Zongwu: Eavesdropping on the inner voices, the female warriors have become strange

In the first year of the Daye reign (605), Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty expanded and dredged the Han Canal into the Tongji Canal. In the same year, Yangzhou was reorganized into Jiangdu Commandery, with its seat moved to Guangling County. It administered fourteen counties and had one of the highest population densities in China. Its territory extended north to the Huai River, south to the Yangtze River, and east to the Yellow Sea.

Jiangdu County was the hub of the Grand Canal of the Sui Dynasty. Yang Guang had visited Jiangdu twice before and built Jiangdu Palace, Changfu Garden, Linjiang Palace and other buildings here, making it the political center of the southeastern region of the Sui Dynasty.

Later generations have accused Emperor Yang Guang of neglecting the people of his country by building massive palaces and palaces. He devastated the once powerful Sui Dynasty for over a decade, leaving the people in dire straits and causing widespread rebellion. Previously, Chenliu believed this was a smear campaign by later dynasties to justify their success in replacing the previous one. While Yang Guang did have his faults, they weren't vilified to such an extent.

For example, King Zhou of Shang, Di Xin, and Qin Shi Huang, the later the time came, the more severely Confucianism was criticized.

Qin Shi Huang's book burning and burying of scholars was originally known in history as "burning poetry and books, burying sorcerers." The story goes that after alchemists Lu Sheng and Hou Sheng failed to obtain an elixir for Qin Shi Huang, they privately discussed Qin Shi Huang's character, governance, and his quest for the elixir. Convinced that their efforts might fail, they fled, taking the vast sums they had used to secure the elixir. Upon learning of this, Qin Shi Huang was enraged and directed his anger at the alchemists. He ordered a search and interrogation throughout the capital, arresting and burying 460 of them alive.

However, for some reason, this incident was later interpreted by Confucianists as the burning of books and burying of scholars, in order to highlight the cruelty of Qin Shihuang.

However, when Chen Liu arrived in Jiangdu City and saw the Jiangdu Palace, Changfu Garden, Linjiang Palace and other buildings built by Yang Guang in Jiangdu City, he immediately felt that Yang Guang might have been criticized in some ways, but it was not wrong to say that he was arrogant, extravagant and licentious.

The Jiangdu Palace covers an area of ​​about 4,000 acres and includes dozens of palace buildings such as the Chengxiang Hall and the Shuijing Hall.

Changfu Garden is a large garden nestled against a forest and beside a stream. Built to follow the terrain, it stretches for 300 miles. It contains ten palaces: Guiyan Palace, Huiliu Palace, Jiuli Palace, Songlin Palace, Fenglin Palace, Dalei Palace, Xiaolei Palace, Chuncao Palace, Jiuhua Palace, and Guangfen Palace.

The Linjiang Palace is a viewing palace on the bank of the Yangtze River, with a maze tower that is 30 meters high.

Whether Yang Guang was arrogant, extravagant, licentious, cruel, or inhumane was none of Chenliu's business. He hadn't come to the Sui Dynasty to rescue its people. He had no interest in conquering the empire, and Li Shimin would save the people. Chenliu had come to the Sui Dynasty to find the Secret of Immortality and the Evil Emperor's relics.

Before the plot begins, "The Secret of Immortality" is in the hands of Shilong, who is the number one master in Jiangdu City and runs a Shilong Taoist temple in the south of Jiangdu City.

After Chen Liu, Wang Yuyan, and Lian Xing arrived in Jiangdu, they found an inn to stay and eat, and asked about the location of the Shilong Dojo. The innkeeper thought Chen Liu wanted to go to the Shilong Dojo to learn martial arts, so he told him the address.

Fortunately, Shilong's dojo is still there, which means the plot hasn't even begun yet, and the "Eternal Life Secret" is still in Shilong's possession. Let's go grab the "Eternal Life Secret" tonight and see what this extremely mysterious "Eternal Life Secret" in "The Legend of the Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" is all about.

As for the opportunity to snatch the two gangsters Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, Chen Liu didn't care. He didn't like the personalities of these two gangsters.

Shi Feixuan and Wanwan's hearts fluttered. Was the "Eternal Life Secret" in the hands of Shi Long, the Mountain Pusher? Shi Feixuan was fine. If Wanwan had known earlier, she would have snatched the "Eternal Life Secret" back long ago. After all, it's one of the four great books of the Sui Dynasty. Even if it can't be practiced, it can't be given to others, right?

Chapter 279 Humanoid Succubus?

"Now that we've returned to the Sui Dynasty, why don't you return to your sect?" After arriving in the Sui Dynasty, Chen Liu didn't want Shi Feixuan, Qin Mengyao, and Wanwan to continue following him.

Although Shi Feixuan, Qin Mengyao, and Wanwan were all very beautiful, Chen Liu had never been very close to them. The people from Cihang Jingzhai were so pretentious that Chen Liu had never been fond of them. The people from Yinkui Sect were too coquettish, so Chen Liu didn't trust Wanwan either. Chen Liu was also confused as to why these three people were able to get along with Wang Yuyan and seemed to have a good relationship with her.

As for the possibility that Shi Feixuan and Wanwan would be attracted to him, well, forget it. Although Chen Liu had considered this possibility, he really didn't think there was anything about him that they would be attracted to. Besides, he already had so many wives. Even if Shi Feixuan and Wanwan came in, they would only be concubines. How could they possibly agree?

This is the reason for the information asymmetry. Shi Feixuan and the other women know Chen Liu's background and many of his secrets, and even reached a secret agreement with Wang Yuyan, but Chen Liu doesn't know. Moreover, Chen Liu doesn't think they will like him when he already has many women, unless they are crazy.

Because of this reason, there are many things Chen Liu doesn't want them to know, such as the "Secret of Immortality", Yang Gong's Treasure House and the Evil Emperor's Relics.

The "Eternal Life Secret" was a bit easier; even if given to them, they wouldn't understand it. But the Evil Emperor's relic was different. Neither the righteous nor the demonic sects would let it escape their control. The demonic sects would surely try to obtain the Evil Emperor's relic's essence and energy to enhance their skills, while the righteous would surely try to stop them. Chen Liu didn't want anything to go wrong when he went to retrieve the "Eternal Life Secret" and the Evil Emperor's relic, so he naturally wanted to send Shi Feixuan, Wanwan, and Qin Mengyao away first.

Moreover, if Shi Feixuan didn't return to her master's sect, how could she continue to be a saint and use the Heshi Bi to choose the emperor on behalf of the heaven? However, Yang Guang had not yet arrived in Jiangdu, and it was estimated that it would take another year or two for Cihang Jingzhai to choose the emperor on behalf of the heaven.

"Brother Chenliu wants to drive us away?" Wanwan was slightly stunned and asked.

Chen Liu jokingly said, "If you don't leave, do you want to marry me and become my concubine?"

"It's not impossible!" Wanwan giggled.

【Witch.】

Chen Liu rolled his eyes secretly. He didn't believe a word Wanwan said. Wanwan was practicing the Yinkui Sect's Heavenly Demonic Art, which required her to remain virgin until she reached the eighteenth level. Even if Wanwan was a genius, she couldn't possibly have reached the eighteenth level. Furthermore, she hadn't even appeared in the original novel at this point; when she did, she had only reached the seventeenth level.

Wanwan: ...

"Since you are willing, come to my room tonight." Since Wanwan dared to joke with him, Chen Liu didn't mind joking with her.

Chen Liu didn't think Wanwan would come to his room, but Wanwan really came.

"How did you come?"

"Didn't Brother Chen Liu ask me to come?"

"That's not it. Let me stroke it first." Chen Liu scratched his hair with a headache.

Wanwan slowly walked to Chen Liu, sat sideways on his lap, put her arms around his neck, and kissed him.

The moment their lips touched, Chen Liu felt that Wanwan might be serious this time, which made Chen Liu feel even more confused.

"Wait, why?" Chen Liu felt that something impossible had happened, which made him even more puzzled.

"I don't know either. It's just that ever since I met Brother Chen Liu, I've felt that Brother Chen Liu is very kind, and I like him more and more." Wanwan didn't know how to explain it. Should she say, "I can hear your voice, I know many of your secrets, I want to cultivate immortality, I want to obtain Dragon Essence and achieve immortality?" But she couldn't say these to Chen Liu. She could only blame it on his appearance and charm.

[Could it be that I still have the attribute of charm?] Chen Liu frowned slightly.

[Many systems have attributes for various physical values, and even charm attributes.]

Charm attribute? Wanwan's eyes flickered as did Wang Yuyan, Lianxing, and Shi Feixuan, who were eavesdropping from other rooms. It seemed like a pretty good excuse.

Chen Liu secretly called up the system panel and took a look.

Name: Chen Liu

Race: Terran

Realm: Early stage of master

Kung Fu: Bei Ming Divine Art, Xiao Wu Xiang Gong, Shen Zhao Jing, Nine Yin Manual

Martial Arts: Dugu Nine Swords, Yue Girl Sword, Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand, Tianshan Six Yang Palm, White Rainbow Palm, Fourteen Deadly Swords, Sky-Exceeding Fairy, Void Bright Fist, Great Demon Subduing Fist...

Auxiliary skills: elementary disguise, elementary medical skills, elementary physiognomy, elementary Qimen Dunjia...

Weapon: Heavenly Sword

Apart from the addition of the Nine Yin Scriptures, several martial arts and auxiliary skills, the system has not changed much, there are no four-dimensional attributes, and no charm attributes.

But there are no properties on my system. System, system, come out, come out and explain, what is going on?

[Damn, still playing dead. Do we need to find something to recharge the system before it can display more functions?]

Wang Yuyan, Lianxing, and even Qin Mengyao all looked at Shi Feixuan.

Shi Feixuan whispered, "I'll go back to the mountain gate in the next two days and find a way to get the Heshi Bi."

Shi Feixuan was also looking forward to the functions that Chen Liu's system would have after replenishing its energy. Although they didn't know what kind of magical treasure Chen Liu's portable system was or what abilities it had, they knew that it already had a system space.

In Chenliu's room, Wanwan had already made up her mind.

But that night, because of Wanwan, Chen Liu was unable to go to Shilong to get the "Secret of Immortality".

The next morning, after Chen Liu woke up, he looked at Wanwan who was sleeping in his arms. He still felt a sense of unreality. Was Wanwan taken by him just like that?

"Husband, don't you think you are very charming and easy to make people feel good about you?"

"I'm attractive?"

"Of course, otherwise why would we all be willing to follow our husband?"

Wang Yuyan counted on her fingers, "Me, Sister Wanqing, Sister Nianci, Sister Zhiruo, Sister Shiyin, Sister Lingshan, Sister Shuisheng, and now Sister Wanwan. And then there's Sister Ahzhu, Sister Ling'er, Sister Rong'er, Sister Feixuan, and so many other beautiful sisters who are willing to follow my husband. Why is he still so insecure?"

Wang Yuyan mentioned it, and it was true. Chen Liu hadn't really shown himself to be that special. Besides his faster training, higher comprehension, and handsome appearance, these qualities were certainly attractive to many young female warriors, but definitely not enough for the likes of Shi Feixuan, Qin Mengyao, and Wanwan. But now that Wanwan had even given him her body, he had to doubt it.

[Do I really have a bonus to my Charm attribute? The system didn't give me the physique of a humanoid succubus, did it? Otherwise, this doesn't make sense.]

Chapter 280 Shilong

When Lianxing was lying on his bed waiting for his favor, Chen Liu began to believe in his physique as a humanoid succubus. Even if he didn't believe it, Wang Yuyan and Lianxing and other girls would make him believe it.

"Lian Xing isn't young anymore, is she? She should be in her thirties, but she still looks like a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl. Her skin is as delicate as a girl's, without any signs of sagging or aging." Chen Liu gently stroked Lian Xing's delicate and smooth back, sighing in his heart.

Since leaving the Song Dynasty again, Lianxing has become closer and closer to him. After Wanwan took the initiative last night, she has even taken the initiative to come to him.

Since Lianxing offered it to him, Chenliu naturally had no reason to refuse.

When Chen Liu placed his hand on her sensitive spot again, Lian Xing's breathing quickened again. She raised her head, looked at Chen Liu with watery eyes and whispered, "Husband, do you want more?"

"Do you still want it?" Chen Liu looked down at Lian Xing and smiled.

Lian Xing blushed slightly, and she leaned her head on Chen Liu's chest, rubbing it gently. She seemed a little shy, but she also seemed to be getting used to it.

Grandmasters have very strong recovery abilities. Even though it was Lianxing's first time, she didn't look as frail as an ordinary woman. After Chen Liu's strength broke through to Grandmaster, his body also became much stronger, both in terms of physical strength and other aspects. Now Wang Yuyan no longer caused him back pain.

"Let's come back and continue." Chen Liu thought about it, suppressed his impulse, and said softly to Lian Xing.

"Come back? My husband is going out now?"

"Ok!"

"Where to go?"

"Go find the secret of immortality."

"The Secret of Immortality?" Lian Xing looked surprised and said, "Isn't that one of the four great books of the Sui Dynasty martial arts? Does my husband know where it is?"

"I once heard that the secret of immortality is in the hands of Shilong, the mountain pusher, the best master in Jiangdu, the Sui Dynasty."

In the past ten years, Shilong has rarely managed the martial arts arena, instead handing it over to his disciples. However, because the martial arts arena still bears his name, the title of Yangzhou's top master is still very useful. Although Shilong has not appeared in a long time, there is still an endless stream of people who come to Shilong's martial arts arena to learn martial arts.

Shilong, the mountain pusher, is naturally fond of Taoism and has never married. He now lives alone in a small courtyard on the outskirts of the city. He never leaves the house. His disciples regularly send him the daily necessities he needs, while he spends all day studying the Taoist secret book "The Secret of Longevity".

Shi Long had obtained the "Secret of Immortality" for several years, but the words on the book were in oracle bone script, and he didn't recognize any of them.

According to oral tradition, the "Secrets of Immortality" originated from Guangchengzi, the ancient teacher of the Yellow Emperor. Written in oracle bone script, it is profound and difficult to decipher. Among the ancient sages who have read it, many are extremely intelligent, but no one has ever been able to fully comprehend and decipher the entire text. The text contains a total of 7,400 characters, but only a little over 3,000 have been deciphered.

The book is also densely packed with annotations and translations made by people who have read "The Secret of Immortality", but these annotations and translations are often more confusing than the original text.

Fortunately, there are seven human figures in the book, each with a different posture, and guided by various symbols such as red dots and arrows, as if describing a certain method of cultivation. However, those who do not understand the meaning can refrain from practicing. If one tries to force his qi according to one of the symbols, his blood will immediately boil and he will almost vomit blood. He will then be in danger of going astray, which is extremely dangerous.

Shi Long had spent three years with the "Eternal Life Secret" but still gained nothing. It was like a treasure right before his eyes, but he lacked the key to open the door. However, he was unwilling to give up the "Eternal Life Secret" because it was his only chance to break through to the Grandmaster level.

That day, Shi Long was still in the house, lighting a candle, pondering over the "Eternal Life Secret". Suddenly, a warning sign appeared in his heart. Shi Long quickly took the "Eternal Life Secret" into his arms. Countless thoughts flashed through his mind. Suddenly, he sighed and said, "Dear guest, please come in and have a cup of hot tea!"

"Squeak!" The door was pushed open from the outside, and three young people walked in, one man and two women. The man was handsome and elegant in a green shirt, with a long sword at his waist that was more than a foot longer than ordinary swords. The women were dressed in white fairy dresses and looked like fairies. They were Chen Liu, Wang Yuyan, and Lian Xing.

"Chen Buqi, I am here with my wife to meet Brother Shi." Chen Liu smiled and bowed to Shi Long.

"Chen Buqi?" Shi Long muttered. He had never heard of this name, but he didn't dare to underestimate it. He had already seen the man arrive at his door, and a sense of alarm had risen in his heart. This meant that his martial arts skills were not inferior to his. The two women beside him, who made him feel astonished, were not weaklings either. At least, they were masters like him.

This made Shi Long even more shocked. These three people looked to be in their teens or twenties, but they were already masters. No one knew which school or sect cultivated these geniuses.

"Brother Chen, why are you visiting me so late at night? What's the matter?" Shi Long said.

"Let's be frank. I know that the Secret of Immortality is in Brother Shi's hands. I hope you can take a look at it." Chen Liu said with a smile.

"The Secret of Immortality?" Shi Long looked surprised.