Xia Po still failed to master a batch of elixirs, but instead used up more than half of the fireball talisman that he had accumulated for a long time.
In this regard, he could only accept his fate.
As usual, he was practicing swordplay in the courtyard.
Because of Wei Changkong's guidance, his swordsmanship became even more refined.
I really don’t know what his sword will look like after decades of practicing like this.
As he practiced, he stopped and showed a disdainful smile.
He calmly picked off a leaf and threw it in a direction.
The next second, screams sounded.
"ah!!!"
A figure just fell from the wall and fell heavily to the ground.
"You kid, can't you see me directly when you come back? Do you have to do this?"
Looking at the man on the ground who was complaining endlessly, Xia Po shook his head and said sarcastically.
Yes, this person is none other than Xia Sichou, whom he has not seen for many years.
Now Xia Sichou is quite a grown man. He even has a beard on his chin, giving him the look of an uncle.
"You're talking lightly. Now this house has become someone else's place. After so many years of absence, who still knows me? How could I get in?"
After saying that, he stood up while covering his butt.
At this time, he saw the leaf that knocked him down, and his expression was shocked.
"Did you use this leaf to knock me down? Did you break through to the master level?"
"Otherwise? But you, after all these years, are still gifted with strength."
Xia Po smiled, then sat in the pavilion, minding his own business and setting out tea and cakes.
"If I can't improve in cultivation, what can I do?"
After saying that, he sat up on his own, drinking tea and eating cakes.
If you can't improve in practice, to put it bluntly, it's a matter of talent.
Talent is a very confusing thing, and Xia Po can't explain it well.
This is true in martial arts, and so is the world of cultivation.
Some monks were particularly powerful when they first started practicing and were called geniuses of their generation.
But after a while, basically no one can remember this genius, because this genius has stretched his crotch.
And some people have mediocre qualifications, but they can keep practicing and reach a higher level than countless people with better talents than them.
So according to Xia Po's understanding, talent only determines the upper limit, and the rest depends on acquired factors.
For example, in martial arts, Xia Sichou's training speed is definitely not low.
On the one hand, he has good training resources, and on the other hand, he is fascinated by martial arts and is willing to work hard to practice.
But once you break through the innateness, you will immediately stop working. To put it bluntly, it is the limitation of talent.
In comparison, Xia Po's talent is still very good.
Occasionally, you will encounter one or two bottlenecks, but it won't take long to break through, and your strength will reach all the way to the master level.
"Where's the braised pork? I've been thinking about your braised pork for so many years, but when it comes back you're actually reluctant to give it to me?"
"If I really had it, I would have taken it out a long time ago. The war in Tianyuan has been so fierce recently, and all the meat and other food has been looted and sent to the army. How could I get it?"
Speaking of fighting, Xia Po seemed to think of something.
"Isn't today the day when General Fan made his triumphant return? I heard that the city gate is only open to the army. How did you sneak in?"
If a master master wants to enter Kyoto without passing through the city gate, he will enter Kyoto without anyone noticing.
Although this is difficult, Xia Po still believes it.
But a guy with innate external strength who can't even release his true energy can sneak into Kyoto.
There is no need to set up the city gate, just keep it open and anyone who wants to come in can come in.
After hearing Xia Po's words, Xia Sixou put down his hands and remembered the purpose of coming here.
He stood up without saying a word, then patted the dust on his clothes and coughed twice.
Then, a waistband fell from his body.
"Hey, Xia Po, look at what I dropped."
Xia Po's face twitched, and he raised his hand slightly, and the waist card flew directly into his hand.
Controlling objects with Qi is considered the pinnacle of martial arts in almost everyone's eyes.
Picking up the waist badge, I saw that the main material of the waist badge was silver and jade, with Si Chou written on the front and the word "general" written on the back.
Xia Po suddenly realized.
"Your boy joined the army? And became a silver general?"
He still knew something about the military rank system of the Tianyuan Dynasty.
Silver General is indeed a considerable military rank. It seems that there are only three Silver Generals in the entire Tianyuan Dynasty army.
Being a general in the Tianyuan Dynasty's army is not something you can do just by being able to fight.
Especially when you reach the level of Silver General, you are basically only under the Gold General and the commander-in-chief.
To reach this position, you must not only have superb force value, but also have management talents and mastery of the art of war.
This Xia Sichou's force value seems to be barely able to meet this threshold, but it is completely impossible to tell that he has management skills and understands the art of war?
Then there is only one possibility, and that is to go through the back door!
Speaking of going through the back door, he couldn't help but think of General Fan.
That guy seems to know Xia Sichou, and his relationship seemed to be very unusual when he was a child...
In this way, everything will be explained.
Co-author is just a parallel importer who rose to the top by relying on connections, right?
Seeing Xia Po's shocked expression, Xia Sichou expressed great satisfaction.
He looked intoxicated.
"Why do you say it? You should keep a low profile."
Xia Po threw his badge back with a speechless expression, and then asked.
"How's it going? What's it like to fight?"
As soon as Xia Po finished speaking, Xia Sichou lowered his head with a gloomy look on his face.
Xia Po also felt regretful about his own problems.
As the saying goes, one general's achievements are worth ten thousand bones. War must be a very cruel thing.
Although the victory of the Tianyuan Dynasty was not particularly difficult, hundreds of thousands of people died!
Hundreds of thousands of people!
The corpses could probably be piled up into a hill.
And these people were his subordinates. Seeing his subordinates die one after another, even a heartless guy like Xia Sichou must have suffered psychological effects, right?
If you ask such a question yourself, isn't it the same as poking someone else's wound?
Just as he was about to say a few words of comfort, he saw Xia Sixou slowly raising his head and looking at the sky, with a look of doubt on his face.
"You never know how hard it is to go to the toilet while marching."
After saying that, he looked at Xia Po with a bitter look on his face.
"I'll let you hold it in. If you can't hold it in, I'll only give you three minutes. If you can't hold it in, you'll be treated as a deserter. The general is no exception."
Xia Po was stunned.
"Not to mention on the march, even when stationed, it's hard to go to the toilet! You don't know how much I have suffered."
"Ah? Why aren't we allowed to go to the toilet when we're all stationed?"
"It's because I'm afraid that the thing will reveal its position, and the enemy can judge the situation of food and grass by observing the thing, so every time it's convenient, I have to dig a big hole with hundreds of people..."
"Stop talking, I feel like vomiting."
"It's nothing, the key is the food. It's not for humans to eat. It's as hard as a rock..."
He is most likely talking about compressed dry food.
In fact, compressed dry food is not a particularly advanced thing. Because the production principle is simple, and wars often occurred in this era, it is still very common.
Xia Sichou couldn't stop complaining.
In the past, Xia Po told him stories, but now he tells Xia Po stories.
When he talked about how difficult it was for the Tianyuan Dynasty in the early days of the war, he almost cried.
"Just a little bit, just a little bit closer, the Tianyuan Dynasty will be finished! That guy Fan Chenggang is indispensable!
If this emperor treats him badly, I will help him rebel!"
Xia Po didn't take Xia Sichou's words to heart.
After all, Liu Quan had some brains and knew how to listen to him and treat the military attaches who came in triumph very well.
I definitely can't treat General Fan badly.
After that, Xia Po took Xia Sichou to the current location of the Xia family.
Xia Xiangwen is now extremely old. After all, he is in his seventies. In this era, it is already remarkable to live to this age.
Xia Sichou also planned to stay in Kyoto and brought his family over.