A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 59 Broken Blade Broadsword
Duan Rong sat there, not caring about Zhu Xiaoqi's attitude at all. It was rare for him to sit so close to Xiao Baiqiao, so how could he bear to look away?

"I am really flattered that the Second Miss asked me to paint for her!" Duan Rong smiled and said, "I will go back to the dormitory later and get the painting tools and dyes!"

"I have these things here too!" Xiao Baiyue said with a smile, and suddenly stood up and said, "Brother Duan, take a look and see if they are suitable for use?"

Xiao Baijiao stood up and took out a paintbrush, cinnabar and other items from the cabinet beside the wall. He placed them on the table one by one and said, "I used them to draw embroidery patterns myself. I thought that you should be able to do the same with painting, brother!"

Duan Rong saw that all the necessary items were there, so he smiled and said, "Of course!"

Xiao Baijiao sat down by the window. Duan Rong sat on the table, holding down a corner of the rice paper with a paperweight. He stared at Xiao Baijiao and thought about the composition of the painting...

Duan Rong painted this picture very slowly, and it took him nearly half an hour.

It wasn't just because he was attracted by Xiao Baiqiao's beauty that he took the opportunity to spy on her!

Instead, he poured all his skills and concentration into this painting, striving to reach the highest level he could at this stage!

What he painted might not be the real Xiao Baiyu, but it was Xiao Baiyu!
That was Xiao Baiqiao deep in his heart!

It was like a ball of light and shadow!
But it is not a simple false illusion, but a beautiful fantasy projected from the depths of his heart!
It contains Duan Rong, a virgin in two lifetimes, and his hope and desire for beauty!
Just like Apollo, the sun god, radiating the brilliance of strength and beauty!

When Duan Rong finished painting, Zhu Xiaoqi just lifted the curtain and walked in. The buns had been wrapped and put in the steamer.

She was busy for half an hour, chopping the stuffing and wrapping it.

At the moment, I had nothing to do, so I came over to see Duan Rong's paintings to see how they were.

Are they really as outrageous as the rumors Zhao Mu told?

Xiao Baijiao stood by the window holding the painting, and looked at the painting together with Zhu Xiaoqi.

Xiao Baiqiao's eyebrows were full of smiles...

But Zhu Xiaoqi had a look of surprise on his face. His pair of small black eyes opened wide, and his lychee-red mouth opened into an O shape for a moment!

When the sun shines from this angle, Duan Rong can just see a layer of fine, light, transparent hair on Zhu Xiaoqi's face...

"Brother Duan, you have painted me as a fairy from the mortal world! Although this painting is beautiful, it has lost its true meaning!"

"In my heart, Miss Xiao is a goddess who has descended to earth! This painting has not lost its true meaning, but it is in line with the true meaning in my heart!" Duan Rong looked at Xiao Baijiao and said very seriously.

But the meaning of Duan Rong's words already had a hint of confession.

When Xiao Baiqiao heard this, her expression changed slightly, but she found that Duan Rong's attitude was dignified, there was no frivolous meaning in his words, and his eyes were shining with a clean light.

Although Duan Rong was not good-looking, Xiao Baiqiao was slightly distracted at this moment...

Xiao Baijiao didn't know how to respond to Duan Rong's words for a moment. He felt a little embarrassed, so he lowered his head and continued to look at the painting...

Xiao Baiqiao and Zhu Xiaoqi were looking at the paintings and whispering something to each other!
Duan Rong was painting, sitting for nearly half an hour, when he felt his legs getting stiff, so he stood up and wanted to stretch his arms and legs!
As soon as Duan Rong stood up, he saw a knife rest made of cast iron on a mahogany carved table against the wall on the right side of the entrance to the boudoir. On the knife rest was a broken knife!

The broken sword had a blade as wide as a human face, and the blade and back were almost the same length. The handle had no decoration and had been rubbed for a long time, giving it a faint metallic sheen.

When Duan Rong saw the knife, he was slightly stunned.

This knife, placed there, actually has a kind of majestic feeling, like a statue of a god looking down on all living beings!

Duan Rong took a few steps forward and looked carefully at the broken knife...

The blade of the knife seemed to have been cut in half by some weapon, and the broken surface was as bright as a mirror!

"What kind of person is he? To be able to cut a knife like this?" Duan Rong was shocked when he saw the broken part.

"This knife..." Duan Rong stood in front of the broken knife and was about to ask Xiao Baiqiao a question, but Xiao Baiqiao had already raised her head. She had actually been paying attention to Duan Rong. When she saw Duan Rong asking about the knife, she said, "This knife was my father's old weapon. He said that this knife was full of human blood and had evil spirits, and could suppress evil!"

Xiao Baiqiao said as he walked over. "Put it in my room, it will keep me safe!"

Duan Rong's breath stagnated slightly. Just from this point, it can be seen how much Xiao Zongting cares about Xiao Baiqiao!
"Can I touch this knife?" Duan Rong looked at Xiao Baijiao and said with a trembling voice.

Duan Rong's eyes were as bright as lacquer, and Xiao Baiqiao actually felt that there was some connection between their thoughts.

"Sure, Dad never said you can't touch it."

Xiao Baiqiao smiled, which was very beautiful.

Duan Rong also smiled slightly and reached out to grasp the hilt of the knife.

The handle of the knife had no decoration and was as cold as holding an icicle in winter.

"Read the spirit of the device." Duan Rong said silently in his heart.

Object: Broken blade broadsword (damaged)
Spirit Level: Level 5

Devouring requirements: Host's mental strength level 5 (not met)
Devouring effect: Five Tigers and Sheep Swords Perfection (Incomplete), Cloud Snake Steps Great Completion (Incomplete), Soul-Breaking Thirteen Styles Mastery (Incomplete)

Just as Duan Rong expected, because the knife was almost cut in half, all the devouring effects were incomplete!
The devouring effect is incomplete because the weapon spirit itself is incomplete!

The damage to this knife might be related to the fact that Xiao Zongting's martial arts were abolished!

It was in that battle that the sword was broken and the other person was seriously injured. Although he barely survived, he lost all his martial arts skills!

Xiao Zongting's lame leg and the broken sword both indicate how brutal that battle was!

However, even though the three martial arts were all incomplete, the weapon spirit was still at level 5. This alone was enough to show how powerful Xiao Zongting was in his prime!
After working as an apprentice escort for more than a month, Duan Rong gradually learned that Xiao Zongting, in his prime, was also at the second level of the True Qi Realm!
Among these three martial arts, the Cloud Snake Step should be a light skill.

The Five Tigers and Sheep Swords are undoubtedly Hinayana martial arts.

Then the remaining one, Thirteen Soul-Severing Styles, must be an intermediate level martial art!
Martial arts are generally divided into Hinayana, Mahayana and Hinayana!

They correspond to the Inner Breath Realm, True Qi Realm and Yuan Qi Realm respectively!

"Cheng" means car, including Hinayana, Mahayana and Vajrayana. The carrying capacity of the car is used to analogy the size of martial arts in different realms!

The inner breath state, true qi state, and primordial energy state are like a new level with each step!

Above these three realms is the Cyclone Realm. The martial arts at this stage are called unique skills, which is the pinnacle of martial arts!

And above the Cyclone Realm, there are the Cave Nether Realm, the Nascent Soul Realm, and the Original God Realm, three mysterious and unfathomable realms!

But these three realms are no longer within the scope of martial arts, and cannot be glimpsed by ordinary people!
Therefore, the late stage of the cyclone realm is also called the barrier between man and heaven. Only by breaking through this barrier can one see the many wonders of the great way of heaven and earth and advance to three unfathomable realms!
Then he is not a warrior, but a celestial being!
Duan Rong was lost in thought when Zhu Xiaoqi's sharp voice suddenly rang out in the room. "Silly boy, draw a picture for me too!"

When Zhu Xiaoqi saw that Xiao Baiqiao's painting was so good, although she didn't like these books and paintings, what girl didn't love beauty?
Upon hearing this, Xiao Baiqiao turned her head and looked at Zhu Xiaoqi with a slightly reproachful look, as if blaming her for interrupting her conversation with Duan Rong.

But Duan Rong turned his head and said with a smile: "Of course you can!"

"You want ten taels of silver for a painting. I'm just a girl. I don't have that much money to give you!"

After hearing this, Xiao Baiqiao smiled slightly and rolled her eyes at Zhu Xiaoqi. She knew that Zhu Xiaoqi was rich, and a lot of it.

She was reluctant to spend it, probably because she wanted to keep it as a dowry for herself.

Zhu Xiaoqi looked at the smiling Xiao Baiqiao and knew that she was making fun of her in her heart, so she pouted at her and winked at her, signaling her not to expose her in front of Duan Rong.

(End of this chapter)