Returning after three years of reincarnation in the world of martial arts

Chapter 212 The Mystery of Swallowing Clouds
In the evening, the sun sets.

Zuo Hongyuan walked out of the gate of the Ninth Prince's Palace without haste, and walked towards his own courtyard next to the Palace. He is the chief of the Ninth Prince's guards and has won the Ninth Prince's reliance. A few years ago, the Ninth Prince's Palace was given in the Here, for his own safety and for the sake of showing favor, the Ninth Prince deliberately bought all the houses that could be bought near the palace and placed them as guards.

And he, Zuo Hongyuan, is not only the head of the guards of the Nine Princes, but also the famous Cloud Swallowing Tiger in Tianque City.

Therefore, the house he got is not only big, but also close to the palace of the Ninth Prince.

only……

Talented people come out from generation to generation, and the era of Zuo Hongyuan, who swallowed clouds and tigers, has gradually gone.

Over the past few years, rising stars in Tianque City have emerged in endlessly.

The only ones who have never lost their reputations are the seven priests.

Nowadays, if someone mentions "Cloud Swallowing Tiger", many people can think of him, but if no one mentions it, "Swallowing Cloud Tiger" would not be a topic of discussion for everyone.

Zuo Hongyuan, who walked towards his house in a leisurely manner, looked up at the sunset in the sky, feeling a sense of sadness in his heart.

He seems to have seen his own life, just like this sunset, although it looks beautiful, it won't be beautiful for long.

He is over fifty years old, and his hair is gray. Even though his work has not faded much, he knows in his heart that his state will definitely not last for a few years.

Aging and decrepitude is the fate of every warrior.

No one can avoid it, and Zuo Hongyuan is no exception.

However, thinking of the seven sons in the family, a smile overflowed from the corner of his mouth.

Their Zuo family had never had a lot of males, but in his generation, they had seven sons and no daughters.

This is the most proud thing besides kung fu and fame.

There is a successor!
Although some of the seven sons were not very successful and often upset him, the eldest son and the youngest son made him very happy, and the third and fifth sons were also good!
Especially the youngest son, not only looks very much like him when he was young, but also has the same personality and temper.

Sometimes, when he looked at his youngest son, he seemed to see himself when he was young.

Walking into the gate of the house and bypassing the screen wall, he saw several sons practicing martial arts in full swing.

Some are throwing stone locks, some are practicing long spears, and some are practicing duels with broadswords.

In fact, Zuo Hongyuan was only good at swordsmanship, and the wind chasing knife handed down by the Zuo family had been carried forward in his generation, and it once shocked the entire Tianque City.

But he didn't have much energy to teach his seven sons.

Besides, not all of these seven sons like to use knives. Over the years, he has found some of them to learn from outside masters.

For their Zuo family, as long as their descendants can become famous, they will naturally be able to rely on the relationship of the Ninth Prince to find a good future, no need for them to think about it.

……

When the family had dinner together in the evening, Zuo Hongyuan thought that the emperor's health was getting worse and worse recently, and the time for the change of imperial power was getting closer, and he might encounter accidents with the Ninth Prince, so he felt a sense of crisis in his heart.

His eyes swept over the seven sons with different eating habits, just in case, the idea of ​​arranging funeral affairs suddenly passed through Zuo Hongyuan's mind.

Although he also knows that the Ninth Prince is limited by age, there is a high probability that he will not participate in the battle for the heir apparent. Moreover, the Ninth Prince is the brother of the Prince and his mother. As long as the Prince succeeds in enthroning, the Ninth Prince will naturally be safe and sound, and there is no need to worry about the prosperity and wealth of the whole life. .

However, before the dust settles, no one is sure which prince will occupy that seat in the end.

So, after pondering for a while, Zuo Hongyuan coughed lightly, and said, "Boss, after dinner, you go to the study with me, and teach my father your method of eating clouds!"

Hearing this, one wife, two concubines and seven sons all looked over, everyone was surprised.

Because the method of eating clouds is Zuo Hongyuan's untold secret.

None of the ancestors of the Zuo family knew the method of eating clouds.

Since Zuo Hongyuan became famous, he has never taught this secret method to anyone in so many years.

But in the entire Tianque City, everyone who knows Zuo Hongyuan knows that the reason why Zuo Hongyuan became famous back then is amazing, the most important thing is his cloud eating method!

Cloud swallowing tiger...

Tiger means that his swordsmanship is strong and fierce, and when facing the enemy, he has the momentum of a tiger.

"Swallowing clouds" refers to his method of eating clouds.

Many people in Tianque City have heard that the swallowing cloud tiger did not eat human food for many years, except for daily drinking water, it survived entirely by swallowing clouds and spitting fog.

As soon as this rumor came out, many dignitaries were interested in Zuo Hongyuan and wanted to learn Zuo Hongyuan's method of eating clouds.

But Zuo Hongyuan has always said to the outside world—eating clouds is his instinct, because one day he suddenly felt that the clouds in the sky were delicious, as if they were delicious, he couldn't help but inhaled deeply One sip, and in the end, some energy was actually absorbed into the body, and I couldn't help but take a few more sips, and my stomach gradually felt a little full.Since then, he has lived on eating clouds.

This kind of statement completely dispels the thoughts of those rich and powerful who want to learn his cloud-eating method.

But just now his one wife, two concubines and seven sons clearly heard him say that he wanted to pass on the method of the boss eating clouds.

What does this mean?
Does it mean that eating clouds is not an instinct?But there are laws to follow?
Thinking of this, the eyes of the one wife, two concubines, and seven sons lit up.

Afterwards, everyone scrambled to question Zuo Hongyuan.

The wife and two concubines wanted their son to learn this method of eating clouds.

The seven sons, except the eldest, all have the same idea.

But no matter how much everyone persuaded and begged, Zuo Hongyuan bit him to death, and for the time being, only passed on the boss, in his words...

"Boss Kungfu has almost been practiced. If you want to make a breakthrough in saber technique, you can't do it in three or two years. That's why I'm teaching him the method of eating clouds! Let’s talk about Kung Fu well! Now is not the time to teach you the cloud-eating method.”

What he said made everyone a little disappointed, but they didn't despair, after all, he listened to what he meant - when the sons have practiced kung fu well, they will all have the opportunity to learn the method of eating clouds in the future.

After dinner.

Zuo Hongyuan walked to the study room, followed by the eldest son Zuo Guangrong with a smile, expecting to learn his father's method of eating clouds in a while.

When the father and son came to the study, Zuo Guangrong subconsciously closed the study door tightly, his whole expression seemed a little excited.

Can't wait to ask: "Dad, do you have any secrets? There should be a secret for such a good thing as the cloud eating method?"

Zuo Hongyuan turned around, looked at his elder son's flushed face from excitement, smiled slightly, nodded and said, "There is a secret book, but it's just a handwritten copy for my father."

"Oh? Dad, where did you copy it? Isn't it passed down in our family?"

Zuo Guangrong asked excitedly.

Zuo Hongyuan looked at him, turned around and walked to the bookshelf, which was so big that it occupied the entire wall of the study.

Under Zuo Guangrong's excited gaze, Zuo Hongyuan stretched out his right hand and grabbed a column in the middle of the bookshelf that was obviously twice as thick. The creaking sound of the heavy load, under Zuo Guangrong's astonished gaze, Zuo Hongyuan slowly lifted the huge bookshelf more than ten centimeters with one hand.

Zuo Guangrong was dumbfounded.

He didn't expect his father to be over 50 years old, but still have such great strength, to be able to lift this big bookshelf, isn't it at least a thousand catties?
He was still amazed, his father Zuo Hongyuan turned his head and said in a deep voice: "The secret book is in the wooden box under the bookshelf, you take out the wooden box!"

Zuo Guangrong was startled, as if waking up from a dream, he quickly agreed to bend over and look under the bookshelf, and sure enough, he saw a purple-red wooden box hidden in the floor tiles under the bookshelf at a glance.

He quickly lay down on the ground and reached out to pick out the wooden box.

After he took out the wooden box, Zuo Hongyuan slowly put down the bookshelf.

Zuo Guangrong couldn't wait to open the wooden box.

In the wooden box, there were indeed a few pieces of yellowed paper, each of which was written with densely packed small characters, beside the small characters, there were also many stick figures drawn, which seemed to be a picture of inner strength.

Zuo Guangrong glanced quickly, then raised his head in astonishment, looked at his father in disbelief, and asked in surprise, "Dad, did you make a mistake? Isn't this the breathing method passed down in our family, which you have taught us a long time ago?" Ah, what kind of cloud-eating method is this?"

Zuo Hongyuan looked at the surprised eldest son calmly, walked towards the desk with a faint smile, and sat down behind the desk slowly.

He said lightly: "What do you think the cloud eating method is?"

Zuo Guangrong opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

After all, the rumors about the cloud-eating method are all rumors. The only one who knows the cloud-eating method in the entire Tianque City, and even the entire Dayan Dynasty, is his father Zuo Hongyuan.

So, how does he know what the cloud eating method is?
Zuo Hongyuan's tone was flat, his eyes narrowed, and he said slowly: "Our Zuo family was originally just a small family. Rang Wei's father found an ancient tomb, got some gold, silver and jewels from it, and also saw the method of breathing engraved on the inner wall of the coffin."

Zuo Rongguang was dumbfounded.

Zuo Hongyuan glanced at the eldest son, and continued: "You have practiced the breathing method for so many years, and you are very clear. It can exercise our internal organs, increase our qi, blood and strength, and make us strong. Like a cow.

Back then, after I got this breathing method, I practiced it for several years, and it was very effective. In terms of strength, I rarely met an opponent, but where is this place? "

Before his son answered, Zuo Hongyuan gave the answer first: "Tianque City! The capital of the Yan Dynasty! There are so many masters here, not only the masters who practice martial arts are like crucian carp crossing the river, but also countless masters with supernatural powers. These masters, almost They all came to the capital to fight for their future.

And what do I have for the father?Apart from being strong, I only have the third-rate sword technique that I have inherited from my family, Chasing the Wind Dao, but I also want to stand out, and I am not willing to be a rich man who eats and waits to die just by relying on the gold and silver treasures I got from the ancient tomb, so... ..."

Having said that, he looked at the eldest son deeply, lowered his voice, and said slowly: "So, as a father, I thought of a way back then and told a big lie, saying that I have the ability to eat clouds and don't need mortal food , can live only by eating clouds, and is as strong as an ox.”

Zuo Guangrong was completely stunned. He couldn't believe that this was the truth of the "Tiger Swallowing Clouds" method of eating clouds.

He instinctively looked for the loopholes in his father's words, "But, father, many people say that you have never eaten anything for many years, and at most you only drank a few sips of water every day. You, if you don't have the method of eating clouds, you , How did you survive?"

Zuo Hongyuan chuckled, "If you want to become famous quickly in Tianque City, where there are so many masters, you can't do it in an extraordinary way. How can you do it? When someone stares at me, I will resist. Anyway, if I don't eat for a few days, I won't starve to death." , the difficult thing is to keep yourself in a healthy state all the time, drink a few sips of water when you are thirsty, and drink a few sips of water when you are hungry, no one is so boring, they will always stare at me 24 hours a day, as long as no one is staring, want to eat something Things are not easy?"

Zuo Guangrong didn't know what to say.

Zuo Hongyuan said again: "With the method of eating clouds, I successfully became famous and became the guest of many dignitaries. I also took this opportunity to meet many real masters. During this period, when I found an opportunity, I secretly Learning from other people's kung fu, I heard that there are superior sword techniques, so I went to ask for advice and learn. I spent a few years improving our Zuo family's chasing wind knife. You should have heard of the following things. I succeeded He became one of the inner guards, and was later chosen by the Ninth Prince, and later, was promoted by the Ninth Prince to be the leader of his guards."

Having said that, Zuo Hongyuan stopped talking, didn't say anything, but looked at the eldest son with deep meaning.

Zuo Guangrong was silent for a long time before asking with a complicated expression: "Dad, why did you suddenly tell me this secret today?"

Zuo Hongyuan smiled lightly, and said softly: "Didn't I tell you about being a father? I will teach you the method of eating clouds!"

Zuo Guangrong frowned and wondered, "But isn't the method of eating clouds fake? How do you want me to learn it?"

Zuo Hongyuan snorted softly, "You can't learn fake ones?"

Zuo Guangrong: "How do you learn from fake ones?"

Zuo Hongyuan: "According to what you say, the divine right of kings is also fake, so why have all the dynasties been learning this trick? But no one dares to expose it in public?"

Zuo Guangrong: "???"

Zuo Hongyuan: "If it is false, it is true and it is false. After decades, everyone thinks that I can swallow clouds, and you are my son. As long as you declare that you can swallow clouds to survive, and , who can prove this to others, who would doubt it? Just like some magic tricks, as long as no one can debunk them, these magic tricks can be called supernatural powers."

Having said that, seeing that his son still looked hesitant, he got up and went around the desk, walked up to his son, raised his hand and patted his son's shoulder, encouraging him: "Glory! You are still young, I know you may accept it for a while. If you don't know the truth like this, you don't want to deceive the world, but do you think that all the famous names in this world are obtained by real skills?

You think carefully!Why is imperial power supreme?Is the divine right of kings true?
And those inventors, the things they invented, were they all invented by themselves?Who doesn't know that most of the technology in our world is obtained from ancient ruins and archaeological research?
True or false, it doesn't matter!The important thing is whether we can hide it from everyone, and whether we can get what we want in return after paying so much!

Think again!You are my son who swallows clouds, if you can't swallow clouds to survive, how can you convince others that you are better than blue than blue? "

Zuo Guangrong's expression faltered.

……

On the train bound for Tianque City from Binhai.

Outside the door of Li Zhongwu's box, Lan Ying, who was dressed in black, was still guarding the door motionless.

The night is dark.

There are dark mountains outside the window, and from time to time, the roar of wild animals comes from the dark mountains.

In the aisle of the train, there were dim lights.

The train wobbles forward all the time.

Suddenly, the aisle door ahead was pushed open, Lan Ying's eyes moved slightly, and she looked over coldly.

Walking in front was a female train conductor in a white uniform. The conductor strode towards this side, followed by a man and a woman. Visually, it was a family of three, because the woman was holding a baby in her arms.

The female train conductor walking in front turned her head and said to the men and women behind her as she walked this way: "You take such a small child out, if you want to change to a box to rest next time, remember to say so early! See how many people are there now?" Is it on? It will affect the rest of the guests in the boxes along the way, don’t you think?”

The woman holding the child hastily apologized with a smile, answering again and again.

The man following the woman also apologized.

Everything seems normal, nothing weird.

But Lan Ying kept staring at them coldly.

When the female conductor looked up and saw Lan Ying standing outside the door of the box, she seemed surprised. She paused and frowned and asked, "This passenger, it's so late, why are you standing here without taking a rest? Are you in this box?" Are you a passenger? Did you buy a box ticket? Show me your ticket! I’m sorry to trouble you!”

As she spoke, the female train conductor quickened her pace, took a few quick steps, came to Lan Ying, and stretched out her right hand in front of Lan Ying.

Lan Ying looked at her coldly, and the woman and man holding the child also came here, looking at this scene with curious expressions.

"Take out your ticket, please!"

Seeing that Lan Ying didn't move, the female conductor frowned and repeated the request in a low voice.

Lan Ying looked at her coldly, and said coldly, "Who sent you here?"

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the conductor and the man and woman changed.

The female train conductor's right hand stretched out in front of Lan Ying suddenly flashed a flash of silver light, the silver light was like water, and quickly flowed to the arm under her sleeve, and the place where the silver light had flowed was already glowing with a cold metallic luster, without saying a word , the female conductor's right hand suddenly grabbed Lan Ying's heart.

When Lan Ying saw it, her complexion sank, and she said angrily, "Liuguang golden body? You are from the Academy of Supernatural Powers? Are you going to treason the country?"

While drinking angrily, Lan Ying suddenly raised her arms, and crossed her arms to block her chest.

"when……"

The sound of metal impact suddenly sounded, Lan Ying slipped, her feet stepped on the floor, she was knocked seven or eight meters away in an instant, her back slammed, and she slammed into the passage door behind her, only then did she stop her figure.

Lan Ying quickly raised her arms and looked left and right at the metal arm guards tied to her forearms. The sleeves had been crushed, and the two arm guards had been twisted and deformed.

As for the female train conductor who had knocked Lan Ying back with just one blow, her skin exposed outside her uniform, including her face, had all turned into a shiny silver metallic color.

He sneered and said: "You are indeed the leader of the seven princesses' guards, and you can recognize my flowing golden body at a glance, but your strength is too weak! You are not worthy of your identity!"

Before she finished speaking, the man behind her urged: "Fifth sister! Don't talk nonsense with her, let's finish the task first! Go into the box and kill that surnamed Li!"

Urging, he raised his foot and kicked hard towards the box door.

Seeing this scene, Lan Ying, who had just stabilized her figure, had a murderous look in her eyes, and suddenly raised her hands up, as if holding the sky with two palms, and shouted angrily: "The universe is reversed!!"

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