Chapter 934: Taking Short Breaks

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Unlike in the past, he did not have to secretly practice martial arts anymore. However, he was in so much pain that he could only hold on for less than 30 minutes before he collapsed.

When he was able to stand up again, he would carry on doing the horse stance.

By the time Xue Yan returned to his new house for breakfast, the Empress Dowager had already set off in plain clothes, secretly making her way to Xinyuan County.

Not only was the Empress Dowager there, but she also brought the Imperial Censor and the Minister of Justice.

The Imperial Censor was an old official of three dynasties ago, and the

Minister of Justice was an old official of two dynasties ago. He was highly respected and upright, so it was rightfully reasonable to bring him along.

This was to prevent anyone from making an issue out of whether her grandson was the son of royalty!

Moreover, when receiving the evidence, the officials could also help to check the authenticity of the evidence. As long as it was done by the Minister of Justice, no one else would be able to refute them.

She had originally planned to bring the Prime Minister along, but the Prime

Minister was the head of all officials. It would be best if he stayed in the Imperial Capital with the current matters at hand, so she did not bring him along.

Whether it was her, the Imperial Censor, or the Minister of Justice, they were all quite old, especially the Imperial Censor. He was an elder of three dynasties, and it was obvious that he could not afford to ride in a carriage for many nights. He needed breaks in between to rest. If the weather was good and everything went smoothly, it would take at least ten days to reach

Xinyuan County.

In the blink of an eye, the end of the month was coming near.

This meant that Xue Yan had been practicing martial arts with Shao Zhongxi for half a month. In the beginning, he was so tired that he couldn’t get out of bed. He had to rely on his willpower to hold on. Now, his body has adjusted to this kind of intensity every day.

He improved quite quickly.

Even though it was quite tiring, he still showed up every day.

Now, he wouldn’t immediately wash up and go to bed after dinner. He had the energy to continue tidying up his things — like the annotation booklet for Jiang Yue, which he hadn’t finished. He had already drawn many blueprints for Yifu, but he wanted to draw more.

When it was time to eat, he was actively present in the moment. Sometimes, when he went home for lunch, he would even help out with some chores.

When his family saw that he was acting the same as usual, they could not help but feel relieved.

When he was so tired that he couldn’t eat, his family started to worry, especially his mother. Sometimes, she couldn’t sleep and would sit by his bed for the entire night, watching over him. She was afraid that he would be so tired that he wouldn’t know how to cover himself with the blanket at night if he got too cold. Were that to happen, he would catch a cold and fall sick.

If Xue Yan’s biological mother knew all the trials and tribulations he was going through, she would be by his side at night as well.

However, knowing that her brother was there to protect him made her worry less when she decided to leave.

He also mentioned that he would teach Xue Yan martial arts and teach him how to protect himself.

Ten days ago, he had met with 300 of his secret guards. He had also sent them out to keep an eye on the people around the village and also to make sure that there wasn’t anything suspicious going around.

At this moment, Xue Yan was leaning against a wall in the old house, practicing how to do a handstand.

In fact, he had been learning how to do a handstand these past few days. He could stand on the wall without the help of others, but he couldn’t stand on the wall for a long time on his own..