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Chapter 15: Strange Arts
"Miss Fan, are you okay?" the maid said in panic, "You look so pale, are your injuries getting worse? I... I'll go get someone..."

Fan Caiyi waved her hands, her chest heaving, and she took several deep breaths before she calmed down. She smiled calmly and said, "I'm fine. I guess I caught a cold. Just help me get back to bed and rest."

"Okay." The maid did as she was told. She helped her onto the bed, put a pillow under her, covered her with a quilt, and put a piece of clothing on her. Then she quickly closed the window and poured her a glass of water.

"Okay, thank you. You can go and have a rest." Fan Caiyi smiled and said to the maid who was specially sent by the Yue family to take care of her.

"Then Miss Fan, if you have any instructions, please call me. My master specifically told me to take good care of you," the maid said attentively, "I'm in the outer room."

Fan Caiyi nodded, watched the maid go out and lower the curtain, and the smile on her face slowly disappeared.

"How is this possible?" she murmured. "It was only a few hours... But it is certain that someone succeeded in fusing the Dao Seed. That direction is Su Family Castle, who else could it be except him?"

At this moment, countless thoughts flashed through Fan Caiyi's mind, and many details that had been ignored before reappeared before his eyes.

Gradually, Fan Caiyi's pupils dilated, and his bewildered eyes gradually regained clarity, with a cold light flashing.

"Nerd...what a nerd!"

"No wonder when I got on the carriage, this guy stuck his butt out, lifted a corner of the curtain, and peeked out furtively!"

"No wonder a well-known nerd could escape my magic. He was even able to stab Tu Sen's weak spot with a sword in that situation! If he is not well-educated, how can he have such ability?"

"I should have noticed it earlier! The grandson of the old fox must be the little fox!"

"I hate this guy. I don't know what kind of evil taste he has. He pretends to be a nerd all the time. The Tao Seed I obtained with so much difficulty was used as a wedding dress by this hypocrite, and he even found out about it..."

The more Fan Caiyi thought about it, the more he understood. His fingers couldn't help but tighten their grip on the quilt, and he said to himself angrily, "Old fox. Is this the grandson you said was gentle, honest, simple-minded, and innocent?!"

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The sky gradually brightened with the sound of roosters crowing.

Sujiapu has awakened. People are leaving their homes and starting a new day of busyness.

There were farmers rolling up their trousers and carrying hoes to work in the fields. There were shop assistants carrying bags of goods, preparing to go to the market town to open shops and do business. There were woodcutters sharpening their axes and inviting others to go out of the city to chop wood and make charcoal.

Smoke from cooking fires swirled above the mud houses, and more women went to the river to wash clothes. The sound of gossip, scolding, laughter, shouting, and fighting was endless.

The small earthen fort suddenly became very hot.

When the laziest woman in the fort was already washing clothes by the river with a weak look on her face, under the disdainful and jealous eyes of the other women, Su Daoshan finally got up.

He was still a little dizzy and stood there like a puppet, being manipulated by Pingting and Huamei.

After putting on his clothes, shoes and socks, combing his hair and washing his face, Su Daoshan was brushing his teeth in the courtyard when the sunlight was already pouring in.

"There's something wrong with you!"

In the west wing, Huamei's deliberately lowered voice came, and Su Daoshan's ears pricked up.

"What!" Pingting's voice sounded as if she was playing dumb.

"Humph, don't think I can't see it. You had a cold face yesterday, but just now when you were dressing the young master, you were so tender!" Huamei said unhappily, "There must be something, tell me!"

"How can there be..."

"Did the young master pull you to bed last night?"

"You're going to die," Pingting said, embarrassed and angry, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"You said no, but you're blushing..." Huamei hadn't finished her words when she cried out, and it was obvious that Pingting had started the fight. They started to fight. Pingting was the first to start the fight, but Huamei pressed her down on the bed and ravaged her. She was out of breath, crying and laughing, and begging for mercy.

Finally, Pingting couldn't help but secretly told Huamei what happened last night. Huamei was very surprised and laughed.

"Although the young master is a little square, he is a man after all, not carved from wood..." Huamei whispered in Pingting's ear. As she spoke, her voice became strange, "You said the young master hit you here..."

Immediately there was a snapping sound and Pingting's scream.

Su Daoshan stood by the sink brushing his teeth, feeling the fresh air in this beautiful morning, and found that his senses were becoming more acute.

As long as he concentrated a little, his internal energy would flow naturally. Not only could he hear Pingting and Huamei's whispers clearly, but even their movements seemed to be transformed from subtle sounds into pictures.

How Huamei tickled Pingting, how she pinned her down and spanked her. How Pingting rolled over on the bed, kicking her hands and feet in retaliation...

As for the surroundings, whether it was the gentle swaying of leaves in the sun, the chirping of birds on branches, or the sounds of insects crawling, they were all clearly visible. Looking into the distance, the vision was as if it had been enhanced tenfold.

This is the special ability that comes from fusing with the Tao Seed and becoming an extraordinary warrior.

"Different extraordinary warriors have different exclusive characteristics. The characteristics of scholars of literature and Taoism are that their minds are clearer, their memories are stronger, and their eyesight is better. Not only can they see farther and more clearly, but they can also dispel fog and darkness to a certain extent, and are more adaptable to dark combat environments."

Su Daoshan pondered in his mind.

"Having a clear mind means that you can make wiser judgments during a battle and come up with the most appropriate strategy more quickly. To put it bluntly, even if you're fighting a battle of wits, you'll have one more trick up your sleeve."

"Having enhanced vision can, on the positive side, reduce the risk of being attacked by sneak attacks in the dark and fog. But on the other hand, doesn't this mean that this type of environment is my area of ​​advantage?"

"To use the game terminology, this is completely a racial talent." The more Su Daoshan thought about it, the happier he felt. He spat out the tooth powder foam made of mint, pollen and green salt in his mouth and rinsed his mouth with clean water.

At this time, Pingting, with a red face, and Huamei, with a look of contempt and a half-smile, also came out. When Huamei took the prepared training clothes and asked him to put them on, she looked at him with a strange look.

"Why are you looking at me?" Su Daoshan frowned and looked at her from below her waist. Huamei's face turned red, she spat silently, and turned to make some tea.

Pingting was busy making the bed, Chunyuan was busy sweeping the floor, and Su Daoshan turned his head to see that Sister Xing'er's room was still quiet, obviously she was still sleeping.

This lazy woman!
Su Daoshan sat down on a chair in the courtyard under the scattered sunlight, took a sip of tea, half-closed his eyes and continued to think about the changes that had taken place in himself after he had merged with the Dao Seed.

In addition to the exclusive characteristics of a scholar of literature and Taoism, Su Daoshan also acquired three naturally generated unique skills.

The first skill is [Reading].

Performing this skill can further enhance one's comprehension and understanding within a certain period of time. Not only can one master the key points of martial arts more quickly, but also make one's eyes sharper and can also be used to identify traps and interpret some detailed traces.

"This is equivalent to an enhanced active skill of the literary root characteristics. However, reading requires extremely high mental strength, cannot be used frequently, and the skill activation time is also limited." Su Daoshan thought.

The second special skill is [asking questions].

This is a spiritual attack technique. The reader can ask a question to the target of his choice just like in class.

Once the questioning technique is activated, the question will be implanted in the opponent's mind, forcibly occupying most of his mind. And it will happen without his knowledge and without any trace. If it is not answered, the question will become more and more entangled in his mind, causing great disturbance to him.

Over time, the other party will become irritated and confused. In extreme cases, they may even become insane!
"Hiss, isn't this the human brain version of a virus attack?"

"Tsk tsk, that's why scholars take many detours. Even their supernatural powers follow this kind of tricky route."

Su Daoshan admired it and soon discovered other benefits of this strange skill.

(End of this chapter)