"What did you say?" Patriarch Sunflower raised his eyebrows and glared at him.
"It's nothing, it's nothing." Song Qingshu laughed awkwardly. If this old monster really turned hostile, he would not be able to defeat him. "I remember that you need to absorb the True Dragon Qi to cultivate, Patriarch. How are you feeling recently?"
"Absorb?" Patriarch Sunflower frowned. "Why does that sound so weird?"
A filthy image appeared in Song Qingshu's mind. He shuddered and quickly asked, "How much true dragon qi do you need to cultivate, Patriarch?"
"The denser the better, of course." Patriarch Sunflower answered. For some reason, Kangxi's true dragon qi had been growing steadily, but now it seemed to be weakening.
"If you can absorb enough true dragon qi, can you ascend?" Song Qingshu was very curious about this.
"Ascend?" Patriarch Sunflower's eyes flashed with excitement, but it quickly dimmed. He shook his head. "I don't know how much true dragon qi that would require. Even all the current emperors combined wouldn't be enough."
"Patriarch Sunflower, have you heard of the Qing dragon vein?" Song Qingshu asked.
"The Qing dragon vein?" Patriarch Sunflower shuddered. "I think there's a legend that the Qing dragon vein is hidden somewhere in Liaodong … Why, do you know about it?"
Song Qingshu smiled mysteriously. "I'm just saying …" With that, he turned and left, leaving Patriarch Sunflower standing there in a daze.
After leaving the palace, Song Qingshu walked back to his mansion. Looking at the plaque with the words "Song Mansion" on it, Song Qingshu was in a daze. This mansion was a gift from Wei Xiaobao … He had to find time to visit Shuang 'er and see how she was doing.
He pushed open the door and entered. Indistinctly, he could hear the sound of a man and a woman arguing. Song Qingshu walked over curiously.
"Why didn't you just let me die in there? Why did you have to beg that bastard Fu Kangan? In the end, he … did that to you, but he had no intention of letting me go. In the end, I had to rely on Song Qingshu to save me." The man's voice was filled with anger.
"How would I know that he wouldn't keep his promise … Ever since you went in, I've looked for your old friends, but none of them were willing to help. That day, I heard that you were being tortured, so I went to him in a moment of desperation. "
The woman's voice was filled with grievance.
"You b * tch, if Qingwen didn't tell me, were you planning to hide it from me for the rest of your life?" the man roared.
"Knowing about this kind of thing will only make you feel sad. It's enough for me to be sad alone. Why should I let you know?" The woman sighed faintly as she broke out in a cold sweat. Back then, when she heard her husband questioning her, she was scared out of her wits. She thought that her relationship with Song Qingshu had been exposed. Later on, she slowly figured out that Tian Qingwen thought that she was looking for Fu Kangan that night, and Tian Guinong was misled by her.
"Lan 'er, I'm sorry. I also know that you've been wronged, but now … I'm already a cripple, so it's inevitable that I'm a little irritable." Hearing his wife's grievous voice, the man's heart softened and he quickly apologized.
These two people were naturally Tian Guinong and Nan Lan. Back then, after Song Qingshu rescued Tian Guinong, he arranged for Sang Feihong, the sect master of Five Lakes Sect, to escort them to his own residence in Yan Jing City.
Although the timing was a little awkward, Song Qingshu still had to greet them when he returned, so he could only pretend to cough. When the two people inside heard the sound, they stopped arguing. Soon, the door opened, and Nan Lan stood in front of the door, looking as graceful as ever. She looked exhausted, but when she saw that it was Song Qingshu, she was delighted at first, but she quickly suppressed her emotions and quietly welcomed him in. "Guinong, Song Qingshu is here."
Tian Guinong, who was lying on the bed, hurriedly struggled to get up. Song Qingshu quickly went over and pressed him down, "Brother Tian is injured, there's no need to stand on ceremony." Then, he turned to look at Nan Lan, "Sister-in-law, why is Brother Tian so weak?"
Hearing him call her sister-in-law in such a serious manner, Nan Lan's heart skipped a beat and her expression became a little unnatural, "On the way out of Sheng Jing City, Guinong caught a cold and worsened his injuries."
"Is that so?" Song Qingshu frowned and said, "I'm more familiar with the imperial physicians in the palace. Tomorrow, I'll ask them to come and take a look at Brother Tian. Don't worry, they're experienced with this kind of injury …"
Suddenly, he noticed that Tian Guinong's expression was not very good, so he hurriedly apologized, "Brother Tian, I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to bring it up."
Tian Guinong shook his head, "If you hadn't saved me and escaped, I would have long since rotted away in the palace's prison. Why would I blame you? It's just that I can't even be considered a man now, so what's the point of living in this world? I might as well die and end all my troubles so that I don't drag Nan Lan down. "
"Guinong, you're not allowed to say that. Back then, for you, I left … him, who was ten times more powerful than you, because I love you. No matter what you become, I will not leave you. " Nan Lan sat down on the side of the bed, grabbed Tian Guinong's hand and placed it on her face, tears streaming down her face.
At the side, Song Qingshu stilled. When the people of later generations spoke of these two, one seduced his friend's wife while the other cheated on her husband. They were definitely an adulterous couple. He hadn't expected that there was true love between these two.
"Lan, you know my current situation. If you follow me, you'll only ruin half of your life's happiness. Why do this? Look, Brother Song's character and martial arts are both top notch, and he has done us a great favor. If Brother Song doesn't mind, you can follow him. "Tian Guinong used his finger to wipe away the tears on Nan Lan's face and sighed.
These words caused the two's expressions to change greatly. Nan Lan immediately stood up. "I plan to serve you wholeheartedly for the rest of my life. If you ever say such things to test me in the future, then I'll just die!"
Song Qingshu hurriedly consoled him. "It's rare for Madam to be so affectionate. Brother Tian, there's no need to hurt her feelings."
Tian Guinong smiled bitterly. "It's not like you don't know my current situation. What kind of happiness can I give her?"
"I will help you fulfill your duties as a husband in secret." Of course, Song Qingshu couldn't say this out loud. With a serious expression, he consoled him. "A real man stands between heaven and earth. There's no need to focus on petty love in bed. In the future, once Brother Tian achieves great achievements, you'll be conferred the title of wife and children. Won't that also give Madam happiness?"
"Achieves great achievements?" Tian Guinong recalled what Chief Sai had said to him that day in the Wang fu. His spirits couldn't help but rise. "But with my martial arts, I'm afraid I won't be able to achieve anything great."
"Even if you learn martial arts, you won't be able to defeat a hundred people. Those who can turn their hands and summon clouds and rain, those who can defeat ten thousand, which one of them relied on martial arts?" Song Qingshu sighed from the bottom of his heart. However, he saw a trace of disapproval appear on Tian Guinong's face. He smiled and said, "Brother Tian is a Jianghu person. Of course you feel that martial arts is more reliable. Fine, since you want to learn martial arts, there is a martial art in this world that is very suitable for you. It can allow you to advance by leaps and bounds in a short period of time and become a first-rate expert."
"What martial art?" Tian Guinong's eyes lit up.
"Bixie Swordplay." Song Qingshu slowly spat out these four words.
"The Lin Family's Bixie Swordplay? For the past two years, the Five Mountain Sword Sects have been fighting over this swordplay. It is said that the Qingcheng Sect even exterminated the entire Lin Family for it. However, even after so long, I haven't heard of anyone actually obtaining the Bixie Swordplay. "As a sect master, Tian Guinong naturally knew about this major event in the martial arts world." Is the Bixie Swordplay in Brother Song's hands? "
"Not really." Song Qingshu shook his head. "I just know where the Bixie Swordplay is hidden. When Brother Tian recovers, you can come with me to Fujian to retrieve it. " The Bixie Swordplay was only an incomplete copy of the Sunflower Manual. It wouldn't take long for Dongfang Muxue and Patriarch Sunflower to come up with a copy of the Bixie Swordplay. However, Song Qingshu didn't want to owe the two a favor. Moreover, the two might not be willing to give their secret manual to others. It would be more convenient to retrieve it directly from the Lin Family mansion in Fujian.
"Thank you, Brother Song." Tian Guinong was overjoyed. However, he quickly asked with some worry, "Is this Bixie Swordplay really that powerful? Can it turn me into a first-rate expert in a short period of time?"
"I can't say for others, but if you practice it, you'll definitely get half the results with twice the effort." Song Qingshu's expression was a little strange. "The first line of the Bixie Swordplay is — If you wish to practice a divine technique, castrate yourself."
Nan Lan cried out in surprise when she heard this. "How can there be such an evil technique in this world?" Tian Guinong's expression was also very unnatural.
"Sister-in-law, there's something you don't know," Song Qingshu explained. "This technique was created by a eunuch in the previous dynasty. It focuses on cultivating Qi. When practicing it, one will be filled with lust. If one doesn't castrate himself, the flames of lust will burn one's body and he will die from qi deviation. However, it's extremely powerful. The Lin Family's ancestor used the seventy-two Bixie Swordplay to shake the world and become invincible in both the black and white worlds. "
"It's really that powerful …" Tian Guinong was flabbergasted. His heart was burning with passion. Although the others had tried to comfort him previously, they hadn't given him a concrete solution. Thus, although Tian Guinong appeared to be comforted on the surface, his heart was still in great pain. Now that he had a concrete direction to work towards, he immediately became a hundred times more spirited.
"Alright, it's getting late. I won't disturb Brother Tian's rest any longer." Song Qingshu stood up and said his goodbyes.
"Lan 'er, see Brother Song out," Tian Guinong hurriedly said.
"Oh," Nan Lan replied awkwardly.
"You're all unfamiliar with Yan Jing City. Sister-in-law, if there's anything you need, feel free to ask me." Song Qingshu said as he held her hand in his, feeling the soft skin on it.
Nan Lan was startled. She hurriedly tried to pull her hand back, but failed. She could only say, "Thank you, Brother Song."
Song Qingshu smiled and continued to ask, "Where is Miss Sang, who brought you here last time?"
Nan Lan was anxious. Tian Guinong, who was behind her, saw the two of them holding hands. She was also worried that Tian Qingwen would suddenly appear, so she hurriedly said, "She lives in the west wing. She's been waiting for your return."
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