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Chapter 186: The Aristocratic Family's Fall

The process of cleansing Qi and blood is a process of gradual strengthening that accumulates over time.

Improve from level 1 to level 9, constantly compress and condense, gradually break through the boundaries of life and death, and open up channels.

Depending on the material, the object is strengthened in different directions.

For example, Captain Qu's heirloom sword is sharp, and the bottle of viper venom is isolated and protected by biochemical protection.

The amulet has only one function, self-defense.

The amazing energy and blood contained in the copper piece is dormant in normal conditions, but once it encounters an invasion by an evil creature, it will erupt and destroy the enemy.

It can be imagined that the higher the level of the amulet, the higher the level of the evil spirit it can defend against.

Even a master with Qi and Blood level 8 or 9 cannot compare to the weakest martial artist.

Since Zhou You knew about the existence of the amulet, he would rather spend more money to upgrade it to a martial artist level amulet.

"Please wait a moment, sir. We have a ready-made amulet, but none made by a martial artist."

The clerk changed the subject and said, "But, we can customize it for you. You just need to wait a day."

He invited Zhou You to a quiet box and served him a rich cup of tea and snacks for him to enjoy.

There are ivory chess pieces and dice on the table for passing the time, and there are also a few miscellaneous books and novels on the market.

A moment later, the clerk's pleading voice could be heard outside the box.

"Grandpa Zhang, please be kind. Even if you don't feel sorry for me, you should at least consider the issue of food."

"I haven't been to the garden for a while recently, and I've neglected the two girls, Cai Zi and Yan Hong. Be careful that they might cheat on you."

"Thank you for your hard work. After you finish this job, you will have money to go whorehouse!"

It seems that this martial artist is not easy to hire!
The door of the box opened, and an old man with a sullen face walked in. He stared at Zhou You rudely, "You're paying?"

Ah, yes!
Zhou You nodded subconsciously, clasped his fists and asked, "What is the name of this master?"

The old man was silent, and the clerk rushed over to smile at him.

"This is Master Zhang Huaimin, who is hired by our Treasure Pavilion. He is a master of intermediate martial arts."

Zhou You was in awe, no wonder he could still go out to see prostitutes at his age, his physique was simply amazing, he was worthy of being a mid-level martial artist.

The plain-looking old man is one level higher than his nominal master Wang Jianxiong.

Given the difference in levels, conservatively speaking, the old man can beat ten king tigers, so it is understandable that he has a bad temper.

"Master Zhang, let's not talk about anything else. I want two amulets. I hope you can do your best and spare no effort. The price is negotiable."

Seeing Zhou You's quick words, Zhang Huaimin didn't say anything more. "Your price is too low. You want me, a martial arts master, to help you for 8000 or 9000 taels? You have to pay more."

Zhou You looked at the clerk and asked, "Wasn't it 1000 taels? Why was there a discount?"

The clerk smiled awkwardly and said it was just an industry rule. We only paid the difference in price.

"Isn't that reasonable?"

The old man got angry and punched the wall of the box, "You are so brave to eat my head."

The big cave can fit seven or eight people, and it has a black hole in front of it!
The clerk's voice was trembling, "Grandpa Zhang, don't be impulsive. It doesn't matter if you beat me to death, but you have to pay compensation."

"roll!"

After Zhang Huaimin chased the clerk away, he waved to Zhou You and said, "Sit down and talk!"

Zhou You flicked the brick dust off his shoulders and sat down calmly.

"Boy, do you know why I deliberately drove him away? Because you and I have a private matter to discuss, and there is no room for a third person." "Qizhen Pavilion has many rules, and it is very troublesome to kill someone to silence him, so I had to let him go."

"Well, you practice poison palm."

Zhou You's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "How did you know that?"

"Your palms are brightly colored, almost demonic. You can tell at a glance that you have something in them. Your palm power is not clean."

"Also, it's been half a quarter of an hour since I got here, and there's a flash of gray on your face from time to time."

"I'd like to advise you that if you practice the Poison Palm to a high level, no matter how you deal with it, you will inevitably be poisoned."

"You will only have two choices at that time: one is to destroy your palm power, and the other is to dissolve the poison in your blood."

Zhou You listened thoughtfully, and bowed to Zhang Huaimin, "Thank you for the reminder, Master."

In fact, when practicing the Seven-Step Poison Sand Palm to the later stage of Qi and Blood, one also faces this problem.

The Heart Protecting Pill is like a moat, blocking the palm poison from invading the heart meridians. However, as the palm power increases, it will inevitably flow throughout the body along with the condensation of qi and blood.

If you can't pass the atrium level, you won't be able to replace the qi and blood throughout your body and you will never be able to break through to the level of a martial artist.

"I just talked too much nonsense, now let's get to the point. Those who practice poison palm are not good men and women. Do you have any good business to make money with me?"

Zhou You's eyelids jumped, and he explained with a smile, "Master, you are joking. This is the capital city."

"So what if you are in the capital? You still do business and collect stolen goods. What do you have on hand, yellow rice, white rice, or red goods?"

Yellow rice is gold, white rice is stolen silver, and red goods are jewelry. These are all jargon used by experts!
Zhou You couldn't help but feel curious. The old man in front of him looked quite wild and didn't look like an employee working in the store at all.

"I haven't asked the master where he came from yet!"

Zhang Huaimin sighed, "My story is not a secret. You will know if you ask around."

It turned out that the old man had a good job as a retainer in a noble family in the city.

There has always been a saying in the capital city that first-rate warriors become retainers, second-rate warriors open martial arts schools, and third-rate warriors go out to work.

Top-level warriors are the targets of recruitment by the noble families in the city, and are hired as retainers with large sums of money.

The retainers have everything from wine, meat and beautiful women, and are kept at home. At critical moments, they are willing to risk their lives to serve their master.

In a sense, retainers are the loyal soldiers trained by the emperor.

When Zhang Huaimin was a retainer, he had no worries about food and clothing, and was always surrounded by people when he traveled. How could he be in such a miserable state today?

It is no exaggeration to say that those who frequented the garden, from unmarried prostitutes to popular girls, would line up and wait with a smile for him to have sex with them!
However, things don't always go as planned. One of his sworn brothers got into trouble and was implicated, leading to him being expelled from the main family.

"I've made many sworn brothers in my life, but I don't know when that bastard got drunk and recognized him!"

Zhang Huaimin cursed, "He patted his butt and ran to Jietianling, becoming the mountain king in Moyun Village, but I got the upper hand. Look at what kind of life I am living now!"

"Those snobs, they say we are fellow martial artists! Their character is no different from that of the girl from Sonoko, they flatter those who have money and trample on those who don't, bah!"

Zhou You closed his legs and sat more upright.

Well, old man Zhang Huaimin is actually the sworn brother of the chief of Moyun Village, no, the victim.

The rest of the story is much simpler.

The chieftain's robbery in Moyun Village directly affected his employment environment. After all, the relationship between the two sides was unclear, and no one dared to let the wolf into the house, so he asked the martial artist who was suspected to be an insider to stay at home.

After the old man was expelled, his situation plummeted. He spent all his savings in a few days and was reduced to looking for a buyer.

It can be said that Qizhen Pavilion was not picky and took the opportunity to lower the price and invite Zhang Huaimin to work.

Who would feel good about falling from first-rate to third-rate all of a sudden?
(End of this chapter)