Chapter 7: Zhen Zhushi [Thanks to the leader of "I am the whitest crow in the world" for the reward! ]

"This Lord Zhen really lives in South City."

The Liang brothers and sisters are all action-oriented. After finalizing the plan, they immediately went out to inquire about the address of the Zhen family. Liang Yue took Liang Peng to buy a fruit basket and went to the door to apologize together.

The land price in Longyuan City is definitely higher in the north and lower in the south. The land near the imperial city in the north is extremely valuable and is home to various government offices and high-ranking officials. Court officials also generally choose to live there for the convenience of their daily work.

Because there are two cities in the east and west regions, they also have their own wealthy areas.

In contrast, the most lively place in the south city is Hongxiufang, where brothels are concentrated, but the land price will not be expensive just because you live close to the brothels. Therefore, the south has become the poor area of ​​Longyuan City, the capital of the gods, where the most civilians live.

No wonder Liang Yue was surprised.

For a sixth-rank official in the Ministry of Works, it wouldn't be difficult for him to at least have a courtyard on the east and west sides, not to mention living in a mansion in the north city? It was really rare for him to appear in this part of the south city.

The Zhen Mansion was not considered large in the South City. Its front looked similar to that of an ordinary house, except for the multiple porches. Perhaps considering his status as a court official, a black-painted gold plaque was installed. There was a gatehouse on the side, in which a white-haired old man was dozing off.

"Old sir... Old sir?" Liang Yue called out twice. The old man was still groggy. He shouted again, "Old sir!"

"Ah?" The old doorman was awakened and stared at the two brothers in a daze, "What's the matter?"

"We are here to visit Lord Zhen because of some family matters. Please inform him on our behalf." Liang Yue said.

"Ah?" The old concierge nodded dully. "What's your name?"

"My name is Liang Yue, and my younger brother Liang Peng is a classmate of the young master Zhen Xiaohao." Liang Yue replied.

"Ah?" The old concierge raised his ears, "Yue what Peng?"

Liang Yue raised his voice again, "Liang Yue! And Liang Peng!"

"Oh..." The old doorman finally responded, then turned around and walked tremblingly into the porch.

After a moment, he came back slowly and said, "The master is waiting for you in the study. Follow me."

The two brothers followed him and passed through a porch, only to find that it was a bit redundant. The courtyard of Zhen Chang's house was not much bigger than the small courtyard of the Liang family in Ping'an Alley. At most, the buildings were more regular, with more blue tiles and white bricks, flying eaves and columns on all sides, which looked more upscale, but in the end, there were only four or five houses.

In the middle of the yard, a young man with a white cloth wrapped around his head was kneeling. He looked badly injured and was kneeling dejectedly. When he saw the two brothers coming in, he looked up at Liang Peng, his eyes immediately filled with hatred: "What are you doing here?"

"I apologize to you." Liang Peng said calmly.

Then, without looking back, he followed the old doorman to the door of Zhen's study.

"The old man is inside, please come in." The old doorman pointed inside and left on his own.

The two brothers stepped into the study. They didn't see anyone at first glance, but a wall - the decoration of the Zhen family's study was also very strange.

Normal rooms in wealthy families were open from north to south, with at most a screen in the middle. But in the center of this study, there was actually a thick wall, with a beaded curtain hanging down at the end of one side of the wall to cover it.

This wall divides a room into two rooms, the outer room only has some flowers and plants, and the inner room should be the real study. The two brothers lifted the beaded curtain and saw a desk and a bookcase in this rather cramped space.

A middle-aged man with a gaunt and serious face was sitting behind a desk, reading a letter in his hand, his eyes lost in thought. Hearing the sound of the beaded curtain, he pressed the letter with a book beside him, then raised his head and looked at the two brothers: "It's Liang Peng and brother, right?"

This person is naturally the master of the mansion, Zhen Changzhi, the head of the Ministry of Works.

"That's right." Liang Yue nodded and said, "Today my brother had some conflicts with the young master of the mansion, so I brought him here specially to apologize."

"I asked Xiaohao about what happened in the academy when he got home." Zhen Changzhi said, "The conflict was caused by him repeatedly provoking the conflict. Although Liang Peng's behavior was a bit impulsive, it was also understandable. Both of them were wrong in this matter. Xiaohao should apologize first. I have punished him to kneel for an hour, and I plan to have him come to the academy tomorrow to have a good talk with Liang Peng."

"Uncle Zhen, Zhen Xiaohao is just a little naughty. He often plays like this with his classmates and everyone is used to it. I reflected on it afterwards and realized that I was too impulsive. I feel very upset. I made a big mistake and he was injured. You should not punish him anymore." Liang Peng said sincerely.

If you savor it carefully, there seems to be a hint of tea in the words.

Liang Yue secretly gave his brother a thumbs up in his heart.

"I've heard about his misbehavior in the academy, but I didn't have the time to discipline him. It's a good thing for him to be punished this time. Liang Peng, you don't have to blame yourself." Zhen Changzhi said gently, "I've heard that you have always been the top student in the academy. Study hard and pass the imperial examination in the future. I promise you that Xiaohao will never affect your studies again in the future."

"Lord Zhen is so kind. My brother will definitely get along well with Zhen Xiaohao in the future, and this kind of thing will not happen again." Liang Yue saw that the other party's attitude was so good, and he quickly said with a smile.

"Oh, that would be the best. It would be best if he could learn Liang Peng's desire to learn." Zhen Changzhi smiled and then said, "I still have some official business to do today. Now that this matter has been exposed, I will take care of my own business first."

"Okay, I won't disturb you, Lord Zhen." Liang Yue replied, putting down the fruit basket in his hand, "I brought some fruit for you, Lord Zhen, it's not worth much, just to show my sincerity." "You can't do that." Zhen Changzhi's face suddenly fell, "I have been an official for twenty years, and I have never accepted a single gift from anyone, nor have I ever had any favors. If you want to give me a gift, it will ruin my reputation."

Liang Yue quickly picked up the fruit basket again and said, "It is a blessing for the Yin Dynasty to have an honest official like Lord Zhen. We brothers will take our leave now."

When the two brothers left, Zhen Xiaohao was still kneeling in front of the study door in the courtyard. When he saw Liang Peng coming out, he cursed in a low voice: "You have nothing but your father! Are you happy now?"

Liang Peng walked away calmly, and when he turned around, he said lightly, "Congratulations."

Today's events went unexpectedly smoothly. After leaving the Zhen Mansion, Liang Yue sighed, "No wonder Zhen Zhushi has such a good reputation. He is indeed kind and reasonable. How could such a father give birth to such a son?"

Liang Peng shook his head, also expressing confusion.

……

When the two brothers returned home, it was already completely dark. Liang Peng returned to his room, while Liang Yue stayed in the yard to practice boxing.

It was still the Tiger Power Fist. When the stance was deployed, the blood and qi immediately steamed up, and it was as sharp as thunder, much more powerful than the previous two days. Such progress was also attributed to the pill given by Wen Yifan.

At that time, the Nine-Yang spy was accidentally caught, and the three little guards of the Imperial Capital were all injured. Liang Yue was the least injured, with only a bruised leg bone and no internal injuries.

But Miss Wen from the Evil-Slaying Office still gave three pills.

She gave it to him casually, saying it was used to stabilize the blood and qi and heal injuries, and Liang Yue believed it.

After Chen Ju ate it, he realized that it was the precious Xuanmen Deer Blood Pill. Among the pills for replenishing qi and blood, it was absolutely the best. The Xuanmen Danding lineage was not rare enough to make this kind of small pill. The production was not high and even less was circulated on the market. Many powerful families would only ask for a few pills when their children were trying to reach the second level.

Stabilizing Qi and blood is its least valuable effect.

After the three of them took it, they all felt that their energy and blood were gradually replenished, and they received a surge of reinforcement!

When Liang Yue was performing the Tiger Fist again, he could already feel the image of a roaring tiger beginning to appear in his mind, and he looked more and more like the king of beasts.

This means that his energy and blood are already at their peak, reaching the divine palace. When he is whirring and running, he can feel the charm of martial arts, and the previous bottleneck has disappeared.

There is only a thin membrane.

It is possible to break through at any time and enter the second level of visualization in martial arts!

After reaching the visualization realm, one can practice various powerful martial arts techniques by visualizing the spirit, no longer limited to fist and foot kung fu. For martial artists, the first level is just to polish the basics, and the second level is the real entry into the world of martial arts.

Whether it is martial arts, the three religions of Qigong, or the legendary mysterious mystic, all kinds of practice are divided into three major realms - the level realm, the master realm, and the immortal realm.

The first level of this realm is divided into seven small realms.

Every time you break through a small realm, it is equivalent to climbing up a floor. The seven floors of martial arts are enough to trap most martial artists for their entire lives.

The first level of Qi and Blood can still be achieved through hard work, and it is possible to break through after years of hard work. When it comes to the second level of Visualization, it starts to depend on the illusory understanding.

If one does not have enlightenment, it is very common to achieve nothing in one’s lifetime of visualization.

Liang Yue was practicing boxing diligently when he suddenly heard a sharp whistle from the sky not far away, followed by a sharp bright light shooting straight into the sky.

"What happened?" He immediately stopped.

This is a sentinel arrow used exclusively by the Imperial Guards to summon troops. One sentinel arrow means that all the Imperial Guards stationed in this district, whether on duty or not, should go to assemble immediately; two sentinel arrows fired in succession means that all the Imperial Guards in the South City should go to support immediately; if three sentinel arrows are fired in succession, all the Imperial Guards in the city should set out immediately.

Although there was only one whistle arrow this time, it was still quite rare in Fukangfang.

Liang Yue immediately put on his official uniform, slung his sword, and hurried out of Ping'an Alley, heading towards the location where the whistle arrow was fired. When he arrived, he saw Chen Ju, who was waiting for him at the street corner.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"Something bad has happened..." Chen Ju pointed to the house behind him, "Zhen Changzhi, the head of the Ministry of Works, died in his own home!"

"what?!"

　Thanks to Teacher Crow for becoming the sixth powerful leader of this book. Thank you, thank you.

　　
　
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