Chapter 19: My Master and Disciples (Part 1)

  It's been over a fortnight since Xiao Si returned to Jiangzhou, and the days have passed smoothly and enjoyably.

  He did not tell others about the story of killing Yu Gu and capturing Chao Tian Jiao.

  Originally, according to Xīao Sì's temperament, this glorious achievement would inevitably be boasted about. But thinking of the four words "disaster comes from the mouth", he could only forcefully hold it in. After all, neither Bān Lán Old Monster nor Chéng Xiān Hǔ could be provoked. As for Zhāo Tiān Jiāo, she wouldn't be foolish enough to expose her own scandal everywhere.

  Chi Xiong Xia still has no news, fortunately, with the deepening of Gong Li's power, the cold air in Xiao Si's body is also lighter, and whether this sworn brother comes or not is no longer so important.

  He had reached the final stage of understanding the Thirty-six Heavenly Star Formation, and with the insights gained from the Great Ba Mountain and Bozhan's Dou Array, many puzzles that he had been puzzled about for a long time were gradually solved.

  One day, Xiao Si suddenly found himself facing a very tricky problem.

  His body already has a 28 Mansions Star Array, if he further merges the 36 Heavenly Gate Star Array that he is currently contemplating, many array nodes will inevitably overlap with each other, making his meridian acupoints all confused.

  To crack the difficult problem, Xīao Sì rushed into Gěi Nán Yì's study, forgetting to sleep and eat as he searched for relevant classics.

  Unfortunately, after reading a large number of books for several days in a row, I still have no idea how to integrate the 28 Mansions and the 36 Heavenly Stem Arrays.

  That evening, Wanyu came to find Xiao Si and mentioned that Long Chuyuan had sent a letter to his aunt, saying that he would set out for Chang'an soon. Through the connections of his father, Dragon Town Wu, the Left Guard of the Great Sui Forbidden Army, he had mixed up a good job in the army. He also said that when his uncle and aunt were free, they should go to Chang'an to meet him.

  "It seems that Mother wants to go to Chang'an City for a walk and visit my eldest uncle on the way." Yuanner said: "Maybe I can also see Hong Jie and Tang San, and take a look at what my cousin is like after joining the army."

  Xiao Si heard the name Long Chuan Yuan and immediately became agitated, snorting: "Good men don't become soldiers, good iron isn't made into nails. I'm fed up with soldiers at first sight."

  Wan Er laughed happily and said, "Actually, your brother-in-law is not as bad as you think."

  Xiao Si rolled her eyes and snorted: "You're just a frog in a well, not knowing the greatness of Mount Tai. Do you know what a real high person is?"

  Wan'er replied: "Like Ye Xianchang and Tang San Gongzi, who ride swords and winds to become the best?"

  Xiao Si shook his head and said: "Greatly mistaken, a true master can settle things without even making a move... like District Chief."

  He was talking nonsense when a servant outside the study reported: "Master Xiang, Mr. Bu has arrived."

  Xiao Si's face turned pale in an instant, and he hastily said: "I'll just say I'm going out to travel, and I won't be back for three to five years!"

  The servant replied: "Geng and Chu, the two head escorts, are chatting with Mr. Bo in the hall, they sent a junior to invite Lord Xiang."

  "Damn it, I almost forgot about this old blind man's business," Xiaosiyi cursed. "How did he manage to cling to me like a ghost? Is there a beauty in his blind eyes? Am I that kind of beautiful woman?"

  Wan'er smiled and said, "Since ancient times, there has only been apprentices fearing their masters, but never masters fearing their apprentices. Why is it that as soon as you hear Mr. Bo's name, you're like a mouse seeing a cat?"

  Xiao Si said with a frown: "You don't understand, I'm just like a mouse, and I'm also a mouse that eats cats." After speaking, he got up dejectedly and walked out of the house, with a heroic and tragic air.

  He waited until he walked to the door of the flower hall and took a look inside, suddenly feeling out of breath. He saw that Lao Mangzi was sitting high on his throne, with Geng Nan Yi and Chu Lie attending to him on either side, without any hint of being a junior.

  Xiao Si thought to himself: "You think you're so tough with your immortal board, but the tiger won't show its might and you think I'm a sick cat?"

  He walked into the flower hall with a loud cough and said slowly: "Zhangzi, why did you come so late? Let me wait."

  "What's going on?" Wan'er followed Xiao Si, her eyes wide with amusement, covering her mouth to stifle a laugh.

  He didn't care about the three sevens and twenty-one, walked into the hall and plopped down with a thud, without even asking whose cup was on the tea table, picked it up and gulped down three mouthfuls, still able to hear his own heart pounding away, secretly urging himself: "Damn it, today I'll say whatever it takes to overpower that old blind man, give him a warning."

  Bu Suanzi was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said: "I wanted to prepare a gift for my master, so I delayed for a few days."

  "Are you buying gifts?" Xiao Si's eyes lit up as he put down his teacup and nodded, saying "It's about time you showed some sense."

  He pulled out a pair of short boots from his sleeve and said, "Please accept this gift, Master."

  Xiao Si saw Bo Zhuanzi holding a pair of boots in his hands with a serious expression, and couldn't help but feel annoyed. He thought to himself: "You old blind fool, do you think I'm easy to deceive? You actually have the nerve to give me something from a street stall!"

  But then Ge Nanyi exclaimed in surprise: "Mr. Bo Er, aren't those a pair of Double Blue Cloud Boots?"

  "Exactly, as long as you wear these boots and run, your speed will be 50% faster than usual. At critical moments, circulate true energy to activate the Qingyun symbol on the boots, and you can fly with the wind for a short while..."

  Xiao Si snatched the Qingyun boots as soon as he finished speaking: "It's rare for you to have such filial piety, I'll take them!" He hastily took off his black cloth shoes and put on the Qingyun boots, suddenly feeling a warm and refreshing spiritual energy flowing through the soles of his feet, as if with just a slight effort, he would fly up into the air.

  "He secretly rejoiced and thought: 'From now on, if anyone else tries to kill me, I'll just wave my sleeve and ride the wind away, letting them watch as Xie Siye disappears into the distance.'"

  The saying goes that "eating from someone's mouth is short, taking from someone's hand is short", the expression on Si Xiao's face eased a lot. Suddenly, he flashed with inspiration and said: "My master's learning is vast and profound, not something that ordinary people can understand. Before you become my apprentice, I have a question to test your qualifications. If you can answer it, then you may have the hope of becoming my successor."

  Geng Nan Yi and Chu Lie looked at each other, both smiling wryly: "This guy really thinks he's the master."

  Bu Suanzi's expression didn't change as he said, "Please, Master, teach me!"

  "Listen up," Xiao Si Ti raised his voice and asked, "How can you arrange two completely different and non-overlapping Qimen Dunjia arrays in a small space?"

  "Since they can't overlap, let each retreat and merge into a single furnace, with corners watching each other."

  "How could I have been so blind to such a simple truth?!" Xīao Sì suddenly felt enlightened, realizing that he had unknowingly fallen into a trap of his own making. He had always thought about merging the 28 Mansions Star Array and the 36 Heavenly Gate Arrays together like the Jade Star Heaven, but never considered letting them complement each other in their respective ways.

  Luckily, Lao Mang's words woke up the dreamer, and Xiao Si got excited and patted his thigh, but just as he was about to slap it, he pulled back and stroked his smooth chin, "Hmm" and said: "It's barely touched on a key point, which is rare."

  "Wan'er asked curiously: 'Then what is the correct answer?'"

  Xiao Si shook his head and said, "This thing is too profound, even if I tell you, you won't understand."

  Wan'er's delicate eyebrows rose slightly as if she wanted to ask more, but fortunately, Chu Lie intervened and said: "The welcoming banquet is ready, let's all take our seats."

  The host and guests enjoyed themselves until the wee hours of the morning before dispersing. Xiao Si returned to her room, hastily took out the jade plate and began to cultivate, only falling asleep after the rooster crowed three times.

  In a daze, he dreamed that he and Wan'er were lying on a soft grassland, telling all sorts of jokes, and in a moment, this little girl would fall into his arms.

  Xiao Si couldn't help but feel delighted, tightly embracing her slender waist, his hands wandering all over the place in a most ungentlemanly manner.

  Suddenly, I heard Wen'er lightly scolding and slightly angry, saying: "Fourth Uncle, you're so bad!"

  Xiao Si felt as if his three souls and seven spirits had all flown up to heaven, he raised the delicate and beautiful face with both hands and kissed her.

  Suddenly, he vaguely felt that Wanyu's small face was somewhat sore for some reason, so he rubbed it forcefully with a puzzled expression, and his ears suddenly heard someone coldly humming: "Are you rubbing too much?"

  "Ah, refreshing..." Xiaosan let out a comfortable sigh and opened his eyes, only to find himself holding a crumpled up old face in his hands.

  He blinked his eyes, and the owner of that old face also rolled over with a pale and haggard pair of eyes, then there was a long silence, until...

  Xiao Si let out a loud cry, all sleepiness vanished, his whole body covered in goosebumps, he jerked his hands open as if electrocuted and wailed: "Save me..."

  Ba Suanzi covered this guy's mouth with one hand and said in a low voice: "Don't shout, it's me!"

  Xiao Si thought to himself, "Nonsense, it's precisely because it's you that I'm calling." But his mouth was covered and he couldn't say anything, so he could only make muffled sounds and struggle desperately.

  Ba Suanzi withdrew his hand and said: "From today on, we will get up at the fifth watch every day and start studying the art of making talismans."

  Xiao Si let out a series of coarse gasps, slowly regaining consciousness and sensing that something was off. Suddenly, she thought to herself, had the roles between her and Lao Mangzi been reversed?

  "He flew into a rage and said: 'I am the master, when I get up is none of your business!'"

  Bu Suanzi said with a calm and collected tone, "I've prepared some materials for you to make talismans. If the method is correct, you can refine them into fifth-grade 'Heavenly Thunderbolt Talismans'. In the future, when encountering powerful experts in the Knowing Boundary realm, you'll be able to protect yourself."

  "Want to be struck by thunder?" Xiang Xiao Si glared at the old blind man with hatred, maliciously imagining the scene of blasting this talisman on his head.

  Ba Suanzi smiled slightly and said: "The sky is about to brighten, disciple respectfully asks the master to get up early."

  "You're not my disciple, you're my father!"

  Ba Suanzi pretended not to hear, walking to the table with a black bamboo stick in her hand. With a sleight of hand, she pulled out a large pile of treasures from her sleeve, including tripods, talismans, sea shells, tortoise shells, and many bottles and paper packages.

  Xiao Si couldn't help but be curious, got out of bed, walked barefoot to the back of Lao Mangzi, and looked around: "What's so special about the seal? I could do it when I was eleven. Apprentice, hurry up and light the stove, let me teach you how to refine... Heavenly Thunder Seal!"

  He picked up a non-gold and non-jade object at hand and asked: "Let's test you first, what is this thing?"

  He touched it with his hand and replied: "This is a piece of dragon scale from the sea, exchanged for 100 taels of gold in the black market of Luoyang."

  Xiao Si's face turned red with rage, "One piece of dragon scale costs one hundred taels of gold - you ungrateful son, selling your family's land without a care. Not good, how much more money do you have on you? Hand it all over and let me keep it safe for you!"

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