15. Rock Heart Method (Please Read It Later)

He "fawned" on Chang Ji for a purpose, but... would Chang Ji's return be too quick?

He personally begged for Su Xueshi's return.

Chang Ji...

"There's not enough time, listen first."

"Don't rush to answer."

"Remember, don't let Wu find out that you are practicing internal skills, otherwise not only will this official be in trouble, you..., forget it, you are a scholar, and you have a lot of thoughts."

After saying that, Chang Ji glanced at Su Xueshi who came closer after hearing the noise, and saw him retreating away in embarrassment, then he spoke: "This internal skill is called the Rock Heart Method, which was passed down by my ancestors of the Chang family. Listen carefully..., sit cross-legged and calm your mind, relax and be natural, close your lips and teeth lightly, gather the divine light, and reach the heart of the sky..."

"Knock your teeth thirty-six times, hold Kunlun with both hands, beat the heavenly drum left and right, and listen twenty-four times..."

A Rock Heart Method has a total of more than 500 words.

At first, Xu Xing thought he had a good memory, but it was still a bit difficult to remember. As a result, he used the Kunlun Mirror to solidify his fate of [extensive knowledge and strong memory].

After strengthening his memory, he memorized a mental method after Chang Ji read it twice.

"Thank you, General Chang."

After remembering the method, Xu Xing stood up and thanked Chang Ji.

The two of them talked quietly, and Chang Ji's cell was at the end of the Tianlao corridor. So Chang Ji's teaching of the method this time would not be easily discovered by others. Except for Su Xueshi, who was next to Xu Xing...

However, Su Xueshi had a high status and good character, so he would not run to inform on others because of such a small matter.

"Do you know why this general has survived in Tianlao for three years?"

"Still alive today?"

After receiving the gift, Chang Ji sneered and showed a face full of resentment.

Although he avoided fighting when the Tartar invaded the south, that was a last resort when the troops were few and weak.

Afterwards, he also cooperated with the court army to besiege the Tartar.

But just because of this little mistake, he was imprisoned by Emperor Chongming...

Exiled to Tianlao, no one cared.

"Is it because of this rock heart method?"

Xu Xing's heart moved.

He had seen Old Li serving rice to Chang Ji, and the rice was so scarce that it could be called a bowl of clear soup.

If ordinary people ate this kind of rice, they would probably starve to death in a few days. But Chang Ji persisted and has survived to this day.

Although Chang Ji is no longer as burly as he was three years ago, and is skinny and without a bit of meat, he is far from dying.

"Yes."

"It depends on this rock heart method."

Chang Ji nodded after hearing this, and continued: "The Chang family has been generals for generations, loyal to the court, but unexpectedly they have ended up like this. Although there are rivers and lakes outside the temple, the so-called knights, haha, are not worth mentioning to the generals. Most of them are unorthodox people, and they don't even have a complete heart method inheritance."

Xu Xing didn't doubt it after hearing this.

The reason why the imperial court can become the imperial court and the largest violent institution is that it must have a much stronger power than the martial arts world. If you can become a general and a prime minister, why do you have to be a wandering knight?

People always want peace!

It is undoubted that the military family is stronger than the martial arts sects.

"You looked dead and confused during the first seven days of your imprisonment."

"But since Zhao Yunniang came..."

Chang Ji laughed, "You look like you don't have much time left, but in fact... you have a desire to live. This desire, of course, I don't know why you came."

"But this general doesn't need to care so much..."

Xu Xing was shocked by Chang Ji's insight.

He thought he was very cunning, but unexpectedly, Chang Ji, a "rough guy", guessed the truth.

Yes, Chang Ji was a military family for generations. Even if his knowledge was not as good as Su Xueshi, he had fought for so many years and his eyesight was definitely not shallow. Moreover, compared with Su Xueshi, he had been trapped in Tianlao for a long time and was disheartened.

A disheartened person would either give up on himself or not give up any chance of survival.

Thinking of this, Xu Xing calmed down.

He began to think seriously.

Chang Ji might not have noticed his abnormality, and it is very likely that he deliberately used this as an excuse to cast a wide net.

Just like the girls in the brothel cast a wide net for the scholars who took the imperial examination.

If you meet one who passed the imperial examination, you will make a fortune.

"General Chang, you have wronged me."

"Yun Niang is pregnant with my son. For my son's sake, I worked hard to write books, hoping to leave a little reputation in the world, so as to reduce the pressure he has to bear as the son of a convicted official..."

"Parents love their children, so they plan for them in the long run."

Xu Xing sighed and began to perform.

He would not easily give people a reason to criticize him.

Today, I have received this favor from Chang Ji, and I will repay him in the future.

There is no need to hand my handle to Chang Ji.

Chang Ji: "..."

"People say that you civil servants have evil hearts..."

"At first, this general really thought that you were wrongly imprisoned in the prison, but now it seems that, Lord Xu, you have made a lot of money during your tenure in the Imperial Household Department. The shortage of war horses is a long-standing problem in the country."

"But your hands are definitely not clean!"

Chang Ji raised his eyebrows and spoke rudely.

He saw that Xu Xing was not very old and had only been an official for a few years, so he thought he was not an old-fashioned man, but once he met him, he found that this kid was slippery and difficult to grasp.

"He who is close to vermilion becomes red, and he who is close to ink becomes black..."

"A rush growing among hemp will grow straight without support, and white sand in the dye will become black with it."

"Your Majesty is wise and will personally rule the world. We, the small officials, will naturally be honest..."

Xu Xing did not answer directly, but evaded with ambiguous words.

The dynasty of three hundred years has long been corrupted.

Sometimes taking money means standing in line.

After he became an official, he thought he would be the prime minister, a position above ten thousand people, so how could he make a lot of money when he first became an official...

At least he had to wait until there was no hope of promotion... before making money.

"Hehe!"

Chang Ji closed his eyes and ignored Xu Xing.

In terms of cunning, he couldn't beat these civil servants.

...

About half a quarter of an hour later.

Wu Shuban returned to Room 24.

As soon as he entered the cell, he saw Xu Xing writing furiously. He walked up and complained in a low voice: "Master Xu, I know you were pretending to sleep just now. Don't embarrass me, okay? At most, I will bring you some delicious food and drinks in the future..."

"A pork elbow and a roast chicken."

"I don't have much time left, I want to eat something good before I die."

Xu Xing stopped writing and made a request.

"He" in the copy world, without his consciousness, can still lead a simple and normal life. But after he descended into the dungeon world, he was almost "dead" in the real world, as if he had lost his soul.

However, as written on the bronze mirror panel, he descended as a soul.

Therefore, before returning to the real world, he really didn't intend to make things difficult for Wu Shuban. But when he heard what Commander Liu said later, he realized that it was better for him to stay awake, so he simply pretended to sleep.

However, Wu Shuban couldn't stand just pretending to sleep.

Commander Liu was a big shot, and if he was slightly dissatisfied with Wu Shuban, at the very least, he would lose his official position, and at the most, his family might be destroyed!

"Yes, yes..."

Wu Shuban nodded repeatedly and answered.

"And..."

Xu Xing pondered.

"Master?"

"What else do you have?"

Wu Shuban had a sad face.

"And, change a chair for me, the long bench is too heavy on my butt."

Xu Xing made another request.

He wanted wine and meat because the jailers in the Heavenly Prison were so fucking evil. The silver ingot that Zhao Yunniang left behind weighed at least seven taels, but after buying him three days of food and wine, there was little left.

Prices in Fengxi Country were not expensive, and silver was valuable. Seven taels of silver was enough for a family of three to eat for two months.

Asking Wu Shuban for meat to eat could also relieve some of the pressure on Zhao Yunniang.