Chapter 28 Shadows at Night

It was Liu Changsheng's idea to invite Zhou Heng and Yu He to stay for lunch.

He wanted to take this opportunity to learn more about Zhou Heng. To be precise, he wanted to understand some of Zhou Heng's ideas on sword training.

Zhou Heng's previous stab still made him feel uneasy and itchy in his heart.

He even vaguely felt that if he could figure out the truth behind Zhou Heng's previous sword attack, he might be able to take a step closer to his cultivation.

But until the meal was over, he didn't ask anything substantial from Zhou Heng. He just felt that Zhou Heng's martial arts talent was indeed extraordinary and he should be quite successful in the future.

After the rain.

Zhou Heng and Yu He left.

Liu Changsheng couldn't help but ask Manager Wang: "Manager Wang, did you understand Zhou Heng's sword attack earlier? I always feel that it contains the principle of the five elements' mutual restraint, but I am a little unsure."

——Now that Zhou Heng is no longer here, it is only human nature to discuss his martial arts moves, but it does not break the rules of the world.

When Liu Changsheng asked, Zhao Yuan and others next to him also looked at Manager Wang.

Several people present were practicing martial arts belonging to the Five Elements, and their cultivation levels were similar. They could all feel that Zhou Heng's sword was quite mysterious.

If you can understand it thoroughly, it will most likely be beneficial to improving your martial arts.

"That man's sword indeed contains the principles of the Five Elements." Manager Wang nodded slightly and said seriously: "However, it is not that his sword technique contains the principles of the Five Elements."

"What's the explanation for this?" Liu Changsheng asked doubtfully.

"The reason why his sword contains the principles of the Five Elements is because it cut into the flaw of the Guiyi Five Elements Pile." Manager Wang said with a hint of admiration in his eyes:

"Master, you used the water form of the Guiyi Five Elements Pile before. It has flexible changes and quick dodges. Under normal circumstances, it is absolutely impossible for an unqualified apprentice to repel you.

"But what if this unqualified warrior sees through the changes in your stance skills, finds a flaw in it, and then unexpectedly changes your moves to make the sword's power become calm and have an 'earth' power?"

"The five elements restrain each other, earth restrains water, calmness suppresses agility?"

Liu Changsheng was stunned when he heard this, and then said with some disbelief: "It's not surprising that he understands the principle of the five elements' mutual restraint, but how did he see the changes in my Zhuang Gong?

"Guiyi Five Elements Pole is the true inheritance of my Five Elements Sect. It is impossible for him to know this skill."

"It's indeed impossible for him to know it, but he doesn't need to know it. He just needs to understand it and see the flaws. It's enough to catch you off guard." Manager Wang shook his head gently, and the admiration in his eyes became a little thicker. ,road:

"When I came here with the young master this morning, I overheard someone talking about a martial arts genius who has been in the limelight recently, that is, this Zhou Heng.

"It is said that he directly learned a ninth-grade martial arts through fighting when competing with his ninth-grade instructor. Perhaps this rumor is exaggerated compared to the reality, but it can also reflect his martial arts talent."

"You mean him, who saw through the flaws in my Guiyi Five Elements Stake just by watching the battle??" Liu Changsheng was stunned and said as if he had seen a ghost: "How is it possible? I have only heard of such a talent. That Fairy Qiongfeng from Yang Palace has it.”

"It's not just Cheng Jiangjian, it's just that you only know her, young master." Manager Wang shook his head and said: "The thirty-three states of Daqi have such a large population, and how many top sects are there? It's not surprising that there are only a few top sects."

"I see, Manager Wang's words made me think about some things." Zhao Yuan on the side suddenly realized and said: "We had a Wang family who moved from other places here before, which caused quite a disturbance.

"A few days ago, the Wang family suddenly disappeared. At that time, Zhou Heng was working as a temporary guard for the eldest lady of the Wang family, but afterwards he was completely separated from the turmoil, and there were vague traces of the Palace Master's intervention.

"Before, I was still confused that Zhou Heng was a child of some important family, and he actually asked a sixth-grade master like Palace Master Wu Zongshan to take care of him. Now it seems that the Palace Master has also developed a love for talents."

"Is there still such a thing?" Wang Guanshi smiled and said: "This is normal. The imperial court's assessment of political performance in various places includes the level of warriors. For a city, a genius like Zhou Heng can be regarded as a leader. Baby."

"So, Zhou Heng is really an out-and-out martial arts genius?" Liu Changsheng's eyes lit up and he smiled: "It's a pity that he hasn't entered the first rank yet. If he has reached the seventh rank, I can have a good competition with him. ”

"Haha, Master, I'm afraid I won't have that chance." Manager Wang said with a smile: "Although Zhou Heng is extremely talented, after all, he does not have a large inheritance, no profound martial arts, and no nourishing elixir.

"In this case, it would be good for him to reach the seventh level before he is forty years old. By then, young master, you might be close to the fifth level."

"He doesn't have it, I can give it to him." Liu Changsheng said with a smile: "Let him reach the ninth level first. By then, his strength will reach the whole body and he can barely fight with me."

"..." Manager Wang was stunned. His young master's idea was really unique.

But anyway, the master’s family has a big business, and it’s just a drop in the bucket to give away something casually, so just go with the young master.

…

Tonight is the reception banquet prepared by the three major martial arts schools for Liu Changsheng.

It was run by Yu He's restaurant.

At this banquet, in addition to people from the three major martial arts schools, there were also many local celebrities in Huangtong Fucheng. Even the palace master's Yamen sent a master to come, so Wu Zongshan, the acting master of the palace, attended.

Zhou Heng was also invited, and he went to the banquet thinking that he could save money on a meal.

But he didn't expect that when the banquet was over, the guests had dispersed, and Liu Changsheng was about to leave, he would be given a pill.

Tiger bone refining pills.

This is an extremely effective elixir for unqualified martial artists. It can provide the body with a large amount of nutrients needed for martial arts training, nourish the body's qi and blood, fill up the energy, and naturally penetrate the whole body.

Thus reaching the ninth level!

Since the ninth level is also called the stage of "shape refining and foundation building", this "Tiger Bone Shape Refining Pill" also has a nickname, called "Foundation Building Pill".

At least one thousand taels of silver!

Zhou Heng originally wanted to refuse, but the reason Liu Changsheng gave was to apologize for the previous rash inquiry, so he had no choice but to accept it.

Wait for Liu Changsheng to leave.

Yu He came over and said with a smile: "Liu Changsheng is a good fellow. He actually gave you such an expensive pill. It seems that he really abides by the rules of the world."

"Do you think this pill is easy to get?" Zhou Heng patted his friend's shoulder and said, "He obviously wants me to step into the ninth level as soon as possible. Once I have the strength of the ninth level, I can barely fight him. , This guy is a martial arts idiot."

"What? Do you still want to compete in martial arts?" Yu He was stunned for a moment, and then said: "How about I give him a thousand taels of silver on your behalf? It's like buying his pill."

"He won't accept it." Zhou Heng shook his head and said with a smile: "Besides, it would be good to compete with him. It should be able to improve my martial arts. After all, I am a master on the list."

"You are also a martial arts idiot." Yu He rolled his eyes and was about to make a few more jokes when suddenly his eyes narrowed and he spotted a figure at the intersection in the distance, "Hey, Zhou Heng, look, that's not... money Shopkeeper?"

"Huh?" Zhou Heng looked over after hearing this.

It was already midnight at this time. Although there was no curfew, there was no one on the street. Only the lanterns hung in front of some shops were dimly lit, and the whole place was quite quiet.

Shopkeeper Qian was standing in the shadows at the intersection and couldn't see his face clearly. If Yu He hadn't been deeply impressed by this person, he might not have been able to recognize him just now.

He seemed to notice the gazes of the two people, and immediately turned around and left, disappearing into the night.

"Probably out of envy and jealousy." Yu He laughed and said with a somewhat proud smile.

"It's best to be careful these two days." Zhou Heng reminded: "I always feel that something is not right about this shopkeeper Qian."

"I know." Yu He said with a smile: "In the business world, there are often people who want revenge after losing the competition. I will definitely be careful."

"That's good." Zhou Heng nodded and said, "Then I'll go back too."

"Be careful on the road." Yu He waved his hand and watched Zhou Heng leave.

After Zhou Heng walked away, he turned back to the restaurant, but when he crossed the threshold, he suddenly felt a little dizzy.

boom!

Yu He slammed his hand on the door frame to avoid tripping.

"what happened?"

He pinched his temples and shook his head, "Maybe you are too tired today? Go to bed early."

At the same time, at the intersection where shopkeeper Qian originally disappeared, a face hidden in the shadows appeared against the wall.

The face's mouth was wide open, revealing thirty-two pale teeth.

Green eyes flashed.

He stared motionlessly at Yu He who walked into the restaurant.

…

Return home.

Zhou Heng put the wooden box containing the tiger bone refining pill on the table and thought in his mind.

Did you eat it?

Or sold?

One thousand taels of silver!

He still owed Cheng Jiangjian three thousand taels of foreign debt. If he had this thousand taels of silver, he would probably be able to relax.

——Although Cheng Jiangjian never asked Zhou Heng to pay back the money, he always kept this matter in his mind. Such precious elixirs cannot be taken in vain.

After hesitating for a while, he decided to open the lucky bag first.

What if the lucky bag opens up to something better?

For example, if you eat one pill, you can become a golden immortal with the Nine-turn Purple Golden Pill.

Now Zhou Heng has a total of two lucky bags in his hand.

One is the silver blessing bag that he got when he defeated Liu Changsheng in the previous competition, and the bronze blessing bag that he got after practicing the Thirteen Swords of Autumn Rain to perfection some time ago.

He planned to save the latter until he was in the ninth level before opening it. He wanted to see if the upper limit of the blessing bag reward had anything to do with his cultivation level.

Although he has now received a new silver blessing bag, he has no plans to change it and still chooses to keep the bronze blessing bag.

After all, the silver lucky bag has never issued a "lucky luck" prompt, which is always a bit regretful.

"Lucky Bag [Silver]: It is all-encompassing and contains everything. After opening it, you can get surprising rewards."

"Open!"

"Congratulations! Obtained basic attributes, insight +1."

? ? ?

"That's it? That's it?"

Zhou Heng's eyes widened, he was actually black again!

There is no hint of "extraordinary luck", but an ordinary reward?

Insight +1?

What reward is this?

After a while, he figured out that this seemed to be an attribute that improved his observation ability.

You can see further, see more detailed, and discover some details that are easily overlooked.

What's the use of this thing?

Are all silver lucky bags so black?

It seems that I have never found anything good in the silver lucky bag.

Zhou Heng looked at the only copper lucky bag he had left, and really wanted to open it now to verify whether he was wrong or whether the silver lucky bag was wrong.

However, he finally endured it.

After all, he was not far from the ninth rank. If he took the tiger bone refining pill, he could enter the ninth rank in a day or two.

It would not be too late to open it then.

"Forget it, don't think about it, go to sleep!"

...

The next morning.

Zhou Heng came to the martial arts hall to practice as usual.

Hearing the sound of proficiency +1+1+1.

It was particularly refreshing to practice like this.

What made him even more happy was that when he was standing in the Longxing Neizhuang Zhuanggong, his proficiency in the Guiyi Five Elements Zhuang was also improving!

It's twice the result with half the effort!

However, Zhou Heng always felt that something seemed to be missing in the martial arts hall today.

Yu He didn't seem to come.

"Did you drink too much last night and oversleep today?" Zhou Heng frowned slightly.

At this time.

A faint fragrance suddenly floated over.

"Brother Zhou, do you know where Instructor Lin is?"

A soft and pleasant voice sounded. This was a pretty girl who looked about fourteen or fifteen years old. She was wearing a pink dress, with delicate and lovely features, and she was a real beauty.

"Yingying, why are you here?" Zhou Heng knew this girl, she was Yu He's sister Yu Yingying.

She was two years younger than Yu He, and was fifteen years old.

"I came to ask for leave from my brother to see Teacher Lin." Yu Yingying's delicate face was sad and she was in a low mood.

"What's wrong with Yu He?"

Zhou Heng frowned slightly, he noticed the emotional details on Yu Yingying's face, and felt that something was wrong.

Is this the effect of insight +1?