My worry is not without reason. After all, there is an old carpenter hiding in our village. If he takes action against Wu Tinghan, Wu Tinghan, who has already been attacked, may not be the opponent of the old carpenter.
So I told Mr. Wang, how about we go to the mountain to find her?
Mr. Wang sat down on the edge of the steps, waved his hand and said, don't harm her, it will only be a disservice to her if you go.
I……
Mr. Wang's words shocked me to death and made me speechless. The most annoying thing is that I can't find any reason to refute it.
Mr. Wang said again, sit here and tell me everything that happened to you these days.
I had no choice but to hold back my breath, sat down, and told Mr. Wang that I would wait at home while you go find her. If something happens, you two might as well have someone to take care of you.
Mr. Wang looked at me up and down and said, "Have you ever gone out and broken your head?" If I leave too, do you think you can live for more than three minutes?
When I heard this, I slapped my forehead suddenly, and then I remembered that in the whole village, I am the most dangerous one!
I said, suddenly thinking about it, I think Wu Tinghan is a strong woman, so we'd better not disturb her.
Mr. Wang was very rude and gave me all the glares he had not given me these days. He also did not forget to add a finishing touch, saying, if you act like this, will you be able to find your mother-in-law in the future?
Let me tell you, in my situation, my hair will be cut off in a short time. How can I find a wife? Wouldn’t that be a disaster for other girls? I think the right way is to think about how to live happily.
Mr. Wang reached out and patted me on the shoulder and said, don’t worry too much. We have people from the Wu family here, so this matter is basically settled.
I glanced at Mr. Wang and said, when you asked me to find Zhang Hazi before, you also told me.
Mr. Wang said, to be honest, even if Zhang Hazi comes, he may not be able to handle this matter. In the end, Hazi may have to call someone from the Wu family to help.
I said angrily, so why didn't you let me go to the Wu family in the first place and went to find Zhang Hazi?
He said, I can’t recognize anyone from the Wu family, so I’m asking you to look for him?
What he said was very righteous, and I didn't think it was a shame at all.
But it shouldn't be. Wu Tinghan knows your name, Mr. Wang, so why don't you know Wu Tinghan?
When Mr. Wang asked me who Wu Tinghan was, I wanted to ask him, but the time was not right.
Mr. Wang said that the Wu family is a family of painters, and they are the best in the world in skin painting skills. Most of the craftsmen in the circle have portraits when they go there. Isn't it normal that she can recognize me at a glance?
I was a little surprised and asked him, is it possible to draw your portrait without meeting you?
Mr. Wang said that if you paint in front of people, you are a painter. Can you be worthy of the word "craftsman"? To be called a painter, they naturally have their own abilities. As for whether it's done right, don't ask me, it's the trick of their painters, I don't know.
You can draw a picture of a person without ever seeing him. This method... How great would it be to be a criminal police officer of the crime squad! As soon as there is a murder, I go directly to the crime scene and draw a portrait of the suspect with a few strokes. The efficiency of solving crimes is definitely the best in the country!
After a little bit of complaining, I asked Mr. Wang why the matter was basically settled when Wu Tinghan came?
Mr. Wang said that the cause of this incident was that your grandfather's face was reshaped by a painter. Naturally, the cycle of cause and effect must be ended by the painter.
Although I don’t understand it very well, to sum it up, it probably means that the person who untied the bell must also tie the bell.
So I brought the topic back to the original question and told Mr. Wang that Wu Tinghan said she had been tricked, so she should be fine, right?
Mr. Wang said, if something really happened, how could I calmly sit here and talk nonsense with you?
Let me tell you, it'll be fine. But why did she say that?
Mr. Wang said she was careless. I originally thought that when she encountered something strange, she would explore the path first and make sure it was safe before letting you go. Who knows how to hide in the dark? Those people just took advantage of her and let her fall into the trap.
Let me tell you, what kind of move is this? Is it serious?
Mr. Wang said that it would have basically no impact on her, but you might suffer a little.
Let me tell you, it's okay. She is just like you, and she is here to help. If something happens to you two, even if I can live well, I will be condemned by my conscience for the rest of my life.
Mr. Wang patted me on the shoulder and said that it was a good role.
Let me tell you, is the other party trying to trick her?
Mr. Wang said that if any craftsman sees a coffin lying across the road, he will think that the coffin is blocking the road and rushing towards him to exert his power. And they will naturally think that the tablet on the hand of the paper man is written for himself. Do you think this is the same thing?
I thought about it and said, it is indeed the case.
After all, she, Wu Tinghan, was on par with the other party in terms of strength. If he had to target him first, he should target her first, so Wu Tinghan would naturally regard the coffin blocking the road as a means to target her. Naturally, I thought that the name written on the tablet was her name.
Mr. Wang said that if it was really her name, then she would have broken the situation by slapping the coffin into the ground. After all, you can't bury yourself. The situation doesn't make sense logically, so it will naturally collapse on its own.
I nodded and agreed with Mr. Wang's words.
I asked, are you craftsmen all born with divine power? It was very difficult to drag such a heavy coffin, but Wu Tinghan slapped the coffin into the mountain with just one slap.
Mr. Wang said that craftsmen are all engaged in technical work, and most of the real brute strength comes from child craftsmen and us carpenters.
I have seen the uncanny strength of carpenters, and I can understand it. After all, it takes strength to build a coffin and move a tree.
But what about the shoemaker? Why do their lineages have strange powers?
Mr. Wang said, have you forgotten? They craftsmen have the ability to kick open the coffin lid, but what if they don't have special powers?
Let me tell you, how could Wu Tinghan...?
As I said this, I stretched out my right hand and clapped my palm in the air to show Mr. Wang.
Mr. Wang, did you say that before she clapped her hands, she tied a piece of hair with a pen and lit it on fire? If it is Di, then she should be using the same line of painters as her to "Fengjiang Painting Circle".
This is the second time I heard this word. I heard it mentioned by the ship owner after I woke up in Lao Sicheng.
I have always been curious about what this border painting world is, but I have never found a suitable opportunity to speak to Wu Tinghan.
Mr. Wang said that the so-called boundary painting is to draw a small circle with your own body as the center. As long as they are within this circle, their painters can do whatever they want, not to mention slamming the coffin into the soil with a slap, or even tearing a person into powder.
After listening to Mr. Wang’s explanation, I was completely stunned. Isn’t this the legendary absolute realm? Isn't the craftsmanship of this line of painters too abnormal?
Mr. Wang said, are you envious? If you knew the sequelae of this sealing of the border painting world, you wouldn't think so.
I asked hurriedly, what are the side effects?
He said that first of all, using this craftsmanship requires harming oneself. The more harm is done, the wider the scope of the border drawing will be, and the more things can be done.
Well, I thought it was an absolute realm, but after a long time, it turned out to be a seven-injury punch. If you hurt the enemy, you hurt yourself first!
Mr. Wang continued to say, in addition, after using it, you will suffer the backlash from the feudal world. If you do something that is impossible to do under normal circumstances, the more severe the backlash will be. As far as I know, many painters died because of the backlash of their craftsmanship.
No wonder, after taking the picture of the coffin, Wu Tinghan looked a little pale. I thought she was frightened by the tablet with my name on it, but now I know that it turned out to be a backlash.
I asked hurriedly, wouldn’t Wu Tinghan’s backlash be serious?
Mr. Wang said, if you just pull off a hair, will there be any backlash? Could it be that Ha can make her head bald?
I chuckled and said, from the looks of it, Wu Tinghan didn't fall for the trick.
Mr. Wang said that she had too high demands on herself and wanted to be 100% error-free, but she was swayed by her own arrogance.
I'm telling you, why are you talking?
Mr. Wang said, do you think a Yang person can see his own tablet?
I say, that's impossible.
The tablets are only made after the person dies. In other words, a normal Yang person will never see the tablet that belongs to him.
Mr. Wang said, therefore, the tablet was blank at the beginning. Wu Tinghan was afraid that something would happen to you, so he went there by himself. She could not see her tablet. If you came to her side again, the tablet would naturally change. Become your name.
Let me tell you, isn't this great? At least it ensures that nothing happens to Wu Tinghan!
Mr. Wang said, but for Wu Tinghan, she felt that she had made a stupid mistake that caused you to be tricked, so she said that she was tricked. In fact, it was nothing, she was just tricked. Well, you will suffer a little bit.
Let me tell you, are you talking about paper people sending spirits? Aren't you just lying down in the coffin? Nothing wrong.
Mr. Wang said that you will know when the time comes, but I can’t explain it clearly to you now.
I didn't ask further questions, but pointed to the coffin behind me and asked, "How do you sleep in a coffin at noon?"
When he heard this, he immediately lost his good temper and asked, "How dare you ask?" If I don't sleep in the coffin these days, you will have no choice but to collect my body when you come back.
I was shocked when I heard this and said, is it so dangerous? Is it okay to sleep in a coffin?
He said that this is a life-saving method for carpenters. Sleeping in a coffin and pretending to be dead can avoid many people who come to the door to cause trouble.
When I heard what he said, a picture suddenly appeared in my mind - a dark night, the main room was dark, Mr. Wang was lying alone in the coffin, and there were waves of whispers and low voices outside. There was the sound of fingernails digging into the coffin lid...
But he could only pretend not to hear anything and just lay in the coffin pretending to be dead. And those sinister people outside may not believe that he is dead, so they will lift the lid of the coffin and come over to stare at him...
When I think of this, I don't dare to think about it anymore. I have to say that Mr. Wang has really had a hard time these days. But he hasn't complained at all since he met me. I really don’t know how to repay this kindness.
After gathering my emotions, I asked Mr. Wang, are you still crying at the portrait of Chen Guzi?
I saw Mr. Wang's shoulders shaking uncontrollably, and then I heard him sigh heavily, saying, this is what I was trying to tell you, the four wells I arranged are almost full.
