"The situation in the Wu Kingdom is different from ours. The current Emperor of the Wu Kingdom killed his brother and father. He didn't get the throne with a proper reason and didn't win the hearts of the people. He was despised by the scholars in the Wu Kingdom. Although he used force to clean up some of them, the whole Wu Kingdom was in great turmoil." Li Yi looked at Miss.Liu and said slowly, "Today, more than half of the places in the Wu Kingdom are out of the control of the imperial court. Among them, there are forces loyal to the former Emperor of the Wu Kingdom, and there are bandits who took advantage of the chaos …"
"In short, the Wu Kingdom is in a mess, very messy …"
"Princess Duanrong, who disappeared mysteriously after the Emperor of the Wu Kingdom seized power, returned to the Wu Kingdom a year ago. She gathered a few generals who rebelled against the current imperial court and also gathered a considerable force. They cleaned up the bandits who occupied the mountains and made themselves kings, and at the same time strengthened their force to fight against the imperial court …"
Li Yi looked into her eyes and said, "You don't have to worry too much. There are many people around your apprentice now. Although it's not possible to overthrow the entire imperial court, they can still protect themselves."
"I see." Miss.Liu nodded and turned to walk outside.
"Where are you going?" Li Yi asked hurriedly.
Although she didn't show anything in the past year, Miss.Liu only taught her one precious apprentice with all her heart. How could she not care about her? If she were in the Wu Kingdom now, she would have already led the masters of the Liu League to break into the imperial palace and take the head of the Emperor of the Wu Kingdom.
Miss.Liu turned around and said, "I'll go ask Chief Xu what tricks he taught you two days ago."
Li Yi's expression changed. This was more dangerous than her breaking into the imperial palace. He quickly walked in front of her and changed the topic. "Ruyi, do you remember the Taoist who followed us back from the Qi Kingdom?"
"Of course I remember." Miss.Liu glanced at him. She had only met a few Grandmasters. How could she forget?
"I heard from Xu that the Taoist priest was about the same age as Xu, but he looked like he was two generations younger than Xu. Do you know why?"
Miss.Liu pursed her lips and said, "That's nothing. Daoist Kung Fu focuses on maintaining one's health. It has a certain effect of prolonging one's life and retaining one's youthfulness. That Daoist must be practicing a top-notch youth-retaining technique. I heard from my father before …"
As she said this, she seemed to recall something from the past. Her tone paused and her face darkened slightly.
He was about the same age as Xu, but he looked so young. Li Yi had been eyeing Old Taoist Yuan for a long time. His interest was immediately piqued and he hurriedly asked, "What? What did our father say?"
Miss.Liu came back to her senses. She glared at him and said, "Who's with our father!"
"What you said isn't right." Li Yi looked at her and explained, "You and Ruyi are sisters. Your father is Ruyi's father. I'm Ruyi's husband. Ruyi's father is my father. In this way, your father is my father … Besides, we're a family …"
Miss.Liu did not argue with him. She waved her hand and interrupted him. "My father used to say …"
"Our father." Li Yi corrected her again.
"In the past … In the past, our father said that he had seen a Daoist priest who had cultivated the Daoist technique of retaining one's youth to the extreme. He had already lived for sixty years, but he still had the face of a young man. His appearance would not change until he died."
Speaking of this, Miss.Liu did not care at all. She changed the topic and said, "However, although this Kung Fu can maintain one's appearance, it doesn't help martial arts much. It also needs to buy all kinds of precious medicinal materials. Not to mention the time and effort it takes, the silver alone is not something ordinary people can afford. It's just a useless Kung Fu."
Li Yi said indifferently, "We're not ordinary people. It's not a big deal to spend more money …"
Miss.Liu frowned and said, "The silver is not the point. The point is that it's a waste of time. It's better to use it to learn some practical Kung Fu."
Li Yi shook his head and said, "You can't say that. Ruyi, you're nineteen years old this year. It's the most beautiful time of a woman's life. But can you guarantee that you'll still look like this in ten or twenty years?"
"Let's not talk about other things. In a few years, although you'll keep practicing Kung Fu and your figure won't change, wrinkles will appear on your face. Your skin will become loose and lose its luster. In a few years, you'll be old and your pearls will turn yellow …"
"Old and pearls turn yellow?" Miss.Liu looked at him. Li Yi could hear the cracking of his knuckles.
"Pretend I didn't say anything." Li Yi turned his head and walked away. As he walked, he said, "If you think it's useless, then forget it. I'll let Ruyi practice. I'll let Xiao Huan practice too. By then, you'll be the only one …"
Miss.Liu leaped slightly and appeared in front of Li Yi. She asked calmly, "What if I'm the only one?"
Li Yi walked around her and said softly, "Only you … can experience the complete life of a woman."
As a woman, who wouldn't want to remain young and beautiful forever? However, there was a price to pay for everything. Using a large amount of time to cultivate the Daoist's youthful but useless technique of retaining one's looks would affect one's martial arts path ….
But if she didn't learn it, her sister and Xiao Huan could keep their looks. After a few years, she would be the only one who would become old and withered …
This was naturally something she couldn't tolerate.
Miss.Liu clenched her fists and looked at Li Yi who was about to slip out of the door. She said in a low voice, "Come back!"
Miss.Liu looked at him and asked, "Taoism's Kung Fu has never been taught to outsiders. Not to mention this kind of top-notch Art of Retaining Youth. That Taoist Yuan is a grandmaster and has a high position in Taoism. Are you sure you can handle him?"
Li Yi smiled and looked straight at her. He said, "In this world, there's no one I can't handle …"
…
He could even handle a monk, let alone a Taoist.
Although those people had no desires and only wanted to cultivate, it didn't mean they didn't care about anything.
A few Taoist canons that didn't exist in this world pointed them to a few more paths of cultivation. It was just a useless secret manual. How could Taoist Yuan be reluctant to give it to them?
With one more Daoist scripture, he would be able to impart all of his years of experience in practicing this technique. With one more book, he would have a consultant who would be at his beck and call in the future. With one more book …
In order to prevent Miss.Liu from aging so early, Li Yi's hands were sore.
"Take it!"
He tossed two booklets to her. One of them recorded the youth-retaining technique, and the other recorded the insights and experiences of Old Daoist Yuan and the seniors of their sect when they cultivated this technique. It would allow people to take fewer detours when cultivating.
Although Taoist Yuan wouldn't give him a fake one out of respect for the Lord of Dao and Virtue, it was necessary to let Ruyi and Second Great Uncle examine it first.
After watching Miss.Liu go to Ruyi's room, he sat down at the stone table in the courtyard. He took out a few pieces of paper from his sleeve and opened them one by one.
In the end, the Cui family couldn't sit still. This time, they had to be wary of not only the Cui family, but also the Chu family.
Ever since Grand Tutor Chu had returned to the capital, he had spent most of his time in seclusion. But recently, he had frequently visited the famous Confucian scholars near the capital. No one knew what they had talked about, but the scholars and scholars of the capital had frequently gathered and there had been many movements.
In the end, the Chu family still made a move. Even though they were already mentally prepared, they still felt a little complicated when it happened.
Her Royal Highness was already very famous among the scholars in the world, but if they didn't target the Princess …
"Grand Tutor Chu …"
Li Yi crumpled all the papers into a ball and sighed softly.
Miss.Liu walked out of the room and looked at him. "Oh yes, there's one more thing. I asked, but Chief Xu said he didn't teach you any techniques."
"Ah, he didn't?"
Li Yi looked surprised. After a while, he nodded and said, "Oh, if he didn't, then he didn't. Maybe I remembered wrongly …"
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