"Your movements are soft, haven't you eaten enough?"
"How many times have I told you that this move requires momentum, where is your momentum?"
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After finishing another complete set of moves, Li Yi sat down on the chair and never wanted to get up again.
Liu Ruyi clasped her hands behind her back and looked at him seriously, "You have rested three times in an hour. Do you still want to become a martial arts master? Get up and continue!"
"Just take a break, just for a while..."
As expected, becoming a peerless master does not happen overnight. Only an hour had passed, and Li Yi was lying on the chair, unwilling to even move his fingers.
Li Yi raised his head and saw Liu Ruyi looking down at him with the look of a strict teacher. Li Yi sighed and said, "A woman who loves to laugh will not have bad luck. Ruyi, you should smile more."
Li Yi always felt that Liu Ruyi seemed to have found the joy of being a teacher in him these days, and would not stop until he tortured him to the point of being unable to move. Although the effect was surprisingly good, one day was better than many days before, and his combat effectiveness was also steady.
Improvement, but the process is really torturous.
"It's okay not to practice. How about we compete and see how much you have grown in these days." Liu Ruyi looked down at him and said lightly.
"I remember that we were only halfway through the story of "Painted Skin" yesterday. How about finishing it now?" The competition with her was just to give her a chance to beat herself up openly. Li Yi was not that stupid and said wisely in his haste.
Liu Ruyi felt regretful that she could not compete with Li Yi, but she was actually more interested in the ghost stories he told. She leaned against the willow tree beside the courtyard wall and said, "Tell me."
Xiaohuan was watching from the side, but when her uncle said that she wanted to tell the story of "Painted Skin", she hid far away and never dared to come again.
Listening to her uncle's ghost story yesterday, she was so frightened that she couldn't sleep all night, and now she didn't dare to listen to it anymore.
Telling Liu Ruyi the story of Liao Zhai yesterday was actually a stop-gap measure to prevent her from continuing to abuse him. Li Yi changed into a comfortable position and lay down. A copy of "Liao Zhai" appeared in his mind. After pondering for a while, he slowly spoke.
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"Wang Sheng entered the study courtyard and found that the doors and windows of the study were closed. He crept to the window and peeked through the gap. He was so frightened that his hair stood up - he saw an evil ghost with a ferocious face.
His face was emerald green, his teeth were like saws. He spread a piece of human skin on the bed, and he was drawing with a colored pen. After drawing, he lifted the human skin and put it on his body like shaking clothes..."
A gust of autumn wind blew by, bringing a bit of chill, and Li Yi couldn't help but shiver.
When he read the content in the book, he would have an immersive feeling, especially when describing the female ghost, a vivid picture had already appeared in his mind, with a ferocious and terrifying face.
The evil ghost, with a green face and teeth like saws, spread a piece of human skin on the bed, and drew on the human skin with a colored pen... He suddenly felt a little chilly all over and sat up hurriedly.
"Why didn't you say anything?" Liu Ruyi was listening with interest, and when she saw him suddenly shut up, she asked.
"I think if you want to become a martial arts master, you still have to practice diligently and never slack off." Li Yi felt that his whole body was suddenly full of strength again. He looked up at her and said righteously.
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"My husband must be more careful when performing official duties. The position of a county captain is no different than others. Although the pursuit of murderers and thieves does not require my own hands, it is still somewhat dangerous..."
In the courtyard, Liu Ruyi whispered while helping Li Yi tidy up the collar of the county captain's official uniform.
Although Magistrate Liu graciously gave him a month's leave, he still had to go to his post, and if he delayed it any longer, the higher-ups would inevitably be held responsible.
After such a long period of special training by Liu Ruyi, Li Yi now seems to have lost some of his bookishness. Although he is still far from being called a martial artist, he does look somewhat heroic in this blue uniform.
Feel.
"Uncle Fang, my husband, I will leave it to you from now on." After helping Li Yi sort out his clothes, she turned back to look at Lao Fang and said.
Lao Fang is one generation older than Sister Liu Ruyi, but Li Yi gets along with him more casually. The couple calls him "Lao Fang" and the other "Uncle Fang", which may sound strange to outsiders.
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"Don't worry, Miss, as long as I'm here, no one can touch a hair of my uncle!" Lao Fang promised, slapping his chest to the sky.
If he doesn't go to Ruyifang to take charge, he usually stays at home. Now that my uncle is going to the Yamen to take up his post, there is a new person at Ruyifang, so he continues to follow Li Yi.
For this, Lao Fang was vaguely looking forward to it. Running back and forth between the village and the shop every day, he felt bored. He hadn't been to the Yamen yet, but he thought life there would be much more interesting than now.
Liu Ruyi was extremely reassured about Lao Fang's skills. With him by her side, as long as she didn't meet a real master, she should have no problem dealing with ordinary thieves or even the so-called heroes of the forest.
"I am leaving."
Li Yi waved to them and walked out of the yard.
At the Anxi County Government Office, the spacious ceremonial door opened only a few times throughout the year. Magistrate Liu, who had not been seen for many days, walked out of the door dressed in official attire and surrounded by government officials.
"Li County Lieutenant, I finally look forward to seeing you." County Magistrate Liu walked out of the ceremony gate and said with a smile to the young man who was walking towards him wearing the county captain's official uniform.
Behind Magistrate Liu, two men similarly dressed in official uniforms looked puzzled, somewhat unsure of Magistrate Liu's attitude towards the newly appointed county captain.
During the year, the ceremonial gate of the county government is usually closed, and exceptions will be made when new officials arrive, or when officials of the same level or superiors come to visit. This move by County Magistrate Liu represents the sufficient respect for County Lieutenant Li.
Pay attention to.
"There are a lot of mundane things going on at home. I have only come to the county government to report it now, which makes Master Liu wait for a long time." Li Yi also said with his hand.
County Magistrate Liu just smiled and did not continue the topic. He turned around and pointed at the two men and introduced: "Let me introduce to County Lieutenant Li. This is County Magistrate Wang and this is Chief Secretary Zheng.
, we will all be colleagues in the future.”
Wang County Magistrate is about the same age as County Magistrate Liu. He has a general's belly and looks somewhat stout in middle age.
Chief Zheng seems to be older and thinner. Standing next to Wang Xiancheng, you will ignore him if you are not careful.
"I've met Wang Xian Cheng and Chief Zheng. It's my first time here. Please take care of them in the future." Li Yi said politely, holding his hand.
"We are all colleagues, so we should take care of each other."
Even Magistrate Liu was so polite to County Lieutenant Li. Naturally, the two second and third leaders of the county government did not dare to put on any airs and kept talking.
Before today, they had heard a few things about Lieutenant Li.
I heard that Li County Lieutenant was originally a scholar. Because of an article, he was personally sealed by His Majesty. He replaced Zhou County Lieutenant and became the new Anxi County Lieutenant. He came to the county government office a few days ago and was very resolute.
After solving two difficult cases, all the government officials talked about it for several days. At that time, the two of them just felt that this County Lieutenant Li was quite capable.
They thought he was just a scholar who was occasionally favored by the emperor, but seeing Magistrate Liu's attitude today, it seemed that there was something else they didn't know about Magistrate Li...
