Mang Shusheng's Ink Painting Practice

Chapter 136 Killing the chicken to scare the monkey

Zhao Yifu really drew his sword.

Once you've determined that they're enemies, there's no need to talk any further.

The sword was unsheathed and swung out with lightning speed. The sword, beyond the range of human vision, carried the divine sword intent he had recently mastered, and it pierced through Ku Yu's Qi defense with overwhelming force...

As for magic weapon defense?

Sorry, maybe there was, but I didn’t even have time to react before Zhao Yifu slashed me with his sword.

"sulfuric acid!"

The sword is sheathed.

Cheng Zhizhou blinked in surprise.

Ku Yu looked at Zhao Yi Fu in disbelief, and then a red line appeared on his neck.

He also noticed something and lowered his head to take a look.

But as soon as he lowered his head, it fell off!
The head rolled to the ground, revealing an extremely smooth cut surface at the neck of the red-robed body. Only then did his blood begin to gush out from the cut surface.

Well, Cheng Zhizhou was sprayed all over his body and face.

He was stunned, petrified with fear.

He had thought about everything that would happen when he came to see Zhao Yifu, but he had never expected this scene.

Zhao Yi Fu drew his sword and beheaded his respected master in front of him!

This quick and decisive action caught him off guard and gave rise to a great sense of terror.

The reason why he was so confident in dealing with Zhao Yifu and could suppress him without hesitation was entirely because of his high official position and his dominance in the official system.

But now he found that Zhao Yifu didn't need to care about the power he had, because this young scholar who had passed the imperial examination had the ability to overturn the table and break the system at any time!
"Protect your lord!"

Someone nearby shouted, and immediately officers rushed in.

And then it gets bad.

To Wu Zhong, this noise sounded like his young master was "smashing a cup as a signal".

He shouted directly: "The dog official is going to harm the young master, kill the dog official to protect the young master!"

Then, the gentry, who had been quiet all afternoon, suddenly became excited and shouted in unison: "Kill the dog official, kill the dog official, kill the dog official!"

At the same time, they approached Shili Pavilion.

Li Liang, who was caught up in it, felt really disappointed.

He never thought that he would encounter such a situation and be forced to rebel.

Sure enough, Cheng Zhizhou's face turned ashen and he was trembling with fear.

He looked at Zhao Yifu and stammered, "Are you going to rebel?"

Zhao Yifu shouted first: "Calm down!"

The calm voice permeated the entire venue, immediately quieting the noisy crowd.

Then he asked, "Master Cheng, do you want me to rebel?"

Cheng Zhizhou swallowed hard.

The yamen runners around him all showed expressions of horror.

They can stand here without fear because they believe they are protected by the laws of the court.

But now they have encountered a ruthless person who can easily say the word "rebellion", and they are afraid.

Because if Zhao Yifu really rebelled, they would all die here immediately.

Cheng Zhizhou obviously also understood this point, and he should be thankful that people who can reach the position of fifth-rank magistrate will not have such a stubborn mindset.

Cheng Zhizhou immediately understood the problem he was facing and said quickly, "You are a pillar of the country. How can you give up on yourself because of a small misunderstanding?"

Zhao Yifu laughed out loud when he heard this: "Yes, this is a misunderstanding."

Li Liang quickly tried to reassure everyone, saying, "It's a misunderstanding. The county magistrate and the prefect have both said it's a misunderstanding. Please don't act rashly, please don't act rashly!"

He now felt that he was really talking nonsense. He had actually thought that Zhao Yifu was still calm because he was a graduate of the imperial examination.

What's the point of being calm? You're not even as good as Wu Zhong!
Wu Zhong was at least prepared to deal with it on the surface and then assassinate Cheng Zhizhou in secret.

But this Zhao Yifu actually killed people in public without any scruples!

This is not a easy thing to do.

At this time, everyone realized who Zhao Yifu had just killed.

Then he couldn't help but look at the corpse...

As a result, something happened that made them gasp.

The headless corpse was lying on the ground and its limbs were still waving wildly!
It's just that it has no head and no sense of balance, so it can't get up.

Look over there...

It was actually rolling on the ground, trying to roll back to its body!
Feeling the gazes of the crowd, the head actually spoke out: "Help me put my head back in place. The Buddha of the Wheel of Dharma will protect you."

Where has the average person ever seen this?

Being beheaded but not dying is something that only happens in legends.

Zhao Yifu didn't care about this. He just walked over, bent down and picked up the head with one hand.

He held it up in front of him and asked, "Where did that bamboo come from?"

The head suddenly stopped talking.

Zhao Yifu paused and asked again, "Where is Taoist Bai Na? What did you do to him?"

The head still doesn't speak.

Zhao Yifu shook his head, and suddenly the five fingers of his right hand, which was holding his head, exerted force.

How terrifying is his finger strength?
At this time, he used his five fingers to dig into the skull!

Judging from the situation, it seems that the top of the head is about to be opened.

"what……"

The head screamed in pain, but the sound soon died down.

Because Zhao Yifu had crushed the head with one hand!

Then the restless body stopped moving, and it looked like it was completely dead.

“Swish~”

Suddenly there was a sound of running water.

Zhao Yifu turned his head and saw that it was Cheng Zhizhou who had urinated right next to him.

This Cheng Zhizhou is also pitiful. Because he was covered in blood before because he was close to the enemy, and now his head and face are splashed with brain matter...tsk tsk.

"Ugh~"

He couldn't help but vomit and almost vomited out bile. He guessed that this would be a shadow in his life.

Zhao Yifu shook his hands, and there was no stain on his body. Zhao Yifu threw the sword back to Wu Zhong, then bent down and picked up the emerald green bamboo stick.

With a sigh, he suddenly felt that there was no need to find a sword. He could use this bamboo stick instead of a sword and go to meet the man-eating Lunzang Temple!
"The evil spirits of Lunzang Temple have caused great harm to people. I will personally go to Prison Cell Mountain and exterminate them."

As for whether he can do this?
He must have lacked confidence before, and he would have called his elders to ask for their opinions.

But now he is very confident, because he fully understands how big the difference is between the state before and after forming the elixir.

Forming the elixir is truly a watershed on the path of cultivation.

Refining essence into qi is still within the realm of mortals, but refining qi into spirit after forming the elixir is an extraordinary realm.

When the extraordinary faces the mortal, the chances of winning are self-evident.

So there are no Jindan or even Yangshen cultivators in Prison Cell Mountain?

After Zhao Yifu had more contact with the headmaster and Teacher Zhou, especially after he came into contact with the Pure Yang True Fire, he understood that a cultivator who could cultivate to the level of Yang God would be a person worthy of respect no matter what.

Even the Golden Core Realm...

What he cultivated was the golden elixir with perfect merit, which was the result of achieving a perfect closed loop in the three aspects of body, cultivation and spirit.

On the other hand, he realized that if he had not inherited the perfect inheritance from Grandmaster Chunyang, he would never have been able to realize this perfection so quickly by himself.

In addition, when he was interacting with Taoist Bai Na, he learned about the situation of some cultivators in the world, and he knew that for the vast majority of small and medium-sized sects in the world, a Jindan cultivator was extremely precious. Even the leaders of many small and medium-sized sects might not have reached the true Jindan realm.

It is unbelievable in the eyes of most sects that the leader of a sect like Danqing Sect is directly a Yang God.

In other words, although Zhao Yifu had a difficult start, he eventually started from a high platform.

He put the bamboo cane into his sleeve, then with his hands behind his back, he calmly looked at the vomiting and urinating Cheng Zhizhou and said, "Sir Cheng, today I killed a barbarian who was trying to assassinate an imperial official. I am sorry to have frightened you, Sir Cheng."

After hearing this, Cheng Zhizhou felt mixed emotions and finally came to his senses. When Zhao Yifu asked him about the origins of the monk Ku Yu in front of him, he probably had the intention to kill him.

Did they kill the monks? This is killing the chicken to scare the monkeys!
He wiped his mouth with a silk handkerchief and couldn't help but ask, "Zhao Junxin, aren't you afraid of Buddha's blame for doing this?"

Zhao Yifu was stunned for a moment, then he clasped his hands together in front of his chest and chanted, "Namo Amitabha, may the Buddha bless this disciple and make this journey of exorcising demons smooth sailing."

He repeated this three times before looking at the stunned Cheng Zhizhou again and saying, "I want to eliminate demons and defend the Way. The Buddha will protect me."

Cheng Zhizhou didn't know how to express it. There was only one thing he was very sure of, that was he must stay away from this brutal man in the future!

Zhao Yifu said nothing more, but turned to look at Li Liang and Wu Zhong and said, "Let's go back, it will be time to close the city gates if we are any later."

Wu Zhong was stunned, then kindly asked, "Master, how about I clean up the mess? Don't worry, even though I'm old, I'm still very skilled."

While speaking, he looked at Cheng Zhizhou from time to time.

But Zhao Yi Fu knew that this old servant of his could be killed without any psychological burden.

At this time, Cheng Zhizhou was also frightened by Wu Zhong's eyes, and he felt the urge to urinate again.

Why?

Because Zhao Yi Fu has already done things to this extent, if he goes a little further, it will be just that simple!

Zhao Yifu shook his head and said, "That's not necessary. I believe that after you return and take some time to recover, you will understand my painstaking efforts."

Li Liang wanted to say something but stopped talking after hearing what Zhao Yifu said.

He understood that Zhao Yifu was fearless and not at all afraid that Cheng Zhizhou would cause trouble!
On the one hand, Zhao Yifu had a backer in the court, and this backer seemed very stable.

on the other hand……

If you think about it carefully, it seems like he didn't do anything really out of line from beginning to end?

In fact, from the beginning to the end, Zhao Yifu had done nothing more than being slightly disrespectful to Cheng Zhizhou in words and killing a "mountain villager who attempted to attack an imperial official."

All the common people present and the Yuzhou yamen runners can testify that Zhao Yifu's case is fundamentally valid.

At most, Cheng Zhizhou was a little frightened...

Li Liang suddenly laughed. He had discovered that Zhao Yifu had indeed made a good plan of "killing the chicken to scare the monkey".

Anyway, the effect is now there, and I believe that Governor Cheng knows what to do.

Zhao Yifu bowed in front of Cheng Zhizhou, then turned around and left slowly, without showing any arrogance at all.

At this time, Cheng Zhizhou was lying on the ground in a round heap, his exquisite brocade clothes were covered with vomit, and his lower body smelled strongly of urine. How could he still be considered a romantic scholar?
In comparison, Zhao Yifu, dressed in a Confucian robe and wielding a long sword to vanquish demons and monsters, clearly embodies the demeanor of an ancient Confucian sage traveling the world.

"Excellent! A wonderful benevolent man and five wise men, a wonderful 'something to do'. My friend is indeed a true wise man, just as described in 'Five Sages Discussing Benevolence'."

Zhao Yifu turned his head slightly in surprise and looked in the direction of the voice, only to see another bald man standing in the crowd with a smile.

The monk wore plain clothes and had no eyebrows. He looked a little funny but also kind and peaceful.

He was clearly speaking, but the people around him ignored him, as if he himself was a non-existent existence.

Zhao Yi Fu realized something, but said nothing. He just secretly interrupted Shouren's method and performed a magical power.

The next moment, a 'Zhao Yifu' followed the crowd back to Fenglin County.

Cheng Zhizhou's subordinates finally helped the man up, and then returned in a panic at night, but they did not dare to stay here any longer.

The old monk without eyebrows slowly walked into the Shili Pavilion after everyone had left and sat down at the stone table in the pavilion.

Looking carefully at the pavilion, it turned out that it had been cleaned up at some point. The corpse was nowhere to be found, and Cheng Zhizhou's urine was washed away by a stream of water.

"Master, please try this tea. It's a famous tea from Mozhou. You will like it."

Zhao Yifu's voice echoed in the empty pavilion, and the next moment the scene in the pavilion changed. Zhao Yifu was sitting in front of the old monk with a normal expression.

Next to him, a black kitten was lying on the ground watching the fire boiling water.

"I am Wumei, sorry to bother you."

The old monk said humbly.

Zhao Yifu asked with a questioning look, "Master Wumei, may I ask where you came from and where you are going?"

Wumei smiled and said, "I was originally a novice monk at Jinjue Temple in Mount Emei. Later, in order to gain enlightenment about Buddhism, I traveled around the world. I can be considered a wandering monk."

Zhao Yifu also introduced himself: "I am Fu Yinzi of the Danqing School of the Chunyang Sect. What is the meaning of the 'Five Sages Discussing Benevolence' that the master mentioned earlier?"

Wumei looked at Zhao Yifu and laughed, "Haha," he said, "That's a magnificent article by Yuwei Jushi. It's about five virtuous people gathering together to talk about the Way of Benevolence. It expounds the Way of Benevolence very clearly."

"This article is truly remarkable. It has been widely circulated among scholars in the mortal world, and even many in the cultivation world like it."

"I happened to pass by this place today, but I didn't expect to see one of the 'Five Sages'. I am really happy."

Zhao Yifu asked curiously, "Master, how can you be sure that I am one of those things?"

He is a little ashamed to call himself a "sage", or maybe he is not thick-skinned enough.

Wumei said: "Everything in the world has its own karma and cause and effect. I naturally didn't know it before I met you, but I knew it after I met you."

It's a bit mysterious, or even like it's saying nothing.

But Zhao Yifu understood.

Because he remembered that when his soul left his body before, he seemed to be able to know some things without any reason.

However, this also proves that the cultivation level of the monk in front of him is definitely not low, and he can be called a master.

　It's impossible to add more chapters. From now on, they will all be one chapter. But I'm too lazy to divide them into chapters. From now on, I will put whatever I write every day into one chapter. Even as I type this, I feel a little nauseous and my heart aches. I'm really not feeling well.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)