bookandnovel Chapter 29 Strange Household
Chapter 29 Strange Household
After Qin Erniu finished speaking, he scratched his head awkwardly.
Commander Jin Chuan treated him well, guiding him in martial arts and even expending his true energy to straighten his meridians and energy channels, only to be publicly insulted by Sang Biao...
He felt both guilty and uneasy, unsure of how to face tomorrow.
"Will Commander Jin Chuan help you regulate your meridians and energy channels?"
Shen Lang was stunned for a moment, and his brows immediately furrowed.
"Come here."
Shen Lang made Qin Erniu turn around, and then placed his right palm on the back of his chest.
His eyes were slightly closed, and a wisp of extremely concentrated true essence emanated from his palm and entered Qin Erniu's body.
Qin Erniu had practiced martial arts for many years without ever slacking off, but he still couldn't develop internal strength.
Back when he was still in Lin'an County, Shen Lang had tried to probe his dantian meridians several times.
However, all of them ended in failure.
For some reason, every time his true essence entered Erniu's body, it would instantly dissipate.
It wasn't like it sank without a trace; it was more like it was swallowed up by something—extremely bizarre.
He was like this when he was at the ninth rank, and he remained unchanged after breaking through to the eighth rank.
In an effort to find out the reason, Shen Lang consulted numerous ancient books, but he still has no clue.
That's why Shen Lang was surprised when he heard Erniu say that Jin Chuan had helped him regulate his meridians and energy channels.
Martial artists in the martial world cultivate internal strength, while those who reach a higher level cultivate true essence.
He is now an eighth-rank martial artist, which is not as good as Jin Chuan's fourth-rank, but the essence of his true essence is the same.
It doesn't make sense that Qin Erniu would only devour him and not Jin Chuan.
"Um?"
Shen Lang suddenly opened his eyes.
This time, his true essence successfully entered Qin Erniu's meridians and energy channels.
Move freely and without hindrance!
Is this Jin Chuan's doing, or is Er Niu's fate something else?
After a moment's thought, Shen Lang quickly ruled out the second possibility.
Given Erniu's personality, if there were any special opportunities, he would definitely tell him immediately.
Based on this, the answer is obvious.
So the question is, how did Jin Chuan manage to do that?
At this moment, Qin Erniu's voice rang out, interrupting his thoughts.
"Brother Lang, what's wrong?"
Shen Lang asked, "How did Commander Jin Chuan regulate your meridians and energy channels?"
Although he didn't know why he suddenly asked this, Qin Erniu still answered honestly:
"The master told me to sit cross-legged, to focus my mind, and then, like you, to place my palms against my back. After that, I don't know anything."
How did you feel at that time?
"Sitting cross-legged isn't very comfortable; my legs are a bit sore."
Shen Lang was speechless. After a few seconds of silence, he asked, "How long did the whole process last?"
"About an incense stick's time, I don't remember exactly."
"Anything else?"
"Afterwards, Lord Jin Chuan didn't look well and appeared very tired."
"Oh, right, he also said that my constitution is a bit special and I need to have it combed a few more times. We'll continue tomorrow."
The more Shen Lang listened, the more he felt something was amiss, and he frowned, falling into deep thought.
Seeing his reaction, Qin Erniu scratched his head and asked, "Why are you asking these questions out of the blue?"
Shen Lang said, "Didn't you always say that you dreamed of developing internal energy?"
"Congratulations, you can do it now."
"real?"
"Lord Jin Chuan helped me open up my meridians?!"
Qin Erniu jumped up suddenly, looking at his hands in disbelief.
"Although progress may be slow, we have indeed crossed that threshold."
After investigating, Shen Lang finally understood why his silly brother had been unable to cultivate internal energy for so long.
Qin Erniu's meridians and energy channels were unusually narrow and did not run through his entire body like those of a normal person.
Such talent is almost in the worst category.
If it weren't for a master who spared no expense to help him clear the path, he would never have succeeded in his entire life.
Qin Erniu jumped around excitedly for a while, but after calming down a bit, he suddenly became a little worried:
"Brother Lang, why is Lord Jin Chuan so good to me?"
"I'm just a lowly captain who's only been on duty for two days. My martial arts skills are lacking, and I'm not even that smart. Why would he waste so much effort on me?"
Although Qin Erniu was a bit straightforward, he wasn't stupid; he knew his own limitations very well.
One or two times is one thing, it can be attributed to the kindness of the commander and his support for his subordinates.
But if this continues for a long time, and a huge amount of true essence is used to help him every day, won't it delay his cultivation?
He's just a country bumpkin with no talent or background, what merits does he have?
Qin Erniu became more and more confused and frightened as he thought about it.
Having spent so many years navigating the underworld, he knew all too well what people were really like, so he couldn't help but worry.
Shen Lang smiled and said, "Don't worry, as of now, there's nothing wrong with you."
Qin Erniu pressed further, "Everything's fine now, but what about later?"
Shen Lang joked, "Why don't you go and tell him tomorrow to stop combing your hair?"
Qin Erniu quickly shook his head: "It's not appropriate, it's too obvious. He'll definitely be able to guess that I suspect he has ulterior motives."
"That's a commander of a thousand men! If I offend such a powerful figure, how can I possibly stay in the Embroidered Uniform Guard?"
"So, I don't have any good ideas, I can only leave it at that for now and see how it goes."
Shen Lang patted Qin Erniu on the shoulder: "Buy some gifts tomorrow and thank him in person. We must not skimp on the proper etiquette."
Qin Erniu sighed hesitantly, "I understand."
Shen Lang calmly said, "Don't overthink it. Maybe it's just his nature; he likes to do good deeds for others?"
"I'll check it for you every day from now on. If he really did use some underhanded tactics, I'll know."
Qin Erniu breathed a sigh of relief and said repeatedly, "Good, good, I'm relieved."
He lived with Shen Lang for three years and witnessed firsthand Shen Lang's glorious achievements along the way.
It's no exaggeration to say that even if Jin Chuan were a fourth-rank martial artist and Shen Lang were only an eighth-rank, he believed that Shen Lang would win if the two faced off.
The trust that had been cultivated over a long period of time was already deeply rooted. Now that he heard Shen Lang say that everything was fine, he was no longer worried and happily went to feed the horses.
"A commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, a dignified fourth-rank expert, was assigned to the elephant training camp, yet not only did he not complain, he even had the mind to instruct his subordinates in martial arts training every day?"
"And what is Yan Zheng discussing with Jin Chuan at this time?"
Shen Lang didn't want to think the worst of people, but the whole thing was so strange that he couldn't help but be suspicious.
"Open the skill bar!"
A virtual panel appeared before Shen Lang's eyes.
[Black Mist Blade Technique: LV15 (Reached the current position's limit)]
[Sinking Jade Skill: LV15 (Reached the current position's limit)]
[Case Investigation: LV15 (Reached the current position's limit)]
[Torture and forced confession: LV10]
[Bison Fist: LV10]
[Jianghu Qi Cultivation Technique: LV10]
......
[Remaining skill points: 245]
Looking at the rows of skills before him, Shen Lang suddenly felt a sense of urgency and muttered to himself:
"The waters of Yujing City are deeper than I imagined; relying solely on martial arts skills is probably not enough."
"We need to get some good stuff and upgrade as soon as possible!"