As the downfall of the Republic of China, there was a Taoist priest named Uncle Jiu

The next moment, Daniel changed direction and hugged the mandrill from behind.

"Kill it!"

The bull roared, the thick blue veins on his forehead and neck bulged, his sleeves were held up by his arm muscles, and the exposed muscle lines seemed to be cast from steel bars, full of explosive power.

"Hoohoho!"

Hugged by the mighty bull, the mandrill couldn't break free for a while, screaming and struggling wildly.

Gu Tian, ​​Gu Jun, and Er Gou took advantage of its illness to kill it, and hacked the mandrill to death.

Ding!

At the same time as the mandrill was killed, Gu Zhou found out that the number of essences had changed from 0 to 6 with a ding dong. He was overjoyed that he could finally add points.

Chapter 12 Success in adding points!

"At present, it seems that only by killing demons and ghosts can the essence be obtained."

Gu Zhou has a preliminary judgment, but the single evidence cannot be presented, and multiple verifications are needed. If it is true, the importance of worshiping Maoshan will be greatly increased.

After killing the mandrill, Gu Tian, ​​Daniu and the others almost lost their strength, and they all lay on the ground with their backs, their chests rose and fell sharply, and their breathing sounded like a bellows.

As for the driver, the mandrill woke up after the mandrill died, and ran away, bursting out at the limit speed of the human body, and disappeared in a flash.

After returning to Qingshan Town and closing the door tightly, Gu Zhou called out the information panel.

Gu Zhou——

Ability: Thirteen Taibao horizontal exercises (beginner)

Essence: 6

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The plus sign behind the thirteen Taibao horizontal exercise has changed from gray to red, indicating that it is time to add points.

"I hope that adding a little bit can really be useful!"

Gu Zhou silently worshiped the Jade Emperor, the Tathagata Buddha, and the Patriarchs of the Three Qing Dynasty.

With a thought, his eyes fell on the '+', and a sense of enlightenment appeared, and he suddenly felt that he could start adding points, this feeling is very mysterious.

Concentrate on, the word "beginner" behind the thirteen Taibao horizontal exercises became blurred, and then the word "iron body" replaced it.

"Sure enough!"

Gu Zhou was overjoyed, and continued to hit his attention, and then the word "iron body" blurred and disappeared, turning into "bronze body".

He knew that the thirteen Taibao's horizontal exercises had only three levels, from low to high in order of iron body, copper body, and gold body. It is said that when one reaches the highest state of golden body, the practitioner is as infiltrated by golden light, and his body is indestructible.

However, in Gu Zhou's view, this so-called description of the state of the golden body is an exaggeration.

Daniel is very talented, he is already in the bronze body state, his strength is as strong as a cow, and his skin is as tough as cowhide. Even a dozen people can't beat him, but the sword can still hurt him. Be indestructible.

Gu Zhou wanted to continue adding points, but the "+" had turned gray, and looking at the number of essences, it turned into '3'.

"It took 1 point of essence to go from the entry to the iron body, and 2 points of essence to go from the iron body to the copper body. I don't know how much essence it takes to upgrade to the golden body? Could it be 4 points? Anyway, I don't have enough essence."

At this time, Gu Zhou felt dizzy for a while, as if countless steel needles were stirring in his mind, his body swayed, and he managed not to fall, lying on his back on the bed, his temple throbbed violently.

"what's the situation!"

There was a warm feeling in his nostrils, and he stretched out his hand to touch it, and it turned out to be blood stains, so he forced himself to come to the mirror, only to see his pale face in the mirror, the dark circles under his eyes were obvious, and the eyeballs were bloodshot.

It's like a person who hasn't slept for seven days, hasn't eaten, hasn't seen the sun, and is on the verge of death.

"He's so depleted of energy and blood."

He immediately understood that although the system could improve his martial arts realm, the energy to strengthen his body would not appear out of thin air, and what was consumed was his own essence and blood.

As the saying goes, if you are poor and rich in martial arts, three points depend on practice, and seven points depend on food. Without meat supplements and medicinal materials, people will only become more and more useless.

"Okay, I'm ready."

Gu Zhou took out a piece of ginseng that nourishes blood, and after eating a ten-year-old ginseng, the feeling of weakness in the whole body has disappeared. Although he is still a little weak, at least it will not make people feel like they are about to die.

"If you want to add more points in the future, you must prepare in advance. You can't act rashly. Fortunately, the essence is not enough this time. If I add enough essence, I won't be killed directly."

Thinking of this, Gu Zhou was suddenly frightened.

Close your eyes and rest your mind, everything about the Thirteenth Taibao's Henggong practice is flowing in your mind, and you are practicing every move. It feels like you have practiced the Thirteenth Taibao's Henggong for ten years, and you have memorized it thoroughly.

One move and one style are not only familiar, but also the details and the essentials of the connection between the moves are all clear.

"I am now equivalent to a martial arts expert who has practiced for ten years and has a bronze body."

Feeling that the weakness in his body had almost disappeared, Gu Zhou got up in vain, and punched out a set of punches. Into the flesh and blood, tempering the skin and muscles.

A miraculous change took place in his body.

After half an hour, Gu Zhou stopped.

As soon as he thought about it, he punched out, and the muscles on his shoulders were twisted together like a steel wire, bursting out with strength, and the skin was bulged up.

Gu Zhou slapped his chest with his backhand, and the muscles under the skin immediately swelled and bulged, like iron mounds, or like steel balls twisted by steel wires, tough and hard, even if they could be slapped down, they would scatter Go for a lot of power.

With a flick of the arm, it transforms towards the toughness of cowhide.

"After adding points, the realm will be improved immediately, but the improvement of the realm relative to the physical fitness will take a certain amount of time, and it will not be immediate. It will take about two or three days. The inexplicable power will subtly improve the physical fitness. After two or three days, my strength And the toughness of the skin will be no less than that of a big cow."

In the next few days, Gu Zhou's guess became a reality. His arm, chest, abdomen, back, and leg muscles gradually became more obvious, and each piece of muscle was strong and strong. When the arm was exerted, the bulging arm muscles were like steel bars. winding.

On the third day, Mopan, which weighed more than [-] jins, did not blush or pant for breath.

He was just over 1.8 meters tall and weighed one hundred and fourteen. He was of a normal build, neither thin nor fat.

Even if he was wearing looser clothes, it could be seen at a glance that his figure was very muscular. Only he knew that his weight was soaring towards two hundred catties.

And even though his body looks very strong, from the outside it doesn't seem to reach the level of two hundred catties.

Forget it, the watch bought online should have arrived, and Gu Zhou was about to go back to Hyundai to pick up the courier, when there was a knock on the door, he opened the door and saw that it was an old man from the Gu family who watched him play chess the day he met Gu Dahai. elders.

"Second Master, what can you do?"

Gu Zhou greeted him with a smile.

"Gu Zhou, are you practicing martial arts?"

Glancing at Gu Zhou, who was naked and muscular, Gu Guqiang was a little helpless. You said that you are a disciple of a rich family, why did you become obsessed with martial arts?

In this day and age, no matter how good you are at practicing martial arts, you can only serve as guards, darts, or soldiers.

Chapter 13

As long as you have the money, you can hire as many people as you want.

"Second Master, just talk about something."

Gu Zhou walked to the well, scooped out a large bucket of water, and poured it over his head, his heart felt cold and his heart flew high.

Gu Guqiang hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, a little confused: "Gu Zhou, since you have settled in Qingshan Town, you need a few servants to serve you, do you want to choose a few people in the town?"

Gu Zhou stopped wiping his body, frowned and said, "Second Master, they are all members of the clan, how can I treat them as human beings?"

Gu Guqiang opened his mouth and said with a wry smile: "Gu Zhou, if it wasn't really difficult, I wouldn't come to you either. The town is very poor, and many people in the clan are starving and can't get enough to eat. What's the harm in being a servant of the people in the clan?"

"The reason why I came to you is because there is a person named Gu Xia in the clan. His mother-in-law died a few years ago, leaving behind a half-grown child. The youngest is Twelve Waters, and the oldest is 15 years old. Gu Xia also died of illness yesterday. A child becomes an orphan without a father or a mother.”

"Not long after you returned to Qingshan Town, there are no servants to serve. If you want, I will send them. Don't worry, they are all children from poor families. They have no habit of being spoiled and spoiled. It is absolutely necessary to do some servant work. It's done."

"Of course, if it's really inconvenient, it's not too difficult for Zu Li to raise three children."

Gu Zhou thought for a while: "Okay, Second Master, send it for me. By the way, Second Master, I want to build a house. There should be craftsmen in this field in the town. Help me spread the news. One day, including food."

The second master nodded: "Okay, I will contact you later, and I will give you an answer tomorrow."

When I was young, Er Ye brought three and a half older children, 12-year-old boy, 14-year-old and 15-year-old girl.

Seeing this situation, Gu Zhou probably also guessed the situation in Gu Xia's family. The first child gave birth to a girl and wanted to have a boy. After she became pregnant, she gave birth to a girl again, and the third child gave birth to a boy as she wished.

Even 100 years later, there is still the idea of ​​having a boy to carry on the family line. In this era, not having a boy means cutting off children and grandchildren.

His father also chose the names for convenience, namely Gu Chun, Gu Xia, and Gu Qiu. Fortunately, there is no fourth child, otherwise it would be 100% Gu Dong.

Not to mention, it sounds pretty good, much better than Gu Daniu and Gu Ergou.

At first, Gu Zhou thought Ergou was a cheap name. In ancient times, children were easy to die young. People in ancient times didn't think it was caused by realistic reasons, but they thought it was ghosts and ghosts.

People who believe in gods and ghosts say that if they want their children not to be killed by ghosts and ghosts, they have to give their children cheap names.

Coincidentally, people found that children who are often called by humble names are much easier to support than those who do not have humble names. Later, people believed that children should have nicknames, and they should be given a humble name. The cheaper the better to feed.

But later he learned that Ergou was not a cheap name, but his great name.

It can only be said that Ergou's father has a big heart, and he really gave his son such a name.

"My name is Gu Zhou. From now on, you will help me do things, such as washing clothes, cooking, cleaning, and everything the servants have to do."

"If you do things for me, you must have rules. The most important thing is to strictly prohibit eating inside and outside."

"Of course, if you do things for me, I will pay you a salary. Now it is two oceans a month. As for whether your salary will increase in the future, it depends on your performance."

Gu Zhou said to the three of them seriously.

To be honest, he was a bit regretful, but in fact, he was looking forward to adding more fragrance to the red sleeves.

However, the two girls are very ordinary in appearance, otherwise they might have done a lot of shoulder pinching and leg hammering.

"have you understood?"

"understood."

All three of them nodded to express their understanding. Indeed, as Second Master said, they were all children from poor families. After their father died, they thought they were going to start eating a hundred families. Unexpectedly, Second Master found them a work, and there are two foreign salaries every month. For them, it is like a pie falling from the sky, and they cherish it very much.

"Second Master, I'm too worried about the craftsman's affairs."

Gu Zhou nodded to Gu Guqiang.

Gu Guqiang walked a few steps to the side, and waited for Gu Zhou to come over before he opened his mouth and said, "Gu Zhou, there is a ready-made house now, I wonder if you will consider it?"

"Second Master, what do you say?"

Of course Gu Zhou hopes to have a ready-made house, otherwise it will take at least a few months to live in a new house.

Gu Guqiang whispered: "There should be a house in the town that meets your requirements, five in and five out."

"There is such a rich family in Qingshan Town?"

Gu Zhou was a little surprised.

Gu Guqiang explained: "Qingshan Town has also produced officials and masters. About 40 years ago, there was a person in Qingshan Town who passed the Jinshi examination, and the highest was a fourth-rank official. The big mansion is sent to take care of and repair it every year."

"Since the completion of the cultivation, the time of living in people has not exceeded three years."

"Five years ago, I heard that the senior official hated Lafayette and his whole family was ransacked, so this house was completely left unused."

"His whole family is dead, so this house will naturally belong to the clan, and the clan wants to sell it, but this house is a tasteless place in a closed place like Qingshan Town."

"If it's expensive, no one wants it, and if it's cheap, we feel like we're losing money."

Speaking of this, Gu Guqiang was a little embarrassed: "It doesn't matter if you are suitable, so I will ask your opinion."

"How much does the clan want to sell?"

Gu Zhou asked.

Although it is easy for him to make money, selling a watch is [-] times the profit, but he will not be taken advantage of.

He has a general understanding of the prices of the houses in the Republic of China. Lu Xun bought a courtyard with three entrances and 32 rooms in the capital, which cost 3673 yuan.

Although Lu Xun bought only three courtyards, it was the capital city, and it was definitely the most expensive place in the Republic of China.

In a small place like Qingshan Town, even for a five-entry courtyard, the price is definitely lower than Lu Xun’s price for a three-entry courtyard in the capital.

"One thousand oceans! Gu Zhou, don't worry, this price is definitely very favorable. At first, the family wanted to buy about [-] oceans, but it has been vacant for so long, and our intention is to deal with the house as soon as possible."

Gu Guqiang's face was full of sincerity.

Gu Zhou nodded without hesitation and said, "Second Lord, take me to have a look. If it's suitable, I'll buy it for [-] oceans."

Although he didn't want to be taken advantage of, he also didn't want to take advantage of the Gu family. He always kept in mind his purpose, which was to integrate into the Gu family and use it for himself.