Chapter 34: Four Spirits Body Refining Technique
Du Yehu was the son of a butcher. He was chubby and strong since childhood due to the abundant meat he ate. He often chased and beat up seven or eight children of the same age, calling himself the Little Tyrant of Du Family Town. As a result, he was beaten up by Old Du every few days, but he became even stronger.
His name was obtained by Old Du in exchange for two jin of pig offal from an old monk.
Zhuang Guo took Daoism as its state religion, so Buddhism was not doing very well. The old monk guarded the only broken temple within a radius of one hundred li, and he was often hungry. When he saw pig offal, his eyes lit up like a cat seeing fish, as if he had seen Buddha.
At that time, Du Yehu was clinging to the two jin of pig offal and refused to let go. Although he was the son of a butcher and had eaten a lot of meat, those scraps were not enough for him.
He cried and begged for nothing but the pig offal to eat, and said he could call himself "Pillar" or "Pig Offal." Old Du couldn't bear to see his son like this, but when he picked him up, he beat him up until he was exhausted, but Du Yehu still held onto the two jin of pig offal.
The old monk immediately said that they could share the pig offal, and he called Du Yehu "Wild Tiger" because of his strong and unruly personality.
After getting a formal name, Du Yehu still didn't do anything productive. Since he met the old monk, he followed him around every day. The old monk had all kinds of businesses, such as fortune-telling, praying for rain, exorcising evil spirits, and various swindles. But Du Yehu only learned how to drink from him.
Old Du was worried that his son would leave home, so he often carried his pig-killing knife to the broken temple to check on him. Fortunately, the old monk left not long after. He left quietly without even saying goodbye.
Later, the broken temple was demolished and turned into a temple for the land god.
Not long after that, Old Du got into trouble.The cause was just a small matter. A constable in the town felt that the meat he bought was short-weighted and scolded Old Du for cheating. It should have been settled with a couple of liang of meat, but Old Du was stubborn and held up his pig-killing knife, saying that he would not let anyone take advantage of him.
The constable couldn't stand the humiliation and impulsively stabbed him. As a result, Old Du died on the spot.
Du's wife ran to the yamen to file a complaint. The case was simple, with ample evidence, but unfortunately, the constable's brother-in-law was the official in charge of the small yamen in Du Family Town.
After some twists and turns, the case was turned into Old Du attacking the constable with a knife, and the constable had no choice but to fight back and accidentally killed him. In the end, he was only fined half a year's salary.
Poor Old Du had been killing pigs all his life, but he didn't have the guts to kill a human being. Du's wife couldn't bear it and died in the yamen.
That day, Du Yehu led a group of children to catch fish in the river of the neighboring town, and when he returned home, his house was gone. He picked up Old Du's pig-killing knife and rushed into the yamen in broad daylight. In front of everyone, he killed the constable and his brother-in-law on the spot.
He was only thirteen years old that year.Later, this case alarmed the city lord's mansion. After investigating, the old city lord pardoned Du Yehu and even invited him to join the Taoist Academy.
This is Du Yehu's story. He has had a stubborn personality since he was a child, and nothing can change his mind. Unfortunately, both his father and mother are just as stubborn.
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"The cultivation method... have I given it to you?" Jiang Wang thought for a moment and asked.
Du Yehu took out a small booklet from his pocket and casually threw it on the table in front of Jiang Wang. "Here it is, the White Tiger Body Refining Technique, but it's a damaged version. It's said to be the army's universal version."
Of course, this kind of cultivation method cannot be passed on to others, but Du Yehu did not believe that Jiang Wang would harm him.
Jiang Wang picked up the military cultivation method and flipped through it casually. Without saying much, he stood up and said, "I have something to do. Wait for me here."
Leaving Zhao Rucheng and Du Yehu to talk, Jiang Wang walked out and found an empty room to lock himself in. Then he activated the virtual key and entered the illusory realm.
Summoning the Performance Stage, he placed the damaged version of the cultivation method on it and began to deduce it. The points of merit on the sundial continued to decrease until it stopped at 190.
The deduction of this cultivation method consumed a total of 3400 points of merit, almost twice as much as the Purple Qi Comes from the East Sword Technique! This was also the limit of the Performance Stage at present.
Of course, this was also because, although this cultivation method was a damaged version, it was still a military cultivation method. A genuine transcendent cultivation method was much better than the foundation of the Purple Qi Comes from the East Sword Technique, and its upper limit was naturally much higher.
After the deduction was completed, Jiang Wang took the new cultivation method and found that it not only repaired the damaged part of the White Tiger Body Refining Technique, but also expanded and evolved it. It was now divided into four parts: the Azure Dragon, the White Tiger, the Vermilion Bird, and the Black Tortoise. When the four spirits were combined, its power was incomparable to before.
Jiang Wang left the illusory realm and left with the cultivation method. Just as he pushed open the door, he saw a beautiful woman in a red dress standing at the door. Her eyebrows and eyes were as black as ink, and her eyes were full of charm. With just a fleeting glance, she exuded endless charm.
She looked at him with affection in her eyes, and her red lips moved slightly, as if she wanted to say something.
"Excuse me." Jiang Wang walked past her.
It wasn't that Jiang Wang was really clueless about romance, but he had just come out of the illusory realm and had a sense of panic that he was almost discovered. He couldn't appreciate any beautiful woman at the moment.
Drinking really can cause trouble. Jiang Wang secretly warned himself. He actually entered the illusory realm directly in a place like the Three Fragrances Tower, where there were many people of all kinds. He was completely reckless.
Jiang Wang hurried back to Zhao Rucheng's private room and waited quietly for a while. After making sure that no one was following him, he breathed a sigh of relief and sat back in his original seat.
Returning the White Tiger Body Refining Technique to Du Yehu, the newly deduced Four Spirits Body Refining Technique only existed in the illusory realm and needed to be copied separately.
"When are you leaving?" Jiang Wang asked.
"Early tomorrow morning." Du Yehu replied.
"Tomorrow we will send you off...""Knock knock knock~" The untimely sound of knocking on the door.
"Come in." Zhao Rucheng said casually.
The person who came in was the old madam of Sanfen Fragrance Tower, a heavily made-up woman in glamorous clothing.
"Hey hey hey~ Our young master Zhao is becoming more and more handsome." The woman teased, even reaching out to touch Zhao Rucheng's face, appearing very familiar.
Zhao Rucheng stepped back and deliberately glanced over her half-exposed snowy chest, "Don't get too close, I'm dizzy from the chest."
The old madam giggled affectedly, "Oh, come on~ You didn't have this problem before~"
"Before, your Sanfen Fragrance Tower wasn't so pretentious either!"
The old madam frowned, "But is there anything unsatisfactory about the service in our little shop? Did those servant girls neglect the distinguished guest just now?"
Zhao Rucheng looked at her with interest, "What do you think? I spent so much silver today, and you wouldn't even let Miàoyù come out to see me? Sanfen Fragrance Tower is famous all over the world, is this the only way to treat a customer with gratitude?"
Sanfen Fragrance Tower was a truly world-renowned place of romance and revelry, with branches in various countries. The owner, Shenlong, was rarely seen, but her name was known to all heroes in the world, and she was known as the most enchanting woman in the world.
Any man who had seen her was unwilling to be a subordinate under her skirt. Among them were powerful generals, aristocrats, and even a rumored monarch and a respected leader, all of whom remained infatuated with her.
The background of Sanfen Fragrance Tower was undoubtedly terrifying. Although there were no high-level experts sitting in this small branch in Fenglin City, the name of Sanfen Fragrance Tower alone was enough to make it the most stylish place of romance and revelry in the city.
It was precisely because of the background of Sanfen Fragrance Tower that the old madam was so confident. But it was also because of this background that she would never allow the reputation of Sanfen Fragrance Tower to be damaged. Therefore, her face instantly turned ugly.
"Is it possible..." At this point, a voice that made people go weak in the knees continued the conversation, and a woman in a red dress stepped in gracefully. Red was not an easy color to look good in, as it was easy to fall into vulgarity. But she was just right, or rather, she was the best interpretation of the word "enchanting" and could not be concealed.
She walked into the room, her autumn eyes sweeping around the people in the room before finally landing on Zhao Rucheng with a shy smile, "Could it be that it's not my mother stopping me from seeing you, but I don't want to see you?"
Naturally, she was Miaoyu.