Su Ru said, "I'll lend it to you for a few days. Don't tell anyone. This belongs to Lady Xiao!"
"I'll remember it." Chu Li smiled and returned it to her. "Thank you, Chief, and thank you, Lady Xiao."
Su Ru took it and put it back in her sleeve. "I forgot that you have a photographic memory. Lady Xiao said that the torso tuning is just a little bit. Don't mess up your priorities. It's still the Sentient Menace."
"Of course." Chu Li nodded slowly.
He visualized the White Tiger Illustration again. In his mind, the white tiger made six movements.
This time, he activated the Omniscient Mirror and saw an invisible force permeating out of thin air. It was like an invisible thread that drilled into his body.
After the invisible thread drilled into his body, his body underwent a strange change. Although it was subtle, it could not be hidden from the Omniscient Mirror. His flesh became firmer, as if it was purified of some unknown impurities.
Su Ru saw him close his eyes and knew that he was trying to cultivate it. She shook her head.
She had cultivated the Sun Cultivating White Tiger Illustration before but there was no effect. She could not visualize it at all. Once she closed her eyes, all she could see was darkness.
Chu Li suddenly opened his eyes. There was a flash of light in his eyes.
"How is it?" Su Ru asked.
Chu Li shook his head. "It's a little strange."
"What's wrong?"
Su Ru asked. "I feel like I haven't had enough." Chu Li frowned. "This Sun Cultivating White Tiger Illustration is incomplete, right?"
"You can tell?" Su Ru was surprised.
Chu Li said, "Is it really incomplete?"
"Yes, this is only the first half." Su Ru nodded. "Everyone thinks that the Sun Cultivating White Tiger Illustration has been lost. To be able to find the first half is already extremely lucky. I've never heard of the second half."
Chu Li frowned.
Su Ru said, "Lady Xiao said that the first half is already powerful enough for you to cultivate the Sentient Menace. There's no need to be obsessed with the second half."
Chu Li did not say anything.
Su Ru rolled her eyes at him. "Why? Do you really want the second half?"
Chu Li said, "I feel uneasy without the second half."
Many secret manuals had traps everywhere. The good ones would secretly add a few sentences at the end. If one did not pay attention, they might go astray. Many of them were hidden and not explicitly stated. There were even some that were not mentioned at all. They were not recorded on paper and were only passed down by word of mouth. This was to prevent the secret manuals from being stolen.
Although the barbarians of the Southern Wasteland were straightforward and straightforward, they couldn't be underestimated because of this. They had to guard against them.
"You …" Suru shook her head and said, "That's the common problem of smart people, suspicion!"
Chu Li smiled. "Not even a little bit?"
Suru shook her head. "No."
Chu Li frowned and remained silent.
Su Ru said, "There's no way to investigate this. Think about it, who would tell an outsider about the secret manual? Moreover, what he got was only the second half. Like you, would he dare to practice it? If I don't practice, no one will find out! "
Chu Li shook his head. "Not necessarily."
The Sun Cultivating White Tiger Portrait was very mysterious. Even if others obtained the secret manual, they might not be able to resist the temptation. No matter how dangerous it was, they would still want to practice it. Under such a strong temptation, it was very easy to hold onto a sliver of hope.
Su Ru rolled her eyes at him and said, "Anyway, I haven't heard anything."
Chu Li said, "Then who in the martial arts world is famous for their physique cultivation? … If they cultivated the Sun Cultivating White Tiger Portrait, they would definitely not be unknown. "
"Physique cultivation is useless. There are very few who practice it." Su Ru furrowed her brows and thought for a while. She moved her slender fingers. "Let me think. Iron Head Hu Jing, Iron Fist Jing Xiaobai, Three-Eyed Dragon King Ding Weisong. I think only the three of them are famous. There are a few others, but they're not that great."
Chu Li pondered and said, "The secret manual might be among the three of them."
"You're too imaginative!" Su Ru shook her head and laughed.
Chu Li said, "Do you have any information about the three of them?"
Su Ru looked at him and saw that he was serious. She said helplessly, "Alright, I'll go get it."
"Thank you, Chief!" Chu Li fist saluted.
Su Ru rolled her eyes at him and left. After a while, she came back with three booklets in her hand. She passed them to Chu Li. "Here they are!"
Chu Li quickly flipped through the three booklets and imprinted them in his mind. He passed them back to Su Ru. "Are they all assassins?"
"Physique cultivators as assassins are blessed by nature. Physique cultivation is also very expensive. If you're not born in a rich family, you can only rob or rob to help yourself. In short, you must have a windfall!"
"That's true …" Chu Li nodded.
Physique cultivators and martial arts cultivators looked different. Martial artists were full of energy and their eyes were bright. Even when they cultivated to a high level, their temples and the top of their heads would look different.
Physique cultivators were different. They could not cultivate inner energy. They could only train their flesh and blood. On the outside, they looked thin and weak, like a weak patient. It was very difficult to guard against them. It was very easy to hide and deceive.
Moreover, martial artists generally looked down on physique cultivators, so it was easy to kill them.
Physique cultivators were fast and strong, but they had little potential. They could not compare to martial artists in the later stages, but they had an advantage in the early stages. If they mastered a martial art technique that could kill in one hit, it would be very powerful and hard to guard against.
"The second half is probably with Ding Weisong." Chu Li said.
"What do you mean?" Su Ru smiled.
She did not believe that it was possible to guess who had the secret manual just by sitting at home and playing with his fingers. What a fantasy!
"Hu Jing cultivated his head, Jing Xiaobai cultivated his hands. Only Ding Weisong is fast and strong. He does not have any outstanding body parts, but he is the most powerful among the three. He must have cultivated the Art of White Tiger."
"What if he cultivated something else?"
"I've seen the secret manuals in our Public House's Martial Arts Hall. All the physique cultivation techniques, once mastered, are very difficult to pose a threat to an Innate Master. It's really useless. Ding Weisong's physique cultivation technique is better than all the ones in the Public House. It's very likely that he cultivated the Art of White Tiger!"
"Okay, okay, let's just say it's him." Su Ru spread her hands. "You won't be able to find this guy. He's an assassin. His whereabouts are erratic. It's impossible to find him."
"Our Public House can't find him?"
"I really can't." Su Ru shook her head.
Chu Li laughed.
"What are you laughing at?" Su Ru scoffed. "Hu Jing and Jing Xiaobai can be found with a little effort. But this Ding Weisong is very mysterious and cunning. No one even knows what he looks like!"
Chu Li laughed. "Then I'm even more sure that he has the Art of White Tiger. Even if he doesn't, the technique he has is worth cultivating."
"You want to deal with him?" Su Ru tilted her head and looked at Chu Li. "For the physique cultivation technique?"
"If he was a gentleman, I would not do this. But he is an assassin, so I have nothing to worry about."
"Too bad you can't find him." Su Ru pouted. "Don't waste your time!"
Chu Li smiled.
Su Ru saw that he was confident and said impatiently, "What stupid idea did you come up with this time?"
Chu Li said, "You can't look for this guy. You have to let him look for you."
"Nonsense!" Su Ru shook her head.
"Since he is an assassin, he has to be found, right?"
"I heard that as long as the banknote is deposited in Flying Dragon Bank and the name of the person you want to kill is written on the banknote, if the banknote is returned, it means that he did not accept the mission. If the banknote is not returned, it means that he accepted the mission."
"Flying Dragon Bank …" Chu Li frowned. "Looks like he has a lot of connections."
Su Ru nodded. "Flying Dragon Bank is all over the world. Not only the Great Ji Dynasty, but also the Northern Li Dynasty, Southern Zheng Dynasty, Qiu Dynasty, and Fu Dynasty. They are very powerful. We can't touch them!"
Chu Li touched his chin.
"You still want to look for him?"
"I'll take out ten thousand taels and let him kill me."
"Someone tried this trick before. They wanted to avenge the person he killed, but they were killed!" Su Ru scoffed. "No one dares to do this anymore. Why is this Ding Weisong called the Three-Eyed Dragon King? It's because he can see through all the traps. No one can catch him! "
"All the more reason to try." Chu Li said.
Su Ru rolled her eyes at him. "Chu Li, if you really dare to do this, I will look for Lady Xiao."
Chu Li looked at her.
Su Ru stared at him calmly.
Chu Li saw her determination. He smiled. "Alright, I'll think about it."
Su Ru stared at him.
Chu Li spread his hands and smiled. "Alright, I'll try to practice the first half of the scroll. I won't look for him!"
Su Ru scoffed. "You know the consequences if you lie to me!"
"Of course!" Chu Li nodded.
He did not give up on looking for Ding Weisong. However, it was not the right time to look for him. He could not ignore Su Ru's words. After all, she had good intentions.
With the Omniscient Mirror, he would be able to detect any danger. He would stop practicing. Moreover, the six illustrations in the first half of the scroll were exquisite enough for him to practice for a while.
Once he had the chance, he would look for Ding Weisong. By then, Su Ru would have nothing to say.
—
The East Garden was exceptionally beautiful in the evening.
The sunset dyed the flowers and grass a rosy red. The lake rippled with red light, with a hint of gold. The willow trees by the lake danced with the night breeze.
Chu Li sat by the lake and practiced the Sun Cultivating White Tiger Portrait under the willow tree.
As he visualized, the energy from the void flowed into his body. His body began to change. As he practiced for a longer period of time, the changes became more obvious. His flesh became purer and lighter.
Suddenly, he felt something. He opened his eyes and saw a boat floating in the distance. Zhao Ying was standing on the boat. Her lake green gown fluttered in the wind. She waved at him from afar.
Chu Li smiled and waved.
Zhao Ying landed in front of him. She brought a refreshing fragrance with her. "Brother, when did you come back?"
"I just came back." Chu Li smiled. "Congratulations, sister."
Zhao Ying smiled. "Brother, you can tell?"
"Innate Mastery's Boundary." Chu Li looked at her and smiled. "Congratulations."
"It's all thanks to your Torso Refinement Pill." Zhao Ying smiled sweetly.
Chu Li waved his hand.
"Brother, let's go to town." Zhao Ying smiled. "How about the New Moon Brothel?"
Chu Li raised his eyebrows.
Zhao Ying smiled. "Brother, you've never been to the New Moon Brothel?"
"How did you know?" Chu Li smiled.
Zhao Ying's face tensed up.
Chu Li said, "It was for official business."
Zhao Ying pouted her cherry lips.
When he came back, he ignored her and went to the New Moon Brothel. This was really …
Thinking of this, she could not help but feel angry and sad.
Chu Li sighed. "I really can't tell you about this!"
"I will keep it a secret!" Zhao Ying quickly said.
Chu Li smiled. "I was ordered by the Chief to go on a secret mission."
Zhao Ying pouted and stared at him.
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