I am about to die of old age, and I have awakened the character of longevity.

Chapter 210: People from Beiliang come, the four old monsters appear!
The cold and hot energies in the body are entangled and overlap, circulating.

Although heat still occupies a dominant position, the share of cold air has increased significantly.

As the cold and hot energies traveled through his body and returned to the crimson palace, Xie An felt a noticeable sense of relief. Most of his fatigue seemed to have disappeared, and he became full of energy.

Light Snow: 1/300

Mingyu Gong has finally entered the 20th section.

Relying on the blessing of the second-level long life character, it took more than half a year to finally improve one solar term.

It seemed slow, but Xie An knew very well that this was an extremely exaggerated rate of progress.

"Increasing by one major solar term should significantly improve strength, speed, and the five senses."

In order to verify the effectiveness of the Twenty-Section Mingyu Gong, Xie An opened the door and went to the backyard.

Now, there is only Jin Xiaotang imprisoned in the backyard, whose secret hiding place is sealed, so Xie An can do whatever he wants.

He pushed the Mingyu Gong to the twentyth level.

light snow.

In an instant, the heat surging outside Xie An was accompanied by a biting chill. The overlapping cold and hot energies permeated his entire body, causing his flesh, blood, muscles, and bones to undergo a certain evolution, which was obviously much more miraculous than at the 19th level.

Xie An lightly tapped the ground with his toes, and then he leaped more than two meters like a swift and stood on the roof.

He walked on the tiles as fast as the wind, but did not make much sound on the tiles.

Although the Mingyu Gong of the 19th level can do this, it is far from being as smooth and easy as the 20th level.

After a careful experience, Xie An felt that Mingyu Gong was too mysterious. When he returned to the backyard, Xie An exerted force with his right foot, stomping down on the ground as heavy as Mount Tai, causing the ground within a radius of five or six meters to sink half a foot.

Light as a swallow, heavy as a mountain.

Wonderful.

Due to limited space, Xie An did not make further attempts. Otherwise, he would have to find someone to repair the house.

He carefully tested his five senses and his aura, and found that they had all improved significantly.

Then Xie An raised his right hand.

The heat hummed with the roar of a giant bear.

He slapped the air with his palm, causing the jujube tree ten meters away to shake violently and fall leaves everywhere.

【Xiong Xing Qigong: 44/100】

After more than a month of training, Xie An had reached the second stage of the Five Animals Qigong. He was almost halfway through the 44 nodes of the Bear Qigong.

Only Xie An himself knew how terrifying the Five Animals Qigong was.

Xie An felt that with the blessing of twenty sections of Mingyu Gong and the ninth level of internal energy, he could completely defeat a ninth-grade master head-on. If he could unleash the full power of Tiger Qigong, he would most likely kill a ninth-grade master head-on within ten rounds.

If he could perfect Xiong Xing Qigong in the future, Xie An felt that he could kill a ninth-grade master with a single slap.

Of course, if the ninth-grade master possesses special weapons or secret techniques, that is another matter.

No matter what, he is no match for Chi Lian and Hei Shui.

After becoming familiar with the drill, Xie An left the backyard with satisfaction.

What he didn't notice was that Jin Xiaotang, who was imprisoned in the backyard room, had been watching Xie An's every move through the half-open window. Especially when he saw Xie An using the 20th section of Mingyu, Jin Xiaotang's eyes became particularly bright.

"He's only in his fifties, but he's already mastered the Mingyu Gong to the 20th level. That's truly astonishing. It took me hundreds of years to master the Mingyu Gong to the 24th level. This person doesn't have a high talent for martial arts, so how could he achieve such profound attainments in techniques like the Mingyu Gong?"

……

Xie An returned to the courtyard and made some preparations.

He took the famous demon-suppressing sword, hid the pen needle, and took the seven-treasure exquisite box. Then he found Master Huang and asked Master Huang to keep an eye on Jin Xiaotang. Then he took the white fox and went out under the cover of night, heading straight for Heize County.

Although Su Yuqing brought Guang Chanzi and Master Pu Du to the court to make arrangements, Xie An's mission wasn't over yet. He had to monitor the movements of the Demon Division in Qingwu Town and the Tian'an State in Hei Ze County. If anything unexpected happened, he was to immediately head to Wan Hu Mansion to prevent unrest.

A second-rank official position, the Duke...is not so easy to earn.

In fact, Xie An should have gone to Heize County to inquire about the situation a long time ago. The reason why he delayed it until now was simply to ensure safety.

Once we have the strength to crush Heishui and Chilian, we can go to Heize County and it will be safe.

Even so, Xie An did not return directly to his former courtyard. Instead, he used the Mingyu skill to restore his appearance to that of a fourteen or fifteen-year-old, and hid in an inn near his former courtyard.

After several days of observation, Xie An indeed saw that Heishui and Chilian took turns living in the house opposite the courtyard, always paying attention to every move in the courtyard.

Occasionally, you can see Father Tian himself entering the house.

This surprised Xie An very much.

"It seems that the disappearance of Guang Chanzi hasn't caused much unrest in Tianan State. To be sure, I still need to go to Hongze Lake to take a look."

The next day, Xie An sneaked into Hongze Lake to observe the situation in Tianan State.

With Xie An's current strength, sneaking into Hongze Lake quietly is no problem.

It turned out that Tiananbang in Hongze Lake was still as lively as usual, with no difference.

Xie An could basically make a conclusion: Guang Chanzi's disappearance did not cause any disturbance. It seems that finding a substitute is also dangerous... It means that after the real body disappears, everyone will mistake the substitute for the real body.

But Xie An felt that there should be some masters in Tianan State. These masters might know something but did not release the information to the outside world.

Then the problem is coming.

What will the master of Tiananbang do when he learns that Guang Chanzi has disappeared?

After a little thought, the answer became clear: Li Hao.

They will go to Li Hao for help.

After finding an idea, Xie An left Heize County and returned to Qingwu County. He changed back to his original appearance and found Chen Tie, Zhao Qing'er and Wei Haoran. He asked them to secretly monitor the entry and exit of people in Li Hao's residence and keep records every day.

The three of them immediately mobilized and stayed in the inn diagonally opposite Li Hao's house, observing day and night and keeping records.

Three days later, Chen Tie identified two people and told Xie An the news.

Xie An rushed to the inn as soon as he learned about the situation. "A monk and an old woman?"

Chen Tie said confidently, "That's right. Li Hao's house doesn't receive many outsiders. Most of them are officials from the Demon Suppression Division and former officials from Qingwu County. I know all of them. The only exceptions are an old monk and an old woman, who look unfamiliar. Moreover, they have come to visit four times in the past three days, and they have been dressed in different disguises each time they go out."

Although Zhao Qing'er didn't know what Xie An was planning, she was certain that Xie An and the Princess were plotting something important, so she asked, "General Xie, is there something wrong?"

Xie An didn't say it explicitly, "You have been of great help. I will report the truth when the princess returns."

Hearing this, Zhao Qing'er was very happy: "Did you really help?"

"Yes." Xie An nodded confidently. In fact, Xie An could complete these trivial tasks by himself. The reason why he asked Zhao Qing'er and the other two for help was mainly for two reasons.

First, Zhao Qing'er and several others were framed by Li Hao, dismissed from their posts and investigated, and suffered a miserable fate. After returning to the capital, they would inevitably be punished by their parents, so Xie An intended to give them some credit.

Second, staking out a spot was too time-consuming and laborious, with no guaranteed results. He might stay up all night for months without finding anyone. Xie An was unwilling to waste his time on such uncertainty; he preferred to practice martial arts.

Chen Tie, a man well versed in the ways of the world, saw the first point and quickly thanked him: "Thank you, brother, for taking the initiative to give us this opportunity to make a contribution. Thank you so much."

Wei Haoran and Zhao Qing'er also reacted immediately and stood up and bowed to express their gratitude.

Xie An waved his hand generously and said eagerly, "We are all friends, and it is only natural for us to help each other. I've been so busy lately that I can barely open my eyes. I'm going to the next room to take a nap. If you find this monk and the old woman, come and inform me immediately."

Chen Tie said with great shame, "Ever since we were dismissed, the affairs of the Demon Suppression Division have been handled by Brother Xie alone. It's really hard work. It's all our fault for not doing a good job and causing trouble for Brother Xie. He deserves to rest. Please come quickly."

Zhao Qing'er was also very ashamed. "Oh, that's right. If Director Xie hadn't arrived in time to clean up the mess last time, I'd have received more than just dismissal. You're our benefactor. Go and get some rest. Wei Haoran, go make Director Xie's bed."

Wei Haoran glanced at Zhao Qing'er and thought to himself, you have been dismissed from your post, and I am not your subordinate anymore, yet you still order me around like this... How can this be disgraceful?
Am I, Wei Haoran, so easy to bully, right?

Seeing Wei Haoran's emotion, Zhao Qing'er said, "You are so heartless. What use is there for you? I'll go by myself."

"What use is there for you?" These four words made Wei Haoran extremely angry, and he immediately said, "I'll go, I'll go. Chief Xie, please come with me. She's just a woman, so it's inconvenient."

In this way, Xie An settled down in the room next door.

In fact, Xie An was not tired at all. He just didn't want to waste his energy squatting there. He might as well use this time to practice martial arts, which would not delay either.

Xie An secluded himself in the next room for three days and connected the nodes of Xiong Xing Qigong to 50.

By the time the milestone was halfway through, Xiong Xing Qigong had gradually taken shape, becoming even more powerful. This significantly increased Xie An's chances of victory when facing a Ninth Rank Grandmaster.

He is indeed a master of time management.

Late that night at midnight, someone knocked on Xie An's door. He woke up with a start, finished his practice, and opened the door, only to see Wei Haoran.

"Thank you, Chief, those two have appeared, come and see."

"it is good."

Xie An followed Wei Haoran to the room with the best view. Through the gap in the window, he saw an old monk wearing a conical hat and a white-haired old woman entering Li Hao's house.

Li Hao went out to greet him personally.

Because the distance was too far, Xie An's five senses could not reach them, and he could not determine the strength of the two people's life breath or their cultivation level.

"noob!"

Xie An patted the white fox on his shoulder and said, "Fifteen lemmings, sneak into Li's house and take a look. It's safe."

The white fox shook his head, "Too little. Fifteen was just the market price a few months ago."

Xie An was speechless. "What's the current market price?"

The white fox tilted his head and thought for a moment, "There must be at least seventeen of them."

Xie An breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself, this is all you can do.

"That's right."

quack.

The white fox was very happy because he got two more lemmings. He grinned and then ran away.

Wei Haoran was greatly surprised when he saw it. "Thank you, Chief, this fox is amazing."

Xie An said: "Not bad. It's fast, not easy to attract attention, and very convenient for gathering information. We just wait here for news."

Everyone was surprised, but soon recovered. After all, they were all from the capital, well-informed. Having a talking fox wasn't too surprising.

Chen Tie invited everyone to sit down and have tea.

After some chatting and waiting, everyone looked at Xie An differently.

I always feel that Xie An has changed a lot in the past few months.

I can’t say specifically.

Xie An asked about the three people's cultivation.

Chen Tie said, "Although we drank to drown our sorrows and gave up on ourselves, feeling guilty and remorseful, our martial arts skills never slacked off. I'm already a ninth-level martial artist, Zhao Qing'er has broken through to the eighth level, and Wei Haoran is almost there too."

Zhao Qing'er was very dejected. "What a pity, I have nowhere to realize my ambitions. Oh, I have disappointed my father and the eldest princess. What a pity."

Wei Haoran also hung his head. "I'm still too naive. The officialdom is complicated. My father has already stopped paying me. I think he's very disappointed in me."

Chen Tie didn't say anything, but the frustration in his eyes was obvious.

Xie An took the initiative to comfort everyone, "Things haven't come to an end yet, there's no need to be so discouraged. Maybe there will be a ray of hope."

Obviously, Xie An's consolation did not have much effect. Everyone just responded with a few words, and their brows were dim.

Xie An, of course, wouldn't tell them the truth. Their dismissal and investigation hadn't affected the overall situation; it had even played a positive role. Otherwise, Li Hao and Tian Anbang wouldn't have dared to get so close.

After about an hour, the monk in the bamboo hat and the white-haired old woman left Li's house.

Li Hao personally went out to see him off.

Not long after, the white fox came back. Without hesitation, it jumped onto the table and said, "Water! I'm so thirsty!"

Zhao Qing'er and the others looked at each other.

Why does the style of painting feel wrong?

Xie An took the initiative to pour Bai Hu a glass of cold water. After Bai Hu drank it, he said, "There is too much information. I am afraid it would take me ages to explain it word by word. I have summarized it. There are three main points."

Xie An was speechless for a while, marveling at the white fox's incredible wisdom.

Everything can be summarized and highlighted.

"First, the old monk's name is Pukong, and the old woman's name is Heipo. They should both be fourth-grade masters."

The first thing he said was explosive information, which made everyone take a deep breath.

Two fourth-grade grandmasters!

The foundation of the state religion of the previous dynasty was truly remarkable.

"Secondly, Pukong and Heipo didn't explicitly say Guang Chanzi was captured. They only said Guang Chanzi was ambushed, Fadu and Fayuan were killed, and Pudu was captured. Let Li Hao help find the murderer. Find Pudu."

Xie An was deeply shocked by the news and quickly deduced that Pukong and Heipo were the Tianan Gang's most powerful trump cards. They hadn't publicly announced Guang Chanzi's arrest because they didn't want to jeopardize their cooperation with the Prince of Huainan. After all, if Li Hao knew Guang Chanzi had been arrested, he might not dare to rebel.

Following this logic, if Guang Chanzi cannot be found for a long time, I am afraid that Tiananbang will push the fake God to the front and treat him as the real God.

There was also something that puzzled Xie An: Guang Chanzi was dead, but Tianan State was still in chaos. This showed that there was a stabilizing force within Tianan State. Otherwise, it would have been in chaos long ago.

I don't know what this magic needle is.

Putting aside his distracting thoughts, Xie An asked Bai Hu, "What about the third one?"

White Fox said, "Six months later, they agreed to meet and talk at Dayin Mountain outside the city."

Zhao Qing'er was puzzled. "Haven't they already met? Why did they have to go to Dayin Mountain to meet again?"

White Fox said, "It seems to be some kind of four-party talks."

Chen Tiedao: "Aren't they two parties? What are the other two parties?"

The white fox realized that this information was very important, so he looked at Xie An with a questioning look, as if asking if Xie An could tell him. After getting Xie An's approval, the white fox said: "Beiliang, Wulao Peak."

hiss!
Everyone in the audience gasped.

Especially Chen Tie and the other two, they had no idea about Li Hao and Tian Anbang’s plan, and were even more confused.

Only Xie An knew that the most terrible thing was about to happen.

Xie An gently stroked the white fox's head and said, "The information you brought back is very important. I'll give you two more lemmings."

The white fox was so excited that he cheered.

Zhao Qing'er couldn't help but ask, "Director Xie, what on earth is going on?"

Xie An hesitated.

Chen Tie stepped out to smooth things over. "Alright, if this matter is inconvenient to discuss, then don't ask about it. Anyway, with the eldest princess planning and strategizing, nothing serious will happen. Brother Xie, if there's anything you need, just let us know. We'll absolutely cooperate. And we won't reveal what happened today, even if we die."

"Thank you. You keep an eye on the developments at the Li residence. If anything goes wrong, come to the Xie residence and report immediately. I have something else to do, so I'll be leaving first." Xie An bowed to the three of them, then said goodbye with the white fox.

Xie An had no choice but to reveal some information to the three people.

These three had served the eldest princess in Nanyang Prefecture for many years and had been highly regarded by her. They were definitely trustworthy. Xie An had asked the eldest princess about this, and she had agreed that they were trustworthy.

In addition, the current situation in Qingwu County is complicated and Xie An cannot handle it alone, so he needs help.

When we returned to Xie's house, it was already late at night.

Because Chunlan, He Chunli, and Han Li were away, Yuhe cleaned the house. She was very happy to see Xie An return, "Master, you are finally back."

Xie An nodded, "Thank you for your hard work, Yuhe. By the way, has there been any change at home in the past few days?"

Yuhe shook her head, "No."

After a brief greeting, Xie An returned to the courtyard and went to the east wing to find Master Huang.

I had wanted to have some tea and chat with Master Huang, but Master Huang had given up on pretending and simply sat cross-legged on the futon, holding the magic mirror in his hands, trying to recover from his injuries. "I'm busy recovering my strength, so if you have anything to say, please speak directly. I can hear you."

Xie An told Master Huang about the four-party talks. Master Huang immediately lost his composure and jumped up from the ground. "Great, those four old guys are finally coming out. They are traitors to the Demon Court and they really deserve to die."

Xie An hurriedly comforted him, "Master Huang, please don't get excited. By the way, what are the strengths of the other four old demons?"

Master Huang said, "They are all third-grade masters. The Five Elders Peak is full of demons, and there are more than a dozen great demons belonging to the Grandmasters. If they all leave Dayin Mountain, it will be really scary. Can Lingzheng handle it?"

Xie An was so shocked that his hand holding the teacup trembled, and the tea splashed out. "Should it be okay?"

Master Huang was speechless. "Are you asking me this?"

(End of this chapter)