Chapter 50 Frame-up

Author: Mobei Shasha Knife

Chapter 50 Frame-up

At the beginning of the practice, first prepare the granite, and then use the Miao Dao to slowly carve the Buddha statue according to the idea in your mind, using the knife skills you imagined in your mind.

Granite is so hard that it normally requires a chisel to carve it out.

Xu Zhengping used his Miao knife to chop it. Not only did he need to use sufficient strength with each knife, but he also needed to be skillful. When encountering areas with complex structures, he also needed to pay attention to precision.

When I first started carving with a knife, I was very unaccustomed to it. I often couldn't carve many stones in a day, and the tiger's mouth would be cracked by the shock.

But Xu Zhengping was extremely determined, and after applying some medicine and bandaging, he continued to do it every day.

Eventually, thick calluses formed on the tiger's mouth, and he gradually mastered the skill and precision of knife skills. He no longer hurt his hands, and the carving progress was accelerated a lot.

Working day and night like this, he mastered carving and knife skills for the past two months. After practicing with more than 20 knives, he finally carved a Buddha statue the size of a human.

Yue Buqun lived in Xu Zhengping's home. When he looked at it in the courtyard on the day of the success, he couldn't help but frown deeply.

Because the sculpture is not so much a Buddha as it is an ugly and fierce evil ghost Shura.

Yue Buqun witnessed Xu Zhengping's daily practice and knew that what he wanted to carve was a Buddha statue.

Maybe what Xu Zhengping was carving was the Buddha statue in his heart, but he didn't expect it to be something like this.

Xu Zhengping's upper body was naked and covered with sweat. He was holding an incomplete Miao knife in one hand and a melon gourd in the other. He scooped water from the water tank on the side, drank half of the gourd, and poured the rest onto the statue.

All the excess residue on the statue was washed away. Since it was the first time to carve, the knife skills were not mastered properly, and Xu Zhengping himself did not have very good artistic skills, so the carving knife marks were very obvious, section by section.

This makes the already ugly statue look even more ferocious. It is supposed to be a smiling Buddha statue with kind eyes and kind eyes. The face is pitted, the half-open eyes are all open, and the slightly raised lips are curved downward.

Especially the nose, there is no roundness at all, it is all three-dimensional squares, and with the uneven facial surface, it looks like an evil ghost with angry eyes.

Xu Zhengping looked at his masterpiece and shook his head slightly, "I didn't carve the Buddha that Xu had in mind. There is a lot missing. I still need to practice!"

Yue Buqun asked doubtfully: "Is this practice really useful?"

Xu Zhengping threw the Miao knives in his hand into the corner, where there were more than twenty broken Miao knives piled up.

"It's useful! It has an unparalleled improvement in the strength and accuracy of the sword, but it's just the beginning of practice now. If I can carve a perfect Buddha statue on the rotten wood, I believe my sword skills will definitely reach perfection."

As the saying goes, rotten wood cannot be carved. If you can carve on soft, rotten wood, the level of finesse and effort required will be unimaginable to ordinary people.

I am afraid that even if the internal strength is not deep enough, a person with such a level of swordsmanship is enough to become a top master.

Yue Buqun couldn't help but have a new understanding of Xu Zhengping's will and belief, and felt ashamed.

At this time, Uncle Qin, the steward, rushed over and said, "Sir, Gang Leader Zhang wants to see you. It seems that we have something important to discuss."

In addition to regular monthly reports, Zhang Wenqing rarely came to disturb Xu Zhengping's practice. If he was in such a hurry today, something big must have happened.

Xu Zhengping came to the hall and invited Yue Buqun to come with him.

Zhang Wenqing was brought into the hall by Uncle Qin. He first bowed and saluted, and then began to report.

"Executive member Xu, recently many business people in this county have sent back news saying that stories about what our gang did in the past are being spread throughout the south of the Yangtze River.

Xu Yuanwai knows how bad the Nanshan Gang was before you took it down."

Xu Zhengping's eyes narrowed, "Someone is hyping up what our gang has done in the past?!"

"Not only that, but they also publicized the fact that our gang sheltered Master Lei and killed the Jianghu people who came to uphold justice. In particular, they said that we harbor evildoers and should be regarded as public enemies in the martial arts!"

Xu Zhengping sneered, "Public enemy of martial arts? Huh, it seems that this is Jiang Biehe's method. He wants to stir up a general trend and cause our Nanshan Gang to cause public outrage.

But even if there are people in the Jianghu who like to meddle in other people's business, most of the forces have an attitude of not caring about their own affairs. Merely relying on what our gang has done in the past and protecting Lei Zong is not enough!"

Zhang Wenqing said: "This is the point! That's why the tragedies that are happening in various places in Jiangnan are rumored to be caused by this gang!"

Xu Zhengping and Yue Buqun looked at each other, and both of them smelled a deeper atmosphere of conspiracy.

"tell me the story."

"Tinghu Villa was exterminated late at night, but the property in the name of the Villa was only traded to us one day before it was exterminated. Some people confused the facts and said that we deliberately killed people and exterminated the clan in order to seize the property of Tinghu Villa.

The magistrate of Gusu County was assassinated on the road during his three-year term. His daughter claimed that it was an assassin sent by us because he did not agree to our gang's purchase of a fishery in Gusu before leaving office.

Sun Yubo of Sun Mansion in the south of the Yangtze River had a 300-acre tea garden under his name. When the new tea was just growing, it was burned down. During this period, Sun Mansion's guards came to stop the fight.

However, the arsonists they encountered formed various small formations with swords, shields and spears, which was very difficult to deal with. Only our gang was good at this kind of tactics.

As for the three hundred acres of tea garden, our gang once competed with the Sun Mansion to buy it. It was originally used to plant mulberry trees and raise silkworms. People in the Jianghu said that we were resentful and deliberately retaliated!

And... and... the government uncovered a case of human trafficking by a beggar gang. The beggars who were captured actually said that we were entrusting them to traffic in women, and were about to send them to Yuhang to be trained as prostitutes...

Moreover... I heard that Zuo Lengchan has been sitting in Jiang Mansion as a guest, and also said that you, Xu Yuanwai, killed four of his fellow disciples in despicable ways, and even the two surviving victims complained in public..."

Xu Zhengping's face became very ugly. He really didn't expect that the other party was so cruel and would do so many things in a short period of time to frame him.

Moreover, Zuo Lengchan also participated. This was a joint effort between the north and the south to deal with him.

"It seems like it's really going to arouse public outrage."

Zhang Wenqing raised his head and said: "I have heard that the Jiang government seems to be inviting suffering people from all over the country, as well as righteous forces from all over the south of the Yangtze River, to discuss a plan, and then come to our Yuhang County to seek justice!"

Yue Buqun on the side frowned deeply, "Mr. Xu, the other party may have other back-up plans, so be extremely careful."

Xu Zhengping's anger surged in his heart, and he knew that he could not sit still and wait for death, but must find ways to deal with it.

He stood up and clasped his hands, pacing back and forth in the hall, thinking hard about how to deal with this crisis.

After a cup of tea, Xu Zhengping turned around and said, "Investigate clearly whether there is anything else besides the dirty water you mentioned."

Zhang Wenqing gritted his teeth and said: "This is all we have collected for now. The opponent is coming fiercely, but their power should be limited. After all, if they do too much, they will be more likely to be exposed!"

Xu Zhengping nodded in agreement, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his expression became very dangerous. He had not shown such murderous intent in a long time.

"The clan was exterminated at Tinghu Villa. There is no proof, so ignore it.

The daughter of the magistrate of Gusu may have been controlled or bewitched by others, and she cannot be ignored.

Needless to say, the case of human trafficking by beggar gangs must have been bribed and cannot be ignored.

These are all trivial matters, and the forces involved are not the focus.

Only Sun Yubo from the Sun Mansion is the number one person in the Jiangnan underworld. His power and strength are unfathomable. We are absolutely no match and we cannot let him become an enemy!

This person likes to make friends the most. Although I have never dealt with him, it is the right time to make this friend."
Chapter completed!