If I add money to become a layman, I can cultivate immortality

Chapter 88 Prince Duan, I am with Ding Lang (two in one)

At night, Ruan Xingzhu lay on the bed, tossing and turning.

She tried her best to forget what happened last night, but the more she wanted to forget, the more she couldn't forget it.

I don’t know how long it took, so I just sat cross-legged on the bed, silently reciting the mantra and regulating my inner breath.

What she practices is the small formless mind method that Ding Xiu taught her.

Although it was only a short introduction, it was profound enough for Ruan Xingzhu, which surprised and excited her.

Moreover, after being guided by Ding Xiu's true energy, it only took one night to get started. She could clearly feel that her internal strength had been greatly improved.

In fact, although the two have no substantive communication, to some extent they still fit in with the key points of dual cultivation, one yin and one yang, the source of life.

After meditating for a while, Ruan Xingzhu still couldn't calm down, so he simply put on his clothes and walked towards the lake.

Unexpectedly, he met Ding Xiu who had just returned from practicing martial arts by the lake in the bamboo forest.

"Huh? Madam, haven't you slept yet?"

Ruan Xingzhu lowered his head shyly and responded in a low voice: "Well, I just practiced Kung Fu for a while and came out for a walk."

Ding Xiu smiled and said: "The moonlight is just right, why don't I go for a walk with my wife?"

After walking a few steps, Ruan Xingzhu couldn't help but said: "Master, last night..."

After saying a few words, she saw Ding Xiu looking at her intently. He couldn't help but feel flustered, his face flushed with embarrassment, his head lowered, his heart "thumping", and he actually twisted his fingers nervously, which was very similar. A young girl in love.

Ding Xiu couldn't help but feel shaken. He couldn't help but step forward and gently took Ruan Xingzhu's hand.

"Master..." Ruan Xingzhu was startled and subconsciously wanted to withdraw his hand.

Ding Xiu looked domineering and actually put his arms around her slender waist.

Ruan Xingzhu felt a surge of heat, which made her body tremble and she couldn't help but fall softly into Ding Xiu's arms.

broken!

Could it be that the effects of the medicine have not been completely eliminated?

Such thoughts flashed through Ruan Xingzhu's mind.

Whether she was lying to herself or others, or whether it was a matter of course, she couldn't think about it anymore.Like a flower that has been thirsty for a long time, looking forward to a pattering spring rain.

I don't know how long it took.

Ruan Xingzhu exclaimed: "Don't...don't be here..."

"Then go back to the house."

Ding Xiu felt a little regretful, and walked quickly back to the room holding Ruan Xingzhu, who had a shy look on his face and his eyes tightly closed.

The moonlight is like silver, the breeze is blowing, the bamboo shadows are whirling, and the night is sultry.

The next day.

Early in the morning, Azi pretended to practice kung fu in the yard.

As soon as he saw Ding Xiu coming out of the room, he pretended to be casual and walked forward, saying hello with a meaningful expression: "Good morning, uncle."

"Well, how are you doing with the mental technique I taught you?"

Ah Zi stretched out her hand, pinched the tip of her index finger with her thumb, and said with a smile, "I have learned a little bit."

"Well, keep trying."

"Uncle, is there any reward for practicing hard?"

Ding Xiu smiled half-heartedly and said, "What reward do you want?"

Azi rolled her dark eyes and said hesitantly: "That... uncle, you know."

Of course Ding Xiu knew, but he deliberately pretended to be confused: "You want uncle to buy you a gift?"

AhZi was so angry that she stamped her feet: "They are talking about the Sacred Wood King Cauldron."

"Hehehe..."

Seeing Ding Xiupi's smiling expression, Ah Zi felt a little guilty: "I... I'm either using it to practice poison skills, or... I'm just thinking... thinking..."

Ding Xiu waved his hand: "Okay, no need to make up excuses. Let's do this. Whenever you can take my three moves, I will return the Divine Wood King Cauldron to you."

"Three...three moves?" Azi was dumbfounded.

Let alone three moves, she couldn't take any of them.

But then I thought about it, it’s better to have hope than no hope at all. Then I’ll think of ways to survive the three moves...

"Uncle, can you also make a condition?"

"Let's hear it first."

"Uncle, can you not use acupuncture at that time?"

She was frightened. Every time Ding Xiu pointed his finger in the air, she was sure to be hit. She couldn't avoid it no matter how hard she tried.

Ding Xiu smiled and nodded: "It's a deal!"

"Hee hee, great!"

Ruan Xingzhu saw this scene through the window, and couldn't help but smile with relief on his face.

It seems good to go on like this.

Next, Azi seemed to be a different person. She practiced hard every day and seemed to become sensible all of a sudden.

Although Ruan Xingzhu knew that his daughter was doing it for the three-move deal and that her ultimate goal was to get back the divine tree king tripod, he was still very pleased to see his daughter working so hard.

This night, the moon is bright and the wind is clear.

In the room, Ding Xiu and Ruan Xingzhu sat facing each other like they did for the first time, practicing with the soles of their feet touching their soles and their palms touching their palms.

In fact, this can be regarded as an accident. Initially, it was just to detoxify Ruan Xingzhu.

Unexpectedly, the effect was surprisingly good. Both Ding Xiu and Ruan Xingzhu have gained a lot. It can be said that they get twice the result with half the effort.

Especially Ruan Xingzhu, her foundation is relatively poor, so her gains are even greater.In just half a month, I am afraid it can take up a normal year of hard training.

Before I knew it, it was already the third watch.

Ding Xiu slowly finished his work and looked at Ruan Xingzhu without blinking.

"what……"

Ruan Xingzhu was so shy that he let out a low cry and hurriedly reached out to grab the quilt to cover himself.

Unexpectedly, Ding Xiu moved faster. He had already reached out to hold her in his arms, and with his other hand, he grabbed one of her warm and jade-like feet and gently rubbed it.

"Destroyed..."

Ruan Xingzhu's face turned even more shy, and he couldn't help but snarled.

"Men are not bad, women don't love..."

The moon hid in the clouds.

I don't know how much time passed, but Ruan Xingzhu leaned in Ding Xiu's arms with a lazy look, and asked in a sour tone: "You bad guy, I guess Li Qingluo also..."

Before she could finish speaking, Ding Xiu immediately said three times: "I'm not, I didn't, Mrs. Wang and I are innocent."

Ruan Xingzhu couldn't help but pinch Ding Xiu's waist: "You're still making excuses..."

Then he sighed quietly: "Actually, I can't control how many women you have outside, and I won't ask you to stay by my side all the time. However, can I ask you something?"

Ding Xiu roughly guessed what she was thinking, smiled and said, "Is it because of Ah Zi?"

"Yes!" Ruan Xingzhu nodded: "It would be best if you could stay and teach her for a while. After she has practiced the martial arts you taught, she will naturally not practice the poisonous skills of the Xingxiu Sect."

"Don't worry, since I saved her, I won't let her go down the wrong path again."

Upon hearing this, Ruan Xingzhu couldn't help but his eyes were like water, and thousands of words turned into soft fingers.

Ding Xiu: "Hiss..."

……

The rivers and lakes fell into chaos, with people from all walks of life taking action.

Initially, it was because the eminent monk Xuan Bei of the Shaolin Temple, the deputy leader of the Beggar Clan, Ma Dayuan, and others died one by one due to their own stunts, making people think that it was Murong Fu who did it.

But then things took a turn for the better, and the truth about Ma Dayuan's death was finally revealed.

Although the Beggar Clan kept it secret and deliberately concealed it to avoid making outsiders laugh.However, there are so many disciples of the Beggar Clan, and the good and the bad are mixed, how can they possibly cover up the public?
With this, Murong Fu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He felt miserable. He was framed for no reason and almost ruined the positive image that he, Mr. Murong, had finally established. You can imagine the anger in his heart.

Whoever framed me, Murong Fu, will be cut into pieces and his descendants will be cut off!

The aftermath of this incident has not yet subsided, and the "extremely evil" Yun Zhonghe was killed.

After learning the news, Duan Yanqing, the boss of the Four Evil Men, was furious and led a group of disciples to search for the whereabouts of the murderer, causing unrest in the world.

Then, almost all the Xingxiu sect came out, led by the "Old Monster of Xingxiu" Ding Chunqiu, into the Central Plains, vowing to retrieve the sect's sacred object: the sacred wooden king tripod.

As soon as he entered the Central Plains, a bloody storm broke out, and even the Beggar Gang was involved.

Because Ding Chunqiu and his disciples cannot practice poisonous insects without all kinds of poisonous insects. In the past, there was a divine tree king tripod, so they did not worry about the source of poisonous insects.

Now that the wooden tripod has been stolen by Ah Zi, it is not that easy to catch the poisonous insect.

Since there were many disciples of the Beggar Clan, Ding Chunqiu forced the disciples of the Beggar Clan to catch poisonous insects for him, and a fierce conflict broke out between the two parties.

In addition, several of Ding Chunqiu's disciples forced a small gang to catch poisonous insects for them in order to perform meritorious service.

When the other party refused, the disciples were so angry that they massacred the small gang with blood.

As everyone knows, although this gang is small, it is one of the 36 holes and 72 islands controlled by Lingjiu Palace.

The owner of Lingjiu Palace is Tianshan Child Elder, who was also Ding Chunqiu’s former master’s aunt.

At the same time, Ding Chunqiu didn't know whether it was because he had been in the Western Region for a long time and his self-confidence was inflated, or because he was so anxious after losing the sacred wooden king tripod that he still wanted to cause trouble for the Xixia Yipin Hall.

This is because Ding Xiu pretended to be a warrior of the Xixia Yipintang and pretended to reveal the sacred wooden king tripod inadvertently.

Therefore, Ding Chunqiu believed that the sacred wooden king tripod might have fallen into the hands of Xixia Yipintang.

The Xixia Yipintang is ostensibly led by a general named Helian Tieshu. In fact, this guy is a waste in the eyes of real masters. How could he possibly command the Yipintang?

The real top master of Xixia Yipintang is Li Qiushui, and it was she who founded Xixia Yipintang.

Therefore, Ding Chunqiu believed that Li Qiushui was probably afraid that he could master the magical skills, so he sent someone to steal the sacred wooden king tripod.

It happened that at this time, the Liao Kingdom also came to join in the fun, sending many masters to sneak into the Song Dynasty to cause trouble, and at the same time mobilized a large army to assemble in the Yanmen Pass area.

For a time, there was a tremor, the government and the public were panicked, and the world was in turmoil.

In the morning of this day, several men came to Xiaojing Lake, and the leader was Duan Zhengchun, the southern king of Dali Town.

Following him were the four great ministers of the Duan family: Chu Wanli, Gu Ducheng, Fu Sigui, and Zhu Danchen.

The destination of Duan Zhengchun's trip was originally the Shaolin Temple, but when he was passing through Xinyang, he came to Xiaojing Lake on a whim, hoping to reunite with Ruan Xingzhu in the gentle land.

Little did he know, he fell into the green prairie.

As soon as we entered the valley, a burst of wild laughter suddenly echoed in the air: "Hahaha, Duan Zhengchun, how long has it been, and you still want to be romantic and happy?"

Chu Wanli and the other four couldn't help but look shocked. They subconsciously protected Duan Zhengchun in the middle and looked around anxiously.

At this time, three figures flew down from the hillside and blocked the path of Duan Zhengchun and others.

After seeing the person clearly, Duan Zhengchun couldn't help but turn pale, his eyes constantly changing.

The leader is none other than Duan Yanqing, the first of the Four Evil Men.

Speaking of Duan Yanqing, he has a great relationship with Duan Zhengchun. The two of them are cousins.

At that time, Duan Yanqing was the crown prince of Dali Kingdom, and he should have succeeded to the throne of Dali Kingdom.

However, due to the rebellion of traitorous ministers, Duan Yanqing was besieged by a group of masters. His face was completely disfigured, his legs were disabled, and he was stabbed in the throat. He could not even speak and could only communicate in ventriloquism.

In despair, he wanted to commit suicide. Unexpectedly, a female Bodhisattva appeared at this time and gave a lot of money involuntarily.This female Bodhisattva is Duan Zhengchun’s concubine: Dao Baifeng.

Dao Baifeng didn't know that the man in front of her was Duan Yanqing at the time. She just wanted to take revenge on Duan Zhengchun for his love affair: You ignored my beauty, so I chose the ugliest man in the world.

Duan Yanqing did not recognize Dao Baifeng at that time. Firstly, the light was dark, and secondly, Dao Baifeng was dressed in Taoist robes and looked as if he were an immortal. In addition, he was seriously injured at the time and had hallucinations, so he thought it was an immortal descending to earth to save him.

It was precisely because of this donation that Duan Yanqing regained his faith and practiced martial arts hard.After he succeeded in martial arts, he began to take revenge on those who chased him back then.

At the same time, he also wanted to regain the throne. After all, he was the prince back then, so he always opposed the Duan Zhengchun brothers.

Accompanying Duan Yanqing were two other villains: Ye Erniang and Yue Laosan.

"Ah~"

When Duan Yanqing appeared, Duan Zhengchun couldn't help but sigh, knowing that it would be difficult to be kind today and a fierce battle would inevitably occur.

Chu Wanli stepped forward and said: "The person who came here is not a good person. Please put the country, the country and the country first, and return to Tianlong Temple as soon as possible to invite the eminent monk..."

In fact, this was just a subtle reminder to Duan Zhengchun to leave quickly.

Duan Yanqing couldn't help but snorted, obviously guessing Chu Wanli's intention, and glanced at Duan Zhengchun with cold eyes: "I didn't expect that the family affairs of my Duan family would be settled in the Song Dynasty."

In fact, he was just bluffing. He could only make a little fuss in Dali. After all, there were many masters in Tianlong Temple.

After leaving Dali, he can go on a killing spree.

Duan Zhengchun is the heir to the throne and is one of Duan Yanqing's must-kill targets.

"My brother-in-law is here to meet you."

Yue Laosan took the initiative and rushed towards the four ministers.

He ranks third among the four evil men, but he has always been dissatisfied, so he always considers himself Yue Lao Er.

Since a battle was inevitable, Duan Zhengchun could only slowly draw his sword, pointing the tip of the sword at Duan Yanqing.

Duan Yanqing's weapons are two iron rods, which are also equivalent to his substitute tools. They are versatile and can be used as swords or used as a substitute hand.

In the blink of an eye, the two of them were fighting together.

Duan's martial arts are world-famous. In addition to the Six Meridians Divine Sword and One Yang Finger, the power of Duan's swordsmanship is also quite astonishing.

The sword moves should be steady, the steps should be calm, and the sword movement should be light and agile without losing the kingly demeanor.

After fighting for more than ten moves, Duan Zhengchun was finally weaker, so he had no choice but to use Yiyang Finger, hoping to regain the defeat.

"Humph!"

Duan Yanqing snorted coldly and responded with a finger.

In fact, from the beginning, he deliberately used the same moves as Duan Zhengchun, just to prove one thing: he is the strongest in the Duan family, and he should sit on the throne of Dali.

"boom!"

After several moves, Duan Zhengchun was finally defeated and was beaten until he vomited blood and took several steps back.

"Lord!"

"Lord!"

Chu Wanli and others were shocked and rushed forward.

"What? You can't beat Boss Duan, so you want to win with more than you have?"

Yue Laosan and Ye Erniang stopped Chu Wanli and four others on the left and right, and the two sides started fighting again.

"What else do you have to say?" Duan Yanqing said coldly to Duan Zhengchun with an expressionless face.

He was disfigured back then, his throat was injured, and the muscles on his face were stiff. He could not express his emotions, anger, sorrow, or joy at all. In addition, he used his internal power to induce ventriloquism, which made him look particularly ferocious and sound extremely weird.

Duan Zhengchun sighed and did not reply. Instead, he slowly closed his eyes, with an air of looking forward to death.

Duan Yanqing slowly raised the iron rod in his hand...

"stop!"

At this moment, there was an explosion in the air, and a figure flew over like lightning.

The person who came was none other than Ding Xiu.

Ruan Xingzhu and his daughter Azi followed closely behind.

"A Xing? You...why did you run out? Go back quickly!" Duan Zhengchun shouted anxiously.

"Duan..." Ruan Xingzhu subconsciously wanted to call him Duan Lang, but as he spoke, he glanced at Ding Xiu and changed his words: "Prince Duan..."

Ye Erniang couldn't help but sneer on her face: "Prince Duan, every time I see you, there is a charming and beautiful woman beside you. You are really blessed."

Duan Zhengchun was too lazy to pay attention. He seemed to have forgotten that he was in danger and hurriedly walked towards Ruan Xingzhu: "A Xing..."

"stop!"

Duan Yanqing snorted coldly, raised the iron rod, and pointed at each move.

"boom!"

At this time, Ding Xiu raised his hand and struck an invisible palm wind, neutralizing Duan Yanqing's Yang Finger.

It seemed that there was not much movement, but Duan Yanqing was taken aback and couldn't help but glance at Ding Xiu and asked: "Who is your Excellency?"

He asked himself, there may be many people in the world who can dodge the Yiyang Finger, but there are not many people who can easily resolve the Yiyang Finger with one palm.

This person seems to be less than 30 years old. He has such strength at such a young age. Who is his disciple?

Ding Xiu smiled: "That's easy to say, I'm Ding Xiu!"

Yue Laosan looked shocked: "What? Is your name Ding Xiu?"

"Ding Xiu?" Ye Erniang was also stunned: "You were the one who killed the fourth child?"

Ding Xiu glanced at Ye Erniang: "The fourth child you are talking about is Yun Zhonghe? Yes, I killed him."

"Good boy, I finally found you..." Yue Laosan quickly rushed forward and attacked Ding Xiu with his crocodile-mouth scissors.

Unexpectedly, Ding Xiu suddenly disappeared.

"Yue Laosan, be careful!" Ye Erniang exclaimed.

Because, Ding Xiu moved to Yue Laosan's side and struck out with his palm.

Yue Laosan didn't have time to stop his attack and was beaten so hard that he rolled several times in mid-air, vomiting blood, before landing.

As soon as he took action, the scene was shocked into silence.

Duan Yanqing's eyes also became extremely solemn.

Before, he didn't believe it when he heard rumors in the world that Ding Xiu had killed Yun Zhonghe with a sword, and thought it was an exaggeration.

Now I have seen Ding Xiu take action with my own eyes, beating Yue Laosan until he vomited blood and flew away with one move. It seems that the rumors are true and this person's strength is unfathomable.

If Duan Zhengchun and others were not around, he might be tempted to give it a try. After all, he was quite confident in his own strength.

However, with the addition of Duan Zhengchun and others, he was not sure.

Where there is life, there is hope.

"Hmph, the green mountains will not change and the green water will always flow... let's go!"

"My second-in-law refused to accept the offer and he attacked me. He was despicable, shameless and vile... I want to avenge my fourth brother..."

Yue Laosan yelled angrily while running away faster than anyone else.

It didn't take long for the three of them to disappear.

Duan Zhengchun looked grateful, walked up to Ding Xiu and cupped his hands and said: "It turns out that you are the famous Ding Daxia. I, Duan Zhengchun, would like to thank Ding Daxia for your help."

Ding Xiu returned the salute and said with a smile: "Prince Duan, you're welcome!"

Chu Wanli and the four others also stepped forward to express their thanks.

Ah Zi jumped up to Ding Xiu and said with a smile, "Uncle is so powerful. He beat the thief away with three punches and two kicks."

Ding Xiu smiled and patted her head: "Practice hard and you will become so powerful in the future."

Ah Zi pouted and said, "I practice my martial arts well..."

At this time, Ruan Xingzhu also walked up to Duan Zhengchun and whispered: "Duan...Prince Duan, come here. I have something to say to you alone."

Duan Zhengchun smiled apologetically at Ding Xiu and followed Ruan Xingzhu to the side.

When he was far away from the crowd, Duan Zhengchun couldn't help but want to hold Ruan Xingzhu's hand, but Ruan Xingzhu took a step away, with red eyes and said: "Duan Lang, this is the last time I call you Duan Lang."

Duan Zhengchun was shocked: "What? Ah Xing, you... what happened to you?"

"I'm sorry for you, I...I'm with Ding...Dinglang."

"Ah?" Duan Zhengchun glanced back subconsciously, feeling as if his chest had been hit hard by a boulder.

Ruan Xingzhu wiped his tears and smiled sadly: "Actually, I can't say that I'm sorry for you. We were both anonymous and indifferent. You left me alone for many years and left me alone..."

"A Xing, I..."

"No need to say any more guilty words, I know your difficulties. One more thing, have you seen that girl? Her name is Azi."

"Azi...Azi..." Duan Zhengchun had a flash of inspiration and said in a trembling voice, "Could it be...she is our daughter?"

"Yes! It was Ding Lang who brought her here to reunite our mother and daughter. I don't know what happened to Ah Zi, but she was kidnapped to the Xingxiu Sect since she was a child and became Ding Chunqiu's disciple..."

"What? She... actually..."

Ruan Xingzhu continued: "This girl is so daring that she actually stole the sacred wooden king tripod of the Xingxiu Sect, escaped from the Xingxiu Sect, and was chased by the disciples of the Xingxiu Sect. Fortunately, Ding Lang came to rescue her, otherwise... otherwise..."

Speaking of this, I couldn't help but feel lingering fear and sob.

Duan Zhengchun looked dazed and murmured: "So that's it, that's it... No wonder the Xingxiu sect came out to the Central Plains in full force. I didn't expect that it was all the fault of this girl."

Ruan Xingzhu cried and said: "Prince Duan, our fate has ended. In the future... don't come to me again."

In fact, she was in a very confused mood at this moment. After all, she still had feelings for Duan Zhengchun, and they even gave birth to a pair of daughters.

However, now that she is with Ding Xiu, there is no way she can look back.

Since both men are here, it's time to talk clearly in person and make peace with the past.

Duan Zhengchun had a look of pain on his face and asked unwillingly: "A Xing, can you really let go of our past?"

Ruan Xingzhu sighed: "If you can let it go, or if you can't, you have to make a choice. Just like you chose to overthrow us all, return to Dali and marry Dao Baifeng."

"that is because……"

"Prince Duan, there is no need to explain. I understand your difficulties and your choice. However, I also ask Prince Duan to understand my choice."

Hearing these words, Duan Zhengchun knew that he could never go back, and couldn't help but smile to himself: "Everything is my fault, but I want to ask you for something."

"what's up?"

Duan Zhengchun couldn't help but glance at Ah Zi and murmured: "Don't tell Ah Zi my identity yet."

Ruan Xingzhu nodded: "Well, I promise you, I will tell her the truth when I have the opportunity in the future."

"Thank you!"

Duan Zhengchun once again glanced at Ah Zi, who was chattering with Ding Xiu and didn't know what he was talking about. His eyes were full of love, but his heart was filled with sadness.

Soon after, the group arrived at the small courtyard in the square bamboo forest.

However, Duan Zhengchun did not step into the house. He just sat down at the stone table in the courtyard and chatted with Ding Xiu about recent events in the world.

After all, he was once half the owner of this courtyard. Unexpectedly, fate has played a trick on people, but now he has become a guest, and he can't help but feel sad.

When the conversation was almost over, Duan Zhengchun declined Ding Xiu's invitation to stay and left with the four ministers to say goodbye.

Staying will only hurt your feelings.

……

(End of this chapter)