Chapter 240: The Arrogant Beast Attacks
The human race practices dual cultivation, and the demon race naturally practices dual cultivation as well. It doesn't seem strange that the Qingqiu race is good at dual cultivation.
But the problem is... the dual cultivation method is highly addictive.
Even the reserved Yang Jinhua had a strong interest in the dual cultivation method. Lu Sen felt empty every day and only relied on fruits and honey to replenish himself.
The most outrageous thing is that the emptiness after dual cultivation is very powerful... because you will feel that after dual cultivation, your strength has indeed increased a little bit.
This is a "reward mechanism" that will greatly stimulate the secretion of dopamine in the brain.
It's almost like a drug.
If it is a demon race dual cultivation method that is more powerful than the existing dual cultivation methods, will he and his three wives be able to withstand it?
Seeing Lu Sen's puzzled expression, Lu Xianxian didn't know what he was worried about, and thought he was worried that this dual cultivation method would be bad for the human race, so she said, "My dear, don't worry. We Qingqiu people have tried this method with the human race."
Having said this, Lu Xianxian subconsciously raised her sleeves to cover half of her face.
But you can still see the amazing red color on her small and round chin, like the smoothest and most beautiful ruby.
"I'm not worried about that." Lu Sen thought about it and felt that they were all family members, so there was no need to hide anything, so he simply said, "I'm just worried that after learning it, I will be too obsessed with sex with Jinhua and forget about the main thing. The current dual cultivation techniques are already very difficult to get rid of, not to mention the Qingqiu Fox Clan's techniques."
Apart from anything else, it is universally acknowledged that vixen are good at entertaining people with their sex appeal.
Lu Xianxian was stunned for a moment, then slowly lowered the sleeves that covered her face, wanting to say something but stopping herself, then she stood up and said, "Then let's wait until my husband becomes stronger. Anyway, our fox clan's dual cultivation method is stronger than that of humans."
Lu Sen nodded to show that he understood.
After that, Lu Yaoyao and Kunkun came back from Suzhou.
They did not tell their master about what happened in Nantou Village because they felt it was unnecessary.
How could I let the trivial matters of ordinary people pollute the eyes and ears of my master!
After a day, Lu Sen and Yang Jinhua went to Yang's house.
Now it is no longer called the Tianbo Mansion Yang Family, it is just the ordinary Yang Family.
The doorman was still Old Qi, but compared to when Lu Sen first arrived in the Northern Song Dynasty, Old Qi now had obviously white hair and looked much more haggard.
But at this moment, Lao Qi looked very happy, extremely happy.
As soon as Lu Sen appeared, he came forward and said, "Sir, young lady, you are here! You can go in by yourselves, I won't see you off."
This is how we treat our own people.
How can one go all the way to greet family members when they return home and wait by their side?
Lu Sen took Yang Jinhua to the backyard, and then in the martial arts hall, he saw Mu Guiying throwing a baby boy up and down.
He caught it and threw it higher, he was so happy.
The little baby boy was not afraid either. He laughed loudly, and the clear sound spread throughout the entire training ground.
Sitting next to him was Yang Wenguang, who had already started to grow a beard. He drank his food calmly.
However, his Xixia wife seemed very nervous. Every time her son was thrown high, she subconsciously wanted to go over and catch him.
When Lu Sen and Yang Jinhua arrived, everyone noticed.
Mu Guiying hugged the child, walked up to Lu Sen and Yang Jinhua, and said with a smile: "Look, this baby is so cute, a child of our Yang family. Thank you Sen'er for helping me bring Wen Guang back."
Yang Jinhua took a little baby boy from Mu Guiying, held him in one hand, and poked the baby's smooth face with her fingers, her eyes full of envy.
She also wanted to give Lu Sen a big fat son.
It’s just… thinking that I still need to train for a long time before I can get pregnant , I feel a little resentful.
Mu Guiying didn’t think too much about it. Her son came back, bringing his daughter-in-law and grandson with him. She didn’t know how happy she was.
Especially Lady She, she used to have trouble sleeping at night for almost two years. Now that Her complexion is getting more rosy, and she likes to go for a walk outside and chat and joke with the old ladies nearby.
The spirit is completely different from before.
Yang Jinhua teased her eldest nephew for a while, then stuffed him back into his mother's arms.
Mu Guiying called Yang Wenguang, and then took Lu Sen and his wife to the inner hall and asked them to sit down.
"What's the matter with Sen'er coming to visit this time?" Mu Guiying asked with a smile. She didn't treat Lu Sen as an outsider.
Yang Jinhua went to the inner hall to make tea with the maid.
Lu Sen replied, "I want to take some people to Mount Li, so I asked my mother-in-law to write an invitation and send it over."
"That's no problem." Mu Guiying nodded: "Such a simple matter, Sen'er can just ask your family to run a trip, right?"
"Just visit the elders by the way." Lu Sen said with a smile.
"You are thoughtful." Mu Guiying also smiled happily.
Then she started chatting with Lu Sen about family matters, things that happened in Hangzhou, the comparison between Hangzhou and Beijing, etc.!
This chat lasted for most of the morning, and Lu Sen also had lunch here.
When they were about to leave, Yang Wenguang stood up, called Lu Sen aside, and said a little stiffly: "Brother-in-law, I have been staying at home idle recently. I am almost moldy if I don't move for a long time. So I want to go overseas and do some business to supplement the family income. Can you give me some advice?"
The location where the two of them were actually a bit remote, and no one else in the house could hear what they were saying.
Lu Sen looked over and saw that the old lady, Marshal Mu, and Jinhua were teasing Yang Wenguang's son. He retracted his gaze and said, "It's very dangerous to go out to sea. Are the two elders at home willing to let you go out?"
"The children of the Yang family are not afraid of death, so why would they be afraid of storms?" Yang Wenguang patted his chest and smiled, "Besides, I have descendants. Even if something happens overseas, the two elders will not be too sad and lonely."
Lu Sen laughed and said, "I'm afraid my mother-in-law will find out about this and beat us both up."
"Absolutely not." Yang Wenguang looked strange, and then said helplessly: "To be honest, you are much more favored than me at home, brother-in-law."
This is indeed Yang Wenguang’s personal experience.
He has been back home for some time. Both the old lady and his mother often talk about Lu Sen in front of him and compare him with Lu Sen.
Anyway, he felt that he was nothing before his brother-in-law.
Lu Sen thought about it for a while. He was not very willing at first, but suddenly it occurred to him that if Yang Wenguang could become a big sea merchant, he would also be an external force for himself. If the Nanshan Society really wanted to get out of control in the future, he would also have the means to restrain it.
The more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed to him. He nodded and said, "This is easy. I'll give you a big ship and a sea chart with the local specialties and famous products marked on it. As for the seamen who can operate the ship and are trustworthy, you have to find them yourself."
"Alright, alright." Yang Wenguang was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly: "Thank you brother-in-law for your help."
Yang Wenguang was a soldier before. It is well known how "pitiful" the soldiers in the Northern Song Dynasty were. It was common for them to be bullied and looked down upon by literati, and it was also common for them to have insufficient logistical supplies.
Asking for help may not necessarily get you combat supplies.
Even if you get it, it may not be the full amount.
Therefore, Yang Wenguang had long been accustomed to "disappointment".
If Lu Sen didn't agree, he wouldn't say anything, but if he agreed, he would be very happy.
And the first thing they took out was ships and nautical charts.
The two most difficult things about going to sea have already been placed in front of you.
As for seafarers...Hangzhou is now the largest trading port, and there are many talented seafarers.
Generally speaking, a good seafarer also depends on the person, but in the final analysis, it is still necessary to choose the ship.
A good seagoing ship generally means that the captain has extraordinary strength. There is a big difference between a ten-meter-long ship and a thirty-meter-long small sea boat. When encountering strong winds and waves, the ten-meter-long ship may be able to survive, but the thirty-meter-long small boat will most likely be lost.
And what was the ship that Lu Sen provided... a treasure ship.
The giant ship that occasionally stops outside the Hangzhou Port is not capable of being overturned by any wind or wave.
Now it has become the dream of all seafarers.
Many people are willing to go out to sea on such a ship, even if the pay is low.
After thanking Lu Sen, Yang Wenguang hurried out.
He had to find someone who knew the business to teach him how to become a captain, how to recruit seafarers, the rules of the business... and so on.
There is a lot to learn.
Lu Sen returned to the main gate and was about to call Yang Jinhua to go home together when Mu Guiying came over.
"Is Wen Guang bothering you?" she asked, standing next to Lu Sen.
Lu Sen smiled and replied, "No."
The round blue algae lay on Mu Guiying 's shoulder, swaying from side to side from time to time.
She also smiled: "After all, I am a disciple of Mount Li, and the skills I practice are actually somewhat similar to those of immortals. In addition, this little thing you gave me has become much stronger recently, and it has also made me stronger. I actually heard the sound of your conversation just now."
Can you hear it from such a distance?
It should be the special ability of 'Slime'.
Lu Sen had no choice but to admit: "Wen Guang just wanted to earn some money for his family."
"I knew he couldn't sit still." Mu Guiying crossed her arms and said unhappily, "Men in the Yang family can't sit still and always want to go out. He is like this, and all his elders are like this."
When he said this, there was a hint of resentment in Mu Guiying's tone.
Lu Sen also knew why Mu Guiying was unhappy. He thought his dead son had finally returned alive from Xixia, but before he could rest for two or three months, he had to run away again.
Going to sea is no easier than fighting a war, and the degree of danger is almost the same.
After complaining, Mu Guiying said, "Anyway, I'm sorry to bother you, Sen'er. Our Yang family owes you a lot. If you need anything in the future, you must be polite. Do you understand?"
Lu Sen smiled and said, "Family members don't need to be so clearly divided."
Mu Guiying's eyebrows curved with a smile: "That makes sense."
Afterwards, Lu Sen took Yang Jinhua home. Because it would take some time to deliver the visiting card to Mount Li, Lu Sen stayed in the cave for the past few days and did not go out.
Most of the time I was doing serious work, such as practicing Qigong, calligraphy, archery and so on.
However, Lu Xianxian seemed to be a little abnormal these days, always sighing.
Several women went to ask her, but couldn't get any answers.
Ten days later, Lu Sen took Yang Jinhua and Lu Xianxian and set off for Mount Li.
Mount Li is just south of Xi'an Prefecture. At this time, the city of Xi'an was fighting against the Xixia people coming from the north.
It is quite correct to say that it is a fight against it.
Di Qing adopted a policy of fortifying the city and clearing the countryside. On the one hand, he strengthened the defenses of Xi'an from the inside. On the other hand, whenever he had the chance, he would personally lead light cavalry out to launch a surprise attack and then return to the city.
Such harassment made the Western Xia army extremely uncomfortable.
The Western Xia were good at heavy cavalry rather than mounted archery, so they were unable to stop Di Qing's light cavalry harassment tactics.
Di Qing stood on the city wall, looking at the Western Xia camp in the distance, feeling extremely helpless.
Although his light cavalry harassment was indeed effective, it actually had little impact on the overall situation.
The other side has more men and stronger horses, and they are stationed outside the city, seemingly making catapults.
Those who knew how to make catapults were originally Song army craftsmen. They were probably captured by the Western Xia army when Xingqing Prefecture was captured.
Otherwise, given the intelligence of the Xixia barbarians, it would be unlikely for them to learn how to make a catapult even in a hundred years.
"So now think about it, Lord Sima deserves to die." Di Qing helplessly slammed his fist against the wall.
If there were no catapults, the Western Xia barbarians would have retreated long ago.
Zhe Jizu next to him had a gloomy face and no one knew what he was thinking.
He still remembers the scene where his elder brother fell off his horse in the chaos, was crushed by heavy cavalry and turned into a meat paste.
After that, Gyeongju was captured. When he escaped, he only had time to take some of his family and relatives with him. At least two-thirds of his relatives fell into the hands of the Western Xia army, and their lives were in danger.
Nor was there any evidence of Xixia people tying up their relatives to persuade them to surrender.
And it was those literati who caused all these consequences.
At this moment, he felt more and more that the literati were here to cause trouble on the front line.
Fortunately, this time, General Di was sent, and no military supervisor was appointed.
Or rather, they are assigned but have no power.
Otherwise, Zhe Jizu believed that the military supervisor would definitely clamor to open the city gates and fight a decisive battle with the enemy.
Di Qing turned around, looked at Zhe Jizu and said, "It's getting dark now. I'm going to lead another team of light cavalry to attack the enemy from the flank and see if I can destroy their catapults."
"It's very dangerous." Zheduanzu frowned and said, "Maybe it's a trap."
"We have to go despite the danger. Otherwise, when they finish building the catapult, we won't be able to defend it." Di Qing took a long breath and put on a mask with a slanting smile on his face.
Zhe Jizu knew that this creature was called the Arrogant Beast, and that Master Lu had specially invited it down from the Heavenly Palace to help General Di suppress evil.
Although when I first saw it, I always felt that this thing seemed strange, a bit provocative, and a bit funny.
But if you look more closely, you can feel a sense of disdain as if they are ignoring all the heroes in the world. They are unwilling to look you in the eye and instead look away with sidelong glances.
It's indescribable.
But it seems to match well with General Di.
After he put on the mask of the arrogant beast, he really had a heroic spirit that said all heroes in the world are nothing but dirt.
Soon, Di Qing led a group of men out of the city through the side door and headed straight for the enemy's flank.
The flags of this group of people no longer had animal flags with pictures of tigers or flags with the word "Di" on them.
Instead, it is a head of a proud beast looking at people with squinting eyes.
The flag fluttered in the wind, and the faster the flag's cloth shook, the more the arrogant beast looked at it with a smile and sarcasm on its face.
It's as if he came alive.
