Cha Yang performed the five postures of "Thousands of Hammers and Hundreds of Refinements" in order and held each posture for fifteen minutes.
Judging from his state at the end, it wasn't that he couldn't hold on for longer, but he probably just didn't want to occupy Ding Kui for too long.
"Okay, is there anything wrong with my posture?" He stretched his muscles.
"No, it's very standard! You reached the entry-level standard for the first time, can you hold on a little longer?" Ding Kui asked knowingly.
"Okay, half an hour, dozens of minutes. It takes some time to get used to it if you want to reach the state of Dzogchen."
Cha Yang's answer shocked Ding Kui. He could adapt to the Dzogchen realm in "a little time"! Ding Kui couldn't even think about it.
"Uh, is it helpful to you?" Ding Kui felt that "Thousands of Hammers and Hundreds of Refinements" was of little use to Cha Yang, and he made a big profit.
"It's so helpful! My body can't fully adapt to this secret technique, which means that my physical body can still be improved! Before, I couldn't improve at all, but this is the top secret technique for body training!
However, I feel that there is something wrong with the secret book, but I can't tell where the problem is, so I need to spend some time to study it." Cha Yang was the first to think that there was something wrong with "The Secret of Thousands of Tempers".
"Really? This is my family's ancestral secret book. There are no missing pages, and there are no upper and lower copies." Ding Kui was a little unhappy, thinking that Cha Yang suspected him.
"Haha, I believe you. Your body and strength are the result of practicing these five postures." Cha Yang did have a sharp eye and could see Ding Kui's strength.
Ding Kui felt better after hearing this, and took out "Thousands of Refinements" from his pocket and said, "How about you take another look. If there is really a problem, it would be better to find it out early." He believed in Cha Yang's vision.
"Don't read it, I've already written it down. It may not be a problem with the cheats, it may be that I feel wrong, and you haven't had any adverse effects after practicing for so long, so don't worry.
During this period, I will retreat where I live. If I need food or drink, I will go out and find it myself. If you need anything, I will send someone to call." Cha Yang decided to retreat immediately.
He has not improved his strength for several years, which is very uncomfortable for him who is eager to improve his combat power. Otherwise, he would not have taken the idea of "Thousands of Hammers and Hundreds of Refinements" and sold himself to Ding Kui for ten years.
Ding Kui didn't care, there was no need for this peak martial artist for the time being, and there was also a legendary knight at home, so Cha Yang could go into seclusion.
"Report! There is military information about Cao Guo." Fabian stood at the door of the study.
"Come in and talk." Ding Kui was reviewing the list of gifts for Shao Dianrong.
Fabian walked in, closed the door, and came to the desk and whispered: "Cao Guo Branch reported in a secret message that Cao's 11th Division planned to attack Xingye City in Duanshui County the day before yesterday."
Ding Kui raised his hand to signal Fabian to stop, reached out and pulled out the map of Cao State on the bookshelf, spread it out on the table, and nodded.
"They were defeated by a special force from the Qi State. It is said that the Qi Army used new equipment with amazing defensive power. It can resist magic and fighting spirit attacks, and can also be used to armor war horses."
Ding Kui pointed his finger at Xingye City on the map and said: "This is an important defensive area on the south bank of Diyan Lake. It is equipped with light defense equipment. The purpose of Qi State is obvious. It must defend Diyan Lake. This new equipment must be in harmony with the ground."
It’s about the eye lake.”
"I think so too, and I have already ordered the Cao Guo and Qi Guo sub-bureaus to do their best to find out the news."
"Some people in Qi State are smuggling weapons and equipment in large quantities. They may want to clear out the inventory of equipment. This means that Qi Army will use new equipment on a large scale." Ding Kui immediately thought of the information provided by Jiang Li, "This information is very important and requires experienced personnel.
A person takes a trip to Qi State.
Where is Ding Zhong? Is he not back yet? I hope you will go to Qi State."
"I haven't been able to contact Director Ding recently." Fabian looked a little weird.
"What's wrong?" Ding Kui raised his head and stared at Fabian.
"Well, Director Ding and Zhang Xiulan went to the north together and didn't contact the General Administration from time to time. I don't feel confident about Zhang Xiulan." Fabian hesitated to explain the reason.
"Zhang Xiulan? That widow?"
"Yes."
Ding Kui frowned.
That time he was almost assassinated, which made him a little sensitive to widows, especially widows who were entangled with his men.
"Isn't she going to settle in Juyang City? How come she participated in the move north?" He had some information about Zhang Xiulan.
"Zhang Xiulan has rich experience and is a rare secret agent in the Intelligence Department. Director Ding wanted to bring a new face to the north, so he chose her." Fabian objectively evaluated Zhang Xiulan's business ability.
"Well, urge Ding Zhong to complete the task quickly, find a reliable person to go to Qi State, and also verify Zhang Xiulan's information secretly with Shaodian."
"yes!"
"Wait a minute," Ding Kui called to Fabian, "and Miss Lu's friends, please warn them that I will not let go of those who lead my junior sister."
"yes!"
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Ding Zhong did bring Zhang Xiulan out to perform the mission, but the person beside him today was a lame man.
"Uncle He, Bijin City is just ahead. Do we want to enter the city?" He was very polite to the lame man.
There is only one cripple named He in the Ding family. He is the concierge of the Marquis Mansion in Zhenjing City.
Bijin City is located in the northeastern part of Shuanggang County, Shanyuan Prefecture. It is a large city on the official road leading to Zhuangwang Prefecture. Many travelers and caravans can be seen along the way. Ding Zhong and He Zizi are not conspicuous on the road.
"You don't have to go into the city. The liaison officer at this station lives outside the city." He Zizi disguised himself as a pockmark, and others would look away after just one glance. It would make him uncomfortable if he looked at him for a long time.
They came to look for a liaison officer to deliver information from Lu State back to the capital.
This is a special communication channel for Lu Guotang. There are many contact points on the channel, and each point corresponds to a liaison officer. They are in single-line contact. Each liaison officer only knows who the upper and lower family members are, and is only responsible for delivering messages when there is a task.
Do nothing.
If He Zizi in Zhenjing City is the end point for receiving information, then the contact point in Bijin City is the third to last stop. The liaison officer in charge of this point is an old man in his seventies.
This old man lives in the western suburbs of Bigin City, on the shore of Bigin Lake. There are dozens of families scattered around the lake.
"Kim San!"
The old man heard someone calling him outside the door, so he opened the door and went out to check, and found a young man with a dull expression and an old pockmarked man, neither of whom he recognized.
"Who are you?" He took a step back and retreated into the door, holding the door with one hand so that he could close the door at any time.
"Headquarters ordered the communication line to self-destruct. What is your last wish?" The young man's voice was cold and emotionless.
"Who are you?" The hand by the door tightened but did not move.
Lao Mazi said slowly: "You don't need to know who we are. It's meaningless. The two points of Wangzhou have self-destructed. Now it's your turn. Tell me, what is your last wish? We will try our best to help you fulfill it.
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The old man rolled his cloudy eyes and said, "Why should I believe you?"
"Look." The young man threw a wooden sign, and the old man reached out to catch it. He looked at it in front and said in surprise: "This is the mark of the old hall master!"
"That's right, I don't want you to self-destruct. It was the old hall master who insisted on carrying out the self-destruction and specially ordered me to monitor it. I'm sorry." The young man couldn't help but reveal some information.
The old man took a deep breath, then threw the wooden sign back to the young man and said: "Actually, I was mentally prepared. The last message was a reminder. It's just that I was lucky and hoped that the head of the family would pity us.
Hey, the old hall master has no mercy. I should have known that he would definitely act according to the rules. At this age, what else can I wish for? I don’t have any family anyway. I just want to be buried well in the
By the lake.”
"Okay, you choose the place." The young man put away the wooden sign and nodded.
"..."
An hour later, there was another grave beside Bijin Lake.
"I'm sorry, Jin San. As long as I live, I will come to visit your grave every year." Lao Mazi looked lonely.
The young man asked: "Uncle He, how about I pay someone to take care of him?"
"We are here to erase traces. Doesn't this leave clues for others? We can give full compensation to some people, and some people are destined to be owed by the family. Go back and tell the master about Jin San, and strive to be a hero in the family.
Please leave his name on the record." The old man is more experienced than the young man.
The young man looked around to make sure no one was paying attention to them, and then said: "Then let's go back and ask Xiulan to go to the next point."
Naturally, they were Ding Zhong and He Zizi, who came specifically to carry out Qian Bu's order and clear the communication line.
Ding Zhong came out from home and only took Zhang Xiulan with him. The two sometimes pretended to be husband and wife, sometimes pretending to be siblings, and rushed to Zhenjing City as quickly as possible to inform He Zizi of Qian Bu's order.
He Zizi was responsible for receiving Lu Guotang's secret message, and was the only person who knew half of the situation on the communication line. The person who knew the other half of the communication line was dead, and the other half of the people were not enough to find out who was coming to Zhenjing City.
With the money-clothed wooden sign and Lu Guotang's rules, He Laizi knew that Ding Zhong had not falsely passed on the order, so he insisted on carrying out the clearing mission with Ding Zhong.
Since this time he was dealing with one of his own people, Ding Zhong did not refuse He Laizi's request. Having one more person to share the burden could alleviate his guilt.
When they set off from Zhenjing City again, they formed a team of three people. Ding Zhong and He Zizi were responsible for contacting the liaison officers, and Zhang Xiulan was responsible for the response.
Before coming to Bijincheng, they had forced two liaison officers to commit suicide. In addition, they had not taken action against any of their own people today. Although they felt uncomfortable, they could still accept it.
He Zizi gathered his emotions and said: "Let's go, the next point may not be so easy."
"Why?" Ding Zhong was puzzled.
"The next point is Liangjing City in Pingyan County, liaison officer Jin Si, but the old Jin Si passed the position to his son the year before last, and the new Jin Si may not know the rules that well." He Zizi limped towards the official road.
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Ding Zhong followed closely and asked: "Lao Jinsi asked his son to take over, what should he do? Does he also need to be cleared?"
"Old Jinsi is a person who understands the rules. He left after passing the position to his son. Otherwise, with him here, he will not be afraid that the new Jinsi will not understand the rules."