Chapter 26 Calligraphy and Swordsmanship
When talking about his own affairs, Li Gongfu became much more angry. It was indeed not very smooth that his attempt to implement his official rank.
Logically speaking, he has been the headmaster of Qiantang County for more than half a year, and the process should have been completed long ago, but the documents have not been issued. Obviously, someone above did not want to help him solve the problem, and even deliberately suppressed him.
Li Gongfu is not a constant fool, he understands the rules in the officialdom.
This time he came to Hangzhou Prefecture and knew that it was inevitable that he would have to deal with some connections, so he had already brought a lot of money on him just in case.
Unexpectedly, others looked down on his money at all. If he wanted to implement his official rank, he had to at least take out twice as much money as possible!
However, Li Gongfu really didn't save much money and couldn't take it out.
As a captain, he was quite glorious in Qiantang County, but he was not rich. Because the captain’s salary was not high, he was not a person who was unconscience to catch foreign water, so naturally he had no extra money.
"This captain really doesn't want to do it anymore! I can't stand this coward!" Li Gongfu slapped the table heavily and said angrily.
Xu Xian frowned when he heard this. Unexpectedly, the officialdom of the Dali Dynasty was so dark. It turned out that others were so slight, and they would definitely not be able to help if they encountered such a thing.
However, I believe that his status will change after this examination.
Not to mention anything else, I will stimulate my literary spirit in the examination room and my literary spirit will enter my body to temper my body. I believe that the inspectors present should have noticed it, otherwise they would not smile and nod at themselves when they left the examination room.
"After the results are released, I have to find an opportunity to help my brother-in-law do this." Xu Xian thought to himself.
I was worried about things, but I still had to do what I should do. I said that I didn’t want to be a headmaster and just said that I was angry. After a while, Li Gongfu went out.
In the past, before leaving, he would always remember to remind Xu Xian to study his homework in the inn, but today he just asked Xu Xian to pay attention to safety and it would be better not to go out and wander around. Recently, Hangzhou City seems not very peaceful, and it has been rumored that monsters eat people.
He probably really gave up hope for Xu Xian's imperial examination and was preparing to let Xu Xian go to the pharmacy to be an apprentice.
Xu Xian shook his head when he saw Li Gongfu's hurried departure, and suddenly thought to himself: "According to the plot in the TV series "The Legend of the New White Snake", when I met my wife, I was not long after I went to Qingyutang to be an apprentice."
"Now my brother-in-law is ready to arrange for me to go to Qingyutang. Wouldn't that mean that next Qingming Festival may be the day when we meet in West Lake?"
Thinking of this, Xu Xian's eyebrows thumped, and he couldn't help but feel a little more excited and worried.
After practicing the "Big Cave True Sutra" and participating in the mansion examination, Xu Xian's fate trajectory and the original trajectory had already undergone earth-shaking changes. He could not be as weak and incompetent as Xu Xian, and had no power to tie a chicken.
Although the souls of two lifetimes are merged, he is really Xu Xian now, and Xu Xian is also him.
But it's all different.
Will his encounter with Bai Suzhen be destined?
Even if you meet at the Broken Bridge in West Lake, will Bai Suzhen notice the abnormality, or will she no longer feel about him?
These... are unknowns.
"It's useless to think too much. What should be come will always come, but I still want to do what I should do."
Xu Xian shook his head and turned back to his room.
On the table was the peach wood sword that Xu Xian got from the hands of two Taoist priests.
Peach wood is the essence of the five woods, also known as fairy wood and dragon-subduing wood.
Almost ordinary people think that the peach wood sword can subdue demons and eliminate evil spirits and stabilize the house, and it is extremely powerful.
But in fact, ordinary peach wood swords will definitely not have such magical functions. Only the magic weapon specially refined in the hands of Taoists can have this effect.
For example, the two handles in Xu Xian’s hand are now carved with runes by the practitioner and sacrificed and refined again, and can be called magic weapons.
"It is indeed extraordinary. It is obviously just made of ordinary peach wood, but once it is filled with mana, it has a special effect and has a strong deterrent effect on ghosts and evil things." Xu Xian tried it and quickly understood the usage of peach wood sword, which was not difficult.
In addition to snatching away the magic weapons of two Taoist priests, he wanted to punish the two and teach them a lesson. In addition, Xu Xian was quite curious about the magic weapons of the Taomu sword. This was his first time meeting.
Moreover, although Xu Xian has been practicing the "Big Cave True Sutra" for a while, he has planted the Taoist roots and had magic power, but he has no magical powers and means of attack. In addition to his shallow cultivation, there is another important reason because they do not have magical tools.
When he faced two Taoist priests today, although it was very effective to carry the pen, it was actually a helpless move.
"With these two peach wood swords, I should be able to use my sword skills." Xu Xian thought to himself.
In the "Big Cave True Sutra", in addition to the practice method and the method of portraying talismans on the last few pages, the scriptures only record one attack spell, which is a set of sword techniques, called "Big Cave Nine Profound Sword Technique".
Xu Xian had already been jealous of this sword technique. If he practiced to a high level, he could use his sword to move! However, his cultivation was insufficient in his magic power and he had no magic weapons, so he could not even draw out his sword energy. How could he fight against the enemy?
But with magic tools, it’s different.
Magical weapons are equivalent to conductors. Xu Xian’s own cultivation is not enough to cause sword energy to hurt people. Just use magical weapons!
Although the two peach wood swords are not of high quality and are the lowest-quality magic weapon, this can still be done.
It’s like taking two little Taoist priests today, but their magical power and cultivation are not as good as Xu Xian, but they can use the peach wood sword to catch monsters.
"Buzz!"
Xu Xian held the peach wood sword in his hand, and with a light wave, a ray of sword light suddenly appeared through the peach wood sword. It was about two fingers wide, with a bright light, extremely fierce and fierce. The corners of the desk were immediately cut off one piece.
"The power is actually average, slightly inferior to the righteousness of calligraphy, but the victory is convenient and labor-saving, and it can be useful when facing the enemy." Xu Xian judged.
Practicing sword skills is not like Taoism or calligraphy. Even if Xu Xian has amazing comprehension, he has never had any contact with his soul in both lives, so he has no chance to stand tall and stand directly on the shoulders of a giant, and can only accumulate bit by bit.
In the following time, Xu Xian was silent in his cultivation.
Taoism, calligraphy, and swordsmanship are completely different, but the ways of cultivation have common characteristics. After Xu Xian got started, he found that they not only do not interfere with each other, but instead have a mutual promotion effect!
For example, calligraphy and swordsmanship actually have many similarities.
From calligraphy, Xu Xian occasionally understands some of the essence of swordsmanship; from swordsmanship, he occasionally understands the essence of calligraphy.
These insights are like the finishing touch, giving Xu Xian unexpected gains.
Chapter completed!