The Book of Troubled Times

Little did Zhao Changhe know that a blind man who claimed to have something to do far away would be so bored watching his spiritual friend. In fact, he mainly wanted to see if he could help Chichi improve.

After getting closer to Xia Chichi, who was pretending to be scared, Zhao Changhe frowned a little and took a look.

Previously, Huangfuqing believed that Chi Chi's resources and skills were far superior to those before, so it should be easier to break through. This was true, but he also had to have at least a minimum of training time... According to Chi Chi's diligent template, how could he have time? It is simply impossible to break through the imperial skills when practicing, and even the third level of secrets is still short of being able to break through.

At the beginning, Xia Longyuan thought that his daughter could directly break through the third level of secrets by going to Tianya Island to get the East Principle Dao Fruit and comprehend the Green Dragon Law. Xia Longyuan's judgment should have been regarded as the standard answer. That level of creation should indeed allow people to directly break through the third level. He even went straight to the brink of resistance, but so far he had not been able to do so. He was too seriously burdened by worldly affairs. Xia Longyuan would not have expected that his daughter would take over his mess and be so busy later.

Therefore, the conflict between the cultivation of warriors and the secular affairs of the emperor is really serious. It is understandable that Xia Longyuan hid in the Taimiao in the later period and did not want to have anything to do with secular affairs. Otherwise, why would he be practicing?

Not to mention the emperor, the same goes for Tang Wanzhuang. She was once on par with Huangfu Qing, and even theoretically stronger after breaking through. But now, Huangfu is in the middle stage of Qingyu. She was entangled in worldly affairs in the late Tang Dynasty, and she has not been able to break through. She is far behind Huangfu Qing. As we get further away, I don’t know if I feel a little sigh in my heart.

A more intuitive visual experience of Feng Po Yu is that this soul is not only a translucent shadow, but also a bit smaller, as if the main body has shrunk by a small circle, and its appearance is three points younger, like I have retreated to the age of fifteen or sixteen. It's normal. Zhao Changhe himself was like this back then, crushing a child under the oppression of his eldest sister Sanniang.

At that time, Sanniang's ravages were of great benefit to the growth of his soul. He didn't know much about it at first, but now he naturally knows that it was some secret method of Xuanwu that helped nourish and guide him to grow his soul.

He doesn't know Xuanwu's secret method of moisturizing, but I know the method of bliss. It is impossible to break the barrier, but it is still possible to help break through the third level of the secret.

The big man rubbed his fists and moved closer. The girl Xia Chichi shrank back in fear. Unfortunately, the sea of ​​​​consciousness was not big enough, and she quickly reached a corner and couldn't hide.

Zhao Changhe put his hands on the side of her head and looked down.

Xia Chichi said angrily: "I will not give in to the damned thief!"

Zhao Changhe's great music was also performed.

He was worried about the delay in promotion, but he was not in the mood for role-playing. He simply picked up the little girl, held her in his arms and rubbed her: "Little girl, be honest and accept uncle's initiation."

Xia Chichi's face was distorted by rubbing, and she stopped acting angrily and funny: "I think you just like the younger ones, Cui Yuanyang and Baoqin. They are actually quite big now. Look at those two glances you just made. The way it glows..."

Zhao Changhe spoke righteously: "Do you think I look like that kind of person? If you don't understand this matter, you can ask your uncle. This is the powerful spiritual rubbing method inherited from the classics of our Four Symbol Sect."

"How can our Four Symbols Sect have such a great method? Is the so-called strong soul caused by rubbing?" Xia Chichi struggled hard.

As a result, while struggling, the translucent soul gradually turned pink.

There is a kind of comfort that goes directly to the soul... Well, this is the soul. It appears very directly, without any physical transmission, transcending all physical pleasures, and it is as if it is as if it is immortal.

To achieve "soul fusion", it does not mean that the souls of both parties touch each other, nor do they move in the same way as the physical body. First of all, there must be a Dharma door and the Dharma of Bliss can provide; secondly, both parties must have souls that are interdependent, fully open to each other, accept each other, and devote themselves to each other wholeheartedly. This can only be achieved by truly falling in love. In fact, it is a bit harsh. Not only is it absolutely impossible to achieve soul fusion through rape, but it is also difficult for ordinary relatives and friends to achieve it.

But in front of two people in love, it is possible to achieve this even unintentionally. Just like the palm of his hand against Huangfu Qingyue Hongling a few days ago, Zhao Changhe didn't even think about what to do, and just turned everyone around. It feels like everything has been done...

This time, when it was done intentionally, the effect was even stronger. Xiao Chichi changed shapes in Zhao Changhe's arms, and the two soul bodies seemed to be kneading together, surpassing the energy back and forth of ordinary dual cultivators. It also exceeds the previous sharing of consciousness, and actually the consciousness is completely kneaded together. You are me, and I am you.

Zhao Changhe's power of rejuvenation at the Imperial Realm level was poured directly into Xia Chichi's soul like a copy and paste. It was one of the standard Green Dragon Laws, a part that Xia Chichi had not yet fully understood, so Xia Chichi was only separated by one layer. The triple secret of the window paper breaks through directly. It is really brittle than paper, and the level is as if it does not exist.

Even the triple "experience bar" has passed one-third.

Chi Chi's translucent shadow is visibly more solid to the naked eye, and the face and body that are several years younger are also visibly "grown up by a year or two".

Kneaded alive.

This kind of experience was very interesting, and it made Zhao Changhe a little nervous. Once his mind was not so involved, he immediately withdrew from the blending state and turned into the big brother holding the lost girl again.

Xia Chichi's soul was still pink, and her eyes were still in a state of intoxication, as if she had been fooled.

I never thought it would be so cool...

The physical reaction was that His Majesty the Emperor leaned back on his chair, his mouth half-opened, his eyes dull, his face red and hot, and his body trembling slightly subconsciously.

Zhao Changhe himself felt a little tired while his soul was wandering like this while instilling laws. His consciousness had no choice but to return. When he opened his eyes, he saw the Ancestral Temple with the stars twinkling above him.

Taking someone's chastity from thousands of miles away belongs to them.

Zhao Changhe touched the starry sky and pondered... The reason why he traveled around many places just now was not just to experience the soul's out-of-body experience, because the soul's out-of-body experience can be done right in front of him, and there is no need to teleport around. This kind of divine descending from all over the world is about space transfer, which can only be achieved by relying on the underground sky.

The sky is a miniature version of the world, and each location corresponds to a real location. You can observe and reach anywhere through it. This is a very typical change in space, and it is of a very high level.

Due to the limitations of the physical body, it is difficult to achieve ubiquitous teleportation, but the mind is infinite and the soul can travel back and forth at will, so it can only achieve divine descent. But if it is limited to such a small distance within the palace, can the physical body also be teleported?

But she couldn't leave Chichi there alone. She knew that she wouldn't feel better when she saw the man disappear after she came to her senses.

Zhao Changhe closed his eyes, stabilized the spiritual platform, tightly integrated his body and soul, and pressed his hand on the position of the sky again to see if he could "enter".

With a "whoosh" sound, the figure on the high platform disappeared, and when he reappeared, he was in the royal study room. Zhao Changhe staggered for two steps, holding on to the desk before he stabilized himself. Seeing that his clothes were torn everywhere, he felt both surprise and fear in his heart.

It is actually possible to achieve true body teleportation... But the feeling of tearing apart the space is extremely dangerous. The turbulence in the space almost tore people apart. In an instant, he first released the Gang Qi shield and it was shattered in an instant, and then moved the forging. The body secret method made the whole body look like a tortoise shell, and after enduring that moment, the clothes were in tatters. This is still within the palace from the Imperial Ancestral Temple to the Imperial Study Room. If it were a slightly longer distance, I'm afraid that my body wouldn't be able to bear it, and I would be bruised all over. If it were any further, I might turn into meat.

But no matter how close the distance is, this is the transfer and shuttle of space!

To put it bluntly, the same nature happened when I traveled from the earth to here. It was just that the distance was ridiculously large, but the essence was indeed the same thing...

If there is any difference, it is that time travel may also involve changes in time. Anyway, no matter how big the gap is, this space transfer has already taken a crucial step from zero to one! A crucial step to get closer to the realm of the blind!

Zhao Changhe breathed a sigh of relief and turned to see Xia Chichi who was still in a daze, as if he didn't know what was going on. He squeezed back into the chair and hugged her, returning to his previous position.

It takes less than three seconds from the time when the soul disappears back to when the real body comes over. Xia Chichi really didn't react. The feeling of being hugged around her waist again made her wake up slightly. She turned around and glanced at Zhao Changhe in confusion: "Am I hallucinating? It feels like you disappeared and reappeared."

"It's a trick."

"No..." Xia Chichi's aura gradually recovered: "You were a soul body just now. Although it was solid, the touch was different from the physical body and there was no smell. Now the touch is the physical body, and the familiar breath on your body has returned..."

She paused and stroked Zhao Changhe's clothes in surprise: "What's wrong with this damage? Are you... really traveling?"

Zhao Changhe didn't explain, but just kissed the side of her face: "Don't be so smart, wasn't that silly look just now so cute?"

Xia Chichi rolled her eyes at him, gently stroked the damage to his clothes and whispered: "It's too dangerous..."

Zhao Changhe said: "I can't let you wake up with nothing around you."

Xia Chichi was very moved. She bit her lower lip and said with charming eyes: "I am empty now..."

"Little fairy." Zhao Changhe picked her up, let her support the royal desk with both hands, and lifted up her robe.

Although the fusion of souls is refreshing, it seems that it still lacks a bit of realism when you touch it, which is nothing compared to real swords and guns.

After a short while, His Majesty's empty space was filled, and he let out a contented sigh: "Don't do such dangerous things in the future..."

"That's not possible... If I don't do it right, that will be the focus of my future research."

"I think you are stealing just to steal jade... lighten your bastard head... um..."

"Your majesty, please stop glaring at others from now on, okay?"

"You, you are actually at this time... Hey, why did you stop?"

"..."

"Ugh, if I don't quarrel with Yue Hongling, you will bully me... If you have the ability, tell her to be honest!"

"I'm not just talking about Hong Ling, but also others."

"Then if you do this to others, you won't even stop whining..."

In fact, Yue Hongling really didn't want to be jealous of others. Even Xia Chichi, she didn't like her for a while. After the meal, according to the rules of the world, it was considered "let's talk about it with wine". How could she be so leisurely and elegant all the time? Women quarrel.

At this moment, Yue Hongling's entire mind was immersed in the shocking sky, feeling the vast sky and traveling in the endless void.

The sky is vast enough to hold a sword.

I don’t know how long it took before the dragon roared and the sword was unsheathed.

A flash of sword light crossed thousands of rivers and mountains and struck in the far south of the Yangtze River.

A bully was punching and kicking an old man and trying to snatch a girl away from him. The girl's cries reached to the sky.

Wu Hou Tang Buqi quietly went to the brothel alone. He happened to pass by Zuo Yuan and was about to take action when he saw this. Suddenly, the red clouds rose, and the sword light fell from nine heavens away. A blood mark suddenly appeared on the bully's throat, and he fell to the sky.

Tang Buqi was stunned and looked at the distant sky in horror. The setting sun was setting in the west, and a wisp of residual clouds reflected the sky red.

"Are their strengths already so outrageous? What about my aunt?"

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"Your Majesty." The maid outside the door was reporting: "The Chief Tang Dynasty is here."

Tang Wanzhuang's visit to Xia Chichi has never required communication, but today was special. The maids could hear strange sounds coming from inside... It's so strange. No one was seen going in. Could it be that His Majesty was on his own...

There was no response from the imperial study room. Tang Wanzhuang glanced at the maids in confusion, then pushed the door open and went in.

As soon as the door opened, he saw Zhao Changhe and Xia Chichi sitting at the table solemnly, seeming to be discussing about Chunwei. Zhao Changhe seemed to have some opinions, which made Xia Chichi nod his head.

Seeing Tang Wanzhuang come in, Xia Chichi showed a simple and honest smile: "Tang Qing is here, let's discuss the spring wedding together?"

Tang Wanzhuang's eyes flicked around the two people's faces suspiciously, feeling a little fishy no matter how she looked at them. She sniffed, and there was some strange smell in the air.

Tang Wanzhuang laughed angrily, turned around and closed the door: "It's not dark yet, you just came here first, right? It's still spring, I think it's spring!"

Xia Chichi stopped pretending: "It's not spring water anyway, it's better than some people who show off their swordsmanship."

Tang Wanzhuang: "?"

God knows what others see as a model representative of "the relationship between king and minister" is like this behind the scenes. Zhao Changhe was dumbfounded when he heard this, and quietly reached out from under the table with his big hand, and slapped Xia Chichi on the buttocks: "What did you agree not to quarrel with others?"

Xia Chichi glanced at him resentfully and said nothing.

Tang Wanzhuang was very surprised. This little witch is so stubborn. When did she become so obedient? Was it too comfortable to be moisturized just now? Hey, wait... Tang Wanzhuang looked Xia Chichi up and down in surprise and found that she seemed to have made a breakthrough in her practice.

What an efficiency... The triple secret treasure, which was unattainable in the eyes of many people and was once the standard of the heavenly list, was secretly broken by this adulterer and adulteress.

Tang Wanzhuang could not help but feel a little resentful. Her own imperial realm was so stuck that there was no hope of a breakthrough. Unless you can resign and go out on your own to find opportunities, how can you leave? And it is impossible to break through this thing with dual cultivation. Dual cultivation is just an auxiliary. It can only be said that His Majesty has just arrived at the right time, but what should I do? Will I always be overwhelmed by Suzaku in the future? Uncomfortable.

never mind. She didn't want to bother Zhao Changhe with her own affairs, so she said, "I'm here to give feedback that the artillery that was secretly researched and improved by the Craftsman Department has been effective. Do you want to go and see it together?"

Zhao Changhe was stunned for a moment, then stood up suddenly: "Are you studying this?"

Tang Wanzhuang rolled her eyes at him: "Isn't this what you proposed to Tang En when you were overseas? He said that research and improvement would bring surprises, so Tang En brought back a few artillery pieces for us to study. Previously, the range was not good, and the filling It's troublesome, the barrel is easy to damage, and it's easy to injure one's own people. It's not as comfortable to use as a bed crossbow. In the past few months, some skilled craftsmen have come up with useful improvements. Now it is said that there is a new sample, and the effect is better than the bed crossbow... …I haven’t seen the actual results, so I don’t know if this is just bragging, why not take a look together?”

Zhao Changhe was ecstatic: "Look, you must see it!"

Xia Chichi was also an overseas witness and was somewhat interested in this. The emperor and his ministers went to the test site on the outskirts of Beijing under the sunset. The surrounding area was densely guarded and not even a fly could fly in. Tang Wanzhuang explained: "Since it is a new weapon that everyone has not paid attention to in the past, of course it needs to be kept secret. No matter how effective it is, it cannot be known to the outsiders."

Zhao Changhe was really happy, the evening makeup was so reliable.

The three of them hurriedly entered the house. Three cannons were placed on the vast countryside in front of them. Several officials in official uniforms were a little shocked to see the emperor and King Zhao appear together. They bowed and saluted: "See you, Your Majesty, see King Zhao."

Zhao Changhe said: "No need to be too polite. During the Chinese New Year, you are still working overtime to research this important weapon. It is really respectable and admirable. No matter how effective it is, I will remember your great contributions."

It was Zhao Changhe who spoke first before the emperor. The emperor also smiled without making a sound. The officials looked at each other, but their expressions were quite calm. The leading official said: "The actual effect is quite good. Your Majesty, please take a look."

After saying this and waving, several officials held the cannonballs and filled them into the tubes. Others adjusted the position and lit the fuse.

"Boom!" Three cannons fired in unison.

Several miles away, smoke spread. Of the three piles of earth and rocks that had been piled up in advance, two were shattered by the blast, and the other was knocked sideways and fell beside him. However, the impact still caused the earth and rocks to fly and fall, and Tang Wanzhuang and Xia Chichi could even see them with his eyesight. , and broken shrapnel flew in all directions, covering a radius of several feet.

Zhao Changhe was a little surprised by this result. He never expected what the primitive cannon he mentioned casually would develop into in a short period of time. But looking at it now, although it is still relatively primitive and needs some fuses, it has a powerful range. The accuracy is quite good, and it can be said that a casual remark bears fruit, which is particularly timely now that the war is about to begin.

He was all delighted, and Tang Wanzhuang and Xia Chichi far exceeded expectations. The emperor and his ministers were overjoyed. Tang Wanzhuang asked, "How about the filling interval?"

"Filling is easy, but the barrel needs to be cooled down for a while. Overall, it is much easier than in the past. It also requires training to operate the accurate head, but we injured a lot of people. Oh, and transportation is still inconvenient. , it’s too heavy, we added more rounds, but we still have to push it slowly... At present, it seems to be the most effective for defending the city. "

"That's enough..." Tang Wanzhuang and Xia Chichi looked at each other, thinking of the newly made storage box at the same time.

It seems that it is not only used to defend the city...

As long as a box can carry one cannon and related artillery equipment, it is enough. If you can carry hundreds of them, the field battle will suddenly become arrogant...

I wonder if the barbarians will think that it is the Immortal God who is sending down divine punishment.

When the official saw that several people looked very happy, his heart dropped, and he smiled and said: "Please give me your name, Your Majesty."

Xia Chichi looked at Zhao Changhe. Zhao Changhe looked at the smoke and dust in the distance, and smiled slightly: "Then it's called... divine punishment."