Mang Shusheng's Ink Painting Practice

Chapter 118 Preparing to Conquer the Fields
Zhao Yifu's swordsmanship clearly exceeded the sloppy old man's expectations.

The slow knife cannot be blocked just because it is slow, because the knife's momentum has already risen, and before the blade even reaches you, you will feel as if you have been hit by the knife.

In this situation, we can only resist with all our strength.

But Zhao Yifu not only has a slow knife, he also has a fast knife!

His fast sword is even more terrifying than his slow sword. When it moves fast, it is like a storm, yet he can control it freely.

Gradually, the old man felt something was wrong. Why did it seem like he had become the one being taught a lesson?
Especially when Zhao Yifu's moves became more and more coherent, under the strong desire to attack, the old Taoist quickly turned into a one-sided defense and dodging.

The sloppy old Taoist felt that he couldn't go on like this, so after changing his moves, he suddenly slapped a yellow talisman on himself.

Just at this moment, Zhao Yifu swung his knife, but the opponent disappeared in a flash.

Zhao Yifu's knife swung in the air, but the moment it missed, it stopped.

This move undoubtedly showed his excellent control, or in other words, he was in a state of ease from beginning to end.

Zhao Yifu could be said to have truly understood this. He felt that the key to all superior techniques lies in this calmness.

Only by maintaining a calm mind can you be invincible.

So at this moment he is not afraid, he just needs to stay calm.

Of course, the sarcasm in words cannot be forgotten.

He said, "I thought you were some powerful master, but after all this time you're just hiding your true identity. From now on, you will only have one chance to show yourself to me, because I already know how you hid yourself. There won't be a next time."

Zhao Yifu said lightly.

In fact, he still felt a little regretful in his heart. It was a pity that he had to maintain the "Shou Ren Fa" at this time and could not cast spells. Otherwise, he could use the "Misty Mirage Secret Technique" to test his skills with the opponent.

It's a pity that this place is not the shore of the Fairy Lake, otherwise with the abundant water spiritual energy in the swamp area, he would not have to use his true energy to perform this secret technique.

However, it was unnecessary to break one's own code of conduct for the sake of an inexplicable old man.

The other party seemed not to have heard his words at all, or had already left. There was no sound at all.

"Meow meow~"

The cat on the wall meowed.

Zhao Yifu looked around and saw that someone seemed to have seen what happened behind the government office. He snorted coldly and said to the cat, "Let everyone seal off this place and don't let anyone interfere with my fight with this old man."

"It's not easy. It's been a while since anyone has accompanied me to stretch my muscles."

He was quite excited. After all, he felt that the old man was not too strong and he could give him a beating and see how it went.

The cat immediately obeyed the order.

Before long, the old man had not yet appeared, but the remote street behind the government office where Zhao Yifu was located had been cleared out.

"Ah, why bother?"

Suddenly, the old man's voice was heard around.

There's just no way to determine its location.

But this was enough for Zhao Yifu.

He reached into his sleeve and took out a large block of ink, then rubbed his hands together, and together with the water vapor absorbed by his spiritual power, it formed an ink ball.

Then he waved his hand and the ink-splashing technique began.

Although this spell does not use true Qi, it is still very effective.

The ink spots spread all over the place, which was obviously beyond the imagination of the sloppy Taoist.

Soon, two ink dots appeared floating in a corner of the wall not far from Zhao Yifu.

Although the two ink spots were quickly wiped out, Zhao Yifu had already rushed forward like thunder and swung a knife.

This sword strike was as powerful as thunder and extremely sharp. It was no longer the slow sword that slowed down the rhythm, but a pure fast sword.

The blade even cut through the air in advance, sweeping out a chaotic aura in front of him.

The old Taoist's figure was swept out in this chaotic aura. His method of invisibility was obviously not stable enough.

Zhao Yifu laughed and said, "I got you!"

Then he quickly changed the move of the heavy sword in his hand, from a sweeping motion to an upward thrust.

The tip of the knife was cleverly hung on the emerald bamboo stick, and then the sloppy Taoist priest was lifted up when he was not paying attention.

The old man was flying in the sky, and was about to be chopped down to the ground by Zhao Yifu's sword.

He actually flipped in the air and pointed the bamboo towards the ground...

The green bamboo, which was originally only about four feet long, suddenly climbed up step by step and reached a height of twenty feet directly to the ground!
This also made the old Taoist's body climb straight up, avoiding Zhao Yifu's heavy sword.

Seeing this, Zhao Yi Fu simply added a little more strength and swung his knife to chop the bamboo.

"Pfft~"

There was a dull sound, but Zhao Yifu's knife was bounced away.

Of course, the sloppy old Taoist also lost control, and the bamboo pole returned to its original size. However, his body was bounced back a long way by the recoil force.

Zhao Yifu immediately chased after him.

But the old Taoist counterattacked and shot out a cold ice mist.

Zhao Yifu didn't understand the power of this spell, so he cautiously didn't move forward.

And the next moment, the old Taoist landed on the ground, and suddenly raised his hand to grasp a piece of thunder... palm thunder!

The thunder crackled so loudly that the cats watching nearby were all furious.

The old Taoist said, "This palm thunder is a technique for exorcising demons and defending the Way. Do you dare to take it and try?"

Zhao Yi Fu didn't waste time talking to him and rushed forward with his knife.

Seeing this, the old Taoist didn't hesitate and blasted out after gathering the power of the palm thunder.

He was very confident in his palm thunder move, and felt that Zhao Yifu would lose his ability to move after being hit.

however……

The lightning struck Zhao Yifu, causing his official robe to smoke, but it only caused him to feel a slight numbness...

He wasn't too bothered, as his Haoran robes had already taken effect, largely dissipating the current. The remaining electricity was resisted by the "Shou Ren Fa" running through his body the moment it entered his body.

"Meow!!"

But a scream came from Zhao Yifu's sleeve. It turned out that Yiyi was affected.

Seeing this, he became furious and slashed with his sword.

The sloppy Taoist priest was at a loss as to what to do.

His confident palm thunder attack actually failed to cause any effective damage, which really caught him off guard.

Seeing the blade heading towards his neck, the sloppy Taoist was filled with thoughts like "I was careless and didn't dodge", feeling very unwilling.

"what?"

Zhao Yifu was also quite surprised to see this, as he thought the old man could come up with some other response.

Since the opponent has run out of tricks, his blade also stopped.

Even though it seemed like he was attacking with hatred, he was still able to do it with ease.

The blade stopped just before the sloppy Taoist's neck, and the sloppy Taoist breathed a sigh of relief.

However, before he could say anything else, Zhao Yi Fu suddenly flipped the blade, and the back of the blade hit the left side of the Taoist's head hard.

"Bang!"

A loud sound like an echo came from the old man's head, which sounded weird and creepy.

Then the old man fell to the ground without a word.

"Ah."

Zhao Yifu sighed softly, then said to his attendants, "Lock him up in jail and teach him a lesson."

Although he was quite worried that the old man's brain would be confused by him, after all, he had hit him a little too hard just now.

But since I have done it, I won’t regret it. Who asked the old man to find fault first?

Zhao Yifu then rolled up his sleeves, revealing Yiyi wrapped around his right hand... Wow, it looks fatter!
No, it should be said that the hair on the body stood up, making it look like it has gained weight.

"Haha, it's quite interesting when you look at it this way."

Zhao Yifu made a joke.

The reason why he could tease her so heartlessly was because he could see that Yiyi was fine and had just been hurt by a weak electric current.

Palm Thunder is indeed a very powerful spell, at least in terms of attack and damage, it is difficult to resist.

Even if it is blocked, there will still be negative impacts to face.

Zhao Yifu had actually practiced palm thunder secretly, but unfortunately his progress was quite slow. Now that he had practiced the 'Shou Ren Method' he could no longer cultivate this spell.

and many more……

Zhao Yifu suddenly thought of a question.

Why are there so many wonderful methods in the Danqing Sect’s cave for teaching, but the elders in the sect don’t seem to practice them much?

In the past, he thought that the elders in the sect were obsessed with the Four Friends of Literature and ignored other things, but now he thought that they were probably all practicing the "Shou Ren Method"!
The Shouren method conflicts with most spells. For those predecessors, it is probably just the right way to maintain the 'Shouren method' while being able to focus on music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

But actually...

Zhao Yifu felt that even if he tried his best to attack those elders, he probably wouldn't be able to even cut a bleed.

Wow, no wonder the Danqing Sect seems to have an extraordinary status in the cultivation world. It turns out that most of the people in this sect don’t seem to have much attack power, but in fact they are super tanks with thick health bars and domineering armor!

Zhao Yifu now has a deep understanding of this. He always feels that his own sect's "Shouren Fa" seems to be particularly suitable for hard-core battles.

He went back to rest and prepare for the upcoming field trip.

He will personally participate in this field trip and visit all the villages and towns under Fenglin County.

After this round, he will probably be able to recreate the Fish Scale Yellow Book of the entire Fenglin County.

That night he began to prepare things and think about what he needed to explain.

In fact, it was nothing too important. Li Liang could be responsible for the daily affairs of the county. He could even leave half of the cat runners to keep order.

I guess with Xiaohu around, nothing serious will happen.

If it really doesn't work, I'm sure the cats will have plenty of ways to run out and report to him.

He was full of confidence in these clever guys.

"Uncle Wu, don't come with me this time. After all, there's a pregnant cat at home that needs your care."

Wu Zhong said dissatisfiedly: "But if I don't come with you, who will take care of the young master's daily life?"

"Meow!"

A dissatisfied cat meowed. It turned out to be Yiyi. It seemed to be saying, "I'm here!"

Wu Zhong said disdainfully, "What use can a Miss Li like you be?"

"Miss Li" is Wu Zhong's nickname for Yi Yi, because Yi Yi is really like a lady from a noble family at home, and Zhao Yi Fu really dotes on her.

Yiyi immediately stopped obeying, it cheered up and started patting the table with its little paws while meowing.

It looks naive, but people who are familiar with it know that it is talking.

The man with a small mustache beside him smiled and acted as an interpreter: "Miss Yiyi said that she can accompany the master in writing and painting, and can also entertain the master. Anyway, she is more useful than you, Wu Zhong."

Wu Zhong glanced at the man with the mustache. The talking cat no longer surprised him. In fact, he and Zhao Yifu had already prepared themselves mentally: the cat at home would become a spirit.

But he felt bitter inside. He had thought his position would be challenged, and even prepared himself mentally for a challenge from a land god, but he never expected to be challenged by a cat...

He was not convinced, so he snorted coldly and said, "But Miss Li, can you cook for the young master?"

Zhao Yifu said, "I'm now fasting and don't need daily meals."

Wu Zhong said stubbornly, "Master, what you said is not right. People should eat. Even if your needs are relatively small, it is still good to eat occasionally."

Zhao Yifu was speechless for a moment, because he was touched by the sentence "People should eat."

He felt that he was not yet at the level of being "out of touch with the world".

But after thinking about it, Yiyi suddenly spit out a cluster of flames from her mouth.

Zhao Yifu was shocked when he saw this.

At this time, Yiyi spit out a relatively small flame at first. After a moment, she continued to exert her strength and directly spit out a beam of fire with considerable pressure from her mouth!
Wu Zhong was stunned by this, and finally sighed helplessly: "Well, it seems that you have a better way to make a fire. This is indeed an extraordinary talent, which will make things much easier for the young master."

He admitted defeat, after all, hard work cannot beat talent.

At this time, the man with the mustache raised his head and exclaimed in amazement, "Miss Yiyi's talent is something I have never seen before. This ability to spit fire must be her awakened innate talent. If she were in the Flower Li Kingdom, she would definitely become a noble raccoon princess!"

Zhao Yifu raised his eyebrows when he heard the new term "Huali Kingdom".

Although these cats often talk, they are very tight-lipped and this is the first time their origins have been revealed.

However, when he heard this, he immediately thought of the mice's "Midnight Kingdom", and realized that the cats must have chased the mice to his hometown.

This is fate.

Having thought of this, Zhao Yifu put the idea aside and did not ask any further questions.

He is not very interested in this information for the time being.

However, at this moment, a big fat cat in the group of female cats suddenly meowed in a rough voice.

Zhao Yifu looked up at Hua Da Niu curiously and asked, "Dan Niu, do you want to go too?"

"Meow meow……"

Hua Da Nv responded.

Zhao Yifu said, "Okay, since you think staying at home is boring, let's go together."

So the people who would go on this trip were decided: Zhao Yifu and his two cats.

However, Zhao Yifu was quite happy about this, because compared to going out with people, he preferred to be with small animals like cats.

So the next day, after Zhao Yifu finished explaining his work to Li Liang, he drove a donkey cart and left Fenglin County.

Fenglin County has three towns and nineteen townships. In addition to one town and eight townships to the north of Fenglin City, there are two towns and eleven townships in the south, which is close to the Prisoner Mountain.

The closer to the Prison Cell Mountain, the poorer the area becomes, so Zhao Yi Fu headed south and prepared to start checking the villages and towns in the south.

(End of this chapter)