Starting with the titmouse, seventy-two transformations

Chapter 69 Aftermath
This night.

They were deeply in love, their passion burning brightly.

Unfortunately, as Liu Sheng's cultivation level increased and his physique became stronger, Yu Niang was no longer a match for him.

If he hadn't deliberately restrained himself, she probably would have died in bed.

In some ways, martial artists and ordinary people are no longer the same kind of life.

At midnight, Yu Niang fell into a deep sleep.

Liu Sheng got up and stood in the courtyard for most of the hour by the Black Tiger Post before his anger subsided.

He needs to marry a female martial arts master to share the firepower.

Or, let Yu Niang practice martial arts?
After all, he's only at the Bone and Tendon Realm now, so he can barely manage.

If she were to reach the internal organs or the True Form Realm in the future, a single drop of her bodily fluids could crush her to death.

I'll ask Lao He tomorrow if he can pass on the "Green Snake Sword Technique" to Yu Niang.

There's also the "Green Snake Skill." I'll find some time in a couple of days to go to the Green Snake Gang and get that skill from them.

Speaking of the Green Snake Gang, he thought of that scoundrel Xu Qiqiu.

That guy was hanging out with the White Lotus Cult last night; I wonder if he's dead or not.

As for Xu Qichun and Xu Qixia, will they wholeheartedly follow the thieves and cooperate with the White Lotus Sect, or will they disregard Xu Laosan's life and inform the government?

I'll find out tomorrow when I ask at the Demon Suppression Bureau.

Get a good rest tonight; you've worked too hard these past two days!

There's no need to make yourself so tired.

He went back inside and cuddled Yu Niang, sleeping soundly until dawn.

The next morning, he chatted with Old He and promised to get him a "White Lotus Rebirth Talisman," which would bring Yu Niang a young master in exchange.

He Yue'e.

Despite her young age, the little girl is already proficient in the Green Snake Sword Technique and is more than capable of teaching Yu Niang.

Back at the Demon Suppression Bureau, Liu Sheng found the mission room much quieter than usual.

He had now been placed under Du Bingyan's command, and in theory, he would have a direct superior and be subject to the control of a demon-hunting warrior.

However, it seems that all of that woman's men died in that peach grove yesterday.

completely annihilated!

This must have been the worst experience she's had since arriving in Shanyang County.

And besides herself, it seems she... has become a lone commander?
"I really want to stay away from her; I can't afford to mess with her. What a pity..."

Liu Sheng's eyes darted around, and finally he shook his head.

After all, I took her body; I can't shirk my responsibilities.

Let's just... ensure her safety.

Because he left in a hurry yesterday, he didn't have time to change his waist tag, so he can't go in to find Du Bingyan yet.

So he first went to the clerk to register and report that he had survived.

Then he wandered around the mission room, gathering information—

"...The night before, a group of White Lotus Sect members also tried to open the city gates from within, but they were suppressed on the spot by Lord Bai and trampled into mincemeat..."

Lord Bai?
Are you referring to Xie Bao's golden-toothed white elephant?
Was the earthquake and landslide outside the city last night caused by it...?

As expected, demons and Qi cultivators belong to another level.

Liu Sheng's eyes flickered, but he remained silent and continued listening.

"Unfortunately, a formidable figure emerged from among the demons and managed to rescue a group of people from Lord Bai's clutches."

He's supposedly the leader of some online forum.

However, Lord Bai has already joined forces with General Xie and they continue their pursuit...

"Those heretics thought the city was empty and wanted to launch an uprising by coordinating with those inside and outside the city."

Unexpectedly, everything was under the control of the newly arrived master and General Xie. The deployment of the city's elite troops the previous two days was merely a smokescreen…

"With the magistrate and General Xie in Shanyang County, we can rest easy! It's a pity I wasn't quick enough last night and only managed to snatch a thief's head."

"Have you heard? After the county government verified the identities of the rebels, they found that many of them were members of the Green Snake Gang, and..."

"Do you even need to tell me? Yesterday afternoon, the county government mobilized nearly three hundred militiamen, archers, and constables to wipe out the entire Green Snake Gang, seizing their headquarters and businesses." "Anyone who isn't blind knows what you're talking about. I'm talking about things you don't know!"
My brother-in-law was on duty at the county government office yesterday. He told me that the Green Snake Gang was involved because of Xu Laosan.

He defected to the White Lotus Sect, and led a group of heretical followers to take over the Red Faith Hall…

"Xu Laosan? Could it be... Xu Lishi's third brother? Hmm~"

"Was Xu Lishi implicated?"

"No! Not only was he not implicated, but even Xu Lao Er, who was ordered by the master to be thrown into the water dungeon, was released."

It is said that the Wu family from the inner city acted as guarantor…

"The Wu family? Is that the Wu family? No wonder... even the patriarch has to give them face."

……

Wu family?

Liu Sheng narrowed his eyes, a hint of curiosity rising in his heart.

Just who is this Wu family that the newly arrived magistrate would turn a blind eye to them?
You should know that, according to the laws of the Great Yu Dynasty, colluding with rebels is a capital offense punishable by the execution of the entire family.

Xu Laosan was implicated in collusion with the White Lotus Sect. Logically, Xu Laoda and Xu Laoer should have been implicated and executed.

But when the Wu family stepped in, they managed to turn the situation around.

Moreover, their positions were not affected!

Just how much influence would it take for a county head to disregard the law?

Could the Wu family have some kind of powerful background?

Look at the Xu brothers; they appear to live a life of luxury, but in reality, it's only relative to ordinary people. Compared to the true powerful and wealthy in the city...

It's not up to par yet.

From this perspective, the four Xu brothers did not have a close relationship with the Wu family.

What exactly is their relationship?

Liu Sheng frowned, completely baffled.

He stayed in the mission room for another hour or so, but seeing that he couldn't find any new information, he left the yamen.

He is now under Du Bingyan's command and must wait for instructions from above; he can no longer take on tasks on his own.

Since he had nothing better to do, he went to the peach tree spirit from yesterday to refine some peach blossom miasma and speed up the process of tempering his muscles and bones.

The cultivation of the Tendon and Bone Realm requires using the condensed tendon and bone strength within the body to temper the tendons, bones, skin, and flesh, while continuously strengthening this "strength".

Once the muscles, bones, skin, and flesh are fully developed and the "strength" has grown strong enough, one can then attempt to shift from the external to the internal, tempering the internal organs.

This is what the boxing manual refers to as "the power penetrates the internal organs".

So, what is muscle and bone strength?
In layman's terms, it means integrating the power of the skin, flesh, tendons, and bones throughout the body, transmitting it through the layers of fascia, and then projecting that power out of the body.

Also known as "external strength" or "hard strength".

This is different from the "clumsy force" generated by local muscle contraction, which is what ordinary people often call "hard work".

The essence of strength lies in its "liveliness".

Flexible and adaptable, able to gather and disperse at will.

The saying "exertion may kill you, but skill will keep you alive" illustrates this principle.

Only through years of training, combining breathing, movement, and mental visualization, and capturing that mysterious sense of harmony amidst the peak of Qi and blood, can one condense "strength".

Liu Shengxiu's "Crimson Fiend Tiger Skill" condenses an external force called "Fiend Tiger Force." Once activated, it is like a fiend tiger pouncing on a person, ferocious, domineering, violent, and powerful.

Moreover, he himself was blessed with "copper skin and iron bones", "tiger bones", "snake shape", "hawk shape" and "spider shape", which made his progress in tempering his muscles and bones extremely fast.

Now, with the help of "peach blossom miasma" in cultivation, the day when I break through the internal organs will probably come sooner.

Upon arriving at Black Wind Mountain, he had a long chat with the peach tree spirit for an hour, leaving behind a ground littered with broken branches and gnarled roots, before heading back home.

Prepare for tonight's operation.

Upon arriving at his home, he asked Old Man He for a question.

The old man's face immediately turned serious:

"The Wu family in the inner city has kept a very low profile in recent years, however..."

(End of this chapter)