Chapter 40: Old Liu

  As they came out of the Yan Gong Palace, Sun Haoran had a gloomy face, while Chu Hao felt extremely comfortable and pulled him along, saying: "How was it? I helped you vent your anger today, didn't I?"

  Sun Haoran sighed and said: "Hao Ge, what a terrible plan this is. It's simply building one's own happiness on others' suffering."

  Chu Hao sneered: "I just want him to suffer, otherwise, Little Wang would have been busy for half a day in vain."

  Sun Haoran knew that Chu Hao was being evasive, but he still felt indignant and rubbed his right cheek, which had swollen into a big lump, muttering: "The person I'm talking about who's in pain is me!"

  Chu Hao took a stealthy glance at the people following behind him, including Chu Mo, then quickened his pace, putting his arm around Sun Haoran's shoulder and saying in a low voice: "We are brothers, how could I possibly harm you? Think about it, Han Xin endured great humiliation back then, swallowing his pride and bearing the weight. For the sake of becoming a great general in the future, this little injury and pain of yours amount to nothing."

  "Who is Han Xin?"

  Chu Hao slapped his forehead and said vaguely: "He is a very powerful general, you should take him as an example."

  Sun Haoran rolled his eyes and was too lazy to listen to Chu Hao's nonsense here.

  Just as they had just walked out of the Yanque Palace, Chu Hao suddenly felt a movement in his heart and turned around to see that the Crown Prince was walking towards the Yanque Palace with a cold expression. Behind him were several eunuch guards, who seemed to be going to interrogate the young prince. The Crown Prince did notice Chu Hao and his group, but for this dandy, he only slightly nodded his head as a greeting.

  Chu Hao didn't think much of it, but thinking about the pair of dog-like men behind the young prince, his slightly excited mood became somewhat heavy. Judging from today's confrontation, the young prince shouldn't know yet about the things that threaten himself, but to expect him to give up that colorful head at the flower lantern festival is simply wishful thinking.

  He is such a person by nature, even if he dies, he will inevitably infect others with his stench.

  After parting with Sun Haoran, Chu Hao saw that Sun Haoran still seemed to have some resentment. He sighed and thought to himself: "I can only wait until the auction is over, get the silver, go to Cuimonth Building, and then properly appease this guy."

  As they walked back to the mansion, Chu Mo hesitated for a moment before speaking up: "Young Master Wang, what you did today was rash and impulsive. If the master finds out, he'll definitely be displeased."

  Chu Hao turned his head and smiled at this master who was about to approach the Xiantian Wu Zhe, saying: "Chu Mo commander, where did Little Wang go wrong today?"

  Chu Mo said in a low voice, "To be frank, Young Master Wang's actions today were rash and impulsive. He entered the imperial palace without permission to question the Ninth Prince, which was reckless. And last night, when Sun Gongzi was escorting you back to your residence, he was ambushed by a group of people whose identities have not been investigated clearly yet. You immediately concluded that it was the Ninth Prince's doing and left the residence without reporting to the king, which was impulsive."

  Chu Hao patted Chu Mo's shoulder and said, "Xiao Wang knows now, thank you General Chu Mo for reminding me!"

  Chu Mo saw that Chu Hao hadn't taken his words seriously and a bitter smile appeared on his face. He didn't say anything more.

  But Chu Hao was thinking in his heart, when to bring the nine people from the school yard over, and take back his Solid Dan. The elixir was a small matter, the key was that he currently lacked manpower under him, although Chu Mo was loyal, but after all, he wasn't his own person.

  All the way thinking, returned to the Wang Fu.

  It was still some time before noon, Chu Hao practiced basic boxing in the backyard for a while, and then took out a newly refined Tiger Tendon Pill from his pocket, swallowing it with a big sweat on his head.

  With a loud roar, Chu Hao's exhausted body was ignited again, and the medicine took effect in his body, quickly recovering. Chu Hao's eyes were like those of an eagle, looking at the six wooden stakes in front of him, which were stuck in the ground in the shape of up, down, left, right, and middle, with the two in the middle being five feet high.

  This wooden stake was stolen by Xiao Si from the training field, and it's not an ordinary wooden stake, but a "Li Gu Mu", which is a good wooden stake for martial arts masters to cultivate their strength.

  Chu Hao let out a series of loud roars, constantly changing his stance, his body flowing between the six wooden pillars. With each punch, he struck the pillars with varying degrees of lightness and heaviness. At this moment, he was already a fifth-layer Bone Forging martial artist, and while the Tiger Tendon Pellet was useful to him, it couldn't be his only reliance - he had to keep absorbing its effects and growing stronger!

  He now possesses the strength of five horses and is on the verge of breaking through to six, enough to rival a warrior who has refined his bones to the sixth level.

  However, this is also hard to determine, as he has been in this world for so long and still hasn't had a real chance to take action, unable to discern what level he can reach in actual combat.

  However, Chu Hao knew that he was now like a leaf in a storm vortex, and it was uncertain when he would be overwhelmed by the various parties. Before reaching the Xiantian period, exposing his strength was no different from seeking death.

  Living in a royal family, everything is not up to oneself.

  Chu Hao truly understood the meaning of this sentence, but since he had been reborn once, his desire for true yuan power had thoroughly erupted in this life. If he didn't reach the foundation period, if he didn't experience true yuan power, even if he died again, he would die with his eyes open, absolutely unwilling to give up!

  After lunch, Chu Hao practiced his fist again. This time, the effect of the Tiger Tendon Pill gradually weakened and was no longer as obvious as before. His cultivation didn't make a big breakthrough, but his strength had just broken through to six horses!

  Think about it, with the strength of five horses, one can dismember a person. With the strength of six horses, among martial artists, being able to withstand it is considered quite impressive.

  Chu Hao didn't practice any other martial arts or body techniques, he gave up on those and only practiced basic fist and footwork. He waited until he broke through the Xiantian boundary and could control his Qi before practicing the Zhuli Men's former methods. People who cultivate the Tao know that being too scattered in one's cultivation is not beneficial, but rather hinders progress and makes it easy for the mind to become unstable.

  If Chu Hao no longer cultivates other martial arts, when he reaches the Xiantian realm or breaks through the seal in his body, then when it comes to cultivating the Tao, he will be a blank slate, and his cultivation speed will be even faster!

  After practicing for a while, Chu Hao remembered that the next day was the auction day of Tao Ran Ju. He hesitated for a moment and decided not to attend temporarily. Bi Zhuang wanted to make a name for himself, he couldn't lower his own status, he had to let Tao Ran Ju take him seriously, so it would be wise to wait until after the auction before showing up.

  Besides, he wasn't sure if the craftsman from the palace would attend, so after careful consideration, he decided not to go to this auction.

  After some thought, Chu Hao decided to go find Lin Yue'er. After all, she was now the young mistress of Bi Zhuang, and many things required her presence. It's just that there had been a lot on his plate these past few days, so he had neglected it. But thinking of Lin Yue'er's pure and beautiful face, Chu Hao's heart skipped a beat, and he hastily muttered a few apologies to himself.

  At this time, Xiao Si hurriedly arrived at the courtyard and said loudly: "Young Master Wang, Liu Guan Jia wants you to go to the martial arts arena."

  Chu Hao was taken aback, adjusted his golden silk collar, and thought to himself that Old Liu must have something important to discuss with him at this time. He asked, "Old Liu? Which martial arts arena?"

  "It's the martial arts training ground on the east side." Little Fourth replied.

  Chu Hao nodded and walked towards the martial arts training ground, with Xiao Si following closely behind him.

  Arriving at the martial arts arena, Chu Hao strangely discovered that there seemed to be no one around, and today's training guards were extremely few, without the usual bustle. It had been several days since Chu Hao last came here, feeling a bit unusual, he pushed open the door and walked in.

  Only to see in the martial arts arena, Liu Laozheng was standing alone, his feet seemed to have merged into the ground, and he was extremely stable and introverted. Although his body was slender, it was not to be underestimated. After a closer look, it would also give people a sense of heaviness.

  "Your Highness." Seeing Chu Hao walk in, Liu Lao's body finally moved, and he walked over to Chu Hao with his head bowed, paying his respects.

  Liu Lao had been in the Wang Fu for many years, and his full name was unknown to Chu Hao. But he knew that from before he was born, when Chu Yunfei was enfeoffed as king, Liu Lao had already been by the king's side. Calculating it out, it was probably nearly thirty years, during which time he was not only the Wang Fu's steward but also the king's most trusted confidant and the most mysterious person in the entire Wang Fu.

  In the prince's memory, Chu Hao knew that Wang Ye had also told him a long time ago to treat Liu Lao as an elder, so over the years, Chu Hao had never treated him as a servant.

  It can be said that in the Wangfu, apart from Chu Yunfei and Chu Hao, this Liu Lao's status is the highest. Even when Chu Mo was in a high-ranking position, he couldn't compare to him.

  Although he was puzzled in his heart why Liu Lao would find him at this time to practice martial arts, Chu Hao did not show it on the surface. For this butler who even Chen Honghong had not noticed was observing himself in secret, he had a very deep respect in his heart.

  "Mr. Liu, no need to be so polite, you are my elder, I'm not worthy of such courtesy." Chu Hao hurriedly pulled Mr. Liu up and helped him stand, then asked in puzzlement: "Mr. Liu, why is the training ground empty today?"

  Liu Lao straightened up, and on that withered face, a smile that made one's heart tremble was squeezed out. His voice was calm and peaceful, saying: "Because they were all driven away by me."

  Chu Hao was shocked and let go of Liu Lao, saying: "What's going on?"

  "Because this old servant wants to try out Young Master's cultivation."

  Chu Hao heard this and his heart skipped a beat. He hastily withdrew his hands and unconsciously took a small step back.

  At the same time, Liu Lao's thin and bony right hand emerged from his gray robe, like a poisonous snake, with a flash of black shadow, directly grabbing onto Chu Hao's right wrist.

  A field of chrysanthemum in front, take out the collection, scatter the red tickets, and let them burst one by one.

  It's just a matter of getting used to it.