In the courtyard, Lin Jiangnian was quickly forced into a corner by the aggressive Jiang Yuxiang.
Because of the chase, Jiang Yuxiang's breathing was a little rapid at this moment, her plump chest was rising and falling violently, her face was flushed, she bit her red lips lightly, and her delicate eyes were filled with a bit of shame and anger.
She took a short breath, then stepped forward, stretched out her slender hand, accurately grabbed Lin Jiangnian's ear, and then pulled it up with force.
"Auntie, I was wrong!"
Lin Jiangnian immediately admitted his mistake.
"You know you're wrong? It's too late!"
"You little bastard, you even dare to bully your aunt! I must teach you a lesson today!"
Jiang Yuxiang used force to pull Lin Jiangnian's ears upwards with great force.
"It hurts, it hurts...Auntie, let go. I was wrong, it hurts..."
Lin Jiangnian grimaced, half bent his body, and cooperated with a look of pain on his face.
Jiang Yuxiang originally used force in her hands, wanting to teach this guy a lesson, but seeing the pain on his face, she subconsciously reduced the force in her hands.
"Do you know you're wrong?"
"knew!"
"Will you dare to do it again next time?"
"I don't dare anymore!"
"snort!"
Jiang Yuxiang finally let go of him with satisfaction, and glared at him again: "Next time, if you dare to hide it from your aunt, I will teach you a lesson."
Lin Jiangnian nodded cooperatively.
The aunt in front of him looked fierce. She said she wanted to teach Lin Jiangnian a lesson, but in fact she was reluctant to do it. Lin Jiangnian also cooperated very well.
"But auntie, could you please stop pulling my ears next time?"
Lin Jiangnian made suggestions.
Jiang Yuxiang glared at him. "What? Do you have any objections?"
Lin Jiangnian sighed, "I'm the dignified Prince of Lin, and someone is pulling my ears. How embarrassing would it be if this got out?"
Jiang Yuxiang put her hands on her hips and glared at him: "So what if I'm Prince Lin? I'm your aunt, so what?!"
"She's not my real aunt..."
"What did you say?"
"nothing!"
Lin Jiangnian immediately shook his head.
Don't dare to act recklessly.
"snort!"
Jiang Yuxiang snorted again, her gaze fixed on Lin Jiangnian in front of her.
As the sky gradually darkened, the dim light fell on the young man in front of him. Staring at the familiar face in front of him, the appearance of the young man had lost some of his childishness. Jiang Yuxiang felt a little dazed.
As if he remembered something, his eyes revealed an indescribable emotion.
She sighed deeply in her heart and stared at Lin Jiangnian: "Auntie knows you have other ideas, but this is the capital after all, you must be careful..."
At this point, Jiang Yuxiang couldn't help but feel a little scared, her beautiful eyes trembling slightly: "No matter what, you must stay alive, don't let anything happen to you."
Lin Jiangnian frowned, not knowing why his aunt suddenly said such a thing. But he nodded: "Don't worry, aunt, I will be careful."
Jiang Yuxiang didn't say anything else, but just continued to stare at Lin Jiangnian's face.
Lin Jiangnian felt more and more puzzled. He met the gaze of his aunt in front of him and saw that she was staring at him blankly, with some unspeakable emotions in her eyes.
"Auntie..."
Lin Jiangnian was about to ask something when Jiang Yuxiang looked away and took a deep breath. "Take good care of yourself. No matter what happens, you must tell your aunt first. Remember?"
"I remember."
Lin Jiangnian did not refute and nodded.
"Also, don't bully Zhiyuan."
“…”
Jiang Yuxiang left, leaving behind a scent.
Lin Jiangnian stood there, still feeling that his aunt was a little strange tonight. He couldn't put his finger on it, but the look in her eyes made him feel dazed.
Faintly, there seems to be a hint of sadness?
Lin Jiangnian frowned and remained silent.
Not long after, footsteps were heard outside the yard again.
"Your Highness?"
A soft voice came, with a little joy in it.
"Xiaozhu, you're here?"
Lin Jiangnian turned his head and saw Xiaozhu, dressed in a light-colored, chest-length skirt, running up to His Highness with small steps. Her delicate face was breathing hot air, panting: "Your Highness, a letter, a letter..."
The little maid covered her chest with her hands, took out a letter, and handed it to Lin Jiangnian as if she were presenting a treasure.
"letter?"
Lin Jiangnian took the letter. The envelope still retained some of the girl's warmth and a faint fragrance.
"Whose letter is it?"
"No, I don't know."
The little maid shook her head blankly and explained, "Yes, someone outside brought it here and said it was for His Highness."
"Outside?"
Lin Jiangnian frowned. He had just arrived in the capital and didn't know anyone. Who would send him a letter?
"Yes, she is a beautiful sister..."
The maid thought for a moment and described the messenger to His Highness: "Although that sister covered her appearance, she still looks very beautiful..."
Beautiful sister?
Lin Jiangnian seemed to be lost in thought, then lowered his head and opened the letter in his hand.
There was only a short line of words in the letter.
"Meet me tomorrow afternoon at the West Alley Courtyard in the capital."
The delicate handwriting was clearly written by a woman. Apart from that, there were no other clues in the letter.
Lin Jiangnian looked at the contents of the letter, thoughtfully.
"Your Highness, what's the matter?"
The little maidservant beside her came over curiously.
Lin Jiangnian shook his head slightly, put the letter in his arms, and turned to look at Xiaozhu beside him.
Being stared at by His Highness, Xiao Zhu's petite body trembled and she blinked: "Your Highness, I have something else to do. I will leave first..."
Xiao Zhu turned around and tried to run.
The next second, Lin Jiangnian grabbed her and pulled her into his arms.
"ah!"
Xiao Zhu exclaimed, her face full of panic. Before she could come to her senses, a warm breath approached and lingered beside her ear: "What? Are you hiding from me, Prince?"
“No, no…”
Xiao Zhu's pretty face immediately turned red and she shook her head in panic.
"Then why have you been avoiding me these days?"
Ever since being caught by Zhiyuan that night, Xiaozhu has been trying to avoid him these past few days.
This little girl, has she grown wings?
Xiao Zhu's body tensed up, her heartbeat quickened, and she was extremely nervous. She looked outside the courtyard in panic, "Your Highness, I will be seen by Sister Zhiyuan..."
"It's okay, she's not at home now."
As Lin Jiangnian spoke, he lifted Xiaozhu up by the waist. The little maid's body was as soft and boneless as cotton.
Xiao Zhu screamed in surprise and subconsciously threw her arms around His Highness's neck. Her entire body tensed with tension, her mind a blur of thoughts. By the time she came to her senses, her body had fallen into a soft place.
Xiao Zhu's face became increasingly red with shame, and she became increasingly flustered: "Your Highness, this cannot happen... I, my period is coming..."
Lin Jiangnian paused as he was about to undress, and asked suspiciously, "Really?"
Xiao Zhu's face flushed, her eyes were seductive, and she was nervous and shy: "...Yeah."
There was silence for a moment.
"Come, I'll teach you another trick!"
…
backyard.
The cold wind rustled the withered trees, and the chill of deep winter permeated the sky and earth.
Lin Jiangnian, wearing only thin clothes, stood in the courtyard. The cold wind pierced his skin like a sharp knife, but he didn't feel the slightest bit of chill.
In his hand, he was holding the Autumn Water Sword, and the sword light was rippling and shining with green light.
When they left Linjiang City, Elder Li had handed this sword to Lin Jiangnian. However, he still hadn't been able to use it to its full potential.
The sword's edge is sharp, and the cold light is wanton.
Lin Jiangnian, holding the sword, opened his eyes, and a warm air seemed to surge, spreading the sword in his hand. In an instant, he raised the sword in his hand and his body swayed.
Sword energy filled the air between heaven and earth.
Soon, the backyard was a mess of sword marks.
“Crash!”
Not far ahead, a tree as thick as an adult's waist collapsed with a loud bang.
Lin Jiangnian stopped where he was, his breathing quickened, his blood surging in his body. He looked at the big tree in front of him that was cut in half by a sword, feeling a little dazed and unreal.
On the way to Beijing, Lin Jiangnian did not slack off in practicing martial arts. He practiced his internal strength every day as usual, practicing the sword techniques taught by Senior Li, as well as the martial arts taught to him by Zhiyuan Lin Qingqing and others.
Before arriving in the capital, Lin Jiangnian's strength had already surpassed the seventh level and was vaguely touching the threshold of the sixth level.
After being seriously injured outside the city and being rescued by the beautiful girl and fed with those herbs, Lin Jiangnian's internal strength increased almost exponentially, and he was almost about to enter the fifth level.
To be precise, Lin Jiangnian has already stepped half a foot into the fifth rank.
This kind of improvement in strength is already terrifying.
The swordsmanship that Senior Li taught him was too profound, and Lin Jiangnian, whose martial arts skills were not yet up to par, could not understand it. Especially the unique swordsmanship "Nine Sword Techniques" that made Lin Jiangnian famous, he could not use it at all.
Now that Lin Jiang's inner strength has reached this level, the power of "Nine Sword Techniques" has finally gradually revealed itself.
Looking at the devastated backyard before him, Lin Jiangnian was deeply moved by the fierceness of the sword energy. This "Nine Sword Techniques" was indeed the highest level of swordsmanship. Elder Li was right. If this set of swordsmanship could be practiced to perfection, there would be few rivals in the world.
Suppressing the surprise in his heart, Lin Jiangnian retracted his gaze and continued practicing sword.
Now his internal strength is as strong as that of the Wuxiang Realm, but that is almost like an epiphany, and his own strength has not kept up, let alone the experience of fighting the enemy.
He still needs time to digest, practice and adapt until he can completely consolidate this state.
In the backyard, under the eaves not far away, Xiaozhu, wrapped in thick clothes, sat on a small bench under the eaves, watching the scene in the backyard, her little eyes wide open, full of shock.
Your Highness...you are so awesome!
The figure in the yard looked thin, but had an extremely explosive aura beneath his clothes, which made Xiao Zhu stunned for a moment.
On the way to the capital, she was the maid who had been with His Highness the longest and was closest to him, and she was also the person who knew His Highness best.
"Your Highness...you are truly becoming more and more powerful."
Xiao Zhu looked at the prince in the courtyard with a fascinated look and a little admiration.
Looking at that figure, I vaguely seemed to recall His Highness in the room not long ago...
...Your Highness is so shameless!
Thinking of this, Xiao Zhu's face flushed. At this moment, she caught a glimpse of a figure from the corner of her eye.
After a moment of hesitation, she said, "Sister Zhiyuan?"
A cold figure appeared under the eaves at some point, quietly watching the figure practicing sword in the backyard.
For some reason, Xiao Zhu suddenly felt guilty, and inexplicably felt guilty when facing Sister Zhiyuan.
Seeing Sister Zhiyuan's gaze, Xiao Zhu shrank his head: "Your Highness, His Highness is practicing..."
Zhiyuan glanced at her with a neutral expression and said, "Go prepare some hot water for His Highness. He will need to take a bath after practicing martial arts."
"yes……"
Xiao Zhu lowered his head, stood up and trotted away.
He had just taken two steps when he was stopped as he passed by a kite.
"What, what happened?"
Zhiyuan sniffed lightly, her beautiful eyes falling on Xiaozhu. A hint of doubt flashed across her face, but she still didn't say anything, staring at Xiaozhu's face.
"fine."
Kite had no expression on his face.
"Then, I'll go down first..."
Xiao Zhu lowered her head, and only after she escaped from the courtyard did she breathe a sigh of relief as if she had committed a guilty thief. She patted her not-so-high chest and talked to herself.
"Sister Zhiyuan shouldn't have noticed...right?"
She muttered to herself anxiously, then quickly thought of something and two blushes appeared on her cheeks.
…
In the backyard.
As Lin Jiangnian's last sword fell.
"boom!"
The sword is unsheathed.
Another big tree fell down with a loud bang.
Lin Jiangnian stood in place, breathing rapidly, the Xuanyang Heart Method in his body running rapidly, and a steady stream of internal energy poured in, driving away the tiredness from his body.
He was sweating profusely and the hot air he exhaled filled the air.
carefree!
It was obvious that his swordsmanship had become faster and his attainments in swordsmanship had improved.
However, there is currently no one who can fight against him, and Lin Jiangnian is not sure how advanced his swordsmanship is.
It seems that I need to find someone to practice with.
After standing there for a while, Lin Jiangnian sheathed his sword and turned around, only then he noticed the cold figure under the eaves not far away.
"Kite?"
Lin Jiangnian was surprised: "When did you come?"
Zhiyuan, wearing a thin long dress, stood under the eaves. The cold wind blowing through the hall blew her long black hair, as if it wanted to blow her thin body away.
"Just arrived."
The voice was still so indifferent.
There seemed to be some strange emotions in his expression.
When Lin Jiangnian walked under the eaves and wanted to say something to her happily, Zhiyuan just shook her head gently: "Go take a shower first."
Lin Jiangnian, who had just finished practicing, was covered in cold sweat. The cold winter wind was blowing, and he was afraid that it would be bad for his health.
Lin Jiangnian wasn't worried. He had cultivated the Xuanyang Heart Method, a method of extreme strength and masculinity, one of the most powerful and domineering. His blood and energy surged, his entire body brimming with heat, and he wasn't in the least bit afraid of the howling cold wind.
However, it was indeed uncomfortable to be sweating all over, so Lin Jiangnian nodded: "Then I'll go take a shower first and come back to see you!"
Xiao Zhu, who had left earlier, had already ordered hot water to be boiled and was waiting to serve His Highness.
Outside the door, Xiao Zhu, holding a towel and clothes, was about to step into the bathroom when he was stopped by a cold figure behind him.
Xiao Zhu turned around and caught a glimpse of Zhiyuan's cold figure, looking at him.
"Sister Zhiyuan?"
Zhiyuan's beautiful eyes fell on her, then on the towel and clothes in her hands, and she said calmly: "You go down first."
"But……"
Xiao Zhu looked bewildered. Just as he was about to say something, he heard Zhi Yuan's expressionless voice: "Put it here."
Xiao Zhu was startled and subconsciously put the towel and clothes in his hands aside.
"Go down first. Don't come over here without my order."
"oh."
Xiao Zhu nodded dazedly and turned to leave.
At the door, Zhiyuan stood there, looking at the towel and clothes beside him, silent, and turned to leave.
However, after taking two steps, she suddenly stopped.
He turned around and continued to stare at the towels and clothes over there.
His expression was still cold, but there was a hint of hesitation in his eyes.
…