"Master!"
"Master, what's wrong? Someone, come quick! Master's having a fit!"
Liu Zongcheng's eye twitched. "...N-no, don't shout. I... I'm doing Dragon Spine Opening."
"Dragon Spine Opening?"
Liu Zongcheng said with difficulty, "Precisely controlling the spine, making it flexible and coordinating your movements.
Dragon Spine Opening means Hip Opening, Back Opening, and clearing the spine.
This is a new health-preserving method I've been researching lately. Don't make a fuss..."
"Oh~"
After his disciple left, Liu Zongcheng started wriggling again.
A battle report arrived from the front, saying that the Shushan disciples had fought a splendid ambush.
They had slain a hundred and thirty enemies.
Many disciples who had fought valiantly were featured in the Court Gazette. This was undoubtedly good news for Shushan.
They all eagerly hoped their names would appear on the list of the second group heading north.
In the little courtyard on Bamboo Leaf Peak, a figure could be seen running laps around the yard.
"A hundred push-ups, a hundred sit-ups, a hundred squats, plus a ten-kilometer run every day!!"
Under the morning sun, Run Tu followed the method for growing stronger that his big brother Li Ping'an had told him about.
Most importantly, he had to cut his hair!
Run Tu touched the fur on top of his head. Should he cut it?
Li Ping'an found some spare time and finished refining his quota for the month.
Then he threw himself into developing poisons.
Lately, he had become increasingly interested in poisons.
And here he was, having just scattered some poisonous powder.
Then he took a powerful sniff.
Before long, he felt dizzy, his vision swimming.
It felt as though his brain were bouncing wildly around, now on the left, now on the right.
He collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Old Ox stood