When Jiang Ran opened his eyes, he didn't notice anything different inside his body at first.
Instead, his eyes met with Tian Youfang's.
Jiang Ran blinked, and Tian Youfang blinked too.
Then he spoke:
"What kind of martial arts are you practicing?"
"No more pretending?"
Jiang Ran smiled, then nodded, and a wisp of strong wind fell on Tian Youfang's eyebrows. Tian Youfang didn't even hum, his head tilted, and he fell unconscious...
This is not an acupuncture technique.
It was a martial art that Jiang Ran had acquired from the Master of the Bai Sect.
It's called Xia Guangzhi.
There are a total of one hundred and thirty-six moves, and the finger strength is fierce and ruthless, which is completely different from the Great Brahma Crossing the World Finger.
The acupuncture points in Tian Youfang's body are different from those of ordinary people, and no one in the world can tap his acupoints.
This dumb hole has never been hit before.
He was just hiding in disguise, hoping that Jiang Ran would forget about this incident, and finally see if he could catch the opportunity and find a way to escape.
Although I haven't figured out the specific method yet, if I can keep it and hide it a little, I will have more hope of escaping in the future.
Unexpectedly, seeing Jiang Ran practicing the Ten Thousand Shadows Invisible Sword, he was so shocked that he forgot about it.
In this case, Jiang Ran was no longer polite to him and knocked him unconscious with a finger.
Then he looked at his hands and frowned...
"This Thousand Shadows Invisible Sword...it's hard to judge."
Jiang Ran breathed out softly:
"Should I say that he is truly worthy of Zuo Daozhuang's martial arts?
"The sword is eccentric, the good deeds go to extremes...but there is outstanding ability...and it is indeed powerful."
The martial arts in the world are all inseparable from their original sects. Except for a few exceptions, most of them practice the same internal and external methods.
The so-called internal refers to internal strength, and external refers to moves.
Internal strength is used internally to enhance physical strength and sharp edge power, and moves are used externally, based on techniques, making people unstoppable.
The two combined are invincible.
As my skills deepened, just taking swordsmanship as an example, there is a wise saying in the novel of the previous life, which has been explained vividly, that is, "It is not limited to objects. All vegetation, trees, bamboos and stones can be used as swords. Gradually, no sword is better than a sword."
realm.'
This is a process of starting from the outside in, taking its meaning and forgetting its shape.
Emphasize the meaning rather than the form. Everything is a sword, so why care about whether there is a sword in your hand?
At this point, the sword is in the heart but not in the hand.
You can pick them up at your fingertips, and they are all in sword form.
Jiang Ran felt that this was where Zuo Daozhuang's Ten Thousand Shadows Invisible Sword took its edge.
People are taking it step by step, gradually entering the realm where no sword is better than having a sword.
However, the Ten Thousand Shadows Invisible Sword has never been used from the very beginning.
It is often said that if you don’t enter the mortal world, how can you see through it?
If you have never used a sword, how can you get its meaning without its form?
This is putting the cart before the horse and is completely unreasonable.
But Zuodaozhuang is a place like this. No matter how wrong you are, it will be done for you.
Even if the principle fails, the effect will be achieved for you.
Those who practice the Ten Thousand Shadows Invisible Sword will take its meaning and forget its shape from the beginning, and only practice sword energy, not sword moves.
In this way, when this skill is first achieved, although the sword energy is sharp, the sword intention is mediocre.
After all, how can a person who never practices swordsmanship and only practices swordsmanship cultivate his swordsmanship?
Therefore, the person who created this martial art also incorporated the essence of spiritual martial arts into it.
This sword energy is so weird and unpredictable that it can rise out of thin air and be impossible to guard against.
So when it comes into the hands of the owner of Zuodaozhuang, thousands of swords are born with just one thought.
Jiang Ran speculated that if the owner of Zuodaozhuang could practice this martial arts to this extent, he should at least have a special skill for cultivating the spirit.
Of Zuo Daozhuang's seven magical skills, Jiang Ran currently only knows about the Evil Dragon Prison-Smashing Fist, the Heavenly Will Hanging Upside Down Immortal Magic Skill, and this invisible sword of ten thousand shadows.
Among the remaining four magical arts, who knows if there will be a spiritual martial arts?
At that time in Benma County, the young village owner used this kind of method to deal with Tong Wanli's son.
Jiang Ran also saw this with his own eyes.
Therefore, Jiang Ran thought that his guess was possible.
However, Jiang Ran did not need to find another spiritual martial arts to increase the power of this martial arts.
Even if you practice, you may not be able to speak correctly.
He used the buff he had stored to directly upgrade the Thousand Shadows Invisible Sword to the level of a hundred years.
It is unprecedented and unprecedented.
Even in Zuodaozhuang, all the masters who have practiced this martial arts in the past have come forward, but they pale in comparison.
Thanks to this, Jiang Ran only felt that he had made incredible progress mentally.
Sword energy, internal strength, spirit.
The integration of the three is the fundamental essence of the Invisible Sword of Ten Thousand Shadows.
You can't say it's not powerful, nor can you say it's not mysterious... There is only one thing that makes Jiang Ran quite criticized:
"Is this really a swordsmanship?"
Only the sword energy and the sword intention have become sharper and sharper because they have been upgraded to the level of a hundred years.
But... what is swordsmanship without the slightest bit of sword movement?
"No wonder when the master of Zuodaozhuang used this method, he only knew how to use the sea-like sword energy to hurt people...or else, he used the extremely difficult to detect characteristics of this martial art to make sneak attacks...
"What a dirty trick."
Jiang Ran shook his head helplessly, but also let out a breath.
Regardless of whether it is a secret method or not, one has to admit that this martial art is extremely powerful.
It is stronger than the Heaven-covering Divine Palm, Kun Zi Thirteen Crazy Demon Claws, and even the Heavenly Will Hanging Indestructible Divine Skill that Jiang Ran had previously obtained.
This skill has the power of killing. With a single thought, thousands of swords will come into being. No matter how your moves change, how can you withstand the rain of thousands of swords?
And Jiang Ran has hundreds of years of internal strength to assist him.
Although it is not as good as the Jingshen Nine Swords in terms of certain characteristics, such as being invisible or having traces of life and death...
But in terms of power alone, it is by no means weak.
Jiang Ran calmed down:
"The old drunkard said that if there is no way to win, there is a way to give up the form and get the meaning.
“How can visible forces defeat invisible moves?
"The only way is to get ahead.
"It's great now...I really got an invisible martial arts...
"This is simply forcing me to create the fifth sword of the Nine Shocking Blades!"
Thinking of this, Jiang Ran simply closed his eyes.
The whole body's momentum changed, from sword energy to sword intention.
Just a moment later, it turned into sword energy again... The sword intention and the sword energy were repeatedly pulled and entangled in this process.
…
…
A night of silence.
In the blink of an eye, it was already dawn.
When the first ray of sunlight shone into Jiang Ran's room, Jiang Ran was not the first to wake up.
But the field sitting on the ground is square.
As soon as he woke up, he felt that there was pain everywhere in his body.
However, what hurts the most is my head...
What happened last night swept through his mind like a revolving lantern.
Then he suddenly raised his head and looked at Jiang Ran sitting on the bed.
Jiang Ran still maintained the same posture of sitting cross-legged last night.
But he no longer had the posture of his body floating in mid-air. He was sitting cross-legged on the bed, and there was no longer any ripples around his body.
Without the extremely sharp sword energy, there is no strong wind flowing.
It even... seemed like there was no breath left.
"died!?"
Tian Youfang was stunned. Did he suffer retribution after he knocked me unconscious last night? In the end, he became possessed and died?
Tian Youfang didn't know whether he should be happy or not for a moment.
Happiness is naturally a form of schadenfreude... It is unreasonable for this guy to tie himself up and still want to make me work for him.
Now that you are dead, you deserve it!
But the problem is...if he dies, he will most likely die too.
This man is from the Demon Sect... He is surrounded by masters from the Demon Sect.
Even if this matter has nothing to do with him, would the people from the Demon Cult still reason with him?
Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly saw Jiang Ran's chest rising and falling slightly.
Then it suddenly dawned on me... I wasn't dead... I just breathed too long.
After this night, has this person's internal strength improved again?
This made Tian Youfang couldn't help but shudder.
This man's martial arts skills are already outrageously high.
Now that he has made progress overnight... He wants to go to heaven! Does he want to become a god in the sky?
At this moment, Jiang Ran also slowly opened his eyes.
Then they met Tian Youfang's eyes...
Jiang Ran suddenly felt that putting this guy in his room last night was really not a good choice.
As a result, when I opened my eyes twice, I could see a dirty man.
But this person still looked at him without blinking.
Jiang Ran breathed out lightly:
"Brother Tian, how did you sleep last night?"
"...Okay, great!"
Tian Youfang nodded fiercely, did he sleep with a hammer last night? He was obviously knocked unconscious by you. His head was drooped and he was unconscious all night, and now his neck hurts so much that he almost fell off.
This guy is really hypocritical...not a good person!
Jiang Ran smiled:
"That's good. It would be remiss of me to invite Brother Tian here.
"Speaking of which, has Brother Tian made a decision? Do you want to help me?"
Tian Youfang fell silent again for a while.
But he didn't insist on refusing like last night.
Finally he thought for a moment and said:
"It's okay if you want me to do things for you...but you have to promise me two things."
"Brother Tian, do you think you are qualified to bargain with me?"
Jiang Ran's voice was still very polite, but his words were not polite at all.
Tian Youfang smiled bitterly:
"It's not about bargaining, but if you don't do these two things, I can't help you... Even if you kill me, I can't serve you."
"Brother Tian, let's talk about it. Jiang, let's listen."
Jiang Ran smiled and said: "If it doesn't work, Jiang will have no choice but to kill you."
"good."
Tian Youfang was also polite:
"The first thing is to get Honghong back to me."
Hong Hong is the Gu King of the Di Clan.
Previously, Wu Di used the Five Gu to lock the heart and sealed it in Lady Wu's body.
Jiang Ran nodded lightly:
"This matter...is not difficult.
"As long as Wu Di keeps his promise and works by my side for one year.
"In this year, I have many opportunities to find this thing for you.
"But before that, if you are not under my account, I have no reason to help you do this."
A paradox is formed here, which naturally leaves Tian Youfang to make a choice.
If he wanted Jiang Ran to help, he had to obey orders.
In this way, they will have a year's chance to get the Gu King.
On the contrary, if Tian Youfang doesn't come, Jiang Ran won't go to get the Gu King.
Tian Youfang's decision depends on whether he believes Jiang Ran keeps his promise or whether he thinks Jiang Ran just wants to deceive him into serving him for one year.
After Tian Youfang fell silent, he said:
"The second thing...if you agree, the first condition can be postponed for a while.
"At least, I can work for you for a year, as long as you give me Honghong within this year."
"you say."
Jiang Ran chuckled.
"I want you to help me kill someone!!"
Tian Youfang raised his head and looked at Jiang Ran.
"Your old grandfather?"
Jiang Ran asked casually.
"..."
Tian Youfang fell into silence and said after a moment:
"I can't tell you who he is now. I can only tell you that this person is vicious and vicious and has done all kinds of bad things.
"Killing them does no harm to the world!
"But I can't kill him... Your martial arts skills are unparalleled and far superior to mine. If you take action, this man will definitely die.
"So, I can only ask you."
"This matter... I can agree to it for the time being."
Jiang Ran said: "But when to kill, I have the final say, and also...you have the final say."
"What's the meaning?"
Tian Youfang looked at Jiang Ran in shock.
Jiang Ran smiled:
"When you tell me everything, I will make a decision."
"..."
Tian Youfang took a deep breath:
"So, do you agree temporarily?"
"Yes, are you willing?"
"good."
Tian Youfang nodded: "I am willing, give me some tea."
"Get on the road."
Jiang Ran smiled, without hesitation, got off the bed, walked to the table, picked an empty cup, and took out a small bottle from his arms:
"You people from the Di tribe are all experts in using poison and poison.
"Fortunately, I have learned a lot of skills since I was a child, and some of them happen to be able to restrain you..."
As he spoke, he poured some powder into the cup and added tea.
Sent to Tian Youfang’s nose:
"Smell it."
Tian Youfang raised his nose and smelled it, and his expression suddenly changed:
"You are not poisonous..."
"As expected, it can be seen that this thing targets the Gu worms in your body.
"Within half a year, if you don't have my antidote, the poisonous insects will come back to bite you..."
Jiang Ran said: "How about it, do you dare to drink it?"
"...can you count what you say?"
Tian Youfang looked at Jiang Ran before drinking.
Jiang Ran nodded:
"Jiang always means what he says when he speaks."
"...I must be crazy."
Tian Youfang took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and opened his mouth: "Come."
Jiang Ran poured it into his mouth.
Tian Youfang drank it in one gulp, and then said with a pale face:
"I would actually trust a person from the Demon Cult..."
"Although I ask myself that I am not yet a member of the Demonic Cult."
Jiang Ran smiled and said: "However, I still have to say that not all demon sects are bad people. You will get used to it in the future."
As he said this, he put the tea cup away casually and let Tian Youfang connect the bones on his body.
He has great martial arts skills. Although the dislocation lasted for a long time, he almost recovered after adjusting his breathing a little.
After opening his eyes, he gave Jiang Ran a strange look:
"Why don't you kill me..."
He wasn't talking about now.
But that night, after Jiang Ran helped Wu Di catch him, he suddenly turned around and left.
If not, Tian Youfang would not have exposed such a big secret in front of Jiang Ran.
Jiang Ran thought for a moment and said:
"The day you first entered Liuyuan, that boy had nothing to do with you, but you were willing to save him.
"If you are so heartless, what do the lives of passers-by mean to you?
"Although it's not enough to explain your true nature, it's still worth a try. No, I've tried something interesting..."
"This is not funny at all."
Tian Youfang's face didn't look good.
Jiang Ran smiled:
"Well, since you have planned to work under me, it's time for you to get busy.
"I need you to go check around Zhongnan Lane.
"If you find anything suspicious, don't act rashly. You need to come back and report it quickly."
"……yes!"
Tian Youfang responded, but he always felt that something was a little strange.
After a while, Jiang Ran realized that when he was Tong Qianjin, he often ordered himself like this.
It's just... this is the first time I didn't use the word 'I' when I spoke.
He shook his head, thought no more, flew out of the window, and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.
After Tian Youfang left, Jiang Ran glanced outside the door:
"come in."
With a creak, the door opened, and Tang Huayi jumped in from the door:
"Brother-in-law, dad asked you to go to the front hall to have dinner.
"Then let's discuss...the next thing."
"It just so happens that I also have something to tell Mr. Tang."
Jiang Ran said softly:
"Let's go."
The two people went out, took the old drunkard with them, and the group went to the front hall.
The layout of this hall looked familiar to Jiang Ran, just like the Tang family in Cangzhou Prefecture. There were already people sitting around the dining table.
Member Tang was sitting at the top of the table, feeling as if he was sitting on pins and needles. He just looked at Ye Jingxue in the field, but still did not stand up.
When Tang Shiqing saw Jiang Ran coming, she quickly stood up and helped him push the old drunkard to his seat.
"Come, let's eat first."
Officer Tang glanced at Jiang Ran and spoke softly.
Jiang Ran's eyes glanced at the women sitting beside him.
The most eye-catching one is a graceful and beautiful woman.
This person, whom Jiang Ran had met before in Cangzhou Prefecture, was the mother of the poetic and picturesque sisters.
Seeing Jiang Ran looking at her, she immediately smiled at Jiang Ran.
Jiang Ran raised his forehead slightly and said softly:
"Exceptor Tang... there is something we need to discuss.
"Yesterday I went to the Sword Holding Department.
"I got a piece of news from the Sword Holding Division..."
As he spoke, he took out the pieces of paper the eldest princess gave him:
"Everyone, please take a look."
Tang Shiqing, who was standing next to her, was the first to take it. She just glanced at it and was stunned.
Then he quickly handed it to Mr. Tang.
Tang Yuanwai and the old drunkard got together. After reading each line, the two old men looked at each other:
"This Sword Master is so capable...
"Old Tang, you didn't show your tail, did you?"
Tang Yuanwai shook his head slightly and looked at Jiang Ran:
"Xian son-in-law...what do you think?"
"Last night was uneventful."
Jiang Ran said softly:
"But Qi Tianyue will never give up this great opportunity.
"And now I'm thinking...
“No matter how good the Sword Master is, it’s not that easy to find traces of the Demon Cult.
"...The content on these two pieces of paper might be a bit too much."