Volume 1 Changshui County Handyman Chapter 55 Unexpected Joy
Evening, alley.
Lu Jiuzhang walked in a hurry.
The house in front is the residence of Master Zhou.
Lu Jiuzhang quickly stepped forward and knocked on the door several times.
After the door opened, the young man in sackcloth saw it was Lu Jiuzhang, and he hurriedly raised his hands and said, "Master Lu, Master Zhou is in the backyard."
Lu Jiuzhang's current status is not low, and he has also entered the ninth rank of Confucianism and Taoism.
So he immediately became Master Zhou's guest.
You can enter Master Zhou's home without going through the official residence hall.
Lu Jiuzhang nodded slightly and walked into the backyard.
"Master Lu!"
Master Zhou was fishing in the pond in the backyard. When he saw it was Lu Jiuzhang, he became much more polite and stood up to hold his hand.
"Master Zhou, you're welcome!"
Lu Jiuzhang returned the favor.
"It's really gratifying to hear that Mr. Lu has entered the ninth level of Confucianism and Taoism. It's really shameful to see Mr. Lu being so young and promising and saying such cautionary words."
Master Zhou said.
I thought that although Mr. Zhou had already reached the ninth level of Confucianism and Taoism, he had not made any progress over the years.
It seems that there is no chance of leaving a name in front of Confucian scholars.
On the other hand, Lu Jiuzhang, at such a young age, said such shocking words as - "Your salary is good, the people are rich and the people are anointed, the people are easy to abuse, but God is hard to bully." Master Zhou felt envious in his heart.
"You're welcome, Master. I came here because I wanted Master to help me rub a book." Lu Jiuzhang took out [Wind Step] from his arms and handed it to Master Zhou.
"Martial skills? Has Mr. Lu also made a breakthrough in martial arts?" Master Zhou asked.
"That's a little bit of insight!" Lu Jiuzhang said.
Not many people knew about Lu Jiuzhang's martial arts breakthrough to the ninth level, so he planned to hide it as a trump card.
"Hmm...great talent!"
Master Zhou put down the fishing tackle in his hand and said to Lu Jiuzhang, "Master Lu, come with me."
Master Zhou took Lu Jiuzhang to the front yard. Among the folk remedies, there were printing tools.
"Printing a single copy is very cumbersome, but the number of words on martial arts is small, so it doesn't require much trouble." Zhou Fuzi explained.
"Thank you, Master!" Lu Jiuzhang cupped his hand again.
After the death of his eldest brother, Master Zhou took great care of Lu Jiuzhang.
This gift is also appropriate.
"I wonder how much money is needed?" Lu Jiuzhang asked,
Master Zhou also needs to support his family, so it is impossible to help Lu Jiuzhang in vain.
"Hmm...three taels of silver, maybe."
Master Zhou said.
Printing is time consuming, the templates need to be rearranged, and then compiled into volumes.
I guess I wouldn't be able to do it for most of the night.
Thirty taels of silver is considered a fair price.
If it is a place like a bookstore, on the one hand it is expensive, on the other hand safety cannot be guaranteed.
Lu Jiuzhang put three taels of silver on the table beside him, and Master Zhou began to work.
The two also started chatting.
"Master Zhou, I heard that after entering the ninth level of Confucianism and Taoism, I have restrained myself from monsters, but I don't understand how to restrain myself. Can you tell me in detail?"
Lu Jiuzhang asked.
"In fact, it's nothing. Confucianism and Taoism respect Confucian luck and literary spirit. If you have divine help when writing, the words you write will naturally carry literary spirit. This kind of literary spirit is one of the ways to restrain monsters."
"Like a warlock's talisman, it possesses unimaginable power."
"Things like this are only useful for those monsters and some evil people."
"If you can enter the eighth level, the literary spirit in the literary pool is too strong, and you will be out of the scope of paper and pen, and you can recite the saint's classics orally."
"It is said that once one has entered the realm of the fifth and fourth grades of Confucianism and Taoism, one can follow the law."
"What does it mean to follow the law of words? If this mountain is not a mountain, then it is not a mountain. Whatever you think it is is whatever it is..."
Master Zhou said slowly.
Lu Jiuzhang felt a little outrageous.
Master Zhou also heard about this ability.
In fact, Master Zhou didn't know whether this was the case, after all, he was only in the ninth grade.
From what Master Zhou said, this seems to be the case.
Writing some words of saints on paper, like talismans, can have the effect of suppressing or even killing.
There are requirements for the quality of paper and pens. Ordinary people and things cannot carry the literary spirit.
But Lu Jiuzhang vaguely remembered that when he was in Miaodi Village, he was also able to recite the words of the saint and kill the fox demon.
However, there were still some situations that occurred at that time, which should have been forcibly carried out by borrowing the power of the great scholar Lu Shiyi.
"The ninth level of Confucianism and Taoism, the ninth level of martial arts... Even though you have reached the first level, during the cultivation process, you are like a child and don't know many things. If your realm improves, you will grow up and you will only know what you have.
There will be more.”
"Changshui County is too small. It will be difficult for you to reach the ninth rank of Confucianism and Taoism. If you want to reach the eighth rank of Confucianism and Taoism, I still recommend that you enter the official school or academy in Anxi Prefecture or even Beilu County."
"There are many seniors out there who might be able to teach you."
Master Zhou gave a very pertinent suggestion.
"Will go!"
Lu Jiuzhang thought to himself.
Changshui County is too small, and Lu Jiuzhang will eventually leave here.
Not only Anxi Prefecture, but also Beilu County, and finally directly to Jingzhao Prefecture.
…
Small talk slows down progress.
Lu Jiuzhang finally left directly and agreed to pick it up the next morning.
Afterwards, Lu Jiuzhang returned home.
When passing by the door of his home, Lu Jiuzhang found Zhao Chaner standing at the door with something in his hand.
"Chan'er!"
Lu Jiuzhang greeted.
"Brother Lu, this is a letter someone sent to you."
Zhao Chaner hurriedly walked over and handed the letter in her hand to Lu Jiuzhang.
"This is……"
Lu Jiuzhang was about to speak, but was interrupted by Zhao Chan'er, "Brother Lu, please lower your voice. My mother was asleep, so I dared to sneak out."
After handing the letter to Lu Jiuzhang, Zhao Chaner hurried back.
The letter was unsigned and only recorded that it was received by Lu Jiuzhang.
Back in the room, Lu Jiuzhang opened the envelope and read it under the kerosene lamp.
There are not many words in the letter, just one line - leave Changshui County as soon as possible, or die!
Who is this letter from?
Why do you say this?
Lu Jiuzhang also knew that he had to leave as soon as possible, but now was not the time to leave.
First of all, Lu Jiuzhang is an official.
Leaving the Demon Slayer Division without permission will definitely be punished.
Secondly, if you want to leave Changshui County, you must first go to Anxi Prefecture.
From Changshui County to Anxi Prefecture, you must take the Dazhou Straight Road.
There is a long stretch of the road in no man's land, except for a post station every dozens of kilometers.
Leaving hastily is very dangerous.
What's more, the other party didn't reveal his identity.
What if it was deliberately arousing Lu Jiuzhang’s curiosity?
Putting the letter aside, Lu Jiuzhang ignored it and started practicing the demon-slaying sword technique.
The so-called demon-slaying sword technique has a very simple meaning.
Kill the demon!
How to slay demons as quickly as possible?
Those monsters all have their own weaknesses. Most monsters have their abdomen, which is relatively soft and can easily be seriously injured.
And the throat...
A very few monsters have weaknesses in other parts, but these few key points are enough to cover most monsters.
Therefore, the demon-slaying sword technique also evolved to target the weaknesses of these monsters.
Raise the knife, put the knife away, a total of eighty-one postures.
This martial art can be used not only for the ninth level of martial arts, but also for the eighth or even seventh level.
The practice of kung fu is divided into beginners, masters, masters, and the realm of heaven and man.
At this point in the realm of heaven and man, the human sword merges into one, and with a single thought, all the monsters are killed.
However, the realm of heaven and man is more like a rumor. At least in Changshui County and around Anxi Prefecture, no one has ever heard of anyone entering this realm.
Tonight, Lu Jiuzhang had been practicing Taoism instead of resting.
After midnight, I kept sitting cross-legged on the bed, absorbing the spiritual energy around me and regaining my energy.
…
Late at night, most people have rested.
The moonlight shines on the street, creating a unique scene.
Qianjilou, shopkeeper Chen hasn’t rested yet.
I lit the coal lamp and stayed up late revising the account books.
It’s so difficult!
After all the calculations, I was still ninety taels short.
This money was used to buy a job.
I definitely can't stay in Changshui County. I still have to go to a big place like Anxi Prefecture to make more money.
But how to get these ninety taels of silver?
I haven’t seen Lu Jiuzhang from the Demon Slayer Division recently.
He is shopkeeper Chen's big customer, and he has been plundering a lot of money from him these days.
Selling spiritual herbs is a big business, and you can make a lot of money from it!
This made shopkeeper Chen want to go to Lu Jiuzhang himself and ask him if he had encountered any difficulties recently.
If that doesn't work, shopkeeper Chen can also lend Lu Jiuzhang some money privately and let him spend it.
As for the money, don't worry, Lu Jiuzhang is an official, and shopkeeper Chen will definitely be able to get it back.
Lu Jiuzhang spent the money and settled the account himself, and part of the money went into his own pocket, perfect!
"Squeak..."
Suddenly, the door to the room was pushed open.
For a moment, shopkeeper Chen was so frightened that cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
When he walked outside the door and found no one there, shopkeeper Chen breathed a sigh of relief.
It must be the wind!
But this is scary enough!
He was gathering the wool of Qianjilou. Once he was discovered, it would be no small matter.
Qian Ji Tower is not an easy place to deal with. If you are really discovered, you will really have to live or die.
Shopkeeper Chen closed the door and turned back.
Under the dim light, a man in black was sitting at the table, looking at the account books with interest.
"Fuck!"
Shopkeeper Chen was startled.
"Who is this?"
Shopkeeper Chen was shocked and a little angry.
Breaking into Qianji Tower in the middle of the night, do you really think Qianji Tower is easy to bully?
"Shopkeeper Chen is so happy. He's still here doing accounts in the middle of the night."
The other party immediately saw the problem in the account book and asked.
This is because the accounts have not yet been completed, and shopkeeper Chen is still preparing to burn the midnight oil to try to complete them as soon as possible.
"Whether I do the accounting or not has nothing to do with you, right? I would also like to ask you why you broke into the Qianji Building in the middle of the night?" Shopkeeper Chen asked.
"Hahaha, it's okay. I originally came to you to find out some information, but now it seems that I might be able to ask you to do something for me besides asking for information."
"It can be considered an unexpected surprise. It exceeded my expectations."