In the next month, Shao Xi had nothing to do and was rarely free.
In addition to going to Taihe Trading Company to sign a contract with Zhang Huanzhi to share 10% of the net profit during this period, he occasionally went to the East Palace to chat with the two brothers Xiao Yuming and Xiao Yuzhan about the strategy of governing the country.
However, during this month, Shao Xi also received a piece of news that made him and Lao Wu feel happy, that is, Xiao Changyi finally reduced Xiao Yuzhi's title, sealed his mausoleum palace, and imprisoned him in the forbidden palace. .
Although his life was not taken immediately, this move now showed that the second prince had lost power, and it was easy to imagine what his future would be like.
As a prince, he actually had the intention of treason and challenged the imperial power. In the end, Xiao Changyi must quietly eliminate this hidden danger.
The faction of princes who were originally in the court gradually disappeared and no longer showed their faces.
What happened next was beyond Shao Xi's control. He and Lao Wu could only wait for the follow-up news. As for when and how Xiao Yuzhi would be made to pay the price, they could only wait and see.
Now that we already know what the outcome will be, there is no need to worry about it anymore.
Lao Wu is obviously very happy these days. He drinks wine and hums songs in the backyard woodshed every day. Ning'er doesn't know why he is so happy?
Every time I asked him, he just smiled and didn't answer.
As time went by, Ning'er stopped asking. Anyway, if grandpa was happy, she would be happy too.
Shao Xi has also been in a good mood recently, practicing the Snow Chasing Frost Sword Technique alone in the backyard every day.
Since the Yingxue Sword has its own realm of sword intent, as long as the sword is unsheathed, it will form a sword intent range. Therefore, Shao Xi did not dare to practice this set of swordsmanship with the Yingxue Sword. Instead, he always used the Liuyun Sword to practice the Snow Sword. Chasing Frost's moves.
As for the exercises, Shao Xi always hides alone and practices secretly. This is because the range of artistic conception produced by this set of exercises is too large. Shao Xi is always afraid that an unsuspecting person in the family will accidentally intrude into his range of exercises. Injured accidentally.
So Shao Xi ordered that no one should enter the back garden without his permission within a month, otherwise he would be severely punished.
The more he continued to practice, the more Shao Xi lamented that the swordsmanship practiced by Baili Yingxue and Baili Ningshuang was indeed the pinnacle of swordsmanship that was unique in the martial arts world.
This move has its own range of damage, which is not available in all other sword techniques.
No matter who faces this set of swordsmanship, if they cannot break the realm of sword intention first, they will not be able to hurt Shao Xi. This also made Shao Xi finally understand why no one in the entire martial arts world dared to easily fight Baili Yingxue and Baili The two Ningshuang sisters fight.
Because it is too difficult to fight against them, unless there is a level of suppression, it is really difficult to win against them.
Ancestor Tianqiong who could create such sword skills for them must be at the pinnacle of martial arts. Shao Xi was increasingly eager to see the grace of Ancestor Tianqiong one day.
Shao Xi has already entered the "Qi Transformation Realm". Although it is extremely difficult to practice Xue Zhuishuang's sword technique, after Shao Xi's unremitting efforts over the past month, he has finally achieved some success and has begun to bear fruit.
Now that Shao Xi is running the Clear Frost Technique, almost all the rockeries and trees in the back garden will be covered with clear frost. As the technique deepens, the clear frost has gradually condensed into ice.
Shao Xi knew that the function of this condensation was to restrict the enemy's movements and even slow down the opponent's speed. As long as the opponent broke into the range of his condensation, he would be under his control and unable to fully display his own skills.
If coupled with the Snow Sword's own Flying Snow Technique, the artistic conception of overcoming rigidity with softness, elegance, and hidden murderous intent will be like boiling a frog in warm water, causing the opponent to endure the pain of slowly peeling off the skin and bones.
After practicing all the way, Shao Xi finally realized that the sword technique of Xuezhuishuang combined with Qingshuang Jue and Feixue Jue can not only cause visible damage to the enemy on the surface, but also cause hidden injuries in the opponent's body.
Once injured by this set of swordsmanship, the hidden wounds in the body will be difficult to heal for years, and may even be life-threatening. This means that as long as the other party knows that he is using Xuezhuishuang, both parties will already have a plan in mind before they take action. Afraid, afraid of being hurt by this sword technique.
It is unprecedented that a single set of swordsmanship can form such a powerful deterrent to people in the martial arts world.
Life is short, and time is especially precious for a martial artist. If you are injured by Xuezhuishang's sword technique, in addition to worrying about your life, you will not be able to practice for several years. This is simply more painful than death for a martial artist. .
A few years of interruption in cultivation means that one will be surpassed by countless people, and even eventually become crushed, and the efforts of the first half of life will be in vain.
Therefore, as a martial artist fighting against others, I would rather lose my life than live in such pain and watch myself become a waste in the eyes of others.
It seems that Patriarch Tianqiong had already penetrated the hearts of warriors all over the world when he created this set of sword techniques. Therefore, while this set of Snow Zhuishuang sword techniques kills people, it also kills people's hearts.
If you are not 100% sure, you must not only be prepared to lose your life when fighting someone who uses this sword technique, but also have the awareness to withstand the destruction of your future. Otherwise, it is best to stay away and not fight with this sword technique.
Fortunately, the season for Shao Xi to practice this set of swordsmanship is when frost and snow fall. If he practices this set of swordsmanship in the backyard during the summer and the entire Frost and Snow Tower is covered with frost and snow, it will probably cause a sensation in the entire capital. .
By then, I'm afraid I won't be able to hide it even if I want to, and it will definitely attract some people's attention.
But now this season is just right. The entire Daliang City of Kyoto is shrouded in frost and snow. Even if he adds to the frost in his own courtyard, he will not attract anyone's attention.
So in recent days, Shao Xi often called Mei Ruoyan to his home, and the two of them practiced this swordsmanship in the backyard together.
The Frost Sword used by Mei Ruoyan is combined with the Frost Clearing Technique, and the dual effect on the surrounding environment is even more obvious, and it seems to be a style of its own.
Shao Xi uses Yingxue Sword to combine Qingshuang Jue and Feixue Jue, which can produce a more perfect effect, both offensive and defensive, advancing and retreating in a controlled manner, making him appear more leisurely, free and elegant.
Now it seems that if the two of them join forces and combine their swords, it will really be a perfect combination, capable of both offense and defense, without any flaws, and it will truly be a perfect combination.
At present, Mei Ruoyan's martial arts level is not improving very slowly. Under Shao Xi's careful guidance and her own hard training, Mei Ruoyan has now promoted herself to the peak of the fourth level in this month.
However, it seems to be very difficult to break through. Shao Xi also knows that it is not easy for Mei Ruoyan to make such an advance within a month.
But if there is no great opportunity, Mei Ruoyan's progress in martial arts will be greatly slowed down. After all, martial arts training does not happen overnight. Without external assistance, it is not as easy as imagined to practice alone.
Just like during this period, Wu Qiu'er had been promoted to the fifth level under the stimulation of Canghai Jue, but now it has stopped and it is difficult to enter the level again.
Not to mention Lao Wu, who has been in ruins since he left Yingyue Island, and is only in the middle stage of the fourth grade. In addition, he is inherently deficient in mental skills, and it is estimated that this will be the case for the rest of his life.
It seems that including yourself, if you want to improve your martial arts level in the future, you will have to find a big opportunity again to have hope. Otherwise, I am afraid that even if you practice for several decades, there will be nothing big. Promoted.
Martial arts training is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat. Even if you know that no matter how much you practice now, your martial arts state will not change much, but you must not slack off in this kind of practice.
Even if you can't take another step forward, you must at least ensure that you won't regress. Before you find the next big opportunity, you must maintain your current martial arts state through practice.
Shao Xi was very aware of this point, and at the same time told Mei Ruoyan and Wu Qiu'er not to give up and continue practicing because of the slowdown in martial arts progress.
Shao Xi also secretly made up his mind that he could not just enjoy comfort in the capital. Real opportunities for martial arts would never come to him on his own. He had to travel far and wide on his own to encounter adventures.
This also strengthened his determination to go to the Western Region this time.
Shao Xi is not only thinking about himself now. Seeing Mei Ruoyan and Wu Qiu'er practicing so hard, Shao Xi feels that he should not relax at all.
Everyone's achievements do not come out of thin air.
Nowadays, there are more and more people around me who care about me, and more and more people need to be protected by me. All I can do is to constantly improve my strength so that I have enough ability to protect these people around me.
Shao Xi didn't want to cause any harm to the people around him because of his incompetence. The lessons he had learned were painful.
These lessons have formed a certain obsession in Shao Xi's heart. He does not allow anyone to hurt the people around him anymore, and he does not allow himself to be helpless and watch the people around him get hurt.
Whether it was his mother at the time or Ye Ziyuan later, he would never allow such a thing to happen to him again. The pain was more profound than the person who was hurt.
Only by making yourself strong enough and capable enough to protect the people you care about can you retain the happiness you can see in front of you.
Shao Xi decided to do this and has always done so.
A month passed in the blink of an eye, and two days later it was the day Shao Xi and Xinjing Tea House agreed to go to meet the people from the Ghost Emperor's Mansion.
On this day, Shao Xi was flipping through the swordsmanship secret book "Snow Chasing Frost" in his study.
Then I heard Liu Fu report outside the door: "Sir, Mr. Sizhi Longqi Tailong from Dali Temple and Fu Biao have returned together. They are in the front yard at this time. Do you think you should go to the front yard by yourself or I should bring them here?" Come here to see you, Master?"
"They're back so soon? It's been less than a month! You go arrange a table of food and drinks, I'll be there right away."
"Yes, sir."
After Liu Fu retreated, Shao Xi put the swordsmanship secret book in his hand into the coded wooden box.
This wooden box has been used as a safe since he brought it back, and all the things he didn't want to be seen were stored in it.
Because the wood of this wooden box is as strong as steel and the lock design is very unique, it is the perfect choice for use as a safe.
After putting the secret book away, Shao Xi disrupted the slider on the lock of the wooden box, put it back in the cabinet, got up and went downstairs towards the main hall of the front yard.
It was supposed to go to Fengyang County and then escort Li Rui back from Fengyang County. No matter how fast the trip was, it would take more than a month. The two of them actually returned to the capital in less than a month. Could it be that they were in Something went wrong on the way?
Logically speaking, it shouldn't be the case. The two men's martial arts skills are not bad. They just went to Fengyang County to pick up someone and they would not miss it. But they came back so quickly, which was indeed beyond Shao Xi's expectation.
Shouldn't Li Rui be put into a prison car? The traffic and horses along the way were so tiring that normally they should not have arrived at Daliang City on this day.
Ordinarily, it was impossible for the two of them to abandon the prison car on the road and return early alone. They all knew how important Li Rui was to them and would strictly monitor him along the way. How could they be so careless?
No matter what the reason is, it is just a guess now. Just ask them yourself and you will naturally know the reason.
