Huangxiu

Chapter 81 Flying Knife
Chu Zhiyuan picked up a flying knife first.

The cicada-wing-like flying knife seemed to have no blade, and the tip and the blade were not sharp at all when touched.

He felt it shouldn't be.

It's impossible for Cheng Tianfeng to bring two unsharpened throwing knives as toys?

After the true Qi was injected, there was a sudden feeling of harmony.

But the flying knife did not change.

The tip and blade of the knife are still as blunt as the edge of paper, with no sense of sharpness at all.

He waved his hand.

The flying knife fell on the desk opposite, bounced out diagonally with a "bang", and fell to the ground.

Chu Zhiyuan was puzzled and said loudly: "Zou Fang."

Zou Fang, who was standing opposite him, moved forward, picked up the flying knife and handed it back to him.

Chu Zhiyuan carefully examined the flying knife under the light.

As thin as a cicada's wing, hard in texture, cold and heavy as if made of ice.

There is a hint of texture inside, and just from the texture it looks like a leaf.

It looks like a willow leaf with half of it cut off and then the blade and handle are embedded on it.

The blade and handle are plain and simple.

These textures are not like Fengwen and other strange characters. They are just some textures, like channels that transmit power.

He then tried to circulate the energy of the Sword Washing Technique and focused it on the flying knife.

Still no use.

He tossed the flying knife around, and his super sense was always focusing and observing it, but to no avail.

They looked like two ordinary unsharpened throwing knives.

But he was certain that if it was a useless thing, it would not remain on Cheng Tianfeng.

Super sense didn't notice anything unusual. It was the first time he encountered such a situation, which made him more interested and curious.

……

He put the Flying Dragon Ball aside and circulated the third level of the Dragon Transformation Technique in his body. Although it was far less powerful than absorbing the aura of dragon bones, he could not always rely on dragon bones.

There is no way to fleece the emperor anymore, and there will be few chances to get flying dragon bones in the future.

Ultimately you still have to rely on your own practice.

With the Flying Dragon Pearl and the first two levels of the Dragon Transformation Art, the progress is not as fast as absorbing the dragon bones, but it can still be considered fast.

After observing for a while, he took out the three pieces of the jade ring, and the three pieces could be put together to restore it completely.

The jade ring is perfectly round, but it has lost its luster.

When it was worn around Cheng Tianfeng's neck, it was moist and shiny, but now it is dull and lifeless.

If you lose your inspiration, you lose your usefulness.

When there is spiritual light, there is a layer of smoke blocking it and it cannot be seen through. Now, everything can be seen through clearly.

After a while, he put down the three pieces of jade fragments.

No wonder Cheng Tianfeng didn’t look for them afterwards and let Huang Cheng send someone to secretly give them to him.

There should be no meaning in keeping it.

It is no different from ordinary stone, with no patterns and no strength, and it is undetectable, so it can be treated as waste stone.

Such a magical thing, once broken, turns into like this. It seems that the key is the spiritual light it contains.

He was disappointed, but still did not give up, and put the two together for insight.

The flying knife was very handy, and he was eager to use it. He simply pushed open the window and shot the flying knife out of the window, hitting a stone on the rockery in the yard, again and again.

With his super senses, he can constantly calibrate by adjusting his hand movements, making his shooting more and more accurate.

He shot out one knife, then another, and by the time the second knife was shot out, the first one had already been picked up by Zou Fang.

Zou Fang was as elusive as the wind, moving at an incredible speed. Suddenly he was next to the rockery, and suddenly he was in front of him, going back and forth without stopping.

After firing thirty-two strikes, Chu Zhiyuan was already able to achieve perfect accuracy.

But he knew that the accuracy was due to constant adjustments, and he would probably have to recalibrate it when he woke up tomorrow morning.

Only when the muscles in both hands have memory can you truly achieve perfect accuracy.

While calibrating, he was still observing the two knives and the jade fragments, and found that under the moonlight, the two knives had undergone some changes.

There was nothing unusual about the jade ring fragments.

An elusive force entered the two knives, giving them an imperceptible luster that was invisible to the naked eye but could not be hidden from the super senses.

He speculated that after a month of moonlight, the flying knife would appear shiny enough to be visible to the naked eye.

But he couldn't wait for a month, so he placed both of them on the stone table in the courtyard, and even let the lanterns of Tingtao Court be extinguished for the first time, letting them bathe in the moonlight. Since he had been alone in the courtyard, Tingtao Court had kept the lights as bright as day, and no darkness was allowed.

At this moment, in the darkness, two objects lay quietly on the stone table.

Chu Zhiyuan began to rest.

The experience of this day made him feel like a whole year had passed, and it was fruitful, exciting and thrilling.

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"I'll stab! Stab again, I'll stab again! Haha!"

"Great!"

"It's amazing!"

Ever since returning to the Duke's Mansion and arriving at the pleasure boat in the back garden, Xiao Ruoyu has been excitedly waving his sword repeatedly, imitating Chu Zhiyuan's sword moves.

It was as if he had transformed into Chu Zhiyuan, beating Cheng Tianfeng away again and again, feeling extremely happy and laughing out loud from time to time.

Xiao Ruoling smiled and let him vent.

The two little maids excitedly inquired about the situation at that time. They were not qualified to enter the Fengtian Hall and were waiting outside the palace.

Listening to Xiao Ruoyu's description of the situation, he also became excited.

Duke Anguo was already fast asleep, having drunk too much at the dinner, and was forced to drink by the other seven of the eight dukes.

They were both envious and jealous, so they turned their jealousy into toasting him with cup after cup of wine, and at the same time they said sweet words to him and sweetened his heart, making him intoxicated and accepting everyone who offered them.

With such a son-in-law, he felt heroic and confident as never before, and was not afraid of anyone who came.

After finishing two cups of tea, Xiao Ruoling smiled and said, "Okay, Xiaohu, it's time to rest. We have to get up early to practice tomorrow."

"Sister, are you unhappy?"

"Happy."

"But you don't seem excited at all, as if you had expected it. Did you get the news in advance?"

"No."

"You are so calm, worthy of you."

My eldest sister has always been calm and unperturbed, and there are few things that can move her.

"It's just a competition. Winning and losing are normal."

"This is not just a competition, it's also about whether we marry the princess or not... Marry the princess?" Xiao Ruoyu's face suddenly changed as he spoke, and he hurriedly asked, "Who is going to marry the princess?"

Xiao Ruoling asked: "You don't know?"

"It seems like I listened to it with one ear, but I didn't hear it clearly."

"He will marry a princess, and later he will go to Dazhen to choose a princess and marry the one he likes."

"But he already has you, elder sister, and they're engaged!" Xiao Ruoyu said hurriedly.

No wonder the eldest sister wasn’t very excited, this actually happened!
Xiao Ruoling smiled.

Xiao Ruoyu hurriedly said, "That won't do. The Crown Prince can only have one principal wife, and it must be you, Big Sister! ... I will never allow Princess Dazhen to be the Crown Prince's principal wife!"

Xiao Ruoling sighed: "It depends on the emperor's will."

He was indeed excited to see Chu Zhiyuan vent his anger, but he didn't expect that he would actually marry Princess Dazhen.

Although the two are only engaged and have little contact and no feelings for each other, they need to slowly cultivate feelings after getting married.

But no matter what, he is her husband, and she feels unwilling as if someone has taken away something that belongs to her.

Xiao Ruoyu said, "Then let father submit the petition tomorrow."

If I don't agree, my father will never agree either. I must argue with him based on reason. Even the emperor can't do whatever he wants. There must be a first come first served principle.

This is a matter of great importance to my eldest sister's life and I will not compromise on it.

"Well, let's go to bed first." Xiao Ruoling said.

Xiao Ruoyu said: "Then sister, you should go to bed early too, don't think too much, there will always be a way."

"Xiaohu has grown up and can comfort people." Xiao Ruoling chuckled.

"...Then I'll leave." Xiao Ruoyu glared at her unhappily, feeling that he was worrying unnecessarily, but his elder sister didn't take it to heart.

He floated out of the pleasure boat, walked on the lake water and disappeared.

Xiao Ruoling came to the bow of the boat and looked at the sparkling lake water under the moonlight.

The sparkling lake reflects the moonlight, peaceful and harmonious.

Under the moonlight and the faint lake light, her beautiful face was slightly raised, and her eyes were deep and blurred.

After a long time, she couldn't help but sigh, and she rose up gracefully, floating away like a cloud emerging from a mountain.

(End of this chapter)