On the Avenue.

Chapter 199 Taboo and Taboo

Two governors died in succession within a year, but Xu Jian dared to take on the dangerous job of Governor of Xinxiang. Naturally, he had some tricks up his sleeve.

Chen Shi had just been talking to Pei Shusheng, and he had not hidden it from his ears, and he also heard them talking about the young man in Yudu.

"I have never heard of this young master's name, but I can find out something for you."

Xu Jian said, "The young master is staying in the Prince Zheng's Mansion. It's not difficult to find out his background. After all, the Prince Zheng's Mansion is in Yudu. Such a big target cannot be moved."

Chen Shi's heart was slightly moved, and he asked, "What is the Zheng Wang Mansion?"

Xu Jian showed admiration and said solemnly, "This is the former residence of Eunuch Sanbao. Emperor Chengzu gave him the surname Zheng. Later, Eunuch Sanbao discovered Xiniu Island and traveled back and forth between Xiniu Island and his ancestral land Shenzhou many times. He escorted immigrants to Xiniu Island for the last time and died on the way. When the emperor heard the news, he named him Prince Zheng. His former residence is the Prince Zheng's Mansion."

Chen Shi couldn't help but stand in awe.

Although Zheng Sanbao was a eunuch, he accomplished great things that no healthy person could do, and he was admired by later generations.

"Eunuch Sanbao has no direct descendants, but he has an adopted son. Eunuchs like to adopt adopted sons to carry on their family line."

Xu Jian was not sure either, and said, "You may be the descendant of the Zheng Palace. However, in recent years, the Zheng Palace has declined and no great figures have emerged. I will contact the elders of the Xu family and ask about it. You just wait for my news."

He stood up and Chen Shi was about to pay the bill, but Xu Jian held his hand and said with a smile, "How can I really let you treat me? If you treat me, I will be taking bribes. I want to be an honest official, so I will treat you this meal. Waiter, settle the bill! It's in the name of the government office, and I will settle it with you at the end of the year."

The waiter said quickly, "Okay! Master Xu, take care!"

Xu Jian left.

Chen Shi also got up and returned to Chen's house.

The maid Qing'er was directing several bricklayers to repair the wall, and she also hired some gardeners to take care of the yard. Everything was arranged in perfect order.

Qing'er was originally a personal maid given to Chen Shi by General Cui Zhen. However, she had been in Chen's house for some time and had never found an opportunity to be close to Chen Shi, so she was quite neglected.

However, she was meticulous and prudent in her work, and she managed to keep the Chen residence in perfect order.

"Make bricks without straw."

When she saw Chen Shi coming, she smiled, showing her small tiger teeth on both sides, and said, "Master, there is no money in the mansion. The money in the farm is just enough for our daily expenses, but we are so poor that we can't even afford to repair the house. I have been obsessed with money these days."

Chen Shi took out several tens of thousands of taels of silver notes from his sleeve pocket, all of which were passes from Wansan Bank. He patted his hands to show his wealth and asked, "How much do you want?"

Qing Er was startled and thought to herself, "Isn't it said that the master is a talisman master from the countryside? He has never seen a woman or money, so he is easily deceived. How can he be so generous? No wonder he looks down on us, the common ladies. He has been at home for quite a while, but he doesn't even touch my hand."

"Master, it won't take much to repair and reset the yard."

Qing'er took two silver bills from his hand and said with a smile, "These are enough."

Chen Shi took out a dozen more bills and gave them to her, saying, "Take these and use them as wages for your work. I'm not at home most of the time, so I'll come over occasionally so that I don't treat you unfairly."

Qing'er shook her head and said, "Master, the farm has money, and daily expenses and wages can be taken care of. There is no need for these."

"Then I'll give you some new clothes."

Chen Shi thought for a moment and said, "Also, I need to buy some new clothes. I've grown taller recently, and my old clothes are a bit short. Which cloth shop in the city has good tailoring skills?"

Qing Er smiled and said, "Why do you need to go to the cloth shop, Master? I will go and find out who has the best craftsmanship and ask the tailor to come to your house."

She looked at Chen Shi and saw that his clothes were indeed a little short. He must be in the growing period and his height was increasing very fast.

Only then did she notice that the old man looked about twelve or thirteen years old, with a somewhat childish face, some fuzz already sprouting from the corners of his mouth, and his lips were transparent, tender, bright red and thin.

He was just a big boy, about the same height as her, but very immature.

Qing Er blushed and thought to herself, "Master Cui is a bad person. This young master is still a child, but he let others seduce him. How can those flirting tricks of others be used on him?"

Chen Shi said again: "Hei Guo, he is my brother, you must serve him well. Hei Guo, do you want new clothes?"

"Wang!"

"Black Pot said, make him a few sets of waistcoats and trousers. They should be fancy, not black."

Qing'er looked at Gou Zi in surprise, then looked at Chen Shi, and thought to herself, "How did he understand what Master Guo said?"

She hurried to take care of it, while Chen Shi came to the backyard and complained to the black pot beside him: "The city spends money like water. The money I spend in one day is equivalent to the money we spend in Huangpo Village in a year. In my opinion, I still have to return this house. Even if the officials give me a thousand acres of good land, I can't afford it. I'd better go back to Huangpo Village, where I have my godmother, Zhu Xiucai, and Granny Sha, and it costs less."

Hei Guo looked at him in confusion, and Chen Shi explained, "I do have hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, but my grandfather said that silver is a spirit, an evil spirit, and has self-awareness. Silver will choose its own master. Some people make a lot of money, but they can't control it, and the silver will run away. If you want to control silver, you must have knowledge in this area."

He sighed and continued to live in the city, fearing that his hundreds of thousands of taels of silver might fly away at any time.

"My grandfather has no knowledge in this area, so he is penniless. I am afraid that if I follow him, I will not be able to manage money and become penniless myself," he said worriedly.

Hei Guo didn't bother to pay attention to him. He opened his mouth and spit out a ghost book, then sat on the stool to read.

After all, this is a trouble for the rich and has nothing to do with it.

As soon as it sat down, a maid brought some jerky and fruit and placed them next to the dog.

The black pot opened its mouth, and the maid half-knelt and half-squatted beside it, picked up a piece of jerky and put it into its mouth.

Heiguo was eating slowly and reading at the same time, when he suddenly thought that his comfortable life seemed to be built with money. If Mr. Chen had no money, his comfortable life would be over.

However, it is not good at making money, so let Chen Shi worry about it.

Chen Shi was a young man at heart, so he put his worries behind him and continued to practice the Eight Extremes Golden Palace Divine Chapter.

The Eight Extremes Golden Palace Divine Chapter has much more content than the Three Lights Righteous Qi Sutra, especially during the duel between Chen Shi and Pei Shusheng this time. When he activated this technique, he found that this technique was combined with the golden elixir force field, establishing the Eight Extremes in the force field and erecting eight golden palaces.

The Divine Chapter says, "In the Primordial Chaos, there is nothing, and it is silent and still. All things are born, and the five elements are formed. Life has its limit, and formation has its limit. Life is born and formation is formed, and it is immovable."

When the golden elixir force field spreads out, there is a feeling of all things in the universe, life coming to being, transparency and silence!

At the eight poles of the force field, eight golden palaces stand like gates, divided into eight gates, which are formed by the division of one breath.

The shape of the Eight Gates is like Chaotianque, a gate with eaves and corners, supported by brackets, carved dragons and painted phoenixes, guiding fairies and various auspicious beasts on the roof.

The portal was shining with golden light, and the divine power inside was surging and gathering into a golden sphere, which seemed to be pulled by the portal.

When Chen Shi activated his skills, the golden light from the eight golden palaces poured into the golden elixir, tempering it. At the same time, the golden elixir moved around his body, tempering his hair and skin. Suddenly, it fell from the top of his head, entered his body, and flowed along the golden gate, jade pillow, big vertebra, body column, Zhiyang, Yaoyang, to the tailbone.

Then go along the perineum, Guanyuan, Shenque, Zhongting, go up along the throat, jump over the twelve floors, go up along the tip of the tongue into the nasal abyss, and then jump out from the Tianmen.

After the golden elixir has been tempered around the body again and enters the Heavenly Gate, the direction of its flow will be different this time. It will go along the eight extraordinary meridians and return to the hands and feet.

The Eight Gates Golden Palace Divine Chapter follows the practice routes of the Great Five Elements and the Small Five Elements, and is divided into the inner and outer circulations.

The small five elements are the internal organs, the large five elements are the limbs and head, the inner circulation runs inside the body, and the outer circulation runs both inside and outside the body.

The Eight Gates Tempering is much faster than the Three Lights and Righteousness of the Big Dipper Tempering, and it can greatly improve the physical body.

Chen Shi realized that his strength, blood, tendons and bones were all increasing rapidly. The enormous power in the golden elixir was refined into his body, even into his hair!

A single hair of his is harder than steel, and tougher than the tendon of a bull. Even if a sharp blade hits it, it will not be cut off in one or two strokes!
“No wonder the divine chapter’s rhyme says that it takes a hundred days to refine the golden elixir into a Nascent Soul.”

Chen Shi thought to himself, "My golden elixir nine transformations can be refined in just over half a month!"

Choosing a correct method is crucial to cultivation. First, it will speed up the practice, and second, it will provide a solid foundation. Chen Shi has a deep understanding of this.

Even if he had the treasure trove of martial arts in the True King's Tomb, he would still take many detours in his practice without the guidance of someone like Niangniang Shiji.

Chen Shi practiced diligently, and after eight days, his golden elixir successfully entered the Huangting Palace in the center, turning from green to blue, completing the eighth transformation.

Just one more step and you will reach the ninth level of the golden elixir.

After his seven returns, eight transformations and nine returns, he had already refined his body into a holy fetus Dharma body. Refining the golden elixir and planting the yellow sprouts were all natural processes. He didn't need to collect and refine elixirs like other cultivators and use external medicines to make big medicines!
His golden elixir, his energy and blood, and his body are the best medicine!

"It is said in the divine chapter that if we return to our origin and return to our roots, then all gods will gather together, transform into babies, and become one with the Tao. After becoming one with the Tao, the Tao is in our body, and we have cultivated into a Tao body."

Chen Shi could not help but have a reverie. The divine chapter said that the body and the law should be used. Every move he made was a magic, a magical power. It was really fascinating!

"After cultivating into a Nascent Soul, can one really cultivate into a Dao Body?"

He bent down and picked up a withered flower in the garden, thinking, "Which is stronger, the Dao body or the innate Dao fetus?"

The withered flower gradually became bright in his hands, blooming and refreshing, as if it had been reborn.

Seeds actually formed among the flowers, which quickly took root, sprouted, and grew branches. Soon, they grew into a peony plant half a person's height with three flowers.

When the peony blooms, the flowers turn into three little red birds, flapping their wings and flying away.

The peony in Chen Shi's hand also withered rapidly, as if it had exhausted its energy.

The three little red birds were flying and jumping among the bushes. Suddenly, one of them shook its head violently, and pounced on the maid Qing'er who was walking towards them, as big as a hill, and almost swallowed her in one gulp!
Qing'er was so frightened that she almost lost her soul. Suddenly, the little red bird that attacked her died suddenly, and its body quickly rotted and turned into petals that floated away.

The other two little red birds flew towards Chen Shi, and when they landed in his hands, their bodies disintegrated and turned into two peony flowers.

Chen Shi casually handed two flowers to the frightened Qing'er and shook his head, saying, "My magic still cannot achieve the desired effect. The things I transform will inevitably become evil."

Qing Er calmed down and then remembered what she meant. She said quickly, "Master, the governor Xu wants to see you. He is drinking tea in the front hall."

Chen Shi's heart moved slightly and he walked towards the front hall.

The front hall is a place for receiving guests. Qing'er is walking in front holding flowers. Suddenly she remembers that the flowers were transformed from little red birds and she was nearly eaten by the little red bird. She hurriedly put the two peony flowers in the vase in the corner.

As soon as she put the flowers into the vase, she saw the two peonies quickly wither and break apart, turning into tiny bits of spiritual energy floating in the air.

Qing'er was stunned, not understanding what was going on.

Seeing this, Chen Shi thought to himself, "I haven't cultivated into a Taoist body yet. I can't turn the false into the true. There is always something missing."

He walked into the front hall, where Governor Xu Jian was sitting drinking tea. Seeing him come in, he quickly stood up. Chen Shi smiled and said, "Master Xu, please sit down."

Qing'er took the new tea from the maid on the side and brought it to Chen Shi.

Chen Shi said: "Sir, is there any news?"

Xu Jian hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother Chen, when we parted last time, I immediately split into two groups when I returned to the government office. One group sent a few clever monks to Yudu to inquire about the origins and news of the young master, and the other group I used the Thousand Miles Sound Token to contact the elders of the clan and ask them if they knew where the young master came from. You also know that the people under my command are very well-informed. I know what you eat for three meals a day and what you talk to which maid."

Chen Shi nodded gently and said, "You know more than the listener outside my door."

As if Xu Jian didn't understand the sarcasm in his words, he continued, "The cultivators I sent out were all talented people, and they knew as many tricks as the Heaven Listener. Not long after they arrived in Yudu, they lost contact with me."

Chen Shi raised his eyebrows.

Xu Jian said: "I asked the talisman master in the government office to use the necromancy talisman to summon their souls and try to ask them what happened."

Chen Shi asked, "The soul was not summoned?"

Xu Jian nodded slightly.

Chen Shi tapped the tea table with his index finger, and after a moment, he said, "What did the senior from the Xu family say?"

Xu Jian said, "The person I contacted was my fifth uncle. My fifth uncle Xu Bufan has a high position in my Xu family. He once worked as an assistant minister in the Ministry of Revenue, in charge of the Ming Dynasty's money. He is well-informed and has a good relationship with me. I asked him about the young man living in Prince Zheng's Mansion. He was fine at first, but suddenly his tone became stern."

He looked into Chen Shi's eyes and said softly, "Uncle Wu told me not to ask around."

Chen Shi's heart skipped a beat and he asked, "Even the Xu family is afraid of you, young master?"

"I have the same question, so I'd like to ask Uncle Wu."

Xu Jian said, "Fifth Uncle said that the Xu family is not afraid of the young master's power, but they don't want to provoke him either. He said that the young master's affairs are very involved and it is not something I can inquire about. He also asked me why I suddenly inquired about the young master. Brother Chen."

He calmed himself, took a sip of tea, put down the tea bowl, stood up and said, "There are some people in this world who are taboos and cannot be mentioned. Brother Chen, you are a taboo, and so is the young master. What happened between you is your business, I can't afford to provoke you. Stay, goodbye."

He left in a hurry without waiting for Chen Shi to see him off.

"Taboo? When did it become a taboo that I couldn't even mention?"

Chen Shi was surprised and murmured, "What level is the young master? He is listed as a taboo just like me. In this case... I will go to the bathing city myself!"

(End of this chapter)