Chapter 24

"Bang!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

It was just after dawn.

In the bamboo forest in the northwest corner of Tingyu Garden on a moonlit night, the dull sound of fists hitting trees came.

The sound started slowly, then gradually became faster.

At the same time, the force also changed from light to heavy.

First the fists, then the arms, shoulders, back, legs, etc., all hit the trunk of the thick tree violently.

The membrane is like iron, the trunk is like a hammer, and the internal strength is like a raging fire.

Repeated hammering and tempering, thousands of times, hammer out the impurities, and refine into fine iron!

Luo Qingzhou was afraid of damaging his clothes, so after his whole body became hot, he took off his clothes and only wore shorts, and then in the morning of this cold winter month, naked, sweating profusely, hit the tree trunk violently again and again with his body!

The membrane began to harden, then softened, and then hardened again.

After repeated many times, it began to crack.

The pain came.

He recovered a little and continued to temper it fiercely like smelting iron...

Sweating like rain.

Blood oozed from the cracked skin, but he did not stop, enduring the pain and continuing to hammer violently...

The birds in the bamboo forest were frightened and ran around at first.

But in the end, they found that this crazy human boy seemed to only like to hit trees and had no interest in these little things, so they calmed down again.

The cold wind blew, and the branches and leaves of the bamboo forest rustled.

The withered and yellow bamboo leaves fell down, covering the ground with a thick layer of leaf carpet.

In the lotus bushes in the lake outside, the green leaves waved and the red lotus nodded, like a beautiful girl dancing under the blue sky and clear water.

The attic reflected in the lake stood in the winter sun, silent as ever.

A day passed quietly.

The sun set.

A pool of lake water was blown and rippled, and clouds were scattered all over the sky. The lake was sparkling, like stars embedded in the lake, beautifying the red lotus and intoxicating the willows.

The evening scene was beautiful.

After Luo Qingzhou finished his practice, he was sweating all over and hungry.

When he was about to put on his clothes and go back, he suddenly saw the misty lake outside the bamboo forest.

Like the lake in Chengguo Mansion, the lake water here is also warm. I wonder if there is a natural hot spring below.

"Why don't you go down and take a bath before going back?"

Now my body is full of sweat and dirt. If I want to go out, I have to put on this clean clothes and pants, which will definitely get dirty.

And after going back, I have to waste time boiling water for a bath.

It is not convenient to change water in a wooden barrel.

Usually it is okay, my body is clean, and a bucket of water is enough. Since the practice, a bucket of water is not enough at all.

After washing once, the whole bucket of water turned black, and it was not clean at all.

The lake is warm and so big, it is definitely a good place for a bath.

And it is already evening, it will be dark soon, no one should come.

Luo Qingzhou no longer hesitated, took his clothes, walked out of the bamboo forest, looked at the archway in the distance, and carefully observed the lake and other places. After seeing that there was indeed no one, he ran out quickly, and then "plop" and jumped into the lake in the corner.

Water splashed everywhere.

A warm stream of water instantly wrapped the whole body.

Cool!

This lake is indeed a great place for a bath!

It was freezing cold on the shore, and the water was warm like spring. The whole body was immersed in the water, and the pain seemed to be relieved a lot.

Due to the large temperature difference, the lake was misty and hazy.

He was soaking in the water, and almost no one could see him.

Even if someone came close, it would be difficult to find without careful observation.

But it was getting dark, and he didn't dare to stay any longer.

He quickly rubbed his whole body over and over again, scrubbing all the dirt off his body, and immediately went ashore, put on his clothes, and returned to the courtyard.

He felt warm and comfortable all over.

Xiaodie had already brought dinner and was waiting at the door.

When he saw him, he hurriedly said, "Sir, you went to the lake alone again? I have been back for a long time. Go and eat, the food is almost cold."

"Don't wait for me next time, you can eat first."

Luo Qingzhou entered the courtyard, sat down and started to eat.

After a whole day of high-intensity practice, the food in his stomach had been digested, and his stomach started to growl in the afternoon.

It seems that he needs to eat more meat in the future.

The secret book also stated that practitioners should eat enough meat every day, so that they have the strength to persist in practice, and can increase qi and blood and strengthen their physical fitness faster.

The qualitative change of the membrane is also inseparable from the continuous replenishment of energy.

Fortunately, the requirements for skin refining are not too high now.

When it comes to refining the flesh and bones, the daily meat requirement is higher, and it is even indicated that it is best to eat the flesh and blood of wild beasts, or even the flesh and blood of demon beasts, so that the effect can be twice the result with half the effort.

But now is not the time to worry about the future.

First refine the membrane to the extreme, and then make plans for the future.

If you can't even pass the stage of refining the skin, there is no need to continue the practice in the future.

"Young master didn't eat, so I can't eat."

Xiaodie followed, stunned for a moment, staring at his hair with big eyes suspiciously: "Young master, why is your hair wet? Did you take a bath?"

Luo Qingzhou felt that there was no need to lie to her: "I washed it in the lake in front."

Xiaodie suddenly opened her eyes wide, with a frightened face: "Lake... Lake? Young master went to the lake to take a bath alone? Oh, I heard from Sister Qiu'er that the water in the lake is very deep. If the young master... If something happens, what can I do?"

The little girl was so scared that her voice trembled.

In her impression, the young master was so weak that he couldn't go into the water. If he went in, he would probably drown.

Luo Qingzhou smiled and comforted her: "It's okay, I can swim, and I'll just wash by the side, it's not too deep."

Then he said: "Xiaodie, the lake water is like a hot spring, it's very comfortable to take a bath, you can also go to take a bath when the time comes."

Xiaodie hurriedly shook her head when she heard it: "Young master, I don't want to, there... there will be people who can see us."

Luo Qingzhou smiled and said: "Few people go there, and we can wait until dark to wash there, it's all foggy, no one can see."

Xiaodie opened her mouth, her face turned red, secretly glanced at him, and said nothing.

Luo Qingzhou looked up and heard what she was thinking: "I...we...the young master said we...the young master wants to take a bath with me...with me? So embarrassing...can it be every night?"

Luo Qingzhou: "..."

At this moment, Bailing's crisp and sweet voice suddenly came from the door: "Son-in-law, are you home?"

Xiaodie woke up and ran to open the door.

Luo Qingzhou's eyes flashed, put down the bowl and chopsticks, looked at the door, his heartbeat accelerated unconsciously, and his mind couldn't help but think of the love and affection of the two nights.

The courtyard door opened.

Bailing walked in in a pink dress: "Son-in-law is still eating, is it hard to study today?"

Luo Qingzhou glanced at the clear and bright eyes, and the sweet face with shallow dimples, and his eyes moved down again, quickly glancing at her slender waist and graceful figure.

Of course, there is also the towering chest.

But, nothing was seen.

"Miss Bailing came so late, is there something wrong?"

He didn't dare to look at other places. He looked at the girl's sweet face and pink lips, thinking about the kiss that night.

Bailing raised her eyebrows, stood in front of him, looked at him with twinkling eyes, and smiled on her pretty face: "Sir, were you peeking at my moon chest just now?"

Luo Qingzhou: "..."

Xiaodie beside him opened her eyes wide.

The courtyard suddenly became quiet.

After a while.

Bailing laughed, bright eyes and white teeth said: "Sir, I'm kidding. I came here tonight to tell you that tomorrow the weather is good and the second lady is going to the Moon Viewing Tower. Since entering the mansion, you haven't seen the second lady yet. Do you want to see her tomorrow?"

Luo Qingzhou was slightly stunned, hesitated for a moment, and said: "It's better not to see, I still have to study at home tomorrow."

He has to hurry up to practice.

It is said that the second young lady is weak and sickly, and usually stays in the house. If she comes out tomorrow, she will definitely go out to play.

He can't waste his time there.

Bailing's eyes flashed, and he smiled and said, "Really not going to see her?"

Luo Qingzhou didn't say anything else.

Bailing nodded and said, "Okay, then I will reply to the second young lady and tell her that the son-in-law thinks she is not as pretty as the eldest young lady, so he doesn't want to see her."

After that, he was about to leave.

Luo Qingzhou could only ask, "Does the second young lady want to see me?"

Bai Ling turned around and said, "Of course, the second young lady is weak. When the son-in-law and the eldest young lady got married, she was unable to come out to congratulate them. She has always felt guilty. It happens that the weather is good tomorrow, and she wants to come out to see the son-in-law. Unexpectedly, the son-in-law actually despises her. If the second young lady hears this, she will definitely be very sad."

Luo Qingzhou sighed and said, "How can I be qualified to despise the second young lady. If the second young lady is not afraid that I will pollute her eyes, then I will go to see her tomorrow."

Bai Ling smiled and said, "Okay, then I will go to reply to the second young lady."

Luo Qingzhou watched her slender and beautiful back as she walked towards the door, and suddenly asked, "Miss Bai Ling, you smell so good. Do you smell like this every day?"

Bai Ling was stunned for a moment, stopped, turned her head and looked at him.

After a few seconds of pause, she suddenly smiled and said, "Are you hinting at something, Master? I remember I told you that if you want me to sleep with you, you must get my lady's consent. Are you going to tell my lady now?"

Luo Qingzhou's eyes flashed, and before she answered, she smiled coquettishly, waved her hand, and left gracefully.

After walking out of the door, she turned back and said crisply, "Master, I'm waiting for you at the lady's place, come early."

After that, she giggled and walked away.

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