145: The Secret of Mrs. Stone

Chu Qing disliked this nickname.

No taste!

But, this thing wasn't given by him, so there was nothing he could do.

He could only let it be.

Madam Shi said coolly, “Eight Hundred Li Shui Po, did a dragon tendon appear there?”

Chu Qing didn't hide anything and nodded directly.

Madam Shi said with a hint of excitement, “You came back so early, did you get the dragon tendon?”

Chu Qing nodded.

The dragon tendon had already turned to ash.

He wasn't afraid of Madam Shi plundering it.

The next second, Madam Shi's icy expression could no longer be maintained.

She smiled.

When the cold beauty smiled, it was like a delicate flower blooming, and joy surged forth.

“dragon tendon!”

“You ate it, quickly eat it!”

Madam Shi paced back and forth, her emotions agitated.

Chu Qing smiled and said, “I've already used it.”

Phew!

Madam Shi exhaled a mouthful of turbid Qi, and her whole body felt much lighter.

“It's good that you ate it, it's good that you ate it!”

She mumbled repeatedly.

Chu Qing didn't explain in detail that he had used the dragon tendon to Cultivate.

Instead, he silently waited for Madam Shi to vent her emotions.

One minute... three minutes... Madam Shi's emotions stabilized, and an icy expression returned to her face, saying:

“Most people in the world don't know about dragon tendons.”

“Those who know about dragon tendons only know that they can be used to Cultivate a complete set of Golden Tendons!”

“But, I also know a secret about dragon tendons.”

Chu Qing asked curiously, “What secret?”

Madam Shi said seriously, “After I tell you this secret, you will have to do something for me in the future!”

Doing something again?

The Vice Dean had proposed it.

The Dean had proposed it.

Now, Madam Shi was also proposing it.

Why didn't these people ask for resources?

Favors... are the hardest to repay.

He didn't want to agree.

But, he also wanted to know other secrets of the dragon tendon.

After all, he still wanted to get a second dragon tendon.

Chu Qing pondered.

Madam Shi was not in a hurry.

Madam Jin gently held his hand.

After a long while, Chu Qing smiled freely.

He had already promised to do something for the Vice Dean and the Dean.

What harm was there in promising Madam Shi as well?

“Good!”

Madam Shi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She used to need Chu Qing because this young man could fulfill her joy of performing opera.

He could let her indulge a bit.

But, he was not irreplaceable.

Now, Chu Qing had eaten the dragon tendon, making him irreplaceable.

“I have a Secret Inheritance that isn't a Secret Inheritance, which can allow someone who has eaten a dragon tendon to have a certain chance of Cultivating special Golden Tendons!”

“The world generally believes that Golden Tendons are the limit, but...”

Clatter!

A palm-sized piece of Skin and Hair fell into her hand.

Madam Shi closed her mouth.

She looked at the Skin and Hair, then at Chu Qing, and for the first time, a bewildered expression appeared on her small face.

Chu Qing said faintly, “This time, I didn't just get one dragon tendon!”

“I also obtained a Cultivation Technique that can Cultivate extraordinary dragon tendons.”

“Take a look, is it the same as your Cultivation Technique?”

Madam Shi quickly flipped through the Skin and Hair.

One minute... half an hour... an hour... This iceberg-like beauty, just like the Dean back then, was engrossed in reading.

She read from dusk until the lamps were lit.

It was only after more than three hours that she let out a long breath and came to her senses.

“Such a profound Cultivation Technique.”

“If it can be in Fusion with mine, the success rate will be even higher!”

Madam Shi's mood was complex.

Back then, when she ate the dragon tendon, she obtained a Secret Inheritance that wasn't a Secret Inheritance.

The effort and heart she expended were unimaginable to ordinary people.

Especially after unexpectedly obtaining that extraordinary Secret Inheritance, she even thought that in this world, only she could break the limit of Golden Tendons.

For this secret, she had kept it for ten years.

Ten whole years!

The result:

Chu Qing went out once, for about twenty days, and easily obtained a dragon tendon.

And, without any effort, he obtained a Cultivation Technique no worse than hers.

Is there any justice?

Jealousy!

At this moment, Madam Shi, who had always maintained a superior mindset, experienced jealousy for the first time.

One must know that even in her youth, when she encountered the Prodigies of the Imperial Capital, she had never been jealous.

But:

Now, she was jealous of Chu Qing.

Then:

She saw that Chu Qing was still giving Madam Jin a massage to relieve her fatigue.

She gritted her teeth and said, “Watch your influence!”

Chu Qing was bewildered.

Madam Jin jumped out of the hanging basket, holding her skirt, and quickly said, “I'm going to sleep.”

“You two talk!”

With that, she ran back to her room.

In the garden, only Chu Qing and Madam Shi remained.

Madam Shi took out a small booklet and handed it to Chu Qing, saying:

“This is the Cultivation Technique I obtained back then.”

“Over the years, more than half of my energy has been dedicated to it.”

“I was lucky enough to Cultivate thirty dragon tendons!”

“Now, with your Cultivation Technique, as long as we can achieve Fusion and Cultivate together, our progress will be even faster.”

Chu Qing's heart stirred, and he asked:

“Are dragon tendons powerful?”

Madam Shi paced back and forth, and said softly:

“If there was an opponent, whose Realm was exactly the same as mine, then, relying on my thirty dragon tendons, I could kill him with one slap.”

“As long as they don't exceed one major Realm, it's a fifty-fifty chance.”

“The major Realm I'm referring to is like the First Limit, Second Limit, and so on.”

Chu Qing understood.

The First Limit included four minor Realms: tendons and bones, Flesh, Five Viscera and Six Bowels, and Skin and Hair.

According to Madam Shi, it would likely take a top-tier expert of the Second Limit to kill her.

No one else could do it.

These dragon tendons were good things.

His heart was moved.

But, he hesitated a bit: “Is it worth wasting several years, or even ten years, to Cultivate dragon tendons?”

Madam Shi said coolly, “As long as there are resources, one can improve quickly.”

“Moreover, dragon tendons have many profound mysteries.”

“You'll know once you Cultivate them.”

“The time wasted is nothing compared to the dragon tendons.”

Chu Qing nodded.

Madam Shi suddenly said, “In a few days, you'll come with me to Prefecture City.”

Chu Qing asked in confusion, “What are we going to do there?”

Madam Shi said coolly, “The Fu City Martial Academy allows martial academy students from county towns to challenge their students at the end of each month.”

“As long as you win, you can get a large sum of resources.”

“The resources from one challenge are more than what you would get in Shiji County in three months.”

“It's even more than the resources of an inner disciple of the Bingjia Sect.”

“Consider it.”

Chu Qing pondered for a moment and said, “Will people die?”

Madam Shi looked at him with disdain and said coldly, “A man should kill; as a man, are you afraid of death?”

Chu Qing said indignantly, “I'm afraid of beating the students of Prefecture City to death.”

Hehe... Madam Shi sneered.

Although very few of the Prodigies in Prefecture City had Cultivated a complete set of Golden Tendons.

However, their Realms were significantly higher.

Coupled with Advanced Cultivation Techniques and so on, they were very troublesome.

It was still uncertain who would win if Chu Qing fought them.

Ultimately, Chu Qing decided to go to Prefecture City at the end of the month to meet the Prodigies of Prefecture City.

The disdain in Madam Shi's eyes finally disappeared.

She looked at the night, realizing it was deep and suitable for performing opera.

“You stay here, I'm going to change into my opera costume.”

Madam Shi's voice was cold,

But, a blush appeared on her cheeks.

Chu Qing smiled and said, “No need, just perform opera like this.”

“It's just a process anyway.”

Madam Shi sneered, “A Groom is a Groom, you don't understand what ritual is, nor do you understand what immersion is!”

Chu Qing... Madam Shi saw him looking bewildered, so she proudly tilted her neck, preparing to change into her opera costume.

As a result, Feng Nü's voice came from outside:

“Young Miss, some martial academy students are looking for Chu Qing!”

Madam Shi frowned.

She was very excited now, eager to perform opera.

But... she sighed secretly and said coldly, “Let them in!”

A few minutes later:

Cui Moyang, Nangong, and others entered.

They didn't dare to look Madam Shi in the eye, merely bowing with clasped fists.

Madam Shi held her head high, not even glancing at them.

Cui Moyang and the others felt aggrieved, but they dared not get angry.

“Qing Ge, that woman from Imperial Brocade helped us pinpoint a few rebel experts.”

“You said to notify you immediately if there was news.”

“So...”

Chu Qing was stunned for a moment and said, “Where are those experts?”

Nangong quickly said:

“Two in Liufeng County!”

“One in Heishi County!”

“One in Xiaozhu County!”

“There are also a few in Shiji County, but they are all in wealthy households.”

“The rest are all in Qinghe County!”

Chu Qing closed his eyes, and a map of the surrounding area appeared in his mind.

After a while, he said:

“Nangong, Cui Moyang, Mingyue, the four of you go kill that fellow in Xiaozhu County!”

“Wang Yinyang, Ximen, Qingfeng, the four of you, kill that one in Heishi County!”

“I'll deal with the two in Liufeng County!”

Nangong immediately denied it, saying, “No!”

“It's too dangerous for you to go to Liufeng County alone!”

“These experts have at least Cultivated their Flesh more than ten times, or even dozens of times.”

The others also showed worry.

Although Chu Qing had started to refine his tendons and bones.

However, his opponents were not simple.

Moreover, he might even encounter two at the same time.

Chu Qing smiled and said, “It's fine, I don't necessarily have to fight them to the death!”

“The same goes for you.”

“Kill if you can, come back if you can't.”

Eventually, Nangong and the others agreed.

They were confident that even if they weren't a match for the rebels, they could easily escape back, relying on their Golden Tendons.

After agreeing on a return time, The Crowd dispersed and began to act.

Chu Qing said to Madam Shi, “You rest first, I'll be back before dawn, and then I'll listen to your opera!”

Madam Shi snorted coldly and turned to leave.

And Chu Qing, taking a deep breath, stepped on the moonlight and headed straight for Liufeng County.