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Chapter 71 The Six Scenery Reincarnation True Skill Diagram (Please Subscribe!)

Zhao Guangxi and Liu Ruyue walked out of the Zheng residence.

A maid dressed in green quickly came over and held an umbrella to shield Liu Ruyue from the sun.

Zheng Shicheng's hysterical roar from inside the mansion faintly shook the door knocker.

The maid in green glanced at Zhao Guangxi with her bright eyes, then covered her mouth and chuckled after offering her greetings.
"Boss Zhao has offended Zheng Shicheng again? He's notoriously ruthless and a master of pretense..."

Liu Ruyue glared fiercely at the maid in green.

"Green banana! How dare you be so rude!"

Green Banana stuck out her tongue, drooped her little head, and followed closely behind Liu Ruyue.

Two carriages were waiting not far away.

Liu Ruyue brushed a stray hair from her forehead and suddenly spoke.

"Zheng Shicheng's sudden announcement of the Lingguan Interception Meeting is a pretense of profit-seeking; he probably has other motives."

Zhao Guangxi nodded and said, "Of course. But it's alright. We'll deal with whatever comes our way. Half a percent profit is enough for us to exchange blows with him."

The world is full of goodwill, and the world is all good.

Zhao Guangxi naturally knew that Zheng Shicheng had other ideas, but in his mind, the worst that could happen was that he would lose face and lose half of the profit, without any specific loss.

Liu Ruyue nodded and asked, "What did the higher-ups say?"

Zhao Guangxi said, "It seems that the higher-ups already knew about the matter of the hibiscus ointment, but they only said one sentence..."

"Oh, what are you talking about?"

"Give way to major powers, but fight for minor benefits."

Liu Ruyue's gaze suddenly sharpened, her eyes revealing a thoughtful expression.

Surprisingly, the authorities were unwilling to interfere in or compete for the trade routes and sales of hibiscus oil, and instead handed over such enormous profits to others.

It only allows those below to fight for petty gains.

This is not like Shuiwozi's usual way of doing things.

Unless, those above know something or have compromised on something.

Liu Ruyue's expression turned serious.

"Since Zheng Shicheng dared to intercept the meeting, he must be quite confident. Even if the two of us join forces, the outcome is still uncertain."

Although a few days ago, Zhao Guangxi took the opportunity to launch an attack and razed Wanlong Mill to the ground.

However, the elite troops of Wanlong Mill still survived, and they only suffered a superficial loss of face.

On the surface alone, Wanlong's mortar room has a full five top-notch experts.

In contrast, Zhao Guangxi's forces were severely weakened after Lu Jing's departure, leaving only two top-tier experts.

Even if we include Liu Ruyue's side, it's still just a tie.

As for the second-rate and third-rate martial artists below, although they are slightly better overall, they do not have the strength to absolutely crush their opponents.

"It doesn't matter!"

Zhao Guangxi's eyes flashed with determination as he said in a deep voice,
“My men are all cunning and treacherous, hiding their true intentions. Who knows, some of them might be big fish lurking in the cracks of the rocks!”
I plan to open the granaries and distribute grain, buy bones with a thousand pieces of gold, directly advance them three months' wages, and then offer gold, silver, top-grade weapons, superior cultivation techniques, and even the Five-Treasure Water as rewards...

I refuse to believe these bastards aren't putting in the effort!

Liu Ruyue's eyes showed surprise as she said,
"Where did you get so much money?"

The debts at the old wellhead haven't been settled yet, and the nine landlords are all struggling to make ends meet, each squeezing out a few copper coins from between their fingers.

You, Zhao Guangxi, still have the resources to live beyond your means?
For some reason, Zhao Guangxi seems to be getting quite close to Lao Lulutou lately...

Zhao Guangxi's tone was resolute: "If you don't have money, borrow it! Take out a loan! Pawnshops, money exchanges, small-time pawnbrokers—I, Zhao, still have some influence in Wuqing County. Can't I even borrow money from these places?!"

"This time, we can only win, we cannot afford to lose!!!"

……

Until they got into the carriage.

Liu Ruyue was also shocked by Zhao Guangxi's ruthless attitude, as if he had entered a high-stakes game, his eyes bloodshot, and he was ready to die if he didn't succeed.

In Liu Ruyue's view, Zhao Guangxi's actions were naturally aimed at embezzling money to buy the job of the windlass head.

"Miss, Zhao Guangxi is no pushover either; we can't win against him. Why don't you come back to the manor with me, listen to Master, and marry a handsome, wealthy young man?"

Green Banana, with her petite and delicate body, pounced on Liu Ruyue, half aggrieved and half coquettish.

"And while you're at it, take me in as a concubine. It's better than being exposed to the wind and sun on the well shed. I'm already so tanned..."

Liu Ruyue rolled her eyes at Lü Jiao, patted Lü Jiao's restless hand, and pushed her away.

"Did you take bribes from the old man again?"

Green Banana stuck out her tongue, then took out a handkerchief from her bosom. When she unfolded it, she saw various hairpins, pearls, and jade, all gleaming with a dazzling array of colors.

Green Banana handed everything to Liu Yueru before chuckling.

"I was just playing along, pretending to be a traitor, to earn some secret money for you, Miss... I've said what I needed to say, and I've given you all the advice you needed to give, so I've done my duty to you, Master."

"You……"

Liu Ruyue shook her head, hesitated for a moment, and finally accepted the gift.

“If Zhao Guangxi, with his family to support, still has such determination, how can I, Liu, though a mere woman, be inferior to others?”

"In Lulutou, Wuqing County, there is no shortage of women surnamed Liu!"

……

"Master, Mr. Chen is requesting an audience, saying he has come to congratulate the old lady on her birthday."

Zhangjiazhuang, a classical pavilion nestled among waterside terraces and rockeries.

A doorman, with his head bowed and hands casually gesturing, quickly walked into the pavilion and whispered something in Master Zhang's ear.

Besides Master Zhang, there were two other people present.

A man with white hair and beard, dressed in a black satin mandarin jacket, sat across from someone at a stone table, slowly sipping tea with a friendly expression.

There was also a girl of seventeen or eighteen who walked lightly on the pond, as if she were a feather. Her toes lightly touched the water, leaving only ripples that spread outwards, but not even wetting the tips of her shoes.

The girl had rosy cheeks and baby fat, and her almond-shaped eyes were focused and absorbed, seemingly oblivious to the conversations around her, as if she were a martial arts fanatic.

Chen Shunan?
Upon hearing this name, Master Zhang subconsciously frowned, feeling a surge of irritation and disgust.

Even after many years, Mr. Zhang still cannot get over the fact that his daughter was abducted.

"Give him to me..."

The words "kick him out" were still on the tip of his tongue when Master Zhang swallowed them back, his eyes filled with deep thought.

On the occasion of the lady's birthday, many distinguished guests were present at the estate.

If a dispute were to break out with Chen Shunan at this moment, or if Chen Shunan were to disregard everything and cause a disturbance that offends the distinguished guests, then...

That's a family disgrace, a disgrace to the Zhang family!
Perhaps sensing the anger in Master Zhang's words, the old man opposite him put down his teacup and smiled gently.

"Brother Zhang, if you have something to attend to, please go ahead and do it. I'll wait for you here..."

"No need, no need. It's just a small matter, not worth Brother Zhang's concern."

Despite holding a high position for many years, Master Zhang was extremely respectful to the slow-moving old man in front of him, who even blew on his tea repeatedly when drinking it.

He even got up himself to refill their tea.

This is because the old man is a member of the Zhang family in Tongzhou!

He was extremely skilled in martial arts and of high seniority. Master Zhang checked the family genealogy and realized that he should have been called Third Uncle.

However, nominally, the Zhang family had been expelled from the main family, so Master Zhang could not use that title and could only call him "Senior Brother Zhang"!
Master Zhang turned his head and whispered to the doorman,
"Lead Chen Shunan to Jingyuan, prepare a feast, give him some money as a token of our appreciation, and then let him leave quickly! There are too many people in the village, so don't let him cause any trouble!"

"It's the master!"

The doorman left in a hurry.

The old man in the mandarin jacket maintained his smile, reached for the scalding hot teacup, and drank it all in one gulp.

The blood and qi, as strong as magma, directly overwhelmed the water temperature, and the teeth, like guillotines, chewed up the tea leaves and swallowed them. "Junior Brother Zhang's Pearl Orchid Green Tea is quite interesting. It's probably made with fifty-year-old Golden Millet Orchid, and it's also made with Mao Feng, Baked Green, Da Fang and other top-quality green teas as the base... What a skillful touch! The tea is more precious than gold."

The old man squinted slightly, sipping his tea like a connoisseur.

“If you like it, Brother Zhang, you may take some with you when you leave. We have harvested seven or eight catties of it this year, and we will give it all to you.”

"Thank you then." The old man did not refuse.

"However, I wonder if Senior Brother Zhang could be a little more accommodating and lower his requirements?"

Then, Master Zhang asked tentatively.

The old man's smile gradually faded, his face expressionless, and he said calmly.
“Junior Brother Zhang, I’m just a messenger, and I have to follow the rules… The year-end celebrations of each Dao Academy are a rare opportunity for us martial artists to enter the Dao through martial arts, open our meridians, and cultivate immortality. Our ancestors also attach great importance to this.”

However, resources are limited. Rather than searching for a needle in a haystack, it is better to concentrate our efforts on cultivating a small group of people.

You'd better think about how to pass the exam, otherwise, when the time comes, my Zhang family will have no choice but to take back the true skill manual of "Flesh Immortal" from your residence, as well as the operating rights of your bank and money exchange.

Upon hearing this, Master Zhang's heart sank, his ruddy face turned pale in an instant, and he slumped back into his seat.

Although the Zhang family was nominally expelled from the Zhang clan, their ancestors were worshipped in the same ancestral hall. Even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected. How could the connection be completely severed?

"Flying Immortal Meat" is one of the Zhang family's traditional martial arts. Even the bank and money exchange currently run by the Zhang family have intricate connections with the Zhang family of Tongzhou.

After all, the imperial court would not sit idly by and watch aristocratic families like the Zhang family grow stronger, so the only option was to divide the family.

The examination was the path that Master Zhang longed for, the way to return to the Zhang family.

Every few years, based on their different performance, they are promoted, demoted, rewarded, or punished.

This year's standards are extremely strict; anyone who fails the exam must hand over the True Merit Map and all Zhang family businesses.

This is the same root, why is it too urgent!
This year's exam consists of three parts; meeting any one of them is sufficient to pass.

Young men with special talents and innate abilities, under the age of twelve;

There is a first-rate martial artist in the family who is under eighteen years old and specializes in the "Flesh Immortal" technique.
While observing the True Skill Diagram, one can cultivate to the fullest extent, request the skill to be bestowed upon them, and practice the Six Scenes Revolving True Skill Diagram, regardless of age.

And each of these three points is more difficult than the last!

Especially the third point, let alone the Zhang family, very few members of the Zhang family in Tongzhou could achieve this.

The True Skill Diagrams of "Flesh Immortal" consist of six images, namely—

The True Skill Diagram of Golden Light in the Sexual Aperture is about the light of one's sexual nature shining down into the dantian. After a long time, the eyes will have golden light, which corresponds to the Eye Thief.

The Great Medicine Dragon and Tiger True Skill Diagram contains abundant true qi within the essence, and faint sounds of dragon roars and tiger howls can be heard in the ears, corresponding to the ear thief;

The Acquired Qi True Skill Diagram is a method of condensing and circulating Qi through fetal breathing, allowing blood and fluids to flow smoothly, completing a hundred cycles in an instant, corresponding to the nose.

The "Precious Essence Embracing Liquid True Skill Diagram"... corresponds to the tongue thief;

The Thousands of Blazing Fire True Skill Diagram... corresponds to the Body Thief.

The True Skill Diagram of the Restless Mind and the Horse-like Intentions... corresponds to the thief of intention.

The six diagrams of true skill are not ranked in terms of superiority or inferiority, nor are they arranged in any particular order. Once you have grasped the basics of one of them, you can reach the first-class level.

The so-called "cultivating a full house of color and practicing the Six Scenes Rotation True Skill Diagram" means to observe six true skill diagrams at the same time, using multiple methods to control the six scenes and make them rotate.

Although extremely difficult, the practice is arduous.

But once the six visions appear, golden light shines in the eyes, a dragon roars in the right ear, a tiger howls in the left ear, the breath flows smoothly, the body surges and the nose twitches, and the mind becomes clear.

It possesses a mysterious quality, befitting a martial saint among mortals!

Mr. Zhang looked bitter and subconsciously pulled up his sleeves to cover the age spots on his arms.

Let alone the potential of a martial saint, even a first-rate martial artist under the age of eighteen would be hard to find even if one searched the entire Zhang family and all the relatives and collateral branches.

The Zhang family is now facing a generational gap, with each of its descendants proving to be less and less capable.

Even though he was over eighty years old, he still had to take charge of the overall situation and continue to serve as the head of the family.

"So the Zhang family is ultimately going to fall into my hands?"

Mr. Zhang felt extremely heavy-hearted, and a sense of sorrow welled up within him.

"Actually, there is a fourth requirement. If you meet it, it will also count as passing the Zhang family's examination."

Suddenly, a light and clear sound, like the gentle murmur of a spring, came from the air.

Then the woman who had been practicing her martial arts in the pond suddenly came to her senses, tilted her head, smiled, and said something.
"Among my peers, someone has defeated me."

"This……"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Zhang, who was feeling dejected, suddenly widened his eyes and immediately sat up straight.

Peers are those who are twelve years or more in age, or even one cycle apart.

This girl was only seventeen or eighteen years old; theoretically, anyone under thirty would be considered!

Although Master Zhang guessed that this woman was an extremely important prodigy of the Zhang family in Tongzhou, she might already be at the first-class level.

However, it is still possible to find young people under the age of thirty with first-class abilities from the Zhang family.

Not a lot!
Master Zhang looked at the old man drinking tea with an inquiring gaze.

The old man smiled, gently closed his teacup, and nodded slightly, indicating his tacit agreement.

"Go, gather the younger generation, those under thirty, and bring them to the academy!"

"Then please let this young lady offer some guidance."

Upon seeing this, Master Zhang quickly gave instructions to his servants.

He noticed the calmness in the old man's eyes and the confident eagerness on the girl's face.

The fourth requirement is probably no easier than the first three.

But now, Master Zhang is like a drowning man, and he has to hold on tightly to even the last straw!

The Zhang family cannot be destroyed in my hands!
……

"Young Master Chen, come with me."

"Thank you."

Chen Shunan skillfully handed over a tael of silver, but the doorman shook his head and did not accept it.

After the doorman led Chen Shunan in through the side door, he simply kept his head down and led the way.

Chen Shunan took back the silver, tied the chestnut horse he had chosen at the horse rental shop to a wooden stake outside the manor, and carrying a fish basket bottle in his arms, he quickly followed.

The bottle swayed, and the water rippled.

The golden-scaled catfish looked listless.

"It's so hot! I'm going to turn into fish soup! Is the god going to give me away? Waaaaah... Oh no! Oh no! Oh no! Oh no!"

They turned a deaf ear to the complaints of the golden-scaled catfish.

Chen Shunan took note of the surrounding scenery.

This Zhang residence is more of a manor than a mansion!
It is backed by mountains and has a river in front, with weeping willows on both banks and a black wall in the shade of the trees.

The village has seven or eight gate towers, dozens of buildings, watchtowers, waterside pavilions and ponds, and even a blacksmith's shop!
The village had local militia, hired farmhands, and even had martial arts graduates teaching there, responsible for training local militia and massaging young children's muscles.

There are hundreds of members of the Zhang family living here!
Tomorrow is the old lady's birthday, and luxurious carriages and sedan chairs, including a few official sedan chairs, are already parked by the bridge outside the manor.

Chen Shunan could even see some of the people who, in the past, he had to hide on the side of the street and turn his back to make way for them.

It's very lively.

As the doorman led the way, Chen Shunan walked further and further into the remote area. After turning several screen walls and corridors, he could hardly hear the noise from the main courtyard anymore.

Chen Shunan vaguely understood something, and the smile on his face gradually faded, leaving him expressionless.

There was a building in Jingyuan, and the door was open. The two people went inside.

“Young Master Chen, a banquet has been prepared for you, but the guest rooms in the manor are all full. It’s getting late, so you should return to the county after you finish your meal.”

The doorman dared not embellish the story, and could only whisper Master Zhang's instructions to him in detail.

(End of this chapter)