Of course, disciples with a strong background can always obtain better cultivation resources, such as heavenly materials and earthly treasures that nourish the marrow and purify the meridians, and the blessings of elders who can stabilize the mind. However, over the past hundred years, there have always been many unknown people who have risen like stars and shocked the world. For example, Qi Yunke came from the most inconspicuous group of Qingque Sect's outer disciples.
Regarding this situation, Cai Pingshu is obviously happy to see the outcome. She has been willing to share high-level mental techniques with new brothers she has met since she was a child. As long as they are upright and chivalrous, she feels that the more people who can cultivate the right path, the better.
For this reason, she was warned more than once or twice by her elders. Even Master Fa Kong did not stand on her side and advised her, "It is easy to practice peerless magical skills, but it is difficult to know a person. The benefactor looks at the world with a clear heart. However, there are also storms and haze in the sky.
Cai Zhao opened his eyes, took the soft hot towel from Fu Rong, and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
She exhaled slightly, feeling that her body was clear and at ease, and the energy in her Dantian was smooth. Except for the slight soreness in her muscles and bones, the fatigue and irritability accumulated in the previous two days were swept away.
After two full hours of Yun Gong Pulse pulse, the sun was already approaching the zenith. Cai Zhao asked Chang Ning what he was doing. Feicui replied: "Mr. Chang didn't go out all morning. He went into the house after having breakfast. What's the matter? Tell us not to disturb him."
Cai Zhao felt strange and asked Chang Ning during lunch. Chang Ning was unusually silent. After a long while, he replied: "I've been doing exercises to heal my injuries on my own, and it seems to have made some progress."
"This is a good thing." Cai Zhao didn't take it seriously. He turned around and asked Fu Rong, "Did anyone come to cause trouble this morning?"
Fu Rong replied with a smile: "There were four sneaky people who brought a bag of spiders to the master's house early in the morning. Feicui thought that since they liked this, he sprinkled some powder on them to kill snakes, insects and rats within three feet. The ants loved to chase them, and they finally escaped by hopping on their feet."
Cai Zhao was satisfied: "Jade did a good job, eat more shrimps at noon to replenish it."
Jade walked away with a green face.
Chang Ning seemed to be distracted just now. He woke up only after Jade exited the room like a gust of wind, and said in a gentle tone: "Miss Furong, thank Miss Jade for me."
Furong answered yes and left. Cai Zhao finally noticed something was wrong with Chang Ning and asked him what was wrong. Chang Ning only said: "Please accompany me to Yaolu at noon. I want to ask Uncle Lei for some advice."
The two agreed on this, and after dinner, they walked all the way to Yaolu. When Cai Zhao entered the door, he saw a delicate small bamboo fence in the corner, with more than a dozen fluffy yellow ducklings running around quacking. It's cute.
Some of the little ducks actually had small pink bows tied on their foreheads. Cai Zhao stopped and looked at the little ducks with loving eyes for a long time.
Entering Yaolu, Cai Zhao finally met the legendary Uncle Lei.
Uncle Lei, whose real name is Lei Xiuming, is the only one of the seven original disciples of the former sect leader Yin Dai who still remains in the sect. Like Fan Xingjia, he is also good at refining qi and making medicine. He was seriously injured in a battle against the Demon Cult more than ten years ago, and now he has to walk with a stick.
"It was the sect master who risked his own life to dig me out of the dead." Lei Xiuming sat alone in the pharmacy, his body was thin and thin, his once handsome face was covered with scars, and his left eye was covered with a delicate embroidered satin eyepatch.
"He is a late disciple who was admitted by Master under special circumstances. We all looked down upon him originally. Cai Pingshu was right, he is better than the seven of us." Lei Xiuming's eyes moved to Cai Zhao, "Your eyes are different from those of us." His forehead looks like Cai Pingshu."
He suddenly said in a low voice, "Now, even she is dead...Has your aunt ever mentioned me to you?"
"I mentioned it." Cai Zhao said calmly, "My aunt said that you'd better pay attention to food and clothing, and you'd better be sad about spring and autumn. The smallest thing will make you angry for a long time. Because aunt 'borrowed' you two clothes and a If she holds a jade crown, you will be so angry that you refuse to talk to her for a long time."
"Two clothes, two clothes..." Lei Xiuming raised his hand and touched his scarred face, "Is that 'borrowing'?! I was just going to Peiqiong Villa with my senior brother to do some errands, and it was a bloody misfortune. Your aunt was planning to disguise herself as a man and go out into the world, but she only wore my robe just right, so she took it without asking!"
"...Didn't my aunt leave a snow lotus as a thank you gift? She said your clothes and accessories are particularly beautiful."
"Can it not be good-looking? Your mother couldn't even walk when she saw Cai Pingshu wearing my robe. She would not marry her. Later, your mother found out that your aunt was a woman and was reluctant to blame your aunt, but she came to scold me. "Dun, it's all my fault that the robe I borrowed caused her to misunderstand - it's such an unreasonable disaster, who am I supposed to reason with?" Lei Xiuming gritted his teeth.
Chang Ning suddenly said: "It turns out that Senior Lei's past was not all sad."
Lei Xiuming was stunned for a moment, and a touch of melancholy appeared on his face: "Yes, there are indeed many things that are ridiculous."
He turned to look at Cai Zhao again: "I miss your aunt very much. I should have sent her off when she left, but I never made up my mind to step out of the mountains and rivers. I regretted it for three years."
Cai Zhao lowered his head: "Master, don't keep thinking about these things. Death is like a lamp going out. Auntie won't care whether you send it or not."
Lei Xiuming said: "The day before yesterday, your mother came to see me before she left. Not only did she kick down my door, she also described Wu Yuanying's tragic situation to me three times, and finally told me to cherish my blessings. Don't you know Anyway, compared to Wu Yuanying, I can still breathe well every day, so I don’t know how lucky I am."
Cai Zhao was embarrassed: "Mom, I'm just trying to comfort you."
"Yes." Lei Xiuming said with a relaxed expression, "I have been much better these days after she yelled at me. Thinking about the seven of us senior brothers, except for the second senior brother Qiu Renjie who went away, I became a useless person and the rest All my brothers and sisters are dead..."
He suddenly frowned, "But the seventh junior brother's body has never been found. Do you think he might be like Brother Wu..."
"No." Chang Ning said succinctly, "Nvxia Luo has been in the Demon Cult for two years and has visited every prison inside and outside. If there is any news about Senior Guo Zigui, she will never say a word about Guo Zigui. The reputation of the senior during his lifetime was far less than that of the great hero Wu Yuanying, so there is no reason for the Demon Sect to secretly imprison him for many years."
Lei Xiuming nodded: "What you said makes sense." He then asked, "Why are you here this time? Has the injury changed?"
"Senior, please take a look for me." Chang Ning sat closer.
Lei Xiuming placed one hand on his wrist pulse, and the other hand held up his index and middle fingers together, and slowly used his true energy to explore his three acupuncture points: Tiantu, Qishe and Tanzhong. After a while, he explored his Dazhui, Lingtai and Zhongxin acupoints.
"It's better than before. I've found that you have recovered some of your skills." Lei Xiuming put down his hand, "It's a little slow, but it's finally improving."
"That's not what I want to ask." Chang Ning tied his clothes up to his neck. "Anyway, my father only taught me martial arts for two years, so it's okay to start from scratch. I want to ask, how much does the senior know about the Five Poison Palms?"
"Five Poison Palms?" Lei Xiuming was startled, "So do you think you were poisoned by the Five Poison Palms?"
"The junior was indeed hit several times in the chaos, but I don't know if they were the Five Poison Palms." Chang Ning said, "It seems to be, but it seems not to be; that's why I came to ask the senior for advice."
Lei Xiuming thought for a moment and explained: "Five Poison Palm was originally an evil sect of Kung Fu in the dense forests of southern Yunnan. It somehow flowed into the Demon Cult. Five poisons are used together with mental techniques to develop palm power. Hit by Five Poison Palm It can range from skin ulcers to ulcers, to poisonous blood attacking the heart. It is said that Nie Hengcheng practiced this kung fu. Later, as his skill grew, he started to practice other more domineering kung fu."
Cai Zhao understood.
To put it simply, under normal circumstances, if you are hit by an opponent's palm, you will only suffer internal injuries. As long as your internal organs are not shattered, you can always recover. But being hit by the Five Poison Palm will not only cause internal injuries but also poisoning. The former only treats internal injuries, while the latter not only treats internal injuries but also detoxifies.
"Back then, I treated several injured people who were injured by the Five Poison Palms. They often died not from internal injuries, but from the poison." Lei Xiuming said.
Cai Zhao: "Can't you detoxify? There are many seniors in famous and decent sects who are good at detoxifying."
"To detoxify, you must first know what kind of poison you are poisoned, but no one knows which five poisons it is!" Lei Xiuming smiled bitterly, "This is the hateful thing about the Five Poison Palms. Different people have different poisons. ——For example, if a pair of brothers practice Five Poison Palm together, the first four poisons may be the same, but when it comes to the fifth poison, one uses scorpion poison, while the other uses bone erosion grass. I don’t know what kind of poison it is. How do we prescribe the right medicine?"
"Is there no solution to the Five Poison Palm?" Chang Ning asked.
"That's not necessarily true." Lei Xiuming said, "Everything has pros and cons. Although the Five Poison Palm is poisonous if touched, it will cause endless troubles, but it has three weaknesses."
"First, I am most afraid of meeting someone whose skill is higher than my own and who has been prepared for it. If I meet such a person, as long as the opponent uses his strong internal power to push back the poison at the moment of the palm, the person who used the palm will suffer the consequences. "
"Second, you are most afraid of letting people know which five poisons your Five Poison Palms are. Once people know your details, the power of the Five Poison Palms will be reduced by half immediately, and it will be just an ordinary palm technique."
"I remember that year, Nie Hengcheng's second disciple Chen Shu established his power and within a few months assassinated several famous knights in the martial arts world. He did not seek to cause death, but only slapped each person in the face during a sneak attack, then retreated and called out The person in the palm will suffer and suffer, and eventually die without treatment."
Cai Zhao listened in rapt attention: "What should we do? Are all these heroes dead?"
"If they were all dead, there would be no more of you, Brother Chang Shi." Lei Xiuming said with a smile, "One of the injured was Chang Haosheng. He was young at that time and had not even gotten married, so he accidentally fell into the plot."
Cai Zhao turned to look at Chang Ning, "Then how did they recover?"
"It was your aunt who did it."
Lei Xiuming seemed to be lost in memories, "After Chang Haosheng was poisoned, she was so anxious that she picked ten demon sect branches within three days. She also posted notices everywhere, asking Chen Shu not to be a coward and come out to challenge. Everyone, one on one, Don’t look for help from anyone. If Chen Shu doesn’t come out, the Demon Sect’s thieves will have no peace. Haha, at that time, the Demon Sect’s soldiers and crab generals would get headaches when they hear the word ‘Cai’.”
"Aren't you afraid of the demon sect's revenge on Luoying Valley?" Cai Zhao felt scared.
Chang Ning smiled: "First, there was no lively Luoying Town like yours at that time. Second, there were not many people in Luoying Valley at that time. If the Demon Sect wanted to cause trouble, just go there. At worst, they would burn the trees in the houses and turn around. Your aunt just needs to renovate and rebuild. On the contrary, it is the Demon Sect. Nie Hengcheng has been working hard for decades, and each altar and rudder has a lot of money hidden."
Cai Zhao laughed a few times.
Lei Xiuming continued: "But how could a treacherous villain like Chen Shu accept the challenge openly and openly? He secretly went to the competition place to lay a trap. Who knew that this was what your aunt was waiting for? She led People were lying in ambush on the periphery in advance, and happened to catch Chen Shu and his party who were setting up a trap, and then everyone had a fight."
"During the fierce battle, your aunt deliberately induced Chen Shu to use the Five Poison Palm. The moment the palm was struck, she used her own internal power to force back the poison. In fact, this move was very dangerous, because your aunt has never fought against Chen Shu, and no one knows the strength of each other. ——Fortunately, your aunt is slightly better at it. After Chen Shu was poisoned, he was in a hurry to detoxify himself, so he let his guard down and finally asked your aunt to find out which five kinds of poison it was. After that, I ran to Fahai People took action and quickly prepared the antidote, saving everyone's lives."
Reminiscing about Cai Pingshu's chivalrous and heroic demeanor in those days, Cai Zhao felt relaxed and happy when he heard this: "...Auntie is really amazing."
"Nonsense, otherwise why would so many people listen to her?" Lei Xiu understood her and said, "After your mother found out about your aunt's adventure, she almost flooded the Changchun Temple with tears."
After a pause, he continued, "At that time, your aunt was less than seventeen years old. There were so many things that the seniors on the righteous path were unable to do, but she did it as soon as she asked. When the master knew about it, he kept talking about it for several days. The next generation is to be feared." In fact, Yin Dai even said to himself at that time, "I should give birth to a daughter like Cai Pingshu." The Yin twins hated Cai Pingshu deeply.
"What happened to Chen Shu later?" Chang Ning suddenly asked.
Lei Xiuming came to his senses and sarcastically said: "After practicing the Five Poison Palms, the poison cannot be changed. Since everyone can prepare an antidote to restrain his poisonous palms, his skill will immediately become useless. If you hurry up It was too late to practice other martial arts. Later, he died in the hands of brother Zhou Zhizhen, and he was the first among the four disciples of Nie Hengcheng to go to hell."
"Master just said that the Five Poison Palm has three weaknesses, what about the third one?" Cai Zhao suddenly thought.
Lei Xiuming smiled: "The third weakness is that it is expensive. If you practice with poison, you have to save your own life first. During practice, you need many expensive drugs to protect your heart from being corroded by the poison. Therefore, those who have no money Never practice Five Poison Palms."
Chang Ning frowned: "The two people mentioned by the senior, Nie Hengcheng went to practice other kung fu in the middle of practicing Five Poison Palm, and Chen Shu was exposed, and neither of them continued to practice. The junior is very curious, if these five If you continue to practice the poison palm, how powerful will it be? Can you poison the opponent even if you don't hit it?"
Lei Xiuming looked solemn: "I have only heard rumors about this. It is said that a hundred years ago there was a master in southern Yunnan who practiced the Five Poison Palm to a very high level, and the palm wind was also poisonous when he used it. When two people compete in martial arts, they only need to fight for a moment longer. , the opponent will die from inhaling the poisonous gas - but no one has ever seen it with his own eyes."
Chang Ning was silent for a long time, and then bowed: "Thank you, Senior Lei, for clarifying this junior's doubts. Next, I plan to do some self-healing exercises to see if there is any improvement."
After saying this, he thanked Lei Xiuming again and called Cai Zhao back. When he walked outside the medicine house and waited, he looked up at the sky in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.
Lei Xiuming looked at his back and whispered: "Why don't you ask him how to use Qigong to heal his injuries?"
Cai Zhao smiled: "My aunt said that if you trust a person, then he must have a reason not to tell you. If you don't trust a person, then what he tells must be a lie - what's the use of asking? .Uncle Lei, why don’t you ask?”
Lei Xiuming hesitated: "Chang Haosheng was hit by the Five Poison Palm back then. I was thinking, maybe he left some mental skills to restrain the Five Poison Palm?"
"It sounds quite reasonable, but it is the Chang family's unique way of thinking. It's hard for others to ask." Cai Zhao smiled half-smilingly.
Lei Xiuming made a serious face: "Okay, just take good care of that kid. I hope Chang Hao will be born with a spirit in the sky and help his son recover as soon as possible. This will save me the trouble of making him the Qinghuo detoxifying soup every day."
"Let me tell you, medicinal supplements are not as good as dietary supplements. Master Lei, instead of boiling some Qinghuo detoxifying soup, you might as well cook a few cups of Qinghuo old duck porridge. When I came in just now, I saw a group of little ducks in the corner that were very happy. Yes, why not use it to make porridge."
Lei Xiuming:? ? ? ! ! !
"...Get out of here!"
Chapter 24
The atmosphere was originally quite harmonious, but Cai Zhao was puzzled when Lei Xiuming suddenly got angry.
Chang Ning leaned her slender body against the pillar: "Didn't you see those little ducks with bows on their heads? They are Uncle Lei's pets."
"Who would treat a duck as a pet?" Cai Zhao couldn't believe it.
"Since you can raise cats and dogs, why not ducks? Master Lei's ducks are never allowed to be eaten. They are raised until they die of old age." Chang Ning shook his head, "Fortunately, your aunt took the robe and jade crown for herself without asking. If you were a duck, Master Lei would hate you all in Luoyinggu till the end of time."
Cai Zhao was frightened for a while. In fact, she had just thought about taking a few ducklings away while no one was paying attention.
That afternoon, Cai Zhaoyuan planned to exercise his muscles and practice weapons as planned. Unexpectedly, as soon as he returned to Qingjingzhai, he saw Dai Fengchi and Cui Sheng coming to inform him, "The sect leader's wife has invited two people."
Chang Ning frowned, but Cai Zhao smiled: "Here, let me guess, has Master gone down the mountain?" Although she doesn't understand ducks, she definitely understands Yin Sulian.
"Whether Master is here or not, you should listen to Master's call." Dai Fengchi's eyes dodge.
According to Chang Ning's wishes, it doesn't matter what the master's wife and master are and they will beat the two dogs out. Unexpectedly, Cai Zhao was very pleasant and agreed with a smile, so Chang Ning had no choice but to follow.
On the way to Shuanglian Huachi Palace, Chang Ning said softly: "Mrs. Su Lian will never do anything good by looking for you. We'd better avoid her for a while and wait for Sect Leader Qi to come back."
Cai Zhao asked in surprise: "Have you never taught a spoiled brat before? Like Senior Sister Lingbo, from the first time I offended her, I knew that sooner or later Mrs. Sulian would come to seek bad luck for me. .”
"Then you're going to send me to your doorstep to suffer?"
Cai Zhao had a profound look on his face: "How did you know it wasn't Mrs. Su Lian who came to my door herself?"
Chang Ning didn't believe her nonsense at all, and said instead: "If you want to take action on Yin Sulian's territory, you'd better find a proper excuse first, otherwise the charge of disrespecting your elders will be enough for you. Then Qi Qi Even if the sect master saves you, your reputation will not be good."
Cai Zhao waved his hand: "Oh, what are you thinking, Senior Brother Chang? How can we, a noble family, take action against our elders? It sounds like I am so aggressive. Go ask around three hundred miles around Luoying Town, and no one will say that I have a peaceful nature. She is kind to others and always smiles. She is the most gentle and gentle girl in the world."
"..." Chang Ning, "Did you drink during lunch just now?"
