Mang Shusheng's Ink Painting Practice

Chapter 162: Magical Uses
In the middle of the night, heavy rain came as expected.

The river flooded, completely submerging the mudflats on both sides.

The big tree that was originally on the shore was also completely submerged in water.

However, this big tree soaked in water has some differences from the past.

There is a lenticel on its trunk that looks like an eye. There seems to be a flickering fire in the hole, but it is not obvious in the heavy rain.

But if you look closely from a closer distance, you can see that there is actually a row of little people living in it. They are lighting a bonfire and watching the water curtain sliding outside the hole, looking leisurely and contented.

Zhao Yifu sat back on the wooden fragrant 'backrest', looking at the rain outside quite comfortably, his hands constantly changing finger gestures, still recalling the experience of the spell he had just cast.

Liang Zhongzhi took out a book and read it by the campfire with a smile, as if the world in the book made him very happy.

Wu Zhong cooked a pot of porridge next to the campfire, and next to it were a few coarse flour buns being slowly roasted over a low fire.

Today's meal is pretty casual, mostly just porridge with pickled vegetables and steamed buns.

Next to Wu Zhong, Li Nuer was waiting seriously with bowls and plates in her hands, looking like a well-behaved maid.

As for this foolish maid, Zhao Yifu could only let her do as she pleased and treat her as Wu Zhong's pet.

The cats, Dahei, Xiong San and even the donkey cart were all lying at the other end of this space. This space was much larger than imagined.

But this does not mean that the people have shrunk, but that the space in the tree hole has been extended and stretched.

Zhao Yifu was at ease for a while, then suddenly thought of something and said, "Master, can I use a palm-sized building block to build a house?"

"People can carry it with them wherever they go, throw it on the ground when they get tired, and then live comfortably in it?"

Liang Zhongzhi's eyes remained fixed on the book, and he said, "Is that all you can think of? Expand your mind and think about what other uses this spell can have."

Zhao Yifu looked at the rain outside and pondered, "I can also... find a cave and build a paradise, so that the people living inside can escape the war and reproduce."

Liang Zhongzhi shook his head and said, "Someone has done something similar before. It doesn't make much sense. It's too idealistic."

Zhao Yifu curled his lips and said, "I just said that, but I've actually thought of it!"

Liang Zhongzhi still didn't raise his head and said, "Then tell me."

Zhao Yifu said: "If I encounter a strong enemy chasing me, I can choose Hengsha to hide in it."

"By opening up an infinite space within the Eternal Sand and then covering it with a seal, it must be extremely safe..."

Liang Zhongzhi said unhappily, "Why are you always thinking of sneaky ideas?"

In fact, the handsome middle-aged man secretly took note of this matter, and then prepared to take action... Hengsha Immortal Mansion, this name sounds very advanced.

Zhao Yifu was hit hard, but his enthusiasm did not decrease.

He clapped his head again and said, "With Master, we can refine a magical weapon. It looks like just a water bottle, but in fact, it contains space that can drain the whole world."

Liang Zhongzhi rubbed his chin and said, "Interesting, but why did you fill it with so much water?"

Zhao Yifu said, "Master, I'm good at water, but what if I end up in an environment without water?"

"Of course, although I can rely on my physique to handle some adverse situations, I am still limited in the end."

"Why not fill that magic weapon with a large amount of seawater for future use? When needed, we can create a swamp in an instant, even in the desert."

Liang Zhongzhi thought it made perfect sense. It was like carrying the terrain that suited him with him.

He secretly noted this point, but still rebuked, "Don't be too ambitious. If you really want to be able to make a bottle that can hold all the water in the world, I don't know how much effort it will take. Perhaps you need to become an immortal to achieve that."

"Let's talk about something more practical..."

Zhao Yifu suffered another blow, but this still did not dampen his enthusiasm.

He just thought about it and said, "Then I can make a wine gourd that can never be filled. This way, I can have wine to drink anytime and anywhere..."

"No, it would be even better if we could create secret compartments so that different types of wine could be stored in different compartments. This way, we could drink many kinds of wine from one gourd and collect all the finest wines in the world...wonderful!"

Zhao Yifu himself said he was excited.

"Gudu~"

Liang Zhongzhi's throat moved... After all, which talented man is not romantic, and which literary master does not love wine?
But he still managed to say, "Alright, this is just a little trick. You can try it yourself when you have time. There's no need to talk about it."

Zhao Yifu said "Oh", and then another inspiration came to him.

He said, "Master, I'm going to renovate our carriage to make it a little more spacious so that each cat and the three big black bears can have a comfortable nest. Of course, we humans can also have our own rooms inside..."

Zhao Yifu talked incessantly about arranging the space in the carriage, and then couldn't wait to try it out.

However, Liang Zhongzhi felt a little strange when he heard this. Why did the donkey cart compartment seem to have become a harem after Zhao Yifu said that?

Liang Zhongzhi was a little dazed, but his thoughts couldn't help but wander: What if there really was such a carriage, but the people living in the carriage were not cats but real beauties?
He quickly shook his head and stopped thinking about it. He was already past the age of being ridiculous, so he should stop thinking about it.

……

The next day, the donkey cart was on the road again.

However, the carriage this time was completely different from the previous one.

If you open the door curtain and walk in, you will find that the carriage is much more spacious than it looks from the outside.

Zhao Yifu and Liang Zhongzhi sat facing each other with their backs against one side of the carriage. There was even enough space between them to place a desk each.

But this is not the whole of the carriage. If you lift up a curtain on the inside, you can see a cat bed with many high and low wooden frames and soft cushions.

This space is even bigger than the 'study' outside. The cats have a very spacious space to move around, and they like this place very much.

But there is only one cat that is qualified to stay outside, and that is Yiyi.

Yiyi sat on Zhao Yifu's desk motionless, like a doll.

There was a piece of rice paper under its butt, and Zhao Yifu was writing and drawing on the paper.

He was not creating any new work. The intertwined lines made it completely incomprehensible, full of the "abstract" feeling of Zhao Yifu's previous life.

However, this abstraction is not just a scribble, but his design of space after he initially mastered the 'Boundless Universe Technique'!
Because he discovered that even the first stage of the 'Boundless Universe Technique' had a very magical hidden function: space reconstruction!
When extending space, he can actually fold and twist the space according to his own wishes, thereby constructing any spatial configuration within a limited area.

Of course, this is a very complex subject, and it truly lives up to the name of "Boundless Universe".

Zhao Yifu couldn't let go of this magic, and he kept lamenting why he hadn't practiced it earlier. He missed out on so much fun.

The donkey cart continued to sway eastward for a while, and after entering the southwest province of Beijing, it headed north to prepare to cross the river. Zhao Yifu was quite surprised when he chose this route.

Liang Zhongzhi said, "After all, your term in Fenglin County will be up in two years. I'll take you here to familiarize yourself with the situation. This southwestern province of Beijing is completely different from the territory of Yuzhou. The people here are very tough. The tricks you used in Fenglin County..."

Liang Zhongzhi suddenly couldn't speak.

What method did Zhao Yifu use in Fenglin County?
Doesn't that mean beating them up with fists first, and then using their superb working abilities to make them so that they dare not disobey their orders at all?

This set may perform better in the southwestern province of Beijing!

Why?

The southwestern province of Beijing has actually always been a wartime system, and gradually the people have become martial, so people with strong fists can naturally get along better here.

Zhao Yifu was very capable at work, and he could even do everything by himself. In this situation, he could naturally drag those around him along with him...

I'm afraid that in two years, it won't be Zhao Yifu who will experience the toughness of the people in the southwest of Beijing Province, but the southwest of Beijing Province will experience how annoying Zhao Yifu is.

Liang Zhongzhi collected his thoughts and said, "Do you know what the 'Jing' in 'Jingxi Southwest Province' means?"

Zhao Yifu understood and said, "The name of this province is inherited from the old dynasty, and the 'Jing' also refers to the old capital of Dongjing before the migration of the elite to the south."

Liang Zhongzhi nodded and said, "Well said. This place is not only the front line to resist the invasion of the Northern Dynasty, but also the bridgehead for the Northern Expedition."

"Come on, let's get off the bus and take a walk to see the local customs and practices."

Zhao Yifu followed suit and got out of the car with his master.

They walked slowly along the way, and the donkey cart followed slowly behind.

At this time, Liang Zhongzhi showed his profound knowledge. While walking, he introduced the local climate and customs to Zhao Yifu, as if he knew everything about astronomy and geography.

Zhao Yifu listened carefully, knowing that all this would be helpful to him in the future.

However, as they were walking and talking, he suddenly heard a string sound in his ears.

Then they saw two arrows flying towards them.

At this moment, Zhao Yifu, whose combat experience was far greater than before, immediately determined the trajectory of the two arrows and knew that they would hit his and his master's chests.

Nice archery!
Zhao Yifu made this judgment with great certainty.

His pace suddenly slowed down, and he was about to reach out and pull Liang Zhongzhi.

It turned out that Liang Zhongzhi also cleverly changed his pace of progress.

As the two men slowed down, the two arrows that should have hit their chests were stuck in the ground in front of them.

Zhao Yifu was a little surprised by this. Wasn't his master supposed to be a weakling? When did he react like this?
Liang Zhongzhi seemed very pleased with his beloved disciple's surprise. He laughed and said, "I don't know which hero invited you. I, the Crazy Taoist, and my disciple, the Ghost-Seeing Sorrow, are here to pay my respects."

Zhao Yifu suddenly turned his head and looked at his master with an expression of astonishment and disbelief... He was shocked. Why did his master give him such a nickname?
"Cough cough."

Liang Zhongzhi coughed dryly to hide his embarrassment, and actually mentioned the nicknames that some of his friends in the sect used to call him in private.

A lot of things have happened in Danqingmen recently.

What about 'intensive martial arts training', 'intensive practice of the Shouren Method', and 'comprehensive study of 'The True Numbers of the Universe', etc... In short, the Danqing Sect has regarded Zhao Yifu as a real 'ghost-fearing'.

And what a coincidence isn't this?

Zhao Yifu's nickname is absolutely correct in every sense of the word; he is truly the "ghost-fearing" one.

However, facing his apprentice's gaze that was like a 'wounded little beast', Liang Zhongzhi forced himself to say calmly: "To walk the Jianghu, one must have a reputation. We won't show off our identity as cultivators, but we must have a name for ourselves, right?"

Zhao Yifu said resentfully, "Master, I am originally the Second Young Master of Shenhe Villa. There is no need for me to adopt such a casual name..."

Liang Zhongzhi blushed, but then his face turned serious and he remained silent.

He is a master, so he doesn't need to explain so much.

At this time, a group of people appeared from behind the hillside on the side of the road they were traveling.

"Mad Taoist? I know there's a Mad Taoist in Liangzhou and Huzhou to the north, and there are more than a dozen 'Ghost Seer's'. We have one in Jinya Village. Who are you?"

Zhao Yifu looked at his master with an even more resentful look. It would have been fine if he just gave him a nickname, but he chose such an unrecognizable one.

He asked rudely, "What about you? What's your name, sir?"

The leader said, "Listen carefully. I am the leader of Jinya Village, also known as the Invincible Zhang Yuanba. If you know what's good for you, leave your donkey cart behind and get out of here. Otherwise, I will put you in a dilemma."

Zhao Yifu had a blank expression on his face.

He remembered that in the "Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties" that he liked very much in his previous life, there was an Invincible Golden Hammer, and in a certain martial arts novel there was an Invincible Golden Sword. Now he encountered an Invincible Golden Fork... It seems that everyone chooses nicknames very casually.

As he thought of this, his right hand had already stretched out from his sleeve, with his middle finger and thumb lightly touching each other, and a piece of gravel was stuck on them.

Then, with a seemingly casual flick...

The next moment, the stone shot out, and then the 'Golden Fork Invincible' shook all over, and the stone hit his forehead and shattered.

This was Zhao Yifu's clever use of force, otherwise the stone would have easily pierced his forehead.

However, even though the stone broke, the powerful impact caused Zhang Yuanba's head to tilt back, and then he fell straight back.

This means he fainted and lost consciousness.

"Zhaizhu!"

There was a commotion on the opposite side, and then arrows were shot out again.

Zhao Yi Fu didn't give in this time. He continued to shoot stones with a flick of his finger, breaking all the arrows into pieces. At the same time, the stones continued to fly and broke the archer's shoulder blade.

At the same time, he did not let go of those who were shouting and screaming. Stones flew out, hitting people on the forehead and making them faint, or breaking their limbs.

In short, nothing within sight was intact.

Those who survived were those who hid behind shelters, holding their heads and daring not to show their heads.

In this era, I really experienced what "fire suppression" means.

Liang Zhongzhi was a little worried when he saw this. He was not surprised that Zhao Yifu could do this. He was just worried that even if his finger strength was so strong, he would not be able to be so precise... He was going to be surpassed by his apprentice. What should he do?
Suddenly, an idea struck Zhao Yifu. "Master," he said, "if we use the 'Boundless Universe Technique' to open up the cracks in the stone, then fill them with explosives like gunpowder or fire talismans, and then fire them out, will it have a miraculous effect?"

Liang Zhongzhi suddenly understood. Doesn’t this solve the problem of accuracy?
As long as the killing range is larger than the error, it's fine.

(End of this chapter)