Chapter Fifty: Heading to Yao Mao Shan

  Early in the morning, Liangshan was practicing Fowuquan boxing in the courtyard.

  Last night, Liangshan returned and repeatedly reviewed every move and style of Leidong's hand in his mind, gaining a lot. The first powerful function of Plucking Finger Strings is to control the opponent's rhythm, ultimately achieving the goal of controlling the opponent's body and mind. This Liangshan has initially grasped.

  The second major function is attack. The so-called string, its trajectory when attacking cannot be found, the opponent has no defense, and the small flying knife in the ancient dragon is roughly this principle.

  Liangshan was practicing boxing in the courtyard, while Ma Wencai was practicing outside. Recently, Young Master Ma has been focusing on his boxing practice, and as a result, he has relaxed his surveillance of Liangshan, which is a good thing.

  Outside the Grand Hall of Qingyun, Wang Quancai was talking to someone with a frown and a smile, when he saw Liangshan approaching, he quickly put on a flattering smile and walked over to call out: "Liang Shao." As soon as Wang Quancai spoke up, several other fellow disciples also smiled and nodded in greeting.

  Liáng Shān nodded, knowing that he now had a different impression in people's minds.

  "Does Liang Shao know? Something big happened last night."

  Liáng Shān recalled the loud rumbling sound from last night.

  "I heard it's a holy child who has fallen into the lower courtyard." Wang Quan said mysteriously.

  In the afternoon, the lower house issued an announcement, and several elders came out, including Elder Hao.

  Hao Zhanglao's name is Hao Jian, an old qualified saint son, said to have a high-grade golden elixir. Unfortunately, three years ago, he failed to break through the Yuan Ying period and was beaten back to his original form, and finally turned into a mid-grade Qi gathering stage.

  According to rumors, last night several holy sons took action and "invited" Hao Jian out of his Wenxuan Peak. In other words, they seized his territory.

  Liangshan understood that Hao Jian had stepped down from his leadership position, and although he was in a difficult situation, at least the other side had left him a way out, allowing him to go to the lower court to serve as an elder and receive a "fixed" salary to barely scrape by.

  "I heard that Hao Jian is a sword cultivator, a genius with unparalleled talent." Wang Quancai sighed and said, "Unfortunately, being a sword cultivator has no future."

  The three major cultivation schools of the Sacred Sword Hall: Jianxiu, Leixiu and Danxiu. In the past, Jianxiu was the strongest, but a thousand years ago, Jianxiu declined, or rather, the entire world did not tolerate Jianxiu. However, Hao Jian refused to accept this, insisting on restoring the former glory of the Sacred Sword Hall, resulting in the current situation.

  Wang Quanzi shook his head and said, "One can't go against the trend, now it's popular to cultivate Dan, other things are a million times more difficult."

  In the late afternoon, Liangshan brought two bottles of Baifeng wine from Ma Wenzhen to Hao Jian's hut.

  "Disciple Liang Shanbo, requesting to see Elder Hao!" Liang's loud voice startled a string of long-tailed birds in the bamboo forest on both sides of the hut, and they flew up into the sky.

  An hour later, Liangshan walked out of Hao's hut with a smile. As soon as he returned to his own room, his face changed and he cursed secretly: "What a cheap old man."

  Hao Datong's eyes lit up at the sight of wine, and he accepted it, but refused to surrender Liangshan.

  "I want to learn sword!"

  "This road is closed!"

  "The elder may not understand, but I don't necessarily not understand!"

  "Get out!"

  The conversation that followed was pretty much devoid of substance. Liang Shan felt stifled.

  Liang Shan sat for a while, and then Ma Wencai came to report that Princess Tuoba Qiurong had arrived. Liang Shan glanced at Ma Wencai and discovered that the "Hearts in Harmony" zither actually had a third major function, which was "reading minds".

  Words are the voice of the heart. When the heartstrings move, Liangshan can now vaguely sense it. Like Ma Wencai, whose realm is weaker than his own, he can sense it more clearly.

  Specifically what he thought was unknown, but Liangshan could feel Ma Wencai's inner tension, probably thinking that he had obtained Hao Lao's support.

  Hao Zhanglao was almost a useless person, but the people of Liangshan saw the potential value in him. He had grown from an outer door disciple to a saint, with experience, insight and experience, all of which could be used to guide Liangshan.

  "Are you going to find Hao Laozhang?" Tuoba Qiurong asked straightforwardly as soon as she entered the door.

  Liáng Shān nodded.

  "Did he agree to take you?"

  Liangshan shook his head, there was nothing good to hide from Tuoba Qiurong.

  "Sincerity can move mountains and open up metal and stone." Tuoba Qiuyong spat out these eight words.

  Liang Shan let out a sigh of relief, knowing this was his only chance.

  The night sky was dark, and Chen Si Niang of Liangjia Village in Xin Ye County had not yet fallen asleep. The candlelight cast a faint glow on her slightly bulging body reflected in the window frame. After a busy day, she now had one hand resting on her belly, with a subtle smile at the corner of her mouth, a look that women have when they are about to burst with happiness. Her husband had been gone for three months, and Chen Si Niang was also three months pregnant. It was discovered not long after Liangshan left, when the woman's period was late, and after consulting a doctor, Chen Si Niang was overjoyed to tears.

  That night when Master Xiang left, Chen Si Niang abandoned her shyness and was extremely welcoming. Chen Si Niang thought that even now her ears were burning with shame, but looking back on it now, it was worth it.

  Chen Si Niang confirmed her pregnancy, and Liang Yang Shi treated her like a treasure, asking her to rest and not exert herself. However, Chen Si Niang couldn't sit still, as the Liang family's ancestral home was the culmination of Director Liang's hard work, and only she could properly carry out his "policies and guidelines". Liang Yang Shi had no choice but to assign four old maidservants to attend to her personally, while Chen Si Niang just gave orders, leaving all the running around to others.

  Chen Si Niang is pregnant, and Liangjiazhuang is even more prosperous. Even if other rough women and men can have children, it's all in vain; only the descendants of the master's family can continue to thrive, which is the true prosperity of Liangjiazhuang.

  On the morning of April 1st, Chen Si Niang left the mansion with a large entourage. After inspecting the estate's fields and shops in the afternoon, she suddenly heard that the ironworks had exploded, injuring some blacksmiths. Chen Si Niang rushed to offer her condolences. Returning home at night, she closed the door behind her, and her heart began racing. She took out three large Qianlong Tongbao coins and placed them on the table, calming herself for a moment before starting to divine.

  According to Liangshan's evaluation, Chen Si Niang is a treasure trove of knowledge and learning, it's not an exaggeration to call her the female Zhuge Liang. If he hadn't won over the stubborn Chen Si Niang, this talented woman would have ended up alone for the rest of her life.

  After a while, Chen Si Niang finished the divination and it turned out to be a Li Gua, indicating that there would be a disaster of war in Liangjiazhuang, and it would happen two months later.

  Chen Si Niang's heart tightened. These days, she had been thinking about building a wall around the Liang Family Village using mud and sand from the Ma Family Fort, mixed with glutinous rice, layer by layer, compacted firmly. Chen Si Niang was still hesitant, as the project was too large and would inevitably delay other production. Now, Chen Si Niang decided to start immediately tomorrow, gathering all the idle labor forces from other villages. In addition, the Mo and Wu families had to purchase helmets, armor, swords, and equipment for each household. Training also needed to be intensified, and Wu Tu had to go again to recruit Jianghu heroes. Five or six more beacon towers were to be built far and near, and the cannon and crossbow towers inside Liang Family Village were to be rebuilt...

  On the morning of April 2nd, Chen Si Niang convened a military meeting with Wu Shi San Xiong Di and her brother Chen Hu. Afterwards, Chen Si Niang personally visited Mo Wu's two separate courtyards, but unexpectedly neither of the courtyard owners were present. It was only then that Chen Si Niang remembered they had gone to participate in the Mo Wu Grand Assembly.

  At this time, in a lush mountain valley 500 kilometers away from Mount Fuyao, on a small path, a man and a woman were walking. The man was Liang Shan, and the woman was Tuoba Qiurong, who still wore a ghost mask.

  Yao Mang Mountain is located in the depths of Qinling, where monsters roam and it's also the best place for major sects to train their outer disciples. Yao Mang Mountain is 500 miles away from Funiu Mountain, and two people took two days to get there.

  It was at the moment when the sunset filled the sky that Liangshan sat on a large rock and said, "Autumn Sister, are you confident?"

  "If you're afraid, then go back first." Tuo Ba Qiurong's voice was cold and stern.

  Liáng Shān looked at Tuòbá Qiū Róng in surprise, the "released" Tuòbá Qiū Róng restored her original unpleasant temperament.

  Tuoba Qiurong knew her tone was a bit heavy, so she softened it slightly and said, "Don't worry, I've thought it through."

  Liangshan let out a sigh and said, "I saw that old thing again two nights ago."

  Hao the elder has become an "old thing" in Liangshan's mouth.

  "How is it?" Taobao Qiurong's lips curled up, somewhat wanting to smile.

  "When I was about to leave, he said that he heard I was going to get the elixir of the mid-level zombie god. I said yes, and then he said good luck." Liang Shan's face turned bitter as he recalled Hao Zhang Lao's expression at the time, which seemed like he was looking at a dying person.

  "The demon beast's spiritual wisdom opened after 300 years, and it took another 300 years to embark on cultivation. Even in the foundation-building stage, it would take at least a thousand years."

  "Isn't that the thousand-year-old demon?" Liangshan's face turned even more ashen.

  "Yes. The boundary is only one level higher than us, but the internal force may be ten times thicker."

  Liáng Shān did not make a sound.

  "What's wrong, you're really scared?"

  "Autumn sister, I say now it's just us two, you're still wearing a mask, take off the mask and let me see."

  Tuoba Qiurong was taken aback for a moment, but fortunately, she gradually got used to the abrupt tone of Liangshan's speech on the way. Her voice turned cold: "Do you want to see?"

  Liáng Shān's heart was filled with joy, and he vigorously nodded his head.

  "You will have nightmares!" Taobao Qiurong's voice grew even colder.

  "Whatever, let's talk about how to get rid of that corpse god instead. We only have a month left." Liang Shan immediately changed the subject.

  Deep into the night, the distant landscape was pitch black, with mountain winds blowing in gusts. Liang Shan thought about what it would be like at this hour in the 21st century - city lights shining like a starry river, coffee shops and bars bustling with men and women dancing, five-star hotels with all sorts of beds and all sorts of women... Liang Shan rarely thought about the past anymore, but for some reason, when Tuoba Autumn described the plan to kill the zombies, with the bonfire casting a red glow on her face, he couldn't help but think.

  Li Shanshan suddenly felt a chill run down her spine, and Tuoba Qiurong let out a cold snort. Li Shanshan quickly turned his head and asked, "What did you just say?" Tuoba Qiurong couldn't help but slap her forehead, thinking to herself if it was really reliable to partner with this guy?

  "I'm saying it again!"

  A chill ran down his spine, and Liang Shan immediately sat up straight. If he didn't listen carefully, Tuoba Qiurong, this violent woman, would probably use him as a hand-torn roast chicken. Ah, roast chicken, drizzled with fine Lafite wine... Liang Shan shook his head, and saw that under Tuoba Qiurong's ghost mask, a pair of icy eyes were staring straight at him. Liang Shan quickly reacted, raising his hand to say: "I heard you, you lead the attack, I'll assist. Using Hundred Flowers Wine as bait, this Corpse God likes wine, right? Its navel is its weak point, other places are impervious...

  "I want you to find a way to restrain the vengeful spirit's actions."

  Li Shanshen faintly sensed something was off, but Touba Qiurong saw through his secret of playing the zither with his fingers.

  "I believe you have a way." Tuoba Qiurong gazed at Liangshan.

  This woman's eyes were indeed sharp.

  Liáng Shān nodded seriously. Tuòbá Qiū Róng said: "Good, let's go to sleep."

  Liáng Shān's hot blood surged, but Tuòbá Qiū Róng had already gotten up and slipped into her tent, leaving behind a whiff of fragrance. Liáng Shān clapped his hands, thinking of Chén Sì Niáng, wishing she was here to warm the tent at this moment.

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