The author of the book "The Book of the Dead"

Chapter 6: The noble families, the bamboo gates and the red gates

True Qi is also called True Qi.

Qi is the spiritual energy (essence) of heaven and earth.

There are many types of aura, including fire aura, wood aura, mountain ghost aura, sea-suppressing aura, and aura of various attributes.

The ball of light spit out by the spiritual silkworm can be regarded as a kind of life essence. When the essence is combined with the soul, it can become true qi.

In about a month, the internal force can be transformed into a wisp of true qi.

Of course, one month's internal strength does not mean that one must practice for a month. According to one's current practice speed, one month's internal strength can be generated in about five days.

When Liang Yue woke up, the world he saw for the first time seemed much clearer.

My previously slightly myopic eyes returned to normal and my nose is no longer blocked.

"Internal strength is the main thing, and true energy is the auxiliary."

The amount of true Qi is still too small, and there is still a lot of room for improvement in internal strength. If one becomes a top-grade master, more than thirty years of internal strength can be converted into more true Qi.

Liang Yue thought so.

But next you can study spells.

On the other side, Zhu Yingtai stared blankly at Liang Yue, who was steaming all over.

"Brother Liang, have you become an immortal?"

"This is sweat." Liang Yue went back to the room, took a towel, and found a basin of water to wipe his body.

Zhu Yingtai looked at the basin and was about to say that she had taken a bath before, but when she thought about her head, she had to swallow the words that were on the tip of her tongue.

"Brother Liang, you still have three months to graduate, what are you going to do?"

"I don't know. Let's take it one step at a time." Liang Yue recalled the content of the Bird's Escape Magic Spell.

After the Qushui Liushang Banquet, it would be great if I could be relieved of my job.

Dongshan.

There were more than ten servants and eight maids, playing the guitar by the river and burning incense in the bamboo stream.

In the Songhe Pavilion, the headmaster Lu Qianzhi was drinking with a scholar in white. The scholar looked old, his collar was casually open, his beard was stained with wine, he was sleepy and extremely unrestrained.

This is Ma Dao, the governor of Kuaiji.

"Xie Anshi won a great victory in the north and is now in the limelight. You should arrange for Junwen to attend the banquet and it would be best if he prepares some poems. If he becomes famous because of this, I will guarantee you a fortune."

The headmaster was stunned for a moment. He could not bring many people with him, including his son, Shi Jiazi, and Liang Yue, the son of Liang Heng, his savior when he was young.

It would be better to... sacrifice Liang Yue. After all, he is a child of a poor family and may not succeed even if given the opportunity.

So the headmaster agreed.

……

On a day off, before going out.

My grandmother was leaning against the door and window, her eyesight blurry.

"Yue'er, is there a banquet in a few days?"

"Yes, Grandmother."

"Perform well and bring honor to the Liang family."

……

Beside the academy is a dense pine forest.

Liang Yue was wearing a long gown and standing facing the wind.

Whizzing……

The bushes moved, and a wild boar with mud armor and fangs jumped out.

The wild boar weighed about two hundred pounds, with bloodshot eyes. The moment it saw the man, it roared and ran towards him.

Liang Yue didn't move a muscle, actually he wasn't very confident inside, even though he had succeeded once before.

He made hand gestures with his right hand and chanted a spell quickly.

"Zugen Heluo, Qimen Dunjia, Miyan Barrier Method, command!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a trace of true energy was consumed.

A green light that did not belong to this era appeared out of nowhere on his chest.

The green light covered an area of ten feet around him like an oil lamp.

The wild boar suddenly stopped charging and looked around in confusion, even though it was there just now.

The wild boar fell into an illusion and left without noticing Liang Yue.

After the wild boar left, the green light lasted for a moment and then disappeared.

This is one of the four magic methods of the illusion of geese and birds escaping. When practiced to a high level, it can change people's cognition and create various illusions.

This is the method Liang Yue feels is more suitable for practice. No matter when, the skill of escape is something that must be learned.

As it was getting dark, I turned around and walked through the bushes back to the academy.

The footsteps were light, the dew on the clothes was fluttering, the bushes were rustling, and unknown birds and animals were flying by.

Liang Yue was filled with endless joy.

Five strands of true qi, five spells. From now on, spells will be the trump card, and no master can withstand the blow beyond cognition.

Five strands of true qi are not the end. After the true qi is born, it can be circulated around the body to feed back to the soul, making the soul strong and expanding the meridians.

All in all, my research direction is correct.

This is not the end, this is the starting point of being the only one in the world.

When we returned to the academy, other students said that the dean had summoned us.

"Principal." Liang Yue bowed.

"Liang Yue, you can't go to this banquet. Xie Anshi has returned home and the scale of the banquet has been expanded. Therefore... commoners are not allowed to attend." The headmaster looked apologetic.

"It doesn't matter."

Liang Yue felt helpless. He deeply realized that the gap between poor families and rich families was like they were not even of the same species.

Even though I have a good relationship with the students around me, that is just superficial greetings; two years ago, I saw with my own eyes that they threw away the teacups and mats I had used, so I no longer have a close relationship with them.

After three years of waiting, and three months before graduation, this opportunity finally disappeared with ease.

Well, if this opportunity doesn’t come, there are still other opportunities.

Before, I had no money and no ability, and I was not sure if I could live past 80. Now that I have hope on the path of cultivation, I am not too eager for fame, wealth and power.

Watching Liang Yue's back as he left, the headmaster felt a sense of loss in his heart; after that, he left, and three months later, the two sides had no more contact.

In the following days, Liang Yue was no longer as enthusiastic about studying as before, but instead buried himself in studying scriptures and delving into metaphysics and Taoism.

Everyone thought he had lost his opportunity and became discouraged.

"Why do the common people keep coming up to me about this romantic affair? You are now awake, aren't you?"

Zhu Yingtai couldn't understand why the talented Liang Yue was not valued, while the frivolous playboy was promoted rapidly.

why?
a few days later.

There was a public kitchen in the cafeteria and everyone was talking about it.

"You didn't see the Qushui Liushang banquet this time. Most of the high-ranking talents in Jiangzuo came. Kuaiji was in the limelight. Xie Anshi praised some of the scholars highly. Gossipers called them the Seven Heroes of Jiangzuo."

Everyone discussed their poems.

"Ma Junwen composed a poem titled "Asking for the Way", saying: "I have trained myself to be like a crane, and under a thousand pine trees I have two boxes of scriptures..."

Zhu Yingtai was struck by lightning when she heard this.

"Have you finished eating? Go back?"

Liang Yue smiled helplessly and understood what was going on.

After returning, Zhu Yingtai was in a daze.

The headmaster dismissed Liang Yue, and then that Ma something recited a poem, and combined with the content of the poem that he and the headmaster's wife inadvertently said that day.

How can you not understand what is happening?
Under the dim oil lamp, Liang Yue lowered his head to read a book, studying the final method of locking (immobilization).

The strange gates of bird escape: lock and moor, lose geese, bird steps, summon birds.

Suddenly, a figure blocked the candlelight. Liang Yue looked up and saw Yingtai gritting her teeth, her nose slightly red, and tears as big as beans falling down.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to."

"Who asked you?" Liang Yue didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"No, I want to settle accounts with the headmaster!" Zhu Yingtai turned around and was about to leave, but Liang Yue grabbed her wrist.

"Come back! Don't bother about this anymore! Don't mention it!"

Over the past three years, the headmaster has taken good care of me. I don’t know why he did so. In a word, all his kindness in supporting me has been written off.

He didn't pursue the matter and just regarded it as a reward for the free food and drink he had received over the years.

Liang Yue persuaded her for a long time before the girl calmed down.

"I won't live in their house anymore."

"Where do you stay during your vacation?"

"Live in your house!" Zhu Yingtai said firmly.

"My home? My home is shabby and I don't have any servants. You are not allowed to bring servants. Can you cook? You can't ask your grandmother to cook for you?" Liang Yue refused again and again. That would be so inconvenient.

The little girl Liu Jue was already noisy enough, and now with the coming of an older girl, her grandmother must be annoyed to death.

"It's okay if you don't have servants. Just ask grandma to cook an extra meal."

"No, the red gate is the red gate, and the bamboo gate is the bamboo gate. Go back to your red gate."

"I have 20 strings of private money a month. Brother Liang doesn't need to copy books anymore. I don't have a big appetite..."

"make a deal!"

(End of this chapter)