Xiao Chen waved to the two of them through the window, motioning for them to come first to talk.
The two of them came to the tea room one after another, and they couldn't help but feel happy when they saw that Xiao Chen's muscles, bones and demeanor seemed to have been tempered, strong and comfortable inadvertently.
Xiang Yichun saluted, raised his hands and asked, "I wonder what rank the governor is now?"
"Fourth level." Xiao Chen smiled calmly, not overly surprised, as if the miracle of being promoted to two levels in just five days was just an ordinary thing.
"Fourth grade?" Xiang Yichun was shocked when he heard this. You must know that the breakthrough from second grade to third grade is a key point. There are many people who reach second grade at a young age, but as they grow older, they become old people. It hasn't been able to break through to the third level yet.
Some people even risk their lives by accident in order to break through from the second level to the third level.
The martial arts that the governor had given those young eunuchs to practice before were already miraculous, but now, the governor himself actually only needed five days, or even less, to complete the breakthrough.
"Lord Governor, let me tell you frankly that you are simply a genius!" Xiang Yichun looked excited and raised his hands in respect.
Xiao Chen was speechless, raised his eyebrows, and asked in a dumbfounded voice: "Brother Xiang, have you forgotten the Great Return Pill?"
Xiang Yichun said solemnly, "No, Lord Governor, with the power of the Great Returning Pill, there are miracles of being directly promoted from the first to the second level, or even the third level to the sixth or seventh level, but from the second level to the fourth level, with the attribute This is my first experience.”
Xiao Chen shook his head. Naturally, he didn't believe the nonsense that he was a genius. He thought that Xiang Yichun had put some kind of master filter on him, so he just smiled and raised his hand to stop Xiang Yichun, "Okay, Brother Xiang, You are not born to flatter others, so you should focus more on martial arts."
"By the way, how many levels have you broken through to? With your strength and the help of the Great Return Pill, I'm afraid you're already a ninth-level master now?"
He had previously given one of the Great Return Pills to each of Xiang Yichun and Lin Yi to Shi, asking them to practice martial arts diligently and strive for breakthroughs while he was in seclusion at the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion.
But Xiang Yichun lowered his head in shame, a sense of frustration appeared in his eyes, and he said dejectedly: "Returning to the Governor, I have failed to live up to your cultivation. This subordinate... has not, has not made a breakthrough, and is still at the seventh rank."
"Oh?" Xiao Chen frowned slightly, confused, "Why is this? Is it because I didn't take enough Da Huan Dan?"
Xiang Yichun shook his head, with a biting loneliness and sorrow in his eyes, "It should be because my subordinate is originally a seventh-grade man, but his qualifications are mediocre, so he is only qualified for the seventh grade, and it is difficult to break through."
Xiao Chen didn't want to see him so frustrated. The main reason was that he didn't believe that masters couldn't break through after reaching the seventh level. "Brother Xiang, if you believe what I say, don't say depressing words. If there is no reason for breakthrough, just say You're half right, you're at level seven."
"Precisely because you are a seventh-level master and your martial arts is close to the peak, the wind and snow on the top of the snow mountain will be stronger. Your pace of progress and breakthrough will be slower than running down the mountain. This is reasonable. .”
Xiang Yichun couldn't help but have a glimmer of hope in his eyes. He raised his head and looked at Xiao Chen eagerly, as if eager to get the answer, "Supervisor, is it true?"
"Of course. Don't you believe me?" Xiao Chen patted his shoulder, and with a rhetorical question, he comforted him further, "Brother Xiang, don't be anxious yet, let's take our time."
"Well! Thank you Lord Governor!" The fighting spirit in Xiang Yichun's eyes was ignited. At this moment, when he looked at Xiao Chen, there was almost a kind of piety looking towards the gods.
Xiao Chen smiled and ordered: "Go and call the Lin brothers, and the governor will ask about his situation."
"Yes!" Xiang Yichun responded and left.
On the side, Wei Zhongxian stood respectfully, but felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. At this moment, while Xiang Yichun was gone, he secretly gritted his teeth and knelt in front of Xiao Chen, "Supervisor, my subordinates also want to learn martial arts. I also hope that the Supervisor will learn martial arts." You can give elixirs and secrets to your subordinates.”
"My subordinates must practice diligently and will not let down the Overlord's training. I also want to protect the Overlord's safety!"
Xiao Chen frowned slightly, Wei Zhongxian was two years older than him, and his muscles and bones had basically grown, making it inconvenient for him to practice martial arts.
But since Wei Zhongxian had this intention, he didn't mind giving him a chance.
Xiao Chen had learned some methods of looking at the muscles and bones from Zizhu before, and Xiao Chen still had this ability, so he took it upon himself and carefully touched every part of Wei Zhongxian's muscles and bones.
In the end, Xiao Chen's frown deepened, "Zhongxian, these secret books and elixirs are not a problem, but with your current strength and bones, it still won't work."
"Let's wait and see if we can encounter a better opportunity in the future."
"Supervisor..." Wei Zhongxian raised his head in despair, with pleading in his eyes.
Xiao Chen had no choice. With Wei Zhongxian's now stiff muscles and bones, he would probably become disabled if he practiced martial arts forcefully.
"You should follow the governor and do the things in front of you first, and we will talk about it later when we have the opportunity." Xiao Chen patted his shoulder and motioned for him to get up.
Wei Zhongxian knelt in confusion for a moment, with a trace of complicated emotions surging in his disappointed eyes, but he quickly put it back, a hint of crying appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he kowtowed heavily, "All subordinates obey the governor! I also hope that if the opportunity arises in the future, the governor will remember his subordinates!"
"My subordinates really want to serve the governor more, and I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"
"Yeah." Xiao Chen nodded, and when he looked at Wei Zhongxian, to be honest, he felt a little complicated in his heart.
It's just that it's fashionable and nothing major has happened, so there is no need to analyze and care too much. As for Wei Zhongxian's psychology, Xiao Chen could also understand it. During this trip, he was the only one around him who didn't know martial arts.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chen helped him up with his own hands and gave him a gift without saying anything else.
Not long after, Lin 1 to 10 followed Xiang Yichun in. Xiao Chen asked about their situation and learned that their martial arts had also improved by one to two levels, and their overall strength was now at the fourth or fifth level.
Xiao Chen was quite satisfied with the result, so he gave each of them and Xiang Yichun a Big Return Pill and asked them to go down and continue practicing.
It was getting late, and Xiao Chen didn't want to stay longer at Dali Temple, so he decided to set off that day and continue to Jiangdong Road.
The group of people drove for two days and arrived at the lively Linzhou City. Xiao Chen helped Concubine Shu get out of the carriage. Concubine Shu had been jolted so hard that her face turned pale and she lost weight. Xiao Chen felt heartbroken when he saw her.
"We will rest in Linzhou City for a few days, and you can take a good rest."
Xiao Chen said, holding Concubine Shu's hand and holding her, but he glanced meaningfully at the woods opposite.
Among the greenery, there was a vague figure in red, following them.
