For the next month, Song Xin practiced Qi with Yu Ji every night. He was gradually able to independently complete the process of "collecting mysterious energy, replenishing true energy, and transforming spiritual energy". Although it was painful, he was fascinated by the feeling of relief after the spiritual core absorbed the fused profound energy. His spiritual core is also growing day by day.
The benefits of Qi training don’t stop there. Within this month, because the process of assimilating profound energy also had some body-tempering effects, Song Xin's originally thin body actually bulged out muscles and grew two inches taller.
The boy who came to deliver the food noticed the changes in Song Xin's body and found it strange that he had been the one feeding them the gruel and rotten vegetables these days. The meat that was originally ordered to be given to Song Xin and the others was withheld by these little people without permission.
But the boy in front of him turned red and grew taller.
"Why have you grown taller?"
Song Xin glanced at him and originally didn't want to say a word to him, "Because the food you served is delicious."
The boy's eyes twitched, knowing that Song Xin was mocking him, "Humph, do you think this tastes good?"
After saying that, he gently pushed the rice on the table and the rice bowl fell to the ground.
"What are you doing!" Tuoye was furious and yelled.
"Hey, Brother Song, I'm really sorry, but there are still some on the ground. Why don't you just be aggrieved and eat on the ground?"
After saying that, he deliberately kicked some dust on the food, and then pretended to apologize and said, "Oops, I accidentally soiled it for you."
Song Xin was still sitting and said casually: "I'm not like you. Dogs lie down on the ground to eat."
"You! Do you dare to say that I am a dog?"
"Why did you admit it before I said anything?" Song Xin continued to sarcastically say.
"Do you want to die?" The young man stepped forward, grabbed Song Xin's collar, and raised his fist.
Suddenly his arm was pinched by someone, followed by a sudden spin, and he was thrown heavily to the ground.
"Ouch!" screamed.
"You evil slave, you use your power to bully others. I will teach you a lesson today." It was Tuoye who spoke, and it was she who just took action and knocked the boy down.
Song Xin also didn't expect that Tuoye knew how to wrestle and was so good at it.
The boy was not convinced and stood up to fight. But he received another punch in the eye, causing him to fall on his back.
Song Xin was now in a boxing stance, having just knocked down the boy with a jab.
However, neither Song Xin nor Tuoye expected that this guy would start crying...
Maybe he was bullying others, but he didn't take advantage of him, and he felt unwilling to do so...
He got up from the ground, not daring to do anything again, picked up the food box and ran away crying. Song Xin felt dumbfounded. He felt that he was bullying a child and that he would go back and sue his parents.
The boy went to Manager Zheng and told the story in a more exaggerated manner. Not only did he not get any sympathy, he was scolded and slapped on the face.
"Tonight, you come here and watch them. I suspect he is stealing things from the kitchen. If you can catch him, I will reward you." The old man was very good at giving sweet dates a slap.
The boy covered his face and said, "But Master Liu won't let..."
"He's not here, so what are you afraid of? If anything happens, I'll be responsible for it."
Although the boy didn't want to do it, he didn't dare not listen to what he said. This courtyard is eerie and chilly during the day, so it's really scary to come here at night. But he really couldn't swallow this breath today.
But the steward had given orders, and he had to come.
Looking at Song Xin's house, he cursed in his heart. If it weren't for this lowly student, he wouldn't have to suffer like this.
When he thought this way, he selectively ignored that he was just a newbie. Why could Song Xin and Tuo Ye eat well and sleep well every day, while he could only be ordered around by those in charge, treated like a cow and a horse, and was always beaten and scolded for trivial matters.
The sunset sinks into the sky, and the last ray of light disappears into the horizon with nostalgia.
The breeze was blowing the herbs in the garden. Song Xin and Tuoye had already gone back to their houses and locked the door. And the boy tiptoed outside the yard and waited in a dark corner.
Manager Zheng was not far behind him. This old man knew Liu Jing's rules. He nuzzled the boy and told him to hide in the yard. Seeing the troubled expression on the boy's face, Manager Zheng gave him a hard look.
"You two wait, causing me to worry and freeze here, I will make you look good!" The boy kept cursing in his heart, and at the same time he also greeted Song Xin's ancestors.
In the middle of the night, he was feeling drowsy, and his head kept nodding due to sleepiness. Hearing the knock on the door, the young man immediately cheered up and looked over with the faint light.
The sound of the door opening came not from Song Xin and Tuoye's house, but from Liu Jing's house. In the dark courtyard, there was a rhythmic thumping sound from the dark door, like someone stamping on the ground.
Cold sweat broke out on the boy's back, "Didn't Master Liu go out? Why is there still movement in his room? Could it be..."
He hesitated whether to go over and take a look, but when he thought of the mean and vicious temper of the old man in charge, he boldly walked out of the hiding place.
At the same time, Yu Ji inside the jade sword was also looking at everything happening outside with the help of a water mirror.
"This stupid boy really doesn't know how to live or die."
Song Xin had just completed a practice session and when he opened his eyes, he heard Yu Ji mumbling to himself. He walked over curiously and saw the boy who had been punched by him today.
"Why is he here?"
Yu Ji also shook his head in confusion and said, "I don't know. Are you here to steal things? It was the order from Manager Zheng."
"Manager Zheng?" Song Xin was startled. I don't know what evil intentions that old man had. This old man was very evil.
When the boy walked to the door of Liu Jing's room, his steps were sloppy and his head was covered with sweat. He stared at the dark door without even daring to blink, for fear that in the blink of an eye some monster would rush out from inside.
Shivering, he moved up the stone steps in front of the house and nervously asked in a low voice: "Who is inside?" His voice was as low as a mosquito's cry, and even Yu Ji and Song Xin didn't hear clearly what he said.
I saw this man walking up to the steps, stretching his head to look, then hesitantly retreating down the steps, wanting to leave.
But after taking a few steps, the servant showed a struggling look on his face, turned around and stepped onto the steps again.
"If he leaves like this, it will be fine." Yu Ji said to himself again.
"Is there anyone inside?" The servant's voice was louder.
He hunched over, gently opened the door, and looked into the room, but it was so dark that he couldn't see anything. At this time, there were slight footsteps in the house, as if something was walking towards the door.
Suddenly, there was a click and the sound of a porcelain jar being broken, and then a black figure suddenly jumped out of the room and threw itself directly on the boy's face.
He screamed in fright, and suddenly a fishy and warm smell erupted in his crotch. Song Xin also trembled with fright, but when he looked closely at the things on the boy's face, he burst out laughing.
"It turns out to be a wild cat..."
The boy rolled the cat in his arms on the ground several times, barking in fright. The cat was also frightened and screamed. In panic, he scratched the boy's face with his claws, and his face was scratched.
Only then did the boy hear something was wrong in the voice. When he opened his eyes, he realized that it was the black wild cat that often stole things in the manor. His sadness suddenly turned into joy, and he even laughed involuntarily.
"You little beast, you scared your grandpa to death. He will stew you tonight!" After saying that, he grabbed the cat and stood up, wiping the blood on his face with his hand.
"It's so unlucky, it's bleeding!"
Both Song Xin, who was peeping in the jade ring, and the boy, breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's a false alarm." Song Xin said as he looked at Yu Ji, but suddenly found that his expression was not so relaxed. He sighed, shook his head, and turned away.
At the same time, a figure appeared at the door of the dark room, standing quietly in front of the boy. A withered hand grasped his shoulder with force that penetrated his skin and flesh. The other hand suddenly penetrated the boy's open mouth and passed directly through the back of his head. The man didn't even shout, he died instantly. The figure then dragged his body into the house.
At the same time, in the mountains and forests northwest of Juancheng, there was a small house in the Wei family's courtyard.
Liu Jing suddenly opened his eyes, "No! Someone touched the magic circle in my house!"
