"Although the current Emperor is in his prime, he is already past sixty. Many princes have also come of age. There are three princes who have been conferred the title of Prince and five or six Dukes. All of them are proficient in both literature and martial arts. They are secretly competing to please the Emperor. The current Crown Prince is also very powerful. He went to the border for inspection and personally went to the battlefield. Hong Xi became a powerful figure after he defeated the expert Yun Meng who tried to assassinate the Crown Prince. He controlled one of the five battalions of the Imperial Army, the Godly Arms Battalion. "
Hong Xuejiao narrated to Hong Yi word by word.
"The Da Qian Royal Family is in its prime. Neither literature nor martial arts are frivolous. It is no small matter."
After listening to Hong Xuejiao's words, Hong Yi understood many things in his heart.
When he was in the Flower Scattering Brothel, he had occasionally attended the banquet of Princess Luo Yun of the South. When he saw Little Marquis Changle's group, he could already tell that the descendants of the nobles and officials of the Great Qian Dynasty weren't corrupted.
However, Changle Little Marquis and his group could only be considered as second-rate nobles in the entire Yujing City.
The true descendants of the young dukes, princes, and dukes were the first rate young masters and nobles. Hong Yi had never come into contact with people of this level, so he didn't know what the true atmosphere between them was.
Although Hong Yi did not have any intention to curry favor with the nobles, he would need to rely on the imperial examinations to be promoted in the future. He also wanted to rely on his military achievements to be conferred the title of nobility. Sooner or later, he would have to come into contact with this group of people. Now that he had an understanding of them, it was inevitable.
"The young nobles of the Da Qian Dynasty are fond of martial arts. Everyone wants to be conferred the title of nobility through military achievements. However, there are too many titles in the imperial court. If I enter the army in the future, there will be great resistance. Although those princes and grandsons will be conferred the title of nobility as soon as they fall from grace, their followers … Moreover, there are many princes now. I am afraid that there are many who want to compete for the throne. These people all want to place their own people into the army. This is something that I have to consider. "
Hong Yi suddenly felt a sense of foreboding. He felt that after he mastered his martial arts, he would first pass the imperial examination and then enter the army to fight for merit. This matter was not as easy as he had imagined.
"Hong Yi, don't tell me you're thinking of taking the imperial examinations in the future, fighting for scholarly honors, and then entering the military's martial hall to further your studies? Fighting a few battles at the borders, and with military merits, you'll be conferred a title of nobility and fight for the title of Lord for your mother, right?"
Seeing that Hong Yi was in deep thought, Hong Xuejiao suddenly asked.
"Huh?" Hong Yi stared blankly at Hong Xuejiao's face.
"Hey, don't look at me like that. Who in the entire House of Marquis doesn't know what you're thinking? Anyone with a discerning eye can tell. " Hong Xuejiao avoided Hong Yi's gaze and sighed. "Hong Yi, your literary talent is excellent. If you pass the imperial examinations and become a civil official in the future, I'm afraid that won't be a problem. But if you want to be conferred a title of nobility through martial arts, I'm afraid that won't work. You've started practicing martial arts too late. Take me for example. I've been familiar with martial arts since I was young. I practice in the winter and in the summer. I'm confident that my talent is not bad, but I have yet to enter the realm of a Martial Master. To enter the Innate Realm is an illusion. As for you, I'm afraid it'll be even more difficult. The killing on the battlefield is no small matter. Even a Grandmaster might not be able to escape unscathed, unless they reach Wu Sheng's realm. Furthermore, Father has not allowed you to practice martial arts because he is afraid that you will break the rules of the House of Marquis. "
"I know this." Hong Yi heard that Hong Xuejiao's words were from the bottom of her heart and nodded. "But I won't give up. Oh yes, to improve your martial arts, you still have to rely on actual combat. Even if a person practices hard for a hundred years, it won't be of much use. It just so happens that Sister Xuejiao is skilled in martial arts and has a rich experience in actual combat. Spar with me these few days. When Heaven is about to bestow a great responsibility on a person, it will first torture his mind and exhaust his muscles and bones. "
"Eh? You want to spar with me with just this punching technique and physical strength? Fine, but don't cry out in pain. "
When Hong Xuejiao heard Hong Yi's words, she smiled faintly. While smiling, she silently sent a punch flying.
Bang!
Hong Yi's chest suffered a punch, and the pain almost made him breathless.
"You sneak attacked?" Hong Yi finally let out a breath with great difficulty and said these three words.
"Fist techniques have always been about unsheathing knives and striking cold fists. You were the one who wasn't prepared, so who can you blame for that?" Hong Xuejiao still had a smile on her face. As she spoke, she kicked out again, catching him completely off guard.
"Hai!"
This time, Hong Yi was prepared. He stretched out his hand and used the Little Big Dipper Capturing Hand's "Lower Palm" to seal Hong Xuejiao's leg. However, when his hand and leg touched, he still felt as if he was hit by an iron rod.
"You can't block it."
Hong Xuejiao smiled again. Her leg suddenly drew an arc, and like a dragonfly skimming the water, she kicked the left side of Hong Yi's thigh.
Thump! Hong Yi fell to the ground. He felt as if his whole body was going to fall apart.
"Again." Hong Yi flipped over and got up again. His eyes were calm as he stared at Hong Xuejiao's hands and feet.
"Eh? Not afraid of being hit? Watch my palm! Horizontal Fist Dragging Blade! " When Hong Xuejiao saw that Hong Yi got up so quickly, she was surprised. However, her hands didn't stop. Suddenly, she slashed out with her palm. The wind howled, and the air around shook. This kind of power seemed to want to cut Hong Yi's whole body into pieces.
This time, Hong Yi was fully focused. He finally saw Hong Xuejiao's attack clearly. He hurriedly raised his fist and turned his arm to block.
However, who knew that Hong Xuejiao's hand suddenly drew an arc, and with a straight thrust, she poked Hong Yi's shoulder.
"Oh no, I failed to block."
Hong Yi was shocked. At this critical moment, in the blink of an eye, he seemed to have found the feeling of being one with the body when shooting an arrow. He focused all his thoughts on his shoulder.
Rumble!
When he focused all his thoughts on his shoulder, all the muscles and tendons on his shoulder were like steel wires, violently twisting into a lump.
This lump of flesh, using all his strength, bulged up. Hong Yi only felt a tearing pain on his shoulder.
This pain felt like the muscles and tendons inside were expanding, about to burst open.
Bada!
Just when he saw that he had used too much strength and his skin was about to burst open, Hong Xuejiao's palm hit Hong Yi's shoulder. Hong Yi took a few steps back. Although his shoulder was still in pain, the pain was very comfortable.
"That was close!"
Hong Yi secretly exclaimed. It turned out that he had unintentionally used the "Ox Demon Moving its Skin" skill from the Ox Demon's Fist of Great Strength. It bulged up his muscles and propped up his skin, allowing him to withstand the attack.
However, because his fist technique had not reached the Martial Warrior realm, forcefully moving his skin would definitely burst open his skin. Fortunately, Hong Xuejiao's palm slapped down the bulging muscles. Otherwise, his shoulder would have burst open and blood would be gushing out.
"Alright, I used fifty percent of my strength in this palm strike. I was sure that you would fall to the ground, but I didn't expect that you would only take a few steps back. You even bulged your muscles and skin to neutralize the force. Very clever? Try my Wandering Dragon Palm. "Hong Xuejiao's face showed surprise again.
However, as she spoke, she did not stop. Her steps were like a fish in water. She clenched her palm and struck out more than ten palms at lightning speed. Each palm hit Hong Yi's body from head to toe, but not vital parts.
With such a fast speed, Hong Yi only felt dazzled. He was unable to block it at all.
However, he recalled the scene just now and had an idea. He did not care about Hong Xuejiao's attack. The moment her palm hit his body, Hong Yi circulated his Divine Soul. He immediately focused his thoughts on the part of his body that was hit and used the Ox Demon Moving its Skin.
The muscles and muscles in the part of his body that was hit bulged up violently. The feeling of his skin being torn apart pierced his heart.
However, Hong Xuejiao's palm struck him, causing his Qi to dissipate.
In the time it took for a joss stick to burn, Hong Yi's entire body was hit by Hong Xuejiao. However, there was an indescribable feeling of comfort throughout his body.
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