"Our Shangguan family has carved the core for generations, and thanks to the emperor's appreciation, there is nuclear science, and there is today. We are here today to select talents for nuclear science, and we are fortunate to receive the grace of heaven to come up with nuclear questions, and we only hope to select the most suitable talents from the five present, for nuclear science, for the saint. ”

Under the bright and clear sky, the mountain breeze blew his robe almost up, spreading a gray blue, Shangguan Ren's face was no longer gentle, his eyebrows were solemn and dignified, and his words were loud.

The five nuclear carving technicians stood side by side, all in the order of entering the door, Lan Zheng was the first, Lin He was the second, Yuanbei was the third, Ah Yin was the fourth, and Lu Lan was the fifth.

Shangguan Ren spoke impassionedly, and he didn't mean to stop.

Yuanbei didn't hear it for the first time, and whispered to Ah Yin: "The owner at least has to talk about the time of a stick of incense." ”

Ah Yin listened carefully and didn't take Yuanbei's words.

"Senior Sister Yin, I lost to you last time, it was my momentary negligence, but this time it may not be the same." Lu Lan said with a smile on the side. When Ah Yin heard this, he glanced at her, and just happened to see Lu Lan's yin and yang strange face.

Ah Yin said lightly: "Each depends on his ability." ”

Lin He also opened his mouth and said: "Our Shangguan family has always been fair, and nuclear science is even stricter, not like some people can open their mouths and beg their godfathers to enter." This was said directly, which made Lu Lan's face blush.

Shangguan Shixin had been standing under the pavilion, not far from Shangguan Ren and the five nuclear carving technicians below, seeing that they had already spoken secretly, he turned his head to look at his father, still spitting, and then glanced at the paper under his sleeve, which was as thick as a tail finger.

He coughed heavily and said, "Father, it's not too early. ”

Shangguan Renzheng talked about the excitement, thinking about the glory of the Shangguan family back then, and being interrupted by his son like this, the brilliance was cut off, and he couldn't help glaring at Shangguan Shixin. However, I also knew that today's time was urgent, so as soon as I put away the paper under my sleeve, I coughed lightly and said, "Come on, submit the topic." ”

An entourage presented a scroll, and Shangguan Ren personally opened it.

He said: "Today's core topic is the scenery that Nell and others saw when they climbed Lantau Island. As he spoke, he clapped his palms, and five attendants came out, bringing five sets of tables and chairs, one after another, and a basket of peach pits for today's five nuclear carvers to choose from.

As soon as the question came out, the five nuclear carvers were not much surprised.

Hiking to climb Lantau Island, everyone has plans and plans in their hearts, and the topic is also expected by everyone. Lin He has always been good at carving landscapes, and now after listening to the question, he relaxed from the bottom of his heart, and soon sat down, took out the nuclear carving equipment, and chose a slender core.

Lu Lan pursed her lips, and the second one picked the core.

This time, I didn't use pen and paper like the first time, and I buried my head in sketching patterns.

Lan Zheng closed his eyes and pondered for a long time, and then picked a peach pit from the basket. Yuanbei looked at Lin He, and then at Lu Lan, and saw that they all started to move, scratched their heads, and also took the peach pit and sat on the chair, tilting their heads and thinking.

Only Ah Yin was left standing in front of the basket.

She was petrified, and she couldn't move. The rest of the people are a little behind, and in contrast, they will inevitably be a little anxious. But she didn't care about the eyes of the others, and stood quietly in front of the basket, bowing her head slightly.

There is no time limit for this bucket core, and it is considered complete after carving.

Shangguan Ren sat in the pavilion, looked at the five nuclear carving technicians, looked at each other, and asked his son beside him, "What do you think?" ”

If it is an ordinary question, his son must ask and answer one sentence, and he will never say much if he can say less, but when it comes to nuclear carving, he can say ten words and never say a word. Only at this time will Shangguan Ren feel that his son's temperament is like himself.

Sure enough, when asked about the nuclear carving, Shangguan Shixin gushed endlessly: "Lan Zheng is biased towards the nuclear carving, and the topic of today's nuclear fight is probably not good for him, but he has a calm mind and has a chance of winning than Yuanbei." The mountain scenery is still in motion, there is stillness in movement, more attention is paid to tranquility and observation than carving figures, Yuanbei jumps all the way, I am afraid that I don't pay much attention to the scenery of Lantau Island, the observation is not subtle enough, and it is difficult to stand out. ”

Hearing this, Shangguan Ren asked again: "How is Ahe?" ”

Shangguan Shixin did not answer directly, but said: "Miss Lu is good at imitation, and she can find the essence of others, Zhang Gongxi is happy." Just blindly imitated, Miss Lu can't go far, and may not even be able to compare with Ah He. ”

After a pause, his eyes fell on Ah Yin.

Shangguan Ren asked, "How is the Yin family?" ”

Shangguan Shixin had a little tenderness in his eyes, and said: "She is like a stream in the mountains, gurgling endlessly, thinking that it has reached the end, but when you look closely, it flows into the sea." ”

His face changed and he stared back at his father.

Shangguan Ren laughed and said, "Ziye, your Taoism is still not enough. ”

Shangguan Shixin knew that he had been tricked, and his brows were twisted so that he could trap mosquitoes and flies. Shangguan Ren looked at Ah Yin, there is a saying that the mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law more and more pleasing to the eye, and he looks at the future daughter-in-law as well, and said: "Ziye, there is only one requirement for the father-in-law for the daughter-in-law, you can be happy, and nothing else matters." ”

Hearing the voice, he said in surprise: "Father knows?" ”

Shangguan Ren didn't say a word, pointed at Ah Yin and said, "She picked a big core." ”.

Ah Yin weighed the peach pit and returned to his place.

Instead of using pen and paper, she took out the nuclear carving utensils, held the file, and began to raze the ends of the peach pit.

Shangguan Ren said: "She has used this file for at least eight years. ”

Shangguan Shixin said: "Ah Yin has been learning nuclear carving since he was a child, and it has been 12 years. There was pride in his tone. Shangguan Ren glanced at his son and laughed: "If you had this heart for the family business, I would have been able to enjoy my old age in peace, how could I ......?"

As he spoke, his gaze inadvertently fell on Ah Yin's hands.

The words came to an abrupt end.

She pulled out a flat cone knife and traced small undulations from the inside out.

Shangguan Shixin said: "Her knife skills are extremely high-level, and she has been practicing hard for many years, and there are very few waste knives." ”

"It's not easy to have such skills at this age." Shangguan Renhu asked, "Who did the Yin family study under before?" ”

"It is said that he once met a master outside the world, who is also called Yuan Gong, and now he has passed away."

Shangguan Ren muttered, "Yuan Gong." ”

Shangguan Shixin asked sensitively: "Doesn't my father recognize that Yuan Gong?" ”

"Yin's carving technique is a bit like your grandfather's old man." Shangguan family carved nucleus for generations, Shangguan Ren is naturally no exception, when he was a child, he followed his father to the north and south, and was fortunate to see his father's old man carving nucleus, the technique is peculiar, especially when carving landscapes, it has its own style. At present, this girl surnamed Yin, at first glance, really has the shadow of her father's deceased back then.

Shangguan Shixin was slightly stunned and asked, "Yes...... Uncle Fang's friend? ”

Shangguan Ren's head.

Lin He is confident this time.

The topic of the core is simply tailor-made for herself, and her father has taught her to carve the core since she was a child, and she has always specialized in landscapes. Since she was a child, she herself can't count how many kinds of landscape nuclear carvings she has carved.

Because there are many carvings, she can quickly find the most suitable scenery for carving as soon as she walks on Lantau Island.

She almost didn't have to think about it, picked up the carving tool and carved it on the peach pit, which is a mountain or a water, and a ten-year foundation. She chose a corner of Lantau Island, where mountains and rivers are intertwined, with edges and corners.

Lin He thought he was the fastest one.

When she raised her eyes, she subconsciously looked at Ah Yin. She was still carving the core, but unfortunately it was dark, and although there was a fire around her, she still couldn't see what she was carving.

Her attention was not left to anyone else at all, Lu Lan she couldn't look down on her, she knew the strength of Yuanbei and Lan Zheng, it was naturally good to win, and she did her best if she couldn't win, half of her mind was now divided into Ah Yin.

Suddenly, Ah Yin stood up, and a smile appeared on her face.

She put the nuclear carving into the brocade box and said, "I've carved it." ”

As soon as these words came out, not only Lin He, but also the rest of the people raised their eyes to look at her in surprise, and the look of shock was obvious. Lin He really wanted to see what Ah Yin carved, but it was a pity that the brocade box was sealed tightly. She suddenly had a sense of crisis, hung her head, did not dare to slack off, and gradually accelerated.

Ah Yin handed the brocade box to Shangguan Ren and asked, "Dongjia, I have finished carving, can I go down the mountain?" ”

Shangguan Ren's head.

This time, the remaining seventeen nuclear carvers in nuclear science are judged, and after the carving is completed, it is handed over to them, and they decide the last nuclear carver to enter nuclear science. And he's only here today to watch them fight cores.

Looking at the brocade box in his hand, Shangguan Ren's heart was a little itchy, and he wanted to open it to see what the Yin family had carved, but according to the previous regulations, he couldn't open it. The Shangguan family began to send nuclear carving talents to the palace from their ancestors, but the Shangguan family never interfered.

This is the death rule set by my grandfather, and those who break it will not be allowed to enter the Shangguan family for eternity.

Seeing this, Ah Yin owed to Shangguan Ren, and when he was about to leave, he seemed to think of something, turned around again, and looked at Shangguan Shixin.

She said in a low voice, "Ziye, can you take a step to speak?" ”

Shangguan Shixin sighed lightly, and had no choice but to say: "The mountain road is difficult to walk at night, I will send you down the mountain." ”