"Good news?" Chu Youzhao thought to herself, "Even my sister Qinghe is deliberately trying to provoke me?"
“Of course it’s a good thing. Now that Brother Zu is so powerful and the regent of the court, countless young ladies from prominent families in the capital want to marry him, especially their elders. Although your eldest sister and he were once engaged, they have since divorced. If your second sister can become a couple with him, it will be of great benefit to the Chu family,” Murong Qinghe explained.
Chu Youzhao: "..."
She was well aware of these implications, but why couldn't she go herself? Why did she need her second sister?
Of course, she could only think about it. She knew that she represented the heir of the Chu family and could not possibly go back to wearing women's clothes, so she became even angrier: "Sister Qinghe said that so many noble ladies in the capital want to marry him. Does that include you?"
Murong Qinghe wasn't annoyed at all, and looked at her with a smile: "If I hadn't met Brother Chu, I wouldn't have minded being one of them."
Faced with her affectionate smile, Chu Youzhao couldn't stay angry. Instead, she said irritably, "Who can say for sure? Maybe it will make your wishes come true in the future."
Murong Qinghe was taken aback: "Brother Chu, what did you say?"
"It's nothing." Chu Youzhao was too embarrassed to explain. As long as Qinghe liked Brother Zu too, things would be fine...
Suddenly, Chu Huanzhao's exclamation came from inside the room: "Brother-in-law, be gentle, it hurts!"
Chu Youzhao and Murong Qinghe's eyes widened instantly. What were these two doing?
"Brother Zu looks so refined, I didn't expect him to be so rough," Murong Qinghe thought, her face flushed.
"Why is my brother-in-law treating her like this? It's clearly my responsibility," Chu Youzhao thought, but she was too embarrassed to say it aloud.
Finally, feeling utterly frustrated, she pulled Murong Qinghe outside, saying, "Get out of here, don't listen to these disgusting things."
"Hey, Brother Chu, why are you so angry?"
"So that's not your sister."
"If it really were my sister, my dad would be overjoyed."
"..."
Meanwhile, Zu An, who was inside the room, was exasperated and stared at the girl in front of him: "Can you please stop yelling like that?"
Chu Huanzhao looked at him with teary eyes: "Brother-in-law, it really hurts, I can't help it."
Zuan: "..."
Since he probably couldn't gather all the materials for the Marrow Cleansing Pill in a short time, he could only help these young girls improve their aptitude first.
Aptitude is a matter of both comprehension and physical condition.
Some people have meridians as thin as hair, while others have meridians as thick as water pipes; the latter are naturally far superior to the former.
Both the Marrow Cleansing Pill and the Marrow Cleansing Pill can improve one's physical condition, but Zuan can only temporarily improve his physical condition for now.
He decided to first use his own vital energy to open up their meridians. Once their meridians were widened, their small techniques would be much easier to master.
It's easier said than done.
It is important to know that the meridians are the most vulnerable part of the human body. Those meridians that are as thin as hair are even more difficult to withstand external forces. Unless a person with extremely high cultivation is willing to expend a lot of their own cultivation to help expand them, it is easy to cause the target's meridians to be completely severed and die if they are not careful.
Therefore, in real life, this is rarely done, as the cost-effectiveness is too low. Often, only the elders of the family will use vital energy to nourish and expand the bodies of the most promising members of the family, enabling them to reach a higher level.
However, no one has ever done this for disciples with average aptitude. Firstly, it is too easy to deplete the practitioner's power, and ten years of hard work could be wasted if one is not careful. Secondly, it is also easy to cause problems. Their meridians are too narrow and fragile, and it is too difficult to widen them with external force. It would be better to use this effort to cultivate more disciples with better aptitude.
But Zuan didn't have these concerns. He didn't need to be responsible for his family and did things entirely according to his own preferences. He felt that Xiao Zhao was worthwhile, so he naturally didn't hesitate to expend his energy to help her.
Moreover, the "Gluttonous Devouring Heaven Technique" he cultivates is quite special. He had already absorbed a lot of vital energy in the previous battle, which he could use to help improve his skills.
Moreover, given his current level of cultivation and control over vital energy, he can naturally minimize the danger.
"Sit still and don't move around. We're expanding your meridians right now, and you could cause serious problems if you're not careful," Zu'an warned.
"It's alright. If my brother-in-law paralyzes me, I'll stick with you for life," Chu Huanzhao said with a grin.
Zuan: "..."
I don't know whether to praise this girl for being carefree or for being ignorant.
His fingers kept tapping on the other person's body. It has to be said that the girl's body was indeed more delicate and slender, which was completely different from the plumpness of Empress Liu Ning. He was afraid that he would hurt her if he poked her too hard.
Zuan suddenly found it somewhat amusing. The Spirit Rhinoceros Finger, which was clearly full of killing intent, had been developed into its current form by him. The founder would probably be furious if he knew.
...
Meanwhile, halfway up the mountain, the two were walking side by side toward the summit. One of them, with long legs in black stockings and a cold expression, was none other than Jiang Luofu.
However, the middle-aged man next to him had a mustache and looked somewhat sleazy.
"I didn't expect you to come back," Jiang Luofu said coldly.
The middle-aged man next to him sighed: "My teacher has passed away, how could I not come back to see him?"
"Our teacher passed away in the secret realm, and we are now unable to pay our respects to his remains." Jiang Luofu's face showed some sadness.
The middle-aged man was silent for a moment: "I'll ask that guy at the New Festival Bar. He was a witness to the teacher's death. By the way, who exactly is that person? Why haven't you told me?"
"Speaking of which, he's an old acquaintance of yours, Second Senior Brother, or should I call him Brother-in-law?" Jiang Luofu's expression was complicated, as if she was thinking of her former sister.
The man in the middle is naturally Ji Dengtu, who is also the second disciple of the academy.
"An old acquaintance?" Ji Dengtu was a little puzzled, but the other party refused to say, which made him feel a little itchy.
As they spoke, the two had already reached the top of the mountain. Jiang Luofu looked at the small house in front of her and said, "We've arrived. The new chief priest is inside."
Just as Ji Dengtu was about to say something, a timid voice suddenly came from inside: "Brother-in-law, be gentle, it hurts!"
Jiang Luofu: "???"
Ji Dengtu: "..."
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