Simulation becomes reality, have I ever looked down upon the eternity?

Chapter 290: There is a spirit in the pen, please teach me, Master Guan!

[It is already afternoon, but the sun has not yet set.]

[Wutong went to look for Luya to help the fourth young lady clean up the house. Maybe the fourth young lady will get married in the spring of next year.]

[An old proverb says: "On the twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month, dust and sweep the house." Although it is not yet deep winter, many mansions have already made preparations and started to prepare for the dust sweeping. 】

[Wutong is considerate and prepared porridge and two bowls of braised pork for you. He knows that you need to practice martial arts, so he adds meat to every meal at home to strengthen your muscles and bones.]

[You finish your meal in a flash and then walk into the courtyard.]

【Winter is coming, but the sun is shining brightly these days. 】

[You follow the method of "Taizu Shengyuan Zhuang" and start practicing leaning and standing. Each movement is aimed at clearing the body, stretching the muscles, and strengthening the bones. ]

[Huff! Inhale! Ha!]

[In just one hour, even though the weather is a bit cold, the hair on your forehead is already steaming, your whole body is sweating, and your clothes are soaked. You should not continue practicing today.]

[After you bathe and change clothes, you sit quietly in the courtyard, concentrate your mind, and begin to visualize the "Ghost Slaying Sword."]

[I just visualized it once. Yesterday's soul training has reached its limit. I can't practice anymore.]

[After taking a pill left by Lu Hua, I felt refreshed. ]

[Pick up the pen and ink and start to sketch out the artistic conception on the paper again. Perhaps it is because you reached the third level of the soul yesterday that the writing in your hands has become more magical. ]

[You have the gift of “the spirit in your writing”. ]

[When you draw the snake, it seems as if the ink is flowing and winding on the paper. You only need to use your soul to "give life" to it, and it will come alive. ]

[You try to use the power of your soul to penetrate the pen and complete the last stroke.]

【In an instant! 】

[The ink painting turned into a lifelike flying snake, but it was out of control, like a baby holding a shaky and heavy object that it couldn't bear.]

[You just point it in your hand and let it fall into the large water tank in the yard. It is like a "huge rock" hitting the water tank. With a "bang", water splashes everywhere, and then it disappears.]

[There was only water in the yard, which looked mottled and wet.]

[You walked closer and took a closer look, and saw that the surface of the water in the large water tank was stained with a blob of ink.]

【You pick up the ladle and scoop out the ink stain. 】

[You shook your head slightly, "It seems that the time is not right yet."]

[Thinking back to the moment you put pen to paper, you already felt extremely exhausted, and the accumulated spiritual power was almost exhausted. ]

[If you want to make the dead things in the painting come alive, I'm afraid you need to improve your spiritual cultivation by a few more levels.]

[You can't help but wonder: If there are dragons and tigers in the painting, can they summon fierce beasts? If there are female fairies in the painting, can they also appear in the world? ]

【I am looking forward to it! 】

[You look at the water stains in the yard, and suddenly you remember the "Teng Snake Playing with Fog Talisman" in "The Seven Techniques of Yin Fu". This talisman has the ability to control water. You have fully understood and mastered it, and no longer need to use talisman paper.]

[Admittedly, drawing talismans can enhance their power, and it can be considered a method of preservation, but the magical state cannot last long after all, and needs to be maintained by the power of the soul.]

[Your mind moved, and a bright light shone through your eyes. The accumulated water on the ground slowly rose up and turned into a white mist, covering the courtyard and slowly drifting away.]

[You no longer pay any attention to it and let the fog spread. ]

【At this time, footsteps were heard at the door of the courtyard. 】

[Now that you have entered the third realm of the soul, your senses have become more acute, and your ears and eyes are sharper. ]

[The person at the door knocked on the door of the courtyard only symbolically.]

[Seven or eight people filed in and walked into the courtyard.]

[“Brother Guan, are you there?” Xie Yuan’s voice rang out in the courtyard, followed by a singer and servants.]

[“It’s not early morning, where does the fog come from?” Xie Yuan walked into the courtyard, waving his hands to fan away the mist, and muttered in confusion.]

[As he walked in, the fog in the courtyard gradually dissipated. ]

[The servants were also amazed, and following behind Xie Yuan was the fourth young lady Zhang Yuzhi.]

[She has already entered the stage of spiritual practice and has now entered the fourth stage. Seeing this, she feels even more strange.]

[It is clearly afternoon, not early morning, so why is there fog? ]

[It was all white, as if you were in the clouds. ]

[However, in just a moment, the fog disappeared without a trace.]

【Xie Yuan saw you standing by the stone table, walked over and called out, "Wutong, Master Wo Yun is here, come and make some tea."】

[“Sixth brother, how come you have time to come today? Didn’t you arrange a meeting with Miss Li?”]

[“Wutong, I’m going to help out today.”]

【“Miss Zhi!”】

【Zhang Yuzhi smiled and greeted, "Master Guan."】

【Xie Yuan said with a smile: "It is because I am going to meet Miss Li today that I specially ran to your courtyard to avoid the limelight."】

[“To be honest, the more I look at your little courtyard, the more I like it. It’s so quiet to read or write, and there are no outsiders to disturb you.”]

【You shook your head helplessly. 】

[“The Li family’s Sixth Miss is pretty and a well-known talent. I think you, Sixth Brother, have wronged her.”]

【Xie Yuan naturally asked Zhang Yuzhi to sit down. He had been familiar with this courtyard for more than a year.】

【Zhang Yuzhi laughed and said: "I also think it is a toad and swan meat."】

[“Go away, forget about Fourth Cousin, but why are you making fun of me, Brother Guan?”]

【Xie Yuan half-jokingly said: "How about you marry Miss Li, brother? I will ask mother to say that a gentleman should help others achieve their goals."】

[After hearing this, Zhang Yuzhi frowned slightly.]

[You responded with a smile: "Sixth brother, please stop joking. With my background, how can I be worthy of Miss Li?"]

【Xie Yuan waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "Let's not talk about these troubles today. I am now overwhelmed by my mother."】

[He mentioned with great interest, "Brother Guan, guess what happened during the last war in the west?"]

[He deliberately slapped his thigh and said in surprise: "You really got it right!"]

【Speaking of this! 】

【Zhang Yuzhi was also deeply shocked today. She had just received a letter from her father this morning, and what was described in the letter was exactly what Xie Guan had predicted six days ago.】

[Zehu is far away from Bianjing, separated by two state roads. Even if you ride a horse at full speed, it takes three days to get there.]

[Therefore, when Zhang Yuzhi received the reply from Jiannan Dao's father, it was already the sixth day.]

[At the time, she was just telling her father what Xie Guan said as if it were a casual conversation, but she never expected that it would actually come true.]

[Zhang Yuzhi did not directly reveal Xie Guan's true identity in the letter, but only described him as an old drunkard in the Xie family, who made these remarks unintentionally after getting drunk.]

[She thought these words made sense, so she wrote them down in a letter, trying to attract her father's attention in this way.]

[In her heart, she was actually not sure whether what Xie Guan said could really come true.]

[But if it is true, her father in Zehu could have made preparations earlier; even if it is false, it is not a big deal. ]

[Today, my father's letter was delivered to the mansion early. ]

[In the past, her father would always care about her recent situation, asking if she had met a man she liked, what she had read recently, and asking her to spend more time with her mother.]

【However! 】

【This letter was very different from the usual ones. There was no mention of trivial matters at home. 】【Between the lines, one could see the seriousness of the father's writing. 】

【My father mentioned the results of the wars in North Korea, China and the West, which were exactly what "that gentleman" had expected.】

[My father analyzed in the letter, “This old gentleman may be living in seclusion in the Xie Mansion.”]

[The letter also included a wartime map of Zehu, intending for her to ask this gentleman about the situation in Zehu.]

[However, in order to ensure that this gentleman really had a good plan, my father set two questions as a test.]

[If both questions are answered correctly, you will be asked about related matters at the end; otherwise, just give up. ]

[Zhang Yuzhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She knew her father's character very well. No one knows a father better than a daughter.]

[My father studied in an academy in his early years. At that time, he was taught by a poor scholar who lived in seclusion in a shabby alley. At first, my father was dissatisfied with the scholar, but later he was amazed at the old scholar's rich knowledge. The "truth" was revealed that the old scholar was a great scholar who drove the driver for the teacher.]

[“The great hermits hide in the court, the middle hermits hide in the city, and the small hermits hide in the wild.” Her father always warned her not to “judge people by their appearance.” ]

[This time, the old guest of Xie's house said the truth after getting drunk, which was in line with my father's "taste".]

[Therefore, she came here with Xie Yuan today, and she had long forgotten about the two questions.]

【Because there is no old gentleman. 】

【Zhang Yunzhi looked at the "old gentleman" in front of her who was not yet an adult, and couldn't help but smile charmingly. 】

【Xie Yuan touched his head and asked curiously: "Fourth cousin, what's wrong with you?"】

[“Nothing, nothing, you guys chat.”]

【Xie Yuan said: "Brother Guan, let's chat while playing chess."】

【"good!"】

[Xie Hou'er has already set up the chessboard, and Xie Yuan Aiqi and the others carry it with them when they travel.]

[“How about we play three more rounds?”]

[“Gambling again? Didn’t you lose badly enough last time?” Zhang Yunzhi joked. ]

【Xie Yuan smiled awkwardly, then said: "Then how about this, you give me half of the pieces, and if I lose again, I will be convinced."】

[You smiled slightly, gently pushed a chess piece with your finger, and said, "Sixth brother, make your move."]

[After you enter the third realm of the soul, your state of mind becomes more stable, and your mental strength and calculation power are greatly improved. ]

[The first game is in the middle! ]

【Xie originally felt that he had won the game, but because of a moment of laxity, he lost the game that was clearly within his grasp.】

[In the following second game, he couldn't make it past the middle game.]

【Xie Yuan looked at the "half of the country" that the black man still occupied, and couldn't help but sigh.】

[He had recently studied chess manuals and played against several experts. He felt that his chess skills had improved. However, he did not expect that even though he gave his opponent half a piece, he still lost.]

[Shengji, Xie Houer and others were used to it, after all, their young master had lost too many times. ]

[“Brother Guan, you have never seen a chess manual, and you have never even played against an expert. Why is this chess game so impenetrable? Every move is carefully planned, leaving no room for chance?”]

[You looked at the situation on the chessboard that was already sweeping away everything, and used your rook to capture a pawn that had crossed the river. You held it in your hand and stroked it. When you heard Xie Yuan's words, you raised your eyes.]

[“Once a pawn has crossed the river, there is no turning back. The same is true for me, Xie Guan. I am not like you, my sixth brother, who have an uncle, a mother, and the Xie Mansion to protect you from the wind and rain.”]

[“I only have this small courtyard behind me.”]

[“So I examine myself three times a day and dare not make even a single mistake.”]

[The young man said this calmly.]

【Zhang Yunzhi felt inexplicably distressed. The young man in the courtyard had no one to rely on in Xie's house. He was all alone.】

[You dropped a piece and smiled slightly: "Sixth brother, you lost."]

【Xie Yuan scratched his head helplessly.】

[“I, Xie Yuan, am convinced. I will never play this chess game again.”]

[You didn't respond to Xie Yuan's words. He would say this almost every time he lost a game of chess.]

[You have noticed something interesting. Xie Yuan has never practiced martial arts or the art of cultivating the soul.]

[However, his spirit platform and his entire body were hazily surrounded by a cloud of auspicious aura.]

[You can sense it because you have cultivated the "Five Dragons Fortune Talisman" among the seven techniques of "Yin Fu Zhu", which is a way to maintain your vitality and suppress your personal luck.]

[You have a keen sense of the five elements of energy around you. ]

【To discover this anomaly. 】

[This should be the nine noble families that Sima Ting mentioned. Since childhood, there have been warriors who secretly massaged their tendons and blood, unblocked their qi and blood, and bathed their bodies with medicine every night. ]

[I have already laid a good foundation secretly, and my subsequent martial arts practice is a state of "accumulating strength for a sudden burst of energy". 】

[This Zhang Yuzhi is different, it seems that she has started practicing very early, and her introverted spirit is a sign that her soul has stabilized.]

[“Let’s get back to the point. How did you predict the war in the west of Da Qi? Even if you can predict the future, that’s impossible.”]

[“If you don’t leave this little courtyard, how can you know everything about the world?”]

[You smiled calmly and said, "It's just that I use the overall situation as a mirror and understand that a small move can affect the entire body."]

【at this time!】

[Zhang Yuzhi took out a map that had been rolled up in her sleeves at the right time and gently spread it on the chessboard.]

[“Fourth cousin, what is this?” Xie Yuan couldn’t help but ask. ]

[The picture shows a vast circular water body surrounded by high mountains on all sides.]

【What is striking is that there are five paths winding through it, connecting the inside and the outside, like five fingers. 】

【There are majestic mountains, mighty rivers, and crisscrossing waterways all around.】

[“This is a topographic map of Zehu Lake. The black dots on the map are where the Dragon Palace’s troops are deployed.” Zhang Zhi explained.]

[When Xie Yuan heard that this was where Zehu's troops were stationed, he immediately became curious and stretched his neck to take a closer look.]

[“Fourth cousin, where did you get such a precious thing?”]

[“This deployment of troops cannot be true, right?”]

[The land of Zehu is full of demons, and the Lord of Dragon Palace is the leader of the demons. It is a forbidden place for humans and a mysterious place that is loved the most by the wealthy children of Bianjing. ]

【Zhang Yuzhi ignored Xie Yuan's words and looked at you.】

[“Master Guan, this picture is the demon cave of the Zehu Dragon Palace. There are five roads leading in and out of the Zehu, so you can attack or defend.”]

[She picked up the pen and drew a few more small crosses on the three roads according to what her father had said in the letter.]

[“If these are the forces deployed by the Great Qi, what should we do if Master Guan wants to have 100,000 demons coming out from the five paths?”]

【Xie Yuan looked at the number of crosses drawn, which was obviously much less than the number of monsters.】

【Win with fewer people? 】

[Everyone knows that demons are inherently powerful, this is not just an egg hitting a rock. ]

[The woman has stood up and bowed solemnly:]

[“Please teach me, Master Guan!”]

Recommendation: Seek good fortune and avoid misfortune, I am really not a child of luck!
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