Moving

The next day.

It happened that yesterday was a continuous drizzle, and when the rain cleared, the sun shone brightly from the early morning, dispelling the darkness in the city and forcing all the filth to disappear without a trace.

Chen Mu was not aware of the undercurrents surging during the night.

But he had always been mindful of potential dangers in times of peace, and he knew that opportunities and crises coexisted. Becoming a Yamen Runner Captain certainly put him in a higher position, but at the same time, he would face more difficult troubles and dangers. To cut through the thorns and rise to the top, he could only rely on his own strength.

Therefore, he did not slack off in his cultivation overnight, waiting only to move before starting the cultivation of Mo Pi Fa.

Generally speaking, moving to a new home is a troublesome matter, but for Chen Mu, it was quite simple, because there was almost nothing in the house worth moving. All he needed to take with him were Chen Yue and Wang Ni.

Wearing new clothes and washed clean, Chen Yue followed Chen Mu out of the house.

Since the age of twelve, Chen Mu had rarely taken her out. Even when he did, he would deliberately make her look disheveled and ugly, so short and unattractive that her gender was indistinguishable. Now, she could finally go out wearing new clothes.

Chen Mu had no attachment to the two old houses. Yamen Runners were already waiting outside. After he brought Chen Yue and Wang Ni out, they were escorted by several Yamen Runners to the back street of Nine Stripes Ward.

Soon.

They arrived at their destination.

It was a residence located behind the City Guard, about two streets away. Although it was not a grand mansion, the two redwood doors were upright, the front was swept clean, and the rows of houses inside were also clean and tidy.

This residence was a two-courtyard house, with a front yard and a back yard, each with three rooms across and three rooms deep. It could be said to be very spacious. Even if three or five old servants and maids were raised, it would not be cramped. It was no longer a house that ordinary people could live in.

"Master."

An old servant was waiting outside the door. When he saw Chen Mu, he respectfully saluted, and then led Chen Mu into the door while telling Chen Mu about the layout of the two residences.

"Master Min usually doesn't come here, so only this old servant sweeps away dust and fallen leaves on weekdays. If you feel that there are not enough people to use, Master, it is also very easy to buy them at the market."

After the old servant introduced the house, he stood carefully to the side.

In today's chaotic world, being a servant to a powerful figure is something that many people would fight for. Although they would be registered as slaves, they would no longer be entangled in various exorbitant taxes and would be free from the harassment of gangs and hoodlums. Even if they were not paid a monthly salary, they would at least not have to worry about food and would live a very easy life.

He naturally did not dare to neglect Chen Mu, the new master, in the slightest. If he angered Chen Mu and was driven out, he would have nowhere to go.

"I prefer peace and quiet, so there is no need to buy people for the time being."

Chen Mu waved his hand at the old servant.

This residence was not small, but it was not too big either. Having an old servant to sweep the yard was basically enough. Wang Ni was now following Chen Yue, so there was no need to buy maids. Maintaining the status quo was the best.

After moving into the spacious new home, Chen Yue seemed very active, checking every corner of every room. Wang Ni followed her obediently, without interrupting.

Chen Mu did not play with Chen Yue, but went to the backyard on his own.

The backyard was where people lived, with a main house and two side rooms. Chen Mu let Chen Yue choose a room at will. Chen Yue looked at both sides and chose the west side room. Chen Mu lived in the main house. The two siblings had always been forced to squeeze into one room, and even had to squeeze into one bed in winter. Now, they finally had a spare room.

"It finally looks like something."

Chen Mu walked into his main residence, looked at the spacious and bright outer room and the bedroom inside, and nodded slightly. Then, he sat down on a yellow wooden chair, pondered for a moment, and took out a stack of yellow paper from his arms.

The paper contained the 'Gold Jade Mo Pi Fa'.

He had actually carefully checked and memorized it last night, but this Mo Pi Fa was different from saber techniques. It was a body tempering method that required external objects to perform, so he could not practice it last night. He still had to buy the items today.

Rather than calling it Gold Jade Mo Pi Fa, it would be more accurate to call it 'Gold Sand' Mo Pi Fa. The method required digging a pit, lying down in it, covering the person with fine sand, and finally pouring the medicinal soup on top, repeating it several times.

Among them, it said that ordinary Mo Pi Fa often involves methods such as coarse salt abrasion and stone pile impacts to temper the skin membrane. Either it's about constantly wearing down the skin membrane and then regenerating it to transform, or it's about tempering through repeated impacts and beatings. Either way, it will cause some hidden injuries to the human body. These are not apparent when young, but various problems will arise when old.

Gold Jade Mo Pi Fa, on the other hand, is much gentler. It relies more on specially made medicinal powders for tempering, using cool sand to share the potency of the medicinal powders, making it neutral and peaceful. It is one of the least harmful methods to the body.

"Mo Pi Fa is a work of accumulation, minor success in one year, major success in another year, and perfection in the third year..."

Chen Mu murmured, looking at the description on the paper.

Specifically, it generally takes three years for an ordinary person to achieve complete success, but this time is not fixed. It also depends on each person's aptitude and compatibility. Often, the better the aptitude, the faster the Mo Pi.

Compatibility refers to the suitability of the 'medicinal powder'. After all, some people have cold bodies, some have hot bodies, some are yin, and some are yang. If yin, yang, and the five elements can perfectly match the medicinal powder, and the body is extremely adaptable, then it can even be tempered excessively, changing from twice a day, morning and evening, to three times a day, which will naturally greatly accelerate the progress.

"My aptitude seems to be only above average, I wonder what the compatibility is like."

Chen Mu showed a thoughtful look.

Above-average aptitude sounds good, but in reality, as long as one is not born with strange shapes, deformities, hunchbacks, or missing bones, they are all of 'average' aptitude. Above average is only slightly better than the most ordinary people.

But what Chen Mu is most concerned about is not the aptitude and compatibility, but whether Mo Pi Fa, like saber techniques, can also rely on the system to accumulate experience points?

No sooner said than done.

The Gold Jade Mo Pi Fa's medicinal powder recipe has two parts: one is an internal formula to strengthen qi and blood, and the other is an external formula for Mo Pi. The medicinal materials used in the two formulas are different. Although neither is extremely precious, in this world, as long as it involves medicinal materials, it is basically not cheap.

After Chen Mu personally went to the pharmacy to buy them, he calculated slightly. If he used two portions a day, morning and evening, then it would cost nearly two hundred taels of silver a year, which ordinary families simply could not afford.

Fortunately, he is now considered wealthy, with at least three hundred taels of silver, and after becoming a Yamen Runner Captain, there will naturally be some ways to obtain money, so he can afford it.

After a busy day, it was almost dusk.

Chen Mu told Chen Yue to play in the front yard, and then lay down in the dug pit in the corner of the backyard, buried his body with sand, and then picked up the kettle placed next to him and poured the decocted medicinal soup from his feet to his chest.

Chen Mu had enjoyed lying in a sand pit on the beach in his previous life, but after pouring down this small half-kettle of Mo Pi medicinal soup, the feeling was immediately different. The warm medicinal soup penetrated between the cool sand grains, and the two mixed together, contacting the skin, immediately causing a burning sensation to roll up, spreading from the soles of his feet all the way up.

For a time.

Chen Mu couldn't even tell whether it was pain or pleasure.

He only felt as if countless ants were trying to drill into every part of his skin, the slight pain mixed with slight itching, and a slight sense of comfort, was an indescribable strange taste.

After about a quarter of an hour, this feeling began to gradually subside.

Chen Mu picked up the kettle and poured the medicinal soup again... After repeating this three times, he finally used up the first portion of the medicinal soup.

Climbing out of the sand pit.

Chen Mu didn't feel how much stronger his body had become, but he felt a little numb and weak all over. For a while, he couldn't even exert any strength, so he called Chen Yue and asked Chen Yue and Wang Ni to help him back to the house and climb into the wooden barrel to wash.

"Brother, why did you bury yourself in the pit? Are you practicing some kind of kung fu?"

Chen Yue asked curiously while pouring water for Chen Mu.

Chen Mu leaned weakly against the wooden barrel, letting Chen Yue add water to the barrel, and said with a smile: "Yes, how about Yue'er also practice kung fu?"

"No."

Chen Yue made a face at Chen Mu: "I won't be silly enough to bury myself."

Saying that, she ran out.

Chen Mu chuckled and shook his head, comfortably lying in the warm water. Then, he summoned the system panel and immediately noticed a new change. Below the Whirlwind Saber Technique and Fierce Wind Saber Technique, a new line had appeared.

[Gold Jade Mo Pi Fa (Incomplete)]

[Experience: 11]