Jing Chu was ashamed.
These books are all clearly placed in the Talisman Hall. He has been in the Talisman Hall for more than ten years, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he has seen most of them since he was a child. However, he only remembered the first two runes, and he didn't know the source of the latter, so that he lost to Lu Mingshu who came to the Talisman Hall for the first time.
This method of competition is obviously beneficial to the talisman masters in this hall, so if he loses, it can only be that his skills are not as good as others, and there is no other excuse.
The curator nodded: "Okay, Miss Lu wins the first competition!"
"Hey! Ms. Lu is amazing!" Someone from the neighbor who played a guest role in the audience yelled out loud. After shouting, he felt embarrassed and said to Jing Chu, "Ah Chu, I'm not saying you're not amazing, but..."
Seeing how this Miss Lu won with my own eyes, I realized how difficult it was, and was moved.
Jing Chu smiled: "I know, Aunt Zheng." Looking at Lu Mingshu, "Miss Lu, shall we continue with the second item?"
Lu Mingshu nodded: "Uncle Hai, please give each of the villagers a piece of paper, and ask them to write down their requirements. Mr. Jing and I will go down to rest first, and come back after you make a decision."
"Okay, Miss Lu please."
The two sat in the hall for a while, and Tong'er came to pass the word, saying that the selection had been made.
The two went up to the roof.
"Miss Lu, look..." Uncle Hai held a stack of papers in his hand.
Lu Mingshu nodded: "Mr. Jing and I are ready, so let's announce the topic."
The two stood in front of the table respectively, and the curator started, picked up the pen and ink, took the paper and began to draw.
In this round, Jing Chu's strengths were revealed, he could write a pen and ink with just a glance of his eyes.
On the other hand, Lu Mingshu, it's not that her drawing is not smooth, but when she sees the request, she will pause for a while and think about it before she writes.
For example, Aunt Zheng said that when the weather gets hot, her dim sum will be hard to sell, so she needs a cooling charm. Lu Mingshu read a lot of books in Tianlun, and there were few runes he didn't know, but he seldom drew them himself, let alone follow these trivial requirements.
Jing Chu is different. He has been in the Talisman Hall for many years, and his neighbors are familiar with him. These talismans have been painted in the past. Runes are engraved on weapons, which is a rare big business. If not, the Talisman Hall Gotta keep going, right
The two of them buried their heads in drawing the talisman. Seeing the time passing by little by little, Jing Chu finished the last stroke and put the pen down: "It's done."
Lu Mingshu paused, and continued to maintain his pace until he finished drawing all the talismans.
"Okay, please check it out."
After the first round of competition, the talisman masters from the talisman hall rushed forward, wanting to see the level of Miss Lu with their own eyes.
"This is a good drawing. It turns out that these two runes can be combined like this."
"This one is also good, the effect is better, but it consumes a bit more profound energy."
"This talisman has never been seen before, curator, have you seen it?"
A group of talisman masters commented in a hurry.
"How about it?"
"It can be said that it is all right!"
"Well, although it is different from our usual painting method and a little complicated, but the requirements have been met."
"Miss Lu's style is very retro!"
Unanimous opinion: "All correct."
The curator nodded, took Jing Chu's share, and compared them one by one.
"This painting is not as good as Miss Lu."
"But it also meets the requirements."
"This one is simpler."
"Yes, and cheaper too."
The talisman masters in the same library are clear about Jing Chu's level, and they quickly came to a conclusion: "The curator is also correct."
The curator stroked his goatee and said hesitantly, "Ah Chu's is correct, but Miss Lu's is prettier on paper. If you do it this way..."
"Curator." Lu Mingshu said, "The rules have been set. As long as the requirements are met, it is considered completely correct. Whether the paper is more beautiful is not in the judgment."
What she said made the curator a little surprised: "Girl, you..."
"I am the challenger today, and you guys are partial to me, which is really humility. But if the rules are broken, they are broken. Once the favor is on top of the rules, it will lose fairness if you change to someone with selfishness in your heart. There is no fairness in fighting. What else is there to fight?"
The curator was stunned for a while, then lowered his head and bowed solemnly: "What the girl said is true, I was wrong."
He straightened up and announced: "Jing Chu wins this game!"
"Great!"
"Ah Chu is amazing!"
"Ah Chu, come to my house later to get mutton buns!"
Jing Chu couldn't help laughing: "Aunt Wang, why are all the mutton buns coming out?"
Aunt Wang said confidently: "I heard that their sons and brothers will give rewards when they watch the fight, and I will reward them too!"
A group of neighbors burst into laughter: "Hey, if someone rewards a baby, you just reward a mutton bun?"
"What's wrong with the mutton sandwich? Did you all eat less? Don't you look down on me?"
"Then thank you, Aunt Wang, for your reward!" Jing Chu cupped his hands.
Aunt Wang was satisfied: "It's not too bad. Look at it, Ah Chu is courageous, and he will definitely become a great weapon!"
"Yes, yes, it's a pity that you didn't have a granddaughter to marry him."
A group of neighbors talked and laughed and entered the third item.
In this competition, the curator was a little uncertain: "Miss Lu, you said to use talismans to fight, what kind of fighting method do you want?"
Lu Mingshu asked: "You know how to draw attack runes?"
The curator nodded: "Of course." This is the biggest source of money for their Talisman Hall. Although the runes have fallen, some people still engrave them on their weapons to achieve certain effects.
"Then you know that attack runes can be triggered directly?"
"Know."
"Isn't that enough? Directly triggering a rune attack is a rune battle."
"Curator, that's it!" Jing Chu was eager to try. He also thought about why runes can't be used for direct combat. When he heard Lu Mingshu say that martial arts can be used for fighting, weapons can be used for fighting, and why runes can't be used for fighting, his heart was ignited, and he wanted to try it himself. , out of a way.
"Alright, let the neighbors go down to watch the battle, so as not to accidentally hurt you." The curator thought for a while and agreed.
Everything that could be moved was removed, leaving only two people on the roof.
"Ah Chu, you are going to win, please eat skewers!"
"Oh, it's just a meal. Ah Chu, uncle treats you to a drink!"
"Yes, yes, to win glory for our Talisman Hall!"
"Miss Lu, if you are going to win, I will also reward you with a mutton bun!"
"It's mutton buns again, Aunt Wang, can't you sell them all today..."
The neighbors were chatting and laughing below, and more and more people gathered together. Jing Chu felt emotional in his heart, glanced at Lu Mingshu, and said sincerely: "Miss Lu, thank you so much."
"Thank me for what?" Lu Mingshu straightened the pen and paper on the table.
Jing Chu said in a low voice: "Our talisman masters have fallen to the ground. We set up a ring, and no one came to fight, and no one came to see. We always sighed before that there are too few talisman masters, so there are no talisman masters. People look at it. Today, these neighbors originally wanted to join in the fun for the curator's face, but they were fascinated. It can be seen that even if you don't know runes, you can still find the competition interesting... It's because we are too narrow."
Lu Mingshu smiled.
I heard him say again: "I don't believe that runes are really so useless. It's just that there are too few runes and we can't find a way. If the ring can make more people interested in runes and make more runes, the way There are too many people leaving, so someone will get through, right? If there is such a day, it's all thanks to the girl."
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Tomorrow is the end of the month, and the monthly pass will be cleared~ I won’t talk about it below~