This is what an immortal should be like

Chapter 101: A Subtle Shift in Focus

On this day, Leng Zhiheng, the driver, and Lu Lijun, the nanny, were of course at Liu Hongyu's home. Liu Lei, who was a very busy man, did not leave either and also stayed here that night.

Although Liu Lei is smart and capable, he only has some physical training background and has never practiced martial arts, so it is difficult to give him guidance.

But Liu Hongyu has already decided that during this period of time, Liu Lei must have some basic martial arts skills, at least so that he can perform several postures of the Hu Ben Jue when he is alone, so as to activate the meridians in his body.

The main thing is that with this orange, even a fool can feel the circulation of the meridians in the body through the flow of spiritual energy. Liu Lei is not stupid, so Liu Hongyu doesn't believe that he can't learn it.
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At 10:30 that evening, Lu Lijun was still at Liu Hongyu's home in the kitchen making supper, while Leng Zhiheng, Liu Lei and Liu Hongyu were outside by the swimming pool in the garden.

At this time, Leng Zhiheng was sitting on a recliner on the side, while Liu Lei was in front of him in an awkward posture, and Liu Hongyu was beside him with a helpless look on his face.

"Brother Lei, why are you so stupid? Stay in this position and don't move. Then let your mind wander and feel the heat flowing through the meridians of your limbs. Just follow the direction of the heat flow and move slowly. Why are you..."

Liu Lei was also sweating profusely at this time.

"Boss, I have lacked athletic ability since I was a child, and my scores in physical education tests are not high."

"You don't just lack athletic ability. I think you have an uncoordinated limb!"

Liu Hongyu was also a little overwhelmed. Logically speaking, Liu Lei was such a smart person, so this shouldn't happen. Didn't his master say that geniuses are often all-round geniuses?

"Boss, I'd better forget it."

"Oh, it's okay, it's okay. Just practice more now, and it will be fine once you become proficient. It will be very beneficial!"

Liu Hongyu also tried his best to remain calm so as not to undermine Liu Lei's confidence.

Then the nanny came out with a tray and a smile on her face. As the first one to learn it, she looked down at Leng Zhiheng and Liu Lei equally.

"Everyone, take a break, eat something to replenish your energy and cool down."

Liu Lei could finally breathe a sigh of relief at this time. The boss's oppression just now was too strong.

After a bowl of Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup, the summer heat seemed to dissipate a little. The four of them sat by the swimming pool. The other three were probably thinking about martial arts, while Liu Hongyu lay on the lounge chair and looked at the stars.

The light pollution in Zhonghai City has become increasingly severe in recent years, and starry nights like tonight are rare.

"Boss, there's something I've been holding back for a long time! If Xiandao is real, could you show us your skills?"

Leng Zhiheng put down his bowl and spoon and suddenly asked,
Liu Hongyu looked in the direction of the voice and saw that Leng Zhiheng's face was filled with intense curiosity, and the other two were actually in the same mood.

Liu Hongyu thought about it. Although the spiritual energy here was exhausted, it would not have much impact in the short term if he used some tricks. After all, he had been accumulating it for some time.

And there wasn't anyone around as far as I could sense.

"Okay, I'll let you be willful for once!"

After saying this with a smile, Liu Hongyu lay on the recliner and made a gesture towards the distance.

"Zheng——"

A clear sword sound was heard, and a white light flew from the second floor of the villa and fell into Liu Hongyu's hand in an instant. It was a long sword emitting a faint glow under the starlight.

Just the sight of the flying sword making the three people nearby open their eyes wide.

Liu Hongyu slowly rose from the recliner with the breeze, and his left hand's sword fingers gently brushed across the long sword.

"buzz"

The sword began to tremble.

Liu Lei and the other two on the side felt their scalps tingling instantly and got goose bumps all over their bodies, but they also seemed to have a strange feeling, that the long sword seemed to be excited!

"The sword is called Bai Yuan, and it is my magic weapon!"

As he spoke, Liu Hongyu jumped lightly with a long sword in his hand. His whole body seemed to be free from gravity. He slowly went up, his body flipped in the sky, and then fell lightly down, with the long sword pointing directly at the swimming pool.

"Whoosh, whoa, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh."

The water in the swimming pool actually began to spin.

In the end, the water in the swimming pool swirled upwards, forming spiral water rings. The water continued to rotate and rise as it passed by Liu Hongyu, and there was no water in the swimming pool.

At this time, Liu Hongyu fell with the sword, and the tip of the sword touched the swimming pool tiles.

"Ding"

With a crisp sound, the tip of the sword bent slightly, and then generated an extraordinary reaction force, causing Liu Hongyu to flip his body and rise up.

Swish Swish Swish
The sword flashed across the sky, and the rising water was unexpectedly cut by Liu Hongyu into a pure water peony, which continued to rise, shining crystal clear and dazzling under the starlight.
Leng Zhiheng and Liu Lei were completely dumbfounded, and the nanny, who was always steady and proper, was also in a daze.

Liu Hongyu had already fallen from the sky, while the three of them were still staring blankly at the peony in the sky that was slightly taller than the villa.

In other words, the Liu family has only one house in this large area. Otherwise, even if the water is clear, it would be easily seen by the neighbors.

"Disperse~"

Liu Hongyu murmured softly, and the peonies in the sky immediately scattered completely, followed by a heavy rain of "clattering rain".
However, Liu Lei and the other two didn't even try to avoid the attack, but simply stood there dumbfounded. This wasn't just a genuine feeling of supernatural power, but also the influence of Liu Hongyu's sword intent when he wielded the sword. The shock this brought to ordinary people was indescribable.

Liu Hongyu looked at the three people at the moment, and even now he felt a little complacent.

"Boss, you are amazing!" "Are they all immortal techniques?"

Liu Hongyu smiled and looked at the three of them.

"It's just a brief experience, it's nothing special. Okay, take a shower, change clothes, and go to bed. We still have a lot of things to do tomorrow!"

"Oh!" "Okay!"

Several people left excitedly one after another. Liu Hongyu let the long sword in his hand go to the second floor. A white light flashed and it returned to the sword box.

But half an hour later, when Liu Hongyu was getting ready to go to bed in his room, he went out to take a look. In the corner of the garden in the distance, Liu Lei was standing there alone, posing. Although he still felt awkward, his energy was completely different from before.

At dawn the next day, Liu Hongyu and Leng Zhiheng went to the airport and then took a private plane directly to Jingzhou.

This trip back to the valley was mainly because Liu Hongyu needed to use equipment to take pictures of the 19 peaks and the three valleys of the six gorges on the outer edge of the Hidden Immortal Valley, so that Liu Lei could use them to ask someone to forge address documents and it would also be convenient for the design institute to produce drawings.

Liu Lei naturally had to go back to the company to deal with things, and he had to implement the important tasks instructed by his boss as soon as possible.

Perhaps from this day on, Liu Lei's main focus has shifted from the economic interests of the Liu Group to another direction.
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Around noon, in a suite of a five-star hotel in Zhonghai City, a group of people who had rushed over from Tianjin late last night had already gotten up.

Not long after the old man got up, he heard the sound of a phone call in the hall outside.

"Um, oh, okay, okay, I get it. Alas, Mr. Liu will help you. Um, I will tell the old man. Yes, yes, okay, goodbye!"

The man who made the call looked to be around fifty years old. He put down the hotel phone and turned to look at the old man who came out of the room. The latter couldn't help but ask a question.

"Is it Liu Lei? What did he say?"

"Uh, Uncle, Liu Lei said that Mr. Liu seems to have just left the house and won't be back until tomorrow at the earliest. I'm afraid we won't be able to see him today! But Liu Lei said he will contact Mr. Liu right away. If he agrees, Liu Lei will come to pick you up at Haizhongsen Villa tomorrow."

"Then wait until tomorrow!"

The old man said this, and the middle-aged man thought about it.

"Liu Lei is actually quite interesting. Rumors abounded within the group that he abused his power for personal gain, a mere yes-man for Old Boss Liu. But when you actually interact with him, you discover he handles matters with remarkable efficiency. There's nothing simple about him. Previously, whenever I questioned Young Boss Liu about anything, he always seemed rather assertive, but today he was incredibly friendly. Uncle, do you think there's something fishy going on?"

The old man sat down on the sofa at the side and thought for a while.

"How could the person Liu Shihao likes be simple? Maybe we had to be tough before, but now there's no need to do so. Let's make the best of it and stop overthinking. Our main purpose is to meet that Mr. Liu!"
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At the Liu Group headquarters, Liu Lei in the general assistant's office had been thinking since he finished the call, and only put down the phone at this time.

If the boss allows, perhaps I can further win over certain people, so that I will have more say within the group in the future and it will be more convenient for me to do things.

After what happened last night, Liu Lei believed that as long as Liu Hongyu was willing, he could do it easily!
When Liu Shihao was around, he had the final say in the Liu Group thanks to his strong personal charm and deterrent power.

Now Liu Hongyu has succeeded as president. Although he successfully suppressed many people after the last board meeting, Liu Lei himself is still subject to many constraints in his daily work, and it is impossible for the boss to appear often to support him.

So in terms of work difficulty and fatigue, Liu Lei is actually much better now than he was when Liu Shihao was still alive.

Thinking of this, Liu Lei quickly picked up the receiver and made a call, but after repeating the operation for a long time, the other end kept saying that the phone was out of service area.
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Of course, it was impossible to get through on the phone, because at this time Leng Zhiheng, who was carrying the phone, had already entered the depths of the Shennongjia Nature Reserve with Liu Hongyu. There were only two of them this time, but Leng Zhiheng really experienced what it meant to walk as fast as the wind.

Of course, Leng Zhiheng was the one who was carried away.

Surrounded by lush primeval forests, Leng Zhiheng was completely lost. Everything looked the same, and he had no idea how many mountains he had climbed. He even felt dizzy and wanted to vomit.

Suddenly, Leng Zhiheng felt his body lighten, and his feet finally touched the ground. He looked at Liu Hongyu beside him in a daze. Just as he was about to say something, he felt a strong sense of nausea.

"Ugh, ugh, ugh"

"Tsk tsk tsk, what a waste of food! You just vomited up your breakfast. That's why I told you to practice martial arts well to avoid that happening again."

Liu Hongyu said a few words with a smile, and Leng Zhiheng vomited for a while before waving his hand.

"Uh-huh. Boss, please give me a quick fix. How far is it? I didn't suffer this much the last time I came here."

Liu Hongyu smiled and pointed to a seemingly ordinary mountain in front of him.

"arrive!"

"Are you here? Where are you?"

Leng Zhiheng had been to Yinxian Valley before. Looking ahead, he saw nothing but fog-covered mountains and forests, but there was no corresponding terrain at all. The next moment, he suddenly felt his feet go weak and he subconsciously leaned towards his side.

Liu Hongyu took off the sword case from his shoulder and held it across his body, and Leng Zhiheng happened to grab the sword case.

When Leng Zhiheng reacted, he realized that he was actually rising into the air, and there was no sense of solid ground under his feet.
"Hey hey hey hey ahhhh boss."

"Don't panic, don't panic, this is Yufeng, let's go!"

A gust of wind rushed into the sky, carrying the two of them up into the air. Leng Zhiheng, who was still shouting in front, was struggling to control himself, but suddenly, a halo of light seemed to flow around him, and then the environment suddenly changed.
Looking forward and around from the sky, the mountains and fields are clear and beautiful, with a faint sense of flowing light everywhere, and in the distance there is a rainbow hanging on the horizon.
What attracted Leng Zhiheng's attention even more was naturally the familiar yet unfamiliar crescent-shaped valley.

And there was a strange mountain peak at the edge of the valley. Its walls appeared golden in the morning light, and the large red characters engraved on it seemed to change with the changing light of the sunset, making it difficult to see clearly.
(End of this chapter)