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Now that the Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, she naturally couldn't stay longer. Although she was reluctant to give up, she could only bid farewell to Zhou Chen.

Inside the house, Zhou Chen and Mei Changsu sat side by side drinking tea and chatting.

"Where's Lin Chen? I didn't see him this morning."

Usually Lin Chen would come to them early in the morning, but today there was no movement at all, so Zhou Chen was surprised.

Mei Changsu smiled and said, "He took Fei Liu out to play."

"No wonder."

"By the way, I see Fei Liu has practiced Xi Yang Jue very well. This little guy is indeed a martial arts genius. If his potential had not been overdrawn by that assassin organization, his future achievements would have been even greater. What a pity."

Mei Changsu sighed, "It's a pity, but from another perspective, it may not be a bad thing. At least he met us. Otherwise, he would have become a tool for killing people."

Zhou Chen said: "It is his good fortune that Fei Liu follows you."

"It must be my luck. Fei Liu has done a lot for me and saved me a lot of worries. Now that you're back this time, are you planning to continue traveling?"

"No, I've traveled to several neighboring countries in the past few years. I'm staying at home to have a good rest recently. My Pure Yang Art is about to break through."

Mei Changsu asked in surprise: "Another breakthrough?"

Zhou Chen is already ranked fifth in the top ten masters list. If he can improve further, won’t he be able to compete for the top spot?

"Well, when I fought with Golden Eagle Chai Ming last year, I also used all my strength to defeat him. In the past six months, I have made limited progress. This is also the biggest bottleneck I have encountered since I practiced Pure Yang Jue. If I can break through it successfully, I will be able to challenge even Dayu's Xuan Bu."

In a duel between masters, martial arts moves are very important, but internal strength definitely plays a dominant role. A master with strong internal strength will never have bad martial arts moves.

In the battle with Golden Eagle Chai Ming, his internal strength actually had the upper hand, but Golden Eagle Chai Ming was indeed a senior who had been famous for many years. His martial arts moves, grasp of timing, and even psychological game were better than his at that time, so the fight was so intense and he had to use all his strength to win.

Although he has lived several times longer than Chai Ming, he has practiced martial arts several times as long as Chai Ming, so it is normal that he is not as experienced as Chai Ming.

The fully-accomplished Pure Yang Art is slightly better than Chai Ming's. When he takes one more step forward and breaks through to the perfect state of Pure Yang Art, his internal strength will definitely be at the top of the world.

He had never seen Xuan Bu and the current Meng Zhi take action, but he was confident that as long as he made a breakthrough, he would not be worse than them.

Mei Changsu calmly analyzed: "There is no need to rush to challenge Xuan Bu. Even if you really have the strength, for safety reasons, I think you should go and try it with Brother Meng first. Xuan Bu is a very mysterious person, and only the top few on the master list know about him."

"Two years ago, I wrote to Brother Meng and asked him about his duel with Xuan Bu. According to him, it was a disastrous defeat, and he didn't understand Xuan Bu's true strength."

Zhou Chen was silent. As the second best martial artist in the world, Meng Zhi’s strength was undoubtedly one level higher than that of the Golden Eagle Chai Ming.

It had been very difficult for him to defeat Chai Ming before, and he probably is no match for Meng Zhi now. The terrifying level of Xuan Bu, who could have caused Meng Zhi to suffer a crushing defeat, is self-evident.

"I just said it casually, don't take it too seriously. You know how afraid I am of death. If I don't have absolute strength, I won't challenge Xuan Bu."

His side quest required him to rank first on the two Langya Lists, which was actually not difficult for him.

Mei Changsu is on the Young Masters List. For their plan, he certainly can't try to snatch the first place from Mei Changsu now. But as long as Mei Changsu completes the reversal of the case, he will choose to get off the list, and then he will naturally be the first.

The same goes for the top ten gangs list. As long as he tells Mei Changsu that he wants the Jiangzuo League, Mei Changsu will definitely make him the leader without saying a word.

Therefore, this task was no longer a problem for him. He just needed to wait for the right time. The system did not set a deadline anyway.

He just said that, but he is not the kind of person who repeats what others say. Instead of waiting for Mei Changsu to be removed from the list, he would rather fight for it himself.

Among the several Langya lists, the one he values ​​most is the Top Ten Masters List.

Wen Wu is the first, Wu Wu is the second!

Since one has learned martial arts, one naturally desires to ascend to the throne of the best in the world, and Zhou Chen is no exception.

Striving for the goal of being the best in the world and working hard for it is a fun and fulfilling thing.

It is not an easy task to break through to the perfect realm of Pure Yang Art, otherwise Zhou Chen would not have been trapped for a whole year.

In order to seek a breakthrough, Zhou Chen stayed in his own yard all the time, ignoring everything else and devoting himself to cultivation.

Half a year passed in a flash, and the New Year had already passed, but Zhou Chen still hadn't made a breakthrough. Even though he had honed his inner strength to the extreme, he was always just one step short of a breakthrough, and could never succeed. This made him very distressed.

"Don't frown. You've been too tense lately. Come and have a cup of tea and relax."

Mei Changsu poured Zhou Chen a cup of tea and handed it to him.

Zhou Chen took out his tea and drank it all in one gulp: "I want to relax, but I just can't. I'm only one step away, but I just can't make it. Don't you think it's annoying?"

Mei Changsu smiled and said, "This is really the first time I've seen you so distressed. To be honest, I don't think this is a bad thing. Since you started practicing the Pure Yang Technique, you've been so smooth and haven't encountered any setbacks. This is a good thing, but it's not a good thing either. You're too impatient. It's time to calm down."

Zhou Chen said: "I understand what you mean, but understanding is one thing, but it is not so easy to do it."

He has lived several more lives than Mei Changsu, so how could he not understand this truth? But as he said, understanding is one thing, and being able to do it is another.

It's like a beggar who is so poor that he can't even afford to eat, and suddenly there is a gold ingot in front of him. You know that this gold ingot may have problems, but you still can't resist the temptation of the gold ingot.

His current situation is somewhat similar to this. He has reached the last step, but he just can't move on. How can he not be anxious?

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 817: Nan Chu enters, Princess Nihuang

A few more days passed. Because there had been no breakthrough for a long time, Zhou Chen did not stay in seclusion for the past few days. Instead, he drank tea, chatted, and played chess with Mei Changsu every day.

He seemed to be much more relaxed, but only Mei Changsu could see that Zhou Chen was only relaxed on the outside but tense on the inside; in fact, the string in his heart was still taut.

He was also trying to find a way to help Zhou Chen resolve his emotional issues, but this was not an easy task.

Zhou Chen is the same type of person as him. If he wants to accomplish something, he will find ways to do it.

So if you want to persuade Zhou Chen, you need a good opportunity.

Unable to break through his inner strength, Zhou Chen could only practice martial arts every day. He was good at swordsmanship, boxing, and martial arts, but he was not the best in each of them.

After all, time is there. Even if he has extraordinary skills, he has only been practicing for six or seven years at most. He cannot do many things at once and has to spend more time cultivating his internal strength. Therefore, his external skills and techniques are naturally a little inferior.

When fighting against people who are at a lower level than him, he can crush them with his powerful inner strength and strength physique. However, when facing opponents of the same level, his shortcomings in this area will be exposed, just like when he challenged the Golden Eagle Chai Ming before.

Zhou Chen also tried the same method of hard work and practice that he had learned from reading novels before, such as drawing the sword and stabbing it a thousand times, ten thousand times, and so on every day.

There is indeed an effect, but to be honest, it is not as exaggerated as imagined. The biggest benefit is that it can train a muscle reaction.

Zhou Chen stopped practicing sword until his clothes were soaked with sweat. Then he took a shower and changed his clothes.

When he returned to the room, he found Mei Changsu already sitting there.

"Didn't you take Fei Liu out to play? How come you're back so soon? Where's Fei Liu?"

Mei Changsu smiled and said, "Fei Liu is practicing martial arts. He couldn't even last twenty moves under your hands. You stimulated him, so he came back to practice martial arts."

Fei Liu is a simple child. When he saw Zhou Chen practicing martial arts before, he thought it was fun and wanted to compete with Zhou Chen.

The result is predictable. Fei Liu was subdued by Zhou Chen in just eighteen moves. If it was a life-and-death duel, Fei Liu might not even be able to withstand eighteen moves.

It’s not that Fei Liu is not strong, but Fei Liu has only been practicing Xiyang Jue seriously for four years. Although he has good talent, how can he compare with the gifted Zhou Chen? He is inferior to Zhou Chen in all aspects, so naturally he can only be beaten.

Zhou Chen laughed and said, "This kid wants to defeat me, but he has to outlast me."

He is not bragging, but he has the skills of an old horse still in the stable. As long as he is under a hundred years old, his physical fitness will not decline and will always remain at the peak.

In this case, how could Feiliu possibly defeat him.

"You are still so confident."

There was no smile on Mei Changsu's face, instead he looked a little serious.

Zhou Chen noticed his abnormality and asked in confusion: "What's wrong with you? Did you encounter any trouble?"

Mei Changsu shook his head and said, "I haven't encountered any trouble, but my brothers in the alliance sent me news that Nan Chu has sent troops to attack and has already entered the southern border. The southern border is going to be in chaos."

Zhou Chen was a little surprised when he heard this, but he didn't take it too seriously. Instead, he started to joke.

"Isn't the Southern Territory guarded by your fiancée, Princess Nihuang? She has been in charge of the Southern Territory for eight years and has never allowed Nanchu to invade Daliang. What do you have to worry about?"

"But this time is different. According to the news, Nan Chu has changed its strategy this time. It has been carefully planned for many years and is ready to launch a naval battle. The Southern Border Iron Cavalry is good at field battles and offense and defense, but has little experience in naval battles. I am worried that something unexpected will happen in the Southern Border."

Zhou Chen was shocked, but after Mei Changsu said that, he finally reacted.

He remembered that there seemed to be this part in the original plot. Two years before the plot began, the Southern Border Iron Cavalry led by Princess Nihuang encountered trouble. Mei Changsu sent Wei Zheng to help and solved the problem of the Southern Border.

Could it be this time?

Zhou Chen calmed down and calculated the time. He was about the same age as Mei Changsu. After the New Year, they were both 29 years old. The plot began when Mei Changsu was 31 years old, which means that now was exactly two years before the plot unfolded.

"Then what are you going to do? Send Wei Zheng to help? But Wei Zheng doesn't seem to be in the alliance."

He asked curiously, because that was how Mei Changsu was arranged in the TV drama.

Mei Changsu said: "Wei Zheng went to Medicine King Valley. There are not many precious medicinal herbs left in the alliance. He said he would go to Medicine King Valley to get some."

Zhou Chen's mouth twitched when he heard that. Wei Zheng was also a fool. He was the adopted son of Master Su of Medicine King Valley and would definitely inherit Medicine King Valley in the future. However, he used his own things to subsidize Jiangzuo League. He was a "rebellious son".

Suddenly, his expression froze and he looked at Mei Changsu in astonishment.

"Are you planning to take advantage of me?"

Mei Changsu smiled and nodded: "Yes, I would like to ask you to go to the southern border. If Nihuang can successfully repel Nanchu, that would be the best. If Nihuang encounters trouble, you can help."

"You think too highly of me. I am good at fighting alone, but if you ask me to deploy troops, I don't have that ability."

Zhou Chen knew his own limitations. He had no experience in commanding on the battlefield, and he had never been in command in the only major war.

Mei Changsu said: "You don't need to command. You can act as a counselor and help Nihuang with strategies. I have already thought of a way to deal with the water battle. I will tell you later."

"Why go through so much trouble? If you have an idea, just go there by yourself. You can also go and reminisce with Princess Nihuang." Zhou Chen said with a smile.

Mei Changsu showed a look of nostalgia on his face, but then he shook his head.

"I am destined to have no fate with Nihuang in this life. I don't want to think about anything else now. I just want to complete that task. As for Nihuang, I shouldn't delay her."

He was very aware of his physical condition. Being alive was a blessing. He had never thought about getting married and having children.

Even when he woke up in the middle of the night, what he thought about most was the battle that year. The Battle of Meiling was a hurdle that he would never be able to overcome in his life.

Seeing Mei Changsu so negative, Zhou Chen felt bad too, and comforted him: "Don't be so pessimistic, I'm still here, as are Lin Chen. We're all here, so there's nothing wrong with your health."

Mei Changsu was very grateful for Zhou Chen's comfort, but Zhou Chen and Lin Chen could only alleviate his condition and illness, but could not cure the root cause.

If he just lived a pastoral life, working from sunrise to sunset, he would probably live to be forty years old.

But in order to overturn the verdict on the Red Flame Army and all those implicated, he has invested too much effort in the past few years, so that his health is getting worse and worse. Even if Zhou Chen uses his pure Yang internal energy to heal him, it is only a temporary solution and not a cure.

Now he relies more on drugs to maintain his mental state, and he cannot be too happy or too sad.

"My body can no longer support me to walk that far, and I can no longer go to the battlefield. You are the most suitable person to go to the southern border this time. It just so happens that you have been unable to break through for such a long time. Maybe you will suddenly get enlightened and successfully break through after this trip?"

"You were the one who asked me for help, why do you make it sound like you helped me?"

Zhou Chen smiled, but to be honest, he was a little tempted, not for the breakthrough in martial arts, but for the system's side quests.

In this world, one of his side quests, going to the battlefield, requires him to participate in at least ten wars involving more than 10,000 people, and kill at least ten people in each war.

This time when Nan Chu entered the country, they had to face the Southern Border Iron Cavalry led by Nihuang of the Yunnan Palace who guarded the southern border. There must be at least 50,000 people, otherwise they would be committing suicide.

In this case, this war must meet the requirements of the side quest, which is why he is excited.

"So, you agree?" Mei Changsu asked happily.

Although one of them is the leader of the Jiangzuo League and the other is the deputy leader, there is no distinction between them. If Zhou Chen is unwilling, he will not force it.

Zhou Chen responded: "Just go, you are right, it is not a good idea to stay in seclusion all the time."

"Great."

"But please consider carefully which identity I should use when I go to the Southern Territory? As the deputy leader of the Jiangzuo League, or as Gongzi Yu?"

Mei Changsu thought about it for a moment and said, "Gong Ziyu's identity. We will have to go to Jinling City sooner or later. If you go there as the deputy leader of Jiangzuo League, the chances of being exposed will be greater in the future, which will be detrimental to our plan."

"Okay, I'll listen to you. When should I leave?"

"Nan Chu has entered the country, hurry up."

"Then tomorrow."

Mei Changsu was actually worried about the situation in the southern border, which was why he was so anxious.

"I have already prepared clothes, food packages and other things for you. I will have someone deliver them to you right away."

Zhou Chen laughed and said, "Xiao Shu, you are so considerate. If you were a woman, I would definitely marry you."

Mei Changsu rolled his eyes and said, "You are only being arrogant now. Do you still remember how I beat you up before?"

"You're bringing up this old story. You used to be in charge of force, but now you're in charge of intelligence. Let's switch gears."

"You speak as if you were the intellectual leader before."

"What do you think?"