Chapter 5: The Guardian

After teasing Yu'er for a while, Li Xuan went out to do business.

There was still some time before breakfast at Jingyang Palace, so it was just right to finish the things that were not done yesterday.

While Yu'er was helping Princess Ankang wash up, Li Xuan secretly took out the bones under the bed.

He dared not leave this thing at home, otherwise it might be used against others in the future.

Li Xuan was cautious and always did things meticulously.

In his previous life, he lost his job because he was too meticulous and discovered some secrets of his leader.

But Li Xuan never regretted this matter.

Right is right, wrong is wrong.

He was still young at that time, and the world was still black and white in his eyes.

He paid some price for this...

The past was unbearable to look back on.

Li Xuan put aside the memories and focused on the present.

He held the bones left over from last night in his mouth, ran to someone else's yard far away, found a big tree, dug a hole and buried it.

If someone is caught eating secretly in the palace, and if they are helpless, no matter if they are human or cat, they will die.

Therefore, Li Xuan cannot afford to be careless.

On weekdays, he only inspects the imperial kitchen every three days.

It is just the time to send the remaining imperial meals in the palace to the restaurant outside.

From the time the imperial meals are made to the time the emperor eats them, and then the rewards are given to his confidants and the eunuchs in charge, the quantity is strictly monitored.

It will not be relaxed until they are sent out of the restaurant.

Because after these imperial meals are sent out of the palace, they are no longer real imperial meals and do not need to be strictly controlled.

In this regard, the palace has a tacit understanding and turns a blind eye.

You always have to let some benefits slip through your fingers to better control these servants under your hands.

If you don't let anything slip, it will be ugly.

The emperor did not give away his leftovers every day. In many cases, the emperor would leave them in the imperial kitchen after eating, waiting to be sent out of the palace.

After all, if rewards were given every day, they would not be so rare.

So most of the time, the leftovers in the imperial kitchen were sent out of the palace every three days, and only a small part would be secretly intercepted by some nobles and eunuchs in charge.

These people would only do so when they encountered rare delicacies they liked to eat, otherwise they would not be willing to eat other people's leftovers.

Even if it was the emperor's leftovers, even if it was a great honor.

In the palace, outside the palace.

A towering imperial city separated them, and many things became very different.

…

After Li Xuan "destroyed the corpse and wiped out the traces", he strolled in the palace.

He was just a cat, he didn't have to get up early, go to work, or have performance.

He only needed to eat and sleep every day, and occasionally tease Ankang to make him happy.

Being a cat is indeed more relaxed than being a human.

He followed his memory from last night and found the place soon.

[The Guardian Courtyard].

This is where Li Xuan ran into the young eunuch last night.

"The Guardian Courtyard? It seems that the young eunuch has just entered the palace."

Last night, Li Xuan broke into the young eunuch's yard without seeing clearly where the yard belonged.

The Guardian Courtyard is responsible for training the eunuchs and maids who have just entered the palace, and is also responsible for evaluating their work. Those who fail to meet the standards will be severely punished.

The function is similar to a training center, which is equivalent to a novice village for eunuchs and maids.

"Yesterday's yard is..."

Li Xuan searched all the way and finally found the yard where he secretly learned martial arts last night.

The conditions here are relatively poor, and more than a dozen eunuchs who have just entered the palace live in one room.

Generally speaking, the conditions are like this when they just enter the palace.

In the small courtyard, many eunuchs were busy in and out, but they didn't see the young eunuch from last night.

I think he must have gone to the training early in the morning, and he probably won't have a chance to come back during the whole day.

But Li Xuan has known the way now, so he is not worried about not being able to find his "master".

"I have heard that there are many masters among the eunuchs in the palace, and it seems that this is true."

"I just don't know whether the eunuch last night brought his skills into the palace, or was appreciated and accepted as a disciple as soon as he came in."

Speaking of which, last night was the first time Li Xuan encountered someone practicing martial arts in the palace.

Otherwise, his "talent" should have been developed long ago.

Those palace guards patrol all day, who has the leisure to practice martial arts in the palace.

As for eunuchs practicing martial arts, I have never seen them.

Because when Li Xuan left Jingyang Palace, he would always deliberately avoid other people, especially the eunuchs in the palace.

The palace is strictly hierarchical and full of intrigue.

Behind those obedient faces, no one can guarantee whether they have a normal mentality.

At least, Li Xuan would occasionally see the remains of small animals in some remote corners.

Mostly sparrows, sometimes cats and dogs.

If he encountered a psychopathic eunuch with superb martial arts skills, Li Xuan would have no reason to complain even if he was caught and boiled.

But the little eunuch last night was different.

Having just entered the palace, his mentality is not too abnormal.

He also knows some martial arts, but his cultivation is not high.

He is suitable to be Li Xuan's first master, safe and reliable.

After confirming where his master lives, Li Xuan wagged his tail and went home.

It's time to have dinner in Jingyang Palace, so he has to go back quickly.

Although porridge can no longer fill Li Xuan's stomach, eating with his family is the most important thing.

In such a large palace, Li Xuan is lucky to have a home.

Of course, he should cherish it!

...

In the following days, Li Xuan went to the Guardian's Court every night to learn martial arts secretly, and practiced diligently every day.

The eunuchs in the Guardian's Court are also diligent. They start practicing on time at midnight every day, and stop after practicing for an hour, rain or shine.

He has to receive training from the Guardian's Court during the day and practice martial arts at night. The eunuch's heart is really tough.

This also made it convenient for Li Xuan to learn secretly every day. He can now practice the set of ten tiger forms perfectly.

Moreover, he found that practicing only once a day was the most effective, and the progress could be increased by about 5% at a time.

Practicing more would not only slow down the progress, but also drain the body and make oneself exhausted.

If it is not replenished in time through food, it may hurt the foundation, so Li Xuan dared not practice more after trying it once.

In this way, Li Xuan also set his own daily routine.

Every night, he would go to the imperial kitchen to inspect, pick out high-energy meat and eat some secretly, and then go to the eunuch's courtyard to wait for the eunuch to practice together.

After practicing once, he would carefully observe the eunuch's movements, check for his own deficiencies and make up for his own shortcomings, and wait for him to finish his practice before going back to Jingyang Palace to sleep, which was really unnoticed.

During the day, he accompanied Ankang to bask in the sun and make up for his sleep. His life was very comfortable.

On this day, Li Xuan lay in Ankang's arms to bask in the sun together, happily checking the progress.

【Tiger Form Ten Styles: 86%】

"After practicing for another three or four days, this skill will be fully practiced. I wonder what changes will happen by then?"

Li Xuan thought with expectation.

In recent days, as the progress of Tiger Form Ten Styles has continued to improve, he can clearly feel that his body is becoming stronger and stronger.

Although his size has not changed much, the strength and speed contained in his small body are no longer the same.

Of course, Li Xuan's appetite has also increased. Now he feels uncomfortable if he doesn't eat some meat for a day, just like he hasn't eaten.

Fortunately, he has the entire imperial kitchen to support him, otherwise even if he is willing to catch mice, it may not be enough.

The growing strength makes Li Xuan's self-confidence swell.

Now he can't wait to clash with Cat Tyrant to see who is stronger.

Just as Li Xuan was imagining the plot of "Don't bully the poor little cat", there was a noise outside the gate of Jingyang Palace.

It sounded like Yu'er, and there seemed to be an argument.

"That's just a little! How can it be enough?"

Yu'er's tone was indignant, with a hint of grievance and crying.

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