Chapter 15 Qintou
In Lihua Alley, there are several water collection places open to the public. But the closest thing to Chen Ping'an's house is under the big mulberry tree in the east.
There is a stream next to the big mulberry tree, and women from the alley often come to wash some clothes. There is a small open space there, and there are many children who come with the woman on weekdays, and they often play there. There is a well in the open space, which is where the surrounding people draw water.
Chen Pingan walked very quickly and soon arrived under the big mulberry tree.
Sure enough, there are many people here. Children were running around and playing happily. "I heard! Lao Gao's wife's house in the southeast corner seems to be having a prosperous life recently."
"What's wrong?"
"A few days ago, when I was wandering through the door, I happened to meet them eating and found that they had all eaten braised pork."
"Braised Pork!? Lao Gao's wife's family has no skills and no strength. What's going on? Is she getting rich?"
"I don't know! Do you think it's strange or not?"
"That's strange! Let's go find out some other time and see if we have found any opportunity to make a fortune!"
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Beside the stream, several women were washing their clothes and chatting with each other.
Chen Pingan ignored them. He went straight to the well and fetched water.
There was a wooden bucket specially used to draw water next to the well, and Chen Pingping threw it into the well.
The sound of clear water splashing everywhere.
Chen Pingan skillfully swung the wooden rope, the barrel tipped over, and began to swallow the water in the well.
Chen Ping'an looked at the mouth of the well. When the water overflowed, he lifted the barrel.
Um! ?
Chen Ping'an was slightly startled. He found that the wooden barrel filled with water seemed a little light, which was not what he remembered at all.
Chen Pingan took the barrel out of the well and poured it into the barrel he brought. It happened to be a full barrel.
Repeat the action just now and fill another bucket with water.
"Have I become so strong?"
The second time I lifted the bucket, I still felt light. Chen Pingan secretly guessed.
Picking up two buckets of water, Chen Pingan walked towards home.
Along the way, his steps were brisk, completely different from his previous experience of fetching water.
Although he could carry two full buckets of water in the past, it would sway all the way and by the time he got home, less than half of the water had spilled out. Two buckets of water means half a bucket of water is wasted on the road.
This is not only labor-intensive, but also inefficient. Therefore, Chen Pingan usually fills the bowl more than half full with water.
But today
Chen Ping'an picked things up steadily and seemed to be at ease.
Until he poured the water into the water tank, he looked calm and relaxed, not feeling tired at all.
"This is the change brought about by the first level of qi and blood!"
Chen Ping'an only felt surprised and inexplicable.
For the first time, he felt the changes happening to him so clearly.
"Come again!"
Chen Pingan rushed out of the house happily.
Repeat this until the water in the water tank is full to the mouth of the tank.
It usually takes ten trips to fill the water tank, but today he only made seven or eight trips. Because the water he filled was full every time, and he did not fill it half full like before.
"My strength is more than half as strong as before!"
After Haosheng experienced it, Chen Pingan began to practice the iron shirt.
Half an hour later, the familiar +1 experience value appeared.
Name: Chen Pingan
Realm: First Level of Qi and Blood Martial Arts: Introduction to Iron Cloth Shirt (3/15)
In the following days, Chen Pingan lived a very regular life.
Get up early in the morning every day, practice the iron cloth shirt once, and then go to Nanquanli Lane Town Fusi to order Mao on time.
According to the assignment of the Zhenfu Division, patrol the streets and alleys in Nanquanli Lane to scare Xiaoxiao.
After getting off work every day, after dinner with Chen Erya, they would practice the iron cloth shirt again.
In a few days, he also saw Qin Tou.
Qin Tou has gray hair and a kind smile.
He is nearly sixty years old and is about to reach the age of hearing. He doesn't have the bravery and fierceness of his youth, and his attitude of daring to fight and kill. If he weren't wearing the official uniform of a servant and walking in the crowd, he would look like a short old man next door.
Only the sharp flash in his eyes occasionally showed his martial arts cultivation of Qi and Blood.
How could Qin Tou be able to become an official servant of Nanquanlixiang Town Fusi without any background and nothing?
Old Chen Tou was like this back then, and so was Qin Tou.
On this day, it was rare that Qin Tou didn't fish, so he patrolled the streets with them.
After not seeing each other for a long time, Qin Tou was quite cheerful and even used his own money to treat a few of them to tea.
During the conversation, Qin Tou also talked about Chen Ping'an's father, old Chen Tou, and there was some sadness in his words.
"Old Chen was also a figure back then! If it hadn't been for the operation to encircle and suppress the Ten Thousand Demons Sect, he was seriously injured by a deacon of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect. In Lao Chen's situation, I'm afraid he would have reached the third level of Qi and Blood in two years. Come on! When the time comes, you won’t have a bad identity!”
With the first level of Qi and blood, skin refining! The second level of qi and blood, training the meat! Three levels of qi and blood, easy for tendons!
As long as a servant can successfully enter the third level of Qi and Blood, there will be no obvious bad deeds. Generally speaking, Nancheng Fusi will grant a poor status.
Once you get the distinction, you will truly achieve a class leap.
Chen Pingan was silent. His mind recalled some of Old Chentou's voice, appearance, and smile.
Ten Thousand Demons Cult.
“What a bad guy! In our Nanquan Lane, we are all dealing with the top figures!”
Qin Tou took a sip of tea and sighed.
"Qin Tou, you are not bad at all. With your martial arts cultivation at the second level of Qi and Blood, and your mastery of the Thirteen Gongmen Swordsmanship, you are a well-known figure in Nanquan Lane!"
Monkeyhead complimented from the side.
"You say so, Dashan."
Dashan smiled stupidly and nodded in agreement.
There are more than thirty official officers in Nanquanli Alley, at least half of whom have failed to reach the second level of Qi and blood and are still at the first level of Qi and blood.
"I'm getting old! Along the journey of martial arts, old age leads to exhaustion, vitality disappears, and qi and blood decline! I am now fifty-nine years old. I only have the second level of qi and blood. If I really fight, I will only be able to complete the first level of qi and blood. level."
Qin Tou looked at the knife on his waist and seemed to have thought of something.
"This man can't bear to accept his old age!"
"Ginger is still spicy when you are old, but you are still awesome when you are old!"
"Hahaha"
Qin Tou laughed.
Seeing this, Hericium and Dashan laughed together.
Although they have not entered martial arts practice, they still know a thing or two about the common sense of martial arts.
There are six levels of qi and blood, one level is stronger than the other!
Except for the last two levels, the first four levels are difficult to avoid the natural law of exhaustion and decline of Qi and blood due to old age.
Once you get past fifty, it starts to slowly go downhill.
Only by nourishing the body with various great medicines and precious materials can the decline of the age be delayed for several years or even ten years.
(End of chapter)