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Chapter 217 Gradually Turning Black (Subscribe)

Four hours later, the surface of the river had returned to normal.

Zuo Tianlu and Chong Zhen, the commander of the He'an Navy Battalion, dealt with the follow-up matters together, and were supervised to write a memorial, sign their names, and put their fingerprints on them. Only then did Chong Zhen release their official ship with satisfaction. Walk.

Zuo Qingyun, on the other hand, took advantage of the official ship's berthing, and prepared a banquet with a lot of money to thank Chu Xisheng, Du Yunlai, Ji Qianqian and Sikongxin for their life-saving grace.

Several people were drinking and eating meat, but Chu Xisheng was dripping blood down the boat.

Not only did he want to drip his own blood, but he also dripped a drop of the 'ancestor's blood' diluted by one-tenth.

One's own blood is worthless, and it can be recovered after being weak for half a day at most.

A drop of 'blood of the first god' was worth 3 taels of magic silver, and after diluting it by one-tenth, it would be 3000 taels, which made Chu Xi's heart ache.

——This is the price of raising a rank-[-] gold corpse.

To feed this He Luo Yu Sha Corpse and ensure its loyalty, Chu Xisheng had to feed three drops of the 'ancestral god's blood' every year.

If you want to drive it to fight, you have to add extra meals.

The thinking of the corpse is very simple, even simpler than that of wild beasts.

All they have left is the instinct to survive.

As long as the ghost corpses are given enough food, they can be satisfied and obey their master's instructions.

Otherwise, they will struggle and resist vigorously, break free from the restraints on their bodies, and resist the orders of their masters.

In fact, Chu Xisheng didn't have to use the blood of the first god, the corpse mountain sect had prepared several "recipes" for He Luoyushashi for him.

However, these 'cookbooks' are also expensive. Chu Xisheng estimated that the cheapest one would cost about 6 taels of magic silver in a year.Adding the commission to the Corpse Mountain Sect, it was 8 taels.

Although the Blood of the First God is a bit more expensive, it is the most trouble-free among them, and does not require any main auxiliary medicine.It is also the one that can best maintain the activity of He Luoyu and promote its awakening and promotion.

The elders of the Corpse Mountain Sect said that there would be no extra fees for this corpse after it was advanced.

As long as Chu Xisheng keeps spending money to keep it, the Corpse Mountain Sect will not take it back.

Only when Chu Xisheng couldn't pay the commission someday in the future, or if he lost his braids, the Corpse Mountain Sect would take this evil corpse back to the Ten Thousand Corpse God Mountain.

Of course, if He Luoyu was killed, Chu Xisheng would have to pay an additional 20 taels of magic silver.

Chu Xisheng couldn't help admiring him secretly.

No wonder the Corpse Mountain Sect raised so many evil corpses without going bankrupt, and instead got rich. This business is really shrewd——

The evil corpses are all raised by the customers, and the customers can't hire them with money, and they have to spend money to help them cultivate the evil corpses.

After Chu Xisheng finished feeding the blood, he saw the He Luo fish under the water 'grunt' and dived into the water contentedly.

Chu Xisheng walked back to the wine table with a pale complexion.

At this time, the deck has been cleaned, but there is still a slight smell of blood lingering.

But everyone, including Du Yunlai, didn't care much, they just drank and talked calmly in the moonlight.

Seeing him approaching, Zuo Qingyun asked in puzzlement: "Xi Sheng, why did you bring back a Heluo fish from the Corpse Mountain Sect? This thing is powerful in the water, but it can't be brought to the shore. great."

Chu Xi heard the words, recalling the scene in the Corpse Mountain Sect that day, and said helplessly: "I saw many of their golden corpses in the Corpse Mountain Sect, and they were not very satisfied. Their elders became impatient and asked me what I wanted to do. What kind do you want?
I told him that I want a golden corpse that can not only help me fight, but also serve as a human shield, not too slow, and good at escaping. It’s best to have super-level combat power, comparable to the fifth-rank—”

When Chu Xisheng said this, Du Yunlai and the others at the wine table couldn't help but twitch their lips.

This Hall Master Chu has enough demands, presumably the elder of the Corpse Mountain Sect is also having a headache.

"—The elder of the Corpse Mountain Sect recommended me a Corpse King, which is very powerful and can compete head-on with fifth-rank masters. But when I heard that the annual hiring and feeding money added up to 40 taels of magic silver, I was shocked. I couldn't take it anymore, so I added another condition, and it had to be cheap enough."

Chu Xisheng shrugged: "In the end, the elder replaced this He Luo fish for me."

The same rank-[-] golden corpses are actually divided into levels.

Corpse soldiers, corpse captains, corpse generals, corpse commanders, corpse kings, corpse emperors—this represents the combat power and potential of each corpse.

It's like the elites, geniuses, geniuses, and super geniuses among living people.

Chu Xisheng's He Luoyu was at the first level of Shishuai.

The problem is that Chu Xisheng hired Lu Luanli with a salary of only 400 taels a month.

Wang Zheng and Xiang Kui only had 300 taels of magic silver a month.

The price-performance ratio of these people is much better than that of this He Luoyu which costs 11 taels a year.

And even for a real sixth-rank high-ranking martial artist, the annual commission is only 8 taels of magic silver.

When Sikongxin heard this, she couldn't help but 'puchi', and couldn't stop laughing.

But Zuo Qingyun clinked the wine glass with Chu Xisheng silently.

Zuo Tianlu raised his eyebrows even more, and deliberately raised his wine glass and said to Chu Xi: "Little Chu Gaoyi, your great kindness and virtue, my father and son will always remember your great kindness!"

He knew that the reason why Chu Xisheng brought this Heluo fish from the Corpse Mountain Sect was to escort them to Beijing.

This way, they only took the waterway, and even Luo Yusha's corpse could accompany them.

As long as it is in the water, this evil corpse has the combat power comparable to that of the fifth rank.

Otherwise, Chu Xisheng could be replaced by a humanoid corpse, who can fight and be majestic by his side.

Chu Xisheng laughed dumbly: "Actually, it's not a loss. The foundation of our Iron Banner Gang is all on the river. This He Luo Yusha corpse is still very useful."

After the canal in Xishan Town was opened, he raised the corpse in the canal.

Whoever dares to make a mistake will just shoot it with a tentacle.

Also, Xishantang has not participated in the battle of the Iron Banner Gang on the river so far, so it may not be the case in the future.

Tie Kuangren took into account that Xishan Hall was newly built for several months and the foundation was not stable, so he was unwilling to transfer the manpower of Xishan Hall to fight on the river.But when Xishan Hall is strong and strong, if they still ignore the war on the river, the brothers in other halls will have opinions.

Chu Xisheng raised this He Luo Yusha corpse, which was considered a precautionary measure.

There's no way, he has a predestined relationship with He Luoyu.

Du Yunlai nodded slightly when he heard the words: "This evil corpse is very powerful when used in water battles. It breaks ships underwater like searching for things. It is better than any bed crossbow, racket stick, and hair-stone machine. .”

Zuo Tianlu filled another glass of wine for Du Yunlai: "Brother Du, you and I have no friendship in the past. This time, a certain family of Zuo was in trouble, but I need you to accompany me and travel tens of thousands of miles. Today, if it is not Brother Du, Our family wants to feed the fish in Shenjiang, so Zuo will toast you and express our thanks."

"Thank you, no need." Du Yunlai held down the wine glass, and shook his head slightly: "Du took the money, Wu Meiniang paid 10 taels, and asked me to escort you to the capital. And I have talked to her in advance, Along the way, I will judge the situation and do what I can.”

The implication is that when the situation is not good, he will sit on the sidelines.

Hearing the words, Zuo Tianlu smiled casually: "Is Zuo a fool who doesn't know what to do? How dare Brother Lao Du take his life because of his own life and death? Not only Brother Du, but everyone here is the same. If If things don't help, you just get away and leave, with the priority of saving your life. This is the fate of Zuo and his son, and I have no complaints against you."

Du Yunlai raised his eyebrows, thinking that Zuo Tianlu's words were bright, so he raised his wine glass and touched Zuo Tianlu.

"Brother Zuo, don't worry. After this battle, it will take at least another ten days for the young minister of Dali Temple to respond. Fortunately, this person has been reinstated for less than half a year, and his position is not stable. The money is less than 50 taels, and the resources in the officialdom are not enough, so it should not be possible to invite fourth-rank masters.

Under the fourth grade, Dumou will try his best to deal with it.And Xiao Chu, his Heluo fish can regenerate infinitely underwater, and it can't be easily solved by just any five-rank.As long as he passes this level and enters the capital area, the young minister of Dali Temple will no longer dare to be presumptuous. "

Hearing the words, Chu Xi's expression became a little solemn.

Du Yunlai's words are true.

Ten days later was the last hurdle of their trip, and it was also the most dangerous.

Fortunately, today he got an unexpected bargaining chip.

At this time, a small fast boat chased from the downstream and slowly approached the port side of the official ship.A middle-aged man in Tsing Yi boarded the official ship with a ladder, and walked onto the front deck in a hurry.

This is Zuo's housekeeper, who was arrested and imprisoned this time, and was rescued by Chu Xisheng in Xunyang County.

After the butler arrived, he bowed to Chu Xisheng from a distance: "Young Master Chu, I have searched all over He'an County, but I couldn't find this issue of "Tianji Wupu". Maybe the Tianji Museum has not been released for a long time. It will take some time before it spreads to the south of the Yangtze River."

At the request of Chu Xisheng, he went to He'an County to look for the new issue of "Tianji Wupu".

However, things backfired. Although he wanted to repay Chu Xisheng, he failed to get what he wanted.

Zuo Qingyun shook his head: "It's strange to be able to find it. At this point in time, the Tianji martial arts should have just been released, and it can only be seen in the two states of Heluo. can be obtained in advance.”

The Tianji Museum was suppressed by the imperial court, so as early as a hundred years ago, the branch halls established in various states were removed.

They only issued "Tianji Wushu" in the capital and Heluo prefectures with the most population and the most martial arts.

In other places, if you want to see the latest "Tianji Wushu", you can only wait for the merchants to sell it, or the copy that is circulated on the market.

In Jiangnan and other places, it will take at least ten days, or even half a month, before the printed copies of "Tianji Wupu" can be seen on the market on a large scale.

He then asked inexplicably: "Xi Sheng, why are you so anxious to watch this issue of Tianji martial arts?"

Chu Xisheng thought that of course he was in a hurry.

He squinted at the illusory screen in front of him, and his eyes fell on the column of martial arts points.

Martial Arts Points: 622321
It was 30 points four hours ago, but now it is 62.

Chu Xisheng wanted to know, what did the Hu brothers do to bring him such a big surprise?

Could it be that his name has been on the top ranking of "Tianji Wupu"?
This possibility seems unlikely. In the 36 prefectures in the world, plus the two extreme prefectures opened up by Ba Wu Wang, there are more than 38 people in the top [-] of the [-] Qingyu prefectures. How can it be his turn?
Chu Xisheng predicted that the value of the Martial Arts Points would skyrocket in the future.

The release method of "Tianji Wupu" is much slower than that of "Lunwushenji".Therefore, most people will not be able to read this book until ten days and a half months later.

This time, it will definitely be full of stamina.

At the next banquet, Chu Xisheng was a little absent-minded.

Until the middle of the night, when everyone drank to their heart's content, when Chu Xisheng got up and returned to the cabin, Du Yunlai grabbed his shoulder.

"Xiao Chu, you have to be careful about your subordinate's plan for money."

Du Yunlai's face was a little dignified. Not only did he keep his voice extremely low, but he also condensed his voice into a line with his true energy, which passed into Chu Xisheng's ears.

"After the start of the battle today, I clearly sensed that two sixth-rank martial artists went to the left bank. They ran after your subordinates, but after Chongzhen turned his back, Ji Qianqian was safe and sound, but the two of them disappeared gone.

They may have run away, but you still have to be a little careful with your bills.This woman, my spiritual sense seems to be able to see through, but I feel that this woman is floating in the sky, without seeing the bottom. "

Du Yunlai liked Chu Xisheng very much.

This son is kind to his brother-in-law and his nephew.This time he was willing to take a strange risk and traveled thousands of miles to escort the Zuo family's father and son, which also shows that his heart is kind and righteous.

This is a handy person.

Du Yunlai didn't want Chu Xisheng to fall into the hands of his own subordinates.

Chu Xi couldn't help but tremble when he heard the words, and looked in the direction of counting money.

He was secretly startled, even Du Yunlai couldn't see through this woman's background?

Ji Qianqian was already standing in front of her room door, she sensed Chu Xisheng's gaze, turned her head and looked back suspiciously: "Master, what's the matter?"

"No no!"

Chu Xisheng shook her head with a pleasant smile: "Qianqian, you worked hard today, take a good rest. I'm a little tight right now, and I'll give you a red envelope after I get rid of the magical artifacts I've seized."

Those seven ranks who were killed for money today were all officers from the Hundred Families of the Naval Battalion in He'an County.

When Chongzhen left, he took away the corpses of these people, along with the magical artifacts and money, and counting money was nothing.

So according to the rules, Chu Xisheng had to give an extra red envelope to the wallet.

As he spoke, he opened the martial arts treasure house.

Chu Xisheng refreshed it at will, and sure enough, the 'Near Mo Zhe Hei Shentong Card (Fifth Grade)' appeared again.

Chu Xisheng exchanged it decisively, and then marked the money and used it.

I don't feel anything about counting money.

She just laughed secretly, thinking that this guy is really a poor man, he can't even give out a single red envelope.

If I really care about money, how can I be so stupid as to join Xishan Hall?

She is a [-]th grade sharpshooter, which of the rich and aristocratic families in Dongzhou is not rushing to get it?
But Ji Qianqian didn't show any strangeness on her face, she just showed a bit of anticipation: "Master Hall Master, you should also have a good rest, there is no rush for the red envelope."

The implication is that the red envelope can be delayed, but must be given.

She doesn't want this money for nothing.

And just after Ji Qianqian pushed the door open and closed the door, she turned her back on the door and frowned slightly.

For some reason, the more she looked at Chu Xisheng now, the more pleasing she was.

Sometimes the wisdom, heart, and bearing this guy showed made her heartbroken.

Ji Qianqian actually felt that if this person could be promoted to the second rank in the future, he must be a first-class hero in the world.

Even her senior brother, who is the commander of Jinyiwei Tianya, can't compare with it.

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At the same time, in the second Heluo state.

More and more new issues of "Tianji Wupu" are entering the market through various channels.

It coincides with the publication of the list of the "Ten Masters of Shenxiu" selected by the Tianji Museum, this issue of "Tianji Wushu" is extremely hot, and the supply exceeds the demand.

The major restaurants and teahouses in the capital are also full of business, and countless guests are discussing the candidates on the list, all of them look excited and the atmosphere is hot.

Among them, the most concerned ones are the Shenxiu Ten Outstanding Swords, the Shenxiu Ten Outstanding Swords and the Shenxiu Ten Outstanding Spears.

The sword is the most commonly used weapon by the people of Jianghu, and [-]% of the masters in the world's top and bottom rankings use the sword as their main weapon.

People in the army mostly use big guns, including guns, spears, and lances, all of which are unified into it.

There are also countless masters who use gun weapons.

So these three lists are the most popular.

However, as time passed, the topic of everyone gradually shifted to the one person at the end of the "Shenxiu Ten Outstanding Swordsman".

In a "Huiling Teahouse" in the south of the capital, countless martial arts practitioners and quacks gathered at this time.

"I know the other nine of Shenxiu's Ten Great Swordsmen. Who is Chu Xisheng who is ranked tenth?"

"I know this person, the No. 20 nine in Dongzhou Qingyun list."

"Dongzhou? It's actually from the south? That's interesting. In the previous episodes, the Shenxiu Ten Master Swordsmen were all from the north and Heluo. This time, a southerner unexpectedly appeared."

"This ranking, isn't it too low? He didn't even enter the top ten of the local Qingyun list. Are there no other young heroes who use swords in this world? Are you going to select him?"

"If you want to talk about young heroes who use knives, I have a lot of them in Gyeonggi. For example, Tiexiu Luosi Huangquan, Shenyan Dao Li Xiuchang, Crazy Dao Wang Ming, etc., are either selected for the Qingyun General List, or Heluo Two Prefectures and Heluo Among the top ten figures in the Gyeonggi Qingyun list, which one is not stronger than Chu Xisheng?
""Tianji Wupu" has always been fair. There must be a reason for this Chu Xisheng to be selected? It may also be Dongzhou Lunwu Building, which underestimated Chu Xisheng. Didn't it say that? Zhou is invincible at the same level, and once defeated Si Huangquan."

While everyone was discussing loudly, in a tearoom on the second floor of Huiling Teahouse, Hu Kan and Hu Lai brothers were dripping with cold sweat.

Even though it was the cold spring, they were sweating through their heavy clothes, and beads of sweat the size of beans oozed from their foreheads.

Hu Lai drank the tea distractedly, but felt that the tea in his mouth was very hot.

He spit out the tea again, smiled wryly and said to Hu Kan who was opposite: "Brother, this time the situation is troublesome. I really didn't expect that Senior Brother Chu would enter Beijing at this time."

This is the news that they only knew not long ago.

Chu Xisheng escorted the Zuo family's father and son to Beijing. The official ship they took had already arrived in He'an County and was about to enter the canal.

"Tianji Pavilion" is the largest intelligence agency in the world except the "Lunwu Building" of the imperial court, and it knows the whereabouts of Chu Xisheng and Zuo's father and son like the palm of their hands.

However, Hu Lai felt like he was tricked by Chu Xisheng.

They recommended Chu Xisheng to the top ten list, predicting that those masters in the north and Heluo would not travel tens of thousands of miles to Dongzhou to challenge Chu Xisheng.

Don't they usually need to practice or earn a living?

So even if these young Yingjie were dissatisfied, they would endure it.

Hu Lai did not expect that Chu Xisheng would deliver it to his door by himself.

At this time, if many young heroes in the Heluo area know about it, they will definitely flock to challenge.

This will not only affect the reputation of "Tianji Wupu", but also ruin the future of the two brothers.

"Brother Chu came to Beijing to protect his friends. He is a man of loyalty."

After Hu Kan said this, he smiled wryly.

He thought that he couldn't blame Chu Xisheng for this matter, so he could only frowned and said, "There is no good way to think about it right now, I can only hope that these young heroes from Heluo and Luozhou are not interested in the Shenxiu Ten Master Swords."

But how is this possible?

Of all the youths in the Jianghu who are full of vigor and vigor, which one is not aggressive and aggressive?
They are young and energetic, and they value their face more than their lives.

People like Li Xiuchang, the Godly Swallow Sword, and Crazy Sword King Ming are different. They are martial idiots, and they challenge masters everywhere in order to compare skills and hone martial arts.

How could they miss an opponent like Chu Xisheng?

Hu Kan has a headache. What he hopes most now is some big event in the capital to attract everyone's attention.

"Anyway, let's resign ourselves to fate, it's really not possible, you and I pack up and go home."

Hu Kan also drank a cup of tea, he sighed softly, and said something he didn't believe: "Perhaps Brother Chu can show his power, just like he did in Dongzhou before, defeating the heroes in Gyeonggi and subduing the two states of Heluo All young heroes."

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At this time, it was in a courtyard less than three miles away from Huiling Teahouse.

Si Huangquan, who had just finished his saber practice, frowned and looked at the entrance of the courtyard. There was a handsome young man in white with a Yanling sword on his waist and a smile on his face.

"The Crazy Sword King's Order?"

Si Huangquan's eyes were slightly condensed, and then he said indifferently: "Get out! I'm tired from practicing swords today, and I don't have time to fight with you."

"Don't be like this, we are friends after all. I didn't come to fight with you today."

Wang Ming shook his head, and he approached Si Huangquan calmly: "Have you seen this issue of Tianji Wushu? Tianji Wupu listed Chu Xisheng from Dongzhou as the tenth of Shenxiu's Ten Master Swords." The one who beat you, I'm very curious about him."

"Ghosts are friends with you, a desperado." Si Huangquan smiled mockingly, and then said in a cold voice: "I have read the Tianji martial arts, but so what? You will not go all the way to Dongzhou Go try him out."

But Wang Ming looked at him in astonishment: "Brother Si, your news is too closed, isn't it? This Dongzhou boy, Ba Dao, is about to enter Beijing."

Si Huangquan was taken aback when he heard the words: "Brother Chu is going to Beijing? Where did you get the news?"

"It's the news about the killing building. Last night, the killing building in the capital put up a reward of 30 taels of magic silver, so everyone knew about it."

Wang Ming clasped his hands behind his back: "It is said that this man is escorting a pair of criminal officials and his son to Beijing for the sake of his friends. There is a great uproar in the restaurants and teahouses, and they all praise the character and loyalty of this Shaoxia Chu, saying that he only cares about his character with a heart." In theory, he should be the No.1 of the Ten Great Swords. But I only care about his sword—”

His pupils were full of curiosity: "Brother Si, what exactly does Chu Xisheng's knife look like?"

Si Huangquan's voice was even more indifferent: "He is cultivating the Wind Chaser Knife, which is hard to fathom. As for the specifics, you can see for yourself if you look at it yourself? Ask me why!"

It was impossible for him to divulge Chu Xisheng's information.

At the same time, Si Huangquan couldn't help reaching out to touch his chest.

Two and a half months ago, he had found his lungs and plugged them into his body.

I don't know if the current him can stand up to Chu Xisheng?
"I sense your fighting spirit."

Wang Ming fixedly looked into Si Huangquan's eyes, and said leisurely, "Do you want to fight him again? It seems that this Chu Xisheng is indeed a good opponent, and it is worth looking forward to."

The corners of his lips raised slightly: "I'm getting more and more interested in his knives."

Coincidentally, on the other side of the capital, in a huge martial arts gym, there were also two people talking about Chu Xisheng.

One of them was about 16 years old, with a rough and tough face, and there was a fierce look between his brows.

He looked at the "Tianji Wupu" which still smelled of ink in his hand, and said with disdain: "Shenxiu's ten outstanding swords! The other eight are nothing more than the heroes of the Northland. Why should this Chu Xisheng be compared with me?" ?”

He tossed the book casually and threw it to a young man next to him. He said casually, "I heard that this man is about to enter the capital. Xiuchang, you can meet him when you have time. The only young swordsman on the ground in the capital is With you and the king's order, Si Huangquan and the three can enter my eyes.

This mere Dongzhou Qingyun No. 20, what kind of thing is it, and it deserves to be on the list with me?Xiuchang, you pull him down, and our brothers and sisters entered the Shenxiu Ten Outstanding Swords together, and it will be a good story in the future. "

The boy who caught the book was about fifteen years old, tall and tall, with red lips and white teeth, handsome features, and a straight knife on his waist.

He is Li Xiuchang, the rumored divine swallow knife.

This man opened the "Tianji Wupu", looked at the list of "Shenxiu Ten Master Swords" on the ninth page of No. 40, his eyes gradually darkened, and his fighting spirit was strong.

Li Xiuchang is not interested in the false name of "Shenxiu Ten Great Swordsman", but is very interested in Chu Xisheng, who may be stronger than his opponent!
He was looking forward to it with great anticipation. What would this person's sword skills look like?
(End of this chapter)