It's obviously a life skill, but you developed it into a magical skill

The middle-aged man spoke in a very soft tone, and when paired with his white clothes, he looked like he was coming from the dust.

But I don't know why. This middle-aged man is obviously handsome and has an outstanding temperament, but he feels very unreliable to Zhou An.

Yes, it's just unreliable.

Whether it is his words or his demeanor, there are three words that are full of unreliability.

Of course, compared to the unreliable feeling this middle-aged man gave him, Zhou An frowned after hearing what the middle-aged man said.

"Do you know Ye Shuang?"

The implication behind these words was that the middle-aged man and Ye Shuang should know each other, otherwise they would not come to him.

"etc!"

Zhou An frowned.

Ye Shuang is most afraid of exposing her identity, especially exposing another state.

Is it possible that this middle-aged man knows?

Zhou An felt that this was a possibility. He thought about whether the other party was here to extort money and was planning to kill someone to silence him.

"Such a strong murderous aura, as expected of someone who climbed up from the bottom. It is indeed much better than those flowers under protection." The middle-aged man said with a smile: "Let me introduce myself, I, Yuan Qingyi, am the junior brother of the national master. Maybe you don't know , but I am quite senior in this great Chu country."

Yuan Qingyi?

When Zhou An heard these three words, he thought of the two letters he had received before.

Both Ye Shuang and Yu Hang mentioned one person, and that person was Yuan Qingyi.

Zhou An also speculated at the time that this guy should be the corpse.

Thinking of this, Zhou An did not put down the knife, but asked: "Are you the corpse I saved?"

Yuan Qingyi did not shy away from it, nor did he deny it. He nodded and said: "I am alive thanks to you, so I just stopped by to take a look this time. Don't be excited, I am not here in my true form."

Ontology?

Zhou An continued to ask: "What do you mean?"

Could this thing be a clone?

Yuan Qingyi pointed at Zhou An's cold crystal sword and said: "You are a guest from afar, so don't hold it with the sword. Otherwise, let's go into the house and talk. Moreover, you have a curse on you. This thing is very difficult to control." , maybe there will be problems."

Zhou An thought for a moment and put the cold crystal sword into its sheath.

Yuan Qingyi was a familiar person, so she opened the door excitedly and walked in directly.

After entering, he looked around and then nodded.

"Well, the people from the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce are very good at doing things and know how to use such a big house to please you."

Zhou An had just entered the door at this time, closed the door with his backhand, and said, "I have two questions."

He didn't chat with Yuan Qingyi because everyone was unfamiliar with him, so he talked about the topic bluntly.

When Yuan Qingyi saw Zhou An being so direct, he actually showed interest: "In the past, those juniors were always polite when they saw me, but you are the only one who is unique. I like this very much."

He found a seat to sit down and poured himself a cup of tea naturally.

"Young people should have a bit of youthful vigor and should be neither humble nor arrogant in front of their elders."

As he spoke, he took a sip of tea.

Zhou An looked at the unreliable Yuan Qingyi and sat aside silently: "What do you mean by body?"

Yuan Qingyi explained without hesitation: "I have practiced the Eight Magic Skills, the magic medicine for psychics. I can take apart myself, and then plant it like a medicinal material. After planting it, I can become another me. It's very strange." Well, I am still in the capital right now, very busy, with all kinds of things happening every day, and my heartless senior brother forbids me to come out, so I can only think of this way."

Psychic medicine?

Eight unique skills?

Zhou An touched his chin and said, "The fact that you turned into a corpse must be related to these eight special skills, right?"

"Smart." Yuan Qingyi nodded and put down the tea cup in his hand: "It's very complicated to cultivate that thing. Turning into a corpse is a necessary step, but it's better now. I have solved the most difficult level. Right Come on, you have tea."

As he spoke, he made a very strange move, picked up the teacup next to him, pricked his finger, and dripped a drop of blood into it.

When this drop of blood enters the teacup, the tea in the entire teacup becomes extremely fragrant.

Even from far away, you can still smell the strong aroma of tea.

Not only that, Zhou An also smelled a medicinal fragrance.

He himself has a sixth-level medical Gu seed, and he is considered a leader in the profession of healer, especially the great Chu doctor Fade Leng. He is a well-deserved leader, so he can see the strangeness in the teacup at a glance.

Is this... an aphrodisiac?

Zhou An found it quite magical.

This cup of tea instantly becomes an aphrodisiac.

Based on his current attainments as a healer, it can be seen that after drinking this cup, as long as a man is weak, his qi and blood will become strong.

But just now Yuan Qingyi just dropped a drop of blood, why did such a magical scene happen?

Yuan Qingyi waved his hand and said: "The characteristics of the psychic medicine. My body is a medicine that can be transformed into various medicinal materials, and the part I separated from it, even if it grows into a clone, is still a spiritual medicine. , it’s just slightly worse than the original medicinal properties.”

With that said, he handed the tea cup to Zhou An.

"Men, you need to replenish your kidneys."

After Zhou An accepted it, he put it aside: "I am very strong."

Just kidding, I, Zhou An, don’t need to replenish my kidneys.

Having said that, Zhou An's eyes changed when he looked at Yuan Qingyi.

Yuan Qingyi's current situation is like that of a walking treasure.

No matter which industry people see it, they are probably eager to take a bite.

"The Eight Special Skills are really magical. This kind of ability is really unheard of."

Even with Zhou An's current knowledge, he felt that these eight special skills were indeed powerful enough.

Of course, now that he had figured out the first question, he asked the second question.

"You just said there was a curse on me. What's going on?"

Yuan Qingyi raised her right hand, pointed at the shadow at Zhou An's feet, and said, "When I was standing outside the door just now, I felt that there was a curse hidden in your shadow. This thing is actually a kind of weird thing, very magical. Something that’s hard to break.”

Zhou An looked at the shadow under his feet and understood what Yuan Qingyi was talking about.

This thing refers to the gathering of conspirators.

"It's difficult to break it, but that doesn't mean there's no way to break it." Zhou An said.

Yuan Qingyi nodded: "There is indeed a way to break it, but if you want to break this curse, you have to find an extremely rare profession. We currently don't have it here in the Chu Kingdom."

Zhou An asked curiously: "What business?"

Yuan Qingyi organized his language and said: "Curse Master, this profession specializes in the study of curses, and it is very mysterious and very rare. They used to be found in the Great Chu Kingdom, but then these curse masters got rid of themselves, so now they want to find It’s too difficult to find a spell master. Maybe there are some in other countries, but it’s also very difficult to find one.”

The so-called curse master is a person in the industry who uses curses to practice.

These curse masters are very strange. They are a group of crazy researchers who study various curses.

The reason why this profession is rare, in addition to its particularity, is also because no matter who enters this profession, they will fall into a very obsessed state.

Obsessed with studying various curses.

Originally, even if spell masters were rare, it was actually nothing.

But one day, a curse master suddenly had a whim and felt that studying curses would be better than studying himself.

Turn yourself into a curse and you can study it anytime and anywhere.

So something happened to them.

Just because this door was opened, this group of crazy researchers began to experiment on themselves.

As a result, as we continued to play, one after another someone took off.

But they still enjoy it and even forget to eat and sleep.

In this way, this industry became less and less popular, and in the end it was almost extinct.

After listening to Yuan Qingyi's explanation, Zhou An said, "I can't solve it now, right?"

This industry is almost extinct, and it is difficult to get into contact with the curse.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Qingyi shook his head, raised his head with a very proud expression, and pointed at himself: "I have a way to solve it."

Seeing this scene, Zhou An's mouth twitched.

For some reason, he wanted to take out the cold crystal pot and cover his head.

Yuan Qingyi seemed to have seen Zhou An's thoughts clearly, and said with a smile: "Do you really want to hit me? Yes, my senior brother wants to hit me every day, and the people I meet also want to hit me, and I don't know why. , I haven’t done anything wrong, but they want to beat me up when they meet, they are really a bunch of bad people.”

Zhou An was speechless.

To be honest, it wouldn't be surprising at all if this guy got beaten.

Especially the unreliable aura and the way he spoke just now.

When you say you can solve it, you just say it directly. In such a big detour, you first make others think that you can solve it, then make others think that you can't solve it, and finally say that you can solve it.

Isn't this playing into other people's mentality?

So Yuan Qingyi can live to this day, Zhou An feels that this world is really amazing.

Yuan Qingyi looked at Zhou An's hand that was about to move, and then knew that if he continued talking at this time, he would definitely be beaten.

Now that he is just a clone, he might not be able to defeat Zhou An.

Thinking of this, Yuan Qingyi pried off the thumb of his right hand with great force.

The cruel and bloody scene did not appear, and there was not even blood flowing from the torn off place. Instead, a strong medicinal fragrance gradually emerged in the room.

Yuan Qingyi shook his right hand, and his thumb grew back.

And the thumb that was broken off turned into a flower.

Yuan Qingyi handed the flower to Zhou An and said, "This is the Pure Heart Flower. It can temporarily suppress the curse. You just need to carry it with you. You can also put it in the purse Ye Shuang gave you."

Zhou An took it in his hands, and with his current medical skills, he couldn't even see through the flower.

It proves that although this flower belongs to the ranks of medicinal materials, it has exceeded the scope of medical Gu species.

"It can only be suppressed, your curse is very strong." Yuan Qingyi no longer carelessly said at this time, but said with a serious face: "Perhaps finding a curse master can solve it, but before that, it can only be solved through Suppressive techniques, and I find that this curse doesn’t seem to have much hostility towards you.”

Zhou An thought for a while and rejected this statement.

Not too hostile?

Last night, if I hadn't reacted quickly, the hand of the woman in black would have touched my chest.

Although it was exciting, it was too exciting.

But for now, it seems that this woman in black does not pose a threat to him, she is just a little annoying.

It is naturally good to have something that can suppress it.

Thinking of this, Zhou An put the flower into the pink purse.

The next moment, Zhou An felt the shadow under his feet squirming, and then the face of the woman in black appeared again.

The woman in black looked at the money bag on Zhou An's chest with a cold look on her face.

As soon as this expression appeared, the pink money bag on Zhou An's chest glowed.

The face of the woman in black disappeared.

"It works." Zhou An smiled.

Yuan Qingyi stared at the shadow at Zhou An's feet, with a thoughtful expression in his eyes: "Why do I always feel like I have seen this thing somewhere? Wait, this weird aura seems to be a gathering of spooks?"

Zhou An nodded: "This thing called the Guild came out with me."

He has no need to hide it. Yuan Qingyi must be very strong regardless of his seniority.

After all, a junior disciple who can be a national master must have this knowledge.

When Yuan Qingyi heard this, she looked at Zhou An with a serious expression and said, "Remember, you don't want more people to know that the weirdness of the Guild has escaped, and you must always keep this flower with you. "

Zhou An asked strangely: "What will happen if someone finds out?"

Yuan Qingyi took a deep breath: "It will bring a lot of trouble, because the conspiracy is limited by the rules and will never come out. This time it comes out, it may interest a lot of people."

Zhou An suddenly realized and understood: "Okay, I understand."

If this thing can break through the restrictions, some people who are interested will definitely do something. What Yuan Qingyi said just now is also correct.

Yuan Qingyi nodded: "You seem to trust me very much. If I give you flowers, you just take them."

Zhou An shrugged and said: "It's not trust, but I think you don't need to use conspiracy and tricks against me. After all, you are a senior."

This person who travels around the world sometimes has to be a little sweeter.

For example, now.

Zhou An has now figured out Yuan Qingyi's temper.

Although he seems out of tune, unreliable, and a bit careless, this person doesn't seem to have much scheming, or in other words, no bad intentions.

If he had bad intentions, with Yuan Qingyi's current ability and status, there was no need to trick him in this place.

What's more, if you really want to deal with him, you don't need to send a clone.

There must be other things to talk to myself about.

Yuan Qingyi really liked Zhou An's tactics and nodded very cooperatively: "Yes, as a senior, I will certainly not embarrass you, a junior."

"Senior, there must be other matters when you come here this time, right?" Zhou An asked.

The more Yuan Qingyi looked at Zhou An, the more he found this boy pleasing to his eye: "Of course there are other things."

At this point, he sighed.

If Eunuch Wei hadn't been suppressing him, he would have brought Zhou An directly to the capital to learn from his master.

By then, my own psychic medicine will also be passed down.

And given his status, it is actually better for Zhou An.

He didn't like Eunuch Wei's way very much.

He didn't agree with any bullshit that needed to be tempered.

He felt that Zhou An was a talent and he should take him with him and protect Zhou An well. This was the best way.

If he protects himself well, Zhou An will definitely be better than them in the future.

It's a pity that the fact is that he can't defeat Eunuch Wei, so he has no choice but to find another way.

Zhou An was still waiting for Yuan Qingyi's answer.

He didn't know what Yuan Qingyi was thinking.

After thinking about it for a while, Yuan Qingyi finally came back to his senses, knitted some words, and then took out a secret letter from his sleeve and put it on the table: "Your Majesty's secret edict, I came here specifically to convey it." For you."

Zhou An took the letter into his hands, and he didn't hesitate to open it in front of Yuan Qingyi.

There were small characters written on the letter. Although it was small, it exuded a sense of domineering.

Even through the letter, you can feel how powerful the person who wrote these words is.

After Zhou An read the contents of the letter, he folded the letter and fell into deep thought.

Since it was a secret order, this letter was naturally a secret, otherwise Yuan Qingyi would not have brought it here.

The content of the letter may seem like a lot, but it actually means one thing, asking Zhou An to step down as the craftsman supervisor of Tingyun Mansion, and then go to Fenglin Prefecture to take over as the craftsman supervisor of Fenglin Prefecture.

On the surface, this dispatch is upward.

But this scheduling method is inextricably linked to the content of the secret order.

After Zhou An read the contents of the letter, he touched his chin: "This is a secret letter. If it is just a transfer, it will not be a secret letter."

In fact, he felt that he was living quite well in Tingyun Mansion and there was no need to go to Maplewood State.

But this kind of upward transfer is still to work as a supervisor, so that doesn't matter.

It’s all about fishing, no matter where you go.

Yuan Qingyi smiled and said: "Zhou An, you are very smart. In fact, in addition to what is in the secret letter, there are also things that I need to answer verbally."

Zhou An said: "That's right."

This is the real top secret.

It is safer to bring it verbally by Yuan Qingyi instead of writing it on paper.

Yuan Qingyi organized his words and said: "Your Majesty hopes that you will support the third prince when you can. It won't be too troublesome. You can just support him verbally."

Zhou An was stunned for a moment, then fell into deep thought: "Why?"

He didn't quite understand this operation.

"Now three princes are vying for the position of crown prince. You should be aware of this matter." Yuan Qingyi said.

Zhou An nodded, indicating that he understood the matter.

Not long ago, Yu Hang told him, and the third prince also had contact with him.

But at that time, I didn't know what the third prince's head was cramping, so he left without telling him.

Now that he heard what Yuan Qingyi said, Zhou An estimated that this matter was related to the fight for the crown prince's position.

Sure enough, after Zhou An asked this question, Yuan Qingyi quickly gave the answer.

"Your Majesty knows that the third prince has come to see you. He just wants you to take a higher position and support the third prince."

Zhou An raised his eyebrows: "It seems that His Majesty is quite partial to the third prince."

This is the situation.

At present, among the three princes, the eldest prince and the second prince are evenly matched, but these three princes are weak.

The emperor asked him to secretly support the third prince, which meant that he favored the third prince.

Unexpectedly, Zhou An's words came out of his mouth. Yuan Qingyi shook his head and said that was not the case.

"Your Majesty has never favored any prince. It's just that when he assigned each prince to be responsible for a certain area, there was a deviation, which resulted in the power of the three princes being low. Therefore, your Majesty wants to balance their strengths to see who can. Get the title of prince."

"Huh?" Zhou An heard this and said, "Your Majesty is happy to see his sons fighting?"

Yuan Qingyi sighed.

"If you meet His Majesty, you will know what kind of person His Majesty is. The purpose of taking the crown prince position this time is to see who among his sons has the real ability. He does not mind if his son kills his head. To break the blood flow, he only needs a powerful prince."

"If something unexpected happens to Your Majesty in the future, he can take over the Great Chu Kingdom so that the people of the Dawn Kingdom of the Great Chu Kingdom can have a better protection."

Having said this, Yuan Qingyi leaned on his chair with emotion in his eyes.

"I thought that after seeing His Majesty for so many years, His Majesty's mentality would have changed somewhat when he was sitting in that position, but I didn't expect that Your Majesty is still the same as before. He still thinks about the people of Liming."

At this point, Zhou An also understood what it meant.

The emperor chose the prince just in case. After all, the situation was changeable and no one could guarantee the future.

There is a saying that no one can say when death or tomorrow will arrive.

Through selection, let the three princes compete evenly, and then choose the most suitable person to be the prince.

If an accident does occur, the prince can take over immediately and continue to implement his method of governing the country so as not to plunge the Chu Kingdom into chaos.

Yuan Qingyi continued: "His Majesty also knows your character. He knows that you may not be willing to take this position, so he proposes a deal to you. Zhou An, you are the first person I have ever seen who asked His Majesty to make a deal with you. Of course, Eunuch Wei and I also have help."

"What deal?" Zhou An asked.

Yuan Qingyi said: "You rose too fast, your foundation is not strong, and you don't understand a lot of knowledge. Although you are strong, you may suffer losses in these places. After you take over, you will be given a lot of information to make up for your weakness. You just need to If you want, you can see many secrets.”

Zhou An really didn't expect this benefit. He knew very well that his poor basic knowledge was indeed a shortcoming.

This thing is not an increase in strength on the surface, but it is better than the strength on the surface.

If he could really look through it at will, it would definitely be a better thing for him than increasing his strength.

Zhou An thought about it and felt that this deal was a good deal.

"No problem, it's just support. There's nothing wrong with that."

This is a deal.

Sitting in that position, allowing him to browse secret books at will, he had to pay for it.

It's fair, no one suffers.

And Zhou An just thought about it and realized that the advantages actually outweigh the disadvantages.

From now on, except for some unavoidable troubles, all minor troubles can be solved.

As for after leaving, he can still be a hands-off shopkeeper and take action when encountering things that he cannot handle.

In fact, after all calculation, I spent more time on liver proficiency.

"Okay, in that case, I have explained the matter clearly. In a few days, the real imperial edict will come down. Then you can just go and take over." Yuan Qingyi stood up, patted the dust on his body, and then continued He took out a book from his arms and handed it to Zhou An.

Zhou An took it in his hands and looked over it again, only to find that the book had no cover.

He was about to reveal it, but he didn't expect Yuan Qingyi to speak.

"This book is one of the eight special skills of psychic medicine. I give it to you."

Psychic medicine?

Zhou An was slightly startled: "Is it for me?"

Yuan Qingyi nodded confidently: "You have superb medical skills. There is no one in the entire Chu Kingdom who is more suitable than you. Don't treat it as a precious thing. This is a small gift from me, but in the Before practicing, you have to think clearly about the side effects and costs, and of course, it’s up to you whether you want to practice or not.”

This is one of the purposes of Yuan Qingyi's trip.

The emperor he was looking for in the capital was subsequently appointed, but later he found Eunuch Wei.

They discussed it and decided to leave this choice to Zhou An.

If Zhou An is willing to practice, then he can practice. If he is not willing, forget it.

Yuan Qingyi thought Zhou An would hesitate, but she didn't expect Zhou An to put it into the pink purse.

"Thank you, senior."

Yuan Qingyi said in surprise: "Do you really want to practice?"

Zhou An shook his head: "Not sure yet, let's talk about it later."

There are benefits, but if you don't take it, you won't get it. This thing is useful to Zhou An.

He won't practice cultivation, just like losing the watermelon and picking up the sesame seeds.

But he has a skill that requires a lot of skills.

The skill of reading hundreds of volumes requires copying to increase proficiency.

The better the copy, the better the effect will be.

Of course, you cannot copy advanced ones at this stage, otherwise there will be no effect.

You can keep this book of eight special skills, maybe it will be used later when the imitation cannot rise.

Yuan Qingyi didn't understand what Zhou An was thinking, but since he accepted it, he didn't want to stay for a long time.

Although he came here as a clone, he felt that it was hard to get out, and since he had not woken up for a long time, he decided to go for a walk.

"Okay, then I'll leave." Yuan Qingyi didn't stop, and left the house as quickly as he came.

After Yuan Qingyi left, Zhou An was the only one left here.

Zhou An looked at the light in the room, then looked down at the shadow under his feet.

There was a lot of information today. He went through it carefully and came up with a few key points.

Firstly, this trip to take over as the craftsman supervisor was a deal with the emperor. The emperor asked him to support the three princes so that they could all be evenly matched.

Second, it may seem like getting promoted is a troublesome thing, but in fact it is not. On the contrary, those little troubles will disappear and it will leave more time for you to improve your proficiency.

Thirdly, Yuan Qingyi's psychic magic medicine is also an additional gain. For me, in the future, if I can't improve my proficiency by reading hundreds of volumes, it can also be used as a tool to improve my proficiency.

The only trouble is the shadow.

Zhou An looked down at the shadows under his feet and fell into deep thought.

There is a curse hidden in it, a special and strange one. Although it is suppressed by the Qingxinhua given by Yuan Qingyi, it is not a problem to keep it like this for a long time.

Maybe for other people, it is difficult to erase the curse, and it is even more whimsical to find that almost extinct industry.

But it is not difficult for Zhou An.

At first, it was because he didn't understand what these things were. Now that he knows what they are, he just needs to come up with a complementary skill.

Thinking of this, Zhou An opened the door and went out to have a meal.

While eating, he was also thinking about what he should use to erase the curse.

But for now, there are no thoughts.

Zhou An is not a serious person. He can take some time to think every day, but it will not delay him from doing business.

When he returned home, he took out two pieces of iron and began to practice the fusion casting method in the casting room arranged for him by Zhou Qingyun.

…

This time, two days have passed.

The fusion casting method has improved a bit, but Zhou An still has no idea how to remove the curse.

The main reason is that you have to choose life skills for this skill, which is a headache.

That's why he has no clue now. He can't think of any skills that can restrain the curse.

But Zhou An didn't take it to heart. He was about to go to Fenglin State to take over as the supervisor.

This time he takes over, he can read the classics openly.

Maybe you can get a solution to the curse from those materials.

To take a step back, as long as there are some clues, I can find the corresponding skills to solve the problem from the clues.

"Let's go out to have a meal first, and then come back after the meal." Zhou An thought to himself, opened the door, and prepared to go out.

Just when they opened the door, a person, led by Xu Fuling, was approaching here.

The person who came was wearing a eunuch's attire and holding an imperial edict in his hand.

When the eunuch saw Zhou An, his eyes lit up, he quickened his pace and walked towards Zhou An.

After the eunuch walked up to Zhou An, he looked flattering and said: "Congratulations, Mr. Zhou, for being promoted to Maplewood Prefecture Craftsman Supervisor."

With this look, he seemed to want to curry favor with Zhou An.

But Zhou An didn't mean the slightest bit of arrogance. On the contrary, he helped the eunuch up with one hand and said, "My father-in-law, please don't be polite."

After saying that, Zhou An narrowed his eyes and looked at the eunuch.

Nowadays, Zhou An has developed a habit of reading hundreds of volumes subconsciously when he sees this eunuch for the first time.

As a result, he found that this eunuch had very few flaws!

Even less than Li Ruofeng back then!

He is a master!

The eunuch was probably forty or fifty years old. He still had the same expression after being helped up by Zhou An.

"No, no, you must be polite. You are the one that Eunuch Wei likes."

"Master Zhou, just call me Lao Qian."

Next to him, Xu Fuling raised the corner of his mouth.

This Eunuch Qian had issued imperial edicts to him before, and he was very proud.

But in front of Zhou An, he didn't have that arrogance.

The reason is very simple, because there is Eunuch Wei behind Zhou An.

That's the benefit of background.

Eunuch Wei is the head of the eunuchs, so it is normal for Eunuch Qian to want to continue to hang out.

Zhou An is a good man, so of course he would not call him Lao Qian. Instead, he would say, "Eunuch Qian is here to issue the imperial edict."

Only then did Eunuch Qian react: "Look at my memory, Mr. Zhou, please take the order."

Next, there is the set of procedures regarding the imperial edict, which is probably to let Zhou An go to Maplewood State.

After the process was completed, Eunuch Qian had no intention of leaving. Instead, he looked at Xu Fuling aside and said, "Sir, I still have some personal matters..."

Xu Fuling understood that he was just leading the way and turned around to leave.

Only then did Eunuch Qian turn his gaze and said with a smile: "Master Zhou, Eunuch Wei asked me to bring you a message..."

New skills are being arranged non-stop...