Chapter 84: Set off for Beijing!
Daqing Arsenal.
This is Xu Chong's second time here.
The first time he came here simply to look for skills and martial arts.
This time is different.
In addition to exchanging for Ming Yu Jin's subsequent true skills, he also has to find another thing.
To be precise, it is three other things.
There are three types of Kung Fu: Zheng Yang Jin, Zhen Kung, Bao Yang Gong, and another Kung Fu that has an unknown name after Bao Yang Gong.
He didn't intend to exchange it, he just wanted to see if there was such a set of skills here.
In this way, Xu Chong started from the entrance and searched along the rows of bookshelves on the left.
Although there are as many as 1,600 rows, with Xu Chong's current eyesight and the fact that his field of vision is not restricted, it would take him less than half a minute to walk through one row.
Basically I just run and watch.
Even if you occasionally encounter someone who is picking out martial arts techniques, you don't need to pause because the other party has "limited vision".
Time passes slowly.
Two hours later, Xu Chong stopped at the 1004th row and frowned slightly.
Starting from the top row, all of them are real skills at the Tongmai level.
But he did not discover the existence of Zhengyang Jin.
"Don't they even have the Daqing Arsenal?"
Xu Chong seemed to be thinking about something. "Forget it, I might as well find the rest. It's still early anyway."
Jiang Zhihong wouldn't be so anxious as to spend half a day or a whole day.
Another hour passed.
At around the 1,500th row, Xu Chong found the follow-up true skill of Mingyu Jin - Huayu Gong.
As Wang Hezhi had said, there was a small note on the cover of the book on Huayu Gong: 'The method to open up the orifices is Mingyu Jin'.
As small as a sesame seed.
Xu Chong suddenly realized something.
The reason why the awakening skills are not marked with subsequent steps, but the real skills are marked with the previous steps like now, is not because the court deliberately disgusts people or imposes restrictions, but because in the arsenal, the awakening skills cannot carry more information.
The Lianmai Gong method can only barely add a small sentence like this.
Shaking his head, Xu Chong turned to the first page of Huayu Gong.
Just like before, a layer of light emerged from the book, slowly condensed into a point of light, and floated around.
Xu Chong only exchanged for one level, then closed the Jade Transformation Technique and put it back on the bookshelf.
Turn around and continue shopping.
Until he stood at the deepest part of the armory, just like the first time, and found nothing.
There is no Bao Yang Gong, and there is no subsequent righteous method marked as Bao Yang Gong.
"Sure enough, this set of skills is not included in the Daqing Arsenal."
Xu Chong didn't feel too surprised. He shook his head and walked towards the door.
However, before he could take a few steps, a suppressed sob was faintly heard from the other side.
"Um?"
Xu Chong recognized the voice.
After thinking about it, I turned around and walked over.
Not long after, Xu Chong found a small figure in the corner of the armory.
The little girl curled up on the ground, hugging her knees and sobbing, her little shoulders heaving, looking as sad as she could be.
"Jun'er?"
Xu Chong spoke up.
The little girl froze and raised her head blankly.
It is indeed Princess Jun'er.
"What's wrong? Why are you crying so sadly?"
Xu Chong didn't get too close, and asked from a distance of two or three steps.
There is no feeling of pity.
It's normal for children to cry.
"Is... is it the ancestor?"
Jun'er asked, and before Xu Chong could answer, she suddenly pounced on him.
"!!!"
Xu Chong's pupils constricted and he instinctively wanted to dodge.
If such a poor little thing fails and falls flat on its face, I'm afraid even the world will collapse...
In an instant, Xu Chong made a decision, suppressed his instinct, and let the little girl fall on his legs.
Anyway, according to the distance Jun'er pointed out last time, she is almost blind here and can't see even if she gets close to it.
“Waaaaaaaa…”
Just like that, Princess Jun'er cried loudly as if to vent her anger, and she cried for a long time before she gradually stopped.
When the crying stopped completely, Princess Jun'er seemed to suddenly react and took several steps back as if she had been electrocuted.
Then he knelt down.
"Jun'er has lost his composure, please punish me, old ancestor."
Princess Jun'er touched the ground with her forehead, her voice trembling.
“…”
Xu Chong was a little stunned.
What shocked him was not that the great Princess Daqing knelt down and kowtowed to him.
But this Princess Jun'er made him feel a little strange.
It was as if he had suddenly grown up and become sensible overnight.
At this moment, Xu Chong felt like an old father, feeling distressed and relieved...
Shaking his head to get rid of this strange thought, Xu Chong said, "Get up and tell me what happened."
"yes."
Princess Jun'er got up and wiped her face, "Mother doesn't like Jun'er. "
"Well?"
Xu Chong was stunned.
"Today is Jun'er's birthday. Mother was very happy and prepared a lot of delicious food. She also decorated the palace beautifully with lots of flowers and paper-cuts."
"These were all prepared by my mother herself, but...but my father didn't come..."
Princess Jun'er started to cry again as she spoke, "Mother was very angry and smashed all these things. She also scolded Jun'er for being useless and asked why she was not a man..."
“…”
Xu Chong understood, but didn't know what to say for a moment.
The last time he saw Princess Jun'er, he guessed from her words that she was very much favored by Emperor Qing.
Now it seems that it is not known whether Emperor Qing dotes on her or not, but he does not dote on her biological mother at all.
"Grandfather, Jun'er wants to become a man."
Princess Jun'er wiped away her tears and looked up at Xu Chong hopefully, "Grandmaster, can you help Jun'er?"
"this……"
Xu Chong's face twitched.
Although this world is very mysterious, it is still unknown whether there is such technology.
After thinking for a while, Xu Chong said, "Jun'er wants to become a man so that mother will like Jun'er and make mother proud of Jun'er, right?"
"Um."
Princess Jun'er nodded her head vigorously.
"In that case, there's actually no need to transform into a man. Jun'er can do it, too."
Xu Chong was very patient and persuasive.
"Really?"
Princess Jun'er was pleasantly surprised, her eyes brightened, "What are you going to do, Jun'er?"
Children are so easy to please...
Xu Chong touched his nose and continued, "As long as Jun'er becomes good enough, even if she is a girl, mother can still like Jun'er."
"Good enough?"
Princess Jun'er tilted her head and thought seriously.
Unfortunately, after thinking for a long time, I still couldn't figure it out, so I had to ask the ancestor for help: "What does it mean to be good enough?"
“You need to observe this yourself.”
Xu Chong was not sure about the definition, so he threw the question back: "Think about it, among the people you know, who is the most popular among everyone, the one who is praised by everyone inside and outside the palace? You can learn from him."
"Most popular among all?"
Princess Jun'er frowned.
Faces kept flashing through her little head.
After a moment.
"I see!"
Princess Jun'er jumped up with joy, "It's the Crown Prince!"
"Whether it's my mother, my queen mother, or my brothers and sisters, they all like my brother the crown prince very much."
"And the ministers are the same."
"Well, they also said...they also said that the prince will definitely become a good emperor in the future!"
The more Princess Jun'er thought about it, the more she felt it made sense, and the more she was convinced by the 'ancestor'.
So he became serious, clasped his fists and bowed in a formal manner: "Grandmaster, Jun'er understands!"
Xu Chong's eyelids twitched wildly, "What do you understand?"
"As long as Jun'er can be like the Crown Prince, or even do better than the Crown Prince, Mother will definitely not be angry with Jun'er anymore!"
Princess Jun'er waved her little fist, looking extremely excited.
Like the prince, or even better than the prince?
which aspect?
Become emperor?
Xu Chong swallowed his saliva and said with difficulty: "Actually, you don't have to be that outstanding..."
"What?"
The little girl was so immersed in "how to learn from the prince" that she didn't hear this sentence clearly.
"……nothing."
Xu Chong sighed and decided not to discourage her enthusiasm.
After all, he is still young. After a few years, he will naturally understand the weight of the word "Crown Prince".
"Oh! Yes!"
Princess Jun'er seemed to realize something, and her expression instantly became extremely solemn, "The Crown Prince would never sneak in like Jun'er... No, Jun'er has to go out!"
Princess Jun'er did it as soon as she thought of it. She immediately spread her short legs and started running.
Xu Chong looked at it, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
The little girl ran a long way before she remembered that there was an 'ancestor' like Xu Chong. She turned around and waved: "Thank you, ancestor. When Jun'er is good enough, she will definitely come back to see you."
And just like that, their second meeting ended abruptly.
Xu Chong didn't stay any longer and returned the same way he came.
By the time he came out of the Daqing Arsenal, it was already completely dark.
Ge Wanshan and Jiang Zhihong were sitting not far away drinking tea.
Jiang Zhihong was calm and at ease.
Ge Wanshan, on the other hand, was extremely reserved.
Not only was his butt only slightly rubbing against the edge of the chair, he also had his head lowered and his eyes looked submissive, not daring to raise them.
You can tell it must be very painful.
"Um?"
Ge Wanshan noticed Xu Chong's movements and was immediately overjoyed, "You finally came out..."
He stopped talking before he finished.
Ge Wanshan's throat moved and he began to imagine Jiang Zhihong's thoughts.
'What do you mean by finally coming out?'
"It's hard to be with me, Jiang Zhihong, right?"
Just swipe it.
Cold sweat just started to flow down.
Ge Wanshan wanted to slap himself twice.
Xu Chong suppressed his laughter and tried to help out: "My Lord, it's strange. I have had experience in entering the armory before. Why did it take so long this time?"
"Oh, yes, yes! That's it!"
Ge Wanshan slapped his thigh suddenly, as if he had been pardoned by heaven.
"To reply to your Excellency, the last time I entered the armory, I didn't stay there for long before I came out. This time, I decided to stay for a while longer, so that I could gain some knowledge."
Xu Chong asked himself and answered his own questions.
"Nonsense."
Ge Wanshan secretly glanced at Jiang Zhihong and immediately put on a stern look, "It's fine at ordinary times. It's okay for you to hang out for as long as you want. I'm your superior and have the responsibility to take care of you at this time, but you can wait until you come back from the capital. How can you keep Mr. Jiang waiting for so long?"
After saying that, he turned around and clasped his fists towards Jiang Zhihong: "Young people are ignorant , please don't blame me, Mr. Jiang."
This extremely deliberate operation made Jiang Zhihong speechless: "Do I look like a villain?"
"Don't dare, don't dare."
Ge Wanshan continued to smile apologetically.
"……Yes."
Jiang Zhihong shook his head helplessly, "I forgot that you are of noble descent."
What’s your nationality?
What's the meaning?
Xu Chong's expression changed slightly.
“Only when you reach the noble class, you can truly understand the concept of being above the Tongmai.”
Jiang Zhihong saw Xu Chong's confusion, pointed at Ge Wanshan, and explained: "Even though he is from a noble family, it is inevitable that he has such a humble appearance. Unlike you, a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger."
These words were said without any mercy, but Ge Wanshan still had a wry smile on his face.
"Okay, let's not talk about this."
Jiang Zhihong waved his hand and asked, "Do you need to prepare anything else? If not, leave tonight. If you are late, something unexpected may happen."
"Nothing to prepare."
Xu Chong answered, and then asked in a deep voice: "Do you think there is danger on the road?"
"It's not danger, it's trouble."
Jiang Zhihong looked nonchalant, "I am just afraid of trouble."
Hearing this, Ge Wanshan's face became serious, "Don't worry, Jiang Lao, the news of your breakthrough will never be leaked from me. Even if there is an assassination, you are capable of handling it."
"It doesn't matter if it's leaked."
Jiang Zhihong stood up and walked out with his hands behind his back, "Those who can kill me can't come, and those who can come can't kill me."
This is the confidence of the strong.
Not long after.
A simple and plain horse-drawn carriage quietly drove out of Qianhu Suo in the night, bypassing the city and heading north.
