Chapter 48: Getting the Pearl
The sun sets in the west and the lanterns come on.
Chu Zhiyuan wore a crimson official robe and walked slowly on the bustling street.
Pedestrians around were like flowing water, and a few guards separated the flow of people like rocks, forming an area for Chu Zhiyuan to stroll leisurely.
While he was observing his surroundings with his super-sense, he was thinking in his mind.
Should we go back to the new house next to Houtu Hall to practice martial arts first, and gather nine dragon-binding ropes to break through the seventh jade tower in one fell swoop? Or should we go back to the palace to take a look first?
Finally decided to go back to the palace first.
The lanterns on both sides of Qingwang Street were lit, completely driving away the twilight. The entire street was as bright as day.
Two teams of royal guards were patrolling across the area.
When they saw Chu Zhiyuan, they clasped their fists and saluted from a distance.
Chu Zhiyuan nodded and kept walking.
Guo Chi had already informed someone in advance that when he arrived at the palace gate, the concierge had already opened it to greet him.
He returned to Tingtao Courtyard unimpeded.
The four Mo Yi girls came forward and took off their hats, changed their clothes, took off their boots, and some brought in a basin of water.
Chu Zhiyuan changed out of his clothes, washed himself, and came to the back garden.
As soon as we entered the back garden, we heard the sound of the piano in the distance.
The long and long sound of the piano floated from the lake, bypassed the lush woods, and floated into his ears. It was high and peaceful, and he felt relaxed and happy when he heard it.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled.
The mother-in-law is now no longer angry, she has become calm and calm, and has finally regained the graceful Qinghua demeanor of the princess.
This is the real Bai Ning Shuang.
He turned through the gloomy woods and came to the lake.
Strings of carved lanterns have been lit up on the lake, illuminating the five pavilions and five waterside pavilions as brightly as day.
The reflection of the lantern in the water sways gently, like a dream.
He stepped onto the corridor on the lake and came to a waterside pavilion. A beautiful middle-aged woman and a beautiful girl named Fan Fan were standing in front of the waterside pavilion and saluted.
Chu Zhiyuan nodded lightly, lifted the curtain and entered the waterside pavilion.
There are several silver candles in the water pavilion, the light is soft yet bright.
Bai Ningshuang, who was dressed in plain White House attire, was playing the piano with her head lowered. The golden steps on her head were swaying slightly, reflecting each other's faintly flashing golden threads at the corners of her sleeves.
The beautiful girl moved over to embroider the pier.
Chu Zhiyuan sat on the embroidered pier and looked at Bai Ningshuang opposite.
The sound of the piano stopped suddenly, Bai Ningshuang raised her head and waved.
The middle-aged maid presented a small cold jade box, which was green and moist.
"Yuan'er, the dragon ball you want." Bai Ningshuang said: "Flying Dragon Ball."
Chu Zhiyuan took the cold jade box with a smile and opened it slowly.
On the gold satin in the center of the jade box, a purple gold bead the size of a baby's fist exudes a deep luster, giving people an unusually heavy feeling.
The Dragon Transformation Technique was running wildly in an instant.
Chu Zhiyuan closed the cold jade box, and the Dragon Transformation Technique came to an abrupt end.
really!
He smiled.
Bai Ningshuang said: "The empress said that dragon beads are not a good thing, which is unlucky."
Chu Zhiyuan raised his eyebrows.
Bai Ningshuang said: "In short, the empress will never harm you."
Chu Zhiyuan nodded.
I asked for my dragon ball from the emperor.
I have never heard of the saying that the Dragon Ball is unlucky, but whether it is said by the Emperor or Concubine Rou, it cannot be regarded as perfunctory remarks.
Concubine Rou is not an ordinary woman. If she is a favored imperial concubine, then that's fine. However, she can still stay peacefully in the palace even though she is not favored. This shows that Concubine Rou has great intelligence and skills.
The Dragon Ball is unlucky, and there are secrets in it that I don't understand.
"Yuan'er, tomorrow is King Xuan's birthday. I have prepared the clothes. I will ask Mo Yi and the others to try them on for you later and choose a good one."
"Well, Mom, let me go to my little sister's place to see if she has practiced in the afternoon?"
"I have been practicing." Bai Ningshuang said dissatisfied: "Yi'er has never liked practicing Kung Fu since she was a child, why bother forcing her!"
Prince Qing's Mansion is not that obsessed with practicing Kung Fu. After all, Prince Qing doesn't practice Kung Fu.
Prince Qing and his wife do not force their children to practice Kung Fu.
Chu Zhiyuan has shown amazing martial arts aptitude since he was a child, and he also likes to practice martial arts, while Chu Yi has no talent at all, does not like to practice martial arts, and only likes to grow flowers and grass.
Chu Zhiyuan said: "There is no harm in practicing." "I don't see any benefit, it will hurt the body and bones." Bai Ningshuang snorted.
Unless you can practice to the innate state, you can avoid harming the body. The innate state has been hurting the body before.
Chu Yi's qualifications are average. It's not that his physical endowment is bad. On the contrary, his physical endowment is good, but his martial arts understanding is not good. He doesn't like to practice martial arts. Practicing martial arts may not lead to an innate state. There is no need to practice martial arts.
"Mom, I won't harm my little sister." Chu Zhiyuan smiled.
"You..." Bai Ningshuang said helplessly: "She really doesn't want to practice, don't force her too much."
"Okay." Chu Zhiyuan agreed, clasped his fists and stood up to leave.
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The Wanqingyuan where Chu Yi is located is brightly lit.
Four beautiful maids were standing beside the flower garden in surprise, their bright eyes widening.
In the center of the six flowerbeds of Wanqingyuan, on the flat green bricks, sixteen footprints are like imprints on the green bricks.
Each footprint is in a different orientation, with the toes pointed in different directions, ultimately forming a closed circle.
After walking sixteen steps, he turned around and returned to his original position.
Under the bright light, Chu Yi's white clothes were fluttering, and she was stepping on the sixteen footprints skillfully. She was light and elegant, as if she were a fairy, and her beautiful face was full of smiles under the light.
The pace she walked was marvelous.
With every step he took, a gurgling warm breath penetrated his body from the soles of his feet and pulsed through his body. His whole body felt as warm as if he were soaking in a hot spring.
Not only did she not feel tired after walking all afternoon, but she became more energetic as she walked. Her body became more relaxed as she walked, as if she was about to float.
Fluttering like the wind, and like the gentle steps on the waves.
When Chu Zhiyuan appeared, the four maids noticed him and hurriedly saluted him.
Chu Zhiyuan waved his hands and stood aside.
Chu Yi quickly slid up to him, stretched out her little hand and patted his chest: "Brother, look at your palm!"
Chu Zhiyuan's foot slipped and he could barely avoid it.
"Look at the palm again!" Chu Yi pursued and slapped him again.
Chu Zhiyuan's footsteps continued to slide and he continued to dodge.
Both of them performed this set of Xiao Guiyuan Steps.
After more than ten palms, Chu Yi's steps became chaotic and she stumbled forward. However, her feet moved back and her body suddenly froze.
Chu Zhiyuan flicked his sleeves.
She stood upright and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Brother!" Her little red face was full of excitement: "If this was what I had practiced, I would have become a martial arts master long ago!"
Chu Zhiyuan laughed: "Don't put gold on your face."
Now I practice for the sake of novelty and find it interesting, but no matter how interesting things are, if you do them every day, you won’t find them interesting anymore.
Based on his understanding of Chu Yi, this novelty will not last for five days, and he will start to be lazy and do not want to practice anymore.
Chu Yi said: "Brother, I can practice this."
"Okay, let's practice first." Chu Zhiyuan put his hand on her wrist, feeling the inner energy still surging in her meridians, and nodded with satisfaction.
This Xiao Guiyuan Step is the martial arts in Mingwu Hall, it is only the third level.
But for Chu Yi, it is the best way to get started.
It's most suitable for someone like her who has poor martial arts understanding but good physical endowment.
If you like to practice, you can practice it for a year and a half to get to about the fourth level of the acquired day, and then change it to the more complicated Daguiyuan Step.
By relying on the Great Guiyuan Step, you can almost reach the perfection of the day after tomorrow, and then find a way to break through the three levels and step into the Xiantian.
When he reached the innate realm, he could live to be one hundred and twenty years old, which meant he had the ability to protect himself. He could feel more at ease if he could hide away at critical moments.
"By the way, I have found a mental method that has the effect of keeping your appearance." Chu Zhiyuan said: "If you practice it, you will be young and not old."
Chu Yi hurriedly asked: "What's your mind?"
"The Qiongyu Changchun Jue is a secret mental technique that was seen in Mingwu Hall, but it requires an innate state to practice."
"Qiongyu Changchun Jue..." Chu Yi chewed on these five words and stared at him with her bright eyes: "Brother, is this mental technique really able to preserve your appearance?"
"It was originally a secret of the Qiongyu Sect. Later, the Qiongyu Sect was destroyed overnight. People thought it was extinct. They didn't know that there were still Qiongyu Sect disciples in the palace who left the Qiongyu Changchun Secret before their death."
"I must practice to the innate realm!" Chu Yi's bright eyes sparkled, giving birth to endless motivation.
Chu Zhiyuan nodded with satisfaction: "The sooner, the better. The Qiongyu Changchun Technique can only make your appearance last forever at the moment you practice it. Don't practice it until you are fifty or sixty years old."
"Okay!" Chu Yi nodded vigorously.
She suddenly felt endless motivation.
(End of chapter)