The three-court trial of Yan Liqiang was a complete victory. Not only did he escape punishment and become famous, he also fought back fiercely against those who wanted to harm him.
It was on this day that the Han Empire Times sold out in the Imperial Capital for the first time. All 35,000 copies of the newspaper were sold out on the same day. The Han Empire Times suddenly broke through the situation in the Imperial Capital, ended the losses in the first issue, and began to make profits.
July 8th could be considered Yan Liqiang's lucky day. Almost the entire Imperial Capital City was discussing his case or his newspaper.
If an ordinary person encountered such a thing, he might be so happy that he couldn't sleep for three days. But for Yan Liqiang, he just had a meal with Fang Beidou, Lu Pein and others that day. After introducing Lu Pein and Fang Beidou to each other, he returned to Luyuan in a low-key manner, ignoring everything else outside and devoted himself to practicing.
During this hard training, he even gave up the opportunity to go out for a walk once every three days, and no longer went to the newspaper office. He left everything to Fang Beidou and never left Luyuan. Every day, he practiced all the time. His enthusiasm for practicing so hard almost made Li Hongtu and Ji Xiaoyao suspect that he had been stimulated by something.
Yan Liqiang was not provoked by anything, but felt a crisis. At the same time, he knew the principle of stopping while he was ahead and biding his time. After the trial by the three courts, as a small Yingyang captain, he had already attracted a lot of attention. If he still didn't know how to restrain himself, he was afraid that when the day came, his head would no longer be on his neck.
A martial artist, a great martial artist, such a practitioner might be considered a top figure in Pingxi County, but in the imperial capital city where many talented people are hiding, even a great martial artist is nothing, not to mention that Yan Liqiang is still a dragon and tiger warrior.
After witnessing the horror of the Twin Devils of Heaven and Earth killing people like mowing grass, Yan Liqiang was very clear about his own strength. Although his cultivation was advancing by leaps and bounds, and he had supernatural powers, he was nothing in front of true strong men like the Twin Devils of Heaven and Earth. He was just a small figure who could be killed easily by others. There was nothing to be proud of.
Although he was not famous before, he had already aroused the murderous intentions of Lin Qingtian's nephew Lin Zhe, who arranged Xu Lang and others to kill him. After the lawsuit, he became famous in Dijing City all of a sudden, and even the Minister of Justice had murderous intentions towards him. He didn't know when the deadly danger and trap would jump out, so Yan Liqiang prepared for it in advance. Before the danger came, he buried his head in hard training, quietly improving his strength and trying not to attract attention.
In Yan Liqiang's opinion, it would be best if those people would not remember him at all within two or three years.
But unfortunately, although Yan Liqiang wants to keep a low profile now, there are people who make it impossible for him to keep a low profile and are thinking about him.
On July 18, just 10 days had passed since the three-court trial...
The weather was particularly sunny that day, in other words, it was particularly hot. The scorching sun of midsummer had been hanging in the sky like a fireball since the beginning of the morning, and the earth was steaming with heat. The chirping of cicadas on the willow trees in the deer park was like dozens of choirs blowing whistles. Huangmao had been hiding in the shade of the yard with his tongue hanging out, gasping for breath, and was too lazy to move since the beginning of the morning.
In such weather, practicing under the waterfall became a very pleasant thing, just like taking a shower. Yan Liqiang shook his gun, and the entire area under the waterfall was filled with a beautiful scene of water mist and rainbows.
In such hot weather, even a lazy person like Li Hongtu couldn't stand it anymore. He ran out of the thatched hut, wearing only a pair of shorts, and plunged into the pool under the waterfall to take a bath and cool down.
Li Hongtu was a good swimmer. He lay in the water just like he was lying on a sofa, rubbing the mud off his body while squinting at Yan Liqiang who was standing under the waterfall shaking his gun, and giving him some pointers from time to time.
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"Don't just tremble. Remember what I told you is the most important mental method when shaking the big gun. Keep your mind focused on it..."
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"The steps must be alive, but also dead. When alive, they are like mercury pouring down on the ground, changing with the situation. When dead, they must be like the roots of a dead tree, which will not move even if the mountains collapse or the ground cracks. Strength comes from the feet, courage comes from the heart, and spirit follows the hands..."
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"The more strength you have in your hands, the more you need to be clever. It's not a skill to be able to shake the gun with a small amount of strength, even if it's just the tip of a needle, and the gun roars like a tiger or a dragon as soon as your hand touches the gun. That's the result of practicing slowly..."
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Yan Liqiang trained under the waterfall for a whole morning before finally dragging his tired body back to his own courtyard.
The guy who brought him food had already been waiting for Yan Liqiang outside the courtyard, holding the food box respectfully.
A few days ago, Yan Liqiang gave this guy a "scrapped" war bow whose bowstring was damp and soft, and also gave him a set of bowstrings. He also told the guy how to teach his son the basic skills of archery. In just a few days, the guy who delivered meals became Yan Liqiang's first loyal fan in Luyuan.
Yan Liqiang had just finished half of his lunch when the yellow-haired dog, who was gnawing on a bone in the yard outside, started barking, reminding Yan Liqiang that someone was coming. Then, the anxious voice of Little Li sounded outside the yard, "Captain Yan, is Captain Yan here?"
When Yan Liqiang walked out of the room, he saw that Huangmao had already rushed to the gate of the yard, grinning, while Xiao Lizi, sweating and panting, was standing at the door, looking inside cautiously. He looked at Huangmao with some fear, and did not dare to walk directly into the yard, as if he was afraid that Huangmao would pounce on him.
"Go eat something over there!" Yan Liqiang said to the yellow-haired guy, who turned around and continued to gnaw on his bones. Yan Liqiang then looked at Little Li with a smile on his face, "Little Li, what's the matter? Why are you so anxious?"
"The Emperor has arrived at the Deer Park and is heading to the archery range. Eunuch Liu asked you to go to the archery range right now..."
"Ah, the emperor is here?" Yan Liqiang was also shocked. "Why is the emperor here? Eunuch Liu didn't notify us yesterday..."
"Eunuch Liu only found out when the Emperor came to the Deer Park. The Emperor seemed to be in a good mood today and decided to come to the Deer Park to shoot arrows on a whim...!"
"Ah, should I change my clothes?" Yan Liqiang looked down at the casual clothes he wore when practicing.
"It's too late, hurry over, do you want to keep the emperor waiting..."
“Okay, let’s go…” Just as he stepped out of the door, Yan Liqiang suddenly thought of something, “Wait a minute…” He turned around and rushed into the house. More than ten seconds later, Yan Liqiang ran out of the house.
"Captain Yan, what are you doing?" Little Leo looked at Yan Liqiang strangely.
"I was just eating. I drank some tea and rinsed my mouth to avoid being indecent..."
In his previous life, a buddy of Yan Liqiang also met the chairman in the elevator after lunch. The buddy smiled at the chairman, and a piece of green vegetable leaf was still on his teeth. The other people in the elevator burst into laughter at the time, and this incident became the most classic joke in Yan Liqiang's company. It was his first time meeting the emperor, so Yan Liqiang certainly didn't want to make a fool of himself, so he rinsed his mouth with tea first.
"Okay, okay, let's go..."
"Then let's go..."
Yan Liqiang and Xiao Lizi ran quickly and headed straight for the archery range. When they arrived at the archery range, they found that there was already a circle of unfamiliar guards outside the archery range. After Yan Liqiang revealed his identity, a guard guarding outside the archery range checked Yan Liqiang and confirmed that Yan Liqiang had no weapons on him before taking Yan Liqiang into the archery range.
When Yan Liqiang entered, he saw a burly figure wearing a gorgeous dragon robe standing in the archery gallery. He drew his bow and shot an arrow at a target 500 meters away...
As soon as the bowstring sounded, the target in the distance fell down. Eunuch Liu clapped his hands vigorously behind the figure in the dragon robe. The smile on his face was the kind of humbleness and kindness that Yan Liqiang had never seen before. "Well, your majesty, your arrows never miss a target, even better than before, even better than before..." Eunuch Liu said, while winking at Yan Liqiang...
"Yingyang Captain Yan Liqiang greets His Majesty..." Seeing the man turn around, Yan Liqiang stood at attention, clasped his hands together, lowered his head, and saluted the man.
"You are Yan Liqiang..." A mellow and majestic voice resounded in Yan Liqiang's ears, "I have heard of your name a long time ago. Okay, no need to be polite, just raise your head!"
(End of this chapter)