It was getting dark, and under the impatient urging of the drug store clerk, Xu Huaigu left the drug store and walked to Chen's mansion.
The streets, which are deserted during the day, are even more deserted at night. The rain was falling heavily around him, and several fine sword energy burst out from Xu Huaigu's body as if he couldn't stop it, chopping up the rainwater and turning it into mist.
Anyone could tell that Xu Huaigu was in a bad mood.
"Xu Huaigu, why are you back so late? Where is the medicine I asked you to buy? Have you bought it back?" Huicheng stood waiting at the door of Chen's house and asked when he saw Xu Huaigu.
Xu Huaigu only said that he didn't buy it, and walked in with a cold face. Huicheng was confused, a little angry and aggrieved. Xu Huaigu was not like this usually.
In the room where the group of people were resting, Nougo and Wu Chengdu were counting the items needed for the ritual. Butler Shi stood aside and said attentively: "Masters, if you want to do something, please tell me early! Just leave the rough work of purchasing things to me. It will be troublesome to do it yourself!" Neng Wu replied: "Excuse Chen We are already very grateful for providing us with food and accommodation, these little things shouldn’t trouble you.”
"Master Nengwu is so polite. If you have any instructions in the future, just come to me. This is what Mr. Chen said personally. As a housekeeper, I have to fulfill my responsibilities."
"Thank you, Steward Shi. If I need help in the future, I'll have to rely on you." While Neng Wu was talking to Steward Shi, Xu Huaigu and Huicheng also walked in one after another.
Xu Huaigu's face was tense. Neng Wu took a look and realized something was wrong with him, so he winked at Huicheng to ask.
Huicheng shrugged and said he didn't know either. Nengwu didn't take this matter too seriously and just thought that Xu Huaigu was feeling uncomfortable.
Huicheng saw that Xu Huaigu didn't buy any medicinal materials, so he asked Butler Shi to help him buy them. Although the government is controlling medicinal materials, the Chen family is a well-known family in this area, so it is not difficult to get some medicinal materials.
Butler Shi agreed and left. The epidemic situation in the city is deteriorating rapidly and is not optimistic.
Nengwu decided that the time to do the ritual should be sooner rather than later, so he set it for the day after tomorrow, and would have to make some preparations tomorrow.
The group of people had been tired all day, and after agreeing on a time, they went to rest. Xu Huaigu was worried and couldn't sleep.
The rain stopped a little in the middle of the night, and Xu Huaigu had a lot on his mind. He was not in the mood to sleep, so he found a secluded place to sit in the courtyard of the Chen Mansion.
The night in the yard was as gloomy as water, the sky was like ink, the clouds were rising and the moon was bright, it was a beautiful sky that had not been seen for a long time.
I hope it won't rain again tomorrow. If it rains again, Xu Huaigu will become upset and might pick up his sword to find trouble with the water god.
He was thinking in his mind, if he faced the water god, what would be his chances of winning? According to what the old man from the land said before, the water gods in this section of the river are either in the Seventh Realm or the Eighth Realm.
It's just that the Water God is in his own river, with river water to control, and his combat power can at least be improved to a higher level.
If the water god is in the seventh realm, he can still fight, but if he is in the eighth realm, it may be difficult. The Eighth Realm Water God is equivalent to a Ninth Realm monk.
Chen Jingshan and Cui Huai, as well as Nine Realm cultivator Xu Huaigu, have also killed two people, but they were all dangerous situations with all their cards revealed.
Originally, my luck had run out in Feiyuzhou, and I managed to survive. I couldn't give away my life like this.
This sword is too risky to use. Although there should be justice in the world, Xu Huaigu cannot risk his life in exchange for this justice, and besides, there is nothing he can do now.
The imperial court of Damang Kingdom also sent officials from the Ministry of Rites down. Logically speaking, the water god had to give the court some face no matter what, so he quickly used his magical power to stop the rain, and everything would be fine.
There is no need to use this sword. It's better to take good care of it and repair some mental state in Chenghe Temple later. Then make a plan whether to return to East Fuyao Continent or go to Middle-earth.
Xu Huaigu hadn't practiced his sword under the moon for a long time. The weather just happened to cooperate, so he took out the sword from its sheath and started dancing with it in the yard.
The sword was a phoenix feather sword of Immortal Weapon rank. It was completely black, but it could not hide the sharpness of the blade at all.
He closed his eyes and felt the coolness coming from the palm of his hand. Pick up the sword, press the sword, level the sword, draw the sword... one action at a time.
The sword blade sliced through the air with a hissing sound, and the Phoenix Feather Sword flew smoothly in Xu Huaigu's hand like clouds and flowing water.
The last set of sword moves ended with a beautiful falling sword flip. Xu Huaigu's closed eyes slowly opened and he smiled slightly. He was very satisfied.
Sword training is best when you are calm and collected. Over the years, the time has passed, from mountains and rivers to the boundless ocean, from the wilderness to the lights of thousands of homes, the people around him always come and go, leave and disperse, only this sword in his heart, a lake in his heart. The sword, the sword in the scabbard at the waist, is always with me and never separated.
He seemed to understand a little bit what Deng Zhiyuan said to him before, that Jian is the closest person to the sword cultivator. When we get along day and night, Jian has feelings.
Swords have feelings. Xu Huaigu saw that the sword in his hand was slightly white, waves were rising in the lake in his heart, and the spiritual energy around him seemed to be alive, slowly floating towards him.
He is no longer the ignorant boy who knew nothing, he knows what the situation is now.
Xu Huaigu sat down cross-legged calmly, letting the spiritual energy enter his body, flow through his veins, and then sink into his heart.
The lotus pattern on the lotus sword emits a gentle white light, and the sword edge seems to be more solid and powerful than before.
Finally, Xu Huaigu's cultivation, which had been unable to improve for a long time, finally took a step forward. Although it was only a small breakthrough in the middle stage of the Seventh Realm, it was crucial to Xu Huaigu.
This shows that his half-year stay at Chenghe Temple was not in vain, and his inner demons were indeed temporarily suppressed.
And what he saw and heard during the day was also an opportunity. His mood changed from boredom to calmness, and he practiced swordplay under the moon. Everything created this breakthrough.
More likely, this breakthrough requires him to take on some responsibilities. Xu Huaigu hadn't thought of this yet. He only remembered that it was almost dawn when he woke up from his intoxicated state.
A pure white fish belly hangs in the sky, and the morning glow is brilliant, as dazzling as colorful gems inlaid in the sky, shining with brilliance.
"Are you awake?" A soft female voice sounded in his ears, and Xu Huaigu was startled. He quickly turned his head to look to his side, only to see a middle-aged woman standing next to him, and an emerald-green crane cloak had been hung on his shoulders at some point.
This woman has pretty features, a calm expression, and is well-dressed. Xu Huaigu hurriedly asked: "Who are you?" The woman smiled and replied: "I am Chen Congming's wife, and my name is Shen Hanguang. You came yesterday with Master Bai He. Are you up, little master? I saw you sitting and falling asleep in the yard. I was afraid that you would catch a cold, so I added some clothes to you. Unexpectedly, you seemed to wake up as soon as I put them on." Xu Huaigu stood up in a hurry and said thanks: "It turns out to be Mrs. Shen, thank you Mrs. Shen." He thought secretly in his heart. Fortunately, Mrs. Shen did not disturb him.
The most important time to break through is to not be disturbed. If you are woken up, there will be endless troubles. Just for this reason, Xu Huaigu should thank her properly.
Shen Hanguang smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. I know you were busy organizing a religious ceremony yesterday and worked hard." Xu Huaigu also smiled in response to her and asked: "It's not yet dawn, why did Mrs. Shen get up so early? ?”
"I'm going to serve breakfast porridge. The servants in the kitchen are sloppy and cut corners, which makes me worried. I'll get up early and go see them so that they can prepare the breakfast porridge."
"You have done all these little things yourself. Madam is so considerate." Shen Hanguang covered his mouth with a smile and said, "You little monk is quite good at talking. I would also like to ask you why you sleep outside so late at night. Is it raining? Are people bullying you? Tell me who it is, and I'll ask Butler Shi to teach him a lesson." Shen Hanguang was naturally beautiful and took good care of himself. Although he was in his forties, he had the charm of a mature woman.
Even young girls can't compare to this charming way of covering their mouths and smiling thinly. What's more, her kindness and exquisite thoughts made Xu Huaigu have a very good impression of her.
Xu Huaigu, a reader, replied: "Mrs. Shen misunderstood. I am not a monk in Chenghe Temple. I just live in Chenghe Temple. Madam can regard me as a disciple of Master Bai He. No one bullied me last night. I just saw something during the day and I was depressed and couldn't sleep, so I came to this yard to relax. I fell asleep for some reason and caused trouble to Madam. I'm really sorry." Shen Hanguang looked at him again, seeming a little bit Suddenly, he said: "No wonder, I said that you were carrying a sword, and I was curious. Monks also learn sticks when practicing martial arts, so why would you have a sword? It turns out that you are not a monk, but that makes sense." Xu Huaigu clicked. nodded.
Shen Hanguang asked curiously: "But what did you see during the day yesterday? You couldn't even sleep at night? You must have fallen in love with some girl, right?" Xu Huaigu said hurriedly: "Madam, you are joking, it was me during the day I went to a drug store called 'Xinglintang'. Some of the things I saw made me feel uncomfortable."
"Xinglintang, it turns out you went to that place..." Shen Hanguang lowered his head and thought for a while.
"Did you see a woman holding a baby?"
"Exactly!" Xu Huaigu was a little surprised,
"Madam, you also know?" Shen Hanguang couldn't help but sighed and said, "What's wrong, everyone knows something about that woman. No wonder you feel uncomfortable, it turns out you met her. In fact, she Things at home are far from as simple as you see. If you want to know, just come with me to give out porridge later." Of course Xu Huaigu wanted to know more about the woman, so he agreed quickly. .
"Okay, then I'll go to the kitchen to urge them first. You can wait at the gate and come with me later." Shen Hanguang left. Xu Huaigu originally wanted to go to the door, but then he thought about leaving without saying goodbye. Huicheng is probably going to be sulky again, and he was indeed a bit cruel to her last night.
So Xu Huaigu went back to the room, left a note explaining the reason, and then went to the door to wait for Shen Hanguang.
It didn't take long for Shen Hanguang to have everything ready. The door of the mansion opened, and several carriages slowly drove out of Chen's mansion.
Xu Huaigu boarded the carriage and sat down next to Shen Hanguang. The first ray of morning sun shines down.
