Starting from the imperial palace guards, his clones spread all over the world.

Chapter 429 It’s time to bide your time!

Liang Jin did not keep his eyes fixed on the fighting scene in [Nine Sky Boundless].

When he was in the mood, he even went out himself, picked out a third-grade warrior, and had a hearty fight with him.

Fortunately, before entering the Hundred Evils Body, Liang Jin was able to hide his own characteristics very cleverly, so he did not have to worry about attracting special attention from others.

It has to be said that although the morale of warriors in the capital is not good, both the quantity and quality are admirable.

Even without Liang Jin's deliberate guidance, the martial arts spirit they developed was still quite impressive.

In the past few days, the warriors from the capital and Changzhou have been working hard to provide Liang Jin with the spirit of martial arts, which has made Liang Jin clearly feel that his Dawn Fist has become more and more stable and solid in the Guanlan Realm, and there is even a subtle trend of moving towards the middle and late stages of the Guanlan Realm.

In comparison, although Liang Jin continued to practice the "Liaoyuan Spear Technique", this martial art was never upgraded to a more advanced technique.

However, Liang Jin was mentally prepared for this. After all, it is not easy to advance from earth-level martial arts to heaven-level martial arts. The opportunities and conditions required are extremely harsh.

During this period, Liang Jin also had a strange and real feeling.

He seemed to be able to truly feel that [Nine Sky Boundless] was suffering a strong impact from the spirit of martial arts.

Moreover, as his martial arts spirit continued to grow, the impact became more and more fierce. He vaguely felt that if he continued like this, he would eventually be able to unlock the second level of [Nine Sky Boundless].

With such expectations, Liang Jin decided to further intensify the fighting in [Nine Sky Boundless].

He controlled the situation, making the battle more and more intense until all the fighting was over. All warriors of the third rank and below died in this brutal battle. Only then did Liang Jin withdraw from [Nine Sky Boundless].

In an instant, the scene before his eyes kept changing like a dream.

The next moment, he was already in the palace.

Liang Jin straightened his body and continued to perform his duty of standing guard, while thinking in his mind how to improve [Nine Sky Boundless] in the future so that it could play a greater role.

Time passes slowly in silence.

Soon, a familiar sound of footsteps came from far away.

When Liang Jin heard the voice, he knew it was Su Lian.

At this time, the imperial lecture ceremony in Wenhua Hall had ended, the blockade had been lifted, and it was time for Su Lian to return.

Soon, Su Lian appeared in front of Liang Jin.

"Xiao Lian, is everything going well?"

Liang Jin asked with concern.

Su Lian nodded gently, with traces of tears still on her face, obviously she had cried sadly before.

At this moment, she was in a low mood and was not as excited as when she went to the laundry.

"Brother Jin...tell me, are you, me, and Brother Bao destined to leave this palace in the future?"

Su Lian suddenly raised her head, with a hint of confusion and worry in her eyes.

Seeing this, Liang Jin smiled and replied:

"Of course we have to leave. This isn't our real home."

Su Lian then asked:

"So where should we go after we leave the palace?"

"We have no home outside the palace either."

When Liang Jin heard this, he was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that Su Lian had already started thinking about her future.

It seems that Guo Min's leaving the palace today did have a significant impact on her.

Given Su Lian's current age, under normal circumstances, she would have to stay in the palace for at least ten years before she could leave.

It seems too early to think about the future more than ten years from now.

As for Zhao Bao and Liang Jin, it took even longer to leave the palace.

The normal age for eunuchs to leave the palace is fifty.

The normal retirement age for the Imperial Guards is sixty.

Moreover, this is assuming that they are in good health and have not encountered palace coups, wars, political turmoil, etc. that may cause large-scale casualties.

In fact, it is difficult for most low-level eunuchs and imperial guards to live to the day of leaving the palace or retiring normally.

Faced with Su Lian's question, Liang Jin didn't know how to answer for a moment.

After thinking for a moment, he slowly said:

“Home is where the family is.”

"If one day the three of us leave the palace, as long as the three of us live in the same city, the same street, or even the same courtyard."

"Then that is our home."

Su Lian listened to Liang Jin's words and agreed with them. She nodded vigorously and said:

"I must live with you and Bao Ge from now on!"

Liang Jin laughed and said:

“Even if we don’t live together, it’s nice to be neighbors.”

"If you have this idea, I think it would be nice for us to live in the capital in the future."

"After all, you left the palace early. After you leave the palace, Zhao Bao and I can go back to our home in the capital at our leisure time."

When Su Lian heard this, her eyes suddenly sparkled with longing.

She did prefer to live in the capital. After all, the imperial palace was located there, and the capital could give her a sense of familiarity and security.

If she went to the strange world outside the capital, she would only feel filled with unknowns and fear.

"Then let's buy a big house in the capital! It has to be big enough for the three of us to live together!"

"By then we'll have our own home, and we can sleep in and get up whenever we want every day!"

"We can still eat together and hang out together!"

"Our house should be able to see the palace. During festivals, the three of us would bring a small stool and sit in the yard to watch the colorful lights or fireworks in the palace!"

"Also, I want to get a puppy. I saw some nobles in the palace raising puppies. They are so cute!"

Su Lian spoke excitedly, expressing many beautiful fantasies about the future in one breath.

However, when her fantasy ends, she will eventually have to return to the cold reality.

"I just don't know if houses in Beijing are expensive?"

"I'm going to start saving money now, and I don't know if I'll have enough by the time I leave the palace."

As Su Lian spoke, she couldn't help but lower her head and counted silently on her fingers.

Although she didn't know the housing prices in Beijing, her intuition told her that they would definitely not be cheap.

Liang Jin smiled helplessly, reached out and gently rubbed her head, and said softly:

"Don't worry, leave the house buying to me."

"I'll go look for the kind of house you want when I get some vacation time. If I find a suitable one, I'll buy it."

"When we leave the palace, we can live in together."

Houses in the capital were, of course, ridiculously expensive, even to the point where Su Lian couldn't afford one even if she worked as a palace maid her whole life. Not to mention Su Lian, even many officials in the capital couldn't afford to buy houses and had to rent them.

But Liang Jin now has plenty of money, so buying a house in Beijing is not a difficult thing for him.

As soon as these words were spoken, Prince Huaiyang, who was trapped in an iron cage, couldn't help but turn his head and look at Liang Jin curiously.

Su Lian asked in surprise:

"Brother Jin, do you have money to buy a house?"

Liang Jin nodded confidently:

“It’s not a problem for me to buy a house with money.”

"I'll also hire an artist to draw all the houses that meet the requirements. I'll then bring all the drawings here so you can choose."

When Su Lian heard this, she couldn't help jumping for joy.

She was already excited just by imagining those scenes in her mind.

But she quickly added:
"Brother Jin, there's no need to rush to buy it. It's still a long time before we leave the palace."

"I'll help save money too. I'll ask Bao Ge to help too, and the three of us will work together to buy a house!"

Liang Jin looked at Su Lian and a gentle smile appeared on his face.

Isn’t the beautiful and stable life that Su Lian longs for what he also yearns for in his heart?

At this moment, more thoughts suddenly emerged in Liang Jin's mind.

Now, he has more power and the courage to think about things he never dared to think about before.

He didn't want to see Su Lian trapped in the palace anymore, wasting her best years, until her youth faded away and she was able to see the world outside the palace.

He also couldn't bear to see Zhao Bao continue to serve in the palace in a humbly manner, enduring all kinds of cold eyes and torture for a long time.

He also didn't want the day that Su Lian dreamed of, where the three of them could settle down outside the palace, to come decades later.

Liang Jin knew very well that he could now speed up the realization of his dream!

He only needs to be stronger, have more power and ability, and he will be able to do it!
Thinking of this, Liang Jin felt slightly excited.

His true self had been hiding in the dark for too long, carefully getting through that difficult time when he was weak and helpless.

Now, it's time to make some changes.

Just as Liang Jin was lost in thought, Su Lian suddenly seemed to remember something and said hurriedly:

"By the way, Brother Jin, my aunt told me a secret before she left."

"She said this secret can save her life at a critical moment."

Liang Jin couldn't help but feel a little surprised when he heard this.

But if you think about it carefully, Guo Min has been in the palace for nearly twenty years and also holds an official position. It is reasonable that she is knowledgeable and knows some unknown secrets.

Su Lian continued:

"Brother Jin, I'll tell you this secret. Maybe it will be useful to you."

After saying that, he immediately opened his mouth to tell the secret.

Liang Jin's expression suddenly changed, and he stopped him:
"Shh! Someone is coming!"

"Xiao Lian, it's getting late, you should go back first."

"Remember not to tell anyone secrets. Even if you want to tell me, wait until next time when no one is around."

With his keen senses, Liang Jin had already heard someone walking towards this side.

Moreover, there seemed to be quite a few people coming, and there was a faint crisp sound of armor plates colliding with each other. It was obvious that they were the imperial guards.

At this moment, Liang Jin was standing guard at the place where Zhao Yu was also present, so it was indeed not a suitable place to discuss secrets.

When Su Lian heard Liang Jin's reminder, she realized that she had been out for quite a while and it was time for her to go back quickly.

"Brother Jin, I'll be leaving first."

"You're going to take a day off tomorrow to prepare for your shift, right? I'll come see you next time you're on day duty."

Su Lian said this and left in a hurry.

As Su Lian left, a burst of hurried footsteps approached rapidly.

The people who came were the flag commander Wu Huan and the account manager Wang Quan, followed by several imperial guards.

"Brother Liang, is there anything going on here?"

Wu Huan asked loudly before he even reached him.

His eyes swept over Zhao Yu who was trapped in the iron cage, and saw Zhao Yu tearing the skin of his feet out of boredom.

Liang Jin shook his head and replied:

“Everything is normal here.”

"I heard a horn sound earlier. I wonder what happened?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhao Yu in the iron cage paused slightly.

Wu Huan stepped forward and explained:

"Just now, two brothers from Wenhua Hall said they saw an assassin, and they led everyone nearby to search for him."

"After all this trouble, we didn't even find a single hair of the assassin."

"I was worried about your situation, so I came to see it myself."

"I'm glad you're okay. If something happened here, it would be a big deal."

Liang Jin nodded, indicating that he agreed with Wu Huan's statement.

Wu Huan seemed to have something to say to Liang Jin alone.

He just waved at Wang Quan and ordered:

"You continue to patrol the area!"

After receiving the order, Wang Quan immediately left with the imperial guards.

Only then did Wu Huan put his arm around Liang Jin's shoulders and said in a low voice:
"Brother Liang, you are really not giving me face."

"I've asked you several times to go see the girl from the old Fei family in the west of the city, but you always refuse."

"If you have any requests or conditions, just let me know."

"If you don't like the girls from the Fei family, then I know a lot of girls who are ready to get married. I'll take you to each one and you can pick the one you like."

"But you always make excuses not to show up at the appointed time. You make me lose face in front of my friends!"

"This is my last warning to you!"

"We will be on vacation tomorrow, and you must come with me to see the girl then."

"If you play tricks on me again tomorrow and embarrass me again, we'll be done being brothers forever!"

(End of this chapter)