The First Mist Chapter 148: Everything Has Cracks
"You're so daring to ask, you little brat!"
The old man in a tuxedo said angrily, and then looked at his young lady with confidence: "How could the young lady tell you this priceless secret technique..."
"It's okay to tell you."
Nan Ning smiled slightly and said, "There really is such a method. It is an ancient secret technique. My father once mentioned it to me, but I don't know how to practice it specifically. I can write a letter and ask my family to send me a copy."
Xu Shen was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the other party actually knew it. Although he was not a ruins killer, he knew more than them. Is this the innate advantage brought by the family environment?
“Miss…Miss…”
The old man in the tuxedo was dumbfounded. He stammered for a long while before muttering to himself, "Young lady must have other purposes. She is using secret techniques to win over this person. Anyway, this secret technique is extremely difficult to practice. When this kid has practiced halfway, if he wants to continue, he will have to beg Young lady. In this way, he will naturally have to be loyal to Young lady and become Young lady's confidant in this city..."
"As expected of a young lady, you are very thoughtful and far-sighted. Even if you only have one percent of the foresight of the master, it is enough to fool this little brat."
He nodded as he spoke.
"Well, this thing is very precious, right? How can I repay you?" After hearing the old man's words, Xu Shen couldn't help but ask Nan Ning.
Nan Ning was stunned, then shook her head and said, "You don't need to repay me. You have taken good care of me during this period of time. Besides, the secret technique is just a handwritten copy, so it won't cause any loss to us. Just don't spread it around."
“Miss…Miss…”
The old man in the tuxedo was stunned for a while, then suddenly clapped his hands and said, "Great!"
"As expected of a young lady, these words would move even me. This kid will definitely be devoted to you. You are giving without asking for anything in return. This method of winning people's hearts is really like that of a master!"
Your young lady doesn't seem to have such intentions... Xu Shen looked straight at Nan Ning and said, "Taking care of you is what a bodyguard should do... In addition to this secret technique of cultivating the spirit, are there any other techniques, such as sword training or combat?"
The old man in the tuxedo jumped up and looked at Xu Shen angrily. He poked his fingers at Xu Shen's eyes excitedly, but they overlapped each other: "Don't be too pushy, you little brat. The young lady is kind-hearted, and you really bullied her?!"
"Practicing swordplay?"
Nan Ning was stunned for a moment, then thought for a moment and said, "It seems so. I'll ask him later. It's a pity that Butler Hong is not around, otherwise I would have known by asking him."
The old man in the tuxedo was excited: "Miss, you finally remembered me. I am here, I have always been here!"
"Thank you for your help. I will definitely repay you when I have the chance in the future." Xu Shen said seriously.
The old man in the tuxedo suddenly looked downcast, and turned to look at Xu Shen coldly: "Repay? You are a second form of the bottom city, what can you repay? If the young lady hadn't insisted on coming out for training this time, a lowly person like you would never have the chance to see the young lady's face in your life. And you still want to repay? Letting you see the young lady's beautiful face is already a gift to your entire city!"
"It's a small matter, don't worry about it." Nan Ning smiled.
"Miss, this is no small matter..." The old man in the tuxedo had a look of wanting to cry but no tears. Miss preferred the law and didn't like these things, but how could these be small matters? The spiritual cultivation secret technique alone was enough to make the kings jealous. Although other kings had already surpassed the barrier of life and death and had also cultivated their own cultivation methods, they were not decent.
The "system" here refers to a complete cultivation system, and it also has the function of inheritance.
The cultivation methods of these Dicheng kings are mostly wild methods, which are only suitable for themselves and will not work for others. This is also the reason why it is difficult to develop on a large scale and pass it down from generation to generation.
Xu Shen smiled slightly and stopped being polite. People who are always polite may not really take the favor to heart, but in reality such people are indeed more popular.
Arriving at the door, they both returned to their own rooms.
After Xu Shen injected himself with the Purifying Agent, he continued to practice with his sword.
While practicing, one is also constantly rotating the Xu force in the body to purify it.
During this half month of absorption and purification, the Xu Shen's internal force not only did not increase, but instead decreased.
Although the amount was reduced, Xu Shen clearly felt that his speed in drawing the sword and his attacks were all sharper than before.
The speed at which the force flows has a significant impact on his combat effectiveness.
Xu Shen estimated the amount of Xu force in his body, which was now around 280 tubes. It was still a bottomless pit, without any feeling of fullness.
In the blink of an eye, another week has passed.
Xu Shen followed Nan Ning every day. He noticed that Nan Ning had changed significantly during this period. Compared to the youthful and lively girl when she first came to Dicheng, she now looked more reserved and mature.
Now that he has arrived at the City State Guardhouse, Nan Ning is no longer in a hurry to find cases. He spends more time looking through files and checking previous cases.
In addition, I would occasionally sit somewhere, or look at somewhere, and daydream alone.
Xu Shen has been working with her on cases for so long that he can understand her feelings. He has witnessed all kinds of bloody scenes, ugly words, and indifferent attitudes, which can make people feel chilled.
"When do you plan to go back?"
In the archive room, Xu Shen was leaning against the shelf, also flipping through the files.
With his and Nan Ning's identities, they could normally only apply to view a certain volume, and they needed approval from above before they could get it, but now they could enter and exit freely.
As smart as Nan Ning is, she also realized that her identity as Bai Yue might have been exposed.
But she didn't care now.
She believed that what she saw was the true face of the city and it couldn't be truer.
Hearing Xu Shen's question, the old man who was following the girl like a shadow couldn't help but stretch his head to look at his young lady.
Nan Ning lowered her head and flipped through the files, saying, "Let's go back after things here are almost done."
This is obviously a perfunctory statement.
"There are endless things to deal with here, just like the ruins, there are endless enemies." Xu Shen's eyes were melancholy. He could now gradually understand the feelings of the old man in the tuxedo who followed the girl, and he didn't want him to stay in the bottom city any longer.
If he was just performing bodyguard duties at the beginning, then after spending some time together, Xu Shen already regarded the girl as his good friend.
The other party is from the inner city, values life, is not arrogant, and does not have the pretentiousness of a noble lady. She has a lively and cheerful personality and it is hard not to like her.
Xu Shen didn't want her to stay here and continue to be polluted.
"As long as we keep dealing with it, we will be able to finish it one day." Nan Ning raised her head, looked at Xu Shen firmly, and said, "The laws here do have many loopholes and are very imperfect, just like a mess. But because of this, no one is willing to deal with it, so it will never get better. It's like a dirty room. You don't know where to start cleaning it, so you choose not to clean it up. But... as long as you clean it up carefully, you will definitely be able to clean it up."
“But it will get dirty again.”
"Then clean it up again."
The girl said, "Our gardener will trim the growing branches every once in a while. Some things need maintenance and cannot be fixed permanently in one go."
Xu Shen was slightly stunned and stared at her.
“If the gardeners give up, who will maintain the estate?”
Nan Ning's eyes shifted to the files piled up on the shelf: "You are in the bottom city, you know their difficulties better than me. If even capable people like us give up on them, who will stand up for them?"
Xu Shen was silent. He couldn't answer.
Once upon a time, he also hoped that such a person would appear.
Like a hero, saving the people.
But now that such a person has appeared, he persuaded the other party not to get involved in this muddy water.
"Miss..." The old man in tuxedo had a complicated look in his eyes and also fell silent.
"What if it can never be solved?" Xu Shen looked at Nan Ning: "You are still young. Maybe you can't solve it even if you work hard for your whole life?"
"Then at least I have fought for this in my life." Nan Ning said seriously: "It is also a lucky thing for a person to find something he wants to do in his life and fight for it unswervingly until the end of his life."
Xu Shen couldn't quite understand this ideal that went beyond eating and drinking, so he asked, "Does this make sense?"
"Is it meaningless?" the girl asked.
Xu Shen didn't answer.
"There are cracks in everything, that's how the light gets in!"
Nan Ning looked at Xu Shen and smiled: "I hope I can be one of those rays of light. My teacher has been shining like light all his life, illuminating the inner city. I hope I can also illuminate the bottom city. I believe there are many people here who have such beliefs, but they just don't have such opportunities and abilities, so someone needs to take the lead."
Where the light comes in...Xu Shen was a little dazed.
He stared at the girl in front of him, whose eyes were as bright as stars, and it seemed impossible to look directly at her at this moment.
Like a beam of light shining into the abyss.
only……
If it is to fill the crack, would the light shining in be more like a sharp claw?
…
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The next day.
Xu Shen received happy news from Nan Ning that the letter he had sent home earlier had received a reply, and along with the letter came two handwritten copies of the secret technique.
Xu Shen saw that the person delivering the package was a young man who had escaped from the Ruins. He ignored the old man in a tuxedo beside the girl and just spoke some words to Nan Ning in a friendly manner. From what Nan Ning addressed him, he knew that he was one of his cousins.
"I heard that my little sister asked for the secret technique for you?"
When the young man saw Xu Shen walking out of the hotel next door, the smile on his face suddenly disappeared and he looked at him disdainfully.
"No, who told you that?"
Nan Ning hurriedly covered it up.
The young man rolled his eyes slightly and said, "You are not a ruin slayer, what do you need this thing for? Humph, this kid just looks like this, not even as good-looking as me. You are not a superficial person, why would you ask for the secret technique for this kid? Do you know how important this secret technique is? Once it is leaked, no ordinary person can bear it!"
Seeing that she was exposed, Nan Ning pouted and said, "You guys won't give me the full set anyway, so it's okay to give it to me for practice."
"You are too willful!" The young man shook his head and said critical words, but his eyes were full of helplessness and doting.
"Well, during the time I've been here, thanks to Brother Xu, he helped me a lot and taught me a lot. It's only right that I thank him." Nan Ning immediately grabbed the young man's hand and started to act like a spoiled child.
"Stop bothering me." The young man pulled his hand away with an impatient look on his face, but Xu Shen felt that he could not hold back his smile, and he saw the other party throwing the package in his hand towards him.
Xu Shen quickly caught it.
"What can a person from Dicheng teach you? Don't get cheated when you go out. Let it go this time, but it won't happen again." The young man said unhappily.
"I know." Nan Ning nodded obediently.
The young man glanced at Xu Shen and said, "Destroy it after reading it. If it is leaked, you will lose several lives. And I will definitely find a way to make you wish for death, understand?"
"Yeah." Xu Shen nodded.
He could totally accept taking someone else's treasure and enduring a few cold remarks.
It can also be seen that Nan Ning's family really dotes on her. Even though they knew it was for outsiders and wanted to stop it, they still took it.
Are you really not worried about your secrets being leaked, or do you think that with the old man, Butler Hong, watching over you, you won't be able to cause any trouble?
No matter what, Xu Shen knew that he was holding a great favor from Nan Ning.
"Let's go!" The young man waved his hand and turned to leave.
“Since you’re here, let’s have lunch together.” Nan Ning hurriedly tried to persuade him to stay.
The young man stopped and said impatiently, "What's the point of having lunch? I'm afraid I'll get poisoned if I eat food from Dicheng."
"You've been strong and healthy since childhood, yet you're still afraid of poisoning? Come and eat together." Nan Ning said with a smile.
"Okay, I'll eat with you once." The young man snorted.
"Brother Xu, come too." Nan Ning smiled, grabbed Xu Shen's arm and pulled him over.
The young man's eyes suddenly widened and he said angrily: "Little sister, men and women should not be too close to each other, are you too close to this boy?"
"You haven't seen anything more intimate yet. I'm used to it." The old man in a tuxedo muttered to the side, looking at Xu Shen with the same unfriendly expression.
Xu Shen felt a little headache and secretly glanced at Maeve next to him, and saw that she was also angry.
What kind of scene is this...
“Okay, okay.” Nan Ning let go and took the young man’s arm: “What do you want to eat?”
The young man's expression softened, and he snorted and said, "You make it sound like whatever I want to eat can be found here. It doesn't matter. Anyway, I'll eat with you and leave after we're done."
"Then I'll make the decision." Nan Ning smiled.
It looked like there were three people, but actually there were five people getting off the elevator.
Come to the hotel cafeteria on the first floor.
Nan Ning ordered food for the young man, and Xu Shen also ordered his own.
After the food came, the three of them sat at a table and started eating.
"Eat it, it's delicious." Nan Ning started to promote it.
The young man snorted coldly: "What's so delicious about the food in Dicheng... Hmm."
"How about it?"
"It's okay." The young man said with a straight face.
Nan Ning chuckled.
After they finished eating, the young man stood up and said, "I'm busy with work, so I'll go back first. Please be careful."
Nan Ning said, "Do you want to go with me to the City State Guardian?"
"I... OK then." The young man slowed down his pace and snorted coldly, "Since I'm here, I might as well take a look at your working environment and see if anyone is bullying you."
"Who dares?" Nan Ning covered her mouth and laughed.
"snort!"
The young man snorted coldly and ordered Xu Shen, "Go and drive and lead the way."
Xu Shen didn't say much and just led the way obediently.
He also noticed that Nan Ning's cousin was particularly fond of Nan Ning, and that he was a person who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside.
After accompanying Nan Ning around the city's guardhouse, the young man looked at the time and said, "It's almost time. I have to go back and report."
"It will be evening in two hours. Why don't we have dinner then?" Nan Ning asked.
The young man was stunned, thought for a moment and said, "Is it too late?"
"Then why don't you go back first, cousin?" Nan Ning said hesitantly.
The young man coughed and said, "Actually, two hours really went by very quickly. It seemed like it passed in the blink of an eye."
"Then let's have dinner together." Nan Ning said happily.
The young man said helplessly: "Okay, then I can only eat with you one more time."
When dinner was over, Nan Ning didn't try to persuade him to stay, so the young man could only put on a stern face and start his journey back home.
After saying goodbye to their cousin, Xu Shen and Nan Ning returned to their respective rooms.
Xu Shen couldn't wait to take out the package and open it. The package was not big and contained only two manuscripts.
There were no words on the cover. It was only after he turned to the first page that Xu Shen saw the name of the secret technique.
One of them is "Walker in the Mist".
The other is "Xu Lang"
When Xu Shen was reading the secret technique, he saw an old man in a tuxedo coming out of the wall and standing beside him watching.
Xu Shen first glanced through the two books.
The secret art of the Mist Walker is a secret art of practicing to train spiritual power.
Xulang is the secret technique to control Xu force.
However, when he turned to the end, Xu Shen discovered that just as Nan Ning said, both books of secret techniques were incomplete and not complete versions.
Xu Shen felt a little regretful, but also relieved. After all, neither the Zhuiguang Club nor the Xumi Bureau had such a precious secret technique. It was a great favor for them to give it to him for loan.
"Hmph, even though I have the secret technique, whether you can learn it or not depends on you." The old man in a tuxedo snorted and sat beside the bed, watching elegantly.
Xu Shen first read "Walker in the Mist" to cultivate his spiritual power.
According to the description inside, it is to extend the mental power out of the body, escape into the thick fog, and train in the fog.
