Mang Shusheng's Ink Painting Practice

Chapter 97: Remarkable Cause and Effect
In a courtyard outside the capital of Nanhu Province, Xiang Wuying was reporting the situation to his master.

"Master, the Second Young Master Zhao hasn't come out since he entered the Wen Mansion. We've tried everything but failed to lure him out. What should we do?"

The young master said calmly, "There's no need to test him for now. This Second Young Master Zhao is no ordinary person."

Xiang Wuying said, "Sir, since we are no longer testing Young Master Zhao, should we return to Mozhou and take charge?"

The young master said, "Don't worry. Our plans in Mozhou have been completely disrupted. It's surprising that the Zhao family, who we had originally chosen, suddenly jumped out."

"I think all of this is due to Young Master Zhao. Let's wait and see. He'll definitely show up when the results are announced."

Xiang Wuying responded helplessly, then retreated without saying anything more.

The young man muttered to himself with a gloomy look in his eyes, "The Summoning God Diagram isn't so easy to obtain. I wonder if you can withstand the consequences of this diagram."

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A few days passed like this, and with the provincial examination about to begin, Zhao Yifu looked at the person in front of him with a headache...

This is a middle-aged man wearing a conical hat, a Taoist robe, and holding a strange-shaped rattan stick.

This man came very suddenly. At that time, Zhao Yifu was preparing things related to tomorrow's imperial examination in the yard, and this man suddenly emerged from the ground.

"I am just a humble county official, honored to meet Mr. Zhao Er."

Zhao Yifu blinked. Land?

No, there really is land?
He looked at the middle-aged man strangely, as if he were a rare animal, sizing him up and down in amazement.

This humble county was embarrassed by his gaze and felt uncomfortable all over.

Bei County is an ancient name, which is roughly the area northwest of the current provincial capital of Nanhu Prefecture, and the ferry town area where Zhao Yifu landed from Xianren Lake.

The land god of Bei County quickly said, "This time, I, the little god, have come uninvited because I have something important to discuss with Mr. Zhao."

It's strange to say, Zhao Yifu, who is always humble and respectful to his own masters and elders, can never be humble to this land god, but he still has basic courtesy.

He bowed slightly and said, "God, if you have anything to say, please feel free to speak."

The local god of Bei County said, "A long time ago, an old friend came to me and asked to borrow a treasure. This treasure was originally a treasure that I cherished, but I had no choice but to lend it to him because of his kindness."

"It's just that the day before yesterday, I went to retrieve the treasure as agreed, but unexpectedly I was told that the treasure had fallen into the hands of the young master."

"Please, sir, please be kind and return my things to me."

A pitiful look.

Zhao Yifu blinked, then stretched out his hand...

Then a kitten ran out of his sleeve.

Yiyi ran all the way back to his room, and soon came back with a scroll in her mouth.

She looked busy and serious, just like a maid.

Zhao Yifu took the scroll in his hand and said to the Beixian landowner, "Is this it?"

The landowner of Bei County nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, yes, it is this thing."

As he said that, he wanted to reach out and take it.

Zhao Yi Fu suddenly withdrew his hand, and his swift movement even stunned the land god.

He chuckled and said, "This is just my trophy. If you want to take it back, you must at least exchange it for something of equal value..."

As he spoke, a fierce and aggressive spirit welled up in his eyes.

Because he did have some resentment towards the land god who suddenly came to his door.

He was preparing for the imperial examination and was going to take the test tomorrow, but this land god ignored him and broke into the backyard of the Wen Mansion, ignoring the private area of ​​mortals.

This situation is really annoying.

Moreover, this land seems humble, but in fact it asks for a treasure like the divine map right away. It really has a big face.

The land god didn't notice the murderous intent in Zhao Yifu's eyes. He just shook his head and said, "This belongs to a small god. How can I use something to redeem it?"

Zhao Yifu chuckled and said, "Well, there is a second solution."

As soon as he finished speaking, he grabbed it fiercely with his claws.

The land god was horrified, suddenly shrank into the ground and then emerged from the other side.

"Second Master Zhao, why are you doing this?"

Zhao Yifu said, "I told you, this treasure is my trophy. Since you are unwilling to pay the ransom to buy it back, then I will show you the truth with my own hands!"

As for whether there would be any consequences for offending the gods...

Are you kidding me? He has someone behind him!

Besides, he was in the right in this matter, so he was not panicked at all.

After he finished speaking, he took a step forward and pounced forward again.

Although the land god had amazing escape skills, where had he ever seen such a ferocious and swift fighting style?
In a hurry, I could only continue to escape.

In fact, with the ability of this land god, he can just escape far away.

But he really didn't want to give up the summoning picture just like that, so he slammed the cane in his hand to the ground.

Zhao Yifu only felt a shock under his feet, and he jumped high and jumped away from his original position vigilantly.

At this moment, a tiger made of mud appeared under his feet and pounced on him.

Zhao Yifu was delighted to see the prey and reached out to grab the mud tiger...

He wants to try the feel of it.

But when I got it, I found that this clay tiger was just an empty shell. It looked powerful but was actually weak.

He squeezed the tiger's head with one hand and tore it into pieces.

Then he swiped his hand and pushed the tiger's body, which looked extremely powerful, aside.

You can tell at a glance that this land has not practiced magic well.

Zhao Yifu continued to rush towards the land of Bei County.

The local governor of Bei County was horrified when he saw this. He pointed forward anxiously and said, "Stop!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an extremely powerful energy burst out from his body, and then a light golden light shield formed around Zhao Yifu, covering him firmly.

Zhao Yifu immediately felt his whole body being suppressed by a huge force and unable to move.

However, he discovered that the reason this force could restrain his movements was actually because it caused many obstructions to the places where his joints could exert force.

In this way, he didn't have enough strength to move.

Faced with this situation, his response was simple and rough.

The energy and blood in his body suddenly began to circulate, causing his muscles to swell.

The spiritual energy that was suppressing him was instantly subjected to terrifying pressure from all directions, both inside and out...

"bump!"

The sound of something breaking.

Countless fragments of magic power like broken mirrors appeared around Zhao Yi Fu's body, and then his suddenly surging muscles also tore his loose Confucian robe.

The terrifying muscles that suddenly appeared before the land god of Bei County completely stunned him, and he began to tremble in fear before them...

Just at this moment, Wen Sheng pushed the door open.

"Jun Xin, why is there so much noise?" Then he saw an extremely tragic scene.

Zhao Yifu, who turned into a muscle terminator, grabbed a middle-aged man who appeared here out of nowhere, and then threw him to the ground with one hand like a rag doll.

Then he grabbed his ankle with his other hand, turned around and threw him to the other side.

This happened again and again, making the ground rattle.

"Brother, I caught an intruder and I'm safe now."

Wen Sheng had a blank expression. He felt that he would never dare to have any thoughts of resistance in front of Zhao Yi Fu again.

Yeah, who can resist that body of muscles?
Zhao Yifu stopped only when the piece of land in Bei County was finally thrown to the ground and could not move.

All the muscles calmed down.

People appear amiable.

Zhao Yifu smiled kindly at his senior brother who appeared at the door, then said to Wu Zhong who came over after hearing his voice, "Uncle Wu, please find me some clothes. I need to prepare more clothes from now on, as I might need more clothes later."

Wu Zhong understood and left, feeling that his young master's fighting style was indeed a bit expensive.

There is no way around it. If Zhao Yifu orders larger clothes, he will look bulky and ugly.

Originally, although his muscles were swollen, they were not so swollen. It can only be said that recently, with the continuous strengthening of the Martial Arts Saint Body, his body has begun to become more and more excessive.

Zhao Yifu squatted down with his upper body naked beside the land of Bei County.

Looking at this land at this time, it is already in tears and crying with grievance.

Zhao Yifu was not ashamed of himself and asked, "Aren't you the God of the Land? Why are you so weak?"

Wen Sheng, who was standing nearby, exclaimed "Wow!" How could this junior brother be so reckless that he even beat up a god? Is this true?

However, the local god of Bei County said, "My job is to organize the earth's veins to ensure the prosperity of the land. I am not a god of war!"

Zhao Yifu said with disbelief, "Then you can't even beat a mortal, aren't you too weak?"

The land god of Bei County cried out, "Because each of you stinking scholars has a literary aura protecting you, and yours is particularly strong. Plus, I am really not good at fighting..."

Zhao Yifu seemed to understand something. He was not quite sure what Wenqi was, but he guessed it was Yang and spiritual energy.

Yang He's spiritual energy seemed to be able to fight against divine power... at least the power of the land god. Plus, he was very good at fighting, so this scene of 'beating the gods' appeared.

"Wow!"

Suddenly the land god's mentality collapsed and he started crying loudly.

Zhao Yifu was helpless. He was a soft-hearted person and always felt like he was bullying others.

He poked the weakling spirit and said, "So, what treasures do you have left? Bring them to me in exchange."

Originally, he thought how could he possibly let go of something like the God Summoning Picture?
But seeing that the land of Bei County was really pitiful and a grown man crying so miserably, he understood the compassion.

The local god in Bei County cried and replied, "I have saved up for a whole term of office to get this treasure. How can I have anything else to give you?"

Zhao Yifu asked curiously, "How come you've only saved this much after all this time?"

The landowner of Bei County said, "There's nothing we can do. Bei County is a densely populated area. Working as a landowner here makes it easier to obtain incense and divine power, but it's impossible to cultivate natural treasures."

"In comparison, although those who work as landowners in the deep mountains and old forests don't have much incense and divine power, they can still accumulate a lot of natural treasures in just one term."

Zhao Yifu asked curiously, "How long will your term last?"

The local god of Bei County said, "I have been in office for three hundred years. I was personally conferred the title by the Emperor Taizu of Great Xu."

He said it quite proudly.

Zhao Yifu had some impression after hearing this. It was true that the land god in the mortal world could be conferred by the government.

However, the term of office of such community gods usually ends after the end of the dynasty.

The principle for the government to appoint a community god is also very simple: it can be a well-known and kind person in the surrounding area.

Zhao Yifu couldn't help but feel more guilty, as if he had beaten up a good god?
So he said, "Lord of the Land, even though I have said that, I still hold the same attitude as before."

"I didn't steal this divine summoning diagram from you. I took it from an enemy."

"That person used the Summoning God Diagram to capture my brother's soul. This is a great revenge."

Upon hearing this, the local governor of Bei County looked extremely unhappy. He immediately muttered, "If I had known this would happen, I would have ignored that person... Hateful, extremely hateful!"

Zhao Yifu asked gently, "I wonder who that person is?"

Although the landowner of Bei County hated it, he still shook his head and said, "It cannot be said. It cannot be said."

Zhao Yifu didn't ask any further questions. He said, "Then let's work together to find a way to get you back the Summoning God Diagram in a way that is acceptable to both parties."

Look, how nice this sounds.

Upon hearing this, Beixian Land couldn't help but fall into deep thought...mainly thinking about where his bottom line was.

Zhao Yifu patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry, just take your time to think about it. However, I will be taking the imperial examination in the next nine days, so please don't disturb me then, Lord of the Land."

Upon hearing this, the local god of Bei County quickly said, "Of course. The imperial examination hall is not something a little god can approach."

"Well, then, Master Zhao, please wait for a while. I need to think it over carefully..."

As he said this, he muttered to himself and disappeared into the ground.

When he left, he felt that Mr. Zhao was a pretty good person.

As expected of the community god, he was blessed with divine power. All the traces of the beating just now disappeared in a short time.

So, the gods are worthy of being gods. Zhao Yifu's attack in that round may not even have caused much pain to the enemy. It was just that the combat response of the people in Bei County was really poor.

It can even be said that what happened just now was simply the result of "smoke without injury".

Fortunately, I was fooled.

Zhao Yifu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Wen Sheng next to him was really scared.

"Master...Junior Brother, I have been practicing seriously today!"

He immediately reported his situation.

Zhao Yifu nodded and said, "Brother, I'm going to take the exam tomorrow. There's no one to supervise me for the next nine days, so you can't slack off."

"And the literary society..."

To be honest, he really envied Wen Sheng's conditions.

He always has an abundance of Yang and spiritual energy. Once he starts practicing seriously, he will be able to open up his Ren and Du meridians in just ten days.

With this progress, looking back at the difficulties I went through back then...

Zhao Yifu wanted so much that he clenched his fists.

Wen Sheng looked at Zhao Yifu's squeaking fist and said solemnly, "Don't worry, Junior Brother. I'm not interested in waiting for the literary gathering there anymore."

This is true. Wen Sheng has now developed a certain physiological stress response to the "Wenhui".

The main reason was that he had been criticized so badly by his seniors in the sect before, so now he would feel panicky and frightened whenever this word was mentioned, and he dared not even think about it.

Zhao Yifu nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this and said, "In this way, by the time I finish the provincial examination, I will be able to circulate the Small Circulation of Heaven."

After hearing this, Wen Sheng agreed repeatedly and didn't dare to say a single word of nonsense.

　Almost missed it, too busy, one chapter today

　　
　
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