After Shi Shazhu's smooth explanation, Shi Shi was stunned and convinced: "Master, you are amazing, you teach me, I will definitely study hard!" ”

In the space of two months, the stone learned to divert the attention of others without any flaws, to easily control their psychology, and to go from nothing to nothing without a trace.

For example, if you turn a copper coin into ten copper coins, ten copper coins will become one copper coin again. He is also able to transform the dead objects in his paintings into vivid living creatures.

For example, the peony in the painting stretches its petals layer by layer, stained with dew, attracting bees; The carp in the painting pierces the scroll and jumps around on the desk.

As for the heart-wrenching spells, such as being difficult to recover when covered with water and difficult to round the mirror, they will be broken one by one in the hands of the stone.

He will also have some thrilling and exciting tricks that are inappropriate for all ages, such as: swallowing clouds and breathing fire, swallowing knives, piercing the heart, and turning himself into a vicious tiger and jackal. He felt that the most useful escape technique, Shi Shazhu also taught him without reservation.

Stone has never been so conscientious about a thing. He recorded every trick and experience in detail in his notebook, and every day he wrote down far more words than he had written in the past sixteen spring and autumn periods.

With the expansion of his vocabulary, he discovers the joy of books that he once disdained.

In the past two months, he has inevitably cultivated a quirk, confronted with the ubiquitous bronze mirrors that he once called "eccentric objects" and which have now become his closest companions.

He couldn't help but find fault with his every move in front of them, the way he woke up, the way he went to bed, the way he stretched, the way he ate, the way he laughed, the way his fingers fluttered......

For the first time, he had the clearest understanding of each of his places, and was satisfied with the way they were born.

In the two months on the mountainside of Xiangshan, not only did the stones harvest fruitfully, but Shi Shazhu also luckily found the Shennong whip that had been abandoned by Nong Qingshan for 20 years in the valley and handed it over to the Lord.

Shi Shazhu saw that Shi had basically learned his craft, and it was meaningless for him to stay in a place where there were no Nong Qingshan and Nong Qingyun, so he decided to go down the mountain to Shennong Palace.

The stone followed Shi Shazhu every step of the way, stubbornly believing that he had only learned the tip of the iceberg, and Shi Shazhu was a treasure that could never be dug up.

After Nong Qingyun brought Nong Qingshan back to Shennong Palace, he was entertained with good wine and food, and often recounted with Nong Qingshan the old love between the brothers in the past.

He is a very patient person, and he knows that it will not take a month or two to pry open Nong Qingshan's mouth and find out the whereabouts of Shennong Whip.

Nong Qingshan did not appreciate Nong Qingyun's warm treatment, and still maintained his usual indifference and unapproachability.

He knew that although Nong Qingyun no longer mentioned the whip, he was monitoring his every move all the time.

Those who came in and out to bring him snacks, those who tidied up his room twice a day, their eyes were sometimes focused and sometimes erratic, and their hearts were far heavier than the work at hand.

Nong Qingshan is used to the lonely and lonely life of the monastery, and he is more determined than Nong Qingyun.

He seemed to just stay in his room every day to study the scriptures, but in fact, after everyone fell asleep after dark, he shuttled through every corner of Shennong Palace, and even risked death to enter the forbidden land of the back mountain, until a glimmer of dawn shone on his body in the early morning, and he had no choice but to leave.

Night is when Nong Qingshan is most awake.

The darker the night, the more hatred in his heart. The darkness seemed to be a devil with a bloody mouth, mercilessly pushing him step by step into the abyss.

Nong Tieshu is the only one who has produced a little light in Nong Qingshan's heart.

After lurking in Haihui Temple for half a month, she returned to Shennong Palace. Naturally, she got nothing, because Shennong Whip was not in the monastery at all. On her father's orders, she took good care of her uncle.

Nong Qingshan has an inexplicable affection for this niece, which seems to have been around for a long time, and sometimes in a trance, he actually treats her as his long-missing daughter.

One late autumn evening, before the sun disappeared, Nong Qingyun took Nong Qingshan to the forbidden land of the back mountain of Shennong Palace.

This forbidden place is a place dedicated to refining the top poison and antidote, only the heads of the past generations can enter, illegal trespassers will be cursed by a hundred poisons, a hundred insects to bite, a hundred layers of hell, not to be born.

The forbidden land is shrouded in clouds and mist, like a fairyland, strange flowers and plants, rare in the world, they seem to take root here with an extraordinary mission.

Snakes, insects, and birds carefully select their food, and if they are not careful, they will turn into carrion and melt into the soil to nourish the life they once coveted.

In fact, none of the rules here escape the laws of nature, but they are extremely ferocious and incredible.

Nong Qingshan was no stranger to the forbidden land, but it was the first time he had witnessed the scene during the day.

The alert nerves are not due to fear, but to the fear of missing any clues.

Today may be the only time he can enter the forbidden land during the day.

He had to keep his eyes open, perhaps the secret was hidden in his casual glance. He had to prick up his ears, perhaps the wildflowers and weeds that poisoned Li Yulu were whispering that they were forced to become murderers.

Nong Qingyun brought Nong Qingshan to a small brown flower that was not good-looking.

"Senior brother, look at these inconspicuous little flowers, haven't you seen them? In the past 20 years, we have added many secret weapons in Shennong Palace. Nong Qingyun smiled, and unbridled evil escaped from his smile.

In this world, which has always belonged only to him, he forgot to hide in front of people.

Maybe he didn't forget it at all, but did it intentionally, if his senior brother was still the previous senior brother, he wouldn't be surprised by such a Nong Qingyun.

"Senior brother, before his death, the master instructed me to carry forward the alchemy left by my ancestors, so that Shennong Palace would be invincible in the rivers and lakes. Look at these exotic flowers. I waited by their side day and night, learned about their habits, cultivated a relationship with them, and finally refined a new generation of Shennongding. Today, our Shennong Palace has become the largest gang on the rivers and lakes. ”

"Congratulations, junior brother." Nong Qingshan absentmindedly perfunctory.

"Senior brother, the position of the palace master of Shennong Palace was originally done by you, if it wasn't for your sudden disappearance twenty years ago, you are the one who leads Shennong Palace now."

"Senior brother," Nong Qingshan interrupted Nong Qingyun's hypocrisy, "Don't mention the past." ”

Facing Nong Qingshan's unsurprising ridicule, Nong Qingyun habitually smiled bitterly.

"But another thing that Master has entrusted me with has always been a piece of my heart."

Nong Qingyun paused.

"The Shennong whip is a treasure inherited by the heads of the past generations, but it was lost in the hands of the master. The old master said that he was ashamed of his ancestors and asked me to find Shennong Whip no matter what. This Shennong whip is the treasure handed down by Emperor Yan of Shennong, without it, Shennong Palace will lose its foundation. Although Shennonggong is now the largest gang in the rivers and lakes, it is not to be underestimated. Only when the Shennong whip is recovered, Shennong Palace is truly invincible in the world, and can even confront the Ming Dynasty army and overthrow the rule of the Ming Dynasty! ”

"What do you mean by that to me? I have been informed that I do not know the whereabouts of Shennong's whip. ”

"Senior brother, the Shennong whip was lost when Senior Brother disappeared twenty years ago."

"Do you mean I stole it?" Nong Qingshan's abrupt cheekbones shone in the afterglow of the setting sun.

With his unshakable determination to recover the Shennong Whip, Nong Qingyun overcame all difficulties, gritted his teeth and continued: "Senior brother may also have a last resort, when Senior Brother's wife was highly poisonous......

"Don't treat the belly of others with your own heart! The farmer palace master is good at chasing fame and fortune, and it is imperative to win the position of Shennong whip and palace master. And I am a person who is indifferent to fame and fortune, I didn't even want the position of palace master back then, how could I be rare Shennong whip! ”

Nong Qingyun's face was red and white, and he was embarrassed in the face of his senior brother's intensified ridicule, and after a moment of crampedness, he stabilized his mind: "Senior brother, I am looking for Shennong Whip for Shennong Palace. If Shennong Whip can return to Shennong Palace, even if it kills me, I will not give up! ”

Nong Qingshan stood in place, not replying for a long time, his gaze resting on the black leaves not far behind Nong Qingyun.

Those leaves are not good-looking, and they are unknown in a large field of competing flowers, and there is no dispute with the world.

Nong Qingshan's heart crumbled.

This is a highly poisonous plant he had just known two months ago, the Black Black Sea, its plant is less than three feet tall, and the taproot is very short, but this short small rhizome can kill more than a dozen people.

"Nowadays, many sects on the rivers and lakes stand out and provoke the authority of Shennong Palace. If our palace regains this whip, it will definitely be able to make the gangs who disobey our palace bow down. If the senior brother learns the whereabouts of Shennong's whip, please tell the truth. ”

Nong Qingyun saw Nong Qingshan's expressionless face, contemplating and pondering, thinking that his words had more or less affected Nong Qingshan, guessing that although Nong Qingshan had a hatred for Shennong Palace, he was once a disciple of Shennong Palace after all, how could he not care about the rise and fall of Shennong Palace at all?

"I'm tired, let's go back!" Nong Qingshan walked alone in the direction of the Shennong Palace Palace.

Nong Qingyun, who had tried his best and still had not gotten what he wanted, looked at Nong Qingshan's back and was stunned.

He doubted his own judgment. Is Shennong's whip in Nong Qingshan's hands? Did he agree to go back to Shennong Palace just because he was looking for his daughter?

There was a strong pent-up emotion behind his indifferent expression, was it anger? Is it resentment? Or something else?

After Nong Qingyun returned to the study, he closed the door and decided to rearrange the troops and adopt a more thoughtful strategy to deal with Nong Qingshan. He believed he was absolutely capable of it.