Chapter 126: Rubbing
Chai Nan quietly looked at the pillar of talent in the distance that pierced the sky, silently put away the woodcutter in his hand, and turned to leave.
At the same time, Su Wen also let go of the hilt of Leng Yue's sword and walked forward.
The two of them rushed towards the southwest of the wilderness forest one after the other, I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, the distance between the two has been kept just right at about five zhang, Chai Nan can't get rid of Su Wen, and Su Wen didn't get any closer.
The eye-catching and dazzling pillar of talent in the sky quickly converged into invisible, which shows that someone has begun to expand the monument!
The forest was again in the silent darkness, only the occasional sprinkled moonlight could illuminate the way, and Chai Nan was like a beast accustomed to foraging in the dark, and in the midst of his swift journey, he did not lose the slightest sense of direction, and went straight in the direction of the stone monument, impartially.
His body maintained a forward angle with the least resistance from the wind, and the soles of his feet stepped on the fallen leaves, and he did not waste the slightest effort, and in the middle of the route he chose, there were no mud swamps, no potholes, not even a big tree blocking the way.
At this moment, Chai Nan really seems to have some kind of instinct of a beast.
Or, perhaps, it is the habit of hunting beasts that the old hunter has developed for a long time.
This instinct and habit is deeply rooted in the bone marrow, and almost without thinking, it can be naturally revealed, and it becomes a conditioned reflex between his gestures and gestures, and it also becomes a part of his bodily functions, which is difficult to peel off. However, he took the nearest route with minimal effort and always maintained the highest vigilance.
Chai Nan was not wary of the unknown ahead, but Su Wen behind him.
Su Wen followed closely behind Chai Nan. His eyes twinkled with a ghostly light, and Chainan's beast-like instincts and instincts. Su Wen couldn't help but be secretly frightened when he saw it, at this moment. He was finally able to conclude that Chai Nan was not just a scholar, the other party was probably also a martial artist!
Although Su Wen learned a sword from Yanbei, strictly speaking, Su Wen was not considered a martial artist, because he had not undergone systematic training from a martial artist since childhood, let alone had no experience in fighting martial artists.
This is also why, Yan Bei has repeatedly told Su Wen that the sword cannot be used for grappling. It can only be used as a last resort.
A sword is sacrificed, if the other party can't resist it, he will naturally die on the spot, but if the other party's attainments in martial arts are too much stronger than Su Wen, once he dodges that sword, then the ensuing counterattack, Su Wen will be completely powerless to parry.
Because Su Wen is not a martial artist, he doesn't even understand the battle routines between swords, how can he recognize the ever-changing opponent's attack?
But. As Yan Bei said, the sword he taught Su Wen was used to save his life at a critical moment, as for ordinary combat methods. After Su Wen enters the academy, he will naturally be able to learn the skills of war literature, and he will be a mere martial artist. That's it.
For the people of Wendao, ordinary warriors are not afraid. Under the same rank, Wen Sheng is weak. This is the truth recognized by the entire Sacred Word Continent, which is also the reason why, even in the current situation of the withering of the Holy Dao, the style of the entire continent is far superior to the Martial Dao.
So for Su Wen, a martial artist is not terrible, what is terrible is that a literati who have learned martial arts!
For example, Chai Nan in front of him.
Su Wenshang is not a martial artist, so he can rely on the sword that Yan Bei taught him to repeatedly surprise and use as a magic weapon to win, so he knows how terrible it will be if a literati can learn the sword method in addition to the war literature.
So he knows that this Chai Nan is not only a so-called genius, but also a tricky and ruthless character!
The two of them hurried through the woods, each thinking in their hearts, but they were relatively silent, for they had a more important thing to do today than they were wary of each other.
As for the rest, you can put it down first.
After a while, the two of them finally came to the source of the previous pillar of talent, but they didn't want to, in such a short period of time, eight or nine people had gathered in the field, and they were looking at each other warily.
I think these people are also like Su Wen, who got the news in advance.
These eight or nine people have different ranks, the highest has a royal secretary, the lowest also has a scholar, among which the number of tribute students is the largest, reaching as many as five, from the number of people occupy most of the country, and above the tribute sheng, in addition to the imperial secretary, there are two attendants.
As for Wensheng, there is only one person.
Although the appearance of this person surprised everyone, but when you think about it, it makes sense.
And after Su Wen saw the situation in the field, he also set his eyes on the only Wensheng in the field except for Chai Nan, who had just arrived.
She is Mu Xi.
Beside Mu Xi, there was still Uncle Hua who looked like a housekeeper, but Uncle Hua's body was not visible, which made people unpredictable, and it was impossible to see the geometry of his position.
With the arrival of Su Wen and Chai Nan, the situation in the field has changed again, and the number of tribute students has surged to six, while the number of scholars with the lowest rank is equal to that of the attendants.
After a short silence, the highest-ranking scholar in the audience took the lead in speaking: "Since everyone is here to rub the stone tablet, for the sake of fairness, let's try it one by one in the order of first come, first served." ”
This master of the imperial book is dressed in blue, and on the placket, there is a golden dazzling word "cut" embroidered!
Undoubtedly, this person was a member of the Holy Inquisition, and judging from the color of his clothes, he must have been a higher rank than Sun Dingshan in the Holy Inquisition.
The Holy Court has a strict hierarchy, and the lowest is naturally an ordinary court official dressed in white, while those who can wear black clothes like Sun Dingshan are higher-level deacons, and as for the blue-clothed imperial secretary in the field, he is a higher prison than a deacon!
Its status is second only to the red-clothed courtyard and the monarch who can wear python robes!
This stele was discovered by the Holy Inquisition when it was dealing with the aftermath of the beast tide, so it is not surprising that there is a high court official of the Holy Inquisition, but this blue-clothed prison court actually gave up the right to rub the stele so lightly, and did not forcibly take it for himself because of his own highest rank. It surprised Su Wen.
But soon, he learned why.
"Yang is not a scholar. It is because it is impossible to rub the inscription, so I am here to cheer for you. Time is limited, everyone only has one chance to rub, no matter success or failure, can not be reprinted, if there is no objection, this is the beginning!"
As soon as Yang Jian Yuan's words came out, everyone's reactions were different, among which Su Wen noticed that among the five tribute students besides him. One of them looked frustrated and annoyed, while the man next to him was eager to try, his face full of excitement and nervousness, and the two looked very different.
This shows that the previous Gongsheng had already tried rubbing before Su Wen came here, and in the end, I am afraid that there is a lot of possibility of failure, and the latter is the person who is about to come forward to rub the print.
At this time. Su Wencai finally saw the stone tablet behind Yang Jian Yuan.
It is said to be a stone stele, but in fact it is more like a remnant stone that has been weathered by wind and rain, and it is covered with moss and cracks. I don't know how many years of baptism have passed.
The front of the stone has a section that has obviously been cut by a knife and axe, and the inscription is carved on the section. The glyph is like a snake, and it looks like it will leap out at any moment. Its simple and desolate meaning makes everyone who sees it frightened.
Su Wen was also shocked by its glyphs. It seemed that he felt the grandeur of the book, and his heart was surging for a while.
Su Wen had studied Zhang Xu's cursive script, so he was naturally able to recognize the words written in the inscription, so he only looked at the two words on the top of the tablet, and he was stunned, because he really didn't expect that this inscription was actually something he had seen!
Not only have I seen it, but not long ago, Su Wen had just obtained this chapter related to an inscription, the so-called coincidence, but that's it!
At the beginning of this inscription, there are only two words: Confession.
The so-called speculation article is naturally from the same source as the word "plot" on the fragment page that Su Wen found in the literary market, and they are all from one of the fourteen chapters of "Guiguzi"!
This time, the rubbing stone tablet from the wilderness forest, the inscription on it, turned out to be part of "Guiguzi"!
If it can be perfectly rubbed, Su Wen will be able to get the corresponding rubbing, which can be used to repair the full text of "Guiguzi"!
However, at this time, it was not Su Wen's turn.
Under the gaze of everyone, the Gongsheng who was in turn stepped forward, took out a piece of tissue paper from his arms, covered it on the inscription, and then dipped his pen in ink, carefully following the lines of the inscription, carefully traced. (Note)
At the same time, the orange brilliance on Na Gongsheng's body became more and more intense, almost enveloping the entire stone tablet, and even more so that Su Wen and the others were stabbed a little unable to open their eyes.
It's a pity that the appearance of the orange light only lasted for a short time, and then it was suddenly extinguished like a broken candle, and then looked at the Gongsheng in front of the monument, who was sitting on the ground panting with a dejected face, and the rubbing paper in front of him had all been shattered and fell to the ground, worthless.
Obviously, this tribute, like the man before him, had failed to rub it.
First, his talent is not enough to support him to complete the rubbing of the entire article, and secondly, his understanding of calligraphy is not deep enough.
As the most mysterious treasure, few people can see its true face, so everyone present has never had the experience of rubbing, and from a certain point of view, Su Wen also took some advantage.
Su Wen was the last person to arrive, and naturally he was also the last to rubbing, so that he could use the experience of these predecessors to see what was wonderful about this rubbing inscription, whether it was the successful experience of the predecessors or the lessons of failure, for his subsequent rubbing, there was only good and no harm.
Of course, if someone had perfectly rubbed the inscription before Su Wen, then the stele would have disappeared, and Su Wen would have completely lost the opportunity to incorporate the rubbings of "Guiguzi" into his arms.
However, how can it be so easy to perfect rubbing? Judging from the positions of these people present, it is quite remarkable to be able to successfully expand seventy percent of the rubbings!
Just when Su Wen's thoughts were in turmoil, the failed Gongsheng had already walked to the side dejectedly, and the next one to step forward to expand the monument was Mu Xi.
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Note: Of course, the real rubbing stele is not drawn with a pen, but with a brush dipped in ink and patted, and the procedure is more complicated, but the stele here is a treasure, which is naturally different from ordinary rubbing. (To be continued......)