The time was so peaceful that it was difficult to notice the passage of time. Thirty days later, on a drizzly morning, Li Jingshu returned to the river valley.

She obviously hadn't slept all night, and her face showed the fatigue and sleepiness of traveling all night. However, on the contrary, her spirit was very exciting, and her eyes full of hope kept scanning the bottom of the valley, as if she was looking forward to what would happen after this little farewell.

The reunion is full of expectations.

"Brother Qiao? Sister Xueyin? Where are you?" Of course she didn't find anyone, because Lan Qiao and Bai Xueyin had already moved halfway up the mountain.

But when her call spread in the valley, Lan Qiao quickly greeted her, running up to her in three steps and two steps at a time, saying: "Xiao Shu, you are back."

Seeing Li Jingshu's tired appearance, he was moved and distressed. While leading her to the tree house on the mountainside, he asked with concern: "How is it over there in Chushui City?"

"It's not too good, it's not too bad either." Li Jingshu explained, "After the hall leader left, Xiao Wuhen took the lead in the city, and finally decided to send troops, with Lan Dao as the commander, and officially joined this world that is about fate.

In the competition.”

"So you were late?" Lan Qiao pondered, "Liu Yueyao must have sent a message to Chushui City immediately after An Xiaohan died to inform Xiao Wuhen of his action."

"It's too late to go, but surprisingly, according to Xiao Wuhen's instructions, the Chu Shui Army will not go to the capital to join Xu Huizu's Yingtian New Army, but will go north to meet up with Sheng Yong's Northern Expedition.

."

"She wants to be recruited by the army? But isn't Xu Huizu a member of the army? Aren't she and Liu Yueyao biological sisters?"

"I can't figure out the link at the moment. Maybe Xiao Wuhen is not optimistic about Xu Huizu's tens of thousands of new troops, or maybe the other elders in Chushui City unanimously believe that Sheng Yong's army is more in line with their interests." Li Jingshu said noncommittally.

"In the face of the gains and losses of millions of people, what does the so-called sisterhood mean?"

The two chatted a few more words about Li Jingshu's experience in Chushui City, and finally came to the open space in front of the tree house.

"You take a rest first, and I'll make you a cup of hot tea." Lan Qiao said and went to light the fire.

"Don't bother, business is important." Li Jingshu saw that the water jug ​​nearby still contained the water left over from Lan Qiao's drink last night. She took it over and took a few sips, and said seriously: "I have already thought about sister Xueyin's illness.

Further treatment plans, but at the current stage, can only make her return to an ordinary person who is not affected by the disease. As for her martial arts, it may take some time."

"That's already good." Lan Qiao said happily, "As long as she no longer suffers from the torment of fire poison and has a normal life span, it's pretty good to be able to live an ordinary life. I'll tell her the good news right now."

After he said that, he wanted to run towards the big tree, but Li Jingshu reminded her in a low voice: "Be careful not to spill the beans. Don't mention Chu Shuicheng. I lied to her that I was going to Jingzhou to check medical books."

"I know." Lan Qiao excitedly rushed to the tree house, opened the door and said: "Junior sister, Xiao Shu is back, and she knows how to cure your illness."

Although Bai Xueyin tried her best to control her emotions, her excitement was still palpable: "Please come up quickly, Sister Jingshu."

"What? Sister Xueyin misses me so much?" Without waiting for Lan Qiao to call, Li Jingshu came to the door. While looking around to observe the environment of the tree house, she said to Lan Qiao: "The place was chosen really well.

It is both quiet and full of vitality. You know how to provide a comfortable living environment for patients. This is a sign of your seriousness."

She looked at the hay spread on the ground, glanced at Lan Qiao, and said nonchalantly: "You slept with sister Xueyin at night?"

"How can you not? Look at the hammock hanging on the branches outside. I'll sleep there." Lan Qiao explained hurriedly, "When you come back now, you can sleep here with her, and it will be easier to take care of her."

"That's pretty much it." Li Jingshu said with a smile: "I thought you would bully our sister Xueyin while I was away."

"He bullies me a lot." Bai Xueyin took the opportunity to complain, "Sister Jingshu, you don't know, that time he tasted sour plums, but he wanted to give them to me, just to see me be sour again.

It’s all bad.”

Lan Qiao smiled bitterly and said: "I can still remember such trivial things as sesame seeds and mung beans until now..."

"Of course." Bai Xueyin raised her face and said, "I have a very good memory. Do you want me to say one or two more things?"

Lan Qiao was afraid that the two girls would not finish talking about his dirty information, so he interrupted them and said, "Seriously, what's your plan?"

Having said this, Bai Xueyin stopped joking and looked at Li Jingshu with Lan Qiao with concern.

"Don't worry, let me check on sister Xueyin's current situation first." Li Jingshu sat down cross-legged, smiled calmly, then took Bai Xueyin's hand and pressed her wrist pulse with her parallel fingers.

"It's not bad, it didn't get much worse." After a moment, Li Jingshu breathed a sigh of relief, put down Bai Xueyin's hand, and said slowly: "Strictly speaking, this method does not eliminate the fire poison of Zuo Dao, but

It is to seal it into a certain acupoint so that it cannot come out to do evil and affect sister Xueyin's life."

Lan Qiao was startled for a moment, then his eyes lit up and he said: "This is indeed a brand new idea, we have never thought of it before."

Li Jingshu said calmly: "The Qiankun Jue created by your master is indeed a skill full of fantastic ideas. Its mental method itself is enough to suppress most of the Qi of other sects. Sister Xueyin is just because of her lack of skill.

, was taken advantage of by Zuo Dao."

"So what you mean is..."

"As long as Sister Xueyin's own Qi is strong enough, she can drive the invading fire poison to a certain corner of the meridians and seal it there. Coupled with the prescriptions I prescribe based on the progress of her condition, I believe it won't take too long.

It will take a long time, at most three to five months, and you will be able to recover like a normal person."

"But...but I'm in this situation right now. If I get lucky, my whole body will be in severe pain. How can I drive away the poison of fire?"

"Of course this requires your senior brother's help." Li Jingshu said with a smile, "As long as you practice according to the methods in the Qiankun Jue secret book, and immediately start practicing to break through the fifth level of Qiankun Jue, you will have the true Qiankun Jue to break through to the fifth level.

If you are angry, you will no longer be afraid of the fire poison of the left sword."

"Fifth...floor..." Bai Xueyin lowered her head timidly, biting her lip and remained silent.

"What is the fifth level about? I have never known it, and she has never told me before." Lan Qiao turned to Li Jingshu and said, "Do we now have the conditions to break through to the fifth level?"

Li Jingshu smiled and nodded.

"Then what are you waiting for?" Lan Qiao said excitedly and eagerly.

"Senior brother..." Bai Xueyin raised her head in a panic and said, "I didn't deliberately hide the fifth level of kung fu from you, but the way of practicing it, I'm afraid... I'm afraid that Sister Feng will be unhappy."

"What method?" Lan Qiao asked suspiciously, "Why does our practice have anything to do with her?"

"That's right." Li Jingshu cleared her throat and said, "The breakthrough practice of the fifth level of Qiankun Jue requires you to contact the forty-eight key points around each other in a specific order, so that the true energy can penetrate your meridians point by point.

That’s when you’re done.”

"But what's the big deal?" Lan Qiao still didn't understand what he meant.

Li Jingshu said angrily: "Among the dozens of acupoints, some are located in the private parts of men and women, such as Tianchi point, Qichong point or Jimen point. Both practitioners press and press like this. If they are not husband and wife or lovers, it is inevitable that they will

It seems to be beyond the bounds of etiquette. Sister Xueyin didn't tell you the contents of the fifth level because she was afraid that you would take advantage of her by practicing kung fu and take advantage of her."

"That's not what I meant." Bai Xueyin said with a blush, "I'm afraid that Sister Feng will blame me in the future...blame me for being unruly and seducing her husband." She spoke with a trembling voice, and it was obvious that this sentence had already stuck in her mind.

In my heart: "I don't want my senior brother to be embarrassed and have trouble with Sister Feng because of me."

Lan Qiaoben also blushed a little when he heard this, but he immediately reacted and said: "When did this happen? How can we care about these common etiquettes? Ling'er is not an unreasonable person, even if she doesn't like our contacts in her heart.

', But junior sister's life is at stake, and she will definitely support my decision. At most, I will compensate her in the future, right?"

Li Jingshu also helped: "If you think about it from another perspective, the reason why he is still popular with girls is because he is warm, kind and dares to take on tasks. If he turns into an indifferent person who is desperate to save his life, wouldn't Xiaoye like that?

of?"

Bai Xueyin listened to both of them trying to persuade her, so she no longer objected, lowered her head again, and muttered: "Then I will just listen to the instructions of Senior Brother and Sister Jingshu."

"Then I told him the secret of fifth-level breakthrough cultivation?" Li Jingshu asked Bai Xueyin's consent again.

"Yeah." Bai Xueyin responded softly.

So Li Jingshu explained the cultivation steps of the fifth level of Qiankun Jue one by one, including the order and technique of connecting the acupoints on both sides, the route of the true energy movement, and the length of time to practice each acupoint.

After Lan Qiao listened patiently, he couldn't help but feel his face getting a little warm. When he looked at Bai Xueyin again, he saw that her pretty face was already like a ripe apple.

"Don't be shy, have you remembered?" Li Jingshu asked dissatisfiedly, and at the same time handed the secret book of Qiankun Jue back to Bai Xueyin.

"Remember." Lan Qiao nodded hastily.

"Repeat it to me." Li Jingshu said with a stern face, "It is related to the life of sister Xueyin, and there is no room for any mistakes."

Lan Qiao had no choice but to repeat the steps of practicing the exercises again. After confirming that they were correct, Li Jingshu clapped her hands gently, stood up and said: "Okay, let's all take a rest for a while and prepare ourselves physically and emotionally. Wait until noon today."

The breakthrough has officially begun.”

Back on the ground, Lan Qiao fried Li Jingshu a large bowl of sausage rice and added two pigeon eggs that he had picked out from the tree yesterday. Li Jingshu was really hungry and ate them all without ceremony.

After eating, she put down the bowl and said, "Sister Xueyin, have you eaten?"

Lan Qiao sighed: "She was tortured by the fire all night and had no appetite at all. I cooked noodles soup for her before dawn, and she barely ate a little."

"Only when you are full can you have the strength to practice." Li Jingshu stood up and said, "Leave the food to me, and prepare for your breakthrough first. Remember to have a clear mind and don't think wildly."

She first cooked a pot of white porridge, then took a small fishing rod made by Lanqiao, and went fishing on her own to the lower reaches of the stream at the bottom of the valley. She took the skin off the fish she caught and fried it until it was crispy and translucent, which was appetizing.

Served with two boiled river shrimps, just smelling the aroma from a distance will make you salivate.

"There's no point in swallowing, it's not for you to eat." Li Jingshu rolled her eyes at Lan Qiao, brought the umami and porridge to the tree house, and ate and talked with Bai Xueyin.

It wasn't until a quarter of an hour before noon that she came down to greet Lan Qiao: "Are you ready? Come with me."

Lan Qiao came to the door of the tree house, but Li Jingshu suddenly closed the door and whispered to Lan Qiao outside the door: "There is one more thing I need to tell you."

"What's going on? You're keeping it secretive, are you afraid that my junior sister will know about it?"

"Currently, most of Sister Xueyin's meridians are invaded by fire poison. If you want to start practicing normally, it is actually impossible. You must first use your true energy to break up the fire poison in Sister Xueyin's body, just like you just did

It’s like the pigeon eggs you smashed when you fried rice for me.”

"I've been confused by all the confusion. Just tell me what to do."

"You have to follow the breakthrough method of Qiankun Jue. First, quickly tap sister Xueyin's acupuncture points, and inject your uninfected Qi into her meridians to help her eliminate the fire poison."

"Quickly? How fast?"

"You need to click on these forty-eight acupoints first in order, then in reverse order, and finally in order again, a total of three times. You need to..." She couldn't think of how to describe the concept of time, and paused: "In two
To be continued...