Ouchi Taming the Cat, starting with the Ten Tiger Forms!

Chapter 492 Pain and happiness
Li Xuan didn't think much about this matter and agreed to it directly.

He found that the market in Daxing was much more interesting than he had imagined.

He also didn't expect that in such a short time, someone would start to join the competition.

The businessmen in Daxing seem to have a very keen sense of smell.

Of course, it is not ruled out that foreign merchants are involved.

After all, Li Xuan's concept of hype originated from the Golden Roc Dynasty in the Western Regions that he fabricated.

But no matter who the opponent is, Li Xuan will teach them a good lesson.

In the following period, Li Xuan went out of the palace every day and came to the Sihai Casino to manipulate the trading market with Zhu Shimin.

Before, Zhu Shimin just did things according to Li Xuan's instructions. Li Xuan did not explain, and Zhu Shimin never asked any more questions.

But ever since Manager Shang asked him to take care of Zhu Shimin more, Li Xuan consciously explained each of his actions and the intentions behind them.

And consistent with Li Xuan's discovery that day, Zhu Shimin is indeed very talented.

However, his talent is not limited to this kind of financial transaction, but he is quite talented in the entire business.

Li Xuan witnessed with his own eyes that a number of industries that originally belonged to the Jinqian Gang, headed by the Sihai Casino, were managed in an orderly manner by Zhu Shimin. Not only were there no setbacks during the handover process, but the subsequent operations were also thriving.

"The Ministry of Internal Affairs really produces talented people."

Li Xuan saw that Zhu Shimin was absorbing knowledge like a sponge, and he didn't even show a trace of boredom.

It can be seen that Zhu Shimin is also very interested in these things, otherwise he would not have lost his composure in front of Manager Shang that day.

……

In the next few days, after repeated attempts, Li Xuan reached a consensus with the disruptive forces in the market and began to slowly push prices up.

During this period, the prices of Jinpeng Dynasty antiques experienced several drastic fluctuations, but fortunately, they all recovered in the end.

This can't help but make people who have experienced the big dive before feel a little scared.

After all, all of this happened in less than a month, and everything is still fresh in our memory.

But after several rounds of tug-of-war, the disruptive forces in the market finally reached a consensus:

"The money we earn together."

In the eyes of those people, this was the compromise made by Li Xuan.

As for what Li Xuan was up to, they naturally couldn't even guess.

"Xiao Minzi, those people have been much more well behaved these past few days, so we will proceed according to the original plan."

"While pushing up the price, you should also ask around to find out who the people are."

"If we can find out the other party's bottom line, we can also tailor a good fishing net for them."

The business world is like a battlefield. If you know yourself and your enemy, you will never be defeated.

Li Xuan fully understands how important it is to be one step ahead of others in the trading market.

With the intelligence capabilities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it should not be difficult to find out the other party's background.

By then, the opponent will have to play with all his cards openly, and there will be no chance of winning.

"Ah, it's so cool to have the support of the government."

Li Xuan sighed, said hello to Zhu Shimin, and prepared to return to the palace.

The last Imperial Garden competition lasted too long, and the next Imperial Garden competition is almost here.

He still has a lot of things to deal with now, and he seems to be particularly busy recently.

Li Xuan, who was used to a leisurely life, did not feel too uncomfortable. Instead, he felt that it was good to be more fulfilled.

Li Xuantian hurried back to the palace before dark because he had things to deal with when he returned.

With his current speed, and with a special route into the palace, it would only take a moment for him to travel back and forth in and out of the palace.

When Li Xuan returned to Jingyang Palace, he found Princess Ankang and Yu'er were in the yard, surrounding a small alchemy furnace.

There was another figure beside them, it was Doctor Xue who came as scheduled today.

That’s right, today is the day when Li Xuan absorbs the coldness in Princess Ankang’s body.

Li Xuan quietly leaned over to see what they were studying.

"Doctor Xue, this alchemy furnace is too small. Can it really be used?" Yu'er asked curiously.

"Of course you can. A beginner in alchemy cannot use a large furnace, and it is difficult to control the temperature."

Doctor Xue explained with a smile, and then said: "This small furnace is only used to control the temperature. It cannot condense into pills, but it can be used to refine some medicinal powder."

"I think you have memorized the recipe for Qufeng Powder. I brought you a hundred doses of herbs this time. Let's see how many times you can make it."

Yu Er then showed a look of sudden realization: "So the big bag you gave me just now is the medicinal materials for Qu Feng San."

"I'm afraid these 100 copies will cost a lot of money, right?"

Yu'er said with some worry.

"Oh, it's okay."

"Anyway, these are the regular medicinal materials of the Imperial Hospital. Almost no one uses these, and they have to be taken out and dried all the time. It would be better to purchase some new ones after they are used up."

"I have some experience in the Imperial Hospital. Who dares to say anything when I use some medicinal herbs?"

Doctor Xue said this in a domineering manner.

"Well, thank you so much, Doctor Xue."

Yu'er stopped being pretentious and bowed openly.

Now that Jingyang Palace has gained confidence, Yu'er is no longer afraid to accept other people's kindness as before.

After all, Yu'er always worried that she couldn't repay other people's favors, so she simply didn't owe anyone anything from the beginning.

But now it’s different. Yuer dares to accept other people’s kindness, and her words and actions are generous and graceful. She is no longer as restrained and reserved as before, making people feel that she is petty.

"Okay, why don't you just bring some herbs here now and I'll show you the process."

"It just so happens that Xuan hasn't come back yet. It's pointless for us to just stay here."

Doctor Xue suggested.

But just as he finished speaking, he heard a "meow". Li Xuanqi quietly stretched his head over from the side and looked at the alchemy furnace on the table curiously.

"Hey!"

"You came back but you didn't make a sound. You scared me."

Doctor Xue complained.

Li Xuan looked at Doctor Xue in confusion. He clearly remembered that he meowed just now.

But regardless of these details, Li Xuan was also very curious about the small alchemy furnace on the table.

The alchemy furnace on the table looked about the size of a football. It was much smaller than the alchemy furnace Li Xuan had seen in the Imperial Hospital before.

From what Doctor Xue said just now, it seemed that he gave this alchemy furnace and some medicinal herbs to Yu'er for practice.

Yu'er had been reading books on alchemy before, but Li Xuan didn't expect that she had already reached the level where she could put it into practice.

“Is this thing also wood-burning?”

Li Xuan pointed at the alchemy furnace and asked.

"Nonsense!"

Doctor Xue was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.

"Last time when I used the Ziwu Twin Lotus to make elixirs for you, my students didn't burn firewood, but medicinal fire."

"Those woods are medicinal woods. Not only do they burn hotter, but they also help in making elixirs." "If the Ministry of Internal Affairs hadn't paid for it, I wouldn't have been willing to use medicinal woods to make elixirs."

This was the first time Li Xuan heard about this and he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

He happened to arrive just in time when the elixir was about to be produced, and saw Imperial Physician Xue and a group of medical students from the Imperial Hospital busy at work. He had not expected that they were so particular even about the wood they used to burn.

"Medicinal wood?"

Princess Ankang and Yu'er also asked curiously.

Doctor Xue immediately gave the three little ones some scientific knowledge.

The medicinal wood itself has considerable medicinal value, and it also secretes a special resin.

When this resin burns, the flame is more vigorous and it can catalyze the effects of medicinal materials, making it the best fuel for alchemy.

However, because these medicinal trees only grow deep in the Emerald Plateau and take a long time to grow, their prices on the market have always been very high.

It can only be in this palace, otherwise few people in the entire Daxing Dynasty can afford it.

Only then did Li Xuan realize that the two pills he had taken last time were of great value.

However, the two stewards did not inform Li Xuan of this matter.

"That's right. The Ziwu Twin Lotus alone is hard to find."

Li Xuan immediately understood something.

The natural treasures with balanced yin and yang attributes on the market are cheaper than those with other single attribute natural treasures because not many warriors can use them.

But even if it is cheaper, it is still a sky-high price for ordinary people, after all, it is too rare.

Especially since the Ziwu Twin Lotus is a mutation, it has a more special meaning compared to other natural treasures.

Li Xuan silently kept this matter in mind.

At this time, Yu'er saw Li Xuan coming back and said:
"Okay, okay, Xuan, you should finish your work first."

"If you want to watch me make the elixir, it won't be too late to watch it later."

Yu'er saw that her kitten was curious about the alchemy furnace, so she said this.

In her heart, Princess Ankang's affairs must be more important.

Li Xuan nodded, and started to prepare with Princess Ankang and Doctor Xue.

No one else could help with this initial part, so Princess Ankang had to practice on her own. Li Xuan supervised her and pointed out her shortcomings, while Imperial Physician Xue mainly observed and recorded.

Today, Princess Ankang was still practicing the light body lifting technique that Li Xuan taught her last time.

But compared to the first time, Princess Ankang was already too skilled and did not need much correction from Li Xuan.

After practicing the basic skills of the light body leaping technique, Princess Ankang began to use her light body leaping technique to fly around in the Jingyang Palace, and her speed was not slow at all.

Moreover, Li Xuan discovered that the lightness skill displayed by Princess Ankang, who relied solely on physical strength, was actually even more flexible.

Of course, this is naturally because Princess Ankang’s physique is much stronger than that of ordinary people.

But judging from Princess Ankang's current lightness skills, once she perfects the art of light body jumping, I'm afraid few warriors of the lower third rank will be able to catch up with her.

According to past experience, Princess Ankang will probably master the art of light body lifting in less than a month, which is the next time when Li Xuan absorbs the coldness in her body.

After practicing for a while, Princess Ankang began to pant.

Obviously, compared to before, the amount of energy she needs to induce the coldness in her body to run wild has increased.

Li Xuan was happy to see this kind of improvement in "tolerance".

In this way, there will be hope that one day in the future the cold will no longer run rampant.

Princess Ankang sensed a familiar feeling coming from her body and quickly nodded to Li Xuan.

Then everyone started to act in unison.

Princess Ankang used her Qinggong skills to run directly to the bed, and Li Xuan followed closely behind her.

The man and the cat quickly got into the bed and tucked the quilt in.

Yu'er and Doctor Xue also followed in.

Yu'er tied a silk thread for Doctor Xue so that he could diagnose Princess Ankang's pulse and observe her physical changes.

Doctor Xue picked up the silk thread, closed his eyes, and carefully felt Princess Ankang's pulse.

If it weren't for the danger of directly contacting Princess Ankang in this state, Doctor Xue would rather take her pulse himself, which would be more accurate.

"Your Highness's pulse is now no different from that of an ordinary person."

Doctor Xue twirled his beard silently and thought to himself.

Li Xuan still remembers the amazing pulse condition of Princess Ankang after she absorbed the coldness for her last time.

“I don’t know what kind of changes will happen this time.”

At this time, Li Xuan had already fallen into a familiar position and felt his dantian running wild.

"Let me see if the training I've been doing during this period of time has been useful."

Li Xuan said secretly, and waited attentively.

The next moment, a surge of chill rushed into Li Xuan's body.

But now Li Xuan can deal with it with ease.

When the chill surged into his meridians, the pain remained, but his mentality was completely different from before.

With the confidence brought by the Yin-Yang Qi, Li Xuan no longer had to worry every day like before, fearing that he and Princess Ankang would be in danger.

The chill rushed into his meridians, and the icy breath immediately followed, and Li Xuan's movements were not slow either.

Last time, he utilized the Five Elements Evolution of Yin and Yang Qi and transformed the cold into his Five Elements Evolution through a "melting reaction". Not only did he easily cope with the cold, but he also improved his cultivation.

This time, Li Xuan was more direct. He used the Yin-Yang Qi to circulate the Xuanhan Energy, and then gathered the ice-attribute Qi together.

The chill, icy breath and ice-attributed true energy immediately mixed together indistinguishable from each other.

At this moment, Li Xuan couldn't help but groan, feeling the pain in his meridians intensify a little, but at the same time he felt that he had more control over this mixed power.

Li Xuan did not dare to delay and immediately used the method that Shang Zongguan had taught him to turn the ice into water.

The ice-attributed true energy generated by the Xuanhan Force suddenly began to "turn against" it, and a lot of coldness and icy breath were also unexpectedly affected by the changes.

But the coldness was still pouring out from Princess Ankang's dantian. Seeing that the water that was coming out was about to freeze into ice again, Li Xuan immediately evolved the five elements, turning them into yin and yang qi and slipped away.

He is now extremely skilled in evolving the five elements, and no matter what the five elements are, it only takes a moment.

After doing this for a while, Li Xuan discovered that he actually had a little more Yin and Yang Qi under his control.

"Ok?"

Li Xuan felt something was wrong and decided to try again.

The success just now has proved that his idea is correct.

Compared with the last melting reaction, Li Xuan was able to use part of the coldness for his own benefit more easily, and even brought about a slight improvement.

"That's not right. Elder Ye said before that apart from other Yin-Yang attribute skills, only natural treasures can improve Yin-Yang Qi."

"Could it be that this coldness is also considered a natural treasure?"

Li Xuan was a little unsure of the situation. The improvement of Yin and Yang Qi just now was a little too subtle.

“Try a few more times!”

Li Xuan himself didn't even notice that the corners of his mouth were curled up uncontrollably. He closed his eyes, with a twisted expression of pain and happiness that was unbearable to look at.

(End of this chapter)