Day and night tour

Chapter 306: Full House
The appearance of Kugui's signature surprised Zhou Xuan greatly.

When "Bifang" used the Book of Will to inflict a horrific curse on Zhou Xuan, Kugui did not join forces with other gods.

When Zhou Xuan needed the approval of the three gods, Ku Gui was the first to step forward and sign his name on the Book of Will.

Not only did they not add insult to injury, but they also provided timely assistance. For the first time, Zhou Xuan felt the support from the sky.

Zhou Xuan looked up at the sky. Although there was a thick floor between them, he still nodded gently to show his gratitude to the "bitter ghost".

The bitter ghost had already been given the name, and at this moment, a strange will suddenly rose in the musician's heart.

This will was so strong that he even felt that his body was about to be taken over by it.

Out of an instinct for survival, the musician closed his eyes, trying to concentrate and drive the strange will out of his body.

But just after he closed his eyes, his will condensed into the form of a "heavenly book" in his secret realm.

He walked up to the Heavenly Book, reached out to open it, and saw the wish Zhou Xuan had written.

"It turns out that the Book of Will has been activated."

The musician's fingers gently wrote his own name on the heavenly book - Mingjiang Mansion, "Tianguan".

He inherited the godhood of the "Heavenly Official", and now he is the Heavenly Official of this generation.

……

"Mingjiang Prefecture, "Peng Hou"."

Peng Sheng, who was still in the surrounding area and was able to control the wind and rain, also sensed the request of the Book of Will in the city, and signed his name on the Book.

……

The three gods all agreed to Zhou Xuan's wish.
At this time,
The wish in the Book of Will is officially launched.

"Buzz!"

A loud and deep sound of bells and tripods struck in the hearts of all the gods parading in Mingjiang Prefecture.

The painter's face changed drastically, he stood up and said, "Lao Le, come back to the Youshen Division with me, the monitoring bronze tripod is vibrating."

"Don't worry, old painting. It's the young master's wish to restore the ancient tree and golden bell, and it's starting to take effect."

"He has already created the Heavenly Book?" The painter felt that Zhou Xuan's efficiency was a bit too terrifying.

The Book of Will is a method that is above the storyteller's nine incense sticks. The method is so advanced, which means that this book is extremely difficult to condense.

As a result, the book was completely created after only an hour and a half of lecture.

"If it were you or me, we wouldn't be so efficient."

The musician turned his head back, looked at the excited audience, and said, "A book can draw thunderous applause from the audience. I'm afraid that even if we practice storytelling for a lifetime, we can never reach this level."

"That's true. Only extraordinary people can do extraordinary things. Young Master's book is even more exquisite than his method of cultivation."

"How did the idea come about to use the storyteller's dreams to tell the story and make the audience feel more immersed in the story? It's amazing."

Lady Red Coffin has been practicing for many years and has also performed ghostwriting competitions with some storytellers.

The storyteller's "dream of life on the ground" always gave her a headache and made her feel uncomfortable, but today's dream simply made her feel enjoyable.

"The Ancient Tree Golden Bell is being repaired. Although it's a good thing, I think we still need to find a parade god in the Parade God Department and go back to the Parade God Department to take a look. If there is an accident, we can inform the young master in time and make a remedy in advance."

The painter kept talking for a long time, and the musician frowned and asked, "Old Paint, you speak so sincerely, then go."

"I want to stay and listen to the book for a while. Whether Senior Brother Li's sword strike was successful or not, and what is the function of Han Li's magic bottle treasure? All of these are the next chapters. If I leave, I won't be able to hear the next chapters."

"You want to hear the rest. So do I. Who here doesn't want to?"

The musician tilted his head and laughed out loud.

"Besides, your old painting is the speed of heaven and earth, and the spatial law of the Eight Incense Sticks. You just keep shuttling back and forth between the two sides. It's tiring, but you can take care of both sides. We are different... The Wandering God Lantern is slower."

"Playthings can ruin one's ambition... Playthings can ruin one's ambition! The ancients were absolutely right... Playthings can ruin one's ambition."

The painter lamented the change of human nature and sighed at the difficulties of the world.

"I can't stop listening to a book. After another 20 years, I will retire and return to my hometown to live a leisurely life."

The painter was feeling a little depressed at the moment, and he began to mutter resentfully, but the musician and the lady in the red coffin just smiled at each other.

"If you do more, we will do less. In the final analysis, you are serving everyone."

The musicians and Lady Red Coffin watched the painter go backstage.

In the backstage, only Gu Ling was putting on makeup. When she saw the painter coming in, she casually greeted him, "Lao Hua, didn't you go to listen to the storytelling?"

"Why don't you listen?"

"It's too noisy outside. I like quietness."

"Oh? You like quietness? That's great."

The painter showed admiration in his eyes and said to Gu Ling, "You drive the parade lantern and go to the Parade God Department. The young master is using the storyteller's power to repair the ancient tree and the golden bell. You should take some time to check on the golden bell. I'm afraid there will be some uncontrollable problems in the process.
The parade of the gods tonight is the quietest. "

"..." Gu Ling suddenly felt that liking quietness was not a good thing...

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The creation of the Heavenly Book has been completed, and the wish to repair the golden bell has been activated, but the power of wish still needs to be absorbed.

The principle is like growing watermelons.

Think of the Heavenly Book as a field, and the wishes written in it as watermelons.

The activation of a wish is just like planting watermelon seeds in the field. Whether the seeds can grow into big, sweet, mature watermelons requires watering, fertilizing, sun exposure, care, etc.

The power of vows is watering, fertilizing, etc.

Without the storyteller's power of will, even if the wish is activated, it will stop halfway and make no further progress.

The wish to repair the Golden Bell was constantly devouring the wish power "instilled" into Zhou Xuan by the audience, and the speed of devouring was quite rapid.

As the energy was consumed quickly, Zhou Xuan worked harder in his narration. The folding fan in his hand even began to wave as he tried his best to interpret the story.

"Han Li, facing Senior Brother Li's knife, was not panicked. He knew long ago that if he told the secret, Senior Brother Li would not let him stay, but he still wanted to save people... He said frankly... Even though I know that saving you will actually cause trouble for myself, since I have learned medical skills, I can't just stand by and watch you die."

Zhou Xuan acted out this scene with an innocent expression, which made the audience sigh. Han Li was indeed an honest man. It seemed that the world was the same everywhere, and honest people were always held at knifepoint...

The audience felt sorry for Han Li. In the plot that Zhou Xuan continued to perform, Senior Brother Li was a man who cared about his reputation. After hearing what Han Li said, he felt embarrassed and only asked Han Li to swear a solemn oath not to reveal his secret, and then the matter was dropped.
After Li Feiyu left, Han Li actually began to summarize himself - whether others live or die is their own business, what does it have to do with me? In the future, if there is not enough benefit and absolute certainty, I will never save people next time.
"Hey, has this silly boy grown up?"

"I thought he was going to stay quiet."

“This book becomes more interesting the more I listen to it.”

The audience became more and more excited the more they listened.
Zhou Xuan continued to narrate the plot.

If Han Li's self-reflection after Senior Brother Li left marked the beginning of his wariness of others, then the following paragraphs were an important clue to how Han Li would become "Old Devil Han" in the future... Of course... it was also the first time that the droplet in the bottle showed its magical effect.

"This Senior Brother Li is called Li Feiyu. After meeting Han Li, they became close friends. Time flies. Han Li has cultivated the Immortality Sutra to the fourth level, but he has not made any progress in cultivation.
One day, he was feeling uneasy, so when he went to the herb garden, he dropped the liquid in the precious bottle onto a precious herb. He saw that… the herb grew very vigorously under the nourishment of the liquid, and matured in the blink of an eye. "

Zhou Xuan clapped his hands lightly with his folding fan, and said as if chatting with his family, "Everyone, that is a famous precious herb. It takes decades of care to mature and be used as medicine. But with the drops in Han Li's bottle, it will mature in an instant.
What can this herb do when it is ripe? Refining pills, taking the pills, can enhance one's cultivation. "

Zhou Xuan slapped his folding fan heavily and said, "A little drop of liquid can be exchanged for precious herbs. Everyone, the most important thing is... Han Li only needs to keep the bottle for a day or two... New droplets will condense in the bottle..."

The audience in the audience immediately became excited. They were all immersed in the play. When they heard Zhou Xuan talking about the key points, they thought to themselves -

——Since the droplets are endless, it means that the medicinal herbs are also endless. Since the medicinal herbs are countless and taking them can improve one's cultivation, doesn't it mean that Han Li and his cultivation path will be smooth sailing and soaring from now on?
When the audience thought of this, they felt more satisfied and became more enthusiastic about the following plot. This is a "cheating protagonist", who for the first time brought a small shock to the extremely entertainment-starved Jingguo Mingjiang Mansion. The story is good, and it is also very pleasant to listen to when it is changed to a book.

"The liquid droplets had miraculous effects, so Han Li took the pills made from precious herbs, and naturally broke through the fourth level of the Longevity Sutra. Not long after, Doctor Mo also ended his journey and returned to the Qixuan Sect.

The first thing he did when he came back was to check Han Li's cultivation. He was particularly concerned about whether Han Li had broken through the fourth level of the Immortal Scripture.
Han Li also discovered that Doctor Mo had brought back a strange man. This strange man was tall and was completely covered in a large green robe and cloak, so his appearance could not be seen clearly.

"Doctor Mo wanted to test Han Li's realm of the Changsheng Sutra. After Zhang Tie's unexpected disappearance a few days ago, Han Li was cautious this time... He deliberately suppressed his true energy to the third level... and deceived Doctor Mo.
Although Doctor Mo believed in Han Li's third realm, he was so desperate this time that he sealed Han Li's acupuncture points and wanted to kill Han Li. He thought that Han Li had failed to live up to his expectations. He had practiced for so long but still had not broken through to the fourth realm..."

Zhou Xuan paused as usual when he got to this point. The play had just reached its climax when it was suddenly cut off. Although this caused the audience to urge him to continue, it also gave them some time to catch their breath and break free.

"Everyone, what exactly is Doctor Mo trying to do? Why does he insist on Han Li breaking through to the fourth level of the Immortal Sutra?"

Zhou Xuan raised the doubts in the minds of the audience below the stage, and said, "Han Li has the same doubts as you. Doctor Mo has also revealed his cards this time.

It turns out that Doctor Mo, who had a short life span, happened to have obtained a rare book called "The Secret of Changchun". This "The Secret of Changchun" was the longevity book mentioned above.

If Doctor Mo wants to prolong his life, he needs a disciple who has practiced the Changchun Jue to the fourth level to perform massage and exercise for him, so as to extend his life.

This "Eternal Spring Secret" is not something that ordinary people can practice. If you don't have spiritual roots in your body, you can't practice it. Han Li is a person with spiritual roots.
Doctor Mo regarded Han Li as his hope for prolonging his life, so he spent a lot of effort to guide him to practice this skill. However, Doctor Mo only had one year left to live. From his perspective, Han Li had not yet entered the fourth level. One year later, he still could not enter the fourth level.
Doctor Mo didn't have much time left to live, so he wanted to kill Han Li to vent his anger..."

Zhou Xuan stopped talking again and asked, "Everyone, the play has come to this point. I also want to ask you a question. Based on your thoughts, how should Han Li choose?"

A gentleman who is telling a story will not interact with the audience, but in a talk show, there is a special process for interacting with the audience.

Without interaction, the story won’t be alienated, and the audience will remain in the mood of the story, but the atmosphere will be a little dull.

The audience enjoys the interaction and it is easy to boost the atmosphere in the venue, but it is easy for them to forget the story that has just been told. When the book starts again, the context may not match.

Interaction and non-interaction both have their pros and cons. Zhou Xuan still chose interaction, but he used the plot in the book to interact, which could create an atmosphere without making the audience forget the previous text.

After Zhou Xuan raised the question, many people in the audience started shouting with passion: "Han Li must have admitted his true realm to Doctor Mo."

"Doctor Mo is very kind to Han Li. Han Li should help Doctor Mo."

"Perhaps Han Li will use the drops in the magic bottle to help Doctor Mo prolong his life."

The people in the audience had their own guesses, but it was difficult for them to escape the framework of "filial disciple and kind teacher".

This is also a limitation of the times. Every master, whether good or bad, will instill in his apprentices brainwashing tactics such as "I am doing this for your own good" and "The teacher's kindness is as heavy as a mountain". In addition, the novels of this era and the storytelling on the radio either talk about heroes or the teacher's kindness.
The massive amount of public opinion makes the disciples in Mingjiang Mansion never think about it - are masters always grateful to their disciples?
From Zhou Xuan's perspective, being a master is more like a profession. If a good person becomes a master, he is a good master. If a bad person becomes a master, does that mean his personality suddenly changes and he becomes a kind, amiable and generous person?
Zhou Xuan pretended to listen and nodded from time to time when the audience asked him questions. He used body language to convey a message to the audience - I am listening very seriously.

After listening for half a minute, Zhou Xuan raised his hand and signaled the audience to be quiet. Suddenly, the scene was under his control and became completely silent.

"Everyone, Doctor Mo and Han Li are indeed in a master-disciple relationship now, but... does Han Li trust this master?

Zhang Tie was taught the Elephant Armor Skill by Doctor Mo, and he disappeared inexplicably since then. Han Li was smart and cautious at this time, and he also had the experience of Zhang Tie. How could he dare to bet that Doctor Mo was a good person? "

"You just mentioned that Doctor Mo was indebted to Han Li. Han Li also saved Li Feiyu's life, but Li Feiyu put a knife on Han Li's neck. After experiencing such a scene, how could Han Li give up the initiative to Doctor Mo just because he was indebted to him?"

"As for using the Divine Bottle Liquid to save Doctor Mo, Han Li is even less likely to do it. The Divine Bottle Liquid is so precious. A master who wants to kill his disciples just because they can't reach the fourth level, seeing such a treasure, will definitely kill Han Li and take the bottle for himself."

Zhou Xuan said here: "Faced with such a decisive decision, what did Han Li do?
He assured Doctor Mo that he could break through to the fourth level in one year. Doctor Mo had no choice but to believe this assurance, but he also made it clear that if Han Li could not break through to the fourth level after one year, he would not only kill Han Li, but also his parents and elder brother..."

Everyone was stunned immediately. They never expected that Doctor Mo could be so vicious. How could he be a good person who could threaten the lives of his apprentice's family?
"Han Li has gained this year. What is he going to do? Naturally, he is going to openly repair the plank road and secretly attack Chencang... He wants to use this bottle of soul liquid to improve his strength and cultivate the "Eternal Spring Sutra" to the fifth, sixth, and seventh levels. As long as his strength is improved, Doctor Mo will have no initiative, and the fate will fall into Han Li's hands.

You have to hold your own life in your own hands, only then can you feel at ease. "

Zhou Xuan's words were like a sharp embroidery needle, and his concluding remarks pierced through everyone in the audience.

The people in the audience were a little dazed for a moment. The gentleman on the stage was clearly telling a story about cultivating immortals, but why was every sentence talking about the little things in life?
Moreover, when the section about Han Li's secret attack on Chen Cang was performed, everyone saw that a vivid and three-dimensional Han Li came to life from Zhou Xuan's words.

Simplicity and cunning, honesty and caution, kindness and cruelty, these opposite sides are concentrated in one person at the same time, but not at all abrupt, as if Han Li should be like this.

Crash, crash,
This time, the flood of applause was no longer due to Zhou Xuan's reminder, but because everyone had so many thoughts in their minds that they could not hold back and had to applaud.

Sincere applause is worth a thousand words.

The people in the audience were of different identities. There were young people who came to work in Mingjiang Mansion, workers from various factories, big and small bosses, wealthy people from Mingjiang, and a group of parade gods who represented the highest power in Mingjiang.
They were dressed differently, and their thoughts and insights varied, but the only thing they had in common was that they all had satisfied expressions on their faces.

A good book is readable.
Poor people saw themselves in their poor years in Han Li.
The wealthy people, in Han Li, forget the bloody storms and hidden tricks in the martial arts world.

The parading gods of Mingjiang Prefecture saw some memories of their past apprenticeship in Doctor Mo and Li Feiyu.

There are hundreds of kinds of people, but in a book, you can always see your past self...

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Zhou's class, under the ancestral tree,
Yuan Buyu also clapped his hands, showing great admiration for his disciple.

"Xuan Zi said it well. You have to hold your life in your own hands. Only then can you feel at ease."

"Mr. Yuan, you weren't this excited when my brother told me about the White Eyebrow Hero."

"Books are timeless, the White Eyebrow Hero is extraordinary, and this book is also extraordinary. Do you think this book is good? Of course it is. The idea of ​​a mortal cultivating immortality is obviously a level higher than the story of a poor scholar studying hard and passing the imperial examination.
After all, it is natural for scholars to take the imperial examinations, but it is treason for mortals to take the initiative to seek to be among the immortals.
To hide a rebellious act in a book and then speak it out in public, this is courage. "

Yuan Buyu added: "Besides the pleasantness of the play, the human relationships and the complicated worldly affairs in it make this book even more high-quality."

He introduced it to Zhou Lingyi, saying: "Storytelling is a skill, but it is also about doing human kindness. The more human kindness a person understands, the more stories he can tell."

"If that's the case, then I can't be a storyteller." Zhou Lingyi's eyes were smiling like crescent moons.

Everyone knows that the person who is least likely to show favoritism in the Zhou family troupe is her, the troupe leader.

"The ways of the world are the essence of writing. This is something that every storyteller must understand. Unfortunately, there are not many storytellers who understand this principle."

Yuan Buyu looked up at the night sky and thought of the things Zhou Xuan had done when he became his disciple. He felt that accepting Zhou Xuan as his disciple was the most correct thing he had ever done in his life...

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The power of wishes in the metropolis was constantly sublimating. From Zhou Xuan's perspective, the venue was already filled with steaming fog and a vast expanse of white, so white that one could not see one's hand in front of one's face.

These wishes, which are so rich that they can drip water, are being continuously absorbed by the Heavenly Book and then used to "irrigate" the severely damaged ancient tree golden bell.

The power of vows was as great as Zhou Xuan had expected.

The reason why he chose "A Mortal's Journey to Immortality" as the first book to be lectured in Mingjiang Mansion was after careful consideration.

Jing State is a theocracy and is no stranger to the practice of cultivating immortals, which provides a natural audience for this book.

Zhou Xuan needed to tell stories to the general public, so naturally he had to choose a most ordinary protagonist, as ordinary as every common man. Those who love common people the most are always the common people themselves.

Han Li was born in a humble family, which just met Zhou Xuan's needs for lecturing.

Finally, after practicing the "Eternal Spring Sutra", Han Li's mind became smart, calm, and extremely shrewd. In addition, in the world of mortals who cultivate immortals, there is not much morality, which also fits the dangerous environment of Jingguo.

The characters, the environment, and the protagonist all fit together. Plus, the story of "A Mortal's Journey to Immortality" is extremely interesting and appealing, and it had a broad mass base in the previous life. With all these conditions added together, how could it be possible that "The Metropolis" would not become a hit?
"Another year has passed. This year, Han Li used the herbs cultivated by the droplets to advance his cultivation to the sixth level of the Changchun Jue. On this day, the date agreed upon by Doctor Mo and Han Li has arrived, and he is going to check whether Han Li has broken through to the fourth level.
On this day, neither Doctor Mo nor Han Li had a way out. When Doctor Mo wanted to check Han Li's realm, Han Li did not sit still and wait for death. He took the initiative to attack Doctor Mo.
One is a disciple of the sixth level of Changchun Sutra, and a master who has been in the martial arts world for many years.

Han Li and Doctor Mo, who will win... Bang! ...We will tell you next time."

Zhou Xuan woke up the room with a wooden stick, ending his lecture for the night.

The audience in the audience was filled with grief and shouted in unison: "Young man, you can't stop here. Please continue. I want to continue listening."

"You have to tell me who won and who lost in this master-disciple relationship, or I won't be able to sleep when I get home."

"One more paragraph, young sir, one more paragraph."

This time, even the people from the Parade of Gods joined in the commotion.

Xia Jin clenched his hands into a trumpet shape and shouted, "Young sir, you can't just tell us the result of who won and who lost. You have to interpret it in detail. Please explain it in detail for a while."

"Tell me, tell me, just tell me, you're keeping me in suspense. Do you still want the performance fee?" Li Liuyun was also getting anxious.

Ah Wang was surprised to hear this: "Sister Yun, you are confused. This is the Metropolitan Museum of Art, not your Paramount. The young master asked Gu Ling for his performance fee. What does it have to do with you..."

(End of this chapter)