"Chichi~" A series of sweet bird calls sounded from the treetops by the lake, breaking the tranquility of the morning light.
A thin layer of mist enveloped the quiet lake. From a distance, a vague figure standing on the lake could be vaguely seen.
Everything seemed to be still, as beautiful as a natural painting.
The dark night quietly receded, and the eastern sky slowly lit up with a layer of fish belly white.
When the first ray of morning sun fell on Lu Chen, he opened his eyes.
"Is it dawn yet?" He smiled and looked at the red rising sun in the east. His heart was as calm as water, as if the ray of morning light shone into his heart, and he suddenly became enlightened.
He waved his hand gently, and the surrounding water began to flow gently, forming a stream of crystal water that swirled around his arm.
The water of heaven and earth contains many mysteries. It moistens all things and nourishes all living things.
Surging, soft, fast, and quiet, this is how water appears in people's eyes in daily life.
Just like the laws of nature, water has no stable state and is constantly changing.
This is the wonder of water.
Looking at the way the water flowed on his arms, Lu Chen seemed to be able to feel the closeness conveyed by the water.
His heart moved, and he struck the lake with a sharp sword.
With a bang, a gully about ten feet long was suddenly cut out of the lake surface. The water waves quickly surged to both sides, sinking a large section, and was soon covered by the lake water without a trace of wrinkles.
"Water contains all things and is ever-changing!"
"No matter how you attack it, it will always come together and calm down!"
"Just like the flowing water in a stream, it is full of a continuous and endless artistic conception!"
"If my swordsmanship could be like water, endless and continuous!"
Thinking of this, Lu Chen seemed to have realized something. He stepped lightly on the water and couldn't help but start to swing the Xuanqing heavy sword and split it again and again.
You can use various techniques such as chopping, picking, stabbing, and cutting at your fingertips, and you can do whatever you want.
At the same time, the surrounding water seemed to sense something and turned into a stream of crystal clear water, swirling and flowing around Lu Chen.
Lu Chen's sword is sometimes swift and fierce, sometimes gentle, and sometimes violent. The completely different artistic conceptions can actually switch to each other and cycle back and forth.
One sword after another, connecting with each other without any flaw, just like water that is constantly flowing.
The flowing clouds and flowing water are continuous and continuous.
His sword became faster and sharper, and the endless water surrounded him to form a huge water ball, completely natural and isolated from everything.
After about a moment, the sword waving in his hand stopped, and the flowing water surrounding him seemed to have lost its vitality, and instantly turned into a puddle of water and fell into the lake, causing ripples.
He looked at the Xuanqing heavy sword in his hand and couldn't help but murmur to himself.
"The way of water is indeed infinitely mysterious!"
"I never thought before that my swordsmanship can be used as freely as water, like flowing clouds and flowing water, continuously!"
"Now I have finally stepped onto the threshold of the mystery of water!"
"This move is the seventh form of the Thunder-Splitting Sky Sword, called Flowing Water!"
"The trick of flowing water is not very destructive when used during a fight!"
"Its advantage lies in defense. It has no flaws and consumes very little innate essence!"
"The most suitable for attrition warfare, it can completely make up for my usual shortcomings in using other sword moves!"
"Although the moves of the Thunder-Splitting Sky Sword are all derived from understanding the power of heaven and earth, these sword moves each have their own merits, and their advantages and disadvantages are very obvious!"
"When fighting against those super masters, the outcome is often determined by one move!"
"So I can't use it easily. Only when I use this trick of flowing water can my unparalleled swordsmanship be brought into full play!"
"I have to thank Shen Hanxing, who thinks so highly of himself. He should be practicing the way of water. When I fought with him, I was touched by the way of water!" Lu Chen shook his head and laughed, turned around and stepped on the water. Walk towards the shore.
After this day and night of hard training, the speed of progress was greater than that of his nearly half a year of practice.
Of course, the opportunity to enter this mysterious state does not come every day, so Lu Chen would seize this opportunity, break through to the innate golden elixir level in one fell swoop, and master a sword move.
The harvest of this day and night can be said to be fruitful.
Lu Chen returned to his residence and found Li Xiang to arrange a separate room for him. Although Zhao Zhenxian's Xiang Boudoir had an elegant environment, he couldn't stand the atmosphere inside and felt weird living there.
In order to restore his strength to its peak state, he settled down in the villa for ten days.
In this short period of time, Zhao Zhenxian never appeared, and Lu Chen did not ask. When he had time, he practiced swordsmanship by the lake and understood the mysteries of the world.
Cultivation is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat.
But it doesn't happen overnight, but the victory lies in Lu Chen's firm perseverance.
His ability to improve so rapidly is inseparable from his hard work.
Occasionally when he gets bored, he will walk out of the villa to get some fresh air and take a look at the prosperous scene of Linjun City.
Being in a highly tense state of mind all the time can easily make people tired. Only a combination of work and rest can keep people in peak condition.
Lu Chen has been visiting the mansion more frequently recently because he fell in love with the food in a restaurant.
This restaurant is called Xinghualou. It is not very close to the villa. You need to go around two streets and cross a stone arch bridge to reach it.
Lu Chen had nothing to do, so he went for a walk when he had time. There was nothing else in Xinghua Tower, but their Xinghua Chicken was the best in Linjun City.
Every day, many people come here to taste it, and the business is very prosperous.
When the business is full, there will be a long queue outside. Without a certain status, you will not be able to squeeze in.
The restaurant was full of guests, and shouts and shouts could be heard one after another.
Lu Chen sat by the window on the second floor and ordered a large plate of apricot chicken and a bottle of wine, tasting it happily, it was a treat.
At this moment, two people happened to be walking from the street in the distance, and they soon noticed the familiar figure sitting upstairs.
Qin Feng and Qin Xue stood under the Xinghua Tower, looking up at the figure sitting on the second floor with surprised expressions on their faces.
"Brother, that person looks familiar. I seem to have seen him somewhere."
"It's Lu Chen, why is he here?"
"Let's go in and take a look!"
The brother and sister looked at each other, walked into the restaurant, and soon reached the second floor.
When they took a closer look at the face of the figure, both of them were stunned. It was indeed him.
"Brother Lu, long time no see. How are you?" A familiar voice sounded in the lobby.
Lu Chen frowned slightly and looked toward the stairs, his eyes suddenly startled, hey, these are not the Qin brothers and sisters, how did they meet them!
"It turns out it's you, long time no see!" Lu Chen said hello with a slight smile.
Qin Feng and Qin Xue walked slowly towards this side. Qin Feng said with a smile: "We meet everywhere in life. I didn't expect to meet you here!"
"Maybe this is God's deliberate arrangement! Sit down and eat together. The apricot chicken here tastes good!" Lu Chen extended his hand to invite with a smile.
"Hee hee, it turns out you are also a glutton, and you actually know that there is Xinghua Tower here!" Qin Xue was not polite, sat down, picked up a piece of apricot blossom chicken with chopsticks and started eating.
When Qin Feng saw this scene, he couldn't help but frown: "Xiaoxue, pay attention, how can you be so rude!"
"It's okay, Miss Qin Xue is a sweetheart. We are old acquaintances, so there is no need to be restrained!" Lu Chen said with a smile.
Qin Xue puffed up her cheeks and said vaguely: "That's right, you see how sensible Brother Lu is, but you are the only one who has more rules!"
When Qin Feng heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. His sister was too worried when she was away from home.
"Where did Brother Lu come from?"
Seeing Qin Feng's inquiry, Lu Chen picked up his wine glass and took a sip. He smiled lightly and said, "I came here with my friends. I didn't expect to meet you two here!"
"I asked you to come, but you didn't come. I didn't expect you to sneak over here. Are you hiding from us on purpose?" Qin Xue stared at her watery little eyes and said seriously.
Seeing this, Lu Chen burst into laughter: "I can't help it. Otherwise, I would be thousands of miles away by now, and I wouldn't have time to talk about elegance with you here!"
"Brother Lu, since you have come to Linjun City, why don't you contact us two brothers and sisters in advance, so that we can help you and do your part as a landlord!" Qin Feng said with a warm look on his face.
"That's right, you don't regard us as friends!" Qin Xue complained a little.
Lu Chen quickly shook his head and explained with a smile: "No, you have misunderstood. Our two families are family friends, and your father cares deeply about me. Our friendship is more than just ordinary friends!"
"Then what are you doing here? You have other things!" Qin Feng was a little confused.
Lu Chen smiled bitterly and said: "I was abducted by a woman. She threw me in a villa and ignored me for several days. It's been a bit boring these days, so I came out to get some fresh air. I didn't expect to meet you two.
It seems I won’t be too lonely during this time!”
"I was abducted by a woman. Who has the ability to abduct you?" Qin Xue said with a confused look.
Lu Chen shook his head: "It's hard to say enough, don't talk about her. Let's talk about you two!"
"What are you two doing in Linjun City?"
Qin Feng smiled lightly and said: "Brother Lu, you are so forgetful. You have forgotten that our brother and sister have been working for the Phoenix Tower. This Linjun City is the core sphere of influence of the Phoenix Tower. What's so strange about us appearing here!"
"Oh, that's it!" Lu Chen nodded thoughtfully.
"Brother Lu, since you have arrived in Linjun City, you might as well go and meet our Royal Highness Feng Wang! He seems to be quite interested in you." Qin Xue said with a smile.
When Lu Chen heard this, he couldn't help but frown slightly: "His Royal Highness Feng Wang?"
"Yes, our Royal Highness the Phoenix King is a famous and peerless beauty in Linjun City, who can be said to be the most beautiful woman in the country. Many people will never see her in their lifetime, but if you have the chance to see her now, you are much luckier than ordinary people!
