It was another day for five people to get together to practice. Lu Pingchuan was the first to arrive. When he opened the door of Qian Chao's house, he saw Qian Chao immersed in writing and drawing in the pavilion in the center of the yard.
"Brother Qian." Lu Pingchuan said hello and walked over.
"Brother Lu, sit down first and wait until they all arrive." Qian Chao said without raising his head.
Lu Pingchuan looked at what Qian Chao was writing and saw another piece of light yellow talisman paper, and the paper was almost filled with red cinnabar. He knew that Qian Chao was making talismans, but Lu Pingchuan continued I didn't even recognize a few characters, and I was even less interested in the talisman. When I sat down, I saw a plate of snacks on the table, so I grabbed a few and stuffed them into my mouth.
"I'm going to ask Brother Lu to do me a favor later." Qian Chao lowered his head and said again.
"Easy to say, no problem."
After a while, Qian Chao gently put down his pen, blew on the talisman, and said:
"Brother Lu, come and help me."
"Well, how can I help?"
"Hold on."
As Qian Chao spoke, he began to make hand gestures with both hands. The talisman he had just made hung in front of him, and the various red runes on the yellow paper became increasingly red and bright.
"I will use this talisman on myself, and then, Brother Lu, I want you to punch me in the chest."
"Uh...what?!" Lu Pingchuan looked at Qian Chao strangely upon hearing this.
"Don't worry, we are testing the effectiveness of this talisman. Well, don't use too much force at first. We will see how much force you need to offset the protective effect of this talisman in the end."
"Uh...Brother Qian, you want me to...beat you?" Lu Pingchuan finally understood.
"Yes!"
Qian Chao said, after performing a hand gesture, the talisman suddenly hit his chest. When it hit Qian Chao's chest, a light red light enveloped him. For a moment, Qian Chao The trendy sleeves, robe belt, and hair behind the bun were all flying, and they soon returned to normal.
"Come on!" Qian Chao turned around and faced Lu Pingchuan, "Brother Lu, punch me."
"This... what if I hurt you!" Lu Pingchuan said in embarrassment. He knew how powerful his fists were, but Brother Qian was so thin and weak that he really couldn't bear his punch.
"Don't worry. The function of the talisman just now is to counteract powerful attacks. If I want to see what this talisman is like, I can only ask Brother Lu for help."
"Then..." Lu Pingchuan was still a little confused. Brother Qian's talisman was useful. Lu Pingchuan had no doubt about this. However, after Brother Qian used the talisman on his body, it was too risky for him to fight.
"Brother Lu, don't fight with all your strength at first. Increase your strength bit by bit." Qian Chao continued to persuade.
"Brother Lu, this talisman of mine cannot last for a long time. It will expire after a while." Seeing that Lu Pingchuan was still unwilling to take action, Qian Chao said again.
"Oh, okay, then I'll punch you lightly first."
…
The "bang" sound was not loud, and Qian Chao's body did not even sway after being punched in the chest. Lu Pingchuan was just pretending to punch him.
"Brother Lu, don't use too much force!"
"Well, then I'll punch you again, this time with more force."
Although the punch just now was not very hard, it was a physical fist that hit Qian Chao's body after all. Lu Pingchuan felt as if he had hit an iron wall halfway. Although he didn't use any force, he could still feel it. Even after a lot of effort, Brother Qian seems to be unable to do anything. From this point of view, Brother Qian’s new talisman is actually useful!
There was another "bang", this time the sound was louder. Qian Chao's figure only swayed slightly for a while, but his steps did not move at all.
"Hey, brother Qian, your new talisman is not bad, it can withstand my strength!" Lu Pingchuan said in surprise.
"Is it only two points?" Qian Chao was a little disappointed. He thought Lu Pingchuan used five points of strength just now, but he didn't know that it was only two points. "Brother Lu, use more strength."
"good!"
With a loud "bang", Qian Chao staggered back two steps, but finally stood firm, but the faint red light on his body was still there.
"Well, not bad, I added two more points of strength. It seems that 40% of the strength still can't break your talisman."
Qian Chao came back and stood up again. This time he became bolder and said:
"Brother Lu, try using 20% more strength this time."
"Well, then you have to stand still!"
"Bang!"
With this sound, Qian Chao's body flew upside down like a kite with its string cut off. At the same time, the faint red light on his body disappeared. Not only that, he only felt as if he had bumped into someone while running wildly. It felt like it was on the wall. My whole body ached, especially in my chest. My organs were rushed by a force that penetrated my body. I felt an indescribable discomfort. I couldn't even scream. No wonder so many people are afraid of Brother Lu. It's not without reason. !
By coincidence, at this moment, the door of Qian Chao's residence was pushed open. Tang Ping, Yan Xuan and Li Jianzheng walked in, and they happened to see Qian Chao being punched out by Lu Pingchuan!
All three people were stunned by this scene!
Why did Mr. Qian and Brother Lu get into a conflict and even take action?
"Brother Lu! What are you doing!" Tang Ping shouted anxiously.
Lu Pingchuan immediately said when he saw it:
"Hey, what did I say? I said I wouldn't fight. It was Brother Qian who pestered me to fight. He said he had just made a new talisman that could withstand beatings. Brother Qian used that talisman on himself and asked me to beat him. He, I didn’t want to hit him, but he insisted on me hitting him, saying that if he didn’t hit the talisman, it would be a waste, so I just helped him, hehe, after I hit it, I let you see it again..."
After Lu Pingchuan said this, Tang Ping and the other two people felt a little relieved. Li Jian hurriedly helped Qian Chao, who was blushing, from the ground, while Yan Xuan grabbed Qian Chao's wrist to see if he was injured.
Qian Chao was caught off guard and was almost knocked out by Lu Pingchuan's punch. He coughed for a while and said with a smile while coughing:
"That's it, that's it. With 50% strength, my talisman can only resist 50% of Brother Lu's strength. Most of it won't be able to withstand it. This talisman needs more work."
Yanxuan was angry and amused after hearing this. She grabbed Qian Chao's wrist and naturally understood his situation, and said:
"It's okay. Brother Qian is like this. Alas, you just asked for it."
"You deserve it!" Tang Ping cursed.
Li Jian said:
"Brother Lu's 50% strength is already quite a bit of strength. If this talisman is like this, it should be considered a failure."
Hearing this, Qian Chao thought of something, looked at Li Jian, hesitated to speak, and finally sighed, as if he had given up some thoughts.
"What's wrong?" Tang Ping asked.
"Alas, Brother Li's sword is too sharp, let's forget it!"
Yanxuan couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard:
"Oh my god, Brother Qian, what are you thinking about? Do you want Brother Li to stab you a few times?"
"I stabbed myself with a sword, and it was... relatively successful, but if it were Brother Li... he probably wouldn't be able to resist it," Qian Chao said.
"Boy Qian, what have you been thinking about recently?" Tang Ping asked curiously.
"Here, let me show you."
As Qian Chao spoke, he took out another talisman and walked towards the center of the yard. After a few hand gestures, the runes on the talisman began to light up red. As the talisman hit him in the chest, his body It was covered with another layer of faint golden light. Immediately, more than a dozen spiritual swords appeared like swimming fish, spinning around Qian Chao's body.
"Hey, Mr. Qian, have you really tried it?" Tang Ping asked nervously, she guessed what Qian Chao was going to do.
"Brother Qian, isn't this a bit too risky?" Yanxuan also advised.
"Do not worry."
After Qian Chao said something, he saw the dozen or so spirit swords flying faster. After spinning a few circles in the yard, they began to disperse one by one. When they hovered still, their respective cold lights shone. The sharp points were all aimed at Qian Chao in the heart of the hospital. Following Qian Chao's last hand gesture, cold light shot toward Qian Chao amid the whistling sound.
The first thing to say is that Qian Chao did not cheat. When those spiritual swords thrust towards him, they were just as fast as when he usually faced off against his enemies.
"Ah!" Yanxuan was so scared that he closed his eyes.
Although Tang Ping was scared, she still gritted her teeth and watched as many sword lights stabbed Qian Chao's body at the same time.
Lu Pingchuan stared with wide eyes.
Li Jian nodded.
In the courtyard, Qian Chao's chest, back, arms, legs and feet were almost covered with spiritual swords. His robe was punctured with more than a dozen small holes. But as the spiritual swords floated apart, the tips of the swords were pierced. There was no blood on it, which meant that although those spiritual swords had struck, they had not penetrated into Qian Chao's flesh and were blocked.
"Are you injured?" Tang Ping said, grabbing one of Qian Chao's sleeves and rolling it up. A spiritual sword had been stabbed on his arm before. There was a small tear on the sleeve, but the There was no scratch on the flesh.
"Hey, that's amazing!" Lu Pingchuan put his eyes on Qian Chao's arm but couldn't find a wound, so he couldn't help but praise it.
"I don't wear armor on my body," Qian Chao patted his chest and said, "It will definitely hurt if it is stabbed on my body, but it will not hurt, but... this kind of talisman cannot resist Brother Li's green bamboo. It’s a spiritual sword.”
"What's the use of these things?" Yanxuan asked. She felt that Qian Chao had his own big shield, so this kind of talisman seemed unnecessary.
"It's useful," Li Jian said, "It's very useful."
"oh?"
"This kind of talisman can be used on Brother Qian, and it can be used on others. If Brother Qian uses this talisman on each of us when we fight with others, then at least we don't have to use the other party's spiritual sword. Is it true that you care too much?" Li Jian asked.
"That's right." Qian Chao said, "In the past, my talisman only had two functions, one was used to set up formations, and the other was used to directly injure the enemy. However, the talisman tested today is used to protect oneself or to For companions."
"That's it." Yanxuan finally understood.
"If you can really think about it, if your opponent uses spells to deal with you, can you still use similar talismans to withstand it?" Tang Ping said.
"Of course there are, uh, but there are only two kinds of talismans now, one is to protect against fire, and the other is to protect against cold. Girl Tang, Sister Yan, do you want to try it for me again? I will try it myself. I always use my own 'Ice Talisman' or 'Wildfire Talisman', but its power is limited, so I don't know if it can defend against your spells."
"This... is too dangerous..." Now it was Yanxuan's turn to be in trouble.
"Yes!" Tang Ping agreed happily.
Qian Chao's courtyard is located in a secluded place in Jiuxuan. There are not many people coming and going here, so the movements in the courtyard are not noticeable. Just outside Qian Chao's courtyard wall, there is a wall. There was first a not very loud chirping sound from inside, and then a scream.
"Brother Qian, are you okay?"
"Oh...it's okay, it's okay..."
After a while, another burst of white steam filled the yard and the howling of wind and snow came.
"Not bad... Mr. Qian!"
"He almost passed out!"
In the courtyard, Qian Chao was sitting on the ground huddled up with his shoulders crossed and his eyes straight. He looked so miserable. His robe and hair were all burnt, and even his face was a little dark, but this time At this time, his whole body was exuding cold air, his robe and hair were still covered with a layer of frost, and his whole body was shivering as if frozen. Yanxuan standing beside him looked very embarrassed, while Tang Ping With an unstoppable smile on his face, Lu Pingchuan was grabbing one of Qian Chao's arms and rubbing it to warm him up. Li Jian was cooking tea on Qian Chao's tea stove to make him suffer twice. Brother Qian, hurry up and drink a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up!
"Boy Qian, it was quite fun. Do you want to do it again? Beating you is much more enjoyable than beating others!"
"A Ping..."
"No, I need to continue to improve these two kinds of talismans. I will come back to you after they are modified." Qian Chao waved his hands with lingering fear after hearing this.
"By the way, Mr. Qian, you told Bu Yannong before that you had something new for sale at his place. Is it this kind of talisman?"
"That's right, I don't want to sell those hurtful talismans, but this kind is fine, but it still needs to be changed."
"Actually, there is no need to change it. I think it is enough for now." Yanxuan said.
"Yeah, I think so." Tang Ping said.
"What needs to be changed is that at least the ones we use ourselves must be better than those sold outside." Qian Chao said with his body trembling.
Author's words: Dear readers, today is the first day of 2022. I wish all readers good health, academic success, career success, and family well-being in this new year! May the epidemic end soon, and may China enjoy peace and prosperity!
