Chapter 6: A Family of Four, Two People and Two Beasts This courtyard is not small. There is a main room, two side rooms on the left and right, a well on the left, and a stable on the right. There is an old horse eating hay inside. There is a small bamboo forest behind the house, and in the forest there is a cold pond, which was specially dug out to "hold" the fourth member of the family. The father and son walked towards the cold pond in the backyard as usual, and Zhao Wumian was always half a body length behind them. Zhao Qi said, "Nothing happened during today's execution, right?" Zhao Wumian stretched out his finger to tease Xiao Kui, and said casually: "No, there are commanders and pacification officers in charge, I just need to follow them to fight. The pacification officer saw that I was brave in the battle and is going to promote me. I will be a centurion tomorrow." "Nonsense!" Zhao Qi frowned and looked at him: "Don't you know how much you are worth? Is it your turn to be 'brave in battle'?" "Dad, you're not that aware." Zhao Wumian smiled and said, "To be loyal to the emperor and the country, I will repay you with my life. Isn't this what you taught me before?"
Zhao Qi blushed and coughed, "You have to do it within your ability! I saw that you made great progress in sword training last night, but the foundation is the most important thing. Otherwise, no matter how well you understand the moves, it will just be fancy moves." "I know." Zhao Wumian nodded: "The reward has been received in advance, so I can only let it go this time. If I want to make new achievements in the future, I will need natural resources and treasures. I have to raise my realm first. It is really unreasonable for a centurion to be at the first realm." Zhao Qi glanced at him and said, "This mission came up suddenly, and there was no time to prepare. Today I asked your uncle Zhang to get a plant of [Red Ginseng]. You can take it after dinner." Uncle Zhang's real name is Zhang Hua. He is also Zhu's personal guard. He now runs a clinic in the East Market. The bottles of [Duanchangsan] that Zhao Wumian prepared were made in his style. Unexpectedly, he could actually get red ginseng, which is a genuine treasure from heaven and earth, a medium-grade yellow spiritual medicine. Zhao Wumian was surprised: "This must be a hundred taels of gold, where did you get the money?" The annual salary of a centurion was only sixty taels of silver, and a lot of it had been spent on building the foundation and refining the essence for the original body. One hundred taels of gold is equal to one thousand taels of silver, which is no small amount. Zhao Qi said, "Your father has been through life and death for so many years, so he still has some wealth. He was planning to find you a good wife, but... I'm afraid things like the execution of Hu Weiyong will happen again... Let's focus on the present." Zhao Qi sighed. Having served the emperor for more than ten years, he knows the current ruler very well. If he loves him, he wants him to live; if he hates him, he wants him to die. Since he was so angry that he wanted to kill all three clans of the family, he definitely no longer trusted Hu Weiyong. Hu Weiyong had been in power for so many years, and his hands were not clean. Even he heard that "he could kill, demote, promote, or depose, and sometimes act without reporting. He would read the reports from the internal and external departments first, and if there was any report that exposed his own faults, he would hide it and not report it. As a result, treacherous people and meritorious officials who had failed in their duties came to him one after another, and gave him countless elixirs, gold, silk, and antiques as gifts." Such people cannot stand investigation. The deeper the investigation went, the more people were involved, and the more the superiors hated him for not being able to judge people well. They hated Hu Weiyong for abusing his power for personal gain and betraying their trust. The more he hated him, the more he wanted to kill people to vent his anger and wipe out the roots! I'm afraid there won't be peace in the future... Zhao Wumian had no interest in getting married, but he was very interested in red ginseng. The two walked to the bamboo forest in the backyard, and the clear blue water and cold pond came into view.
Zhao Wumian picked up the fishing rod, took out a pear and hung it on the straight hook, then threw it out, saying: "Liuli, don't sleep anymore, get up and eat." The pear sank into the water. Soon, the fish hook moved. Zhao Wumian smiled slightly and raised his arm lightly. The next moment, a figure grabbed a fishing hook and rushed out of the water, leaving behind a beautiful and crystal clear water belt. The upper body of that person was like a girl, about twelve or thirteen years old, wearing a dragon gauze skirt, extremely beautiful, but the lower body was a fish tail, with silvery-white scales and slender streamlined lines. It's the mermaid. "elder brother." The mermaid Liuli grabbed the pear and flew towards Zhao Wumian with a sweet smile: "You're back!" ——The "Records of Strange Things in China" records: Outside the East China Sea there are mermaids, with human heads and fish tails, beautiful appearance and good singing, they can weave water into gauze and their tears turn into pearls. Zhao Wumian stretched out his hands and hugged her. He had always been unable to hold her steady before, but now that he had supernatural strength, it was easy for him to hold her. The fish tail transformed into a pair of snow-white feet and gently fell to the ground. Liuli's surname is Bai, which is the surname of Zhao Wumian's mother. She was originally a mermaid slave sold to Beijing by the Giant Whale Gang. When she was escaping, she ran into a small courtyard and was rescued by Zhao Wumian's parents. Due to Zhao Qi's identity as an inspector, the Giant Whale Gang had to admit defeat. Zhao Qi gave them some symbolic money, and Bai Liuli became a member of the Zhao family. Mermaids also have innate magical powers: weaving water into silk, shedding tears into pearls, and are naturally proficient in water-walking and sound wave techniques, but they are gentle by nature and not good at fighting. Although they can practice qi, they cannot practice the human spirit cultivation technique. Therefore, they can only hide in the sea to avoid oppression, but occasionally a single mermaid will be captured by humans and become a mermaid slave. There is a saying that mermaids are humans who grew the spirit "ling fish" in ancient times, but the specific details are no longer verifiable. To this day, no one treats them as human beings. Non-my family, its heart must be different. The people of the Ming Dynasty even called the people of Mobei, who were also human beings, wolf barbarians, let alone the "monster" with a human body and a fish tail. The positioning of mermaids is that of strange beasts from the mountains and seas. Zhao Qi, Zhao Wumian, the parrot Xiaokui, and the mermaid Bai Liuli. After Zhao's mother passed away, the two people and two animals formed a family of four. Zhao Wumian held Bai Liuli's hand and walked back: "Is it delicious?" Bai Liuli took a small bite of the pear and held it up: "Brother, eat too, and so does Dad." Zhao Qi shook his head lovingly. Zhao Wumian was not polite and took a big bite: "Sweet!" Zhao Qi rolled his eyes at him, feeling that his son was becoming more and more unruly. Bai Liuli was also stunned for a moment, then smiled happily, withdrew his hand and continued eating, skipping forward.
She was young and lacked power, especially in winter, because of her nature, her magic could only be maintained for a short time, and the time she had to transform her feet into fish tail was limited every day. So once she was out of water, she rarely stayed there quietly, unlike in summer, when she could transform her feet into fish tail for half a day and help chop wood and cook. When they returned to the room, Zhao Qi had already prepared the meal, which was a simple meal of four dishes and a soup. Zhao Qi feeds the parrot and Zhao Wumian feeds the fish. Zhao Wumian picked up a bite of food for Bai Liuli and asked, "How is your practice of "Killing Waves Art" going?" Bai Liuli was holding the rice bowl, feeling a little distressed: "It's still on the third level...Brother, this technique is so difficult." Small but complete. The meridians of mermaids are similar to those of humans, but there are still differences. It is not possible to copy them completely, but not practicing is not an option. There are relatively few natural enemies in the sea, and they can grow slowly with age. After all, they are on land now. Mermaids are precious. The dragon silk they weave and the pearls they cry are already priceless, not to mention herself. If there weren't two Jinyiwei in the house and Zhao Qi was Zhu Yuanzhang's personal guard with direct access to the emperor's ears, someone would have come to kill him long ago! Zhao Qi and Zhao Wumian could not guarantee that they could completely protect her, so she still had to be able to protect herself. It is winter now, and mermaids are not active and will sleep underwater for a long time. If a master really came in to take her away, she would be nowhere to be found. The consequences could be disastrous! Zhao Wumian said: "Then I won't practice." Bai Liuli said happily: "Okay!" Zhao Qi glared and was about to speak, but Zhao Wumian continued, "Today, I will teach you a new technique tailor-made for you. You will definitely make rapid progress in your practice." Zhao Wumian has an extremely high level of comprehension, but due to the limitations of his knowledge and cultivation, it is a bit difficult for him to create his own martial arts. But it is very simple to modify a ready-made exercise according to the mermaid meridians. What's more, it is easy to modify the yellow-level martial arts "Killing Waves Art". "Killing Waves Art" is the foundation martial arts of the Giant Whale Gang and is water-based. Bai Liuli can achieve twice the result with half the effort when practicing water-based martial arts. As long as she can adapt to it, she will surely make rapid progress! Zhao Wumian was calm and confident when he said this, as if changing his skills was as easy as eating and drinking. Zhao Qi glanced at him and wanted to scold him for being ignorant. Zhao Wumian thought for a moment and began to dictate the route: "The heart of the mermaid is located in the center of the chest. There are three more hidden meridians and twelve fewer acupuncture points. The meridians shift accordingly and need to be adjusted accordingly. In this way, the three yin meridians lead the three yang meridians. The big things remain unchanged and the small branches and leaves are trimmed. The true qi starts from the Ren meridian, passes through the Shenque, Shuifen, and Xiawan..." Zhao Wumian blurted out more than ten acupoint names in a row. Bai Liuli was also very smart. He took notes as he spoke, and used what he took notes as he practiced on the spot. One was full of confidence, the other was young and fearless, which scared Zhao Qi. Can internal energy be practiced casually? The meridians and acupoints of the human body are mysterious and unpredictable. If there is a slight mistake, the true energy will go astray, which can cause damage to the five internal organs at the least, or even lead to possession and paralysis of half the body at the worst! Especially since Bai Liuli is a mermaid, how can you treat it like this? ! "Zhao Wumian!" Zhao Qi got angry on the spot: "You——" Before he finished speaking, Bai Liuli had already followed his instructions and was practicing Qi and circulating the Qi around his body. In an instant, water-based true energy burst out like a gentle breeze or a clear spring. Her innate magical power was stimulated, attracting the water-based energy between heaven and earth to gather on her Long Xiao Liuxian skirt, coating her entire body with a layer of water curtain gauze. It is visible to the naked eye that her Qi control is more agile, her Qi training speed is faster, and her skills are running more smoothly! "This is good! This is good!" Bai Liuli opened her eyes, her face full of surprise and joy. She clapped her hands repeatedly. The slowdown in her luck in the past completely disappeared, and she felt very refreshed after the circulation of her Qi. She looked at Zhao Wumian with admiration and confusion, "Brother is so amazing! It seems... it seems a little different..." Not only is it different, Zhao Wumian also has this ability? Is this still his son? Zhao Qi was so shocked that his chopsticks fell under the table.
You won't be possessed by evil spirits! (End of this chapter)