The Taoist priest was merciful and compassionate, and let Bai Zeqing, who had just learned to visualize and become angry, rest for an hour.

Then there was a call, Bai Zeqing hurriedly took the lamp, served tea, and ran to the master to stand upside down.

In the first runic class, the Taoist priest handed Bai Zeqing a small wooden card two fingers wide, there are two lines up and down the wooden card, and the middle is one finger wide.

The Taoist priest's bony fingers slowly swiped across the small mahogany shelf, and finally stopped on the first small carving knife and picked it up. Then he picked up the carving knife he was used to, and casually carved a few clear symbols on the blade of the small carving knife.

Only then did he hand it to Bai Zeqing and said, "Beginners who learn talismans will not associate their power with talismans, you use this, it's easy to get started." ”

It turned out to be a specially carved charm for beginners. Bai Zeqing hurriedly took it with both hands.

Looking at the newly engraved runes on it, it is strong and smooth, and it is very beautiful, and I can't help but feel beautiful in my heart: Master sent it! In the future, I will be able to carve such beautiful runes myself.

She thought for a moment and asked, "Master, is this brush the same as painting a thangka?" ”

"Nope. There will be some resistance at first," the Taoist priest said, "Don't be afraid, take your time." The first trace was carved out of the hour, and it also took half a year. ”

"Who is the hour?" Bai Zeqing immediately asked. Isn't she a single disciple? Why does Master still teach others?

"Dao Tong." Master glared at her coldly and said, "Concentrate!" Then he motioned for her to sit next to her.

Bai Zeqing coughed embarrassedly, and quickly sat down obediently, but thought unconvincingly: Dao Tong, how can you compare with your own apprentice.

She held the carving knife steadily, silently recited the mantra, drew qi into her body, and then concentrated on the knife.

It wasn't until the first knife fell that Bai Zeqing understood that the original spell was not so easy to engrave.

This entry-level small carving knife didn't seem to be a good match, and the moment the tip of the knife fell on the small wooden card, Bai Zeqing felt that the carving knife in her hand seemed to have become a huge whirlpool, pulling the strength of her whole body into the small knife.

She was startled, and the hand holding the knife instinctively paused, only for a pause, and the knife could not advance half a minute on the wood.

Bai Zeqing looked at it, and only a shallow cut like a cat scratch was left on the wood.

I'll go! Believe in your wickedness!

Bai Zeqing felt a little embarrassed, didn't dare to look at the master, and unconvinced, he clenched the small carving knife again, and firmly and straightened down the second knife.

The carving knife was very stubborn, and once again frantically consumed the strength of her whole body.

Bai Zeqing silently recited the mantra mantra that her master had just taught in her heart, mobilizing her nascent sense of qi, and trying to make the not very rich aura around her sink into the sea of qi, and then went up along her arm, trying to control the carving knife.

It's a pity that although Bai Zeqing understands the trick of carving talismans, after all, he has just learned to visualize and settle down, even if he can induce qi into his body, what he can induce is very limited, and he can't catch up with what the carving knife extracts from him.

In an instant, Bai Zeqing's eyes almost darkened, and a sense of collapse and dizziness swept over.

At this moment, the Taoist priest's hand was gently covered on her hand, and the cool touch made Bai Zeqing sober up.

I saw that his long fingers completely covered Bai Zeqing's slender fingers, and with a slight force, with Bai Zeqing's hand, he slowly and steadily finished the pen that was almost broken for the second time.

Then she easily took her hand and landed on the shallow cat's paw print of the first stroke, carved the horizontal line of the first stroke clearly, and then let go of her hand.

At this point, a neat "two" on the small wooden sign has been formed.

The Taoist priest's voice was faint, without a trace of emotion: "The pen of the spell cannot be broken or stopped, it must be done in one go, otherwise the previous efforts will be wasted." ”

Bai Zeqing breathed a sigh of relief, she had just suffered a lot, the hand holding the carving knife was still trembling slightly, but there were many emotions in her heart, and she looked at the clear "two" on the small wooden sign in a daze, and was a little discouraged: It's too difficult! She can't even settle a single pen.

The Taoist priest seemed to see her frustration, knocked lightly on the table, and said, "The practice of charms is boring and harsh, it is not a day's work, and it is impossible to achieve it overnight. The most important thing for you at this time is to practice the carving by the carving knife, and the breath is long and unbreakable when carving. Therefore, exercising the meridians with runes and broadening them is also the way of cultivation. ”

Bai Zeqing understood, that is, don't expect to be able to carve anything useful at the beginning, if you can carve it completely, you can continue to carve it in one go.

"After I leave, in addition to your daily morning exercises and evening classes, you need to continue to use thangka to visualize to enhance your sense of qi and draw qi into your body. Then use a carving knife to widen the meridians. ”

"Yes, Master."

"It takes ...... to widen the meridians" The Taoist priest paused, as if he was thinking about how to express it, he simply picked up the bag of array stones, poured all the bags of array stones on the stone round table, and said: "You need to exhaust the strength that can stay in the sea of qi again and again, and then charge up the strength, and then exhaust the ......."

As he spoke, he put the array stones into a few of them, poured them out, put them in again, and ...... them again

Bai Zeqing pressed it on his master's hand and said solemnly, "Master, I understand." Don't fall again, that's Tian Huangshi, it's a pity to turn around and break it. As he spoke, he gently put the array stones into the bag one by one.

"Most importantly, don't be greedy! Otherwise......"

"Master, I understand, I understand. It's like stretching, you have to practice every day, and you have to practice to the limit before you can practice your work. But if you are in a hurry and press to the end all at once, you may break your tendons. ”

"You know?" The Taoist priest was surprised. "Then why do you push yourself to death again and again?"

"......" Bai Zeqing opened his mouth, and didn't come up with a word of justification for a long time, so he had to say sullenly: "Yes, the master is right, the disciple will not dare anymore." "This saves three thousand taels at a time, and if it goes on like this, it is not clear to her thangka paintings in her life.

The Taoist priest left before it was dark.

Before leaving, he took into account the consumption of the array stone - even if he used a good Tianhuang stone, he would carve it in the past two days! The Taoist priest couldn't help but remind: "The puppet spirit is now bound by my puppet line, and it can't protect you like before, you need to be more cautious yourself." ”

Bai Zeqing said yes repeatedly, and then handed over a few small white portraits that he had taken time to paint these days to the Taoist priest, and said with a blank eye: "Master, if possible, when I am in Ningzhou, please help me pay attention to the person in the painting, or...... Soul. "Even if there is still a remnant of the soul like Brother Qi, it is good.

Needless to say, the Taoist priest also knew that the painting must be Bai Zeqing's closest relative.

The Taoist priest looked at her and wanted to raise his hand and pat her shoulder to comfort her, but halfway up his hand, he clenched his fist behind his back, turned around and left.

She had seen the bloody pestle in Ningzhou City, a scorched earth, but there was still a glimmer of hope in her heart, so why not say more.