Chapter 253: Retirement Ceremony
The moon is in the sky.

On the roof of Qun Yuyuan, Cheng Long, dressed in ancient costume, with a bottle of Coke in his hand, lay there leisurely admiring the moon.

Not long after, Dongfang Bai, who had hurriedly left during the day, jumped onto the eaves, slowly came to Cheng Long, took out an ancient book from his arms, and said with a smile: "Young Master Cheng, this is the Sunflower Manual, please take a look."

"Where is the Tai Chi Chuan Sutra?"

Cheng Long took the Sunflower Manual and glanced through it casually.

If you want to practice this skill, you must castrate yourself with a knife; if you don’t castrate yourself, the skill will produce heat…

As expected of a martial arts secret book passed down from the palace, the beginning is concise and clear. If you want to practice, you must be determined to castrate yourself. If you don't want to practice, there is no need to read below.

"I have sent someone to get it. It will be delivered to Hengyang in three days at the latest."

Dongfang Bai, who had seen his sister, had a look of joy on her face. Cheng Long did not see a trace of domineering in her, but only the gentleness and sweetness of a big sister next door.

And a broad mind that is no less than Qiu Moyan!
"Yilin has a simple and innocent personality. You will have to worry about her in the future." Cheng Long put the still warm Sunflower Manual into the storage compartment, picked up the Coke beside him, took a sip, and felt refreshed.

"Innocence means that I have been well protected. Although the protection is a bit excessive, I am still very grateful to Master Dingyi and you."

Dongfang Bai has confirmed Yi Lin's identity through the sachet. When she was 16 years old, her hometown was robbed by bandits. When she was fleeing, her parents disliked her for being a woman and abandoned her. In order to protect her sister Yi Lin, she led the bandits away alone. When her life was hanging by a thread, she was saved by Dugu Qiubai.

Her sister Yilin was rescued by Master Dingyi who was passing by.

The two sisters were separated for ten years.

If Cheng Long hadn't come to tell her about his sister's whereabouts, she didn't know how long it would take to find clues and find her sister.

So, she was very grateful to Master Dingyi and Cheng Long.

"You're welcome. I got paid."

Cheng Long smiled slightly, reached into the void with his right hand, took out a bottle of Coke out of thin air, handed it to Dongfang Bai, and said, "Taste the taste of my hometown."

"Wine?"

"No, it's a drink."

Dongfang Bai looked at it for a while, then unscrewed the bottle cap, tilted his head back and took a few gulps. The sweet sparkling water poured into his throat, and an unprecedented feeling rushed into his mind.

readily!

She couldn't help but drink a few more sips.

After finishing more than half a bottle in one breath, Dongfang Bai just sat down, looked at the white full moon in the sky, and said slowly: "Young Master Cheng, did you really kill seven or eight thousand Japanese pirates in one breath?"

"Not that many. The Japanese pirates besieging me were less than 700. Rumors are always like this. The more they spread, the more outrageous they become. Maybe after some time, the number will increase to 10,000 or 20,000."

It’s not that Cheng Long doesn’t have the ability, but there are indeed not that many Japanese pirates in the coastal areas.

If you really want to kill to your heart's content, you have to go to Fuso.

only……

The Japanese who stayed in Fuso during this era do not necessarily deserve to die. If they were to travel through time to the Anti-Japanese War world one day, they could hunt down the Fuso devils without restraint.

"Seven hundred is also exaggerated!"

Dongfang Bai remained skeptical about this.

Because she couldn't imagine what a horrible and terrifying scene it would be to suck seven hundred people dry in one breath and turn seven hundred Japanese pirates into mummies.

"Dongfang Bai, you seized the position of the leader of the Sun Moon Divine Sect because you wanted to use the power of the Sun Moon Divine Sect to find your long-lost sister. Now that the sisters are reunited, the position of leader has become a burden to you. I wonder what your plans are next?" Cheng Long asked curiously.

"Young Master Cheng, are you so sure that I didn't seize the position of leader for power?"

Dongfang Bai began to examine Cheng Long carefully. He was tall and handsome, with a mysterious origin. He was much better looking than Linghu Chong, and the magic doctor was particularly elegant.

"Maybe!" Cheng Long spread his hands.

That night, the two of them lay on the roof and chatted for a long time, like old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years, talking about everything under the sun.

At first, the two drank Fat House Happy Water, then they started drinking wine, and as they drank, they started to try their skills.

The results speak for themselves.

The speed that Dongfang Bubai relies on for survival is nothing compared to Cheng Long.

No matter how she attacked, Cheng Long could easily catch her, either by grabbing her wrist and twisting her into his arms, or by simply grabbing her waist and forcibly holding her in his arms.

Qiu Moyan’s evaluation was correct, this guy was indeed a little bad to women.

Every time he subdued Dongfang Bai, he would slap the Dongfang Sect Leader's beautiful buttocks to increase the opponent's anger level. But Dongfang Bai was not a silly girl. She could be described as careless once or twice, but if she still lost three or five times, she would naturally not ask for trouble.

……

The next day.

Before the first ray of dawn broke the silence of the night, Cheng Long had quietly gotten up and started his daily practice.

His figure was looming in the dim light, as if he had merged with the mysterious power between heaven and earth, and he was concentrating on feeling the flow of purple energy between heaven and earth.

Purple Qi is the essence of heaven and earth and the source of growth for all things. It is an indispensable nourishment for both righteous and evil cultivators on the path of cultivation.

As he breathed deeper, he seemed to be able to sense the purple air gathering from all directions, slowly seeping into his body. The purple air flowed through his meridians, like sweet nectar, nourishing his body and cleansing his soul...

Cheng Long likes this feeling.

When the first ray of morning sunlight spread across the earth, Teacher Bai on the bed slowly opened his eyes and looked at the man sitting cross-legged beside the bed, his eyes full of fascination.

Yes, Mr. Cheng was not alone at night. During the time he traveled through, except for the night he stayed at the Lin residence and the night when Qiu Moyan came to report the news, he was always with Teacher Bai Lingbai.

As Mr. Bai practiced the "Taiyin Xuanjing", his ghost body became more and more solid, almost the same as a real person except that it was cold and without temperature.

Moreover, Cheng Long has also developed a new way to play, which is to have his soul leave his body and become one with Teacher Bai, and that feeling is even better than being in the physical body.

This is also the reason why he has no intention of hooking up with Qiu Moyan and Dongfang Bai.

But he forgot that he was no longer an ordinary person. Even if he did not take the initiative to flirt or launch a fierce attack, his daily interactions still left an indelible impression on the other person.

Qiu Moyan, who had just arrived in the capital last night, washed up in the morning, dressed in a black suit, and went to a teahouse near Zhou Huaian's home.

The sun rises in the east.

When Zhou Huaian, the head coach of the 800,000 Imperial Guards, walked out of his house, he saw Qiu Moyan sitting in the teahouse waiting for him. He was immediately overjoyed and said, "Ah Yan, when did you come?"

Qiu Moyan lowered his voice and said, "Huaian, Young Master Cheng asked me to tell Lord Yang not to write a memorial to impeach Cao Shaoqin, so as to avoid any misfortune. He will deal with those bastards in the East Factory."

"Well, I'll tell Lord Yang later."

Zhou Huaian nodded solemnly.

After a while of silence.

Zhou Huaian stretched out a hand and wanted to touch Qiu Moyan's cheek. In the past, at this time, Qiu Moyan would take the initiative to grab his hand and rub his face against his hand.

Like a gentle kitten.

But this time, Qiu Moyan subconsciously avoided it.

"Huaian, when are you going to marry me?"

Qiu Moyan took the initiative to break the window paper and looked up at the man she "once" admired.

She is already thirty years old and can't wait any longer.

"Uh~~ I have to go back and discuss it with my wife and get her consent before I can marry you." Zhou Huaian was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting Qiu Moyan to propose to marry him at this time.

"What if Madam Yang refuses?"

"..."

Zhou Huaian fell silent, not knowing how to answer.

The two have known each other for many years and have developed feelings for each other. One is in his thirties and the other is in her early thirties. They both have two children. If they hadn't been unable to be together for some reason, they would never have dragged on until now.

After all, this is ancient times, a place where people can have three wives and four concubines.

"Master Zhou, I will wait for you for three months at most. If you still can't give me an answer by then, please forget me. I'm leaving."

Say it.

Qiu Moyan lowered his hat, turned around and left.

Zhou Huaian was so moved by her heroic figure that he wanted to marry her immediately. However, the tigress at home was very strict and didn't want him to take a concubine or a wife.

He is a sentimental man and it is impossible for him to divorce his wife just because he wants to marry another one.

Therefore, Zhou Huaian behaved extremely contradictory.

……

Today is a good day for Liu Zhengfeng to retire.

Early in the morning, the Liu Mansion attracted various people from the martial arts world. The disciples of the Huashan Sect, Hengshan Sect, Taishan Sect, and Hengshan Sect who were living in the Liu Mansion also got up early to enjoy the sumptuous breakfast prepared by the Liu Mansion.

"My fellow seniors have come from afar, and I am truly grateful to you. I'm sure you all know that I, your brother, have been blessed by the court and have become a minor official..."

At the end of the Chen hour, in Qingfeng Hall, Liu Zhengfeng talked freely in front of a group of fellow Jianghu people: "As the saying goes: Eat the salary of the emperor, be loyal to the emperor. Things done in the Jianghu are about loyalty. When doing work, you must abide by the law. If there is a conflict between the two of them in the future, it will inevitably make it difficult for brothers, so..."

"From now on, Liu will retire from society."

"Of course, if you come to Hengyang City in the future, you will still be my Liu Zhengfeng's friends. It's just that I will no longer care about the grudges in the martial arts world."

When Yue Buqun, Master Dingyi, Taoist Tianmen and other people in the martial arts world heard this, they all looked worried and confused.

However, neither they nor the martial arts people who came to watch the ceremony said anything.

But when Liu Zhengfeng knelt down to show his kindness, broke his sword and swore an oath, preparing to retire, a shout suddenly came from outside the hall.

"Wait a minute~~"

The disciples of Songshan Sect, who arrived late, dressed in uniform and holding high the flag of the leader of the Five Mountains Sword Sect, rushed in aggressively.

"Brother Liu, I have been ordered by Alliance Leader Zuo to ask you to postpone the ceremony of retiring for the time being." Ding Mian, the leader of the Chongshan faction, walked straight to the door and said.

This man is the leader of the Thirteen Guardians of Songshan and the second younger brother of Zuo Lengchan, the head of the Songshan School. He is known as the 'Tower-Holding Hand' and his strength should not be underestimated.

The one beside him was Zuo Lengchan's fourth junior fellow apprentice, Fei Bin, nicknamed 'Tai Songyang Hand'.

Behind the two of them were their disciples' minions.

"Alliance Leader Zuo's move is very good. We in the martial arts world are free and easy. Why should we be officials and be restricted by others? I hope Junior Brother Liu will think twice!" Master Dingyi, who didn't know the truth, joined in the fun.

But she just didn't want the Hengshan Sect to lose a pillar, and her intention was very simple.

Cheng Long, who sneaked into Qingfeng Hall, watched this scene with great interest. Liu Zhengfeng's wife, children and disciples were all within his perception. If the Songshan Sect really dared to kill them, he would not mind showing up to stir up trouble and make the scene even more explosive...

(End of this chapter)