After the Fairy Disappeared

  Chapter 174 Acknowledging relatives

  When snow began to fall on the Hongchuan River, He Chunhua's supporting army finally arrived at Shihuan City by boat.

  The bustling warehouses, the bustling wharf, and the accents from all over the world, let everyone who got off the boat immediately feel the big difference between this place and Wolingguan.

  Shihuan City is one of the most important checkpoints in the hinterland of Dayuan, only fifteen miles away from the capital.

Back then, if Hong Xiangqian's rebel army could successfully cross the river at Woling Pass and land in Shihuan City, it would be equivalent to piercing the heart of Yuan Kingdom with a dagger, and then piercing through the gate of the capital. Change to a new day.

   However, history never says "if".

  The supporting army came from a long distance, and the boat and vehicle were exhausted. After disembarking, I hurriedly found a place to rest first. Shihuan City at the foot of the emperor is extremely prosperous as a water and land hub, and it is easy to take in these hundreds of people.

  The soldiers who had been traveling for more than 20 days finally had a hot kang to sleep on.

  He Lingchuan even heard his father tell Lao Mo to book a room and said, don't worry, book a few more days.

  He Chunhua himself had something on his mind. When he arrived at the inn, he first wrote a book and asked the housekeeper, Lao Mo, to deliver it before he went to take a bath, change clothes, and eat tea.

  He Lingchuan has been focusing on his practice these days, and after cooking a few bowls of rice indiscriminately, he is about to go out. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Ying walked up to him with Mrs. Zhu. When the latter saw him, he smiled and saluted modestly.

  He Lingchuan was the number one benefactor who rescued her from the wolf's lair, and she was extraordinarily considerate to this ten-year-old boy.

   Young Master He applauded: "Sister Zhu is really beautiful! What's the happy event today?"

  Zhu Xiuer has been working hard for the past few years, her face is dark, her hands are thick, and she is as thin as a bamboo. When He Lingchuan saw her in Xianling Village, her spirit was very poor. But after all, she was only in her early twenties, full of vigor, and spent a few days with Mrs. Ying's side without seeing the sky, her face gradually turned rosy, and her chin became less sharp.

  At this time, she lightened her rouge and changed into a good dress. Although she couldn't compare with the eldest lady of a wealthy family, she was completely different from the village women at that time.

  Zhu Xiuer bit her lip, and before she could speak, Mrs. Ying asked, "Where are you going in such a hurry?"

   "Go out and do some shopping."

"buy what?"

"Tofu."

  Mrs. Ying took Zhu Xiuer's hand and glared at him, "Drink too much before it's dark?"

  He Lingchuan scratched his head: "I'll just go to the market, so there won't be any complications."

   As soon as the conversation was over, the housekeeper, Old Mo, quickly stepped in to announce: "Master, madam, a distinguished guest is here!"

  He Yue just came out, and looked at his elder brother, both wondering: I and my party have just arrived in Shihuan City, and the buttocks are not hot yet, so how come there are visitors?

   There were three people who came, all with cloaks covering their heads, followed by a few servants.

   They stepped into the private room of the inn and met Zhu Xiuer face to face, both of them were stunned, motionless.

  He Lingchuan suddenly understood.

   Immediately afterwards, a guest tore off his cloak, said in a trembling voice: "Xiu'er!" and rushed forward to hug Zhu Xiu'er.

   This is a middle-aged beautiful woman who is nearly forty years old, and her facial features are somewhat similar to Zhu Xiuer.

  The other two also took off their hoods, but they were an elderly couple with gray hair on their temples, expensive robes, and tears in their eyes.

  Zhu Xiuer and her mother hugged each other and wept, then turned around and threw herself into the arms of the two elders, and said sadly: "Grandfather, grandmother, Xiuer is back!"

  The old lady couldn't help crying.

  The old man still looked sick, but he patted her on the shoulder and said, "It's good to be back, it's good to be back!"

  His eyes swept across the other people in the room, and immediately turned to He Chunhua: "This is Manager He of Xiazhou?"

  He Chunhua said seriously: "How is Master Zhu?"

  The old man in front of him is none other than Taipu Siqing Zhu Xiyan!

  He bowed to He Chunhua to the end: "Xiuer can go home, Mr. He is very kind to my family!"

  He Chunhua returned the gift: "Help the family reunite, congratulations on a certain matter."

   Then he led his family to withdraw and gave up this small hall to the Zhu family who had been separated for seven years.

  He Lingchuan knew at this time that his father had written to Zhu's family, calling them to come and recognize their relatives.

  The main family of the Zhu family is in Shihuan City, which can be traced back four generations. Zhu Xiyan himself usually lives here, and only the royal court enters the capital when there is a court meeting.

  No matter which dynasty, it is actually not common to see a gathering of civil and military officials. Whoever the emperor wants to find, just pull down to a private meeting and it's over, he doesn't like to mobilize the crowd.

  The emperor is also a human being, and he finds it troublesome.

  In the past year, there were natural disasters and human disasters in Dayuan, but there were only four official court meetings.

  Zhu Xiyan is also getting old, and recently caught a cold and was sick at home. But he couldn't sit still after receiving He Chunhua's letter, and rushed over with his daughter-in-law.

  As for Zhu Xiuer's father, he passed away three years ago.

   After more than two quarters of an hour, the mood of the Zhu family finally calmed down. Zhu Xiyan was also an old man in the temple, so he turned around and came out to look for He Chunhua, expressing his gratitude first, and then asking about the reasons for all this.

  He Chunhua didn't hide anything from himself, and came one by one.

  The three of the Zhu family were dumbfounded and could not make a sound for a long time.

  Zhu Xiuer wiped her tears aside: "If Master He's family hadn't been generous and helpful, my daughter would have been killed by the bandits in Xianling Village long ago!"

   Mrs. Ying smiled gratifiedly, and He Lingchuan secretly gave a thumbs up:

   Really good!

  Zhu Xiuer's grandmother, Sun Yuhua, hesitated to speak for several times, and finally asked: "Where are the two children born to Xiuer?"

  The granddaughter gave birth to two children, and they didn't see them here either. What He Chunhua said just now did not mention the whereabouts of the two children.

  Mrs. Ying sighed: "Xiu'er exposed the enemy's tricks, and the bandits took the child to revenge her."

  Zhu Xiuer burst into tears, Zhu Xiyan and his wife looked at each other and sighed.

   "Forget it, it's good that the person comes back. There will be children in the future."

  Zhu Xiyan said to He Chunhua again: "Boss He, I have something to ask you."

  He Chunhua stood up: "You might as well discuss it in the room."

  Then the female family members of the Zhu family went back by car first, while the minister of Taipu Si and the new Xiazhou governor, He Chunhua, entered the house and closed the door for another discussion.

  Zhu Xiuer said goodbye to Mrs. Ying and the two brothers of the He family, her eyes were red, and she walked away step by step.

  After Zhu's carriage disappeared around the corner, He Yue murmured: "Why do I feel that Minister Taipusi is not very sad about the death of his great-grandson?"

   "You're not mistaken, they are relieved." He Lingchuan patted him on the shoulder, the brother is still too young, "It's the best for the Zhu family to prevent future troubles."

  The whole family knew it clearly, including Zhu Xiuer.

  After watching the excitement, He Lingchuan pressed his neck and walked out: "I'm going to do some work, and I will return at night!"

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  When the sun went down, He Lingchuan came back, but He Chunhua went out and did not return.

  After the mother and son had dinner together, He Lingchuan yawned and was sleepy, and wanted to go back to the room to rest.

  Before living in the small cabin for many days, the two brothers did not want to wrong themselves when they came to Shihuan, and each asked for a large guest room. He Lingchuan slammed the door with his backhand, and took out two jade bottles from the storage ring.

  This evening, he walked around the city, bought some medicinal materials, and boiled them into pills in the pharmacy.

  The newly acquired "Zi Wu Jue" has its own characteristics. No matter what you usually practice, but in the early stage of practicing Jue, the time of Zi Wu is especially important. Zishi is the heaviest yin qi of the day, and noon is the most yang qi of the day. He Lingchuan wants to practice kung fu at these two hours, harvesting yin and yang qi for his own use.

  At that time, he was very surprised when he saw such an introduction, because Zishi was lucky to say that Yuehua has always been the focus of cultivators and monsters. But the sun is really hot during the day, not everyone can bear it, ranging from going mad to self-immolation, there are countless **** precedents.

  However, after studying the formula carefully, he realized that it does not require beginners to collect Yang fire directly, but to take Yin powder and Yang powder at midnight and two o'clock in the afternoon, and use the time to refine it.

  Originally, the method of extracting the aura of heaven and earth to practice is the simplest and most stable method, but it is also the slowest, which is the so-called long-term work. People can't afford to wait for their lifespan, so they have to invent various techniques and use various drugs to make breakthroughs quickly.

  Of course, there are also two methods of making medicinal powder. He Lingchuan went to buy these in the evening.

  As a free mental method that all residents of Panlong City can learn, the initial dispensing difficulty of "Ziwu Jue" is very low.

   But the difficulty increased step by step, even He Lingchuan couldn't stop talking when he saw the prescription behind. No wonder military merit is so important, some medicinal materials cannot be bought with money at all in Panlong City.

  He Lingchuan is happier than the people of Panlong City. He lives in the kite country which is relatively rich in resources. But the price of some medicines, even if he can sell all the property of the He family, he probably can't afford it.

  Does practice cost so much? He Lingchuan felt that the "second generation rich" person in him could not be established anymore.

   Fortunately, he doesn't have this kind of trouble right now, and the beginner's medicine can even be cooked in a medicine jar. When He Lingchuan was squatting and waiting in the back hall of his pharmacy, he thought to himself that sooner or later he would have to get a pill furnace.

  This is the disadvantage of going it alone. Daoist disciples have less trouble, alchemy is made by someone, utensils are made by someone, and talisman is drawn by someone. The sect has all kinds of supporting facilities, so you can practice with peace of mind; He Lingchuan, you have to do everything by yourself.

   Alchemy and refining tools must pay attention to technique and heat, which cannot be accomplished overnight. His troubles were far from coming.

  Then he will practice the "Traction Technique" as an introduction, and once the Zishi arrives, he will swallow a dose of Yin powder first, and then practice the "Ziwu Jue".

  The point of this time period is to induce the yin qi from the outside world and the pills to enter the Yongquan point on the sole of the foot, which is the farthest point from the heart and is in contact with the ground.

   This is bottom-up.

  Take the Yang San at noon tomorrow, draw the yang energy into Tanzhong acupoint, and go through the yang meridian.

   This is top-down.

  When the yin and yang snakes can meet in the sea of ​​qi, it means that the first stage is successful.

  The most interesting point of "Zi Wu Jue" is that it is not required to sit upright and face the sky when practicing, as long as the Qi circulation is maintained. Because the two hours of Meridian are very special, people are either busy or sleeping.

  He Lingchuan practiced for an hour, and then fell asleep.

  In the dream, he entered Panlong City again.

   Oh, I forgot to say Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to everyone! Fortunately, it's still on vacation.

  (end of this chapter)