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Chapter 86 Perfect Cycle_1

Chapter 86: Chapter 86 Perfect Cycle_1

This comment surprised Xue Lingxue and she started to see the Young Marquis in a new light.

She had initially thought of him as a debauched son of nobility, but after their two interactions, she noticed that his temperament was quite good, which was rare among the royal princes.

Chu Liang, of course, knew what was going on and also knew that the Young Marquis’s temperament wouldn’t remain this pleasant for long. So he took advantage of the current period when the other party’s anger was not aroused, and hurriedly asked another question.

"Young Marquis, I happen to have a question," Chu Liang said.

"What is it?" Xia An was very cooperative at this point.

"I chanced upon a young lady who said her sister had gone lost near Li Family Village. The servants in Li Family Village mentioned they seemingly saw you talking to the lost lady here when you last visited. Do you remember this?" Chu Liang asked.

He was unaware of the sordid dealings of Marquis Ding Shan Residence, and assumed Xia An’s encounter with Liu Xiaoyu’s sister was merely a chance meeting, hence he asked directly without evading anything.

He initially wanted Lin Bei to ask, but upon returning, Lin Bei only mentioned bumping into the Young Marquis discussing sensitive matters in the pavilion, hence was not in a position to approach and ask.

So Chu Liang had no choice but to ask himself.

Even though Xia An had been subject to the Remove Evil Curse, it mainly prevented him from getting angry and didn’t affect his sanity. Upon hearing Chu Liang’s query, he felt a tightening in his heart.

If it were earlier, he could simply have handed over Liu Xiaoyi to let her return home with her sister, as his current target was Xue Lingxue anyway.

But how could Xia An reveal her whereabouts now that the Fish Demon, who knew significant secrets about Marquis Ding Shan Residence, was missing and potentially dead?

His expression remained unchanged, he pretended to think for a moment, then responded, "I attended many social events in this manor and met countless people, I can’t really remember. I’ll return to ask my servants if there is any news about this."

"Alright," Chu Liang said, "then I’ll trouble the Young Marquis with this."

Having waved goodbye to Xue Lingxue, Xia An left calmly.

Watching his retreating figure, Xue Lingxue couldn’t help but wonder, giggling, "I thought he was going to make a scene just now. Unexpectedly, he’s quite reasonable."

"Indeed," Chu Liang nodded in agreement.

...

Turning to Xue Lingxue, he asked, "About the matter I asked Miss Xue yesterday, is it possible?"

He had a purpose for visiting Xue Lingxue today.

During his performance on stage the previous day, Xue Lingxue’s "Song of the Waves" inspired his Nine Heavens Mysterious Heart Technique to operate perfectly, resulting in a Zhou Tian Phenomenon, which astonished everyone.

This alone was not the issue. The Big Head Baby within his internal white pagoda, had also been influenced by the song and its circulation speed increased several times and also reached perfection.

After the performance ended, Chu Liang’s own circulation naturally decreased back to its normal level. Without the support of the song, his skills were definitely not sufficient to maintain the Perfect Cycle.

However,

He was surprised to discover that the Big Head Baby inside him was still maintaining a Perfect Cycle — in other words, the exponential cultivation speed was still being maintained!

This delighted him.

After a brief thought, Chu Liang more or less figured out the reason.

The speed and route of the Zhou Tian Puppet’s cultivation were originally copied from his own body, sort of like imprinting a pattern. Its past cultivation speed was the same as his own under normal circumstances.

But last night, he had reached perfect operation, even though the method was the same, his cultivation speed far exceeded what he had managed before. The Zhou Tian Puppet might have some mechanism — if it gets a faster cultivation pattern, it would overwrite the previous one and choose the new perfect pattern.

That means, even if he momentarily reached the perfect operation and couldn’t manage it again on his own, the Zhou Tian Puppet remembered it!

It can maintain this state forever from now on!

This never-resting Big Head Baby, its cultivation speed could now be increased by another four or five times in the future! Even before, Chu Liang was locked within his own limited potential, even with the Big Head Baby working overtime day and night, he was still far from those top cultivation geniuses.

But after this enhancement, he could potentially match any genius in the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands in terms of pure Cultivation Technique speed.

This was really like hitting the jackpot.

However, there was one flaw.

His Grand Circulation did not fully operate last night, and the music stopped abruptly. Hence, the Big Head Baby could only imitate half of the perfect circulation state. When it reached the midpoint of the Zhou Tian operation, it would fall back to its original speed.

In the past, the Big Head Baby, like an old man pushing a cart, might have been slow, but it was usually unremarkable. But now, it was as if eight fine horses were pulling a cart in the first half, and then suddenly returned to the state of the old man pushing a cart in the second half. It was an inevitable letdown.

Chu Liang sought out Xue Lingxue and revealed that he had a slight insight during the Zhou Tian Phenomenon just now. He hoped she could play the "Song of the Waves" for him again to help him recapture that state.

Xue Lingxue told him to see her the next day.

That led to their meeting today.

When Xue Lingxue heard Chu Liang’s question, she smiled and responded, "It’s just playing a song, an easy task for me. Regardless of your request, Warrior Chu, I would need to practice anyway before the tour."

"I really thank you, Miss Xue," Chu Liang gratefully replied, "I couldn’t let you perform this song for free. If there’s anything you need, please let me know."

He proposed a value-for-value exchange according to the rules of the rivers and lakes.

After all, even though Xue Lingxue played it casual, having an inner disciple of Nanyin Square play specially for someone was not an easy favor to get. Besides, this song was far more beneficial to him than Xue Lingxue realised, and he was naturally not too comfortable to take advantage of her goodwill.

But Xue Lingxue only shook her head gently and replied, "Using Warrior Chu’s name today allowed me to refuse some bothersome invitations. This can be considered an exchange, right?"

She was clear-headed, knowing that refusing Young Marquis’s invitation on the pretext of her appointment with Chu Liang, would surely make him bear some resentment. Now, fulfilling Chu Liang’s small request as compensation was completely justified and reasonable.

A slight smile emerged on Chu Liang’s face.

Xue Lingxue was a decent person. They were both children of the rivers and lakes, and they understood how things worked.

Without further ado, Xue Lingxue opened her case and brought out her favourite guqin.

The guqin she was accustomed to using was a famous and valuable instrument of the time, its worth was not inferior to the Ancient Tian Yuan Guqin she played yesterday. And as she was more familiar with it, the effects were naturally better.

Dong, dong, dong——

The anxious sound of the guqin flowed out from the room.

Chu Liang sat straight, just like the night before, running "Nine Heavens Mysterious Heart Technique - Divine Will Chapter" in full force. With the Grand Circulation in full effect, the Big Head Baby within his body also radiated a golden light.

Boom——

Mystical clouds and mists gushed out once again.

He sunk a part of his Divine Sense into the space of the White Pagoda and watched the golden light of the Big Head Baby as he followed along with the Grand Circulation in his body, recording the perfect running state of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Heart Technique. He could not help but feel a sense of satisfaction.

Only after it finished recording, his cultivation speed would make an even bigger leap. This was an unexpected joy he hadn’t anticipated before.

With all this in mind, he remembered that some ranches would play music for cows in order to increase their milk yield.

His request for an Nanyin Square disciple to play for the Big Head Baby today bore a similar ingenuity.

It seems beneficial to improve the happiness of employees, as it can increase their output.

To benefit on one hand and exploit on the other, both hands must be used, both must be large.