The strongest warrior of the Great Qian Dynasty

As Li Qingshan approached, Xiao Muwan's breathing became slightly rapid.

Xiao Muwan, as the third young lady of the Marquis's mansion, was not arrogant, but she was still superior to others.

Where else could a man get so close to her?

She... could even feel Li Qingshan's breath!

"That lecherous scoundrel!!"

Xiao Muwan frowned inwardly.

"One day, I will make you understand the price of what you've done today."

However, Xiao Muwan's expression remained unchanged, and she said calmly:

"As long as you can make outstanding contributions to my Marquis's manor, let alone any martial arts secrets, if you want to break through to the Grandmaster realm, the Marquis's manor can help you."

Li Qingshan smiled calmly upon hearing this.

He could certainly imagine the Third Miss in front of him, but she was just making empty promises.

What utter nonsense about breaking through to the Grandmaster level? The Marquis's Mansion can help with that.

If the Marquis's mansion really had that much power, its internal energy would be everywhere and true qi would be as weak as a dog's.

How could they possibly allow a third young lady to remain stuck at the peak of internal energy for so long, unable to break through to the True Qi Realm?

"Then I thank you, Third Miss. I will certainly dedicate myself to the Marquis's mansion, even unto death!"

Li Qingshan can also act, and he said this in a very pleasing way.

Xiao Muwan nodded in satisfaction, then got up and walked towards the door, but before leaving, she tossed out a small booklet.

"Alright, don't say I don't give you those things. Here, take them!"

With a slight twitch of his fingers, Li Qingshan easily took the booklet, which had been imbued with a trace of internal force, into his hand.

The Secrets of True Qi

The booklet's cover had some stains, indicating that it had been taught many times.

However, Li Qingshan didn't care about the appearance; he wanted the contents.

He cupped his hands in a respectful gesture to Xiao Muwan, who then left satisfied.

Li Qingshan plopped down in the spot where the Third Miss Xiao Muwan had just been sitting and began to illuminate the contents of the booklet in his hand by the lamplight.

Wu Ziming also breathed a sigh of relief at this moment, sat down on the ground next to his shopkeeper, panted heavily, and muttered to himself.

"This third young lady is truly as rumored; she has the air of a female tyrant. Only the shopkeeper can remain neither servile nor arrogant in her presence. I still have a lot to learn..."

……

far away.

Xiao Muwan's maids each held a lamp that could illuminate the surroundings brightly.

It illuminates the surrounding roads and corners clearly.

Xiao Muwan walked in the middle of the group, playing with the jade pendant in her hand as she went.

Her personal maid, who served as her advisor, leaned closer and asked tentatively:

"Miss, aren't we overestimating Li Qingshan a bit? Although he has reached the mid-stage of internal energy cultivation through his martial arts practice, he hasn't achieved any combat results..."

Xiao Muwan waved her hand slightly, saying nonchalantly:

"Just the fact that he was able to enter and leave my elder sister's mansion multiple times without dying is enough to show that he is indeed an extraordinary talent. It's just that I haven't found a way to motivate him yet."

This kid is arrogant and thinks he's invincible because he's practiced martial arts. Tomorrow, find a few people and give this Green Mountain a good beating, so he'll understand what it means to be outmatched.

The maid said "yes" and then stood aside to start thinking about tomorrow's arrangements.

In the darkness of the night, Xiao Muwan's lips twitched slightly, as if she were muttering something—

"Li Qingshan, Li Qingshan, no matter what, you must not fall into the hands of Dadi and Tiantong Academy!"

You were born a servant of my household, and you will die a ghost of my household. There is no way you can escape!"

……

"Shopkeeper? Shopkeeper... if you keep looking, there won't be any candles left."

Wu Ziming stood beside Li Qingshan, calling out to him cautiously.

Beside him, there was only one candle, still burning.

The remaining candles had been burned completely.

Li Qingshan was somewhat dazed, realizing that he had actually been reading "The Secret Essentials of True Qi" for several hours.

But it must be said that the content of this book is truly concise and refined.

He discussed the Chinese problems encountered in the True Qi Realm, as well as how to temper the physical body and increase one's spiritual power.

"We must not underestimate the wisdom of our predecessors. Without this book, I might have taken even more detours, or even... left myself with nowhere to go."

As Li Qingshan spoke, he stretched his body, and the crackling sound carried far and wide.

Just now, Li Qingshan had already begun to try to temper and cleanse his physical body according to the records in the book.

Although this kind of tempering is extremely subtle, it cannot be compared with those external martial arts techniques.

However, there are many benefits. Not only can one use true qi to temper one's internal organs and meridians, but one can also temper one's brain to a certain extent.

This is something that no amount of external martial arts can compare to.

Water dripping on stone wears it away; over time, the physical body will become even more terrifying.

At this moment, Li Qingshan understood why Qiu Meier had blocked his Nine Yang Sword.

The opponent must possess a more powerful tempering technique!

As for Xiao Muwan, this third young lady didn't have any good intentions either.

Her willingness to hand over "The Secret Essentials of True Qi" to Li Qingshan was more of a ploy to make empty promises.

The Secrets of True Qi are indeed exquisite, but all of this is based on the premise that the cultivator is at the True Qi Realm.

If Li Qingshan were truly an internal energy martial artist as he portrayed, he would undoubtedly work even harder after seeing the "Secret Essentials of True Qi," all in order to become a true qi martial artist more quickly.

"However, I still have to thank the Third Miss; I must repay her properly in the future..."

Li Qingshan emphasized the word "repayment" before turning around and returning to his room.

All that remained was a sorrowful Wu Ziming.

The poor child sighed and began to work on the wax skin.

There was no way around it; as the third young lady of the Marquis's mansion, how could Xiao Muwan possibly allow a servant to light an oil lamp for her?

This one time alone, Xiao Muwan used up all the candles in the entire Shuiyun Pavilion.

Wu Ziming still has to think about how to make up for it tomorrow, which is difficult!

Before Wu Ziming could count the coins, he saw a silver ingot quietly fall into his hand.

The voice of shopkeeper Li Qingshan gradually faded into the distance.

"This is your reward for tonight."

Wu Ziming's eyes instantly welled up with tears, and he continued to diligently wipe the floor.

Back in his room, Li Qingshan didn't continue his cultivation; instead, he continued reading "The Secrets of True Qi".

This time, however, Li Qingshan began to use Qianqian to fill in the gaps in his knowledge.

Even though Qianqian had forgotten some of the content, Li Qingshan still benefited greatly and was deeply moved.

He watched all night long, until dawn. Only when he heard birds chirping did Li Qingshan stand up and stretch again.

But before he could rest, he heard a call from inside the inner hall.

"Li Qingshan, the Third Miss has given an order!"