Chapter 625: The Rich and the Poor
Xiao Yu pondered and said, “You rely on hard work to master Tai Chi Changchun internal energy. The reason you can reach your current state and circulate the Great Circulation while sitting, lying down or walking is that the energy itself is advanced enough.

To be honest, Yutong and the others have at least two Qi-boosting pills every month.”

The Qi-boosting pills are the lifeblood of the “Demon Suppression Division”.

She left the property in Yingxiang Mansion, and they lived in the two houses themselves, and used the gold, silver and treasures to invest in business.

Tianmen Town is already a prosperous commercial town, and the skills that Yutong and her friends have learned are considered to be the most advanced immortal martial arts, almost immortal magic.

Now that he has become a “True Yuan Realm boss” and has joined the Demon Suppression Bureau, it is only natural that he will prosper.

Although they remembered Xiaoyu’s original intention of leaving the money, they would give several thousand taels of silver every year to help talented prostitutes in Qingshui Bay, but their own daily expenses could not be called frugal.

Ziying’s family was relatively well off in Dujiazhuang, but they couldn’t even afford to eat meat, white flour buns, and white rice every meal.

There are only so many paddy fields and dry fields in this small valley, and no matter how hard one works, it is impossible to increase the acreage of the fields several times.

“You are still practicing the ‘Huangcao Sword’ in swordsmanship. Yutong and the others have already switched to the ‘Five Thunder General Sword’, ‘Hui Lu Sword Technique’ and ‘Dragon Transformation Art’ which are more powerful and closer to Taoism. When you left Tianmen Town, didn’t my demon dog Xiaoqiang teach you new skills?” Xiaoyu asked.

When she left Yingxiang Mansion, Ziying, who had the best talent and the most powerful skills, was still cultivating her Taoist energy and had no internal strength!
Teacher Yu understood that one cannot bite off more than one bites off, so he only let them focus on one sword technique and complete the foundation building first.

After she leaves, Xiaoqiang will stay at the Wang family to monitor their progress in practice and teach them subsequent skills.

If not, where would Yutong and the others learn the “Five Thunder General Sword” and “Hui Lu Sword Technique”?
They are all taught by Xiaoqiang.

Ziying said: “I am a village girl in Dujia Village. I am already so strong that I am like a hero without a place to use my skills!”

Xiao Yu shook her head and said, “You are just a lucky frog in a well. You went to Yingxiang Mansion a few days ago, right?”

Ziying nodded and said, “Although I returned home to get married, I have not cut off contact with Yutong and the others. After you came back, they immediately sent someone to send a letter to inform me.

Brother Shan and I took the children and went to Yingxiang Mansion to look for you. You were in the south killing dragons at the time.”

Xiao Yu said: “Then you at least know how many fairies I have killed in Fenghou Bay and Longtou Town. Your Dujia Village is remote and has a small population, so the fairies look down on you.

But if a ‘Sou Li Du Wei’ comes to your village and sees your eldest sister and Hei Wa, you may not be able to stop him.”

Ziying murmured, “What can I do? If I stay in Tianmen Town, I won’t even have my eldest sister and Heiwa.

How many people did the Wind Howling Bay goblins eat? I heard that they were all young ladies and children from wealthy families.

Even if I take Brother Shan to Tianmen Town to make a living, we can only become a ‘small household’ at best, and our family will not be as safe as a large household.”

Xiao Yu pulled her to sit next to him and said, “I’m not forcing you to be anxious, I just hope you don’t fall into the trap of being a swordsman.

Yutong can become a backbone of the Demon Suppression Division, you have better talent than her.

As for husband and children, they have never been a burden to one’s practice.

Who says a village woman can’t also be an ‘invincible female swordsman’?”

Ziying asked, “How else can I try?”

“Just working hard is not enough. I will help you update Tai Chi Changchun Gong first.”

Xiaoyu got to know Ziying because Ziying was working as a follower for Aunt Liu at that time.

Aunt Liu chose her to be her little follower because Ziying was the smartest and most outstanding, with a good brain and high talent.

Xiaoyu really didn’t want Ziying to waste her talent and her early teaching. When she met Aunt Liu a few days ago, Aunt Liu complained that she taught Ziying arithmetic and accounting, and she could handle the daily flow of thousands of taels of silver easily and accurately. As a result, Ziying went to a poor mountain valley where she would never see a silver ingot in her life, which made her very angry.

Before dawn, she taught Ziying two sets of skills.

The first set is “Tai Chi Changchun Xianqi” which incorporates some medical secrets.

Dujiazhuang is too poor.

No matter how hard Ziying and Shan Ge worked, they could hardly save two taels of silver in a year.

The ability to resist risks is too poor.

If the mother or the children get seriously ill, the family may be broken up.

Just like little Ziying back then.

The new Tai Chi Changchun Xianqi is somewhat different from what Xiaoyu practiced himself.

Xiaoyu’s is more pure. To achieve something, he needs a huge amount of “Tao Qi”.

Ziying can no longer recite Taoist scriptures every day.

The new version of Changchun Xianqi incorporates the secret techniques of medicine, and tends to use true qi to heal oneself and others.

It is much worse than pure medical secrets and cannot directly control the two energies of “life and death”.

However, it is easier to use to indirectly supplement the “vital energy” and expel the “disease energy” through true qi, and it does not affect the actual combat power at all.

The second set of exercises is “Yu Family Five Thunder Method”.

It’s not swordsmanship, it’s Taoism.

Because Ziying couldn’t integrate the Five Thunder Sword into her daily life, if she used the Five Thunder Sword when cooking, the stove would blow up.

Taoism can be practiced through meditation.

“You can continue to practice the Humulus Sword, but don’t make it your main skill. You should focus on the Five Thunders Technique now, because the biggest enemy you may encounter in this life is the evil spirits in the mountains. The Five Thunders Technique is the most effective against evil spirits.”

Ziying is a village woman from a remote mountain village. It is difficult for her to make enemies with others.

If you really encounter a life-and-death fight, there is an 80% chance that it is evil spirits harming you.

“To practice the Five Thunder Method, you also need to read Taoist scriptures to accumulate ‘Dao Qi’.” Ziying looked a little hesitant. “Now I can only recite the Tao Te Ching and part of the Huangting Dao Jing in my mind. I can’t read Taoist scriptures like I did in Hongxiufang, and go to the Taoist temple to listen to the Taoist priest’s lectures.”

“Your wish is to marry Shan Ge, but do your elder sister and Heiwa have to remain illiterate village girls and men for their entire lives?” Xiao Yu asked.

“When they grow up, I will teach them to read.” Ziying smiled sweetly, “I have already taught Shan Ge to read and write!”

Xiao Yu said, “Since you have to learn to read, why not teach with the Taoist scriptures? Let your brother Shan read the Taoist scriptures too.”

Thinking that Brother Shan didn’t even have internal strength, Xiao Yu understood a little, and said, “You can teach him the latest “Tai Chi Changchun Xianqi”.”

Ziying showed a look of joy at first, then hesitated and said, “Why not change to an easier one? The current Tai Chi Changchun Xianqi is too difficult and profound.

I have practiced with you for several years, but now I can’t understand the new version of “Eternal Spring Fairy Qi”. I also asked you to write a booklet for me to memorize first.

He started from scratch, and it would take him at least ten years to get started.”

Xiao Yu said, “Just teach him, it doesn’t matter if it takes ten or twenty years. Anyway, you two are bound by the secular world and you will never become immortals in this life. Changchun Immortal Qi can only help you live longer and be free from illness and disaster.”

Xiaoyu did not use the dragon balls to build the foundation for Ziying’s child like he did to Ergouzi.

Time is running out.

However, before leaving, she used a magical weapon to help Shan Ge heal his leg injury.

The magic weapon is a “fairy sword” found in the treasury of the Demon Dragon Palace, and was originally planned to be used to upgrade the Qiao Shi Sword.

Just like Zhou Lang’s “Seven Star Flying Sword” back then.

Shan Ge’s kneecap was shattered and most of it was missing. Xiao Yu melted the magic sword and made a “steel” knee for him.

He also repaired the slightly damaged leg bone.

The reason why magical weapons are used as materials is because they can be refined by people!
After refining, it has no rejection reaction to the human body and is more useful than the original bones.

Not much spiritual material was needed to make the kneecap, so the remaining broken sword was turned into a pitch-black dagger for Ziying to use for chopping wood and bones.

The entire operation took only half an hour.

Now Xiaoyu travels around the world, carrying “Zuisusan” with him. In the process of taking down the Demon Dragon Palace and destroying the monster nests on both sides of the Liusha River, Zuisusan has repeatedly made great achievements.

Shan Ge drank the wine mixed with Zuisu Powder and took a nap. When he woke up, his leg was healed and Xiao Yuren was gone.

After leaving Dujiazhuang, Xiaoyu circled around and carefully checked the surrounding mountains and lakes to make sure that there were no big monsters lurking before returning to Yingxiang Mansion.

After returning to Yingxiang Mansion, Xiaoyu did not enter the city, but went to Xinghua Village outside Tianmen Town.

She wants to find her goddaughter “Bai A’ran”.

Ziying is Xiaoyu’s good friend. He hasn’t seen her for several years and he misses her very much.

Just like when Ziying learned that she came back, she wanted to see her no matter what; after Xiaoyu came back, she also wanted to see Ziying no matter what.

Once they met, Ziying and Xiaoyu felt satisfied and happy.

Xiaoyu actually doesn’t miss A’ran from the Bai family at all.

Finding her is purely my responsibility as a “godmother”.

She is now secretly returning to Yingxiang Mansion.

Yu Zaiheng has become famous in the Liusha Region.

If I don’t go to Baijiazhuang from beginning to end, it would seem very heartless.

“Are you Su Xipo? How did you become like this?”

At the Su family in Xinghua Village, Xiaoyu met a sloppy middle-aged man.

He was wearing a dirty coat, squatting on the doorstep to bask in the sun, his cloudy eyes were a little hazy, as if he was reminiscing about something or his mind was empty.

There was no one in the house, not even a single animal or chicken.

The yard is a mess and no one has cleaned it for many days.

Xiaoyu stared at his unshaven and shriveled face for a long time, but didn’t dare to confirm.

He also used the art of observing qi and the secret techniques of medicine to sense his qi. He was indeed the promising young man with clear eyes and handsome face.

But now his luck was running out, and he even looked like his family was going to be destroyed.

“You are~~” The sloppy man rubbed the dried eye mucus on his eyelashes and said in disbelief: “Master Prime Minister? Am I dreaming?”

Xiaoyu smiled and said, “It’s rare that you still know me.”

“Plop~~” The sloppy man immediately knelt on his knees and kowtowed repeatedly, “I, Su Xipo, pay my respects to the Prime Minister.”

Xiao Yu felt a little disgusted by the dirtiness, but she had been treated by his mother and had eaten at his house before. She helped him up and said, “We are old friends and relatives, so there is no need to do this.”

“Old friend, relative?” The sloppy man was extremely terrified and waved his hands repeatedly, saying, “How dare a lowly person like me claim to be a relative of the Prime Minister?”

Xiao Yu frowned and said, “You really don’t remember me? But how do you know I’m the Prime Minister?”

Su Xipo said, “Some time ago, the villagers took me to the Black Dragon River wharf to share dragon meat. When we passed by Tianmen Town, I saw you talking to the Marquis of Qinghe from afar.”

Xiao Yu asked, “Did your wife Bai Zhulian tell you about me? By the way, where is Bai Zhulian?”

“Pearl Curtain.” Su Xipo was in a trance, and there was a hint of spirit in his eyes. He asked anxiously and doubtfully: “Does the master really know me?”

“When did your mother die? I was young at that time and passed by your house. I asked your mother for directions. Your mother invited me into the house for a meal. Your sister scooped half a bucket of beans and asked you to go to the village entrance to exchange it for two pieces of old tofu.” Xiaoyu said.

Su Xipo had some impression in his mind, but his brain was confused and he couldn’t remember it no matter what.

However, he was basically certain that Yu Zaiheng should not have teased him, as the two had met at least once in the past.

“My mother passed away in April of the year before last, and Zhulian passed away three years ago. I don’t know where she went.”

Su Xipo’s face, which was covered with dirt, suddenly showed a gleam of hope. “Master Prime Minister, do you know Zhu Lian? Do you know where she is? And where did she take my two children?”

“You’ve been to Baijiazhuang, right? Do you know who lives there?” Xiaoyu asked.

Su Xipo’s face changed several times, and he said in a hoarse voice: “Master Prime Minister wants to ask me if I know that Zhu Lian is not a human being, but a white fox that has become a spirit?”

Xiao Yu sighed, “It seems that you finally know it. You married Zhu Lian, and I took Zhu Lian’s sister as my goddaughter, so you and I are relatives.

I originally planned to go and see my goddaughter, but the fox in Baijiazhuang was nowhere to be found, and it seemed like he had left for several years.

That’s why I came to the Su family, intending to ask your wife about the situation.

I didn’t expect that after not seeing you for several years, you would become so miserable. It seems that Father Bai failed to ascend to heaven, right?”

(End of this chapter)