I come to see Bai Yujing today

Chapter 52 Acquired Qi
The spring of this year passed quietly. When spring was gone, the river water became clear and as bright as a mirror, and the round lotus in the water grew tiny leaves.

The summer in Southern Jiangsu is especially beautiful compared to the vast Central Plains. A line of egrets fly across the vast and flat paddy fields outside the city, and the melodious chirping of orioles can be heard from the lush woods beside the fields.

In this beautiful scenery, Chen Zhian stood by the fields on the outskirts of the city, looking up at Tiger Hill in the distance.

The two tiny acquired energies on Tiger Hill had disappeared, as if they had been taken into someone's possession.

Chen Zhi'an wore a Yangsui belt on his waist and his long robe fluttered in the wind as he walked along the path leading up the mountain.

"I don't know whether Jiang Taiping got the acquired energy or not." Chen Zhian thought to himself.

Jiang Taiping’s cultivation must be quite strong, as he had been sitting next to Chen Zhian in Chu Muye’s courtyard on Dongfeng Street.

Chen Zhian couldn't even feel his breathing.

The breath is long and the breathing through the pores is a manifestation of the body being like a rough jade, constantly containing mysterious energy.

In addition, Jiang Taiping is the Xiezhi Envoy of the Inspectorate. There are many powerful people in the Inspectorate, who are ordered to monitor the world. Among them, the weapons and soldiers are divided into Feiyu Guards and Xiezhi Envoys, and each is divided into three levels: heaven, earth and man.

Further up are the serious adults in the Inspectorate.

From this, it can be seen that the status of the Di Zi Xiezhi Envoy in the Inspectorate is extraordinary. If his cultivation is not strong, he will definitely not be able to hold the Guijin Long Sword that symbolizes the identity of the Di Zi Xiezhi Envoy.

"It's just that Si Hougui is even more extraordinary. He is a figure on the Young Tiger List. Even though Jiang Taiping is a few years older than him and has the mysterious methods and profound skills of the Inspectorate, it may not be easy for him to defeat Si Hougui."

Chen Zhian was wondering in his heart where the two tiny acquired energies would belong to.

The millions of acres of land at the foot of Tiger Hill are fertile and rich, and not only feed the Southern Jiangsu Prefecture, but also the entire Suwu Prefecture. Even several surrounding prefectures often purchase food from the foot of Tiger Hill.

Chen Zhian walked in the clouds early in the morning, and as far as the eye could see was a vast field.

The smell of the soil filled his nostrils, making him feel relaxed and happy.

So Chen Zhian was even more grateful that he came to Huqiu Mountain today.

“Don’t be impatient about anything. A few days ago, Si Hougui and Jiang Taiping were also looking for acquired energy in the mountains. Maybe there are other strong people below the innate level.

If a young cultivator like me in the True Yuan Realm is eager to get a piece of the pie, I might be treated as a dish and eaten secretly by others."

As he thought about this, he walked even slower.

"Che Yilang! Chen Zhian!"

Just as Chen Zhian was enjoying the beautiful scenery at the foot of Tiger Hill, he suddenly heard a few shouts.

Chen Zhian turned his head and saw a man wearing a straw hat and rolled up trouser legs, who looked like an old farmer, waving at Chen Zhian from a distance across a few acres of land.

Chen Zhian took a closer look and found that the old farmer-like man was actually Jiang Taiping.

At this moment, Jiang Taiping had taken off the patched robe with the pattern of Xiezhi eating flying fish on his body, and there was no Guijin long sword on his waist. However, he still had a few pieces of green onions in his hand, and was grinning at Chen Zhian.

"What is he doing?"

Chen Zhian was puzzled, but Jiang Taiping was already walking towards him.

Chen Zhian stood at the edge of the field, looking normal with a smile on his face.

"Che Yilang, are you going to Tiger Hill to hunt wild beasts to verify what you have learned?"

Jiang Taiping took off the straw hat on his head and spoke loudly.

Chen Zhian nodded calmly and asked, "Jiang Xiezhi, are you...planting onions here?"

Jiang Taiping walked very fast. In just a dozen breaths, he had crossed several acres of land and arrived in front of Chen Zhian.

"I was injured on Tiger Hill before, and I was used to the life in Sunan Mansion, so I found a farmer's family, planted summer onions for them, and asked them to provide me with a few meals."

Jiang Taiping answered with a smile, but after he finished speaking, he coughed violently a few times, as if he was going to cough out his lungs.

"Are you injured?" Chen Zhian asked, "You said in Lord Chu's courtyard that you wanted to take away the acquired energy. Did you succeed?"

Jiang Taiping straightened out his breath, nodded and smiled, "I took away a postnatal energy, but the price was a blow from Si Hougui. If I didn't have the Xiezhi patched clothing on me, I'm afraid my intestines would have been chopped out by him."

"Si Hougui is indeed a figure on the Young Tiger List. At the age of 21, he has already reached the Unpolished Jade Realm. He is only one step away from the Perfect Jade-like God Realm. In addition, his family heritage is indeed extraordinary.

I have the advantage of age, my realm is not lower than his, and I have experienced countless battles, but I still cannot beat him."

Chen Zhian was about to speak.

Jiang Taiping suddenly smiled and said, "But he didn't get any benefit either. His precious sword is being tempered and forged in Xuantianjing and he didn't bring it with him. Although my Guijin long sword is a standard long sword of the Supervisory Office, it was designed by the previous emperor and made by the craftsmen of the Supervisory Office. It is no less than a six thousand forged sword.

I used the power of Gui Jin's long sword to chop him once, and although he was not seriously injured, he was in a very bad state. The sword in his hand was also cut off by Gui Jin. I was lucky enough to get some acquired energy."

"If Si Hougui really brought his 'Douji' sword, I would not be able to obtain this acquired energy at all."

Jiang Taiping didn't seem to be shy about talking to Chen Zhian at all, and he spoke in great detail.

"Is the long sword Dou Ji in Si Hougui's hand really that powerful?" Chen Zhian asked with a gleam in his eyes.

"A sword that has been forged eight thousand times is naturally extraordinary. Even those innate strong men who use swords don't all have swords that have been forged eight thousand times... Now that Si Hougui has asked a master craftsman to forge it, I'm afraid it will have to be forged nine thousand times."

Chen Zhian's eyes were shining brightly. He lowered his head and thought, not knowing what he was thinking about.

"Today is a good time to go to Tiger Hill to hunt wild animals. The sun is shining brightly and all the animals are reviving. You picked a good time." Jiang Taiping squinted his eyes and looked at Tiger Hill, his expression very comfortable: "It's a pity that I can't use my true energy now, otherwise I can go with you."

Chen Zhian looked him up and down, and felt that this Xiezhi envoy of the Inspectorate was really an interesting person.

At this time, he was covered in mud, holding a few scallions in his hands, and occasionally swatting mosquitoes around him. He really didn't look like a vicious Xiezhi master. "Jiang Xiezhi, the acquired energy is so precious, you told me everything, and said that you were seriously injured. Aren't you afraid that I might have bad intentions?" Chen Zhian joked.

Jiang Taiping laughed and said, "You may not believe me, but I have a strange ability. I can tell whether a person is good or evil just by looking at his face.

I rely on this strange ability to speak differently to different people when I interact with them.

Che Yilang, I am sincere to you today, you will not draw your sword to kill me and take the treasure."

"No one would believe that." Chen Zhian complained in his heart. People who could be promoted to the position of Di Zi Xiezhi Envoy in the Inspectorate should not be underestimated. What they said should not be believed, otherwise they would be dead soon.

However, Chen Zhian had no grudge against Jiang Taiping, and he indeed had no intention of taking away the acquired energy that he had exchanged his life for.

"Why take the risk? There are better ones on Tiger Hill."

Chen Zhian said goodbye to Jiang Taiping.

Jiang Taiping is going to plant summer onions again.

"I didn't expect Jiang Xiezhi to have such leisure time."

"I have been traveling for too long. It would be a great day for me to have a rest at a farm before waiting for Lord Chu to return to the capital.

Don't worry about trivial matters, and it will be a good time in the world.

Chen Zhian, you must cherish your days in Sunan Prefecture. Once you go to Xuantianjing and see the whirlpool that devours human flesh and bones, you will never be able to rest easy. "

Chen Zhian thought there was a deeper meaning in Jiang Taiping's words, but when he saw Jiang Taiping running off to plant summer onions, he felt that this man was heartless and enjoyed himself while being busy, and was a wonderful person.

He climbed up Tiger Hill with this sigh.

Tiger Hill is vast. When Chen Zhian climbed up the mountain, he began to use the white jade true energy. The rich true energy flowed continuously, the tendons in his legs bulged, and he ran among the mountains and forests.

He didn't make too much noise.

"There are powerful people who can fly high and low, and there are real dragons in the clouds. I'm afraid there are still monsters and ghosts in this world. We must not be careless."

A bright light lingered in Chen Zhian's eyes from time to time, guiding him all the way to a mountain peak.

What’s magical is that there are waterfalls flowing down from the high mountains. From a distance, it looks like a white rainbow drinking from a stream, or like a jade dragon descending the mountain. It is spectacular and wonderful.

Chen Zhian took off his clothes and dived into the water under the waterfall. Soon he picked up a white stone.

The stone is about the length of an index finger, thick at one end and extremely sharp at the other, just like the tooth of a ferocious beast, but the texture of the material is very much like stone.

The acquired energy on the stone was lingering and thick, and it was truly mysterious in Chen Zhian's eyes.

Jiang Taiping and Si Hougui fought for their lives, and each of them obtained a acquired qi, but Chen Zhian got a better one so easily.

He tried to put the stone into the Chenglu Ring, and surprisingly, there were wisps of acquired energy bursting out from the ring, which was very strange.

Chen Zhian took out another stone and became troubled.

"If we take this thing back to Sunan Prefecture, can we ensure that Li Bodu, Chu Muye, or General Tiebi won't find it?"

Chen Zhian was naked, holding a white stone full of acquired energy in his hand, and for a moment he didn't know what to do with it.

Just at this moment, a vague and ethereal voice was heard, and it was unclear whether it was a man or a woman.

"Inject true essence."

Chen Zhian looked up suddenly, and saw that the mountain peak that was originally covered by clouds had disappeared, and on the top of the mountain there was actually a man sitting there with a scabbard on his waist and a bamboo hat on his head.

She lowered her head and looked at Chen Zhian, and Chen Zhian also looked at her.

After a few breaths of time had passed, Chen Zhian lowered his head and injected his true energy into the stone without saying a word.

The true essence wrapped around the white stone, and the acquired energy flowing in the stone disappeared without a trace, making it just like an ordinary stone.

However, Chen Zhian's true energy could clearly sense that this stone contained a rich acquired energy.

"It is true." Chen Zhian smiled and looked up and said, "Thank you, senior."

The swordsman sitting high on the mountain peak looked down at Chen Zhian carefully and reminded him, "You are not wearing any clothes."

Chen Zhian calmly put on his clothes and said with a smile: "I don't know whether you are a man or a woman. If you are a man, it doesn't matter whether you wear clothes or not.

If the senior were a woman, I would just be considered at a disadvantage."

"I will take my leave now."

Chen Zhian clasped his fists in salute, then turned and left. He walked calmly along the mountain road for seven or eight miles before he circulated his true energy and ran down the mountain.

"It's interesting."

The swordsman in a bamboo hat, who was sitting cross-legged on the mountain peak above the waterfall, touched the scabbard at his waist and suddenly patted the ground beneath him.

All of a sudden, the waterfall became like a coiled jade dragon, stirring up thousands of winds and rains. Its true essence condensed and a green snake flew out.

The green snake was probably a hundred feet long. It flew into the air, and along with a ray of light, it turned into a long sword and flew into the scabbard at the swordsman's waist.

"Shengqing."

"How could the young man who fought to the death on Fengbo Stage that day know that you had changed your teeth?"

(End of this chapter)