Early in the morning, the sun had just risen in the east...
The morning light spilled across the peaceful little courtyard.
Li Shuidao stood alone in the courtyard, bare-chested, his body radiating a steady, grounded presence.
He closed his eyes and began circulating the Toad Hard Qi Technique. A mysterious force flowed through his body.
As the technique circulated, Li Shuidao felt his body grow extraordinarily solid, as though an invisible suit of armor had wrapped around him.
He drew a sharp cleaver from his waist, gripped it tightly, and fixed his gaze ahead.
Clang!
One chop to the head.
Clang!
One chop to the neck.
Clang!
One chop to the chest.
The cleaver rang out with a series of sharp clangs, its edge slicing through the air with fierce force.
The cleaver struck Li Shuidao's body, yet didn't leave so much as a mark.
After seven or eight blows, the cleaver's edge had curled, but Li Shuidao remained completely unharmed. His aura had grown even denser, like an unbreakable rock.
After tossing aside the cleaver, Li Shuidao looked down at his lower body.
The weakness remained!
This was his vulnerable spot.
"Golden Toad Qi Locking Method: Shrinking the Yang into the Abdomen." Li Shuidao circulated both arts at once. With his eyes closed, he felt the flow of qi within his body, working hard to grasp the moment when the two arts might fuse.
Suddenly!
The courtyard gate swung open, and Li Shuilang appeared in the doorway.
"Senior Sister-in-Law summons you," Li Shuilang said.
"Phew... I'll be right there." Li Shuidao stopped circulating the arts, and his body softened.
Study.
"Senior Sister-in-Law is inside," Li Shuilang said.
Li Shuidao entered the study.
His master's wife, Qin Yue'e, sat at the desk, her brows faintly furrowed and her expression cold.