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Shen Chenzhou sent Qingshi back to the gate of the courtyard and left.Qing Shi went into the small courtyard alone, and was delighted to find that Han Shuo hadn't come over, so he could have a good sleep by himself.

In order to make this sleep more comfortable, Qingshi opened the newly cleaned wing room, took out the body quenching medicine that had not been used for a long time, used the water diversion formula to activate the fire spirit circle on the ground, and prepared a pot of clear water. Warm bath soup.

"Comfortable—" Sitting in the big bathtub, Qing Shi couldn't help but hum.He didn't adjust his sitting posture until the shuddering refreshment faded away, and practiced his exercises under the infiltration of the bath soup, absorbing the aura of medicine in it.

After circulating the absorbed spiritual energy in the body for three weeks, Qingshi closed his eyes and opened his eyes, and then——

"Han, Elder Han?" Qing Shi was dumbfounded.

"Is this how you cultivate?" Han Shuo stood in front of the bathtub with his hands behind his back, looking at him expressionlessly, apparently for a long time.

"The effect is very good." Qing Shi replied calmly.

"It's not the right way." Han Shuo said disapprovingly.

"But it's not that the evil spirit is acting crookedly." Qing Shi didn't rush to get out of the bath, and continued to sit in the tub and enjoy the hot bath under the effect of the fire spirit circle.

"Perform the exercise again." Han Shuo said indifferently as he inspected Qingshi's body.

Qing Shi glanced at Han Shuo with slanted eyes, a hint of ridicule appeared on the corner of his mouth, then he closed his eyes and practiced the exercises again.

After a week, Qingshi opened his eyes again, smiled and looked at the serious man in front of him, "Have you seen enough, do you want to do it again?"

"What kind of exercises do you practice?" Han Shuo frowned.

"Don't say you don't even know how to entrain Qi, Great Elder Han." Qing Shi pouted.

"...Why do you still use this introductory exercise when you arrive at the foundation? Could it be that Fengxi can't even give you a decent exercise?" Of course, it's not that Han Shuo can't tell, he just can't believe that this is really something that can be done on the street. The entraining formula that I bought.

"My aunt has a single spirit root of the fire element, I can't use her skills." Qing Shi said.

"Didn't you stay at the third peak before you established your foundation? She Ji didn't care about you? Feng Xi just let him ignore you?" Han Shuo frowned even deeper.

——As expected, three generations of my ancestors have been investigated.

Qing Shi understood, but only smiled on his face, and then said with a pun, "Elder Han, water and fire are incompatible. Besides, there is nothing wrong with entraining qi. I practice entraining qi, so I can still build a foundation." ? Speaking of which, this entraining qi formula is the oldest and purest technique in the cultivation world."

"The qi tactic is only used to draw qi into the body to wash the tendons and cut the marrow, but it is useless for gathering spirits and forming pills. Practicing after building the foundation can only have the effect of refining the body at most." Han Shuo said.

"I've told you a long time ago that I have no interest in becoming a baby. I just want to live a good life." Qing Shi said with a smile.

"Does Fengxi know nothing about this?" Han Shuo asked coldly.

Qing Shi smiled, leaned forward, and leaned against the wall of the tub, "Don't blame my aunt, and don't be too demanding on her, she is just a big girl after all, the way to raise children, she I don't know."

Han Shuo didn't bring up the rift between the two peak masters, but stared into Qingshi's eyes, and asked coldly, "Are you planning to stay in the foundation building stage for the rest of your life and never enter the country again? Are you so worthless?"

"My aunt won't abandon me just because I'm worthless." Qing Shi smiled confidently.

Han Shuo didn't say anything more, he seemed to be thinking about something with a cold face, and he said after a while, "You made the Lingmi used in today's grand ceremony?"

"That's why my aunt recommended me to grow medicine for you. Do you really think she's a pimp?" Qing Shi laughed mockingly.

"I know Fengxi's character better than you do." Han Shuo didn't change his face, "I didn't expect to underestimate you. Seeing things that are useless, you have some real skills."

"Don't praise me, that ling rice is tricky, it can be eaten but not planted, if it is convenient for you, please tell the master master, so as not to be settled with me after something happens." Qing Shi said hastily.

"Fengxi can solve this kind of thing." Han Shuo said calmly.

"Isn't it better for you to come forward!" Qing Shi just said casually.If Han Shuo really helped him with this matter, then he would gain too much face. When Lingmi's matter is resolved, other troubles should follow.

"Are you still planning to keep the method of making the Lingmi a secret?" Han Shuo thought of going elsewhere.

Qing Shi didn't deny it, "You have to give me some benefits, you can't make people work hard and then empty-handed, right?"

Han Shuo pondered for a while, nodded and said, "Alright, give me the secret method, and I'll take care of the rest."

"Ah?" Qingshi couldn't help being stunned.

"I want to keep you by my side without accepting you as an apprentice. There must be a reason. The matter of Lingmi is a good reason." Han Shuo said.

—Who wants to go to your side!

Qing Shi felt depressed, but he could only accept it.Han Shuo condescended to think of him, but could he still refuse?And in this way, Fairy Fengxi can be completely relieved, and he himself can enjoy the protection of Huashen's power more calmly.

"Thank you, Elder Han, for taking care of you." Qingshi cupped his hands.

"Give me the secret method as soon as possible, and be more honest these few days, and don't cause other troubles." Han Shuo ignored the obvious insincere words in Qingshi's tone, and indifferently urged.

"The secret method can be given to you right now." Qing Shi turned his palm over, took out a jade token from the storage ring in his right hand, and threw it to Han Shuo, "Actually, it's just soaking the seeds of the top-grade spiritual valley in this five-element magic circle A while—oh, and the potion recipe for soaking the seeds."

Qing Shi threw out another thinner jade tablet.

"You figured out these things yourself?" Han Shuo put away the jade tablet and asked indifferently.

"It's okay to say yes, or it's okay to say no." Qing Shi shrugged, "Actually, I scraped away a bunch of messy ancient slips and miscellaneous notes on weekdays, put together the contents, and then let go of my courage to learn more Utilize it, after going back and forth a thousand or eight hundred times, you can always come up with something usable."

The corner of Han Shuo's mouth twitched slightly, but he quickly continued to ask calmly, "Do you like miscellaneous studies?"

"It's okay, it's more interesting than boring training." Qing Shi shrugged and asked instead, "Well, Elder Han, can I come out and get dressed? The spirit stones in the magic circle have no aura. The water will be cold in a while."

Han Shuo didn't answer, just reached out to grab Qingshi out of the tub.

Qingshi grabbed Han Shuo's lapel subconsciously, and was hesitating whether to put on the mask on his own initiative, but Han Shuo stopped in his tracks.

"Fairy Fengxi is coming here." Han Shuo said.

"Then why don't you hide?!" Qingshi was startled, struggling to get off the ground.

Han Shuo gave him a displeased look, obviously annoyed at what Qing Shi blurted out.But he didn't insist on staying to meet Fairy Fengxi, he frowned, let go of Qingshi, and disappeared in a flash.

Qingshi heaved a sigh of relief, before she had time to put on her clothes, Fairy Fengxi had already arrived outside the door.

"Taking a bath?" Fairy Fengxi didn't barge in, but with Jindanqi's spiritual sense, and at such a short distance, she already knew what was going on in the room.

"It's finished washing, auntie, wait a moment, I'll go out now." Qing Shi hurriedly responded, and waved his hands to grab the clothes hanging on the side, and put them on quickly.

After tidying up, Qing Shi pushed the door out, "Auntie, why are you here at this hour?"

"Obviously, something has happened." Fairy Fengxi's complexion was very bad, she turned around and followed Qingshi into the next hall.

"About Linggu?" Naturally, Qingshi and Fairy Fengxi didn't need to beat around the bush, waited for her to sit down, and then got straight to the point.

"You also know?" Fairy Fengxi's complexion became even worse, "Did someone look for you?"

"Not yet, only the people from Xuantian Immortal Territory have shown some kindness." Qingshi took out the tea set and made a cup of tea for Fairy Fengxi, "But I learned about Linggu from Senior Brother Shen Zhou. In the evening, I had a drink with the people from their first peak."

"The two of you have always had similar tastes." Fairy Fengxi's complexion improved a little, "What happened to Linggu? Tell me."

"I didn't ask you to plant it. After I quit my job as a manager, they took my things in the private warehouse of Xiannong Hall." Qing Shi said his guess again, and then said, "This matter can It can be big or small, but it is impossible for me to betray the Xiantrumen, so it has nothing to do with people from other sects, just take care of the three-acre land in our own sect."

"Is this a coincidence, or is someone trying to kill you?" Fairy Fengxi frowned.She is not a person who likes intrigue, and she is a little confused when encountering such things.

"Never mind him, anyway, we now have a big backer, and we can come and cover the water and earth." Qing Shi smiled disapprovingly, "You don't have to bother, just report this matter to Elder Han and ask him to deal with it for you that is."

"I don't have such a big face." Fairy Fengxi glared at Qingshi.

"If you lose face, Elder Han will allow me to enter the cave and lend you my hand to give you such a good thing?" Qing Shi laughed.

Fairy Fengxi lowered her face, "Qingshi, don't you take those rumors seriously?"

"Auntie, who do you take me for?" Qing Shi pouted, "It's not that I take anything seriously, but that you don't take yourself too seriously. Believe me, tell Elder Han about this Said, he will definitely come forward to solve it - don't frown, this is also an important matter that involves the interests of the entire Xiantrumen, he can't just sit idly by in public or private - of course, you'd better give him a Air, let him have a reason to come forward."

Fairy Fengxi frowned and thought about it, then stood up quickly, "I'll go find him right away."

"Ah?" Qingshi was taken aback, quickly grabbed Fairy Fengxi, and dissuaded, "Go again tomorrow, it's so late today, it would be so bad if I disturbed Elder Han's rest!"

"Ye Chang has a lot of dreams, and besides his level of cultivation, he doesn't need to sleep at all, so there is nothing to disturb or not to disturb." Fairy Fengxi was impatient, she shook off Qing Shi and walked out.

——The problem is that that person is not in his cave at all!

Qing Shi sighed sadly, and bowed to the air, "Elder Han, if you are still here, please go back to Dongfu to receive my aunt first! Please! Please!"

"Hmph!" A cold snort came from Qingshi's ear immediately.

Seeing that the voice was invisible, Qing Shi knew that Han Shuo had gone back, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, turned and walked to his bedroom.

Too lazy to think about whether Han Shuo would come back to spend the night again, Qing Shi took off his shoes and went to bed, pulled away the quilt and got in.

There was no dream all night, and the next morning, when Qingshi opened his eyes, he also knew the reason why he had no dream.

"Elder Han, let's discuss something." Qing Shi drooped the corners of his mouth, looking resentfully at Han Shuo, who was lying on his side and watching his naked body, "Can you stop blocking my five senses every time, I will Don’t hide, don’t hide, don’t hide and don’t resist, what are you doing? Even if you don’t like listening to me, just say it, I’ll just shut up.”

"You didn't resist that night." A cold light flashed in Han Shuo's eyes, and he coldly raised another topic, "Why?"

"It's so obvious, it's just the gap between us, if I resisted that night, would I still be alive now?" Qing Shi pouted.

"As long as you can save your life, you can disregard chastity?" Han Shuo asked, but his tone was very flat, and no emotion could be heard.

Qing Shi burst out laughing, "Chastity? Men have this thing?"

"...That's true." Han Shuo seemed to have some insight, and he also laughed, but with a fierce face, he looked a little ferocious.

"Besides, I felt better afterwards." Qingshi blinked, and spoke very impure words with a very pure expression.

Han Shuo lowered his head, looked at Qing Shi expressionlessly for a while, and soon looked at him with hairs all over his body.

"Haha..." Qingshi could only laugh dryly, but before he could say anything, his body had already been turned over.

"What, what are you doing?" Qing Shi exclaimed.

"Let you enjoy it again." Han Shuo leaned on his body, stretched out his hand towards that place, and whispered in his ear, "Don't worry, I won't block your five senses."

—Should I say thank you? !

Qing Shi angrily slandered.

Fortunately, Han Shuo didn't torment him endlessly as he did the first time, he pressed him down once and then got up and left the bed.

"Go to sleep, I'll deal with the matter of Linggu." Han Shuo said to Qingshi after finishing his clothes.

"Thanks for your hard work, old man." Qing Shi replied without sincerity.

"I said, I won't sleep with you in vain." Han Shuo seemed to be in a good mood, and he was still interested in fighting back against Qing Shi's yin and yang aura.

"Okay, I'll keep the accounts." Qingshi has always been unwilling to show weakness when bickering.

"Remember clearly." Han Shuo didn't bother with him, reached out and stroked his somewhat messy black hair, then turned and left the bedroom.

——I must remember it very clearly, and I will get it back from you!

Qing Shi snorted, and raised his middle finger in the direction Han Shuo left.

However, he didn't dare to sleep any longer. Someone might visit at any time today, and it would be difficult for him to be trapped under the covers.

Sighing helplessly, Qingshi circulated his spiritual power in his body for a week, relieved the fatigue of his lower body, then got up and got out of bed, and went to the wing room to clean his body.

Soaking in the bathtub with only clear water, Qingshi suddenly remembered that Han Shuo asked him why he didn't resist before going to him.

——Could it be that the reason why this guy suspects me is because I didn't resist that night? ? ?

Thinking lightly and discouraged.

But things are already like this, and there is no point in regretting anything.Besides, just like what he told Han Shuo, if he resisted that night, the result would definitely be death and life.

——It's good to be alive, why bother courting death?

Qing Shi shook his head, turned over and jumped out of the bathtub.

After the scorching sun rose, the first visitor appeared at the gate of Qingshi's small courtyard.

"Junior brother Qingshi." The delicate girl greeted Qingshi with a smile, but did not enter the door directly.

"Come in, Senior Sister Xinyi." Qing Shi didn't expect her to be the first one to come.In fact, according to the unwritten rules of the cultivation world, Xinyi, who is still in the Qi refining stage, should be called Qing Shi, who is in the foundation building stage, Master Uncle. I call you brother, next month you call me nephew, and next year I will be your brother again.

Qingshi didn't let Xinyi into the house, the two sat down directly on the stone pier in the yard, Qingshi didn't even pour tea, and asked directly, "Is there anything you can do with me?"

"The main thing is to see how you are." Xinyi smiled shyly.

"Come on, it's just the two of us here, don't be disgusting like a dodder." Qing Shi vomited.

"Who knows if someone will come suddenly, your place is a place of trouble recently." Xinyi still smiled calmly.

"You know I'm wrong and you come here, what happened to force you like this?" Qing Shi tilted his head.

"My errand is gone." Xinyi sighed.

"Who will take over my errand from the second peak?" Qing Shi asked with raised eyebrows.Xinyi took advantage of his convenience to work as a small steward in the spiritual field of Xiannongtang. The errand was inconspicuous but very beneficial.

"In the well." Xinyi continued to sigh.

"Hey!" Qing Shi also sighed.

Jingli is the youngest of the direct disciples of Lord Meng Sen. His superb talent of single spiritual root of the wood system makes him very favored by Taoist Meng Sen, and he has always acted very arrogantly.The Xiannong Hall could have been regarded as the second peak's site, but after Qingshi became the steward of Lingtian, the rights and interests of Lingtian were separated from the second peak, which made many people on the second peak feel uneasy. Feeling unhappy, Jingli is one of the typical examples.Therefore, people who also have backers are almost the same age, but their interests are in conflict. Naturally, the relationship between the two cannot be harmonious.

In fact, Qingshi was able to enter Han Shuo's cave but had to get rid of the errands on the Lingtian and return it to the second peak. This post has become a great opportunity to suppress Qingshi's "partners", and Xinyi, a low-ranking female monk who has been close to Qingshi on weekdays, has unfortunately become the primary target of attack.

"The spirit grain used in this grand ceremony was taken from my private treasury by Jing Li?" Qing Shi pouted.

"Yes, he broke open your private treasury in Xiannongtang." Xinyi nodded, and then said, "But he didn't seem to expect that Daoist Meng Sen would know that this Linggu belonged to you. Yesterday at the ceremony , when Immortal Meng Sen told the sect master that the spirit valley enshrined came from you, his expression...was wonderful."

"An idiot." Qing Shi sneered.

"It's just an idiot who made me lose my job." Xinyi's nose twitched, and she wanted to cry.

"Enough is enough, don't worry I'll kick you out." Qing Shi shuddered, and quickly rolled his eyes at her.

"Junior brother, give me a way to survive, I haven't got the elixir I need to use next month yet!" Xinyi immediately put away her sad face and said seriously.

"Sell yourself." Qingshi replied unceremoniously.

"I can't sell my beauty and cultivation!" Xinyi lamented again, and immediately began to wipe her tears.

"Stop! Otherwise, I'm going to kick!" Qing Shi stared.Her cultivation level in the late stage of Qi refining is indeed not high, but Xinyi's appearance is still good, at least in Qingshi's eyes, it is just right, neither will it cause trouble, nor will it be disgusting.

"Don't even think about the errands on the Lingtian. Anyway, I won't go back to Xiannongtang to do things. Even if you want to come back, you can only do things in a low voice." Qingshi thought for a while, and said, "How far are you from building a foundation?" , if there are not many, why not just retreat directly?"

"The Dzogchen will be completed soon, but there is no Jidan." Xinyi blinked her eyes and replied expectantly.

"Damn, what are you doing with the spirit stones and contribution points you earned, why haven't you even saved the foundation building pill?!" Qing Shi jumped.

"Of course I bought pills for cultivation, otherwise with my aptitude, how could I be in the late stage of Qi refining?" Xinyi said innocently.She has the three spiritual roots of gold, fire and earth, and the earth spirit root is still a pseudo-spiritual root, so when she first entered Xiantrumen, she started as a handyman, and was admitted to the outer sect in the middle of Qi refining.

"Don't look at me, I don't have that thing either." If there were any, the spirit stone would have been changed long ago, Qing Zhen thought to himself.He admits that he has the sympathy that men usually have for female monks, especially a woman like Xinyi who is very strong in her bones.But pity is just pity, he will not be a good person to the point of helping people improve their cultivation level for free, he will be rewarded for all his efforts, and he will never allow installment repayment.

"In the end-of-the-door competition, the top three in the late stage of Qi refining will be rewarded with the Foundation Establishment Pill." Xinyi reminded.

"Can you enter the top three?" Qing Shi asked back.

Xinyi looked at him expectantly again, so Qingshi began to look up at the sky.

"Junior Brother Qingshi, at least I can help you find out a lot of gossip in the school." Xinyi had no choice but to take the initiative to reveal her worth.

"...Hey!" Qingshi sighed, accepted Xinyi's offer, and took out a dozen talismans and threw them into Xinyi's arms, "Take it and use it. If you can't make the top three at the end of the year, you can go down the mountain." Fangshi set up a stall for me to sell goods!"

"Thank you, Junior Brother Qingshi!" Xinyi smiled openly.

"Let's go, hurry up!" Qingshi waved away impatiently.

"Then don't bother Junior Brother." Xinyi smiled and stood up, but before she could leave her seat, she heard a man's voice from outside the courtyard door.

"Junior Brother Qingshi, we are here to disturb you!"

——The Lord has finally come.

Lightly thought.