Jiang Yun, who had just emerged from his psychological shadow, began his apprenticeship like this.
In the end, Xu Tuzi didn't do too well and threw two books of good quality to Jiang Yun. One is the introductory mental method "Mu Ling Jue", and the other is "Detailed Explanation of the Basics of Formation".
Although they are not high-end goods, they are undoubtedly a timely help for Jiang Yun.
Starting from noon, Jiang Yun sat in the corner of the yard holding two books and read carefully. According to Xu Tuzi's words, when he was working, he had to run errands at any time, and when he was not working, he should study by himself.
Jiang Yun inadvertently raised his head and glanced at Liu Yiyi who was practicing swordplay under the willow tree.
Liu Yiyi's sword moves looked a little awkward, as if she was beating randomly. I heard that Yiyi said that Lao Liutou created it himself after drinking, so it is understandable that it is messy.
Noticing Jiang Yun's peek, Lao Liutou immediately glared at Jiang Yun fiercely, his eyes glaring at Jiang Yun from time to time. The more he looked at his precious apprentice, the more he felt that this boy didn't look like a good person!
Jiang Yun, who was not a drunkard, opened the Wood Spirit Jue and looked at it carefully.
"Everyone's Dantian is natural, but the degree of blockage is different. As long as the impurities in the Dantian are combed out, you can feel the spiritual energy. Martial arts warriors in the world will find ways to comb the Dantian, and with the help of spiritual energy to temper the body, they can be as strong as an ox and walk as fast as flying. Ordinary people. Three or five big men can't get close to him."
"But if you really want to enter the palace, you can only sense the sea of knowledge through the mind and condense your soul."
"If you don't gather your soul, you will become a warrior. After the soul passes, you will build a foundation."
The home page of Mu Ling Jue records a general introduction to other mental techniques in the introductory chapters.
Jiang Yun turned over this page. There was no need to worry about getting started. Speaking of which, when his family was still well off, his parents had already invited guests to help him clean up the impurities in his Dantian and successfully activated it.
Now you only need to continue learning to breathe in and circulate spiritual energy through the Dantian, and you will be able to get started smoothly.
Three days passed peacefully.
On this day, Jiang Yun was absorbing and exhaling spiritual energy. But when he heard a sound coming from the front hall, he immediately stopped the Wood Spirit Art and quickly went to the front hall to wait for orders.
An old man in brocade clothes came to the shop.
Although the old man was dressed more luxuriously than ordinary people, he was not rich or mediocre, and always had a faint smile on his face.
He walked around the shop several times, but didn't seem to find anything he liked.
Jiang Yun was a little ashamed. He had also carefully memorized the items on the shelves in the past few days. Otherwise, he would be derelict in his duties as an apprentice and didn't even know where the items were.
The reason why I feel ashamed is because there are so few items in the shop!
In addition to the two rows of shelves on the east side that were scattered with the equipment needed for the formation, there were only two rows of shelves on the west side. One row sells low-level formation flags, with some finished formations engraved on them, and the other row contains drawings with detailed formation introductions written on them.
The layout of the entire store highlights two words:
cheap!
The old man glanced directly at the two rows on the east side. After looking at the two rows of shelves on the west side for a while, he asked aloud, "Shopkeeper, how much does it cost to install this eight-pole light formation in my house?"
Xu Tuzi had already got down from the recliner, looking calm and airy as a master.
"This depends on the area of your residence. Each formation base of the Eight Aurora Light Formation can only cover a maximum of fifty square meters. In the end, the cost will be calculated based on the number of formation bases laid out. Each formation base will have ten gold cakes."
"It's not expensive."
Hearing the other party's words, Xu Tuzi was sure that this was a big deal. It was not small for a person of such status to settle in the courtyard, so he hurriedly recommended other formations.
"If you don't want to look at our other formations, although the eight-pole light formation is not bad in defense, compared with formations such as the water formation and the turtle forest formation that specialize in defense, in addition to being slightly gorgeous, the real protection The hospital’s capacity will appear to be somewhat stretched.”
Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, the old man interrupted and said, "This is the formation, when can we go to arrange it?"
Naturally, whatever the customer wants is what he wants. Xu Tuzi said with a smile on his face, "Hey, there are still three small orders to be busy with. But they are not in a hurry. If you need it, my apprentice and I can set off now. .”
The three small orders really put money on my face. Only by saying this can I further raise the price and ask for money.
"Then let's go."
The old man is obviously not as amiable as he appears, and he does things vigorously and without procrastination.
"Wait a moment." Xu Tuzi interrupted, "Well, according to the rules, you have to pay a deposit before we can set off with the equipment. The deposit is ten gold cakes."
The old man didn't hesitate at all and threw down the ten gold cakes. He didn't seem to be worried about the quality of the formations arranged in this shop.
"What's your surname?" Xu Tuzi asked hurriedly.
"Wei."
. . .
Jiang Yun, who was carrying a wooden box half a person high, and Xu Tuzi, who was in a good mood, were walking on the street. Xu Tuzi would also gently throw up the two gold cakes he was playing with from time to time, his face unable to conceal his joy.
As for the old man surnamed Wei just now, he had other important matters, so he left in a carriage and sent an accompanying guard to take them to their destination.
After about an hour of burning incense, the three of them stopped at the entrance of a row of small houses of the same size.
Each small house generally has the same appearance and elegant style. At first glance, it looks like a wealthy area with good prices.
From afar, Jiang Yun saw that the old man surnamed Wei had arrived here before them and happened to get off the carriage. In addition to the guards, there was also a middle-aged man in simple clothes who was carrying a small wooden box.
The man in simple clothes took advantage of the gap between several guards to arrange the carriage and quietly stuffed a palm-sized pouch into the old man surnamed Wei.
The old man surnamed Wei weighed it and hung it on his waist with great satisfaction.
At this moment, he saw the belated arrival of Jiang Yun and the others, and then without any embarrassment, he lightly covered the pouch at his waist with his clothes and pointed at the house.
"Since the Taoist priest from the formation shop has also arrived, we just happen to be traveling together."
Everyone present tacitly pretended not to have seen the scene just now. Even the guard pretended that nothing happened and returned to stand guard.
The three of them followed the old man surnamed Wei into the small house.
The decoration in the small house is simple and elegant, with a hint of elegance and freshness. Whether it is the planted saplings or small hanging ornaments, you can tell at a glance that they are extremely delicate and valuable things.
The courtyard is divided into three parts: front, middle and back, with the middle part occupying the largest area.
The group walked through the front yard and came to the living room. Two guards in fine clothes stood at the door.
The two men seemed to have a good temperament, with a touch more calmness and coercion than the previous guards. Their glances across Jiang Yun made Jiang Yun feel guilty inexplicably.
In the hall, a rich man was staring at the five wooden sculptures on the table and frowning.
Jiang Yun saw the old man surnamed Wei in front of him suddenly stepped forward quickly, bowed slightly and said, "Sir, Master Lin and Master Formation Master are here."
Only then did the rich man look up, and saw his pot-bellied figure with a trembling fleshy face, and his twinkling little eyes flashing shrewd light in the cracks, making it difficult for people to think that he had no money.
After the old man surnamed Wei finished speaking, he turned around and introduced Xu Tuzi, "Taoist Master Xu Tu, this is my master, and I am his steward. For this business, I only ask you to listen to our master."
Xu Tuzi did not have the airs of a Taoist priest, and nodded with a friendly and graceful smile.
Speaking of which, Xu Tuzi was normal most of the time, except for the fact that he was jealous of money... Anyway, Jiang Yun felt that this person was more shameless for money than Lao Liutou for wine.
Maybe it's not easy for one person to run the entire store.
After all, it took a few days for the formation shop to get a single order of business... It's really hard to imagine how he could make such a lackluster business in the Martial God City where every inch of land is precious.
Mr. Wei exchanged pleasantries for a few words, then turned to question the middle-aged man in plain clothes carrying a wooden box beside him.
"Master Lin, if you are invited to come today, the housekeeper should explain the reason to you, right?"
The man in plain clothes carrying the wooden box is thin and small, and his face looks old. When Jiang Yun looked down at his hands, he found that his hands were rough, but not calloused like a worker's.
Master Lin bowed down slightly to please him and said, "Steward Wei gave me many suggestions along the way, saying that the wood carving was not to my liking. Today, Mr. Lin came to make a special trip to carve on site. I brought both the wood and the carving knife. I will give it to you." Mr. Wei is satisfied."
"Carving on site?"
Unexpectedly, Mr. Wei's face turned cold, "Don't you know that the raw material of these five wood carvings is Qin Xiangmu saplings? How can the wood you brought be compared with Qin Xiangmu?"
Hearing Qin Xiangmu, even Xu Tuzi's brows suddenly raised and he glanced.
"No no no."
Master Lin was immediately nervous and hurriedly explained, "I mean to use ordinary wood to carve a version that you are satisfied with, and then I will make some changes to the five finished wood carvings."
This explanation made Mr. Wei's expression soften slightly.
Butler Wei interjected at this time, "Among the wood carving masters in the entire Jingyu District, Master Lin's 'Five Ladies' are currently the most popular among all the female wood carvings."
"Steward Wei praised me."
Master Lin secretly thought in his heart that the money he just spent was finally spent. At this time, he followed the other party's words and said humbly, "The most famous female wood carver is probably the lady from the Mohist craftsmanship. My famous work "Five Ladies" is all about asking for advice. The lady was really carved out later.”
Mr. Wei nodded, "I like stone carvings and wood carvings. Many of the stone carvings in the main house are made by Mo Lanfeng. It is said that his wife's wood carving skills are better than his stone carving skills. Not to mention Jingyu District, she is the best in the entire Wushen City. There are many people who pay a lot of money to find one. Even before Mo Lanfeng starts construction, it is usually Mo Lanfeng's wife who comes up with a wood carving sample, and then he starts carving stone on the sample."
"What a pity, Mo Lanfeng..."
When it comes to this, Mr. Wei is sensible and doesn't say much.
No one noticed that Jiang Yun's eyes were dull and his lips were trembling slightly. Because Xu Tuzi took two steps forward inadvertently, covering half of Jiang Yun's figure who was emotionally unstable, so no one noticed this scene.
The reason is the same. Mohist craftsmanship is his family's industry.
And the Mo Lanfeng they were talking about was their father! Mo Lanfeng's wife, the woodcarver, is his mother!
For a moment, Jiang Yun couldn't help but think about his happy past, what happened that night, and even the threats and punishments he endured in the underground prison.
Although he didn't freeze on the spot or become emotional, he still looked distracted and his lips were trembling.
Butler Wei walked up to Xu Tuzi, raised his hand and invited, "Taoist Master Xu Tu, shall we start setting up the formation now?"
Xu Tuzi nodded with a smile and slapped Jiang Yun on the back of the head, waking up the dazed Jiang Yun. "Hurry up and get to work. Why are you dazed? Are you looking for a fight?"
Everyone in the room looked over at the scolding and happened to see a teardrop falling down Jiang Yun's cheek.
