He even tried to cut the scales with his own sword.
useless.
The extremely sharp sword scratched on these scales, it was like a blunt sword without a sharp edge, not to mention that it didn't split or cut, and it didn't even leave a mark.
Turning his head and chopping rocks and trees again, although his skill has not recovered, it is still as refreshing as chopping melons and vegetables.
He even tried to remove the scales.
If the strength is weakened, it cannot be removed, but if the strength is increased... the pain was as if someone had stabbed the most painful tendon with a needle. At that time, he broke out in a cold sweat and almost fainted.
Never had it hurt this much. He used to practice swords and cut off his own flesh, and he took it lightly. He was hurt by other people's tricks when he went out for the first time, and he couldn't bear it.
But this scale... I don't know what it is, it seems that there is no way to remove it for the time being.
Since it couldn't be peeled off, Mo Chen began to research what kind of scale it was these days.
What are the scales of the president
Generally speaking, snakes, fish, these are common. Some monsters also have scales, which is not very common. Speaking of it, there are still some advantages after arriving at Tianji Mountain. There are many strange and weird ancient books in Tianji Mountain, which are generally considered useless by people who practice Taoism. To be honest, Mo Chen also thought it was useless before.
But now he felt that these out-of-the-way ancient books also had their uses.
Master Hu has a lot of books here, Mo Chen found a book about all kinds of scaly beasts when he came here yesterday. Hu Zhenren was very generous, and said with a smile that these books were all rubbings, which were originally about hundreds of years old, so naturally they couldn't be placed outside so casually, if Mo Chen wanted to read them all, he didn't have to return them.
Many of these books describe these strange and rare birds, animals, flowers and trees, and many of them are accompanied by pictures. It's just... The level of the people who drew the pictures is uneven, especially for the book with scaled beasts. Mo Chen really doubts whether the person who wrote the pictures for this book has actually seen these strange beasts. How come all the pictures are carved out of the same mold? ? The painting style is still the style of painting the door god of the new year... To describe it specifically, it is full of blessings, with fat heads and big ears, and you can hang them on the wall when you stretch them out one by one. There is no such thing as a legendary beast. Ferocity.
As for whether the scales on his body are realistic or not, don't even count on it. If the scales are not drawn with ingots and swastikas, the shape of auspicious clouds is not bad.
There is no hope in the picture, so I have to look for it in the words.
But it seems that the descriptions are similar. There are various colors of the scales, some are blue and black, some are silver gray, some are golden, and there are various colors. As for the description of the shape, there are some small ones and some very huge ones, but they are all hard without exception. The descriptions say "harder than iron and stone, hard to be hurt by a sword". Nothing can be seen from here.
Outside, Mr. Hu and Li Fulin stopped talking about the past, Mr. Hu spread out the paper, took out the compass, pen and paper and began to calculate. Li Fulin was flipping through the thick books about formations brought out by Master Hu, trying to find a way to fix the flaws in the formations.
Mo Chen went out to help after resting for a while, until it was almost dark and the room was completely dark before the master and apprentice left. Master Hu waved his hands at them, without raising his head, and he didn't bother to speak, apparently he was completely devoted to the calculation of the formation, and had no time to care about external affairs.
It was not the first time Li Fulin and his disciples saw him like this, and they didn't think it was different.
After leaving the courtyard, Li Fulin asked: "What has Xiaodong been doing these days? I'm not familiar with the place here, and it's been raining all the time. He's probably bored, right?"
Mo Chen said good things for Xiaodong: "Young junior brother is very sensible, he keeps practicing exercises every day, and he doesn't go anywhere when he stays in the house."
"Exactly. I'll go with you and have a look at him."
What Li Fulin didn't tell Mo Chen was that Master Hu once said that he could help him find out Xiaodong's real life experience. With Tianji Mountain's unique method, it is relatively easy to find out a person's origin.
But Li Fulin did not agree.
To him, it doesn't matter who Xiaodong's descendant is, he has already accepted his apprentice, and he will do his best to raise and discipline him in the future. Xiaodong is also pure-hearted, and has no intention of doing anything wrong with Huiliu Mountain.
This is the most important.
The reason why he didn't flatly reject Hu Zhenren's proposal was because Li Fulin had other concerns.
Knowing Xiaodong's true origin may be useful to his future path.
For example, why Chen Jingzhi stole Xiaodong's neck pendant and fled privately, this must be related to Xiaodong's life experience. If we know Xiaodong's true origin, we can also deduce the function of the pendant from it, and the reason why Chen Jingzhi stole and fled privately can be found out.
If Xiaodong has other relatives... this may be a good thing.
For a while, Li Fulin also had difficulty making a decision.
He also wanted to see Xiaodong for this reason.
One is that I have been busy these few days, and I have ignored several apprentices. Others are fine, Xiaodong is the youngest, and he may not be used to it when he first arrives in a strange place.
Secondly, to find out Xiaodong's life experience, it is a matter of asking Xiaodong himself.
Although he is a master, he cannot be the master for his disciples.
Li Fulin is not as domineering as the head of other sects, he always feels that since the disciple has joined the sect, his life, death and future will be decided by him as the head of the sect. Since it was the apprentice's own business, Li Fulin decided to ask Xiaodong what he thought.
When the master and apprentice opened the door and entered the room, they saw Xiaodong sitting at the table with his chin in his hands, sullen. Today's dinner has been delivered by the servants of Tianji Mountain. Not moved.
"Master?" Xiaodong stood up and saluted in surprise, "Why is Master here?"
"Come here to see you. Are you used to living here? Why didn't you eat? Is the food not to your liking?"
People who practice Taoism have very little appetite, and some have completely given up eating, and live only on water and elixir. However, Xiaodong is obviously not included here, his skills are still inexperienced, and his days as a beginner are short, so three meals a day are still indispensable.
Let's talk about young people, it is inevitable to be greedy. Li Fulin knew that the little apprentice liked to eat meat and sweets. Tianji Mountain is not stingy when entertaining guests, but it is also a sect of cultivating Taoism after all, Xiaodong probably can't eat what he usually likes to eat.
"no."
In fact, Xiaodong didn't even pay attention to what the food was delivered tonight, and he didn't have any appetite, so he was only thinking about the afternoon's affairs.
Xiaodong was a little embarrassed and confessed first: "I caused trouble for senior brother."
"oh?"
Not to mention Mo Chen's accident, Li Fulin didn't believe it either.
In his opinion, the little apprentice is so well-behaved, even if others bully him, he will tolerate it, so why would he take the initiative to cause trouble
Xiaodong took out the wooden box and told about Huang Wan's arrival in the afternoon.
"I said I can't accept it, but that girl Huang ignored it, put it down and left..."
It turned out that this was the case, Li Fulin already understood.
He glanced at Mo Chen, smiled and teased him: "My apprentice is really uplifting, this Miss Huang Wan seems to be treating you..."
Mo Chen was a little ashamed: "Master!"
Li Fulin said with a smile: "Alright, I won't say anything."
He didn't say anything, but the joking expression on his face had already said everything.
Xiaodong seldom saw senior brother showing such an expression. Senior brother has always been too calm, even more calm than master, often making people forget his real age, which is just a young man in his twenties.
"Okay, okay, this matter doesn't matter." Li Fulin comforted Xiaodong: "I can't blame you, it's just that girl's wishful thinking. You are young and weak, can you still argue with her about this? Do nothing. It's even more impossible."
"Always I'm too stupid..."
"When encountering such a thing, even Master, I dare not say that I can handle it smoothly." After comforting the younger apprentice, Li Fulin comforted the older apprentice: "Don't worry too much about this matter. Since this gift is too If it is too expensive, and the person who gave the gift is interested in you, then this gift should not be accepted. If you find a chance in these two days, just return it, and don’t be afraid of hurting the harmony between the two factions. If you procrastinate, it will cause misunderstandings. Master knows this very well."
Mo Chen said: "Yes, thank you Master for your understanding."
Li Fulin was serious, but after a while, he was happy again: "Why don't I understand? Others are vying to be courteous. Doesn't this mean that I have taught my apprentices well? As a master, I should be complacent."
Don't talk about Mo Chen now, even Xiaodong feels that Master's skin is thicker than ordinary people if he doesn't talk about other abilities.
How can ordinary people say such things
"Okay, let's eat first."
Li Fulin did his part to sit down, and Mo Chen habitually wanted to stand aside, but Li Fulin also pulled him to sit down.
"There are no outsiders here, so we don't need to act like we usually do."
The sect of Tianji Mountain is large and there are many rules. Huiliu Mountain and his party usually don't pay attention to these things, and they are really not used to it when they come here. Xiaodong saw his disciples standing behind the master and he knew all kinds of exquisiteness of the sect. Compared with others, Huiliu Mountain had no ups and downs, it was too casual.
Comparing it, Xiaodong felt even more fortunate that he was a disciple of Huiliu Mountain.
It's not that he thinks he shouldn't serve the master and respect the elders. But true respect doesn't need to be so rigid all the time. Really respectful in the heart, not necessarily manifested in these small things. And these disciples who are respectful on the surface, their true thoughts towards these teachers... may not be so consistent.
The three masters and apprentices sat down to eat.
The dishes are a bit lighter, but the taste is still good. Among them, the white jade tofu and stir-fried choy sum are all well done. The soup is mountain mushroom soup, which is also very delicious.
… The fly in the ointment is that this dish is completely vegetarian.
Not long after eating, Li Fulin went back first, and did not choose today to talk about his life experience with his young apprentice. After seeing off the master, Xiaodong apologized to Mo Chen again.
He is really guilty, and he has caused trouble to the elder brother again. (to be continued)