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Chapter 245 Controlling Humans, Chicken of the Five Animals

What Tang Caizhu suddenly said made Geng Xuan suddenly realize something.

"So that's it!" Geng Xuan thought to himself.

Previously, Geng Xuan had not thought much about the various actions of the head of the Xu family that disregarded the interests of the family. He just regarded him as a rare romantic.

No matter how smart a person is, once he becomes love-brained, he will do some irrational things that seem to completely disregard his own interests and unreasonable things. It is understandable.

Now it seems that the "love brain" of the head of the Xu family was actually "transplanted" by someone.

This made Geng Xuan suddenly realize something and also found it quite magical.

He looked at the expressionless Xu family elders and asked, "Have you noticed this situation before?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Ziming and Xu Qiwen shook their heads.

Xu Qiwen said directly:

"If we had known that woman was a spy of Wuyou Palace, we would never have let her enter the Xu family's gate even if we risked our lives!"

Geng Xuan said:
"Have you never doubted anything?

As far as I know, the concubine of the Xu family had worked with Xi Hanyue for a long time in her early years. "

Xu Qiwen sighed:
“It is because of this that we have no doubts.

Since you know some of their early experiences, you must have also heard some unpleasant rumors about them sharing a bed with other people.

As far as we know, Xi Hanyue hates these rumors to the core.

And we happen to know that these rumors were deliberately spread by that woman in order to raise her own value.

If she was also from Wuyou Palace, how dare she act like this?

But I didn't expect that the inner court would come up with a trick... It's dark under the lamp!"

Having said that, Xu Qiwen couldn't help but sigh again.

Geng Xuan's thoughts did not stop at the gossip about the "artificial love" between the head of the Xu family and his concubine, but he thought of much more.

Question: “Do you think there are many similar cases?”

"It will definitely not be less." Xu Qiwen said very confidently.

Then he explained:

"We have found nearly ten similar clues in the study of the dean of the inner court.

This was something she had been paying attention to recently. In order to help her sort out her thoughts, she took the initiative to leave some written clues, but did not have time to destroy them.

There will be even more of them that we haven’t found any clues to!”

A glimpse of the leopard in the tube can be seen.

Geng Xuan said: "It seems that it is really not easy to eradicate the remnants of Wuyou Palace."

Xu Qiwen and others nodded.

Just like when he came in, his solemn expression did not fade at all.

"Is this why you're so worried?" Geng Xuan asked curiously.

Tang Caizhu shook her head and said, "That's another matter. However, it would be a pity to spoil the fun. Let's talk about it at the end."

Geng Xuan was surprised. He glanced at several people and nodded slightly without asking any more questions. His eyes fell on the two secret books "The Bedroom" and "The Finger".

Just now, after reading through the general outline of "Rao Zhi Pian".

Some thoughts naturally arose in his mind.

The two secret techniques, "The Bedroom" and "Rotating Fingers", are not just about "hard" and "soft", and the interchange of advantages and disadvantages.

Geng Xuan, who likes to think more deeply about everything, also realized the "complementarity" of these two secret arts at a more fundamental level.

Putting aside all ethical and moral factors, what "The Bedroom" pursues is to strip away the "human" characteristics of people and reduce people to "animals."

Then, they control humans through methods similar to “taming beasts”.

As the strength of the recipient increases, or his mind is tempered under certain special conditions, he becomes more and more resolute, and gradually narrows the "status" gap between himself and the caster. "Humanity" rises again and is no longer dominated by "animality."

There is a possibility that this secret technique will become ineffective.

However, what "Wrapping Around the Finger" pursues is not to strip away "human nature", but to exploit, deceive, and even magnify "human nature".

Disguise "animal" desire as "human" love.

And turn it into an invisible chain, and finally achieve the same purpose as "The Story of the Bedroom" -

Control humanity.

The means and directions are different, but in the final analysis, the purpose is the same: to control others.

As far as Geng Xuan knew, there were definitely more than just these two secret techniques that aimed to "control others."

Just by reading "Cold Window Chats" and other similar notes and miscellaneous books, Geng Xuan knew that there were at least two or three other methods with similar final effects.

Some of them transform themselves into hypnotists or PUA masters through special words or behaviors, while others use external objects that embody the special emotions of the patient, or addictive and hallucinogenic drugs as aids.

The ultimate effect is to allow the recipient to be controlled to a certain extent by the caster.

“Yes, running dogs, horse training, hawk training, pigeon training… there are so many secret techniques for controlling animals.

It is impossible for the wise men of all ages to ignore the most important "people".

Compared to controlling animals, the cost-effectiveness of controlling humans is obviously much higher." Geng Xuan thought to himself.

However, due to the uniqueness and complexity of humans, the difficulty is obviously higher than controlling animals.

And they all have huge flaws, either the prerequisites are harsh, or they are prone to failure and backfire.

However, when Geng Xuan thought of this, some thoughts naturally arose in his mind.

“If you combine these secret techniques and comprehend their essence and true meaning, you can even reach the level of perfection.

Is it possible to comprehend a more perfect 'human control technique' like those beast taming techniques, which requires almost no prerequisites and has a lower probability of failure?"

Thinking of this, Geng Xuan felt an instinctive sense of discomfort rising from the bottom of his heart.

Then, he took the initiative to suppress these thoughts, put away the two books of secret techniques, and looked at the other two books handed to him by Tang Caizhu.

According to her, these two books came from the Transmission Hall of Wuyou Palace.

These two books are no longer secret techniques, but two sets of skills.

One is titled "The Hand that Controls the Crane" and the other is titled "The Heart-Frightening Roar".

To practice these two techniques, one must have reached the marrow refining stage or above and mastered the means to condense all one's strength into substance.

Geng Xuan took a quick look at the general outlines of the two martial arts books and understood why Tang Caizhu picked them out separately.

The power is secondary, what’s more important is that it’s interesting and can fill some gaps.

"Controlling Crane Hand" is a more subtle application of marrow-refining strength.

Achieve the effect of controlling objects from a distance.

It can seize people’s weapons from more than ten steps away.

You can also control a sword or other objects from a distance and attack the target suddenly.

Earlier, in the Zi Luo Palace, Zhang Zhengfeng took the sword from another person, obviously using this kung fu.

In Geng Xuan's opinion, this technique is indeed a great way to show off when used when the big bully the small and the strong bully the weak.

But if fighting with opponents of the same level, it would seem a bit useless and unable to pose a threat to opponents of the same level.

"Heart-frightening Roar" is a sound attack skill.

There are two uses. One is to use it directly as a special attack skill and suddenly use it against the enemy. It can disrupt the opponent's heart rate rhythm, and then affect the opponent's attack speed and reduce the power of the attack.

If the difference in strength between the two sides is big enough, one can even shout at the other party to stop, causing the other party to stand there stiffly.

If the gap is bigger, it is possible to directly break the opponent's heart.

Moreover, this is a rare, indiscriminate group attack skill.

But if the two sides are equally powerful, this effect will quickly weaken.

Unless the opponent is caught off guard, using it unexpectedly can give the opponent a "shock", thus creating a fleeting opportunity to take the initiative.

This effect will quickly diminish if the opponent is even slightly on guard.

This is also a magical skill of the big bullying the small and the strong oppressing the weak. However, when fighting against enemies of the same level, the effect is not so magical.

What Geng Xuan found more practical was the second method of use.

“Heart-frightening Roar” is not just an attack skill, nor can it only be used in combat.

If used in daily life, it can subtly establish a more prestigious and unquestionable image in the minds of the audience.

A simple sentence can make the listener more convinced and dare not disobey.

If combined with the already respected power and status, the effect will be even more prominent.

It acts as a "majesty amplifier".

"Hmm, can this also be considered a skill of 'controlling humans'?"

Geng Xuan was thinking this in his heart, but Tang Caizhu did not stop.

After seeing Geng Xuan glance over the four books he got from Wuyou Palace and put them away, he handed over another book.

The paper was old and there was no name on the cover.

Geng Xuan took it in his hand curiously and flipped through it casually, wondering in his heart what kind of magical secret technique or wonderful skill this was.

Tang Caizhu directly dispelled his thoughts and said:

"This is not some secret technique. These are some thoughts and essays written by Patriarch Meng in his later years... After thinking about it, this is probably the only thing I can show you." Her words seemed humble, but it was the truth.

For Geng Xuan, who has fully comprehended the true meaning of "Unparalleled Iron Wall", the "Meng Tiexin inheritance" in her hands that can drive many practitioners crazy has no appeal anymore.

At the beginning, Geng Xuan's attitude was rather casual.

He had only intended to take a quick look at it, like the previous "Hands Controlling the Crane" and "Heart-frightening Roar", to understand its core idea.

But after just flipping through two pages, Geng Xuan's originally casual expression became restrained.

His eyes were fixed on the text on the current page, and he did not turn to the next page for a long time.

Finally, under Tang Caizhu's somewhat anxious gaze, Geng Xuan simply closed the book, put it in his arms, and said to Tang Caizhu:
"Senior sister, this thing is very useful to me."

The reason why he suppressed his curiosity was that he didn't read more immediately.

However, Geng Xuan understood one thing, that is, this kind of essay, which does not have any clear results but is just a collection of the author's thoughts and reflections, has the most obvious effect when read for the first time.

The ripples aroused in the reader's mind, the inspiration generated, and the "chemical reaction" produced are the greatest.

Therefore, Geng Xuan decided to choose a more appropriate time to read this notebook.

Not to mention bathing and burning incense, you must at least finish the chores at hand when you have no other concerns for the time being. This is the best time.

Hearing him say this, Tang Caizhu felt relieved, stepped aside, and gave the position facing Geng Xuan to Xue Zhiheng.

Looking at the book in Xue Zhiheng's hand, Geng Xuan asked with a smile: "What is this?"

Xue Zhiheng said: "The foundation of my Blood Fang Group is too shallow, and we don't have any secret techniques or extraordinary skills. The only thing we can show off is probably this book... This can also be regarded as the fundamental secret method of my Blood Fang Group."

Hearing this, Geng Xuan raised his eyebrows and took the book from Xue Zhiheng's hand.

First, I stared at the three words on the cover.

Bloody Hands

"Could it be the sect's palm technique?"

After staring at it for a while, Geng Xuan thought to himself and turned to the general outline and read it roughly.

Then, he finally understood that this was indeed a palm technique, but it was not the kind of palm technique he understood.

This is not an attack skill, but an auxiliary skill.

It is not used on the enemy, but on our own people.

Before the battle, use the "Blood-draining Hand" on yourself or your companions to keep yourself and your companions in better condition during the battle, with stronger attack power, stronger endurance, and higher speed...

If used after the war, it can give seriously injured and dying people a higher chance of survival and help them survive the most critical "dangerous period".

The price is that there will be a period of weakness after the effect ends.

The longer this "super-long state" lasts, the greater the increase, the longer the weak period will be, and the deeper the weak state will be.

This is just what is visible.

The more hidden cost is that if this palm technique is used frequently, it will affect the future growth limit and lifespan.

After learning all this, Geng Xuan felt a little dazed.

He easily thought of "dismemberment" and "life-collecting".

Although the "Blood-Draining Hand" is not as good as these two secret techniques, it goes deeper into the essence.

But in terms of direction, they are undoubtedly consistent.

They are all overdraft use of "life energy".

“There are so many smart people in this world!”

"The Worry-Free Palace is not the only one that has noticed the special nature of 'Life Energy'."

“Although the specific paths are different, we have all gained something from our respective explorations.”

With such emotion in his heart, Geng Xuan closed "The Blood-Draining Hand", put it in his arms, smiled and nodded to Xue Zhiheng, saying:
"Captain Xue is thoughtful. This book 'Blood-Draining Hand' is very much to my liking."

Xue Zhiheng was obviously relieved when he saw this. He smiled and stepped aside, leaving the chance to confront Geng Xuan to Xu Ziming and Xu Qiwen.

Both of them handed a book to Geng Xuan.

Geng Xuan glanced at the two of them and landed on the book in Xu Ziming's hand.

After seeing the name on the title page, he was stunned for a moment and asked in surprise: "Is this also a ninth-rate secret technique?"

There were only four words written on the title page of the book.

Five Animals: Chicken

Hearing this, Xu Ziming nodded and said, "Yes."

Geng Xuan took the secret book in his hand, flipped through it, and asked curiously:

"I have come across many Nine Rank Secret Arts, but this is the first time I have seen a cover page like yours."

Geng Xuan asked this out of pure curiosity, but Xu Ziming had a blushing look on his face, as if he was a little embarrassed.

He said:

"Then you probably haven't come across this kind of thing before.

As far as I know, Emperor Yuan originally ordered the collection and compilation of these secret techniques, covering a very wide range of areas.

There are actually not many things that are directly related to combat.

Some of the similar and identical fields will be organized into a small series.

The ones I know of include the 'Five Animals', 'Five Livestock', 'Five Grains', and 'Five Poisons'.

"Among them, the most powerful and the most feared one is naturally the 'Five Poisons Chapter'.

Unfortunately, these five secret techniques are said to be only passed down by some extremely ancient forces in Zhu and Yan states.”

"Except for the 'Five Poisons', there are three series of secret arts: the Five Animals, the Five Livestock, and the Five Grains.

Before Emperor Yuan, they were not taken seriously and were mostly even regarded as just to make up the numbers.

Later, during the process of Emperor Yuan's unification of the nine provinces, the story of "chicken-stealing and dog-stealing" occurred.

The "Dog Chapter" and the "Chicken Chapter" unexpectedly gained some fame, but it was not a good reputation.

The reason why these secret arts were called the 'Nine Streams' by later generations is because they contain too many similar secret arts."

"Later, many forces, after obtaining the related secret techniques, would improve them and make them independent.

The most successful of them should be the now most famous "The Horse-viewing Chapter", which was almost completely transformed in Bu'a's hands.

In addition, "The Flying Eagle", "The Taming of the Pigeon" and "The Running Dog" have also been very successfully improved.

But there are also some that have been changed to something weird, the most ridiculous ones are probably "The Cockfighting" and "The Goosefighting."

At this point, Xu Ziming shook his head with embarrassment:
“Those chickens and geese trained with cockfighting and goose fighting techniques are indeed very aggressive.

If it faces an ordinary person, it can easily peck the person's head full of bumps.

Even if there is a vicious tiger in front of them, they have the courage to fight it.

But what's the use?

No matter how brave and aggressive he is, he can't even peck the skin of a Leather Refining Realm cultivator. What use is he other than making people laugh?

Now, it has no practical value except being used as a gambling tool by some gambling dens. "

"For this reason, we didn't bother with it, and this secret technique passed down in our clan has returned to its original state."

One could even hear a hint of "disdain" in Xu Ziming's words.

It can be seen that although the Xu family is the owner of this secret technique, they do not have the prejudice that "their children are cute no matter how you look at them", nor do they think that it is qualified to be compared with the verified "classic masterpieces" such as "The Horse-viewing Chapter" and "The Eagle Chapter".

But Geng Xuan, who had a smile on his face at first, listened to Xu Ziming's story while flipping through the secret technique in his hand, but gradually put away his smile.

He stared at a paragraph of text for a long time before looking up at Xu Ziming and asking:
“It says here that you used this secret technique to breed a strange chicken.

It only takes half the time for a hatched chicken to grow up completely?
Moreover, the daily food consumption has not increased?

real or fake? "

Xu Ziming nodded and said, "Of course it's true.

However, chickens fed in this way do not have any special abilities.

Not only are they not good at fighting, they are also stupid and lazy. They can't crow or fly.

Even the meat was not tasty and the soup had no flavor.

It’s of little value.”

At the end, Xu Ziming shook his head, not really caring.

Geng Xuan looked at him as if he were an alien. After a while, he asked:
"Do you still have this chicken? You won't think it has no value and destroy it, right?"

Xu Ziming shook his head and said:

"No, no, regardless of whether they are useful or not, every time we have a new species, we will keep some in the Acropolis. We should still have dozens of pairs now."

Geng Xuan heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this.

Seeing that "Su Ruiliang" was suddenly staring at him without saying a word, Xu Ziming asked in confusion, "Boss, what's wrong?"

Geng Xuan shook his head and suddenly asked, "You really don't see its value?"

"What's the value?" Xu Ziming wondered.

"..." After a moment of silence, Geng Xuan said softly: "Have you ever thought about popularizing this kind of chicken?"

"Popularize? Why do we want to popularize it?" Xu Ziming asked.

(End of this chapter)