Body Refinement for Longevity: From Health Cultivation Exercises to Overcoming All Techniques

This Gu is not the fatal Gu he mentioned, but the Blood-Nourishing Gu that once drained his life force from his body.

Chen Han had previously left behind several live Gu worms, which came in handy today.

The so-called tin element was not something discovered in this world or this era. His purpose was to make Zhuge Rushuang give up her opportunistic thoughts and thus submit to him more.

It's supposed to be fair cooperation, but it still won't work without some underhanded tactics.

Zhuge Rushuang was so angry that her delicate body trembled. She thought to herself, "I trusted you so much, but you actually had a backup plan that could kill me."

"Miss Zhuge, it's a pleasure doing business with you."

Chen Han smiled.

The latter responded helplessly, "It's a pleasure working with you."

She'd already said it, and it would be beneath her to back out now; that wasn't her style.

"Yes, Miss Zhuge, we will meet every fifteen days from now on to inform me of the situation in the palace."

"No problem. Although I don't know much, I am still one of the top high-ranking people who have access to the inner workings of the palace. I will not hold back anything I know."

Chen Han looked at Zhuge Rushuang with satisfaction, a gentle smile on his face, and cupped his hands, saying, "I apologize for abducting you today."

Zhuge Rushuang was clearly quite angry at what Chen Han said and did, and was still furious. She simply nodded coldly as a response.

"Well, here is today's dose of pills. Miss Zhuge, once you've recovered, you should head back quickly. It's getting late, and it might arouse suspicion."

Zhuge Rushuang didn't even want to look at Chen Han. After swallowing the pill, she closed her eyes to rest. Since he had no reason to harm her now, she wasn't worried about the medicine.

As soon as she swallowed it, she felt a warm current surge from her stomach, traveling through her meridians. The comfortable feeling immediately relaxed her body and mind, and she thought to herself that this medicine was quite effective.

Of course! This was made by Chen Han using countless rare materials he "borrowed" to find a famous alchemy master, making it priceless.

With a thought, Chen Han sent all the Broken Life Butterflies back to their resting place to sleep.

Chen Han then looked at Ding Fan, who was also looking at him, but with a rather complicated expression.

After all, not long ago he had secretly vowed to capture this person himself, but in the blink of an eye, this person had formed an unbreakable cooperative relationship with his master.

This left him in a dilemma, unable to advance or retreat.

"Brother Ding Fan, you'll stay here and work for me from now on."

"No, I must take my disciple back with me."

Zhuge Rushuang opened her beautiful eyes and refused.

"Miss Zhuge, you have to understand me. Both the legitimate and criminal elements in the city are looking for me. I'm under a lot of pressure. If Ding Fan can stay and assist me, my pressure will be much less."

Zhuge Rushuang's face was grim, and it took her a long time before she nodded in agreement.

"Then so be it, but you mustn't bully my disciple."

"That's natural."

Chen Han readily agreed.

Zhuge Rushuang turned to Ding Fan and said, "Ding Fan, you know what happened today. You'll be following this young hero Chen's orders these days."

Ding Fan naturally knew that he and Zhuge Rushuang were master and disciple, in the same boat. If the emperor wanted to kill his master, he would certainly not let his disciple go either, so as to solve the problem once and for all.

Therefore, he was fundamentally incapable of betraying anyone.

"Ding Fan understands."

Ding Fan held Zhuge Rushuang in the highest esteem and respectfully cupped his hands in greeting.

After receiving Ding Fan's answer, Zhuge Rushuang took one last deep look at Chen Han. This incident had made her even more curious about him.

Time flies, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

"A grown man like you, always so slow and dawdling! Can't you hurry up?"

Under the blazing sun, Chen Han shouted at Ding Fan, who was carrying a massive boulder weighing thousands of pounds, without any politeness.

Upon hearing this, Ding Fan cursed Chen Han's ancestors for eighteen generations in his heart. Heaven have mercy, he had been doing this kind of hard labor for more than half a month, working six hours a day, eating roasted meat when he was hungry, drinking river water when he was thirsty, working as soon as he opened his eyes and sleeping as soon as he closed his eyes. He was even more hardworking than a donkey.

And this guy surnamed Chen, he just sits there every day with two broken stones, doing who-knows-what. He had promised his master not to bully him, he really did, but now...

They made him do hard labor all day, carrying stones, and if he slacked off even a little, they would beat or scold him. They treated him like he wasn't human at all. It was really awful.

At this moment, Chen Han, who had taken a break to supervise Ding Fan, looked at Ding Fan with a cold eye. He really wanted to kick Ding Fan over because he was so slow. At this rate, when would the pool be repaired?

That's right, Chen Han kept this person behind to repair the pool where he cultivated the Thunderclap Technique.

About a month has passed since he started working with Zhuge Rushuang, and the weather has been really not as he wished. There has only been occasional light rain, and he has not heard any thunder at all.

There was nothing he could do; it all depended on fate. He didn't have any thunder talismans, so he could only leave it to destiny. There was no use in being anxious.

However, through his conversations with Zhuge Rushuang these past few days, he has learned about many things happening in the capital, mostly the changes in power within the city and the methods those who want to capture him are using to find him.

After learning of this news, he took precautions, ensuring that the covetous constables and martial arts figures always returned empty-handed, never even catching a glimpse of him.

Today, however, he has something he absolutely must take care of that requires him to go into town...

"Sister Shen, Sister Yue'er, it's getting late, I'll head back now."

At Shen Wan'er's residence, Li Muyun, with her beautiful face and delicate figure, was followed by two martial arts guards. She smiled and bid farewell to the two Shen sisters.

"Okay, take care, Sister Muyun."

"Sister Muyun, please come again next time you have time."

Shen Wan'er and Shen Yue'er smiled and waved goodbye.

They had initially treated this woman, whose relationship with their husbands was ambiguous, with cold indifference. However, in recent days, this wealthy woman had frequently visited them, showing them kindness they hadn't felt in a long time. She even wanted to hire Shen Yue as a bodyguard at a high price to indirectly help them.

They initially refused, but life was really tough, so they gladly accepted, and now the two families have a very good relationship.

Afterwards, Li Muyun left under the watchful eyes of the two women. She returned to her small residence, which was located in the inner city of the Imperial City and was quite valuable. It was often guarded by martial arts practitioners.

Logically speaking, since she was the only one left in the Li family, she should have been living in poverty, or relying on her relationship with Chen Han to live under the Chen family's roof. However, she now has her own small business and a considerable fortune.

It turned out that several months ago, after she came to the capital with the Chen family, she tried to find her family, but to no avail.

She seemed to realize a cruel possibility: she might be the only one left in the Li family.

Although her family's actions had broken her heart, they were still her family, and their deaths inevitably caused her sadness.

However, she did not give up on herself because of this. Instead, she became stronger and took over the few remaining and precarious businesses of the Li family in the capital.

Later, with her years of experience in managing the business, her assets gradually stabilized and are now showing a slow upward trend. This allows her to afford a small house, hire guards, and provide assistance to her benefactor's family.

But recently, she has been having a really tough time, because that scoundrel and infamous young master of the Zhao family in Black Lion City has come looking for her again.