Start practicing from marrying a disfigured princess

Chapter 97 Xia Miao Bet
these days.

A lot has happened between the two of them.

He wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with Chang An while his relationship was heating up.

It’s best to have something to gain, if not, it doesn’t matter, just cultivate the relationship slowly in the future.

"Senior sister just told me. Senior sister is afraid of disturbing the prince's martial arts training, so he won't see the prince for a few days."

So again.

Is it because of shyness, or something else.

Ren Pingsheng didn't know, he only knew that normal couples shouldn't be like this.

But...Chang An suffers from mental illness and cannot face intimacy calmly, which is understandable.

Having said that, I just need to hone my martial arts these few days to prepare for the upcoming Xia Miao.

See you or see you.

Give her some time to adjust to life after marriage.

It's not too late to have a heart-to-heart talk after Xia Miao is over.

Thinking of this, Ren Pingsheng nodded slightly: "Understood, I will come back in a few days."

After speaking, he glanced at the wing room and left the courtyard.

Jiang Chuyue originally thought that she could chat a little more, but she didn't expect him to leave so decisively, and suddenly felt empty in her heart.

He stopped at the spot, thought for a few seconds, then turned and walked towards the wing.

She wants to have a good chat with her senior sister.

He clearly pretends to be a prince in his heart, yet he always neglects others like this.

If this continues, the senior sister will lose her son sooner or later.

Sunset West Mountain.

Night falls.

The bright moon casts moonlight like flowing water.

in the courtyard.

Ren Pingsheng held the broken knife in his hand, faced the moonlight, soared into the sky, and slashed with the knife.

Like a dragon coming out of the abyss, setting off a stormy sea, accompanied by bursts of loud and clear dragon cries, the momentum is majestic, and the gods and Buddhas retreat.

"Good swordsmanship!"

courtyard gate.

Xiao Rongxue stopped where she was, looked at the majestic body that looked like a god and a demon, her eyes were shining brightly, and she couldn't help but let out an admiration.

The depression in my heart in the morning has dissipated a lot with the rush of the day.

On the way back, she thought a lot.

Ren Pingsheng was originally the husband of Princess Chang'an, not to mention that it was really possible that it was only for medical treatment, even if it wasn't, it is human nature for two people to be happy with each other.

If there is anything wrong with it, it is that the timing is wrong, and it is during the day.

anyway.

It's only natural for young couples to be intimate, whether it's day or night, what does it have to do with me.

It was nothing more than when he was hunted down by Jin Yiwei before, he had skin-to-skin contact with Ren Pingsheng, and he unconsciously regarded him as his forbidden object.

Obviously nameless, what's the hypocrisy?

Figure this out.

Xiao Rongxue stopped being entangled, and smiled slightly: "This sword technique is very strong, why have I never seen you practice it before, because the strength is not enough?"

As the daughter of the Martial Arts League, she has been fascinated by what kind of saber technique she has never seen before since she was a child. That's the case. The saber just now still made her feel extremely amazed, so she asked this question.

"more or less."

Ren Pingsheng casually said something perfunctory, put away the broken knife, looked at Xiao Rongxue, and asked, "Is there any gain from today's investigation?"

Xiao Rongxue smiled: "I was about to tell you that the body of the daughter of Shangyuan magistrate was found."

For some reason, Ren Pingsheng always felt that Xiao Rongxue's smile was a bit stiff, as if it was forced out.

Could it be that there was another accident in the process of investigating the case?
With this in mind, he asked, "Any more trouble?"

"No." Xiao Rongxue shook her head.

"Then why do you have this expression?" Ren Pingsheng couldn't help asking.

"what expression?"

"It's nothing."

Ren Pingsheng thought he was wrong, and changed the subject: "Where was the body found?"

Hear the question.

The stiff smile on Xiao Rongxue's face disappeared, and gradually became dignified, and she slowly uttered three words: "Shuo Yaota."

Lock demon tower?
Ren Pingsheng was a little unfamiliar with this name, and after thinking about it for a few seconds, he recalled the relevant information.

The Demon Locking Pagoda is a huge tower built with the money of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It has nine floors in total and houses the captive demon clan.

It is said that most of them are salted fish below grade six.

There are only three of the fifth rank, and only one of the fourth rank, and they are all locked on the ninth floor of the Demon Locking Tower and guarded by special personnel.

The monks of the Transcendent Monster Race who are above the fourth rank have not been captured yet.

"How far is the Demon Locking Tower from Shangyuan County?" Ren Pingsheng thought for a few seconds before asking again.

"Three hundred miles." Xiao Rongxue replied.

"." Ren Pingsheng was silent for a moment.

In two days, three hundred miles away, you don't need to think about it, a daughter of the county magistrate's family can't go that far even if she is alive, let alone a corpse.

From this point of view, there are only two possibilities for the corpse to appear near the Demon Locking Tower.

One is being transported there.

The second is that someone took control of her body.

As for why.

The reason is very simple, the other party has no physical body, so he can only attach himself to the corpse, trying to maintain the stability of the soul as much as possible.

After thinking for a few seconds, he asked again: "Are there any footprints near the corpse?"

Xiao Rongxue shook her head: "No."

Then, the high probability is the second possibility.

Someone took control of the physical body of Shangyuan magistrate's daughter.

"I think……"

Ren Pingsheng and Xiao Rongxue expressed their thoughts.

Xiao Rongxue nodded slightly: "I think so too, but I don't know what the other party's purpose is for going to the Demon Locking Tower."

Ren Pingsheng asked: "Have you seen the Demon Locking Tower?"

"No."

Xiao Rongxue explained: "The ten-mile radius of the Demon Locking Tower is a restricted zone. Except for the Demon Locking Envoy, no one is allowed to approach it without Emperor Zhaowu's will."

There is also this argument.

Ren Pingsheng frowned slightly, and after a few seconds of silence, he asked, "Could it be related to Xia Miao in a few days?"

Xiao Rongxue nodded and said, "I think so too."

I always do the same.

Lady Xiao has obtained the true biography of Zhang Yide.

Ren Pingsheng slandered, and raised a new conjecture: "Could the person who controlled the corpse be the same person who controlled Miss Qingying?"

This time, Xiao Rongxue didn't say the same about me.

After pondering for a few seconds, his face was solemn: "There is indeed such a possibility."

"I remember you said that the Gu clan has the technique of refining puppets. Maybe this person is a member of the Gu clan. The Gu clan and the monster clan have been allied for a hundred years, and they have already made no distinction between you and me. He must have a plan when he goes to the demon lock tower. .”

Regarding Xia Miao, Ren Pingsheng also attached great importance to it, and said sternly: "Although the level of the demon clan in the demon lock tower is not high, there are many of them, and their strength together is not weak. Once something goes wrong, the consequences will be disastrous.

This matter has to be reported to the emperor, and the emperor will send someone to investigate to see if there is any change in the demon lock tower. "

Xiao Rongxue nodded: "Okay, I will do as you said."

After speaking, without the slightest hesitation, he turned and left the courtyard.

Ren Pingsheng watched her leave with a serious expression on his face.

No matter who is controlling the corpse, the target must be the Demon Locking Tower.

The demon lock tower is closed all the year round, and there are fourth-rank demon lock envoys guarding the tower, so there will be no accidents on weekdays.

However, as Xia Miao was approaching, the Monster Locking Tower was going to release a group of monster clans to the hunting ground under Wusheng Mountain. It was hard to say whether someone would take advantage of it at this time.

"The matter of locking the demon tower is a headache for the town magician and the emperor. The most important thing for me now is to improve my strength.

There are still five days until Xia Miao, trying to polish the first style of Longyin proficiently. "

Ren Pingsheng thought so, picked up the broken knife again, and began to practice hard.

time flies.

Arm gradually sore.

He still didn't stop, and practiced for another half an hour, until his arms seemed to be filled with lead, and then he stopped to rest.

Not for a while.

Xiao Rongxue returned to the courtyard: "This matter has been reported to the deputy envoy of Zhenmo, and the result will be reached within two days at most."

"That's good."

Ren Pingsheng nodded slightly.

Two days is not a long time.

If something happened in the Demon Locking Tower, Xia Miao might delay it.

"It would be great if I could really postpone it. With my strength, I can deal with most of the seventh ranks if I practice for another month."

After the martial arts competition with Xiao Rongxue in the past few days, and the last time he went to the mountains to suppress the bandits.

Ren Pingsheng already has a general understanding of his own strength, which is about the same as that of a well-regulated seventh-rank martial artist.

One more month of practice.

It is unrealistic to overwhelm all the seven ranks.

But at least he has the confidence to compete for No.3.

“Hopefully it can be postponed”

Ren Pingsheng was thinking this way, when he heard Xiao Rongxue's voice beside him.

"How is Princess Chang'an's illness?"

Why did you suddenly bring up Chang'an?

Ren Pingsheng was slightly taken aback, turned his head to look at Xiao Rongxue, saw that her expression was normal, hesitated for a moment, and replied: "There is no serious problem."

"That's good."

Xiao Rongxue nodded lightly, remained silent for a few seconds, and said again: "I heard from Jiang Chuyue that you were treating Chang'an this morning?"

cure?

Arrange for Chang to relieve the torture brought by Xiongfeng Pill.

Probably, maybe, it should be considered a cure.

Ren Pingsheng blushed, did not deny it, and nodded slightly.

Xiao Rongxue's eyes showed a complex expression, she clearly had the answer in her heart, but she still had a ten-thousandth hope, and asked, "What disease is being cured? How is it being cured?"

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Ren Pingsheng was at a loss for words for a moment, and after a few seconds of silence, he slowly said: "The febrile disease is hot and hot, forcing you to sweat, and the smoke will naturally disappear."

Forced to sweat?

How to force a sweat?

Xiao Rongxue opened her mouth, wanting to ask more questions, but before she could speak, Ren Pingsheng interrupted her.

"It's getting late, you have to be on duty tomorrow morning, go back to rest early, I'm going to bed too."

After Ren Pingsheng finished speaking, he walked towards the room without giving her a chance to ask questions.

Xiao Rongxue stood where she was, with a slightly complicated expression.

After stopping for a long time, Youyou sighed, and returned to the house as well.

The next day.

Before dawn, the dawn moon hangs obliquely on the horizon, looming.

Ren Pingsheng opened his eyes, and instinctively opened the sign-in panel with a thought.

[Sign in successfully, power +1]

The system prompt sounded without any emotion.

Ren Pingsheng got up and changed his clothes, picked up the broken knife, walked out of the room, and began to hone "Dragon Chanting Sun and Moon Slash".

For an entire hour, there was never the slightest bit of fatigue.

For the next two days, he didn't seem to feel tired, except for the time for eating, he was practicing "Longevity Kung Fu" and honing his martial skills.

The degree of hard work, even Xiao Rongxue, who was born in a martial arts family, felt a little abnormal.

In fact.

As early as the first time Xiao Rongxue came to Ren's mansion, he was slightly shocked by his extremely regular schedule and extraordinary self-control.

Get used to it after getting along for a while.

time flies.

In the blink of an eye, it was noon three days later.

The sun shines brightly.

in the courtyard.

Xiao Rongxue stopped at the same spot, looked at Ren Pingsheng who was waving a broken knife not far away, and couldn't help sighing in his heart: After ten years of hard training, even if he couldn't break through, he didn't feel tired at all. He has made such a big progress within a month, and he is comparable to the seventh rank with the eighth rank.

the other side.

Ren Pingsheng didn't notice Xiao Rongxue's gaze, he was immersed in his own world, he turned around, controlled his strength, and cast dragon chant.

Soon.

He finished this round of training, wiped his sweat with his hand, walked to Xiao Rongxue's side, and asked, "What did you find in the Demon Locking Tower?"

Yesterday, the emperor issued a decree to order the Zhenmagic Division and Jin Yiwei to go to the Demon Suo Tower and cooperate with the Demon Suo Envoy to investigate whether there is any abnormality in the Demon Suo Tower.

It should be about the same in one day.

"It's business as usual."

After Xiao Rongxue finished speaking, she was silent for a few seconds, sighed and said: "Actually, I didn't do much research at all. Both the Deputy Envoy of Demon Suppression and the Envoy of Locking Demons thought that there was no possibility of any accidents in the Demon Locking Tower, so they roughly counted the number of demon clans in the Demon Locking Tower. , the same as on the roster, so I didn’t continue to ask.”

Ren Pingsheng frowned slightly: "Only counted the quantity?"

"That's right." Xiao Rongxue nodded.

"What's the difference between this and going through the motions?" Ren Pingsheng frowned even more tightly.

"Just going through the motions." Xiao Rongxue sighed.

There are so many monster clans imprisoned in the monster lock tower, if something happens, the consequences will be disastrous.

This point of truth, the Deputy Envoy of Demon Suppression and the Envoy of Locking Demons can't figure it out?
Going through the motions on this kind of thing, it's okay if nothing happens, but it's a big deal if something happens!

When Xia Miao was involved, Ren Pingsheng did not hesitate, and said in a deep voice, "I will go to the emperor and ask him to investigate again."

Then he walked out of the yard.

Seeing this, Xiao Rongxue hesitated for a moment, and stopped him: "Wait a minute."

Ren Pingsheng stopped and looked at Xiao Rongxue.

"The Deputy Envoy of the Demon Suppressor said that there is a ray of meaning left by the Martial Saint in the Demon Locking Tower. With it in place, it is impossible for the demon clan in it to change."

After Xiao Rongxue finished speaking, he explained: "Wu Sheng is the only first-rank monk left in the world. His wisp of will is enough to overwhelm the many monster clans in the lock-monster tower. , and can't compete with Wu Sheng's will."

The Demon Lock Tower can even be related to Wu Sheng.

Hearing this, Ren Pingsheng frowned slightly.

He still felt that the matter of the Demon Locking Tower was not that simple.

However, after Xiao Rongxue said that, it would be meaningless to go to the emperor again, I'm afraid it would be perfunctory in the end.

"It seems that the only thing we can do now is to be vigilant when Xia Miao is here to prevent accidents."

After thinking up to this point, Ren Pingsheng sighed in his heart, looked at Xiao Rongxue, and nodded: "I see."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked back to the courtyard, intending to continue practicing martial arts.

at this time.

Xiao Rongxue suddenly said: "I will also participate in Xia Miao two days later."

Ren Pingsheng was slightly taken aback, turned to look at her, and asked curiously, "In what capacity?"

Xia Miao is a test for Wu Xun's children.

I am the heir of the Prince of Zhenbei, so it is reasonable and reasonable to participate in it.

She is not a child of Wu Xun, why does she want to participate in Xia Miao?

Xiao Rongxue said: "Emperor Zhaowu's will, the three members of Zhenma Division must participate."

Hearing this, Ren Pingsheng was a little confused.

The three members of Zhenmasi, no accident, refer to Xiao Rongxue, Bai Ping and Murong.

Xiao Xia was seriously injured, her strength dropped to the seventh rank, and her actual combat power was barely at the sixth rank.

And Bai Ping and Murong were not injured, which is the strength of the fifth rank.

Two fifth-rank players participated in Xia Miao.

There is no doubt that they will win the top two.

Not to mention whether they can compete for the third place.

They were never married, so what's the point of winning No.3?
Dog emperor, bullying too much.

Ren Pingsheng thought about this, and then he heard Xiao Rongxue say: "By the way, the emperor asked me to send you a message. During Xia Miao's time, as long as you go all out and enter the top five, what he promised you will remain the same."

Hearing this, Ren Pingsheng breathed a sigh of relief.

That's more or less.

Looks like an old man.

anyway.

This time Xia Miao, in addition to two fifth-rank and two sixth-rank, there are also many masters in seventh rank.

It's not easy to get into the top five.

You still have to hurry up and practice, every second counts.

Thinking of this.

Ren Pingsheng looked at Xiao Rongxue, without any gossip: "It's almost time for rest, I'll practice first, if I have anything to say, we can talk about it after dinner."

After speaking, he held the broken knife and waved it.

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When Xiao Rongxue saw this scene, the corner of her mouth twitched, she was a little speechless.

No wonder I've been working so hard these days.

It turned out that the emperor had promised benefits.

anyway.

I don't know what benefits the emperor promised him, and it was worth his efforts, just to win the slim hope.

You can't marry his sister-in-law to him, can you?
That's it.

No matter what the emperor promised him, he would help him when the time came.

Anyway, I'm only two away from solving five cases.

There is no need to fight for the top five and leave early.

Thinking of this, Xiao Rongxue hesitated for a while, and also put aside distracting thoughts, and started to practice, to prepare for helping Ren Pingsheng enter the top five in two days.

Two days later.

The fourth day of June, great heat.

early morning.

A hunting ground two or three hundred miles away from the capital.

The drizzle was rippling, the fog was heavy, and the sky was dark.

On the high platform, the banners are flying.

Emperor Zhaowu sat on the dragon chair in the middle, looking at the Wusheng Mountain in the distance with deep eyes.

On both sides are two rows of long tables, on which there are delicious food and wine.

A group of nobles sat behind the case, chatting without saying a word.

"The Marquis of Yingyang has someone in mind for Xia Miao's top spot this year."

"It must be the son of An Guogong's family."

"I think so too. I wonder if the Marquis of Yingyang made a bet this year?"

A gorgeously dressed middle-aged man looked at Ying Yanghou beside him and raised his eyebrows.

The Marquis of Yingyang understood immediately: "5 taels of silver won the first place against the prince of An Guogong, and 5 taels of silver suppressed the prince of Beiwang to enter the top ten. The rest are thousands and hundreds of taels. It's just for fun, not worth it Mention, I wonder who the Marquis of Linjiang is betting on this year?"

Every year, Xia Miao, Changlefang, the largest gambling house in the capital, will open a handicap.

The rules are simple.

List the people who are likely to win the top three and enter the top ten, set the odds, and let the nobles bet.

It is almost a consensus that Bai Ping, the son of An Guogong, won the first place, and the odds are very low.

Even if you invest 5 taels, you won't earn much money.

and so.

Marquis of Yingyang pinned all his hopes on Ren Pingsheng, hoping that he would emerge suddenly and break into the top ten.

The probability is very low.

But if you really want to realize it, you will make a lot of money!
Hearing this, the gorgeously dressed Marquis of Linjiang had a look of resentment: "Brother, why did you think of betting on the prince of Zhenbei? He only broke through the eighth rank last month. Let alone the top ten, the top fifty is even difficult. This 5 Wouldn't Wan Liang be thrown into the lake?"

　I'm not feeling well today, that's all I can say, sorry.

　
(End of this chapter)