I am aging gracefully in the world of famous books

Eldest son Ouyang Zheng has always been perceptive and thoughtful. After being with Pei Xiang for a long time, he will naturally find that her collection of rare medicinal materials and highly poisonous substances is not all because of hobbies, but because she is refining some special potions for herself. use.

And every time after using it, Pei Xiang would be weak for a while, even though she never mentioned her physical condition, she couldn't hide some details from Ouyang Zheng.

Today, after Pei Xiang gave Ouyang Zheng the needle, he didn't talk and laugh as usual, but sat down a little tiredly, and after washing his hands, he stuffed a toffee into his mouth and chewed slowly.

Ouyang Zheng's face darkened slightly, he glanced at Qingliu who was standing there, and motioned for her to bring the nourishing sweet soup prepared in advance.

Seeing this, Pei Xiang didn't say much, she smiled at Ouyang Zheng, and then took the soup with the right temperature and tasted it seriously.

After she recovered a little bit, she raised her head and asked Ouyang Zheng:

"Young Master is as meticulous as a hair, presumably you have discovered some clues?"

Ouyang Zheng gave a soft "hmm", walked up to Pei Xiang and sat down:

"Come on, Xiang'er, you used to be the one who took my pulse, let me take a look at you today."

Pei Xiang knew that Ouyang Zheng couldn't understand his pulse, but in order to reassure him, he still stretched out his arm.

The fingertips touched the skin on Pei Xiang's wrist, it was cool, smooth and delicate.

Ouyang Zheng has always felt that these wrists are exquisite and slender, like flawless jade carvings, and he has also thought about when he will be able to hold the owner of the wrists in his arms?But now he doesn't have any charming thoughts, he just wants to immediately understand why Pei Xiang is often weak, as if he is enduring some pain.

Pei Xiang pointed at Ouyang Zheng's slender and well-proportioned fingers for a while, thinking they were really pretty.

"Calm and gentle, with an even rhythm, I didn't find anything wrong." After a while, Ouyang Zheng hesitated and said.

Pei Xiang withdrew his wrist, Yan Ran said:

"It's true that I'm not sick, you don't have to worry, Nuo, now that the pulse has been detected, you should be relieved, right?"

Seeing that Pei Xiang had no intention of continuing to explain, Ouyang Zheng tentatively expressed his guesses these days:

"You and I have known each other for four years, more than 1000 days and nights, no matter whether it is cold, hot, sunny or rainy, you have never stopped practicing swords. You are obviously interested in martial arts. But you have never planned to cultivate your internal strength, you just focused on finding medicine to refine it. Medicine... I infer from this that your physique is particularly special, and you are not suitable for cultivating internal strength. If you want to practice martial arts, you have to find another way?"

Pei Xiang had never deliberately concealed this matter from Ouyang Zheng, so she nodded without hesitation when he asked him directly.

"I want to get stronger."

"It's true," Ouyang Zheng said suddenly, "It's because of this reason that you occasionally become weak for a while."

Pei Xiang nodded again, his expression calm and well-behaved.

Seeing her behavior like this, Ouyang Zheng not only didn't relax, but his heart trembled slightly. He stared at Pei Xiang deeply, and asked solemnly:

"Since Xiang'er has no intention of hiding this matter from me, it's better to tell me the whole truth, so as to save me from worrying about some unsolved matters."

"What unresolved matter?" Pei Xiang asked back, holding his chin.

"Apart from occasional weakness, what price do you have to pay? Is this another way to become stronger, in exchange for your health and lifespan? Is it temporary or permanent?"

Ouyang Zheng's tone was serious and serious, and there was concern and anxiety in his voice that could not be ignored.He was so serious that any false and perfunctory answers seemed thin.

Pei Xiang lowered her eyes slowly, her slender and curly eyelashes covered the light in her eyes, she chose to tell the truth:

"Everything has a price, and the price of finding a new way is that I have to endure the pain caused by poisons and strange medicinal materials before I can fully forge my body.

"It's okay on weekdays, because I've gradually gotten used to it. But in the few days after each use of those medicinal materials, the pain and irritability will become more intense, and it will even hinder my normal work and rest. Therefore, I just now Showing a bit of fatigue. Eldest Young Master, there is no need to worry, everything will be back to normal when I get through these difficult days."

Following Pei Xiang's narration, Ouyang Zheng's brows gradually frowned.

He could sense that Pei Xiang was feeling tired before, but he didn't expect that she was actually enduring the pain all the time.He saw her chatting and laughing, busy and insisting on practicing sword, how could he think that she was in an uncomfortable state all the time?

When it comes to the suffering and irritability of being sick or injured, no one knows it better than Ouyang Zheng, who was frail since childhood.The seemingly endless torment and inability to cope with reality greatly affect people's will and emotions.

Ouyang Zheng felt sorry for his little wife, but he couldn't say anything to make her stop getting stronger, and he never even thought about it.

After a moment of silence, he asked hoarsely:

"How long will it take you to completely complete this body forging technique? What can I do for you?"

Pei Xiang was startled by the intense emotion in Ouyang Zheng's eyes, couldn't help softening his gaze, and said in a soothing tone:

"This is the method I found from an ancient book, and I used it on myself after countless times of pondering and modification of the formula. You should be very clear that I will not neglect my health and longevity.

"According to the plan I drew up for myself, it is divided into seven stages in total. In the past four years or so, I have completed the first three stages. The next medicinal materials have not been found yet, and there is still a lack of one medicine, but I Hope to hear from you soon.”

"With the medicinal materials, can we proceed to the next step immediately?"

"Of course I can't. I have to wait for my body to adapt. The way of body training is actually a kind of internal and external cultivation. You can't rush for success, but you can't always stagnate."

Ouyang Zheng thought to himself, if he hasn't completed half of the steps in four years, wouldn't he have to endure another six or seven years of torture?

"Together, it will take about ten years..."

Pei Xiang blinked and smiled shrewdly:

"Actually, it's not that uncomfortable. Have you forgotten how I treated you? I can make your body feel less painful. Can't I make myself feel better? So, I cheated secretly."

"What kind of cheating is that?" Ouyang Zheng hooked the corners of his mouth helplessly, "God is already unfair, why don't we allow us to fight with our own strength?"

Because of what happened to Pei Xiang, the eldest son, who was always gentle and clear, rarely showed a cynical and arrogant attitude, and his black eyes showed strong sarcasm and unwillingness.

But when he looked at his charmingly smiling wife beside him, the hostility in his body turned into shallow and long-lasting regret and melancholy.

"Xiang'er, I can't see what you will look like in five years. But I think you will be a heroic heroine at that time. Walking the rivers and lakes alone, there will be many men who admire you, and I don't know who can do it. Get your favor."

Pei Xiang was already 19 years old at this time, his stature was longer, more graceful and elegant, and his facial features became more and more delicate and beautiful. Compared with when he first married Ouyang Zheng at the age of 15, he was less childish and innocent, and more charming and charming. color.

It's just that, from a distance, she is very beautiful, but when you get close to her, you can tell that the girl's character and appearance don't match.For example, when she saw that Ouyang Zheng was emotionally unstable, instead of being gentle and comforting, she promised to be single-minded, but instead sincerely suggested:

"Why don't I take all the ones I like to your tombstone? If you have a spirit in the sky, help me examine each person's character, and then give me a dream. If everything disappears after death, then you There is no need to regret this kind of thing, anyway, there is no feeling."

Ouyang Zheng was still feeling sorry for his little wife just a moment ago, but at this moment he was a little dumbfounded and depressed. He raised his hand and flicked Pei Xiang's forehead, and said in feigned anger:

"Don't bring messy people to disturb my cleanliness. If you want to miss me, you can come alone. A pot of wine is enough, and you don't need to bring other men."

Pei Xiang pretended to be hurt by the bullet, rubbed his forehead and hummed softly.

Ouyang Zheng was taken aback, he quickly said:

"I was negligent, and I forgot all of your symptoms after taking the medicine. Xiang'er, let me see your forehead, is it red?"

Pei Xiang put down her hand, her forehead was smooth, she patted Ouyang Zheng's arm, smiled and comforted:

"Don't worry, I'm not made of colored glass. I'll be broken when I hit it. On the contrary, the more it hurts, the stronger and healthier I will be. Have you forgotten? I practice sword every day, and I will compete with the guards, like that You can bear confrontational movements, let alone touching in daily life? It’s okay, I was scaring you just now.”

Seeing that Pei Xiang was smiling as usual without any force, Ouyang Zheng was relieved.Immediately afterwards, he felt a little uneasy again, after all, he took over all the things that Pei Xiang needed to deal with today, and then gently but firmly urged her to go back to the inner room to rest.

Since he can be lazy, of course Pei Xiang readily accepts it.She yawned quietly, rubbed her eyes and left.

To be honest, she does feel a little tired, but if no one pays attention to it, she doesn't feel much, and she can bear it for a day.But now being treated so seriously by Ouyang Zheng, he immediately becomes squeamish.

Pei Xiang fell asleep as soon as he touched his pillow, and was not awakened by Qing He in a low voice until dusk.

After getting enough sleep, she only felt refreshed and her thinking was very clear and active.After casually grabbing a medical book by the bedside, before she flipped through two pages, a flash of light flashed in Pei Xiang's mind, and it seemed that the problem that had troubled her for many days was about to be solved...

A day later, Pei Xiang left the pharmacy excitedly and found Ouyang Zheng in the study.

"Eldest son, let's try other methods, maybe it can improve your physical condition."

Ouyang Zheng put down the brush, with a puzzled expression on his face.

Pei Xiang sat down opposite Ouyang Zheng, and said quickly:

"In the past few years, I have read through sixty-seven out of ten of the Zheng family's collection, and I have come into contact with Ouyang's family's poisonous scriptures. Compared with four years ago, I have made a slight improvement. After thinking about it, I still feel that I should take the risk Give it a try."

"Appreciate further details."

"I have a new prescription, which requires a lot of precious medicinal materials, and combined with golden needles, it should be able to stimulate the little vitality and blood left by the eldest son, so that the eldest son will really improve in a short period of time."

Ouyang Zheng didn't immediately ask what the prescription was, but asked in a deep voice:

"Since there is not much vitality left, how long can it last after being stimulated? Even if it gets better during this period...But I think, with my injury, the self-healing speed after a short recovery is definitely not as fast as the injury. Continuing to deteriorate, one advance and one retreat, is ultimately futile.”

Pei Xiang nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "Generally speaking, this is the truth."

Seeing that Pei Xiang was so calm, as if he had a plan in mind, Ouyang Zheng's eyes slowly lit up with a little spark:

"Since Xiang'er brought it up deliberately, does it mean that you have a solution?"

"When I checked the eldest son's pulse four years ago, I didn't have this new method in my mind, but by chance, I got a Taoist exercise that was specially used to treat internal injuries.

"I thought at the time that if the eldest son hadn't been seriously injured and blocked the meridians all over his body, he could practice that healing exercise. Unfortunately, under the circumstances at that time, the effect of that exercise was negligible, so I It has never been mentioned.

"However, after I finished reading part of the Zheng family's collection of books, especially the medical notes of the old imperial physician, I suddenly came up with some new ideas, and came up with a milder prescription that I can use for the eldest son. Young Master, with the new prescription, the Taoist exercises for treating internal injuries will be useful."

Ouyang Zheng understood it, and said directly:

"You mean, I can take a risky move, no, it's not a risky move, anyway, I don't have much time, this is the last one to let go.

"I consumed the few vital qi and blood left in my body in advance, and used these vital qi and blood to break through the closed veins and drive the internal force to function normally.

"Then, I took the opportunity to concentrate on practicing your healing exercises, which accelerated the recovery of my internal injuries. The faster the injury healed, the more my veins would normalize, and the energy and blood would increase. If one ebbs and another, I have regained my life." .”

Pei Xiang replied warmly:

"Probably so. The healing method in my hand is a Taoist secret book. When it is executed, a person who is proficient in internal energy needs to guide the injured person, and use internal energy to help the injured person pass the internal energy through the acupuncture points of the whole body. It can be regarded as an introduction.

"And after the inner breath in the injured person's body is mobilized by this introduction, it can run on its own, and then practice according to the healing method to speed up the repair of the injury in the body.

"You were seriously injured before, and all the meridians in your body were blocked and atrophied. Even if there is an introduction, it will not help. If you can use the last vitality to rush to open some of the meridians this time, it will be considered as breaking the deadlock."

This explanation made Ouyang Zheng feel great joy in his heart. He stood up from his seat, sat down again, suppressed the restlessness in his heart with great willpower, and said as calmly as possible:

"This is just the expectation of the two of us. We think that the healing technique is powerful enough to repair the internal organs and meridians of the body before the vitality is exhausted, but there are still great risks in it."

"That's right," Pei Xiang sighed softly. "This is what I've been hesitating about. However, before I went to bed last night, I suddenly thought of something. I was about to discuss it with you. Maybe it would give you more Assure."

"What is it?"

"My lord, do you know the Yiyang finger of the Dali Duan family?"

Ouyang Zheng nodded:

"I have heard it a little bit. It is said that when the Yang finger touches the near finger, one hits and the distance is extremely fast. It can not only defend against the enemy, but also protect itself. The attack and retreat are inextricably agile, just like a fish that dies and a rabbit escapes.

"When I first heard this kind of exercise, I thought it was the nemesis of the Ouyang family's Hagong, and I discussed it with my second brother. But I rarely communicate with Baituo Mountain in the Western Regions and Dali in Yunnan, and there are almost no opportunities to exchange ideas, so There is no chance to confirm the speculation in my heart for a while.”

Pei Xiang was slightly taken aback, thinking that according to the original book, isn't the Yiyang finger of "Southern Emperor" the nemesis of "Xi Du"'s Ha Toad Kung Fu?

Of course, even if the original book didn't state it, Pei Xiang would have such a view, but it was based on her understanding of swordsmanship and sword intent.

However, Ouyang Zheng in front of him is a real young man under 30 years old. He has neither read the original book nor has any special skills. He has not even practiced family martial arts because of his infirmity since he was a child.However, he only relied on some information to infer that the Yiyang finger restrained the toad skill.

Thinking of this, Pei Xiang sincerely praised:

"Eldest son, if you recover, you will be a martial arts prodigy."

Ouyang Zheng didn't hide his regrets and ambitions in front of Pei Xiang. Of course he aspired to become a master of martial arts, instead of practicing the meek inner strength of health preservation all the time. It's just...

"Xiang'er, I remember the last time you watched your second brother practice Ha Toad Kung Fu, um, you felt a little disgusted?"

Pei Xiang puffed his cheeks, pointed to his appearance and said confidently:

"Look, I'm cute and cute when I make this expression, but my second brother...Of course, the quality of the kungfu depends on its strength. Ouyang's family's toad kungfu is indeed an upper-class martial art. I shouldn't judge meritorious deeds by appearance Method."

Ouyang Zheng smiled slightly, thinking that this is really disgusting.

After secretly remembering this little episode, he turned the topic back to Mrs. Duan of Dali and asked Pei Xiang why he suddenly mentioned this.

Pei Xiang explained:

"Dali Duan's Yiyang Finger is not only a technique for defending oneself against enemies, but also a holy healing technique. As long as the cultivator's Yiyang Finger skill is strong enough, the wounded can be healed by purely external force.

"The general principle is that a person who practices one yang finger uses mellow internal force to open up the injured person's eight extraordinary meridians and large acupoints all over the body. During this period, various acupuncture techniques are used, which is very labor-intensive. The blood is endless, and the natural injuries are all gone, and health is regained.

"However, there is a limit to using one yang finger to save people. It means that the person who is being healed will lose all his internal energy due to exhaustion, and it will take three to five years to recover. This is a healing method that sacrifices oneself for others."

"Duan's one-yang finger..." Ouyang Zheng frowned, thinking carefully, "It turns out that Duan's one-yang finger still has this function. Healing with external force has indeed sacrificed a lot, and Duan's is the royal family, so they can help There must be very few people, so the outside world has not heard about it.”

Thinking of this, he didn't ask how Pei Xiang got the inside information, but just discussed with Pei Xiang:

"I haven't reached the stage of being indifferent to life and death, so as long as there is a way to live, I want to give it a try. Xiang'er, I want to practice the healing technique you mentioned first, and at the same time ask people from the Duan family to help If I can't heal by myself through practice, I will ask people from the Duan family to help me in time."

Pei Xiang naturally agreed: "It's just that how should we recruit the masters of the Duan clan? You are seriously injured. According to my estimation, the skills of the younger Duan clan members are not deep and mellow enough, only the masters in Tianlong Temple in Dali That’s enough, they were born in the royal family, and they are devoted to Buddha, and they don’t care about the world, so it’s hard to impress them.”

Ouyang Zheng smiled gently, his eyes were brighter than before, bright and persistent:

"Ma'am, don't worry about this. Leave it to your husband. As long as those respected masters don't really cultivate into clay sculptures and golden bodies in the temple, I can invite them. What's more, monks With great compassion, it may be easier to impress than worldly people."

Pei Xiang naturally believed in Ouyang Zheng's means, seeing that he took the matter over, he stopped thinking about it, and then suggested:

"Try to contact Mrs. Duan first. After the negotiation is settled, we can start healing. As for the guide, of course, it has to be done by the second brother. Coincidentally, although the inner skills and minds of your cultivation are different, you are from Ouyang. Together, the effect is better."

The two agreed on the follow-up arrangements, and both were in high spirits.

People who are seriously ill find the direction of recovery, even if that road is vague and difficult, they will be very happy.Therefore, even though Ouyang Zheng was always happy and angry, he was unavoidably excited at this time. After all, he was only in his 20s, so how could he leave this world willingly.

——Am I really willing to let Xiang'er lead a wild man to sweep my grave?

While everyone in Baituo Mountain was waiting for a reply from the Duan family in Dali, Pei Xiang first received a letter from the Pei family in Guizhou.

——It was unfortunate news that Yuanzhen's biological mother was critically ill and wanted to see her daughter who was married far away.

"The letter said that my mother's body was exhausted, and she had taken the family's secret medicine earlier, and she could still last for a while. My father and brother hoped that I could rush back to Pei's family within three months to see her for the last time. "

Ouyang Zheng found that Pei Xiang was depressed, but he was not heartbroken and in pain, so he had a clearer understanding of the relationship between her and the Pei family.

"I will go with you."

Pei Xiang shook his head: "No, the journey is long, I'm going to hurry up, although... I'll spend as much time with her as possible."

Ouyang Zheng didn't insist much, he knew that Pei Xiang's skills had improved rapidly, and now he was no longer as flamboyant and weak as he was four years ago.Moreover, his physical condition at this time was on the verge of collapse, and he really couldn't rush around day and night:

"Then let Bai San, Bai Jiu and Bai Shi each bring fifteen guards to escort you."

"Alright, by the way, is there any news about the second brother? When will he return to White Camel Mountain?"

"Return in three days."

"Then I will write down the healing exercises for you first, and you and your second brother will study it first. Also, I have already informed the old doctor in the village of the new prescription and the key points of acupuncture. If during my departure, Duan's If there is an answer over there, you can proceed according to the original plan."

"Alright. Xiang'er, don't worry too much about my affairs. This trip to the south is far away, so you must protect yourself. Anything else is not as important as this, understand?"

Pei Xiang smiled brightly, and nodded seriously to Ouyang Zheng.