After repeatedly reminding her of various precautions, Chen Hui began to teach Arya Stark the first level of the "Postnatal Internal Alchemy" training method. Since this little girl was from another world and had no idea what meridians and acupoints were, Chen Hui didn't bother to teach her the basics. He simply taught her step by step how to sit in a 'five hearts facing the sky' meditation posture. Then, placing one hand on Arya's back, he said, "Close your eyes and empty your mind. Don't think about anything. Just pay attention to the trajectory of the energy flow and keep it firmly in mind."
"Okay." Arya agreed heavily, and without closing her eyes, she asked curiously, "Jon, how did you learn this training method? It's very interesting."
Chen Hui did not answer after hearing this, but just knocked Arya Stark's head lightly, and looked at her with a face full of grievance in silence.
"If you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me. Why hit him on the head? What if he becomes stupid?" She pouted and rubbed the place where she was hit. She secretly made a face at Chen Hui, then closed her eyes and concentrated and fell silent.
Since Arya Stark was just a beginner, Chen Hui's requirements for her were naturally not too high. Things like divine illumination in the void and forgetfulness of self and other things could basically be ignored. After she calmed down her excitement a little, he shot out a stream of inner alchemy power and injected it into her body, which began to circulate along the Zhoutian circuit recorded in the exercises.
"Post-natal Internal Alchemy" is an exclusive practice tailored for Chen Hui by the system. In addition, because of his solid foundation, Chen Hui was able to draw the power of the void into his body during the first cycle of circulation, and performed 9981 large cycles in one breath, and finally gathered them in the dantian to form an inner elixir.
Now it was Arya Stark who, although she also had extraordinary talent, was vastly different in foundation after all. Therefore, it was not until the fifth week that she was finally able to absorb the power of the void, and she was far inferior to Chen Hui.
However, after the power of the void entered her body, Arya Stark was finally able to officially get started. She no longer needed Chen Hui's help and could circulate the power on her own.
The first key to the "Post-natal Internal Alchemy" is to be able to circulate the power of the void for 9981 cycles in one breath, and gather it in the dantian to condense into an inner elixir; however, except for Chen Hui, this exclusive person, no matter how talented others are, it is impossible to achieve it in one go. Therefore, after barely circulating 7749 cycles, Arya Stark's body could no longer withstand the continuous influx of void power, and she had no choice but to withdraw from the practice and slowly opened her eyes.
"Oh, why is there so much black mud coming out of my body! And it stinks!" Looking at the black water oozing out of her body, Arya Stark screamed in fright and kept wiping it all over her body.
"Stop yelling! This is Yi Jin Xi Sui (Easy Muscle Cleansing) to flush out the toxins from your body." Chen Hui took out a dry cloth he had prepared long ago and handed it to her, indifferently advising her, "Take a shower first when you get home, and then eat some more meat to replenish your energy. Your internal energy training will end here today. Go to the training ground this afternoon, and I'll teach you the basics of swordsmanship."
"And remember, if someone asks you what you and I did together, just say I explained to you a unique skill I came up with. You don't need to tell them the specifics; let them guess."
Seeing Arya Stark sniffing around with disgust, as if she wanted to rub her skin off, Chen Hui felt a little amused and took the little girl out of this secluded place and returned to Winterfell together.
Chapter 8 This is reality
A few days later, Duke Eddard, who had finally made all the arrangements, led everyone to leave Winterfell and followed King Robert's troops towards King's Landing.
Duke Ed was actually very reluctant to let Chen Hui accompany him, but his younger brother, son, and even his wife who had always disliked this illegitimate child all agreed to it. If Duke Ed still insisted on his own way, these people might become suspicious.
Recalling his sister's last words of advice, Duke Eddard had no choice but to compromise and take Chen Hui with him to King's Landing to report on his work. After all, it was safer to let Chen Hui stay within his sight than to stay in a place where he couldn't see him. At least he could deal with any problems in time.
Chen Hui was naturally very satisfied with the current result, especially because of the timely handling of the situation in Winterfell. A series of accidents in the TV series did not happen: Bran Stark was not seriously injured and unconscious, Joffrey Baratheon did not hire someone to assassinate him, and Tyrion Lannister followed Benjen Stark to the Wall as planned. As for Cersei Lannister, although her high fever had subsided, she had been a little listless for several days and had no mood to do anything shameful with her good brother. Finally, she could have a break.
Thinking of this, Chen Hui couldn't help but despise this pig-like king. How fat and tolerant must he be to allow his wife and a guard to have an affair for years right under his nose without him noticing? No wonder he died so miserably in the TV series; it was all his own fault.
Not bothering to care about the life or death of this fat pig, Chen Hui continued to teach Arya Stark how to practice martial arts along the way. In addition to the "Postnatal Internal Alchemy", it also included the various light skills and swordsmanship of the "Tomb Raiders". Although the martial arts of the "Emei Sect" are also suitable for women to practice, compared to the Emei martial arts that can only be practiced to the first-class level, the "Tomb Raiders" martial arts that directly aim at the level of the Five Absolutes are obviously more suitable for a martial arts genius like Arya Stark.
Well, apart from the internal martial arts such as "Jade Girl Heart Sutra", the "Twelve More, Twelve Less" is really too deceptive after all. Chen Hui does not want the lively Arya Stark to become as cold and icy as Xiaolongnu and the Yellow Shirt Girl in the novel.
"Jon, when father came back last night, he had a frown on his face, as if he was in trouble." Holding a wooden sword that was about half the length of an ordinary broadsword, Arya Stark asked while struggling to fend off Chen Hui's attack. This is also one of the training methods of 'multitasking'.
"Chen Hui's men kept moving when he heard this, but he began to speculate in his heart. It seemed that the news of Daenerys's marriage to the King of the Horse had already spread, and King Robert hoped that Lord Eddard could take action to eliminate the remnant of the "Targaryen", but Lord Eddard was unwilling to use assassination to deal with a harmless little girl. The two sides had a very unpleasant quarrel for a while.
The grudges and hatred involved were too complicated, and Chen Hui didn't want to comment on it. He cut Arya Stark off with a downward strike and changed the subject, saying, "Arya, have you made a new friend these days?"
"You mean Mycah?" Arya Stark nodded excitedly. "He's very ambitious. Even though he's only a butcher's apprentice, he hopes to become a knight. Isn't that impressive?"
"Don't associate with him anymore." Recalling the tragic ending of the TV series, Chen Hui spoke lightly while thrusting his sword.
"Why?" Arya Stark, knocked back three steps by the powerful thrust, quickly adjusted her posture and said unwillingly, "Why can't I associate with Mycah? He's a good man."
"He's a good man, but he's also a servant," Chen Hui explained helplessly. "Arya, you have to understand. We're no longer in Winterfell. The outside world isn't as comfortable as it is at home. People here are very concerned about status and background. As the Duke's daughter, you're associating with a butcher's apprentice. It's a minor matter if you attract criticism. But if you attract the jealousy of someone with ulterior motives, Arya, your noble status won't matter. But Mycah is just a butcher's apprentice. It's hard to imagine what he'll encounter."
"If you're not from the same circle, you can't force yourself to fit in. Having ambitions is certainly a good thing, but unless he truly steps into the circle of nobles, if he just wanders in, he'll easily be slapped to death."
Seeing Arya Stark still looking indignant, Chen Hui could only make his words clearer. "Let me put it this way. If that Prince Jolliver had killed Mycah with a single sword strike, would you, Arya, still be able to kill Jolliver to avenge Mycah?"
"He dares!" Arya Stark shouted angrily when she heard this, but because she was too excited, she lost her composure. Chen Hui seized the opportunity to knock the dagger out of her hand and then hit her hard to the ground.
Raising his sword and pointing it directly at the girl's brow, Chen Hui stared at her aggrieved expression and said in a calm voice, "Arya, this is a world where the strong are respected. If you don't have enough strength, don't try to challenge the established rules. Otherwise, you will only hurt yourself and others."
Having said that, Chen Hui retracted his sword, reached out and pulled Arya Stark up from the ground, and taught her earnestly, "Remember your unwillingness at this moment, and turn it into motivation for hard work. Only when you are stronger than everyone else will your words carry weight, and only then will you have the right to ignore certain unreasonable rules and do what you love."
Arya Stark remained silent upon hearing this, turned around to pick up her flying dagger, and once again took a fighting stance, waiting for Chen Hui to attack her.
Knowing that the other party had understood these principles, Chen Hui smiled with relief and then performed a sword dance. Just as he was about to move on to the next lesson, his ears suddenly moved slightly. He put away his sword and shook his head, saying, "Let's change places. The annoying person is here."
In order to avoid the plot in the TV series, Chen Hui would deliberately stay away when instructing Arya. Who knew that Joffrey was like a dog with a nose, and came to the nearby place inexplicably several times. Fortunately, Chen Hui could keep his eyes and ears open, and heard the movement of this guy early in the morning, and took Arya to move the position in advance.
As for this super naughty kid in the TV series, Chen Hui really doesn't want to meet him at the moment. It's either a minor or a major headache.
"Damn this guy." Arya Stark had no fondness for this bastard whose name was written all over him. Furthermore, Chen Hui had just used him as an analogy, which made Arya extremely upset. After spitting out a few words of hatred, she put away her dagger and followed Chen Hui out of the place.
Chapter 9: All Suckers
After this day, Arya Stark never met Mycah again.
As the absolute dominant one in this relationship, as long as Arya Stark herself does not agree, Mycah, who is just a butcher's apprentice, will never be able to meet such a top noble lady.
In order to make herself feel better, Arya Stark, at Chen Hui's suggestion, specially arranged for a junior guard of the Stark family to occasionally teach Mycah some swordsmanship.
However, seeing that she no longer had the freedom to even make a new friend, the usually carefree little princess was still depressed for several days. It was just that understanding the cruelty of this world as early as possible was also a necessary step in a person's growth. It can only be said that there are not so many fairy tales of truth, goodness and beauty in the real world.
Just like in the TV series, even if Arya's direwolf bit the prince, he would only pay for it with the wolf's life, but even if Mycah did nothing, he still couldn't escape death.
The gap between people is sometimes even greater than the gap between people and dogs.
In the world of giants, if a tiny creature casually breaks in, even if the giant has no ill intentions, it is easy for him to be crushed to death with one foot.
However, Chen Hui was very pleased that Arya Stark understood everything so quickly. After all, everyone likes to teach smart students. If it were a stupid person, Chen Hui would have been unable to resist and beat him up.
Of course, in addition to the reasons in the TV series, Chen Hui also had a little selfish motive in keeping Arya Stark away from Mycah. After all, his little Baicai was only 11 years old this year. Which wild boar was so brave as to come and attack him now? He didn't draw his sword and kill people directly. It was already considered that Chen Hui was quite cultured.
If anyone dares to play the "Light Source Plan" or "Lolita Cultivation" with Chen Hui, it would be strange if he doesn't cut the other party into pieces.
In the following days, stimulated by this, Arya Stark worked harder to practice martial arts, and successfully completed a cycle of 9981 days a month later, forming a round inner elixir the size of a dust particle in her dantian, and achieved the first level of the "Postnatal Internal Alchemy".
According to the records in "Postnatal Internal Alchemy", in order to reach the first level, even a person with excellent aptitude would need "a hundred days" to form an elixir. However, Arya Stark only needed one month to successfully break through, which shows that her aptitude is indeed extraordinary and one in a million.
Compared to the practice of the "Faceless Man" in the TV series, Chen Hui can only be said to be a pure waste of talent, wasting such a rare martial arts talent.
Not only that, on the day when her magical power was first achieved, Arya Stark secretly ran to tell Chen Hui that she had awakened the talent of "skinchanger" and could occasionally enter the field of vision of her dire wolf, Nymeria.
Although in the novel, all five children of the Stark family, including Jon Snow except Sansa Stark, have awakened the talent of "skinchanger", but in the TV series, only Bran Stark can do this; and now Arya Stark has awakened this special talent that only exists in novels, which shows the powerful characteristics of "Post-natal Internal Alchemy", which can not only change the muscles and marrow, strengthen the body, but also further stimulate the potential of the practitioner himself.
In fact, it's not just Arya Stark. After a month of practice, Chen Hui himself has also reached the third level of "Postnatal Internal Alchemy". The "shapechanger" talent given to him by "wolf blood" has long been used freely. Not only can he enter the field of vision of "White Spirit" at will, he can even succeed with other animals occasionally. It seems that Chen Hui's talent has gradually begun to surpass the "shapechanger" and move towards the higher level of "Green Prophet".
Not only that, as his practice continued to deepen, Chen Hui clearly found that his resistance to fire was getting higher and higher. He could place his palms on the flames for a long time without getting burned. This was obviously the "Unburnable" effect that only "Dragon Blood" had. In the entire TV series, only Daenerys could do this.
As for this "Unburnable" talent, Chen Hui still likes it very much. After all, this ability is not only useful in the ancient world, but also widely used in the modern world. Chen Hui feels extremely excited when he thinks that he may be able to completely ignore the flames and heat generated by the explosion in the future.
Moreover, according to the description in the novel, Valyria was completely destroyed by a huge wildfire, and the entire city has been shrouded in flames and magma ever since. I am afraid that only the true "Unburnt" can enter to explore, and anyone else who dares to step in will surely die.
The only thing that is uncertain now is whether these two talents can be taken to other worlds. Maybe luck will still be needed in exchange. Anyway, the system, which is a money-grubbing thing, will not let go of any opportunity.
After the group rushed back to King's Landing, Duke Eddard immediately began his work as the "Hand of the King". Then our Duke discovered that he had been completely betrayed by this old friend of decades.
This pig-like king seemed to have absolutely no concept of governing a country. All he did all day was eat, drink and have fun, and he had brought the country's finances to the brink of collapse. Chen Hui could only say that it was fortunate that this world had a feudal system like the Shang and Zhou dynasties, with several major lords in charge of different areas, and their finances were not interconnected. If it were a unified dynasty like the Tang, Song, Ming and Qing dynasties, King Robert would have been basically a piece of shit like Emperor Yang of Sui, and he would have long ago set the world in flames of war.
In fact, even if he only managed the small area of his own, if it were not for the wise Prime Minister Jon Arryn who tried hard to maintain it, he would have gone bankrupt long ago. This is why King Robert had to ask Duke Eddard to take over as his "Hand of the King", because apart from this old friend of decades, he really couldn't find anyone else who was so stupid as to come and clean up his mess at this level.
Duke Ed is the chosen one, confirmed to be the victim.
Seeing that Duke Eddard's face turned as blue as if he was poisoned on the first day of work and he was busy day and night, Chen Hui sighed that his teammates were really bad. Then, after teaching Arya, he consciously wandered around King's Landing, and sometimes even went outside the city. He didn't tell anyone what he did, not even Arya Stark.
As for Duke Ed himself, he was already overwhelmed by the double pressure of state affairs and the king's private affairs, and had no mood to care about these things.
Due to his humble status as an illegitimate child, Chen Hui had never met the chaotic characters in the TV series, so as to avoid humiliation. At most, he took Arya Stark to the bunker where the dragon bones were stored, and saw with his own eyes the remains of these majestic creatures that once dominated the entire Westeros continent.
Well, at the same time, I also gained some of the luck contained in these dragon bones.
Although Duke Eddard did not have any conflicts with the Lannisters because Tyrion Lannister was not imprisoned by Catelyn Tully, as time went on, he discovered clues about the bloodline of the king's offspring and gradually brought it to the surface.
The day that was destined to come is approaching.
Chapter 10: Power comes from the barrel of a gun
"Sansa is such a fool." Arya Stark swung her two wooden swords up and down, maneuvering back and forth across the room filled with obstacles with the agility of a cat. She practiced her movements while mocking him. "Last night, she actually said she wanted to have a bunch of blond babies with that idiot Joffrey. Obviously, all Baratheons have dark hair."
After more than four months of hard training, Arya Stark not only advanced her "Postnatal Internal Alchemy" to the second level, but also initially mastered the two sets of sword skills, "Jade Girl Sword Technique" and "Quanzhen Sword Technique", and was able to start learning the "Jade Girl Pure Heart Sword Technique" which combined two swords.
After hearing the little girl's teasing, Chen Hui on the side suddenly felt something in his heart, realizing that the final scene was about to come, and the Wolf Family and the Lion Family were about to completely fall out.
After being silent for a moment, Chen Hui turned around and left the room, then quickly returned, but with two more things in his hands - a wooden box and a package.
"Arya, stop for a moment. I'll show you something."
Seeing the cute little girl jumping and skipping towards him, Chen Hui handed the wooden box to her and motioned her to open it and take a look.
"This is..." Arya Stark obeyed and opened the wooden box. Her eyes were immediately drawn to the contents. It was a pair of beautifully shaped short swords in sheaths. Even with the handles, they were only about two feet long, nearly half the length of a normal broadsword. It was similar in size to the wooden sword she usually used.
He took out the dagger and drew it from its scabbard. Two flashes of lightning flashed in the dim room. The sharp sword edge was so cold that even Arya Stark couldn't help shivering.
"'Silver Frost' 'Cold Moon': the blade is one foot seven inches long and weighs nine ounces and three ounces. It is incredibly light and can cut hair with a single blow. It is a special sword made specifically to complement your swordsmanship." Chen Hui said as he plucked a strand of hair from Arya's head, placed it lightly on the blade, and then saw the hair split in two and slowly floated down from mid-air.
"Wow! They're so sharp!" Arya excitedly swung the two swords a few times, feeling that no matter how long or heavy they were, they were perfectly matched. Unable to let go, she asked, "Jon, where did you get such powerful swords? They must be very valuable, right?"
Arya Stark is not a fool. Since arriving in King's Landing, Chen Hui has given her a kind of elixir every now and then. Every time after taking the medicine, she feels refreshed and comfortable all over. Even the progress of her cultivation has accelerated a lot. It must not be cheap. Now he has brought such a rare sword comparable to Varley steel. The money it costs is so huge that even a top noble lady like Arya Stark feels her scalp tingling just thinking about it.
Arya had asked about this before, but Chen Hui had always laughed it off. So when she saw this pair of priceless treasures, Arya Stark couldn't help feeling a little uneasy despite her excitement, fearing that her dear brother would pay an unimaginable price.
"This pair of swords was forged long ago, and I originally intended to give them to you." Chen Hui shrugged nonchalantly, muttering to himself, "They were simply forged in the last world. They're one of the many divine weapons I forged with the might of my entire nation, specifically to complement the Jade Maiden Pure Heart Sword Technique."
Watching Arya playing with her swords with great interest, Chen Hui was silent for a moment before pulling her aside and asking softly, "Arya, what color is King Robert's hair?"
"Black." Arya didn't care about Chen Hui's question at all. She answered casually and continued to play with the two swords in her hands. The more she looked at them, the more she liked them.
"What color is the Duke's hair?"
"Father? It's gray-brown."
"So what color is your hair?"
"What are you talking about, Jon? I am my father's daughter, so of course I am taupe."
"Oh, and what color is Prince Joffrey's hair?"
"Golden..."
Arya Stark's body stiffened when she said this, and she seemed to realize something terrible had happened. A look of horror gradually appeared on her face, and she couldn't help but start to scream.
Chen Hui covered Ailia's mouth, stopping her from screaming in surprise. He stared into her panic-stricken eyes and said in a deep voice, "Yes, the father has black hair, but the son has blonde hair. This is really interesting."
Slowly releasing his hand from covering his mouth, Chen Hui raised his finger to make a silencing gesture and warned word by word, "The Duke should have noticed it. You must not do anything extra. Just keep it in your mind."
"But...but..." Arya hesitated for a long time, feeling lost. Then she asked anxiously, "Sansa has been staying with Joffrey all this time. Will something happen to her?"
Although they disliked each other, they were blood sisters after all. Therefore, Arya immediately thought of Sansa Stark, who had been inseparable from Joffrey recently, fearing that something might happen to her.
"You can go and persuade Sansa to go to Joffrey less these days," Chen Hui said calmly, "but Arya, you must not tell her about Joffrey's bloodline. The Duke probably has a plan already. Sansa is not very careful with her words. If she lets others know, it could be very troublesome."
As he spoke, Chen Hui handed over the package in his hand. Inside was a close-fitting soft armor made according to Arya's figure. He said, "You should also be careful during this period. Wear this soft armor under your clothes at all times. You should also carry these two swords with you in case of any emergencies."
"Jon, nothing will happen, right?" Arya nervously grasped Chen Hui's arm, her eyes full of fear for the future.
"Just be prepared. Who knows what the future holds?" Chen Hui lovingly stroked Arya's head and promised word by word, "No matter what happens, I will definitely protect you and ensure that everyone can return to Winterfell safely."
Arya Stark's lips trembled when she heard this, but she didn't say anything more in the end. She buried herself in Chen Hui's arms, trying hard to absorb that sense of security.
Gently stroking the trembling back of the girl in his arms, Chen Hui's indifferent eyes occasionally revealed a few bright gleams. After enduring the reputation of an illegitimate child for so long, he could finally go on a killing spree with a clear conscience.
Lannisters, you're very good at playing the Game of Thrones, right? Then I'll show you that power is ultimately gained through sheer force.
Political power comes from the barrel of a gun, and that's the same in every world.
Chapter 11: Prelude to the Great War
After getting hints from Arya and Sansa, Lord Eddard finally solved his long-standing doubts and realized that Joffrey and the other three were not King Robert's blood descendants at all, but the product of incest between Cersei and Jaime, the biological brother and sister.
Then, this guy made an extremely stupid decision.
He actually confronted Cersei Lannister directly?! He also explicitly told her that he would reveal the matter as soon as King Robert returned from hunting, giving Cersei and Jaime the opportunity to escape.
You must know that whether in the officialdom or the business world, or in any interpersonal interactions, revealing one's cards is the biggest taboo among taboos, which can be said to be extremely stupid; although Cersei Lannister has never had a good impression of the Stark family, but for the sake of the overall situation, she is still willing to marry with the North, still willing to live in peace with Eddard Stark, and still willing to give the throne of queen to Sansa Stark, the silly girl she despises.
Politics is the art of compromise, and Cersei Lannister at least understands that.
But Duke Eddard didn't understand at all.
When Chen Hui saw this scene in the TV series, he finally understood why Duke Eddard became close friends with the fat pig King Robert. In fact, these two people are simply the perfect match. They both have no political literacy and treat the political game as a battlefield fight, and they just rush in and it's over.
Honestly, it's not Littlefinger's fault that Petyr Baelish betrayed us at the last minute. It's really just that Lord Eddard is a hopeless case. Who would dare to entrust their life and property to such a complete idiot teammate? Even Chen Hui wouldn't do that.
Therefore, Chen Hui did not offer any opinions to Duke Ed at all. Besides knowing that his words were insignificant, he also understood that this guy was a bad teammate. It would be better to let him do all the stupid things by himself first, and at most Chen Hui would just clean up the mess behind him.
A tasker, isn't his job just to clean up the mess? Otherwise, why would Jon Snow sacrifice the protagonist's luck?
As for Sansa Stark, there was no progress either. Her mind was now filled with the idea of marrying Joffrey and becoming the Queen of the Seven Kingdoms. She completely ignored Arya's advice. The two sisters had a big fight over this, and then parted ways unhappily.
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