Laitu Town.
Open Source Inn.
In the guest room for two people, Ji Yan was still sleeping soundly and snoring.
When he arrived here last night, he first settled in the shopkeeper's family of three, and then he was busy looking for his husband to treat Pan Yuan's arrow wound. He worked until late at night before going to bed, which was really hard work for him.
At this time, Yu Ye was full of energy. He sat cross-legged on another bed. Youyou opened his eyes and exhaled softly, his eyes twinkling.
Everyone was busy last night, but he was the only one who had nothing to do, or no one paid attention to him. The shopkeeper Kuang was a man of rules, so he arranged a guest room for him, so he hid in the room and breathed.
When sleeping, the night passes when you open your eyes. This is especially true when you sit in meditation, and a few hours pass by quickly.
Yu Ye opened his palms and held a small handful of gravel chips.
The spiritual stone that had exhausted its last trace of spiritual energy became like this.
After absorbing a whole piece of spiritual stone, how much has your cultivation level increased?
Can't figure it out.
Maybe it's the first level of perfection, maybe it's the second level of Qi refining. Regarding the improvement of cultivation level, there is no comparison with fellow monks and no guidance from others, so I really can't figure it out. In short, I feel that my strength is a little stronger, my spiritual consciousness can see a little farther, my meridians are a little thicker, and the true energy in my body is more abundant.
Judging from what happened last night, we can’t leave today.
Pan Yuan was hit by an arrow in the thigh, but no bones were injured. It stands to reason that he could withstand this flesh injury, but he screamed the whole way while sitting on the cart last night.
However, he and Yuan Jiu were outnumbered and killed seven people in a row, forcing Mao Guan to retreat. This was indeed a great achievement. It was reasonable to feed him good food and drink here for two days.
And that Mao Guan seems to be quite vindictive. Now that he has suffered big losses, he is afraid that he will not give up.
Yu Ye stretched his legs to the ground, put on his boots, stood up, and took two steps in place.
Ji Yan was still sleeping soundly. She stayed in the room and listened to him snoring. Why not go for a stroll in the town and buy something along the way.
Yu Ye glanced at the package and sword on the bedside, turned around and opened the door.
Outside the door is the courtyard of the inn, which is quite spacious but looks a bit shabby. Even the ground in the courtyard is uneven.
It was early in the morning and the yard was very quiet.
Yu Ye walked through the yard and walked to the hut for a while. Since I gained the cultivation of Qi, I still like delicious food, but my food intake has gradually become smaller and my visits to the hut have become less and less. Maybe the spiritual energy can control my hunger, and I never feel hungry while practicing.
Next to the hut, there is a row of stables with more than a dozen horses tied up, among which a tall black horse is quite eye-catching.
The black horse recognized Yu Ye, shook his head and snorted at him.
Yu Ye walked over and helped Black Horse add some fodder.
Shopkeeper Kuang's two carriages were parked not far away by the courtyard wall. There is still cargo in the car, so you are not afraid of an accident? Didn’t Mao Guan say last night that the jewelry hidden in the car was intentional blackmail, or was it targeted?
Yu Ye clapped his hands and walked out of the stable. He was about to take a look at the carriage when his feet slowed down.
The carriage in which Shopkeeper Kuang was riding had a window on each side. The car window facing here suddenly opened a crack, and then closed quietly and silently.
Yu Ye raised his eyebrows and ran outside the courtyard.
Exiting the courtyard of the inn is the streets of Laitu Town. It was getting bright at this time, and the shops on both sides of the street had opened their doors one after another.
Yu Ye touched a small bag of gold and silver in his sleeve and walked along the dirt street.
Although the gold and silver were donated by Zhongjian, they were the largest sum of money he had held in sixteen years. Now he is considered a rich man, go shopping!
There is a grocery store ahead.
Yu Ye walked into the shop, said hello to the shopkeeper, and specified that he wanted to buy yellow paper, langhao pen and cinnabar. The shops only had yellow paper and brushes, and the drug stores only sold cinnabar. Yu Ye took a pen and paper, dropped a small piece of silver, and without waiting for the change from the shopkeeper, he rushed to the drug store happily.
The drug store is not far away.
Yu Ye bought a can of cinnabar ground into fine powder and wanted to continue wandering, but found that he had already walked back and forth on the street, which was only more than a hundred feet long.
Such a simple street is comparable to Lingjiao Town.
The word "Laitu" means a deserted land. The town lives up to its name.
Yu Ye returned to the inn holding the clay pot and yellow paper between his legs. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he met Mrs. Kuang and Cai'er. He bowed and said, "Good morning, madam." Although he does not get paid, the Kuang family is still his employer, and it is also appropriate to say hello.
Mrs. Kuang nodded slightly and behaved in an easy-going manner. Cai'er beside her rolled her eyes and muttered: "Humph, you're a freeloader..."
The sarcasm and sarcasm once or twice is just ignored, and repeated sarcasm is bullying.
Mrs. Kuang didn't even care, and continued to walk forward slowly.
"Why is Miss so mean and mean?"
Yu Ye couldn't help but said: "My name is Yu Ye. I have a name and a surname. I am a guest of your family. I am not a freeloader." He vented his unhappiness and felt much better. He was about to give up, but who knew what to do? Unexpectedly, he refused to give up.
"Hey, what does it have to do with you if I say you're a freeloader? If you're not a freeloader, why would you get angry in shame?"
"I……"
"Oh, I forgot. You are a retainer, a master of martial arts invited by my father to deal with thieves. And why are you timid when meeting thieves, even if your fellow brothers are hit by arrows, you ignore them? I don't think you have any ability, and you have a bad temper. …”
"Cai'er——"
Mrs. Kuang didn't allow Cai'er to say any more and took her hand out of the inn. But Cai'er still looked back and stared, her little face showing all its provocation and contempt.
Yu Yechu stayed where he was, speechless.
He thought he was justified and what he said was upright, but it backfired and he was ridiculed and ridiculed by Cai'er again.
Could it be that he was wrong?
In the past, he might have struggled with this. In just a few months, he has suffered a lot and been deceived too much. He has gradually developed his own judgment and understanding of this chaotic world and unpredictable human nature.
It's just that he is still not good at debating. When he was in the village, he couldn't argue with Ergou. Later, he couldn't argue with Bai Zhi, Jiao Ying, or Zhong Jian. Now, he can't argue with a little girl.
It is better to just use words and deeds than to speak louder than words.
Yu Ye turned around silently and ran towards the guest room.
Maybe Ji Yan got up and washed up, but there was no one in the room. A window let in the skylight, and everything was bright.
Yu Ye put the paper, pen and cinnabar he bought on the bed, and found a pottery bowl and a wooden stool. He sat down in front of the couch and reached for the package and sword, but his eyes flashed and he frowned slightly.
The package and sword were placed on the bedside, and they looked normal. When he left the guest room, he made a special note of the placement of the packages. At this time, he was sure that someone had opened his package and touched his sword.
Yu Ye brought the package and the sword in front of him and looked at them one by one.
Who tampered with his things secretly, could it be Ji Yan?
There were a lot of items in the package, but the cloth strip covering the scabbard and hilt marks showed signs of being moved.
Yu Ye took out the jug from the package, poured some wine into the pottery bowl, added cinnabar and mixed it thoroughly, then spread out the yellow paper, cut it into small pieces of paper with a long sword, and then picked up the brush and dipped it in Apply cinnabar and draw on the paper.
According to the records in the known classics and "Tai Shang Ling Fu", the talismans are divided into three grades. The lower-grade talismans are made of yellow paper one inch wide and three inches long, and are drawn with wolf brush and cinnabar. The medium ones are made from the fur and blood essence of spiritual beasts. The superior talisman is made out of thin air by divine consciousness and magic power, and has the ability to restrain all things.
It can be seen that the magic of talismans is unpredictable.
Yu Ye is self-aware and dare not go deep into this path. He just wanted to learn to draw one kind of talisman, which was the only remaining armor-breaking talisman in the "Heavenly Talisman". Because the armor-breaking talisman can be invisible and pass through walls, it looks very powerful, but I don’t know whether it is true or not, so I always have to try it. Besides, when he was being disliked, he might as well hide in his room and learn something.
Everything is difficult at the beginning, so start with paper talismans. It is not easy to make paper talismans. In the talisman drawings recorded in the Talisman Making Chapter of "Tai Shang Ling Fu", a small talisman painting is divided into talisman heads, talisman galls, sky pillars, earth pillars, etc., which makes people dazzled. When drawing, you must unite your mind and recite the formula silently. The so-called power of heaven and earth is reflected in the writings, and the laws of ghosts and gods move the universe.
Yu Ye took the pen and dipped it in cinnabar. His fingers were already trembling before he tried it.
Alas, I never picked up the pen.
And if you can hold a sword, you can't use a pen?
Yu Ye took a breath and simply used the small bamboo pen as a green steel sword and gently placed it on the talisman paper, but the drawing was crooked and awkward. In the blink of an eye, a piece of talisman became invalid. Undeterred, he changed the talisman paper and continued trying.
At this moment, someone opened the door and walked in.
Yu Ye Shangzi was fully focused, but had to raise his head.
It was Mo Can who was standing next to him, staring at the pen and the small piece of paper covered with cinnabar in his hand, with an elusive look in his scary one eye.
Yu Ye thought about whether to say hello or say something.
Mo Can turned around and left silently, not forgetting to close the door behind him. From beginning to end, he didn't say a word, and he made no sound when he set foot, drifting back and forth like a ghost.
Yu Ye was stunned for a moment and shook his head secretly.
This driver, Mo Can, not only looked scary, but his behavior became increasingly weird.
Looking back, Shopkeeper Kuang and Pan Yuan seemed to be a little abnormal. Shopkeeper Kuang is a wealthy businessman and his employer in this business, but he is short-sighted, has no independent opinions, and appears mediocre and incompetent; Pan Yuan is a desperado, ruthless but cunning as a fox, and looks like a calculating businessman. .
Yu Ye took a piece of talisman paper and continued to draw talismans. Before he could even drop his pen, the door opened again.
Ji Yan came back and saw his bed covered with small pieces of paper and speckled red cinnabar, and asked in shock, "What are you doing?"
Yuye concentrated his thoughts and said: "Write."
"This dog-like crawling thing is also a word...?"
Ji Yan stretched out his head to take a look and said, "I don't think I've seen it before. You're a ghost!"
Yu Ye couldn't help but trembled his hand again, and the cinnabar in his pen was smeared into a ball again.
"Brother Ji...have you seen this talisman?"
"I have seen Taoist You Fang draw talismans on them. God knows what they are used for. They are all tricks to deceive people out of money!"
"oh……"
"As instructed by the shopkeeper, we will leave tomorrow morning. As for where you want to go, it's up to you!"
"Pan Yuan's leg injury?"
"He disliked the shabby place, the poor food and accommodation, and rushed to the next town loudly..."
