Gu Yu looked down, and there were already many people crowded in the street.
Cao Huazhang waved his fist and fought with several people. A delicate wooden box fell on the ground, scattered with rouge and gouache. He needed Gu Yu's advice to improve his saber skills, but at the moment he was cornered by several people, so he had no chance to draw the saber.
Another person stood outside the circle, watching Cao Huazhang being punched and kicked, and laughed arrogantly.
This person is twelve or thirteen years old, and he is obviously rich and noble. Seeing Gu Yu looking down, he swayed, like a leaf blown up by the wind, fluttering down on the third floor.
"It turned out to be Young Master Xu, why did he come here to make things difficult for my servant when he was full?"
Gu Yu picked up the cup and poured it out, the wine containing true energy seemed to weigh a thousand catties, and it hit those people with precision, and there was a crackling sound, and there was a scream from below, rolling all over the floor.
"I heard that Chen Qi's prodigal son turned back and practiced hard in seclusion. I thought it was a joke in the market, but I didn't want it to be true."
The man's eyes froze, and then he returned to his dandy appearance.
There are two big families in Luming County, the Chen family and the Xu family, both of equal strength, have been fighting openly and secretly. This person is the young master of the Xu family, named Xu Jie.
He didn't care about the injuries of his servants. Seeing that Cao Huazhang packed up the wooden box and ran upstairs in a mess, he couldn't help laughing and said: "It's just that his temper has changed a little, and he likes women's cosmetics. Could it be that you still have something?" Comprehend the universe, and fail to combine Yin and Yang? Next time I see you, should I call you Seventh Sister? Hahaha... "
brush!
A flash of cold light suddenly magnified in Xu Jie's eyes, piercing his left eye at an extremely fast speed. He subconsciously tilted his head, his left hand was filled with true energy, and he grabbed it forward.
The cold light seemed to be alive, it turned downward from an inconceivable angle, and then slanted it, the target was still the left eye. Surprised and annoyed, Xu Jie snorted suddenly, and a puff of white air came out of his nostrils.
boom!
The cold light dissipated and fell to the table, but it was a silver chopstick broken in two.
"Young master Xu is very capable, I admire you!"
Gu Yu cupped his hands in a serious manner, a trace of curiosity flashed across his face, is this the Taoism of the Xu family
"You're not bad either, you're really impressive!"
Xu Jie's pupils were like a cold-blooded animal, staring at him cold and yellow for a while, "Don't be complacent, there are times when you cry!"
After that, he dodged downstairs and led the people away.
Qingya huddled in the corner and was frightened for a long time, then tremblingly came forward, Cao Huazhang also lowered his head, and called out: "Master!"
"Why didn't you draw the knife immediately?" Gu Yu asked.
"After all, it's in the city, and the other party is the Xu family..."
"That's all for now. If someone bullies and provokes you in the future, you don't need to worry about it. Just hit me back hard, remember?"
"remember!"
Cao Huazhang's heart shuddered, and he nodded quickly.
Gu Yu took the wooden box just now, it was not damaged, but it was covered with a lot of dust, and he threw it to Qing Ya, "Let's go, buy another copy."
"Ah? Eh!"
Qing Ya realized immediately, and hugged her happily in her arms. She doesn't mind first-hand and second-hand, this box is worth half a year's regular money.
…
The Chen family has three sons and daughters. The daughter is Chen Yan. She is seventeen years old and married to a small official in Xichuan Prefecture. She lives quite well. The eldest son is Chen Gui, who is fourteen years old and is also studying in Xichuan Prefecture.
The youngest is Chen Yu.
Early the next morning, Chen Yan returned to her mother's house, took three carriages with her, and said she wanted to stay for a while. When Gu Yu saw this sister for the first time, he felt gentle and grand, a standard ancient lady.
Chen Yan loves his younger brother very much, and pulling him close to him gives him goosebumps all over his body. Mother naturally cried again, crying endlessly, and everyone was not surprised.
In short, the whole family ate a meal. After dinner, Chen Jing and Chen Yan went to the inner hall for a detailed discussion, and even specially called Gu Yu.
"Recently there has been a lot of quarrel between the court and the court, all about Qiyuan Kingdom's marriage proposal. It is said that there are twelve envoys who have arrived in the capital by flying boat and are just waiting for a letter."
What Chen Yan was talking about was actually an important matter of the court, and continued: "Since the new emperor of Qiyuan Kingdom ascended the throne, there has been no movement. This proposal, one group thinks it is a good signal and supports it in every possible way. The other group thinks this is an abrupt move. There are plans. In fact, after all the quarrels, it is not decided by the king in the end, after all, it is the princess who will marry."
"The lord of the country is already in the realm of heaven and man, and his affection is weak. Although he is his own daughter, it is indeed worth the money to exchange for the goodwill of a country."
Chen Jing stroked his beard and judged: "Nine times out of ten, I will agree. I don't know which princess is asking to marry?"
"Mingyu."
"Mingyu..."
Chen Jing tore off a beard and said doubtfully, "This is a bit strange."
The two of you said something to each other, and Gu Yu, who had been listening for a long time, probably understood.
The old ruler of Qiyuan Kingdom is kind and honest, and has a harmonious relationship with other countries. Later, the old ruler failed in ascension, his soul was scattered, and the country was in turmoil. Fortunately, a descendant of a collateral line was promoted to the realm of heaven and man and took over as the king/taoist.
After the new emperor came to the throne, he quickly quelled the civil strife, recuperated, and his national strength gradually recovered.
Qiyuan is the country with the largest land area, the largest population, and the strongest comprehensive strength in the small world. Any disturbance will make the neighbors nervous.
This time the new emperor sent someone to propose marriage, which was the first major diplomatic act. As for Princess Mingyu of Zhenyang Kingdom, she is already in the state of mind wandering at a young age, and if she goes one step further she is a celestial being.
Such a seed was actually sent to marry, and I don't know what benefits Qiyuan promised...
"By the way, there is one more thing."
Chen Yan suddenly remembered, and said: "I heard from Mr. Li that Mr. Li has been reinstated recently and will be reused soon. Since Daddy is Mr. Li's disciple, I believe there will be news soon."
"really?"
Chen Jing was so overjoyed that he lost his composure for a while. He was originally a loser in factional struggles, but politics is less accurate than weather forecasts. For 30 years in Henan, 30 years in Hebei, don't bully the middle-aged and poor!
If he can recover and become an official again, it will be a great thing for himself and his family.
The father and daughter chatted for a long time before they finished talking about major issues. Chen Yan took a sip of tea, took a rest, turned to Gu Yu and said, "Xiaoqi, I heard that you have made a lot of progress recently, and you still have to take the autumn exam?"
"I don't dare to make progress, but I am conscious and self-aware, and I am more diligent than before."
"Heh, I'm boasting that you are still breathing, how is the progress of gas collection?"
"Thanks to the abundant rain this spring, the true qi is full, which is enough to perform Taoism."
"That's good. There are two places for the autumn exam this year. According to the usual practice, one will be given to the poor family in the village, and the other will be given to the local famous family. Luming only has the Chen and Xu families. They must fight for it. The Xu family will also take Xu Jie. If you can do it, although this kid is vicious, he has good aptitude, and he is willing to work hard, so he is not easy to deal with."
Chen Yan suddenly smiled and said, "However, I found an expert in Xichuan Mansion and asked for two talismans for you."
As she said that, she took out a jade box, in which lay two weird and faintly glowing talismans.
"My second brother and I are not qualified enough, so we can only pursue official career and economics. Since you have qualifications, you have to fight for the road. The unity of officials and Taoism is the foundation of a long-term family."
Yo!
Gu Yu was stunned for a moment, he didn't pay attention to it at first, but after hearing this, he finally came to his senses, the elder sister Ganqing's status in the family is quite high!
She looks like a harmless sheep, but she is actually extremely intelligent and extremely politically sensitive. What's more, she intentionally or unintentionally reveals something that she may not even realize herself—ambition!
Gu Yu likes ambitious people.
"Thank you sister, I will live up to my expectations and pass the autumn exam!"
…
After a deep talk, it was already halfway through the third watch.
Gu Yu returned to the residence without any sleepiness, and couldn't wait to take out the talisman to have a look.
To cultivate skills, you must first have a talisman. The Chen Mansion has five Dao Talismans, plus a method of gas extraction, which is the background of the county-level wealthy family. Since my sister sent a new one, I simply took it out and studied it together.
These two new talismans, one gold and one blue.
He first picked up a golden talisman and injected his true energy, the talisman flashed and sank into his mind.
He hurriedly sat quietly to watch his mind, and entered the state of thinking. After a while, a shimmering talisman naturally appeared in his empty consciousness.
This talisman is extraordinarily large in the sea of consciousness, and the talisman patterns on it are clearly visible. His manipulation of consciousness is so wonderful, it's like holding a paintbrush, carefully sketching along the trend of the runes.
And in every stroke, there is a faint aura surging and converging. After drawing the last stroke, the golden talisman shines brightly, and the talisman pattern is completed, clearly engraved in the sea of consciousness.
For monks in the Xia Kingdom, the foundation of academics is to mobilize aura; for the monks here, the foundation of academics is to keep their thoughts.
Not long after, Gu Yu opened his eyes, waved his hand casually, and a layer of faint golden light suddenly appeared on his body, as if wearing an invisible armor.
He quickly pulled out a sword, and slashed at his arm fiercely.
when!
There was a sound of golden spears, the light trembled slightly, and there was no injury, but the long sword made of fine steel was broken with a hole.
"Defensive power is good! No wonder Cao Huazhang said that martial arts are useless. Putting on this armor, as long as you hold on for a long time, you can chop it with a knife and axe. This talisman is engraved with the sea of consciousness, and Taoism is self-contained. Are you here…”
He seemed to think of something, hurried out, and hurried back, with some more talisman paper and cinnabar in his hand. Spread the talisman paper on the table, dip the brush in cinnabar, and follow the talisman pattern to circulate the true energy, all in one go.
"really!"
He picked up this golden armor talisman drawn by himself, which was no different from the original one.
Until now, Fang Fang has deeply realized what it means to take the idea as the root and take the talisman as the foundation! The relationship between the two is like the chicken and the egg, and the egg lays the chicken. I don’t know how the ancient sages created the system
Gu Yu struck while the iron was hot, picked up the blue talisman again, and successfully engraved it according to the previous method, but it was a water dragon technique. One attack and one defense, the formidable power is good, a bit stronger than the Chen family's Taoism, Chen Yan also has a heart.
He inscribed four runes in one go before he felt exhausted and stopped for a while.
"This technique is easy to learn, with a wide variety of styles for easy inheritance, but it also lacks changes and has nothing to do with the world. Therefore, the technique is low-level, and the law is high-level..."
Gu Yu has the vision and experience of a god, so he draws inferences from one instance and murmured: "There is no division of early, middle, and late stages here, so how does Qi Qi improve concentration? Is it still relying on thinking? Only a strong soul can comprehend the meaning of the law. Otherwise, I won’t be able to bear it, so the key is to advance to the concentration stage as soon as possible. Luming Temple should have advanced ideas... "
He was extremely dissatisfied with his own strength, and still felt that it was too slow, but he didn't know that if others listened to it, he would definitely slap him to death!
Ordinary monks in the gas harvesting period can engrave runes and perform Taoism for the first time if they think about it for the first time. They are already talents with excellent qualifications. If you can make your own talisman in turn, it will be one in a million.
If you engrave four ways in a row, you will be overwhelmed by each government!
Basic exercises don't 6!
Basic exercises don't 6!
That night, Gu Yu summed up his own strength, which was probably at the level of the elite monsters in Xinshou Village. Although the Qi Dao Talisman is popular, it also consumes a lot of true energy. At this stage, it still needs to be combined with martial arts.
"Tsk, brother is a sword cultivator!"