Chapter 4 The Mine Prison
In the simple thatched house, the dim butter lamp swayed, the old wooden box was opened, revealing a short blue blade, a yellowed scroll, and a dark gray half-foot seal pen.
Sealists are also those who carve and write.
The so-called seal brush is actually a kind of thing that looks like a brush and has a sharp blade on the tip of the brush. It is a tool required by the spiritual pattern master to carve spiritual patterns.
Therefore, seal script is also called pattern knife.
Lin Xun personally prefers the name "南" knife". The homophonic meaning of "南" is "南" and "南" is "南" and "南" are the world, who will compete with me?
This feels indescribable and exciting.
Lin Xun's eyes stayed on the [yellowing book] and [dark gray half-foot seal script] for a long time. These two things had extremely unusual significance to him.
The yellowed book is about three fingers thick, and the book is nameless. The book cover is cut from animal skins and is very worn. It is obvious that this book has existed for a long time. Just one look makes people feel the breath of time.
The dark gray half-foot seal script is also quite unique, quite different from the commonly seen seal script. It is more like a sword, with a dull surface and a mysterious cloud pattern imprinted with a sword pattern. The tip of the pen is like a sword blade, and the whole body exudes a chilling cold air, reaching the depths of the soul.
These are the two most important mysterious treasures on Lin Xun.
In addition to the three items of short blade, book scroll, and seal pen, there are also some bones, animal skins, plant stems, ores, etc., all of which are spiritual materials and can be used to refine weapons. After special techniques, they can also be used as spiritual ink and materials required for engraving spiritual patterns in seals.
These spiritual materials were collected by Lin Xun during this long journey. If they were used for sale, they could also gain a considerable amount of wealth.
At the corner of the wooden box, there is a pile of hard wood that is only the thickness of a thumb, and is full of concave and rugged, like jade.
This wood is called "Shi Song Yin Wood", and it has no value. Its only characteristic is that it is hard enough and as hard as a stone.
For spiritual patterns apprenticeships, learning seal carving spiritual patterns, stone pine and silver wood is an excellent practice material.
Lin Xun carefully took out the thick yellowed book and sat in front of the desk by the window.
Looking at the book quietly, Lin Xun did not open it, but fell into deep thought.
In a trance, Lin Xun's thoughts were flying, as if he had returned to the past.
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It was a mining prison, with many prisoners incarcerated and isolated from the world.
Since Lin Xun first remembered, he has been staying in that mine prison. The sky there was black, dark and humid, and there was never sunshine.
The atmosphere there was also very depressing. Prisoners died every day, and new prisoners were sent in every day.
In Lin Xun's memory, no one could escape from that prison until the mine prison was completely destroyed.
Strictly speaking, Lin Xun is not a prisoner, he is an abandoned baby. When he was discovered, he was almost eaten by those vicious prisoners as food.
This is what Mr. Lu told him.
The reason why Lin Xun survived was of course that he was rescued by Mr. Lu.
No one knows Mr. Lu's origin, but his status in that mine prison is very unique. Whether it is the guards guarding the mine prison or the prisoners, they all respect Mr. Lu for being extremely respectful.
Everything is because of Mr. Lu’s other identity - the Spirit Pattern Master.
Lin Xun has been following Mr. Lu since he was a child. Since he was sensible, he has been ordered by Mr. Lu to do various things.
I recognize literacy, identify spiritual materials, learn to make ink, practice seal carving, memorize spiritual patterns... At the same time, I also take into account the miscellaneous things such as serving tea, pouring water, washing clothes, cooking, etc.
Lin Xun thought he was already considered Mr. Lu's disciple, and the guards and prisoners in the mine prison also believed so.
However, Mr. Lu never recognized Lin Xun as his disciple. According to Mr. Lu, he never planned to accept disciples in his life. Lin Xun could only be regarded as a choreographer by his side, that's all.
Lin Xun was also depressed for a while, but later he gradually forgot about this statement, but deep down in his heart, he always treated Mr. Lu as his master.
Life in a mine prison is very boring and dark. As Lin Xun grew up, he began to slowly understand that there was a broader world besides this mine prison.
When Lin Xun was nine years old, Mr. Lu took Lin Xun out for the first time and left the prison mine.
But after only three days, he returned.
During these three days, Lin Xun was shocked to great extent. He saw the appearance of the outside world, the sunshine, the blue sky and the white clouds.
Since then, every once in a while, Mr. Lu would take him out, from ten days or three days, and he would return to that mine prison again.
The purpose of going out is simple. Mr. Lu carved spiritual patterns and needed to pick more spiritual materials when going out.
And as he went out again and again, Lin Xun finally gained a further understanding of the world.
The only thing that puzzled Lin Xun was why Mr. Lu would rather stay in that dark mine prison than stay outside?
Unfortunately, Lin Xun did not get a definite answer until the mine prison was destroyed and disappeared.
The mine prison was destroyed...
When Lin Xun, who was sitting at the desk, suddenly felt ache in his heart, and the tragic scene three months ago appeared in his mind irresistibly.
That day, he was practicing seal carving a "green wood spiritual pattern" pattern. Mr. Lu was melting a furnace of spiritual materials, and he was muttering something in his mouth.
Outside the room, a group of guards were waving the blood-stained iron whip in their hands, constantly whipping the prisoners who were unable to work. The shouts and howlings echoed under the dark sky.
This day is no different from the past. Lin Xun has long been used to it. He will never even sympathize with those prisoners who seem pitiful but are actually extremely vicious in their bones.
But that day, the only one who seemed a little strange was Mr. Lu.
Lin Xun knew since he was a child that Mr. Lu had a bad temper, was irritable and impatient. Since he was a child, he didn't know how many times Mr. Lu had scolded him, and he had already become accustomed to it.
Because Mr. Lu scolds others, he never beats people, and when he scolds Lin Xun, it is often the time when Lin Xun makes mistakes.
But that day, Mr. Lu's temper seemed particularly irritable, and he broke many things in the house. Even his favorite seal script, "Qingqiong Burning Gold", was twisted by him.
Just when Lin Xun was a little strange, he saw Mr. Lu take out an old wooden box and throw the yellowed book, a short blue blade, and a dull half-foot seal pen into the wooden box, and hand it over to Lin Xun who was frightened.
Lin Xun still remembers that Mr. Lu's expression at that time was shady and complex, with hatred, helplessness and unwillingness, but in the end, they all turned into a serious and solemn look.
That kind of seriousness and Zhuang Su were something Lin Xun had never seen before, and he would never forget that scene in his life.
At that time, Mr. Lu held Lin Xun's shoulders tightly with both hands and exerted force. When Lin Xun felt that his bones were about to be crushed, Mr. Lu spoke.
"From today on, you have to learn to survive alone, so you have to live well!"
At that moment, Mr. Lu's voice was hoarse and firm, his eyes were filled with bloodshot, and he was filled with madness before his death.
"Remember, I finally saved you and you must not die!"
Then, Mr. Lu pointed to the [yellowing book] and [dark gray seal script] and said in an unprecedented solemn tone, "Keep them well in the future! Whether you can practice smoothly in the future depends on them! Especially that pen, there is a secret that I have never revealed so far. As long as you can crack it, even if the original spiritual vein is poached, it is enough to change your fate against the will of heaven!"
"Also, haven't you always wanted to know who deprived you of the original spiritual vein? I'll tell you that the answer lies in the Zi Yao Empire!"
"You have to search alive, so you can't die!"
"Remember it!?"
In the almost hysterical voice, Mr. Lu's expression had become faintly ferocious. Lin Xun was completely shocked at that moment and nodded subconsciously.
Then, Mr. Lu grabbed Lin Xun's thin body and rushed all the way to a deep mine entrance that Lin Xun had never seen before.
"Go!"
The mine road was deep, as if it was bottomless, but Mr. Lu did not hesitate and pushed Lin Xun into the depths of the mine road entrance.
At that moment, Lin Xun didn't even have time to react, and his whole body was like falling from a cliff and his head was blank.
It was also at that moment that he saw an old palm in his sight, tearing the darkness above the mine prison and rumbled down.
The old palm was so big that it covered the sky. Every knuckle was like a pillar that raised the sky, and every palm pattern was like a ravine. A terrifying purple flame filled the surface of the old palm, like a purple sea of fire pouring from the starry sky outside the domain, burning the darkness, burning the sky, full of terrifying aura of destruction.
Lin Xun never knew who could cover the sky with his hands!
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