sinovels Chapter 18: Makeup! A Nighttime Sneak into the Martial Arts Training Hall!
Chapter 18: Makeup! A Nighttime Sneak into the Martial Arts Training Hall!
The people from the Yin Corpse Sect are also looking for the Qingping Sword Technique.
Now even the emperor is looking for one.
With his baby on his body, it would be a lie to say Chen Fan wasn't nervous.
He appeared calm on the surface, but was inwardly flustered. He nodded and said:
"There's a lot going on in the palace, that's normal... We're going back now, no need to come for lunch."
"Yes, Godfather." Watching his godfather turn and leave, Xiao Dengzi sighed inwardly.
Thinking that my godfather is eating and moving less now, according to what they used to say in the village, he doesn't have many days left to live!
Feeling a pang of sadness, the little stool shook its head slightly and continued with its work.
……
Leave the kitchen.
Chen Fan returned to the house.
He patted the little flower's head and then gave it a piece of radish as a reward.
It's easy to see that the tabby cat has gotten fatter and fatter since it moved into the house.
Its fur was also glossy and shiny, clearly well-maintained.
Chen Fan, who enjoys petting cats, smiled and then sat cross-legged to meditate and cultivate.
The plan of the day is in the morning.
After feeding the horses every day, he began to refine his own skills.
Since he started cultivating recently, Chen Fan has clearly felt that the spiritual energy in his dantian is almost saturated again.
The feeling was like stepping into the Void Breaking Realm, which made him feel somewhat uncomfortable.
Chen Fan, who doesn't yet have the follow-up techniques for the Changchun Gong, is now at a loss.
If it weren't for the fact that he practiced the Hidden Word Technique every day, and that the Qingping Sword Technique would consume a lot of spiritual energy, he felt that his dantian was about to explode!
Thinking of these things, Chen Fan, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed, opened his eyes.
Unable to calm his mind, he didn't want to continue cultivating aimlessly.
Otherwise, what awaits him might not be a breakthrough, but rather a qi deviation that causes him to explode and die!
The only way now is to go to the Martial Arts Pavilion to find the follow-up to the Everlasting Spring Skill.
Considering the nature of the cultivation technique, Chen Fan got up and sat down at the table.
He took out a bronze mirror, looked at himself in the mirror, and then took off his hat.
Upon closer inspection, Chen Fan in the mirror had a full head of white hair, his silver strands as white as snow, and his face was covered with wrinkles left by the years.
Coupled with his hunched and aged body, an ordinary person could tell at a glance that he was a dying man.
"So ugly..."
Chen Fan touched his face and chuckled to himself, then used his dry, claw-like hands to gather and bind his silver hair strand by strand.
Finally, he found a hairpin and used it to secure it firmly.
After putting on the hat, Chen Fan's head was no longer covered in white hair!
Not stopping there, he found some more rouge and face powder.
This was bought by Chen Fan when he went to the palace to meet the emperor.
Back then, in order not to frighten the imperial concubines and the emperor, he also learned makeup and styling.
Although I haven't worn makeup for several years, my skills are still there.
Under Chen Fan's skillful hands, his wrinkled face was quickly covered with rouge and powder, and he regained his vitality.
After applying blush, he was almost unrecognizable.
After not wearing makeup for many years, Chen Fan felt that he looked somewhat unfamiliar in the mirror, and much younger.
If he were to wear his old clothes again, people would probably mistake him for a newly arrived eunuch.
Chen Fan smiled, a smirk playing on his lips, and turned to take out a ten-year-old eunuch robe from the cabinet and put it on.
Looking in the mirror, he really looked twenty years younger.
Especially after Chen Fan straightened his back and his eyes sharpened, his entire aura changed instantly.
He seemed like a completely different person; he didn't look like someone who was almost eighty years old at all.
Chen Fan nodded, quite satisfied with his appearance, and then returned to his bed to sit cross-legged and cultivate, waiting for nightfall!
……
Night quickly enveloped the imperial city of Dayuan.
Inside the tightly closed palace gates, imperial guards could be seen patrolling from time to time.
In the dark corridor of the martial arts training hall, a strange figure quietly appeared; it was Chen Fan.
Holding his breath and merging his senses with his surroundings, he moved forward like a ghost.
Chen Fan encountered several Imperial Guard patrols along the way, but he easily evaded them each time.
Firstly, these people's cultivation levels are too low, so they can't detect him at all.
Secondly, the Concealment Technique is incredibly useful for hiding!
Having experienced the benefits of this practice, Chen Fan felt increasingly relaxed, both physically and mentally.
Before long, he sneaked into the martial arts training hall.
Looking around, this place, after being visited by assassins twice, is now as well-defended as an impregnable fortress.
There were people watching over everything, from the main gate to every corner of the corridor.
These people were none other than the eunuchs and guards of the Martial Arts Pavilion.
Already on edge, they had been guarding the area day and night for nearly half a month.
Almost everyone looked exhausted and drowsy.
Upon discovering this situation, Chen Fan, who had sneaked in, immediately held his breath and walked towards a corner.
Three eunuchs were dozing in the corner, completely unaware that someone was approaching.
After Chen Fan carefully passed them, he soon arrived at a dead corner behind a high wall.
This is the back of the Sutra Repository; behind the wall is where secret manuals such as the Everlasting Spring Technique are kept.
Chen Fan, who found this place by memory, smiled and immediately leaped onto the roof.
The glazed tiles on the eaves are still covered with snow, and you might slip if you're not careful.
Fortunately, Chen Fan's cultivation was strong enough that he managed to stay close to the courtyard by following the roof tiles.
This is where the library is ventilated; it's usually half-closed.
But after the assassin incident, the courtyard was also closed.
Unable to find the entrance, Chen Fan shook his head inwardly and headed north.
That place is the entrance to the library.
Unable to get in through the roof, Chen Fan had no choice but to find a way to enter through the main gate!
Upon arriving near the main entrance of the Sutra Repository, Chen Fan quickly disappeared into the darkness.
Upon closer inspection, seven or eight Imperial Guards stood at the main gate.
With an average cultivation level of Iron Skin Realm, they were all fierce and menacing, exuding a murderous aura!
With their eyes wide open, they clearly had no intention of sleeping.
This made Chen Fan realize that things were not so easy.
No wonder those assassins chose to use a feint attack; the defenses here are indeed very strong!
"What's that noise...?"
Just as Chen Fan was having second thoughts, he saw the Imperial Guards make their move!
They drew their sharp knives, looked around, and immediately began searching.
"We've been discovered?" Chen Fan was stunned, thinking to himself that he hadn't even made a move yet, so how had he been discovered!
Just as he was hesitating, he saw two figures in black robes flash by in the distance!
It's an assassin!
"Catch the assassin!"
When the real assassin appeared, the guards and eunuchs were all alarmed!
They rushed straight to the southeast!
Hidden in the darkness, Chen Fan glanced at the empty gate, a hint of hesitation in his eyes!
His intuition told him that it was not the right time to go in!
Sure enough, after the assassins led the people away, another tall figure appeared in front of the Sutra Pavilion!
Sensing the powerful aura emanating from the other party, Chen Fan immediately recognized him as a Void Breaking Realm expert!
As he rushed into the library, he was forced out by a knife the moment he pushed open the door.
"You audacious assassins! This is the imperial city! It is not a place where you can act as you please!"
The man who drew his sword exuded a powerful aura. He was wearing golden armor and had a strong, tall figure. He was none other than Tie Lin, the commander of the Imperial Guards, whom Chen Fan had met at the New Year's celebration!