My husband, please respect yourself. The princess is here to grab the bride.

midnight.

The rain has not stopped.

The lights on the second floor of the west wing of the Princess's Mansion were still on.

Bai Shaoqiu sat in front of the window and looked at the book "Supreme Qi Training Art" given to him by Lao Yu.

He had read this booklet of only five pages thirty-six times!

He even memorized all the contents in it completely in his mind - Bai Shaoqiu was absolutely serious about qigong!

The contents of the booklet did not seem too profound, but he did not immediately act according to his understanding.

He thought that since this was the best internal martial arts method of the Supreme Taoist Academy, the number one sect in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it couldn't be that simple. He probably didn't understand the mystery behind it.

Reading a book a hundred times will make its meaning clear. After reading it thirty-six times, he discovered a problem.

This thing seems to be that simple!

This made him suspicious of Lao Yu, and he wondered if Lao Yu had deliberately given him the worst internal martial arts technique because he had hit him hard?

For example, the first page says, "When Qi is deep, it accumulates; when it accumulates, it stretches; when it stretches, it descends; when it descends, it stabilizes..."

This is not difficult to understand.

The second page talks about the method of exhaling.

For example, "close your eyes, first practice holding your breath, inhaling through your nose, gradually filling your stomach... When you can no longer bear it, exhale slowly through your mouth, not all at once. If you practice this for a long time, you will feel the energy rising in your Dantian."

"When the Dantian is full of Qi, it flows into the meridians. Using the mind to guide it can open the acupoints and strengthen the meridians. At first, it is like a gurgling stream, and gradually it becomes like a rushing river..."

The third page shows a diagram of the human meridians, with various acupuncture points densely marked on the diagram, and a striking red line!

This red line starts from the dantian, passes through the Ren and Du meridians to form a big circle, which is the method of controlling luck with thoughts.

The fourth page contains three paintings.

One painting shows a golden rooster standing on one leg with its hands raised to the sky.

Put your feet on the ground and hold your hands at your dantian.

A picture of a man sitting cross-legged with his hands clasped on his knees.

The fifth page is the three Taoist mantras!

There are only three seal patterns...but Bai Shaoqiu knew at a glance that these were the first three of the seven-word mantra "Lin Bing Dou Zhe Jie Zhen Ze Qian Xing"!

What's the point?

Could this be a fragment?

Or has the Supreme Taoist Temple not yet comprehended the last four seals?

Bai Shaoqiu didn't understand what was going on, and thought that he had to practice Qigong first, and figure this out before he could proceed to the next step of the breathing method.

So he began to practice breathing according to the Qigong method he had learned.

Looking at the nose with his eyes and the heart with his nose, Bai Shaoqiu sat cross-legged in front of the desk and slowly closed his eyes.

Qing'er entered the room and was surprised.

My son-in-law looks like a toad with his belly bulging. What is he doing?

Is this what it means to practice Qi?

Looking at the serene expression of the son-in-law, he seems like an expert... I have never seen the princess practice like this.

I thought my brother-in-law should rest early since he was injured, but I didn’t expect that the light in his room was still on in the middle of the night... My brother-in-law is indeed a hardworking person!

Qing'er stood for a moment, then quietly retreated, her face filled with joy.

Happy for the princess.

……

……

The city guard's mansion was filled with gloom.

I knelt in front of the palace for two hours today!

But he failed to be summoned by the prince!

Ge Gang was extremely nervous!

"This time... the tiger is really going to show its power!"

Zhang Linglong, the wife of the city lord, held a handkerchief in her hand. Looking at her husband's nervous expression, she asked in a low voice:

"How about...I go visit the princess tomorrow?"

Ge Gang shook his head, put down the teacup, stood up, stood in front of the window and looked at the dim light in the rainy night: "It's useless!"

"What should we do?"

Ge Gang's face darkened and he said one word: "Wait!"

“…What are you waiting for?”

"Wait for someone from Kyoto... or a letter!"

"Go pack up all your valuables now. We lost ten thousand taels of silver last time...see how much is left at home."

"Summer is about to arrive in Xiling City, but it looks like it's getting colder."

"Tomorrow morning, you and Jie'er... go!"

Zhang Linglong was shocked when she heard this: "Is it that serious?"

Ge Gang nodded slightly, gritting his teeth and saying, "Shangshan, that idiot!"

"Can he tease tiger whiskers?"

"It would be fine if Bai Shaoqiu was still that useless guy, the prince would probably still be grateful to him."

"But that loser suddenly turned into a genius!"

"The prince has made his attitude towards this son-in-law clear, yet he still dares to take action..."

"He has really blown up the sky of Xiling City!"

Zhang Linglong swallowed and asked in a low voice, "Does the prince dare to rebel again?"

Ge Gang turned around and looked at his wife, then mused for three breaths: "It depends on whether or not some people die in the city tonight!"

Zhang Linglong: "...We don't even know who the assassin is. Would the prince just kill innocent people?"

"That's just a woman's opinion! Who said the prince killed him?"

"..."

"As for rebellion, I'm afraid it hasn't reached that stage yet."

"Wars are fought over food and supplies. Didn't you say the palace was in dire straits?"

"There has been no unusual movement from the western border troops at Dasan Pass..."

"Besides... even if His Majesty had that in mind, he would probably do it after the autumn harvest..."

Ge Gang pondered for a moment and shook his head: "Your Majesty will never rebel!"

"What?"

"As long as the princess is alive, he won't rebel."

"...Could it be that the Princess and the Prince...?"

"Don't let your imagination run wild, and don't ask around. Just because the prince isn't plotting a rebellion doesn't mean he'll tolerate it!"

"In short, this time, that idiot Shangshan has crossed the prince's bottom line..."

Before he finished speaking, there were hurried footsteps outside the door, and a moment later, there was another hurried knock on the door.

Ge Gang's heart trembled, he opened the door, and in came Chen Cong, the captain of the Xiling City Defense Force!

Chen Cong was soaked to the skin and looked extremely nervous:

"Sir, something big happened!"

"Say!"

"Dead!"

“…How many people died?”

"Fourteen!"

Ge Gang was startled, took a breath, frowned and asked, "Fourteen?"

"My Lord, all the bodies have been moved to the morgue. There are indeed fourteen of them!"

Ge Gang was puzzled because he knew that there were only twelve people in the Xuanjing Division who were responsible for the bronze mirrors in Xiling City, and now two more had died...

He clenched his fists, "Where did they all die?"

"I don't know, maybe it was the night watchman, Old Zhang, who saw it. Their bodies were neatly laid out in front of the city guard's mansion!"

"Let's go, take this officer to have a look!"

Mortuary.

An old coroner was examining the bodies.

Ge Gang stood in front of a corpse, leaned over to take a look, and said to the coroner:

"Unbutton his shirt and look inside his pockets."

The old coroner undressed the corpse and took out a bronze mirror the size of a coin from the pocket!

Ge Gang took it and took a look, and it turned out to be the Bronze Mirror User of the Xuan Jing Division!

These small bronze mirrors are used as spies by the Xuanjing Division, and they never hang the mirrors around their waists.

But they will definitely carry the bronze mirror with them.

That is a symbol of their identity. According to the laws of Xingguo, they are not subject to the jurisdiction of local authorities. They can even use this bronze mirror to ask for cooperation from local authorities!

The power of Xuan Jingsi is enormous!

Even if it was the smallest bronze mirror, no matter how serious the crime it had committed, the local government could not convict it and could only hand it over to the Xuanjingsi for handling.

Because of this guy, all twelve small bronze mirrors in Xiling City are dead...what are the origins of the extra two?

"How did they die?"

The coroner bowed and said, "Your Excellency, they were all killed with one sword!"