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Chapter 16: It Rains (Third Update!)
Gao Jian's mind seemed to be sucked into a whirlpool.

A strange sound kept coming from the whirlpool. This sound was like the noisy voices in the vegetable market, or like meaningless noise between heaven and earth. The sound gradually increased and disturbed his heart.

The message conveyed by Shen Yun is very confusing.

He felt like he had turned into a copper coin.

The copper coin passed through the hands of one person after another.

"Haha, beauty, give me a kiss and I'll buy it for you."

"Mom, I want to eat candy."

"Please, give me a copper coin."

"These are all the family has left. I'll think of a solution tomorrow."

"Go ahead and bet! Just go ahead and bet! Take it all! Take it all!"

Many conversations rang in my mind. At first, I could still hear what they were saying, but soon, I could hear nothing.

Noisy, extremely noisy, the troubles of the world, countless moods, feelings, thoughts, and emotions, all coming in!

The word "money" carries too many things.

It seemed as if a huge wave was about to be stirred up in Gao Jian's heart.

However, the long sword suppressed the lake of heart, still making it as calm as a mirror.

However, the rusting process of the long sword accelerated.

Obviously, under this kind of pressure, the sharpness consumed to keep the mind clear has increased.

Gradually, Gao Jian seemed to be lost in these countless voices, and could not wake up even if he struggled!

So many voices, so many desires, so many thoughts, it was like tentacles grabbing him, wrapping around him, pulling him down!

Is this the 'maze' that Bai Ping mentioned?

Gao Jian thought so.

He remained calm. It was not known whether this calmness was given to him by the long sword or if he was just that calm.

There are rules to get out of the maze, and you can't mess up.

So...what is the structure of this maze?
Gao Jian concentrated his mind and began to analyze.

First of all, what I want is not the charm of money, nor the desires in the charm, what I really want is the charm in the "words".

So... eliminate the noise of desire.

If an ordinary practitioner wants to achieve this, he needs to burn incense and concentrate. The incense he burns must be the extremely precious kind that helps with meditation.

Then, I sit in meditation, carefully examine my inner self, and eliminate one by one the distracting thoughts that I feel are unnecessary. The whole process is extremely time-consuming.

This process is called "retreat" by practitioners.

But Gao Jian still managed to do this even though he was poisoned and his mind was in a state of confusion, and... at an extremely fast speed.

He eliminated those voices one by one.

Then, the sounds before him... changed from thousands to hundreds.

The remaining hundreds are all "characters".

Gao Jian can tell that these hundreds of types all come from the charm of "characters".

The charm of these "words" also comes from that copper coin, but from different places.

Some of them are the charm left by craftsmen when they cast the coin molds.

Some are people who copy Qian Fan, and their charm comes from their inner enlightenment.

There is also the hard work that the apprentices put in when learning how to make coin molds.

There are also the techniques and charm left by the coin makers when they polished the copper coins.

All of this is left on this small copper coin. A copper coin carries a part of the country's destiny, and so many charms are a small part of the country's destiny.

But you have to find what you want.

Qian Fan's charm is different from the charm of the person who wrote the calligraphy.

But...it's not so easy to tell.

If the previous ones are all very different, then when your own level is not enough, how can you distinguish the charm of so many characters and who is the original author?
If it is a one-to-one comparison, then even if you find the differences, can you recognize them?
So, at this time, your insight is needed.

Clearly, Gao Jian… has no insight.

He knows nothing about calligraphy. He doesn't understand the difference between these characters, nor can he find the distinction between them. He has no idea whether these characters were written by a craftsman or a master. In his eyes, all of them are very impressive, and he can't tell which one is better.

It's like a little child who thinks that the earth and the sun are both big, but doesn't know which one is bigger.

After all, a craftsman who can carve a coin mold must be a master-level figure. How would Gao Jian know which master is more powerful?
However, Gao Jian had already thought of a solution for this, although this solution might not necessarily be useful.

"Since it is calligraphy, perhaps there are similarities." Gao Jian recalled the charm of the four words 'Ningtai County' that he had previously comprehended, and used it for reference and comparison.

They are all words, at least they can help me remove some different charms...right?

No matter what, this is the only thing we can do. It's a gamble.

However, when he did so, he felt a distinct attraction within the maze-like cluster of divine charms.

"What is this?" Gao Jian didn't understand, but he felt... that his bet seemed to be right.

He followed this attraction and accurately found one charm from the chaotic cluster of charms.

When he saw the charm, he "understood".

The information coming from the divine charm clearly told Gao Jian "why".

why?

It turns out that the person who wrote the four words "Qiyun Yuanbao" and the four words "Ningtai County City" were the same person.

When he was young, he wrote the four words "Ningtai County City". After his writing skills matured, he wrote the four words "Qiyun Yuanbao" for the Qiyun Divine Dynasty.

When Gao Jian used the charm of "Ningtai County" as an introduction, he found this similarity in "Qiyun Yuanbao".

What luck.

The tip of the knife is almost covered with rust.

Therefore, Gao Jian did not hesitate and immersed himself in the charm of the four words "Qiyun Yuanbao"!
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The divine capital, Yangjing.

At this moment, there was a banquet going on in Yangjing.

Many important officials of the imperial court gathered together, drinking and having fun, setting up a royal banquet, offering fine wine cups, listening to stringed and bamboo music, dancing, and singing. It was a very joyful occasion.

This was a grand banquet held by the imperial court after the Autumn Sacrifice, and it was hosted in person by the Emperor Qiyun Shenwu Zhiming Daxiao.

At the banquet, people drank wine and gave baths, and clinked glasses. The ground was covered with golden flowers, and even the sky was filled with people. Many drinkers flew on colorful clouds, and there was a picture of endless waves in the sky, and sparkling silver rivers penetrated the blue sky.

Princes of the state, important officials and nobles all gathered here. Inside the pavilions and terraces, there were ninety miles of ancient pines, overlapping green mountains, majestic towering palaces, and ethereal music, making one wonder if this was Penglai.

The heavenly chef specially ordered the presentation of delicacies, with golden plates and jade bowls, mountain meat and aquatic products, phoenix marrow and unicorn soup, and even celestial music wafting in the air.

The emperor gave wine to his ministers and enjoyed himself together.

Only the Minister of Revenue was seen. He did not drink the wine, but spit it out towards the southwest. The emperor asked, "Minister Li, why don't you drink it?"

The minister said: "My hometown was hit by a sudden disaster. I used wine to make rain to save it."

at the same time--

Gao Jian suddenly saw that it was raining.

I saw temporary rain coming from the north, and there was still a smell of wine.

(End of this chapter)