Changsheng: My experience in patrolling the liver

Chapter 134: Secret Path
When I returned to Song's house, I heard Song's father and mother sighing in the yard.

"Dad, Mom, what's the matter?" Song Changming couldn't help but ask.

"The government is conscripting soldiers and collecting grain from every household again. When will this kind of life end?" Song's father shook his head.

"Just now, the soldiers came to knock on our door and asked you and Ping'an to join the army as well." Song's mother said worriedly.

When it comes to joining the army, the two elders' bad memories from the past come flooding back.

Song Changming knew that they were thinking of their two deceased brothers who had joined the army in their early years and never came back.

"Changming, you two must not go." Song's mother took Song Changming's hand and said.

Even though she had developed feelings for Song Ping'an, she was reluctant to let him go to the battlefield.

"Don't worry, Mom, I will handle this matter." Song Changming comforted.

Although he had lost his official status, his connections with the government were not severed. Even if he did not ask Liu Dingsheng for help, he had many ways to have the government quietly remove him and Song Ping'an from the conscription list.

At most it's just a matter of spending some money.

After hearing Song Changming's assurance, Song's father and mother felt relieved.

"The government is recruiting soldiers on such a large scale. It looks like there will be another war." Song's father sighed.

"That should be it." Song Changming nodded.

In the past two years, the main forces of the imperial court have been used to quell the two uprising armies in the north and the south, and less attention has been paid to suppressing the four princes who were crowned kings.

Therefore, the seven counties under the rule of the Fifth Prince have been relatively peaceful in the past two years. They have been recuperating and recovering the vitality that was previously lost due to the war.

Now, more than two years have passed, and with no one holding it back, the court has finally demonstrated its strong ruling power.

Hundreds of thousands of troops set out, fighting from north to south, sweeping across the country and completely crushing the two new forces that had only been in uprising for two years.

If it weren't for the four kings' restraint, the speed of suppressing the rebels could have been much faster and would not have required two years.

Right now, both the powerful Wumeng and the powerful Utopia are almost disappearing, as most of them have been killed by the imperial court.

The few remaining personnel, realizing that the situation was hopeless, split up into smaller groups and fled to unknown places.

The imperial court did not bother to argue any further. After a brief reorganization, it continued to send troops to fight a decisive battle with the four kings.

When facing off against the four kings, the court lost its cohesion again. God knows how many bureaucrats were secretly supporting one of the four kings and secretly disobeying the new emperor.

No matter how dissatisfied the new emperor was, it would be of no avail.

He had only been on the throne for two years, and his prestige and ruling power were far inferior to those of the old emperor.

When he can truly unify the world and bring peace and prosperity to the world, only then can he sit firmly on the throne and begin to build his own era.

"Alas, it's only been two years of peace, and now things are starting to get uneasy again." Song's father said helplessly.

He wanted to live a more comfortable life in his later years, but it seemed that he couldn't do it.

There is chaos and war outside, which makes people feel upset.

He just hopes that at his age, he won't have to leave his hometown and wander around.

As they were talking, Song Ping'an at the side suddenly looked into the water tank with surprise.

"Master, it's out! It's out!"

When Mr. Song heard this, he felt a chill all over his body.

He stopped talking and put his worries behind him. He walked quickly to the water tank and saw one of the green water silkworms that had just shed its skin. He was overjoyed.

The four neat blue lines on the body of this water silkworm highlight its uniqueness.

Four-patterned. After many years, they finally raised a four-patterned green water silkworm.

When the four-patterned green water silkworm appeared, Father Song felt incomparable satisfaction and joy.

"Okay! Great!"

On the market, the Four-Pattern Green Water Silkworm is considered a very rare finished product.

And there are very few people who can raise four-striped green water silkworms.

Therefore, Father Song has accomplished an achievement that only very few people can do.

"Congratulations, Dad." Song Changming also smiled.

He was also very happy.

On the one hand, he was happy for his father's success in raising silkworms, and on the other hand, he was delighted about his own plan to make money.

The successful breeding of a four-striped green water silkworm means that more three-striped and four-striped green water silkworms will be born, which will drive his entire silkworm breeding industry to a higher level.

In the past, the green water silkworms could bring him a profit of about two hundred to three hundred silver coins every month.

Now that we have the Four-Pattern Green Water Silkworm, this profit amount will most likely double in the near future!

How can this not be delightful.

"There are very few Four-Pattern Jade Water Silkworms in the silkworm market in Donglai County nowadays. The price of one is at least fifty silver coins. If we only sell four or five Four-Pattern Jade Water Silkworms every month, it will be enough to cover our current total monthly income!"

Song's father was calculating the accounts, and he was getting happier and happier. When he was engaged in the blacksmithing business, during the heyday of his business, his monthly income was not even a fraction of what it is today.

Unexpectedly, he would reach a new peak in his career in his later years. Now when he goes to the silkworm market, everyone calls him Master Song, which makes him very happy and feels quite fulfilled.

No one would have thought that the breeding method book that Song Changming obtained by accident could bring so much wealth to their Song family.

Of course, this is also due to Song's father's research and dedication year after year, which has paid off.

The breeding method only provides a research direction, and persistence is another key to success.

"Ping'an, you must take good care of this four-striped green water silkworm. Don't make any mistakes." Father Song reminded him again and again with concern.

"Don't worry, master. I will keep a close eye on it!" Song Ping'an said seriously.

"Especially keep an eye on the big yellow and big white ants, don't let them dig up the water tank again."

the next day.

Song Changming brought a pot of jade wine and found Liang Chuanshan.

All matters concerning conscription in Houli Street were under the charge of him as the director of the urban district.

After a few drinks, his and Song Ping'an's names were quietly crossed out from the conscription list.

Anyway, there are so many people to be recruited, and two less will not attract the attention of the higher-ups at all.

Ten days later, news came from Liu Dingsheng.

His Mist Gold had already been sold, and the Han Gold he obtained had been used to buy him three sets of extreme body-refining skills, plus two hundred-year-old mountain ginsengs, according to his requirements.

After obtaining the three sets of ultimate body-refining skills that he had been longing for, Song Changming immediately began to study them, not wanting to delay his own body-refining progress.

Perhaps it was because he had previously practiced physical training with the same attributes, or perhaps it was because his spiritual attributes of enlightenment, which had increased to eleven points, had helped.

He did not find it difficult to study this time.

As if it was a natural process, it only took him two days to add these three sets of ultimate body-refining exercises to his panel, which displayed the corresponding realm experience bar.

Since his physical strength in all aspects had been tempered to above the sixth level, he now switched to practicing a new body-refining skill, starting from the experience points of the sixth mirror.

"Four ultimate body-refining exercises!" After adapting to the new body-refining exercises, Song Changming felt good about himself.

The road ahead has been paved. For him, reaching the ultimate state of perfection is no longer a matter of suspense; it is just a matter of time.

Not long after he mastered the new physical training, he was called to Liu's residence again.

"There is good news and bad news about the treasure map," said Liu Dingsheng.

Without waiting for Song Changming to choose which one to listen to, he told them all.

"The good news is that the treasure map has been successfully parsed and translated, and it lived up to our expectations."

"What about the bad news?" Song Changming vaguely guessed the result, but still waited for Liu Dingsheng's answer.

"The bad news is that what is recorded on the treasure map seems to be a special secret technique, not a martial arts secret." Liu Dingsheng replied directly.

"Secret technique?" Song Changming's heart sank.

Although he was mentally prepared when he heard the bad news, now that he confirmed it was not a martial arts secret, he still felt a sense of disappointment.

Judging from Liu Dingsheng's tone, this secret technique is obviously not as valuable as the real martial arts technique.

As expected, one cannot completely believe all the rumors in the martial arts world.

Back then, this treasure map was said to be so authentic that it was said to be a martial arts secret, and it attracted countless people from the martial arts world to fight for it.

Now it seems that the rumor was just a specious conjecture that was spread based on hearsay.

“You don’t have to be too discouraged. Some of these secret techniques are even more sophisticated and powerful than real martial arts techniques. They may even save your life at a critical moment.

Changming, don’t underestimate the secret technique,” ​​Liu Dingsheng comforted.

"Thank you, senior. I will study this secret technique more after I go back." Song Changming quickly calmed down and nodded.

Let it be a secret technique, it was something I got by accident. If I didn’t get the martial arts secret this time, I can get it in the future.

Although martial arts secrets are rare and precious, there are other ways and methods. As long as you are strong enough, you will always find opportunities.

With the translated and analyzed version of the treasure map, Song Changming returned home and began to observe and study it.

Secret arts are different from orthodox martial arts. They are unorthodox and are usually created by individuals and are not circulated.

In the inherent impression, esoteric arts are usually sinister, cruel, radical and extreme.

It often has the side effect of hurting the enemy by a thousand but hurting yourself by eight hundred, so it is abandoned by most warriors, who think it is not worth spending time to study and master this kind of trick.

Song Changming's understanding of the secret arts is limited to this, and is not much different from that of other warriors.

When pondering this secret technique, I felt a bit prejudiced and curious.

"The Secret Art of Blood Explosion" Song Changming saw the name of this secret art.

The name alone sounds radical.
(End of this chapter)