is to be beaten.
Zhou Chen smiled and said: "This kid wants to defeat me, only if he beats me to death."
This is not really bragging, but he has the same skills as an old man. As long as he is less than a hundred years old, his physical fitness will not decline and he will always remain at the peak.
In this case, how could Fei Liu win over him?
"You are still so confident."
There was no smile on Mei Changsu's face, but she looked a little serious.
Zhou Chen noticed something strange about him and asked in confusion: "What's wrong with you? Did you encounter any trouble?"
Mei Changsu shook his head and said: "I haven't encountered any trouble, but my brothers in the alliance sent a message saying that Southern Chu has raised troops to attack and has already entered the southern border. The southern border is going to be in chaos."
Zhou Chen was a little surprised when he heard this, but he didn't take it seriously. Instead, he started laughing.
"Your fiancée, Princess Nihuang, is guarding the southern border. She has been in charge of the southern border for eight years and has never allowed Nan Chu to invade Daliang. What do you have to worry about?"
"But this time is different. According to the news, Nanchu has changed its strategy this time and has carefully planned for many years to prepare for a water battle. The Southern Cavalry is good at field combat and offensive and defensive, but they have little experience in water battles. I am worried that an accident will happen in the Southern Border.
"
Zhou Chen looked shocked. When Mei Changsu said this, he actually reacted.
He remembered that there seemed to be this paragraph in the original plot. Two years before the plot started, the Southern Border cavalry led by Princess Nihuang encountered trouble. Mei Changsu sent Wei Zheng to help, and the difficulties in the Southern Border were solved.
Could it be this time?
Zhou Chen calculated the time carefully. He was the same age as Mei Changsu. After the New Year, they were both twenty-nine years old. The plot started when Mei Changsu was thirty-one. In other words, the plot started right now.
the first two years.
"Then what are you going to do? Send Wei Zheng to help? But it seems Wei Zheng is not in the alliance."
He asked curiously, because in the TV plot, Mei Changsu arranged it like this.
Mei Changsu said: "Wei Zheng went to Yaowang Valley. There are not many precious medicinal materials in the alliance. He said he would go to Yaowang Valley to get a batch of medicinal materials."
When Zhou Chen heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched. Wei Zheng was also a fool. He was the adopted son of the master of Yaowang Valley, and he would definitely inherit Yaowang Valley in the future. However, he ended up using his own things to subsidize the Jiangzuo Alliance. He was a 'traitor' son.
ah.
Suddenly, his expression froze and he looked at Mei Changsu in shock.
"You couldn't be more interested in me, right?"
Mei Changsu smiled and nodded: "Yes, I want to ask you to go to the southern border. If Nihuang can successfully repel Nanchu, that would be the best. If Nihuang is in trouble, you can help."
"You think too highly of me. I'm good at fighting alone, but if you ask me to form an army, I don't have that ability."
Zhou Chen is self-aware. He has no experience in commanding on the battlefield. In the only battle, it was his turn to command.
Mei Changsu said: "I don't need your command. You can act as a counselor and help Nihuang make suggestions. I have already thought of a way to deal with the water war, and I will tell you later."
"Why bother? If you have an idea, just go there by yourself. You can also go and rekindle old friendship with Princess Nihuang." Zhou Chen said with a smile.
Mei Changsu had a look of nostalgia on his face, but then he shook his head.
"I am destined to be separated from Nihuang in this life. I don't think about anything now, I just want to complete that thing. As for Nihuang, I shouldn't delay her."
He was very aware of his physical condition. It was a great blessing to be alive. He had never thought about marrying a wife and having children.
Even when he dreamed about it at midnight, what he thought about most was the battle that year. The Battle of Meiling was a hurdle that he would never be able to overcome in his life.
Seeing Mei Changsu being so negative, Zhou Chen felt uncomfortable and comforted him: "Don't be so pessimistic. I am still here, and Lin Chen is here. We are all here, so your health will be fine."
Mei Changsu was very grateful for Zhou Chen's comfort, but Zhou Chen and Lin Chen could only alleviate his condition and body, but could not clear the root cause at all.
If he just lived a pastoral life of wandering around with clouds and wild cranes, working at sunrise and resting at sunset, he would most likely live to be forty years old.
But in order to overturn the verdict of the Red Flame Army and everyone who was implicated, he had invested so much effort in the past few years that his health was getting worse and worse. Even if Zhou Chen used pure Yang internal energy to help him heal his injuries, he could only treat the symptoms.
Treat the root cause.
Now he relies more on drugs to maintain his mental state, and he is still unable to be overjoyed or sad.
"My body can no longer support me walking that far, nor can I go on the battlefield again. You are the most suitable person to go to the southern border this time. It just so happens that you have been unable to break through for such a long time. Maybe this time you will suddenly have an enlightenment and successfully break through.
Woolen cloth?"
"Obviously you asked me for help, but why do you say it as if you helped me?"
Zhou Chen smiled brightly, but to be honest, he was really moved, not for the breakthrough in martial arts, but for the system's side missions.
In this world, one of his side missions is to fight on the battlefield, which requires him to participate in at least ten wars involving more than ten thousand people, and kill at least ten people in each war.
This time when Nanchu entered the country, they faced the Southern Iron Cavalry led by Yunnan Prince Nihuang who was guarding the southern border. There must be at least 50,000 people there, otherwise they would die.
In this way, this war must meet the requirements of the side mission, which is why his heart is moved.
"So, you agreed?" Mei Changsu asked happily.
Although one of them is the sect leader of the Jiangzuo Alliance and the other is the deputy sect leader, there is no distinction between them. If Zhou Chen is not willing, he will not force it.
Zhou Chen responded: "Just go there. You are right. It is not a problem to remain in seclusion all the time."
"Very good."
"But please think carefully about which identity you want me to use to go to the southern border? The deputy sect leader of the Jiangzuo Alliance, or the identity of Gong Ziyu?"
Mei Changsu thought about it and said: "Gong Ziyu's identity, we will go to Jinling City sooner or later. If you go there as the deputy leader of the Jiangzuo Alliance, the chance of being exposed will be greater in the future, which will be detrimental to our plan."
"Okay, I'll listen to you. When should I set off?"
"Nanchu has entered the country, please do it as soon as possible."
"Then tomorrow."
Mei Changsu was actually worried about the situation in the southern border, that's why he was so anxious.
"I have prepared clothes, dry food packages and other things for you, and I will have them delivered to you right away."
Zhou Chen chuckled and said, "Xiao Shu, you are so considerate. If you were a woman, I would definitely marry you."
Mei Changsu rolled his eyes: "You are so arrogant now. Do you still remember how you were beaten by me before?"
"You also bring up the matter of Chen Guzi's pockmark. You used to be in charge of force, but now you are in charge of intelligence. Let's do the opposite."
"It sounds like you were in charge of intelligence before."
To be continued...