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Fan Xian said distressedly, "It is precisely because I can't see that I am distressed."

"You probably want to see the power of a grandmaster, right? Well, since we are destined to be together, I will fulfill your wish."

Zhou Chen said: "The domineering true qi you practice is different from the true qi secret book I practice. I have never seen domineering true qi, but looking at the true qi in your body, I can roughly know what kind of true qi it is. But judging from the movement of your true qi, your practice should not be very smooth."

"Yeah."

After listening to this, Fan Xian nodded repeatedly.

"You are absolutely right. I have been encountering problems while practicing recently. I don't know if it is a problem with my practice or the secret book."

"I can't give you an answer to this. You need to slowly explore it yourself, but I can let you feel my true energy now."

Zhou Chen suddenly clapped his hands lightly at the peach tree in the yard. The tree suddenly shook violently, and then all the peach blossoms and green leaves fell from the tree, turning it into a withered peach tree. Only bare trunks and branches were left, lifeless.

Under the puzzled gazes of Fan Xian and Teng Zijing, Zhou Chen clapped his hands at the peach tree again and injected his true energy into the tree.

Then, as the two looked on in disbelief, the withered peach tree actually sprouted again. After a while, green leaves and peach blossoms reappeared, and they were even more lush than before.

“Fuck…”

Fan Xian couldn't help but swear, and jumped up from the stone bench, rushed to the peach tree, picked up the peach flowers and leaves that Zhou Chen had just knocked to the ground, and then touched the peach tree.

He was sure that everything he had just seen was real, so he cursed again.

“Oh my god, is this really human power?”

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Chapter 1444: The Grand Master is so terrifying, and the evil guest comes

"A dead tree comes back to life, a dead tree comes back to life, how can this be called martial arts? It's simply a method of cultivating immortality."

Fan Xian touched the peach tree again and again, and confirmed again and again. He was 100% sure that it was not his eyes playing tricks on him, nor was it Zhou Chen's deception. This was a real thing.

He is also a person who has read countless martial arts novels. In his opinion, the martial arts in this world are similar to the martial arts in the martial arts novels he has read before.

But the martial arts displayed by Zhou Chen overturned his worldview and made him unable to believe that this was really the realm that martial arts could reach.

Teng Zijing was equally shocked. He had also practiced martial arts for many years, but everything he saw really made him doubt his life. However, he restrained himself and did not lose his composure like Fan Xian.

Fan Xian suppressed his shock, turned back to Zhou Chen, and asked curiously, "Duke Zhou, can a Grandmaster do this kind of miraculous trick?"

Zhou Chen said: "You think too much. Everyone's true qi has different characteristics, and the power and effect are naturally different. Among the five great masters, my Ruyi Jin true qi is special, so it can have this effect. The other four great masters should not have my ability."

Hearing this, Fan Xian actually breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that all grand masters had this ability, but it seems that is not the case.

Seeing that Zhou Chen answered every question he asked, he couldn't help but have a strong liking for this great master Zhou Chen. He felt that Zhou Chen was not as scary and cold as the rumors said. Instead, he was much easier to get along with than the crown prince, the second prince and others.

"Want to learn?"

"Ah? What did the Duke say?"

Fan Xian didn't react and asked with a puzzled look on his face.

Zhou Chen said: "My martial arts is called Ruyi Jin, which I created myself. It can lead you directly to the Grandmaster level. If you want to learn it, I can teach you."

"teach me?"

Fan Xian looked incredulous.

Teng Zijing also widened his eyes. The secret manual of martial arts leading to the Grandmaster, could it be so easy to obtain? Could it be that Fan Xian was really gifted that even the Grandmaster looked at him differently?

Fan Xian couldn't wait to ask, "Duke Zhou, are you serious?"

"Really? I can teach you Ruyi Jin, but it's not too much to ask you to pay a tuition fee, right?"

"Not too much, of course not too much. Sir, please tell me how much I have to pay in exchange for you teaching me the martial arts."

Fan Xian's face was full of anticipation. Although the domineering true qi he was currently practicing was extremely powerful, he had no one to guide him, so it was very difficult for him to practice it. He always had problems and his strength would sometimes fluctuate and sometimes weaken.

If he could learn the grandmaster's skills, it would mean that he had the guidance of a senior. What's more, if he could directly enter the grandmaster's skills, it would not be possible for him to be worse than his domineering true qi. So he really couldn't wait to learn martial arts from Zhou Chen.

Perhaps because he felt that Zhou Chen was easy to get along with and had no airs, he temporarily ignored why Zhou Chen was willing to teach him.

"One hundred thousand taels."

"How many?"

Fan Xian's tone of voice changed and his eyes almost popped out of his head.

Zhou Chen said calmly: "I will teach you the skills, and I will give you 100,000 taels to ensure that you can cultivate to the ninth level. As for whether you can break through to the Grandmaster level, it depends on your own talent."

Fan Xian shook his head without hesitation: "Forget it then. I can't even come up with 100,000 taels, let alone 10,000 taels. I'd better just focus on cultivating my domineering true qi."

Although he coveted the Grand Master's skills and the power of Zhou Chen's skills, he was not so wasteful as to spend 100,000 taels to learn them.

Zhou Chen didn't care, he was just talking casually.

"It's up to you. I'll only ask you for 100,000 taels if it's someone else. I wouldn't even give you 100,000 taels."

Fan Xian wanted to sneer, but when he thought about it carefully, it seemed to be true. Although one hundred thousand taels was a lot, if one could really get the Grand Master's skills and guidance, there would probably be many people willing to do so.

"But I really can't afford a hundred thousand taels, so I can only let the Duke down."

"It doesn't matter. If you are seriously injured and dying in the future, you can come to me for help. I won't charge you much. Fifty thousand taels for one life."

"Fifty thousand taels for a life?"

After hearing this, Fan Xian called out to himself, "I don't think I will ever encounter such a situation."

Zhou Chen looked at Fan Xian with a half-smile and said meaningfully, "That's hard to say."

Seeing Zhou Chen's smile, Fan Xian felt a little uncomfortable for some reason, so he quickly changed the subject.

Zhou Chen invited Fan Xian to have dinner, but Fan Xian did not stay and stood up to say goodbye to Zhou Chen.

"and many more."

Zhou Chen stretched out his hand and the dagger hidden on Fan Xian's body flew uncontrollably into Zhou Chen's hand, scaring Fan Xian.

"Your Excellency the Duke."

Zhou Chen smiled faintly and said, "The dagger is nice. Lend it to me to play with for a while and I will return it to you later."

Fan Xian opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but Teng Zijing pulled him from behind. He could only swallow what he was about to say, bid farewell to Zhou Chen, and left the Zhou Mansion.

On the way back, Fan Xian asked in confusion: "Why did he steal my dagger?"

Teng Zijing said angrily: "You are too bold. He is a great master, and you don't know how to restrain yourself. It's only because the Duke of Zhenguo thinks you are sympathetic. Otherwise, if it were someone else, they would definitely teach you a lesson."

He still felt that Fan Xian was a bit too presumptuous. He was a grandmaster, yet he was still so noisy.

"What's the big deal? Don't you think this Duke Zhenguo has a good temper? He's not pretentious. Talking to him feels more relaxed than talking to the Crown Prince and the Second Prince."

"You are right. There have always been rumors in Kyoto that the Duke of Zhenguo has a cold and cruel temperament. But I have met him twice and I didn't see him being cold and cruel at all. I just felt that his aura was a little scary. When he looked at me, I didn't dare to speak."

"Is it that exaggerated? I didn't think so." Fan Xian looked doubtful. He thought it was quite mild.

"I……"

Teng Zijing was about to speak when suddenly both he and Fan Xian's expressions changed and they turned around at the same time.

As they watched, they saw a black dot coming at them at a very fast speed. They just saw the black dot a moment ago, and the next moment, it was already in front of them.

"boom!"

They didn't know what fell to the ground. They only felt a roar in their ears, and then a powerful aftermath hit them, forcing them to retreat in embarrassment.

After finally steadying himself, he looked up and saw that both of them had their pupils contracted and were staring ahead in horror.

They saw a big pit where they had just stood, and in the center of the pit, only the handle of a knife was exposed.

Both of them recognized that it was the dagger that Zhou Chen had just taken away from Fan Xian.

Fan Xian's face was filled with horror: "Hey, Teng Zijing, how far are we from the Zhenguo Mansion?"

Teng Zijing swallowed his saliva and estimated: "I'm not sure, but it should be several hundred feet."

"He found us accurately from a distance of several hundred feet, and threw the dagger here, which also created such a huge aftermath. Is this really martial arts, not sword control?"

Fan Xian felt his throat was very dry, even his voice became hoarse, his eyes were fixed on the dagger in the center of the pit.

Teng Zijing: "Ah, so, the Duke of Zhenguo took the dagger from you just now for this moment? What does he mean by that? To warn you?"

Fan Xian thought for a moment and said, "Probably not. If he really wanted to warn me, he could have done it just now in the mansion. Maybe he just wanted me to see the power of a grandmaster. After all, I asked that just now."

"It is hard for us mortals to guess what the Grand Master is thinking."

"Teng Zijing, what you said is correct. The Grandmaster is extraordinary and must not be provoked. This strike can really take the head of the enemy general in the midst of thousands of troops."

Fan Xian said this with deep emotion, then went over and pulled out the dagger with force.

"It caused such a big commotion, but the dagger was completely undamaged. It's amazing."

In the mansion of Duke Zhou, Zhou Chen clapped his hands, took the chopsticks handed to him by Sang Wen, and ate with Sang Wen.

"Young Master seems to think highly of Fan Xian?"

Sang Wen was a little confused. She had been in the Zhou Mansion for several months and had never seen Zhou Chen treat anyone like he did Fan Xian.

Zhou Chen said, "This Fan Xian is a little different. I can't say that I think highly of him. I'm just giving him some advice. Besides, our family is short of money recently, so we can just get some from him."

Sang Wen reacted quickly, "Master, are you saying that his life might be in danger?"

"The power of the inner treasury is a hot potato. There are many people in Kyoto who want to kill him. Maybe we can make a hundred thousand or eighty thousand taels of silver from him, which can also ease the financial pressure in our mansion."

This was the reason why he displayed his special true energy in front of Fan Xian today, because he knew that Fan Xian would soon experience a life-and-death crisis, and with Fan Xian's character, he would definitely be willing to use money to buy his life.

"Let's eat, it's getting cold."

After today, Teng Zijing gave up his previous idea of ​​leaving Kyoto and chose to stay to help Fan Xian.

Having been through a lot together, Fan Xian had great trust in Teng Zijing. He promised a large sum of money and agreed to keep Teng Zijing. From then on, Teng Zijing became Fan Xian's bodyguard.

In order to investigate the matter of the chicken leg girl, Fan Xian began to look for people everywhere, and then in order to cancel the engagement, he went to the royal villa specifically to find Lin Wan'er and complete the cancellation of the engagement.

The next day, Zhou Chen left home early in the morning, went out of the city, and came to a hidden valley.

"Master."

Sun Yi has not been home for a long time, and Zhou Chen came out this time just to see him.

"Have all the people been found?"

"According to the young master's instructions, they are all young men under the age of 20 with good qualifications. There are 72 of them in total, and they were all bought from all over the country."

Zhou Chen nodded. He asked Sun Yi to buy people in order to train new subordinates.

Although the thirty-six constellations of the Star Guards have reached the seventh level of cultivation or above, such a level of cultivation is nothing in Kyoto. Not to mention the Black Cavalry, they are far inferior to the Tiger Guards. So he asked Sun Yi to find more people to prepare to form a new group of seventy-two Earthly Fiends.

In this feudal social system, human life is sometimes really worthless. You can buy a life with a little money, and naturally you can also buy subordinates who will work hard for you.

"Well done. Follow the training method I gave you and train well. You must achieve something within three years."

"I will never let down the young master's trust."

"Take me to see the people first."

Although his cultivation as a grandmaster can be said to be invincible in the world, he is only one person after all. He cannot do everything himself. He must cultivate subordinates who are strong enough and trustworthy enough, not only for himself, but also for the people around him.

He has to protect the people in Zhou's house, his own woman, and so on, and also to be on guard against old silver coins like Emperor Qing.

…………

Today, an uninvited guest suddenly came to the Zhou Mansion, and it happened that Zhou Chen was not at home.

This uninvited guest was Zhou Xingniang, who had come to Zhou’s house to ask for money a few years ago and was later driven away by Zhou Chen, and was Zhou Chen’s nominal aunt.

As Zhou Chen's aunt, Zhou Chen could ignore her and have her driven away, but when Zhou Chen was not around, even Tong Quan, the current steward of the mansion, did not dare to be disrespectful to her and could only allow her to force her way into the mansion.

After Zhou Xingniang arrived at the Zhou Mansion, she sat in the hall arrogantly and asked Tong Quan to call Zhou Chen. Tong Quan said that Zhou Chen was not in the mansion and was scolded severely by her.

Tong Quan knew what this person was like and didn't bother with her. She asked her to keep an eye on him, and then she went to Zhou Chen's yard and asked to see Sang Wen.

When Sang Wen learned about this, he was quite surprised and prepared to go and meet this person, but was stopped by Tong Quan.

"Young lady, you are of noble status, so you'd better not go. That old lady is not easy to deal with."

"Then let her keep making trouble in the mansion?"

If possible, Sang Wen naturally didn't want to meet her. After all, although she was favored by Zhou Chen now, she was not even Zhou Chen's concubine and had no status to meet Zhou Chen's aunt.

But the problem was that this aunt was making a lot of noise in the house, and she couldn't just ignore it.

Tong Quan said: "Don't worry, young lady. I have sent someone to find the young master. When he comes back, it will be resolved."