"Mr. Du!"
The fox was still as respectful as before. After greeting, he stood aside, looking like he was waiting to be ordered, and did not speak on his own initiative.
Xiang Yuanzhang slowly sat up from his lying position, glanced at the fox, then looked at Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan, picked up the tea and drank it in one gulp.
"You two can chat while I, old man, go for a walk in the village and stretch my muscles."
After Xiang Yuanzhang finished speaking, he made a gesture to stand up.
"Why are you walking in the hot summer? The old men and women in the village don't even go out at this time."
However, Du Ruo did not let Xiang Yuanzhang leave. Now that he had reached this point, he had no intention of hiding anything from his family.
"It's been more than two months since we last met. How come you have time to come and see me? Aren't you busy these days?"
After seeing Xiang Yuanzhang sit down again, Du Ruo did not continue to lie down. Instead, he turned and looked at the fox, but the meaning of his words was unclear.
He could understand what the people above were thinking.
After Huangshan opened the Tianmen, he made it clear that no matter how martial arts were promoted or whether spiritual energy was attracted, he had no intention of getting involved in worldly power.
Then from that moment on, those people treated Du Ruo as a worshipper.
With delicious food and drink provided, he could not be disturbed by any worldly affairs.
Du Ruo also cooperated fully and lived as a Bodhisattva in this small mountain village. He even used to love going out for travel, but now he rarely even went out. He even took the initiative to focus his mind, as if he really didn't care about worldly affairs.
And now the fox comes again, obviously he has something to ask for. After all... people won't pray to gods or Buddhas when they have nothing to do, right?
In fact, Du Ruo was retreating to advance, as he didn't want anyone to catch him.
If he had taken the initiative to promote martial arts at that time, it would have been absolutely impossible for him to do so without paying a price.
It may be necessary to train a large number of talents for military law, or perhaps to travel around the world to deal with some trivial matters, and even in the end, not only will the promotion speed be very slow, but you may also sow the seeds for others.
But Du Ruo chose to be a bodhisattva, staying in the village without any desires. So when they wanted to promote their business, they could only come to Du Ruo for help.
If Du Ruo took action again at this time, the situation would be completely different. Those would be two completely different results and concepts.
This was Du Ruo's plan. He knew that he could not calculate people's hearts, that he was not as cunning as those old men, and that he was not as wise as the think tank behind them.
But he understood one thing, that is, people always have desires. The more powerful a person is, the stronger his desires are, and the more afraid he is of death. It just so happened that after he had achieved the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top of the Head, the Five Qis Returning to the Origin, and his soul had subdued his monkey heart, he no longer had any human desires.
So he has been waiting. Even if those old men have not discovered the magical effects of spiritual energy, when their power is about to disappear or their lives are about to end, these people will be afraid and greedy, and will come to him for help.
So now he wanted to know what the fox was asking him for, and if it wasn't something important, he even planned to wait a little longer.
"Mr. Du, about half a month ago, we received a report that a tiger appeared in a village in Xiaoxing'anling."
As the fox spoke, he handed a tablet in his hand to Du Ruo.
Du Ruo didn't even need to answer it, she slid on the screen by herself, and what appeared on the screen was the small wooden house that Du Ruo was familiar with, and the tiger that had become more majestic and taller.
"Tsk tsk, this tiger's head is quite majestic, is this the legendary mountain king?"
Xiang Yuanzhang, who was standing by, looked over curiously and was somewhat impressed by the size of the tiger.
"He's not really a tiger, at most he's just pretty. He must have had some experiences and grown a lot."
Du Ruo shook his head. Generally speaking, the lifespan of a tiger is limited to 25 years.
In the past, many people gave tigers of different ages different nicknames. Those aged 0-6 were called big cats, those aged 6-12 were called colorful, those aged 12-18 were called big insects, and those aged 18-24 were called white-browed. Only tigers over 24 years old were called tiger kings.
The mountain king is actually also called the mountain god. A tiger at this stage is no different from a demon god. It’s just that in the past, almost no tiger could live to this extent. As for now, there seem to be countless possibilities.
“This tiger caused some trouble to the village, so we tried to drive it away, but it didn’t work, so we finally used anesthesia to hoist it back into the depths of the forest.
But recently it has reappeared and returned to the village’s wooden houses.”
As the fox spoke, she couldn't help but glance at Du Ruo.
Although Du Ruo at this moment gave people the feeling that he was not much different from ordinary people, he did not show any expression.
So the fox continued:
"So I came here this time because I was ordered to ask Mr. Du if he has any ideas."
"Is that all?"
Du Ruo stopped looking at the tablet and looked up at the fox and asked calmly.
"Yes, that's it."
When Fox was looked at by Du Ruo, she felt inexplicably flustered, but she was not too nervous. This was the order she received, and she was not assigned any other tasks.
"If I don't care, what are you going to do?"
Du Ruo asked again, without rushing to express his attitude.
"It will most likely be captured and then taken to either a zoo or a research institute. We will do our best to protect its life. After all, given its current size, we can't just leave it alone, especially since we've already expelled it once."
Fox told the truth, but she was also speaking with a stiff upper lip. She didn't dare to look at Du Ruo any more. It wasn't because she had done anything wrong, but because Du Ruo's gaze was too oppressive.
In the past, Du Ruo's invisible aura made people feel uncomfortable, but now the aura seems to have disappeared, but Du Ruo's gaze has become more intimidating.
The feeling it gives people is far more frightening than the one a tiger gives people when it looks at them.
"Husband~"
Du Ruo was still staring at the fox, while Xiang Yuanyuan, who was making tea nearby, began to worry about the tiger. After all, they had been together for so long, and she couldn't bear to see the tiger being locked up or studied, thus losing its freedom.
"It's okay~"
Du Ruo turned around and smiled at Xiang Yuanyuan.
As Du Ruo's gaze shifted, the fox felt as if the mountain above his head had disappeared in an instant.
"There seems to be a sign of wild boars spreading across Huangshan recently. Huangshan lacks large animals, and the Tiger Vanguard is looking good."
Du Ruo spoke to the fox again, and the meaning of his words was very clear, that is, he had saved the tiger.
"Do we need to help anesthetize the tiger and transport it here, or does Mr. Du need to go with us personally?"
Fox lowered his head and didn't dare to look Du Ruo in the eye. He just continued speaking along with what Du Ruo said. In fact, the higher-ups had already analyzed Du Ruo, and even the Y-20 was ready.
"I'll go over there myself, otherwise...won't your arrangements be wasted?"
There was something meaningful in Du Ruo's words.
Just now, he had regained awareness of Tiger Pioneer's current location and the surrounding environment.
Du Ruo had just discovered that after he had achieved the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top of the Head and the Five Qis Returning to the Origin, he could vaguely sense and hear when someone was discussing something about him or talking about him in their hearts.
However, as Du Ruo became more calm and restrained over the past few months, he no longer actively received these complicated information.
But just now, when he was thinking of the tiger in Lesser Khingan Mountains, Du Ruo naturally knew about the tiger vanguard's affairs and the current scene.
It seemed that they were turning the passive situation into the active one. You know, they were at least 3,000 kilometers away from the Lesser Khingan Mountains. Even Du Ruo found it incredible to cross such a long distance.
“This should be the magical power of “God” in the spiritual energy state.”
Du Ruo was thinking in his heart, he had always believed that "God" should not only have magical powers like shocking, but he didn't expect that it required the cooperation of spiritual energy. It can be said that he figured out this matter by accident.
As for why Du Ruo said that, it was naturally because he saw Tiger Pioneer's situation, so he said that.
Originally, he just thought that the fox came here to ask for something, but he didn't expect that the other party was talking about Tiger Vanguard.
Now thinking about Hu Xianfeng's situation, he immediately understood what those people above were thinking.
Fortunately, he didn't mind too much and took this opportunity to let those people above know more about some of his changes and methods after the revival of spiritual energy.
"Well, I'll take Mr. Du to the airport now. Everything has been arranged there."
Fox didn't think much about it. The matters in Lesser Khingan Mountains were not her responsibility, and she just thought Du Ruo was talking about arranging the plane.
"No need to be so troublesome. Flying is too slow. Honey, I'm going out for a while and will be back for dinner." Unexpectedly, Du Ruo directly waved his hand to reject the fox's arrangement. While speaking, Du Ruo poured himself a cup of Xiang Yuanyuan's tea with tangerine peel and ginger. It seemed that he was ready to leave immediately.
It is already around 1:30 in the afternoon, and their family has dinner at 6:00 in the afternoon.
In other words, the round trip is nearly 7,000 kilometers, and Du Ruo plans to return within four and a half hours.
You have to know that the speed of sound is only about 1,200 kilometers per hour. Since Du Ruo said he didn't plan to take a plane, he could only fly there directly.
"Mmm Good."
Xiang Yuanyuan's eyes lit up, she just felt that Du Ruo was so handsome at this moment, as for doubt? She didn't calculate how far away they were, but she never doubted the truthfulness of Du Ruo's words.
"By the way, Tiger Vanguard may not have eaten yet, so let's prepare some beef for then."
Du Ruo said this without looking at the fox. He raised his head and drank the strange-tasting brewed tea in his hand in one gulp. Then... Du Ruo put down the teacup in his hand, and his whole body soared into the sky.
The three of them looked up and saw that Du Ruo had disappeared from their sight in the blink of an eye.
"..."
There was a moment of silence in the atmosphere, but Fox had the strongest psychological quality. When she saw Du Ruo disappear from her sight, she immediately thought that everything was not going as planned. She hurriedly said goodbye to Xiang Yuanyuan, then quickly went downstairs, got in the car and started to make a phone call to report.
“Yuanyuan!!! Just now!! Just now…Du Ruo…he just flew away like that???”
Xiang Yuanzhang no longer cared about the fox. He raised his head and pointed to the sky, then looked at Xiang Yuanyuan in disbelief. He couldn't even speak fluently.
Originally, when he saw Du Ruo communicating with the fox, he didn't think anything of it. The tiger's ferocity seemed to be related to Du Ruo, and the fox who looked like a soldier that he had also seen seemed to be here to report the situation.
Originally he just felt that the atmosphere was a bit weird, but he didn't take it to heart. After all, he had long known that his grandson-in-law was capable.
He also guessed that it was related to the military. Until Du Ruo refused to take the plane, he was still calculating how long it would take to drive from Huangshan to Lesser Khingan Mountains, which is more than 3,000 kilometers away, without taking a plane.
Who would have thought that a man as big as Du Ruo could just... just "whoosh" up into the sky from the balcony and then disappear just like that.
Only then did he remember that Du Ruo said he would come back for dinner later.
When he thought of this, he couldn't help swallowing.
If it weren't for the fact that Du Ruo had been using spiritual energy to nourish his body over the past few days, he would have been scared to death by Du Ruo's move just now.
If someone says that Du Ruo is good at Qinggong, he would give a thumbs up in praise, and if someone says how high Du Ruo's martial arts skills are, he would feel proud of them.
But now he saw with his own eyes that Du Ruo soared into the sky without any support. The arc of his flight was so big that it scared him directly.
"Yes, he can fly. He even took me to the sky on a sword. It's not a big deal."
Xiang Yuanyuan answered casually. It was not surprising that Du Ruo could fly. She often pestered Du Ruo to take her to the sky to escape the summer heat.
At this moment, thinking about what Du Ruo had just said about preparing beef for Hu Xianfeng, and thinking that it was Hu Xianfeng's first time here, it would be more appropriate to buy some fresh beef.
"Grandpa, pour yourself some tea. I'm going to be out for a while. Qiqi, stop practicing and go take a shower. Let's go buy some beef later. I'm telling you, we're going to have a new member in the family, so we need to buy more fresh beef."
Xiang Yuanyuan lifted the hem of her long skirt, yelling as she prepared to change clothes and go to the market to buy fresh beef.
Xiang Yuanzhang was the only one standing on the balcony. He looked up at the direction where Du Ruo had just disappeared for a long time without saying a word. For a moment, he began to doubt the whole world.
……
Du Ruo was flying in the sky. This time he did not fly a sword or control water.
But just flying in the air.
But when he increased his speed to near the speed of sound, the air resistance increased.
At this time, if Du Ruo wanted to increase his speed further, the consumption of his "energy" would begin to increase exponentially.
This did not meet Du Ruo's expectations. After thinking about it, Du Ruo opened the panel.
"It's time to try the realm after the Golden Core, and see how much progress I can make with the spiritual energy I've accumulated over the past three months."
Du Ruo's body stopped moving at a high speed, and he looked at the progress bar of the golden elixir which showed -0%, and he already had a plan in mind.
Du Ruo waved his hand, and the portal that was originally hidden in the sky above the back of the crucian carp in Huangshan appeared in front of Du Ruo.
"Hu~~"
Then, Du Ruo opened his mouth and took a deep breath. A large amount of spiritual energy flew out from the vortex behind the portal and then flew into Du Ruo's mouth.
Du Ruo's open mouth was like a bottomless pit, absorbing all the spiritual energy.
………
The numbers on Duruo's panel kept jumping.
But finally, after the number reached , it stopped for a while and was impossible to change for a long time. No spiritual energy flew out from behind the vortex of Tianmen.
The spiritual energy that has been intercepted from all the spiritual energy in the past three months is less than 1% of the progress of practicing Du Ruo Jin Dan.
"It's not enough, recruit them all!!!"
Du Ruo waved his hand, and the portal in the void disappeared, but Du Ruo did not intend to stop. He continued to open his mouth wide, but used his soul to drive his mind, and then began to plunder all the spiritual energy into his body with Du Ruo as the center.
Fortunately, after these few months of nourishment, the world is no longer as dry as before. Moreover, after a large amount of spiritual energy entered the body, the range that Du Ruo's mind can search has become larger.
Therefore, Du Ruo was still able to extract some spiritual energy from the strands.
Even in the mountains on the outskirts of Huangshan, the spiritual energy in some spiritual medicines was directly plundered by Du Ruo and entered his body.
As Du Ruo gathered spiritual energy, the clouds in the sky began to gather towards Du Ruo, and the clouds in the sky gradually became thicker and thicker.
Golden Elixir - 1%
Finally, the panel data jumped again and reached 1%.
"Crack!!!"
The clouds thickened, and suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck towards Du Ruo.
"roll!!!"
Du Ruo stopped absorbing spiritual energy, then opened his eyes and uttered a word.
Before the lightning hit his body, it was dispersed by Du Ruo's low shout.
In fact, the essence of the dispelling was not the thunder and lightning, but the clouds surrounding Duruo.
Seeing this scene, Du Ruo smiled.
Originally, he just thought that the difference between the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top of the Head and the Five Qis Returning to the Origin and one level above the Golden Elixir Realm was that it could at most drive the spiritual energy and allow the spirit to exert greater power.
However, the spiritual energy that was just absorbed gave Du Ruo more insights.
For ordinary people, spiritual energy enters the body to supplement the foundation and strengthen the "spirit", and perhaps it can also drive the spiritual energy to make estimates.
However, Du Ruo's spiritual energy entered his body and lingered in his "three flowers", like a seed. Although this seed was still very weak, it increased Du Ruo's compatibility with the world and enhanced Du Ruo's perception of the world.
Du Ruo dispersed the clouds, and then his figure flashed and disappeared on the spot.
When Du Ruo was flying in the air this time, the resistance just now became very small. It seemed that as Du Ruo moved forward, the whole world was making way for Du Ruo, and even pushing Du Ruo forward.
Originally, when Du Ruo was flying, there were air waves and sonic ripples around him.
But now, while Du Ruo's flying speed was several times faster, the noise he made was extremely small, with even the corners of his clothes swaying gently in the air.
Natural, elegant, and chic.
Only at this time did Du Ruo have the temperament of a true "immortal".
At a distance of more than 3,000 kilometers, the clouds, lightning, and even rain in the sky naturally and actively avoided wherever Du Ruo flew over.
The time Du Ruo took to reach the village in Lesser Khingan Mountains was much shorter than expected.
(End of this chapter)
