Xiao Chen smiled, raised his hand to let him stand up, a look of admiration on his face, "Brother Xiang, you are loyal and capable. As long as you follow me well, I will never treat you badly. Even if you don't Please, I will force you to accept it."
"The Governor..." Xiang Yichun's eyes became redder and redder, and his heart fell down with gratitude and peace. He knelt down solemnly and kowtowed heavily, "Throw away life and death, and I am willing to dedicate my life to the Governor." !”
"Yes." Xiao Chen nodded with satisfaction, knowing that people in the world have an almost paranoid obsession with martial arts. This Heart Sutra is naturally useful for him, but if he can use it to win over people's hearts, Wouldn't it be better to also increase the strength of protecting oneself?
"Okay, get up quickly." Xiao Chen helped Xiang Yichun up and ordered, "Brother Xiang, send the governor out first, and then think of a way to restore this place to its original state. Don't let the people in Dali Temple know that we took it away. Yes, can you do it?"
"Don't worry, Lord Governor, my subordinates will ensure that nothing goes wrong!" Xiang Yichun solemnly agreed.
Xiao Chen had a smile in his eyes and looked at him, saying nothing.
Returning to the tea room on the first floor again, Xiao Chen took out the secret book in his arms. When he looked at the secret book and sat down, he couldn't help but frown.
"What's wrong, isn't it going well? Then this book in your hand is..." Concubine Shu looked at Xiao Chen, a trace of sadness could not help but appear in her beautiful eyes, and she subconsciously held Xiao Chen's hand.
Xiao Chen shook his head and handed her the Heart Sutra, "No, I was just thinking that since this secret treasure is so important, it seems that the female thief will never give up. Maybe she wants to catch the cicada with a mantis behind it. "
"We are in the Sutra Pavilion these days, so we have to be more careful."
Concubine Shu nodded and became even more worried. After all, they had a lot to do in the Sutra Pavilion. Xiao Chen had to practice and find books, and he had to concentrate even more on copying the sutras. It seems that here Their safety can only depend on Xiang Yichun and others.
After flipping through the Heart Sutra, even Shu Fei's knowledge found it obscure and difficult to understand. Looking at some of its wordings, it actually resembled some ancient writing techniques.
"Xiao Chen, this book has a high status in the world?" Concubine Shu asked.
Xiao Chen nodded, with a mixed look in his eyes, "I asked Xiang Yichun on the way back. He said that this Heart Sutra is a treasure-level mental method that everyone in the world wants to get. It is now widely circulated. Compared with this book, this mental method doesn’t even deserve to be called grandpa.”
"And if you can learn this mental method, you will have the most powerful foundation of martial arts in the world. Any martial arts you practice in the future will be more effective with half the effort."
"It's so powerful." Concubine Shu carefully closed the ancient sheepskin scroll and handed it to Xiao Chen. "Then you put it away quickly. The most important thing is to master it as soon as possible."
Xiao Chen did not pick it up. Instead, he pushed the Heart Sutra back to Concubine Shu and said with a gentle smile: "Your Majesty, you can't rush to practice this technique right now. You can help me put it away first and slowly understand it after returning to Beijing." It’s not too late to practice.”
"Shall I put it away?" Concubine Shu looked at Xiao Chen in surprise for a moment, but she saw that Xiao Chen looked serious and didn't look like he was joking.
For a moment, her heart warmed up, and Concubine Shu felt a feeling of trust sweeping through her body, but she still returned it to Xiao Chen, "No, this is too important. Xiao Chen, you should keep it well by yourself for such a precious thing. .”
"Empress, what's the difference between putting it here with you and putting it with me?"
Xiao Chen held Concubine Shu's hand, and a touch of sincerity appeared in his eyes. This was a desire for mutual understanding that originated from deep in his heart. Gradually, there was even a trace of desire in his eyes, hoping that Concubine Shu would be willing to be with him. Twist into one piece.
Concubine Shu stared at Xiao Chen blankly. Gradually, the look in her eyes changed from worry and rejection to one of frankness and determination.
The beauty's gentle eyes were fixed on Xiao Chen, and she held Xiao Chen's hand back. Firm strength came from her palm, as if they could connect to the deepest part of each other's hearts.
…
Five days later, Xiao Chen took advantage of the efficacy of the Great Return Pill to read and practice in the Sutra Pavilion, and mastered three martial arts: Bodhidharma Boxing, Maitreya Palm, and Dasi Sword.
Although they are not very proficient in each and still need to practice more in the future, Xiao Chen is very satisfied with being able to practice three techniques in just five days.
Especially, under the effect of the Great Return Pill, his martial arts has risen to the fourth level!
Xiao Chen sat cross-legged in the tea room on the first floor, sorting out all the thirty martial arts secret books that Concubine Shu had copied for him, and then took out the Great Return Pill and counted them.
"There are fifty pills left. Go back and give the emperor a few pills. The rest should be enough for me to practice in the future."
The sun fell on Xiao Chen's handsome face. Seeing how serious he looked, Concubine Shu couldn't help but feel soft in her heart. She tilted her head slightly to tease him, "Little naughty boy, do you want me to help you count the beans?"
"No need," Xiao Chen said casually, and put the counted Dahuan Dan in the small medicine box. As soon as he thought about it, he realized that Concubine Shu was teasing him, and couldn't help but smile on his face, "No need, little naughty boy." My sister helps me count the beans, but I just want my sister to help me boil the eggs.”
"What kind of egg?" Concubine Shu was still immersed in Xiao Chen's handsome face and asked casually, confused for a moment.
Xiao Chen smiled deeply, with a trace of a prodigal in his eyes, and said in a long and ambiguous voice: "Use your mother's hands to help the little naughty boy cook the... eggs on his body. It must be cooked like a stone!" "
Concubine Shu immediately understood what she meant this time, her pretty face turned red for a moment, and she was so angry that she hit Xiao Chen with her little fist, "I told you to talk nonsense! You are not serious!"
Xiao Chen smiled and held Concubine Shu's hand. Thinking that these delicate hands had worked for him almost day and night for five days, Xiao Chen felt soft in his heart, "Empress, when we leave Dali Temple, I will take you with me." Take a good stroll and be sure to mend your health."
"You should take care of yourself first. You offend people everywhere. You don't know what the situation will be like after leaving Dali Temple."
Concubine Shu shyly broke away from Xiao Chen's hand, but still became more and more arrogant as she became more emotional. She turned her head to one side, not daring to look at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled. He had already figured out this woman's arrogant temper, so he didn't try to expose her. He just took stock of the secret books that could be taken away.
Unfortunately, the Great Return Pill is very effective and can only be taken once within a hundred days. Otherwise, Xiao Chen would really like to find a pure place to retreat for a few days to practice all these martial arts.
However, fortunately, he has now broken through to a fourth-level master. Judging from the current strength of people in the world, he should be considered to be in the middle.
With a total of thirty Dali Temple top-secret exercises, plus fifty Great Return Pills, and a fourth-level realm, his future martial arts training path will definitely be quite smooth, and he may one day be able to compete with Xiang Yichun. .
Of course, Xiao Chen's goal is not just the seventh level. Since he is practicing martial arts, he wants to be the best. Ninth level is his goal within three years!
Just as I was thinking of this, there was a knock on the door. It was Xiang Yichun and Wei Zhongxian, "Supervisor, the time is coming. Are you ready to take you out of the Sutra Pavilion?"
"My subordinates have also prepared bathing water. The governor has gone back to his room to relieve his fatigue. There are also fine wines and food bought at the foot of the mountain. They are waiting for the governor to leave seclusion."
