February 15th is the day when the new issue of "On the Martial God Machine" is released.
Just when Lunwu Towers were on sale in various places, a new copy of "Lunwu Shenji" and "Lunwu Shenji*Dongzhou Chronicle" were delivered to the study room of Shen's mansion, in the hands of the county captain Shen Zhou.
"No. 29 on the Qingyun List?"
Shen Zhou squinted his eyes and thought that this ranking was just right.
Chu Xisheng's current eighth-level cultivation, the sword skills, sword intent and blood talent he displayed were all very terrifying.
In the past two months, this son has made a lot of troubles in the Xiushui area. Previously, he joined forces with Tieniu Jia to defeat the entire Xishan County army, which shocked Dongzhou.
In fact, this guy's ranking could be higher.
Shen Zhou believed that Chu Xisheng's strength was not too great even if he entered the overall rankings.
The conditions for entering the Qingyun Ranking are those under 18 years old, regardless of grade.
The rule is to first look at age and years of practice - this determines a person's talent for practice, followed by talent, combat power, record, cultivation level, etc.
Therefore, there are many eighth-grades ranked in the top ten on the Qingyun Ranking of each state.
Si Huangquan, who was once defeated by Chu Xisheng, has ranked 20th on the Luozhou Qingyun Ranking this time, and has also reached the bottom of the Qingyun Ranking.
However, most of them are less than fourteen years old. They are the so-called "super geniuses", and they all hope to enter the local rankings within twenty years.
Chu Xisheng was still at a disadvantage because he was a little older, and all his achievements occurred in local areas. He was not recognized by the Lunwu General Building, and his reputation did not go beyond the state or county.
The county lieutenant Shen Zhou then flipped through the book and found the article that Lunwulou invited Chu Xisheng to write - "Introduction to the Wind-Chasing Sword".
He read the first page carefully and smiled.
This person's Wind-Chasing Sword Technique is indeed at the sixth level. With such a shallow sword cultivation, he still has the confidence to publish an article in "On the Martial Divine Machine*Dongzhou Chronicle", which is simply laughable.
——But judging from Chu Xisheng’s current level, it’s already pretty good.
Shen Zhou was already losing interest, but he still had the patience to continue reading.
Just a moment later, Shen Zhou's expression gradually changed.
After reading this article "Introduction to the Wind Chasing Knife", Shen Zhou put down the book and looked thoughtfully at Long Heng who was sitting opposite him: "How do you feel?"
Recently, as a link between him and Shangguan Shenhao, this person often visited his residence.
Shen Zhou was dissatisfied with the Shangguan family and the Long family for accumulating too much.
However, the situation was so bad that he couldn't let Qiao do whatever he wanted.
The three families must strengthen contact to compete with the Iron Flag Gang.
"How do you say it?" Long Heng frowned: "His words are clear and concise, penetrating to the core, and easy to understand. His articles are also very down-to-earth, without any obscure or mysterious content. And he covers everything, no! It's too comprehensive.
No, there are no shortcomings. Simply, simply——"
He didn't seem to know how to describe it. He pondered for a moment before saying: "Almost all the sword styles have reached the ideal state of the sixth level of the Wind Chasing Knife. They are simply the highest level of balance for the Wind Chasing Knife. I believe that once this article is published, it will definitely be popular.
He will be regarded as a model by countless low-level martial arts cultivators who practice the Wind Chasing Sword!"
Shen Zhou nodded slightly, with a complicated look on his face: "It is indeed so comprehensive that it is shocking. Every move and every move has reached the ultimate level. This shows that its foundation is solid. As far as chasing the wind knife is concerned, it is unparalleled in the world.
Right. This guy’s understanding is already very terrible, but he still has the patience to polish his foundation.”
Long Heng was no longer interested in this.
No matter how comprehensive and perfect Chu Xisheng has practiced the Wind Chaser Knife, it is still at the sixth level.
Studying Chu Xisheng's sword skills will not help solve their current predicament.
"Let's talk about Xishan." Long Heng took a sip of tea absentmindedly: "What do you think about the current situation of the hunters in Xishan? I heard that the situation there has been very bad in recent days? Tie
The Banner Gang is deeply supported by tens of thousands of dock coolies, trackers and boatmen in Xiushui County, which is already very scary. If the six thousand hunters are also controlled by it, our situation will only become more embarrassing."
"Impossible."
Shen Zhou sighed.
He looked a little depressed because he had lost some vitality in the battle with the Iron Maniac a few days ago: "The Dan family set up checkpoints and blocked three trade routes. All the necessary supplies such as food, vegetable oil, soy vinegar, cloth, etc. could not be delivered.
We can't even transport private salt to Jiudaowu and Baiyun Village."
Long Heng nodded slightly and frowned: "I have also heard about this. It is said that not only the three commercial roads in Xishan, but also the two waterways leading to the Shenxiu River from Jiudaowu and Baiyun Village were also attacked by the Iron Flag Gang's warships.
blockade.
Several underworld figures, including the one-armed swordsman Li Cang, who sold stolen goods for the Xishan bandits, were recently killed by Chu Xisheng. In the past few days, the entire ancient market has been in a state of turmoil, and no business has dared to touch Xishan.
A bandit's business."
Shen Zhou's face was calm and his voice was flat: "These merchants seemed to be forced by Chu Xisheng to cooperate, but in fact they just went along with the flow and turned a deaf ear to my words. However, in recent years, Jiudaowu's power has increased greatly, and it has seized control of several business roads in Xishan.
Too much has indeed aroused public outrage. Their current situation is extremely difficult."
As far as he knew, the gangs of thieves in Xishan could not sell their stolen goods, nor could they buy firewood, rice, oil and salt.
Chu Xisheng also chose a good time, it was just after the Chinese New Year, when various businesses were in decline.
Although Chu Xisheng blocked Xishan for only a few days, it had already shown results.
Shen Zhou sighed slightly again and looked towards the direction of Xishan: "It's not that I haven't thought of ways, such as dispatching grain and rice from Cangwu County. The problem is that the nine hundred miles of mountain roads in the mountain are winding and rugged, and the cost is huge.
Five times the side.
I also asked people to smuggle rice into Xishan along with those hunters. The problem is that Xishan Hall’s interrogation is very strict. They ignored the Xishan hunters, but they were extremely cruel to my subordinates of the Shen family. They are now dead.
There were more than twenty people."
Speaking of this, he thought of Lu Pingyuan.
When Lu Pingyuan served under Liu Dingtang, he didn't think anything of it. But when this person came into the hands of Chu Xisheng, he felt that this person was a talent.
The entire Xishan area is impeccable.
Long Heng also frowned: "This guy is really vicious!"
What will be the consequences after the Xishan bandits are blocked?
When they are in dire straits, they will not hesitate to attack those Xishan hunters, squeezing their money and robbing them of food.
Chu Xisheng not only wants to force the Xishan Orion to beg for mercy and take the initiative to hand over the peace money, but also to win his heart!
Those hunters won't think so much, they will only see the bandits in Xishan and treat them more and more excessively.
Without the protection of Xishan Hall, the thieves would take whatever they wanted from them, and even force them to have their families destroyed.
They would only ask Chu Xisheng to come to the rescue and collect the blood tax.
Unless the Shen family can control those Xishan bandits, they will not rob the hunters of their money, food and property.
The problem is that if bandits can enforce orders and prohibitions and do not cause harm to the local area, then they are not called bandits.
However, Long Heng came here today precisely to solve the problem.
"We might as well start with the Dan family."
Long Heng was thoughtful, with confusion in his eyes: "They are so brave! They dare to take over the financial resources of Lord Junwei and set up a trap in Xishan. Dan Chiling is not afraid of the future defeat of the Iron Banner Gang and will be
Lord Commander, do you want to settle accounts in the future?"
If Dan Chi Ling had some sense, he shouldn't have sealed off those three mountain roads so as to leave some room for the future.
Shen Zhou smiled coldly and played with the tea cup in his hand: "You are wrong. Just last night, Dan Chiling sent thirty thousand taels of magic silver to the governor."
So what if the Iron Flag Gang falls?
The Dan family had no choice but to surrender to Xishan Hall. They had the protection of the governor, so why should they care about Shen Zhou's opinion?
People can clearly see that at that time, it was a matter of debate whether Shen Zhou still had the money to occupy the position of "Xiushui County Lieutenant". Why didn't the Dan family do this business?
Long Heng was stunned for a moment, and then he felt extremely complicated.
He was helpless at the governor's greed for money, but also admired Dan Chiling's cunning.
Long Heng then calmed down, and his eyes showed a sharp look: "If you can't be soft, then be tough. Dan Chiling blocked three passages with the strength of a family, which can be said to be overestimating his capabilities. We might as well let a few thieves in Xishan
Bandits, work together to force a crossing and teach them a lesson."
Shen Zhou raised the corners of his lips slightly when he heard this, with a sarcastic look on his face.
Do you think you, Long Heng, need to talk about this matter?
He shook his head slightly: "I am already planning this matter, but I have to wait for the right time."
What kind of timing is most appropriate?
Of course, it was when Chu Xisheng failed to rescue him.
Otherwise, if this person blocks those narrow mountain roads with the intention of the Jiajuan sword, he will truly be like "one person can guard the barrier, and ten thousand people cannot open it."
There are several gangs of bandits in Xishan, no matter how many people there are, they are not enough to kill.
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At the same time, at the southern foot of Xishan Mountain, there was a small village called "Jijia Village".
Seventeen-year-old Orion Ji Yuan looked at the thieves who broke into his house with an expression of anger and helplessness.
These people were searching around the house like wolves and tigers.
They carried away his rice bags, several hanging hangings of animal meat and bacon hanging under the eaves, and took away his animal skins to dry.
They took away almost all the belongings in these thatched houses, even the oil and salt in the kitchen.
Among them is a secret medicine called 'Dragon's Blood Grass' that Ji Yuan risked his life to collect.
This was his hope for promotion to the eighth level in the future.
The hardship of these hunters in the mountains is mostly due to the high price of salt and rice outside the mountains, which is exploited by outside businessmen.
The meat and furs brought in were not sold at high prices, but the salt, rice and saltpeter sold in the mountains were twice as expensive as outside.
However, in terms of practice, they are much more convenient than ordinary people.
And the only way to get rid of this poor life is through practice.
Ji Yuan clenched his back teeth, veins popped out in his hands, and was considering whether to stop him with all his strength?
He has an eighth-grade cultivation level, a sword and a bow, and has the power to fight.
However, three thieves in red were holding knives, blocking Ji Yuan's front.
One of them smiled kindly: "Little brother, don't be so nervous. We brothers are just asking for money. There is not enough food in the village, so I came here to borrow some from you."
He looked at Ji Yuan's hand holding the knife, and his eyes narrowed slightly: "My little brother is pretty good, but you have to think clearly. We, the over 800 brothers in Baiyun Village, can easily trample this small village of yours."
flat.
My little brothers may be good at fighting, but you family members may not be able to. If you don’t want them to die, just be more honest! If you don’t have the things, you can still make money, but if the people are gone, then nothing will be left.”
Ji Yuan said nothing, and the unwillingness and resentment in his heart became even stronger.
But when he turned sideways and looked towards the corner of the courtyard, his heart tightened slightly.
Over there, Ji Yuan's widowed mother was holding his sister, hiding in the corner of the courtyard and shivering.
Ji Yuan pursed his lips, but still suppressed his murderous intention.
Fortunately, these thieves may have been concerned about the more than 100 hunters and more than 200 ninth-level martial arts cultivators in Jijia Village, so they did not dare to go too far. They searched the whole house and after finding that there was no food left in it, they withdrew.
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Ji Yuan's face was indifferent, but his eyes followed the movements of the thieves.
Through the fence of his house, he could see hundreds of thieves retreating from the courtyards of each house.
They each carried rice and hanging baskets of animal meat and bacon. They all looked happy and relaxed, and walked out of the village talking and laughing loudly.
At this time, women were crying and howling everywhere in the village.
Some people were robbed of their property, while others were killed by thieves because their men refused to resist.
Ji Yuan saw the bandits leaving the village, so he pushed open the door and went straight to a two-entry blue brick courtyard in the south of the village.
That is the home of village chief Ji Shan.
This person is also the patriarch of their Ji family and the only seventh-grade master in the Ji family.
When Ji Yuan arrived at the door of this courtyard house, the place was already surrounded by people from the village.
Everyone looked sad and angry, and the mood was raging.
"Village Chief, didn't you say before that the Shen family promised that as long as we didn't pay the blood tax, the bandits in the mountains would stop causing trouble for us? But what happened today?"
"The whole village was robbed, it's really cruel!"
"Erlang of the Jijia family is dead, and those thieves touched his wife. We shouldn't have let them into the village just now. We should fight them to the death!"
"Into his Immortal Banban, I said at the beginning that the Shen family's words cannot be trusted. The ones who exploited our village in the past were the Shen family's doglegs? If their words were reliable, even sows could climb trees."
"If I had known this, I might as well have paid some peace money! Several households in the villages outside the mountain all paid it a month ago. It is said that the peace money collected by Hall Master Chu was only one-third of the previous one, and he was much more kind than Liu Dingtang.
Already."
"Not only is Ping An's money short, it is said that a few days ago, Xishan Tang helped them underwrite medicinal materials and all kinds of mountain goods. It is said that they were sold directly to merchant ship owners affiliated with the Iron Flag Gang, and the price was 50% higher than before!"
Some people even glared at the village chief Ji Shan who was standing at the door, with fire in their eyes.
"Village Chief, you asked us to open the village gate just now. You said that the people in Baiyun Village would not do anything to us. What now?"
"Village Chief, what should I do? All the food and meat from my family have been taken away. How will my family of seven survive?"
"No matter what, I still ask the village chief to give everyone an explanation!"
"Village Chief! You said you can't offend Mr. Shen, otherwise there will be endless troubles, but now everyone can't survive. Also, I look at the appearance of those thieves, I'm afraid they will come again in the future. If you do it once, there will be
the second time."
Ji Yuan also clenched his hands tightly, feeling secretly resentful in his heart.
During the Chinese New Year, he actually paid peace money on purpose.
The Ping An money collected by Liu Dingtang was indeed a blood tax, which made them overwhelmed.
But the current Hall Master Chu is very benevolent and righteous.
It's fair for people to collect peace money to keep their families safe.
Not to mention that a few days ago, the Iron Banner Xishandang started underwriting the mountain products and medicinal materials collected by the hunters at high prices.
But it was their village chief who forced every family not to pay the peace money.
There is also a village gate.
The village gates and outer walls of Jijia Village are very crude, and they cannot be defended even if they are not opened.
But with more than 200 bows and 200 men, they can at least make the people of Baiyun Village throw rat weapons, and they have the qualifications to bargain with the other party.
The village chief Ji Shan looked gloomy and was silent.
He knew that the prestige he had accumulated in the village for decades had completely collapsed today.
But what made him even more shocked and angry was the looting of Baiyun Village.
He thought that the other party only came to the village to buy food, oil and salt, but he did not expect that the other party would directly rob him!
What makes Ji Shan uncomfortable is that it's not just the other party's betrayal.
Baiyun Village didn't kill many people today, but it took away a lot of money and food, leaving many people in the village in dire straits.
"Shut up!"
Village Chief Ji Shan snorted and glared at everyone present.
After all, he has accumulated power for many years, which gradually calmed down the noisy voices around him.
He then took a long breath and said in a difficult voice: "Tomorrow, if everyone collects some money, I will go to Xishan Town to beg Hall Master Chu and Xishan Hall for protection!"
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other, and there was a buzz of discussion.
"To raise money? Where can we raise money now?"
"Go and ask Hall Master Chu? Will he agree?"
"Before, someone sent the accountant to ask nicely, but we drove him away. Now he licks his face and asks for help. Isn't it embarrassing?"
"If Hall Master Chu is willing to help, even if we go bankrupt, we still have to raise this money, I'm afraid it will be useless. If I were Hall Master Chu, it would be great if he didn't kick us out."
"It is said that some people had previously said that they would give the family members of Xishan Hall to the Shen family. This is a great thing to do."
The village chief, Ji Shan, looked ten years older. He raised his hand and said, "Don't worry, everyone! I'm trying my best not to do this this time, and I'm asking for help from Xishan Hall. Don't forget, there are still people in our village who work for Xishan Hall."
Hall Master Chu is also famous for his benevolence and kindness. As long as we show our sincerity, he will not sit back and watch us fall into despair."
He sighed secretly and thought, how could Hall Master Chu not agree?
That person's purpose is to keep them, the hunters, in submission.
This young hero from the Iron Banner Gang is really smart.
It not only made them, the hunters, feel the pain, but also caused them, the leader of the hunters, to lose all their prestige.
Afterwards, all the hunters would be grateful for his kindness.
However, Ji Shan had no complaints.
What happened this time can only be blamed on their own stupidity for actually believing in those thieves and seeking skin from the tiger.
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At this time, Chu Xisheng was in the backyard pavilion of a 'Fumanxiang' bakery shop in the south of Xishan Town, reading a book and drinking tea leisurely.
He didn't expect that the Fuman Xiangbao shop would open to their Xishan Town.
However, perhaps because of its remote location and its recent opening, the business of this bakery shop is very poor, with very few customers.
The book Chu Xisheng read was naturally this issue of "On the Martial God Machine*Dongzhou Chronicle".
Before the release of this issue of "Lunwu Shenji", Chu Xisheng felt quite uneasy, worried about gains and losses, and lacked confidence in his article.
However, after it was released, Chu Xisheng looked at his article "Introduction to the Wind Chasing Knife" and felt that it was well written and very exciting.
This is not something he is bragging about, it is backed up by his achievements.
At this time, the martial arts points on his illusory screen were increasing crazily, which proved this point.
Character: Chu Xisheng
Reputation: Lower than seventh grade (Super)
Martial Arts: Chasing Wind Sword Technique (sixth level), Qingyun Zong (fifth level), Chasing Electric Finger (fifth level)
Martial Intent: True Intention (eighth level), Wind and Thunder Martial Intention (fourth level)
Yuan Gong: Yang Yuan Gong (fifth level/eighth level), Nine Refining Extreme Yuan Purple Gold Body (third level)
Martial Arts Point: 52123
Talents: Divine Shang (Level 5), Heavenly Burial (Level 3), Pure Yang (Level 5), Supreme Communion with Gods (Level 3), Hand with Wind and Lightning (Level 6), Time and Shadow Body (Level 5)
order)
Status: Six Yin Resurrection Curse, Symbiosis (Initial)
Lifespan:72 days
In just three moments since the release of this issue of "On the Martial God Machine*Dongzhou Chronicle", the number of Chu Xisheng's martial arts points has increased from 15,200 yesterday to 52,000.
One hundred points.
——This is definitely not just because his Qingyun ranking was promoted to twenty-nine.
The situation this time is completely different from two months ago.
At that time, few people in Dongzhou knew about him, Chu Xisheng. Many martial arts cultivators noticed his name for the first time from the Qingyun Ranking, so Chu Xisheng gained extra huge martial arts points.
But after Chu Xisheng became famous, the several battles he had experienced recently spread to the entire eight counties of Dongzhou in a very short period of time.
Before the release of the new Qing Yun Ranking, people had recognized his ability to enter the top 30 of the Qing Yun Ranking.
In other words, Chu Xisheng had already obtained these reputations and had already pocketed the corresponding martial arts points.
However, after the release of this issue of "On the Martial God Machine*Dongzhou Chronicle", his martial arts points still skyrocketed like crazy.
It can be inferred from this that the article "Introduction to the Wind Chaser Knife" he wrote this time was indeed recognized and even loved by many people.
Chu Xisheng thought that with this increase, his martial arts points might rise to more than 100,000 by tomorrow night.
But then he shook his head, and the joy in his heart faded a bit.
This is because Chu Xisheng thought of the martial arts points needed to improve the talents of several bloodlines.
Pure Yang (Level 6) - Requires 165625 martial arts points
Divine Sorrow (Level 6) - requires 312,500 martial arts points
Use the Hand of Controlling Wind and Lightning (Level 7) - Requires 312,500 martial arts points.
The Body of Time and Shadow (Level 6) - requires 109375 martial arts points.
Taishang Tongshen (Level 4) - requires 15625 martial arts points.
The corners of Chu Xisheng's lips twitched.
The growth rate of this martial arts point is nothing compared to the number of martial arts points he now exchanges for bloodline talents.
His more than 50,000 points can now be exchanged for a fourth-level Supreme Tongshen.
Chu Xisheng couldn't help but reflect secretly.
Recently, he has been too honest and cannot keep up with the speed of harvesting martial arts points.
It seems that he still has to find a way to cause trouble, and he has to find a way to become famous and let more people recognize his strength——
Just when Chu Xisheng was planning a good plan, a figure with green hair, green beard and green eyebrows walked into the courtyard.
That is none other than Cao Xuan of Jin Yiwei Qianhu.
Behind him was a man in black robes.
Chu Xisheng frowned slightly and estimated with his eyes.
This person was about 1.7 meters tall and was covered in black robes. It was impossible to tell whether he was a man or a woman, and naturally his appearance could not be clearly seen.
The feeling this guy gave Chu Xisheng was so profound that it was hard to tell the depth.
"Chibe-sama, you are late!"
Chu Xisheng put away the copy of "On the Martial God Machine*Dongzhou Chronicle" in his hand, and said in an unhappy voice: "Sir, you should know that I am very busy now, extremely busy."
He did not expect that those Xishan bandits and hunters would be unable to withstand them so quickly. In the past two days, more than a thousand people from five villages had taken the initiative to pay peace money to Xishan Hall and asked for asylum.
In addition, Chu Xisheng also opened up a new source of income for the hall, selling the hunters' animal skins, bones, teeth, tendons, etc., as well as the medicinal materials they collected.
By selling these items directly to the merchant ship owners of their Iron Flag Gang, not only can Xishan Tang earn about 30% of the goods price, but those merchant ship owners can also get the goods at a lower price.
——This is called ‘no middlemen make the difference’.
Those businessmen are so evil-minded, and there are also second-rate dealers and third-rate dealers. No wonder those hunters are so poor.
So Chu Xisheng expanded the staff of Xishan Hall to one thousand with another stroke of his pen - he can afford it now!
However, these matters are actually handled by Mr. Chu Xisheng's accountant and Li Shenshan.
Chu Xisheng's main energy is still spent on cultivation.
He is now dreaming day and night, preparing to upgrade the wind and thunder martial arts and martial arts to the sixth level in the virtual illusion.
Especially the 'Wind and Thunder Martial Intention', this martial intention can be used to maximize its power when paired with his hand of controlling wind and lightning.
So today Cao Xuan asked him out, and Chu Xisheng was in a very unhappy mood.
This guy actually dares to be late!
Chu Xisheng then looked at the man in black: "And what is the identity of this person? Cao Qianhu, I hope that as few people know my identity as possible."
When Cao Xuan heard this, he frowned slightly.
I thought that the guy in front of me really had strong wings.
Chu Xisheng's attitude was different every time she spoke to him.
However, Cao Xuan had to admit that after the Xishan War, Chu Xisheng was indeed qualified to speak like this.
Within the scope of Xiushui County, there are few tycoons whose power can compare with Chu Xisheng's.
But this guy has indeed completed the third level of "Nine Refinements of the Ultimate Purple Gold Body".
Cao Xuan looked at Chu Xisheng's increasingly fairer skin and the faint golden fluorescence hidden in the skin texture, and couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips.
"There was something important in the Yamen just now, so it took some time."
Cao Xuan remained calm, smiled and held his hands in his hands: "It's my fault for this matter. I will fine you three drinks later! As for this person, he is a close confidant of mine. Don't worry, he is a reliable person, and he will definitely keep secret about the identity of Hall Master Chu."
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He sat down on the other side of the pavilion and poured a cup of tea for Chu Xisheng himself.
"Cao also knows that Hall Master Chu is very busy, but there is something important today, and he has to talk to Hall Master Chu. I heard that your Iron Banner Gang recently purchased another batch of ordnance, including three."
Four-Armed God-killing Crossbow'."
Cao Xuan looked at Chu Xisheng and observed his expression: "I wonder if it is true?"
The 'Four-Armed God-killing Crossbow' is a heavy weapon, a magical weapon specially made for the Titan race.
It is said that even a fourth-level giant spirit can be seriously injured with one blow.
Chu Xisheng immediately thought of the news from the gang, but his face showed no expression: "Four-armed God-killing Crossbow? I haven't heard of it, so I don't know very well."
Cao Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly.
He instinctively felt that Chu Xisheng was not telling the truth.
Cao Xuan was not annoyed, he sighed secretly and made a secret secret formula under the stone table.
Today, he can let Chu Xisheng know that the exercises given by others cannot be practiced randomly. He can also taste the feeling of being controlled by others, which is worse than death.
This chapter has been completed!