In the next ten days or so, Chen Chao spent most of the rest of his time reading, except for a period of sharpening his muscles.
Xie Nandu brings books back to the library to study every day. When she finishes reading a book, that book will fall into the hands of Chen Chao. Over the years, he has been killing monsters in the mountains to earn heavenly money.
Qingxian County is so remote that there are only a few books on spiritual practice. Therefore, although Chen Chao has wanted to clearly understand the world of spiritual practice in recent years, he has never had any way. Now he finally has some opportunities and time.
Naturally, he couldn't miss it. He absorbed the hard-earned knowledge almost greedily. When he encountered something he didn't understand, Xie Nandu was always able to give him the answer.
Such reading conditions are already beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
It's like Chen Chao controls the library of an academy and can read all-encompassing books at will. But the most helpless thing is that he is not a student of the academy. .??.
He is just an outsider.
But no one knew. Everyone thought that Xie Nandu was reading those classics, and they didn't think that he would also think about these things.
When the academy students outside saw that the young man was staying longer and longer in Xie Nandu's courtyard, they thought that what Song Lian said at the lakeside was probably true. Some academy students who had some thoughts about Xie Nandu naturally felt disappointed.
No matter what, some students felt that this was offensive and had already informed their respective teachers about the matter. However, in the end, no punishment was imposed. The small courtyard was still the same small courtyard, and the young girl and boy were still enjoying themselves quietly.
With this kind of time.
As time goes by, the weather gets hotter and hotter. People like Chen Chao who have already crossed several realms naturally cannot feel it, but the girl who has just stepped into the first realm feels a little bad. As for what feels worse, it is
Fortunately, Liu Ye, the ordinary maid, has gone to the academy to ask for a few talismans these days, and posted them all over the courtyard, which helped the temperature in the courtyard drop down. However, these talismans almost need to be changed every three or two days.
The monk who drew the talisman was not a high-level monk, so he couldn't maintain it for long.
Today, Liuye went to replace another batch of talismans, and threw the removed talismans directly into the stove. The next time a fire is made, these talismans will turn into dust.
Chen Chao came to the eaves and stood in front of a talisman. He looked at the complicated and beautiful lines on it. He was silent for a long time before turning around and sitting down again.
Looking at the girl opposite who was concentrating on the book she was holding in her hands, Chen Chao said, "I think I know too few things."
In the mine before, the Qi Refiners had many skills, but he only had a knife and a polished body.
Xie Nandu didn't even raise his head and said, "Fu Tao is a special one among the major schools of cultivation. It is almost impossible to practice it at the same time. If you want to study Fu Tao, you have to give up your identity."
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Xie Nandu frowned, suddenly raised his head and said, "I said before that I could get you a place to take the academy's exam, but you said you only want to be one?"
Old Chen Chao blushed. Because he practiced so fast, they all thought he was a real genius. But in fact, no one knew that his talent was too low. In fact, he could only move forward hard in the martial arts. As for walking so far,
Come on, that's the result of endless torturing yourself.
"I just want more ways to save my life. Of course I just want to do it."
Chen Chao's words are eloquent.
Xie Nandu groaned and said casually, "In this case, just continue to climb the martial arts. One day, I think you will become a person like the guardian."
Chen Chao smiled and asked, "What about you? What do you practice?"
Talking about this, Xie Nandu frowned and said, "I once told my husband that I wanted to practice a flying sword, but my husband said that it was too lethal and not suitable for a woman like me."
Among the monks outside Fang, the sword cultivator has the strongest killing power and is the most feared. Among the major sects, if there is a disciple with a talent for sword practice, the disciple will naturally choose the sword cultivator. From the perspective of the monk outside,
Come on, sword cultivators have endless killing power, and there are few opponents in the same realm. If there are more colorful sword cultivators under the sect, the foundation of a sect will be more stable. After all, if you can type two words, you can settle down and live.
The foundation of.
In addition to those sword sects, all major sects also have some sword cultivation methods, and naturally there are also academies.
Chen Chao smiled and said, "In the future, a female swordsman will be born in the academy. Isn't that good?"
Xie Nandu smiled slightly and said nothing.
Soon, she raised her head and handed the book in her hand to Chen Chao. Chen Chao happened to close the book in his hand and handed it to Liu Ye.
After experiencing what happened at the lakeside, Liu Ye's view of Chen Chao has changed a lot. Although she still can't say that she likes him, she definitely doesn't hate him as before.
Xie Nandu said, "You can read as fast as me, which is really amazing."
This was a sincere compliment, but of course I was also complimenting myself casually.
In the matter of reading, after so many years, Xie Nandu has yet to find a rival.
Chen Chao said modestly, "It's just memorizing by rote. It's not as clear as you understand."
Xie Nandu thought for a while and did not refute, as if he acquiesced to this statement.
Chen Chao was a little speechless, but just when he was about to speak, he remembered that he had important things to do today, and couldn't help but
You have to frown.
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There are many civilians living in the remote low alleys in Nancheng. Although these ordinary people do not have to worry about monsters in the divine capital, in other respects they are the same as ordinary people in other places in the Liang Dynasty, and even more so.
Disaster.
Gods live there, so it's not easy.
In a dilapidated small courtyard in a low alley, there are many bamboo poles lying across the courtyard. Countless clothes are hanging on the bamboo poles, some of them are wet, and they are still dripping water. The sound of water drops falling to the ground is replaced by others.
Sound masking.
In the center of the yard, there is a well, and beside the well is a huge wooden basin. A woman in a sarong is sitting by the wooden basin, washing clothes. Next to the wooden basin, there are a bunch of hills.
high dirty laundry
As the sun fell into the yard, the sweat on the woman's forehead kept dripping into the tub. As her movements continued to rise and fall, her chest also rippled.
Just as Chen Chao was about to nod his head to judge, Song Lian reached out to stop his gaze.
Chen Chao felt helpless and said, "You think of me too seriously."
Song Lian snorted coldly and did not talk about it. Instead, he said, "Tell me quickly what to do?"
Chen Chao asked doubtfully, "You, the commander of the left guard of the city of God, do you like her and she is still unwilling?"
Song Lian didn't speak, his face was ashen.
Chen Chao looked at Song Lian, who was also wearing ordinary clothes, and said sincerely, "She is living such a hard life. If you have the conditions to make her life better, just tell her. Why do you have to act like this? Is it possible?"
Are you thinking that she will be greedy for your money? This is a problem...but it doesn't seem to be a problem for you."
Song Lian frowned and said, "It's not what you think, but even though she has had such a hard life, she still doesn't want to follow him just because he has money. There were people here who proposed marriage before, and the conditions were not bad, but they were all
She declined."
Hearing this, Chen Chao praised, "She is an old... good girl."
"But why is she still alone at this age?"
Chen Chao rubbed his chin, feeling that things were a bit troublesome, but since he had received money, he naturally had to help others.
This is basic.
"When she was young, her family was already poor, and the little savings she had were given to her two younger brothers to find wives. When she came to her, she couldn't get any dowry, so she delayed it. Now at this age,
, naturally there aren’t many people who like her, and those who like her, she doesn’t like.”
Song Lian sighed endlessly when he mentioned these things.
Chen Chao asked, "What about you?"
Song Lian had a straight face. He didn't want to say it at first, but after thinking about it, he still said, "When I was young, I was dedicated to climbing the martial arts. I never thought about these things. At that time, the elders in the family would introduce some from time to time. Now, it has been delayed."
Chen Chao asked again, "Then how did you know that girl?"
"Once I came to investigate a case nearby, and when I saw her, I seemed to lose my soul. Later, I came here frequently. I bought a house there and became her half neighbor. I occasionally talked to her. Originally,
It’s okay to think that I can live like this for the rest of my life, but now that the soil is buried up to my crotch, it’s time to do something..."
"Okay, don't say any more."
Chen Chao rolled his eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "You want to know if this girl likes you, but you didn't actually ask. How do you know she doesn't like you?"
"Isn't it too straightforward for me to ask her if she likes me?"
Song Lian frowned, feeling that this was not good.
Chen Chao asked, "How long do you want to be tactful?"
Song Lian said matter-of-factly, "So I'm here to find you, aren't I?"
He spent a lot of money on this matter. With that little money, he could buy half a house here.
Chen Chao rubbed his head, feeling a little headache and said, "Let me think about it."
Song Lian frowned and said, "Anyway, you have to help me get this thing done. When the time comes, I will get married, my child will be one month old, and my son will go to school..."
Chen Chao waved his hand to interrupt his expectation and said angrily, "Why don't you want you to have a grandchild?!"
Song Lian looked serious, but he really had this idea.
Chen Chao glanced at the courtyard and looked away, "Escape first, we will come back in a few days."
Song Lian seemed to remember something and shook his head, "Maybe it won't work in a few days."
Chen Chao looked confused and asked, "Why?"
"Because you are going to the palace for a banquet in a few days."
"What banquet?"
"Before the Wanliu Hui, His Majesty the Emperor has a royal banquet for the ten young people who will attend the Wanliu Hui."
"Why didn't you tell me such a big thing?"
"Didn't I tell you this?"
"What if I didn't say that?"
"What words?"
Chen Chao stared at Song Lian, gritted his teeth and said, "Sir Song, why didn't I see that you are such a person in the first place?"