Chapter 23-Entering the Gates
The torrential rain was like a waterfall, covering the sky and the earth.
Ye Kong returned to the small courtyard, drenched. Chen Jiuniang quickly handed him some dry clothes and towels, and she nagged," Didn't you bring an umbrella? Why didn't you use it?"”
Ye Kong replied," I gave it to a friend."”
He took the clothes and returned to his room. He took off his wet clothes and circulated the five elements spiritual energy throughout his body. His hair and body were all dry.
He changed into clean clothes and sat cross-legged on the bed. He was thinking about how to deal with the experts lying in ambush in the Lu family.
According to Lu Jun, these people were much more powerful than the hooligans from earlier in the afternoon. They were all truly skilled martial artists, especially the leader, the Hall Master of Law Enforcement Hall, Li Wuda. He had been a famous figure in the martial arts world for many years, and with the help of several other experts, it was basically impossible for Ye Kong to deal with them alone.
In fact, Ye Kong had originally wanted to ask Centurion Liu Changqing and a few of his brothers to help out, but after thinking about it, he felt that it wasn't appropriate. When Ye Haoran left home, he had told him not to cause any trouble, and Liu Changqing might not have been willing to go.
Even if Liu Changqing went, he would have to expose his talisman technique in front of him and the Ye family's personal guards. In the future, if he wanted to use talismans to harm someone in the Ye family, people would suspect him.
What should he do?
Ye Kong decided to go and see if there was anything in the Encyclopedia of Talismans that could help him, and once again entered his spiritual altar with his consciousness.
He flipped open the golden book and looked through it, but there didn't seem to be many useful books.
"Oh, right!" Ye Kong's eyes suddenly lit up.
The Sight Talisman was specially used to treat people with eye diseases. It was suitable for Lu Jun's mother's illness.
Although he hadn't found any useful talismans, he had found one for Lu Jun. Ye Kong felt that his trip had been worthwhile, so he memorized the type of Clear Vision Talisman.
The Lu brothers were good people, and they would definitely be his capable subordinates in the future. It was more important to win them over. Ye Kong immediately got out of bed and lit up the oil lamp, starting to make an Eyesight Talisman.
With his previous experience, Ye Kong wasn't in a hurry to draw talismans on the yellow paper. Instead, he first practiced on the waste paper for a while, and when he was familiar with it, he picked up a pen, dipped it in cinnabar, and began to draw talismans on the yellow paper.
Holding the brush in his right hand, Ye Kong moved it around casually. He twisted his wrist left and right, and the tip of the brush was like a sharp blade, leaving an iron-red mark on the yellow paper.
In fact, the runes on the talisman gall were related to Chinese characters. According to the book, this was the language of immortals, but it was still 80% similar to Chinese characters.
For example, this Bright Eyesight Talisman had a figure representing the eyes on top, and below it was a Chinese character for "close". Further below it was the True Samadhi Fire.
As Ye Kong wrote, he suddenly thought to himself," This Eyesight Talisman should be used to open one's eyes. Why is it " closed?" Why didn't he say 'open' or 'open'?
The Sight Talisman should allow people to open their eyes to see things. Why was it closed?
When creating talismans, one's mind was required to be single-minded. As Ye Kong was distracted, he saw the almost completed Sight Talisman instantly burn into a ball of flames and burn to ashes.
"I was distracted." Ye Kong smiled and put down his pen. He picked up the rune he had been experimenting with on the scrap paper and carefully examined it.
"I see!"
After some observation, Ye Kong made a discovery.
It turned out that there were two strokes around the word " close ", as if the word " close " was covered with a windbreaker, and these two strokes extended from the eye-shaped pattern on it.
"Then the meaning of these two strokes…is to release, or to remove. Its purpose is to remove this closed state, right!”Ye Kong's eyes suddenly lit up. He was a little excited. He knew that he had started.
"If that's the case, why don't you use these two strokes when creating talismans, or change the closed to open?……Then wouldn't the Sight Talisman become the Blind Talisman?”
These thoughts were like a bolt of lightning that lit up his entire mind. In an instant, he understood a lot.
The beginning of the talisman technique was to draw talismans according to the picture, which was also copying. However, no matter how similar the copying was, it could only draw talismans that were already in the book.
Now, with this epiphany, he had left the initial state of enlightenment and had begun to understand the meaning of the characters and symbols in the runes. This would lay the foundation for him to create new runes that were not in the books in the future.
Then he thought," What about the Blood Stopping Talisman? Where's the painkiller talisman? If it was changed like this, wouldn't it become a bleeding talisman? Pain Intensified Talisman! F * ck! I'm so fucking great!"
Ye Kong jumped three feet into the air, and excitedly began to bury himself in making one self-made attack talisman after another.
It rained heavily for the entire night. The sky slowly brightened, and there was gradually a magnificent morning glow. When the morning glow was dispersed by a golden sun, another day in Cangnan Continent began.
"There's always a different morning glow every day. Looks like it's another good day.”Ye Kong stood in front of the door, staring into the distance, then smiled from the bottom of his heart.
"Alright, Dragon Snake Gang, I'll let you be my first achievement in Cangnan Continent.”
Ye Kong was very excited today. There was no reason for him not to be excited. He had already stepped into the door of charms. Not only had he created the charms that were recorded in the Encyclopedia of Charms, but he had also created charms that weren't recorded in books.
Although the success rate of self-made talismans was lower, there were still successes. This meant that his comprehension was correct and feasible.
What made Ye Kong even happier was that the large amount of spiritual energy he had absorbed in the rain had opened a new page in the Encyclopedia of Talismans, and there was a new type of talisman on this page that would greatly increase his strength.
"Mother, I'm going out to buy some things. Give me a few taels of silver.”Ye Kong stuffed the few talismans he had made on the table into his sleeve and walked out the door.
"You want more silver? I was planning to save it for you to get a wife.”Chen Jiuniang muttered, but still handed Ye Kong another ten taels of silver.
"A daughter-in-law that is exchanged for money is unreliable.”Ye Kong smiled, picked up the silver, and walked out.
"Hey, eat breakfast before you go out.”Chen Jiuniang shouted.
"I'll be back in a while.”As he spoke, Ye Kong's figure disappeared from the courtyard entrance.
He went out early in the morning to buy yellow paper. He had written for so long last night and had used up all 100 yellow paper slips, so he went out early to buy more yellow paper.
For the battle at night, he had to prepare more talismans.
He thought that he had left early, but who knew that there was someone even earlier. As Ye Kong walked to the door, he saw Granny Hu's son, Ye Hai, walking toward the door as well. Ye Hai was tall and muscular, but he had a small face, which made him look as incongruous as possible.
However, don't underestimate him. He is the true master of the Ye family's generation. Even Ye Wei is not his match.
Although Ye Hai was only the son of a servant, Ye Haoran still valued him very much and let him take up an important position in the yamen of the Southern Capital. Therefore, even the disciples of the Ye family would not easily provoke him.
As soon as Ye Kong saw Ye Hai, he immediately pulled his hands back into his sleeves. With one hand clutching the Blind Talisman he had just created, and the other clutching a Focus Talisman, he stared nervously at Ye Hai, ready to fight at any moment.
However, to Ye Kong's surprise, Ye Hai didn't cause him any trouble. It was as if he didn't know Ye Kong at all, and he walked past him expressionlessly.
"Could it be that his personality has changed?" Ye Kong muttered to himself. This Ye Hai wasn't a kind person. Usually, when Granny Hu quarreled with someone, he would go to her door and beat her up, not to mention that he had slapped Granny Hu twice. Shouldn't he at least express his anger at her?
When Ye Hai reached the door, he suddenly turned around and smiled at Ye Kong, then mounted his horse and left.
No, there was something wrong with this kid. Ye Kong could already see hatred, cruelty, and a hint of happiness in his smile.
Did he know that someone would try to kill him tonight? The more Ye Kong thought about it, the more likely it was. Government officials colluding with gangs was a common occurrence in any world, and Cangnan Continent was no exception.
"You colluded with officials and bandits to kill an adult child like me. You really didn't underestimate me!”Ye Kong laughed coldly as he walked down the bustling street.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was noon.
The northern district was the slums of the Southern Capital. The white walls and black tiles were almost non-existent here. All that could be seen were collapsed yellow walls and yellow houses. It was as if they had come to an abandoned village. However, this place was not abandoned. There were people living in all the dilapidated houses.
When they arrived here, the people walking in the small streets were all dressed in ragged clothes. Many of them were holding broken bowls. It was unknown if they had come back from begging or if they were eating at home.
The Lu family's residence was in an alley here. Under the sunlight, a young man in a white shirt walked over calmly on the dry yellow soil.
This was Ye Kong. He had originally planned to come over in the evening, but after thinking about it, he still wanted to meet the Lu brothers in advance.
After all, he was only a thirteen-year-old boy, and his opponent was the Dragon Snake Gang, which had ties to the government. Anyone could tell which of the two was stronger, so Ye Kong decided to visit them early to give the Lu brothers a little something to eat.
More importantly, he wanted them to understand his strength and not betray him at the last moment.
The people living in the slums were all very alert. When they saw Ye Kong's new face, who was dressed neatly, the passersby all cast wary and cold looks at him.
Ye Kong had wanted to strike up a conversation with someone first to get some information, but he didn't seem to have found a good partner.
Up ahead was a well, and after another turn, he would be able to see the Lu family's dilapidated front door. Ye Kong was already prepared to go straight to the Lu family's house, but when he reached the well, he stopped in his tracks.
A little girl was washing clothes by the well. The girl was about the same age as Ye Kong, about thirteen or fourteen years old. She was squatting by the well and washing clothes with great effort. Her back was facing Ye Kong, and she looked very thin and small. Her clothes were also very shabby, and she wore a very short piece of old clothing. When she squatted down to do the laundry, large chunks of her jade-like skin were exposed.
"Little girl, do the laundry alone.”Ye Kong walked over with a friendly expression on his face.
He wasn't lusting after her. A gangster like him from Earth was only interested in mature women with big boobs and round buttocks. He wasn't interested in little Luo Li who was stunted and so skinny that he could touch her bones.
"Who are you?" The little girl looked at Ye Kong warily with her dark eyes.
Even a child was so vigilant. Ye Kong didn't give up. Instead, he pulled out a piece of silver from his pocket, squatted down, and said," Little girl, it must be tiring to earn money by washing clothes. I just need you to answer a few questions, and this silver is yours."”
Ye Kong's harmless smile and the silver coins worked. The little girl wiped her hands and stood up. It was obvious that her pants didn't fit her well either. As soon as she stood up, her skinny and straight calves were exposed.
"Go ahead and ask. Don't come over. Just stand there and ask.”The little girl took half a step back. Her wariness made Ye Kong not know whether to laugh or cry.
"Little girl, it's nothing important. I'm just chatting for a while. Don't worry, I won't harm you.”Ye Kong laughed.
"My mother said that rich people are all bad people. They only know how to bully the poor for fun.”
"I'm not rich."
"Then why are you taking out silver for no reason? People without money wouldn't ask for directions.”
Ye Kong was speechless. He didn't think he would actually become rich, but he was still very good at pretending. Smiling, he said," My mother also said that even though our family is poor, we still have to be willing to spend money when we go out. Do you understand the road to wealth from a poor family? Although I am generous, I am not a rich person. Look at my clothes, they are all made of coarse cloth, not silk. Actually, I am poorer than you. You are at most a poor man, but I…am a poor ghost.”
The little girl couldn't help but laugh. Although she was skinny, her face was really beautiful. She had curved eyebrows, big eyes, and a beautiful mole under her thin lips.
The little girl believed Ye Kong and said," Little brother, ask away. I don't want silver."”
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