Chapter 180 I have made up my mind!
In the courtyard, Liu Xiaoqiang was practicing boxing. His arms reflected the metallic luster in the moonlight. He had finally trained himself into a pair of iron arms during the few days when Qin Ziling was away, which was faster than expected.
"Young Master, you're back!" Liu Xiaoqiang didn't know that Qin Ziling had an accident on the way back. When he saw him come back, he happily put his fist away, bowed slightly and greeted him.
"Not bad, not bad, your progress is faster than I thought. After a little more practice, you can prepare for condensation..." Qin Ziling said happily as he looked at Liu Xiaoqiang, but he suddenly paused halfway through his words, thought for a while and said: "Perhaps you can continue to try to hammer your legs. The more solid the foundation, the better it will be for you in the future."
"Thank you, sir. I've tried it. It's hard to get the feeling when hammering my legs, unlike my arms. As soon as I exert strength, I can feel the blood and energy surging under the membrane. So, let's not waste time and resources." Liu Xiaoqiang said with gratitude.
"Really? Would the difference be that big?" Qin Ziling looked thoughtful.
For him, training his limbs was not difficult at all. In fact, training his torso was not too difficult either. When he first started training, he could clearly sense and control the blood and qi surging under the membranes of these parts. The biggest difficulty was still those sensitive and fragile parts.
But now Liu Xiaoqiang actually said that it was difficult to feel his legs, which was a little beyond Qin Ziling's expectations.
"Yes! I don't have any confidence that my legs can be made of cowhide, let alone iron." Liu Xiaoqiang replied.
"In that case, forget it. Having arms made of iron is already very powerful." Qin Ziling nodded. For the time being, he didn't have the energy to study this issue in depth.
"Yeah, I think it's very strong too!" Liu Xiaoqiang grinned.
Qin Ziling smiled , said hello to Du Hongmei and her daughter, then went to the main house to meet Cui.
After meeting Cui, Qin Ziling immediately returned to Wuyang Mountain.
The cave in Wuyang Mountain that Xiao Qing mentioned was not the cave where Qin Ziling practiced, but the cave where he interrogated Xu Pengjin and subdued Shao E last time.
"Brother!" Qin Ziling had just appeared not far from the cave entrance when a beautiful figure rushed out from the cave entrance, then threw herself into his arms, hugged him tightly, as if she was afraid of losing him, and her tears wet his chest.
"I'm back, aren't I? What's there to cry about?" Qin Ziling touched Xiao Qing's black and smooth hair, and his nose felt a little sour.
At the entrance of the cave, Yun Xiwu, Xia Yan, Shilong and Shihu appeared at some point.
The four people looked at Qin Ziling with different expressions.
Xia Yan was secretly wiping away tears, while Yun Xiwu and her two sons had expressions of horror and disbelief on their faces.
He is a great martial artist in the late stage of bone refining!
They thought that Qin Ziling would definitely not escape this time, and secretly shed tears for his heroic act of sacrificing himself to save others. Even Shi Long and Shi Hu, two strong men, were no exception.
As a result, Qin Ziling actually returned safely, and now Qin Ziling appeared in his true appearance. That young face made them feel like they had seen a ghost in broad daylight.
"I'm not crying, I'm just happy!" Xiao Qing quickly pushed Qin Ziling away, wiped away her tears, took a deep breath, and regained some of her former coolness.
Qin Ziling smiled, patted her shoulder, and waved to Yun Xiwu and the others, saying, "It's okay. We can go home now."
As soon as Qin Ziling said this, the whole world fell into dead silence.
Everyone stared at Qin Ziling in shock, even Xiao Qing.
Being able to go home naturally means that Long Xiaotian has been killed by Qin Ziling!
But the problem is that Long Xiaotian is a great martial artist in the late stage of bone refining!
How many people in the entire Xiyun Province have the ability to kill him?
No, let alone killing him, there are not many people who can defeat him!
Originally, they thought it was amazing that Qin Ziling could escape from Long Xiaotian.
As a result, Qin Ziling's words revealed that Long Xiaotian had been killed by him.
Even though Xiao Qing knew that Qin Ziling had the ability to kill Hua Chi, he still found it hard to believe this conclusion.
Being able to kill a great martial artist in the late stage of bone refining, doesn’t that mean that Qin Ziling’s strength has reached the grandmaster level?
"Brother, give Long Xiaotian to..." Finally, Xiao Qing broke the silence with a trembling voice.
"There will be no such person as Long Xiaotian from now on, and you should not mention this person anymore! We don't know him at all and have never seen him." Qin Ziling interrupted.
The world fell into dead silence again, with only the sound of heavy breathing coming one after another.
Shi Long and Shi Hu, the two fearless people who are only afraid of their mother and Xiao Qing, were looking at Qin Ziling with cold sweat dripping down their backs, their eyes full of awe.
"Okay, stop daydreaming and let's go. Do you want to spend the night here?" Qin Ziling patted Xiao Qing's shoulder gently and said with a smile.
Everyone suddenly woke up.
"Shilong and Shihu, move the things in the cave out and take them away." Xiao Qing turned around and ordered Shilong and Shihu.
"Yes, Miss." Brother Shilong responded, then returned to the cave, carrying several large bags.
"You have so little confidence in your eldest brother?" Qin Ziling looked at Xiao Qing and said when he saw Shilong and Shihu each carrying several large bags and looking like they were fleeing.
"It's not that I don't have confidence, I'm just preparing for the worst! If big brother doesn't come back, we'll have to leave Xiyunzhou." Xiao Qing replied calmly.
Although Xiao Qing answered calmly, Qin Ziling knew that if he didn't come back, Xiao Qing would come back one day to avenge him!
…
the next day.
It started snowing in Fangqiao City.
The snow started out like willow catkins, then gradually grew larger and flew down like goose feathers.
A simple residence in the mountains, with a backyard and a pavilion.
There is a barbecue grill in the pavilion, in which "animal charcoal" in the shape of various wild animals is burning.
This kind of "animal charcoal" is only affordable by wealthy families and does not produce much smoke.
Xia Yan, a plump girl in a goose yellow skirt and jacket, was grilling game on the barbecue grill. The charcoal fire made her face glow red, giving her a unique charm.
Qin Ziling and Xiao Qing sat opposite each other, leisurely drinking the warmed Jinyu wine.
Xiao Qing's gaze passed over Qin Ziling and fell on the snowflakes outside the pavilion where they were getting heavier and heavier.
A plum tree in the corner of the courtyard is blooming in the wind and snow.
Xiao Qing couldn't help but think of this time last year, when she and Qin Ziling were also sitting here drinking opposite each other.
"The more fierce the snow and wind, the more majestic it becomes; the flowers have the strongest integrity. They should wither away when their time is up, and it is shameful to beg for mercy from the God of Spring." Xiao Qing chanted the poem softly, his eyes becoming a little dazed.
When Xia Yan heard this poem, her beautiful eyes couldn't help but look at Qin Ziling, revealing a different kind of emotion.
Xiao Qing quickly withdrew his gaze.
His eyes were no longer blurred, but full of determination.
"Brother, I don't want to start refining my bones now. I want to disperse my strength and build my foundation again!" Xiao Qing said.
"No, this is too dangerous!" Qin Ziling's face changed slightly when he heard this.
"I don't want what happened yesterday to happen again, so if I can't keep up with big brother, I would rather lose all my powers and become an ordinary woman!" Xiao Qing said firmly.
"As the eldest brother, I have to protect my sister. Besides, you use the iron skin of your arms and calves as your foundation, which is more solid than many people. If you use the blood and flesh of Hua Chi as a secret medicine and break through to become a bone refining master, your strength will definitely be much stronger than that of a master of the same level.
When the time comes, in terms of martial arts alone, I may not necessarily be better than you, but at least my realm is definitely not as good as yours. And don't look at me as powerful, that's because I have many tricks to trick people, unlike you who have real skills." Qin Ziling tried to belittle himself, trying to rebuild Xiao Qing's self-confidence and dispel her idea of dispersing her strength.
Although Qin Ziling had never dispersed his strength, he knew that once the strength was condensed successfully, dispersing it would be no different from losing a limb. Not only would he have to endure unbearable pain for ordinary people, it would also be very dangerous. Moreover, after dissipating the strength, it would be as difficult as trying to put a broken mirror together!
Last time, Xiao Qing was able to recover her strength because she never gave up and spent seven years rebuilding her foundation. Then she happened to meet Qin Ziling who captured a baby Eight Desolate Green Python.
This is how Xiao Qing was able to break through and then rebuild, and break through to the Hua Jin realm in one fell swoop.
But this is the second time that the energy is dispersed, which is more dangerous and uncertain!
"I've made up my mind!" Xiao Qing said.
"Brother's words are of no use, right?" Qin Ziling said with a gloomy face.
"Please forgive me for not being able to listen to you this time." Xiao Qing said apologetically.
Qin Ziling frowned and said nothing when he heard this, pouring glass after glass of wine into his mouth.
"Brother, don't worry too much. I didn't make this decision on a whim. I have already deduced and calculated it many times in my mind before making this decision." Seeing this, Xiao Qing reached out and grabbed Qin Ziling's hand, saying softly.
"You say." Qin Ziling still had a gloomy face, but put the wine glass back on the table.
"My foundation now is my arms and feet. I have thought about my thighs and other parts of my body before, but no matter how hard I try, I can hardly feel the flow of blood in other parts of my body, let alone control the blood in those parts.
But since I broke through and became a Huajin martial artist, the power can be circulated to any part of my body, nourishing and tempering these parts, and my senses have become more acute. So now, my familiarity, senses and control of the blood and membranes in other parts of the body are definitely much stronger than before.
Therefore, if I disperse my strength this time and rebuild my foundation, I am very confident that my limbs will be as strong as iron, and even my back can reach the level of iron." Xiao Qing said.
"So, it's not that you didn't want to exercise other parts of your body before, but because it was difficult to clearly feel the flow of qi and blood in other parts of your body?" Qin Ziling asked with a frown.
Liu Xiaoqiang said the same thing last night, but his condition was even worse than Xiao Qing. Not to mention his calves, even his feet were difficult to control.
"Yes, so if I want to lay a solid foundation like you, big brother, I can only disperse my strength and start over!" Xiao Qing replied.
Qin Ziling glanced at Xiao Qing after hearing this, then lowered his head in thought.
"It seems that I have oversimplified things. Some big families and powerful forces are rich in resources and have many martial artists in their families, but very few of their children have a solid foundation. It seems that it is not that they don't want to, but that their control over their qi, blood, and skin is limited.
For example, Liu Xiaoqiang, after controlling his arms, it was difficult for him to distract himself to control his feet and legs. Xiao Qing became much stronger, but he only controlled his calves. I don't have this problem, it seems to be related to spiritual cultivation!
When I was at the Qi and Blood stage, my soul had already reached the realm of driving things, far surpassing the martial arts stage. And because of Li Mo's residual soul, I had actually touched upon some of the mysteries of splitting the spirit at that time. Such a powerful soul can naturally control the weak body in detail. I have made such rapid progress in Qi training, which should be largely due to the powerful soul. "
For a moment, Qin Ziling had a lot of thoughts in his mind.
He had speculated about this before, but was not very sure. Now it is very clear.
"But this is just your beautiful idea. Have you ever thought about the pain and danger of dissipating your energy? And after dissipating your energy, no matter how solid your foundation is, the success rate of wanting to condense your energy again will be..." Soon, Qin Ziling looked up at Xiao Qing again and frowned.
“Dispersing your energy is indeed very painful and dangerous, and it is also very difficult to reassemble it after it is dispersed, so martial artists usually do it only when they have no other choice. Last time, I dispersed my energy just to save my life.
But I was lucky enough to meet my elder brother, so I was able to condense my strength again, and my cultivation level was even higher, thus accumulating experience in this area. So, I am still certain, and elder brother, don’t you have the Hua Chi in your hand?
Hua Chi has Chilong blood and belongs to water, which is just right for my Qinglong Xuanmu Jin. It is many times stronger than the Eight Desolate Green Python. When the time comes, I just need to eat a little bit, and with the experience from last time, the possibility of successfully condensing it again is still very high. "Xiao Qing said.
Qin Ziling looked at Xiao Qing and knew that she had made up her mind. No matter how much he said, it would be useless, so he could only nod helplessly.
"Thank you, brother!" When Xiao Qing saw Qin Ziling nodded in agreement, a happy smile appeared on his face.
Qin Ziling looked at Xiao Qing who was so happy, and didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
Women, being too strong is not a good thing!
"You have exposed your identity in Panchi Mountain this time. This matter will probably reach Pang Qiwei's ears soon. The Pang family will definitely find an opportunity to attack you. If you don't relax, the Pang family may suffer a loss due to miscalculation of your strength.
But if you want to disperse your strength, you have to make full preparations beforehand. It seems that you need to find a place to hide and practice in seclusion during this period of time." Qin Ziling's expression gradually became serious.
Since Xiao Qing's matter has been decided, there is no need to worry about success or failure, but to consider arranging the next things.
"Can't Mr. Qin kill Pang Qiwei secretly?" Xia Yan brought a plate of barbecue and said softly.
"If I really want to kill Pang Qiwei, even if he is heavily guarded, he will not be able to escape death! But his identity is extraordinary after all. If he is really assassinated, it will definitely arouse suspicion and attention from the authorities and various forces. Many people will probably turn their attention to Fangqiao City, so we have to be cautious.
It would be best to wait until Xiao Qing becomes a great bone refining martial artist, and then Xiao Qing will lead the Xiao and Lu families to find a suitable excuse and opportunity to uproot the Pang and Lin families. This would be much more reasonable and less likely to arouse suspicion and attention from others, and the Xiao family can also take control of Fangqiao County." Qin Ziling said.
"Mr. Qin is far-sighted. I just said something nonsense. Please don't go..." Upon hearing this, Xia Yan looked at Qin Ziling with eyes full of admiration and bowed slightly.
"What's the use of being a slave or not? I've already told you that you don't need to call yourself that in front of me anymore." Qin Ziling interrupted her with a wave of his hand. Before Xia Yan could say anything, he had already picked up a piece of barbecue, took a big bite, and said with a smile, "Xia Yan, your cooking skills are getting better and better!"
"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Qin. As long as Mr. Qin likes it, I will bake it for you often in the future." Xia Yan said with a slightly blushing face.
"That's what I want!" Qin Ziling said with a smile.
Xia Yan's body trembled slightly when she heard that, and her face turned even redder, but her eyes were full of joy.
Qin Ziling's heart skipped a beat when he saw this, but he didn't dare to think too much. He picked up a piece of barbecue and handed it to Xiao Qing, saying, "You have a piece too. Miss Xia Yan's barbecue is really good."
Xiao Qing took the barbecue and glanced at Qin Ziling meaningfully with her beautiful eyes, which made Qin Ziling inexplicably feel guilty.
But when I think back, I realized I didn’t do anything!
"Ahem, let's get back to the topic! Speaking of places, I do have a good place. I will basically practice there from now on. You can come with me." Qin Ziling said.
"Yes!" Xiao Qing nodded and said, "I'm sorry to bother you, big brother!"
As he said this, Xiao Qing, who was decisive and strong-willed, lowered his head, with a hint of embarrassment on his face.
"What's our relationship? There's no trouble, right..." Qin Ziling said casually, but when he got to the end, he could no longer utter the word "trouble".
A picture that is not suitable for children emerged in my mind!
The atmosphere in the pavilion suddenly became ambiguous and subtle.
"I practice the Cold Iron Palm, which is extremely powerful. So, I must bring Xia Yan with me." Qin Ziling soon sat up straight and said with a serious face .
Xiao Qing did not answer, but remained silent for a while, then slowly looked up at Qin Ziling.
His eyes were calm, and there was no blush on his face.
"For the thigh training part, Xia Yan's help should be enough. But for the back and other parts, with Xia Yan's level of strength, I guess she can't control her strength well. I'm afraid we will have to trouble big brother to help then." Xiao Qing said.
Qin Ziling wanted to blurt out that he could call Shao E, who was a Huajin martial artist, but he swallowed the words back and nodded, "We'll see then."
The girl has already said so, how can he, a grown man, continue to refuse?
"Then when do we set off?" Xiao Qing asked.
"This matter should be dealt with sooner rather than later. Pang Qiwei probably hasn't received the news yet. If it's okay with you, let's do it today." Qin Ziling said.
"These are all trivial matters on my side. You can leave them to Aunt Yun. It mainly depends on you, big brother. If there is no problem on your side, Xia Yan and I can set off in half an hour." Xiao Qing said.
"Okay, we'll meet at the foot of Xisheng Mountain in an hour." Qin Ziling said.
Qin Ziling didn't say where exactly at the foot of Xisheng Mountain it was , and Xiao Qing didn't ask.
Xia Yan wanted to ask, but when she saw that Xiao Qing didn't ask, she thought she knew it, so there was no problem.
After saying this, Qin Ziling got up and left his residence in the mountains.
Return to Anhe Village.
Qin Ziling went to Shuiyue Villa first.
The snow was still falling. Under the white sky, Shuiyue Villa was already covered with a layer of white snow. A small river flowed slowly in front of it. It looked exceptionally quiet, like a paradise away from the world.
But inside Shuiyue Villa, at the martial arts training ground, even though it was snowing, the scene was still bustling with activity.
Lu Taiqiang and others are practicing strength and boxing seriously.
Under a big umbrella, Zuo Le was still lying on the rattan chair as usual, squinting his eyes and looking sick.
Except for a few people, no one knew that at this moment the energy and blood in his body were quietly circulating, surging and powerful.
"Brother Qin!"
"Zi Ling!"
Seeing Qin Ziling coming in, everyone greeted him, and Qin Ziling also nodded and greeted everyone.
"Master Zuo!" Qin Ziling walked up to Zuo Le and bowed slightly.
"Come here, Cong'er has been talking about you every day these days. It's windy and snowy here, let's go in and talk." Zuo Le stood up and said.
People in the martial arts training ground were no longer surprised that Zuo Le valued Qin Ziling so much.
"Master Zuo, do you have the bone-refining technique of the Cold Iron Palm?" Qin Ziling asked after the master and disciple sat down in the manor owner's study.
"Have you already condensed your strength?" Zuo Le asked, not surprised at all.
This is a matter of time for Qin Ziling. In fact, Qin Ziling is only condensing his strength now, which is already too late in Zuo Le's opinion.
He should have condensed his strength long ago!
"Yes." Qin Ziling nodded.
"Good!" After getting a positive answer, Zuo Le said happily, "You were able to fight me before you condensed your strength. Now that you have condensed your strength, your strength should be able to surpass the Huajin martial artist! In this way, including Miss Shao E, we have three Huajin martial artists.
Now, except for our background, we are not as good as the Xiao family and other big families. In terms of top powerhouses, we are no less than..."
"Master Zuo, I'm already a Hua Jin martial artist!" Qin Ziling interrupted.
Zuo Le's next words were stuck in his neck. He swallowed for a long time and pondered for a long time before speaking again: "Then, can you fight against a great martial artist in the early stage of bone refining with your current strength?"
Qin Ziling nodded, but didn't dare reveal too much for fear of scaring Zuo Le.
Of course, there is no need to reveal too much for the time being!
But even so, Zuo Le was shocked all over and couldn't recover for a long time.
After a while, Zuo Le suddenly stood up and walked around the study room, rubbing his hands excitedly, saying, "Good! Good! Good!"
No wonder Zuo Le was excited.
A great martial artist at the early stage of bone refining is already the ceiling in Fangqiao City.
Even if he were placed in other county towns in Xiyun Province, he would still be a top-notch strong man who could dominate a region.
Looking at Zuo Le's excited expression, Qin Ziling thought, it's a good thing I didn't reveal more just now.
