Chapter 121: The North-South Struggle

Chapter 121: The North-South Struggle

Chapter 121: The North-South Struggle (asking for monthly tickets at the beginning of the month!)
Ding Ding was walking towards this side, and seeing the two people confronting each other with increasingly stronger momentum, she hurriedly stopped.

Hei Guo came to her and nodded slightly, indicating that she could stand with him.

Ding Ding was puzzled, but still stood next to the dog, feeling an inexplicable sense of security.

"Is this man the cause of the deaths of more than a thousand people in Sanhe Village and the evil transformation of my godmother? Why did he take the initiative to provoke Master Chen?"

She wondered in her heart, "If he didn't provoke Master Chen, he could continue to do evil in Sanhe Village and would not be discovered by Master Chen. Could it be that he wanted to use Master Chen to eliminate the godmother of Sanhe Village?"

Zaoshu Ganniang turned into an evil spirit because of the Qingyi scholar, and kept killing the talisman monsters created by the Qingyi scholar. There was indeed a deep conflict between the two.

"No! Although the Date Tree Godmother is very powerful and very strange after turning into a demon, she can't threaten a talisman master like him. His target is actually Master Chen! He lured Master Chen here because he planned to observe Master Chen's strength during the duel between him and the Godmother!"

Ding Ding felt that a thought suddenly popped up in her mind, and this thought just answered her previous question.

But is this thought really my own?

She felt as if this idea was forced into her mind by someone else, and she had never thought about it at all!
She was horrified: "Who gave me this idea and answered my question?"

Ding Ding quietly moved away from the dog.

Hei Guo raised his head and gave her a resentful look.

Ding Ding moved closer and thought, "Could it be that the dog is fine, but I am overthinking it? I probably didn't sleep well last night, and I am always suspicious... Wait, is this thought mine, or is it something that Black Pot forced upon me?"

She was a little confused for a moment.

How come the dog looks more like a demon than the godmother?
"Chen Shi, I have no grudge against you, but someone has entrusted me to kill you."

The scholar in blue smiled slightly and said leisurely, "The person who entrusted me was probably very afraid of Xijing Butcher and suspected that he had faked his death, so he used me to force Xijing Butcher out. If he is really not dead, seeing that his grandson is about to die in my hands, he will definitely help to rescue him."

Upon hearing this, Chen Shi asked in confusion, "If my grandfather is really not dead, aren't you in danger?"

The scholar in blue sighed, "They gave me too much, so much that I couldn't refuse. Besides, I was excited to see the prey, and I also wanted to learn the unique skills of the Northern School of Talismans."

"Northern School Talismans?" Chen Shi didn't quite understand.

"There are two schools of talismans in the world. The northern school is run by Qianyang Shanren, who is known as the orthodox school of talismans. Their talismans are derived from Taoism and are divided into talismans, talismans, and seal characters, which correspond to the appearance, name, and language of gods."

The scholar in blue clothes put his hands behind his back and said, "The Compilation of Talismans compiled by Qianyang Shanren, the founder of the Northern School, is used by the court and has always been regarded as a must-read book for cultivation. Even the autumn provincial examination and the spring imperial examination will test the contents of the book. If you fail the examination, you cannot become a juren. Chen Shi, you are the talisman master of the Northern School. You are proficient in the contents of the Compilation of Talismans. I just saw you writing swiftly, your mind and spirit are integrated into the writing, and you already have the demeanor of a master of the Northern School. If you take the examination, you will definitely be among the top three!"

Chen Shi straightened his chest, very proud, but humbly said: "My attainments in talismans are average, and I am best at written examinations. So, what kind of talisman school is the Southern School?"

The scholar in blue clothes said, "The Southern School is a secretive school, which is my branch. The talismans, scrolls, and seal characters of the Southern School have already jumped out of the shackles of the Northern School's talismans. The Northern School's talismans are rigid, and they are inseparable from the appearance, name, and language of the gods. They are inflexible and just describe the gods. But my Southern School studies the essence of life, and even creates life, gods, and evil spirits! We can control the gods and surpass them!"

He smiled proudly: "Our Southern School has Wuhu Sanren as its founder. Wuhu Sanren compiled the "Talisman Creation Treasure Book", which is the supreme treasure book of our Southern School!"

Ding Ding was puzzled when he heard this, and thought to himself: "Wu Hu San Ren? This name is familiar, I think I heard Madam mention it..."

Chen Shi's face was solemn: "When a man is about to die, his words are kind. You speak better than the man I killed before. What's your name?"

The scholar in blue was about to answer when his eyes went dark. Chen Shi's figure was already ten feet in front of him. He flipped over, and his right leg was infused with blood and energy, as thick as the pillar of the Heavenly King Palace, and he chopped towards his neck!

"So fast?"

The blue-clothed scholar showed a look of surprise on his face. At the same time, light spread out from under his feet and a strange talisman pattern appeared on the ground.

He heard the sound of thunder in his ears. It was because Chen Shi's body movement was too fast, and his kick made a thundering sound as if a whip had exploded the air!
"Boom!"

The thunderous sound shook his spirit, and the talisman under his feet paused!
In just such a short pause, Chen Shi's kick had already chopped his neck.

"Good weight!"

The blue-clothed scholar's brains were nearly shaken out by the kick. Hearing the sound of broken bones in his neck, he no longer cared about the southern or northern schools and hurriedly crushed the substitute talisman painted on the peach wood.

"Oh!"

His head was swept away by Chen Shi's kick, and it flew in the air, turning into a wooden head, and his body also turned into a peach wood stake.

His figure appeared several feet away, coughing up blood and holding his neck with both hands.

His substitute talisman was still a little slow and failed to completely absorb the force of Chen Shi's kick.

"Substitute Talisman? Aren't you a descendant of the Southern School? Why are you using Northern School Talismans?"

When Chen Shi's voice came, the scholar in blue looked up and saw starlight exploding in front of him. Then his eyes fell into darkness. He was horrified. It was Chen Shi's swung fist that suppressed his blood pressure, causing cerebral ischemia and caused abnormality!
"If I get hit, I'll die!"

He originally planned to have a contest between talisman masters with Chen Shi. The speed at which he released talismans was already extremely fast. He could draw talismans in the air, so fast that it could surpass the spells of many Jindan monks, but it was far less fast than Chen Shi's fists and feet!

"boom!"

Amid the sound of thunder, Chen Shi's fist came in front of him. With a loud clang, the figure of the scholar in green was blown away by the huge force, and the bell-shaped light curtain formed by the golden bell talisman in mid-air shattered.

He still didn't have time to use the Southern School's talisman, and could only use the Northern School's Golden Bell Talisman to block Chen Shi's attack!
Chen Shi looked up at him, a light flickered behind his head, and the air instantly became blurry.

The scholar in blue was in mid-air. Seeing this, he knew something was wrong and immediately activated all the amulets on his body!
The next moment, the life-saving talisman is activated!
Life-saving talisman, broken!
Huagai Lu, inspire!
Huagai Lu, broken!
Bagua protective talisman, activated!
The Bagua protective talisman is broken!
The body of the scholar in green shook violently, and he was crushed by huge forces and flew farther away. The various life-saving talismans on his body decreased rapidly.

What made him both ashamed and angry was that he didn't use any of the Southern School talismans, but instead it was the Northern School talismans that he had always despised that saved his life.

His body had been knocked hundreds of feet away, and the scholar in green fell downwards, with the outside of Sanhe Village below him.

He finally felt relieved: "In the county exam, Chen Shi's sword energy test had a release distance of 86 zhang. Now that he can release it over a hundred zhang, it shows that with further improvement, his power will be quite strong. It's a pity that he has reached his limit." At this moment, an invisible sword energy flashed by, and the scholar in blue felt a sudden heat at the base of his thighs, which became scorching hot, and then he saw his legs falling down, a little faster than himself.

Warm blood flowed out from his broken legs, and the sword energy that had slashed through his legs, carrying a glow of blood, still flew more than ten feet away before dissipating!

The scholar in blue and his legs fell to the ground with a bang. He was horrified and when he landed on the ground, he pressed his hands on the blood plasma flowing out of his body and silently chanted a magic spell. Suddenly, blood flowed in all directions and in an instant he drew a talisman on the ground with his own blood!

From behind, Chen Shi was chasing after him at an extremely fast speed!

Cold sweat broke out on the forehead of the scholar in blue. He didn't want to die!

He had a very high opinion of himself in his life and disdained to take exams, including the examinations for the title of scholar or juren. He felt that the southern style talismans he had learned were the most powerful magic in the world and that the imperial examinations of the court could not test his abilities at all.

He looked down on those scholars and juren. He was full of knowledge and talent, but the world did not appreciate it, which made him unable to use his talents.

He even tried to test Chen Yindu, so he drew a filament worm and put it in the Qianyang Mountains, hoping to see if Chen Yindu, the master of the Northern School of Talismans, could deal with his filament worm. Chen Yindu actually failed to deal with the filament worm, allowing it to survive for many years.

He was very proud of this, and thought that his talent in talismans had surpassed that of the butcher of Xijing.

He still has ambitions that have not been realized, has not let the world see the power of the Southern School of Talismans, and has not done anything earth-shattering. How can he die here?

The purpose of his trip was to let Chen Shi, the master of northern talismans, see the power of southern talismans. How could he die like this?

He doesn't want to die!

He never expected that Chen Shi would not compete with him in talismans, but in fists and magic!
His body twisted and blood flowed from his broken legs as they changed shape.

Chen Shi chased after him with a roar, without any distracting thoughts in his mind except the one thought of killing the other party as soon as possible.

The other party came to compete with him in talismans. If he really fought with him in talismans, it would be stupid.

Grandpa once told him that when the opponent comes with bare hands and wants to fight you with fists and feet, you'd better have a knife in your hand. When the opponent is holding a sword and wants to fight you with swords, you'd better carry a three-barreled musket.

So, when the scholar in blue wanted to compete with him on the superiority of the northern and southern talismans, he used his fists and feet.

Chen Shi rushed out of the village and saw the figure of the scholar in blue clothes slowly standing up.

The scholar in blue had a pale face and looked down at Chen Shi who was rushing towards him.

His upper body was still that of a human, but his lower body had become a structure similar to that of a filamentous worm. It was as thick as a dragon's body, but had an arthropod structure, with many legs and limbs similar to those of a human's arms growing out one segment at a time. These legs and limbs were slender, with broad joints and claw-like fingers. There were a total of seventeen segments, and thirty-four arm-like legs and limbs.

The scholar in blue looked at Chen Shi who was rushing towards him with hatred in his eyes. Without any hesitation, he took thirty-four steps and rushed into the air with a clatter!

Chen Shi leaped up, and a whooshing sound of breaking air came from the small temple behind his head. The body of the scholar in blue trembled, and the tail end of his body was cut off and fell down.

He was like a centipede that was dead but still alive. Even though a part of his body was cut off, he was still alive and moved his other legs into the air and walked away.

"Chen Shi, I wanted to fight you fairly, but I didn't expect you to break the rules! I will come find you when I recover from my injuries!"

Chen Shi chased forward, but saw that the figure of the scholar in blue was getting taller and taller, too tall to be seen with the naked eye, so he had to give up.

Ding Ding chased after him, holding the pipa in her arms, looked at him, and hesitated.

"Once this scholar in blue has recovered from his injuries, he will definitely come here to seek revenge! Hei Guo, can you smell him?" Chen Shi said to Hei Guo.

Black Pot sniffed the blood and shook his head.

The scholar in blue turned into a bug and flew up into the sky, losing his scent and becoming impossible to find.

Chen Shi frowned slightly. It was the first time he encountered someone who could survive even after his body was chopped off. He felt it was a bit tricky.

"The Southern School's talismans are indeed very powerful and not so easy to deal with... I'll try chopping off his head next time."

Just as he thought of this, Ding Ding said cautiously, "Mr. Chen, Madam once mentioned that Mr. Chen's grandfather left the court and lived in seclusion among the Five Lakes, so he called himself the Wanderer of the Five Lakes."

Chen Shi's head was buzzing, and he came back to his senses after a long while. He said in a lost voice: "My grandfather is Wuhu Sanren? Are you saying that the founder of the Southern School of Talismans is actually my grandfather?"

Ding Ding nodded and said, "Madam also said that before Master Chen's grandfather called himself Wuhu Sanren, he compiled talisman books in the court and called himself Qianyang Shanren."

Chen Shi was so shocked by the news that his mind was in a daze.

The Southern and Northern schools of talismans are competing fiercely. Could it be that the founders of both schools are the same grandfather?

What else has grandpa done that I don’t know about?

"Madam once said that she saw you at a gathering of scattered people."

Ding Ding said, "Madam saw you at Jinghu Villa, so she asked. Don't you remember all this?"

Chen Shi's ears were buzzing, and his lips and mouth felt dry. He calmed himself down and asked, "When is the meeting?"

"The gathering of scattered people happens once every ten years."

Ding Ding was not very clear either, and said, "Madam was injured this time, and she came to Jinghu Villa for the gathering of scattered people soon. So the last time I saw you should be ten years ago, right?"

Chen Shi’s eyes widened. Has his grandfather ever taken him to a gathering of scattered people?
How many things is grandpa hiding from him?
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