Shushan: Extinction

Chapter 22 A mid-level Xuan-grade treasure!

After Gong Tianwu memorized this formula, he could clearly feel that it was incomplete. He felt that its meaning was profound and even more deep and obscure, and he had to study it with all his strength.

Immediately afterwards, Gong Tianwu's eyes suddenly flashed, and an image suddenly appeared.

It can be seen that in this image there is a man wearing Thai-style clothing who is meditating with his eyes downcast, trying to conserve his energy. Gong Tianwu also knows this man, or to be more precise, he has seen him in photos and corresponding images.

This person is none other than Kang’s previous destined partner: Songbachai.

Suddenly, Songprachai began to strike the singing bowl in front of him in various ways, using more than a dozen finger positions:
Bounce, collapse, press, knock, and rap.
Gong Tianwu was dazzled by what he saw, feeling overwhelmed.

After watching this video, Gong Tianwu found that he had memorized it firmly without forgetting even the slightest detail. He immediately knew that Kang played a role in it.

Then, the prompt appeared on the retina again:

"When you play any musical instrument, silently practicing the True Feather Heart Technique will have a unique effect."

Gong Tianwu thought about it carefully for a while. First of all, he felt that the name of this heart secret, Zhenyu, felt a bit strange.
Later, Gong Tianwu suddenly reacted. There are five musical notes: Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng, and Yu. Could it be that the word "Yu" corresponds to one of the five notes?

Then he began to try to practice and play, but found that it was extremely exhausting and he soon fell into a deep sleep.

***
When Gong Tianwu was about to leave the next day, he was shocked. It turned out that the so-called bringing a few more people was actually a convoy, which seemed to have more than twenty people in total.

This time, in addition to the village chief, Gong Tianwu was also accompanied by his eldest son Shayang.

Shayang is a strong man with a full beard. He is usually dull and honest. He is said to be the best hunter in the town and has excellent archery skills.

After listening to what Xie, the waiter next to him said, I learned that when Mrs. Hu told the clan about this matter, the clan elder said that since she was going to the neighboring county, she might as well settle the debt there and then buy some of the local specialty cinnabar to sell.

The group set out in a grand manner, first going to the county warehouse to buy some local specialty dry tobacco to earn some money for their journey.

The sandy soil here is just right for growing this stuff. The tobacco leaves grown from the cultivation are golden in color and have an excellent taste. They once became tribute to Shangzhen. The Shanyue people in Weiting County especially like this, and they can make double the profit with just one trade.

However, because dry tobacco is so popular, the purchase can only be done in small quantities of a few kilograms or more, and the caravan has to stay in Jingdong County for a day.

After settling down in the inn, Gong Tianwu planned to buy some study supplies and other things before he went to visit the Li family. He couldn't go empty-handed, so he took Sai Gong to the street and went to the bookstore.

Along the way, Gong Tianwu found several people selling monster meat, so he said to the village chief:
"By the way, Village Master, why are there people selling monster meat everywhere?"

The village chief recalled:

"I remember it very clearly. There weren't that many in the first two years. But after the earth dragons turned around last year, there have been more."

Gong Tianwu was just asking casually. He knew that the earth dragon turning over was actually an earthquake, so he just said "oh" after hearing it.

Then Gong Tianwu asked curiously:

"Why does monster meat seem to be hard to sell? Isn't it said to be a great tonic?"

The village chief shook his head and said:

"The flesh and blood of monsters contains the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which is indeed a great tonic, but it also contains demonic energy. So if there is no special means of preparation, or the corresponding practice of skills, then eating it will not only be useless, but harmful. Too much demonic energy will directly attack the brain and cause madness and death."

After hearing this, Gong Tianwu suddenly realized.

After arriving at the bookstore, Gong Tianwu looked at the paper and pen in front of him and suddenly an idea came to him. He vaguely remembered that there were many classic works handed down from generation to generation on Earth. If he copied one or two of them and wrote them on a visiting card and used it to apply for admission to the Hanlin Academy, wouldn't this be the best stepping stone?
But after spreading the paper and grinding the ink, Gong Tianwu was suddenly dumbfounded, because he found that most of the memories on Earth were only some vague frameworks, and he could not recall the details at all!

"Oh my god! Something is wrong, something is wrong!"

Because Gong Tianwu remembered very clearly that when he saw those amazing masterpieces, he deliberately memorized them and reinforced them afterwards. There was no reason for him to forget them so completely.

Fortunately, Kang quickly answered his questions:
"Strictly speaking, you are not from Earth at all. You traveled there as a soul, so your memories of Earth do not depend on how much you remembered at the time, but on how much Gong Mingzhen on Earth remembered."

"But strictly speaking, Gong Mingzhen is your own clone with serious soul problems. He only has one soul and three spirits. The things he is interested in and can remember are probably not what you want."

After hearing this, Gong Tianwu still felt a little confused, so Kang continued to explain:
"Let's put it this way. You can think of Gong Mingzhen as a peripheral computer with a very small hard drive. If you want to obtain detailed memories about the Earth, you must read from it. But if the computer is to run normally, it must be stuffed with an operating system and a series of necessary software, leaving very little space."

"So it's not impossible for you to obtain the valuable information on Earth, but Gong Mingzhen must remember it, and then you can read it from his sea of ​​consciousness."

Gong Tianwu felt like crying when he heard this, and he began to try to recall what Gong Mingzhen remembered.
Oh my god, a kid is shaking his elephant trunk proudly, is this Crayon Shin-chan?
Madam, you don't want your husband to be in trouble, do you? Oh, I downloaded this, but I haven't had time to read it yet. When did he find it? Hurry up and download the next one!
Finally, something serious. This is what he learned in the International Enlightenment School. He remembered this poem? Not applicable. This is the work of the strongest librarian. I can't use it as a stepping stone.

Oh, he was going to perform a show, so he remembered the background music?

Ah? There was a handsome man singing something in front of a vast palace. It seemed to be quite nice, but when I thought about it carefully, I couldn't remember anything at all.

Heck there are some incomplete melodies that sound messy.

Forget it, let it go for now.

After searching his mind, Gong Tianwu sighed regretfully, then put down his pen, stood up and shook his head.

The bookshop owner had seen a lot of things like this. Scholars are always weird, so he just smiled and put the things away.

Gong Tianwu then bought a wolf-hair brush and two pieces of white paper from Xuanzhou as a gift, and then left. Suddenly, he received a hint from Kang:
"Currently, an ordinary opportunity has been discovered. It takes 1 causal point to trigger this opportunity. This opportunity will disappear in three minutes. Please make a decision as soon as possible."

Gong Tianwu was stunned for a moment, then he looked at his only remaining causal point and decisively chose to consume it.

What a joke, there is no interest in just leaving the causal points there. Now he is worried about not having enough strength. If there is a chance to convert the causal points into strength, he must seize it in time.

After the causal points were consumed, Gong Tianwu noticed a red arrow appearing on his retina, directly indicating the direction in which he should go.

The village chief had some friendship with the owner of the study, and as he was old and a little tired, he stopped by to rest. Gong Tianwu said he wanted to go out for a walk, so the village chief asked his eldest son Shayang to go with him.

By this time, Gong Tianwu had already adapted to their presence, because he found that as long as he didn't get close to women, no matter what he did, the village chief and Shayang would not say a word.

After Gong Tianwu walked about 300 meters, he saw a few people arguing at a stall in the distance.

The stall owner was a white-haired old man, surrounded by three young men. The old man was trembling, and the goods he was selling were some second-hand goods:
A broken oil lamp, an iron pot that had been repaired three times, a large blue and white plate, and so on.

The three young men were shouting and cursing, while the old man, who was dressed simply and had tears in his eyes, grabbed the trouser leg of one of the young men, who was wearing a green robe, with his left hand to prevent him from leaving.

Judging from the current situation, any normal person would think that these young people are bullying others by taking advantage of their power, and that the old man is extremely pitiful.

But when Gong Tianwu got closer, he found the old man's words a little familiar:
If you don't help him, who will? He has a gambling son, a sick grandson, a disabled old woman, and a broken home.

Then I heard from the people around me what happened. It turned out that the old man's heirloom bottle was taken a fancy by the young man, who wanted to take it away for only ten cents. The old man refused, and the two sides accidentally broke the bottle during the struggle.

Isn't it obvious now that things have come to this? We should punish evil and promote good, uncover the old guy's true face, and clear the young man's name. What?
It turned out that at this time, Kang actually gave instructions:

"Help the old man."

Gong Tianwu was stunned:
"What's the matter? Are you going to force me to lower my intelligence?"

So Gong Tianwu could only follow the crowd and join the people around him in blaming the three young men.

In the end, although the three young men were so angry that their eyes were blazing, they could do nothing about the criticism from thousands of people and the one-sided public opinion around them. It was even more embarrassing to be surrounded and pointed at, so they could only admit their bad luck, pay the money and leave.

But in the end, the young man in the green robe glared at Gong Tianwu fiercely when he left, and even pointed at him, indicating that he would remember this grudge.

Gong Tianwu was completely focused on the old man at this moment, and he didn't notice the actions of the young man in green robe, which made the latter misunderstand more and more, and he became even more furious. Now that the matter was resolved, the old man trembled and thanked the people around him profusely, and the idle people gradually dispersed. The old man got up and left, and Gong Tianwu followed from a distance, and of course Sha Yang followed him.

Soon, the scammer walked into an empty alley, and a prompt suddenly appeared in front of Gong Tianwu:

"Hit him!"

This reminder came somewhat unexpectedly. Gong Tianwu sighed in his heart, thinking that I was a gangster in my previous life. I thought I could change my career to a romantic scholar this time, but in the end I still have to be a gangster. The world is clear, God, you are forcing a good woman into prostitution.

However, although he felt emotional in his heart, Gong Tianwu did not hesitate at all. He walked up and kicked him, but he found that this old man who was trying to scam him was actually quite capable. Not only was he very strong, but he was also very agile. How could he dare to fight back?
Fortunately, Shayang would not stand by and watch his young master get beaten, so he rushed up and punched him, making the old man wail in pain.

After being hit a few more times, Gong Tianwu discovered the flaw and walked up to him, grabbing his beard and hair and pulling them, but they fell off in clumps! It was clearly fake.

After the disguise was torn off, the old man's true appearance was revealed, and he turned into a middle-aged man in his forties. Perhaps he realized that he could not win and was being beaten unilaterally, so he could only beg for mercy without a word.

At this time, Sha Yang glanced at Gong Tianwu, probably asking him whether he wanted to stop questioning, but Gong Tianwu did not get the hint and just shook his head slightly, so Sha Yang continued to grab him and beat him hard.

The liar couldn't bear the pain, and after looking at Gong Tianwu for a few more times, he wailed:

"Master, Master!! You must have been called by the Wei family. You were able to find me even though I came here. You are so powerful. I, Qian Chuanzi, will admit that I am unlucky today."

"I sold the two things I took out of your Wei family. If you are willing to let me go, I will pay a hundred silver coins to redeem me."

After hearing this, Shayang couldn't help but look at Gong Tianwu again, but Gong Tianwu continued to have a blank expression.

Shayang then continued to beat up the guy named Qian Chuanzi.

After another three minutes of beating, Qian Chuanzi was bleeding from his mouth and nose. He was dying and finally begged in pain:

"Stop hitting me, stop hitting me. I only sold one of the items. I hid the other one. You can't get it even if you kill me."

As soon as he said this, Gong Tianwu finally saw movement in front of him, and a prompt appeared:

"Tell him that there are two cute boys in the east household of Xiaowangzhuang."

Gong Tianwu waved his hand, signaling Shayang to stop, then walked over and whispered in his ear:
"There are two very cute boys in the east household of Xiaowangzhuang."

Qian Chuanzi's whole body was shaken violently, and then he became extremely listless, and the spirit in his body disappeared. He laughed miserably and said:

"So... So you guys even found out this. I haven't seen them for two years! That's all."

Having said that, Qian Chuanzi wiped the blood off his face, then dejectedly led the two of them to walk to the side, and soon they came to a half-collapsed land temple. They could see a thatched hut temporarily built here, which should be the temporary residence built by Qian Chuanzi.

This guy pushed aside a few bricks next to him, then dug out a clay pot from the ground, took out a palm-sized black bowl-like object and a purse from it, pointed at it, and said dejectedly:

"It's all here."

Gong Tianwuqing knew that this was just an ordinary opportunity that he had exchanged for a cause and effect point, so he reached out to take the palm-sized black bowl-shaped object. As a result, he found that the thing was very heavy when he exerted force. It actually looked like it was made of metal, but for some reason, a familiar feeling came to his heart.

So Gong Tianwu put it in his arms, preparing to study it slowly later. He opened the purse next to him and found that it was jingling with silver treasures, at least twenty of them.

Gong Tianwu counted out fifteen of them, accepted them without hesitation, and then threw the purse back to the money-seller.

This was the aspect of him that was influenced by Tian Dachun's character. When Tian Dachun was hanging out in the gambling house in the west of the city, he found that the owner of the gambling house was very kind to the gamblers who had lost all their money. Not only would he provide them with a meal with wine and meat, but he would also give them some money for travel expenses when they went out.

The amount of money varies from person to person, and it is probably about one-tenth of the money the gambler lost today.

Tian Dachun was a little puzzled, but one day he heard his boss chatting with someone and he said that one should not be too extreme in everything, otherwise fate will end early, and one must leave a way out so that they can meet again in the future. Only then did he understand the purpose of his boss's behavior.

At first Tian Dachun didn't take it seriously, but later on, the most popular Liu's gambling house in the city was too ruthless and forced three people to death. The gambling house owner Liu Laoer finally fled in a hurry and became a wanted criminal. Only then did Tian Dachun realize that his boss's words were good advice.

After Qian Chuanzi got back a small amount of the property, his face was full of disbelief. When he was about to say something, he found that Gong Tianwu had already walked away.

***
Before returning to the inn, Gong Tianwu counted out five silver treasures and gave them to Shayang, saying that the emperor would not send out hungry soldiers.

Shayang waved his hands repeatedly to indicate that he refused. Gong Tianwu thought about it and bought him a silver hairpin for women from the shop next door, and asked for a jade locket for a baby. Then he stuffed it into Shayang's pocket and said that he should at least bring something back for his family. This time Shayang was very happy to accept it.

After returning to the room, Gong Tianwu began to study this new thing carefully. There was a thick layer of grease and dust on it, and he smelled the scent of lights and candles. So he fetched water and rubbed it with wood ash to wash it clean. He found that it was a unique ritual implement that looked like a bowl or a pan. Its material was very special, and it felt like jade, but it made a metallic clanging sound when tapped lightly.

There were many small characters densely packed around the magic weapon, which looked like Sanskrit. There were also four words "Zanmarajiva" on the bottom of the plate. After thinking hard for a while, Gong Tianwu remembered that this thing should be a special magic weapon of Buddhism called Mingpan. It was a pity that there were two deep cracks on its surface.

When Buddhists hold large-scale ceremonies like the "Yulanpen Festival", they hold very grand ceremonies and use a large number of special instruments:
For example, blowing the Dharma conch shell, beating the Dharma drum, and lighting the Dharma torch.

Then the sound of gongs, drums, and bells will begin.

But more importantly, the following instructions appear on the retina:

The final cry:

Description: This item is one of the Xuan-level mid-grade treasures "Seven Hells Pan", and it is already in a semi-damaged state, so the number of times it can be used is quite limited, but it can have an additional bonus to the special effects of the music played.

Grade: Xuan-level middle grade. (Note: Treasures in the human world are divided into four grades: heaven, earth, Xuan, and yellow. Each grade is divided into three grades: upper, middle, and lower. There are also immortal artifacts and divine artifacts. The latter two are extremely rare.)
Buddha nature: Carrying this item for a long time (three years or more) will infect you with Buddha nature, making it easier for you to gain the favor of people in the Buddhist community.

Dongxie: Carrying it has a certain chance of being able to directly see through the illusions of evil spirits and ghosts.

Remaining number of uses: 7 (normal playing will not consume the number of uses, only when the True Feather Heart Technique is used while striking this pan will it be consumed)
After stroking and playing with this thing for a while, Gong Tianwu felt that it was very smooth and skillful, as if he had played with it for many years. Then he couldn't help but subconsciously flicked its edge with his fingers, and immediately found that the sound was very pleasant.

For a moment, Gong Tianwu was excited, and he kept tapping with his fingers, and actually played out a song of "Youlan Cao" on it intermittently.

Youlan Cao was originally a piano piece, but it is the simplest one at the entry level.

When scholars learn the "music art" of the Six Arts of a Gentleman, Wind in the Pines and Youlan Cao are the must-learn pieces. The score of Youlan Cao can be found in the memory of Xie Zhengwu, who was possessed by Gong Tianwu.

However, Gong Tianwu was able to play the "Youlan Cao" on the Mingpan in such a short time, which was undoubtedly due to the talent "Boya Juexian" he drew this time.

Gong Tianwu was of course very excited to have suddenly obtained a treasure. At this moment, he suddenly felt that there seemed to be something outside the window?
He immediately turned his head to look over, only to find that the window was shaking slightly. Gong Tianwu walked over with some surprise, and then he smelled a scent of powder. Then he found a finger-sized purple fruit left on the window frame. It looked somewhat like a grape, felt like a plum, and smelled quite fragrant. It seemed that his mind became clearer.

However, this thing seemed to be stained with some translucent silk, somewhat similar to spider silk. Gong Tianwu picked it up and smelled it, then wiped it on his sleeve and ate it in one gulp.

Suddenly, he got Kang's hint:
"You ate a 15-year-old green plum. Your energy limit is +30, and your energy recovery speed is increased by % within two days."

When such a good thing happened suddenly, an image flashed through Gong Tianwu’s mind, so he shouted “thank you” towards the window.

Then he continued to play and practice Mingpan, and ended up exhausting his energy so much that Gong Tianwu fell asleep without even taking off his clothes.

As a result, they slept until noon. Everyone in the caravan became extremely impatient and had to set off in a hurry.

On the road, you can see that Gong Tianwu is in a very bad condition. His eyes are dark and blue, and he keeps yawning. It looks like he has indulged in excessive sexual activities.

After seeing this, the village chief called his son Shayang over and scolded him:
When asked why he was lazy and let the bitch in at night, the people of Shayang were honest to begin with, and for a moment he felt speechless and very aggrieved.

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